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Introduction Cesar Millan is a famous dog behaviorist (“Cesar’s Way: Achieving Balance and Harmony” par. 3). He has featured in different television series and documentaries examining various dog behaviors. The Mexican-American citizen has earned the attention of many dog enthusiasts across the globe. The TV series “Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan” has been broadcasted in many nations across the globe. The television program offers numerous concepts that can be used to rehabilitate stressed or aggressive dogs. The dog behaviorist also established the Dog Psychology Center (DSC) in 2002. For around six years, the center delivered adequate support to many clients and community members. This research paper therefore gives a detailed analysis of Millan’s life, career, achievements, and legacy. Personal Life Early Childhood Cesar Millan “was born to Maria Teresa Favela and Felippe Millan on 27 th August, 1969” (Millan 6). Millan was born in Sinaloa, Mexico (Millan 8). As a child, Cesar Millan interacted with different animals thus reshaping his future goals. His grandfather owned a big farm in Sinaloa. His grandfather’s farm had different animals such as dogs, cows, goats, and sheep (“Cesar’s Way: Achieving Balance and Harmony” par. 2). Millan earned the nickname “the dog boy” because of his natural ability to interact with dogs (Millan 9). His love for animals gave him the opportunity to study the major behaviors associated with dogs. Migration to America Brooks indicates that Millan’s family migrated from Sinaloa to Mazatlan when he was a young boy (36). At the age of 21, Millan managed to cross the United States-Mexican border. During the time, Millan was unable to speak English fluently (Brooks 39). As well, the Mexican did not have a visa at the time. This fact shows clearly that he was an illegal immigrant (Brooks 61). Cesar Millan “became an American citizen in 2009” (“Cesar’s Way: Achieving Balance and Harmony” par. 6). However, he had become a permanent United States’ resident in the year 2000 (“Cesar’s Way: Achieving Balance and Harmony” par. 4). Currently, Millan lives in California’s Santa Clarita and has two children (“Cesar’s Way: Achieving Balance and Harmony” par. 8). Life in America After settling in the United States, Millan struggled with life until he finally landed his first job. The “job was at a dog grooming store” (Millan 22). During the time, Millan was able to pursue most of his career goals. He continued to monitor the behaviors and responses of dogs under different circumstances. He managed to acquire new skills that would play a significant role towards supporting his future goals. He also met Jada Smith. Brooks believes that Jada Smith played a significant role in Millan’s life (62). For instance, he provided a competent tutor of English to him. This new move made it possible for Millan to communicate in English and offer quality services to most of his clients. He eventually founded the Pacific Point Canine Academy (PPCA). The dog behaviorist “attempted suicide in 2010 af
The criminal justice field has traditionally been considered a male occupation. Besides, there has been a tendency to treat minorities with prejudices in the sector. This paper, thus, aims to demonstrate that both women and minorities should be recruited and trained in the criminal justice field regardless of a probable lack of objectivity and general opinion. To start with, it is necessary to dwell upon the notion of organizational culture. It is acknowledged to be a specific kind of norms, values, beliefs, and modes of behavior that characterize the manner of cooperation in groups and between individuals within the working team. It is a system of creeds and rules as the product of recruitment, management, conduct, structures, and processes in the organization. Organizational culture is characterized by the following features: first, it is subject to administration and manipulation; second, it can be designed and formed by the management in the course of administration. Hence, organizational culture is the way of the existing cooperation. Thus, it might be amended, and one of the directions for this in terms of this paper is to consider the possibility of recruiting women and minorities in the criminal justice field. There are two basic ethical rules which can be applied in the situation in question. First, it is necessary not to tolerate any sort of discrimination, be it against gender, origin, or religion. Second, it is crucial to apply the principle of independent opinion and objectivity in the course of evaluation of any candidate (Wilson, 2014). The current recruiting strategy has failed to take into account staffing diversity. Besides, the strategy appears not to be free of prejudices. The HR-specialist relies on the mere description of the position that sounds rather man-like. According to the research (Cole, Smith, & DeJong, 2015), to comply with the position, it is necessary to show respect for the responsibilities and realize what part the profession hap
Employee rotation allows companies to considerably decrease turnover rate, reduce the amount of time a position remains vacant, and help a company to identify talented individuals that they can nurture for particular job roles (Arya and Mittendorf 407). The technique entails rotating employees through a variety of jobs during their tenure in a company. Though beneficial to operations, employee rotation is not a panacea since some positions within a business require specialized skills that a worker cannot be easily trained to do. Impact of a Flexible Workforce Employee turnover is a regular aspect of operations since workers tend to resign or get fired from their positions for a wide variety of reasons. Unfortunately, when a person does leave the company, a gap in operations emerges that can impact the operational efficiency of that department. The time it takes to hire a new employee as well as their training and transition period can result in an unacceptable performance loss based on the amount of time a position was left open. Using employee rotation strategies can help a company avert such a situation since it allows workers within the enterprise to gain experience and expertise in different positions in various departments of the company (Ortega 1361). However, as explained above, there are noteworthy limitations to this practice, namely, there are always specialized jobs that cannot be readily filled in by an employee on rotation. Employee rotation practices are thus more suited towards managerial supervisory or other positions that do not require training periods exceeding one month (Ortega 1361). Despite this limitation, the use of employee rotation programs does reduce the amount of time that a particular position goes unoccupied thereby resulting in a lower rate of operational efficiency decline (Ortega 1361). Identifying S
The clinical advocacy reading entitled “Making a Difference Through Advocacy” discussed the importance of the following topics: 1) Parent-Professional Partnerships; 2) The Ability to Measure the Effects of a Partnership; and 3) The Medical Home. One of the main goals of clinical advocacy is to strengthen the partnership among health workers, parents, community-based organizations, non-government agencies, volunteers and youth groups in order to ensure the safety of children and teenagers. Without a doubt the Parent-Professional Partnerships help expand the capability of health professionals to meet the needs of the patients. This assertion was made clear through the works of organizations like Family Voices and Family TIES. These organizations documented major breakthroughs when it comes to assisting parents with disabled children. The main idea was to advocate the importance of collaboration. It is not enough to foster partnerships with various stakeholders, it is imperative to develop a mechanism to measure the effects of partnerships. Although there are obvious advantages of collaboration and sharing of resources, it is important to clarify the impact of the partnerships created through advocacy. Participants must know how to set the right goals and measure the efficiency of the collaborative efforts when it comes to accomplishing the said goals. One of the keys to success is the ability to justify the amount of time and resources needed for the different stakeholders to collaborate with each other. Therefore, it is crucial to establish the necessary documentation process to record pertinent information regarding the said partnership. One of the best ways to improve the success rate of Patient-Professional Partnerships is to develop projects based on The Medical Home framework. The Medical Home concept espouses the importance of creating a health care delivery system for children and teenagers based on integrative endeavors. Thus, the Patient-Professional Partnerships must develop health care delivery systems with the following components in mind: 1) Accessibility; 2) Family Centeredness; 3) Continuous care; 4) Comprehensive services; 5) Coordination; 6) Compassionate delivery; and 7) Culturally effective understanding. One of the best ways to improve the success rate of Patient-Professional Partnerships is to study successful models of community-based collaborations. One of the best examples is the Head Start Program. Since the early 1970s, the Head Start Program has been a key community institution in many parts of the United States. One of the main reasons for its enduring success is the existence of a comprehensive program for children and families. The Head Start Program offers a wide array of educational, developmental, health, and dental services. The secret to its success is the ability to combine the benefits of education and health care. Thus, the health care delivery system was integrated into an educational system. As a result, parents, volunteers, and other stakeholders saw its relevance in the early phase of development. This is the type of collaborative efforts that attract the participation of community-based
Introduction Love is the most desirable feeling on the earth. People want to love and want to be loved, and the way of love expression may be absolutely different. There are people who can speak about their love every day, and those, who express their feelings by actions (give flowers or candies), but there are people who think that all of such sentimental expressions are not the affairs which should be provided by the men. Such men express their feelings by actions, which dissimulate their feelings. The main character of the story “Ava’s Man” by Rick Bragg is such a person, whose actions are not direct by they show his deep love and attachment. Main Body Plot discussion The plot of the story focuses on Charlie Bundrum, Rick Bragg’s grandfather, and his family. Rick Bragg had never seen his grandfather as he had died two years before his birth, but he was told a lot of stories about this notable person, and the idea to write about his life appeared. The true story is about the family, which lived during the Great Depression on the South and who had to live a lot of times in order to find some source of income and be able to feed the family. To the point, Charlie Bundrum and his wife Ava had seven children and the times were so difficult that a lot of efforts had to be made in order to keep all of them fed. The ways of love expression Charlie Bundrum had to shift a lot of homes and works, it is difficult to mention professions which he was not involved in. He worked at steel mill not for money but for bacon and fruits, he worked as a roofer, but this work was not paid fully, as people could not pay their bills and he was selling moonshine. This person had never been educated, nevertheless, he was clever. He had never been tender, but his family knew that he loved them. He could express his thoughts in a rude way, but children knew this was not his anger, but the character. Considering all these facts, it seems impossible to mention that he could love. But he could. His love to wife and children was shown by his desire to make them happy, to give them enough food and protection. A notable example of his love expression is when Charlie had almost killed the person with the aim to secure his family. He was able for everything but to make his family and friends protected. The main sense of Charlie’s life was to make his family happy. Working as carpenter or as a fisherman, as a roofer or whisky-maker, his main aim was the care about his family. The level of Charlie Bundrum’s love Analyzing the story from the point of view of love, it should be mentioned, th
The author conducts a study on managers to show the lack of evidence supporting the view that managerial jobs in the market are structured to favour the male gender. She sets out to investigate to which extent the current work practices and norms still mirror the life situations and interests of men? She is concerned with the way people are so willing to understand the challenges of women in the workplace by blaming the male norm. There are other factors that affect job incongruence that results to the employee being resistant and ambivalent to accepting a managerial position. There are scholars who are concerned with the fewer number of female managers than men in the corporate world. They have stated that jobs in the workplace are inherently gender structured and geared towards the male gender (Meyerson and Kolb, 2000). It has been suggested that these jobs have become exclusive to the women due to the inherent male image and ethics of the position (Wilson 1998) Managerial jobs demand that the employees socialise greatly to build social networks that will help the company connect with critical suppliers. A woman who does not have a partner with an agreement to share the household and childcare responsibilities will definitely not have time to socialise and network (Eagly and Carli, 2007). Even if a woman was to become a manager, the higher number of male managers tends to set the attributes and characteristics that are expected of the male position (Acker, 1990) The author puts forward that what a man or woman can do in the market place is a cultural or social phenomena. It is simply a question of the attitudes and perceptions that the people have on what the women and men should be in the job market. These perceptions and attitudes are highly volatile as they keep changing from generation to generation. They are not solid enough to cause scholars to focus on it alone being the source of job incongruence. In the old decades, the man was the breadwinner while the woman played her role in the home. As the women began to join the work force in the industrial revolution, they were given lower or subordinate jobs while the men had higher position jobs. The men were therefore promoted to managerial positions at a higher rate than the women. The man could participate in the workplace fully due to the great supporting role o
Introduction The world has many organizations aimed at making profits through their daily activities. These organizations are sorted in various categories and this is done according to their sizes and structures. Companies are parts of these organizations and they are grouped into public and limited companies. These companies need good management for them to create profits and remain competitive in the market. However, other companies have failed to keep up with the pressure of competition in the market due to poor analysis. Therefore, companies need to carry out analysis by using economic concepts to improve their performances (Bernanke 23). This paper will show the economic policies that some performing companies have used for them to become successive. Background Asus is a company that deals with computer hardware and software, and it was founded in 1989 by Wayne Hsieh. It has outlets worldwide and therefore has a big impact on the world’s economy. Asus has a huge investment in terms of capital and labor. Asus has a capital of about 15 billion US Dollars, a profit of about 567 billion US Dollars and employs close to 21 thousand people. In addition, Asus owns structures and land where its workshops and offices are located. Asus is one of the performing PC companies and it was ranked the fifth world wide in 2013. Economic Concepts Price Elasticity of Demand Demand elasticity is the measure of the effect on prices due to the demand. It is caused by the availability of substitutes, the time taken to adjust to the rate of purchases and the importance of the goods to the consumers. Asus Company faces competition from other companies who provide alternative products. This affects the sales of the company because it causes low sales. In addition the fluctuation in prices in the market hinders customers from buying products because the prices are very high. When young entrepreneurs plan to start businesses they should consider venturing in unique businesses that have less completion and supplements. Demand and Supply Demand and supply are the concepts of economics, which play a critical role in a company’s performance. When demand is low it leads to low sales, and mostly this leads to low prices. When demand is high, the cost of products becomes high and at that point the company makes big profits. Likewise, supply has its effects, low supply is caused by manufacturers who hold their products and its effect is identified by high market prices. This concept needs an equilibrium point where demand and supply are equivalent for the market to be stable. Asus has a profit worth over 500 billion US Dollars; this means that its products are of high quality and buyers are interested. This is what young investors should consider when starting companies. Lastly entrepreneurs should do thorough research on this concept to make sure they make th
Even though technology has helped people in a lot of ways, a person must realize its drawbacks and balance the use of technology with the physical interaction with others. It is important to keep in mind that technology is not always error proof, thus reliability is a relative concept. There are many examples that show how technology has proven to be a negative influence on society, but people still continue its use. From one point of view, it is possible to see that texting and using other features of a cell phone have become detrimental, but at the same time, there are some advantages to the communication that come out of texting. An article titled “Generation Text” by Mark Bauerlein talks about the number of text messages that are sent everyday by the younger population. It amounts to such quantities that it has become consuming of lives and time. A cell phone and its features have become a form of social status, and peer pressure plays a role in keeping up the standard. As Bauerlein fairly notes, “Everyone passes through this phase, but this generation’s experience marks a crucial change in the process” (Wilhoit 34). The private information and the communication itself have become a public occurrence where people put their lives out on social viewing without any concern for security or privacy. Texting in particular, leads to a lack of emotion in the communication. The only way to express emotion is to put pre-set “smiles” beside words, phrases or to use the capital letters and exclamation marks. When people interact face-to-face, they see each other’s facial expressions. They can hear the tone of voice and maybe hidden emotions that a person does not want others to know but nonetheless has them. All of this is impossible to see and feel through texting. This makes people similar to robots, where the real emotions are not important anymore. Even if a person is sad, they will put a “smile” beside the word and the other person will not even realize that maybe they must offer a helping hand or console their friend. People are slowly becoming emotionally isolated
Introduction This article deals with the various theoretical aspects governing scepticism and tries to throw light on the contentions of the various schools of thoughts regarding their perception and perspective of what constitutes scepticism in the context of epistemological studies and how it impacts the existence of we human beings and our perennial quest for “knowledge of the world beyond our minds.” Nagel Thomas, What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy. Area of debate It has also referred to the works of Rene Descartes (1596 – 1650), whose works are considered of special significance in epistemological studies. In his work, Descartes has mentioned the presence of the ‘evil demon hypothesis ‘residing in the minds of humans, which seeks to contaminate the reasoning powers of human beings into taking unreasonable or irrational viewpoints on many matters affecting our daily lives. (A.C.Grayling: Scepticism: P 468: Methodological and problematic scepticism). An absorbing duel The basic fundamental of scepticism is the question of how the truth of the stated hypothesis or postulate has been gained or arrived at. Scepticism, in it
Introduction Biopsychosocial spiritual approach in social work is used to study the effects of biological, psychological, social and physical factors on the human behaviour (Green, 2002). These dimensions play a critical role in the determination of the behaviour of an individual. The life of an individual is surrounded by many dimensions, each of which has an effect to his/her overall behaviour. These dimensions can be broadly divided into personal, environmental and time dimensions. The personality of an individual, his ego, emotion and cognition are crucial factors of an individual while using this approach (Green, 2002). In the biopsychosocial approach, the behaviour that is exhibited by humans is believed to be depending on their biological, psychological and social aspects. The biology and psychology of an individual are inseparable. This is because the psychology (cognition and emotions) affect the overall health and well being of an individual. In further research, scientists have discovered that the psychology and social aspects of humans are also interrelated. That is why they refer to the brain as the social mind. This therefore suggests that the brain is not only wired for social life but it also recognises they physical environment which an individual. These three factors therefore work hand in hand to determine the behaviour of an individual. The personal dimension of human beings is composed of the psychological, biological and spiritual aspects of an individual. The biological aspect of an individual comprises of the body cell, organs and physiological systems. These aspects determine the physical appearance, anatomy, physiology and the health of an individual. The effectiveness and stability of these aspects play a critical role in the determination of the behaviour of an individual. The psychological system of humans comprises of the mind and mental processes. This enables an individual to capture process and interpret information within him and his surroundings. It determines the ability of an individual to view life from a critical a