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The world hears America as a land of immigrants because thousands of people flock into the country every year

Immigration History

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The world hears America as a land of immigrants because thousands of people flock into the country every year. Immigration is dated way back during the triangular trade. Europeans and Africans migrated to the us to facilitate the trade. Currently immigrants come into America in different ways, some legally, as tourists, refugees, students and others illegally sneak into the country. Immigrants are guided by law and they have been evolving since foreigners entered America. U.S.A has the highest number of immigrants in the world.

Currently, immigrants in the United States are allowed to apply for citizenship after a period of living in the United Stated. Citizenship for immigrants is traced with the introduction of the Naturalization Act of 1790 allowed for any white person who has been living in America for two years or more to apply for citizenship. The first wave of immigrants were the Irish people which resulted to massive immigration with more than 1.3 million people migrating through the island. One of the major acts of immigration is the immigration act of 1986 was signed on November 6th 1986. It is also known as the Simpson Mazzoli act of immigration. The IRCAs provisions were, to help immigrants who had stayed in the U.S for more than five years gain legal status, to have a tough enforcement at the border and impose fines and penalties to employers who employed illegal immigrants.

Immigration is a process that will never stop thus laws will be amended from time to time. Currently illegal immigration is against the law but has positive effects on the us economy. Through the immigrants the welfare of the natives is enhanced, illegal immigrants contribute a lot to the tax revenue and they offer cheap labor unlike the U.S citizens who always charge expensive. Many immigrants gain citizenship every year. After staying in the country for five years one can apply for citizenship.

References

Ewing, W. A. (2012). Opportunity and exclusion: A brief history of US immigration policy. Immigration Policy Center, 1-7.

Hayes, Patrick J. 2012. The making of modern immigration: an encyclopedia of people and ideas. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO.

https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/immigration-united-states-timelineRubin, R. L., & Melnick, J. (2007). Immigration and American popular culture: An introduction. NYU Press.Vernez, Georges. 1994. The United States Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: implementation and effects. Santa Monica, Calif: RAND.

Paper-A-Application-of-Decision-Making-Framework

IFSM 304 Paper A – Application of Decision Making Framework

Problem Statement:

Privacy in the Workplace: Monitoring Employee Web, E-Mail and phone Use. What is the best way that companies should deal with employee using company computer and phone equipment for personal uses during the workday?

Identify alternatives:

Create a zero tolerance policy.

Create an acceptable use policy.

Choose alternative

Create an acceptable use policy that all employees of the company most follow.

Implement the decision

Create the policy and create training for the new policy.

Evaluate results

Run test to see if employees are abusing the policy

As the culture and technology changes in the workplace different problems seem to arise. One of the most thought about problems is “Privacy in the work place.” Privacy in the work place includes but is not limited to monitoring employee web, Email and phone use at the workplace or on company equipment. This could be a huge problem for the company and a hindrance for the employees. The company is trying to get the most work out of each employee so spending time on the phone or surfing the Internet could seem non productive to the company. The employee might need to handle some quick personal business and not want to take off a full hour of PTO to go back home to send out an e mail to there family that only takes 5 minutes to write. During this paper I am going to use the common good approach when it comes to the decision to figure out a way to help both the company and employees come up with a way that privacy in the work place can work for both parties.

The next step in the decision making process is identifying alternatives to handling the privacy at the work place problem. One suggestion was to come up with a zero tolerance policy. This policy would state that under no circumstances could an employee use work time or work equipment to do any personal business. But this policy might offend good workers. “If fewer than 1% of employees, according to some reports, abuse their work day and employee trust, online, why make 100% of employees feel uncomfortable and distrusted? CITATION Hea l 1033 (Heathfield)” Another suggesting that was given was to develop a detailed acceptable use policy. This policy would clearly detail what is appropriate to do on work time and using work computers and phone equipment.

The next step in the decision making process is to evaluate and choose an alterative that works best. After looking into both suggestions and staying with the companies choice of the common good approach when it comes to decision making, research shows that creating a company wide acceptable uses policy would better benefit the company and it’s employees. This policy would allow users to handle some personal business on company time or on company equipment. But it will allow the company to monitor the activities that the employee is doing on there equipment. This policy should also detail what happens if the policy is abused. This statement should come up every time an employee logs onto a work computer.

The next step in the decision-making process is implementing the new acceptable uses policy. First the policy needs to get the approval of upper management. Then a team of employees should come up with training for all the other employees. Than all the other employees should have to do training on the new policy. “Create a plan for announcing your Internet usage policy throughout the organization to ensure that employee communication is well managed, the policy is understood and the restrictions imposed are fully justified. This could include denying access to Internet resources until users agree to accept the new policy.CITATION Hug l 1033 (Hughes)” Also this new policy should be advertised to the employees via e-mails and conference calls with the employee. There should be mandatory yearly training on the new policy.

The last step in the decision making progress is to evaluate the results of the acceptable use policy. This can be done with random check to see how long employees are on website that don’t have anything to do with company work. Also you can intercept a few emails and read them and make sure that the majority of the emails are work related. You can also randomly pick up the phone and make sure employees are talking about company business. After random check are done then the company should document what they have discovered and warn employees that they are watching and maybe do a briefing to all the employees about what they discovered.

Bibliography

BIBLIOGRAPHY Heathfield, S. (n.d.). Alternatives to Employee internet monitoring. Retrieved from Human Resources : www.humanresources.about.com

Hughes, J. (n.d.). Ten tips for implementing an acceptable internet use policy. Retrieved from Computerworld: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/94231/ten_tips_for_implementing_an_acceptable_internet_use_policy

Paper-B1-Matrix-for-IT-Related-Ethical-Issue

IFSM 304

Ethical dilemma: Installing adobe pro on users PC’s knowing that the company is out of licenses for the software.

Stakeholders  Publicity  Respect for persons  Veracity

The tech  The tech has the duty to take actions based on ethical standards that must be known and recognized by all who are involved.  The Tech has the duty to honor others, their rights, and their responsibilities. Showing respect others implies that we do not treat them as a mere means to our end.  The tech has the duty to tell the truth

The org. that is purchasing the software. The org. that is purchasing the software has the duty to take actions based on ethical standards that must be known and recognized by all who are involved.  The org. that is purchasing the software has the duty to honor others, their rights, and their responsibilities. Showing respect others implies that we do not treat them as a mere means to our end.  They assume the tech that they hire is going to tell the truth.

The company that made the software.  The company that made the software should be notified and confiscated for the illegal uses of their software. The company that made the software should be honored by others, their rights, and their responsibilities. Showing respect others implies that we do not treat them as a mere means to our end.  They assume the company will tell the truth and not break their licenses agreement

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I chose to write about this dilemma because I worked at a helpdesk where techs where told to install software on computers but they didn’t have any more available licenses for the software. When the configuration management group found out about this they made the techs uninstall the programs and put the users on a list to get licenses for the software. I was told that” Many employees don’t realize that corporations are bound by the copyright laws, just like everyone else. Such conduct exposes the company (and possibly the persons involved) to liability for copyright infringement. CITATION Ant14 l 1033 (Anti-Piracy, 2014)”

I chose the three principles that I used because I thought that each principle had a connection to the dilemma at hand. I chose Publicity because I felt that all parties involved should know about what was going on. I chose respect for persons because this was incident and it could be fixed as long as each party had respect for each other. I also chose veracity because telling the truth is always the best choice made. “The philosopher Immanuel Kant said that lying was always morally wrong. CITATION Maz l 1033 (Mazur, n.d.)”

While researching this ethical dilemma, I have come to find that Software piracy is a major problem and could come with major penalties. The penalties for a company having more software programs loaded onto a company’s computer than the company has licenses to use. “Although software usage is governed by a contractual license, the software industry generally relies on the stronger protections afforded by the federal Copyright Act of 1976. The act provides stiff penalties for copyright infringement—up to $150,000 per violation if the infringement is willful CITATION Sco14 l 1033 (Scott, 2014)” To prevent this from happening companies need to keep track of all the licenses and prepare work and routinely have audits and paper work for all the software.

Works Cited

BIBLIOGRAPHY Anti-Piracy. (2014). Retrieved from SIIA SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION: https://www.siia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171:faq&catid=162:anti-piracy-articles&Itemid=129

Mazur, T. (n.d.). Lying . Retrieved from Santa Clara University: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v6n1/lying.html

Scott, R. (2014). Surviving Software Audits. Retrieved from law firms.

Newaristotlepaper

If Aristotle was to visit our modern civilization for a day, the best advice for him would be to make sure he purchased a round trip ticket from the Boatman. So Aristotle walks into a public middle school in an urban area and cries; then he drives out to a school in a more affluent area and he’s disgusted by what he becomes disgusted at the differences between the two environments.

Lyceum was a school of philosophy in Ancient Greece which was founded by Aristotle. It was an informal institution whose members conducted philosophical and scientific inquiries. Aristotle’s successors Theophrastus and Strato continued the tradition of exploring philosophical and scientific theories, but after the middle of the third century BC, the school fell into decline and it was not until the Roman Era that there was a revival. Later members of the school concentrated on preserving and commentating on Aristotle’s works rather than extending them, and the school eventually died out in the third century AD.

The parents, who could afford it, sent their children to school and paid a monthly fee. Most parents could not afford to do so and thus the great mass of children began to work at an early age rather than attend school. The Greeks developed a more organized system of education (about 500 BC). As far as history knows, was the world’s first systematic approach to education. Few girls attended school, although some were taught at home. There were some exceptions. Sappho appears to have a run a school for girls. Plato and Aristotle founded and started the first advanced schools, the ancestors of modern universities; and this was around fourth century BC.

In today’s societies, especially here in the United States, parents have several different options. They can send their children to public school, which is paid for with tax dollars that the government collects from the country’s citizens. There is also the option of private school which is available to those that can afford it; or even home schooling, where the children are taught at home.

Aristotle finds these many diverse options of education appalling and almost has a nervous breakdown because this was not how he had operated his school in Lyceum. Aristotle is upset to see the kindergarten to twelve grade system is a far cry from Lyceum; children are shuffled forward through school without regard to whether or they have earned the grade or not. Aristotle is proud of the progress that has been made in biology, physics and mathematics until he discovered that the knowledge was taken to create the Atom Bomb which was used to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during World War Two by the United States.

Aristotle is horrified to discover that an individual can be a college graduate without ever having to take a class in morals, ethics or even psychology. He discovers that most of these traits are learned the human experience of trial and error. Aristotle argued that since different people may act differently in the same situation there are inherently bad actions. Virtue is defined as behavior showing high moral standards. The Virtue Theory claims that an action is good if performed by a person based on virtue and bad if performed based on vice. This enforces the thesis that virtue is a disposition because a virtuous person will theoretically make their right choice in any situation. Aristotle concludes that it is possible to be bad in many ways and only one way to be good. He says that the trick is finding this balance in relation to yourself. Aristotle wants us to choose the lesser of two evils when you don’t know what the right way is. In order to be virtuous you must act virtuously, you become more good as you do more good. Aristotle states that being good requires practice and you get better it, actions make you good.

When Aristotle visits and views the Adult Society; he is completely appalled and disgusted to see how adults act in America. Aristotle finds that reality television hardly illuminating example of human behavior with the worse human examples being on the shows Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty. Aristotle preached what is good for the individual is in turn good for the society as whole. Some examples that Aristotle gives as to what he thinks people to view as the greatest good, or end, are wealth, pleasure, honor, virtue, and health. The most vulgar, which are also what many people see as the greatest good, is wealth. Aristotle quotes, “Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources.” Most philosophers would agree that money is the root of all evil and greed is the driving force behind America’s need for greed. Americans enjoy being wealth and attempt to gain as much wealth as they possibly can without regard to others.

Aristotle is dismayed to see that America has perfected guns and has produced the world’s worst killing machine: an AK-57. He would be disturbed to see that wars have not stopped but that Americans have gotten more efficient at killing, weapons exist that can destroy whole nations at once. Aristotle would have discovered that the United States’ idea of Democracy is quite different than what his ideals were. America’s democracy or form of government involves electing officials to represent a particular population.

Aristotle believed the government should promote the welfare of its citizens, recommending that the government should provide the poor with financial means to purchase small farms or to start small business. He rejected monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. He viewed the establishment of governments as being both essential for civilized life and a fundamental characteristic of mankind.

Aristotle is delighted to find his work in psychology is responsible for the framework of several specialties of psychology which include: cognitive behavioral therapy, self—determination, positive therapy and aspects of Socratic Method has been proven. The Socratic Method is a form of inquiry and discussion between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas. It is a dialectical method, often involving a discussion in which the defense of point of view is questioned; one participant may lead another to contradict himself in some way, thus strengthening the inquirer’s own point. Aristotle’s psychology, given in his treatise On the Soul presents three kinds of soul; the vegetative soul, the sensitive soul, and the rational soul. Humans have a rational soul. This kind of soul is capable of the same powers as other kinds. Like the vegetative soul it can grow and nourish itself; like the sensitive souls it can experience sensations and move locally. The unique part of the human, rational soul is its ability to receive forms of other things and compare them.

Aristotle is proud to see his scientific advances still being developed and used. However, he is deeply saddened by our lack of virtues. He believes we really don’t need to be this way, but we have to be willing to “see” to change anything. The atrocities that have been produced by our misuse of knowledge are unforgivable. He hopes we can, because he see still sees goodness in people. Aristotle does not think we are beyond hope. He left us his teachings in plain sight and they are accessible to all what we do with them is up to us. Aristotle wishes us well but he is tired from this visit and is going back to his home in the Elysian Fields of Ancient Greece.

Summarizing IDEA

IDEA and IEP Process Essay

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Summarizing IDEA

IDEA stands for the Individuals with Disability Act. It is a federal legislation that guarantees children with learning disabilities and other disabilities the right to an appropriate and free public education. Numerous provisions of the IDEA act are directly related to the IEP Process. For children with learning disabilities, the Individual Educational Program (IEP) is the vehicle that ensures their participation in the educational curriculum. There are various professional practice standards that are observed to ensure all components of the IDEA law are upheld. Schools are expected to promote the inclusive and meaningful participation of people with exceptionalities in the school. Moreover, teachers are expected to maintain high integrity and professional competence and demonstrate professional judgment that benefits children with learning disabilities as well as their communities. Notably, they should develop relationships with the families of children with learning disabilities based on mutual respect. Additionally, special education instructors should not protect and support the psychological and physical safety of children with learning disabilities. Another standard is that special education instructors are not expected to partake in or tolerate practices that harm children with a learning disability and additional disorders. Moreover, teachers are not only required to practice and uphold IDEA Act standards but also advocate for their improvement. They should also advocate for professional resources and conditions that will contribute to the improvement of children with learning disabilities. In line with assessments, special education instructors should maximize the learning outcomes of children with learning disabilities by systematically individualizing instructional variables. Worth noting, another practice is that instructors are required to take part in the selection and use of culturally responsive and effective instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and other resources that seem appropriate for the role.

Importance of IEP Team Collaboration

Without a doubt, collaboration between the members of an IEP goes a long way in the implementation of the process. Examples of participants that make up an IEP team include teachers, parents, special education teachers, a person that can interpret the child’s evaluation results, a school system representative, individuals with special knowledge about the child, a representative from the transition service agency, and the student (McNamara, Lieberman, Weiner, & McMullen, 2021). By law, these are the individuals that are involved in the execution of an IEP program. A member may play two roles as long as they are qualified, and the individuals are expected to all work together as a team. Parent and teachers have their own distinct rules. Parents are important to the team because they know the child better than anybody else. They are better placed to talk about the needs and strengths of their child. Parents can give an insight into the interests of the child, how they learn, and other aspects that only parents can know. Teachers as well are important participants in the decision-making process. It is required to have at least one of the child’s regular teachers on the team. Teachers can share a great deal of information to the team about the strategies that can help the child, the general curriculum and the services, aids and changes to the program that would be most helpful to a child with a learning disability. Team members are not expected to attend meetings if their section of the curriculum is not being discussed. In such an event, the parents and district must member attendance is not compulsory. If a member’s issue is being addressed, the member can be excused if the parents and district both agree and the member provides written input before the meeting. The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) ethical principles guide collaboration with the IEP process by providing ethical principles and professional policies that warrant respect for diverse characteristics and learners with exceptionalities.

The IEP Process

Various processes are undertaken before, during, and after an IEP meeting. The first step is usually to identify a child that might possibly be in need of special education or other related services. To find children, states carry out “child find activities.” The state is required to identify, locate, and evaluate all learners with learning disabilities in their state. “Child Find” may identify a child and their parents can be asked if their child can be evaluated by the system or the parent can call “Child Find” and request their child to be evaluated. Child identification can also be done according to referrals. A school teacher can ask a child to be evaluated if they see they have a disability or parents may contact their child’s instructor and request their child be evaluated. In the second step, the child is evaluated. Evaluation is done in all areas relating to a child’s disability. In the third step, eligibility is checked. A group of professionals and the child’s parent look at the results together and evaluate them. The fourth step is all about declaring the child eligible for special needs education and related services. After 30 days of determining eligibility, the IEP team is expected to meet and develop an IEP for the child (Zirkel & Hetrick, 2017). In the fifth step, an IEP meeting gets scheduled all participants, including the parent, are notified about the meeting. In step six, the IEP team is convened and an IEP is written down. In the seventh step, the services are provided, and in the eighth one, progress is assessed and a report is given to the child’s parent. In the ninth step, the IEP gets reviewed, and in the final step the child gets reevaluated. Executing the IEP process according to the established standards is important as it fosters transparency and avoids disputes that are likely to arise if a child is classified as not eligible.

Major Components of the IEP Process

The components of the IEP include current performance, annual goals, special and related services, measuring progress, age of majority, needed transition services, dates, and place, participation of nondisabled children, participation in district and state-wide tests, and transition needs services. Current performance is an important component as they help in deciding the child’s eligibility for a service or during reevaluation. Annual goals should be measurable and are vital in addressing other educational needs. The IEP process should list special education services that should be provided on behalf of the child, including supplementary needs (Rossetti, Sauer, Bui, & Ou, 2017). Measuring progress is important as it allows the state to measure progress and keep the parent informed. Age of majority is another important component as it is a statement pertaining to the transfer of the child at the age of majority. The IEP should also state the transition services required to help children with learning disabilities prepare to leave school. Dates show when services begin, how long they last, and how often they should be provided. Furthermore, the IEP should explain the extent to which the child cannot indulge in activities with other children. Regarding state tests, IEP must indicate the modifications the child will need in the administration. Transition service needs must also be addressed in the IEP, a requirement for subsequent IEPs.

Key Takeaway

As a new teacher participating in the IEP process, the main takeaway is that one needs to be aware of the important role that one plays in the decisions made in the meeting. School teachers, just like parents, tend to be very close to the child, and because of the nature of the relationship, they are also better placed to inform the team’s decision on the child’s eligibility for the services. Teachers spend a lot of time with learners and hence they can provide information about a child’s interest, their learning ability, and other important aspects that other people would not know. It is important for special education teachers to remain aware of the important role they have in deciding a child’s eligibility for service.

References

McNamara, S. W., Lieberman, L., Weiner, B., & McMullen, B. (2021). Discussing adapted physical education during IEP meetings: First‐hand parent experiences and a supporting tool. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 21(4), 302-311.

Rossetti, Z., Sauer, J. S., Bui, O., & Ou, S. (2017). Developing collaborative partnerships with culturally and linguistically diverse families during the IEP process. Teaching exceptional children, 49(5), 328-338.

Zirkel, P. A., & Hetrick, A. (2017). Which procedural parts of the IEP process are the most judicially vulnerable?. Exceptional Children, 83(2), 219-235.

What company was the first to sell a USB flash drive

 What company was the first to sell a USB flash drive?https://www.techwalla.com/articles/the-history-of-usb-flash-drivesThe ThumbDrive was the first commercially available USB flash drive that was produced by Trek Technology from Singapore in the year 2000.

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/object-of-interest-the-flash-driveThe actual invention of the technology is, however, credit to Toshiba. According to its timeline, Toshiba suggest that the flash memory, a technology used for storing data in many devices such as smartphones was invented in 1987.

 What is the significance of the Universal symbol on Apple’s Mac application programs?

The universal symbol means the Mac application will work on all Macs be they new using Intel CPU chips or older running on PowerPC chips.

https://classroom.synonym.com/can-watch-netflix-browser-8022.html Which retailers offer to dispose of old computers and other electronic products properly to help protect the environment?

Best Buy

Staples

Sprint

https://www.answers.com/Q/Which_retailers_offer_to_dispose_of_old_computers_and_other_electronic_products_properly_to_help_protect_the_environment What are three Illustrative Grant Commitments the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has made?

Gavi Alliance for the expansion of childhood immunization. The fund amount is $1.5 billion

United Negro College Fund

PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI)

https://docs.gatesfoundation.org/documents/bmgffactsheet.pdf According the Fortune magazine, at what company do MBA students most want to work when they graduate?

Google.

https://docs.gatesfoundation.org/documents/bmgffactsheet.pdf Who created the first set of icons for the Macintosh computer?

Susan Kare was the woman that designed the icons and made the Macintosh the revolutionary computer that you could communicate with using graphics. She created a universal a visual lexicon for the Mac OS that was not only inviting but very intuitive.

https://www.fastcompany.com/1665639/meet-susan-kare-the-pioneer-who-created-the-macs-original-iconshttps://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-woman-who-gave-the-macintosh-a-smile What company manufactured the first notebook computer, the UltraLite, in 1989?

The Ultralite was created by NEC Information Systems and introduced more power and versatility.

Relationship of Philosophy to Other Fields

I watched the video on “Relationship of Philosophy to Other Fields” and after watching it, it changes my opinion about the philosophy of life and I believe that when it is related to my future education and goals of career, it is not only valuable but necessary also because it improves my ability to solve the complicated problems related to different phases of my life. As according to the video, “The power of rational argument helps to improve public life as well as personal life”. In my opinion, Most of the people can take the advantage of thinking more in philosophically way because it helps us in analyzing the theories and gives the true meaning for solving the problems that may come up in this way. It provides us the various different ways for getting the information from the various important evidences and that help further us in finding and coming up the best possible solution for the problem. I further believe that there are various ethical issues which are also affected by the philosophy. We can take an example of one ethical argument which may involve a disagreement in its belief and proves it that no any belief is correct in itself. A person’s belief may vary with the others which can further create the twist in the matters. In my belief, thinking and reasoning are two important elements that are important for flourishing the society and human also because it gives a path and guidelines for the persons to think and analyze the situation more carefully and deeply before taking any final decision. As according to the video, “philosophy from Socrates on-has been concerned with thinking carefully about how to live” Again we can say that thinking and reasoning allows us to handle the situation in a best possible way and help us further in determining whether we should accept or reject the certain claims while opening the other possibilities of solving the situations. Further it helps us in examining the claims in more critical way before accepting any type of results related to the claim. Willingham, D. T. (n.d.) has said rightly that “A person who thinks critically can ask appropriate questions, gather relevant information, efficiently and creatively sort through this information, reason logically from this information, and come to reliable and trustworthy conclusions about the world that enable one to live and act successfully in it” Thus we can conclude that thinking and reasoning play a very important role in our life in finding the best possible results.

References

Mosser, K. (2010). Philosophy: A Concise introduction. San Diego: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/books.

 Willingham, D. T. (n.d.). What is Critical Thinking?. Distance Education Office at Santa Rosa Junior College. Retrieved, from http://online.santarosa.edu/presentation/page/?27972.

The book hunger games by, Suzanne Collins

Hunger Games

The book hunger games by, Suzanne Collins is a young adults novel. The story is based on a post –apocalyptic country known as Panem. Each and every year the government organizes an event in the capital known as the Hunger Games: the games involve randomly selected 24 teenagers from the most subjugated Districts of Panem. The selected youths have to fight to death with the winner winning gifts (food) for his district, to cap it all the heinous event is broadcast live on television. The event is not in any way helpful to the people of Panem but it is held every year to remind all the residents of all the Districts the absolute power that the government wields. The book has several lead characters as the story of about each and every character tries to survive in their day to day lives, the main focus of this paper will be on the main protagonist or the narrator, a young girl by the name Katniss Everdeen.

Katniss Everdeen is a young teenager from district twelve; she lives with her mother and little sister by the name of, Primrose also nicknamed Prim. She is the main provider for the family she has to go hunting in the woods to find food for the family a responsibility she took over at the age of eleven after her father died in a mine explosion. To accompany her in the hunt is her best friend Gale who is 19 years old, he hates the capitol furthermore he wishes that all the people from the various districts could stand up and rebel against the government the way District 8 did. In order to ensure that he stays alive, Katniss has to pretend that the two are cousins.

Katniss Everdeen like any other young teenager is trying to help the family in whatever way she can. According to the theory put forward by Piaget the Preoperational Stage in children is divided in to two. At the age of about two to about six or seven years old, a child is able to acquire some skills and develops some sense of being. The child can be able to imagine and focus on items and make decisions. Another philosopher by the name of Erikson put forward a theory that “there were eight stages of psychosocial development. Each had a systolic (harmonious) element and a dystonic (disruptive) element. They reconciled in an ego quality or strength.” The stage in which a child proves competence is the fourth stage of development according to Erikson; it usually takes place between the ages of age six to thirteen. In the novel Katniss is at that stage of development and she proves that she is competent enough to take care of her family.

The death of her father and the living conditions of Katniss has played a major role in molding her character. The death of her father has forced her to be a brave teenager as seen in how she fairs in the Hunger Games. She has become an expert in shooting arrows as a result of hunting from a very tender age of eleven so as to provide for her family. Poverty also made Katniss to be a resilient young lady as their daily life was a struggle thus making her a more determined person later in life.

After winning the hunger games together with Peeta Mellark, who later becomes her fiancé even though later on Peeta is captured by the capitol Katniss experience in the games have brought out some character that was initially not visible. She proves that she is very clever this can be seen in how she tries to entice the viewers to side with her and her lover. She shows that she can be suicidal when she and her lover try to commit suicide.

Some of the major barriers that exist between Katniss and her success in life is the government in the capitol, as much as she is willing to prosper in life the government is doing all it has within its powers to oppress the people thus limiting their chances of succeeding in life. Katniss wish is to have her own family and work hand in hand with her husband to ensure that she fulfills some of her wishes, but the government ensures she does not succeed by capturing her fiancé.

The adults’ especially in District twelve plays a major role in the life of Katniss; they don’t see the games as senseless and are encouraging the teenagers to participate in games and even training them. The mayor takes pride in selecting teenagers to go and fight it out in the games, other teenagers in the life of Katniss such as Gale plays a very vital role in shaping Katniss.

The book is very interesting to read as it gives an account of what the protagonist has to undergo in order to save her sister in a competition whose ultimate price is food. The book is very relevant to the class as it gives a range of people with different characters to discuss. This book can be recommended to people who feel they are being oppressed, as it shows how self determination by an individual can change a lot.

Conclusion

The events that a person undergoes as a young child can impact on the person’s behavior later on as an adult. Katniss is shaped by the death of her father and poverty. The book gives a very interesting yet sad account of how the young people in the society are taken advantage of by the adults. Instead of the adults taking part in the games they push the teenagers to go and represent them in heinous games that they the adults have come up with.

Use of human resource management to create a competitive advantage

Human resource management

Use of human resource management to create a competitive advantage

Human resource management is the process of controlling and coordinating the workforce in a firm in a bid to streamline their efforts towards achievement of the firm’s goals. Human resource is the firm’s most important asset as it controls and coordinates the other inanimate assets. The company’s human resource executive can manipulate their workforce and hence gain an advantage over the other firms in the market (Barney and Patrick, 2003, 243). This can be achieved only if the human resource department executives put into consideration a number of factors as explained below.

The most important thing in gaining a competitive advantage over other firms is adding the company’s value and maximizing on its resources. The human resource executives can achieve this by cutting on their extraneous expenditure to increase the net revenue that accrues to the company. Some of the unnecessary workforce should be laid off to increase on revenue (Barnet and Patrick, 2003, 354). The Human resource managers should also identify and nurture the rare characteristics and qualities among the workforce. This creates uniqueness in the firm and places it above competing firms. The firm should also develop characteristics among the workforce that are not easily imitable by other firms. This ensures that the company is exceptional and unique to other firms even in the market. The blend of the three measures places the firm ahead of other firms.

HEA: Long term and residential care

Working mechanisms of hospices

Hospices are special kind of healthcare facilities that offers palliative care services to patients who mainly suffer from terminal illnesses. Hospices do not only attend to the patient’s physiological health but also to their emotional and spiritual needs (Joanne, 200, 69). Hospices in most countries are constructed as a charity project to cater for the needs of the disadvantaged and the terminally ill persons in the society.

Hospices are mainly located near other healthcare facilities. They are located this close to enable emergency utilization of the other medical care facilities where need is. They offer both in-patient and out-patient services to the patients. They also offer home-based care to the weakly patients. Hospices mainly depend on donations for finances (Joanne, 2007, 72). Some hospices are run by the government and hence receive a funding from the annual budgets. Hospices mainly face financial problems due to the nature of the clients. This depicts a major management problem.

Palliative care is a specialized scope of healthcare that involves and focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering in patients. Palliative medicine is administered to the patients who are undergoing treatment. Palliative care encompasses; the physical, spiritual and emotional concerns of the patient (Joanne, 2007, 72). The approach involves medical practitioners from different arenas.

BUS: Business strategy and policy

The MacDonald’s and Wendy’s are both chain fast food restaurants. Before visiting the two restaurants I was of the stereotype that their strategies and level of service is similar. However, I found this to be totally different on visiting their premises during business hours. Despite the two selling similar sized burgers with an identical taste and have a similar cost, there is a slight but notable disparity between the two fast food giants (Kottler and Keller, 2004, 375). The two in a bid to attract more customers have differentiated themselves in terms of the service delivery to their customers. Each of them has strived to achieve unique service delivery criteria with an aim of luring more customers.

Works cited

Barney, J. On becoming a strategic partner. New York: Springer LTD. 2003.

Joanne, L. palliative care: sick to death and not going to take it anymore. Berkeley: University of California Press. 2007.

Kottler, P and Keller, K. marketing management. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Pearson. 2004.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/business/global-economy-oecd-forecast.htmlName: The New York Times

Date: 09/26/2022According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the war between Ukraine and Russia has resulted to great impacts on the global economy. Economies around the globe are expected to slow down more than expected according to a new forecast from the OECD. The world economy is slowing down at an alarming rate according to a new forecast from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The organization released the updated forecast on November 29th, 2015, which predicts that developing economies will contract more than anticipated in 2016 and especially 2018 with only Asia set to avoid this fate slightly in 2017.

According to analysts that spoke with Reuters, countries including Brazil and Argentina could contract by 0.4% over the next three years because of these economic impacts of Ukraine-Russia war. Additionally, China’s GDP growth will also decrease due to financial deleveraging policy applied by authorities.

According to this article Europe is the most vulnerable region where numerous countries face the threat of recession. The most affected countries will be Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Italy and Spain. In total, the European economy is expected to contract by 0.2% in 2016.

According to this article each year the OECD releases a forecast for the world economy based on its members’ current economic policies and domestic fiscal circumstances. The OECD expects this year’s global growth of 3.3% to decline to 2.9% in 2017. The decline is also due to slower growth in euro area countries and a negative outlook for North America and Japan owing to troubles related with emerging markets.

High price of food and energy have led to increased inflation causing the slowdown of the world economy. The OECD expects the consumer prices to increase by 1.6% this year and next. The OECD also expects unemployment rates to rise around the world, especially in Greece and Portugal where people are expected to become unemployed due to financial crisis and austerity measures.