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The author attempted to define cool but just like others who came before him there is can never be no standard definition of cool because standards and rules are the anti-thesis of cool. Nevertheless, the author came close when he decided to be precise rather than to be accurate. Although there is no way to accurate define the meaning of “cool” or “coolness” one can get close to it by understanding the spirit behind the term and Botz-Bornstein was correct when he wrote that it is a mixture of indifference, indirect, staying calm, becoming the best without being gung-ho about it, and the need to rise and become better than others while projecting an aura that it really does not matter at all and therefore there is no need to strive, sweat, and groan, just be cool about it. The author is an academic; he is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait. Thus, he thinks like a typical academician using scholarly sources and other reliable information to prove a point. In this article he tried to trace the origins of cool, not the lowering of temperature but the attitude of 21 st century youth culture. In his research he was led to Hip-Hop and the origins of this genre which ultimately led him to the time when slavery was still legal in the United States as well as the time when slaves were free but considered as second-class citizens that requires segregation so that they will not be able to interact with the white man. This means that they were double standards, according to the author, “During slavery, and long afterwards, over aggression by blacks was punishable by death” (Botz-Bornstein, 1). They want to fight back but they know it is disadvantageous. This is how they learned how to stay “cool” – the pa
Success of HR Practices. Skills and Talents Required   * Development of skills should be pertinent to responsibilities and duties imposed on employees;   * Searching for talents implies development of efficient tools, including interviews, surveys, and telephone calls;   * Face-to-face communication contributes to assessment of candidature’s potential;   * Interviews allow the employers to define the psychological profile of future workers. Analyzing Staffing Needs   * Cornel Cooperative Extension aims to increase productivity and encourage employees to enrich organizational culture;   * Staffing needs should be approached carefully to define what values should enhanced to attract more employees;   * Creating new positions is another strategy for developing corporate culture;   * Choosing candidatures for new positions should also be carried through interviewing procedures. Support and Motivation   * Remuneration → Training → Support Support and motivation is premised on relevant recruitment and training policies. In this respect, the task of the employers is develop a rich corporate culture that will provide employees with constant training and development.
Introduction Argument construction is a systematic and dynamic process. The main objective, sub objective, and environment influence its process of dissemination. This analytical treatise reviews Sarah Longwell’s dispute on indoor tanning as the cause of melanoma. Besides, the treatise presents a personal opinion on the cause of melanoma and provides a rationale. Sarah Longwell’s Claim Sarah Longwell’s claim that there is no scientific evidence to confirm that indoor tanning is one of the leading causes of melanoma is invalid. Sarah argues from a business perspective with her major premise of reasoning lying in protecting the business. She is apparently ignoring the empirical findings of well established organizations such as the National Cancer Institute and other bodies who have established a clear difference in the skin cancer prevalence among the males and females over a decade. It is apparent that women who practice indoor tanning showed higher levels of risk of skin cancer (Stein, 2008). Thus, concluding that indoor tanning is not a possible cause of melanoma m
In the minds of many people, poetry is a form of literature that follows strict rules of rhyme and rhythm. However, poetry can be expressive and unique without adhering to the standards of the old language. The poem “Snapping Beans” by Lisa Parker is a good example of stepping away from the traditional poetry writing formula. In this poem, Parker tells a story through a unique metrical pattern and a multitude of literary devices. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the poem “Snapping Beans” and locate and discuss the main formal aspects of the poem, as well as prevalent themes and imagery. Parker wrote “Snapping Beans” in the form of a narrative poem that captures a scene of a young woman and her grandmother talking. The narrator explains that she has just returned home from college for the weekend. As her grandmother asks her about life in college, the young woman is hesitant to answer honestly. She recalls the recent memories from school, her positive and negative experiences. The narrator is excited about her classes and the acquired knowledge, but she is also perplexed by her new life and company. However, instead of sharing these feelings with her grandmother, she decides to give a short answer and says “school’s fine” (Parker 38). The grandmother replies by saying “it’s funny how things blow loose like that” (Parker 43). The poem consists of 43 lines; the author uses an original form of one verse and does not follow any standard metrical line rules. The flow of the poem resembles a train of thoughts. Parker chooses to use informal language, which contributes to the overall tone. The presence of such words as cornstalks , strychnine , hickory leaf and porchfront creates an atmosphere of the countryside, telling readers that by going to college the narrator found herself in an entirely new situation. To accentuate the mood of some scenes, Parker uses alliteration (Leech 91). For example, the presence of the sound “s” in the lines “I snapped beans into the silver bowl / that sat on the splintering slats” can be compared to the rustling sounds of nature (Parker 1-2). The title is also connected to the overall tone, as is denotes the main activity of the poem – the process of snapping beans. In this case, the title may point to a familiar activity for the narrator, further distinguishing her life in school from her life at home. Parker devotes multiple lines of the poem to describing the scenery, painting a picture of a quiet house in the countryside at sunrise. The imagery can be seen in the lines such as “as the sun rose, pushing its pink spikes / through the slant of cornstalks,” where Parker uses personification and metaphor by comparing rays of the sun to pink spikes (7-8). Abundant description of nature allows the reader to see the contrast between the narrator’s life experience before and after going away for school. However, the imagery of the city in this poem is unnecessary, because the narrator’s memories about school revolve mostly around studying and spending time with friends. Parker shows the narrator’s negative emotions about school in the lines “the nights I
Summed up in the professional code of ethics are the professional obligations. The task of code of ethics is to indicate the expectations of the public at the workplace (Hooker, 2000). Historically, organization managers have been bestowed with a duty to ensure maximum wealth of the stakeholders by all legal ways (Hooker, 2000). This idea is encompassed in the corporate law, arguably on the perspective that it stipulates legal responsibility of directors and managers and shields them from wanton legal procedures. Considering the case at hand, it is evident that the CEO did actually abide by the conditions and provisions of the corporate law as illustrated above by ensuring that the company stayed put and actually regained its grounds. However, the CEO might have contradicted moral ethics but as we shall see, theoretical paradigms may explain his actions. The word stakeholder was invented in the 1980’s to depict the wider collection of individuals that a business should be concerned about (Hooker, 2000). They include employees, customers and the community at large that surround such a company (Hooker, 2000). On the other hand, a situation arose where balancing the duty of the owners and that of the stakeholder was a challenge. A solution to this dilemma was proposed. In organizations, managers and directors are answerable to the owners but on a condition that they have to take responsibility for not only the financial interests but also ethical obligations of the owners related to the business (Hooker, 2000). Thus, their business-related obligations become professional obligation of their fiduciaries (Hooker, 2000). The main ethical issue in our case is the issue of morality. The key stakeholders in this case are the employees, the community and the customer. Focusing on complains presented to Veronica, it is clear that many employees feel that their CEO’s behavior is inappropriate and undermines the acceptable code of conduct for a business professional. The community on the other hand is a vital stakeholder when analyzing moral issues. It is the mandate of each individual in the executive position to uphold good morals since any deviation from this conduct not only affects the current generation but also has negative impact on the future generations. Should this information of the inappropriate conduct by the CEO reach the larger customer fraternity, customers will have a formed opinion about the company. This may negatively affect the company’s market share since the customer will shy away from acquiring goods from this company (Hooker, 2000). This threatens the company, affects the growth of the company, and may ultimately lead to negative growth (Hooker, 2000). Generally, the impacts of violation of accepted code of conduct within a company or an organization are far reaching. Potentially, energy levels of employees are likely to go down, attendance becomes low, turnover excels, and customers lose trust. Worse still, the company profits may dwindle causing to closure of the organization. Theoretical approaches in this case study Ethical theories aims at describing the “meaning of m
Aim This experiment is aimed at utilizing our basic understanding concerning reactions of alcohol for the elucidation of a more complex reaction. The second goal of the experiment is to change the arrangement of a vicinal diol by shifting a methyl group to make a ketone. Synthesis equation for the reaction Physical properties Pinacol Molar mass: 118.17 g/mol Melting point: 40-43 ° C Boiling point: 171-172 °C Density: 0.967 g/mL Hazards: Irritant, flammable. Water Molar mass: 18.01 g/mol Melting point: 0 ° C Boiling point: 100 °C Density: 0.997 g/mL Sulfuric acid Molar mass: 98.08g/mol Melting point: 10 ° C Boiling point: 290 °C Density: 1.840g/mL Hazards: Toxic, flammable, corrosive, and irritant. Sodium chloride Molar mass: 58.44g/mol Melting point: 801 ° C Boiling point: 1413 °C Density: 2.17g/mL Hazards: Irritant. Sodium sulfate Molar mass: 142.04g/mol Melting point: 884 ° C Boiling point: 1700 °C Density: 2.68g/mL Hazards: Irritant. Pinacolone Molar mass: 100.16g/mol Melting point: -52.5 ° C Boiling point: 106°C Density: 0.801g/mL Hazards: Harmful, flammable, and irritant. For the 2,4-DNP test: 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (2,4-DNP): Molar mass: 198.14g/mol Melting point: 197-200 ° C Density: 0.843g/ml Hazards: Flammable, harmful Steps for Pinacol Rearrangement Process Pinnacol (3.0 g) and deionized water (30 ml) were put in a 50 ml round-bottom flask. A mixture of the two materials was then put in a heating mantle where it was lightly heated up to a point where it dissolved. Tap water was run on the flask containing the mixture for cooling them to room temperature and then 1 to 2 boiling chips were introduced. Concentrated Sulfuric acid (0.5) ml was then carefully added to the mixture bit by bit and in a spiraling motion. The flask was cooled using tap water when it appeared extremely hot. After swirling the mixture for ten minutes, the flask was linked to an uncomplicated distillation apparatus, where the distillate was collected in a round bottom flask (25mL). Once the vapor temperature hit 100 degrees, the distillation process was terminated. Saturated sodium chloride (5mL) was put into the product of the distillation, and then the two were mixed thoroughly. A transfer pipette was employed to get rid of the watery layer. The organic layer was put on anhydrous sodium sulfate to dry up, after which the dried liquid was then decanted, and the sediment-free liquid collected in a clean, dry, pre-weighed, and tightly capped sample vial. The weight of the liquid was measured, followed by the calculation of the percentage of the yield of the product. After the calculation, the infrared and the 2,4-Dinitrophenol were run on the product. The product was capped and put in the laboratory drawer up to the following laboratory session when its nuclear magnetic resonance was performed. Calculation of theoretical and percent yield Theoretical yield   * Mass of Pinnacol = 3.0 g   * Moles of Pinnacol = 3.0g/ 118.17 g/mol= 0.02538 mol   * Theoretical yield = (0.02538mol*100.16g/mol)/ 1 mol of pinacolone=
With the growing global cooperation in business, Vietnam has also been in the forefront to improve its social-economics legal frameworks. This has been undertaken in the country with the understanding that business legal frameworks are imperative in luring local and international investments. In order to create an environment that is conducive for players in the world of business, the country has been trying to improve its systems accordingly and in compliance with the World Trade Organization’s rules. Running a bakery in the country will not be very difficult since the raw materials are readily available. In terms of business ownership, the country’s constitution was amended and now the new civil code permits individual ownership. One of the most important regulatory frameworks which are of significance to us is the application of special sales tax. Taxation has a direct impact on profits and production costs and this has to be scrutinized effectively before launching the bakery. As per the current regulations with regard to taxation, the charges on single business units are a bit friendly. Due to the nature of our product which is categorized as food, we may enjoy the exception of taxation while in transit. The law provides a tax free policy for foods while on transit in the country and this can be our major advantage especially when the need for expansion arises. When our bakery will have grown in the country we might consider expanding our sales to the neighboring countries using Vietnam as the headquarters in the region. With this ambition, it important to understand the exportation terms of business. The duty rates on imports in the country are classified in three different categories. These categories include the preferential rates, the special preferential rates, and the standard rates. A Certificate of Origin is required for imports to be classified as preferential or special preferential status. The government expects business to calculate, declare and pay their tax dues without any supervision. The food industry is politically infiltrated and a sour relationship between us and the political elite can cause problems. Acquiring a license to conduct a bakery business in the country is one of the biggest challenges. However, once one has license, things get better. Nonetheless, political instability in the country has been the major inhibiter of fair trading terms. The politicians in Vietnam compose trading laws without considerations of the traders. As a matter of fact, these laws are composed
Introduction Unemployment is a major social and economic problem. As per the International Labor Office’s (ILO) definition, a person is considered to be in a state of unemployment when he/she “ does not have a job, is available for work, and is actively looking for work ” (Disqus, 2010). The U.S Department of Labor takes into account the above definition of unemployment while calculating the nation’s jobless rate. The “official” unemployment rate is released by the U.S government every month. This “official” unemployment index is indicative of the nation’s employment situation (Helpman, 2010). However, many believe that the “official” unemployment rate released by the U.S government is not a correct reflection of the actual state of unemployment in the nation. The situation is much grimmer. This is because the unemployment index released by the U.S government considers only those persons to be unemployed who have reportedly been looking for job for the past four weeks. This approach of the U.S Department of Labor has been widely criticized as it “ dramatically understates the true number of unemployed (and underemployed) people ” (DM, 2010). This paradoxical situation can be explained with the help of the fact that the U.S government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics releases six different numbers relating to the nation’s unemployment rate every month namely “ U-1, U-2, U-3, U-4, U-5 and U-6 ” (DM 2010). Of these, U-3 is the “ official unemployment rate ” (DM, 2010). But, the U-6 number is more accurate in the sense that it takes into account those sections that are generally not considered by the U.S government while calculating the unemployment index. These sections include the “ under-employed, part-time, temporary, discouraged workers, underground economy ” (Ehmke, 2010) etc. Problems with the unemployment rate As per the unemployment numbers released by the U.S government in the month of July, 2010, the “official”
Similarities between the criteria of ISO 9001: 2008 and ISO 14001: 2004 Integrating ISO 9001 with ISO14001 encompasses linking quality management with environmental management. Reflectively, the two certification of quality have similar advantages in saving of costs and improving effectiveness and efficiency in management of business entity. As a matter of fact, ISO 14001 demands definite procedural process for identification and assessment of environmental impacts and aspects. Despite lack of direct comparison in ISO 9001, critical information from it is critical in carrying out the needed impact and aspect assessments. Besides, both systems require legal design control clauses in regulating the management processes which must align to similar set codes and standards (“Telarc Quality Management Systems: ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 9001:2008”, par.3). Moreover, the two management quality assessment certification procedures require definite objective revolving on quality which must be integrated as a desired threshold for quality policy. In fact, despite differences in formality of quality plans documentation, requirements for quality are the same. Notwithstanding, these quality ISO standards demand existence of defined responsibilities that are clearly written down. These responsibilities incorporate job description and scope of cover as the basis for distributing quality measurement. The two standards of certification require quantifiable training needs and verifiable procedures for providing the same. In the process of carrying out their verification, the subject team in both cases is expected to be qualified for specific duties assigned. Notably, the two standards of ISO certification require documented management systems that are flexible and professional in line with defined standards. These standards must include documented control management systems that are regularly audited and formally scheduled in line with expected procedures. These procedures incorporate same personnel and methods for management review. Conclusively, the two standards share same non conformity corrective measures and documentation control. Integrating ISO 9001: 2008 and ISO 14001: 2004 documentation system The process of integrating ISO 9001: 2008 and 14001: 2004 documentation systems is not complex since ISO 14001 has a compatible design specification standard almost similar to that of ISO 9001. Therefore, integrating documentation systems for these standards of certification involves application of an “integrated system approach which is highly recommended” (Adhikari 56). Due to presence of overlapping concepts in their documentation systems, it is possible to reuse, reference, and combine them in order to reduce and lower costs on rework since they share similar procedures. After management review of the documentation systems, it is healthy to fuse the similar normative references since they share same scope in definition and terms of reference. After this, the system should then factorize similar documentation adjustments in order t
Introduction Effective application of results plays an important role in ensuring that information obtained from a study is easily understood. It is also an avenue through which research findings can aid in developing a deeper understanding of a problem. On the other hand, analysis and discussion play important roles in ensuring that the research study under scope addresses the study questions and objectives (Denzin & Lincoln, 2000). It is against this backdrop that this paper examines data collection methods, analysis of data, and results from a study on healthcare problems. The analysis is aimed at determining how effectively the objectives and questions that the study sought were addressed. Results An understanding of a research approach or data collection method is quite important in determining the levels of accuracy that can be attained in any given study. It is of critical importance that the research methodology employed in research related to healthcare be reflective and updated according to its objectives. This is the main factor that was considered in the study seeking to determine problems in health care. The study employed an empirical approach where primary data was obtained from the respondents. It is important to note that in applying the qualitative approach, research questions were framed in a manner that is specific to the research problem being dealt with and which played an important role in ensuring high levels of specificity to the issue under discussion. Secondary data were also obtained from credible peer-review publications. The latter step was indeed necessary to come up with a credible piece of writing that contains valid information. To begin with, a total of four hundred questionnaires were presented to the collection points out of which 310 questionnaires were taken by the respondents. From the 310 questionnaires that were used in the empirical survey to collect data, only 279 were returned to the collection points (Brady, Malone &