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Introduction Most couples do not realize the flaws in their relationship until their marriages start falling apart. Harley’s masterpiece, His needs, her needs, highlights the critical factors underlying a successful marriage, which is full of love and understanding. Before reading the book, most skeptics will wonder why they should read anything on marriage. However, after reading the book, one realizes that marriage is a wonderful institution, as opposed to the complications that people fall into due to failure to understand each other. Harley guides his readers to learn how to understand each other’s needs before embracing them, which leads to incredible results. This paper provides a critique of the book, His needs, her needs, by supporting its relevance to the marriage life and pastoral work. Summary of the themes, concepts, and principles The book presents the theme of unending love, finding hope in marriage, discovering partners’ needs, as well managing through an affair by beating all challenges as an indomitable team. Harley (2011,17), talks of how partners can avoid extra-marital affairs by advising couples to reflect on their lives, find whether they were happy at one time, and if they were, factor out what they had to find out what have lost to become unhappy. Love faces challenges when couples cannot understand each other, and then it becomes hard to overcome difficulties together. The entire book acknowledges that marriage cannot bring love, affection, and happiness, but the will by both partners to understand each other forms the basis for success in marriage. Many life-opening events arise throughout the book. The book analyzes several concepts that married people tend to get wrong in the process of building their relationships. Other concepts arise when spouses are unhappy, and thus they are unable to settle their differences. Individuals create disparate concepts in relationships. For instance, the concept of building love, trust, and honesty can help a relationship to blossom. Most partners do things according to their perceptions and feelings instead of how their spouses want them to be done. Therefore, the concept of misunderstanding arises, which leads to extra marital affairs. Harley (2011, 23) points to a love bank in a relationship where one can withdraw love. If one cannot understand his/her spouse, then everything is withdrawn and love withers. Outside the marriage, other people know how to deposit love in this empty bank, which results in extra marital affairs. This book uses principles that stand out to build a good marriage. The principles are basic aspects in a successful marriage. For instance, a married woman expects family commitment from her man, both as husband and as a father (Harley 2011, 157). On the other side, the man will seek sexual fulfilment and physical attractiveness from the woman. Men’s needs are very different from what women need, and thus the basic principles sh
The article “Invisibility of Asian men and Black women in popular magazines” explores the theme of racial stereotypes referring to the gendered component. According to Schug, Alt, Lu, Gosin, and Fay (2015), “A number of studies investigating gendered race stereotypes have found that Blacks in North American society are represented and conceived as prototypically masculine, while Asians are represented and conceived of as prototypically feminine” (2). The research focuses on the depiction of Asian men and Black women in popular magazines in comparison with Whites. The authors use quantitative study design to evaluate the appearance of different races and genders in six popular magazines. After the analysis of 8,672 individuals, the researchers conclude that non-prototypical gendered races are less presented in mass media, than other categories of the society (Schug et al., 2015). Popular magazines present Asians as female and Blacks as male, ignoring all people who do not conform with these conditions. The research is very well structured presenting its main ideas in a clear, understandable way. The terms “intersectionality” and “intersectional invisibility” are described in detail and with the help of credible sources to give the overview of the subject. The authors underline that non-prototypical members of the society suffer more frequently from discrimination than others (Schug et al., 2015). The article gives historical context of developing stereotypes, citing the results of various other studies. Mass media traditionally depicts Black women as aggressive, and Asian men as feminine and dependable. The article presents clear hypotheses that allow following the thoughts of the authors from the beginning until the end of the study. Both hypotheses support each other in their explanation. The choice of materials for the analysis attests the intentions of the authors to present credible study results. The article includes the overview of six popular magazines in three categories: fashion, fitness, and sexual themes (Schug et al., 2015). The magazines are equally targeted on men and women what helps to define the representation of different races. The magazines are also aimed at the broad readers’ audience, outlining common views on gender, race, and sexuality. The article contains statistics about the circulation of the magazines to prove their popularity. The authors underline that a research assistant has conducted the analysis of magazines without knowing the hypotheses (Schug et al., 2015). Therefore, the results of the study cannot be affected by personal biases of the research assistant. The study uses second research assistant and Cohen’s kappa coefficients to prove the validity of the coded variables from analyzed materials. The authors conduct a series of analyses to prove
The process of reading plays rather important role in our lives. It is needlessly to talk about the amounts of information we get by means of reading. But reading comprehension also needs to be taught, as pupils often experience difficulties with the growing difficulties and volumes of the texts they read. The presented lesson will provide several advice on better reading comprehension. The conducted surveys have displayed the main problems within the pupils of reading according to school curriculum:  1. The material comes from textbooks.  2. It has no immediate function or uses outside of school.  3. The reading is pursued individually.  4. The reading is done under duress and sometimes in uncomfortable situations.  5. The reading is disjointed. But to be able to comprehend the information stream, people need to read fast, analyze the reading material, and remember it. While reading literary composition, children study life. They are taught to sympathize, to distinguish “bad” from “good.” One of the most abilities that children attain is the possibility to express their thoughts and considerations. As it has been said above, there are some difficulties appear. And sometimes it appears rather difficult for a child to solve it. The best which may be advised is to read as much as possible (read by reading). Another principle of reading is “Feel by reading.” It means that the reader learns to experience various feelings by reading different genres. Science fiction helps to advance fantasy, lyrics – feel, drama and tragedy – sympathize, comedies – appreciate high-quality humor. Lots of children are not able to understand what they read as they have problems looking at words and being able to say them. This occurs because the child does not know how to use their phonics skills, syllabication rules, knowledge of prefixes or suffixes, or the context to determine what the words are. They are so bogged down in the task of determining what individual words mean
Executive Summary McDonald is one of the leading resultant chains in the world. The company has numerous stores worldwide and they sell numerous food products around the world. Due to the products they sell, they generate a lot of wastes to environment. The company has been in the process of promoting environmentally sustainable practices in the major operations. The company also ensures that the fundamental human rights are not violated by the company and their suppliers. The company is among the members of the UN global compact. In this paper, two key principles were examined; these were, promoting environmental sustainability and protection of human rights. To protect the environment, the company promotes wastes reduction, reuse of materials and recycling. To protect human rights, the company has stringent rules and regulations that ensure the workers’ rights are not violated. The company also relies on the use of corporate social responsibility (CSR) so as to promote environmental protection activities among its consumers. Introduction McDonalds is one of the leading food service retailers in the world. The corporation receives over 52 million customers worldwide. The company has over 34000 restaurants which operate in 119 countries. The company has established many brands that are respected all round the world (Failla, 2012). Due to this fact, the company has the potential to influence million of people around the world through their public opinion and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities (Kotler & Lee, 2005). Despite its huge success, the company faces many challenges especially in terms of environmental sustainability and to a lesser extent, the protection of human rights. The company is among the retail chain companies that have embraced the principles of environmental sustainability and is a member of the global compact. Various strategies can be used by the company to promote environmental protection. Among the most common method is the use of CSR activities to promote the good health and environmental protection strategies, reduction of wastes, improving packaging and minimizing activities that have negative impacts on the environment (Jamison, 2005). In this paper, two principle recommendation and their implementation strategies are discussed. Recommendations For Principle 2 Recommendation 2 deals with protection of human rights. All over the world the fundamental rights of human beings must be respected and maintained. Implementation For Principle 2 Core values of the company One of the core values of
Police as Crime Fighters The role of police as crime fighters is depicted in the news article titled “Two NY teens arrested for a future plot against high school,” by Gross (2010). The article talks about a plot to carry out a shooting at the Connetquot High School in Bohemia. This plot was organized by a 17-year old boy together with his girlfriend aged 16 years. The boy was a former student at the school while his girlfriend was still a student at the time of the planning. The motive behind the plot was a revenge attack against the school. Fortunately, the deadly incident was avoided after the boy’s social worker tipped the police about the planned attack. The police moved in quickly and arrested both the teenagers after they found strong incriminating evidence from the teenagers’ computers, cell phones and Facebook. Both teenagers were convicted as adults of a plot to commit a deadly crime. The police role as crime fighters is depicted in this article in several ways. First and foremost, the police involved in this case responded quickly to the information given by the public about an imminent crime. The ability of the police to react swiftly went a long way in fighting the crime. Secondly, the police’s role as crime fighters is depicted by the arrest of the teenagers as well as the collection of the evidence. The arrest of criminals and evidence collection is part of the police’s role in fighting crime. The depiction of the police’s role as crime fighters by the article is, therefore, a real depiction. Police as Crime Preventers In this era of globalization, the role of the police as crime preventers has gained increased importance. Weapons of mass destruction, increased rates of cross-border migration and terrorism all contribute to pre-eminent threats faced by countries and states. Crime prevention entails the collection of intelligence (crucial information) about the activities of potential and actual criminals, and acting on the information before any criminal activity can be carried out. The importance of intelligence gathering is the subject of the news article titled “Police officers are the front l
Introduction Symphony is a type of music invented during the classical era that encompasses music composition aspects outlined in the sonata principle (Sadie 76). It is usually a long and very complex sonata composition that qualifies to be referred to as orchestra. It is composed of a minimum of a single movement. Most symphonies are composed of four movements, with the first one derived from the sonata principle. That is the basis for referring to symphonies as a form of classical composition. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prominent music composer from the classical music era (Sadie 89). His works were much diverse and comprise of operas, symphonies, concentrate and choral music. He is one of the greatest music composers of the classical era and of all time. General overview of the genre The symphony genre of music refers to musical pieces of the western classical music developed for orchestra and that is comprised of four movements. These movements include allegro (executed in the sonata-allegro form), a slow movement, a scherzo movement or the minuet and the finale, that is characteristic of allegro or rondo (Dearling 24). Symphonies composed in earlier years comprised of only three movements and were shorter than the present day symphonies. They run for a period of 10-20 minutes. This genre evolved largely during the classical era and by the dawn of the Romantic period, symphonies had incorporated an extra movement to make up a total of four and were a little longer (Dearling 31). They went for a period of 30 minutes to one hour and a few of them lasted for more than an hour. Today, the symphony is a popular genre among music composers and the typical four-movement symphony is usually altered to accommodate other musical aspects. Mozart bibliography Mozart was born in the year 1756 and was a highly creative music composer who lived in the Classical era (Sadie 18). He composed many music pieces, over 600, and comprised of several genres: opera, chamber, concertante, choral and symphony. His success in the genre of symphony started early as he showed excellent abilities in playing the keyboard and the violin. This saw him start composing at the tender age of five. Mozart wrote 41 symphonies all in the same key except symphony 25 and 40, which are in G minor key (Sadie 28). His music received criticisms because of its complexity. It was comprised of many notes that it was hard to comprehend. Mozart was famous for integrating pieces of music together to develop strong and complex pieces. He often took lines from a piece of music and inserted them in to another piece. Mozart symphonies Mozart wrote 41 symphonies that developed the emotional reach and sophistication of the symphony genre at the time (Zaslaw 43). The major aspects of classical music are present in Mozart’s symphonies. His symphonies are characterized by complexity, clarity and balance. However, the simplicity of his compositions cover the finesse that is observed in some of his masterpieces such as the symphony number 40 that was written in the G minor key. Mozart had a gift of recognizing good music pieces and adapting some of their aspects into h
Spondylolisthesis Classic Presentation The patient, a female aged 67 years, presents with signs of stenosis coupled with pain over the fibrocartilaginous mass at the defect, and facet pathology at the L5 level of the lower spine. In addition, the patient seems to be symptomatic. The most presenting complaints include lateral recess stenosis and disk herniation, resulting in repeated instances of back pain, which worsens with activity but subsides with rest. According to the presentations compiled by Souza (2005), particularly the signs of stenosis, pain at the L4 or L5 joints, and the age factor, this may be a classical case of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Cause With the progression in age, bones, joints, and tendons supporting the spine tend to weaken and are no longer capable of embracing the spinal column in alignment (Yadla, 2008). As the facet joints (L4 or L5) age, they, on most occasions, become inept and permit too much flexion (the act of allowing the spine to bend forwards), giving rise to a situation where one vertebral body slips forwards onto the other (Yochum & Rowe, 1996). Evaluation The patient experience elevated levels of back pain when a one-legged balance test is performed on her. According to Souza (2005), this physical examination test involves requesting the patient to balance on one leg and hyperextend at the lumbar area. Radiological evaluation reveals a slippage of the vertebrae of two-fourths the AP length, implying that the condition is at grade 2. Souza (2005) observes that “…each slip of one-forth the length of the anterior to the posterior body is considered a grade” (p. 60). Lastly, the patient is female and over 60 years old. Yochum & Rowe (1996) note that degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis is three times more common in old women than in old men Management Physical/manipulative therapy involving stretching and strengthening coupled with a proactive aerobics program, such as biking or undertaking water exercises, may offer the much-needed reprieve (Yadla, 2008) Since the condition is at Level 2, there is no need for surgical consultation (Souza, 2005), therefore allopathic medicine can only prescribe epidural steroids for short-term relief. Thoracic Compression Fracture Classic Presentation The patient, a male of 77 years, presents with mid-back pain, particularly after engaging in minor events such as coughing or sneezing. Spine experts reveal that this type of disorder affects the thoracic spine, which forms the back of the chest wall, and “…consists of 12 vertebras, 10 of which have ribs attached, intervertebral discs separating each vertebra, supporting soft tissue, and twelve thoracic nerves” (PainDoctor.com, 2010 para. 2). Cause According to Souza (2005), the fracture may be caused by weakness in bones, sufficient trauma to a bone, early menopause, sustained usage of corticosteroids, and hyperthyroidism. The risk factors include the age of 40 years or greater; history of injury and/or deformities; poor posture; heavy physical work, and; lack of exercise (PainDoctor.com, 2010). Evaluation When medical history is evaluated
Executive Summary This report discusses a project that was undertaken at the author’s workplace with their participation. It aimed to improve the performance of an underperforming department, which the team resolved to do through the elimination of inefficiencies. With that said, the project was constrained by a low budget, which limited the scope of available changes and led the team to concentrate on smaller opportunities over large structural ones. The project concluded upon resolving ten of the thirteen issues identified, but it was later found that it did not achieve its stated objectives. The reasons for this failure were overly optimistic management expectations, which set high goals with a low budget, and misaligned team objectives. It focused on cost and number of improvements over their effects, resulting in situational and underwhelming changes. As such, the report recommends a shift in perspective, focusing on the impact of initiatives and their cost-effectiveness as opposed to the number of adjustments made. Communicating with management better to ensure that unrealistic goals are not set, whether through the reduction of excessive expectations or the supply of additional funding, is also a beneficial strategy. Future teams will take these findings into consideration while using the un-implemented improvement suggestions the group generated. Effective Post-Project Review Procedures The purpose of the post-project review (PPR) is to determine which aspects of the project performed at or above expectations and which failed to do so. Having done so, members of the project team can analyze the reasons for the shortcomings and develop strategies to avoid them in the future, either by refining the processes currently in place or by avoiding projects which exhibit problematic characteristics. They can be conducted for both successful projects and failed ones, and the latter are likely to yield more useful results than the former. To obtain an adequate understanding of the situation surrounding the initiative and obtain valuable results, every aspect of the project has to be analyzed. To that end, fair, transparent, and effective procedures should be followed in the review. A post-project review has to be well-organized to produce results and knowledge that will spread throughout the company and improve its future performance. Oakes (2016) identifies three principal stages that have to be present in the process: planning, running the event, and disseminating the result. In the first step, the project team makes decisions on how the event will be taking place. Options include regular smaller reviews or larger multiple-day events that focus on evaluating the project in detail. The participants also have to be determined and briefed, schedules need to be settled, the venue has to be secured, and other initiatives take place, as well. After the planning is complete, the meetings can commence at the chosen time, and the review proceeds into
Organizational learning Work force within an organization needs to be developed, sharpened and its skills improved with time; organizational learning is a strategic managing tool that is used to nature, tap, develop, and utilize human resources potential. The main aim of organizational learning is to improve employees’ skills and expertise (Meinolf, Ariane, John and Ikujiro, 2003). This paper discusses how managers can use organizational learning to improve their organizational performance. How managers utilize organizational learning and knowledge to construct better work systems Organizational learning takes the form of three main forms, training, mentorship, and coaching; different situations calls for different systems and approaches, when new systems have been adopted, then an organization needs to inform their staffs and train them on how they will utilize the new ways of doing business for the good of the company. For example at John Hospkins Hospital, after the facility adopted a health Record Management System (HRMS), the management had to organize some training lessons to ensure that employees use the system as expected. At this point, organizational learning is seen to facilitate change (Dulewicz and Malcolm, 2003). Organizational learning is also used for strategic movements within an organization; this move was used by Barclays Bank in United states in 2008, were they embarked on training their human force on the effects that globalization has on the banking industry; they then asked employees to think of policies that could see the company through the hard economic time successfully. With time, the company came up with stringent lending policies, embarked on debt collection and mobilized sales a move that saw the company succeed. Organizational learning has been used as a tool to nature creativity, invention and innovativeness. Apple inc. used this approach in 2007 when it trained and mentored their staffs on the developments in the industry; with time, staffs were able to come-up with cost management policies, new products were developed and saw the development of a positive working environment (Parker, 2009). Organizational learning frameworks Human resources department assisted with line managers should be responsible of enacting appropriate policies that enhance learning within an organization (Schilling and Kluge, 2009). Learning should be a continuous process that occurs formally and informally, the following are the main forms that an effective organizational learning should have: Training : when developing something new in an organization or there is a change in the business environment, ma