ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
A college is a facility giving people access to receiving higher education. Today, most jobs require a degree, and individuals without it have fewer employment opportunities. A good education has become a necessity for society as it opens many paths for building a career and making a living. During the last decades, tuition fees have significantly increased due to this demand, which made education impossible to receive for millions of people. There are multiple debates about whether the government should guarantee free higher education to all the people. Proponents of this initiative assert that it would allow more students to receive a good qualification according to their interests and, in its turn, it would contribute to the improvement of the economic situation. However, many experts are concerned with the idea of such a utopia as people studying for free tend to show worse attitudes than those who pay for their education. Moreover, subsidizing free colleges becomes a burden on the taxpayers. Utopia in the sphere of education Education is an essential part of human life as it allows receiving new skills and knowledge to become qualified in a certain sphere. The main purpose of education is to prepare individuals for the challenges of adult life. In the ideal world, there are two basic aims of training: working and sustaining good relationships, while in reality there are still problems with both of these aspects of life. On the contrary, in Utopia, schools would be designed by specialists, caring about the main problems of people both at home and at work, and building the training on the basis of this information. In Utopia, education considers virtue and moral values to be the most important as it helps to control the behavior of its citizens within the existing social structure (More). A special committee would also have to decide on the subjects to be studied by students, depending on their needs for future life, and would include self-awareness classes and training aimed at sustaining relationships with others. The education in the Utopia would be holistic, free, and targeted at everyone, making it possible for all the people to receive equal opportunities, not depending on their race, gender, or social status. The advantages of free college educatio
Introduction Business events are often informative, resourceful, and provide knowledge which can be transformed into a business idea. This paper is divided into three parts. The first part examines the nature of the event I attended, time of occurrence, location and reason for the choice of this event. Besides, goals are set for the event and expectations listed in the short and long terms. Part two and three of this paper examine the event into details from the attendee and planner perspectives in addition to a comprehensive SWOT analysis. The Event I have selected the Global Experience at Work event which was hosted by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton Ottawa on February 18th, 2014 from 8:15 am to 10:30 am. The Global Experience at Work event was mainly organized for the purpose of exploration of career opportunities available in the business market. This meeting encompassed best practices and alternative approach in doing business through engagement of experts. Specifically, the seminar touched on business incubation, the role of entrepreneurship among young people, and career growth in any business. In the posting for this event, the organizers promised a one-on-one interaction opportunity with the experts and business consultants in Ottawa. Attendee’s Perspective In the Global experience at Work event, my main goal of attending the seminar was to acquire professional insight and research on career opportunities through interaction with the business management experts. This goal captured consultation on planning, financial services, and business models. In the short term, my expectation was to grasp opportunities and acquire expert insight through interaction with business personalities. In the long term, I intend to transform the business insight into actual accomplishment by putting into practice the knowledge acquired. Since this meeting attracted experts in different industries, I was lucky to be part of the event as it widened my scope and provided essential information on career opportunities, alternative business approach, and the future establishment of research based business venture. Thus, this event was important in future career development and business establishment, as it provided a practical approach in operating business and expansion modeling. Reflectively, the event engaged my entrepreneurship senses. Among the amenities provided include entrepreneurship booklets, training vouchers, and free consultation with the astute business persons around Ottawa. Planner’s Perspective Developing a business event program requires creation of relevant objectives and a realistic budget. In order to successfully execute these objectives, it is important to present a comprehensive event program focusing on intended goals and techniques for thirty participants. The ev
According to Pridmore (n.d, p. 2), some of the symptoms exhibited by an adolescent suffering from grief include shock and incredulity. Initially, the victim develops a sense of denial as a means of coping with 6the situation. He or she becomes insensitive. Another symptom exhibited by adolescents suffering from grief is attempting to commit suicide. In bid to overcome the felling and be reunited with their loved ones, adolescents suffering from grief may decide to take away their life. This is because they look for all the available means to help them overcome the pain they go through. At times the adolescent becomes sexually active (Fitzgerald, 2000, p. 143). For instance, if one has lost his or her loved one, the other relatives in the family may not be in a position to console him or her as they are also going through the same experience. This is the moment when the adolescent would like to have someone close to him or her. In looking for an activity that may help him or her keep away from the pain he or she is experiencing, the victim may decide to engage in sexual activities. The adolescents may also exhibit signs of anger (Pynoos, 1999, pp. 2-10). It is imperative to ensure that they have been given ample time to relieve their anger may be by letting them cry themselves out. Staudacher posits that the method used in treating adolescent grief is counseling and therapy (2000, p. 45). Different therapists and counselors use varied approaches based on the nature of grief and its causes. Some of the methods used include meditation, art and music therapy, bibliotherapy as well as communicating with the dead for the case of death. The gestalt therapy is also employed by counselors when treating adolescents suffering from grief. In this technique an empty chair is provided for the patient where it is assumed that the deceased is seated on the chair. The adolescent is given an opportunity to speak with the dead in an empty chair. Later, the adolescent is also given a
Human suffering has been manifest in human existence throughout history. Unfortunately, there is no likelihood of the vice ending in the near future. New forms of sufferings inflict innocent people by those in authority directly and indirectly. The main instigators of human sufferings are power struggle, the social construction of class, race, gender, and ethnicity. To unravel the extent of human suffering, this paper focuses on the main instigators of suffering. This article aims at exposing suffering inflicted deliberately on poor persons by those in power. The role of the government has changed from preserving and protecting its citizens from protecting greedy firms. In America, government agencies such as USDA and FDA have authorized multinational food companies to produce and supply health-threatening products (Food Inc 2008). Instead of the American government protecting its subjects, it was busy planting a tyranny in Haiti (Farmer 428). Tyrannies that ruled Haiti instead, they deployed available, am never machinery to stamp their authority. For instance, the American government violated its pro-democracy campaign to install Haiti’s autocratic leadership in 1916 (Farmer 429). As Farmer reveals, power corrupts, and the election of Aristide – a representative of t
The success of any enterprise strongly depends on its hiring strategies, retention methods, time-efficiency, financing and relationships with the customers. Provided that this firm is a new-comer in the market, it has to establish its reputation for quality of their products or services. In this paper, we are going to analyze a situation when close partners or friends intend to open a sporting goods store. This is a relatively small business which is entirely unfamiliar to the target audience. Its founders should avoid four major failures that can reduce their efforts to zero. These flaws are as follows:  1. managerial incompetence,  2. negligent attitude of the employees towards their duties;  3. weak control systems and  4. insufficient capital. To some extent, all of them can result into the bankruptcy of the business. At first the partners should conduct job interview in order to find three most suitable candidates for the role of their assistants or managers. Most likely, it will be a series of interviews; during them it will be necessary to evaluate applicants ability to think critically, prioritizing, and decision-making in various situations. Some scholars argue that they may spend several hours in the firm and probably do several small tasks so that the employers could assess their strong and weak points (Briscoe & Schuler, 2004). Perhaps, this is one of the best methods of recruitment. This will enable to select the most skillful and experienced people. At the moment, when three assistants have been chosen, the owners of the shop should test their team skills, because frequently even highly-qualified professionals cannot collaborate due the incompatibility of characters or management styles. Naturally, such possibility is rather slim but we should not disregard it. The associates cannot possibly do the hiring process on their own. Their assistants should also participate in this activity. Their help will significantly alleviate the burden. When the enterprise is fully staffed, it is of the crucial importance that this shop excels itself in speed, quality, delivery etc. Neglect and careless attitude of the workers is the most dangerous shortcoming in any company. The management can use several methods to put an end to this behavior. This can be done by providing proper stimulation: 1) monetary awards given on a monthly basis, 2) competitive salaries; 3) training courses so that people saw prospects for development and career growth (Nieuwenhuizen & Rossouw, 2009). Some people prefer authoritative leadership style and use fear for ensuring good performance. This will definitely yield some fruits for some period of time, but afterwards the atmosphere in the shop will become very tense, workers may be even hostile to one another and many of them will search for a different job. Monitoring is also helpful for dealing with neglect or irresponsible conduct. This is a continuous process which involves observation of business activities and elimination of the problems arising in the course of work (Flamholtz, 1996). The managers as well as partners need to make sure that every person
Three Radical Ideas The Book of Job discusses several radical ideas regarding human suffering and God. First, the Book of Job focuses on questioning the so-called “rules” that were created before Job’s existence. Regardless, no rulebook could help understand those rules. Even though Job starts questioning the fairness of the world, he does not ignore the fact that certain rules do exist. The fact is, Job chooses to challenge the existing rules due to the visible unfairness of his suffering (Harris 203). This is why Job starts to doubt God. On a bigger scale, this is a direct link to the authors’ distrust towards tradition. These Job’s thoughts reflect a serious philosophical implication relating to the problem of suffering (Harris 203). Another radical idea of the Book of Job is that pain is (and should be) an irreplaceable aspect of human existence. The authors of the Book of Job provide us with explicit examples of different types of pain and imply that no one can evade pain. Job is exposed to physical pain (rash and blisters), emotional pain (the deaths of almost all Job’s close ones), and spiritual pain (as Job questions the reasons for punishment and tortures himself on the inside) (Harris 204). Overall, the question that is raised by the Book of Job is whether we know how to react to the pain that is associated with divine loyalty (Harris 206). The last radical idea is the perception of death. In the Book of Job, almost everyone dies. Regardless, the book itself does not concentrate on the process of destruction and does not normalize death. The key aspect of this idea consists in the fact that physical destruction is closely related to the philosophical side of the question (Harris 206). Ultimately, the deaths of people from Job’s “society” elicit the thoughts regarding the meaning of human life and its fragility. Leviathan, God, and Job After God shows Leviathan to Job, He asks him if the latter can retort. This is where Job realizes that he is not righteous and there is no reason to persist and prove his righteousness to God (Hobbes 221). Nonetheless, this situation presents God perfectly. He is not cruel; He is rigid. God’s struggle with Leviathan leaves no chance to Job as he has countless questions without an equal number of answers. God says to Job that he has to be courageous and answer His questions if he has nothing more to say to God. Fur
Since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, the concept of a sovereign has become apparent and seems to be accepted as a matter-of-course. It can be seen as a force establishing peace in the world and letting states lead their policy freely. However, in political science, the latest notion of sovereignty has been challenged continuously. There are many reasons for the critique, such as the impossibility to follow the prescribed behavior model, being Europe biased, and inconsistency with global processes. The main problem of the sovereignty principle is that it is contradictory to the processes happening in reality. To start with, sovereignty is a feature of a state which characterizes its status as a country. The definition is inherited from the Peace of Westphalia, which was established to regulate the relationship between European countries after the Thirty Years’ War. The concept is close to independence, but, crucially, this independence should be recognized by another state (Scott, 2017). Apart from recognition, a sovereign state holds territory and population. Moreover, to be sovereign, a state must have its constitution, and there should be no superior legal force except for the constitution (Scott, 2017). Thus, there are four main characteristics of a sovereign state. Although granting state sovereignty should lead to its complete independence and self-sufficiency, some challenges prevent the execution of the principle of sovereignty. First of all, the idea seems to contradict itself when the formulation states that sovereignty should be recognized. In other words, international law proceeds from the premise that no state is independent per se. Since Peace is accepted within the European context, this was not a problem for the European countries. However, the principle of sovereignty was claimed to be followed by international law, which is also initiated in Europe, and therefore it was automatically spread to non-European countries. According to Anghie (2006), this policy led to claiming non-European countries to lack sovereignty. If some states recognize themselves as independent and claim that others do not possess the same privilege, they declare a vertical model with superior and inferior states contradicting the right of self-determination of each state. Therefore, the very definition causes a collision violating the principles of international justice. Furthermore, being sovereign does not grant independence from other states. Instead, it is likely to cause diplomatic relationships between the mutually recognized states (Scott, 2017). Therefore, the states have to function taking into account the existence of other countries, which means refusing independence at least partly. It seems that international law, along with the Peace of Westphalia, believed in the illusion that the state can supply itself and failed to catch the impossibility to avoid interaction between countries. This logical mistake is in line with what Slaughter (2004) called the ineffe
Introduction Globalisation has changed the dynamics that operates in global economies. It has altered some conventional corporate practises and introduced new methods of efficient operations. The idea of globalisation posits expansions and diversification. These two aspects are viewed as primary goals of most enterprises. Firms of today have become focused on exploring various markets and developing products. In addition, globalisation has created several ideas that promote flexibility. It is imperative for companies to remain open to possibilities as globalisation attempts to shape the inner processes and strengthen the external economic foundations. It is believed that globalisation impacted some concepts that are being used in production. Since companies are now catering to vastly diverse markets, production scheme have been revisited to make the necessary modifications. Moreover firms have realised that changes will continue to happen. Aside from the production chain, there are certain shifts observed in firms that were influenced by globalisation. Corporate social responsibility, for instance, is fuelled by the different conditions where the firms operate. Companies have also exercised business ethics, which is critical in building its reputation and credibility in the market. The succeeding discussions will centre on the impact of globalisation in a firm that operates in a global scale. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will used as referenced since it operates in various global locations. GSK is also known to have a manufacturing plant and wide-scoped distribution scheme. The discussions will also consider the practises of the company that promote corporate social responsibility. Further, GSK will be evaluated based on its position in reference to globalisation. Objectives of the Study The aim of the study is to determine the impact of globalisation in a company. This research has highlighted GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as the firm to be studied. It has to be noted that GSK is a multinational firm that operates in almost 100 locations in the world. In addition, GSK has several manufacturing sites to boost its capacity to meet the demand in the market. Specifically, the study seeks to ascertain the effects of globalisation in the production schemes used by GSK. Moreover, this study will investigate the firm’s view on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as affected by globalisation. Further, the research will emphasise the actions taken by GSK on its workforce to respond with globalisation issues. Company Background GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is multinational pharmaceutical firm based in London, United Kingdom. It has a varied business portfolio ranging oncology to vaccine products. In addition, GSK’s Consumer Healthcare segment is the world’s leader i
Natural Causes of climate change Global warming is an increasing concern in the world caused by the excessive release of greenhouse gases. It is causing a devastating impact on the environment and affecting the quality of life. Natural causes are difficult to control since they are sometimes beyond human capabilities. However, effort should be made to manage certain situations such as forest fires by responding effectively to put them off. Moreover, human activities can influence natural disasters particularly when they interfere with natural processes. Flooding may occur because of activities such as agricultural activities, urban development, deforestation, hydroelectric power, and the destruction of wetlands. Inappropriate mining can create permanent landscape modifications such as drying up of oceans while building dams can trigger earthquakes. Man-made Causes of climate change Humans have played a great role in climate change particularly global warming because of engaging in activities that affect the environment. Failure to prioritize environmental issues and not being concerned about the impact of human activities on the environment has continued degrading natural resources. Effective regulations should be established to hinder activities that cause the generation of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The time has come when every nation should start prioritizing environmental issues more than other factors such as economic and social. The Potential Impact of Global Warming Global warming is likely to cause a severer impact if sufficient measures are not taken to address the problem. The potential impact could affect the quality of life in a great way and cause more suffering to humans. Increasing deserts would affect the availability of food and water resulting in the development of new diseases and hunger. The potential impact could be the reduction of human and animal population, as the world becomes a harsh environment. Drying up sources of water and flooding the other areas would kill many animals and interfere with important activities such as mating. The Current Impact of Global Warming Global warming is causing devastating effects, and worsening many disasters such as droughts, storms, and heatwaves. The warmer climate tends to retain, collect and then drop more water influencing the weather patterns to change where dry areas become drier and wet areas wetter (Price et al., 2020). The problem increases stress on the ecosystem following water shortages, pest and weed invasions, and salt invasions. The rising cases of drought following the shortage of rainfall are threatening the lives of many people living in those regions. Extended dry seasons affect the availability of food to both humans and animals. On the other hand, rising sea levels along the coast have displaced people forcing them to move to higher regions. This is increasing pressure for resources as people move to settle in other areas. Moreover, some parts of the world such as the Midwest are experiencing extreme hot events and temperatures are likely to worsen unless sufficient measures are taken to address the problem. Extreme temperature increase