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Introduction There is a trend in most schools where children as young as 13 have problems with their memory. A recent case was reported of a young man who was unable to continue with his education due to serious brain damage. The most likely cause for this condition is concussion. Young athletes are always under threat of suffering from these injuries as a result of their active participation in sports. Purpose of the Study The major objective of this study is to analyze the issue of how young athletes are the most affected when it comes to concussions. The specific objectives are as follows:   * To establish the link between age and brain damage.   * To establish the preventive initiatives among athletes   * To outline the effects of concussions to young athletes   * To recommend better healthcare management among athletes. The sporting world is largely populated by young men and women. The youth have the anatomy and energy needed to undertake such strenuous activities. Unfortunately, it is noted that the pomp of the sporting culture comes with a certain amount of risk to the athletes involved. The performance of these individuals, for instance, is dependent on their health status and wellbeing. Their undertakings in sporting activities also have various impacts on their physical health. To this end, health hazards like concussions are some of the risks involved in sporting activities. According to Buzzini and Guskiewicz (2006), there is an increase in the number of concussions cases among athletes. Importance of the Subject The current research paper revolves around this issue of concussions among young athletes. The undertaking is prompted by the numerous findings from various peer reviewed studies (Nesmith, 2010). According to Lovell et al. (2003), children as young as those in high school suffer from concussions due to their athletic activities. The current study will describe concussions with respect to this group. In addition, the study will illustrate how schools and sporting institutions can reduce this condition among young athletes. Thesis statement The study will be guided by the following thesis statement: The increase in the number of cases of concussions reported among young athletes is brought about by institutional failures. A concussion is an injury that affects the normal functioning of the brain. According to Patel, Vandashana, and Baker (2005), it occurs when an individual encounters a blow or an impact to their head. In the case of athletes, the condition arises when they hit a hard surface. Instances of concussions can emerge in cases where one is still conscious. Such a situation requires attention from the relevant sporting authorities. Patel et al. (2005) hold the view that sport related injuries, such as concussions, are some of the most common clinical cases in the sporting world. Athletes of an
Synopsis The “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” launched the career of one of the greatest twentieth century poet, T.S. Eliot. First published in 1915, the “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (“Prufork” for short) is not a love song at all, but musings of a lonely middle-aged man, filled with self doubt and social paralysis. The poem is a monologue of a fictional character, Prufrock, who is overly concerned with what people might think about him and filled with indecision, so much that he is unable to even express himself. Perhaps he himself is unaware of what he really wants from life and feels that life is passing him by and there is not much time to do the things he would like to do, that is, once he finally decides after much “visions and revisions”, what it is that he really wants to do. Also, he thinks of himself as an inconsequential character in the story of life, as can been seen in the stanza where he claims that he is not Hamlet but just an “attendant lord”. Finally he sees himself as an old man, still filled with self-doubt, walking on a beach, where he can hear the mermaids sing, but he does not “think they will sing to me”, once again reflecting Prufrock’s total lack of self confidence which perhaps prevented him from proposing to his lady love when he was younger. This lack of self confidence is despite Prufrock being a fairly rich man as evidenced from the line “My necktie rich and modest…” Throughout the poem, Prufrock comes across as a shallow man, obsessed by his looks, much to his own detriment. Writing Style Eliot’s writing style is fragmented filled with shocking and unexpected imagery. Prufrock is dramatic monologue, a writing style which was perfected by Robert Browning. The rhyming is irregular. At some places there are several lines which rhyme perfectly, and then there are passages where the rhyme and meter are totally ignored. According to www.sparknotes.com, although “Prufrock” resembles free verse, it is in fact “a carefully structured amalgamation of poetic form”. Detailed Analysis While analyzing the poem, the first thing that strikes a reader is the title. The name J. Alfred Prufrock in the title has been interpreted in many ways. Evans (2006) and many other commentators before him find the name Prufrock “prissy, pompous, slightly ridiculous and somewhat bourgeois”. That Prufrock is a prude, who likes to dress in a frock coat, is a widely accepted interpretation of the name. However, Cervo (1999) feels that the name signifies several things. According to him, the J stands for John the Baptizer to allude to the speakers prophetic impuls
Having carefully read the article by David Robinson, it can be noted that his methodological approach, in this case, does not correspond to reality. Most likely, Tweets from the iPhone are sent by Trump’s aides, who do not know about his real mood at the moment, and also, perhaps, they have the task of writing only in general phrases, without expressing anything specifically. The author himself asks whether the tweets belong to Trump or his aides (Robinson 2020). From the Android platform, Donald Trump writes himself, and therefore these Tweets have a brighter emotional coloring, although more often negative. To understand how the public feels about a particular politician, would be appropriate to rely on an analysis of sentiment. With the help of social networks, sociological surveys are conducted to help identify the attitude of the public. People can also express their emotions using photos and video messages on social networks. Besides, the Network has a system of comments on the posts of politicians, which can also help to understand the mood of the public. The main risk in using sentiment analysis is that the public does not always openly and sincerely express their personal opinion. People can be influenced by someone; their opinion can be imposed or simply biased. This fact makes the sentiment analysis less accurate and plausible. The main advantage of sentiment analysis is its simplicity. On the Internet, it is very easy to track the mood of the public, as many people are ready to openly express their opinion about a particular situation or person. Harsh statements can be deleted, but one way or another, a large number of users may have time to see the message. In conclusion, sentiment analysis is a rather interesting approach to examining public opinion. Like any approach, this one has its advantages and disadvantages, but in general, it makes a possibility to understand the mood of the audience. Anyway, this approach is budget-friendly and efficient, which also makes it quite attractive. Reference Robinson, D. (2020). Text analysis of Trump’s tweets confirms he writes only the (angrier) android half. Variance Explained. Web.
Goal of Social Justice and Relations with Multicultural Counseling and Therapy The compelling vision of social justice is to achieve “free, full, and equal participation” of all groups in society to realize their aspirations and mutual needs (Cohen, de la Vega, & Watson, 2001, p. 72). It envisions a fair society where resources are distributed equitably and the people’s physical and psychological wellbeing is valued. Such a society upholds the individual right to self-determination, democratic self-rule, agency of a person, sense of community, and non-oppressive systems. Realizing the vision of social justice requires the ideals of full participation, equity, social responsibility, and democracy as an impetus for social change (Cohen et al., 2012). Multicultural counseling and therapy is sensitive to issues of bias, prejudice, and social oppression that result from person-environment interaction. Therefore, it is closely related to the social justice values of self-determination, equity, removal of oppression, and communitarian justice, among others (Vera & Speight, 2003). Realizing these values requires advocacy and case management to address issues of oppression and domination that preclude social justice. Concepts of Worldview and Locus of Control A psychologist named Julian Rotter first introduced the idea of locus of control to refer to a “predisposition in the perception to what causes reinforcement” (Sue & Sue, 2013, p. 34). It describes the extent to which a person feels he/she has power over behavioral outcomes. A person with an internal locus of control feels that the “consequences of one’s actions” depend on individual behaviors (Sue & Sue, 2013, p. 35). In contrast, an individual with an external locus of control would believe that the outcome is due to luck or fate that lies outside one’s control (Sue & Sue, 2013). Locus of control shapes how an individual perceives a situation or his/her worldview. Reinforced beliefs, ethics, and behavior are contingent on individual worldviews. Cultural and religious factors influence how an individual sees the world around him/her (Sue & Sue, 2013). Therefore, a counseling psychologist should be sensitive to how the locus of control could affect his/her choice of his/her worldview to remain open-minded when dealing with a client. Further, understanding the dominant worldviews in a given culture and the client’s locus of control orientation could help teach effective coping strategies for better performance. Self-assessment By doing the self-test, I learnt that I have a strong internal locus of control. I strongly believe that my success solely depends on my individual effort. For this reason, I am a self-motivated person and I strive to grow my skills and abilities for a successful task performance. As an individual with an internal locus of control, I cope well under stressful conditions. However, a failure to meet goals or specific deadlines can be
Introduction The following is a management report based on analysis of a case study of a bank in Texas, Fort Worth where tornado hit in the year 2000. The analysis will also discuss the types of losses experienced by the bank both directly and indirectly. There is recommendation on various kinds of tools applied by the bank manager to manage future risks of tornado. Direct Losses The first loss experienced by the bank is business interruption, as the property from where the business operates had to close because of the tornado. This meant that the business operations had to stop before finding alternatives. Business interruptions affect the normal operations of the company such that the company cannot make the anticipated profits because they are not providing services to the customers. The other direct loss experienced by the bank was the loss of documents left in the closed building. The loss of these confidential documents such as the customer accounts may lead to a bigger loss as there is no clear record to verify and ascertain clients’ information. The documents are important part of the business since replacing the information may not be easy. The other direct loss incurred by the company is the damage on the bank property. While the building does not belong to the bank, the furniture as well as computers belonged to the bank and they were some of the destroyed materials belonging to the bank. Other than loosing the business support assets, the business lost its time. The bank had to close and seek alternatives to ensure that normal operations resume. This made the bank to inconvenience clients who needed their services at that time. Indirect Losses Apart from the direct losses, the bank also experienced indirect losses that did not come immediately but they are nonetheless losses accrued from the disaster. The first loss is that of the office space as the company had six hundred employees in the damaged location and the new offices in the remote place could only accommodate half of the employees. The other indirect loss is inefficient operations because holding meetings was a chall
Introduction “Fun Home” by Alison Bechdel is a graphic memoir about her relationship with her father, the story of her personal development, and their sexual identities as homosexuals. It is a nonlinear story told through memories with allusions to literature, myth, and other forms of art. Events are often revisited after new information is revealed to the reader, in a way imitating the way a brain works when gaining context for previously experienced events. This paper will focus on page 58 of the graphic memoir because it shows a critical event in the development of the author’s sexual identity. Discussion The book covers a lot of themes and complex situations that can arise in the life of a person. One of the most interesting aspects of the book is how the sexual identity of the father affects the development of the sexual identity of Alison. This page, in particular, is one of the more clear examples of this relationship. This page takes place in chapter three of the book. This is the first chapter where the narrative centers on Alison, and not with her father, and yet it all comes back to him. In the book “Feminism is for Everybody,” Bell Hooks describes how important it is for women to have their sexual identity (88). She writes about how sexuality is an expression of agency, and how sexist ideas often prevent women from showing their agency (Hooks 91). This idea can be seen in chapter three when Alison talks about how she thought that her newfound sexual identity would distance herself from her monotonous life at home, and her father. However, page 58 forever dashes those hopes. It takes place after Alison sends a letter to her family, telling them that she is a lesbian. At this moment, she has not yet had sex but has gained a grasp of who she is, with the help of literature on the topic of homosexuality. After an exchange of letters with her disapproving mother, she receives a phone call that reveals to her the true nature of her father’s identity. The phone call is made by her mother, with her father not being able to come to terms with his homosexuality at the time. This phone call completely hijacks her personal narrative in this chapter. After it, she briefly describes her further sexual development but ends the chapter with the focus on her dad. There could be a variety of reasons for this loss of agency. One of the primary ones would be the importance of this reveal for Alison in creating a context for her father’s behavior. Up until this point in the book, she already described him as an emotionally distant person, whose moments of joy were at times as unsettling as his anger. So despite being robbed of liberation through developing a sexual identity, she still sees this as an important moment in her life. It is also crucial to point out that despite the loss of Alison’s initial hopes; she does not let it define her sexual identity. She still expresses full agency in her real life, even if the narrative of the chapter changes focus. This page also shows the differences between her approach to homosexuality and t
Introduction The differences among people largely stems from their personalities which are mainly influenced by their cultural orientation. Cultural orientation affects interactions and determines how people view each other. The ideology of equal and unlimited opportunity is one that has been held as a way of becoming an American. The fact that America has a rich history regarding the background of its people determines this ideology and has found discussion in major research and issues of policy making and governance. This paper is a critical evaluation of the ideology of equal and unlimited opportunity as presented in the article by Karen Polster and other class learning artworks. Background information The article under consideration by Karen Polster is titled “Major Themes and Influences of the Poems at Angel Island.” In her article, Polster (2000) summarizes the influences and themes of the Angel Island poems asserting that they are not only significant historically, but that they also form the basis for American literature and permeate to provide social, political, economical and cultural explanations in America. Polster argues that the Angel Island poetry provides an understanding of contemporary themes of race, alienation, labor and immigration in America. She further explores labor and economic conditions in California at the century’s turn, the American ideologies of the Frontier and opportunity, the influence of immigration literature in attempts of refiguring the self, reflections of the themes and styles of classical Chinese poetry as well as the Angel Island themes as found in Chinese American literature. In the article, Polster (2000) points out that the Angel Island poems “both question and uphold the traditional American ideologies of equal and unlimited opportunity” (p. 1). This assertion forms the basis of critical evaluation of the article together with other artworks. Critical Evaluation of the Article Economic opportunity is the reason why immigrants came and continue to come to America as stipulated in the ideology of Fron
The Role Gate Criteria Gate criteria play a very important role as far as the quality of manufactured goods and products depends on these criteria. Not every production should move to the customer. The manufacturer should choose the best and qualitative products. This choice is made according to the gate criteria. It should be pointed out that gate criteria differ depending on the rules of the enterprises or companies but there are certain factors which should be taken into account by any manufacturer. The Main Gate Criteria There are five main gate criteria which help to decide whether the product is qualitative and worth being offered to the customer:  1. Synergy. Any new idea presented in the company should be evaluated according to the interests of the company. It should not contradict to the main aims of the company and promote its development. The fitness to the technical competence, production competence, sales force and distribution channels, customer base should be taken into account.  2. Market attractiveness. New ideas are necessary to increase the popularity of the company. Modern world market always needs new ideas and customers wait for new products. That is why one of the most important gate criteria is market attractiveness. New ideas should be competitive and asked-for at the world market. Although when a new product is produced the competition is weak and it guarantees the popularity at the product. All new ideas if they are really new have weak competition and it guarantees market attractiveness.  3. Advantages and disadvantages. Every new concept should be evaluated according to its advantages and disadvantages. What is the advantage for the company may be the disadvantage for the customer. That is why it is very important to find out the golden middle between such advantages and disadvantages considering all participants of the process of selling and buying. New idea should offer better advantages to the customer than competitor’s solutions. All costs necessary for the realization of the new idea and the price provided for the customer should be also considered during the ideation screening process.  4. Newness. As has been already said in the criteria of market attractiveness, the newness of the idea is very important as far as it is an essential condition of weak competition. The idea should be really new to attract the customers and be innovative at the world market.  5. Checking. All new ideas should be evaluated according to the possibilities of the company. There is no sense to spend time for those ideas which are impossible to realize by the particular company. It is necessary to consider all details of its realization, the necessary costs for it and the probable profits. If this idea is quite profitable for the company and attractive to the customer it should be accepted. When a new idea is provided it shou
Introduction Different forms of governments are based on different ideologies. The ideologies are important as they shape the political, social and economic structures that are important in governance. These ideologies may be different but in some cases they intertwine in order to achieve good governance. According to Mullins (1972), political ideology refers to a collective program that deals with actions which are focused on maintaining, altering or bringing forth a positive transformation in a society. Important to note is that positive transformation varies from one society to another. It is said to be collective because it comprises of beliefs, values and morals of that particular society (Hamilton, 1987). Form of Government Ideology forms the core values of what a government wants to achieve. It forms the underlying principle against which policies and laws shall be formed. Most ideologies concepts are based on the social contract theory. This theory states that a government’s political legitimacy is derived from a social contract between the people and the ruling class. Social contract theory allows the citizen to cede their rights to the ruling class in exchange for the protection by the same. The political structures that shall be put in place are those which will promote the political ideologies. Economic Policy Political ideologies normally govern the economic shape of a country. The conservatives are normally concerned with the individuality of the economic rights (Ethridge & Handelman, 2010). This is concerned mainly with pursuing personal wealth and happiness. It is therefore, characterized by rights such as the right to amass and hold personal wealth; the right to dispose personal wealth without any interference from the government (Brown & Mobarak, 2009). Free trade and commercial transaction is one of the core economic factors in this ideology. Liberalists are in support of opening the markets and leaving the market forces determine how the market is to be conducted (Cherry, 2008). Nationalism and Internationalism In socialism and democratic governance there is the feeling of nationhood. In fact when elections are conducted to elect leaders, it is always taken that these leade