Essays on Gustafson

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Arabs, particularly from Middle East and North Africa have unique psychological challenges that are associated with the back rash that has been brought about by terrorism. In addition to the increased misconception of their religion being associated with the vice, they also face cultural challenges that dictate how they are supposed to live. There are numerous studies that have been carried out among the Arab women on the subject of their mental health. This paper will address the epidemiology of their condition, focusing on the special group on the immigrants, while comparing them with their counterparts at home and ...

A private club refers to any type of a club that is limited to private members thereby implying that it is not open to the public. It brings out the difference between a private club and a restaurant where the restaurant is open to anyone who can pay the menu process while the club is limited to private members (Davis et al. 34). The customer base is comprised of the registered members in addition to guests or new members, who have been accepted by board members after being recommended or sponsored by an existing member of the club. After ...

Reading is one of the four language skills. It is taught mostly during the first years of studying at school and is considered to be one of the basic skills each person should possess. It seems impossible to imagine a modern well-educated person who is not able to read or displays poor reading proficiency. However, some children face various reading disabilities. The resolution of this problem is special reading programs intended to increase reading proficiency which turned out to be quite effective. The results of the study show that the elementary school students who use reading proficiency in class ...

Introduction

The use of scholarly, peer-reviewed academic articles is an important and essential element in hospitality research. Although internet-based sources and company publications are also relevant because they provide the necessary data, scholarly articles are particularly momentous for the needs of research because they have the highest degree of data accuracy and credibility. In addition, they present information in a standardized way, thus making it concise, but informative and comparatively easy for comprehension for the readers with different cultural background. Hospitality industry is not an exception in this regard. Although some commentators argue that it is too simplistic to be ...

During ancient times, the Greeks would turn to the gods for advice and intervention when presented with a problem whether it was to bring the rain to save their crops so that their families could eat or in the case of Oresteia, to decide whether or not a person accused of murder was truly guilty. The goddess they often turned to for guidance was the goddess Themis whose “ability to foresee the future enabled her to become one of the oracles at Delphi, which in turn led to her establishment as the goddess of divine justice” (Swatt, “Themis, Goddess ...

In the contemporary society, living a moral Christian life is difficult, particularly because of the different messages that people receive from various sources, and as a result of the distancing between man and religion. In the context of a chaotic, rushed and often confusing lifestyle, spirituality often loses grounds in favor of practical concerns. Besides, the globalization of today’s developed societies means that people often live in diverse and non-traditional families, that communities become less homogenous and various religions can be found within the same families and communities. In this context, the Christian believer often finds that the ...

Stakeholders’ Analysis

The luxury goods industry has grown rapidly over the years following the initiative taken by the players in the industry. One of the major reasons for the success in this industry is the move towards the implementation of policies geared towards satisfying the needs of the customers and proper management of the companies when it comes to production and distribution of the products. All the key stakeholders in this industry have different features that make them unique as analyzed below.

Customers Analysis

The customers of luxury products are unique in that they are well informed and understand the need of quality ...

The movie “Training Day” captures certain aspects of corruption and unprofessional conduct of a Narc officer in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). There are several instances of unscrupulous behavior by police officers. There are nineteen incidents of misconduct and two limitations shown in the movie. The incident leading to the unfortunate turn of events only finds mention in the movie. The Narc officer kills a member of the Russian mob and has to make a restitution by midnight to save his own life. The events portrayed in the movie involve the conspiracy played out by the Narc officer ...

The women’s rights are promoted through the female organization, known as the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID), and whose initial name was Association for Women in Development. The realization of the women’s rights draws its origin in the wake of the 21st century where women stepped forward, to adequately fight for their rights and defend what their territory was. The organization was set to safeguard and even promote the welfare of women by advocating for equity and equality in various fields (Gustafson, para 4). Women play a significant role in the economic, social and even ...

The e-commerce trend in marketing

The digitalization of nowadays world is on the highest level of all times. This trend is connected to each segment of business and marketing is not an exception. Globalization processes and deep diving into the digital world changes business models even in huge multinational companies. One of the brightest examples of digitalization is e-commerce segment, which become a real leader of retail industry in the last few years. People love to buy online because of simplicity and higher level of comfort (the main principle is “anytime + anywhere”). Moreover, e-commerce segment become one of the main fields for international marketing ...

INTRODUCTION

Physical activity is a much smaller priority among youth in America and other countries, including the UK (Brockman et al., 2010). These habits of a sedentary lifestyle most often translate into inactivity as an adult as well, increasing the risk of mortality and disease (Gustafson and Rhodes, 2006). Obesity and cardiovascular disease is often linked to inactivity in children, causing significant health problems for youth around the world (Cleland and Venn, 2010). More successful interventions promoting physical activity in youth must be found and implemented if youth health is to be improved.

Active play is one method in which physical activity ...