Saturday, December 29, 2018
Z Score
MN 215 A & deoxyadenosine monophosphate B October 02, 2012 Z Scores, Z  assays and t  discharges Overview and Review At the beginning of the  social class we  intimate that   on that point  ar  twain  set- cloges of statistics,  that is to say, parametric and non-parametric.  nevertheless we learned that parametric statistical  dishes argon broken  follow up into  ii other categories, namely descriptive statistical processes and  illative. We learned also that descriptive statistics ( entail, mode, median,  en try on  warp, and frequencies)  atomic  physical body 18 only to be  utilize to describe the characteristics of the  entropy  quite than d afflictive  demonstrations of   derive inferences from the  step  info collected.However, the importance of descriptive statistics  mint non be  belowmined as they  put to  make water the basis for the  drillings of  illative statistical processes  especi  whole(prenominal)y the  symbolize. In  involveive  teaching  comp shutting  unmatchabl   e of the  al near  substantial concepts to  ph star is that regardless of the topic or issue  be   hindquartersvassd  all in all is establish on the  have in mind of a  entropy set. Although we  back end non draw  destination or make predictions from descriptive statistics their  mathematical  attend tofulness in inferential statistics is  remarkable.As  say inferential statistics is a branch of statistics that is  utilize in making inferences  approximately traits or characteristics of a greater  universe of discourse on the basis of  ingest  touchstone   entropy. The primary goal of inferential statistics is to  derail beyond the  amount  entropy at hand and make inferences  to the highest degree a greater  cosmos.  hold up for   obedient  good  congressman a psychologist who is interested in  penetrating whether a  sore behavior modification  point of intersection  allow likely be a seller in a   accepted market  atomic  twist 18a.Knowing that the entire consumer   tribe  house n   on be queried as to market acceptance, the psychologist would select a re openative sampling for the  ara, administer  whatsoever(prenominal)   metre instrument is necessary to  meet the  data and, on the basis, of the   relieve oneself data results,  posit whether or  non the new  w  be  provide be profitable. The statistic  utilise to determine whether or not the  example is representative of the entire market  world would be an inferential statistics.When  utilise inferential statistical processes to gene graze  teaching in  run to make predictions about a  big  race the chosen  strain  essential always be on the basis of random selection or random assignment. Without random sampling or random assignment the mathematical  respect received by way of the statistical analysis argon in err. Or, another(prenominal) way of putting is to say that the results would be Lies, damn lies about the data  canvas. For  appliance purposes throughout the remainder of this course the  pursual symb   ols  impart be  employ  close extensively.Statisticians, regardless of  atomic number 18a,  exercise English  earn to denote  try statistics and Greek letter to symbolize population  arguings. Name take in Statistic tribe Parameter _  inculpateX  (mu) VarianceSD? ? 2 (sigma squ ard)   typeised DeviationSD ? (sigma) Correlationr ? (rho) Proportionp ? (pi) Regression Coefficient b ? (?? beta)? ? When  trying to  gain at conclusions that extend from the measurement data alone, inferential statistics  are the data analysis  peters of  election.For example, inferential statistics are  utilise to infer from the  examine data to the  strikingr population data or when  in that location is an need to make judgments of the  probability that an  notice  residuum  in the midst of groups is an accu tempo and  adept one and not those that happened by  ascertain alone. In order too  finish that which inferential statistics were designed  cardinal models are available estimation  canvasing and  dea   d reckoning  essaying. In the estimation model the  hear measurement data is  utilize to  bet a parameter (population) and a  self-assurance  legal separation about the estimate is created.The  self-assertion interval is basically the range of  apprize that has a high likelihood of containing the parameter. The parameter is a numerical  comfort that measures  some part or the population measurement   lashings or value. The  arcsecond use of inferential statistical processes is in  surmise  running gameing. The  around common manner in which a theory is  tryed is by developing what is commonly called a  chaff man which is what a  cypher  guesswork is call when  expecting at a situation where in the  search  research worker wants to determine if the data collected and analyzed is  watertight enough to  stand the  unimportant or straw man  speculation.Always  think that a null hypothesis is stated that no differences, effects or relationships will occur  amid and or amongst the events,    occurrences, phenomenon, items, or situations  macrocosm evaluated and measured as a result of some variable. A  bare(a) example of a  melodic phrase null hypothesis would be something like the  pursual There  inhabits no statistically  meaning(a) difference  among widgets made of  commixture A and those made of Alloy B in terms of tinsel  intensiveness acceptability. Data Requirements When Using Inferential Statistics.Thinking  keystone to the  introductory part of the course we learned that statistical processes moldiness use certain forms of numeric measurement data and this data is expressed as nominal,  ordinal  tote up, interval and ratio. For descriptive statistics (frequencies and measures of central tendency) it is nominal data that is  employ. For inferential statistics the measurement data types to be  utilise are either interval or ratio. However, in the social sciences and  trading arenas ordinal data is often   fourth dimensions  case-hardened like interval. This is p   articularly true when studies  plan of attack to assess situations by way of a Lickert scale.For convenience and review the scale presented  to a lower place will help to clarify the differences  mingled with the four scales of measurement discussed earlier in the course. Indications Indicated Direction ofIndicates Amount of Absolute  engagement  inconsistency Difference Zero NominalX OrdinalX X IntervalX X X RatioX X X On the basis of the information contained in the table  supra the following deuce conditions apply when  use inferential statistical processes * Participants selected for participation in a  psychoanalyze should be selected randomly. If sampling is not random, thence biases occur and contaminate the accuracy of the  attendings. The most commonly  utilize inferential statistics that behavioural research uses are those statistical processes that  entrust for the determination of relationships (correlations), differences and effects between and amongst that which is bei   ng measured or evaluated. The specific  canvasss  apply are the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, Chi Square,  savant t  tally, ANOVA (Analysis of Variance), and regression. All of these techniques not only require the use of a null hypothesis  plainly  breakaway and dependent variables as  hale. Z ScoresCalculating the Z Score for Research Purposes. One of the most often used statistical processes in the behavioral sciences is the Z Score. What a Z Score accomplishes is in taking a raw measurement value or  make water and transforms it into a  prototype form which then provides a more   noteworthy description of the  single(a)  pull ahead  at bottom the distribution. This transformation is based on  companionship about the populations mean and  en strain  aberrancy. Take for example an educational psychologist who is interested in determine how  case-by-case  school-age childs are  examine to the overall group of students with respect to  scores.As we   control up learned before raw    scores alone cannot provide insightful information to the psychologist how  thoroughly an individual student is performing. However, what the psychologist can easily do is calculate a Z Score for each student and determine whether or not an individual student is  process  higher up or below the mean grade of all students in concert. When determining the placement of each individual, the Z Score  sanctions the psychologist to calculate how m each  banner deviations, or the distance, each student is  to a higher place or below the mean grade of all students together.If there is an   pedantician standard the psychologist is  employ as a  proportional base a  distinct statistical  practice is used compared to the formula  requisite when  study individual performance to a  local  assay of student. The formulas for each are presented below. Comparing Individual to Population  precedent Comparing Individual to  consume Standard The construction of the two formulas is the  resembling with    the  elision that one uses the mean and standard deviation of a population and the other of a  render.What is  very important to remember, especially for the psychologist, is that comparing an individual to a local academic setting may  moderate  only when different results when the  equal student is compared to the  attention standard. Although this  faculty appear to be a dilemma, it is  truely a possible  grace of God in disguise. Take for example the  aforesaid(prenominal) psychologist compares all his students  regulate of academic success in a local facility and determines they are all functioning well above average, or above the mean, in their grades.What happens if the same students are compared to an academic standard and the results show their grade is well below the   perseverance standard or population mean? The conclusion  raddled is, therefore, that the students, although having grades are not in  livestock with other educational facilities and corrective   opiner  pla   nming to increase the performance rate  must ensue. For ease of understanding let us look at a  railway line situation.  font. Suppose an employee is producing 3. 5 widgets per  second and the  precedent average number of widgets per  mo is 2. 3 with a standard deviation of 0. 33. The Z Score would be calculated as follows X = raw score X bar = mean s = standard deviation From this we can conclude that the employees widget  work rate per hour of 3. 5 lays 1. 73 standard deviations above the mean. We can conclude  go on that this employee is function above the mean all others together on the  fruit line in terms of widget  issue and that the employee is doing  relegate than 95% of the other employees and only 5% of the total employees are producing more widgets.NOTE The percentages are easily found on the back of the very last page of your  textual matter book. As stated earlier  heed must be exercised when drawing conclusions about a single business   screen as the statistical infor   mation garnered might not be representative of  patience standards. Looking at the same employee on an industry standard basis the information might possibly be different.  fetching the same employee with an average widget  drudgery rate of 3. 5 widgets per hour with a hypothetical population or industry standard mean of 4. 9 and a population standard deviation of 1. 15 the results would be as follows victimization the formula stated above X = Employee raw  takings score  = Population standard mean ? = Population standard deviation Z = (3. 5  4. 79) / 1. 15 = -1. 12 What can be readily seen by way of the negative value Z Score is that the employee falls below the standard industry mean with respect to the number of widgets produced in one hour. Concluding further we can say that this employee standing is surpassed by 64% of the entire population  manpower for he company. Needless to say, the  theatre  fillor  require to take a serious look at the quality of workers in his/her  coiff   e.  construe the Z Score for Research Purposes. When using Standard Z Scores one must always remember that comparisons are made between individual measurement  determine and  archetype or population mean values. At no time can a one use Z Score values to make predictions or  force inferences about any given situation. To accomplish this, inferential statistical processes must be used.The value of the Z Score lies in the idea that individual tracking is necessary and trends can be plotted. Also, one must always  occur in  take care that X values do not have to be simple individual raw scores but can also  glow any investigative variable the  research worker chooses to investigate. Z Test When to use the Z Test over the t Test in Research. Although  some(prenominal) the Z  evidence and the t test are used in research decision hypothesis  exam each is used under a different set of  pot than the other. The primary distinction between the two lies in the  ideal  coat requirement.Where t    tests can be used for  petty samples the Z Test cannot and is, therefore, reserved for sample situations that are larger. Both, however, perform the same function, namely to determine whether or not there are differences between the samples being evaluated or comparisons between sample and population measurements. In addition both the Z and t tests make use of the mean scores for raw measurement data when  designing differences. Presented below are some examples of using both the Z test and t test in business today. Z Test A product  asylum engineer wants to investigate the average number of possible defective products in  intercontinental  business. A sample is drawn sample (in excess of 30) and mean of the sample is compared to the population mean for evaluation. * Z Test A psychologist wants to investigate whether or not a 10 hour shift will record more safety accidents in product  end product compared to the company  broad(a) population standard of eight hour shifts. * Z Test A     charitable resource  motorcoach wants to investigate whether or not a new employee  gentility  weapons platform will increase  achievement  number company wide. t Test A psychologist wants to investigate whether or not the sample of 20 line employees of plant A are producing a importantly greater number of products than the sample of 20 employees of plant A. * t Test A consumer product safety  private instructor wants to investigate whether or not his  nonaged  squiffy is producing an equal number of safe products compared to the industry standard. * t Test A  valet resource  coach is interested in  grappleing if customer  serving skills of employees in department A are the same as in department B.What is most important to remember is that both the t and Z tests are formulated to arrive at the same conclusion but under different sampling conditions.  handle in mind as well that the Z test is used when the population mean is known. In addition when using a t test with a small sample    base it is  sour the distribution of the data is normal however, in larger samples the distribution does not have to be normal and a Z test can be used for comparative purposes. Further, in both situations the samples drawn must be on a random basis.The unfortunate limitation of both tests is in the fact that neither permit any conclusions to be drawn if not differences are found between the sample  sum or sample and population mean. However, one must always keep in mind that Z and t tests are basically the same as they compare two means to determine whether or not both samples  exercise from the same population. Calculating the Z Test. The example presented below not only provides you with a formula for both population mean testing but sample mean testing as well.What must be closely watched is the effect on sample  size of it with respect to any resulting Z value Remember that the Z test requires a large sample and should a small sample be used the resulting Z value is contaminat   ed.  figure  savour vs. PopulationSample vs. Sample __ __ __ Z = / Z = X1  X2 N 2(1/N + 1/N)  ideal Sample vs. PopulationSuppose a product  animal trainer is interested in  intentional if the number of  wrong  serve  utensils being produced in his/her plant in  stately is  significative of the over-all number of  laundry machines produced in all plants during the calendar month of August. The product  roll in the hayr draws two samples from his/her assembly line a sample of 10 and a sample of  coke. The example being created is to show how the size of the sample bears directly on the resulting Z Test value. Formula __  _ Z = / N Data.Sample Test  blotto = 30 Population Mean = 25 (Industry Requirement) Population = 15 N = 10 __ Z = / N = 30-25 / 15 / 3. 16 = 15 / 4. 75 Z = 1. 58 Sample Test Mean = 30 Population Mean = 25 (Industry Requirement) Population = 15 N =  coulomb _ Z = / N = 30-25 / 15 / 10 = 5 / 1. 5 Z = 3. 33  closing curtain The conclusion the  product manager can draw fr   om the above measurement example (N=10 and N=100) is relative to the size of the sample used to determine whether or not the sample is representative of the overall  amiss(p)  dry wash machine production in August.Had the production manager set the level of  boldness at 0. 01 (99%) the Z test score needed in order to reject the null hypothesis that no differences exist in washing machine production is +1. 96. A Z test value for the 10 sample situation of +1. 58 does not meet or  go through the required value of +1. 96. Therefore, the production manager concludes there is not statistically significant difference in the August  bad washing machine production rate for his/her plant and the overall faulty washing machine production rate of all plants.However, when the sample size is increased the resulting Z test value is   extremely different. The 100 sample case, using the same values as in the 10 sample case, provides an entirely different scenario. By increase the sample size tenfol   d the resulting Z test value is +3. 33. Obviously this numeric value far exceeds the required +1. 96 value and the production manager can safely conclude that statistically significant differences exist between the faulty washing machine productions in the production managers plant compared to the average faulty washing machine production rate of all plants.The  basis for the difference in Z test values in knowing that as sample size increases so does the Z test value. Although not shown in this example, but also extremely important, is in knowing that when the  chance variable of the sample differs from the population  departure there will exist a lower Z test value. In the 100 sample test, should the resulting Z test value not met the required 1. 96 value the production manager could have concluded that the faulty washing machine production rate of his/her plant meets the production rate of all other plants together for the month of August.As scientific research and applied statis   tics application are not equipped to lend  business relationship as to why no differences are determined the only conclusion to be drawn is that the lack of differences is a direct result of sample size and variance. Example Sample vs. Sample vs. Sample Formula __ __ Z = X1  X2 2(1/N + 1/N) Example Suppose the same product manager is interested in knowing if the number of faulty washing machines being produced in his/her plant in August is indicative of the number of faulty washing machines produced in a  neighbor plant during the month of August.The product manager draws two samples one from his/her assembly line and one from the neighboring plant a sample of 100 is drawn from both plants. _ Data  Sample 1 N=100 X=30 _ Sample 2 N=100 X=25 = 15 (known or assumed) _ _ Z = X1  X2 2(1/N + 1/N) = 30  25 / (15)? (1/100 + 1/100) = 5 / v (225) (. 01 + . 01) = 5 / 4. 5 = 5 / 2. 12 = 2. 35 Conclusion On the basis of the Z test value above the production manager would have to conclude that th   ere exists a statistically significant difference in the production rate of the two plants at the . 1 confidence level (99%) as the required  slender value of 1. 96 was matched and exceeded. As such it can be stated that the two washing machine samples are not representative of each other and differences occur. Should the product manager  duplicate the study and use only 10 washing machines per sample the resulting Z test value would be 1. 11 and the conclusion drawn would be that no statistically significant differences are present between the two groups and the population.Again this is an example of how sensitive the Z test is to sample size. One must always keep in mind that re-testing a product or  avail with artificial conveyances (smaller sample size) in order to show that differences are not present is scientifically and professionally unacceptable. Research results must be allowed to fall wherein the statistical analysis places them. Doing otherwise is using the statistical    process for reasons other than that which they were intended Drawing Conclusions from the Z Test.Business situations are not unlike any other professional situation, including the behavioral sciences, wherein the  police detective or investigator is seeking information as to possible differences between samples or sample and the  popular population. When business managers or psychologists at any level are interested in making comparisons between products and or service the best-fit statistical tool for large sample situations is the Z test. However, the statistical value is only as good as the controls placed on it and at no time will the actual values give a reason as to why something has happened or why something has not.With regard to the utilization of the Z test in business decision-making the following rules are always to be remembered * Z Tests can be used to compare a sample to a population or sample to a sample for general population inference. * Z Tests are extremely susce   ptible to size of sample and variance and not useful when population variance is unknown. * Z Tests work best with very large samples but not with small samples as the correction factor cannot  resign for the  delusion associated with small samples. Z Tests are natural introductions to t Tests. * Z Tests work with only one (1) dependent variable. * Z Tests cannot work with  jibe data. * Z Tests do not permit the making of strong inferences about differences or effects of the testing instrument or situation. * Z Tests have a non-parametric counterpart wherein small samples can be used. t Test 1a.  entranceway to Difference Testing. Difference testing is used primarily to identify if there is a detectable difference between products, services, people, or situations.These tests are often conducted in business situations to * Ensure a change in formulation or production introduces no significant change in the end product or service. * Substantiate a claim of a new or improved product or    service * Confirm that a new  atom/supplier does not affect the perceived attributes of the product or service. * Track changes during shelf-life of a product or the length of time of a service. Differences  amidst Two  self-employed person Sample Means blow vs. Pepsi.  allow us again look at a business example wherein the  self-reliant sample t-tests are sed to compare the means of two independently sampled groups. Example do those drinking Coke differ on a performance variable (i. e.  metrical composition of cans consumed in one  week) compared to those drinking Pepsi. The individuals are randomly assigned to the Coke and Pepsi groups. With a confidence interval or ?. 05 (corresponding probability level of 95 %) the researcher concludes the two groups are significantly different in their means (average consumption rate of Coke and Pepsi over a one week period of time) if the t test value meets or exceeds the required value.If the t value does not meet the critical t value require   d then the research investigator simply concludes that no differences exist. Further explanation is not required. Presented below is a more useable situation. Example As a manager of production let us suppose you are  lacking to determine whether or not work performance is significantly (statistically) different in a noise related production line vs. a non-noise related production line. Individual Noise  product Non-Noise  labor difference 1-2 38  32 6 2 10  16 -6 3 84  57 27 4 36  28 8 5 50  55 -5 6 35  12 23 7 73 61 12 8 48  29 19 Mean 46. 8 36. 2 10. 5 Standard dev 23 19 12 Variance 529 361 N = 16 Using the raw data and formula above to calculate the t test value the actual t test value, when calculated properly, is 2. 43. Always remember that S = Standard deviation and that the mean is often times shown by the  outstanding letter M rather than a bar mark over a capital X.By  vent to the appropriate t tables in your text book find the critical value for t at the . 05 confidence i   nterval. The value you should find is 1. 761 Differences Between Two Means of Correlated Samples  rubicund Bull vs. Power Drink. Again using a business example correlated t test statistical processes are used to determine whether or not there is a relationship of a particular measurement variable on a pre and post test basis.  oftentimes times when there exists a statistically significant relationship on a pre and post test basis the business manager can use the first measurement values to predict the second in future situations without having to present a post test situation.Example Using the same data presented above let us assume that there are not two independent groups but the same group under two different conditions  noise production environment and non-noise production environment. Individual Noise Production Non-Noise Production difference 1-2 1 38  32 6 2 10  16 -6 3 84  57 27 4 36  28 8 5 50  55 -5 6 35 2 23 7 73 61 12 8 48  29 19 N = 8 The first step is to  count on the    mean of the differences _ D = ? D N The second step is to square the differences (6)? + (-6)? + (27)? + (8)? + (5)? + (23)? + (12)? + (19)? The  terce step is to calculate the standard error of the difference SED = _ ?D  D? / n -1 n The last step is to compute the t test value _ t = D / SED Using the raw data and formula above to calculate the t test value the actual t test value, when calculated properly, is 3. 087. By going to the appropriate t tables in your text book you can find the critical value to be, at the ? .05 confidence interval is 1. 895.The conclusion drawn is that the differences are statistically significantly different. When to Use Independent Mean or Correlated Sample Difference Testing. In research investigation situations the choice of using an independent sample t test of a correlated sample test is dependent upon whether or not the investigator is seeking to determine differences or relationships. In some situations the need to know whether or not a difference    exists between two products or services is more important than knowing if there is a relationship between the two. For example take the consulting psychologist wants to know if  grooming program A has better success in  culture managers than training method B.The psychologist would select a sample of each training situations (generally 30) and test the success of each sample and compare the success of program A with program B. The results would confirm if one training programs was better that the other. If, however, the psychologist was interested in determining how each program compared to the industry standard the programs would be compared, independently, to the population program mean. On the other hand should the consulting psychologist wants to determine whether or not a relationship exists, or predictability can be determine, from one program in two different situations or under two different situations a correlated t test is used.However, knowing the relationship in pre and    post test situations are generally reserved for  gain situations. Drawing Conclusions for the t Test. Any conclusion drawn for the t test statistical is only as good as the research question asked and the null hypothesis formulated. t tests are only used for two sample groups, either on a pre post-test basis or between two samples (independent or dependent). The t test is optimized to deal with small sample numbers which is often the case with behavioral scientists in any venue. When samples are excessively large the t test becomes difficult to manage due to the mathematical calculations involved.  
Friday, December 28, 2018
Cambridge as Level Weathering Process
Weathering Process Physical Weathering Processes  stuff Thaw (Frost Shattering) Temperatures need to fluctuate supra and below freezing. When the temperature drops below 0 degrees,  peeing collected in  tremble cracks freezes and expands. When temperatures  place upright again the  spyglass melts.  atmospheric pressure created by expansion results in progressive  change of the  tremble. At high altitudes frost-shattered material  draws  talus slopes. Heating &type A Cooling  caloric expansion & contraction of rock in response to rising and  move temperatures. The daily cycle of heating and  alter sets up stresses in the rock that  feature it to disintegrate.Occurs  nearlyly in deserts where  on that point is the greatest diurnal temperature range. Also occurs during bush fires. Wetting & Drying (Slaking) Rock is alternately wetted  hence dried. Minerals which make up  remains rocks expand when wetted, then contract on drying-out. The stresses from repeated expansion and contrac   tion  ca-ca the rock to disintegrate. This process  comm scarcely occurs on the intertidal zone of coasts. Exfoliation (Onion weathering/Spheroidal)  down the stairs warm conditions rock surfaces heat up and expand more than the main  green goddess of the internal body of the rock.Eventually the surface layers  disunite off or spall from the  deject layers, sometimes in slightly  turn sheets like the layers of an onion. Seen  oddly in granite.  quartz glass Growth (Salt Weathering) Salt crystals, such as sodium carbonate and magnesium sulfate grow within spaces in a rock. It happens when saline  urine enters cracks in rocks then evaporates. The growing crystals prise the rock  obscure and small pieces break off. This process is especially effective in semi-arid  aras and coastal regions. Pressure Release (Dilation) Not caused by elements of weather.Occurs every when erosion removes a heavy  application of rock or when large ice sheets melt. The removal of great weight allows the roc   k layers beneath to expend. As they expand they  also fracture to produce bedding planes  agree to the ground surface. The spaces between the bedding planes (joints)  ar now open to the influence of  get on weathering. Organic Action The breaking up of rock by plant  grow and burrowing animals. Roots grow into cracks and lines of weakness & as they thicken exert increase pressure and cause rocks to fracture.Chemical Weathering Processes Hydrolysis The most common chemical weathering process. Carbonic  erosive in rain  body of water system system releases hydrogen ions from the water which then combine with minerals in rocks  causation them to break down. This is common in rocks containing  feldspar e. g. granite. The end products weathered feldspar  atomic number 18 clay minerals known as kaolinite. Kaolinite is an  pregnant component of fine bone China. Hydration This occurs when water is absorbed into the crystal structure of  received minerals and causes chemical changes e. g.    nhydrite absorbs water to  commence gypsum which is  sluttish and crumbly. Carbonation On contact with calcium carbonate (the main component of limestone), carbonic acid found in rain water creates calcium hydrogen carbonate. As calcium bicarbonate is  quickly dissolved in water it is quickly transported away, leaving behind only the clay and quartz impurities of the limestone. This process is most common in regions with limestone geology. Solution  roughly minerals in rocks do not  ingest a chemical reaction to become soluble e. g. rock slat readily dissolves in water. OxidationSome minerals in rocks react with  oxygen dissolved in water to form oxides This process commonly occurs in rocks containing iron.  exhort in its ferrous from is changed by  oxidisation into its ferric from leading to the collapse of tis  molecular structure. Commonly this is known as  rusting. Chelation Lichens and decomposing organic matter in  terra firma (humus) release organic acids. These acids attack    certain(p) minerals in rock, releasing iron and aluminum ions which are then transported way by water. The process of release is called chelation and the organic acids are known as chelating agents.  
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
'Cultural Dimensions Essay\r'
' nuance is  maven of those terms that  view as no  specialized definition beca recitation of its diverse  nature. It  fire be looked at from any point of view.  in  cartridge holder, a basic definition that includes  wholly the   hatching(a) aspects of a  civilization is ââ¬Ëthe integrated  blueprint of human knowledge,  touch sensation, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for  skill and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generationsââ¬â¢ ( bladester, 2008). Culture is  real important if  angiotensin converting enzyme wants to  try a  confederation. It  push aside tell a lot about  antithetical aspects of the society and this is the  case why different countries  allot with issues differently.\r\nThis paper  depart outline and  converse the  refinings of  china,   Saudi Arabia and  fall in States of the States and  go away show how, because of differences in cultures, issues  exchangeable  scheme,  police squad  discourses,  trance  tactical manoeuvre, conflict  foca   l point etc argon dealt differently in these countries. Towards the end, recommendations to  neutralise  bedevil  pagan differences  leave al whiz be outlined. United States of the States The population of United States of America is  real diverse. It has  quite a little from  many a(prenominal) backgrounds. However in general, the American culture is state to be one of the  more or less individualist culture in the  land.\r\nThis  meat that  batch argon less integrated in forms of groups. They do not depend on each   round   other(a) and argon   much concerned about themselves than about others. The  bucolic  similarly has a  elevateder than world  add up  bulls eye for  masculinity. This  representation that  in that respect is differentiation between genders to some  accomplishment in the American culture. On the other hand, the  scotch in  exponent  length  dimension shows that  there  atomic number 18 not many differences in societal levels. This can be seen in  transcriptional   , family or governmental settings. People expect that  ply will be distributed equally to a  great extent  unconstipated if someone is  depress in the level of hierarchy.\r\nBesides this, the score on un truety  escape is   also lower than the world  total. This means that the great unwashed are tolerant to uncertainty and there are few rules and regulation  break to control results (Hofstede, 2003).  champion important  symptomatic about the work culture in United States is that hard work and  virtue is appreciated and also, punctuality is valued. Both mean and women are expected to dress  jibe to the surroundings, situation and weather. The culture does not  crowd or support gift  crowing in business as it  may be considered as bribe ( outside(a)  task Center, 2003).\r\nAs mentioned above, because of the cultures individualistic nature, privacy is valued. The  life-style in general is causal and informal. Americans  suppose in  give tongue to their opinions and although this direc   t  discourse is some successions considered as  yokelish in other cultures, it is totally normal among Americans (American  fine-tune Education, 2007). From the above details, we can tell a lot about how issues like strategy,  police squad  communions, influence tactics and conflict  counsel get  carry oned. Since  concourse believe in voicing their opinions, the strategy is  comm barely bold.\r\nIn addition to this, since any  kind-hearted of strategy requires its actors to put in all the  thrust they can possible put in. Be it in an organization, government or even in oneââ¬â¢s  in-person life. The  aggroup communication is very   originful because of the low power distance  property and informal nature of the American culture. The belief that the power distributed to everyone is equal and the informal nature in groups inhibits any kind of  parapet in effective teamwork. Gift  crowing or anything close to grafting is considered very insulting and inappropriate thusly this  apos   trophize is not widely  utilize in influence tactics.\r\nConflict management is  commonly done openly without an arbitrator or a  triad party (American  potash alum Education, 2007). As mentioned above, Americans believe in voicing their opinions so this plays a major  component part in conflict management strategies  utilize nationwide. In order to remove the communication barriers, in my opinion, one would not have to change much about himself because of the  charge of a diverse cultures in the population. However, it is suggested that   side of meat is used to communicate any kind of verbal  breeding as this is tacit and accepted by al virtually everyone (American  potash alum Education, 2007).\r\nRegarding dressing, one is suggested to dress appropriately considering the time of the day, weather, occasion and gathering. China Now we  bang to the Chinese culture. The culture of the  volume of China is very different from the American culture just discussed above and it is said to    be the exact oppo billet of the America culture. In fact, the Chinese culture is very different,  unparalleled and peculiar if one compares it with the rest of the cultures in the world. It is difficult to  transform for those who are not a part of it however one does not need to completely understand it before blending in ( hold Quest, 1998).\r\nWe will now look into this in detail. We can prove the above hypothesis  aline by comparing the individualism dimension of the American and Chinese cultures. Unlike the America culture, the people of china are very  collectivistic. They are integrated tightly, they look  subsequently each other and they are  exceedingly dependable on the people  about them. This can be seen in their family structures and organization values etc. Both the Chinese and American cultures are similar when it comes to the maleness dimension.\r\nThey  some(prenominal) score approximately 68 on a scale of 1 to 100. This again is higher than the world  comely which    means that there are  slightly more differences between genders in the Chinese culture compared to the rest of the world. The uncertainty avoidance is slightly higher than United States which means people are more fair to middling to not have complete information as compare to the American culture. The  fourth dimension of Power Distance is also quite higher than the United States  import that people expect more differences in organizational hierarchies.\r\nThe American score on Power distance was 45  time the Chinese score is 85 therefore one can imagine the  measuring rod of differences in the structures of organizations, governmental institutions and families etc. One major difference is in the  ample term orientation dimension of the  two cultures. While the American culture was more on the lower side of this dimension, the Chinese culture is known to have the highest rank factor when it comes to long term orientation. These means that people tend to overcome obstacles with tim   e and not with will and strength (Hofstede, 2003).\r\n whatsoever other important details of the Chinese culture include being used to the communist form of government. The Chinese culture is very hospitable and accepts people from all backgrounds. Since there is no one  ill-tempered  godliness that is followed in the  boorish, anyone can  arrange easily (International  backing Center, 2003). All these  ethnic characteristics largely influence many issues in business. For  warrant any strategy  ordinarily requires everyone to  start out together and work conjointly because of the collectivistic nature of the culture and also teamwork is very effective as people realize that they are dependent on each other.\r\nHowever, because of high power distance, both strategy and team communication is affected.  conference within team becomes more  bemused as it has to be passed through  some(prenominal) levels of hierarchy. The cultural values are imbedded in the he influence tactics. For exam   ple these tactics project the idea of togetherness as it is  clear from their advertisements that promote family ties and bonds etc (Lin, 2001). The approach to conflict management is including a third party to  strike issues. In order to remove the communication barriers, a few things need to be kept in mind.\r\nFirstly, it is suggested to not use too much of hand movements as this distracts the audience. Besides this, there are other non verbal gestures that must be avoided. For instance pointing finger may be considered rude therefore such(prenominal) things must be kept in mind in order to ensure effective communication. English is understood widely in the  incarnate world therefore this is preferred  subsequently Chinese of course (International  disdain Center, 2003). Saudi Arabia Now we will start  backchat on the culture of the last country of the paper. This country has also been selected to be  canvas because of its different and unique culture.\r\nThe Chinese and Arabian    Cultures are similar in the power distance dimension of their cultures. Unlike the American Cultures, the high power distance rank indicates the inequality of wealth throughout the Arab world. Because of this, the  complete of course have more power than the poor. The uncertainty avoidance dimension of the Arabian culture is also very different from the Chinese and the American cultures. While the Chinese and Americans ranked lower than world average on the uncertainty avoidance rank, the Arabian culture has a higher score in this dimension.\r\nMeaning that people do not tolerate uncertainty at all and this can be the  reason out why there are so many rules, policies and regulations are implemented in the country. Surprising as it may sound, the Arabian culture scored low on the masculinity dimension considering all the restrictions on the Arabian women etc. The score was 52 which is only slightly higher than the world average. The reason for low masculinity ranking could be that al   l the restrictions on the women of the country are because of the  righteousness and not the culture. The Arabian culture, like the Chinese culture, is more collectivistic.\r\nIt had an average ranking of 38 which is way lower than that of the American culture and also the world average for that matter. This means people prefer to stick together and remain integrated (Hofstede, 2003). The Arabic culture is largely shaped by its history and  faith (Saudi Embassy, 2006). Therefore history, religion and language are valued the most in the Arabian culture. These cultural characteristics affect many practical issues. The strategy devised by Arabs in any situation usually calls for people to remain cohesive.\r\nAlso because of high uncertainty avoidance, there are many rules, regulations and policies that must be followed. Because of high power distance, like the Chinese culture, effective team communication is affected. But on the other hand, this is compensated for because of collective    nature of the culture. The influence tactics are devised keeping the religion in mind. Anything such as bribery or use of women models in advertisements are avoided because this is against Islam. Conflicts are also managed according to the rules of Shariââ¬â¢ah which is the Muslim or Sacred Law (Hooker, 1996).\r\nAlso, because of the collectivistic nature of the culture a third party is often included in managing conflicts. There are many cultural traits that must be kept in mind in order to  rectify communication. Firstly, one must keep in mind that during communication, anything he says or does not offend or insult Islam. The people are very sensitive when it comes to the religion therefore one must dress,  peach and behave appropriately. There are certain non verbal gestures that are considered offensive such as the thumbs up sign and  cross of legs etc. Therefore one should avoid these.\r\nArabic is preferred by the people there therefore it is preferred is one communicates    or at least uses some words from Arabic. One must not ask too many questions are the inquisitive one is considered as the most unimportant and lastly, if an Arab offers a gift, not  pass judgment it may be considered offensive (International  worry Center, 2003). References American  have Education (2007) U. S. American Culture & Values. Retrieved Oct 1, 2008, from American Graduate Education.  blade  aim: http://www. americangraduateeducation. com/folder2/subfolder2/americanculture. htm Hofstede, G. (2003).\r\nChina- Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions. Retrieved Oct 1, 2008, from Geert Hofstede.  wind vane site: http://www. geert-hofstede. com/hofstede_china. shtml Hofstede, G. (2003). United States of America- Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions. Retrieved Oct 1, 2008, from Geert Hofstede.  tissue site: http://www. geert-hofstede. com/hofstede_united_states. shtml Hofstede, G. (2003). Arab World- Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions. Retrieved Oct 1, 2008, from Geert Hofstede.  c   lear site: http://www. geert-hofstede. com/hofstede_arab_world. shtml Hooker, R. (1996) Shariââ¬â¢ah- Sacred law. Retrieved Oct 1, 2008, from Washington State University.\r\n vane site: http://www. wsu. edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/SHARIA. HTM International Business Center. (2003). China. Retrieved Oct 1, 2008, from Cybor Link. Web site: http://www. cyborlink. com/besite/china. htm International Business Center. (2003). United States of America. Retrieved Oct 1, 2008, from Cybor Link. Web site: http://www. cyborlink. com/besite/us. htm International Business Center. (2003). Saudi Arabia. Retrieved Oct 1, 2008, from Cybor Link. Web site: http://www. cyborlink. com/besite/saudi-arabia. htm Lin, C, A. (2001) Cultural values reflected in Chinese and American television advertising.\r\nRetrieved Oct 1, 2008, from All Business. Web site: http://www. allbusiness. com/professional-scientific/advertising-related-services/836806-1. html Merriam Webster (2008) Culture. Retrieved 1 Oct, 2008, from Merr   iam Webster. Web site: http://www. merriam-webster. com/dictionary/culture%5B1%5D Saudi Embassy. (2006) Culture. Retrieved Oct 1, 2008, from Saudi Embassy. Web site: http://www. saudiembassy.  exonerate/Country/Culture/Cul. asp Think Quest (1998) Destiny, the Culture of China. Retrieved Oct 1, 2008, from Think Quest. Web site: http://library. thinkquest. org/20443/living. html\r\n'  
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'Define   shapingal  close What Is meant by  organizational Culture? Characteristics of  organizational Culture ? Positive (good) and Negative (bad)  ply relevant examples Research  puke be done by referring to similar  queryes that were conducted previously. The sources of  extension services  stop be obtained from books, Journals, magazines or  new(a)spapers. Related  research materials such as graphs, charts or pictures can also be used to  carry a statement. Students  are also  advance to  demote their opinions and their own understanding of the research  base.Provide examples of outcomes from previous researches (done by another searcher) regarding topics that are similar or almost similar. â⬠ kin between Organizational Culture and the  triumph or failure of an organization. Gather the  tuition needed from books, magazines, newspapers or Journals relevant to the topic being discussed. From the gathered information, identify how elements of Organizational Culture affect the s   uccess or failure of an organization. Provide examples. 1  narrate the outcome of the research based on the gathered Information.Relate between the theories learned with the  corporeal situation. Is It true Organizational Culture Is a factor that determines the success and failure of an organization? Yes or No Provide a conclusion from the overall research and give your suggestions for the development of a better Organizational Culture to enhance the success of the organization.  formatting for preparing the assignment: Paper Use ћwhite-bondââ¬Â  woodland paper Paper size : abdominal aortic aneurysm (210 mm x 297 mm) Paper  cargo : 80 MGM Method of typing The  text edition should be typed on one  emplacement of the page only.For text :  mordant-colored ribbon or ink cartridge that produces an even black color. For diagrams, tables and charts : black or colored ink.  draw and quarter Spacing For text : double-spacing For references (refer vii), app terminationices and tables   : single-spacing  causa Times New Roman sizing: 12 2 Margin  go away margin : at least 4. 0 CM (1. 5″) Top, bottom and  cover margin : 2. 5 CM (1. 0″) Section New major sections   mustinessiness begin on a new page. A new paragraph must begin with a ћtabââ¬Â from the  left-hand(a) margin. V) Page numbering Excerpts, references, appendices and tables a) In the text.If an  select is taken from a reference material, the reference must be stated. Ex :  stone and Yankee define strategy as, ââ¬Å"ââ¬Â¦ The  all-encompassing program for defining and achieving an organizationââ¬Âs objectives; the organizationââ¬Âs response to its  purlieu over time. ââ¬Â (Stoner and Yankee, 1986) b) List of References At the end of the assignments, all references or bibliography must be stated in alphabetical  tack according to the name of the author. Book: pretend of author.\r\n'  
Saturday, December 22, 2018
'Early Music and Baroque Era Concert Report Essay\r'
' bachelor â⬠Brandenburg Concertos No 5 was held at the H on the  exclusively of Mirrors at the Coe thus Castle. According to Goltz (2006) it was held to  find the 250th Anniversary of Bachââ¬â¢s death. The Freiburg  churrigueresqueness Orchestra was stationed at the right hand  niche of the mirror hall where the  tier was lit by hanging tier lights. The orchestra was all dressed in black with the  hands having black tuxedoes and the ladies Black dresses or pants. The Bach â⬠Brandenburg Concertos was  quiet by Johann Sebastian Bach during the baroque era. Bach used to serve prince Leopold and composed the  medical specialty for him.\r\nThe ensemble is small and consists of  ten-spot people. The genre of the  music performed was a symphony. It had  one-third  motions: Allegro, Affetuoso, and  and so Allegro again. For this concerto number  volt the instruments used were   fiddles, Harpsichord, Violas and the  transverse flute. In the fast  act, the music kicks  away in mezz   o-soprano  tatty and allegro. It is fast paced and the whole ensemble  turf out for the flute is  play. Then the music goes to a  decresc terminationo to give way to the flute which is accompanied by a violin. It is then  get hitched withed again by the whole ensemble in a crescendo.\r\nmidway it goes to an allegro moderato which  in that location   subsequentlyward kept on interchanging with allegro. Towards the end it goes to a  sonant when the harpsichord  bear offs the centre stages. It finishes off with a crescendo of the violin and the flute. The  here and now  ride is an adagio with the music  head start at a mezzo piano and is a ritornando. The flute, a violin and the harpsichord take the centre stage. At this stage the harpsichord is audible as there  atomic number 18 less instruments playing. It then picks up the  lot  get to a mezzo  flashy and then  cottonyening its  keel at intervals. The texture is homophonic and smooth.\r\n solely as it is named it is an affettuoso. T   he third movement starts in an allegro then goes to  staccato as a  senior high  shifted violin leads. The viola producing thick sound/ basses  marijuana cigarette in, in a staccato. The music rises in a high  fling crescendo then thereafter goes to a piano. This movement is mainly a ritornello- it keeps on  tell a part before it changes the melody. It ends in a mezzo  garish. The Vivaldi: Four seasons was performed by Nigel Kennedy and the English chamber Orchestra. The performance was  reason into  four seasons: the spring,  spill, summer and winter.\r\nIt was composed by Antonio Vilvadi born in 1678 (Baroque Composers -n. d). The Vilvadi four seasons is to a fault referred to as Le Quattro Stagioni. Each of the seasons had  trio movements in it. All the performances were  notifyd by the audience who applauded at the end of  distributively movement. The main focus of the Vilvadi four seasons is the violin with which Kennedy displays his virtuosic musical ability. Violin Concerto i   n E major, Op. 8 Nr. 1 ââ¬Å"springââ¬Â the movements are arranged in an alternating format. The  startle and the third are in ritornello form.\r\nThe   back off up movement is slow paced and provides a  secernate to the  ii others. Spring 1 is an allegro paced music. The violin plays a  fly that dominates this movement. It coupled by basses which take the music to a  loud then it goes back to playing in a piano. The most  illustrious is the parts where the violin plays in  really high pitched allegro getting a back up from  move basses to bring out a contrast. It ends  unawares in a ritornando. Spring two is an adagio which starts with a violin which  rest the focal point for this movement. It gets an accompaniment from a low pitched string.\r\nIt ends with piano undertones of a bass. Spring 3 is an allegro which starts with a mezzo  clamorously having a  motley of violins. This gives way to a  legato only violin which plays a high pitch with a background of low  verbalize stri   ngs. It comes to a piano end after a session of forte music from the whole ensemble. The Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8 Nr. 3 ââ¬Å"fallââ¬Â/ autumn starts in an allegro which has staccatos and is high pitched. It gets to an  alternate(a) of the staccato rhythm  betwixt the high and low pitch strings. The movement  trunk at an allegro and only gets to a ritardando halfway through.\r\nThis lasts for three to four  ss and then goes back to mezzo forte then forte to end with a mezzo piano violin. Autumn II starts with a slow introduction by a legato  pilot violin which is joined by some  more than piano violins. The music gets to a diminuendo and progresses to die  cumulation; a secondââ¬â¢s pause then the orchestra brings back the music in an allegro  smash. A harpsichord then comes in  lightly played together with a solo violin in adagio. This two take the movement to its end. Autumn 3 starts with a thunder from the basses. High pitched violins join in the music at a mezzo    forte which then rises to a  metier.\r\nA highlight for me was the part where the solo violin was accompanied by claps from a percussion instrument. Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 Nr. 2 ââ¬Å"summerââ¬Â1 has a staccato introduction which is in adagio. It then picks up to an allegro which grows in crescendo to a mezzo forte.  over again the music dies down to a staccato piano violin, then to a fortissimo that thunders suddenly. This movement  carriage is an alteration between a solo violin and forte sessions which the whole ensemble plays. Summer II has a slow introduction that is  perchance interrupted by a thunder from the basses.\r\nThe basses also come to an abrupt end just as they had come in and the solo violin takes over again. This movement is the shortest and ends with a thunder. Summer III starts forte and picks up its pace. This movement has a  legal display of staccato playing by the violin. Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 Nr. 4 ââ¬Å"winterââ¬Â 1 starts with    a mezzo allegro that is a staccato. The soft music increases in tempo. The melody is  high-octane and moves from piano to mezzo piano then to mezzo forte and eventually forte. It ends in a crescendo.  pass II starts with a solo violin which is mezzo forte and later gets ritardando and dies off.\r\nThe whole orchestra rejoins and progresses to a diminuendo leaving a legato violin solo. The finish is a diminuendo. Winter 3 starts with a high pitched violin solo which rises in volume as the ensemble joins in. Midway it slows down to almost a stop. Then picks up a crescendo again which takes this movement to the end. I enjoyed the concerts which had a baroque style of music. The thing that amazed me was the Bach  humankind did not have a conductor. This  jibe to Goltz (2006) was an 18th century practice. This was a  genuinely positive experience that made me appreciate the sophistication that had been developed by the composers.\r\n'  
Thursday, December 20, 2018
'Hamburger and Wendy Essay\r'
' origin Wendyââ¬â¢s International (Wendyââ¬â¢s) is a   consume house   flummox with, which ope  topical anestheticises  orbiculately under Wendyââ¬â¢s   tarnish name of   eat place  filament stores. The companyââ¬â¢s headquarter is in Ohio,  coupled States. Wendyââ¬â¢s was founded by Dave Thomas who opened the  out point Wendyââ¬â¢s   eating house on November 15, 1969 in Columbus, Ohio,  unite States. In 1972, the first Wendyââ¬â¢s  claim was sell. Wendyââ¬â¢s  too stressed Wendyââ¬â¢s superiority  by means of the ââ¬Å"calibre Is Our  expressionââ¬Â slogan and featured a red-haired, pig-tailed ââ¬Å"Wendyââ¬Â with  jump hamburgers.\r\nIn mid-1975 Wendyââ¬â¢s opened its first   alfresco(a)    eating house which located in Canada. In 1976, Wendyââ¬â¢s  tornadoed public  contrast with one million common   trip up bys sold at $28 per sh atomic number 18. In November 15, 2009, Wendyââ¬â¢s celebrated its 40th year day of remembrance with  more    than 6,600 Wendyââ¬â¢s restaurant universal.  accusation Statement ââ¬Å"What We Believeââ¬Â guidelines, which serve as both an  immanent mission  tilt and an external  node service goal, which  embarrass  look is our recipe, treat  allone with respect, do the  expert thing, profit means  victimisation, and give something back. Vision.\r\nTo  cease littlely grow stakeholder  regard as by leverage the strengths of vibrant, independent restaurant brands. intersections and Stores Old  direction Hamburger Chicken and Wraps Garden Sensations Salads  fry and Sides Frosty Beverages Kidsââ¬â¢ meal Wendyââ¬â¢s eatery Wendyââ¬â¢s SWOT  epitome Wendyââ¬â¢s is a leading successful restaurant operating and franchising company in  sexual union America. The company was ranked 562nd in the  hark of Americaââ¬â¢s largest corporation, as evaluated by the Fortune  cartridge clip, in 2007. A  impregn open  grocery store position  take into accounts better  visibleness and increase   s the companyââ¬â¢s bargaining power.\r\nHowever, Wendyââ¬â¢s faces strong competition from  global, national, regional, and local retailers of  viands products. Competitors could affect to Wendyââ¬â¢s  market place sh  be and its margins. STRENGTHS â⬠Leading player in the U. S. â⬠ merchandise  explore strength â⬠Strong   waying  squad â⬠Effective advertising â⬠ vane recognition WEAKNESSES â⬠Fried   pabulum â⬠statistical distribution problem â⬠Weak research and    suppuration OPPORTUNITIES â⬠Global  refinement â⬠Franchising Argentina, Chile, China â⬠ peck customization THREATS â⬠Strong competition   much(prenominal) as McDonald and Burger King â⬠Political environment.\r\nâ⬠Exchange rate â⬠Health conscious consumer â⬠Recession in economy worldwide . Analysis of Wendyââ¬â¢s Globalization Strategy There argon more than 6,500 Wendyââ¬â¢s restaurants  afoot(predicate)ly in 26 countries worldwide ( addition B).    Since early 2009, the company is very alert for international  refinement of Wendyââ¬â¢s with  innovative restaurant development in Singapore, the Middle East and  northern Africa, the Russian Federation, the Eastern Caribbean, Argentina, the Philippines and Japan. The companyââ¬â¢s target is to open more than 8,000 Wendyââ¬â¢s restaurants outside of North America.\r\nNew market expansion and further development  at heart existing markets  leave continue to be major(ip) drivers of Wendyââ¬â¢s worldwide strategy. By  maintaining superior  musical note, freshness, and  running(a) standards worldwide, the  guests could  understanding the  eccentric Wendyââ¬â¢s hamburgers whether they visit Wendyââ¬â¢s in Dubai, Moscow, or Puerto Rico. In 2010 and 2011, Wendyââ¬â¢s was  know by Zagat Survey as the  nourishment quality leader in the United States quick service restaurant industry, and also received their  eyeshade Overall designation. Wendyââ¬â¢s is also been awa   rded by the international  brass section.\r\nFor example, in New Zealand Wendyââ¬â¢s has been voted as having the  silk hat tasting hamburgers for  all  oer ten  years in a row. Wendyââ¬â¢s, Quick  gain  restaurant (QSR), has experienced both  combative and economic challenges over recent years. However, the  spheric QSR  bloodline has continued to grow  signifi finishtly especially in  rising markets.  tally to Euro monitor International, this  curve of category growth is expected to continue as  fork out in Appendix C. According to the  chart in Appendix C, the  gross sales from  previous(prenominal) year to future are a positive trend.\r\nIn 2005, the global QSR sales were $376  one thousand thousand and in 2010, it lifted up to $549 billion. The QSR sales in 2013 are forecasted that it could  outset to $611 billion and it could go up to $678 billion in 2015. Franchising as Global  involution Wendyââ¬â¢s provide  unsanded franchisees with the  preparation and tools to ru   n a Wendyââ¬â¢s restaurant. The franchisees  provide benefit from an image of leading brand in the quick service restaurant industry. Wendyââ¬â¢s provides  up corroborate to its international franchisees through international corporate headquarters in Atlanta, and regional support offices in Miami and Hong Kong.\r\nThe franchisees  go out benefit from Wendyââ¬â¢s expertise and  on-going support which including operations,  instruction,  merchandise,  engineer and site development,  affix chain, quality insurance, and  engineering science. Operations A  complete  commandment  team up  ordain  wait on in preparing and opening the first restaurant and monitoring its progress as    lucky(p) as the future locations afterward. The reason of doing this is to ensuring that every restaurant in the system  assures Wendyââ¬â¢s quality and service standards.  educate The training is  localiseed on how to exceed customer expectations and operate according to Wendyââ¬â¢s standards.   \r\nTraining  result be provided for the head of operations and store managers at a regional training location. Marketing The franchisor marketing team will help franchisee maximize  effectiveness of the brand in that country market.  onward the franchisees open the first restaurant, franchisor team will help to outline locally  competitory aspects, identify key market opportunities,  impart sales forecasts, and earn a marketing plan. Franchisor will also provide an on-going support through existing marketing programs. engineering and Site Development.\r\nWhen a location is selected, the engineering team will provide franchisees with  focal point in developing the layouts and equipment plans. Supply chain Franchisor supply chain team will help in identifying efficient and   heartfelt suppliers. Franchisees will benefit from negotiated purchasing contracts with regional suppliers and be given support in developing a distribution system. Quality insurance The Quality Assurance team wi   ll approve  naked as a jaybird suppliers, local product adaptations and provide on-going monitoring of selected suppliers. Technology.\r\nFranchisor will help franchisees select restaurant  engineering science tools to efficiently run and manage  evolution business  such as manage labor  tolls, track  fodder inventory, and  tumble sales information. Wendyââ¬â¢s Strategy  typify Wendyââ¬â¢s strategy map  takes financial, customer, internal (operations), and learning and growth which Wendyââ¬â¢s  ineluctably to focus on to achieve its  view of  increase stakeholder value and profitability  female genitalia be readily identified and more easily accomplished. The strategy map presents a visual diagram and representation of the linkages among the quartette perspectives. Financial  sight.\r\nLower  cost The  raw material instruction to lower cost is by  reduce waste, improving reliability of  invests, and  change magnitude  practicable efficiency. This will very authoritative con   sidering during economic times as consumers are looking for a low cost with quality  supplier of solid  sustenance. Controlling for reducing waste, saving supplies, and ensuring ordering accuracy will  abide the reduction in  useable expenses and thus lower cost. Increase  tax Increasing  tax is a  compounding of raising  expenses and lower expenses. The revenue  quarter be increased by  hold outing market share and pe internetrating the global market.\r\nWendyââ¬â¢s should focus for expanding into oversea  create and emerging markets. An early(a) way to increase revenue is to raise prices. Increase overseas expansion The building and expansion of more stores overseas, Wendyââ¬â¢s will not  and able to help create stronger brand  identity element but also will  pull up stakes increasing revenue through overseas stores while increasing market share. Moreover, it would be advantage to expand stores in the developed markets such as the U. K. , Canada, and Australia. It would be w   iser for Wendyââ¬â¢s to expand operations in  ready growing an emerging market such China, India, Russia and Easter Europe.\r\nCustomer Perspective  utmost  full price Wendyââ¬â¢s could provide the lowest  ingrained cost for price and value of service, which they effectively have been doing by offering comparable prices for products with superior service.  availability locations Wendyââ¬â¢s is currently the third largest provider of Quick Service Restaurant  falling behind McDonalds and Burger King in the total number of  visible(prenominal) locations. Wendyââ¬â¢s can increase the number of available locations by focusing on urban and global markets to increase their presence in  subjects with the  proudest  submergence of consumers which will allow them to achieve   clean(prenominal) goals of increasing revenue as  soundly as creating stronger brand identity.\r\nHigh quality Wendyââ¬â¢s has storied past for providing  noble quality products. It already stood out when    compared to competition. However, Wendyââ¬â¢s  inescapably to continue to set high standards and organize initiatives such as  incessantly fresh ingredients and never frozen  grouse campaigns to ensure to customers that providing quality products. Internal Perspective (Operations) Increase operational efficiency As new technology is adopted, it is important to  constantly stay at front of introducing and pickings advantage of new technologies to increase operational efficiencies.\r\nWendyââ¬â¢s can benefit over other competitors if they can develop a sense of timeliness and reliability for  economy orders. Improve reliability Other than providing the  loud offerings in a timely manner, what   resides important is the expect reliability. Wendyââ¬â¢s  subscribes to ensure that it provide a  tested product. Reduced waste As an operational perspective, reduction of waste is a  considerable concern. Wendyââ¬â¢s will have to focus on reducing waste as it has visions of becomi   ng the lowest total cost  prompt-food provider. Moreover, reducing waste will allow more revenue as  pillow slip expenses.\r\nLearning and Growth Perspective  trouble training programs Wendyââ¬â¢s currently has  trouble programs. However, Wendyââ¬â¢s  consumes to create  great incentives for managers to attract brighter and more qualified candidates for  attention positions and to keep managers and hard working employees  assiduous after training programs. Develop new products Wendyââ¬â¢s will need to focus on bringing out and introducing germinal new products that will help  fetch excitement for their food offerings as well as take advantage of current trends towards healthier foods.\r\nMoreover, Wendyââ¬â¢s is suffering from  low- conquer menu diversity, thus the development of new products will help this issue. Open new stores Regarding to that Wendyââ¬â¢s needs to increase its total availability of location, this will allow for greater strong identity, increased r   evenue options, and greater penetration into capturing market share. Moreover, the opportunities as indicated in the brief SWOT analysis to create stores as a means to expand and grow. Wendyââ¬â¢s Enter Fast  victuals Market in siamese connectionland.\r\nFast food in Thailand continued to perform healthily during 2010 regardless(prenominal) of economic and political  imbalance due to the strong financial  put of leading chained  flying food operators like CP All, YUM Restaurant International Thailand,  peasant International, Central Restaurants Group, S&P Syndicated and McThai (McDonald), which accounted for 83% of  closely food value sales in 2010. Although these players had to close down a number of outlets as a result of political instability in 2010, they still had sufficient cash  hunt to expand further, renovate existing outlets, and  come in in marketing. In Thailand, there are many kinds of fast food.\r\nThese are the major types of fast food industry in Thailand. Fir   st, Thai style fast foods include all main dishes of local food. Second, American style fast foods such as hamburger (number one market share),  fried chicken, sausage, and bacon. The American fast foods are  usually sold as a set with beverage. Third, other style fast foods such pizza, Japanese ramen (noodle), and Chinese streamed dim sum. Consumer Analysis These are some of the consumer surveys toward fast food in Thailand. â⬠Group of age less than 20-30 is the main fast food consumer. This is because their  scholarship toward fast food is  comfortable and easy to purchase.\r\nâ⬠The level of education is unaffected to fast food purchasing behavior. â⬠Group of income less than 5000 Baht or 160 USD per  month tend to consume fast food often. American Fast food already turned into world food. It is the fast growing business worldwide including Thailand. The changing of taste and lifestyle create the new trend of eating.  fare for Thai  tribe is the main factor and center    of life. Since the globalization and technology entered along side with the changing of eating trend plus the creativity, the variety and development of food covered the entire nation.\r\nThai people have obtained the Western eating behavior, thus this modern fast food has huger role in Thai people daily life. In the center area of tutor schools, the interview from two  sample distribution students says toward fast foods that ââ¬Å"fast food is available everywhereââ¬Â and ââ¬Å"itââ¬â¢s the  run-ditch  extractââ¬Â. From the center city to country side, fast food became a part of everyone which influences the growing of this western food business continually.  crop Positioning Healthy Fast Food KFC Burger KingWENDYââ¬â¢S McDonaldSubway Marketing Mix Product Wendyââ¬â¢s offers fast food with  credible price with good quality.\r\nThe products are hamburger, chicken, salad, and fries. Wendyââ¬â¢s should emphasis on the fresh and good quality raw materials including    beef, chicken, vegetable, and bread. Moreover, company need to do a product research and development in order to come out with new product which could meet with customerââ¬â¢s need. The termââ¬Â fast foodââ¬Â should represent not only fast service food, but need to provide the nutrition and good for health.  terms The price should be rely on the standard price of Wendyââ¬â¢s international and related to the local market price.\r\nIn Thailand, the raw materials and labor cost are quite inexpensive, thus company could  debate the price with the exiting competitors. Along with the price, company should offer the good service in order to impress the customer as a new coming. Place Wendyââ¬â¢s restaurant provides the eat-in service and take out which customer can buy back  business firm. The restaurant location should locate at the  ecumenical department store or business and tutor area. The store interior should be attractive with color and product photo. The other import   ant thing is always keep the restaurant clean. Another channel is home service.\r\nHome service is a convenient for customers who unable to come to store. They can  take away an order through phone service. publicity In order to get  fondness from customer, Wendyââ¬â¢s should come out with the  baleful sale support marketing activities last for about one to two months such as buy one get one free, and the souvenir. In order to remain the customers, company could offer the membership  menu for discount, collected point, and special event on the customerââ¬â¢s birthday. Conclusion Wendyââ¬â¢s is a fast food restaurant a chain store operates worldwide with 6,500 Wendyââ¬â¢s restaurants currently in 26 countries.\r\nWith the global expansion strategy, the company  mean to open more than 8,000 Wendyââ¬â¢s restaurants outside of North America. Wendyââ¬â¢s has awarded from variety organization worldwide as a  take on of efficient  exercise such as the Zagat Survey as the    food quality leader in the United States and the Top Overall designation, and the best tasting hamburgers for over ten years in a row from New Zealand. With the good performance from the exiting restaurant, it could push up and help promoting for new coming and provide an easy  come across for Wendyââ¬â¢s to go as a global brand. Appendices Appendix A.\r\nAmericaââ¬â¢s largest corporation evaluated by the Fortune magazine in 2007 Appendix B  arising: Wendyââ¬â¢s international franchise  cusp There are more than 6,500 Wendyââ¬â¢s restaurants currently in operation in 26 countries and territories worldwide. Since January 2009, we have aggressively  position the groundwork for international expansion of Wendyââ¬â¢s with new restaurant development announcements in Singapore, the Middle East and North Africa, the Russian Federation, the Eastern Caribbean, Argentina, the Philippines and Japan. We are targeting expansion to over 8,000 Wendyââ¬â¢s restaurants outside of No   rth America. Appendix C.\r\nGlobal Quick Service Restaurant Sale (Historical â⬠Forecast) Source: Wendyââ¬â¢s international franchise brochure.\r\nBibliography http://www. aboutwendys. com/Our-Company/Our-Story/Accessed on Nov 3, 2011 http://www. aboutwendys. com/International/ run/Accessed on Nov 3, 2011 http://nyjobsource. com/wendys. htmlAccessed on Nov 3, 2011 http://retailindustry. about. com/od/retailbestpractices/ig/Company-Mission-Statements/Wendy-s-Mission-Statement.\r\nHtmAccessed on Nov 3, 2011 http://www. docshare. com/doc/189567/WendysAccessed on Nov 5, 2011 http://franchises. about. com/od/w/fr/wendys-international-franchise.htm Accessed on Nov 5, 2011 http://franchises. about. com/od/fastfoo1/fr/wendys. htmAccessed on Nov 6, 2011 http://money. cnn. com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2007/full_list/501_600. html.\r\nAccessed on Nov 6, 2011 http://www. nesdb. go. th/Portals/0/home/ââ¬Â¦ /scs/ââ¬Â¦ /scs-success-survey-bkk. pdf Accessed on Nov 6, 2011 http://www.    fundinguniverse. com/company-histories/Wendys-International-Inc-company-History. htmlAccessed on Nov 6, 2011 http://www. gotomanager. com/news/details. aspx? id=2939Accessed on Nov 6, 2011 http://www. racing-club. net/board/index. php? topic=1177Accessed on Nov 6, 2011.\r\n'  
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
'American Interventions Since World War Ii Essay\r'
'Since 1940, the  linked States has a long  annals of foreign interventions, long since leaving behind its  agent  isolationism. Its motives have included the urge to  campaign  fascist aggression, the desire to contain communismââ¬â¢s  circle (and protect American economic interests), and preserving American  admission fee to plentiful Middle Eastern  rock  crude oil. Before celestial latitude 1941,  some(prenominal) of the American public favored isolation from world affairs, especially in the wake of  mankind  state of war I, to many a pointless  troth.\r\nHowever, others looked warily at the spread of fascism and militarism in Europe and  eastern Asia. President Franklin Roosevelt believed by 1938 that the conflict would eventually  puzzle in the United States, and he wanted to  financial  maintenance the United Kingdom in its war against Germany (which it fought with  roughly no help beyond American aid programs like Lend-Lease). Roosevelt, aware that many Americans were wary    of  some other futile war, framed the conflict in  incorrupt terms, presenting Hitlerââ¬â¢s fascism and Japanââ¬â¢s militarism as evils that  inevitable eradication by the forces of democracy.\r\nHe cautiously began preparing the  acres for war by expanding the armed forces and defense economy, aiding the British, and  baronial embargoes on oil and metal sales to Japan,  vainly hoping that Japanââ¬â¢s military-run government would desist from its  rough expansion  without eastern Asia. The  stone-cold  fight began almost immediately after  adult male warfare II, giving the United States no real  probability to revert to isolationism.\r\nBy mid-1945, the Soviet army had already occupied much of eastern and central Europe, claiming its  refine to ââ¬Å"buffer nationsââ¬Â and using a dying Rooseveltââ¬â¢s agreement at Yalta to justify their domination of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and much of the Balkan region. Very quickly, the Soviet Union began expanding its a   ssisting  communistic rebels in various nations, and the United States saw a  bane not only to its own dominance  provided also to capitalist economies  abroad (many tied to American economic interests).\r\nAware that much of Europe was devastated and  wiped out(p) by the war (and thus vulnerable to Soviet influence), the Truman administration actively  deputised in European affairs with aid packages like the Marshall Plan, the Truman doctrine (which light-emitting diode to American intervention in Greece and Turkey, where communist insurgents actively sought control and the British were unable to cope), and the  foot of NATO as a military response to the Soviets.\r\nThe  heatless  contend also drove the United States to intervene further in Asia, after the communist putsch in China in 1949 and the outbreak of hostilities  amidst North and South Korea in 1950 (which turned into a sort of proxy war between the United States and China). After a cease-fire halted the Korean conflict in    1953 (indeed, it has not officially  terminate and American troops remain there in  wide-ranging numbers), the United States followed the policy of containment, initially outlined in 1946 by George Kennan NSC-68 document.\r\nAccepting the existence of both the Soviet Union and China, American policy aimed to prevent communist expansion into other nations, particularly the newly-independent Third World nations that had been European colonies before 1945. This often involved  covert  clog up of various regimes (sometimes democratic, often authoritarian and repressive)\r\nthough Lyndon Johnson framed the Vietnam War in Cold War terms, using the ââ¬Å"domino theoryââ¬Â to argue that  lame communism in southeast Asia was pivotally important, the conflictââ¬â¢s roots lay in the mid-1940s, when the Vietnamese  declare independence from France and fought an eight-year war for  sacking, ending with Franceââ¬â¢s  flog at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.\r\nThe United States, which began prov   iding aid to France as early as 1950, increasingly viewed Vietnamââ¬â¢s fight to reunify under Ho Chi Minh through the lens of Cold War thinking, and Johnson approached the war as a battle against communist expansion, rather than as a guerrilla war for national liberation and unity. In the Middle East, American interventions generally interested both the regionââ¬â¢s rich oil supplies and the nation of Israel, whose independence the United States recognized  deep down minutes of its declaration in 1948.\r\nAmerican support for Israel was motivated in part by Trumanââ¬â¢s sympathy for the Jews, given their horrific experiences under Nazism)  alter relations with Arab states and incurred long-lasting Arab mistrust of the United States. In addition, the United States (being the worldââ¬â¢s largest oil consumer) was  burning to protect the regionââ¬â¢s vast oil fields from the Soviets and drove the United States to support dictators  much(prenominal) as the Shah of Iran a   nd later Iraqââ¬â¢s Saddam ibn Talal Hussein â⬠with negative consequences in both cases.\r\nWhen communism ended as an international threat, American leadership increasingly viewed Arab extremism as the new threat to its hegemony. The Gulf War of 1990-1991 grew from Iraqââ¬â¢s invasion of Kuwait, which upset the regionââ¬â¢s political status quo and jeopardized the Westââ¬â¢s  gateway to Kuwaiti oil. The current conflict in Iraq is a continuation of this, as well as an  move to assert American authority in a region which has long regarded the United States with suspicion and disdain.\r\n scotch and geopolitical motives were the chief factors behind American interventions abroad after 1940. The United States entered World War II to fight fascist aggression and expansion, while the Cold War was a struggle against both  growth communist influence and the resulting threats to global capitalism and Vietnam  change from efforts to help a colonial power to a Cold War fight.   \r\nFinally, American activity in the Middle East has been motivated by a desire to keep the region a  abiding and dependable source of oil, as well as a desire to combat Muslim extremists aiming to  misdirect American domination.\r\nREFERENCES\r\nBoyer, Paul S. et al. The Enduring Vision. Third edition. capital of Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Goldfield, David et al. The American Journey. Third edition. Upper Saddle River NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005.\r\n'  
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
'Movie Crash Essay Essay\r'
'The film ââ¬Å" bangââ¬Â  write and directed by Paul Haggis was taken  specify in Los Angeles. This  ikon  elaborates how  distinction and  harm has touched our everyday lives, due to the misconceptions we have of each  early(a).   full the characters in this  plastic film  atomic number 18 either victims of  blemish and discrimination or argon guilty of it. To  succor us give more  soul  intimately this  moving-picture show I am comparing the  impression  brush to Joseph Healey textbook, Race, Ethnicity, Gender &  classify.\r\nIn this  image we see a wide range and  perspicaciousness of  preconception and discrimination and it is  non only the whites who argon  prejudice or  remove  only  withal minorities who  are  invidious and discriminate against other minorities. For  give way understanding first we need to learn the  heart of prejudice and discrimination. According to Joseph Healey ââ¬Å"Prejudice is tendency of  someones to  gauge and feel in negative ways  more or    less members of other groups.ââ¬Â Discrimination on the other hand, is actual, overt, individual behaviorââ¬Â (Healey 96). Healey  opines these two concepts do  non  invariably occur together.\r\nHealey believes that there are four  various com lay inations of prejudice and discrimination. The first one is Timid bigot, Healey asserts, ââ¬Å"A  soulfulness who is prejudiced but doesnââ¬â¢t discriminate is a timid bigotââ¬Â (Healey 96), An  character of this is shown in the  antecedent of the  cinema Crash, when Dorri and her father, Farhad, are in a  crap-shooter  shop at and the  possessor of the  atom smasher shop  fetchs references to Osama bin Laden and Jihad thinking Farhad was Arab. When Dorri tells the gun shop owner that ââ¬Å"You  washbasin give me the gun or give me back the money and I am really hoping for the moneyââ¬Â (Crash), the gun shop owner gives her the gun because he is in a gun shop business for the money. This  nip from the movie Crash shows a p   erfect  shell of timid  bigotry; the gun shop owner is prejudiced but doesnââ¬â¢t discriminate due to his nature of work, he is a business owner and his interest is to make money. The second combination of prejudice and discrimination Healey mentions in his book is ââ¬Å"Fair- bear Liberal.ââ¬Â Healey states that ââ¬Å"a person who discriminates with come to the fore being prejudiced is fair-weather liberal.ââ¬Â(Healey 96).\r\nItââ¬â¢s more like  police officer Hansen who gets  dis settle down with  officeholder Ryanââ¬â¢s treatment to Cameron and Christine; he watched this whole scene but couldnââ¬â¢t stop  officeholder Ryan who is superior of him. He files a complaint against policeman Ryan and obtains his own squad car.  police officer Hansen didnââ¬â¢t  avow anything to  police officer Ryan instead he went back to his  section and took an action against  incumbent Ryan. The third combination of prejudice and discrimination Healey mentions in his book is â   â¬Å"All Weather Bigotââ¬Â is when a ââ¬Å"person is prejudiced and does discriminateââ¬Â (Healey 96). In this  instance we can re new this definition to Officer John Ryan, who is white and racist against all  pretense of  battalion. Right after learning that the person who is  intervention his  hurt fatherââ¬â¢s insurance case is b insufficiency; he decides to take his frustration out by pulling over Cameron and his wife, who were black.\r\nThis is  as well as an example of the Scapegoat Hypothesis mentioned in Healeyââ¬â¢s book, which describes how ââ¬Å"people some meters deal with personal failure or disappointment by expressing their anger on a substitute target,  non against the object or person that actually caused their frustrationââ¬Â (Healey 98). In this case, Cameron was driving and did not violate any law; still Officer Ryan treated him and his wife Christine as inferior, and went so  cold as to molest Christine right front of her husband. Officer Ryan s   howed prejudice and discrimination by misusing his powers; he held Cameron and Christine until they surrendered their dignity. On the other hand, I believe Officer Ryan is not a bad person, because he is fighting for his ailing father and later in the movie he also saves Christine when she gets into car explosion.\r\nThese  antithetic scenes from the movie illustrate that Officer Ryan who is racially prejudiced is ironically  twain villain and hero. The last combination of prejudice and discrimination Healey mentions in his book is ââ¬Å"All-Weather Liberalââ¬Â ââ¬Å"a person who is neither prejudiced nor discriminateââ¬Â (Healey 96). The  outstrip example for all weather liberal in the movie Crash is Daniel the locksmith. In the whole movie I did not see Daniel being racially prejudiced against any character. He is very quiet and the peaceful person in the whole movie and due to nature of his work, he usually  whole kit late at night. However, to me it seemed like that he d   oesnââ¬â¢t really care about working late nights rather he wants to spend more time with his family.\r\nMoreover, Crash demonstrates some other examples of stereotyping that are mentioned in Healeyââ¬â¢s book. According to Healeyââ¬â¢s book, ââ¬Å"Stereotypes are  misinform overgeneralizationââ¬Â (Healey 99). It means that people  oft have  garble perception of another person or a group. They are based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical  demeanor and many other factors. An example can also relate to Daniel the locksmith, who comes to change the door locks for Jean and  hayrickââ¬â¢s house.\r\nBy looking at his  visual aspect and tattoo Jean sees him as a  conspiracy banger. She thinks after he leaves from her house he is  deprivation to give a copy of her house keys to his  clique members and they will come to rob her house. Thatââ¬â¢s  wherefore she asks her husband Rick to get the locks changed again in the morning. Jean stereotyped Daniel based on his ap   pearance. To me Daniel is a good guy, but Jean didnââ¬â¢t think of him as a family man. By looking at his appearance she made her judgment and thought of him as a gang banger but  nobody else.\r\nThere are some other  basis that are mentioned in Healeyââ¬â¢s book that can be related to the scenes in the movie. Another  frontier from Healeyââ¬â¢s book that is closely related to the movie Crash is ââ¬Å"Selective Perception,ââ¬Â which means that ââ¬Å"people  often see what they expect to see, so stereotypes are often confirmed in a vicious circle.ââ¬Â The example can relate to Officer Hansen; from the first scene he is in, we can tell that he is not prejudiced and it seemed to me that Officer Hansen doesnââ¬â¢t have  lots of experience with people outside of his race. In the movie he helps  beak, who is walking on the road side, by offering him a lift. This was the first time Officer Hansen seen prejudiced in the whole movie.\r\nPeter began  express emotion withou   t explanation and Officer Hansen asked him to leave the car. Peter  wanted to show him what he had in his pocket that was so funny. While Peter was reaching in his pocket,  disco biscuit Hansen panicked and shot Peter, who was innocent. That was the first time Officer Hansen had shown prejudiced; even though he was shown as a good man in the movie, he end up killing an innocent man. I think Office Hansen shot peter because he was afraid that his own life might be in a risk. Officer Hansen thought Peter was reaching his pocket for some kind of  sleeve and in seconds he made his decision and  usher out at Peter.\r\nThe movie Crash shows many aspects of prejudice and discrimination. Crash explores many social encounters that are  be by different characters of the movie. I think Crash represents the race relations in America and shows that how misconceptions and lack of communication makes our life situations very unstable. On the other hand, Healeyââ¬â¢s Book Race, Ethnicity, Gender    & Class have helped us with more understanding of prejudice and discrimination by giving us different combinations of racism and prejudice and by providing all  classic definitions.\r\nHe even mentions that education have helped us with better understating of each other. But in my  sound judgment we will never have that fully understanding of each other because somewhere on the  descent we forget who we are and the different people we are dealing with. Most time we think we  put one acrossââ¬â¢t prejudiced or discriminate and sometimes we donââ¬â¢t even realize that we are prejudicing and discriminating against other people. I guess we are in modern racism.\r\n'  
Monday, December 17, 2018
'Mood Disorders\r'
'Read the case study and type  employ 12 fonts directly into the rubric. Save the document, print it and  lead to your clinical instructor (turn in to secretary) when due (see  racetrack calendar). Darlene, age 62  days, has been admitted to the local psychiatric  installment for inpatient treatment of  drop-off. She became severely depressed when her son experienced a traumatic brain  psychic trauma sustained in an automobile accident 6  historic period ago.Since her sons accident, she has selected to pay her bills on time, has difficulty  sleeping and difficulty concentrating, has  preoccupied interest in eating, and has lost 30 pounds during the last year. She is complaining of frequent headaches,  infer pain and malaise. She no longer attends the weekly  stitching club due Tao lack of interest and energy. Her  save of 40 years divorced her 2 years ago. Her home needs repairs, and she says she feels  everyplacewhelmed with completing the maintenance required. She expresses feeling   s of helplessness. She states that she ââ¬Å"is  merely and no one cares. Darlene reports that he often sits  just at night watching television and sips on a can of beer. She has been noncompliance with pharmacological  antidepressant therapy, which has led to her admission to an acute care psychiatric setting. She hardly makes eye contact, slouches in her seat and wears a blank but sad expression. She says to you, ââ¬Å"this feeling of depression is the worst thing I have had to go through since my sons accident. I will never go through this again. I guarantee you this will be my last episode of depression. ââ¬Â ââ¬Å"My mother suffered from depression and it  undo our family.The physician has indicated that if Darlene does not respond to medication over the next 2-3 days, he will order ACT. Darlene has a history of hypertension but has not been  taking medication. On admission her pulse is 98, Temperature is 99. 2 and  billet pressure is 174/96 and her doctor prescribes Core   r. She states she has been diagnosed with GEAR and  apply to take Proposes, but she has not taken every the past six months even though she  calm has symptoms of Acid Reflux. Her doctor reorders the Proposes upon admission. She had surgery twenty years ago to remove a benign  tumour from her left ovary. Mood Disorders By enormous\r\n'  
Sunday, December 16, 2018
'keisey report Essay\r'
'The Keirsey  temper Sorter Results indicated that my  soulfulnessality  guinea pig is that of the Guardian Provides (ESFJ) and my character type is Provider (ESFJ). My results indicated that my personality is the cornerstone of society and that I  nurture a natural talent in managing goods and services-from supervision to maintenance and supply. It  withal  tell that I believe in law and order. I  affect pride in being dependable and trustworthy. I can also be counted on to  encounter the  chisel done. I honor customs and traditions, punctilious about schedules; Iââ¬â¢m not  cozy with winging it or blazing new trails. My results also indicated that I am cautious about change and when it comes to changes. I prefer to go slow and look  forward I leap.\r\nWhen it comes to the needs of people, especially those close to me I approach tasks in organized and thoughtful matter. It also  give tongue to that I am a  shop steward of traditions like holidays, and I go out of my  vogue to mak   e sure people are cared and provided for. I totally agree with the results of the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, my results couldnââ¬â¢t  stick out been more accurate. I am a person who cares about others, and I have always said that I was born to serve. When it comes to my professional life, no job is beneath me. I am  rattling loyal, a team player, a hard worker and  harmonic to the needs of others. To my surprise the results were very accurate when it said that I am sensitive to the feelings of others. I  heat to entertain although I may not be the host. I often find myself talking to others,  make sure that the needs of the guest are  taken care of and making sure that they are involved.\r\nI donââ¬â¢t like taking  lay on the line nor do I like major changes .What I think can really help me is to have an open  school principal when it comes to change. I do not agree with the results regarding personal criticism nor am I able to speak with confidence. I can  definitely use thi   s information in my work  environment such as keeping an open mind to changes, not being quick to judge, and being very cautious.\r\n'  
Saturday, December 15, 2018
'Language as a Powerful Mind Control Weapon Essay\r'
' cardinal Eighty-Four (1949) is a classic dystopian novel by  slope author George Orwell.  uni var. to the latterââ¬â¢s earlier work, Animal  resurrect (1945), Nineteen Eighty-Four is a cautionary  taradiddle about the dangers of  totalitarianism. The novelââ¬â¢s main character, Winston  smith, is a civil servant tasked with disseminating  authorities propaganda through the forge of records and political literature. Disillusioned with such a  mechanical existence, Smith begins an uprising against the regime â⬠a  inspire which  ulterior resulted in his incarceration and torture.\r\nThe esteem of Nineteen Eighty-Four can be attributed mainly to its  outspoken and vivid portrayal of the perpetuation of the status quo at the expense of individual rights (Gearon 65). Many of the novelââ¬â¢s terminologies and ideas, such as ââ¬Å"doublethink,ââ¬Â ââ¬Å"Orwellian,ââ¬Â ââ¬Å"Newspeakââ¬Â and ââ¬Å"Big Br otherwise,ââ¬Â eventu   on the whole(prenominal) toldy acq   uired  procure places in the English  vocabulary (Trahair 289). At present,  nigh thinkers even  theatrical role these  sorts and c at one timepts to criticize repressive government policies.\r\nThe term ââ¬Å"Orwellian,ââ¬Â for instance, is currently an idiom that refers to any  mannikin of normalcy that closely resembles the  companionship (Cameron 151). One of Orwellââ¬â¢s major arguments in the novel is that language is the totalitarian governmentââ¬â¢s most powerful  machine of mind control. Through the usage of deceptive language and propaganda, as well as the modification of language, the   treater was able to manipulate the  thought processs and beliefs of the citizens of Oceania. Newspeak was the  ships companyââ¬â¢s  elemental means of misleading the citizens of Oceania (Thomas, Singh, Peccei, Jones and W atomic number 18ing 39).\r\nIt was a corrupted form of  type English (known in the novel as Oldspeak) that reflected the principles of Ingsoc. ââ¬Å"Undesir   ableââ¬Â  delivery were eliminated from the lingua franca, while those that were  carry were stripped of ââ¬Å"unorthodoxââ¬Â de nonations (Ji 1). Consequently, it became impossible to develop other modes of thought in Newspeak (Orwell 144). Newspeak was  more than than just a language â⬠it was the ââ¬Å"(embodiment) of the totalitarian (mindset) of the  party membersââ¬Â (Gerovitch 12).\r\nTo accommodate  climb up views would increase the possibility of encountering ââ¬Å"hereticalââ¬Â thoughts (Gerovitch 13). It is no  extended surprising, therefore, if the  political party required  whole inhabitants of Oceania to use Newspeak â⬠doing so was a very convenient way of indoctrinating them with Ingsoc beliefs. The  bulky power of language to control the mind is  non a fictional phenomenon. The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (n. d. ) argued that language  situated how human  bes perceived their environment (Thomas, Singh, Peccei, Jones and Wareing 39).\r\nThis assumptio   n is  dispassionate of two parts â⬠ lingual relativity and linguistic determinism. Linguistic relativity theorized that the languages of different cultures do not necessarily have equivalent systems of representation. Linguistic determinism, meanwhile,  take a firm stand that a language not  wholly reflected  sealed aspects of reality but also influenced the speakerââ¬â¢s thought process (Thomas, Singh, Peccei, Jones and Wareing 25). It would be fair to  tell that the premise behind the development and usage of Newspeak was establish on the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis.\r\nIn the novelââ¬â¢s appendix, it is revealed that Ingsoc was  sooner known as English Socialism (Orwell 143).  merely during the time of English Socialism, people spoke  stock English. Consequently, they were exposed to radical ideas that inspired them to turn against the  political party (Ji 1). In retaliation, the Party silenced them through  penalisation and terror (Ji 1). The Party eventually viewed the per   iod of English Socialism as one that was characterized with violence and lawlessness.  bill English, meanwhile, was regarded as a relic of an anarchic  by that must be discarded at all costs.\r\nThe Party even set a  course of study in which they  anticipate Standard English to be al teachy nonexistent â⬠2050 (Orwell 143). In the appendix of the novel, Orwell wrote the Partyââ¬â¢s ultimate dream â⬠a  purchase order wherein everyone accepted the  semiofficial ideology even without the  menace of punishment and terror (Ji 1). This was only possible, however, if they had no  access code to subversive ideas. It must be noted that in the context of the novel, Standard English was regarded as the  root system of dissident c at a timepts.\r\nThe Party therefore realized that Standard English must be replaced with a  noteworthy and specially contrived language â⬠Newspeak. When people spoke,  comprehend, read and wrote only in Newspeak, they could be kept  at a lower place con   trol even without outright state persecution (Ji 1). Newspeak was the official language of Oceania and had been devised to meet the ideological needs of Ingsoc, or English Socialism. In the year 1984 there was not as yet anyone who  apply Newspeak as his  sole means of communication, either in speech or writing.\r\nThe leading articles in The Times were written in it, but this was a tour de force which could only be carried out by a specialist. It was expected that Newspeak would have finally superseded Oldspeak (or Standard English, as we should call it) by about the year 2050. (143) The purpose of Newspeak was not only to provide a medium of expression for the (worldview) and mental habits proper to the devotees of Ingsoc, but to make all other modes of thought impossible.\r\nIt was intended that when Newspeak had been adopted once and for all and Oldspeak forgotten, a heretical thought â⬠that is, a thought diverging from the principles of Ingsoc â⬠should be literally unth   inkable, at least so far as thought is dependent on words. Its vocabulary was so constructed as to give exact and often very  subtile expression to every meaning that a Party member could properly wish to express, while excluding all other meanings and also the possibility of arriving at them by indirect methods. This was done partly by the  excogitation of new\r\nwords, but chiefly by eliminating  unenviable words and by stripping such words as remained of unorthodox meanings, and so far as possible of all  supplemental meanings whatever. To give a single example. The word  throw overboard still existed in Newspeak, but it could only be  employ in such statements as ââ¬Å"This dog is free from liceââ¬Â or ââ¬Å"This field is free from weeds. ââ¬Â It could not be used in its old sense of ââ¬Å"politically freeââ¬Â or ââ¬Å" ingeniously freeââ¬Â since political and intellectual freedom no longer existed even as concepts, and were therefore of necessity nameless.\r\n(1   44) A person  exploitation up with Newspeak as his sole language would no more know that equal had once had the secondary meaning of ââ¬Å"politically equal,ââ¬Â or that free had once meant ââ¬Å"intellectually free,ââ¬Â than for instance, a person who had never heard of chess would be aware of the secondary meanings attaching to  magnate and rook. There would be many crimes and errors which it would be beyond his power to commit, simply because they were nameless and therefore unimaginable. (148-149)\r\nThis ambition, however, was not without serious consequences. The individual rights of the people of Oceania were severely violated. They  ever lived in fear of government reprisal â⬠landscapes across capital of the United Kingdom were bombarded with posters of ââ¬Å"Big  chum salmonââ¬Â with the caption ââ¬Å"Big Brother is Watching Youââ¬Â (Orwell 1). Two-way television sets â⬠telescreens â⬠were installed in all homes and public establishments in order    to monitor the reality for any sign of subversive activity (thoughtcrime). Worse, the Party encouraged everyone to spy on one another.\r\n even off children were ordered to report their parents to the authorities (Thought Police) if they caught them committing a thoughtcrime. Winston Smith was among those who paid the ultimate price. Upon his arrest, he was taken to the Ministry of Love, where he was subjected to electroshock torture. Winston was afterwards taken to the infamous  elbow room 101, where a prisoner was tortured by being exposed to his or her greatest fear. Winstonââ¬â¢s  primary fear was rats â⬠he was therefore tortured by having a wire cage full of  sharp-set rats brought near to his face.\r\nPetrified, Winston finally accepts Party ideology and was later released as a brainwashed individual. Sadly, it is obvious that Orwellââ¬â¢s warning in Nineteen Eighty-Four went unheeded. At present, there are still so many societies wherein people are stripped of their    basic rights and liberties. What is more saddening is that some of the parties who are guilty of this wrongdoing are actually claiming that they are staunch advocates of freedom, justice and equality. They use elaborate propaganda to proclaim their ââ¬Å"advocacyââ¬Â while  playacting in a completely opposite manner.\r\nThe Party used language in order to  nourishment the people of Oceania silent, ignorant and oppressed. In doing so, the former  turn out that evil prospers where good is silent. Orwell, on the other hand, used words in order to expose and  adjure this atrocity. In doing so, he proved that the pen is mightier than the sword.\r\n work Cited\r\nCameron, Deborah. Verbal Hygiene. New York: Routledge, 1995. Gearon, Liam. Freedom of Expression and military personnel Rights: Historical, Literary and Political Contexts. Eastbourne: Sussex Academic Press, 2006. Gerovitch, Slava.\r\nFrom Newspeak to Cyberspeak: A  tale of Soviet Cybernetics. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2004. Ji,    Fengyuan. Linguistic Engineering: Language and  political sympathies in Maoââ¬â¢s China. Honolulu: University of  how-do-you-do Press, 2004. Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. n. p. : n. d. Thomas, Linda, Ishtla Singh, Jean Stilwell Peccei, Jason Jones, and Shan Wareing. Language, Society and Power: An Introduction. second ed. New York: Routledge, 2004. Trahair, R. C. S. Utopia and Utopians: A Historical Dictionary. Santa Barbara: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999.\r\n'  
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