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Introduction Advertising has a powerful effect on how a company, product, or service is viewed by target customers. Brands spend a large part of their marketing budget on the development of new ads, such as posters, videos, or radio commercials. An effective advertisement can help a business to improve its reputation, draw customers’ attention to its products, and gain a competitive advantage. A poorly made ad, on the other side, can do the exact opposite. Creating an ad is about portraying the company in a positive light, showing its most attractive features and qualities. The purpose of this task, however, was to create an ad that critiques a brand or product. Thus, the aim was to depict the negative qualities of the brand and the controversy surrounding it. Facebook is a social networking platform that is subject to criticism and suspicion. The primary concern surrounding Facebook is that of data safety and security, as Facebook was linked to major data leaks and is now under investigation. Also, people often criticize Facebook for creating a space for gossip, which often turns into cyberbullying. The image of Facebook is controversial, which is a good opportunity to create a satirical ad. The paper will seek to describe and explain the process of creating the advertisement for this assignment. Description The color scheme and style used in Facebook ads were among the main inspirations for this ad. Facebook often uses simple, blue, and white designs when advertising its services, which reflects the style of the website itself. The overall style of the ad also mirrors Facebook ads’ style, as it is simple and focused on small details, while the large part of the poster is a plain background with no text or images. On the left side of the poster, there is a group of words shaped to resemble Mark Zuckerberg’s head and face. The text includes words often used on social media, such as “chat,” “lol,” and “like,” as well as bigger, more prominent words that are connected to the meaning of the ad, including “gossip” and “irony.” Next to the head, there is a slogan: “We will share your data with anyone.” The visuals of the ad server create meaning by highlighting important ideas and topics in the debate surrounding Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg The image of Mark Zuckerberg was also an inspiration for the ad. First of all, Zuckerberg represents Facebook in the eyes of the public. As the co-founder and CEO of Facebook, Zuckerberg also answers to the public for the controversies and s
Introduction All over the world, people have engaged in searching for a remedy against aging. There is a part of human nature that creates the need to avoid death and live forever. The gods of Olympia and people of Hindu origin used to drink a special kind of nectar, which they believed to negate death. Human growth hormone (HGH) is currently in use by people in a bid to achieve the same objective. Weil observed, “So pervasive and deep-rooted is the belief in age-reversing substances that an incalculable amount of time, energy, and money has gone and still goes into the discovery, promotion, and marketing of such drugs” (38). One such research was conducted by Dr. Daniel Rudman in 1990. The methods he used in this research and conclusions were documented in the New England journal of medicine on the 5th of July 1990. The aim of this paper is to analyze this research and outline its relevance to exercise and sports. Towards the end of middle adulthood, the composition of the human body goes through a sequence of progressive changes. The lean body mass reduces in size while the mass of adipose tissue enlarges. This results in a change in the structure of the body. These changes are part of the process of aging and cannot be avoided. Dr. Rudman proposed that “reduced availability of growth hormone in late adulthood may contribute to such changes” (33). Five years later, he conducted research that included an experiment to prove his theory. The Research The first step was to recruit men aged 61 and above. He did this by interviewing them after placing a newspaper ad in the local dailies. He then made sure that these individuals were free of diseases, had a 90 to 120% body weight in relation to age standard, and that their growth hormones could be checked regularly without a problem. After doing all the eliminations, he remained with 95 men who met the set criteria. Further elimination took place and this was based on medical history, the concentration of plasma IGF-1, radiography results, blood cell count, and urinalysis results. Twenty-one men remained and were enrolled in the year-long experiment. They were divided into two groups, group 1 with 12 people and group 2 with 9. Within the 12 month duration, men in group 1 were administered with 0.03 mg per kilogram of manufactured human growth hormone, while the nine men in the second group did not receive any treatment. The levels of plasma IGF-1were recorded each month. The bone density, the mass of adipose tissue, and the lean body mass of each individual were also measured. These are shown in table 1. Results Dr. Rudman observed that: All the men remained healthy, and none had any changes in the results of differential blood count, urinalysis, blood-chemistry profile, chest radiography, electrocardiography, or echocardiography during the 12-month protocol. Specifically, none had edema, fasting hyperglycemia (>6.6 mmol of glucose per liter), an increase in blood pressure to more than 160/90 mm Hg, ventricular hypertrophy, or a local reaction to human growth hormone, nor did their serum cholesterol or triglyceride concentrations change significantly. In group 1, however, both th
War is a violent process that many social critiques question as a necessary one. Journalists, producers, and directors, among others, are highlighting the need for public discourse globally to debate the function and horrific outcomes of war. Asking the question: Is it [war journalism] worth it? this paper will critically discuss first-hand interpretations and reviews of journalists and documentaries and movies produced in the early 21st century. It will be shown that war journalists, in general, seek to shine a light on the atrocities and pointlessness of war in a global village that holds high the values of diversity, sustainability, freedom of speech and human rights. Chief international correspondent for CNN, Christiane Amanpour made groundbreaking history in the world of journalism when she covered the Persian Gulf War (the Western world’s response to Iraq’s occupation of Kuwait) in 1990. Her live coverage brought news reporting in a direction not considered before. However, she later lives coverage of Siege of Sarajevo was criticized for its lack of objectivity. Though, from Beamish’s (2003) accounts, this was the objective of Amanpour in that war goes beyond objectivity, how can one be objective in the face of such violence and cruelty, especially when alternative mediation institutions exist at the global level. It appears that for this journalist, trying to deny the emotion of being in a war is a false coverage, as it is not possible for humans to not feel the emotion of some sort to some degree. In an era that celebrates the scientific method as a golden rule for evidence-based practices, it is absurd that an argument exists for the ability of a human being to be completely objective. As Amanpour shows, war provides a “gut” reaction, that live coverage is meant to convey. It could be argued that vi
Introduction The book How Israel Lost analyzes four areas that have affected people of Israel and Palestine for several years. The author has divided the book into four parts. The first and the third parts discuss about Israel. The second part discusses about Palestine, and the last part wraps all the ideas together and comes up with viable solutions. Among the issues and questions answered by the book, there is the following: Why is there no peace in Israel? In this area, the writer gives his own views why Israel has not lived peacefully with Palestine. I found this area of discussion most interesting. This paper discusses why there is no peace between the two neighboring nations. Useful Discussions in the Book According to Cramer (2004), border crisis is the cause of unrest in Israel and Palestine. Israel attacks Palestine at bounder while Palestine attacks Israel for the sake of revenge. This has led to suffering of the Israelites and the Palestinians living in Gaza and west bank and, as a result, a long-term crisis between the two nations. According to Cramer (2004), as the Israelites attack Palestine to gain more land and resources from the land occupied by Palestinians, they become victims just like the Palestine. This means the war between the two nation will only oppress their citizens whether the Palestinians or the Israelites. According to Cramer (2004), Jews living in Israel seem to have forgotten the principles found in the state. Their goals and standard were to become the light on democracy and peace to whole world. It would be observed that this is not the case in the current Israel. The country is not at peace at all either internally or externally. They are always fighting and oppressing Palestine. This is not in line with the principle the nation was found in. Therefore, according to Cramer, this is the reason why there is no peace in Israel. The soldiers after coming home from the war do not live in peace. According to Cramer (2004), there is no peace in the country. This is because the soldiers after breaking homes and killing innocent individuals at Palestine bounder do not live at peace with one another. The young individual learn to oppress those how do not belong to their group. This has a far-reaching impact in the society since the nation will be composed of individuals who do not co-exist with one another hence there is lack of peace. This means that morality of the Israelites is affected by war against Palestine. Therefore, as long as war persists, there will be no peace in Israel. Israel’s aggression against Palestine is hurting the Israel military. According to crammer (2004), as long as Israel fights the Palestine, the military will be weakening day after day. This is because more soldiers are constantly killed and resources are used to support the war rather than being used for development purposes. Crammer argues that the war between the two nations is not helping none of them but brings more harm to their military. According to Cramer (2004), the Israelites have lost the moral standards and goals. This is because they treat Palesti
Introduction Foreign politics have always been associated with various complexities, multiple temporal alliances, as well as successes and failures. The United Arab Emirates tries to develop effective and friendly relationships with other countries and contribute to the establishment of lasting political, social, and economic stability in the Gulf region. This paper includes a brief analysis of the Emirati intervention in the Syrian conflict based on Patrick M. Regan’s framework of foreign interventions in intrastate conflicts. Emirati-Syrian Relationships The relationship between the UAE and Syria was not always smooth due to different reasons associated with the political agenda in Syria. For instance, rather serious tension was apparent between the two countries in the early 2000s, but they normalized in the late 2000s (Daher, 2019). The stabilization was achieved and facilitated by the Doha Agreement of 2008, and the Emirati government, as well as businesses, were
United Arab Emirates and Norway Economies: Comparative Analysis Introduction According to Central Intelligence Agency or CIA (2015a; 2015b), both Norway and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are countries that heavily rely on oil and gas sector of their economies. Natural oil resources have given both countries an impetus towards fast development and, as a result, their economic indices appear to be among the highest. In this paper, the economic factors of the two countries are analyzed, and their policies are described; some assumptions about their future development are presented, and a conclusion about their diversification decision is made. Countries Overview. Microeconomics Figure 1: Current GDP in Norway and UAE, $US, 1990-2015 (World Bank 2015). Microeconomics is the part of the economics devoted to the individual sectors and companies within a country’s economy. We shall provide a short overview of the factors that are relevant for the countries’ economy and certain economic factors. A more holistic view of the economies will be presented in the next part of the paper (Gottheil 2013). The UAE is a union of the emirates of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), ‘Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra’s al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn; the state was created in 1971 with the capital in Abu Dhabi (CIA 2015a, para. 2). UAE purposefully avoided the “Arab Spring”. The country is the third-largest OPEC producer, but the country has been attempting to reduce its dependence on the oil resources quite successfully (Carpenter & Khan 2015). The area of UAE includes only land 83,600 km2 with 4.6% of the land involved in agriculture. The labour force of the country amounts to 4.891 million people, and 78% of it is employed in the services sector. The population of UAE is a peculiar resource. 70% of the UAE population is concentrated in Abu Dhabi and Dubai; 16% are in Sharjah (UAE NQA 2013, p. 3-4). What is more important, no more than 20% of the country’s population is Emirati. Expatriated people make up the most of the country’s workforce. The country exports crude oil, natural gas, dried fish, dates, and reexports. Imports include machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, and food (CIA 2015a, para. 1-6). The industries of UAE include ‘petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminium, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, handicrafts, textiles’, and the industrial production growth rate is 3.5% (CIA 2015a, para. 6). Figure 2: GDP growth in Norway and UAE, %, 1990-2015 (World Bank 2015)
Learning disabilities are collections of disorders that affect the academic and practical skills of listening, reading, speaking, reasoning, spelling, writing, and planning of academic work. Such disabilities can be an indication of low brainpower or some deficit in the processing of information intellectually. Below is a chart showing different disabilities and their causes. Disability                      Definition                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Dyslexia                        It comprises reading disability in word decoding, word identification, reading speed, prosody, and failure to comprehend. Problems comprehending language. The characteristics are low reading speed and failure to comprehend. The causes are low levels of brain information processing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                Dysgraphia                      Comprises impairments in handwriting, spelling, planning of ideas, and composition skills. The characteristics include misspelling of words, poor handwriting, poor planning of work, and lack of organization of ideas. The cause includes poor hand-eye coordination and poor mind information processing.
Introduction IKEA is a company based in Sweden, which operates in 42 countries and has over 70000 employees among these 59000 works in European countries. It is one of the major retailers of furniture and house wares in the world (Richard & Paul, 2005). It manufactures its own furniture and sells them in stores that are spread throughout the world. It also distributes its large catalog in areas, which are near its stores across the globe. It is known by offering high quality furniture at a low price. The company purchases items in bulk and store them unassembled which enables the customer to assemble many items at home. This is known as flat packaging, which reduces transportation cost. This Company was developed in order to provide a variety of well-designed furnishing products at a low price, for the majority of people to afford. It is the most successful company in selling Scandinavian style furnishing products. The company came up with an idea to lower the cost of its furniture by an average of between 2% and 3% every year (Nugent, 2008). Entrepreneur Ingvar Kamprad initiated IKEA in 1943, and he is still the majority shareholder. He was born in Smaland in Southern Sweden; he started selling matches at low price but making a profit, when he was only 5 years of age. Later on, he expanded his business to selling fish, vegetable seeds, magazines and pens, which were a strange phenomenon in the year 1935. He used to transport his goods by a bicycle, and later started using a milk delivery vehicle to transport commodities. The company name is an acronym representing the initials of the founder Ingvar Kamprad, the farm that he was born, Elmtaryd and the village, known as Agunnaryd. In 1947, it manufactured the first range of furnishing products, which was positively received by customers. In 1951, the founder started focusing on furniture only, and he removed all the other products from the product range. IKEA published the first catalog of its furniture in the same year. This enabled many people to be aware of its products. In 1952, Kamprad attracted many customers by selling high quality, low priced furniture at St. Eric’s fair in Stockholm. In this time, the company was merely a retail business as it purchased items from other suppliers and then sells them. In 1953, it opened its first showroom in the village of Almuilt to curb increasing competition. This competition made other furniture dealers put pressure on suppliers to boycott from supplying furniture to IKEA. This resulted to IKEA making a crucial decision, to design its own furniture by the year 1955. Komprad decided to buy a small factory to manufacture furniture. He also opened a small show room for displaying the manufactured furniture. He moved IKEA headquarters to Amult from the village of Agunnaryd. Manufacturing furniture for their stores enabled them to sell at a cheap price,
Abstract Effective operations of healthcare organizations depend on the ability to manage personnel, finances, and materials. With valid and reliable employee assessment information, personnel managers can make effective decisions in terms of fitting employees in the right jobs such that they can excel to improve the facilities’ services, enhance their retention, and/or develop effective and highly productive work teams. The current paper discusses issues of personnel and material management at SMARTcare health facility. SMARTcare Company is a hypothetical healthcare organization that operates in the state of California. It aims at delivering quality healthcare to the general population via its specialized and general care units. To achieve this objective, the paper recommends the necessity for adopting the best practices regarding Quality Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN). To facilitate the reimbursement of revenues, the organization uses managed care plans, specifically HMO and the Affordable Care Act of 2010. To guarantee optimal performance, SMARTcare values the need to reduce the cost of operations as reflected in its budget. The paper identifies the use of cost reduction strategies and philosophies as important cost containment strategies. Introduction Healthcare organizations bring together different workers to one environment. Such people have diverse differences that are manifested through their skills and knowledge bases. In the effort to build long-term success around people, it is important for healthcare organizations such as SMARTcare to adopt strategies for effective personnel management. Without effective management of financial resources, the organization may fail to achieve its strategic vision and mission. The facility is based in California. SMARTcare’s mission is to provide quality care to all people to guarantee a disease-free society. The organization endeavors to recruit the best staff members in the medical industry. It also warrants effective management of financial resources. The company’s vision is to manage its personnel and financial resources effectively and to continue diversifying its healthcare services so that it can expand into other regions within the United States of America. In the process of executing its purpose of providing healthcare services to the Californian population and beyond, SMARTcare provides a safe working environment for its employees to increase their work motivation. It guarantees a continuous review of employee wages and salaries together with providing avenues for upward mobility. Work shifts are designed to warrant adequate employee flexibility. This paper primarily addresses SMARTcare’s resource management with a focus on financial materials and personnel management. Recommendat
In the last one decade, the trend of Chinese economic growth has been of interest to global financial observers. There have been various expectations when it comes to China’s economic future. One group of people is of the view that the fast economic development will stop soon, while another group believes that China has the ability to be one of the biggest economies in the world. However, it is evident that economic growth in China is facing more challenges now than it did in the past. For example, the stock market in China has failed to stabilize in the course of the last two years. Some observers have also speculated that the economy of the country might go through a major depression such as the one that happened in the United States in 1929. Overall, the future of China’s economic growth is facing various major challenges including long-term inflation, slow growth rate, overcapacity, environmental challenges, and declining government revenue among others. This essay focuses on the challenge of overcapacity or overproduction in regards to China’s future economic growth. The paper will also address the possible solutions to the problem of overcapacity. Over the past few years, the problem of overcapacity has acted as a major impediment to the development of Chinese economy. Overcapacity as it affects China comes from the fact that the country has embraced the economies of scale too much such that there is too much production in industries (Erturk, 2011). Initially, embracing economies of scale propelled China to become the number one manufacturer in the world. Furthermore, this approach was responsible for fast tracking China’s economic development goals. The low demand for Chinese-manufactured products has on the other hand meant that manufacturers are unable to repay their debts. Some factories have ended up closing down their operations because of this problem of overproduction. Another cause of overcapacity is the fact that because Chinese industries have too large capacities, most traditional industries have not been able to strike a balance in production. Producers of commodities such as glass, iron, cement, steel, power generation equipment, and aluminum have recorded overcapacity levels of more than thirty percent (Erturk, 2011). The effects of oversupply have mostly been manifested in the production of steel whereby the profit from manufactu