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Abstract This paper begins with an explanation of what religion means and how it affects people. A brief history of religion in America is provided from the pre-colonial period to the present day status. Then it moves on to give a brief review of major religions in America. Further, the role/benefits of religion are explored, highlighting how religion contributes to well-being community, spirituality, health, education and other various benefits. The paper then finally concludes by highlighting the future of religion in America and the rest of the world. Introduction Defining religion is a difficult thing since different people or groups have different ideas of what religion is, but most definitions will always incorporate the belief in supernatural power(s) that created universe and continue to rule over it. Therefore, religion is an individual’s choice and each religion has it own belief system that links it to a superpower or God. Various religions have continued to play a significant role to human spirituality and in helping the whole humankind existence. Since ancient times, religions have been helping the human race in various ways such as providing counseling services, governance, food, and shelter for the poor, and other various means. Thus, the history of most people appears to be somehow influenced by religion. The history of America and religion are quite interrelated from the pre-colonial period, when various American Indian groups practicing a huge variety of religious traditions shared the continent to the present day America where all major religions in the world are practiced (Corbett-Hemeyer, 2009). Historically, some religious groups have always outnumbered other groups in terms of number of faithful, with the protestant divisions continuing to be the majority grouping compared to other traditional religious groups in America. In much of the American history, the Protestant Christianity has been the major religious grouping, wielding cultural influence in the United States of America and enjoying privileges of its status. However, in the in the 20 th century, the number of Catholics and Jews grew rapidly becoming the other major religious groupings in America, attracting interest from various scholars. The 21 st century has witnessed tremendous changes in the religious cycles, with the number of Muslim faithful increasing significantly to outnumber the Episcopalians, Presbyterians, and other minor religions in the united states, thus classifying America as being any religious grouping country would be so misguided (Hall, 2007). From inception of the American continent, the religious diversity has always been present, thus, those who had tried to advocate for religious homogeneity had always been faced with quite difficult moments. This is very true, since, even before
Introduction While acknowledging the challenges faced by modern organizations in today’s competitive market environment, many organizational practitioners and management theorists are still critical of utilizing operations management practices as agreeable solutions (Brennan, 2006). However, operations management is at the very core of the organization. In the 21 st century, organizations are increasingly faced by a multiplicity of challenges and unending vagrancies in the macro-environment, whereby survival has become a preserve of organizations that take considerable time and effort to plan and organize their systems and processes to fit customer requirements. Such organization and systematization of business processes is one of the fundamental tenets of operations management. It is against this backdrop that this report aims at critically assessing the operations management’s component of Venetian Macao hotel and casino resort, with a view of evaluating the operations processes of the International Marketing department of the casino Located on the Cotai Strip, the Venetian Macau is undoubtedly one of the largest luxury hotel and casino resorts in the world (Agoda, 2009). The exquisite and imposing facility is owned by the Sands Corporation, and is home to the world’s largest casino by virtue of its size and gaming equipments. The casino has a total gaming area of 550,000sq ft, which is further sub-divided into four gaming areas, inexorably making it the largest casino in the world (Agoda, 2009). The gaming area holds over 3,400 slot machines and in excess of 800 gambling tables. At the casino, the preserve of the International Marketing department is to offer quality services to high-end customers, and act as a link between the customers and the casino. The department is responsible for arranging the customers’ requests from the time they arrive at the airport until they depart. The requests must be well prepared during the stay, and includes arranging for air tickets, limo services, casino, restaurant services, and entertainment. The operation management’s functions of such a big casino are indeed energy-draining. However, with proper organization, the right mix of tools and models of operations management, the casino has been fuelled to success. In this perspective, the operations management of the casino must create the products and services that will keep the customers satisfied, and th
Racism is a relatively new term, invented in the modern age when man discovered science. Using his abilities to understand the natural world he began to make theories, and one of the ideas that he created is the concept of race. There are groups of men and women who were created to rule the world – they are the masters while others are the slaves. Races were differentiated by physical characteristics and the negative implication of the analysis of physical characteristics led to prejudice, abhorrence, and even hatred towards another human being. Understanding the concept of racism can be achieved by looking at standard definition as well as using analogies such as the way that a biologist can classify different types of animals and the way a an art collector discriminates between different works of art. Before going any further it is imperative to look into a scholarly definition of the term racism. There will be two academic sources that will be consulted for this study. The first one comes from Webster’s II New College Dictionary and from Encyclopedia Britannica online. From the college dictionary here is the first definition of the word racism: “The notion that one’s own ethnic stock is superior” (Webster, p.912). A more lengthy definition comes from the encyclopedia and it says that it is also known as racialism and adds the following: any action, practice, or belief that reflects the racial worldview – the ideology that humans are divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called ‘races’, that there is a causal link between inherited physical traits and traits of personality, intellect, morality, and other cultural behavioral features, and that some races are innately superior to others (Smedley, p.1). Based on these definitions one can surmise that racism is a mindset, a belief system governed by th
Introduction Educational assessment can be defined as the process through which knowledge, skills, and attitudes are documented in such a manner that they can be measured. Assessment can take the form of a closer look at an individual, community or an institution. The eventual aims and assessment practices involved in education are dependent on the theoretical frameworks applied by researchers and the assumptions they make about how human beings behave and the learning process (Tandf, 2011). This essay will look at skills assessment in the workplace as one of the educational assessments. Summary of the assessment This assessment starts by reviewing the files of a worker to look for information that is closely linked with the skills required in the workplace. This is aimed at identifying whether such information has been recorded from prior assessment attempts. After looking for this information, the worker academic credentials are analyzed to find areas applicable in the workplace where the individual had performed well. A review of records showing previous work history and the skills demonstrated in the work is important. Observations either informal or formal are also conducted on individuals who have no work history to determine the level of their skills. Worksite observations are conducted for individuals in work situations. During these observations, a record of habits and skills that the employees demonstrate in the workplace is documented. Use of the assessment The skill assessment is used in understanding and identifying the most important qualities that are required for an individual to perform well in a certain position. Once the skills and competencies required by an individual are known, it becomes easy to figure out the existing gaps and come up with a strategy of filling the gaps. Skills assessment is a crucial component of career dev
Canada has recorded the highest carbon emission growth among the G8 nations since 1990 to 2008 according to MacDonald. The Harper government has done little to ensure implementation of the agreements to reduce emissions. The government resulted to boardroom discussions; discussions they are not ready to implement. Therefore, McDonald fairly criticizes the ruling government and presents a realistic and workable plan of going green. Green energy involves use of non-renewable solar and wind energy and a shift from the use of hydro-generated energy. Since governments around the globe have failed in their commitment to reduce emissions, going green remains the only option. Government input in implementation of a green economy is not important but only necessary. Policies will need to be passed in parliament to pave way for the implementation not withstanding budget allocations in the same.
Introduction The film “This property is condemned” (1966) is a movie that was filmed in Mississippi, America. The movie represents a thirteen-year-old girl called Willie Starr who has been deserted by her parents. Willie recounts for a lad named Tom the sad story of her sister, Star, who took care of her until Alva’s untimely death from lung cancer. From her story, it comes out clear that Willie idolizes Alva and wants to imitate her. Unfortunately, since Alva was a prostitute in her mother’s brothel for railway men, Willie naively but firmly believes that the kind of life Alva led is the only true glamorous existence for any lady. Consequently, there is little doubt at the movie’s end that Willie is condemned to assume her sister’s sordid way of life. Lessons to be learned There is more than one lesson that can be derived from this film, the first one being that a child emulates the behavior, whether positive or negative, of the older individual around him or her. This can be shown by Willie, who watches Alva’a flirting behaviors and ends up following the same path as Alva is revealed in her conversation with Tom, in which Willie admits to stripping for one Frank Waters and dating five men with responsible jobs (Erskine, Welsh and Tibbetts 353). The endorsement of Alva’s behavior by her mother seems to have also played a big role in Willie’s adoption of the same behaviors. This can be explained when Willie’s mother encourages her daughter Alva to go out with an older man with the aim of fully satisfying their customers. Being a family business, perhaps Willie also picked up the same behaviors believing that they were good for their business. The other lesson is the importance of a complete family in relation to the bringing up of a stable family. Alva’s father had run away when she was a child leaving her mother with the responsibility of looking after the family. Growing up without a father figure could have also greatly contributed to her irresponsible character traits. For as little as a few chocolates and jewels, Alva allows herself to be an object of entertainment for the railway workers. Also, following Alva’s death, Willie becomes a street urchin in her own home as she rummages through garbage
Abstract In the modern world that is full of opportunities and options, many companies are challenged by the necessity to find the right people and make successful employee selection. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the main characteristics of a recruitment process and define the best practices for hiring and selection of employees. The aspects explored in this work include the importance of hiring, the challenges of employee selection, and the methods that employers can use in the human resource field. The process of hiring people is not easy and should meet several criteria such as autonomy and thoughtful decision-making, as well as be goal-oriented and properly structured. Interviews, assessments, and automated searches are the best practices for selection workers that are discussed in this paper. Face-to-face interviews help to define personality traits and attitudes of new people. Assessments focus on discovering professional skills. Automated search makes the selection easy and organized. Regarding the current technological progress and the spread of the Internet in the world of business, much attention is paid to online services. Some companies find it effective to use only one of the chosen practices and focus on achieving perfect results. Some employers believe that their managers can incorporate several approaches to find good people who can work in their companies and promote innovation, success, and profit. Introduction Successful recruiting remains one of the most crucial steps in the development of any organization. Despite the existing technological progress and opportunities, finding the right people may not be enough for the promotion of strong cooperation and innovation (Mazzei, Flynn, & Haynie, 2016). Many companies prefer to follow traditional standards and methods to create strong branding and underline the key skills of the personnel (Olenski, 2018). Still, even the task to hire the right person can become a challenge for some managers. Therefore, companies continue surfing the web and researching to identify the best practices for hiring and selection of employees. In this paper, the main characteristics and challenges of a hiring process will be discussed regarding the latest impact of online and social media and the demands set by potential employees. In a modern competitive work environment, the process of hiring and selecting people cannot be ignored and has to be properly organized, staying goal-oriented, autonomous, and manipulative and relying on such practices as interviews, assessments, or automated search. Importance of Hiring In the human resource management (HRM) field, much attention is paid to the conditions under which new workers h
Telling a lie is when an individual tells something which he/she knows is not the truth but intentionally maintains it as the whole truth. There are several types of lies, bad faith lies-lying to oneself, big lies, bluffing, emergency lies, lying to children and white lies among others. An emergency lie is an intentional lie to prevent harm on the third party. For example, when a person is looking for another to cause bodily harm, then one can lie about the whereabouts of the third party. An emergency lie is temporary, and the truth can always be told later. On the other hand, a white lie is a minor lie which is harmless but beneficial. White lies are half truths where one avoids questions so as to achieve a greater good. A lie may be discovered or undiscovered, but the consequences may vary from one case to another. Once a lie is discovered the integrity of the liar is lowered and causes a change in behavior. The lie may also continue and be an entangled web of lies in the long run. Historically, philosophers such as Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas condemned lying, but other philosophers supported lies which were intended to achieve good. Thus, when is the right time to tell a lie? Telling the truth or a lie is a matter of personal honesty. The truth depending on the intention can build or break a relationship. A white lie a few times, is good for creating healthy interpersonal relationships. However, the fundamental foundations of relationships are built on absolute truth and trust in each other. One can tell a lie when the truth may cause pain or insult to a person. There are lies that prevent people from feeling bad about them, for example, ‘I like your dress,’ when in the real sense the dress looks horrible. Personal opinions about how someone looks or what they are wearing often do not contribute to relationships. The truth in this circumstance can be hurtful; hence, one is not obligated to tell the whole truth if they will hurt someone’s feelings in the process. Children’s innocence and imagination need to be protected, therefore, white lies such as the existence of Santa Claus, Easter Bunny and the tooth fairy help to activate a child’s imagination and give them joy. Other small pleasantries
A tragedy is a play that has a tragic and somber ending. Oedipus the king by Sophocles and Hamlet by Shakespeare are tragedies. In classical tragedies, the conflict between fate and free will has been studied and it has been found out that every tragedy has a struggle between the human ability to accept fate and the inner desire to take control of their destiny. Sophocles and Shakespeare agree that fate has power over free will and this is expressed in their tragedies, Oedipus the king and Hamlet respectively. In Oedipus the king, fate has a lot of power and completely overpowers free will such that the more the human being tries to escape his fate, the more he gets deeper into the same fate. Sophocles creates a character that struggles against fate but ultimately surrenders to the hand of fate (Dallas, p. 23). This paper will carry a deeper analysis of Hamlet by Shakespeare and Oedipus the king by Sophocles with a view of studying the relationship between fate and free will. Oedipus the king is more tragic than Hamlet because the main character in Hamlet was doomed right from birth. The fate of Oedipus is foretold by a prophet. The prophet foretells that when Oedipus becomes a man, he will kill his dad and marry his mum. That is why his parents decide to have him murdered immediately after his birth so that the prophecy would not be fulfilled. The person his parents hire to kill him does not kill him. He throws the baby into the forest. The baby is picked by herders and is taken to the royal family in Corinth. The family raises the baby like their own son. Oedipus learns of the prophecy when he grows up and runs away from the royal family in Corinth. He did not want to kill his father, but he did not know that the Corinthian king was not his father. He decides to run to Thebes and on his way; he kills his real father after a fight. This is where the prophecy begins to take shape. When he gets to Thebes, he becomes very popular and is enthroned as the king. The king had been killed by Oedipus and the people of Thebes did not know that Oedipus was the murderer neither did Oedipus himself know that the person he had killed was the king of that place. The traditions in Thebes dictated that the King should marry the widowed queen and Oedipus marries the queen of Thebes, without knowing that the king is his own mother. After serious investigations into the death of the queen are carried out, it is found out that Oedipus had killed the king. After a through analysis of the things that has taken place in his life, he realizes that the prophecy has already been fulfilled. He later requests for his own banishment because of the shame that had gripped him. The tragedy in Hamlet can be explained by the intertwining contrasts in the play. The first intertwining contrast in is evident when the king says “I am not in a position to dream of what might be wrong with Hamlet, apart from the death of his father” (Shakespeare, p. 23). The king is the one who had killed his dad and is trying to test whether Hamlet knows about it and whether there is an action he is intending to take.Hamlet is
Introduction It is important to consider the phenomenon of patriotism in the context of the US War of Independence. The content of the word patriotism worried the minds of many famous thinkers and philosophers, however, there is no unequivocal opinion, its content is fully exhaustive, and cannot be fully determined. After all, each of them, can understand patriotism in highly different manner. In the most general sense, the concept of patriotism expresses an emotional attitude towards one’s Fatherland — a feeling of love and devotion, pride, a desire to subordinate personal and group interests to national interests in difficult moments in the fate of the motherland, a willingness to serve it, to do everything possible for its prosperity and even sacrifice one’s life for its sake. This is the reason for the loyalty of British Americans during the war. Patriots and Loyalty The premises of patriotism are rooted in the depths of human nature itself. American-born British citizens became Patriots due to the fact that they changed alongside the local population. Thus, their views shifted towards the notions of freedom and democracy. The strongest factor in the formation of a sense of patriotism is the individual’s attachment to the land, with which a person is bound by strong bonds (Kamensky 2016). Since ancient times, the motherland for its inhabitant has been not only a source of subsistence, but also an integral part of his or her continuation. Thoroughly knowing all the secrets and vagaries of his motherland, included in its biological rhythms, an individual was a whole with it and was afraid to even imagine himself or herself outside his or her native land. It should be noted that patriotism is characteristic not only, and not so much for nation-states, but also for multi-ethnic and multicultural societies. One of the classic examples of a multinational state is the United States of America. Exploring the reasons for the victory of the American revolution, which led to the formation of the United States, the question of loyalty is forced to be asked. It was something that united representatives of different nationalities into a single nation – emigrants from Europe who were not interconnected either by a common past, or by family ties, or the centuries-old practice of traditions and customs. Historically, all 13 colonies of British America were very different from each other (Hoffer 2019). They differed not only in geographical and climatic conditions, but also in priority types of activity, social composition, way of life, specific traditions and religion, all of which made these colonies unique and inimitable. However, contrary to their differences, the colonies also had common features. It allowed them to remain loyal to their cause in order to gain independenc