Essays on Complaining

Learning allows our brains to record and preserve beneficial behaviors and know how to avoid harmful ones. The consequences of the experiences we have or observe are stored in our memory as knowledge to influence our future behavior. The paper explores behavior change through a focus on the learning theories; classical and operant conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

It is a form of learning in which the response to a voluntary behavior influences whether or not the behavior will recur; this occurs through the use of reinforcements and punishment. Following the experiments of B. F. Skinner, we can conclude that a person or ...

Gender equality is an issue that has persisted throughout history and pervaded the same on one level or another. Throughout much of history, men have used religion, power and influence to subjugate and limit women. One might think that such a pattern would be tapering off and going away in the 21st century and within modern times. While many countries, including the one mentioned throughout this report, have been able to advance and progress in major ways, there are still a ton of opportunities to learn and grow.

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A 17 years old girl was born on term. At the age of 2 years, the girl went into an unconscious state and admitted to a hospital. Laboratory diagnosis represented severe level of diabetic ketoacidosis (Nagy et al., 2010). Some important signs of diabetic ketoacidosis are abdominal pain, hypotension, rapid shallow breathing, and dehydration (Buttaro, 2013). Blood glucose level of the girl was 37.6 mmol per liter. After thorough diagnosis, type 1A diabetes was found and she was given insulin treatment (Nagy et al., 2010). At the age of 11 years, she became pale and started ...

Examination of Performance Review Conflict

Examination of Performance Review Conflict Performance review conflict can create serious problems in the public sector. In reviewing an employee’s performance, the supervisor considers self-reported performance assessment, his/her observations of an employee’s work, and feedback from other supervisors and peers who had the opportunity to oversee or observe the work of the employee. However, ratings for each criterion depends, in part, on the subjective interpretation of the supervisor. Rater bias and favoritism based on gender, race, age, physical appearance or attractiveness, personality, and personal relations or interests may influence supervisor ratings. Evaluation results become the basis of ...

Chapter 6

Question 1 There was one occasion when I made my opinion quite quick, without evaluating the evidence. It was about the news of the war in Syria. I was watching the most popular international news channels, and they were broadcasting people in Syria. According to them, people were complaining about their government. It was at the beginning of the war. The news conductor who was there in Syria said that they were complaining about their government and wanted a change. They showed images of people on the streets with pamphlets and flags singing songs. Of course, I could not ...

Rare as it may be, we do talk about the rights that should be extended towards the Transgenders and we want to take action in that department just as well. In the spirit of the same struggle to protect the rights of the minorities, the state of California is fighting to get a bill approved which grants the transgender children and adults access to toilets in public places just as are available to the men and women. The movement towards the protection of the trans people is just as good as any because in the midst of the laws ...

Nursing

Introduction The process involved in health promotion is to enable an effective dissemination of information about certain health problems in order for the people to improve their state of health or increase control over a certain health issue. Identifying the cause of health problem begins with probing, which involves determining the causation of the issue at hand. Difficulty in breathing is an example of a health issue that translates to several health conditions that people are not aware about. The discussion encompasses a short discussion about difficulty in breathing followed by articulation of the data collection process that entails ...

For decades, the tussle between liberals and conservatives continue to exist between people in the political environment. Each side has its values and way of working out certain perspectives of the society, and they would not jump over the fence and join forces with the others. What differentiates the two groups is their moral values and perspectives. The liberal believe solemnly in the government’s action to provide equality and equal opportunities to all its citizens. The government plays a major role in protecting the civil liberties of individuals and groups, their human rights and social ills. Hence, liberals ...

The employee performance management is a term which designates the strategies that a company undertakes to ensure that employees work within the guides of the enterprise’s objectives and goals. Coupon initiates the same in its activities by making sure that every employee remains true to his or her duties. The fundamental reason for employee performance management in the company is due to its vehement growth that has seen the company having many outlets including China and other parts of the world. In fact, being that most of its activities take place online, it becomes inherent to maintain good ...

`Indecision: After sending a reply to a message or after composing a message, the author feels a need to change the wording. This is in an attempt to ensure that the letter conveys the intended message in the best way. The need to change the wording after the message has been sent is a sign of indecision. However, the author describes people who do not mind sending the wrong message. This is illustrated by the sewer who stitched a sleeve wrongly. After noticing that the sleeve was stitched the wrong way down, she was willing to hand over the ...

Introduction

Sexual harassment and workplace bullying is very common in the workplace and under the current case it is clear that Jim has to deal with a hostile workplace environment where Dan and Jacob are the bullies who are verbally abusing Jim. Sexual harassment is displayed through unwelcome sexual request, advances, and favours and other physical or verbal conduct (Misbehaviour slide 12). Bullying consists of repeated actions directed towards another worker that are unwanted, causes humiliation and can be unconsciously or deliberately (Misbehaviour slide 24). In addition, Jim is transitioning from a male to a female and such bullying can ...

Throughout time, the definition of heroism has undergone a very great change. Where once heroes were seen as brave and fearless warriors who plunged into the danger of battle with swords and spears, now heroes are defined in many different ways and in much broader terms. However, even with the passage of time and societal advances, the basic underlying traits of a hero remain essentially the same. Heroes are those who have the courage to face dangerous situations and risk of harm; put the needs and wants of others above their own; and either defend or attack in order ...