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Introduction In the contemporary technology-driven digital world, the Internet has become the most frequently used platform for communications. The rapid advancement of social media websites and mobile applications, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and others, has triggered new human interpersonal communication patterns and self-identification. The opportunities to share multiple photos, videos, comments, opinions, and life attitudes encourage social media users to disclose themselves to the public more. At the same time, they express a heightened level of concern about the respect of their private data by the institutions that launch websites. Such a paradoxical relationship between social media attitudes toward privacy issues and their disclosing behavior is called a privacy paradox. The planned research focuses on identifying whether functioning in the social media environment is bound to self-disclosure and private information sharing. It will be argued that since there exists a high level of ambiguity concerning the definition of online social media as either private or public space, users tend to confuse privacy for functionality. The omnipresence of online communication validates the relevance of the topic concerning privacy on social media. Millions of people of all ages and cultural backgrounds use social media daily, sharing information through self-disclosing content posted online (Gruzd & Hernandez-Garcia, 2018). The risks of the adverse social and psychological consequences of the privacy paradox imply necessitate an in-depth investigation of the problem to understand the mechanisms behind the paradox better and design functional solutions for privacy protection. Online space is causing a shift in human perception of what is private and public, causing a complex restructuring of behavioral norms. Therefore, the study’s importance is justified by the relevance of the issue to the general public for enhancing the privacy risks awareness, as well as to institutional decision-makers whose attention should be drawn to the issue for searching for effective solutions. The present research proposal paper is designed to overview the privacy paradox in social media to collect theoretical data and empirical implications in the existing scholarly literature. An issue’s history, societal impact, and influential factors are provided for context; an extensive literature review is presented to
I have always kept to an idea that it would be great to enroll for the postgraduate degree in an institution other than that where I have successfully completed the undergraduate courses. When I was taking my undergraduate degree at the University of Washington, I knew that I would come back there someday and now I have such an opportunity. I, therefore, aspire to enroll for my dental school in my home school, the University Of Washington School Of Dentistry. Pursuing dentistry to the uttermost right has been my dream from a very tender age. This desire was not only reinforced and propelled when I joined the University of Washington for my undergraduate degree, but was further stabilized and made more achievable. University Of Washington School Of Dentistry has attracted my special attention due to the number of opportunities which it offers to its students. The facilities of this school allow fulfilling tasks which seemed to be impossible earlier. This is exactly what I expect from a school of dentistry and this is why I wish to be a part of it. One of the school’s greatest advantages is that it has a hospital within the campus and many interns are sent to practice there. This indicates that they are under close and careful supervision. There is thus no question about not being the best and reliable dentist if you have had the envied chance to pursue your degree in this institution. Apart from this, there is also a cancer center and numerous labs where the students can carry out their research work, thus making contributions to the development of dentistry. This is especially important for me as I have worked in many labs under the department of biology and have completed undergraduate chemistry research for a year. This, however, is not the only reason why I like this school and take pride in it. I also love UW’s professors for their unquestionable competence and commitment to work. It would be an honor for me if they could share their experience with me and kindly teach me everything that a good dentist should know. I am convinced that it is only due to the caring and educated teaching staff that the graduates of this school are so qualified and highly valued. I, therefore, would very much appreciate it if you reconsidered my request and granted me the chance to pursue my dream in your institution because it is not only that I love the school but it is also my home school where I grew up and studied. I would feel very much honored to have my dental school from here because I believe that for one to be able to reach out to those that are far, one needs to have helped those near, and it’s my intention that I serve my home place before reaching out to the rest of the world.
Introduction There is an insatiable appetite of the child to learn and pick up new things. It is inevitable in each one of us as we have become children once in our lives. Can you still remember things you loved doing when you were a child? Does it involve an old-fashioned game with your family or contemporary entertainment? There is a huge difference between the pastimes of children before the advent of the technological era and at this time that in some ways may affect their personal growth and relationships in life. There have been reports that children of this age have the predisposition to becoming inactive or in other words engage in less active pastimes (“Child Obesity”). Due to a lot of television time and the production of popular gadgets made for individual use and diversion, leaving the house for a quiet stroll in the park or a visit to a friend is not an option anymore. Obesity, which is a springboard for more serious diseases, begins to become a problem in kids today due to this sedentary lifestyle. Main body The internet has become extremely accessible these days and gives information on an extensive array of disciplines. There is no more need to stand up, walk towards a bookshelf and browse through the pages to find answers for your assignment. The computer gives access to almost everything that even saying hello to an old friend next door can be done through instant messaging. If a kid has a personal cellular phone, it instantly becomes a gadget through the installation of games compatible with the mobile device. The film industry also provides a diversion for children as it brings characters, heroes, and icons based on comic books and other literary materials into life. But the most popular pastime of all from my observation is the popularity of role play games with the likes of the PlayStation, Nintendo, and online games. Where else could children obtain instantaneous creativity, unrelenting power, boundless attention span, and absolute fun? All of these are provided for by a simple nudge on a joystick and a button-press. Conveniences in these pastimes forfeit the chances of today’s children to improve and grow in ways much more constructive and beneficial to them in the future. Before the invention of these modern gadgets, children of yesterday idle away the hours by reading books, writing literature, or simply converse with people around them and get the same satisfaction. Since there is no television to allow lazing around, there is abundant time for playing around, taking a stroll, or doing homework and household chores. Commercially made plastic toys were not available until the 1940s (“Ti
Outline Any person seeking to work among the vulnerable groups like children or old people is to have a fingerprint clearance card in the State of Arizona. An application has to be submitted to the Fingerprint division of the Department of Public Safety to obtain the card (Sattarova). This division runs checks on the criminal records or its absence of the potential employees and issues the cards. The issue and revoking of the card is done after checking the criminal history of the person with the list of offences given in article 41-1758.03 of the A. R. S (Arizona State Legislature). The charge for finger printing is around $10 and $24 dollars for processing of the card (Information on fingerprint cards). Some agencies charge $43 and $47 for volunteers and paid employees respectively (Sattarova). Causes of Preclusion for Teachers The article states that the candidate may be precluded from being issued a fingerprint clearance card if he has at any time been convicted for a listed set of crimes. If the person has not done any of the crimes given in the article he may be issued a card. However, if the contender is found to be convicted of committed, attempting or conspiring to commit the following offenses anywhere in the country he will be prohibited. The long list includes everything from assault, robbery, manslaughter to fraud, child molestation, possession, use or traffic of any of the controlled substances. Even obscene telephone conversations, causing ones spouse to become a prostitute, pandering, portraying of adult as a minor, transporting persons for the purpose of prostitution, polygamy and concubinage, threatening or intimidating, forgery of a credit card, fraudulent use of a credit card and even child neglect could preclude a teacher from obtaining an IVP fingerprint clearance card. After an application is submitted to the Department of Public Safety, the department does a background check to find out if there are any arrests in the state or national level. If any, the offenses are compared with the list in question. The previously mentioned offenses in the list are called precluded offenses (Arizona State Legislature). If the person has been arrested for any of the precluded offenses, the DPS checks to see what the outcome of the offense is. That is, whether there was any action taken, such as conviction dismissal etc. If there is a conviction, the card is denied by the DPS. There are chances that the DPS could not reach a conclusion about the outcome of the case. In such a case, the applicant is denied the card. If the department finds out that a cardholder has been arrested for a precluded offense his card will be suspended (Denial or Suspension of a Fingerprint Clearance Card, 2007). The article specifically states that the person whose card has been suspended is to be stopped from working in teacher capacity immediately (Statutes and Rules. 2007). A person with a precluded offense may be given the card, if the candidate is given ‘a good cause exception’. This is done by the board or by
Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769 and died in 1821. He was a French revolutionist who ensured his people lived better lives. His family background and recruitment into the army gave him an insight into what happened in his society. This essay describes his achievements that make him a child of the French Revolution. First, Napoleon realized that the legal structure of France did not meet the threshold for protecting human rights. Therefore, he founded the Napoleonic Code that became the basis of law in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, and the Netherlands (Fukuyama 38). This ensured that France had a unified and progressive legal system that respected the need to uphold human rights and promote equality and justice in his country and its colonies. Napoleon claimed that his glory was not in winning battles, but getting France out of oppressive legal systems that denied the right to enjoy its freedoms (Grayson 64). His code was a revolutionary project because it led to the development of a bourgeois society where people were allowed to own property and develop them. He was committed to eradicating feudalism and seeing the Holy Roman Empire unified and this led to the formation of the Confederation of the Rhine that united more than a thousand entities to form 40 states (Dwyer 54). As a result, other countries followed suit, and this led to the formation of the German Confederation that streamlined its entities into states. Napoleon wanted to see all countries in Europe adopt his code, and this was successful when Italy embraced nationalism that became a very influential legal system in most parts of the world. Napoleon was educated and understood various issues about leadership. He realized that France had a poor economy because of poor leadership, and this is one of the reasons he was motivated to participate in the French revolution (Grayson 82). He transformed the economy of France within a year after he came to power. First, he ensured that all imports were heavily taxed to raise their prices and discourage the local population from buying them; therefore, this encouraged people to invest in businesses that promoted the development of the economy of France (Dwyer 7
Role of government in building the economy to provide market efficiency Market efficiency implies that at a given point in time, the prices in the market should completely reflect the information available in the market. The concept is derived from the efficient market hypothesis. However, the information that is revealed by the market does not necessarily relate to financial matters but also other news such as political and social matters. The efficiency of a market can be achieved in a perfectly competitive market. At the equilibrium point of a perfectly efficient market, the market is considered to be efficient. At this point, there is no opportunity for mutual gain. Besides, any disturbance to the equilibrium point such as price ceiling will result in a welfare loss. At this point, there is productive and static efficiency (Perloff, 2012). The government should contribute a lot in the economy to order to achieve economic efficiency of markets. First, the government needs to construct the entire necessary infrastructure such as airports, building, waterways, and bridges among others. Further, the government needs to put in place a number of institutional fr
The issue of animal rights is becoming a more and more discussed dilemma in a variety of circles: social, ethical, industrial, medical, and others. When considering the freedoms animals are deprived of, animal rights activists compare them with humans and argue that animals should not be used for entertainment, sports, experiments, clothes, and food (Pollan). At the same time, there are acute issues concerning disabled people whom some consider not to deserve the right to live. As such, the question of what is a “good life” and a “good death” both for humans and animals raises many arguments and opinions, some of which are so remarkably contradictory that it seems strange that they are expressed by the same persons. One of the most famous animal rights defenders is Peter Singer whose book Animal Liberation has become a hymn of activists and turned thousands of people from animal-eaters to vegans (Pollan). In Singer’s book, as well as in many other pathetic writings and speeches, it is mentioned that animals should be treated decently, their dignity should be protected and respected, and they should be considered as “beings” rather than “things” (Pollan). This all sounds very well, but there are too many considerations to take into account when talking about complete refusal from consuming animals as food or exploiting them in any other way. It is quite complicated to define a “good life” for animals since everyone suggests a definition from his or her own point of view. Those who do not consider eating and wearing animals a crime think that a “good life” for animals is being fed and taken care of and living in comfort and warmth. Those who find eating animals a murder argue that a “good life” for them is merely leaving them alone and letting them do whatever they want. However, these people seem to underestimate the number of animals that, in such cases, will populate the planet, without being restricted in reproductive functions and being given an opportunity to go wherever they wish. Also, as Pollan notes, the “cultural confusion” prevents people from creating a unanimous definition of what is a “good life” for animals. It is so because while they defend the notion of equal treatment for people and animals, they make a classification of these species, which inevitably leads to more confusion and unfairness. While dogs receive presents on holidays, rarely do animal rights activists care to think about how miserable a pig’s life is. According to Pollan’s observation, with the loss of eye contact, people lost the ability to accurately formulate their attitude to some animals. While the definition of a “good life” and a “good death”
Problem identification In the hypothetical situation of the library environment, problem identification will be achieved by making observation and inquiry into the functionality of the current system and conducting a comparative analysis of the current system with a functionally operational computerized library system. The preliminary investigation will crystallize the benefits of the proposed system compared with the current system to reinforce the rationale of adopting and implementing the proposed system. The identification process will involve problem understanding of the intended users expressed in technical terms, convincing the users about the viability of the proposed system. Stakeholder problems will need to be identified in the problem space and mapping them into the solution space through specific algorithms (Blank & Barnes, 1998). That will lead to requirements identification and definition. Overly, it will entail a requirements list that will be detailed by a requirements set that will be characterized by user requirements elicitations, requirements validation tailored to meet user needs, requirements verifications, requirements analysis against user needs, and a requirements management. However, problem identification will be conducted by collecting information from the library personnel (Blank & Barnes, 1998). The role of personnel The library personnel will play a critical role in creating the program for the proposed library system because they are and will be users of the current and proposed system. In addition to that, these users provide critical information about the current system that will lead the system developer to understand the problem inherent with the old system, thus enabling the developer to critically develop and outline the problem statement. The personnel know well stakeholders provide further information about the stakeholder. In addition to that, the problem statement will provide a detailed view of the impact of problems inherent with the old system in view of the new system. That will lead to the next level where the problem is translated into technical program solutions. Program development lifecycle A modular approach to program development lifecycle will involve defining the problem, then designing the problem based on the requirements that have been set out in technical terms, developing program code, debugging the developed program code to remove any errors inherent in the system, testing the program code and modules using different testing strategies such as bottom up and top down approach. Then, culminating with maintenance of the modules and program code and ending with extension and program redesign if need arises (Blank & Barnes, 1998). Modular approach to problem solution Once the problem is well defined and requirements list is technically mapped into program code, then the problem will be decomposed and modules developed to reflect the solution to each problem with a precise algorithm. However, the process is iterative and the modules will be integrated gra
Introduction Half a century ago, Helen Creighton was a hopeful inexperienced Nova Scotia author who desired to discover regional shade and cultural context for her journal piece and tales: When it was suggested to me by Dr. Henry Munro, Superintendent of Education for the province, that I look for ballads in my search for literary material within this coast of adventure and romance, I thought the possibility of finding any such songs very remote indeed…. Yet be it said in defense that until the early summer of 1929 I had never heard a ballad sung in this my native province. (Reid 119) So a path as a gatherer and promoter of customs started, and it has extended for fifty years. Helen Creighton’s memoirs, ‘A Life in Folklore’, give sufficient proof to her accomplishments as an explorer in the area of Maritime myths. The fact that is not so obvious to understand is the exact position of Helen Creighton in the record of North American study of the mythology generally and of Atlantic Canada especially. Analysis As soon as Helen Creighton started gathering ethnic music in Nova Scotia, she appeared to be, undeniably, somewhat of an explorer. Just W. Roy Mackenzie had earlier completed an important job in the area. Kittredge inspired scholars to gather ethnic melodies and chants and using this support Mackenzie went back to indigenous Pictou County, Nova Scotia, starting in 1908, in order to gather something that he and nearly every one of chant researchers of the present considered to be the final existing fragments of the verbal custom. He was, without a doubt, one of the most excellent of lots of folk gatherer-researchers that got under the impact of Kittredge during the first forty years of the twentieth century. His work in folklore was restricted to two books — The Quest of the Ballad (1919), an account of his folksong collecting in Pictou County, with many detailed character sketches of the singers and some valuable insights into the social contexts of traditional folksong, and Ballads and Sea Songs from Nova Scotia (1928), a major achievement of accurate collection and comparative annotation with an excellent introduction, a work that towers ab