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Introduction Asian and American education systems are too different. Due to the cultural differences, USA and Asian education have specific structural, social, and economic varieties which make the educational systems of these two nations differ greatly. Starting the discussion with the structural peculiarities of each of the educational systems, the economic priorities along with the recent tendencies are going to be discussed. Several years ago the US educational system was considered as the best one, however, starting with the beginning of the 21 st century, the tendency has changed and Asian education, especially in such countries as Japan, Korea, China, etc. has become the leading one in quality and economical efficiency. Specifics of American Education The US education has always been considered as the best one. However, the recent tendencies have changed and American education is not valued that much any more. It should be stated that according to the principle that the USA takes the first positions in the research and discovery rates, the US education seems the best one. However, according to the statistics, 27% of doctorate holders in science and technology sphere in the USA in 1999 were foreign-born. In 2008 this rate has increased. US school with its K-12 system of education has been spoiled and more and more degrees are held by the international students whose level of knowledge is much higher (Guo 2). One of the main problems which exists in the US system of education is that it needs many top qualified scientists in different spheres, but the educational system requires changes and, therefore, the country is unable to cover these needs. There is no demographic potential to meet the country’s needs, thus, the educational system appears in collapse, the demand on particular professions exists, but there are no people who would be able to meet the requirements. The educational system is too complicated, the cost is too high and this creates a number of difficulties. The recent American changes in the system of education are connected with the signature of the law No Child Left Behind where the US government attempts to teach all American children (Guo 34) Specific of Asian Education Asian education, vise versa, becomes stronger and more demanding. Marginson states that most of Asian countries follow Confucian model of education which pursues the following principles, “strong nation-state shaping of structures, funding and priorities”, “a tendency to universal tertiary participation, partly financed by growing levels of household funding of tuition, sustained by a private duty, grounded in Confucian values, to invest in education”, “’one chance’ national examinations that mediate social competition and university hierarchy and focus family commitments to education”, “accelerated public investme
The Bank of Toroda is a financial institution that provides various banking services such as :  1. Receiving and issuing of deposits,  2. Microfinance services,  3. Loans with lower rates. What is a Stakeholder?   * Freeman (2004) defines stakeholders as groups that are significant for continuity and success of any institution.   * Freeman (1984) describes stakeholders as any individual, or organization which can have an impact or experience an impact, due to the attainment of the institution objectives. How does the Bank of Toroda Define a Stakeholder?   * Stakeholders are persons, organizations and groups that have to be considered by managers, directors as well as front office workers.   * Stakeholders may influence the activities of a bank.   * Stakeholders may have an impact or experience an impact, due to the attainment of the organization objectives.   * Stakeholders are involved in formulating the bank’s strategic directions. Identify Stakeholders at the Bank of Toroda and what makes them Stakeholders at the Bank The Employee   * Employees at the Bank of Toroda play a significant role in ensuring that the organization attains its long term goals through enhancing performance in the organization.   * Employees must be involved in formulating the organization strategic direction, since the role of executing strategies becomes entrusted to the employees.   * Employees have direct contact with customers, and thus, they can easily identify customers’ needs.   * Unless the employees conduct their roles adeptly, the bank cannot obtain its profit and revenue potential. The Supplier   * Suppliers at the Bank of Toroda obtain complete integration into the strategic planning process.   * Suppliers are significant in this organization as they create a customer relationship which is extremely beneficial.   * The ability of the bank to provide for services ordered by customers on time and create quality products depends on the competence of suppliers and service providers.   * Another role of service provider entails introducing new solutions and systems to the bank.   * Suppliers can make the bank incur reduced cost while offering more efficient services, which boosts its profit and revenues. The Customers   * Customers are significant stakeholders at the Bank of Toroda because they promote the reputation of the bank externally.   * At the Bank of Toroda, we recognize that the core function of the company is to offer services and products that cater for the needs of the target customers and ensure that they gain from this product and services a significant way.   * We also recognize that the position of customers is crucial to the success and survival of this institution (Philips, 2003).   * At the Bank of Toroda, we u
Throughout the course of people’s lives, they spend much time thinking over some aspects of their existence and relationships with other beings. For me, the most exciting thing to think of is the relationship between people and the world in which they live. This idea engages me so much that it frequently makes me lose all track of time, and I cannot get distracted from it by anything else. The concept of humans’ place in the world and their connections with other species is not new, but no research can be sufficient to explain all the aspects of this concept. For me, the most interesting questions have always been the ones associated with the place of people in the world. It seems to me that humans overestimate their importance and undermine the significance of animals and plants in the natural course of events. People think that because they have analytical skills, they are superior to other species. However, it has always occurred to me that the role of nonhuman animals has always been underrated. Humans kill animals for clothes and exploit them in circuses and laboratories, though they have no moral right to do so. An important aspect of the issue of coexistence between species is people’s inconsiderate exploitation of natural resources. Very often, large corporations and governments are ready to destroy wilderness that is home to rare species of plants and animals merely to gain more power or wealth. I could never understand how thoughtless one can be when it comes to the matter of gaining money. I cannot comprehend why some individuals choose wealth over spiritual development and why the richer the person is, the less likely he or she is to help those in need. Another issue of the topic that is fascinating for me is the history of the world, the planet, and space. Even as a child, I could spend hours looking at maps and following the track of the stars. It has always amused me how scientists living many centuries ago managed to explore space and gain accurate results. What concerns the inventions of contemporary scientists, I am speechless. So many fascinating discoveries have been made that I cannot but wonder how clever people are and how beneficial their findings can be for humanity. At the same time, it is strange why there are so many ecological disasters if people can think of solutions to reduce their number. When I want to learn more about the topic, I resort to books, articles, video lessons, and other educational materials that offer information on a variety of natural processes. The more resources are available, the more eager I become to learn something new. Also, I attend workshops and open lectures where I can discuss some issues with other people who are interested in the same problems. I think that exchanging opinions and sharing views can promote a better understanding of natural phenomena. Learning about the connections existing between people and other species has always been the most captivating thing for me. I enjoy investigating new concepts and analyzing the existing ones. Probably the only issue which I cannot understan
Business planning is one of the most important steps in determining the success and failure of the business. It is more efficient to run a business entity through a blueprint rather than working without any guidance which can be risky as the firm can loose direction and its sense of objectives. Good business planning can guarantee achievement of the objectives and can be modified from time to time to remain relevant. However, planning errors or mistakes may arise due to some avoidable or unavoidable reasons, which may affect the projected plans of the business even lead to failure of the entity. In case of errors necessary controls should be taken on due time or implemented properly. Nevertheless, some of the business planning errors cannot be erased completely and require careful execution to avoid more adverse outcomes. Proper implementation of certain controls can somehow compensate for the errors made in business planning. The company can rescind some of the contracts that it had engaged in with other partners although some of the contracts are irrevocable and cannot rescinded them, and the firm must bear the remedies for breaching the contract or just incur the unnecessary costs on the contract depending whichever way is cheaper. An organization can update its business plan model as a control measure in case an error occurred in the process of planning. The plan can be modified from time to time to remain relevant with the current business times. The company should conduct more research on the issues derailing its operation’s plan and get more informed management team to come up with the updated plan. The updated plan should correspond to the current environmental occurrences and adjust the operations to suit the company’s mission and vision. The company can wind up if the planning errors made would likely hinder the operation from attaining its operations in the short or medium term. Winding up can be an expensive venture but if it is unavoidable and the eventual outcome of the firm in the long term it is better made at the moment than in the future. Take an example scenario, whereby a firm had planned on overambitious production target for its products; this was made with an oversight of an increase in demand of the company’s products in the next period. The production targets are been constraint by diminishing demand of the products and an escalation in production costs. As a result a lot of production costs and production overheads have already been incurred. In the second quarter of the projected period, although the supply of the company products is has increased, the demand for its products is still low. The company needs to control before it is too late. The company can come up an updated plan for the period as a control measure. The updated cost will put into consideration the prevailing firm’s environmental times and make necessary adjustments to the projecti
Pork Chop Hill The movie “Pork Chop Hill” is based off the 1953 battle between the 7th infantry division of the U.S. army and the forces of the combined communist forces of China and North Korea. Interestingly enough the movie was actually released in 1959, six years after the Battle of Pork Chop hill. Whether the director, Lewis Milestone, was attempting to exploit the fact that the Korean war was still fresh on the minds of various individuals is unknown however it must be stated that during the 1950’s various war movies such as “Steel Helmet” released in 1951 attempted to capitalize on public interest in the war effort and as such this period is known as the start of the war movie franchise which have inundated the movie industry to this day with war movies such as Saving Private Ryan and Pearl Harbor. The one problem with trying to find unique elements in the film is the fact that so many war movies have been released over the years that various themes and elements have been literally used to death over and over again resulting in nearly all movies having the same plot line and elements despite being placed in different settings. As is the case in most of these movies they usually start off presenting the main characters, create a period where the characters get to know one another, insert a state of conflict, portray the horrors of war and afterwards show the strength and resolution of the main characters in overcoming conflict. Pork Chop Hill follows this format exactly and as such it cannot be said that the overall plot of the movie was unique. One way of looking at the movie it to examine it in the context of its historical period and attempt to discern its unique aspects, the fact is the movie is set within an era of conflict between the ideologies of democracy and communism and as such certain elements pertaining to this state of affairs might be inherent in the film itself. Upon a closer examination of the film one aspect does present a rather interesting backdrop to the conflict, namely, the Panmunjeom cease fire negotiations. It must be noted that at the exact same time as the Panmunjeom cease fire negotiations to end the war were being conducted the fighting at Pork Chop Hill was intensifying, the reason behind this lies with the fact that the Communist forces at the time were testing the resolve of the American diplomats in negotiations since the area of Pork Chop Hill was an inherent aspect of the cease fire negotiations (Marino, 2003). Perceived weakness on the part of America could have lead to an escalation of the conflict and created an even worse state of affairs (Marino, 2002). From this a unique aspect of the film does present itself wherein diplomatic negotiations and military tactics come hand in hand, where power and an unwillingness to give up become the pivotal turning point in the conflict. Based on the conflict between democracy and communism at the time of the movie’s release it can be said that the movie itself contained a message for the American people in that it encouraged them to never give up in the face of insurmountable odds and the threat of communism against t
Introduction Emerging diseases refer to the newly identified pathogens that have been recognized in the past few decades that lead to a new manifestation of diseases. They could also be already existing diseases that are accelerating in terms of geographic range and incidence. Factors that lead to the emergence of these diseases vary from ecological to demographic. People become more susceptible to previously unfamiliar microbes or the natural host. There are two important stages or processes where emergent diseases undergo. The agent first finds the means to get into the host and then its adoption process where further dissemination takes place (Morse). Main body AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is one of the emergent diseases of our times as very little about it was known before 1980. The term first appeared in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 1982 to describe “… a disease, at least moderately predictive of a defect in cell-mediated immunity, occurring with no known cause for diminished resistance to that disease” (CDC 508). Nowadays it refers to a “collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency (HIV) in humans and similar viruses in other species (SIV, FIV, etc.)” (CDC 509). The first case of the disease was first reported in June 1981, when five homosexual men in Los Angeles were recorded to have a cluster of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia. Four of the earliest known instances of HIV infection are:  1. a sailor from Manchester who died of an AIDS-like illness in 1959, though the authenticity of this case has not been confirmed (Zhu et al.);  2. a plasma sample was taken in 1959 from an adult African male (Zhu et al.);  3. tissue samples from a St. Louis teenager who died of AIDS in 1969 (Kolata);  4. Tissue samples from a young Norwegian sailor who was infected with HIV probably in Cameroon in 1961-2 (Hooper). There are two types of HIV, that is HIV I and HIV II. HIV II was first recognized in Africa and was initially known as the “slim syndrome”. The origin of HIV I remains unknown up to the present day. It is argued that may be the HIV II could have been contained if surveillance had been done earlier and specimen collected. This would have established the causes of the disease and help in retaining it. Maybe the epidemiologists could have come up with measures to curb it and lives could have been saved (Global Microbial Threats). HIV I and HIV II differ in their transmission power: HIV I is more easily transmitted than HIV II. HIV I serves as a source for numerous HIV infections throughout the world, whereas HIV II is common in West Africa only. The symptoms that AIDS patients develop are caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasi
Many educationists view modern students as having many educational pressures placed on them by parents and interested community members. Fitzsimmons et al (2010) posits, “The pressures on today’s students is a concern to many of us, as they seem far intense than those placed on previous generations” (para.1). Burnout largely curtails the students’ endeavors to achieve their full potential in career life. They have areas that best suits their talents. Therefore, I would incredibly support the idea of taking time off before joining colleges or universities upon graduating from high school. By the time the students join these institutions, they are sure and decided of what they want to achieve out of their lives. I would go as far as persuading the available academic institutions to make it a compulsory issue for all American high school graduates. Harvard, Princeton, MIT and many more popular and prestigious institutions of higher learning encourage students to take some time off after clearing high school before joining college or university. Australian institutions also encourage it. In fact, it has become almost a rite of passage marking the transition between high school life and college life. In America, the trend is following slightly right behind Australia. Why is this necessary? Some high school graduates are either not ready to start college life immediately. They are in burn out state. In addition, a good number of the students are strongly inclined to the idea of pursuing a myriad of interests before finally settling on what to do in college or at the university. As Wood laments, “instead of packing their bags in anticipation of freshman year, they are volunteering in New Orleans or teaching in Thailand, thus, starting the renowned American novel, or interning to help figure out what they want to do with their lives” (2008, Para.4). They, thus, advocate for the achievement of what is best for them in the shortest time. However, I immensely campaign for a gap year. As Wood observes, “Taking a gap year can make kids focused and ready for the rigors of academic life” (2008, Para.2). What matters is the student to complete college, not to enroll. Research reveals how prepared students have higher rates of completing college. Harvard perhaps knows this well. Princeton, on the other hand, has this idea in the design of bridge year program, which allows their newly enrolled students to “spend a year performing public service abroad before beginning their freshman year” (Wood, 2008, Para.6). Do parents need to panic about enrollment then? A year out gives a student ample time to contemplate and reflect what is legitimate or unsuitable for him or her. Students deserve to consider a myriad of things before entering college or universities. As Peterson (2011) comments, “As students consider their future following high school, they should spend some time doing a bit of self-analysis” (Para.7). This implies that a year off allows them to have adequate time to reflect and analyze their strengths and weakness. They stand a chan
Background The Venus Dew brand line is the entry of long-established Jameson & Jameson (J & J) in the adult female moisturizing lotion market. J & J has been 140 years in existence, operates a total of 250 subsidiaries and affiliates in 57 countries, and employs just under 120,000 staff. Today, the company competes in the medical, health, and beauty categories with products for health care institutional use as well as consumer products that target all life stages from infancy to middle age. Vision and Mission The Venus Dew brand line is envisioned to be the spearhead of the J & J thrust into adult skincare with clearheaded emphasis on natural- and herbal-source products. This is consistent with J & J consumer products that leverage the company franchise on “pure, mild and gentle care” since natural-source is especially beneficial for sensitive, allergy-prone skin. Table 1: A SWOT Summary for Venus Dew. Strengths                                                                                  Opportunities                                                                                      1. Scale of J & J operations                                                               1. High mind share of consumer and professional/medical markets                                    2. J & J distribution reach                                                                2. Clear, smooth complexion, anti-aging, skin of color, and sun care count among consumer concerns 3. Company and brand reputation                                                            3. High level of consumer interest in natural-source products                                      4. Strong brand franchise in medical and skincare                                          4. Online selling, particularly for pricey niche products                                          5. Multiple brand entries permit the company to achieve merchandising dominance at retail  5. Large market, in pounds sterling                                                                6. An ethical company, worth trusting                                                      6. Skincare is a vibrant market that leads growth in the toiletries and cosmetics business                                                                                                    7, Ro