Essays on Reflecting

Understanding health care utilization and the underlying processes, as well as attitudes from the point of view of patients and providers, is important in today’s complex health care environment. One of the principal objectives in the management of health care utilization is the reduction of practice variation through defined parameters that seek to ensure a cost-effective use of health care resources. However, factors related to individual determinants of utilization of health care services as well as the enabling factors must be taken into consideration in the discussion of health care utilization. Looking at the case of San Antonio, ...

The three countries chosen for this paper are Jordan, Japan, and Germany. These three countries were chosen because they are among the most developed in their own specific regions. Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions helped establish a positive framework for cross-cultural communications; in fact, part of his theories are implemented in every major international business course in the world. Hofstede’s model is based on six dimensions: the power-distance index, individualism vs collectivism, the uncertainty avoidance index, masculinity vs femininity, long-term orientation vs short-term orientation, and indulgence vs restraint. Each country and each culture has very different levels of ...

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Immanuel Kant: Reason and Freedom Immanuel Kant argues that being purely objective or purely rational and being independently free are two peas in a pod. As Kant argued in his widely known book Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, all human beings possess what he refers to as 'the idea of freedom' (Pasternack, 2002, 12). He builds his concept of categorical imperatives-- in the absence of which responsibility and morality would cease to exist-- upon the speculated idea that freedom is an omnipresent concept. Kant claims that it is clearly not possible for people to envision themselves as 'un-free' ( ...

A) I got your point and had something to say about both portfolios. David’s collection ("David Castillo’s ePortfolio") is excellent, no doubt. It is well outfitted with appropriate quotation and picture of the author to provide an adequate introduction. The chosen color palette characterizes David as a person of good taste. It is evident that he cares about the impression he made on the public. ‘My Connections’ section is excellent. David gathered all possible destinations in case someone wants to reach him. You are completely right regarding the section ‘My iPhoneography' where we can see what touches ...

Introduction

Brazil is one of the fascinating developing economies, which economic and social progress over the period of 2003-2014 lifted over 29 million people from extreme poverty. Based on the World Bank (2015) statistics, the inequality rate in the country fell by 11% with the income level of the poorest 40% of the population rose by as much as 7.1% over the same period. At the same time, global financial crisis and political instability in the country over the past few years have had its negative impact on the economy as a whole, reflecting stagnation in inequality reduction and deterioration ...

Introduction

It is very rarely that a story could have an effect on the reader. This is why I am thankful that I encountered Wendy Mass’ “Every Soul a Star.” As I read though the story, I was able to relate to the experiences of the main characters. Being a young person I also meet challenges where I need to change. The story gives its readers important insights on how important and inevitable change is. In the story, three young people went through life changing experiences in a place called Moon Shadow Campground.

Discussion

The Moon Shadow Campground is a place ...

Part 1: Word Cloud

In this assignment the word cloud demonstrates characteristics of the 21st century teacher and learner. Other relevant stakeholders will be included. This device visualizes keywords’ distribution frequency stored in a metadata base that describes a website content. It serves as a navigation guide to facilitate access and interpretation of the content (Bromley,2013). The website content highlighted in this word cloud is the partnership for twenty first century skills. Three features will be addressed. They are:

Twenty-first century student outcomes

Twenty first century student’s support systems Technology use in education by various stakeholders Word cloud text Partnership for the 21st century is ...

The Defendant

The defendant in the case of comedian George Wallace vs. Bellagio Hotel is the latter, which is a world-renowned hotel and casino owned and operated by the MGM Mirage Hotels and Casinos. Bellagio Hotel is located along the famous Las Vegas strip in Paradise, Nevada. Furthermore, the description of the hotel incorporates luxury and its grand ballroom and event center is where shows and performances both public and private gatherings are being held. In the hotel is where the unfortunate event occurred involving the comedian George Wallace, which was according to the accounts of the case the comedian, suffered ...

Abstract

Human mind was always a mystery to humanity. Many thinkers and philosophers tried to solve its puzzles. Plato and Descartes are the philosophers who offer a comprehensive and well-known accounts of human mind and learning process. While both of them value the mind and wisdom the most, Plato considers contact with another very helpful in the process of learning while Descartes does not share his position. Plato's position is explained through his description of the ascent to light in the allegory of the cave while Descartes view is shown from his conclusions about mind and body from the Second ...

Human life and survival are connected with the environment. With the changes in the environment, human surroundings appear to undergo an adjustment or modification to continue the life. More probably, some climatic changes tend to interfere with the human life from several corners. These could be lethal or life threatening. For example, climate change might modify the occasional examples and plenitude of irritations and illnesses; in turn, this may influence the use of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. Reactions will vary in the middle of harvests and between geological areas. There are studies that use of these pesticides within the ...

Throughout taking this course, the repetitive writing assignments allowed me to grow a great deal as a writer. The reason that this transpired was that I was able to perfect a skill that was not necessarily my strong suit in that I was forced to figure out how to write a successful, yet analytical response to the class essay prompts. What truly made me excel in improving my writing in this course was how we were constantly required to write. By forcing the students to periodically get better at writing through practice, I witnessed my writing transform a great ...

Use of Fossil Fuels for Power Generation and the Need for Renewable Energy

According to Nelson (2011), more than 85% of the world’s energy consumption, which is estimated at 520 exajoules, is generated through the burning of fossil fuels such as petroleum, natural gas and coal (p.19). Electric power generation from non-renewable sources will, unequivocally, result in their exhaustion and creation of a major energy crisis. For this reason, it appears primordial to shift in a greater scale to alternate power generation, such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, etc. Amongst these, Sorensen (2011) explains that though hydroelectric power does represent one of the major forms of power generation, its growth is stagnant ...

Reproduction in the News

Introduction Science and technology are marching forward into the brave new world with increasing rapidity. The proverbial Moore’s Law, prophesying the doubling of the speed of computer chips every six months (Moore’s Law), remains true to this date. As a corollary, increased use of the computing power and consequent technology allows medical science to unravel mysteries hitherto opaque to man. The biggest mystery to man has always been the mystery of procreation. As with most things man did not understand to begin with, he gave procreation a divine status. Children were literally the gift of God. However, ...

Georges Bataille was one of the brightest minds in France. He is well-known in the philosophical circles as one of the most extraordinary minds of the Western philosophy. The author of such notable ideas as base materialism, limit-experience and the accursed share had a visible influence on a certain raw of philosophical schools and social theory. His unusual and, in some way, innovative idea of human sacrifice goes through all his philosophy. It’s known that Bataille wasn’t only the eager follower of the ideas of sacrifice but he also inaugurated himself as the sacrificial victim together with ...

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Theories were developed over the years, as researchers and sociologists tried to explain the reasons why there is crime within the communities. These theories include the social bonds theory, the self-control theory, the power control theory, the control balance theory, the differential coercion theory, and the social support theory. Based on the theories, there are five realities behind the causation of crime: (1) that crime is caused by weakening bonds to the society; (2) that crime is the effect of having low self-control; (3) that crime is caused by occupational patriarchy; (4) that it is caused by the roles ...

The meaning of identity takes on a very broad concept as its context can be defined in terms of socio-political circumstances. In any ways, culture is also one of the primary reasons that help in shaping identity of a person that makes them unique from different cultures. In terms of visual arts, many artists have tried to preserve their identities through painting, mirroring themselves, providing symbolisms that make their painting stand out from the rest. Especially in a place called museum, making a painting stand-out from the rest can be difficult and depending on the iconography they portray, the ...

Death of a Salesman is an American tragedy, written in 1948 by Arthur Miller. While it reflects the values of American society such as success and the American dream, the play continues to have relevance and a universal appeal because it depicts the struggle of a man, Willy Loman, to come to grips with a rapidly changing society which he no longer understands. Hooti and Azipour (15) are correct in their appreciation of the play when they assert that “this play is the story of all human beings who are in search of success, Love, Pride and Ambition, but ...

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The client has issues with one of his housemates. Currently, he shares a house with four other people. However, one of them isn’t doing his share in terms of making sure that the place is clean. For the purpose of this paper, the housemate that causes the issue will be called Housemate 1. In particular, Housemate 1 always leaves the sink and the kitchen dirty despite knowing and seeing that the others are extending effort to clean it. This makes the client really upset. He shares this sentiment with his other housemates who also observe the ...

Institutions:

Study Overview Dissertation title: Managing Safety from the Top: The Influence of Senior Managers’ Characteristics Purpose: Thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen The description of senior managers by literature manager is that they are crucially influencing the safety of organization. Yet it has not been completely understood, their influence is contributed by. Thus, the thought was to investigating characteristics of senior managers with respect to their impact toward safety in management organizations in the air traffic. A safety literature review indicated that research in the area would gain from introduction of ...

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Introduction

Meditation is a way to transform the mind, relax, build an inner energy and increase life forces, a practice aimed to reach a specific altered state of consciousness. The beginnings of meditations date back to appearing of the major East Asian schools and religions as Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. Nowadays, meditations are popular not only in the East but also in the Western countries. They are ways of personal growth and parts of psychotherapeutic programs that benefit people to attain the serenity of mind against the background of fast city life. ...

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The twenty first century has witnessed impressive advances in science and medicine, resulting in increased life expectancy. Unfortunately there has also been a dramatic increase in degenerative diseases such as diabetes and cancer. These development have brought the issue of euthanasia to center stage. The following essay attempts a careful examination of the issue, looking at the arguments opponents and supporters have put forward. Among the issues examined is the right to choose how one dies in accordance with the principles of autonomy and beneficence. It is argued that the practice of euthanasia only benefits the very few individuals ...

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This paper examines the case of Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, a 5-4 Supreme Court decision that combined the substantive, environmental law question of whether the Environmental Protection Agency erred in its initial decision not to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for motor vehicles with the procedural issue of whether states, cities, and environmental organizations had legal standing (defined as the right to use the courts as opposed to Congress to force governmental action) for the environmental claims at issue in the case. This paper begins with a brief overview of the political, legal, and cultural context for assessing the ...

Introduction

Through their activities, commercial organizations generate waste that contributes to climate change. Although effort is being made to limit human impact on the environment, the commercial waste is still one of the major problems for the environment that results into climate change. Electric energy is an important resource that is wasted across most commercial organizations. Further on, the wasted resources facilitate climate change. This paper argues that commercial organizations’ wasted electric energy contributes to the climate change.

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Commercial organizations are the institutions that carry out activities that imply selling products or services. Their activities developed for satisfying market’s ...

Psychology of Sport: Boxing

Introduction: Sports Psychology and Boxing The psychology behind a sport is generally determined by the cumulative psychological impacts derived from the different aspects of the sport like the behavior of fans, a perceptive bias of adjudication in judging the sport, and morality of the players and in its fundamental. Boxing, as a sport, has been extremely controversial in terms of morality issues, biased judging based results, and violent response from the fans with respect to the issue of bad judgment and morality. This essay aims at reflecting the psychological theories of applicable to the above-stated aspects of Boxing as ...

Discussion of the Key Trends, Industrial Strategy, and Impact on Ireland Burger King

Introduction Early twentieth-century strategic business developments can hardly compare with the myriad impact and influences of major corporations today. The global economy is at once complex, fiercely competitive, and sits on a landscape filled with the unpredictability of any number of financial storms. Burger King Worldwide (BKW) as the world’s second largest fast-food hamburger chain, according to recent documentation, (Burger King Worldwide 2013) has expanded its presence in nearly ninety countries. With its main offices headquartered in Miami, Florida, BKW has led the industry’s sales in its niche of fast-food hamburgers thus accounting for 12 percent of ...