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Reflection Paper

Reflection Paper In the following essay, it will be examined the practical application of the Selye’s general adaptation syndrome basing on my own experience. Recently, I have faced a stressful situation when I needed to change my place of living. It might be a lucky moment, but it is still a disturbance of my everyday routine. Additionally, I was afraid of the fact that it would take some time before I could get settled in my new place. Pursuant to the Selye’s general adaptation syndrome, the first phase is called “alarm” which represents a generic somatic shock ( ...

http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol_4_No_2_Special_Issue_January_2014/25.pdf This research article, found on the Internet, describes the role of advertisement in shaping children’s behavior. After examining the questionaries’ answers, given by Pakistan children, the author has proved that advertisement has a considerable impact on the way children perceive an advertised item. It is proved that the connections between children’s wish to purchase a thing and the advertising of this product exist in four main fields, which are food advertisement, school advertisement, rock music, and television advertisement. Alongside with identifying the way different sources of advertisement can influence the buying behavior, the authors also implement ...

Discussion 4

Ethical violation is a big concern in the medical profession. An article published by Daily Mail in December 2013 revealed unbelievable, rather disturbing news. The news was about a surgeon in Birmingham who was accused of a serious ethical violation. He was suspended following one of his colleague finding the surgeon's initials inscribed and branded on one of the patient's liver. The suspected person, Simon Bramhall, was working as a consultant surgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The investigation started as one of his colleagues found Simon Bramhall’s initials on an internal organ of a patient, during a repeat ...

Josef Stalin created a “Cult of Personality” around Vladimir Lenin and then, by association used it for himself. Many of his actions in this regard were against Lenin’s wishes and ideals. Although they did not serve Lenin’s views they served Stalin well. Once he created the cult around Lenin he associated himself with Lenin, then he declared himself as Lenin’s successor. This brought about the era known as Stalinization. Once in control he used his power to continue to promote himself. Photographs and posters of Lenin and Stalin together were everywhere, including every home. He kept ...

- Luigi Galvani was the first man to reveal the electric nature of the nervous system. He did this by stimulating the legs of lab animals with electric currents in 1791. In 1914 Henry dale furthered the research of neurotransmitters by demonstrating the physiological action of acetylcholine.

Luigi Galvani was a physician and physicist and is known for his work determining the nature of how electric currents travel through the body. He did so by attaching electrodes to a frog’s nerve endings and observing the movements that occurred when electricity was applied. Sir Henry Dale is a London born expert ...

The institutional affiliation

The four major market structures in the modern economic world are: perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition. Each one has strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats, so let us take a closer look at them.

Perfect completion is also called pure competition and is a benchmark where competition exists at its best level. Perfectly competitive market has large number of participants and none of them is large enough to influence the product price or its quality. In other words, there are so many sellers that neither price nor quality varies significantly. Pure competition market is easy to enter and exit ...

Polymers

A polymer is a macromolecule or a large molecule which consists of monomers; that are sub-units that are repeating. They consist of a large number of properties due to which the natural and synthetic polymers both play an important role in daily lives. These polymers range from natural bio-polymers as Proteins and DNA to synthetic polymers like plastic. Both these polymers are made through the process of polymerization of a large number of monomers.

Bio-Based Polymers

The terms Bio-based polymers and renewably sourced mean the same for polymers as they include the materials that include carbon that originates from a plant source that includes renewable material. ...

Not everyone agrees with genetic engineering, nonetheless it has made great stride and these are its benefits according to Ana Adams:

- Human insulin was developed from human instead of cows and sheep also the human growth hormone that was earlier obtained from cadavers. Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/benefits-of-genetic-engineering.html - Some heart diseases and some autoimmune diseases benefit from gene therapy as the defective genes are replaced by healthy genes. - Women who are pregnant can have their fetuses screened for genetic defects. - It helps pharmaceuticals companies to find the right growth medicine for human ...

They are free of genetic diseases like hepatitis, spinal muscular atrophy and cystic fibrosis.

They have improved performance in stature, athletics, intelligence and appearance. (Buzzle.com)

Disadvantages of designer babies

They make parenting into an unhealthy version of self-gratification. They are not to guaranteed successful and a perfect child since it is not a normal life process Enhanced capabilities will promote social segregation since people with genetic defects will be rejected. This is an expensive luxury only for the rich, not the poor. (Buzzle.com)

Designer baby is a horrendous mockery of God’s ability to create. Creation of perfect beings implies that God does not ...

PART I.

A bank reconciliation statement is a statement that explains the difference between the balance at the bank as per the cashbook and balance at the bank as per the bank statement . Simply put it is a statement that explains the difference between the cashbook balance and the bank statement. The functions of a bank reconciliation statement are:

The differences between the bank statement and the cash book often arise from either timing of the transaction recording or from errors made by the bank or by the business.

a. Timing differences: This gives rise to items that:

i) Are recorded in the cashbook but ...

In the “Dialogue of Civilizations” symposium in Guatemala, several historians and archeologists studying cultures of ancient civilization such as those of the Maya, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley and Egypt have found that their huge monuments were built for three major reasons: as sources of religious and moral nourishment, entertainment and beauty. For spiritual purposes, one can note that monumental structures like the Tikal Temple in Guatemala, Temple of Horus at Edfu, the Luxor Temple in Egypt and the Great Budha Statue were built for religious and moral purposes. The Taj Mahal monument in India is considered one of the beautiful ...

Introduction

Cubism refers to a painting and sculpture style developed at the beginning of the 20th century. The style mainly emphasizes on formal structure, minimization of natural forms to geometrical equivalents. Also, it entails the representation of planes’ organization as well as independent representation of the requirements. Many artists would prefer the stylistic nature of cubism in comparison to other art styles. The style of art is causing extensive influence in the painting and sculpture industry. However, with time people are learning to use cubism, which is unique in making attractive paintings. In addition, people are learning to improve the use ...

Salvation Army balanced scorecard.

Mission: the mission of the Salvation Army is to preach the gospel to all without discrimination and furthermore help those that are in need without prejudice or discrimination (Cohen, 2013). Vision: the vision of the Salvation Army is to God’s mission in such a broken world (The Salvation Army yearbook, 2000). With an organization as big as the Salvation Army, there has to be a certain way in which they organize their missions. The Salvation Army is a Christian denominational organization whose mission is to spread the gospel and offer assistance to all those that are in need. The ...

Executive Summary

Qantas is one the leading airlines with a global operational capacity. This report aims to analyze and evaluate Qantas international operational capacity with regard to the issues it faces which has lead to a major decrease in the market share in the last decade. The intent is to study the issues through micro and macro environment analysis supported with marketing audit through a SWOT analysis. As a result, the study reveals that Qantas high cost of operations internationally has a major effect on its bottom line and market share. Also, Jetstar’s cannibalizing Qantas business has also had an impact. The ways ...

“Annabel Lee” is a sad and spooky poem that deals with the death of a beautiful young woman, which is not surprising, since that happens to be one of Edgar Allan Poe’s favorite subjects. The poem is about a beautiful memory that is also painful at the same time. Poe is recalling his memory Annabel Lee, who is his long-lost love, who meant more than just some teenage crush to him. Despite being children at the time, the two were madly and serious in love with each other. Their love was so strong that it was noticed even by the angels in ...

Introduction

Management has four main functions, controlling, leading, organizing and planning. Each of these functions has main characteristics within the firm. Effective and efficient management leads to the attainment of company objectives and depend on the following functions. Planning is the core pillar of management. Planning is the process where the management evaluates the position of the company, where it is now and where it will be in future; this is the strategy selection on how to achieve goals and objectives of the company (Buzzle, 2013). Planning is continuous process due to unpredictable crisis from external environment and involves ...

Menopause is a common stage of life; this is a period whereby a woman experience differences on her periods as they gradually stop. Some of symptoms which can be revealed include changes on estrogen and even progesterone (Jeremy, 2005). Researchers and other professionals call this period menopausal transition. Normally, symptoms can be seen even before the last menstrual period. A woman is supposed to admit she has menopause after a full year without experiencing menstrual period. Scientifically, women experience menstrual period up to the age of 51. However, others experience menopause even before fifty’s. Moreover, there are women who still ...

Columbia College

Introduction This paper provides a critique of an article “Group dynamics and Team building” written by Nazzaro A and Strazzabosco J. Thesis statement: The possible ways to improve group dynamics and team building. The theories presented in this article are reflected from the “workshop on group dynamics and team building, presented at the WFH Global NMO Training Workshop May 16-18, 2002, in Huelva, Spain” Nazzaro & Strazzabosco, 2009, pg 5.

Summary

Nazzaro is from National hemophilia Foundation (USA) while Strazzabosco is a consultant and trainer in USA. The authors of this article, covers the topic of group dynamics and team building in ...

Styles of Architecture

Architectural styles are at times referred to as architectural patterns which are sets of patterns that provide the background framework for systems. It improves the partitioning and design reuse to the provide solutions to problems. It may also be defined as the principles that shape an an application. According to Garlan and Shaw architectural style refers to a family of systems that defines a pattern of structural organization. Architectural styles require people to understand the benefits it entails. These benefits include: it provides a common language for its users and provides opportunities for conversations that involve technology. A style in architecture may ...

Abstract Section

With the era of globalization comes a more diversified workforce. It is inevitable for companies to have employees who have different cultural and religious affiliations and diverse educational and professional backgrounds. An important question that comes to mind for most corporations is whether workforce diversity is a luxury or a necessity. This essay aims to discuss the advantages and challenges of workforce diversity. The paper will strive to determine whether there is really a need to diversify the workforce or is it just a bonus which will make the company look and perform better.

Paper Section

The advancements in technology and communication have made the world ...

Communication Methods

The first method of communication is oral communication. This method includes phone calls, face to face communication and meetings. The main advantage of this method is that one is able to get immediate feedback on the issue being discussed. The main disadvantage is that it does not provide a record for future reference. Even when minutes are taken in a meeting, they do not capture every detail of the meeting. The next method is written communication. This includes memos, letters, reports and notices. It is commonly used to pass official communication to employees from the company. Employees also use this ...

Initial hypothesis:

The introduction of the racism of an era gone is purely interrogative in the paper. We introduce the African American hypothesis of racist upbringing to African people migrating to America and from their homeland. Investigating the origin of the African continent, the demography, the cultural, economic and institutional aspects derive great strength and notion in value. People have been subject to slavery to avoid and lessen hard labour as elsewhere. The racist taste for maintaining relation is to defeat a purpose to development. Single white race superiority is also an idea that is explored in the entire detail.

Sources of information:

Primary and ...

1. Introduction Child abuse in United States has become a major concern as the rates escalate by day. Statistic have shown that there more deaths in children by abusing them than accidentally.

Thesis statement

United States should put a stop to Physical child abuse, verbal abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, and being neglecting towards this situation. These children can have negative effects and repercussions for their future. II. Body

A. First supporting argument

a. Effects and the impact on child abuse. b. Child abuse statistics c. Physical health

B. Second supporting argument

Types of abuse a. Psychological abuse b. Verbal abuse c. Sexual abuse ...

The Human Resource department is an essential element of an organization. Every company’s management highly depends on this department in dealing with administrative issues to maintain good relations between management and employees. Human resources professionals are considered strategic partners, employee sponsors or advocates and transforming mentors. They are responsible in evaluating and organizing the operations of personnel department such as enforcing policies, programs and procedures in recruitment, pay and benefits, collective bargaining, training and development and job classification. As management representatives, they are constantly faced with varying policies and regulations relating to the well-being, safety and rights of ...

1. Introduction In the United States child abuse has become a severe problem. Statistic have shown that there more deaths in children by abusing them than accidentally.

Thesis statement

United States should put a stop to Physical child abuse, verbal abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, and being neglecting towards this situation. These children can have negative effects and repercussions for their future. II. Body

A. First supporting argument

a. Effects and the impact on child abuse. b. Child abuse statistics c. Physical health

B. Second supporting argument

Types of abuse a. Psychological abuse b. Verbal abuse c. Sexual abuse C. Outcome of child ...

Introduction

Environmental pollution has over the past few decades been a subject matter of discussion among many states. The main reason behind this can be associated with the increasing rate of environmental degradation and the adverse effects that this reason can impose on the well-being of human existence (Zhao, 2010). The United Nations Environmental Program ( UNEP) has been holding annual general meetings where stakeholders from all over the world meet and discuss crucial factor and measures affecting the environment. It has become adequately clear that over the years crucial environmental factors have become the prime subjects of discussion globally right before ...

Introduction

Advances in medical technology mean that pregnant women can choose to have tests during pregnancy to predict whether the fetus has characteristics that suggest abnormalities. Although birth defects are rare, the most common of those that do occur are the chromosome disorders Trimosies 13, 18, and 21, commonly known as Patau Syndrome, Edward Syndrome and Down Syndrome respectively (SOFT – Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and related disorders) (n.d.). Statistically, the occurrence of any of those syndromes is as follows: - Patau Syndrome (Trimosy 13): 1 in 10,000 live births; (SOFT – Support Organization for Trisomy 18, ...

The issue of ethics at work

Ethics is a part of everyday life and interaction. It is also a complicated part of human nature. Every day, we see issues about appropriate and inappropriate behaviors at home, in the workplace or in any other venues. Business ethics, professional ethics or work ethics have always been a complicated topic . These seemingly simple interactions can be transformed into a moral issue or dilemma when misinterpreted or carefully examined. The issue of ethics in the workplace comprises a large problem that needs a great deal of considerations. Solving the dilemma in such issues is an important aspect especially for Christian leaders.

A Unique Environment Created by the Workplace

The very nature of a ...

Executive summary

The use of iPads in carrying out business sales activities has gained a lot of popularity. At Jardine Pipes Company the sales team uses iPads in increasing their sales forces and gaining more consumer reputation. The following is a report about a research carried out to investigate the impact of using iPads at JArdine Pipes Company’s sales force. The research analyzed the cost of iPods versus the traditional laptops in terms of hardware systems. Second, the research analyzed the access to information using iPads and finally, an analysis of other companies using the iPad technology in sales. Moreover the report gives ...

REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS

Abstract The research paper is on two of the organ systems. The discussion will be the reproductive and respiratory systems. The research will include the effects of the two body systems on the skin. The discussion will involve a brief description of reproduction and respiratory systems. In addition, the organs involved in the two systems will be discussed. The function of the systems and their organs will also be discussed. The health operations of reproduction and respiratory systems will be included in the discussion. Moreover, the pathologies, diseases and disorders that can cause effects on the skin are covered ...

Unemployment is the term used to describe the process by which the people so much willing and able to work at a given wage rate in the market, but they do not get the jobs and thus they ended up being unemployed. These people are economically active as they seek employment. When the demand for labor exceeds the supply for labor then unemployment arises. If an economy has a higher unemployment rate, then this is a clear indication that the resources in that economy are used inappropriately.

Background

This study is conducted mainly to investigate the effects of unemployment on the stability of ...

Evaluation of Five Different Friends’ Behaviors

In life people are born on earth with different characteristics, so they act differently in our society. Some of those characteristics they get are unique and different from the one they get from their parents. Some of these as perceived to be positive and rest of the others as negative. However, at the end, each person is unique. Sometimes people do the things that according to them seem enjoyable, but it may bother others. On the other hand, some people think before doing something that may end up affecting their personality not matter the enormous impacts by the surrounded ...

When a student is still in Middle or High School, he/she starts planning about what career to pursue and accordingly what subjects to specialize in college. The progress from school to college is the most required move, for achieving higher education, in order to accomplish career goals. I firmly believe that college education is highly important to teach specific work-related skills, knowledge and prepare for the career one wants to pursue. A student studies many subjects in school, such as English, History, Economics, Psychology, French, Mathematics, Science, Sociology, etc. And its important to study these subjects in order to ...

Effects of Information Technology on the Society

Technology has brought a great boon in the society in the form of luxury, security communication etc., yet on the other hand it has also caused nuisance in the form of laze, violence and theft. Comparing the present to the past we can see how we have become accustomed to technology more than we were in a hundred years. Life in the past was highly limited due to lack of technology, as the daily routines were full of excessive physical activities.

Considering life without technology is overwhelming because of how it has dominated us entirely and has made our lives easy. ...

Gender Matters

The video shown entitled Gender Matters was an interesting piece. It explained why boys are dropping out of school and becoming more socially disconnected as compared to girls. Zimbardo presented a couple of facts about boys and their behavior. He practically blames video games and pornography for the demise of guys. He believes that because they would prefer male bonding over female mating, boys are becoming less and less involved with the opposite sex (Oak, n.d.). The instant gratification that video games and pornography brings makes having relationships more difficult; this takes more time.

I believe that the solution is ...

Introduction

Hacking is generally considered a prohibited activity. If asked what the common examples of a hacking activity are, one would most likely enumerate a lot of things—from bypassing network security features down to simple hacking activities like creating a virus and infecting a computer with a pre-created virus that would allow the hacker to monitor the activities done in that computer. There are a lot of hacking organizations—a group of hackers that are usually bonded with a common set of goals and interests that obviously has something to do with hacking. Some hacking activities are considered illegal and could actually result into imprisonment and other legal ...

Abortion is one of the most emotive topics not only in the United States but all over the world. The mere mention of the word brings about underlying sentiments, ideologies and facts that have become part and parcel of the arguments and counter arguments surrounding this issue. In 2000 alone there were about 1 313 000 abortions carried out across the United States and the number keeps on rising. This year alone there have been numerous arrests on both pro choice and pro life supporters who have gone out of their way to express their opinions. For instance, ...

Discrimination against women is a subject that has been discussed for many years now. Since the Suffragette movement in the early twentieth century, equality between the sexes has been getting closer. However, there are still many areas of life in which women are discriminated against. Two examples of these are in economic institutions and in education. These two areas are interlinked and influence each other. It seems that if women are to reach a time when they are paid as highly as men, and are accepted into as many highly skilled professions as men, subtle discriminations need to be eradicated, from ...

Socialisation agents can exist in many forms, but one of the most significant is a person’s family. I grew up in Haiti and have since moved to Florida and created a family of my own. Those early childhood years undoubtedly socialised me and contributed hugely to the person I am today. According to Bata Nafisa Baxamusa’s (2010) article, Agents of Socialisation: “The most important primary agent of socialization, family, plays an important role in shaping the life and behaviour of an individual within the society (Baxamusa, 2010). At a young age, a person’s family helps them to establish ...

Censorship is a suppression of the speech or a given public communication which can be considered harmful, objective, inconvenient, or sensitive to the people as it is determined by the media outlet, government or other controlling body. In the Twentieth century, censorship was seen through examinations of plays, books, radios and television programmes, and news reports for purposes of suppressing or altering ideas that were found to be offensive or objective. Not all censorship is equal and they do not arise from external forces or government. There are different forms of censorship which are not obtrusive and they have to be ...

The Significance of Benjamin Franklin Inventions Benjamin Franklin was an American born in 1706. He was one of the founding fathers of the United States. He played many roles in the country such as statesman, publisher and diplomat. He was also an inventor whose theories form the foundations of the inventions that are used today in the world (Borlongan, 1999). The seven major inventions of Benjamin Franklin are:

The Lightning Rod: Benjamin Franklin heard a lecture on electricity in 1743 that inspired him to begin carrying out electric experiments. In the year 1750, he put forward the theory that lightning ...

As a child grows he is exposed to various socio-cultural orientations that make him or her to adapt to the changing socialization and social conformity. In order to initiate early developmental of certain skills toys are introduced at various ages. A toy is any object normally associated with pets and children which is used for playing. Toys help in determining how a child grows by developing cognitive behaviors and also improving creativity. They also help in improving physical and mental skills that children will find useful in the future. Also toys allow children to use their minds and their body to ...

Abstract

Travel agents help clients with travel arrangements and provide information on destinations, transport expected weather and accommodations. The job of a travel entails several tasks from providing information to advising clients on their travel information. This is just one of the arrays of careers available in the large tourism sector. In order to gain entry and succeed in the profession of travel agents there are certain educational and skills requirements. Most travel agency require that the person seeking the job of the travel agent to at the very minimum posses a certificate or associate degree from a vocational school or community college. ...

A toy is any object normally associated with pets and children which is used for playing. There are different types of toys which normally depend on ages for examples 6 to 12 months, 3 to 5 months and 1 to 3months. Toys help in determining how a child grows by developing cognitive behaviors and also improving creativity. They also help in improving physical and mental skills that children will find useful in the future. For example, a simple toy that one would use to improve hand-eye coordination is wooden blocks. Also toys allow children to use their minds and their body ...