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Although only the best projects are awarded according to the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program, it is also possible to determine the strongest and weakest projects among the awardees of 2011. Thus, the ArtWorks program can be discussed as the most successful and important project because it provides young people with the opportunities to develop their creativity and personal traits as well as to receive real-life experience because of participating in real-world projects. As a result, young people not only improve their artistic skills and focus on real-world communication with clients but also contribute to their further career progress ( NAHYPA, 2013). Despite the concentration on the important issues and pursuing effective goals, the project known as Sojourn to the Past does not respond completely to the program’s requirements related to the development of young people’s creativity, artistic skills, self-expression, and ambitions. The main goal of the project which is to organize the young people to struggle with inequality, injustice, and intolerance in all forms is more correlated with the direct social projects than with the Arts and Humanities programs ( NAHYPA, 2013). Thus, it is appropriate to award this project with references to the other standards. Reference The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards . (2013). Web.
A survey carried out by Universum revealed that Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is the most preferred employer by students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) . The growing global demand for oil has necessitated ADNOC to initiate a process that will increase its oil producing capacity from 2.7 to 3.5 million barrels per day by 2017. This means that there are prospects of job creation and security at ADNOC. Currently ADNOC operates fifteen subsidiary companies dealing with oil and gas exploration, and transportation. The Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) is one of those subsidiaries. ADCO undertakes oil exploration in onshore wells and in shallow waters off the coast of Abu Dhabi Emirate. The company has a vibrant business administration division that supports its daily operations in oil and gas exploration. The following are the positions of interest in the company. Finance Assistant A suitable finance assistant in the oil and gas exploration industry needs to understand the emergency scenarios that exist in the sector. Financial accounting in oil and gas exploration is very complex because of the industry’s exposure to several macroeconomic shocks. The approach to accounting for exploration and evaluation expenditures often has a substantial effect on the financial statements and results of oil and gas exploration companies . This industry essentially requires a finance assistant who is able to deal with the existing and emerging macroeconomic trends in oil and gas exploration. Besides understanding the uniqueness of this sector, a finance assistant is required to possess competencies in budget preparation and monitoring. Additional tasks in the job may include the generation of financial reports and preparation of annual accounts. The supervisor of the finance assistant is often a finance manager or director, who may from time to time assign responsibilities to him when they arise. Some of these responsibilities include simple financial analysis, processing of staff per diems, and generation of summarized financial statements for use in meetings. Within the framework of performance appraisal, the finance assistant also has to generate his self-appraisal report based on his performance targets. Investor Relations Assistant Investor relations refer to “the art and science of positioning and communicating a company’s story and investment proposition to investors” .The department of investor relations is usually vital in any oil and gas company. Investors always need to know every single development in the company they have invested in, due to the capital
Introduction The Target Company has been in operation for over a century. It was incorporated in 1902. The firm focuses on offering customers everyday essential and fashionable consumer products at discounted prices. The Target Company has established 1,805 retail outlets in the United States. Its past success has arisen from its commitment in implementing best practices in strategic management. This has arisen from recognition of the value of effective strategic management in attaining the strategic goals and objectives and hence the competitive advantage. Target Company is committed on ensuring that the firm delivers the preferred shopping experience. The firm has developed an efficient supply chain and technology infrastructure. The firm has ingrained innovation as a vital strategic aspect in attaining future growth. Target Company has incorporated international market expansion as one of the strategic moves in attaining growth. The firm identified Canada as one of the potential international markets to enter. Its decision to enter the Canadian market was motivated by the need to generate high sales revenue and hence profitability. Strategic issue/Problem identification The firm failed in its attempt to enter the Canadian market because of ineffective strategy application. It was forced to close 133 of its retail store that it had established within two years of its operation in Canada. The market entry failure might adversely affect the firm’s capacity to develop sustainable competitive advantage. Rationale of the strategic analysis Achieving sustainable competitive advantage is an essential strategic aspect that managers of profit-oriented firms should pursue. The significance of developing sustainable competitive advantage emanates from the dynamism associated with the contemporary business environment. Chekwa, Martin, and Wells (2015) support this view by positing, “Sustainable competitive advantage is achieved when a firm is able to consistently create more economic value than the rival firms” (p.61). Therefore, firms that have attained sustainable competitive advantage are more dominant compared to their competitors. Subsequently, they are able to
The article on HPC programming languages summarizes the primary characteristics and parameters of modern computing communication. The author of the research study investigates the adequate HPC model, which is Fortran, and verifies its work against the fundamental needs of an individual. Thus, the ultimate goal that is set at the work encompasses finding the “ideal” personal programming language that corresponds to the users’ wants. The research was conducted on the basis of rewriting the ordinary high-performance computing languages, according to the standards of readability, maintainability, and verifiability. During the investigation, the human subjects within the programming were regularly tracked. In general, the primary goal of the scientists, who sustained the study, was to utilize the existing programming language characteristics and to trace a simplification of the codifying processes. In the course of the study, a correspondence of the rewritten programming systems to the original models of computing was inspected. Moreover, the HPC parallelization and performance aspects were emphasized. According to the findings of the work, a consistent reduction of source-code volume is a direct consequence of changing the primary HPC patterns. The improvement stipulates the computing language elaboration and makes the programs concise and readable. Due to Loh (2010), the Fortran language continues its functioning as one of the most favorable and efficient programming languages. The general examination of the computing model parameters
From the reading, it is clear that the author talks about two personalities, Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, who have contributed immensely in shaping the modern world. Both men were born on February 12 1809, one to a rich British family and the other to a poor American family (Gopnik 2), but they went ahead to develop great ideas that continue to shape the modern world especially in the sciences and political domains. The present paper is a reaction to the reading. There are several important themes that can be found in this particular reading. From the onset, it is evident that author is interested in showing how the two men – Lincoln and Darwin – contributed in shaping the modern thought and processes using the evolutionary lens. To demonstrate the evolutionary perspective, the author first introduces the concept of vertical organization of life to show how life was prior to the contributions of these men. In this structure, there is “a hierarchy of species on earth, descending from man on down toward animals, and a judge appraising us up in heaven” (Gopnik 2).This form of hierarchical structure, in my view, was central in reinforcing the social ills affecting mankind during this era, including slavery, as some individuals viewed themselves superior to others. While Lincoln fought hard to change the status quo and introduce democratic institutions in the United States, it remains unclear how the vertical organizational structure is any different from Darwin’s theory of evolution particularly in reference to humans and primates as the theory seems to acknowledge that modern-day people evolved vertically from the primates. Exemplifying further on the vertical organizational structure which was predominant prior to the major contributions of Lincoln and Darwin, this author argues that people had a perception that the types “of organisms they saw on earth had always been here and always would be, that life had been fixed in place since the beginning of a terrestrial time that was thought to go back a few thousand years at most” (Gopnik 2). Although this statement is intended to demonstrate how life has generally evolved owing to the immense contributions of Darwin in the sciences and Lincoln in politics and democracy, it lacks merit as there were other sources of knowledge, including the Bible, that could be used to effectively demonstrate that life was not “fixed in place” as argued by the author. It is undeniable that Darwin and Lincoln contributed significantly to the establishment of modern thought, but other rulers and philosophers before them had also contributed immensely to this debate, hence it is incorrect for the author of this reading to use shallow perspectives to superimpose his own concept of how modern thought has been affected by the two men. The next point of interest is that it is unconvincing, in my view, to use the evolutionary perspective as deployed by the author o
Introduction Same-sex marriage has already become part of the social reality in the developed world. Despite the fear of stigmatization, discrimination, and abuse, more gay and lesbian individuals “come out” in their striving to create a cohesive family unit. In the absence of legal possibilities to marry one another, gays and lesbians create civil unions and bring up children. Meanwhile, the debate on the appropriateness of same-sex marriages continues to persist. On the one hand, the developed society despises those, who discriminate against other citizens and peers based on their sexual orientation. On the other hand, the society fears that gay marriage can have disrupting impacts on the socioemotional and psychological wellbeing of children brought up in such unions. Generally, there is no evidence that gay marriage is the source of negative emotional, psychological, and social influences on children. Children brought up by gay couples score equally or even higher on most psychosocial determinants, compared to their peers growing up in heterosexual families; as a result, gay couples deserve the legal right to legitimize their relationships to bring greater socioeconomic and cultural stability into their relationships. Statistics and context Since the beginning of the new millennium, same-sex marriage and its implications for children’s wellbeing have become the hottest topics of public discussion and research. The number of same-sex couples with and without children has been steadily increasing. Statistically, same-sex couples live in 99.3% of all US counties, and 96% of all US counties have same-sex couples that are raising children (Pawelski et al. 351). As of 2000, nearly 25% of all same-sex couples were raising children (Pawelski et al. 351). The percentage of gay couples in 2000 was in Vermont, followed by California, Massachusetts, and Oregon (Pawelski et al. 351). The percentage of same-sex couples raising adopted children and children with special health needs was higher than among the heterosexual couples (Pawelski et al., 351). The duration of same-sex union was also longer than that of heterosexual couples (Pawelski et al. 351). These data suggest that same-sex marriages display a stronger stability potential and have everything a good family might need to raise a child, even if he/she has special health needs. It is high time that the outdated beliefs about same-sex marriage as something sinful or morally inappropriate were abandoned. Marriage and cohabitation among gays and lesbians is not as dangerous as it may seem. In today’s economic and social contexts, heterosexual marriage is but one of the many family options available to members of the developed society (Cherlin 41). Nowadays, “within marriage, roles are more flexible and negotiable, although women still do more of the household work and childrearing” (Cherlin 41). Nothing prevents same-sex couples from having the same division of responsibilities and living a li
Introduction Many teachers and instructors labor to teach unmotivated classes where students are not interested in learning. In such a scenario, a strong rift exists between the teacher and the students making it hard for the student to learn. This is just an indicator that calls for reformation in the education learning process. However, educationists have advocated for changes in learning processes to enhance mutual understanding between the teacher and the students. This essay will evaluate my learning experience against stipulates of transformative education. This analysis will elucidate the milestones that have been achieved in the education reforms. Furthermore, the essay endeavors to highlight the main issues that have been affected to improve learning in schools and universities. My learning experience Any time I saw kids carrying bags, as they came from school, I felt bad because I was not one of them. Enthusiasm to join preparatory school was eating me up, and I continued pestering mum to be allowed to go to school. My pestering went on until when my mother heeded my repeated call and took me to school. The first days were very interesting as I enjoyed singing in class, listening to stories and modeling. The most fulfilling encounter was playing with my fellow pupils, who had become part of my extended family. The learning was initially fun, enjoyable and it was wonderful. All these were short-lived as our teacher fell sick and another teacher took charge. The good environment was withdrawn and the freedom that we initially experience evaporated. The new teacher was serious, unfriendly and struck, we all feared her. Learning to me become an awful ordeal, I recall some days I could deliberately refuse to attended school by claiming I was sick. It was rather better to visit a doctor than confront the new teacher who punished for every wrong deed. To my surprise, I was still able to pass my preparatory education to join school; this was a cultivating day, as I understood all the problems of dealing with a bad teacher behind me. Life in school was not any different from the previous experience, as I had to put up with tough life in school. I was eager to learn new things and acquire new skills at the tender age. During my own time could work out my mind especially in modeling which interested me most. Sometimes I could even take some of my models to school to show them to my teacher who got interested in my creativity and self-drive. My teacher encouraged me to keep on working and sometimes she could extend some assistance. The trend did not persist for long as my teacher discouraged me from doing modeling in order to improve my mathematics. I did not know this would be the turning point of our good relationship as things turned sour. My lack of interest in mathematics discouraged me from learning and I developed hatred for the subject even
Introduction The historical background of Canada is particular due to the relationships between its two major parts, namely: English-speaking and French-speaking communities. In this respect, the conflicts over the problem of language spread on the most significant spheres of life are widely discussed at the moment. In fact, such a process has been developing since the postwar times. The dimensions of art and culture promote the most viable and important for the population of Canada’s interests. The point on music and its elaboration either in French or in English cannot but confront the blame from each side. This is why a fair and logical question arises in the flow of discussion, namely what features make Quebecois music distinctive from the music of English Canada? This point is underlined in the paper with glimpses at the historical and cultural growth of artistic thought in Canada and its reflection on the particular and significant events in the music in different periods of time. The ethnic identity of the nation can vary in preferences maintained in culture, notwithstanding the fact that such ethnicities exist on the territory of one country. Discussion The whole discussion on the theme of Quebecois music can be implied into the understanding of main details of it and close relation to French traditions and manner of execution and representation. Popular music in this very part of Canada seems to be developed in its own way. Here the personalities did not matter, but the spirit of it impressed the followers and connoisseurs of definite to Quebec music. The feeling of the “present pasts” of individual experiences and collective trajectories” is apparent for the development of Quebecois music culture (Grenier 12). In fact, the way of music in Canada had no hardships for the expressive and original outlook for the listeners of various layers of society. Youth, as in any other country, played the most progressive role in the coordination of social motives and estimation about Quebecois type of music. The urge for having an identity within the versatile world of music was prescribed in the francophone implementation in it. Moreover, since the early twentieth century there appeared the hot discussion according to the “national music” and approaches to work it out in the current socio-demographic reality of Canada (Morey 65). This is why the division of Canadian celebrities into English-signing and French-singing began at that time. Among the people who belong to the Quebecois trend in music, there is an extent of their identity. As a result, such evaluation of particular sounding and presupposed genres can be outlined in the project called Je vous entends chanter : Je vous entends chanter combines more than 550 objects, 655 songs, 300 artists, and more than thirty hours of audio and video recordings grouped into what project coordinators call zones, the limits of which are defined both visually and aurally (Grenier 13). Such integrity of francophone music is intended to promote a specific shape of francophone performers. Popular, rock, rap, and country music developed in th
Introduction The Epic of Gilgamesh is a Sumerian poem that dates back to the ancient time. The main character is Gilgamesh; the ruler of Uruk. His body has both godly and human features. Gilgamesh is a rapist, cruel, domineering and oppressive ruler. However, the intervention of gods leads to the creation of a man who is similar to Gilgamesh. Unfortunately, Enkidu becomes Gilgamesh best friend but due to the wrath of gods, he dies. However, before his death Enkidu foresees the suffering he and Gilgamesh are to undergo while in the underworld. Sharon posits, “Epiphany is a divinity or deity manifestation moment that one experiences in his/her lifetime leading to a change in character and social interaction” (163). The impact of epiphany is positive and the people who undergo the experience reform from worse to better beings. In the light of this insight, the occurrence and manifestation of death becomes an epiphany moment in Gilgamesh and a turning point in his life. Gilgamesh epiphany experience and its effect on the society Gilgamesh is an oppressive ruler but after experiencing an epiphany moment in his life, he becomes a respectful and loving rule. Enkidu is Gilgamesh’s closest friend and just before his death, “he has a revelation on the punishment he and Gilgamesh are to undergo after their death (Foster 10). After realizing the pain that awaits him in the next world, Gilgamesh not only mourns his friend’s death but also his seemingly bleak destiny. Therefore, he forgets his kingdom and embarks on a journey to establish the origin of death and its implication on humankind. He seeks divine intervention to rescue him from death. Unfortunately, one of the god’s reveals to him that death is the destiny of all human beings as per gods’ wish. However, the god gives Gilgamesh two options; he either turns into an immortal being or retain his youthfulness forever. The god gives him a