ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Introduction Selecting a job is a challenging task for me, mainly because my choice will define the routine with which I will have to deal for several years or, in the best-case scenario, until retirement. However, some organizations have managed to retain their uniqueness and at the same time provide extensive opportunities for their employees to evolve, therefore, encouraging consistent growth. Amazon is one of these organizations; with its unique culture and focus on meeting the needs of all stakeholders, it is a perfect organization for working as a coordinator. Location The firm has numerous locations all over the world, including remote ones. Therefore, it offers its employees impressive flexibility. At present, the location in Seattle, WA can be deemed as especially important since it implies accessibility. Personally, I prefer working in a large city, where the infrastructure is well-developed and where living in the fast lane is a necessity. At the same time, I would prefer my office to be near my home so that the transportation process could be as comfortable as possible. I would not mind relocating from the environment in which I currently am, mostly because I would enjoy an opportunity to have new experiences and learn new skills and information so that I could become proficient in marketing. Seeing that a change in location implies the necessity to cater to a different population, the identified alterations are bound to have a significant effect on my professional development. Schedule The same concerns the schedule; I am more than willing to have a flexible one, where my responsibilities and tasks may change based on the alterations in the environment and the factors associated with the needs of the target population. Even though a nine-to-five job seems a more reliable idea, it is also admittedly more boring. I would enjoy more excitement in my life, and I would be delighted to have a flexible schedule. For instance, it would be truly exciting if the schedule changed due to regular travels. Business trips might seem a mundane and not quite interesting task, yet they offer a range of opportunities for engaging in multicultural communication and, thus, learning more about other cultures and their specifics. As a result, a better understanding of the needs of the target population will become a possibility, which is crucial for building an efficient brand image and raising brand awareness, especially for a company of the Amazon caliber. Furthermore, I believe that it is crucial to promote the atmosphere of cooperation and mutual trust in an organization so that challenging tasks could be managed within a comparatively short amount of time. Therefore, I would like the job of my dream to foster qualities such as responsibility and the ability to negotiate with its employees. Furthermore, I would appreciate the setting in which work will have to be comfortable, with music slightly playing in the background, and managers having a sense of humor. That being said, encouraging a laid-back attitude is not something that I would seek in managers since employers must challenge the staff to excel in their performance. Particu
A few decades ago business ethics was not a major concern to many organisations. However, in the last few years, many companies have undergone a complete overhaul. As a result, many people have been left wondering whether companies should have a code of ethics which govern orgnisations and treatment of employees. Different companies have come up with different codes of ethics, Wal-Mart included. However, they all revolve around the established principles under the umbrella the Global Business Standard Codex (Ethics Scores Board 2006). This essay shall evaluate the employment practices of Wal-Mart using among three of the most common principles which are the fiduciary, fairness and the transparency principles. Wal-Mart upholds the fairness principle and violates fiduciary and transparency principles. Wal-Mart should be aware that ethical issues such as fair treatment of employees, sex discrimination and good wages are being observed by all the employees. Firstly, Wal-Mart violates fairness principle especially concerning employees treatment; there have been allegations through out the media that the company mistreats its employees (Bhatnagar 2004). The company’s code of ethics stipulates that any employee who engages in activities which can result in conflict of interest, interfering with the company goals and objectives will be dismissed. However, this requirement has been found to apply only to some employees. In 2007 a junior employee from the communication department reported a senior manager for conspiring to steal money from the company by signing a pay out check which could have resulted in the company losing money. To the employee’s surprise, instead of the management dealing with the senior employee who was not following Wal-Mart employee guidelines, the company asserted that what the employee had reported was a misconception. On returning to the communication department, the employee was informed that the department no longer needed her services and was thus advised to look for a vacancy in another department within the same company. As expected, there was no department with a vacancy and as a result, the employee was made redundant and subsequently dismissed. It is unfair for employee to lose her position for defending the company code of ethics by ensuring they were being followed (Gogoi 2007). In contrast, the company upheld the fairness principle when it fired a manager who was caught accepting gifts from people who had vested interests. In the same year, a senior employee was fired for having a relationship with a subordinate employee and accepting gifts from people with vested interests. The employee was fired for breaking one of the Wal-Mart codes of ethics. Improper business ethics also means gender bas
The Yellow Wallpaper is an essay written in the first-person and depicts the effects of confinement on the narrator’s health, and with nothing to encourage her, becomes preoccupied with the wallpaper placed in her bedroom. A woman’s encounter with the wallpaper is used carefully by Gilman to exhibit the effects of feminism and individualism in a society. Gilman does this by supernaturally describing the yellow wallpaper and the woman’s near-obsession with it. Although the plot of the story borders on the state of the woman’s mental health, Gilman is bent on delivering a different message: that of individual expression. He does this by recording the progress of the illness regarding the state of the wallpaper. Women’s willing inferiority to men is exhibited when John, the woman’s husband directs her to stay in bed to aid in suppressing her imagination. John, a physician also directs that she stop her writing. She chooses to heed her husband’s advice although she feels better when she writes. Moreover, the writing may also be beneficial to her and her family. She alludes to feeling good when she does congenial work that brings along the change. It is laughably absurd that she asks herself what she would otherwise do. She describes the room she stays in with her husband as an atrocious nursery and reckons that nothing hinders her writing although she does not have energy. The only thing she fears is going against her husband’s direction. This exhibits her lack of self-confidence and an element of inferiority. She belittles herself and retorts that she was intended to be a source of help to her husband, some sort of confidence but is now a burden to him. It is ironical that she says that John is right by staying out late or never coming home at all because his patients’ cases are more serious than hers but paradoxically states that John does not seem to know how much her nervous condition weighs her down (Gilman 162). This is a perfect example of what happens in today’s society where one may be fully aware of what makes him or her feel better, but because of the doctor’s authority, they end up relying on the doctors advice which may seem not to work. The woman knows what she got to do to get well but her personal insecurities, her brother, and her husband’s overbearing nature impedes her efforts of getting well. The way she describes the wallpaper is symbolic of the evolution of her psychological problem: she gets to see herself through the wallpaper. The reader’s first experience with the wallpaper is reminiscent of the social environment the woman faces in her illness. Gilman describes the paper as dull enough to confuse the eye; pronounced to irritate and provoke study; the lame uncertain curves commit suicide plunge at outrageous angles. The curves destroy themselves in unheard contradictions. The color that is used on the wallpaper is repellant and revolts; it is a smoldering and unclean yellow that appears to fade when the sunlight slowly turns. In some places, the color is dull and lurid orange. The color on the paper is punctuated by some sickly sulfur tints (Gilman 161). Gilman notes that this must have made the children to hat
State has a monopoly of the use of violence. Any state may exercise violence in two ways: either against other states or against its citizens. The latter is the most horrible way the state may treat its people for it is accompanied by the citizens’ inability to find the way out of the terror exercised by the government. Stalin’s ruling consisted in exercising violence in both the ways but at this, the citizens were the ones who suffered most of all. In his essay “State Violence as Technique” Peter Holquist states that eliminating certain categories of people, for instance “Kulaks”, was performed by Stalin with the purpose of perfecting communism; his essay is coherent and well-written, his interpretation of the state violence is not erroneous, but it seems that this work lacks empathy for the victims of Stalin terror. To begin with, Holquist’s essay gives a perfect idea of what Soviet repression was all about. The author pays special attention to the issue of “dekulakization” as a way of filtering of people. Holquist keeps to an idea that Stalin’s filtering “Kulaks” “was employed as a tool for fashioning an idealized image of a better, purer society.” (Weiner 20) Holquist describes Stalin’s desire to “cleanse” the society of all the elements which could stand on the way of perfecting communism. One of his goals was to eradicate banditry from the Soviet Union: “The goal was to remove such tumors [as bandit elements], whether they be active or benign.” (Weiner 26) Holquist’s essay seems logical and coherent, though some flaws can still be observed in it. The essay has a clearly defined theme, namely “State Violence as Technique”; though the ways by means of which Stalin used to exercise state violence are identified, they are not given proper explanation to. Moreover, the author introduces new terms without explaining them and the reader who deals with such notions as “Kulak” and “dekulakization” for the first time will not be able to understand what the essay is all about. Of course, the essay is aimed at a reader with advanced knowledge in Stalinism, but the author uses notions which may be difficult to comprehend even for such a reader. Finally, Holquist interprets state violence correctly and most of his arguments can be agreed with. However, what the essay lacks is the expression of personal opinion at least indirectly. The author never mentions how much “dekulakization” influenced the lives of Soviet people whose rights and freedoms were neglected even without it; this can be equaled to discrimination for only people of definite classes were repressed. The essay contains only dry facts and produces an impression that the author does not feel any compassion for people who suffered so much from Stalin’s repressions. Holquist is neither objective nor subjective in laying out the facts; he occupied the easiest position – the position of a reporter who seems uneager to get involved into the essence of the problem as such. In sum, Holquist’s essay “State Viol
Sustainability in the Foodservice Industry The problem of environmental degradation is a reality in every society. Many people and countries have been on the frontline to identify various strategies that can protect the natural environment from destruction (Johnston, Fanzo, & Cogill, 2014). Within the past two centuries, mankind has engaged in inappropriate economic practices and land use activities. These malpractices explain why the future of the global community should be taken seriously than ever before. Different sectors and industries have a role to play in an attempt to address the problem of climate change. Sustainability focuses on the best initiatives and practices that can be undertaken to meet the needs of every future generation (Chou, Horng, Liu, Huang, & Chung, 2016). This discussion outlines some of the best practices that can promote sustainability in the foodservice industry. Foodservice Industry: Sustainability in Different Areas The food service industry has become a major player in the global economy. This industry is characterized by “numerous companies, businesses, and restaurants that prepare and market meals prepared outside the family setting” (Johnston et al., 2014, p. 421). The industry has continued to attract many players from different sectors. The industry is also associated with a wide range of processes, products, and customer delivery initiatives (Chou et al., 2016). These practices and processes contribute a lot to the problem of environmental degradation. To transform the situation, it has been necessary for different stakeholders in the industry to embrace several sustainability practices. Purchasing Different stakeholders in the foodservice industry should be on the frontline to embrace sustainable purchasing processes. The first approach that has been embraced by different consumers is buying products locally. It is agreeable that the industry has numerous restaurants and cafes in every part of the world. These firms are usually forced to acquire raw materials from different locations (Johnston et al., 2014). Such processes have been associated with complex logistical and supply chain processes. That being the case, customers and companies can be encouraged to buy local. This approach will make it easier for the companies to minimize their ecological footprints, streamline their supply chain operations, and conserve the natural environment. Local food sources will deliver quality materials that have been produced in the surrounding region. This approach will support the welfare of the community, minimize ecological impact, and promote the idea of sustainability (Johnston et al., 2014). Th
The life of the modern man is associated with a lot of waste surrounding him everywhere. The problem is in the fact it seems that the contemporary industries work to provide people with more waste, and the principles of consumption contribute to the development of the situation. The issue of waste management is current for the campus community, but the situation is complicated with the fact that the surrounding community is also involved in realizing waste management because of the system’s specifics. Today, the campus community has no necessary resources to realize waste disposal independently, and the issues of ignoring the principles of dividing and recycling the waste fixed by the campus and surrounding communities contribute to the development of the conflict situations. It is important to pay attention to the fact that the problem can be solved effectively if the accents are made on providing the students with the necessary knowledge of the question and the ways of its resolving. Students should know that the effective waste management is the first step to resolving the global environmental issues, and the problem can be overcome with references to rethinking its aspects . The current agreement with the surrounding community on the problem of waste management is based on such principles as the reduction of the waste and its division according the recycling standards. However, many students do not follow these principles, creating the conditions for conflicts with the local communities and rejecting the ideas of the environmental sustainability. The action of a student can reduce the positive effects of the campus community’s activities and influence the local surroundings. That is why, the environmental protection policy associated with waste management should be followed strictly. The problem of waste management is always current because the number of waste can be reduced, but it does not disappear . That is why, students should be aware of the problem, and the administrators’ task is to develop the necessary strategies to cope with the problem of waste at the campus territories and its further recycling with the help of the surrounding community’s resources. The accents should be made on the integrated and sustainable waste management (Wilson and Scheinberg 1055). Nevertheless, students should not only know about the principles of recycling and dividing the waste according to the material but also follow these rules to save the environment. Each student’s efforts to contribute to the effective waste management matter when the ignorance of the principles leads to the environmental pollution . It can seem that the effects of ignoring the practice of waste disposal are minimal because it is rather difficult to observe the immediate results. Nevertheless, the ignorance of the waste management principles can lead to such long
In order to provide the most exhaustive collection of primary data, it is imperative to gather empirical evidence from various perspectives. Thus, in scholarly research, the generally accepted levels of evidence in qualitative and quantitative research include the following notions:   * Meta-analyses and controlled studies;   * Individual experimental studies;   * Quasi-experimental studies;   * Nonexperimental studies;   * Case series and case reports;   * Expert opinion and editorials. Each of the aforementioned levels is responsible for catalyzing changes in clinical practice. Thus, meta-analyses and systematic reviews allow for collecting and contrasting large amounts of data on the subject in order to reach a clinically appropriate consensus. The change brought by such analysis may be more generalized and eligible for the patient population. Individual experiment studies, for their part, are extremely successful in terms of observing the immediate efficiency of specific treatment interventions and implementing these changes to the target populations. Quasi- and nonexperimental studies allow for practice diagnostics from a diachronic perspective, as they do not aim at interfering with the patients’ conditions and observe natural development instead. As a result, they result in a practice change unbiased by controlled variables or researchers’ willingness to reject or conform to a hypothesis. Case series and case reports account for a thorough investigation of the individual patients’ health and socio-cultural backgrounds. Consequently, this level of evidence is extremely helpful in terms of defining peculiarities that may affect the disease’s anamnesis and further development
The fundamental moral lesson in “Little Red Riding Hood” cautions against naivety, and teaches against trusting complete strangers with private information. Readers (the young, and particularly girls) are advised against engaging strangers in talks even if their refusal may come across as rude to the stranger; the consequences may be far worse, if the death of Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother is anything to go by. Although in the Chinese Red Riding Hood the girls Felice, Mayline, and Jeanne are able to overcome the manoeuvres of the wolf that wanted to eat them, such a case might be the exception rather than the rule. Therefore, young children and teenagers are cautioned to ensure that they completely avoid entertaining strangers and to be highly suspicious of people whose intentions they do not trust, as the girls in the Chinese Red Riding Hood were, and it saved their lives. In the Grandmother (France), the element of caution is extended to the elderly (adults) too. The grandmother in this story is quick to open her door to the knocker, who unfortunately happens to be a werewolf. She is subsequently consumed by the werewolf, the lesson here being that even adults should avoid a carefree and incautious attitude insofar as their safety is concerned. The grandmother is killed but the girl survives because she insists on being cautious even when she is dealing with a person who, as far as she knew, was her grandmother. In The Little Red Riding Hood, the girl begins to doubt the identity of her ‘grandmother’ a tad too late. She questions what big arms/legs/ears her ‘grandmother’ has, finally baring her doubts with the last line “Grandmother, what big teeth you have got!” (Perrault Para.11), in a revealing question, that betrays her fears and doubts. The wolf responds “All the better to eat you up with” (Perrault Para.11), and consumes her. In The Little Red Cap, the girl also finally asks “Oh grandmother, what a horribly big mouth you have!” pegging her doubts on the identity of her grandmother, with the wolf similarly responding that the mouth is for eating her, and proceeds to do so. These tales reflect on an incident in my life that occurred a while a go. A ‘salesman’ for some kitchen appliances would always come at our place and inquire about whether my parents were in and after confirming they were out, he would proceed to complement the beauty and outlook of our house and the front yard. I took to slowly appreciating his weekly visits, which he would make in the neighbourhood. Sadly, I discovered later and regretfully that these ‘visits’ were nothing more than surveillance surveys he was conducting for his group of robbers, because in the summer of that year several houses in our neighbourhood were burgled, and this man was amongst the group of suspected burglars that were later arrested. In the tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack forgoes the gain of the immediate cash in lieu of potential and delayed riches. When Jack accepts the magical beans from the old man instead of taking the cow to the market and selling it for cash that he and his mother w