Essays on Philippines

The role of community health nurses in ensuring population’s health cannot be understated. These healthcare professionals are usually tasked with seeing to it that all the safety and quality of the health care and the needs of a particular population have been thoroughly addressed. For them to achieve this objective, they ought to have a proper understanding of disease histories, symptoms and the presenting characteristics which may indicate that an outbreak has occurred. Therefore, this realization requires health practitioners to take the center stage in seeing to it that the patterns of such a disease are kept on ...

The article by Richard Paddock titled ‘Trump Business Partner Is Philippines’ New Trade Envoy to U.S.’ reveals a lot concerning the economic relations between America and the Philippines. The South American country’s president, Rodrigo Duterte, did not name President Trump’s business partner in Manila as the special envoy to America in vain. In fact, it has been observed as a move to position the Philippines strategically with regards to its economic relationships with America, and particularly with President Trump. Notably, this could be seen as a potential advantage for the Philippines as a country, Duterte and Jose ...

Introduction

Genting Singapore is an international hospitality company that deals with integrated resort development and gaming (Genting 2017). Specifically, the company builds integrated resorts and runs casinos as its core business. It also consults for the hospitality industry businesses and investments in the area of sales and marketing support. Besides, it offers information technology services such as software development, systems integration and maintenance among others. Its markets of operation include Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, the Bahamas, Australia and the UK. The company that began as Genting International was first listed on the Singapore Securities exchange in 2005. It acquired the Stanley ...

Religion

The Philippines country has 90.07% of its population being of the Christian religion. The Sunni Muslim community in the country constitute 5.57% while 4.37% are reported to be of other or no religion (Ting et al., 2016). Mosques are located throughout the country with the Muslims celebrating their religious holidays on the legalized days. The Protestant missionaries arrived in the country in 1901 while the Catholic denomination followed later introducing clinics and schools. The Roman Catholic is the main denomination among the Christian population since the country is the only Christian nation in the Asian continent (Ting et al., ...

Responses

Question 1 Response: Institutionalized racism was at its height prior to the Great War - otherwise known as World War I - where both Blacks and women were not given full rights as American citizens. Of course, all that changed when both Black men and American women, from rich and middle class families, decided to put their country first. As for myself, I spent my years in the war with the 93rd Infantry Division, the Blue Helmets, but more specifically, the 369th Infantry Regiment that was also known as the Harlem Hellfighters. If it isn’t obvious from the ...

The newly elected Philippine President, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, has been the subject of worldwide debate among political analysts due to his tirades and unpredictable political moves that are perceived to have changed the balance of political powers not only in the Asian region but in the entire world. In the year 2015, President Duterte has announced in his speech during his state visit in China that he is pivoting away from the United States (US) – the Philippines’ long time ally – when it comes to making international policies. He also explained that his government is leaning towards strengthening its ties ...

Introduction

There are numerous debates about the death penalty in the United States. America continues to allow states to decide whether to apply the death penalty or not. There are 32 states in America that have the death penalty as opposed to 18 states that have abolished the practice. The United States of America continues to act as the leader of the free world. American exceptionalism is premised on the fact that America is a uniquely free nation based on democratic ideals and personal liberties. America has led the process of exporting liberal democracies around the world and many nations ...

Introduction

For the last two decades the popularity of the international investment arbitration and legislation has been dramatically increased. The volume of cases considered by virtue of the interpretation of the provisions of the bilateral investment treaties signed between the parties of the commercial relations has been increased. In addition, this trend reflects the preference of the business units and states in signing agreements with the umbrella clauses due to their simplicity and efficiency in determination of the disputes between the parties. The availability of several mechanisms that can be used for the determination of the interests of the parties ...

Migratory History It is said that ethnic Chinese first appeared on the western shores of North America during the period of the Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, which is about between 1521 to 1815. They had accepted commissions as being businessmen, sailors and fishermen on the Spanish galleons that traversed the Pacific Ocean between the Philippines and Mexico (Brownstone, 2). Several numbers of ethnic Chinese were able to reach California as this state was still the territory of Mexico until 1848. Future expeditions to Vancouver by John Meares, a British fur trader, brought more Chinese into Vancouver around ...

This is a photo taken in the mine site of of Benguet Corporation in Itogon, Benguet, Philippines. The Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) had been campaigning against the re-opening of the Benguet Corporation by showing photos that depicts the effects of open-pit mining which is the scheme of Benguet corporation in the area for many years. Source: http://pinoyweekly.org/new/2015/11/phfightapec-mining-and-plunder-in-the-north/ The Philippine activists launch a campaign against Chinese bullying with regards the Scarborough Shoal. The Chinese government has been insisting their control over the shoal and used their armed forces to push away the Filipino fisher folk in the area. The Philippine ...

Measles is a highly contagious infection that is caused by the rubeola virus. Although elimination of the illness in the United States was declared in 2000, the country has reported several measles outbreak in recent years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most outbreaks result from importation of measles cases from countries where the infection is endemic (CDC, 2014a). Indeed, CDC notes that most outbreaks in the US are caused by unvaccinated Americans who travel to countries with high incidences of measles. In view of this, the current paper analyzes the 2014/2015 measles outbreak in ...

The US-China diplomatic relations have been strained for long periods. However, the critical issue affecting the two countries is the South China Sea dispute. According to analysis of commentaries from various authors both from the Chinese front and from the U.S front, this is the only dispute between the two countries with the potential of making militarization of dispute between the two powers inevitable. Several reasons have been advanced by commentators on this issue of South China Sea dispute. From the Chinese perspective, it has been an issue for the United States in an area where it is not ...

Issues

The Corporation is an investigative report about the wrongdoings of corporations. The issue is about all the evil that corporations do. Corporations are responsible for many problems in the world including poverty and the exploitation of people, toxic chemicals and wastes, genetic manipulated organisms, warped consumer mentality, among other things. Some of the products they produce do not serve society any good but mainly to earn corporations huge profits. Corporations—large, multinational corporations in particular—exist to earn profits for themselves.

Portrayal of Corporations

The documentary portrays corporations mainly as evil. Although the documentary is truthful and the evidences it presents can ...

There is a lot of material about what it means to be a leader, what qualities leaders should have, and the different leadership styles that exist. I was always interested in leadership because since I was in my childhood, I found myself in leadership positions quite often. I began to play hockey when I was seven years old, and I was the team captain for all my primary and high school years. At school, I was also a 'prefect' student and a House-Captain. I developed many of my leadership skills I believe through sports. In my recent years, I ...

The Ford Company was relatively new in the Automobile sector in the Chinese economy at the time of its incorporation in the country in the year 1995. With the growing market in automobiles, luxury and otherwise, the Company has successfully been able to occupy its share in the market, and the said share continues to grow as the automobile market grows in a size bigger than it already is. Unfortunately, the future for the company could take either of two directions where only one is for the better. The more pessimistic possibility arises in the face of the territorial ...

Introduction

South East Asia comprises of eleven countries both in the mainland Asia and maritime. The region extends from East India to China. Mainland countries include Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The mainland countries are extensions of the Asian continent. The region has a diverse culture with Muslims being found in all the mainland countries in addition to other indigenous religions (Andaya 1). However, the Muslims tend to coalesce in the Southern Thailand region and Western Burma. Other regions where there are Muslims include the central Vietnam whereby the most dominant Islamic tribe is the Cham people.

Similarities and Differences

Maritime Southeast ...

China Warns of Sea Conflict

Diplomatic tensions remain high in the Asian region regarding the South China Sea controversy. The territorial claims that are being made have resulted in the instigation of a flashpoint for the security of the region and to an extent that of the world. Territorial claims are by no means empty or unwarranted; for one, the area is one of the most important fishing lanes with a staggering five trillion dollars’ worth of trade passing through the area. Looking at the annual global fisheries catch, the South China Sea contributes up to 12% of the entire fisheries catch (Tisdall para. ...

Section

Introduction Hawaii is located nearest the state of California. It is a state of the United States of America and is found East of Japan. It is made of various and numerous islands scattered throughout a slanted pattern . Hawaii is largely volcanic, having been formed due to eruptions which spanned hundreds and even thousands of years. The first island to have been formed is Kauai on the Northern region, whereas the youngest among them are the Hawaiian Islands, located on the Southern most part of the region .

Source: Google 2016

This American state has a total of 132 islands; most of it ...

Dear Editor,

I am a regular reader of National Geographic magazine, and I am writing this letter to express my praise for including articles related to animal behavior. I was excited to read the article, “Why an Eagle Really Grabbed a Kid” by Rachel Becker, published on 12/7/2016. It was about a wedge tailed eagle swooping down to prey on a young boy, at the Alice Springs Desert Park in Australia’s Northern Territory. It was an interesting event and I wished the author provided a more elaborate account of the events, rather than passing around what is already known from ...

As with any cyber phenomenon, hacking is a relatively recent phenomenon invented slightly over 5 decades ago. The period since then and up to this point saw new ways of hacking into different systems developed, deterrent acts enforced, and abusers arrested. The present state of the illicit occupation shows the great heights hacking, unfortunately, has achieved, as seen in it being applied for enjoying free phone calls or transferring bank funds. The occupation looks very developed, worse still, it is predicted to develop in the time to come. The human factor, unprotected systems, and technology development will keep feeding ...

The Mugwumps were a political activist group that emerged in 1884. They were affiliated with republican cluster, but they were known to bolt from the Republican Party and supported Grover Cleveland, a democratic candidate, in the 1884 presidential elections (Oakes 19.2). The term Mugwumps is an Algonquian associated which means an important people or a war leader. Thus, they were an influential group in the society at that moment. The Mugwumps changed party since they were unsatisfied by the financial credibility of the republican candidate at that moment, Oakes. G. Blaine. The Mugwumps made a differential and substantial change ...

Did the United States act as an imperial power in the Philippines?

Imperialism

Imperialism is an act of extending dominion and power, through direct territorial acquisition or rather gaining economic and political control of other areas rather than your own. It often involves the use of power either in the form of military or subtle (Imperialism 101 2). Imperialism is considered morally reprehensive, and it is used in the international propaganda to deplore or dishonor foreign policy of a challenger. Historically this form of governance was employed in China, in western Asia and Mediterranean, in the unending empire successions (The ...

Nowadays global production networks are vital for many large companies and lots of smaller enterprises in the developing countries. In the early 2000s, Apple took a strategic decision to outsource production abroad. Supply chain management, flexibility, and production speed are some of the factors that make production overseas effective and beneficial for Apple (Moyer, 2012). However, cooperating with a very large number of suppliers is not easy and there may be a lot of criticism that can harm company’s image. Therefore Apple respects foreign suppliers, but requires them to pay more attention to the conditions in which employees ...

Through the years, economics had and will continue to influence a significant part of our lives. Be it within the world’s super countries like the United States, China, Russia, Japan, Germany and the like or within the continuously blooming areas of Asia, particularly in the Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines, economics is considered an extremely important element in determining how they are able to flourish as a nation, especially when compare to their neighboring countries. Aside from the export of goods, manufacturing of local products and tourism, businesses often comprise the bulk of a country’s economic ...

Acknowledgements

The research was supported by [name of foundation] who provided the information on the company present and past. I would like to thank [name] for assistance with the information, sharing and evaluation the process of strategy building, sharing the ideas about the built strategy and telling what was done before to develop the company. I would also like to show my gratitude to [name] who gave some precious comments about the work of the company that helped to process the research and work out some ideas of improvement.

Approval Sheet

Executive Summary The case study of the Golden Horizon Placement Agency ...

Strategic Management Case Study

Introduction This paper aims to analyze a case study of the CEMEX organization to determine the implications of the impact of strategic planning on the long-term business growth. For a business to plan strategically there should be future aspirations that contain the mission, vision, objectives, and capabilities. Then, there should be strategic management implications that criticize the business decisions to get the best out of them, and then the competitive capabilities should be recognized. The case study should be used to model a new strategy for another market. The case study gives an insight into CEMEX organization which under ...

Abstract

Ethnography relates to a culture and shares the story into larger cultural patterns of culture, class, ecology, and region. The purpose of the essay are to examine an aspect of Filipino culture through interviews and understand the culture. Filipino youth often abandons their culture even as the immigrant families try to teach their children their culture and heritage language. They fear that children will get have a foreign accent and will not be able to people preserves their culture and heritage. The mental health of Filipino Americans immigrants is influenced by how they adjust to their new adopted country ...

Individual Assignment

This paper aims to compare ten countries on the basis of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, unemployment rate, annual inflation rate and life-expectancy rates. The ten countries that will be studied are China, France, Japan, Germany, India, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Qatar and the United States of America. The 2014 data from The World Bank will were used in the study.

As can be observed from the graph, Qatar has the highest GDP per capita, while India has the lowest GDP per capita. Qatar is the world’s richest country because of its massive natural gas reserves. ...

Introduction

Skechers is a high performance and lifestyle footwear company located in Manhattan Beach, California, which was founded in 1992 by current CEO Robert Greenberg and his son Michael. It was first incorporated in 1992 in California and then reincorporated in Delaware in 1999 while keeping its headquarters in California (Skechers, 2016b). As of fiscal year 2015, it owned and operated in the United States 119 concept stores, 155 factory outlet stores, and 117 warehouse outlet stores. Internationally, it also owned and operated 82 concept stores, 41 factory outlet stores, and five warehouse outlet stores. It has more than 1340 ...

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Appendix A . 13 1.0 Starbucks at 20 Percent Net Revenue Growth 1.1 Net Revenue Growth of 20 Percent 1.1.1 Current State Statista (2016) ranked Starbucks as the 2015 top leading coffeehouse chain globally in terms of revenue with its revenue of $21.095 billion, followed far behind by Costa Coffee ($1.809 billion) and McCafe ($1.462 billion). It also has the largest store chain of 23,043 stores worldwide. As of fiscal year 2015, Starbucks had a total number of 23,043 stores globally, 12,235 (53%) of which are company-operated stores and 10,808 (47%) are ...

Abstract

Financial analysis is an essential tool in the hands of the manager, as it is with its help the decisions related to the company’s finances are taken. Without the analysis and grounds for making such management decisions, the firm cannot achieve the desired level of income, or the lack of financial settlement will lead the company to bankruptcy. The purpose of the assignment was to perform financial analysis of a company listed on the Bursa Malaysia. Dominant Enterprise Berhad was chosen for the completion. The Malaysia-located company turned into public listed organization with thirteen subsidiaries, operating on production ...

Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26th, 1880 in Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas. His desire to enroll in the army was not a surprise to anyone, as he was following the example of his father and the military career Douglas Jr. saw unravel before him. His mother played an important role in the military career of her son. She helped him to achieve the next milestone in his career and get an invitation to study at the most prestigious military institution in the United States – West Point Academy. The future general graduated the academy in 1903 with ...

Afilliation:

There are three major considerations in discussing comparatively the difference between prisons and alternative sentencing which are the psychological and mental stress undergone by the individual, the philosophy and innate goal of prison and alternative sentencing and lastly the financial and human resource of the place. A correctional facility can be, in principle, a description for both prison and alternative sentencing. A prison is traditionally a special building or structure built in order to isolate an individual from society and pave way to the reckoning of his/her mistakes. More than the isolation itself, a certain environment causes the individuals ...

Bulgaria

1. Key criteria and considerations The Bertos Financial Services Inc. is a multinational company with subsidiaries in Mexico, United States of America and Canada, all members of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The company has the objective to open a new subsidiary of the company in a new country with the goal to increase the market penetration and sales of the company (Buckley y Casson). The company has considered ten countries to ten countries to be candidates for the new subsidiary of the company. Those countries are Algeria, Argentina, Qatar, Brazil, Romania, Indonesia, Philippines, Slovenia, Ghana and Czech ...

Summary of chapter 4 of the Arch of the Empire

The arch of empire is a book that narrates the events of the great war that took place in Asia involving America. These series of wars ran through the Philippines, Japan, Korea and Vietnam from 1899 to 1973 (Hunt and Steven 4). The armed struggle began in the Philippines engaging the military, and it involved very brutal and a long struggle to attain their freedom. As the tension was winding up in the Philippines, tension rose between Japan and America that exploded into a full-blown war in the Pearl Harbor. Aftermath the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the ...

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S Navy’s Finest Hour serves as a chronicle of the Battle of Samar. The author, James Hornsfischer referred to this battle as the ultimate upset in the naval warfare history. The author brilliantly combined the different accounts from official reports and firsthand witnesses of the warfare that occurred in the Gulf of Leyte. Despite being the underdog during the encounter, the ‘tin cans’ of the American forces were able to overcome the overwhelming forces of the Japanese military. It was on January ...

Historiography about how the U.S. and Germany went from allies to enemies from 1871-1918

Introduction Today, the German and the US diplomatic relations are becoming more solid that it was initially in the entire of Europe. The USis beginning to have confidence that they can establish a lasting diplomatic relationship with Germany after their long separation since the World War II. It has not been an easy journey for both countries as historical scholars have studied. The two countries share the same level of enthusiasm and western civilization despite the difference in geographic location. It is also interesting to ...

For the past few decades, there has been an increase in natural calamities that have been as a result of human activities. An increase in the overall atmospheric temperatures, rising sea levels, melting glaciers, mass extinction of entire species, flash floods and fluctuating weather patterns have become a common occurrence. Scientists raised alarm over this issue and slowly global warming has become a stark reality and imminent threat to the survival of humanity in years to come (Oreskes, 2004). With this in mind, there have been several global meetings aimed at charting the way forward and coming up with ...

The Impact and Effects of Power Politics of United States, China, & Japan Arising from South China Sea Conflicts on the Sovereignty and Socio-Political Fabrics of Philippines

Introduction

The South China Sea (SCS) is a partly enclosed body of water that connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is marked with several island attributes which are grouped into four island bodies-- the Pratas or Dongsha Islands in the northeast, the Paracels or Xisha Islands in the northwest, the Spratlys or Nansha Islands in the south, and the Scarborough Shoal or Zhongsha Islands to Paracels' southeast (Hayton, 2014). It is teeming with ...

Is it a good thing to hire foreign workers when there is unemployment?

Introduction Saudi Arabia is facing a number of challenges in the form of reduced revenue from oil companies, increasing rate of unemployment for its citizens, persistent threats from domestic unrest etc. In this context, one of the sections of the society is tremendously being marginalized, that is the foreign workers who are being paid quite less. In order to cope with the issue of unemployment, the authorities of Saudi Arabia is looking for proposals in which it would be preferred to limit the foreign workers to 08 years stays in their country. In such proposals, companies are discouraged from ...

Hawaii is an American state where Europeans are not the majority of residents and it is the home to the largest Asian-American community in America. The Asian-American population consists of Koreans, Filipino, Japanese, and Chinese (Avila-Tapies and Dominguez-Mujica 56). Most of the Hawaii natives are descendants of Japanese, Korean, Filipino, and Chinese migrant workers who arrived in the 19th and early 20th century to work in the sugarcane plantations. Since then, more Asians have continued to migrate to the United States. The Hawaii state was the home of Polynesian Islander until European traders began to arrive in mid18th century ...

This is a review on the article titled Factors Affecting the Demand for Healthcare Services in the Philippines authored by Ching in 1992. Ching (1992) asserts that health care demand is an intricate subject because the various factors involved vary from person to person. Some of the predominantly noticeable factors predisposing populations to increased or decreased demand for health care services include socio-economic status (Johnson et al., 2006), physician supply, policies and beliefs of a nation (Niessen, Grijseels & Rutten, 2000), risk behaviors of a population, and finally, health status. Some of the strengths of this article include a succinctly ...

Program Title: LIBPE Philippines Project – Libraries for Progressive Education in the Philippines Project.

How the Fund will be used Books for the Barrios (BFTB) is a proud non-profit organization that seeks to promote the importance of libraries and free access to educational materials in the Republic of the Philippines. The organization focuses on improving the state of education in the Philippines by ensuring the availability of library facilities and learning resource materials in remote primary and secondary schools in the islands. The program began in 1981 as an initiative of the U.S. Navy Families stationed in the Philippines working with volunteers who are motivated to contribute to the improvement of the quality ...

Already in 1937, the US government was dissatisfied with the actions of the Japanese in Manchuria, as well as with the policy of Germany and Italy. Being a major supplier of oil and steel to Japan, the United States warned the Japanese government about the possibility of termination of the supply in case the Japanese army will not leave China In order to exclude the possibility of military aggression by Japan, Roosevelt throws part of the American fleet in the Hawaiian Islands located on a military base - Pearl Harbor, which is now the headquarters of the US Pacific ...

Abstract

Measles starts with fever, runny nose, and watery eyes, and a rash may develop after a few days. The illness is not serious but can get serious if the infection spread to other parts of the body and spread to the community. The patient can develop a lung infection, ear infection and may even die. There is no medicine as of yet that can kill the measles. What adds to the gravity is that it is a highly communicable disease that can easily spread. The essay discusses the epidemiological determinants of the outbreak of measles and the risk factors ...

20.2 Albert Beveridge, "The March of the Flag" (1898) 1. How does Beveridge characterize America's proper role in the world? He characterizes America as a land that can feed and clothe the whole world. He portrays America as a parent to the other nations of the world. In his description of America in relation to the world he also explains the nature of the people in the country as people from the most masterful blood of history. Also under religious background he mentions that the people in America are hand chosen by God. All these references indicate the superior ...

Spanish colonization in the Americas ended with the defeat of Spain in the Spanish-American War (1898). After sensationalist newspapers publicized the horrendous methods Spain used to stop the struggle for independence in Cuba, the American public felt sympathetic and public opinion inclined towards American intervention (“Grover Cleveland: American Interests In The Cuban Revolution”). The United States public sympathized with the Cuban rebels. The Treaty of Paris was signed Dec. 10, 1898, and Spain relinquished its hold on Cuba. US’s involvement in global affairs heightened during the cold war. The cold war was a period of rivalry between the ...

Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, New Zealand, and The Philippines

Four countries that rely on fossil fuels are also four countries racing to learn how to utilize more renewable energy than they have done in the past. Each country has the ability to use geothermal, wind, solar, and hydroelectricity power and rely less on oil, coal, and natural gas reserves. Each country has the opportunity to change and there is support for these changes to reduce greenhouse gas production by the middle of the twenty-first century. Philippines have been switching to more renewable energy than before, while still relying on non-renewable energy sources, such as gas and oil. However, ...

Study rationale

Continuous imbalances within the current financial account of several advanced as well as up coming economies has resulted to raised concern from the domestic as well as international financial markets as well as policymakers. Makin (2004) realized that in the deficit nations, including U.S, where current financial account deficits recently have reached 5 % of GDP, having trends towards protectionist measures like import restrictions as well as export subsidies.

Twin Deficit concept

Economic theory is conflicted regarding the true effects that the fiscal deficits have across an economy. One of the branches of the economic debate opposed to the growing deficits argues that ...

Introduction

An effective training module can be implemented by incorporating the foundations of a culture that is to be trained. A background of a particular group’s culture can allow one to procure background information about the practices, beliefs, and values of that group. This information can then be used to be aware of the sensitivities of the people in question, as well as applied to determine in which path the training process will undertake. One specific group that is prominent among the American community is the one comprised of Asian-Americans, more particularly the Filipino-American ones. A person can be ...

Executive Summary

The paper is commissioned to evaluate the existing outsourcing industry in India and how well the existing environment in the nation favors the outsourcing needs of US Federal Government relating to Student Loan and Insurance Claim services. The Indian Government, which has been recently elected on full majority and has ended the long trend of coalition affair, has been launching multiple initiatives to promote the outsourcing industry through programs such as ‘Make in India’. Moreover, according to the reports released by FICCI and World Bank the political governance in the nation is now favoring business establishments. Indian outsourcing industry ...

Introduction

Media freedom refers to the freedom of communication throughout various sources of media. The United Nations have been known to be pure supporters when it comes to freedom of the press. They believe that everyone has the right to the freedom of their opinion, media or otherwise. Thus, the United Nations supports the idea of the media having the freedom to publish whatever they would like. However, there are several individuals who believe that the media should be monitored in order to prevent any adverse effects it may cause. This paper assess these adverse effects and shows why the ...

Cultural Event Summary

Abstract Religion and spirituality manifests the way of living of a specific population. As such, individuals and groups who observe religious practices or believe in spirituality have varying thoughts and views about interactions, personalities, and even their perception of health, illnesses, and well-being (Collins, 2006; Sartori, 2010). Nurses and other health care providers have crucial roles in bringing change in advanced nursing practice and healthcare provision (Collins, 2006); hence, cultural beliefs and religious practices must be recognized as an important factors in providing the service to individuals and groups. This paper presents a case study of a cultural event ...

In a neoliberal, globalized world, no country can exist on its ‘own’. In some way or the other every country is interlinked with the rest of the world be it its economy, its culture or politics. Neoliberalism, technology and increased globalization has transformed countries in a manner that was rapid and unprecedented. While some countries adapted themselves to the new ways of trading and conducting relations with other countries, some did not, resulting in the breakdown of their economies as well as their traditional systems of governance and living. The neoliberal policies originated in the developed countries of America ...

In the recent years, various communities in the United States have witnessed an increase the prevalence of communicable diseases whereby most of these illnesses were considered to have been eliminated or controlled (Clemmons et al., 2015). In the light of this, some of these diseases have escalated to epidemic levels causing serious problems to the healthcare workers and the community in its entirety. This increase can largely be attributed to changes witnessed in vaccination practices in regard to these diseases as well as increased mobility among the community members. As such, healthcare workers should understand the epidemiological patterns of ...

Introduction

There are still doubts on whether foreign aids to developing countries really help foster economic, social and political development. Most argues that foreign aid are more than likely to be wasted within corrupt systems of developing countries. While others are optimistic that foreign aids will help promote economic and social development. Accordingly foreign aids were first set up after the World War II, to help newly independent countries to restart their war-torn societies (Abouraia, 2014). As of today, the norm of foreign assistance to less developed countries are continuing. Developed countries are encouraged to increase their foreign assistance to ...

Abstract

Globalization is not an isolated phenomenon, and it is not a self-happening process. The evolution of digital media has become the important catalyst to foster the globalization. The digital media has evolved as the factor that has given rise to both the positive and negative impact of the globalization. The enhanced communication among the people of the world has turned the whole world into a global village. The world today is categorized as a world of extensive connectivity along with global consciousness. Globalization and digital media have a quintessential role in influencing people positively and negatively. The globalization has ...

Southeast Asia is located in the territory of the Indochinese Peninsula and the numerous islands of the Malay Archipelago. The region includes ten countries: Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Singapore, and East Timor. A major air and sea routes lie through the countries of Southeast Asia: the Strait of Malacca is as important for global shipping, as the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez and Panama canals. Brunei is one absolute monarchy among the countries in the region. There are also three constitutional monarchies - Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia; all other are republics (Reid 7). The region ...

At the time of Spanish American War, the United States went from relative isolation to increased global involvement because it suggested joining of the United States in the struggle for world hegemony; it also began the era of imperialism. The consequences on American society of that greater involvement was demonstration the power of the new state and transformation it into a key player in the political arena. Ever since the beginning of the XIX century, the United States attracted a particular interest to Cuba, as it had a convenient strategic position. By the end of the XIX century, Cuba ...

Introduction

Juanita Perez is an 84-year old Filipino woman who lives in Los Angeles, California, and who has recently lost her husband of 60 years. She came to the agency, seeking help on how she can deal with the grief and loss, as she has been having a difficult time coping with it. In the sixty years that they were married, they have never been apart. Juanita is a practicing Catholic whose primary language is Filipino and manages to speak a little English. She and her husband came to the United Striates as a result of the petition for immigration ...