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The political role of the US in both works The themes in the books, ‘The Quiet American’ and ‘Bloods,’ draw a similar picture of the political role of the US’s intervention of Vietnam. While both works are keen to point out the political role of the US’s interest in the Vietnam War, the later centers on the reasons that were a failed mission. Precisely stated, the reason that saw America draw itself into the Vietnam fiasco was because of the threat that emanated from communists’ ideology. Ideally, the war happened accurately at the height of a political milieu that stemmed from a Cold War pitting the US and the Soviet Union in the mid 18 th century. Principally, the war of espionage and suspicion between the two nations had utter bread animosity that scaled beyond the borders. Basically, in the wake of 1946, Northern Indochina, a former French colony, was under the control of Ho Chi Minh- a communist. The United State’s efforts to persuade him to surrender the colony to the French fell on deaf ears. As such, the US’s intervention as a ‘Third Force’ in the war was, nonetheless, unsurprising. Towards the end of the 1960s, American intervention into the situation could be described as a full-scale military intervention given that they had deployed over half a million troops in Vietnam, all in a bid to fight the spread of communism. Graham Greene, in his book, suggests the United States had from the early stages of the cold war- in 1952, undercover American spies and other operatives who were actively engaged in setting up a ‘Third Force.’ The other nations involved in the struggle were not wary of this. According to the book, the mandate of this ‘Third Force’ would be to liberate Vietnam from “communism and the taint of colonialism” (Greene115). Greene describes America’s role in the struggle throughout the entirety of the book as a culturally conceited and morally disdainful exercise. Despite the American’s initial prima facie impression of an individual who appears to foster integrity, he later appears indifferent about the outcome of his actions. The American interaction with the Vietnamese people In the book, the American is utterly bizarrely selective in her explanation of understanding of the consequences. The bombing of a town in Central Saigon is primarily a fight aimed at striking a blow on communism. According to the book, the resultant Vietnamese casualties are unimportant, as they are aptly described to have died for democracy (Greene171). The lessons derived from the scene resonate thought the entire period from the 1950s, with the world witnessing the US’s mischief in lending a hand on issues affecting other countries while cunningly protecting its interests. Back home, there was much indignation about how the whole exercise was being conducted. In the field, their strategies were not yielding; in fa
Introduction The modern healthcare sector is characterized by the wide use of innovations with the primary aim to improve the quality of provided care, minimize efforts required to work with patients under different conditions, and ensure that all existing requirements will be met. Moreover, the implementation of technologies provides multiple benefits such as the reduced time devoted to processing data, convenient access to databases containing relevant information, enhanced data exchange between hospitals. Additionally, the high level of patients’ demands to the quality of provided services preconditions the extensive utilization of innovative approaches to satisfy their expectations. The use of Electronic Information Management (EIM) systems is one of these methods. It guarantees more efficient functioning of the sphere; however, there are also some data quality issues associated with their introduction that should be discussed. EIM EIM system can be described as a completely automated software or application created to assist health workers with the creation, management, collection, use, storage, and disposal of all information and records critical to the treatment process and patients’ recovery. Nowadays, the given systems are implemented in the majority of healthcare facilities in the USA to create an environment characterized by the improved use of data and its exchange (Craswell, Moxham, & Broadbent, 2014). Additionally, EIM systems are used in numerous processes not directly related to the provision of care such as approvals, workflows, staff management. In other words, they become an integral part of the modern healthcare sector and are devoted much attention and efforts to create the basis for EIM’s further development and growth. However, there are still some problems regarding the use of these systems that should be solved. Quality Issues One of the most important quality issues associated with the use of EIM is the accuracy of data. One of the main causes for the implementation of these systems is the reduction in the number of mistakes or false information that can result in unacceptable consequences. However, researchers warn that there are still factors impacting data stored and provided with the help of EIM, for instance, the lack of universal standards regarding the format of notes and their content might result in misunderstandings and disregard of some critical facts (Chen, Hailey, Wang, & Yu, 2014). At the same time, limited system functionality and the inconsistent use of terminology can also be considered factors affecting the accuracy of data presented by EIM systems (Chen et al., 2014). In such a way, it becomes
Introduction Over the recent times, the relationship between economic endeavors and the law has witnessed an upward mobility. According to Truman, the relationship between laws and economies is preliminarily based on the fact that laws help protect and govern the manner in which economic endeavors take place. On the other hand, the economy provides the financial backing that is very vital in the process of creating, enacting and implementing laws that protect various individuals or organizations in the society. As will be explicatively detailed in this paper, laws in countries are majorly divided into common laws and civil laws. Common laws, which are the central focus of this paper, are typical laws not enshrined in the law yet created to protect people beyond the confines of civil law. There are many examples of common laws. However, in this study, we are going to locus on the law of torts with a legal case ( Insurance Corp. of British Columbia v. Ben-Jaafar ) being used to typify the intricacies of this law. Essentially, the law of tort arose in this auto theft ring case where the conversion defendants (those who knowingly or unknowingly processed the stolen vehicles) and even went ahead to try to shield the court from finding the truth about the intricacies of the scheme. So in as much as the fraudsters who stole the vehicles were mainly to blame (and were duly charged in the court); the honorable justice presiding in the case also extended the payment of damages incurred by Insurance Corporation of British Columbia to these conversion defendants. It is upon this background that the discussions presented herein will be given. Brief Summary of the Case According to the Canadian Legal Information Institute , the British Columbia’s Supreme Court is reported to have commanded fraudsters to repay hefty punitive damages to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) for claims regarding an auto theft conspiracy by the fraudsters. In a written statement by Justice Cullen who was presiding over the case, the fraud ring—which mainly consisted of thieves and forgers—stole vehicles the used forged Alberta Vehicle Registration Certificates (AVRC) to certify ownership of the vehicles. In essence, using original documents of the stolen vehicles would make it easy for the vehicles to be spotted by the ICBC who had already compensated owners of these stolen vehicl
Introduction Health is a critical aspect and should be handled with importance. This is because human bodies are susceptible to various health related issues that would require medical attention failure to which death would occur. Health care facilities are, therefore, a key component and should be maintained at the best condition possible to ensure they provide the necessary services in an efficient and effective manner. Drawing from the Health Care Facility Planning Part I, this paper will look at the establishment of an emergency care center/ department, with reference to the American Fork Hospital. Much emphasis will be given to the regulatory requirements and their effect on the design and equipment, color selection implications and noise issues, the equipment needed in the facility, electronic items needed, budgetary issues as well as the responsibility of each stakeholder in planning and development of the facility. Regulatory requirements and their effect on the design and equipment Just like any other project or facility, a health care facility is surrounded by some regulations, which could be of different nature, for instance, legal or medical related. The regulations usually have both positive and negative effects according to a given situation. For the sake of an emergency center in a hospital, the regulatory requirements include the attainment of valid license from the state to operate as an emergency center and being held out to the public as a unit that offers care for emergency medical issues without a need for appointment. For a health center to operate an emergency facility, it also ought to have provided in the previous year, at least 1/3 of its total outpatient visits for treating emergency medical issues urgently without prior appointment among others. These regulatory requirements may delay the process of designing and implementing the facility in the hospital and to some extreme instances, they may hinder its set up if they are not met. The regulatory requirements could also have some positive effects where they will ensure that the facility to be established will be of the required standards hence facilitating efficiency, effectiveness and success in all the processes and activities undertaken therein (Evans, 2006). Color selection implications and noise issues Color is an important aspect since different colors symbolize different life as
Kenya is a relatively young country that managed to obtain its independence from Great Britain in 1964 and started its own way in the world political arena since then. However, the long-aspired freedom turned out to be a major challenge that the political leaders and the common public in Kenya were to face. The country turned out to be under-developed, the ecological situation was worsening together with the destructive deforestation and pollution processes that were commonly observed in its different regions, as well as the human rights, were not respected according to the level of democracy, industrialization, and overall integration that was witnessed in the context of the 20th century. In addition, the lack of educational resources that would help the government shape a new generation of citizens who would aspire for the country’s development and promotion in the world arena shaped the major set of problems Kenya experienced before and after independence. These were the major issues that had to be addressed in the context of the newly acquired independence of Kenya, and it is reasonable to admit that the country needed strong innovators, leaders, and fighters for the progress that was extremely hard to achieve, taking into consideration the uneven distribution of population, 50% of the population living under the level of poverty according to the estimates of 2005 and other negative factors that shaped the modern profile of the country (Matiru and Stewart iv). Speaking about this complicated period in Kenya’s existence, it is important to discuss Wangari Maathai – the outstanding activist, environmentalist, and researcher who cooperated with the government of Kenya on a set of issues seeking an immediate solution and also “persisted as a vocal critic of its corruption, and its environmental and human rights abuses” (Wangari Maathai: Timeline). Maathai was the first woman who obtained the highest scientific degree in Kenya and pursued her scientific career further on skillfully integrating it in the scope of her ecological fight for the preservation of Kenya and improvement of its social spheres. Maathai was born in Kenya in 1940 and witnessed the period of colonial rule in Kenya, with lack of education and negligence towards the needs of poor people who were driven to despair because of lack of opportunities, severe social policy, and the inability to provide for their living to the least extent. She also witnessed the revolutionary period in the country that brought about thousands of deaths, and finally, she came into the independent period of Kenya’s existence together with the rest
Abstract For a long time, conventional human resource management either underestimated or ignored the role played by talent management in the process of recruiting employees. until recently, and due to the impact of globalization and changing marketing trends, strategic human resource management that integrates an incorporates talent and knowledge management has been adopted and implemented by quite a number of leading organisations. Indeed, great goals and objectives set forth by a business organisation may not be achieved by an ordinary professional workforce; it is vital to integrate individuals with specific talents to realize the very goals. It is against this background that this paper explores the irrefutable role played by talent in modern human resource management while at the same time debunking the myth that talent management is a fancy term with negligible influence in human resource management. Introduction Talent management is a recent development in human resource practices as many organisations are now shifting from traditional ways of recruiting and retaining high skilled employees. while talent management may be perceived in other quotas as a fancy name for human resource or personnel development, it is imperative to note that there needs to be a paradigm shift in the modalities used by organisations to hire employees in order to survive in this hypercompetitive and dynamic world economy (Chaffey & Wood, 2006). Besides, organisations that are prudent enough in managing human resource clearly understand that achieving best organisational outcomes requires more than just professionalism in the workforce; some talent has to identified, nurtured and retained. Data obtained from most empirical research studies demonstrate that managing talent has consistently grown to become one of the integral concerns when managing organizations. Needless to say, there are myriad of interplaying factors that have necessitated this paradigm shift in hiring employees. For instance, the changing business trends as well as the cultural, social, economical and demographic aspects have largely impacted organisations on a global scale in the sense that managing human capital has turned out to the launch pad for impressive organizational performance (Boxall & Purcell, 2011). The manner in which managers respond to these emerging environmental factors determines both the speed and scope in which talent is identified and developed among employees. Furthermore, as the gap between the aforementioned factors widen with respect to organizational performance, it becomes quite tricky and challenging as well to sustain talent within a given a workforce. While we continue to appreciate the relative importance of talent within an organisational set up, is also vital to note that there is insufficient supply of talent today in most organisations. Right from the top of the organisation leadership hierarchy, talent gaps are eminent. Worse still, the lower and middle level cadre is not spared either. Hence,
Propaganda in the Democratic Society is an article written by Aldous Huxley. The article focuses on the effects of propaganda on the democracy (Huxley 133). Huxley classifies propaganda into two categories. The categories are rational and non-rational propaganda. Rational propaganda concurs with the perceptions of those who generate it and their addressees. With respect to rational propaganda, its generators and addressees stand to benefit. On the other hand, non-rational propaganda does not concur with the perceptions of its generators and addressees. The author asserts that non-rational propaganda is dictated by fervor. He asserts that this form of propaganda is appropriate for the democratic societies. Huxley believes that the media plays a major role in enhancing democracy. He states, “The press is indispensable to the survival of democracy.” Alex S. Jones wrote the article Media and Democracy . In the article, he focuses on his experiences in the media industry with respect to the past and the present news (Jones 28). He believes that the fundamental part of the news, which should be handled by proficient journalists, is now at risk from new financial models. According to him, the American democracy has been shaped and molded in the past by high-quality journalism. He states, “Without high-quality journalism, American democracy would be hugely diminished.” He concludes by noting that in the future there would be an increase in the freedom of speech at the expense of the death of traditional journalism. As Huxley asserts, I believe that most propaganda in the western countries fall under non-rational propaganda. To understand the effect of this propaganda on individuals, Huxley’s assumptions would be useful during the analysis. For instance, I believe that most advertisements related to junk food are non-rational propaganda. As such, their effects on individuals depend on their passions. Equally, I believe that Jones’ statement on how the modern American democracy has been diminished with reduction in traditional journalism is of importance. In this regard, more research should be undertaken to identify the effects of the current unprofessional journalism on our democracy. It is worth noting that the two authors equally agree that the media industry has a huge role in shaping a nation’s democracy. In the film Thank You for Not Smoking , the main character asserts that even though it is a common fact that smoking affects the users’ health, the manufacturers should not include the danger signs in the tobacco packages (Thank you for smoking) . He argues that in a democratic society, individuals are free to make their personal choices. In this regard, he believes that any individual who decides to be a smoker should be allowed to come up with his or her choices. The film’s main character is so eloquent that he manages to cover myths as facts. I believe that the movie scriptwriter was satirically denouncing the propaganda fueled by the media through tobacco advertisements. Figure: Image of a food advert The above image is an example of a poster claiming that busy individuals should eat Dunkin Donuts. The poster claims that
Introduction There is a plenty of evidence available as to the fact that, very often, the practical exploitation of utopian socio-political concepts leads to the creation of anti-utopias and even dystopias. The most recent example that substantiates the validity of this statement is the history of creation and the eventual collapse of Soviet Union. Ever since USSR founding in 1922, this country was meant to serve as the example of what can be accomplished, once the concept of capitalist exploitation of labor, as the basis for designing social policies in a particular country, is being disposed off. Before they had taken over a political power in Russia, Communists would never cease putting an emphasis on the fact that their doctrine of Communist society, where people contribute to society’s well-being, in accordance to their abilities, and receive back from centralized government just about anything they might need, makes perfect sense, because of its pure rationalist essence. However, the practical realization of Communist concepts in Russia (and also just about anywhere else in the world), had resulted in millions of citizens loosing their lives and in those people, who managed to survive, during the course of Communist “social purges”, becoming the subjects of the fiercest system of slavery that world has ever seen – before the beginning of WW2, employees at Soviet factories were not even allowed to consider the possibility of changing their place of work. Moreover, if a particular employee was late showing up at work, even by as little as 10 minutes, he or she could have been easily sentenced to 10 or 15 years in jail as “saboteur”. Thus, the practical realization of Marxist idea of “workers’ paradise”, had actually resulted in creation the “workers’ hell”. And the reason for this is simple – as history shows, the designers of utopian social and political doctrines, have been traditionally deprived of a scientific understanding of Homo sapiens’ existential essence, as a species. Moreover, as it appears, history did not teach a whole lot the spiritual and often biological descendants of hooked-nosed “idealistic promoters of workers’ cause”, as these people now actively shoving the purely utopian concept of “multicultural paradise” down citizens’ throats in Western countries. One does not have to be a prophet to realize what will come as a result, because the trail of death and destruction has always been the most characteristic consequence of political dreamers being put at liberty of “benefiting” a particular society, by subjecting society’s members to their obscure political beliefs. In this paper, we will aim at exposing the conceptual inconsistency of utopian type of thinking, by revealing it as such that simply does not correspond to the objective reality. The analysis of
Introduction Though alcohol consumers are aware of the dangers associated with alcoholism, many embrace alcohol as a tolerable agent for reducing anxiety, simplifying social communication, and instigating congenial feelings. The conflicting perceptions about alcohol have instigated a relentless debate about whether individuals with weaknesses in consuming this dangerous but acceptable beverage can use it in moderation. Over the past years, the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been considered as the solution for people with drinking weaknesses. Even though the AA suggests abstinence, some people still feel that individuals with drinking weaknesses can also use moderation. This paper tackles the issue of whether abstinence is the solitary goal for assisting people with drinking problems or whether moderation can also help. This analysis will be done through critically comparing the opinions and facts provided by Owen and Marlatt (2011) and Fletcher (2002). The least two facts presented by each side of the critical issue Psychologist Patricia Owen, who supports abstinence, notes that studies have disclosed that 50 per cent of people who go for treatment successfully attain abstinence. Another fact presented by Owen an