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The master narratives have moved into a different realm on television. Where they used to be found in the story form of television weekly series programs, such as Friends or Happy Days, they are now found in popular reality programs, on quiz shows, and in commercials. Supposedly ordinary people participate in supposedly non-scripted competitions in all cases. Most of the participants are actors already and members of one of the unions or guilds and the shows are loosely scripted. The list of reality shows is very long, but they all have the same theme: real people with enough beauty, talent, ambition, or other positive attributes can get anything they want. They are winners. Realityshows.com lists more than twenty reality shows currently in production. On each of them, contestants vie for some kind of prize, and the audience roots for their favorites. There is always an attainable and attractive objective and one contestant or group of contestants will win it. In some reality shows, like American Idol (2010) or So You Think You Can Dance (2010) , the viewing audience votes for people to keep them on the show or votes them off. What is special about these audiences is that they respond and they support their favorites even if audience participation allegedly does not contribute to winning or losing. In reality, audience mail and email are considered very carefully in scripting the next shows even on reality shows which are supposed to be only the actions or choices of the participants. For example, on The Bachelor (2010) , the show begins with a group of lovely, smart, and talented women and they are competing for the affections of the selected eligible bachelor. The audience hears the women talk among themselves and they also each talk privately to the camera, and then the bachelor shares his thoughts also privately with a few million people. What makes this show, and all the others, a master narrative is that this is the cultural ideal in which we all want to believe. The most beautiful and worthy woman will get the wonderful and worthy bachelor and they will share a huge pot of money, generally a million dollars or more, and live happily ever after. All through the series, some things go wrong. In addition, sometimes one or more women are offered money to quit. Generally, during one season, one of the ladies will take the money. Each week, the bachelor eliminates at least one contestant. He has to pick one and give his reasons for eliminating her. It is never the audience’s favorite. So audience members can believe that the best woman won at the end. Though many people believe this show is a real Cinderella story, even those viewers who are aware that it is all scripted and staged pretend to believe. They like to believe that it could be them in the place of the winner or the bachelor. They also like to believe that they are watching an example of the status quo, even though the shows are designed to make people think such a thing exists. The status quo which the producers and sponsors want to preserve is the public impression that life is fair and that every
The healthcare system’s effective development largely depends on the state of professional training level, rational placement, and nursing staff use as the most voluminous component of the healthcare human resource in healthcare. In today’s health care system, nursing remains a critical component with significant human resources. The industry needs innovative developments in the diagnosis, treatment of diseases, an effective system of medical personnel training, and modern information systems. Around the world, innovation in nursing is seen as the basis for daily practice, aimed at improving the quality of patient care and reducing the cost of healthcare services (Schlotzer & Madsen, 2010). Furthermore, the need for innovative solutions is very high as today’s healthcare systems are struggling to provide affordable, safe, and effective services while containing their cost of care. Analyzing this case study makes it possible to see how usability challenges occur and what drives them in particular. In addition, when implementing a new technological system, the human factor – the time to adapt – should be considered. Otherwise, the new system will make the work more complicated rather than easier. To begin with, it is worth investigating why the new system did not work as expected and assessing the usability issues and especially their causes. First, the functions and organizational forms of nursing work are changing in line with the system’s new challenges. Nurses are a human resource and, thus, the human factor determining the usability challenges. People who perform routine work related to the documentation now have to be reorganized into new procedural routines (Ball et al., 2011). This caused stress and misunderstanding; nurses had to switch abruptly to the new work system without moving away appropriately from the old one. Thus, the electronic documentation system, which was supposed to facilitate maintaining patient files, only increased the staff’s stress. The reason for this was the abrupt introduction of the new system and the lack of a transition period needed for adaptation. Secondly, if the appropriate logistical base does not support the innovation process, i
The yellow wallpaper is a short, poignant story, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman involving a woman confined by her husband in a bedroom for summer holiday. The story portrays various effects of confinement including emotional and physical effects on the woman’s health. Temporary nervous depression, as termed by the husband, is a factor that makes the husband prohibits her from roaming in the rest of the house but only upstairs. The story is a first person narration with main characters john and her wife dominating the whole story. It has a plot in a house as described by her as, “a colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house”. It is a house where the woman as exclaimed is an antagonist trying to find her way out of confinement. The husband John, on the other hand, is a protagonist who believes in his principles although not caring, whether they infringe other people’s rights. The first version of the book got published during the 19th century in the New England magazine, in January 1892. The born of contention in the story arises due to varying opinion and interest where the man John feel he should be responsible for the wife. He believes the wife’s confinement is correct, in order to prevent her temporary nervous depression. This is because the disease hysterical tendency was common among women during the period. Since movement is healthy for any living organism, the confinement affects the wife’s health and finally developing a psychosis. The room where she stays has nothing to stimulate her; this makes her develop an interest in the yellow color of the wall paper. For instance, she says, “it makes me think of all the yellow things I ever saw, not beautiful ones like buttercups, but old foul, bad yellow things”. This is an indication of the obsession in the yellow color, which only came due to confinement in the room. Feminism critics remain, the conflict evident and dominant, in the whole story acting as a denunciation of the androcentric hegemony during the 19th century. The man diminishes the woman role of engaging with the society, giving birth to children and working as other women when she gets isolated. She does not get the chance to interact with other people and does not have even the responsibility of taking care of her own children. This, therefore, gives a man to woman conflict as the woman gets trapped not only in marriage but also to the man’s confinement. More about The Yellow Wallpaper What Is the Theme of The Yellow Wallpaper? 5 128 What Does Creeping Mean in The Yellow Wallpaper? 4.5 3363 Who Is the Woman in The Yellow Wallpaper? 5 306 How Does The Yellow Wallpaper End? 5 99 What Are the Best Examples of Figurative Language in The Yellow Wallpaper? 4.4 2847 What Does The Yellow Wallpaper’s Conclusion Mean? 5 95 The story starts with a soft and soothing mood but soon rises to with increased tension. As the wife insanity continues to increase, the climax gets reached with many people blaming the man while other people blame the woman. The woman gets secluded in the room and does not fight for her freedom. Once in the room she fantasies many things but does not attempt to obtain her freedom. The man, on
Introduction In any country, state capital and cultural capital always walk hand in hand hence can not be separable. In many countries including the United States of America, most of the arts are administered by the private support; however many European countries like the United Kingdom are paying greater public support for the artists. The value of the art that is produced by the artists is directly related to the strategy of the artist and the policy operation processes. There is no doubt that currently, the issue of the funding of the arts and culture in the United Kingdom is facing very many challenges. As much as there is a lot of public debate around this topic, the government is greatly insisting on the adoption of the evidence-based policy in the funding of these groups. There is need to come up with more clear decision making policies and measures to ensure that the allocated funds are put to the correct and appropriate use. The government is calling for the involvement of all public sectors so as to meet the overall objectives that are stipulated in the arts and culture funding policy. The sector of culture and arts has had a lot of developments hence has to demonstrate its stake in the development of the states. In fact the art sector has been expected to play a key and major role in the economic development, overall marketing of the United Kingdom and play a major role in the social relations of the people of the United Kingdom. The government has got a lot of criticism when it targeted to reduce it spending and hence reduce the funding of the arts council; through this the public feels that the government is not showing the willingness to support the field of art. This current development which target to reduce the funding of the cultural and art sectors has led to an increase in the criticism of the whole concept. On the other hand, it has been viewed that the achievements so far acquired are being used by the government to achieve their targets. This is however not beneficial to the artists themselves. In fact, the government does not in way give special acknowledgement to the arts but simply categorize them as any other sector. This has been a great challenge as they face unique challenges that need to be addressed keenly. The government need to keenly focus on art because it is the best and most effective way that can link the government and other leaderships with the public. It is through arts that people from different backgrounds can meet, participate and even watch together the various pieces of art. This will further foster national understanding, peace and good inter-relationship among the public. This dissertation is therefore going to investigate the overall circumstances of art support policies in the U.K., examines the values the art has brought and what publi
Many organisations implement various projects in order to achieve specific goals. Nguyen (2006) argues that “all programmes and portfolios should be carefully designed to produce specific objectives” (p. 4). An organisation embarking on several programmes for the first time can benefit a lot from the generic model. A programme life cycle outlines the major phases that can deliver positive results. Project life cycles follow generic sequences that can be tuned to achieve targeted objectives or goals. The life cycle of a specific project will take different paths in order to deliver the targeted results. Every organisation planning to embark on different programmes will benefit from the steps of a project lifecycle. The first phase is “known as a concept” (Ajelabi & Tang 2010, p. 4). This phase makes it easier for organisations to create the best idea for the targeted project. The phase is used to make the best decisions regarding the viability of every programme (Berssanetia, Carvalho & Muscat 2012). The organisation will also benefit a lot from the second phase. This phase defines the best approaches towards achieving the targeted goals. The third stage is known as development . The project manager will design the most appropriate management plan. The viability of every programme is also reviewed in order to get quality results (Muller, Martinsuo & Blomquist 2008). The generic model can, therefore, support the goals of many companies. The generic model will also present powerful strategies to deal with risks and uncertainties. The existing risks and constraints should be examined carefully in order to promote the best programme appraisals (Attarzadeh & Ow 2008). This model also presents powerful strategies for implementing portfolios. Ajelabi and Tang (2010) argue that “portfolios should be managed in a competent manner because they do not have specific start and finish dates” (p. 5). A generic model will present appropriate tools that can be used to execute major programmes for the first time. The model also presents powerful approaches that can deliver positive results. Programme managers should “use team decision-making and qualitative approaches in order to achieve the best results” (Muller et al. 2008, p. 38). Muller et al. (2008) identify “project portfolio control as a powerful factor contributing to programme management performance” (p. 38). Generic models also make it easier for corporations to use organisation-led practices to prioritise specific projects. Such projects will eventually support the firm’s goals. Nguyen (2006) explains why portfolio management performance should focus on specific programme levels. Organisations should establish the best reporting and communication platforms in order to support their projects. Effective decisions should also be made by teams. Organisational procedures and routines will ensure every targeted programme supports the targeted business strategy (Attarzadeh & Ow 2008). Programmes and projects are usually complex in nature (Nguyen, 2006). Various project phases are iterative and cyclic in nature. Organisations should, therefore, make regular alignm
Canadian snowbirds are Canadian citizens who opt to travel to the south destinations where they go seeking for warm climates. At this particular time when the snowbirds head south, Canada is usually in the winter period and those willing and are in a position to afford a trip go ahead to visit the countries experiencing summer. The Canadian dollar has made a very big contribution to this exodus by Canadian Snowbirds since it has of late gained strength greatly over other those of other countries. The destinations where Canadian Snowbirds visit include; Miami beach, Myrtle Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Northwest Florida among others. Previously only old Canadians went for this exodus during the winter to purchase property on retirement , but this have changed greatly with the attractions at those destinations allowing even the young to go there. Introduction According to (Douglas, 2007 pp14-15), the Canadian “snowbirds” are a group of Canadians who travel to the south during winter to escape the cold season. Life in Canada during winter can be unbearable since even the costs for keeping the houses warm are quite high. In the contrary life is very affordable at the south at this period due to low costs of life in Mexico or even the United States. This is because there is an allowance of renting mobile homes or RV pad which are available for a reasonably small amount. Furthermore a snowbird visiting the South during winter can buy a mobile home that has been used in a fixed place which could be in a park, meeting one’s needs at a more so low cost. Snowbirds exodus The exodus of Canadian snowbirds takes place annually and it lasts for up to six months in their places of destination. Canada’s Conference board have come to a realization that by the year 2006,Canadian snowbirds had recorded the most trips which had amounted to 694,000.More so, this number of trips by the snowbirds has even risen making more trips to the south during winter than ever before. The rising rate of travels has been predicted by the Automobile Association of British Columbia who thinks that snowbirds will make a record exodus to United States which will be made possible by the Canadian dollar that has flown very high. This prediction is based on the sale of medical insurance to those traveling by the Automobile Association of British Columbia which has raised a lot in comparison to previous years at a particular period. There is anticipation for snowbirds to stay for a longer time, spending more than other years on consumer services as well as goods. (Douglas, 2007 pp16-18) Destinations and those involved in Canadian Snowbirds’ travels (McCaughey,2008 pp23-26) found that, the Canadian snow birds vary a lot ranging from young generation to old but the mostly involved in these trips to the South during winter are retirees and seniors. As a result they have formed an Association of Canadian Snowbirds which has over 80,000 Canadians traveling outside the country for about six months in a year. This association was formed to enable those traveling find affordable medic
Immanuel Kant was and still is a famous and influential German philosopher who lived in the eighteenth century. His innovative thoughts and ideas brought drastic changes to the fields of teleology, aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology. Like many thinkers of the Enlightenment, Kant explored the concepts of reasons, judgment, and beauty, trying to explain the fact that people have too much disagreement over what is beautiful or not. Kant’s ideas seem to be clear and simple and simultaneously hard to understand. According to the philosopher, beauty should be universal, meaning that if something is beautiful, it remains such notwithstanding one’s personal opinion (Burnham, n.d.). On the contrary, in case a person is obsessed with something or interested in its existence, their judgment becomes not disinterested, not of universal delight, and the beauty of this object is not universal, too (Burnham, n.d.). Kant believed in the concept of “beauty for its own sake” and insisted on distinguishing between pleasant, good, and beautiful as an object’s possible characteristics (Burnham, n.d.). As for the disagreement between some people over an object’s beauty, it is due to their inability to separate their judgments from their interests. I cannot say that I totally agree with Kant’s ideas regarding beauty. As for me, some
Statement of Purpose for your Research The topic of the research project is minority cultures living in my state. Identify and investigate two minority cultures prevailing in the locality with the support of various relevant analytical reports to seek out various lifestyles, values, mores, and other characteristics, finally comparing those recognized facts. The two minority groups selected for my research are African American people and Hispanic groups with whom I’m familiar from my locality. Gathering of Sources Primary Sources  1. Academics on Hispanic culture and Health Care (2000)  2. Report on Ancient and Future Catholics (2006)  3. National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15-October 15, 2009  4. Hispanic Culture Review  5. Celebrate African American Heritage in America’s National Parks  6. African-American women weaving a rug in a home economics class at Hampton Institute, Hampton, UNITED STATES – CIRCA 1899: African-American women weaving a rug in a home economics class at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. (Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images) Secondary Sources  1. Basiotis, P. & Lino, M. (2000). “Report Card on the Diet Quality of African Americans.” Family economics and nutrition review 131(6), 60-67  2. Byrd, M. (2006). Differences between Hispanics and African Americans. Journal of American culture, 21(2), 23-67.  3. Collins, M., Cathleen, A. & Esquibel, K. (2006). Definitions of Health: Comparison of Hispanic and African- American Elders. Journal of American culture , 12(3), 264  4. Koster, W. (2007). Minority health facts: Hispanics/Latinos in Florida . San Francisco: University of California Press. 20-34 – Secondary Source. Conceptual Map The images below show the variables which characterize the two cultures selected, namely African American Culture and Hispanic Culture. Introduction & Background The state of Florida is occupied by people of different cultures. There are dominant and minority cultures and their core values, lifestyles and other cultural practices are quite different. Minority cultures include Hispanic and African Americans among others. Hispanic culture is associated with anybody with linguistic or cultural antecedents in Spain. They are considered a monolithic group of Americans and their cultures are referred to as mosaic culture. This notion is true because there are very many Hispanic sub-groups with profound differences in their culture, origin, and ethnicity. The state of Florida and its communities have been enriched by the Hispanic culture and its history. This culture has affected the way of life in numerous ways. Collins, Cathleen, and Esquibel (2006) argued that the lifestyles of Hispanics have been adopted by other minority and majority cultures. Consequently, the culture of the whole state continues to benefit from the intellectual and cultural exchange between different people. Religion, dietary practices, and social practices are the most common features which differentiate one culture from the other. This research paper attempts to explain the core cultural practices of Hispanics and African Americans.
Intense political campaigns often characterize the electioneering period in many societies across the world, as individuals seeking for elective posts attempt to interact with the electorate at a personal level. Campaign advocates attest that the socio-political process has numerous benefits to the electorate as well as leaders, whereas critics argue that campaigns are mere conduits of corruption and irresponsible use of scarce public or private resources, especially in developing countries (Ridout & Searles 444). The present paper provides several ways why campaigns matter. The first way revolves around the issue of making political knowledge available to the public domain and discourse. Available literature demonstrates that the interactions stimulated by political campaigns provide the electorate with the opportunity not only to question the policies of the candidates seeking for elective posts, but also the manifestos and constitutions of their sponsoring parties (Biggers 998-1002). This way, the electorate in a mature democracy is able to make informed choices on the type of leaders to select based on what they stand for. Access to political knowledge on the individuals seeking for elective posts therefore becomes a way through which voters can demonstrate their democratic rights by voting for the candidates who represents their needs, aspirations and expectations. Consequently, it can be argued that political campaigns are used as an educational tool for purposes of dispersing political knowledge to the electorate. The second reason revolves around the issue of image construction, also known as political advertisement. Extant literature demonstrates that campaigns are used by many people seeking for elective posts to project a disposition that they identify with the needs affecting the electorate and are better placed to handle those needs once elected into office (Prasetyawan 310-312). Of course critics have suggested that this assertion is not valid because candidates often project to the electorate an image that is totally different from their own selves and rely on the ignorance of the masses to sail through (Prasetyawan 311). This assertion is valid, particularly in developing countries where politicians hoodwink the electorate into believing that their conscience is as pristine as the images d