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Getting older is the worst fear in an individual’s life and society is there to enhance the fear with its obsession with youth. According to Mitch Alborn, the author of Tuesdays With Morrie , aging is the most widespread phobias of contemporary society. Through the ages, man has searched for various methods and techniques to delay the signs of aging. The industries dealing with anti-aging products are in a highly profitable state because more the life spans more the use of these products. Most of the countries of the world share the same view regarding the issue of the fear of aging (Alborn, 1997, p.117-118). But it is very unethical that the advertisements of the anti-aging products are always featured on younger-looking people within the age limit of thirty to thirty-five. This is a real problem of society and this paper would evaluate this aspect through parameters of the social-cognitive theories. According to social-cognitive theorists, observation is the best technique to acquire knowledge that enhances the processing of the human personality. (Weiner et al, 2003, p.216). In other words, people learn new skills by mere observations only. According to Albert Bandura, people learn through three basic patterns, which are observing live models, listening to the words spoken by the model and looking at the symbolic models, and following their whereabouts (Bandura, 1976, p.181). Among all these the last one that to look at the symbolic models is the most influential to shape the attitudes of people. In any kind of movie, billboard, or advertisement, no person with wrinkles is to be seen. Only the youths represent as if the world belongs to them. This again makes the aging ones more afraid of getting old, whereas in a family the older ones are regarded as the valued members. This contrasting behavior creates uncertainty which again gears the fear of aging. However, on the personal ground, from the parameters of the cognitive social learning theory, it should be stated that Alborn is successful in evaluating the problem but there is a failure of understanding in this context. Alborn failed to explain the context of media’s ignorance related to aging. It is true that this aspect of aging is related to death but then, death is a reality of life. Nevertheless, media try to avoid issues related to age and it is a fall-out of the modern society’s affection with youth and meaningless embarrassment associated with individuals growing old. Elderly people require intensive care and attention round the clock, but many of them either do not have anybody in their family to pay attention to them or their family members are too busy to do so. Being a primary caregiver for an elder can be a difficult job. The hours are time-consuming and it can be a wearisome and anxiety-provoking duty, for even the most enduring person. However, society and media seem to bracket this aspect as a completely welfare-related clause and isolate this aspect of reality. Thus, the perception of age is never well-received by the community and there is such a fear related to aging. From a marketing or financial point of view, the same truth is underst
Introduction This paper seeks to give an intrinsic evaluation of my experience with regards to the concepts of leadership, management and development with a special connection being established between these issues and my prospected job as a business manager at the NHS hospital. In doing so, relevant examples, ideas, opinions, notions, theories and facts from various scholarly quarters will be used to advance the arguments herein. Even more importantly, the “reading and carrying” framework, advanced by James and Aroba (2005), which emphasizes on the value of emotions in leadership, will be duly applied and relevantly considered regarding my future workplace role as business manager at NHS hospital. On another crucial note, this paper will blend Johns’ model of structured reflection and Gibb’s reflective cycle in detailing my experiences and reflecting on how they influence my prospected job as hospital manager. In brief, John’s model of structured reflection recommends that, whenever we need to appropriately reflect on issue, we should begin by identifying the incident/experience while putting it into the right context of analysis. Once that is done, John’s model recommends moving into the second stage which entails the actual reflection. This is then followed by the detailing of an alternative action (what you would have done differently) basing your arguments on established studies. Finally, we have the learning stage where one is to indicate what has been learnt from the reflected experience. On the other hand, Gibbs reflective cycle talks of more-or-less the same facets as John’s model, except for the fact that in Gibbbs model, the key stages of the entire reflection process are summarized in cycle that comprises of the description of the incident, feelings towards the incident, evaluation of the incident, analysis of the incident, conclusion and then an action plan or way forward if the incident was to occur again. It is, therefore, upon these two reflection models that this paper will be written. The Experience/Incident Put into Context The incident below essentially occurred when I was a teenager and, as will exhaustively discussed later in the reflection section; the incident greatly affected my dream of being a good leader and business manager at NHS hospital. In the incident, our biology organized a class trip to St. John’s Hospital which specializes in the treatment of skin related diseases. Unknown to the class, burns made a bulk of the diseases treated at the hospital and there were many patients with varying degrees of burns, that you could have easily confused it for a fire accident scene. Anyway, as a precaution, we were divided into groups of two and distributed to various units to avoid intimidation to the patients. In addition, stern instructions were given before being handed out to doctors and nurses who were doing rounds in the wards. It was in one of these wards, that we encountered a woman who had experienced over 30% degree burns and was undergoing reconstructive surgery on her face. Her story is the kind that is greatly emotional and one that overwhelmingly shaped my thinking towards emotional issues in life.
The Importance of Planning Dying is inevitable for all human beings. Surely, there is always a possibility that one might die by accident, but people generally tend to plan the end of their life. Planning the end of life is important for the following reasons: a dying person and their relatives should decide on the mode of medical care, the degree of family involvement in this care, the issues of property and other legal questions, the funeral, and many others (Berger, 2014, p. 769). Making plans beforehand would benefit both the dying person and the survivors. The dying person would receive an opportunity to reflect on their life as it is approaching an end instead of worrying about attorneys and funeral preparations. The survivors would be able to surround their relative or friend with final care and calmly say farewell instead of solving these problems. Even though I am not old yet, people die at any age, and I would like to spare myself and my family from the mentioned problems. Advance Directives and Worldview When I imagine the end of life care that I will probably require, I see that this image is influenced by my worldview. I am not really fond of traditions that require young family members to devote most part of their time to their sick old relatives, especially when it is clear that the person would not survive. Time is important for young people, and when (or if) I am an old dying person, I will prefer to spend my last days in a medical facility, being visited by my family when needed. While I believe that a dying person should prepare their soul for the meeting with God, as is said in the Bible, I do not think God requires that I am buried. I consider that cremation is better since it saves the land for the living instead of giving it to the dead. Sample Plan Having considered all the related issues, I developed my own plan for the end of life. In case if I do not die in an accident, I want my last days to be calm and filled with the sense of fulfillment. In case if I cannot make decisions for myself, I want my family and friends, w
Introduction Lord of the world was written by Robert Hugh Benson in 1908. He was an Anglican who changed and became a catholic priest. He died soon after writing this book at the age of forty one. Though it is 103 years ago its message finds a great place in our society today. It describes a social world of human beings that did not recognize the need for religion that eventually leads to forgiveness and every good thing that one may expect. The people in the world were hopeless and only had death as the end of life. This essay will discuss sin, its consequences and redemption. Sin and redemption are the basis of religion and this will help analyze people’s attitude towards sin and redemption. Sin Sin can be viewed as going against a divine law. It is evil and usually immoral and it affects how humanity relates with God. Firstly, Benson brings out his point that pain is as a result of sin. This sin is, he argues “Well, sin is rebellion of mans will against Gods” (Benson 33). He further describes that the freedom that God gave mankind was to make him love him but then man misused the freedom and sinned. Sin bought guilt to the sinner. Guilt causes the sinner to bear the consequences for his actions. This can be physical, such as beatings, jailing or paying of fines. Worse is the psychological guilt that gets in ones heart. Sin was a name given to describe a value worse than all vices. It was known to be deadly and poisonous by Christians: “This madness then was the one crime which still deserved a name; Murder, theft, rape, even anarchy itself, were as trifling faults compared to this monstrous sin…” (Benson 233). In the ordinary world, sin is referred to as monstrous because it causes a person a painful experience and ends up hurting a person’s heart. In a Christian perspective, the author argued that can spread to the deepest part of a human being. Benson referred to it as a deadly poison: Every cell that becomes infected with it was infected in that very fiber that bound it to spring of life. This, and this alone was the supreme crime of High Treason against man-and nothing but complete removal from the world could be a complete remedy. (Benson 233) Benson believed that the situation in which mankind was in called for a need for something to be carried out; this, therefore, called for redemption to prevent humankind from perishing. Sin betrays trust: “If you tell me on your word of honor that there is no woman in the case, or no particular program of sin you propose to work out, shall believe you; I swear to you there is not” (Benson 33). This statement suggests that sin is all round and that sin is wrong and even people know it subconsciously. If one has no sin, then he can be trusted. It was a culture to swear on so that one can believe in another’s person statement. Redemption The redemption power which is the forgiveness of sins comes from one’s willingness to be forgiven of her/his sin. It is available to all human beings since all are partakers of God’s mercies. Thus, irrespective of
Opening a project in Saudi Arabia is not a difficult thing as far as the terms and conditions for foreign investors in the market is concerned. After joining the World Trade Organization, Saudi Arabia’s business regime became open to accommodate the foreign investors. The government also legitimized the merging of investors to form business cartels that would enable them acquire up to 51% of the market shares (Leroux 23) Before Dubai could think of opening its branch in this market, a lot of research had to be carried out on the various macro and micro economies prevailing in the market. Some of the external factors that would have a significant impact on their business included: political interferences-despite the series of wars in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has in the recent past enjoyed political stability and hence could provide adequate security to its investors. There are other political considerations that investors should keep in mind like the tax rates levied on goods and services, trade barriers, quotas, ownership rights and expropriations. These factors if favourable, may encourage more investors and vice versa. Another factor is economic stability in the country- which is slowly stabilizing from the increase in international prices of oil hence good for the investors. Technological factors- the country has embraced technology in all its sectors and this has greatly boosted their market economy hence attracting investors. The micro environment on the other hand, emanates from within the organization and its up to the managers to deal with them to ensure success of the company. These internal forces relay majorly on the organizational structure and its way of handling critical issues. Some of the differences in the market economy between Dubal and Saudi Arabia include: Dubal is a world class business organization that has been recognized by the United Arab Emirates as one of the most successful companies with a reliable market (Usawa 11). It is known for its political and economic stability as it has recorded very low levels of crime while Saudi Arabia’s economy is unstable due to the many external factors that include: wars, oil disputes and political interferences. The country has huge debts that are yet to be paid off hence dragging behind its economy. Dubal has got proficient workers and makes use of sophisticated technology to produce quality goods and services as opposed to Arabia where they mostly deploy cheap manual labour and the technology they use does no produce quality services. Dubal has a very wide trade network that has attracted many investors as compared to Arabia whose trade network is limited to a few investors. Despite the differences, both economies are open to foreign investors and are geared towards upgrading their systems, infrastructures and communication channels so as to maximize their output and increase their productivity. Some of the major challenges that Dubal may have to
Introduction The idea of American freedom was influenced by historical and social events, economic and constitutional changes. During 19 th century, political leaders argued that the Republic was founded on a principle, which, if applied as the founders intended, would extend freedom to the enslaved Negroes; and that this higher law of nature appeal, written into the Declaration, was later incorporated into the fundamental law of the land, in the clause of the Constitution which guarantees to every State a republican form of government. Such implications were made by the anti-slavery group on each occasion that the issue of slavery was drawn in the Congress, and reverberated wherever the institution of slavery was subjected to attack within the South. As pro-slavery thinkers prepared their defense, much of their attention was directed at meeting the natural rights appeal to the fundamental law of nature. In one way or another, in order for them to defend slavery logically, they had to break down the force of the argument that all men have a natural right to freedom. History At the beginning of 18 th century, the idea of American freedom was influenced by the idea of Englishmen and his independence. The natural rights argument against slavery inevitably suggests itself as a corollary to the general principle asserted in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Anti-slavery leaders during the coming generations assumed that the signers consciously accepted such an application of their statement (Foner 5). Closely fused with the natural rights attack on slavery was the contention that slavery was inconsistent with the theory and policy on which the Americans fought the Revolution. As the Colonists began to examine their own rights they could not avoid seeing the incompatibility of contending for liberty while they were holding members of their own species in abject bondage. The argument that a logical extension of the Revolutionary principles would cover slavery made an impression on the thinking of many Southerners as well as Northerners. Indications of the nature and content of the defense that was gradually forming during the first half of the eighteenth century, however, can be found reflected in the anti-slavery writings. Hepburn included in his dialogue between a Christian and a slaveholder, for purposes of refutation, the current pro-slavery arguments. An indication of the character of the philosophic defense that formed to meet th
Intelligence Improvement The intelligence services of the United States are among the best in the world. Nevertheless, they are not perfect, and certain aspects of their operations are subject to criticism. They may also benefit from improvements in other areas, such as cyber-intelligence and the utilization of publicly available data. This report highlights two concerns related to US intelligence services and suggests improvements in related fields. Public Information and Transparency Due to the development of the Internet and its use by various individuals and organizations, more information is easily accessible from any location than ever today. However, according to Weinbaum, Parachini, Girven, Decker, and Baffa (2018), intelligence agencies have not yet embraced openly available data as a source of intelligence. This inefficient use of the available information is an area that could be improved with significant results. Many companies collect public information and analyze it using big data approaches, particularly machine learning, to sell the resulting information to interested parties. It is possible to cooperate with them to obtain intelligence, or the intelligence community may develop their tools for the purpose. This method allows for data collection speeds that are superior to the efforts of an individual or a group and enable highly precise guesses based on large amounts of contextual information. A common argument used by information professionals is that open data has less value because it is not classified. However, the modern trend of declassifying information and making the internal proceedings of governmental organizations more transparent removes a notable part of that argument’s weight. Also, classified information presents its dangers, as demonstrated by recent scandals involving the publishing of classified information such as the WikiLeaks case. Furthermore, public data may even reveal information that is supposed to be secret with enough analysis. Weinbaum et al. (2018) provide examples of classified locations in North Korea and Russia being approximated using open sources such as Google Maps and Twitter. This ability could prove highly beneficial to an intelligence service, as the availability of the information enables data gathering on other countries while also highlighting potential weaknesses of the nation and ways to mitigate them. It should be noted that the use of open data by information agencies calls for more transparency displays in turn. Bruneau (2014) states: if, on the one hand, the IC can point to the publication of Statement for the Record to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community of James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence of January 29, 2014, as an important proof of transparency, critics can point to secret NSA metadata programs under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act which, in their view at least, violate Americans’ right to privacy. (p. 5) When intelligence agencies begin using personal information that is not publicly avai
Program Description The current Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) is Magellan and its contracted service providers: Southwest Network, CHOICES of AZ, People of Color Network and Partners in Recovery. As a member of one of the contracted providers the institution has the option of applying for supported housing through Arizona Behavioral Health Corporation (ABC). ABC has a Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program which is a program that if you meet the HUD definition of homelessness, provides quality, affordable supportive housing for persons with behavioral health needs in Maricopa County. ABC contracts with three housing providers for the homeless housing programs, they are: Biltmore Properties Inc.  HOM Inc.            Triple R                                                                            2330 W. Mission Lane      3829 N. 3rd Street  40 E. Mitchell Dr. Phoenix, AZ 85021         Pheonix, AZ 85012   Phoenix, AZ 85012                                                                   (602) 997-0013            (602) 265-4640      (602) 995-7474                                                                       Housing Providers operate Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Programs on behalf of Arizona Behavioral Health Corporation (ABC) for homeless persons with serious mental illness. The participants in the program are provided with supportive services by designated managers to assist them to live independently in the community. The case managers ensure that a participant is well placed in the community with the provision of any help the participant may require. However, there appears to be a trend that indicates that once the participant receives the housing subsidy they are unable to maintain the housing for an extended period. The participants have portrayed an inability to effectively integrate into society smoothly. This evaluation will try to find what would enable the provision of better support to the participants enabling them to live independently in the community without being evicted from their homes and being ejected from the housing program. Program description The purpose of the evaluation is to identify