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Introduction Technology change is ever subject to development and underdevelopment in countries these days. The future is also predicted and planned for with the basis of technology. For instance, the world convention on technology has reached an agreement that by 2015 all the analog television sets should be replaced by digital television sets. This is so to enable the digitization of information in the media industry so that television viewers can receive broadcasts that are digitized. This transition may be challenging to individual countries especially those in the developing world. The people in these environments require more information about the transition and its possible outcomes to come to terms with this, afford and even embrace it as a whole. The negative sides of technology usually count much more than the positive sides because they might be costly. However, with the technological change on the television and motor cars, the quality of life is improving substantially (White). Main body New car models and the television digitization process are playing an important part in improving people’s lives. In this era of many cars on the roads, people are looking for cars that will make their lives comfortable all around, say economically, physically, and socially. The car is expected to be economic on fuel consumption, high speed, comfortable to travel in for a long time without filling exhausted, use modern technology, and does not involve many expenses on repair and safe either way (McPheat). To fulfill these requirements vehicle manufacturing and assembling companies have embarked on technology transformations. This has seen companies such as the Great Wall of China come up with various car models for specific markets on the global scene. Japanese companies such as Toyota are also coming up with long-lasting, technologically operated vehicles and adaptive motor cars for particular markets on the global mark. Generally, life becomes interesting with new car models with unique characteristics (Arsham). Following the replacement of analog television sets with digital ones, life is quite easy, simple, and interesting. Many viewers of televisions can access several television channels unlike before. This means that they have a variety of entertainment they have to select from. Moreover, they can also choose the channel that satisfies their news requirements. The television sets that are digitized are also no longer bulky as they used to be in the past. Broadcasting companies have also an easy time when they do it in the digitized environment. Countries have even been prompted to set their deadline, such as by December 2012 to comply with the international agreement. These efforts leave the quality of life greatly improved (Green). Conclusion These entire technological transformations are taking place amid complaints ranging from the environment to the value of the products. Production companies both in Europe, the United States of America, and even Asia have
Origin and exploration or rubber Many times we do not give any thought to rubber with consideration to its origin. It is evident that rubber originates from a variety of plants. Moreover, high-yield plants are found in native Latin America and the most outstanding ones are Castolloa and Hevea. It is worth knowing that, in the pre-Columbian America, people used rubber for different artifacts like shoes, balls and water proofing. This, however, had not been evident anywhere else until after Columbus industrial revolution. Rubber was introduced in Europe in 1492 and used for the manufacture of erasers and balls. Furthermore, there were controversies that it melted in the sun, it also had a bad smell and became brittle in cold temperatures. Nevertheless, it was used for industrial and domestic applications, with Charles Goodyear inventing vulcanization in 1839. The products that were produced from rubber include generators, electrical motors and tires. It is evident that there were contradictions involving rubber as related to its exploitation. As it was considered to be high-tech and crude. The trees were cut with machetes and latex dripped in cups after which they were transferred to industries in North America and Europe industries. Britain experienced a mushroom growth of manufacturing industry. Hardships in rubber exploration Among the first products of rubber in Britain were firestone, Goodyear, BF Goodrich and general tire. Additionally, Poverty and calamities like hunger and death resulted on the course of rubber exploitation. At these early years plantations only flourished in Africa, Asia and Oceania. As a result, Henry Wickham imported hevea seeds via Kew gardens in 1876. The Putumayo valley in Brazil had vast numbers of Castilloa trees; however, there were few trappers something that ma
Audi is one of the leading car dealers in German that has specialized in the trade of Mercedes and BMW car models. This has led to the development of a strong mutual relationship between the manufacturer and the dealer despite the fact that the manufacturer is slightly more powerful than the dealer. However, the dealer has certain powers especially when it comes to customer loyalty which can only be achieved through after-sale services that are provided by the dealer. The manufacturer therefore depends on the dealer to ensure that customer loyalty is attained at all levels. Consequently, both the manufacturer and the dealer have the obligation of making the marketing process a success. This is due to the fact that as much as the manufacturer has the vital obligation of the production process, the dealer has similar responsibility of providing and maintaining quality services to customers through warranting mechanical and repair services. This is meant to maintain the quality of the brand as well as the loyalty which is Audi’s main objective to its customers. In this case of high dependence between the manufacturer and the dealer, cooperation between the two parties is an essential tool which works best unlike the use of compulsion. This kind of relationship is much better when the two parties have almost equal powers thus either party has the chance to improve their performance. However, the manufacturer may have more power when the brand is much stronger and there are many potential dealers. The control of the dealer is a major component of the contract since the purchaser of the dealership and the manufacturer differ in interests. The dealer’s interest is based on high prices and is short lived while the manufacturer is interested in building a long term relation with the dealer and the customers as well as building the image of the brand. The car maker expects the new dealer to maintain high standard levels in showroom presentation as well as maintaining quality sales and services. The violation of this clause is prevented by ensuring that the relationship between the two parties is profitable such that there is no need to sell the o
A contract is a voluntary agreement between two or more parties who have accepted to oblige to its legal terms and conditions expressed either in form of writing or orally/ verbally. This, therefore, makes sure that the parties follow such terms and conditions expressed in such a contract and failure to do so will have some consequence(s). A contract, therefore, ensures that a certain promise or responsibility will legally happen or not. Although we can use the word promise as a synonym for the word contract, we should use it with care since, in actual sense, the word promise might not bring out the full meaning of the word contract and for example when it’s an accord without thought. Contract law also changes from one geographical location to another with major difference
Introduction A person’s life is a journey along a winding road filled with bright events, difficulties and obstacles, ups and downs. With each day and each new situation, individuals learn about themselves and the world, gaining unique knowledge and experience. Hence, a person develops a life philosophy, which can change over time and accumulate experience. Therefore, life is a journey where every step today affects “tomorrow.” The decisions should be balanced, and steps should be deliberate. One can enjoy the journey only slowly, admiring the beauty and feeling the “taste” of every minute. This perception of life allows one to constantly discover something new, to search and find what is valuable, as well as to discover the beautiful in ordinary, unremarkable things and appreciate moments. Becoming a college student and finding my identity within the main literary elements from the book “The Alchemist” is the key idea that will be examined in this paper. Becoming a Student and Finding my Identity Foreword Everyone has their role, and their script has been written. As a great poet and playwright, William Shakespeare said that the whole world is a theater, and the people are actors (allusion). Thus, mode
Introduction Counseling refers to a process that provides direction or advice regarding a decision or course of action. It involves five crucial stages, which apply in succession. The stages are an introduction, information gathering, discussion development, conclusion making, and offering a solution (Maddux, 2010). Counseling involves giving directions or advice on multiple disciplines in life, which can be vital for various professions and situations. A career in counseling does not suit everyone. There are specific technical and personal skills essential for success in this area of expertise. Effective therapy requires specific individual traits, methodological skills, ethical principles, life experiences, and unremitting specialized development (Maddux, 2010). Counseling is a vocation that attracts individuals who are highly passionate about helping people. This importance of counselling essay will explain the essential skills, techniques and tools required for the process. Essential Counseling Skills A passionate counselor needs to be patient, tactical, welcoming, trustworthy, and understanding. Another important counseling skill is effective communication (McLeod & McLeod, 2011). An effective counselor ought to communicate well through active listening, maintaining eye contact, observing and responding to body language, as well as asking open-ended questions that allow for responses. Effective counselors also paraphrase what their clients say, take notes, and make summaries as a way of connecting and understanding them. Other skills essential for a successful counseling career include proper time management, organization, prioritization, confidentiality, good record keeping, emotional intelligence, accessibility, and adherence to pattern sessions (McLeod & McLeod, 2011). Counseling Skills Scale The counseling skills scale applies different criteria in assessing how well a counselor applies both individual and technical skills to deal with a client (McLeod & McLeod, 2011). Based on the criteria applied in the model, there are certain skills that come easily, while others are challenging to execute. As earlier mentioned, counseling is a vocational process that requires a lot of passion and application of certain skills by a counselor, in order to achieve success (Maddux, 2010). In my case, there are four skills that I will have ease in applying. First, I will be quite emphatic with a client. This is because of the human nature to show sensitivity and comprehension towards the state of others. This comes naturally even for people who are not counselors. The second skill will be listening. This is because listening plays a crucial role in effective communication with a client. I am an active listener, thus I will not struggle to connect with clients. The third skill is compassion towards clients. All people have a humane quality of understanding the suffering of others, and want to do something about it (McLeod & McLeod, 2011). Therefore, I will not have a hard task sh
As suggested by the term “close reading”, it refers to detailed reading of a certain peace of literature in order to come up with various aspects of the piece under review. In most cases, materials that are close read are short and concise to ensure that the reader effectively manages to cover all the aspects of the small piece of literature. For the purpose of this paper, two paragraphs of “A son of the forest” will be close read in order to establish several aspects that are exhibited by the section under review. The paper will examine the purpose of the selected piece of literature in helping the reader to focus towards the main theme of the entire literature. This will be done through an in-depth analysis of the styles employed as well as other aspects that are paramount in the literature “A son of the forest” is a bibliography of William Apess which was published in 1829. Apess recount his life history at a time when bibliographies were not common to writers and were not popular with the readers. William Apess was born in Colrain, Massachusetts of a mixed race. His grandfather was white and mother was a descendant of King Philip. The first two paragraphs of this book’s first chapter will form the basis of this paper The author introduces us to the lead character and gives us detailed information about his background as well as the background of his family. The most interesting aspect about this chapter is how it begins. The chapter begins in a dramatic tone “……in the year of our lord seventeen hundred and ninety-eight…..” (Apess and O’Connell 4). This introduction captures the reader’s attention due to its unique nature and also gives the reader the knowledge to establish when the book might have been written. Therefore, a reader can easily classify the book as either classical or modern. According to Day and McLellan (16) such an introduction also gives the reader forehand information about William as being a religious person. This is later affirmed in the text when we learn that William was ordained in the protestant Methodist and also in his writing, we learn that he was a staunch believer. Due to this staunch faith, we read that William has a final desire which the author summarizes as the desire to present his account to the sovereign God. He writes that “….I must render an account at the last day, to the sovereign judge of all men” (Apess and O’Connell 4). The story starts in a nostalgic mood where we are introduced to William’s family and himself as an individual. In that particular paragraph and the one preceding it, the writer builds his own character as being a conscious person and in-particular, about being royal and holding on to a name, this is enhanced by the choice of words that he uses to describe himself, he states that there is no difference between royal and subject blood. The tone changes and becomes satirical. A man of his stature and considering the period he lived, we would think that William should act, speak and carry himsel
In the analysis article posted on CBC News on June 13, 2020, called, “One country, two pandemics: what COVID-19 reveals about inequality in Canada,” Aaron Wherry raises a crucial public topic. He dwells on the unexpected negative social consequences that the coronavirus has brought to Canada. In the first subparagraph of the article, Aaron Wherry talks about problems that were not so noticeable before but “worsened in the context of the pandemic. Among these problems is the difference in the provision of medical care, especially on racial and socio-economic grounds. Further, the journalist notes that the pandemic increases the vulnerable layer of the population, negatively affecting the labor market. Widespread business closures and social distancing efforts have resulted in a record number of lost jobs (Wherry). Women and migrants, who were in a position of inequality even before the pandemic, suffered the most from job cuts. In the article, Aaron Wherry also talks about the reaction of minorities affected by the economic recession. Thus, increased economic inequality and the loss of jobs led to new protests against racism: several thousand people took to the streets of Toronto to restore social justice. In the final part of the article, the journalist points out that the coronavirus pandemic hit the problem of social inequality the hardest. The author calls for “continuing efforts” (Wherry), at the international and national levels, to help groups of the population who are subjected to discrimination, even after the number of cases has decreased. The fact that the social issue sanctified in the article has acquired a large scale is shown by the activity of people in the comments. Thus, the reader Sam Black draws attention to the fact that most of the nation is subjected to racism and discrimination: “The entire nation is working its way towards poverty.” Another reader, Vladimir Smejkal, agrees with the author’s opinion, arguing that “inequality is a huge problem in this country.” Work Cited Wherry, Aaron. “ One Country, Two Pandemics: What Covid-19 Reveals About Inequality in Canada. ” CBC News , 2020.
Abstract Quality assurance in construction has proved to have unpredictable outcomes after the implementation of different quality assurances by different firms. Measures are therefore being put in place to find ways of formulating implementation models that will ensure that more positive outcomes, which are also predictable, are reached so that quality assurances can be effective. Good personnel training coupled with an audit is just but a few of the aspects that are being integrated with construction to ensure that quality assurances are efficient and effective in bringing positive results. Introduction Unlike several years ago, corporate responsibility is assuming a more central part in the day-to-day activities of large business organizations. With evidenced cases of scandals and catastrophes in the building industry, public scrutiny has assumed a new level forcing the companies to increase their measures to ensure quality and hence competitiveness. Consequently, the competitive spearhead of each organization is purely dependent on the quality of the products and services offered by the organization. Therefore, what are the main endeavors assumed by these companies to ensure quality and hence sharpen their competitive edge? This report highlights the main techniques used by civil and structural engineers to ensure quality assurance during building and construction projects. This objective will be achieved through the examination of modern techniques, steps and procedures implemented to ensure quality. Cornick (1988) defines quality as a “conformance to requirements, which is attained through management for improvement by all project participants, and this should result in assurance by demonstration” (p.211). Johnson (2003) posits that quality assurance and quality control are very important aspects of building projects. However, one might wonder what should be done to ensure quality assurance in a given project. In his analysis, Cornick further outlines four fundamentals that define quality. To begin with, the definition must put into consideration the expectations and needs of the client. However, these needs have to be realistic and measurable. Results There is a wide field of activities that are covered by quality assurance, which includes planning and development to just mention a few. Quality assurance implementation was introduced in Australia in the early years of 1990. The expected outcomes of the implementation of these quality assurance programs in construction are not clear due to the fact that different companies have been successful in implementing these strategies but others have had failures in doing the same. This leaves a question as to the effectiveness of the assurance program and its reliability since the success of all the firms engaging in quality assurance is not guaranteed (Karim, Marosszeky & Kumaraswamy, 2005, p. 798). Furthermore, research carried out
Alexander Hamilton is a remarkable controversial leader whose contribution to the United States economy is undisputable. He is known to have worked closely with Presidents Washington in shaping and remoulding the American economy after the revolution witnessed in the country. His presence in the financial dockets came up as an advantage to the American movement whose economy was going down because of the European’s business competition. He greatly transformed the American banking, manufacturing, and agricultural sector to compete better with the European businesses. This lead to establishment of Central bank and the bank of United States that was similar to the bank of England. His appointment by the federal government as the financial secretary was a challenge to him because he had to direct federal economic policy as the treasury secretary. His great concern was how the government could overcome their previous debts by the government to ensure good beginning. That is when the securities in form of bonds were sold to people to rescue the debt problem the country (Dolbeare, & Cummings, 2009). Some of the decisions by Hamilton were controversial especially on agriculture and central banking. People developed fear on the possibility of the failure of the central bank because of wealthy overseers and other urban people. On the other hand, Hamilton wanted United States to be self sufficient in agricultural sector. This would discourage farmers from getting subsidies from the government but instead work hard to produce products that could easily compete at the international markets. This was likely to benefit the farmers once they sold their products locally. In addition, the American government was to benefit from the increased exports of the agricultural products to get revenue to buy the imported manufactured good (Dolbeare, & Cummings, 2009). The program revealed the perfectionism in Hamilton and he was determined to make beneficial moves to the federal government as the finance secretary. Some decisions were good and applauded by different people but some people were disappointed by the elite attitude and concentrating on the British economic development models. This transformed America into a capitalist nation and the government became stronger. From these reports, it was clear that the government could not do away with their contributions and involvement in “private sector” economic affairs. The government is a regulator through various policies. These policies specify the requirement by the private sector activities to ensure there is good working environment. The private sector will be regulated through permits and license to alleviate illegal businesses and organizations working without following the requirement. This will avert unfair competition among the private sectors (Dolbeare, & Cummings, 2009). On the other hand, the American government must be involved in the “private sector” economic affairs to expand market and enhancing the relationship between different governments. The gov