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Global Tourism Do you think there should be controls on cultural voyeurism to protect local communities and cultures? Or should local communities be allowed to make that decision themselves? Overall, the representatives of local communities need to decide if it is necessary to impose restrictions on the so-called cultural voyeurism. To a great extent, such activities can significantly diminish the culture of indigenous people. Moreover, cultural voyeurism can be attributed to the practices of international companies that do not attach much importance to the lives of indigenous people. Nevertheless, it is important to mention that the inflow of tourists can raise the income level of the local communities. These are some of the benefits that should not be overlooked. It seems that local communities should be empowered enough to raise standards for tourist businesses. These are the key arguments that can be advanced. Should we set up cultural protected areas as we do with parks and wildlife? Does this sound ethical? On the whole, it is not necessary to create cultural protected areas. Such a policy does not seem ethical. In particular, this strategy can stifle any form of economic development in the community. Thus, the lives of many local people can be impaired significantly. Apart from that, these communities can become isolated whi
Background The United Kingdom has earned vast recognition in various fields, including the education, social, and political sector. Indeed, the colonization activities conducted by Britain led to far-reaching effects across the world (Nwagwu 2008). As such, most of the colonies as well as other countries have adopted the UK’s systems of operations. As such, these countries and the world at large have adopted the UK’s education system. Importantly, the UK’s university academic programs have been widely accepted. In fact, almost all countries have developed a method of converting the UK’s degree merits into local equivalence (Forrest 2003). As such, students who graduate from UK-based universities are granted an equivalent grade in their local education system. This allows them to be evaluated on the same assessment platform as those ones who studied in the local universities. In fact, this is evident in other levels of education, including the primary and secondary levels in the respective countries. As such, this indicates that the UK’s educational system and degrees have been accepted as some of the most credible academic platforms. Whereas the degrees obtained from UK-based universities have been used widely, it is common knowledge that the perceptions toward them differ according to regions. As such, it is understandable that the perceptions of the UK’s degrees in the USA and the rest of Europe are expected to differ from the opinions held by Asians and Africans. As such, it is important to interrogate the manner in which different regions perceive UK-based degrees. However, while the scope of the research would extend to finitely many countries around the world, research that studies the perceptions of a given country’s system would be more helpful. This is based on the rationale that the research would be deep because it would focus on the local issues and accurate perceptions existing in the country. This research, therefore, seeks to answer the question of what value and importance the Nigerian attach to the degrees offered in the UK. For the purpose of the thesis statement, the hypothetical stipulation according to secondary research shows that the Nigerian treasure the degrees attained in the UK (Elias 2010). In this regard, it is evident that Nigeria is a third world country from Africa (Abassah 2005). This country is one of the most stable economies in Africa due to the existence of oil mines and vast petroleum products (Ayemere 2008). However, the order and value of education cannot be equated to the UK’s level and proficiency (Uwakwe 2005). This is based on the fact that Nigeria was a British colony. In this case, it does not imply that the educational system of Nigeria is essential for a lo
Introduction Food security is a subject that has attracted global attention, particularly in the third world economies. The World Food Program estimates that nearly one billion individuals are suffering from hunger and undernourishment. As the population keeps on growing, there is a need to enhance food production to take care of the ever-increasing demand and to avert food security threat. Malaysia is one of the economies where food security is still a matter of concern. As a matter of fact, food self-sufficiency in the country is reducing day by day (Razak 2013). One of the main weaknesses of the Malaysian agricultural sector is its over-reliance on the production of cash crops with little attention to food crops (Ministry of Agriculture 2008). According to the Ministry of Agriculture (2008, p. 12), the main challenge facing the agricultural sector is the lack of self-sufficiency in the production of food crops and over-reliance on food imports. In addition, the overall agricultural productivity in the country has also declined over the past three decades. Figure 1 below shows the country’s agricultural productivity in relation to aggregate productivity. It is evident that the Malaysian agricultural GDP in relation to national GDP has declined from 23 percent to less than 10 percent (Bakar 2006). Therefore, it is important to look at the source of the decline in agricultural productivity and the reason behind the importation of food crops in Malaysia. Figure 1: Agricultural Share of the national GDP (%) Year  National GDP  Agricultural GDP  Agricultural Share of the National GDP (%) 1980  44.5          10.2              23                                         1985  57.0          11.9              21                                         1990  79.3          14.8              20                                         1995  120.5         17.1              14                                         2000  143.7         18.2              10                                         2005  231.0         20.0              8.7                                        2010  288           29.69             9.7                                         Source: Bakar (2006, p. 339) The National Agro-Food Policy 2011-2020 Before we explore the National Agro-Food Policy 2011-2020, it is important to understand the origin of the problems bedeviling the agricultural sector in the country. This will help us understand the goal and objectives of the policy. Most literature traces the decline in agricultural productivity in Malaysia to the 80s and the mid-90s, which they refer to as the “sunset era”. In the 80s, the economy shifted from agriculture to manufacturing, whereas in the mid-90s the economy shifted from manufacturing to information communication technology (ICT) (Bakar, 2006). Therefore, the challenges facing the country’s agricultural sector are mainly attributed to the structural changes in the economy. Due to improved and steady proceeds generate by the manufacturing industry, individuals in the public and private sectors opted to vent
In Nayla Chehade’s short story “The Vigil”, a poetic tone of voice is introduced to tell the story of a young girl who died while living in a boarding school in a southern climate. Told in the first-person plural, the narrator is a subjective observer of what has happened in the life of Serena del Carmen Aguiar, the girl who died. The narrator is not identified by name and she remains capable only of seeing what she saw as a girl. There is no omniscience as she is only able to imagine what is happening to Serena whenever she is not actually within sight. The narrator is a former roommate of Serena from the days when she lived at a boarding school, telling the story as a reminiscence of her past. This means she tells it as a monologue, a single voice speaking throughout the whole story. There is no dialogue occurring in the story, which serves to keep the reader outside of the action as much as the narrator herself was kept out of the action. Serena herself remains as silenced in death as she was in life, her secrets kept only to herself. Even the narrator sometimes seems silenced as she remains frightened of telling too much about her subject. However, this does not mean that the story is absent of all emotion. Through symbolism, oppositions, characterization, time movement, and setting, Chehade presents a strongly moving tale. The title itself takes on a strong symbolic nature in the story as the reader becomes a part of the vigil over this poor girl’s story who remains mourned by only a single grandmother and, perhaps, a boyfriend who had planned to marry her someday. The term ‘vigil’ means “a watch formerly kept on the night before a religious feast with prayer or other devotions; the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary; an act or period of watching or surveillance” (Merriam-Webster, 2007). This not only describes the actions undertaken by the narrator and her other roommates as Serena snuck out of the dorm to meet with her boyfriend, but also the actions were taken by the reader as they begin to anxiously wonder what happened to this young girl so full of life. This concept is emphasized as several of the paragraphs take on a more poetic cadence to them, such as “Light-skinned mulatto, nearly white, Serena Aguiar, tinkling laughter and just turned sixteen” and “Mulatto, mulatto, nearly black, Delfin Flores, mulatto from the capital, back patio and coal-burning stove” (Chehade). The term mulatto generally refers to a person who is of mixed black and white ancestry and is often associated in the literature with people of strong desires while the repetition of the word begins to take on the feeling of prayer. The comparison of the black mulatto of Delfin Flores and the white mulatto of Serena Aguiar introduces the concept of binary oppositions that are used throughout the story as a means of increasing the tension. Binary opposition is placing two things such light and dark indirect relationships to each other, typically allowing one dominance or preference over the other. Delfin is further opposed t
Recent healthcare reform (The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) has affected not only patients but also healthcare organizations. Healthcare organizations are now relying on payments from patients to maintain their facilities and pay their workers. The creation of new insurance plans has increased the number of patients who pay for their health care costs out of their own pockets. This situation has been aggravated by high rates of unemployment and the introduction of self-directed health care plans in the American health care system. The result of such reform has been the active involvement of patients in the daily decisions of their care. On the other hand, it has compelled health practitioners to improve their strategies to collect payments from patients through the development and adoption of strategic plans. When patients fail to pay accounts receivable, the cash flow dwindles, bad debt accumulates, and the long-term growth of the organization is compromised. The enhancement of patient pay accounts receivable is the most effective way of improving the operations of health care facilities. My plan to enhance out-of-pocket accounts receivable would include the implementation of policies to encourage prompt payments and the utilization of technology to improve payment processes. Literature Review Poor payment processes are major causes of the mismanagement of patient receivables (Newby & Carr, 2013). Patients’ inability and reluctance to pay their out-of-pocket health care expenses is affecting many health care facilities that are already stretched financially (Fordney, 2017). Effective plans to enhance patient pay accounts receivable involve patient engagement and accounts management. Educating patients on organizational financial policies could reduce the incidence of missed payments. An increasing patient accounts receivable could signify ineffective front-desk processes and poor communication regarding the organization’s financial policy (Paterson, 2014). My plan to enhance patient-pay accounts receivable would comprise two main components: implementation of policies to encourage prompt and full payment and the use technology to streamline payment processes and remind patients of their financial obligations. Policies that offer cash discounts, time-of-service discount, and impose fines if payments are made late would be implemented (Baker, Baker, & Dworkin, 2017). Discounts would also be offered for cash payments. Many patients make promises to pay their bills but fail to keep them. In that regard, a fine would be imposed for late payments (Baker et al., 2017). A policy that imposes fines would encourage patients to pay on time and avoid extra charges. The second component would involve using technology to improve payment processes, remind patients of their obligations, and increase the number of payment options available. According to Fordney (2017), technology enhances the process of educating patients and verifying their insurance eligibility. Using technology for check-in enhances upfront payment collection (Paterson, 2014). Technology would also facilitate credit card
What is the main situation of the movie, and how it is related to the immigration problem? All the events of the film occur between the two contrary groups. Because of the excessive population, political, and cultural issues, the planet is no longer able to provide the conditions that are suitable for living. Here we can see the similar moments between the movie events, and the real situation on the planet today. Our planet comes to the point when it would be unable to provide the necessary quality of life. In the extremely populated and polluted earth cities, many individuals aspire to move to other, more abundant places. In a comparison with the destructed earth, the orbital station includes all the possible benefits and pleasures, as well as universal health care. In its turn, the people on the planet do not get the necessary health care, due to the poor level of local medical institutions. Because of the constant struggle, the people from earth aim to move to the orbital station at all costs. However, the protective forces of Elysium prevent every smallest attempt of a planetary shuttle to enter its personal space. In a comparison with the movie scenario, many people in our world want to migrate to the more developed countries because there they can have the required health care and additional opportunities for development. The minister of defense Delacourt makes all the efforts to strengthen the control over the unauthorized attempts of entering the station. Her primary goal is to limit the opportunity the access for foreign representatives. The current situation in the world is not fully similar to the case, reflected in the film. Of course, there are developed countries that have strict laws concerning the immigration procedure, but still, most of them continue to stay available for the persistent people. How the actions of the main hero could be described, and how do they influence immigration? Suddenly, our hero found out that he has a deadly disease and that he has only five days of living left. His desire to live forces him to contact his old criminal friends, who gladly help him to create fake citizenship of Elysium. As payment for that service, he has to leave earth forever because of the mission. He does that mostly because he wants to open the door for immigration. His primary purpose is to download the electronic data, related to the restart of Elysium’s servers. The forceful restart would mean a full reset of the controlling options. It would allow all the earth humans to become the full value citizens of Elysium, which would give them full access to the Elysium’s medicines and immigration opportunity. That case could be compared with our idea of the Fall of World Order, when there would be no more boundaries betw
Computer network is the interconnection of many resourceful computers through domains which provide users with the possibility to freely share ideas, information and other useful resources. In my class setup, computer network has played a big role in construction of knowledge among my fellow learners. One major role which computer network plays in imparting knowledge is implemented through sharing of ideas. According to Resnick (1996), learning is described as an active process where knowledge is constructed from various experiences in the world, thus making ideas rather than getting them. Through computer network, my fellow learners share various ideas they have made in the process and this became available to all of us. We are able to access various ideas, disseminate, and improve them which results in the splendid end product. Computer network has also enabled us to collaborate in real-time through chatting and using newsgroup forums where we communicate freely among learners which results into enhancement and construction of new knowledge. The network has enabled us to make computer simulations in various projects we are undertaking and which are tested by other learners who act as users of the constructed simulations. The feedback obtained from the users helps us improve on our simulations through active participation on the internet. In the absence of computer network in the school environment, learners can use physical discussion forums where we can meet in study rooms, meeting places and still share ideas thus extending distributed constructionism. Learners can also record their findings and work with electronic tapes, e.g. flash disks, compact disks and post them via postal mails to their colleagues. Mobile phones text messages can also be used to share ideas and resources hence promoting distributed constructionism. Computer network and the Internet act as Rorschach test for educational philosophy whereby it can be interpreted into many ways. Through my own educational philosophy, I see the internet as a way of life throughout the world. To defend my philosophical view, the internet has enabled the entire world to become a global village whereby users share their daily life experience hence making the internet as a virtual way of life. The information shared on the internet can be used by various users depending on their area of interest. Pea’s idea of enabling educators to facilitate individuals from tool-free cognition is a feasible and realistic idea which can be adopted at any level of learning (Pea, 1993). Distributed intelligence and cognition are defined as a theoretical approach that focuses on interaction between individuals and other factors that are depend on how they are approached and implemented. The theory is realistic in that no individual is an island of his own information and students get to know things through interaction with other people. This can range from interaction with cultural influences, material artifacts and with
Abstract Saudi Arabia has been confronting issues with finishing infrastructure projects on time and cost. It has been recorded that 85% of complex infrastructures are delayed for several reasons. Studies have distinguished the low-offer bidding technique as a critical factor in causing such deferrals. The low-bid framework overlooks other aspects that are vital to project performance and delivery. Thus, contextual analysis was performed recognizing the reasons for projects postponements and cost overruns. Literatures were reviewed in accordance with the proposed model. The construction division in Saudi Arabia is the biggest and quickest developing business sector in the Gulf Area. This solid monetary position has urged the Saudi Government to take the chance to actualize complex infrastructure projects. In the last seven years, Saudi Arabia has been encountering a development blast, with more than 23,500 progressing projects and the estimation of every single current undertaking totaling US$ 869 billion. However, project delays and cost overruns affect the economy. Since the NPMO is in charge of restructuring project management practices, it is normal that the organization understands the challenges ahead. By implication, the proposed best practices in mitigating project delays and cost overruns can be categorized in two folds. The main sort is the national difficulties, where implementation practices help in keeping all activities adjusted to the national procedure and take an interest in accomplishing it. The organization must detail those activities to help in promoting effective leadership. Secondly, NPMO can give proposing controls, which bolster better task administration adjustment. The second kind of difficulties is the task administration procedure, where the NPMO can help in enhancing these practices by supporting the utilization of important information, aptitudes, instruments, and techniques. This may incorporate working with instruction services, preparing organizations, and leagues. Project management is a bas
Introduction Every person works towards becoming a leader so that one can acquire the power and influence that come along with the position. In the workplace, there is usually a lot of competition on who gets which position. This is the reason why employees work towards impressing their superiors so that they can get an opportunity to be promoted from the level they are in to a higher rank, which comes with more duties as well as more power. Power is defined as the ability of a person to compel others to change their actions in order to conform to what the person wants (Houser, 2004). Types of power There are a number of ways, through which a person can gain power at the workplace. Power gained using forceful means is considered as coercive power. This includes using intimidating and threatening actions to impose a person’s will on other people. One can also gain power through their ability to be in charge of all the means of production at the workplace. This kind of power puts one in a capacity to make all decisions pertaining to the activities taking place at work (Jex, 2008). There is also the genuine power, which one gains because they are considered experts in their area of work. Such a position means that a person has a lot of authority both at their workplace and in the eyes of the society. These are the kind of people in power, who make it possible for others to gain some amount of power through associations. This is what is known as referent power. People with referent power attract people because they are deemed similar to those they associate with. The final type of power is what is considered as informational power. This kind is based on a person giving relevant information, in trying to influence other people, accompanied by an argument that makes sense (Raven, 2011). Ways of gaining power in the workplace The first step in gaining power is ensuring that I treat everyone I work with the same way I would like to be treated. Power works well when those you are trying to influence find one approachable, easy to get along with and understanding. I respect other employees who work under my supervision, just as they respect me. In this way, I am able to influence my employees to follow a certain way of completing a specific task without having to use any type of coercion or force because we all respect and understand each other in the same way. I have quite a lot of experience in my line of work and this is what has enabled me to acquire a high level of power. My fellow workmates recognize this fact and that is the reason they come to me for advice on how to handle an issue that may arise at the workplace. This is because they know that I will assist in coming up with a solution that is workable and effective. I have never used the basis of my wealth as a means of acquiring power at the workplace. I consider myself a people-oriented leader because I always consider the people who work under my authority before I embark on making