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Introduction Health, safety and wellness audits are done to ensure the safety of the employees and other parties in the work area. To ensure these factors, supervisors are expected to perform routine health and safety audits with the aim of identifying and fixing problems. These audits are used in making sure that their safety programs are effective, what areas should be improved upon or changed as far as health, and safety is concerned. The Coca-Cola Company will be ranked highly in the health, safety and wellness audit as it has made health and safety among its main priorities (Robertson, 2005). The success of the Coca-Cola Company is supported by the fact that it ensures the safety of its employees, visitors to the premises and the public. The safety and health of all employees is its number one priority. The safety management system adopted by the company for the safety of the employees is the “Coca-Cola safety management system” or “TCCSMS.” This system focuses on safety, health and loss prevention. This system is incorporated together with the internationally recognized system, which is OSHAS 18001(Bell, 2004). Work Area The work environment ensures that safety, risk and health are monitored and controlled to prevent injuries or occupational ill-health. In case an injury occurs, it is investigated and a solution is arrived at to prevent its reoccurrence. The Coca-Cola work area is kept clean and all efforts are put in place to ensure that it is organized. The tools and equipment are regularly checked to make sure that they are fully functional. Old or damaged equipment is repaired or replaced to prevent them from causing injury to the employees (Reese, 2009). Training The employees are given regular training to ensure employee safety by training them on how to keep safe when undertaking in the company’s activities. This training is done for new employees as well as regular refresher training for all the employees as well as other workers undertaking in the company’s activities. The company has also put in place measures that deal with problems in case they occur. One of these measures is the enforcement of first aid. The company has a guideline, which is offered in the training for first aid in case an unfortunate catastrophe occurs. All employees are expected to know the location of the first aid kit in case a problem occurs as well as what to do. Training is also focused on the use and operating of the equipment and machines (Reese, 2009). Workers compensation and audits Workers’ compensation insurance is also guaranteed in case one gets an injury on the job. The company has an internal audit process to ensure that all its policies on safety and health are implemented. Recognized external audit firms are also used to access the company’s’ compliance with laws, regulations, safety, and health and loss prevention. Areas for improvement The company should adopt a more effective safety communi
The journal describes how promoters tailor messages to the motivational traits of their intended audience. They could influence the audience’s perception, for example, to buy a good, vote for a politician, encourage or discourage some behavior. The human personality affects the thought and action patterns of individuals. Essentially, advertisement messages have a design that captures the individual attention of people based on what inspires their mentality and perception and that which their personality matches. Customizing advertisement messages to the personality desires of the prospective buyers increases the chances of the goods or services is preferred. The authors, Hirsh et al. (2012) give an overview of the Big Five personality dimensions. The extroverts seek social recognition, agreeable personality values maintaining positive relationships, and neurotic people respond to threats or uncertainty. Conscientious individuals value effort, order, and credit, while open individuals are supporters of innovation and intellectual capabilities. The five-dimensional personality traits describe the relationship between personality and choices made by people, whereby personality guides preferences and actions. The research involved 324 American participants who were to rate the level of persuasion of advertisement messages. The messages uniquely persuaded the various personalities into their multiple levels of preference. For instance, the extroverts responded well to the message promising excitement by the XPhone, and the neurotic individuals were targeted by it guaranteeing safety. Ideally, all the personality traits were touched and motivated by what they valued individually. Customized messages, indeed, have more impact than generalized messages in any form of promotions or publicity. Corporates spend a lot of money on advertisement, some using more than a quarter of their revenues to market their products through advertising. The journal estimated the 2012 global expenditure on the promotion to about 530 billion American Dollars, with about a five percent annual increase in spending on publicity. The preceding fact highlights the vital role advertisement has on the success of companies. Indeed, an adequately advertised corporate entity grows exponentially with existing customers maintained and new ones inspired. Message tailoring ensures goods, services, or people’s publicity increase to the benefit of the organization. The advertiser aims at attaining congruence between the message and personality. The emotions of the targeted user are motivated simply by tapping into the appeals of their nature. The situation is called regulatory fit; the person’s history and desire influence their choice of products, services, or goods. Generally, the customization of messages serves the purpose of persuading prospective clients. Persuasive messages, despite their numerous advantages and be
Regarding literary works of Judiz Ortiz Cofer “Silent Dancing” and David Sedaris “Ashes” it is important to note that both of these stories discuss family relations and problems. Comparing them, one should understand and explain the way of the connection of those literary works, particularly their similarities and differences, draw a relationship between them. Analyzing and comparing “Ashes” by Sedaris and “Silent Dancing” by Cofer the reader is enabled to understand the course of relations in two different families and to undertake the idea of two different life paths that lead both main characters to understanding of their life destination; at the end of the stories both main characters get to the point when they realize that each single day must be lived to the fullest despite any difficulties and troubles that may appear in their lives. In order to be able to achieve the above listed objectives, one may regard and analyze both stories, and then compare them. “Ashes” written by David Sedaris is a personal story. To represent and portray his family’s relationship, author uses humor and satire. Similar to Sedaris’ “Ashes”, Judiz Cofer in her work also reveals her life story to the reader through the narrative. “Silent Dancing”, as well as the preceding story, is based on the description of the rations within author’s family. But unlike “Ashes”, it appears to the reader not like a humoristic story, but a serious mixture of true facts and some items of her interest that can not be proved, but according to Cofer, actually, happened. For example, Cofer tells about the notches of spike heels on the coverage of the linoleum floor, but afterwards she notices that “the indentations cannot be seen in the home movie” (p. 47). Here might be pointed out that the author mixes fiction facts and true information with the view to keep reader in the condition of excitement, as the reader has to rely on her word. It is impossible to say that Sedaris’ story “Asher” is less exciting and interesting then Cofer’s narrative. It is significant that the author of the narrative gives his own name to the main character of the story – he calls him David. Like in “Silent Dancing”, David’s life story begins with tense and in a certain way stress situation. The latter of two stories starts with main character’s rejection of marriage. He considers it as a rejection of the family, especially, in the situation with his sisters. The main character is not a common person, he differs from other people and that makes him to suffer from the society and those who surround him. David explains his incapacity to marry with the fact that his is a homosexual, but this is actually the way to keep his sisters closer to the family and himself, to stay in a similar position with them. He concludes that the high importance of marriage for him and their surrounding is, “another good reason to avoid it” (p. 140). The main character of Cofer’s “Silent Cancing” is also appears to be in a difficult situation
Introduction A historical magnum opus pertaining to women over three hundred years who were mixed or pure Tejanos. Discussing three generations of Tejanas women, the author Teresa and Ruthe have taken into account three centuries since 1700s, where women of Spanish or Mexican origin have played a central, role in Texas history. Despite of the unacknowledged contribution of such women in history, the authors have honored three centuries by claiming and demonstration that Tejanas have been great personalities like artists, reformers, political leaders, religious mentors, entrepreneurs, committed professionals, innovative educators, astute businesswomen and experienced professionals. Giving their achievements the recognition of bravery and wisdom, this groundbreaking book is at once a general history and a celebration of Tejanas’ contributions to Texas over three centuries. From warriors to educationists, Tejanas have been discussed by many authors but the way Teresa and Ruthe have gathered and embedded a wide range of information to create Tejanas cultural artifacts is outstanding. The authors have described the survival of early Tejanas women in poverty and have mentioned even those who strive hard in the Northern provinces of New Spain for survival. Most of them were poor, single or widowed (Teresa & Ruthe, 2003, p. 2). Authors have mentioned women’s contribution up till the period of 1900 and have drawn results from the research that exists for the twentieth century. Even modern Tejanas experience has been mentioned in the fields of education, business and arts. The most beautiful thing which makes the author’s work unique is that they have elaborated three centuries of Tejanas and have compared them with what they are today. Various tribal groups like Caddos, Tejas and Hasinai have been discussed in context with the peaceful and friendly political arenas they kept. Caddos women were well known for trading and they put every effort in order to retain their genetic cultural heritage. Jumanos was another tribe that lived along what is now the western part of the Texas-Mexico border (Teresa & Ruthe, 2003, p. 7). Trading between Spanish Mexico and other native peoples was mostly done by women in absence of their husbands or fathers. Critical aspects While moving to a critical point, it is true that throughout history, there has always been dissension from sectors of the subjected group, since those who occupy the lower social strata disrupts the elite class, the dominating culture must bring the pre-colonial elites into closer proximity with its structures of power, and must make these dispossessed elites deceive themselves into thinking they occupy positions of authority. This work does not indicate any social stratification whic
Introduction “ Why Rational People Buy into Conspiracy Theories ” is an article by Koerth-Baker. The author gives an explanation of the connections between calamities that take place in the world and shadow forces. For example, Koerth-Baker gives a connection between Boston Marathon and the Tsarnaev brothers. The relationship between scientific research and the psychological theory gives contradicting information that makes rational people believe in conspiracy theories. People who propagate conspiracy theories may fail, but one of them may become plausible under the scientific research. In addition, Koerth-Baker gives examples of the bombing of 9/11 with President Bush and the use of condoms in relation to high spread of HIV in Africa. Summary Koerth-Baker’s purpose of writing the article is to provide evidence that conspiracy theories are present and that rational people fall victims to conspiracy theories. The calamities and disasters taking place in the world have different versions of their cause. Scientific research finds the motives behind the calamities. Scientists would like to give evidence on the ways of arriving at the conclusion, whereas psychologists would prove the theory through experiences and previous references. It is normal to have varying results, but it is not fit to correlate the disasters and calamities in the world with shadowy forces. Believing in more than one conspiracy theory would result in associating every evil act in the world with shadowy forces. The failure to obtain reliable evidence from scientific studies causes a high number of people to believe in conspiracy theories. Rational people believe in the existence of the alternative version of reality from every calamity report in the public gallery. The false allegations have strong relationships with the calamity. Therefore, they win a significant number of rational people. Books on conspiracy theories are increasing in the market. This has led to few speculations. Scientific research suggests that conspiracy books have theories with the aim of convincing the public on the existence of shadowy forces behind every tragedy. Assessment of Presentation Koerth-Baker’s information is accurate because she compares psychological information and scientific-based data. Koerth-Baker goes ahead and uses evidence from a book in order to validate the information in her article. She uses Hofstadter’s book that develops narratives from wildest conspiracy theories in order to win the minds of rational thinkers. University polls on the political conspiracy theories form part of the article so as to convince the reader that conspiracy has popular votes than the factual evidence from scientific research. Koerth-Baker is using simple and easy language to understand in order to convince the reader. Koerth-Baker avoids the use of
Introduction During the early periods in Mesopotamia, cities, as exemplified by Ubaid and Uruk settlements, were characterized by sporadic village settlements and primal forms of agricultural or sedentary activities. These villages are set up around alluvial regions wherein rich river soil is very suitable for agriculture. Mesopotamians planted wheat and other produce in these fertile areas for consumption and trade. Archeological artifacts as evidenced by mounds that were formed during this period indicate varied groups of people utilizing the different resources that are available to them. Through these raw materials, food and crafts were produced in artisan communities. Pollock (1999) argues that cities were born to serve as a trading place among these villages producing unique goods of their own. This means, he adds, that cities can also be seen as the siphoning force that depletes the raw materials or resources of a particular region since cities served as a marketplace among villages in the outskirts of the city. Agricultural produce and crafts require raw materials from the environment where villagers live which were traded in a city where people do not inherently possess natural resources thus the siphoning effect. Nonetheless, the accumulation of settlers in the alluvial lowlands was not seen to be primarily the trend since the process can be more aptly described as dynamic. There were fluctuations in the size and density of people living in an area. People are moving in and out, for reasons that may have served them wherein not just environmental factors are to be considered but economic, political, and regional factors as well. Mesopotamian Ubaid and Uruk periods In other words, cities in Mesopotamian Ubaid and Uruk periods were originally formed to accommodate an exchange of goods but then gradually evolved into more complex activities such as the preservation of power and practice of religion as evidenced by city walls and the construction of temples. Food crops are not the sole source of livelihood for people since herding, trading, and other lines of work were widely practiced in the said period. Due to this, concurrent multifarious activities constitute the interaction among villages which are mainly dictated by the nature and availability of environmental resources. These characteristics of the environment, in turn, dictated the manner of city-state emergence and structure in Ubaid and Uruk. The more varied and richer a particular environment is, the faster and the larger the city-state that will emerge. This follows the logic that the city is brought into the scene due to the need of people to trade for other products which they cannot produce. Crop growing groups cannot live with their products by themselves but would need milk or meat the way craftsmen would need bread and shelter. If pasture areas, alluvial fertile soils, and raw materials can be found in a particular region, different types of settlers would occupy this region and pursue their interests. The structure of the city-state, again, would be highly dependent on these groups of people. Diversity is the key to a mor
Executive summary A company needs to carry out an appraisal of suppliers before awarding them contracts. This ensures that credits worthy suppliers are selected. This paper focused on the appraisal of a supplier. Specifically, the paper focused on reviewing the income statement and balance sheet. The review reveals that there was growth in revenues, net income, and net assets. Besides, the company does not have debt. The second part of the appraisal focused on ratio analysis. The analysis shows that the profitability of the company improved. However, the overall profitability was low. Further, the liquidity and investment ratios improved. However, the efficiency in the use of assets dropped. Finally, the Z-score shows that the financial standing of the company is fairly stable. Therefore, the supplier should be considered for a sourcing exercise for Facilities Management Services. However, the contract value that should be awarded to the company should not exceed the value of net assets. Review of financial statements In this section, the income statement and the balance sheet of the supplier will be reviewed. The subsequent discussion on the two financial statements is presented below. Income statement The profit and loss statement gives information on whether the company made a profit or a loss at the end of a trading period. Profit or loss is calculated by the difference between revenue earned by the company and the expenses for the entire financial year. The revenue earned by the company (turnover) grew from $138,276 in 2013 to $161,438 in 2014. The growth in revenue shows that sales improved. The cost of sales also grew from $112,654 in 2013 to $124,677 in 2014. For most companies, there is always a direct relationship between the cost of sales and turnover. As turnover increases, the cost of sales is also expected to increase. An increase in the cost of sales can also be partly attributed to an increase in the prices of commodities. The gross profit grew from $25,622 to $36,761. The values are arrived at by taking the difference between turnover and cost of sales. The value of gross profit shows the amount of profit generated from the value of sales and direct costs. Other operating expenses also grew from $26,984 in 2013 to $32,561 in 2014. The company reported an operating loss in 2013. This shows that the number of operating expenses exceeded the value of gross profit. However, in 2014, the performance of the company improved and the company reported an operating profit amount to $4,200. Interest receivable dropped from $18 in 2013 to $17 in 2014. The taxes on profit /loss grew from $8 in 2013 to $1,545 in 2014. Finally, the profit for the year ($1,352) in 2013 to $2,672 in 2014. Thus, a review of the income statement shows that there was growth in the earnings of the company (Weygandt, Kieso and Kimmel 341). Balance sheet The balance sheet of the company gives information on what the company owns and what it owes to other parties as at 31 st March 2013 and 31 st March 2014. The total assets section contains the fixed asse
Outline This paper takes a detailed look at the origin of the Olympics in the ancient Greek society. It starts with brief introduction explaining the emergence of the Olympic Games. It exhaustively explains the importance of the Olympic Games to the Greek society in the ancient times and the significance they played in shaping the locals lives. The debate on the manner in which the Olympics have influenced our society today follows next. It ends in conclusive remarks on the impacts of the Olympics. Naked Olympics The ancient Olympics trace their roots in the ancient Greek society from as early as 776 BC (Spivey 21). The Games were always held at Olympia, a place believed to be sacred. In the ancient Olympic Games, only men were allowed to compete in the various sports and women were not allowed into the stadium. The men used to compete while naked or half naked as a show of how the mind and body were connected. This was also a requirement for the spectators who were also strictly men and Greek speakers. The competition was held after every four years, then known as an “Olympiad”. A variety of games were engaged in by the participants ranging from foot-races, wrestling, boxing, pancratium (a combination of wrestling and boxing held between the winners of the two events) among others. Importance of the Olympics and Olympic Games in the Greek Society The ancient Olympics and Olympic Games impacted the Greek society in various ways due to the importance they attached to the event. The event was initially developed for religious inclinations to honor their god Zeus. The first day of the event was devoted to sacrifices to the god. The foot-race made the event of the second day with the third day being the main event day in the stadium. Olympia was the place they choose for the event as it was dedicated to Zeus. As they competed naked, seriousness was attached to the games as the Greeks believed Zeus was impressed by men and boys with strong, fit and built bodies. The sacredness of the Olympics had forbidden anyone from engaging in crime, corruption, cheating, accepting bribes or invasion during the events. A lot of importance was also attached to the pride of winning an event. This was seen by the winner being rewarded with an olive wreath and to honor him, his name was inscribed in the official Olympic records. The value that was attached to winning inspired the various city states traveling to Olympia to support one of their own in a show of unity. The winners received a hero’s welcome in their city states with a lot of praise and some even being honored for the rest of their life. The passion expressed in support of a participant served as unifying factor to the city state. Cheating during the Ancient Greek Olympics was considered a serious crime, considering the sacredness of the event