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What surprised me about the research process? Overall, the most surprising thing about the research process was the various steps that needed to be taken to write a good paper. I used to think that to write a paper I would just need to sit down and write it. However, this opinion has changed as I have learned that to write a great paper I would need to plan out what each section should contain, how to find the necessary research to back up my arguments, and what data would be relevant for presentation in my findings (Rozakis, 1999). I found the research process to be initially daunting; however, as time went on I came to realize that proper research is important to create a credible piece of academic work. What frustrated me and how did I overcome it? The most frustrating part of the research process was developing an outline for my research paper. I know that it may seem simple, however, it is quite difficult since you need to take into consideration the flow of ideas, the types of arguments to present as well as how the main thesis of your work is supposed to be presented. While other people may have had an easy time with it, I struggled considerably with outline development. Unfortunately, I was unable to overcome it and did get a low grade, however, I will keep on trying and practicing till I get things right. 1st Classmate Response Feedback I have to agree that the most difficult part of writing was actually getting started and putting the ideas together. Before I started this class, writing was also my least favorite subject since I always seemed to have a few problems articulating what was in my head into something that made sense when I wrote it down. What this class has helped me do is to conceptualize the writing process through the use of various steps. This has helped me immensely since I can now effectively “visualize” what I am supposed to write next. Before utilizing such a technique, my writing process was a mess since I wrote what came to mind and started from there. As you can imagine, this often resulted in a very messy paper that needed several revisions before it could be considered academically acceptable. 2nd Classmate Response Feedback I have to agree that creating an outline for the research paper and receiving feedback from the professor regarding the content was immensely helpful. When it came to writing a research paper in the past, I was often “lost” so to speak regarding how I was supposed to present the body of data and the various arguments that I should make. My usual result was a large body of text with little in the way of a proper logical arrangement with ideas and arguments being scattered here and there as the idea came to mind and I wrote it down. Through the use of an outline, I was able to arrange my arguments and ideas in such a way that writing a research paper became much easier. I guess that following a plan and sticking to it makes the writing process a lot easier. I appreciated all the feedback that the professor gave to me from this course and it is very helpful in improving my writing ability. Reference List Rozakis, L. (
Development-oriented leadership style is relatively effective compared to others. This leadership style focuses on both the people and related operations. This leadership style is based on the fact that the business world is rapidly changing and requires new management methods. In this regard, a development-oriented leadership style ensures that employees’ satisfaction is crucial before the execution of responsibilities (Anonymous, n.d). Therefore, employee satisfaction is harnessed through career training and development. Also, this leadership style understands the significance of promoting interpersonal relationships in the workplace. This is integral in facilitating cohesive teamwork. This leadership style advocates for personality and cultural diversity at the workplace to achieve different skills and competencies. On the other hand, development-oriented leadership style focuses on ensuring that work-related goals are achieved through a competent team of employees. This is made possible through skills and diversified competencies that follow work schedules and optimize on time and cost. Development-oriented leadership style disregards personality traits and emphasizes on individual actions and activities. This demystifies the notion that leaders are born and instead emphasizes employee training and development. As a leader, results are the most crucial part of evaluating job performance. This means that leadership does not involve pleasing every employee to ensure that the job is done. This extraordinary leadership trait was once exemplified by Steve Jobs, who was Apple’s CEO. Ensuring that operations are not stalled by employees who have personal issues is not part of an organization’s policy. However, it is important to cultivate a good working relationship to ensure employee satisfaction is derived from ongoing operations. In this regard, an effective leader should not be well-liked. Steve Jobs cannot be considered an ethical leader. Violating social interaction, especially contracts, raises ethical issues regarding business practices. Steve did not regard legality issues of a contract, which implies bad precedence in a company that might be sued in a court of law (Austen, 2012). Also, Steve intolerance to the diversity of personalities is unethical and shows a lack of leadership integrity. This can be evidenced by an elated ego of a leader who thinks lowly of others. Moreover, insulting employees verbally is legally forbidden in a workplace and constitutes to office harassment. Steve jobs influence as a global leader is misplaced
Common cold and influenza are both illnesses of the respiratory tract but are caused due to the attack of different viruses. The symptoms of the two illnesses are similar, which is the reason why it is difficult to differentiate a common cold from flu. However, with a slightly deep observation, the two illnesses can be differentiated from one another. By and large, flu causes more trouble than common cold, making it a more serious illness, which sometimes can even result in death. The virus which causes the flu is a virus which belongs to a single family of influenza viruses. People, who have flu, generally develop a fever between the ranges of about 102 to 106 degrees, unexpectedly. The face of the patient is flushed and there is a terrible body ache accompanied by absolute energy loss and extreme body pain. Some people may also display symptoms of nausea and dizziness. The fever generally lasts from about two days to five days following which the other symptoms also begin to subside. However, the virus may settle in any part of the respiratory tract affecting that part severely and may cause sore throat, bronchitis, ear infections and in some cases even pneumonia. On the other hand, the common cold can be caused by more than two-hundred types of viruses, and the attack of the virus is more concentrated in the nose. The most common symptoms of common cols are a running nose, incessant sneezing and stuffiness of the nose which results in difficulty in breathing. Persons affected by the common cold virus may develop fever a minimal fever in the ranges of 100 to 102 degrees. In some cases the virus may also produce headaches and cough with burning sensations in the eyes. In most cases there is a decrease in the appetite. Common cold usually subsides within seven days and may have certain lingering problems like coughing in some cases. The major difference between flu and common cols is that flu is preventable where as common cold is not. Vaccines are present in the market for the prevention of influenza and the Centers for Disease Control recommend that children between the age group of six months and five years must be given the flu vaccination. In both the cases, antibiotics do not render much help in the treatment of the illness as the viruses which attack the body have an ability to fight antibiotics. The most ideal treatment for influenza and common cold is to take enough rest and stay indoors and the room must be ventilated well. In order to prevent de-hydration, the patients must drink plenty of water and must increase the intake of fluids and juices. Alcoho
Abstract The significance of heating systems seems to be underrated, as, in the 21 st century, most people take the specified element of their life for granted. In retrospect, however, the process of heating system development was rather uneven and triggered a range of changes in people’s lives, including the important domains such as the social one, the economic one, the financial one, etc. In the course of technological progress, people designed a variety of tools for heating the premises, which finally brought them to the concept of central heating. The heating systems designed over the past few centuries are quite imaginative; though many of them proved to lack efficiency when applied to a specific environment, the creativity, which was used for inventing new types of heating systems, is truly fascinating. An overview of the evolution of the heating system shows that the development of the latter has triggered major alterations in people’s lives by spurring the urbanization process. Moreover, the rapid technological progress of the 20 th century allowed for reinventing the heating and the cooling systems entirely, creating the ways of combining the two and, thus, locating the perfect design for the heating system. The impact, which the adoption of the latest technological innovations to the design of the heating system had on the urbanization process and the lives of people in cities and towns, is also beyond impressive. By redesigning the hating system and, thus, putting a stronger emphasis on the technological development, people of the 20 th century propelled technology to an entirely new level, triggering the following technological renaissance and the enhancement of the role of technology in their lives, thus, heralding an entirely new era. Introduction Purpose The purpose of this report is to summarize the findings that have been made over the course of the analysis of the heating systems developed over time. There is no secret that the issue of heating in residential communities is of huge significance for the residents of the moderate climate zones. Numerous endeavors at maintaining room temperature indoors during the cold season have been undertaken with varying success, the process of perfecting the existing heating system still taking place. A closer look at the history of heating systems will show the complex and challenging way of innovating decisions. Therefore, an overview of the heati
It is impossible to imagine the Earth without its massive bodies of water, which gave birth to all life as humanity knows it. The World Ocean covers over 70% of the planet’s surface, and it contains 90% of its biosphere, and yet it remains mostly unexplored (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2018). Due to this fact, people can only guess the number of species the ocean contains, but marine life continues to play a crucial role in sustaining human civilization. Acknowledging this role is a simple task, yet an actual realization of how much people change the biosphere has only come up recently. Humanity relies on various ecosystem services such as fisheries, plant resources, water sequestration and recreation, scientific opportunities, and others (Cheung & Jones, 2019). However, marine biodiversity is continuously threatened by human activities, both directly and indirectly. Humanity presents direct threats to marine life, such as pollution, destruction of habitat, and overfishing. There are several indirect threats produced by careless exploitation of the planet’s resources, and they include raising water salinity and acidity, increased emissions that cause global warming, and water circulation (Cheung & Jones, 2019). This essay will discuss the effects of these changes on ocean temperature and marine life. The global temperature is on the rise since the industrial revolution. While regional trends may vary, the conclusion is clear: the average seasonal air temperature has increased by more than 1°C (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2020). Changes in the atmosphere have a meaningful impact on the ocean through various ways, although mostly through atmosphere-surface interaction. The ocean’s surface consumes the excess heat from the air, which leads to significant issues in all of the planet’s ecosystems. In addition to this interaction, global warming led to glacier shrinkage across the globe. The observations by Mackintosh et al. (2018) clearly show “anthropogenically forced climate warming, global-scale glacier retreat, and overall ice volume loss in the Southern Alps” (p. 10). The issue persists in all regions, as the examination of Hengduan Shan by Wang et al. (2017) reveals that “the area of glaciers declined at an average rate of−0.40 ± 0.26% a −1 ” (p. 535). The most significant impact of global warming can be observed in the Arctic regions, where average temperatures have increased twice as much as in any other part of the world (United Nations, 2017). The melting due to climate change coupled with thermal expansion of the ocean causes the water level to rise globally, increasing its intensity every year. A significant part of global warming is caused by greenhouse gas emissions produced because of human abuse of environmentally dangerous chemicals in many aspects of modern civilization activities. The crucial part of this issue is CO2 emissions caused by fossil fuel use, deforestation, agriculture, and soil
Professional psychology has undergone significant challenges that should be taken into consideration to face those efficiently. These challenges are primarily predetermined by such processes as globalization and technological advancement. Within the context of globalization, shift from a mental health professional to a primary health care provider is necessary to pay more attention to cultural and social backgrounds of patients. The second dimension should also be addressed to define the extent to which technology has been integrated into the sphere of professional psychology, as well as how it challenges the practice. With regard to the changing roles, specific attention should be given to the analysis of current training programs offer to health care professionals. Thus, in order to define the most essential dilemmas, it is purposeful to analyze the challenges and measure to be taken to meet the requirements of professional psychologists. This is of particular concern to increased accountability and transparency in communication with patients. According to Eby et al. (2011), the main challenges of professional psychology do not lie in existing variety of ethical standards. Rather, there is no fixed code of conduct that all professional psychologists should follow. The problem is especially serious with regard to the globalization process and cultural diversity issue. Each psychology should be more aware of the external environment that undergoes constant changes. Because the standards need to be treated under universal criteria, quality-improvement and behavioral analysis are among the most serious challenges for professional psychology. In particula
Introduction When people talk about the addiction to social media, they often approach the issue from a humorous perspective, with phrases such as “I depend on my daily dose of social media” being mentioned in conversations frequently. However, what many fail to recognize is that the psychology of depending on sources of online interaction is based on severe levels of manipulation from major corporations that need to make their content appealing for it to go ‘viral’ and get as many advertisement views and clicks as possible. Thus, despite the vast amount of positive implications of social media, recognizing its harmful psychological effects is imperative. To illustrate this, an analysis of Asaf Hanuka’s “Likecoholic” will be conducted, connecting it with a recent Forbes article covering this topic. “Likecoholic” Analysis Upon seeing Hanuka’s piece of art, one cannot help to think about a Black Mirror episode in which the reputation and the livelihood of each person were solely dependent on their virtual rating that was based on the number of likes they get. Although such a prospect is terrifying to imagine in real life, especially for the target audience – regular social media users, the metaphor used in “Likecoholic” is extremely similar to what occurs today. The overuse of the ‘Like’ button on Facebook is an issue that most Facebook users encounter, which is why the piece of art is so honest despite its dark humor undertones. Modern scholars have started likening the addiction to the use of social media to smoking, stating that companies such as Facebook must be regulated “exactly the same way you regulated the cigarette industry,” in which the interests and safety of users are put at the forefront (Wågström). However ambitious this proposition is, multiple facts point to the increased addiction of people to social media, as Hanuka smartly highlighted. In the illustration, one sees a man sitting behind a computer with an overindulged expression on his face as he plugs his computer into his vein, which is a clear metaphor for substance addiction (Hanuka). Dozens of ‘Like’ icons float out of his mouth and scatter around him, representing evident repetition and close resemblance of these components of the work. The man’s computer shows an open Facebook page, from which the ‘Likes’ are being downloaded to curb his need to get more and more likes. To persuade observers that social media is addictive, the artist used striking imagery that would be remembered. Thus, the repetition of ‘Like’ icons can be considered a metaphor for the increased need of society to get recognition from strangers. The computer, the phone, the empty disposable coffee cup on the table, the red cord connecting the man to his iMac all represent the logical strands that tie the image together. There is also a binary opposition, an anomaly between the grey tones of the image and the vibrant colors of ‘Like’ icons, which suggests that only artificial approval and recognition makes the illustration’s protagonist satisfied and happy. The ‘poop’ emoji
Introduction I chose Wall-E and Avatar as my topics for my final compare and contrast essay. Wall-E is an animation film directed by Andrew Stanton under Disney Pictures and Pixar. This film is about a recycling robot that is abandoned on earth with all the trash until he meet a high technology robot named ‘EVE’ and together they try to save humanity. On the other hand, Avatar is a science fiction film movie that is directed and produced by James Cameron under 20 th Century. Avatar tells us about a story of a marine, Jake Sully, who cannot walk because of his injuries in the past. He is sent to a planet named Pandora for a military purpose – to take a sample of the mineral that was located in the tree of life. However, at the end, he decides to protect the natives of The Pandora planet and betray the military. In my opinion, both of these films are worth watching because they are inspiring and can improve people’s imagination especially for children. Both of these films offer several moral messages for us. Comparing and contrasting various features of the Films Plot According to the Wall-E , I discovered the movie has a linear narrative style because it has beginning, climax, and ending sections. The beginning part explores the daily life and work of Wall-E. The climax part comes in when EVE succeeds in putting the plant inside the machine and brings all the humans back to earth, and when EVE manages to repair Wall-E and brings Wall-E back to life, marks the end. While on the other side, I discovered that Avatar does not have linear narrative style like Wall-E does. The way the story is told can confuse the audience because the movie opens up in the middle, goes back to the beginning, and all of a sudden goes to the future; therefore, I conclude that Avatar has non-linear narrative style. Characters In Wall-E and Avatar, the main characters have obstacles. However, in my opinion, Avatar has more complicated obstacles than Wall-E. According to the Avatar, Jake Sully must decide which side he wants to belong. He knows that all the things the military does and plans to do are wrong; however, he can also betray the military and cause a war to his own race if he decides to help the Pandora’s natives. Jake finally decides to become a Pandoran native and fights against the humans. At the end, he wins the war and lives happily ever after. On the other side, Wall-E does not have such complicated obstacles like Avatar. The protagonists of both films have different feelings and actions. In Wall-E, Wall-E faces a problem connected to earth. Wall-E is alone on earth until EVE appears and falls in love with her. Together, fate joins them in a mission to restore life on earth and give humans another chance to live the way they should by being active and functional. In Avatar, Jake on the other hand is forced to abandon his human calling of being a soldier when he sees the destructive potential of the mission that the military plans to undertake in Pandora. He eventually f
This article written by Riva Froymovich has been chosen because it highlights some of the barriers faced by European start-up companies. The author accurately describes the problems which many entrepreneurs encounter and indicates at some solutions to these problems. The issues discussed by the journalist are still relevant to many companies. This article can be interesting from theoretical and practical perspectives. It will particularly useful to those people who intend to conduct business in this region. These are the reasons why it has been chosen. Overall, Riva Froymovich distinguishes several obstacles which prevent many companies from growing. First of all, one has to mention high cross-border transaction costs. Despite the fact, that the European Union is regarded as an area of free trade, the majority of companies sell their products only within a certain country but not between the member states (Froymovich unpaged). Furthermore, it is important to remember that European labor laws significantly do not enable companies to downsize their personnel. Certainly, they can do it but such practices can be extremely costly for them especially when their credit rating is downgraded by financial institutions. Y et, this emphasis on employees’ rights overlooks the needs of many organizations, particularly, the situations when downsizing is necessary. As a result, European businesses are becoming less agile and responsive to economic c