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The Tampa incident took place in August 2001and received a huge response worldwide. On 27 August, the Norwegian cargo ship approached Christmas Island; that was when the Australian government declined permission to go into territorial waters. The captain of the ship was told to take the rescued passengers back to Indonesia; moreover, the Prime Minister declared, that “it is in Australia’s national interest that we draw the line on what is increasingly becoming an uncontrollable number of illegal arrivals in this country” (“Interview on Radio 3AW: Prime Minister – Howard, John”, par. 1). From this point, the “Tampa crisis” started, which generally means a five-day stoppage between Australia and the crew of the ship. The crisis mentioned above marked the beginning of the new border protection policy of the country. The regime that followed the incident was introduced quickly and in a rush, as the government of Australia knew about two more ships with refugees, even though the fate of Tampa was predetermined. Despite the fact that these actions were taken for a good purpose (to allow the government to control the flow of the refugees that arrive on Australian land), the individuals on the board of the ship were seeking help, not asking for shelter and citizenship (presumably). In conclusion, the Australian government should have established the new regime, which extends to almost all refugee camps around the world, but only after taking measures regarding Tampa, so Australia wasn’t justified for its actions. Is it possible to enforce universal human rights accords such as the UDHR? As any nation is committed to its citizens, the UDHR (“Universal Declaration of Human Rights”) cannot serve its purpose to protect the rights of all people. The UDHR was meant to point out that certain human rights were absolute and global. But as it appeared to be, there is no protocol or universal set of rules that are able to serve as a moral compass. Practice shows that there are too many conditions, which have a crucial impact on decision-making. Taking the Tampa incident as an example, we clearly see what moral dilemma the Australian government was facing. Nevertheless, the majority of cases do not show the direct violation of human rights. Most often they (and Tampa is not an exception) indicate how such documents as the UDHR are not able to cover all incidents. How much control should states have in protecting their borders from refugee flow? Whose human rights are more important? The Re
The world community considers drug addiction to be one of the most severe problems of this century. In his book, Goode (2014) distinguishes four types of drug use: legal instrumental, legal recreational, illegal instrumental, and illegal recreational. The first type – legal instrumental use of narcotic substances – refers to using legally available substances for specific purposes other than getting high. For example, using medical drugs to get rid of anxiety or depression, or to increase productivity at work. An example of the instrumental use of legal drugs would be purchasing caffeine pills for use as an energetic. Initially, caffeine pills are used as a blood pressure booster, but they can also be used to boost energy. The second way to use drugs is through legal recreational use. This mode involves the use of legal substances to achieve a state of intoxication. These substances may be medicinal – for example, marijuana, which is legal in some states, can be used for recreational purposes. Non-medical substances may also be used – for example, acetone can be used as a snuff that has a narcotic effect. Another method is called illegal instrumental – this is the use of illegal drugs for any purpose other than purely recreational use, for example, using such substances to improve sleep or increase work efficiency. An example of such use would be using illicit substances for pain relief in the absence of alternatives. The final use of narcotic substances is the most recognizable – illegal recreational use. This means that a person uses illegal drugs to get high. These drugs can range from light to very heavy, but they are always used for the same purpose (Levent & Davelaar, 2019). An example of this method of drug use could be smoking marijuana after a workday without any health consequences (in states where it is illegal) or using heroin which causes serious mental health problems. In his book, Goode (2014) cites an interview with a certain girl who had an experience with cocaine and ecstasy use and called it an example of an illegal instrumental way of using drugs. I agree that the reason why the girl used these drugs could well be called instrumental. The fact is that she did not use cocaine to simply become under the influence but to cope with long work sessions as a dominatrix. The work environment itself was not conducive to a good state of mind afterward. Every man expected the girl to understand their strange sexual fantasies, so the cocaine helped her cope. This is an indication of the instrumental use of drugs – consumption not for mere enjoyment per se. In addition, it is worth considering the fact that the girl’s first experience of cocaine use was a big shock for her and was not a pleasant experience. She says that she did not pla
Introduction Daisy Fay Buchanan in ‘The Great Gatsby’ and Stella Kowalski in ‘A Street Car Named Desire’ bring out various aspects of feminine character. They manage to show the true value attached to a woman’s beauty, wit, and intelligence in their respective settings. This seen in the way she is described, “She has the grace, charm, wealth and sophistication that makes her so attractive to Gatsby.” (Fitzgerald 13). Stella is a devoted wife struggling to make her marriage work, even though her husband Stanley, subjects her to a lot of pain and suffering. She reveals her strong attachment to Stanley by saying, “I can hardly stand it when he is away for a night…” (Williams 127). This paper will compare and contrast Daisy and Stella and describe how they show love to their spouses. Comparisons Daisy is contented to stay in her marriage to Tom because of the wealth and upper-class privileges she enjoys. She feels she has a duty to stay in her marriage even though she is motivated to do so for selfish reasons. Even though Tom treats her badly, Daisy chooses to stay in her marriage for her own convenience. She rejects Gatsby and this hurts him a lot as shown through, “the words seemed to bite physically into Gatsby” (Fitzgerald 132). Even though Daisy lacks good morals, she is still aware of her traditional sense of duty to her husband brought about by rigid materialistic expectations. She claims, “I wasn’t actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity” (Fitzgerald 42). She lives in a society dominated by patriarchal ideals where married women have to keep up appearances to make their families cohesive. Stella stays committed to Stanley even though he constantly batters and mistreats her. She seems content to stay married to Stanley due to the love and devotion she has for him. Her sense of duty to Stanley is similar to the way Daisy has high regard for her marriage to Tom. Stanley‘s rape of her sister Blanche shows how brutal he is, “We’ve had this date with each other from the beginning” (Williams 189). Stella has to do more to keep her husband happy yet he does not regard her highly. In both situations, it is clear that women are expected to overlook their husbands’ shortcomings to ensure their families remain stable and united. This shown when Stella asks Blanche to tolerate Stanley’s weaknesses, “You’ll get along fine together if you’ll just try not to – well – compare him with men that we went out with at home ” (Williams 124). The issue of perseverance and sacrifice comes out strongly as shown by both Daisy and Stella. Daisy endures endless cycles of mistreatment from her husband even though she is in love with Gatsby. Gatsby treats Daisy better than Tom, “Then he kissed her. At his lips’ touch, she blossomed like a flower and the incarnation was complete” (Fitzgerald 55). The prospect of getting together with Gatsby who is prosperous and treats her well does not motivate her to leave To
According to Roos Watte, the society is always discriminatory against deaf people. After noticing that the ticket her dad had bought was for people with handicap, the speaker was astonished by how people view the deaf. In “Bridging the Gap Between the Deaf and Hearing Community”, the speaker states that deaf people are contented and ought not to be treated different from others because they are neither armless or crippled. Furthermore, she states that deaf people do not feel disabled because they can easily communicate with each other through the Dutch sign language. The society profiles deaf people and create limits that deny them equality in jobs, communication, and accessibility of education. Individual creation of employment is the most interesting issue discussed in this Ted talk. The deaf population should be in the frontline of demanding fair treatment by society, most importantly, through displaying their ability and determination to create employment for themselves and people of a similar kind. Roos Watte leads by example and sues the government with aim of getting fair standards for communication at work. Every society is made up of people with common goals, who communicate through language to ensure achievement of the goals. In the current society, enhancement of sign language has accommodated deaf people and allowed them to share their views on different matters. The sign language, just like other languages, aids the deaf to air out their views and ideas independently. Furthermore, the society has come to acceptance with deafness and has accommodated sign languages in the modern education systems (Dawes et al., 2019). Sign language is an art which one cannot understand without practice. Since culture and art are dynamic, some policies need to be changed so as to fully acknowledge deaf people as part of the society. Reference Dawes, T., Alves, G., Castro, H., Silva, A., & Fragel-Madeira, L. (2019). Using a low-cost playful strategy to present sign language on non-formal educational spaces. Creative Education , 10 (06), 1230-1241. Web.
Most people reading Robert Frost’s poetry get so caught up in the beautiful imagery of the Vermont landscape that they forget to pay attention to the deep meaning he typically embedded within his poems. An example of this is the mistaken concept by many people that Frost is recommending they take the road less traveled by as a means of living an independent and happy lifestyle. Pulling from the conceptual metaphor that life is a journey, this essentially translates to the concept that individuals should strive to follow their own path in life rather than attempting to follow the paths that have been mapped out for them by others. It isn’t bad advice, but it isn’t exactly what Frost had in mind when he wrote it. According to Larry Finger (1978), he once told an audience, “You have to be careful of that one; it’s a tricky poem – very tricky” when referring to “The Road Not Taken.” While the conceptual metaphor still applies, a close reading of the textual cues of the poem indicate that Frost is not recommending which road should be selected, only providing a warning that, once selected, it is impossible to know what might have been missed on the other way. The conceptual metaphor that links ‘life’ with ‘jour
Effective communication skills for nursing assistants are core to culture change of care. Nevertheless, proficiency in these abilities is not essentially instinctive. Valuable communication proficiencies must be trained in a manner that is comparable to the method other psychomotor abilities are trained. This is particularly important when “communicating with residents, awareness of the aging process and treating residents as people, not just bodies” (Inspector General Office, 2002, p. 4). In addition, lacking of continuing education for nursing assistants has been well-documented in the literature (Inspector General Office, 2002). Findings from a 2002 Inspector General Report states that nurse assistant training has not kept pace with the needs of the nursing home industry. In addition, there is evidence to suggest that the method of delivery is extremely important. For example, studies consistently show that a lecture-type delivery is the least effective, and an interactive method is rated to be more effective among teaching methods. Enhancement of communication skills among nursing assistants can go a long way to improve service delivery to the community as well as interaction among peers. Literature Review According to Winchester (2003), those patients suffering from fatal illness are progressively being taken to nursing homes, and that while excellent soothing care calls for exceptional communication abilities, nursing helpers who have responsibilities of taking care of them are insufficiently skilled. The report further asserts that they “receive little education in communication during training programs or as in-services in the nursing home” (Lyons, Specht, Karlman & Maas, 2004, P. 5) acknowledges that “ effective communication and teamwork are essential for the delivery of high quality, safe patient care. Communication failures are an extremely common cause of inadvertent patient harm ” (Rahman & Schnelle, 2008, p. 6). The guiding principle to help in the process of culture change in nursing homes has been developed by Quality Partners of Rhode Island dubbed “Holistic Approach to Transformational Change (HATCH) model” (Quality Partners of Rhode Island, 2010, p. 7). These guidelines consist of six closely related domains that lead “to individual, organizational, community and systems changes” (Quality Partners of Rhode Island, 2010, p.8). They include workforce, care practices, environment, leadership, family/community and regulatory/government.” HATCH model considers these six inter-related domains necessary for a transformation from institutional to individual care” (Kanter, 1993). Workplace Practice, Care Practice and Environment overlaps and surrounded by leadership and long term care unit are encircled by Family and Community and then by Regulatory/Government domains. Among these six domains, the workforce domain is the ultimate purpose of the skill Lab enhancement. Workplace Practice (Wor
Thesis Statement This analysis will be devoted to the senex named Demea from the play Adelphoe by Publius Terentius Afer. Demea is one of the main characters of the play and is described to live outside Athens. He is imagined as a stern father, who trusted the upbringing of one of his sons to his brother Micio, who is the direct opposite Demea. As Duckworth pointed out, Demea is the most outstanding portrayal of the harsh father (p. 244), who could be severe without any reason, while growing up his son Ctesipho and condemning the upbringing of Aeschinus. The discussion of the differences in the upbringing process helps to reveal and realize the very essence of the play, which relates to the relations among children and parents. Discussion Demea is the example of an authoritative father, who wishes to make his children live the “correct” life, and in the play, he acts the role of the contrast, aimed to show the more preferable way of treating adolescent children. He is not pictured as stupid, vain, or cruel, however, sometimes he behaves like that. The only definition, that may be attributed to Demea is the “Harsh Father”, who finally realized that honey attracts more flies than vinegar, and he turns into the “Lenient Father”. IT is clearly shown in the following episode: Ah me! Learn to be a father from those who are really so. You are his father by nature, I by my anxiety. As for the matters of the awareness of the occasions, it is necessary to mention, that Demea is not fully aware, as he is not trusted by his sons. He has to get to know everything from Micio, who is more trusted and respected by Aeschinus and Ctesipho as the upbringing, and someone, who really can help to solve the problems of the adolescents. However, this unawareness may be explained by the fact, that Demea lives in the countryside, while Micio and Aeschinus dwell in Athens. Actually, Demea realizes, that the stern manner of bringing up children is not effective, and since the very moment he realizes it, Demea is imagined as a wise and experienced parent, who, probably, was misleading as for the growing process. Demea I will tell you: That I may convince you of this, Micio, that the fact that they consider you an easy and kind-hearted man, does not proceed from your real life, nor, indeed, from regard for virtue and justice; but from your humoring, indulging, and pampering them. D
In marketing, both the consumer and the seller undergo a process while deciding on buying and selling. These two parties undergo different processes but there is a relationship between them in the following ways: Problem recognition versus need identification The first step in the consumer decision-making process is the problem recognition phase. In this phase, the consumer determines the product or service that will effectively satiate the problem that is facing him upon consumption and at the same time derive maximum utility. This is because consumption is derived from the need to satisfy a certain problem. This means that the consumer is required to identify the actual need before deciding to buy a particular product. In the same way, the marketer has to conduct a market analysis to determine the products to supply to the market and those that are demanded by the individual and industrial consumers as in the case of Cavalier Products. This will help in ensuring that the marketer establishes the availability of market for his products,(John Sergeant Associates, n.d) Information search versus presentation of the solution The consumer undertakes intensive information search regarding the product that he perceives will solve the problem from various sources such as relatives and friends. By conducting an information search the consumer is aimed at ensuring that the information obtained will lead him to securing a product or service of high quality and at the same time obtain value for his money. In this phase, the marketer is aimed at increasing the size of his market share by winning potential customers. His main role in this phase is ensuring that he conducts informative and educative campaigns that will influence the potential customers in their buying process by settling at buying the product he is supplying, (John Sergeant Associates, n.d) Product evaluation versus trial close In this marketer conducts a pilot study to determine whether the product satisfies the customers whereas the consumer evaluates the various alternatives available to determine whether the product meets the need it is destined for. Purchasing decision versus overcoming sale objection At this stage, the consumer has already settled on a particular product depending on its characteristics such as packaging and branding. For the consumer, there can be challenges that may impede his buying decisions such as lack of finances. At this step, the marketer has to evaluate his pricing strategy. The objection may be due to the color of the product and hence the marketer has to evaluate his promotional strategies. Purchasing phase versus the closing of the sale At this stage, the consumer has already decided on the product that will satisfy his need. There may be a time-lapse between when the decision is made and when the actual purchase is made. This may be due to the inaccessibility of the product. In such instances, the seller has to ensure that he has well-established distribution channels that will make
Introduction The ongoing conflict in Ukraine explains why Russia is being accused of terrorist acts and violations of human rights. The current upheaval began in 2014 when this nation annexed Crimea, a region of Ukraine. After this event, Russia’s military intervention in the country continued for several years. This was fueled by the events that took place during and after the infamous Ukrainian Revolution of 2014. Many international leaders and nations acknowledged that the annexation violated all international laws. Consequently, the actions of Russia forced the members of the G8 to suspend it from the union. This paper describes the potential future of this conflict and how Russia should compensate for the caused damage. What Should Happen in the Future? The current situation reveals that Russia has breached the existing Terrorist Financing Treaty. The state has been funding and supporting self-proclaimed armed groups such as the Luhansk People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic. Russia has also been accused of mistreating different ethnic groups in the troubled Crimean region (Titaev, 2016). The annexation has also been identified as an action that breaches the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). On the other hand, Russia was keen to indicate that its move was aimed at protecting the rights and liberties of ethnic Russians inhabiting this region. The current predicament has forced the Ukrainian government to sue Russia for its atrocities and crimes against the people of Crimea in the International Criminal Court (ICC). The current tension can be reduced using a number of options in an attempt to protect the citizens of Ukraine. The first one is for the developed countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom to support Ukraine (Karagiannis, 2014). These states can also provide adequate financial support to empower Ukrainian troops. The second strategy is the use of sanctions against Russia. This approach will result in increased pressure from international and domestic stakeholders. The move will ensure that Ukraine defends its territories. The suggested initiative can force Russia to stop its intervention in Crimea (Nudelman, 2015). Additionally, the strategy will ensure that the United States and other nations such as the United Kingdom are not involved in this upheaval directly. Different non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the media can help to publicize every human rights abuse committed by Russia. This approach will condemn inappropriate acts such as the downing of the Malaysian plane and the annexation of Crimea (Titaev, 2016). The initiative will attract the support of international and domestic stakeh