Essays on Shepard

Over the next several years, the contributions of Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) to the economic and health vitality of the surrounding communities are expected to grow due to the ongoing changes in the hospital’s healthcare system. For example, between fiscal years 2015 and 2019, Johns Hopkins Health Service (JHHS) has planned to invest almost $797 million in constructing new medical facilities and renovating existing facilities (Appleseed, 2015). The investment is expected to translate into jobs for residents in nearby communities. Most importantly, however, the investment will increase the capacity of JHH to meet the healthcare needs of the ...

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Family is one of the interesting sociological phenomenon. Studied by many sociologists and psychologists, this concept persists to be one of the most dynamically evolving issues on the contemporary societal landscapes. In particular, traditional conceptions regarding this form of social organizations are being gradually replaced by the modern approaches to understanding a family, delineating the scopes of roles and responsibilities of the family members, as well as determining the family membership criteria (Shepard & Greene 82). As far as a dogmatic conception of a family is concerned, under this term the one should understand a group of people, which is ...

Art Appropriation and its Influences

The idea of art appropriation deals with the way in which people look at images surrounding them, and the immediate connections that are made with the visuals. For the works to be effective, whether it is in advertising, art, or mass media the concepts have to adhere to the essence of art, but more so to be relevant to current issues of the day. This would include making use of art elements such as line, form, light, and color in order for the “reading” to be effective. Thus, any person who is involved in creating visuals ...

The three types of traditional Japanese theater are Noh, Kabuki, and Bunraku. Noh is the original Japanese theatrical form, and uses music and symbols to allude to past events or myths in Japanese history. There are five different types of Noh plays, ranging from focusing on Gods to the loss of a loved one. Kabuki is a theatrical form developed in 1596 to appeal to the mass public; that is, the common people and merchants. Women were forbidden to perform in Kabuki plays, though it was founded by a woman. Kabuki plays traditionally feature bright costumes and lots of ...

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 ...

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The nature of supply chain industry demands that organizations exchange amongst themselves private and sensitive data that is necessary for the movement of the underlying goods and services. A secured environment for an exchange of such data is a major concern for the cybersecurity industry managing the supply chain networks and transactions. The risk of cybersecurity in the supply chain industry is growing as attackers and hackers become more knowledgeable and have access to latest technologies using advanced a form of hardware and software tools. The malware ...

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Art is an important aspect that helps in communication in the society. Art, therefore, can work to ensure that there is activism against oppression in the society. The society suffers from cases of oppression that cannot be solved through just word of mouth communication. In some cases, free speech is limited and fear is instilled among people who try to express their opinion to the oppressors. The fact that there is limited freedom and increased oppression, the society cannot develop beyond a certain level. However, through art, there can be expression about the way people feel about the society ...

Spider-man has become a symbol of the ultimate underdog around the world. The 12-cent comic book has helped to create an empire of Marvel comics, tv shows, movies, toys and a culture that celebrates superheroes. The writer of the comic book (Lee, 1962) was able to witness the success a lot of his superheroes, as they became symbols of hope after World War 2 and during the very height of the Cold War (O’Neil, 2016). When it comes to this one character, Spider-man, the idea of a man being transformed into an insect was not new. It can ...

Q2.Mustafa Kemal’s on the abolition of a caliphate and Hassan Al-Banna’s text “towards the light text” on political life. Mustafa Kemal and Hassan Al-Banna are two important figures in the history of the Arab world in terms of their influence to nationalism and the current state of their nations. To begin with, Mustafa Kemal was an author with a liberal mind that made his works and line of thought free from the influences of the situation at the time where people had limited line of thought owing to the forms of leadership and religion. While he did ...

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Decolonization happened as a response to independence movements in various colonized countries. Todd Shepard, in his book, Voices of Decolonization, explores why and how mid-twentieth century process of decolonization changed societies as well as cultures in a way that shaped today’s world. Shepard explores decolonization as an aspirational movement as well as a historical era. He provides a rich collection of primary sources to highlight the voices of the colonizers and colonized in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world. The documents he provides reveal why and how formal decolonization, became quickly inevitable to the imperialists. From ...

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Nowadays, the struggle against the use, dissemination, and production of drugs is quite severe. Despite the fact that so-called War on Drugs has been launched in 1971, it seems like there was no serious developments in this direction. Since the development of this campaign, loads of taxpayers’ funds were invested to this fight, a lot of people were detained, and tons of substances confiscated. The War led to the militarization of the police and involvement of the military into the raids on multiple occasions. One of the main issues here is the focus of the authorities on a specific ...

This study explains the relationship between quality management system and goals and objectives of the University. It was examined, that there is a certain practical impact from applying quality management tools in achieving goals and objectives in Universities. As a result of research, right chosen and properly developed model for strategic quality management in University facilitates the improvement of educational processes and achievement of a set strategy, however it is a practical issue of identifying system that is the most appropriate and the most effective. Technology, communication and virtue will be elaborated over in order to present a model ...

The assessment of learning and development among young children is increasingly gaining popularity. Both government and private organizations have been involved in the development of programs aimed at enhancing the readiness of all young children. The most targeted are children who hail from economically disadvantaged communities and homes as well as children with special needs. The programs have been designed with the goal of helping the young children to enhance their academic, social, and language skills through effective early care and education. Besides, the programs also constitute an avenue where young children with problems associated with development can be ...

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Bright Star Corporation seeks to develop a code of ethics that will guide the management in making decisions and setting standards for the interaction of stakeholders, employees, and clients. The code of ethics will also protect the organization’s reputation and help in handling legal proceedings (Parboteeah & Cullen, 2013). Ideally, the code of ethics will showcase the company's credibility and help it to build a good reputation. I. Code purpose statement The purpose of the code of ethics is to develop a uniform knowledge that ensures standard interaction among workers from different departments within the organization. The code of ...

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1. The central issue of Aarti Shanani’s essay "Legalization and De-legalization" is the difficulties which the immigrants have to face due to the imperfections of the law. The anecdote of Julio Beltre's father's deportation sets up the central theme of Aarti Shanani's essay as an example of unfair treatment of the immigrants and the impact that it makes on the immigrants themselves and their families as well (Shanani, 208). 2. Shanani claims that immigration is "the issues everywhere," and it is impossible not to agree with him (Shanani, 208). With the ...

A couple of months ago, I walked into our living room and told my wife of three years that I was leaving. This did not come as a surprise to her, and after three months, we had finalized all the divorce papers. The decision was however shocking and somewhat surprising to many of our friends who considered us destined hearts. Some time down the line, I still meet my friends who ask me what went wrong. The desire to give them a full account of what happened chocks me but the depth and breadth of our problems prevent me from giving a ...