Essays on Weiss

1 A I agree with Joh (2004)’s idea that there is a new silver platter doctrine in the making. Here, private cops now have the ability to present the “silver platter to local, state, and federal public policing agencies. Now, this doctrine focuses on the fact that private officials can turn over evidence to their federal counterparts without much regard to suppression even if the former obtained this information through illegal search processes. In essence, the doctrine does not allow public police agencies to conduct unreasonable search and seizure activities. Thus, all pieces of evidence obtained using this ...

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Change Model for Short-Term Change

The planned change is to set-up a website to sell-off long-standing inventory items. This change is small and specific and would involve only a small number of people. For this kind of scenario, the Action Research would be suitable (Weiss, 2016). It has been proven effective for planned change for small to medium-scale change interventions. It can allow implementers to immediately go into planning and implementation through data collection and analysis. The project leader will also act as a change consultant to effect the implementation of the website. His first task is to identify impacts of ...

Healthcare organizations face a big problem now when it comes to nurse staffing and scheduling. There appears a big scarcity problem in the number of nurses when assigned per patient. Researches done during the past decades have established the importance of having enough nursing staff or registered nurse staffing as they play a huge role in achieving positive patient outcomes, safety, and satisfaction. This means an adequate nurse to patient ratio promotes reduction in patient mortality, enhances outcomes, and improves nurse satisfaction when it comes to their work. For instance, one study pointed out that for every patient assigned ...

Learning Activity 1

QA answer Ohio court has the jurisdiction to handle this case but not Texas. Although the involved parties cut across the two states, Ohio has the personal jurisdiction because the Flower World Business is in that state. In other words, the defendant involved case is physically located in Ohio and this is the area where the investigation should be conducted. The best way to determine the jurisdiction is to look at the court that will have both personal and subject matter jurisdiction over the defendant of the case as argued by Orakhelashvili (n.d.).

QB Answer

Legally, the type of jurisdiction that ...

This paper will discuss the idea of sovereignty after the Cold War, it will examine how the idea of sovereignty has changed as the world becomes more globalized and why the concept of non-interference is no longer acceptable in a world that is becoming more global. Sovereignty is the dominion over a territory. There are four different types of sovereignty. These are Westphalian, which refers to the authority within a country and disregards external factors, interdependence sovereignty or the ability of the country to control the migration to and from their country, domestic sovereignty is the ability of the ...

Impacts of Substance Use Disorders on Family Systems

Origin Different Types and Degrees Depression Anxiety Disorders Schizophrenia Personality Disorders Symptoms Behavioral Physical Social C. Family Systems (Brown, n.d)

Definitions

Elements Disruptions Causes Effects Solutions IV. Conclusion

Impacts

Physical Behavioral Social

Solutions and Interventions

Medical Intervention Social Intervention (Khantzian, 1996)

References

Brown, J. (n.d.). Bowen Family Systems Theory and Practice: Illustration and Critique. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from http://www.thefsi.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Bowen-Family-Systems-Theory-and-Practice_Illustration-and-Critique.pdf Dickey, B., Normand, S. T., Weiss, R., Drake, R. E., & Azeni, H. (n.d.). Medical Morbidity, Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorders. 861-867. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barbara_Dickey/publication/11280072_Medical_Morbidity_Mental_Illness_and_Substance_Use_Disorders/links/56979fba08aec79ee32b3b6a.pdf. Khantzian, E. J. (1997). The Self-Medication Hypothesis of Substance Use Disorders: A Reconsideration and Recent Applications [Abstract]. ...

Introduction

With the ongoing process of internationalization, the inter-connectedness between countries significantly improved and it persuaded regulators worldwide to think about criminal justice on a global perspective. Though different countries follow different types of criminal justice systems, they all have identified the need of enhanced co-operation for establishing law and order in their territory. Fast advancements in the technological landscape assisted nations worldwide to take collaborative efforts to promote crime management and prevention. However, growing cyber crimes raise new threats to criminal justice systems worldwide because criminals have always been one step ahead of law enforcement agencies in terms of ...

BUSINESS: UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES

L. Dennis Kozlowski, CEO of Tyco International Scandal A fish rots from the top down. This phrase sums up the scandal of Tyco International when its CEO, Dennis Kozlowski, was found guilty on many fraudulent accounts. His actions were in direct violation of the accounting ethics. Kozlowski was arrested along with many of his company officials as partners in crime. When the CEO of a company is involved in violating code of ethics and professionalism, the employees and subordinates find it convenient to follow suit. Former chief executive and chairman of Tyco International, Dennis Kozlowski and firm’s CFO ...

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ITEC 625 Final Examination The Exam is open book/notes, but individual, not to be shared. Save the file with your answers as a MS Word file (please label the file YourLastName Midterm.doc), and post it in your Assignments folder before the deadline. Please do keep the questions/instructions and points for each question in this Word document with your answers. Answer the questions clearly, explain your answer, and show your work. Answers, even if right but without an explanation, will get no credit. The explanations need to be brief, but complete, logical, and to the point. Do not quote anybody ...

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Abstract

In 2013, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-5) grouped all subcategories of autism-related disorders in one umbrella, and it is called autism spectrum disorder or ASD. Characterized by repetitive behaviors and communication and social skills deficits, many children from all around the world are afflicted with this disorder. Throughout the years since its discovery, researchers and mental health experts have been interested in completely understanding the nature, etiology, and possible treatments for ASD. Through continuous research efforts and studies, several perspectives have been established to explain the causes of ...

The growing world of business and trade has resulted in the opening up of innumerable opportunities for exploration. Multinational companies have been born from all over the world therefore creating unprecedented economic growth and expansion. Many employment avenues have been created as a result including those that major in the import and export niche. In this essay, I focus on my experience as an export coordinator. I will discuss my objectives as entered into the field and the resultant skills that I got from the experience. As an export coordinator, my duties involve the sourcing for markets and customers ...

Biography of the Sainte Chapelle

The Sainte-Chapelle, French for Holy Chapel, is located in Paris, France. It was built in the traditional gothic style for the time, and it was accomplished over the span of seven years . Cohen mentions Sainte-Chapelle’s original purpose was to be a religious temple for previous Christian vestiges, it is rumored that should Christ’s Holy Grail ever have been found it would have been placed here. Moreover, The Shroud of Turin likely would have been put here, as well . The supposed crown of thorns worn by Christ at the time of his death, according to Weiss, was housed ...

Introduction

In spite of the unstoppable growth of technology, the hardware market remains one of the most competitive segments of the economy. While the demand is remaining relatively stable, the number of suppliers is dramatically increasing, especially in the light of the fact that large USA-based manufacturers started to open numerous development centers in the third-world countries, where qualified, but cheap labor is available. Furthermore, the practice demonstrates that more local hardware developers emerge on the business landscapes of those countries, making the competition climate for the companies from the USA more intense. Rachel, a Quality Assurance Engineer of a ...

The French sociologist Émile Durkheim can be considered, with recognized authority, the main constructor of the modern social science, as we know it, as well as a sculptor of ideas, who chiseled the masterpiece of modern Sociology, creating a totally differentiated and unique field of science, not to be confused with other thought currents, like Philosophy or Anthropology, which were subjects Durkheim was rather versed on as well. However, can we proclaim that he influenced contemporary culture to the point of establishing the path it would follow to meet modernity with a new perspective? I certainly believe Sociology owes ...

Introduction

When we hear the name “Anna Wintour,” images of flashy models and trendy designer clothes definitely flash across our mind. This is a lady who has achieved a lot in matters pertaining to fashion and journalism. Her achievements in this million-dollar industry of fashion that cannot be overestimated as she is one if the few the most popular outstanding designers who became an inspiration for various books and movies, got plenty of world renown awards and handles both American and British divisions of Vogue magazine. Not only has she molded and brought up stars but she has also stirred ...

The change management team established a successful needs assessment by describing the importance of a reduction in the LOS/excess days at the facility. The final comments came in, and the results were mostly for the change project. The primary aims of the reduction in LOS project are to conduct the following tests. First, to describe the precise constitution of the project for the facility as related to the project in question. Second, specify the changes required for optimal approval and project functionality. Third, describe the process required for successful project implementation, evaluation, and advocacy for continuous improvement (Chin, et ...

Recognizing other options for approach to ethical decision making, I would like to explore the Virtue Ethics principle and apply it to the different dilemma scenarios.

Virtue Ethics (Character Based Virtues)

Virtue Ethics focuses on the virtue or moral character of an individual instead of focusing on the ethical duties and rules or on the consequences of an action or decision. Virtue Ethics is an important principle to use in a dilemma situation as it centers on motives and how it plays a major role in moral issues. Moral decisions require a virtuous act that derives from the right motivation. “It is concerned with ...

Question One

A legitimate stakeholder means an individual or a group of people who have significant influence over the achievement of a company .The funders hold the most important objectives of a specified company. They bear the risk of the company since they invest their capital hence have something to gain or lose depending on the firm’s activities (Weiss, 2014 ). Therefore, the fact that the primary task of managers and executives of a company remains to make stakeholder’s interest’s and rights, a priority is entirely plausible in my opinion. In the past, firms were owned by individuals who ...

It is often said that the ability of the United Kingdom to influence the foreign nations in its own interests has been weakened. However, there are still many ambitions and the UK is one of the most active countries on the international arena (Bell, 2016, p.17). There is not that much reliance on the military force, but the influence is achieved by means of the soft power via the institutions that make the country attractive. The term “soft power” was coined by the American political scientist Joseph Nye in 1990 and basically means “the ability to achieve goals through ...

Introduction

The paper will examine the effects and solutions of substance abuse among the teens in America. A brief history of substance abuse in America is analyzed to give the audience the present situation in America. The preceding section involves examining how substance abuse has led to the lives of American teenagers. Drugs cause nausea, liver damage, and malfunctions the damage. In addition, teens that abuse drugs lose concentration, and compel them to miss classes and these results in high school dropouts. American youths under the influence of narcotics are deceived that the crimes may be a potential opportunity to ...

Henri Matisse wrote the book “Notes of a Painter” and through the book, he discusses the art of painting. From “notes of a painter” Matisse has integrated painting and writing since his book majorly explains every important detail and processes of painting (Svenungsson 23). In his book Matisse discusses painting under various topics: On first composition, Matisse says that composition involves arranging various parts of a painter’s commands to show their feelings. The second topic he discusses is “on first impression” and through these writings, Matisse attempts to persuade painters to focus on creating serenity in their work. ...

SOCIAL INTERVENTION.

Introduction. Social work is a discipline or a profession that is practiced by qualified sociologists. It involves seeking to facilitate the wellbeing of individuals, communities or even societies (Siporin, 1975). Social work enhances social change, cohesion, empowerment, and development. Social work is interconnected with social justice, Human rights, and respect for diversities. It involves the provision of social welfare in order to alleviate the economic and social problems that people face. Such difficulties include health care, education, and food security (Sach, 2003). A sociologist connects people and structures so as to tackle the challenges of life and promote the ...

Introduction

Harriet Martineau was born in 1802 and is considered one of the first Western sociologist. She taught herself political economic theory and became an expert in the field. She wrote about the relations between morals, economics, politics, and social life. She was also one of the first women in journalism. Several of her ideas about society and the political economy was presented with stories. Over her lifetime, Martineau was known for her strong anti-slavery and feminist standpoints. She believed that in order to understand the status of women, one must do a thorough analysis of society. She also was ...

Abstract

The study has sought to analyze the data of Apple Inc. and realize the relationship between sales revenues and sales, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses. It has employed regression and correlation analyses. Results indicate that both sales, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses relate positively with sales revenues.

Introduction

S G& A is the initialism used in accounting and business to refer to sales, general and administrative expenses, which are major components of non-production costs in a company’s income statement (Warusawitharana, 2015). Selling expenses are direct and indirect expenses incurred in selling, ...

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War on coal is a term used by coal industries and their supporters to describe the regulations by Obama administration impact on coal power. Environmental protection agency is identified as one of the main agencies participating in this initiative. Many coal supporters claim that the regulations will make them suffer, but, on the other hand, many claim that coal industries, considered to be hazardous, cause problems with human health and environment. This paper will evaluate positive and negative aspects of war on coal and its regulations. It will discuss how coal usage affects the environment along with health problems. ...

Introduction

Sushi rice, in broad terms, is a variety of short-grain, white rice seasoned with a mixture of vinegar, sugar and salt (Knipple, Knipple and Edge 2012). The sushi rice, upon preparation, can be served with raw ready-to-eat accompaniments such as seafood and seaweeds. Notably, the sushi meal preparation goes through a lot of handling, and its accompaniments could be eaten raw. As such, the meal needs cautious handling during preparation, storage and display to assure food safety. Additionally, it requires specified conditions such as pH level and temperature to prevent the growth of bacterial and survival of pathogens that ...

Introduction

Steganography has been used for almost 2500 years that comes in innumerable forms like in personal, intellectual, diplomatic and military usages. Steganography is defined as the concealing or hiding of message by the use of an object that enables the hidden message to be unapparent to the observers (Weiss, n.d). The first man known to use steganography was Johannes Trithemius and his first writings were known to be published in Latin; the published steganography was made of three parts wherein the first two was made as basis for the first published books about cryptology. The books were instructional manuals ...

The River and the Chimp is an analytical book written by David Quammen about how the HIV originated from chimpanzees in an African forest (Quammen, 2015). The acumen of this book challenges the many unscientific beliefs about the origin of HIV and spread. There is a great need to understand where this scourge originated to beat the diverse stereotypical and unscientific beliefs. By examining the works of David Quammen in the book The River and the Chimp, this research paper shall focus on discussing the origin of HIV. The knowledge of the origin of HIV is of immense importance ...

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The movie, Precious, is all cast on an African-American setting. It is based on a novel known as “Push” which was written by Sapphire. It was released in 2009, and it is more of a drama film filmed in a New York ghetto. The director of the movie is Lee Daniels, and he is also the co-producer. The movie is about a girl, Precious, who comes from a very abusive background. School for her is a nightmare as well as children mock her due to her being overweight and almost illiterate. Her school mates are also very cruel to ...

Introduction

Deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill involves the replacement of isolated psychiatric hospitals where patients stay for a long time before they are integrated back to the community. Deinstitutionalization has two most important aspects: reduction of the number of individuals in mental institutions by releasing them and reduction of both admission and re-admission rates in such facilities. The intention is to ensure that the number of patients retained in such facilities for long term stay is minimized as much as possible (Valentine & DeAngelo, 2016). Deinstitutionalization is a good community practice because it prevents isolation of a particular group of people ...