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The evening news programs on TV at NBC or ABC are similar to what is broadcasted on CNN or FOX news. All the stations have the same agenda in covering the evening news, which is to inform the public of the current unfolding events. At times, there is a slight difference in the broadcast of news due to the emphasis given to some events or occurrences and the speed with which they take to show current happenings (Zuckerman, 5). I have not detected bias on how events are presented in the stations listed above, but I noticed that the credibility of the presenters heavily relies on their objectiveness and impassiveness that is portrayed in the level of sincerity when they choose their subjects of discussion and how they present. According to (Watkins, 85), the type and style in which some news items are presented make it attracted to people of certain age groups. For instance, news concerning lifestyle and sporting would be very popular with people below the ages of forty. Production of news can be summarized to contain three processes; negotiating, interpretation, and giving meaning to the complex world in a manner likely to be understood by everybody. Depending on the person who is presenting the news, each news item is bound to display a specified identity and quality. All the stations give the same time for news coverage and no bias to some news items but it all depends on the presenters and manner in which they relay information to the listeners. Works Cited Watkins, Chapman. “ Framing protest. ” News media frames of the Million man march. (2001): 80-100. Print. Zuckerman, Joel. “The latest in reality TV .” US News and World Report. Issue 12 (2003): 40-60. Print.
Introduction Military conflicts are a primary cause for the formation of the majority of inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), and the United Nations (UN) is no exception. War has been the most pressing issue in global politics since the formation of the first human civilizations. Thus, the main objective of many IGOs is maintaining relative peace and ensuring security. States unite under the leadership of a certain inter-governmental institution and work together in order to solve conflicts in international politics. This way, they can ensure they remain secure in the global arena. It is evident that “despite being the most destructive century in human history, the twentieth was also the century of developing various governance approaches for preventing war.” 1 This essay is going to examine the limits and possibilities of the United Nations as a global police force and negotiation facilitator. The purpose of the paper is to address the failures and successes of the organization’s peace initiatives in an effort to evaluate its ability to ensure greater global security. It will especially center on the transformations in the nature of international conflicts as one of the biggest challenges the UN faces nowadays. The Scope of the UN Authority As the primary crisis-management institution in international politics, the United Nations is tasked with imposing binding regulations on all of the member states to ensure peace and maintain global security. The Security Council’s 15 members, only 5 of which are permanent and meet on a regular basis. Some of the subsidiary organs of the Council are ad hoc committees and global criminal tribunals. In addition, within the United Nations Secretariat, there are the Peacekeeping Operations and Operational Support departments, which organize field-based operations. Moreover, there is a
Introduction TransAsia Airways is the carrier, which was founded in 1951. This airline operates flights to such countries as China, Japan, Thailand, Macau, and others. Also, it serves domestic flights. At the time of the accident of Flight 235, the carrier owned 23 aircraft vehicles. Some of them were A320, ATR-72, and A330. The company had several large-scale catastrophes since its establishment. For instance, in 2002, the company’s plane crashed because it was in severe icing conditions and the crew failed to take the appropriate actions to prevent possible automation. Also, in 2003, one of TransAsia’s aircraft machines collided with a truck that was crossing the runway (Joy 2015). Fortunately, no one was hurt in the accident; nevertheless, this plane was scrapped because of the damage received. The purpose of this paper is to review the Flight 235 accident, as well as to analyze the causes of its origin and the importance of the human factor, which made a critical contribution to the outcome of the occurrence. Accident Description On the morning of February 4, 2015, the aircraft ATR 72-600, which served the flight GE235 crashed in the vicinity of Taipei. It fell into the river a few minutes after takeoff. During the fall, the plane hit the overpass, and the taxi passing it with the wing ( Accident description 2015). During the flight, the plane was carrying 58 passengers including children and members of the crew. Most of the passengers were tourists from mainland China. It is worth noting that one of the aircraft’s engines broke down almost immediately after the beginning of the flight, and in just a few minutes after it, the plane crashed (Hume 2015). According to the information provided by the media, the data from the black boxes showed that the left engine began to work improperly when the aircraft was at an altitude of 400 meters. Thus, after takeoff, the left engine stopped after 37 seconds of flight. The team filed an alarm and shut down the right engine, and after that, they were unable to restart it ( Accident description 2015). Almost 35 seconds after the left engine broke down and the pilots gave the distress signal, the black box stopped recording. The plane was aviated by 42-year-old Liao Chien-Tsung. The first pilot strived for diverting the plane from colliding with the buildings. During the crash, the liner lowered one wing almost vertically down, fitted in between the apartment buildings, and fell into the water. As a result of the disaster, 48 people including the two pilots died. Human Factors Leading to the Accident According to the official data and the investigation, the plane crash and the death of passengers occurred due to the pilot error. Therefore, the main cause of the crash was related to the human factor. After the pilot was cleared for takeoff, he leveled the plane on the runway to the centerline, released the brakes, and gained the speed of 215 km/ h. It is crucial to emphasize that the moment of separation of the aircraft from the ground is one of the most complex aspects of the flight, and it req
Man’s attempts to overcome stifling and hostile conditions bears testimony to the fact that imperialism finally gives way to freedom. History is witness to such ruthless deeds which pave the way to an end to brutality inflicted upon the natives. Adam Hoschild’s King Leopold’s Ghost substantiates the above statements and Kingsolver, a deft craftsman, instills in the minds of the readers a rather oppressive reign of terror unleashed by the white settlers in the African continent during the 19 th century. “Synthesizing her widespread knowledge of history, science and anthropology, and tempering it with characteristic insight and wit, Barbara Kingsolver has written her most accomplished novel to date” (Kingsolver 2000). King Leopold’s Ghost is a poignant detailed historical account of the atrocities committed by King Leopold II of Belgium in Congo between 1884 and 1908. The book exposes the cruel frivolities that the king engages in while claiming that he is a just ruler. He is an unforgiving tyrant wearing the mask of a benevolent ruler. He subjects the natives into forced labor so that they do not stand up to voice their opinion against him. In the meantime, in order to attain power and glory and to establish his stronghold over Congo, he seeks the help of H.M. Stanely who is in for exploration. “The history of Congo as it applies to the novel can be traced to the late 1800’s exploration by H. M. Stanley who stirred the interest of Leopold II of Belgium” (Kingsolver 2003) The natives labor hard to bear rubber and ivory up to 10 km a day. Disobedience or reluctance would hold hostage their wives and children and slight mistakes, mutilation of their bodies. Though inhuman and pathetic to the core, the natives bear the hardships. Millions are spent to bribe the media so that he is not exposed. He starts his own press to reach out to the multitude and reality is crushed. Years of subjugation, poverty and systematic terror, accompanied by fears of baptisms by Christian missionaries provoke the blacks. Their extreme hatred for the king and the missionaries who believe that they are an ‘unclean’ and ‘uncivilised’ lot urges them to swear to preserve their culture and heritage at all cost. The attainment of self – awareness not only makes them rebel against social conditions but also resolve to fight for independence. The king is exposed and he is ousted. Gradually, the country prepares itself for freedom and gets involved in a nationalist movement of 1920. Furthermore, a religious movement turned people against European culture and Christian missions. Belgium grants freedom to Congo and the first prime minister takes over the charge of ruling the country. The ill-prepared independence leads to disaster and unsafe conditions for Europeans and Americans. Kingsolver takes advantage of the historical crisis and places the Price family in Kilanga, a province of the Congo beginning to get involved in a nationalist movement that started in the 1920’s. Nathan Price, the ov
Canada is becoming home to various people from various backgrounds. Immigration will have a great impact on marketing activities in the country. Marketing is always based on the socio-cultural and economic composition of the market. A marketer must understand the cultural composition of the market. Immigration diversifies the local market. The new immigrants have different characteristics that make them distinct from the locals. This would mean that the marketer would have to design products that are appropriate for each category of individuals. This would start with segmenting the market. The market will be segmented base on such characteristics as cultural differences. This would help capture the new market entrants. Market segmentation will not only be important in capturing the new entrants but also in defining the impact of immigration on the local market. Canada is becoming one of the leading nations in which people from other parts of the world prefer living. Despite the possible differences that these immigrants may have amongst themselves, one characteristic that they share is that they have a stronger purchasing power. This is because most of them are professionals who come to the country as doctors, lawyers, engineers, and marketers. Ignoring them may be suicidal to a firm that is interested in capturing the local market. They have to be taken into consideration when designing company products. It is a challenge to classify immigrants based on their socio-cultural background. However, this is what the market expects. To make this task less cumbersome, common socio-cultural characteristics should be grouped. This will reduce the segments, making it easier to reach out to each segment. Each segment of the market has different tastes and preferences.
The selected advert belongs to Schloss Eggenberg beer company and is used to advertise their Samichlaus Beer which is claimed to be the strongest in the world (Knobloch n.pag.). The ad has appeared in print outdoors, as well as in “men’s” magazines and online top lists. Because the ad has appeared mainly in “men’s” magazines, the target consumer is supposedly male. The extensive history of the company and the products they offer imply that this particular ad is targeted at beer connoisseurs just as well as persons who prefer stronger beer. The ad features Samichlaus beer in a whiskey shooter. The ad promises that Samichlaus is no worse than whiskey in terms of strength. The message concerning the exceptional qualities of Samichlaus beer is delivered using a fantasy idea of beer so strong it can only be drunk from whiskey shooters. The ad is effective partially due to the media it appeared in. Magazines provide high quality color and help directly reach the target consumer, that is, beer lovers who are supposed to be male. On the other hand, outdoor location increases the ad’s visibility in certain routes, commute itineraries, etc. Internet versions of the ad might have a hard time squeezing through the clutter but the consumers’ reaction is easily measurable. Also, the message is delivered through a creative idea that is memorable (Kotler and Armstrong 464). The message is simple: Samichlaus beer is strong. The appeal that is used in the ad to deliver the message is meaningful and distinctive, and, although the idea of beer as strong as whiskey is hardly believable, it is leveraged in a creative way. Overall, the advert is executed in good taste and is easy to remember, which contributes to its effectiveness. Works Cited Knobloch, Rudiger. “Eggenberger Schlossbrauerei: Strong Beer.” Digital image. Advertolog. Lixil Graphics Ltd., n.d. Web. Kotler, Philip, and Gary Armstrong. Principles of Marketing . 15th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2013. Print.
Introduction Diversicare Medical Care (formerly Advocat) offers a variety of health and living services to the elderly through care facilities and assisted-living facilities, most of which are situated in the southern and southwestern United States. This company is a health center that specializes in post-acute care. It was established in 1994 on a culture of passionate service. Recollection care, short-term restoration care, protracted care, and medical treatment are among the services provided. It is located in Brentwood, Tennessee, and its mission is to better the lives of all of its caregivers by surpassing their expectations and delivering exceptional health care services. Integrity, sympathy, greatness, teamwork, and stewardship are its core values. It employs over 6,800 people in more than 60 separate areas across nine states (Diversicare, n.d.). Workers’ pensions include life insurance, a 401k plan with a match, continuing professional education, short break, holiday, sick time prepayments, career path intending short and long-term disability insurance, and healthcare, dental, and aspiration plans (Diversicare, n.d.). This essay will analyze the swot analysis, financial analysis and budget, strategy, implementation, and strategic evaluation respectively of Diversicare healthcare. The strategic initiative is to expand this company’s resources by increasing funding and levera
Introduction In the seventeenth century, many Africans were enslaved and transported to America as farm workers. During this period, planters from Virginia and some parts of South Carolina relied on African slaves to help in farm activities such as clearing the farmland to harvest and storing of the products. Since this labor force was cheap, the farmers shifted their attention and started using the imported African slaves to carry out the farm duties on massive plantations. Notably, the indentured servants of African origin, in Virginia were brought via a Dutch ship where they were exchanged for food. As the numbers of slaves increased, others were taken to South Carolina to serve in the large agricultural plantations in the region. From Indentured Servitude to African-American Slavery in Virginia Available literature indicates that in Virginia, the indentured servants constituted the initial population of black people in the region. Despite their racial differences, the blacks were not treated as slaves in Virginia because it was believed that they earned similar status as their white indentured colleagues in the farms at this time. Until 1656 in Virginia, the term “ slave” did not exist in the available records. Indeed, in some areas such as South Carolina, the term ‘servant’ was used for a long time even as others began using ‘slave’ to refer to African immigrants. This was the case up to the 1660s, when the white farmers began to redefine the status of such black workers. The word ‘slave’ was technically coined in trade, politics and law to depict Black Americans who were imported by the slave traders. The trade rapidly and widely spread to other parts of America such as South Carolina where large scale farmers needed the services of the slaves. Origin The shift from the term “indentured servants” to African–American Slavery was due to various factors. First, the arrival of more Africans in Virginia particularly in 1619 increased the number of immigrants, who were later called Slaves in the white farms. The increasing number of the slaves in the region shortly changed the white farmers’ perception and treatment of the African workers. Though at the time, there were no significance differences among the workers, the merchant planters began to subject the African indentured workers to harsh treatment compared to the white workers. Second, the Native Americans became unsuitable to work in the farms since it was increasingly becoming labor intensive as the farms grew larger. The agricultural practices also became intensive that the Native Americans could not cope because they were vulnerable to the outbreak of European diseases. In this regard, the rising outbreak of dysentery, malaria and typhoid raved the health status of the farm worker, with the whites mostly affected. This led to a number of deaths of the African-American and the Native American workers. In reality, the diseases affected the preference of white works on the farms and were thereafter replaced by the growing numbers of Africans in America. Third, the Nativ
It is wrong to neglect the fact that many modern schools, as well as other educational facilities, experience rapid growth of students. The peculiar feature of this growth is its diversity. Students may have different opinions, attitudes to a learning process, and skills. They also usually vary in their race, ethnicity, age, gender, and social status. It is not an easy task to organize the work of different people in one classroom. However, this work has to be done by educational leaders. College demographics turn out to be a serious issue for consideration in today’s research because it touches on such factors as students’ access, retention, and even persistence that is used by students. Cooperation between educational leaders is an important step in student success. This paper aims at discussing the role of educational leaders in understanding rapid demographic shifts caused by social and economic diversities and challenges that may occur in professional development and lead to poor support, low access rates, retention problems, and lack of motivation. Many people truly believe that their recent achievements help them deal with the problems known as racial inequality, poverty, and the absence of opportunities for some groups of people. However, the role of cultural or economic diversity is as influential in modern society as it was several centuries ago, with the only difference, its form. Various writers and researchers admit that cultural differences cannot be ignored in the field of education because economic class and immigration remain to be the two defining variables for students (Dungy, 2011; Gaertner & Hart, 2013). The race is also the factor according to which many students are divided and categorized without even an ability to prove their rights and demonstrate their skills. All these factors promote the rise of the issue known as student demographics. Today, student demographics is not only a type of statistical data that has to be gathered in relation to a certain population with the purpose to count and divide students or recognize the main demographic markers. For the purpose of this project, student demographics is defined as a crucial field where cohorts are studied through the prism of leadership. Though society cannot find one common solution for the problems caused by the differences in race, culture, and social status, educational leaders should not stop trying to encourage students or their families and offer the best services and support they can. There are many opportunities to promote changes and transformations. For example, higher education administrators are able to establish special support systems and improve the quality of “school/family and workforce/community partnerships” (Harmon, Carne, Lizardy-Hajbi, & Wilkerson, 2010, p. 78). It is expected to maintain organizational and academic changes with the help of which it can be possible to increase the number of students with different cultural backgrounds and of various races and support the families with low incomes and other social problems. However, it is necessary to understand that change management is not just a list of steps that have t
Chapter 1 What did you learn in this chapter? From chapter one, we learn about the history of the Nomads, including how they settled in America after crossing the Bering Land Bridge from Asia and Siberia 15000 years before the present era. Later, they moved to East and South America. During this time, the Archaeologists were able to identify the origin of their cultures, economies, and political systems that facilitated the realization of millions of people and languages before the Europeans Explorer in 1944. Between the years of 1870 and 1890, there was a transition from an agricultural, rural economy to urban industrialism reaching the globe, led to the American transformation that is seen today. Capitalism was on its way the moment old industries were growing while at the same coming up with new ones. Also, there was a rise in big businesses. These new technological developments subsequently mean that there were new political and issues. Sectionalism and slavery played a crucial role in influencing American politics. Both the starting and ending points of this chapter have a connection to specific events. This chapter described the settlements of nomads and explained how they traveled from different places to settle in America. It has described what attracted them to this region and their immediate activities. The ending points relate to specific events such as farming, fishing, and hunting. This period of history explains how people started crucial activities that marked the beginning of economic growth. This is the reason why the author decided to write about the activities of this historical period. The chapter has offered an interesting and clear story, which explains how people developed from scratch to the present economic status. This becomes interesting to the current generation, who have the quest to understand the historical events (McGraw-Hill Higher Education 05). How does this chapter build on the chapter before it? The information provided by this article relates to earlier classes where we discussed the history of the American people. For instance, the chapter explains that after crossing the Bering Strait to the North of America during the Ice Age, it was surprising to find a bountiful supply of big-game animals, which supplied the earliest inhabitants with their material needs. If doing a movie set in the time period of this chapter, what would be its key elements? If one was conducting a movie, the period for this chapter could take about two hours to demonstrate. The key elements of this movie could be a demon