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As a long time scholar, I would define ESPDT as a Medi-Cal gain for any person below 21 years old. Similarly, title V is a section of Medi-Cal that handles both mothers and children’s problems. According to the Human and Health Services Agency, ESPDT provides services to youths (Health Resources and Services Administration, n.d., para. 1). Note that these youths may be at risk of penetrating into the Juvenile justice system. There are various definitions of the term in question. However, the definition above is sufficient for the scope of my discussion. That said this work provides a detailed overview of ESPDT and title v by providing a clarified discussion on the topics in question. It gives the benefits of ESPDT and discusses how San Diego has implemented the program to tackle health care issues among the youth. The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program are structured to meet the regulations of pediatric care by achieving the emotional, developmental, and special physical necessities of low-income children. Developed in 1967, the program has an aim of identifying the handicapped problems for the children of the United States of America. It also provides a constant treatment so that no one overlooks the handicapped children. In fact, the federal law requires that the program covers detailed services and benefits for the children. There are mainly five steps, which can be retrieved from EPSDT. These initials stand for Early, Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment steps. The first step involves problem identification where the problem has to be identified as early as possible. Secondly, Periodic reveals that it is crucial for the children’s health to be checked regularly. The next step involves performing screening tests in order to identify possible problems for these children. To add onto the list, Diagnosis involves making the necessary follow-ups after a problem is identified. Ultimately, Treatment involves providing remedies to the identified problems (Health Resources and Services Administration, n.d., para. 2). Title V possesses multiple similarities to the ESPDT program. Just like the ESPDT program, there is a social security act that covers the details of the title V’s section. This act strives at improving the health of all children and all mothers. The health improvement is achieved by coordinating ESPDT and providing treatment to children with individual health care units (Health Resources and Services Administration, n.d., para. 2). It also shares data gathering duties predominantly those connected to infant mortality. Evidently, the main benefits of ESPTD include additional medical services, private duty nursing, mental and nutritional evaluation, and case management (Mollow, 2002, P. 11). Two systems can be implemented to address the healthcare risk in children. These systems can prove to be very useful for San Diego. To begin with, there is a fee-for-services system. This is whereby physicians receive direct payment from the state. They in turn provide Medicaid services to the American popu
In this paper we will analyse “The War of the Worlds” (1953), “Star Wars” (1977) and “The Fifth Element” (1997), as movies that reflect the genre of science fiction being transformed from something that used to help people expanding their minds and to provide them with the insight onto the future, into the mere tool of entertainment, which in its turn, reflects the fact that, during the course of second half of twentieth century, White people’s existential vitality have been steadily undermined by degenerative socio-political doctrines, associated with the rise of neo-Liberalism. Introduction When we closely analyze the traditional subtleties of literary genre of science fiction, we will be able to define its two most important characteristics: 1) It is exclusively associated with Western (White) civilization; 2) Classical science fiction works utilize futuristic motifs as the tool of attracting wider audience. Therefore, we can say that, up until comparatively recent times, the genre of science fiction in literature and movies was simply reflecting White people’s ability to push forward scientific and cultural progress. It is not by pure coincidence that this genre was at the peak of its popularity in late 19 th and early 20 th century, when after being released out of Christian imprisonment, Western creative genius was producing groundbreaking scientific discoveries every 2-3 years. However, if we look at the pace of scientific progress in last fifty years, it will appear that, within this period of time, not a single scientific breakthrough of universal magnitude was being accomplished. It is only informational technologies, associated with the rise of Internet (70% of Internet traffic relates to promotion of pornography), that were able to advance rapidly. Americans stopped sending manned spacecrafts to the Moon, Russians allowed their space station “Mir” to crush into the Earth. The whole concept of space exploration is now associated with rich moneybags getting cheep thrills out of being launched into the space as “tourists”, rather then with evolutionary progress of a mankind, as it used to be the case in comparatively recent times. Therefore, it will only be logical, on our part, to expect modern science fiction movies to reflect the reality of humanity’s civilizational progress being reversed backwards, as a result of more and more people in Western countries being preoccupied with “celebration of diversity”, as the only thing they are capable of doing. In the following parts of this paper, we will substantiate the conceptual validity of this statement, by embarking on closer analysis of movies mentioned in the initial thesis statement. “The War of the Worlds” The movie “The War of the Worlds” was produced in 1953, when America’s national integrity was at its strongest and when Americans thought that such integrity could only be threatened from outside. It is now being often suggested that this mov
Abstract Desdemona, a character of the 17 th Century tragedy “Othello”, comes across as a Symbol of Christian virtues and values. We see her in her brightest every time she makes an appearance and appears an example of prudence and justice. Her decisions are guided by her ability to confront fear as she continues to hold strong in her faith, expecting good and loving selflessly. Introduction Othello, The Moor of Venice is a 17 th century tragedy by William Shakespeare. With an Italian backdrop, the tragedy centers on Othello and the plans of the villains Rodrigo and Iago as they conspire to get what they want. Besides Othello, Rodrigo and Iago some of the chief characters of this tragedy include Barbantio, Cassio, Emilia and Desdemona. Desdemona This paper concentrates on Desdemona. Being a woman we would expect Desdemona to be a character that cries over the hardships she is dealt with. Desdemona was one of the most brave and most loyal of characters of this tragedy. Not only this, but we find Desdemona to be a symbol of Christian Virtues in her actions. Through the course of the tragedy, Desdemona distragedys a number of Christian Virtues such as Prudence, Restraint, Courage, Faith and Hope. Desdemona distragedys the ideals of Christian values in the following ways. Restraint and Temperance She chooses to stay patient when the very light of her life, Othello, accuses her of being a woman of foul character and strikes her. She does not choose to violate the boundaries of abstention and stays loyal to her husband even after being degraded in public by the man she loves. We see that she feels saddened and hurt but does not resort to any form of vengeance against Othello for mistaking her. We see her as a perfect example of temperance and self-control. Even though she is in a position from where she can avenge all of Othello’s actions against her, she chooses to be patient and exercise restraint and remains loyal to the man she loves, and in turn, loyal to the love she has in her heart. Courage and Fortitude Through the tragedy, we see Desdemona as a character that reflects strength of character. In fact, we do not even have to follow Desdemona a distance through the tragedy as we are introduced to her while she distragedys steadfast courage. The very first time we see her in the tragedy, we see Desdemona stand in front of the grand council and openly accept that she is in love with Othello. “ My downright violence, and storm of fortunes, May trumpet to the world. My heart’s subdu’d Even to the very quality of my lord. I saw Othello’s visage in his mind, And to his honors and his valiant parts Did I my soul and fortune consecrate” We see Desdemona exercise courage in the truest sense of the word as she stands her ground against her father’s denial to give his blessings to her decision of becoming Othello’s wife. Through the course of the tragedy, never once does she show fear in defending the love that she holds faith in ne
Introduction The study is conducted on children within the age group of 7 to 13 years and the effect stereotypical depiction of women in home video games have on this age group. Video game as a part of new media is also responsible in portraying women in a typical way which shapes the children’s view of women, especially girls. Existing research and theory are reviewed including how gender roles develop, how general mass media affects gender identity and beliefs, and how contemporary video games influence children. Description of the research The cognitive study suggests that in the age group of 7 – 13 years children formulate their gender roles and become conscious of their sex. The previous study of video games and their effect on children showed their depiction of violence against women, but this study tries to analyze the effect it has informing the gender role in children and specific effect on girls. Studies involving girls and video games have has become important as scholars believe that video games are one way to encourage girls to participate within the technological domain while others argue that video games possess the potential to familiarize children with computers, and thus may encourage the pursuit of a career in technology. Children between the years of seven and thirteen have a new and growing interest in their gender identity and external forces influence attitudes and beliefs. Mass media have been shown to influence girls’ perceptions of women and, therefore, self. Girls’ image of women has traditionally been formulated by teen magazines or television role models. Here the study takes an implicit hypothesis that girls’ perception can be molded differently through video games. The methodology used by the author is a first content analysis of the video games, identification of the protagonists, and then studying the effect it has on girls. Generally, it has been found that video games have been developed as a boy’s toy. But with the recent inclusion of girls in the gaming arena new games targeting only girls have been developed. Traditionally, video games target many genres of interest (e.g. action, adventure, role play, fighting), girl games only change according to the target age. The protagonists in girl video games are usually characters like Barbie. Girls often identify with video game protagonists. Research has shown that creating video games teach math skills to younger students. When designing game characters the girls overwhelmingly created a “generic you.” Children’s view of their own gender identity begins with a general conception themselves and is affected by and modeled on the child’s conception of a particular person. There is an absolute dearth of female gaming protagonists who can act as role models to girls. Results The result of the author’s research that has been conducted about the effects of video games on the sex-role beliefs a
Financial Statement Analysis Health Management Associates (HMA) specializes in offering advisory services to help patients and different organizations select the most appropriate healthcare solutions, and the management aims at minimizing the impact of challenges related to healthcare and medical segments (Health Management Associates, 2017). Nonetheless, the company is vulnerable to economic fluctuations and responsive to industrial trends. For example, in the recent past, the enterprise forced and pressured doctors “to admit more and more patients”, as this aspect drove an upward shift in their revenues (Kroft, 2012, para. 3). Apart from positive intentions for employing this strategy, it affected profits negatively and questioned the enterprise’s reputation. Consequently, in the context of this paper, it is essential to offer more insights about HMA’s financial health, assess the impact of healthcare trend on its financial performance, and suggest the most appropriate strategy for improvement. Insights about Financial Health As it was mentioned earlier, the actions of the company, along with the need to survive in the economic environment, led to a substantial loss of revenues. The accusations of artificial maintenance of admissions at 20% damaged the corporate image and caused a critical drop in the company’s value in the stock market and its growth rate (Kroft, 2012). For instance, its price per stock experienced a rapid escalation from 6.10 USD in 2012 to 16.84 USD in 2013, but, after the acquisition by Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS), the firm’s value continued falling and ended at 13.33 USD in 2014 (Bloomberg Markets, 2017). Today, earnings per share are negative, with the value of -0.06 USD (Bloomberg Markets, 2017). Similar tendencies could be noticed in profits of the firm since an intense decrease in revenues could be seen in their drop from 13.48% in 2011 to only 1.24% in 2012 (CSI Markets, 2017). Today, the company operates as a part of CHS, and the overall performance of HMA is associated with stability, but the revenues slightly decreased from $19,437 million in 2015 to $18,431 million in 2016 (Community Health Systems, Inc., 2016). In this instance, the enterprise’s performance can be characterized and stable due to the substantial support of the acquirer. These changes triggered diverse reactions among different stakeholder groups. For example, employees were relieved since they did not have to comply with the constantly rising Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Thus, the reactions of the management of the company were controversial. On the one hand, this merger was a necessity, as it would help restore the image and fill the financial gap (Gupta, 2012). Howe
The book commences with an explanation by the author about the meaning of its title, Highway of the Atom . The author bases his work on a certain period in history about uranium mining and the impact it had on the local natives in Canada. The mining at Port Radium at Great Bear Lake affected the inhabitants of that area and the environment. To grasp the gist of the mining tragedy, the author goes through phases of the reconstruction background where all this happens. In the beginning of his research on this piece of work, he attempts to get archived records about the mineral exploration by the Eldorado Mining and Refining Company. However, he gets other sources of information on which to base his research. This Company was in charge of the uranium mining at Port Radium at the Great Bear Lake region from 1930 to 1960. The author tells the story how the foundation of the North was laid. He also reveals various views of many writers that seek to grasp what it is all about. From the various field notes on the different parts of the North where he travelled, the reader gets the different aspects of the region and its people. The author comes up with a constructive argument about different perceptions about the North, and the reader plunges into this debate. Once the background and foundation is laid in the reader’s mind, the author describes the process of exploration of minerals before and after 1930. His information on this period of time comes from different sources about the discovery of the uranium at Port Radium. He explains the Dene’s involvement in the discovery of the mineral and the mining. He gives an account of his interactions with the Dene community and their responses. This entire exercise does not yield to the answers he expected to receive, but gets a deeper insight into what really happened during the mining period and afterwards. Thesis The author tries to argue the ethical stand of the Dene community who were victims of the uranium mining at Port Uranium. They took responsibility for the Atomic bomb explosion and apologized to the Japan bomb victims. How could they take responsibility for something they did not knowingly do? The Dene community sent a group of elders to Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan to apologize for their involvement in the mining of the uranium used to make the atomic bomb that killed almost 80,000 people in 1945. This is an ethical move because the Dene has been suffering cancers and related diseases that have been linked to their unprotected handling of nuclear active material. The uranium and radium leaked as it was carried to the boats, they used the bags to construct their houses and slowly these materials got into their bodies and surrounding environment. The author takes the reader through a journey to understand who these people are, where they come from and what made them do such an admirable thing. As we embark on this journey, one asks how the writer became an authority on nuclear material issues. In 2005, he researched on nuclear activities at a plant in New Mexico which form
The dissertation written by William Kelley (2009) is aimed at examining the application of alternative medicine techniques to the treatment of people who struggle with some emotional problems. In particular, the author focuses on the effectiveness of such a method as Reiki for helping people who are trying to overcome the effects of depression (Kelley, 2009). The participants were divided into two groups. In particular, some of them received only conventional counseling services. In turn, patients representing the second group were treated with the help of conventional counseling as well as distant Reiki. One should keep in mind that the patients were not informed that Reiki was applied during the course of treatment. Overall, the author argues that the patients, who receive counseling services, as well as Reiki, are more likely to believe that their symptoms of depression have alleviated (Kelley, 2009, p. 39). These are some of the main details that should be distinguished. It should be mentioned that the use of alternative medicine techniques such as Reiki has been disputed by many researchers. Overall, they believe that there is no evidence that can justify the use of these methods (Baran, Klani, & Samuel, 2013, p. 40). The main limitation of this research is that the author does not identify a wide range of variables that influence the wellbeing of a patient. For instance, one can speak about the support of relatives or friends, the age of a person, the presence or absence of physical illnesses, the influence of the work environment, and so forth. This detail is not specified by the author. Each of them can profoundly impact the treatment outcomes even if Reiki is not applied. This possibility is not fully discussed by the author. This is the main limitation that should be taken into account. While assessing this study, one should also pay attention to the literature review because the biased selection of sources can also undermine the validity of the study (Sheperis, Yong, & Daniels, 2010). Moreover, the researcher can rely on false assumptions while designing the methodology. In this case, the author focuses mostly on those cases, in which the use of Keiko allegedly helped so
In most countries of the world, families get to choose the number of children they need. However, this is not the case in some countries like China. In the 1980s, China’s population increased at an alarming rate. This rapid growth concerned the Chinese government. Based on the country’s economy and politics, the government formulated a law that regulated the number of children that each family could have. The government ruled that each family could have only one child. However, it allowed two children in special cases. This article reviews a documentary film of 2005 known as China’s Lost Girls . The video presents effects of the controversial policy of China. Lisa Ling, a Chinese journalist, hosts this 40 minutes long documentary. In the documentary, she examines the “one child policy” that the government of China formulated over three decades ago. Further, she analyzes the political implications of this policy and discusses hopes of American families who travel to China expecting to adopt children. Lisa accompanies some of these families to China in order to actualize the adoption process. At the same time, she critically analyzes this problem. Lisa shares the happiness and expectations of these families during the expedition. In addition, she gets a first-hand account of the gender problem in China. She manages to establish the origins of the problem and analyzes consequences of this it. This documentary begins with Ling’s discussion of the origin of the one child policy that the government of China established. The National Geography documentary reflects the plight of girls in an orphanage because of one child policy. There are also American families in the orphanage who seek these adopt these kids. According to Ling’s findings, the government came up with this policy as an attempt to contain the country’s exploding population. However, this policy has affected China’s social and cultural life. Chinese traditions, social, and economic spheres favor the boy child as compared to the girl child. Therefore, most families expect to have boys instead of girls. If a family gets a girl child, then it gives up the girl for adoption. In cases of other pregnancies, most women opt for abortions. In addition, some women abandon, hide, or take their girls to orphanages due to pressure from society. Some of the village leaders who participated in the interview explained why they preferred boys to girls. On the other hand, women justify their actions and blame the society for excessive pressure. These large numbers of girls in orphanages have promoted the adoption of Chinese girls by American families. In fact, statistics shows that one-quarter of children adopted abroad by American families trace their routes to China. Ling summarizes what she has learned at the end. She says