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Introduction In 1960’s, a marketer by the name E J McCarthy came up with a marketing mix strategy to be used in business when marketing and making marketing strategies. The name of the strategy is called 4Ps; these are initials for product/service, price, promotion and place. Alongside this marketing mix, a company should choose an appropriate target market for a successful business (Möller, 2006). John Hopkins is a medical facility in Baltimore which has adopted the above marketing strategies as it meets its target customers. This paper analyzes marketing mix (4Ps) and target market of the hospital. Marketing mix (4Ps) Product/service The hospital aims at offering high quality services to its customers. This is facilitated by maintaining high quality medical personnel’s/physicians and undertaking an intensive research on different areas in medicine. Other than resident doctors and medical practitioners, the hospital maintains contacts with experts in certain areas who may be working freelance to offer such services. This is done to both inpatient and outpatient customers. The level of technology is changing daily in all sectors of an economy; the hospital realizes this and embarked on massive technological improvement. This ensures that they can deliver quality and timely services to their patients. Other than the medical part of it, all employees whether they belong to an outsourced partner or they are directly employed in the organisation are required to treat customers with courtesy and guide them to the best of their knowledge. Price The hospital is used by John Hopkins School of medicine for research and development. In a system which seems to be a return to the society, the hospital charges a reduced cost especially when a patient is treated by/with a student. This does not mean that the quality of the hospital is compromised by student but they are just involved to help them have experience. When it comes to professional services, the hospital when using its internal facilities and personnel’s it charges a reduce rate. When it calls for experts
Introduction I have always considered that immigration is helpful and important for the US. People coming from other countries contribute greatly to our economy, as well as other spheres. However, while I admitted the role of immigrants, I had never realized how hard it was for those people to accommodate to the entirely new environment. Reading John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath and Helena María Viramontes’s Under the Feet of Jesus altered my understanding of the problems related to migration and immigration. These novels helped me see the numerous issues faced by individuals who were forced to change their native place for another country. Main body Immigration is one of the hottest topics in the US society, many people considering that immigrants take away jobs and other advantages from the US citizens. However, evidence indicates that the country’s economy benefits because of people coming from foreign lands at least in three aspects. According to the immigration attorney Jacob Monty, the advantages refer to the spheres of entrepreneurship, food supply, and security, and the job market (“Immigration Vital To U.S. Economy” 9). Maynard also notes that blaming migrants for taking jobs from “native-born workers” is not warranted. On the contrary, immigrants frequent
Introduction The given paper delves into the peculiarities of instructional practices and their use in real-life conditions. The implementation of these practices is extremely important for the modern educational sphere as it might help to attain improved results along with the enhanced knowledge among learners. For this reason, the investigation of the implementation process peculiarities is essential for the improved comprehending of the issue. Furthermore, it will also promote the reconsideration of outdated approaches used in educational establishments and their replacement with more efficient ones. In this regard, the given paper is an attempt to structure knowledge related to the sphere and apply it to real-life conditions. The work consists of the introductive part that describes the theoretical background of instructional practices application and usage and provides a rationale for their investigation. The given part is followed by the research of the chosen practice and its role in the current educational process. The relevant research findings are provided to support the main assumptions. The next part is the analysis of teachers responses. They were interviewed about the given practice and its role in different educational institutions. Finally, at the end of the paper conclusion is suggested. Instructional Practice Nevertheless, today there is the tendency towards the use of innovations to attain improved results and increase levels of motivation among students. These tasks become the top priority for educators as they precondition the final result and ensure learners involvement in the process. Additionally, there is a significant need for the use of technologies as one of the possible ways to prepare students for the digitalized environment (Holland & Piper, 2015). In this regard, a graphic organizer strategy becomes one of the most topical instructional practices that are widely used today. It could be defined as the use of technologies and unusual schemes to create visual
This analytical paper seeks to analyze the operations of Horizon Foods Company which is specialized in food production. The characteristics of market served by Horizon Foods and problems facing its operation are also applauded. In addition, the treatise examines the possible causes of these challenges and recommendations which a task force would adopt in order to restore efficiency, optimal productivity, and market segmentation. The guidelines to this analysis are the following questions. What are the characteristics of the market served by Horizon Foods Company? The market served by Horizon Foods is largely unutilized. At present, the company has no strategic marketing plan and only operates on sketchy blue print as the main marketing tool. Guidance, support, and leadership skills offered by top management serve to influence the market expansion (Coyle et al.734). The market consists of different segments of customers who experience unreliability of supplies from Horizon Company. This is a primary market where competition is minimal. What problems exist at Horizon Foods? Horizon Foods has no quantifiable marketing strategic plan to influence competitive and satisfactory business operations. To facilitate control and demarcation of a territorial market, long term series of plans should be the basis of marketing orientation strategy. Advertisement accounts for only two percent of product promotion. Due to this, the company is not aware of the needs of various customers of different segments of the market (Coyle et al.734). It is unfortunate that the company loses many orders and customers because of lack of the capacity to meet such demands. Though the market seems available, top management team assumes formlessness in decision making and planning for inventory balancing for financial sustainability. Production capacity cann
Torture is the infliction of an aggressive action of one individual or group of individuals, against another individual, who has not granted his permission to this aggression. Even if permission were granted, or contracted, some rights are inalienable. The State is an institution that arises, either spontaneously, or through design. To exert power, individuals, wield the levers of power, and these are maintained through the use of force. Who is the rightful owner of self? The individual, or others, in this case, the State? If I can with my mind provide argumentation, I have to be the owner of self, as it proves as a matter of definition that I possess control, and thus rightful ownership of self. If someone else, for example, the State, possessed ownership, or control of my mind, they could prevent argumentation. As this is not the case, I own, rightfully, myself. As I own myself, which are property rights, if I commit violence against another individual, I violate his property rights. Thus, the State, which does not own property rights against individuals, cannot commit violence against individuals without violating their property rights. Could the State assert, that to prevent hundreds or thousands of deaths, the torture of an individual is justified? This must pass the test of the universal rule, which essentially states, that to be valid, it must be true in all circumstances, for all individuals. This justification cannot pass the test. This assertion comes with one important qualification: that the individual be innocent of any transgressions against other individuals’ property rights. The establishment of this innocence provides for the principle of due process. Only after the due process has found guilt, can punishment be allocated. The allocation of punishment must be proportional to the crime. It cannot call for the death penalty as punishment for minor theft, for example. The Columbus complex argues that if I arrive first, I can lay claim to all available resources. The State employs this argument in circumventing the rule arguing for universal truth. The State argues that as the sole “individual,” the interpretation and or/making of the law, allows the arrogation to itself the justification to adopt the “for the greater good” argument, and the suspension of due process if the circumstances warrant it. The right to property is self-evident. If no rights to property existed, the human race would cease to exist, as, the food that I just consumed, could be claimed to not be my individual property, but the property of all, preventing the consumption of food by any individual. This would mean extinction. This could not be a valid ethic for humans. Property is acquired through first usage and transformation, by contract, or by gift. Property is gained through transformation, through the application of labour and skills, to transform natural resources into a good or service, that possesses exchange value or consumption value. There are only two ways to gather wealth and property. The first is through the path just described. The second is through political means. This is the path of the coercive expropriation of property ri
The Sabra and Shatila Massacre was a great tragedy that occurred in 1982, when a large number of innocent civilians were brutally murdered by militia troops. “The Massacre,” a documentary consisting of a number of interviews with people who in this or that way took part in the tragedy, not only exposes the atrocity of the tragedy but also provides some valuable historical data on the topic. The movie “The Massacre” is one of the 15 episodes of a documentary series entitled “The War of Lebanon.” The series were filmed and produced by Al Jazeera Satellite Channel, and distributed around the world by Sabbah Media Corporation. They depict some important episodes which took place during the Lebanese Civil War in 1975-1990. The movies include interviews with key figures that took place in the events, as well as with eyewitnesses, and contain vast visual evidence filmed during the time of war. “The Massacre” is the tenth episode of the series, dealing with the events which occurred during the Sabra and Shatila Massacre in September 16-18, 1982, when approximately 800 to 3500 civilians were slaughtered by the militia troops close to the Kataeb Party, also known as the Lebanese Phalanxes Party (“The Massacre,” 2012; “The War of Lebanon,” n.d.). The movie consists of a number of interviews with some people who were involved in the massacre or the events connected to it, such as individuals directly related to Elie Hobeika, a Lebanese Phalangist and a militia commander who is known to be largely responsible for The Massacre. Among the interviewees are Robert Hatem, Hobeika’s security chief; Michel Samaha, one of Hobeika’s closest political allies; Maurice Draper, the delegate of the U.S. President to Lebanon at the time; Ihud Ya’ari, who was working as an Israeli journalist at that time; and two eyewitnesses who became victims and lost their family in The Massacre. A brief overview of the situation that preceded the events is given, and the comments of some interviewees are provided. After that, a rather long period of time is devoted to eyewitnesses, who tell what they were able to see and how they survived during The Massacre. And, finally, at the end of the film, some opinions and facts are expressed regarding the key figures responsible for the massacre. Definitely, one of the strengths of the movie is that the comments of individuals who were close to the ones responsible for the tragedy, and also involved in it themselves, provide a valuable insight into the situation that occurred. Also, the story told by the eyewitnesses, as well as numerous photos and videos depicting the scenes from the massacre allow the viewers to understand what The Massacre looked like. On the other hand, a potential weakness is that the episode on its own perhaps does not provide enough context for the viewers. The movie might be said to mostly conform to the established historical vision of The Massacre. The Lebanese Phalangist Elie Hobeika is shown to bear a large part of the responsibility for the slaughter; his close associates and fellow party
Why do some people efficiently deal with problems while others fail miserably? What is the root of the differences witnessed in problem solving approaches within different individuals? Do personal disorders play any roles in an individual’s problem solving orientation? These are among the questions that led to the study The Relationships between Personality Disorders and Social Problem Solving in Adults . This paper will therefore examine the major arguments, findings and discussions within this study. Then, the paper will examine the relevance of these findings to the general understanding of personality disorders and how this can be applied to counseling practices. One clear argument brought out in this study is that an individual’s behavioral pattern is greatly determined by his innate traits. With the possession of certain negative traits, an individual is likely to develop impediments in his information processing. Consequently, this implicates greatly on his skills of problem solving and hence malfunctioning in everyday’s activities. Further still, this malfunctioning leads to stress that later calls for stress relieving mechanisms like drug abuse. Involvement in drug abuse leads to the beginning of the cycle which is social and interpersonal malfunctioning. The writers of this article therefore wanted to point out that the innate traits of an individual could be the provenance of most of the problem solving skills within an individual (McMurran et al, 2005, p. 146). Secondly, this article seeks to identify the role of personal disorders on an individual’s problem solving abilities. In their study, they argue that personality disorders tend to impair an individual’s problem solving skills. Accordingly, a study that involved offenders who were diagnosed to have personal disorders, as examined against the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised (SPSI-R) showed that individuals with personal disorders were characterized with impulsive decision making, negative approaches to problems, great chances of avoidance and above al, they showed the least characteristics of a rational decision making. In addition, neuroticism (N) was identified to be one of the causes of impulsive and careless decision making coupled up with avoidance (McMurran et al, 2005, p. 146). Specifically, this study identified the specific personal disorders and their effect on social problem solving. To facilitate this, they clustered the personal disorders in three different groups classified as group A, group B and group C. according to the results, the study found out that the disorders found in group A, which included paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal had very little implication on an individual’s problem solving skills. They also pointed out that these were disorders that we
Complains A 21-year-old white female patient complains of severe pruritus in the lumbar and neck area as well as itching in the abdominal, axillary region, and the area of the shoulders. She began experiencing itching 9 days ago but has not complained to the doctor straight away. She is also worried about fever, headache, and increased sensitivity to light. The result of the examination There is erythema on the epidermis of the face, neck upper part of the chest. The skin has severe diaphoresis. The soft palate reveals petechia, the face is amimic. There are signs of popular and macular petechial eruptions on the trunk and the extremities. On the patient’s right arm the hemorrhages reach the size of an ecchymosis. From the patient’s words, they appeared 2 days ago. Some maculae contain separate hemorrhages – secondary petechiae. The conscience is disrupted. The patient is experiencing visual and olfactory hallucinations. There is a fresh trophic ulcer on the right foot, and an older one on the left with a newly-formed wheal, as well as early signs of decubitus ulcers on the back and both hips. The result of the analysis The CT scan of the brain showed an abscess 2 cm in diameter. The skin biopsy has revealed Rickettsia prowazekii. Based on the analyzed clinical symptoms and evaluated clinical data, we could arrive at the diagnosis of epidemic typhus caused by pediculosis. Treatment Antihistamines such as diphenhydramine hydrochloride are prescribed to relieve the itching, and parasiticides using a lotion containing pyrethrins to treat pediculosis. To treat epidemic typhus, the patient should be administered Doxycycline until the body temperature drops and stays low for at least 24 hours. Doxycycline must be used for at least 7 days. If it proves ineffective, Chloramphenicol should be used as the second line of treatment for epidemic typhus.
Introduction Nowadays, it is being commonly assumed that racism is nothing but simply one among many extrapolations of people’s simple-mindedness, which in its turn, implies essentially irrational subtleties of a racialist worldview. Such point of view endorses the application of environmentalist approach to deal with the issue – political activists, affiliated with ‘eracism’ agenda, never cease suggesting that the key to eliminating racism in America is education. At the same time, the very concept of education, as we know it, is also being increasingly criticized on the account of its ‘euro-centrism’. Nevertheless, given the fact that racial tensions continue to affect the dynamics within American society, it will only be logical to hypothesize that the emergence of white racism has been predetermined by objectively existing laws of historical dialectics. In this paper, we will aim to substantiate the validity of such our suggestion at length, while referring to the book The White Man’s Burden: Historical Origins of Racism in the United States by Jordan Winthrop, because this book offers a rather comprehensive historical insight into discussed subject matter. And, it is namely by assessing the significance of racism from historical perspective that one will be able to gain a better understanding of racism’s actual essence. The Main Thesis. White People Racism The foremost thesis of Winthrop’s book can be outlined as follows: the reason why, throughout the course of 17 th -18 th centuries, white people were growing increasingly intolerant towards blacks is that, at the time, there was a plenty of objective reasons for them to draw parallels between blacks and apes – after all, upon being encountered by European explorers in Africa, African natives were pursuing with essentially savage mode of existence, while going as far as cannibalizing each other in routinely manner. [1] Throughout the course of Exploration Era, Europeans used to embark upon lengthy voyages to the furthermost corners of the Earth, and yet, with the exception of what it used to be the case with Chinese, Japanese and Native Americans, they were often realizing that local populations had failed to advance even beyond the Stone Age. And, the fact that the extent of these populations’ visual ‘darkness’ appeared to correlate with the extent of their civilizational achievements in counter-geometrical progression, confirmed the validity of European view of colored people as being somewhat less human. Nowadays, even some Afro-American historians subtly recognize the fact that, prior to being discovered by Europeans, African blacks did not have much of a history worthy of mentioning, which is why they imply that the very concept of Black History should be assessed within t
Various reports from researchers have confirmed that acts of generosity are associated with some physiological (Seligman et al., 2005) as well as social benefits (Wilson and Musick, 1997, p. 699). One of the very important benefits that researchers have reported is the increased production of antibodies which are necessary in producing immune responses and thus protecting the body against infections (Brown et al., 2003; Field et al., 1998, Rosmond, Dallman, & Bjormtorp, 1998). A healthy heart condition is also promoted as well as reduced body pain by increasing the speed at which endorphin flows in the brain (endorphin is a neurochemical possessing pain relieving properties). An area involved in generous activities from time to time is likely to experienced reduced rates of deaths compared to one which do not engage in such activities. Generosity is also associated with the decrease of cortisol hormone levels. High levels of this hormone are known to cause stress and retention of fats in the stomach (Rosmond, Dallman, & Bjormtorp, 1998). Field et al conducted an investigation on the effects of elde