“How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents” by Julia Alvarez

Today’s nurses are faced with the challenging task of delivering culturally competent care to a large number of patients with different ethnic backgrounds. Among other things, a culturally tailored approach requires overcoming prejudice and racial stereotypes, which have shown to have a negative impact on patient health (Perkins, 2014). The...

“Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope” by George Lucas

Lead Actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Peter Cushing. Plot “It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire” (Lucas, 1977). Imperial forces, commanded by Darth Vader, capture on the rebel ships with...

“Union Decline in a Neoliberal Age” by Vachon et al.

Globalization is one of the most important tendencies that alter the modern world and shape peoples mentalities. Nowadays, it affects all regions of the world and all spheres of human activity. For this reason, its comprehensive investigation becomes an important task to understand the peculiarities of the issue and the...

Conflict Theory in Nursing Practice

Introduction In this reflective journal entry, I would like to elaborate on some issues that nurses face in their daily practice (specifically in the case of Natalie) as well as what theories can support them when resolving the arising problems. The Conflict Theory will be given some consideration with regards...

Nurse’s Role in Reforming Health Policy

Policy Changes Forward-looking nurses should be cognizant of the fact that their influence on health promotion and disease prevention can be amplified by political actions. Given that health reform in the US, in addition to cost, coverage, and quality, should address prevention, it is impossible to overemphasize the importance of...

Barriers to Collecting a Health History

Introduction A competent healthcare specialist cannot succeed in therapeutic care unless he or she is capable of collecting a sufficient amount of reliable information about the health history of a patient. Since the obtaining of the data about prior health issues of an individual is essential, it is vital to...

Psychology of Feeling and Thinking

Motivation, Emotion, and Behavior Motivation refers to a desire or driving force that compels or prompts someone to perform a task or take action. It could be a belief, a need, an instinct, or a habit. Motivation is the inner drive and provides the reason and direction to someone’s behavior....

Email Communication and Its Phenomenal Growth

Introduction The internet has continued to globalize our world as technological advances are put into use. Digital technologies that emerged have enabled the digitization of almost all devices in the world. These include digital electronics, signatures, photos, and media, among others. Communication has also taken center stage as the trigger...

The Concept of “Risk Society”

Find a historical media piece that aptly explores a particular risk. Choose one that has had a large impact on a group or population. Outline what you see as the perceived risk(s) and their impact. As far as I am concerned, the statement that we live in a ‘risk society’...

Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison Case Analysis

Do you feel the alternatives suggested by the court of appeals were viable for TWA? Why or why not? If not, what would you recommend? Theoretically, the suggested alternatives could be considered viable; however, in actual practice, they would represent undue hardship on the part of TWA to accommodate a...

Protect Your Firm From the 12 Risks of Social Media

Do you think the perceived risks in media are apparent/transparent? The majority of the general public believes that the perceived risks in media are apparent, as they can understand them with no problems and are always able to identify. Of course, some of them are really clearly seen, such as...

Social Experiment: Informal Norms of Gender Issues

Since we live in a society, we need to adhere to the social norms, and they have long become part of our life. With many years of adhering to the social norms, we stop noticing that we unwillingly and unconsciously obey them. Deviation from the accepted norms and behavior concepts...

The Great Wall Between Mexico and the USA

Introduction The Great Wall of America between Mexico and the United States has caused and evoked a number of debates concerning its construction and its use. There is a host of people who support the construction of the Wall viewing it as important. Nonetheless, some people regard the Wall as...

Multicultural Competence in Social Work

Working with multicultural groups The social worker has to explore their own beliefs and differences, whereby they also find out the new aspects of their personality. I believe that racial/ethnic identity development is especially crucial for individuals, including social workers. Our self-perception and identity development depend on the images, stereotypes,...

Personal Nursing Philosophy and Its Development

Introduction The development of a personal philosophy of nursing is important for each nurse to determine what values and attitudes provide the background for a nurse’s professional actions and choices (Masters, 2015). Those nurses who work in different healthcare facilities usually follow not only standard nursing principles but also their...

Biblical Christianity: God and Evil

Introduction Biblical Christianity represents God as a figure who is all-powerful, all-knowing, and inherently benevolent. However, people also cannot deny that evil is a part of this world, and harmful events happen every day to millions of children and adults. Thus, atheists and believers continue to debate the reality of...

Economic Efficiency for Policy Analysis

Economic Efficiency Economic efficiency is the use of resources such that maximum utilization of those resources is achieved in production of goods and services. It involves effective and equitable allocation of resources. An economy is said to be economically efficient if any change made to make one agent better off...

Human Services for Immigrants in New Harbor

Just like any other professional in the human services sector, Robert is expected to deliver his services in an ethical manner. Although confidentiality and privacy are vital in the profession, some federal, state, and local laws may provide various exceptional circumstances under which the information can be disclosed to another...

The Nature of Females’ Choices and Behavior

Problem Statement All people strive for happiness, and it is now seen as one of the central goals of human existence. However, many people cannot be happy due to various issues. The feeling of emptiness is one of these problems. It is especially common among women who often try to...

Database Design Proposal for Pharmaceutical Products

Project Problem and Terms In hospital settings, one of the major concerns to administering boards is pharmaceutical product management and utilization. According to recent studies, one of the leading causes of severe complications is adverse drug events due to unaccounted drug-to-drug interactions (Toivo, Mikkola, Laine, & Airaksinen, 2016). Moreover, improper...

College Experience for Nursing Practice

When a child decides that he or she is going to help people, that can often become the first step on the path to becoming a teacher or a nurse. In my case, it was the latter. When I enrolled the college, everything seemed exciting and challenging at the same...

Nursing Definition and Personal Philosophy

The Definition of Nursing On a bigger scale, nursing is a concept that includes the protection of human life and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. Nurses serve as a mediator of healing facilitation and are keen on preventing injuries and illnesses (Potter, Perry, & Stockert, 2015). The key objective of...

Jumping Rope 30-Minutes Activity in Lesson Plan

Physical Education Lesson Setting: outdoors Objectives: The main objective of the activity is to teach children to jump rope using different techniques, both feet 15 times, left foot for 10 times, and right foot for 10 times. Introduction/Warm-Up Time Activity Purpose/reasons 5 min First children should be encouraged to fitness...

Nursing College Education and Career

Everyone has personal hopes, aspirations, and expectations when going to college. I am hardly an exception. However, as I waited in the halls, choosing the right program for myself, I noticed a difference between myself and some of the students I met there. Some of them did not seem interested...

“Trifles” Play by Susan Glaspell

Introduction ‘Trifles’ is a one-act play by Susan Glaspell. It was written in 1916. Glaspell tells a true story about a murder that happened in a small town in Lowa. The narrative revolves around a farmer named John Wright. The man was murdered by a person who strung a rope...

Wojick’s, Serra’s and Bourgeois’ Visions of Art

We have been discussed many works by different artist, Amanda Wojick, Richard Serra, and Louise Bourgeois. These artists have different vision of the art and try to implement their ideas in different forms. Elkins in the chapter “Just looking” states that seeing means searching (22) and he is right. When...

Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations

Dealing with the negative reviews On the one hand, dealing with negative reviews is an emotionally unpleasant task. On the other hand, from a strategic point of view, the complainants of customers reduce the effectiveness of marketing through word of mouth (Berkowitz, 2016). When I worked as a physician in...

Pedagogical Skills in Elementary School

In an elementary school, teaching is dependent on skill rather than academic qualification. Several skills are necessary to aid the elementary teacher to impart knowledge to the students. The ability to capture students’ attention is important to any elementary teacher. Pedagogy and andragogy theories of learning suggest that elementary school...

Math Vocabulary and Performance: Research Design

Research question The author investigates the relationship between the learners’ vocabulary comprehension and students’ performance. The main research question that has been applied in this research is: What is the impact of applying mathematical vocabulary on students’ achievements? Other questions that have been provided in the study are: Is there...

Outcomes Research and Patient-Centered Care

Outcomes research is an area of public health research that focuses on studying the results of the impact healthcare processes and structures have on the health outcomes of individual patients or populations. Since health outcomes can vary from complete recovery to mortality, studying these tangible events concerning the processes that...

College Degree and Its Effects on Career

The cause and effect chain described below begins with earning a college degree. It serves as a primary cause for the subsequent effects, which are interconnected and create a causal chain. Due to the college degree, there are multiple possibilities to explore, both in my professional and personal life. The...

Self-Esteem Development in Adolescents

Self-Esteem Development Developing self-esteem involves being able to successfully achieve social-emotional developments both in childhood and during teenage. According to Erikson, successful socialization requires that one solves all the eight crises experienced during development. In adolescents, attaining self-esteem involves achieving autonomy, which can renegotiate relationships with parents during the adolescence...

Developmental Disorder Overview: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

One of the developmental disorders often diagnosed in the middle childhood years is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children suffering from this condition experience three basic difficulties: hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsive behavior (Harris & Westermann, 2014, p. 189). This disorder interferes with the child’s development on a cognitive level of functioning. A...

Cultural Differences Influencing Child Development

The interview with an acquaintance from a different cultural background revealed certain interesting characteristics. Having been raised in a Jewish family as an only child, she was influenced by traditional values and beliefs, as well as cultural conventions a great deal. Education was a primary focus throughout her childhood, to...

Hackensack University Medical Center’s Financial Analysis

Liquidity ratios Ratio 2015 2014 Industry average Current ratio Current assets/current liabilities 914,952/291,969 3.13:1 838,589/266,158 3.15:1 2.2 Collection period (Accounts receivables * 365) / total revenue) (157,884 * 365)/1,631,737 35 days (158,823 * 365)/1,564,562 37 days 23 days Days cash-on-hand (cash + short term investment) * 365 / total expenses...

Developmental Psychology: Full Brain Maturity

It is worth noting that over the past 20 years, new technologies in transport, medicine, and electronics caused large changes in the life and habits of people. In general, life expectancy has increased, and means such as telecommunications and the Internet have provided a large amount of information that is...

Peer Relationships Impact on Adulthood Development

The article by Marion, Laursen, Zettergren, and Bergman (2013) reflects the impact of past peer relationships on adulthood. The research includes the examination of the mentioned issue in a long-term perspective focusing on a buffered-effects model and a direct-effects model. In particular, the authors state that adult life satisfaction directly...

Healthcare Information Project Management

The team and its communication are of supreme importance to a project’s success (Walley, 2013). The development of a healthcare IT project is likely to require the collaboration of informatics professionals (IP) and the clinical staff to ensure its success (Gale, 2012). There are multiple roles that an IP can...

Waterfall and Agile Product Development Approaches

There are several models or approaches to product development, and they include the waterfall and iterative (agile) ones. The waterfall approach presupposes the linear implementation of all the processes that are relevant to production; in this case, the new activity is undertaken after the previous one has been finished and...

Media Tools Effects on the Education System

Educational institutions constantly look for new ways to enrich their programs and improve students’ accomplishments. The role of media in education has drastically increased during the last decade. There are different types of media such as the Internet, television, radio, and some others. These mass media tools significantly affect the...

Conservatism, Radicalism, Irony in Austen’s “Emma”

Irony Jane Austen (2003) treats Emma, the central character of the novel of the same name, with irony. The most apparent aspect of this attitude is created situationally, for example, through the mismatches that Emma creates, which contrast with her “disposition to think a little too well of herself” and...

AndFound Company’s Strategies and Problems

Introduction This case study presents a story of a start-up company and found, which was created under the premise of opposing corrupt and unfair practices of companies that make a living by charging exorbitant fees from angel investors and start-up entrepreneurs alike. However, after a period of expansive growth, the...

“Seussical the Musical” Theater Play Critique

Seussical is a brilliant musical for kids and perhaps even adults who cherish the writings of Dr. Seuss. The production intertwines the plots of several stories to create a magical world full of fantastic creatures and breathtaking adventures of the Cat, Horton the Elephant, and his small friend Jojo (“Seussical...

Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning Objectives

In 1956, Benjamin Bloom created a framework that would help educators focus on the intellectual comprehension of their students. The taxonomy provides a hierarchy of perception levels and is used for creating performance assignments and ensuring feedback from students (Churches, 2009). The taxonomy features three domains: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor,...

Irony in “The Ambitious Guest” by N. Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s use of irony as a literary device was not an afterthought. Writers use irony in the same way that a chef utilizes a certain type of ingredient to add flavor or character to the prepared dish. However, Hawthorne’s case, it is a mistake to perceive the use of...

Physical Development During Middle Childhood

Introduction Physical development is intense in childhood, and it is paramount to properly understand the processes which take place in different periods of the young age of a person, as well as the factors that have an impact on these processes. In order to better comprehend the various aspects of...

Moral and Religious Development in Adolescents

Criticisms of Kohlberg’s Theory Critics pointed out that Kohlberg’s moral stages appeared later in life and not as what Kohlberg envisioned it to be. For instance, most adolescents were discovered to reason at Stage 3, but at the same time, some of them are already capable of Stage 2 and...

Marketing: “How to Make Choosing Easier” by Iyengar

The problem of choice paralysis is acute due to such processes as new consumer attitudes, new IT opportunities, and the psychological and economic restructuring of the supply – demand ratio. The classic marketing model is still applicable; nevertheless, it is crucial to develop preventive measures that will enable companies to...

Oil as a Political Weapon in the Middle East

Oil is one of the most widely used energy products, but at the same time, the overwhelming majority of petroleum consumers (first of all, Western European states, Japan, and the United States) are practically devoid of oil fields. Despite the rapid development of international transportation networks and energy transfer (in...

Marketing Lessons from Malcolm Gladwell’s TED Talk

The most important message delivered by Malcolm Gladwell in his “Choice, happiness, and spaghetti sauce” speech that can be linked to marketing (and pricing policy in general) is the innovation that should be brought to the pricing strategy. This innovation regards examples in which companies revolutionize their pricing policies, strategies,...

Responsible Human Being: Personal Account

The question of responsibility is not the easiest one. When I was a child, parents tried to explain to me the notion of responsibility, its significance, and ways of application. Understanding of the idea was quite difficult because I did not have enough experience to link this abstract term with...

Buddha’s Four Noble Truths and Jesus’ Teachings

In Buddhism, the Noble Eightfold Path is the last of the Four Noble Truths. It describes the principles of thought and behavior that help on one’s path to enlightenment. According to Ratnasekera (n.d.), following the Eightfold Path makes the person “fully self-possessed, in command of his faculties and well-equipped to...

Statistics for Professional Psychologists

Statistics plays an important role in the professional expertise of a psychologist. It is a necessity for a psychologist to possess at least a basic understanding of statistics in order to comply with the ethical duty of competence, even if they do not use statistics in their daily work. Without...

Compulsive Buying in Women: Psychological Research

Connecting Research Question to Methodology Some women try to buy as many clothes as they can, some try to make their house as ‘full’ as possible while some invest in their looks or focus on their children’s performance and achievements (at school, in the workplace). All these efforts can be...

Arab Spring in Syria: Research Process

Conducting researches is an inseparable part of life both academic and every day because the primary objective of any research is to gather necessary information, process it, and find responses to questions under investigation. Even though the topic of each study is differing, the process is always the same or...

Qualitative Interview in Phenomenological Research

The qualitative interview held in terms of the phenomenological research is characterized by certain peculiarities. Creswell (2012) notes that the researchers should have interviews with 5 to 25 people who experienced the phenomenon under study. Importantly, the phenomenological study aims at identifying the central reasons for people’s behavior or attitudes....

Colonialism and Slavery in American History

In the history of Western Civilization, the ideology for expansion to new lands is often referred to as “God…Gold and Glory” In your opinion….what were some of the reasons for colonization by the European countries and especially for the continent of North America? The history of Western Civilization cannot be...

Practice Act for Advanced Practice Nurses in Florida

Introduction The Florida Nurse Act is put in place to ensure advanced practice nurses meet every minimum requirement for high-quality and safe practice. The Act governs the responsibilities of certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, certified nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists. This paper compares and contrasts these population-focused roles. It...

Chapter 9 of “International Business” by Hill

Chapter summary This chapter talks about what foreign exchange is and explains the meaning of a foreign exchange market, shows how the market works and indicates the forces that determine exchange rates, explains the association between exchange rates and international business and highlights the functions of the foreign market. Foreign...

Thomas Aquinas: Philosopher and Theologian

Introduction Thomas Aquinas was one of the most influential philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages. His most important work, Summa Theologiae, combined the theories of scholasticism and Aristotle to explore the concepts of God, ethics, and Christ (Davies & Stump, 2012, p. 3). To this day, Aquinas is widely...

Wastewater Treatment Plant: Defining Capacity

The concept of capacity is viewed through the lens of the technical properties of the wastewater plant. When mentioning the phenomenon under analysis, the contributors to the site imply the ability of the plant to contain a certain amount of water, produce a particular amount of work, etc. Therefore, although...

Procedures in the Justice System

Introduction The essay is an analysis of procedures in the justice system. Two main issues addressed in the essay include listing reasons why bright-line decision may be preferable over case-by-case adjudication and the other way round. My preference from the two is then given. Additionally, issue of American enjoying a...

Georgia and Florida States’ Constitutions

Discuss possible reasons the state of Georgia has for enacting ten new constitutions since admission to the Union? There is no use denying the fact that the life of every state is organized by the laws which are peculiar to this state. Moreover, the Constitution of a state also regulates...

Parenting and Choice of Child-Rearing Style

Parenting is a very complex activity. Therefore, parents tend to apply styles that best suit their goals. The child-rearing style applied to a child has an impact on the child’s growth and development. The style employed by the parent(s) can predict the future character of the child. Authoritarian Style Such...

Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Children

Introduction Working with transgender and gender non-conforming (TGN) children and adolescents requires much knowledge and awareness. They may experience severe mental health conditions, lack support from their family, and show suicidal behavior. This paper discusses the issues a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) should be aware of when interacting...

McDonald’s Strategic Change Initiatives

Introduction The strategic change initiative is an important part of the strategic change as the aspect that influences the whole organization and all employees. The first step in implementing strategic change is usually called ‘strategic change initiative’ (Anderson, 2003, p. 89). As it is impossible to start without knowing what...

Galaxies Nature and Frequency

It should be noted that galaxies are the main structural components of the universe, which contain almost all of its substance that radiates in the visible area of the spectrum. Stars are born and die in galaxies, and planetary systems are formed around them. The purpose of this paper is...

Effective Teaching Methods by Gary D. Borich

The Effective Teacher The first chapter is quite general, covering mostly the characteristics and traits which are expected from the good teacher as he or she is perceived through the contemporary perspective: able to organize a successful and performance-oriented teacher-student interaction and demonstrating personality traits contributing to the effect. Despite...

Jules Ferry’ Views on French Colonial Expansion

Introduction It is worth noting that Jules Ferry was a French public and political leader. He enforced the laws regarding the free and compulsory primary education (Fermer, 2013). During the policy of the government on colonial expansion, Ferry supported such course of action. The purpose of this paper is to...

Efficiency and Effectiveness as Management Concepts

Management is one of the possible ways of how any kind of work should be organized. Management is all about coordination and the possibility of overseeing the activities different people should complete efficiently and effectively. The concepts of efficiency and effectiveness are closely connected and should be balanced in the...

Humanistic, Cognitive, and Psychobiology

Discuss the changes in values, principles, and subject matter that psychobiology brought to the field of psychology, and how these changes affected psychologists’ ways of understanding human behavior Principles Psychobiology combined the principles of behaviorism (which was more inclined towards biology) and psychoanalysis (which was purely a psychological school of...

Pop Culture, Entertainment and Media Representation

“Batman, Deviance and Camp” by Andy Medhurst The camp is a cultural and aesthetic phenomenon that deals with sophisticated taste and specially cultivated sensitivity and theatricality. Describing camp in the example of Batman 1960 movie, Medhurst notes that camp is a manner of depicting serious things in a comic and...

Learning Theories of Nursing Practice and Training

Introduction Nursing practice is a combination of complex tasks the goal of which is to investigate what a person can do, how working plans should be developed, and when a theory has to be applied practically. During this week, the core of practice is to understand the importance of learning...

Neobehaviorism, Behaviorism and Psychoanalysis

Influence of Neobehaviorism School Neobehaviorism emerged when behaviorism was combined with the ideas of logical positivism. The representatives of the latter believed that scientific statements about the world had to originate from physical observation; otherwise, they would not be scientific (Hergenhahn & Henley, 2014). Like behaviorists, neobehaviorists supposed that stimuli...

The Son as a Mexican Music Genre

Mexican music includes a range of genres, and the son is one of them. The very word “son” means “sound” (Noble 82). It refers to the regional music that can be mostly heard in eastern, western, and central parts of the country. It is played using such instruments as haupanguera,...

“Explicit Direct Instruction” by Hollingsworth and Ybarra

Introduction Teaching is a complex and challenging process, and to achieve success, educators need to refer to the experience of experts in the field and use evidence-based strategies and techniques to improve their lessons and contribute to students’ learning. Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI): The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson...

Racial Discrimination in the “Selma” Film

The modern American society is characterized by the racial diversity. Unfortunately, the major social groups often feel hostility to the ethnic minority groups and express it by rights violations or social oppressions. Throughout the history, it happened for very different reasons: the competition for the financial resources or the political...

Interpersonal Space and Touch in Hispanic Culture

The character of the interpersonal space use depends on the cultural conventions to a large extent, and the forms of proxemics thus are different in the distinct societies. In this paper, I would like to analyze the issue of the interpersonal space use from the perspective of my culture. Being...

Self-Identification and Presentation in Society

There are many different thoughts about the importance of society and the need to comprehend social expectations. I like the ideas offered by the professor Richard Jenkins about the connection between social identity and society and the necessity for people to know what they are. Jenkins (as cited in Kidd...

WonderHowTo Web Community: Lurk and Look Online

When one lurks in an online community, it means that they either just scroll or post so infrequently that it is hard to call participation. There are various reasons for lurking, one of which is feeling the need to acknowledge the basic rules and ways of the community before posting....

Moore Housing Contractors’ Program Evaluation and Review

CPM/PERT network for Moore Housing Contractors for determining the probability that the contractors can complete a house within 45 days The CPM/PERT network for Moore Housing Contractors is supposed to determine whether the Contractors of the Moore Housing would be able to finish the work on the house within agreed...

UK Corporate Governance: Chairmans and Executives

In ‘The UK Corporate Governance Code’, what issues are addressed within comments included in the preface? The main issues addressed in the comments included in the preface are related to the benefits received by the society since the beginning of the usage of the Code and the specifics of the...

Exclusion of Students with Learning Disabilities

Introduction The problem of teaching students with learning disabilities (LD students) is actively discussed in US society. The reason is that theory and practice of working with these students constantly change to provide educators with the most effective methods to teach individuals with special learning needs. Therefore, while focusing on...

Nurses and Patients’ Communication

Introduction There is no doubt that communication between nurses and patients can influence the process of treatment, and this is why it has to be studied. Among other things, nurses are supposed to be ready to provide the patient with emotional support because it is also a factor contributing to...

Performance Management and Appraisal Plan

The office of the Human Resources presents a Management by Objectives (MBO) performance appraisal plan and process that will be implemented in the next month. The store managers are required to use this plan as a mode of measuring the company’s progress (Armstrong & Taylor, 2014). The store managers and...

Corporate Governance Scandals and Regulations

The Maxwell Scandal was related to the discovery of the fraud made by the owner of the publishing empire. Ian Robert Maxwell stole big sums of money from the pension funds of the Mirror Corporation. The scandal surrounding Maxwell occurred after his death when thousands of scheme members discovered they...

Corporate Governance in the UK of the 1990s

The Maxwell Scandal The Maxwell Scandal occurred in the early 1990s after Ian Robert Maxwell was found dead in the Atlantic Ocean. After the death of the owner of the huge publishing empire, the banks called in the loans, and the fraud made by Maxwell was discovered by a wide...

The Film “Damaged Care” Analysis

Introduction The film Damaged Care shot in 2002 portrays a disappointing reality of the profit-centered USA health care system. The main character of the motion picture, Dr. Linda Peeno, played by Laura Dern, starts her job on a position of a medical reviewer at the organization called Humana Health Care...

Healthcare Delivery: Patients Outcomes

Practitioners and healthcare professionals should always strive to maximize the outcomes of their patients. However, some gaps and challenges might emerge in a clinical setting, thereby affecting the nature and quality of available care. This self-reflection paper examines a specific event that occurred in a healthcare delivery setting and the...

Supply and Demand Impacts on the Transportation Industry

Introduction The transportation industry is made up of suppliers of transport-related services and consumers of such services. Drawing from a study by Rodrigue and Notteboom (2015), a transport industry that functions efficiently facilitates the meeting of transport demand to ensure that the mobility requirements of individuals are sufficiently met. Every...

Managing Organizational Change: Six Images of Change

Introduction Change management is the modern method of implementing innovative developments and concepts to increase the capacity of companies and enhance the productivity of employees. Depending on the type of leadership supported in a particular group, it is possible to come to both significant achievements and misunderstanding on the part...

Professor-Student Communication Using Technology

Introduction To begin with, it should be said that innovative technologies have become an essential part of modern life. Innovations have entered all the spheres of human life (education is not an exception) and have made it easier. No one dares to say that innovative technologies have created conditions which...

Cognitive Development: Piaget’s Conservation Tasks

The conservation tasks implied measuring whether the number of the objects and the length are the same while changing the parameters of the lines. In the case of the video “A typical child on Piaget’s conservation tasks”, the child is younger than seven years old. In this instance, the child...

Online Grocery Business: Operations Management

While designing a grocery business, it is important to determine such competitive priorities as the on-time delivery, the delivery speed, flexibility in partnerships, and the top quality. In core processes, the capabilities to develop are the achievement of the on-time speedy delivery in relations with suppliers and partners, including food...

Teaching Evaluation Using a Mixed-Methods Analysis

Methodology The authors utilized a multiphase mixed method to examine the context-based legality (i.e. subject legality and sampling legality) and hypothesis-based legality (i.e. substantive legality, natural legality, result legality, and generalizability) of an instruction assessment instrument through evaluating learners’ views regarding features of successful institution tutors (Onwuegbuzie et al., 2007)....

Women in Combat Roles: Argument Against

Abstract The debate as to whether women should serve in military combat units or roles has been ongoing and still continues. Those who believe that they should be allowed to participate in combat units argue from the gender equality perspective. However, this line of reasoning ignores the fact that there...

John Brown: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter

Introduction John Brown was an abolitionist who chose to liberate slaves by force. His actions were extremely controversial, and to this day, they can spark a debate about their righteousness. James McPherson describes this conflict of perception in his essay Escape and Revolt in Black and White. This paper will...

The Future of the Nursing Workforce

Introduction Retaining an adequate number of medical employees and assuring their professional growth is crucial for the U.S. healthcare system. According to HRSA (2014), the country should experience a demand for qualified nursing personnel due to the shift towards the preventative care model and management of one’s health condition. In...

The Sikorsky Aircraft: Criteria Selection Matrix

Introduction As the analysis of the root causes affecting the quality assurance processes at Sikorsky Aircraft has shown, there are six primary issues that need to be addressed (Kubiak & Benbow, 2009a). These include defining the approach toward the decision-making process and the problem-solving one, locating the means of enhancing...

A Lesson You Learned the Hard Way

Introduction Numerous lessons can be learned from our life experiences and the experience of others. This is a story about a boy returning to his old neighborhood during the holidays. Our hero and his family had to move to another town many years ago, and now our hero and his...

American Racism in Coates’ The Case for Reparations

Introduction The article “The Case for Reparations” by Coates investigates the history of racism in America to show how it has influenced and continues to affect the black population of the country. The focus on financial limitations and unfair treatment that black people have encountered through the years reveals how...

The Movement of Materials in Biological Systems

Abstract The movement of materials in biological systems takes place through various processes that include osmosis, diffusion, facilitated transport, and active transport. Osmosis involves movement of molecules from regions of low concentration to regions of high concentration while diffusion involves movement of molecules from high-concentration regions to low-concentration regions. Facilitated...

African American Cultural Group and Heritage

A brief history of the cultural Group Including immigrants from Africa and slaves First arrived in 1619 as slaves. Work for free for white colonists. Abolishment of slavery during the American Revolution Acquisition of equal rights during the 18th century (Smith, 2014). A brief history of the socio-cultural group Cultures...

The Influence of Artemisia Gentileschi’s Self-Portraits

Introduction to Artemisia Gentileschi’s heritage a famous Italian artist of the Baroque period numerous debates over her works considered a talented and professional artist often treated as a mediocre painter self-portraits as a significant part of her artistic heritage self-portraits popular among feminist supporters impact of self-portraits on the feminist...

“When May I Shoot a Student?” by Greg Hampikian

America has always been grounded on social groups interests and focused on complying the individual needs. The fulfillment of the citizens’ needs by federal and state structures makes American policy. According to Hrebenar and Scott, “the number of participants in American group policies has significantly expanded” (11). But what if...

The Great Depression: Limitations and Effects

What do Eleanor Roosevelt’s activities reveal about the limitations on women in the early twentieth century? Women had very limited opportunities in the labor market due to various restrictions. The general attitude was that women had to maintain the household and be openly available to men as they came home...

Native Americans and Navajo Heritage

History of the Native Americans Settlement in small separate groups Spread across the territory of America Struggle with colonizers for survival Participation in various military conflicts (Kiel, 2016) Victims of genocide and extermination Obtaining the right of autonomy History of the Navajo Heritage Migration from the northern regions Independence from...

Pneumonia in Children: Assessment and Treatment

Etiology Pneumonia is one of the chronic inflammatory processes in the lungs that is caused by the obstruction of the air sacs. This condition may be caused by a variety of factors, including viruses and bacteria. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the possible cause of the chosen lower respiratory tract infection that...

Backward Design Phases and Misunderstanding

Introduction This is an educational design method of curriculum, whereby, goals are set first before choosing the method of instruction, and forms of assessment. According to Doug (2000), the advantage of backward assessment is that the end is known way before the lesson is taught so that instruction will lead...

Difference Between Team and the Group

The chapter “Team and the group” are based on how does a team works and to differentiate a team from a group of people. It is very often that people consider teams and groups as one thing whereas there are many differences through which they are called by different words....

Management Within a Multifaceted Culture

The working environments of organizations across the world are very dynamic now especially with the advent of globalization. These environments are in a continuous state of fluctuation and are not fixed to a particular concept or model. This is due to a multifaceted culture in the workplace brought about by...

International Attempts to Curb the Power of Microsoft

Dear US and EU Competition authority, Am writing to you with regards to the many attempts made by Microsoft Corporation to reduce our monopoly power which is totally against public interests. Microsoft Corporation is a public multinational corporation that specializes in developing, manufacturing, licensing, and at the same time, supporting...

Nurse’s Overconfidence in Self-Judgment

Description of Overconfidence in Self-Judgement Reasons for Overconfidence in Self-Judgement: Long practice period in nursing. Premature evaluation of certain situations. Ambition and the desire to show capabilities. Insufficient level of vocational training. Excessive praise from colleagues and superiors. Inability to assess taken decisions adequately. Negative Consequences of Overconfidence in Self-Judgement:...

Cannabis in America: Benefits and Implications

Supporters and Opposition The use of cannabis and its byproducts in America is long, and arguments for and against its change over time. In the 1600s hemp was considered a useful and versatile material for ropes and fabrics. It became more popular as a medicinal additive in the 1800s, but...

Observation on the Teacher and Students

The class starts when the teacher greets students and asks them to place their books on the desks. It is an English classroom where students learn how to concentrate and respond to comprehension. One of the teaching methods that the teacher applies is reading the comprehension loudly for the whole...

Factors Affecting Technology Uses in Schools

Article Analysis This article was first published in the American Educational Research Journal. The article explores how technology is used in schools. The authors of this article are active educators. The article chronicles a study that was carried out to determine the level of technology use in a sample of...

Evidence-Based Qualitative Research in Practice

Introduction The value of qualitative research in evidence-based practice includes cases when the results cannot be measured using qualitative research but observations, assessment, interviews, and reports can be processed to find out how some actions influence the patients. For example, qualitative research in evidence-based practice can help to find out...

Gain and Loss of Contingencies

According to FACB Accounting Standards Codification (n.d.), ASC 450 “Contingencies” covers the three topics of gain contingencies, loss contingencies, and overall. Gain contingencies are claims for the reduction in a liability or rights to receive an asset. It is noted (450-30) that the codification provides “guidance for the recognition and...

Global Warming Challenges Solving in General Electric

What do you advise leaders at GE to do about satisfying customers who are not so environmentally conscious? General Electric Company is a mega-company that seeks to expand its business and gain a larger share of the market. The issues of global warming due to the emission of carbon dioxide...

Scientific Underpinnings of the DNP Project

Scientific Support Do you have research evidence to support that your selected intervention is an effective approach to your selected practice problem? If not, you need to change your selected intervention; you intervention must be based on current research evidence. You must have at least 10 primary references, either primary...

China’s Economics in the Article “China in Africa”

The article by Alessi and Xu (2015) concentrates on the fast development of China’s economics in the context of its relationships with Africa. The authors describe the country’s current needs and how they are satisfied, examine the criticism over the business practices, and assess the advantages of Sino-African ties. First...

Students’ Misconceptions Regarding the Notion of ‘Air’

Students can have various misconceptions regarding the notion of ‘air.’ The problem is in the fact that it is rather difficult for children to discuss the air in the context of such notions as ‘volume,’ ‘weight,’ ‘vacuum,’ and ‘atmospheric pressure’ (Driver, Rushworth, Squires, & Wood-Robinson, 2005). Thus, children understand basic...

Students’ Difficulties with Physical and Chemical Changes

The aspects of physical and chemical changes can make students experience some difficulties while distinguishing between these processes. The main misconceptions associated with these types of changes are the following ones: chemical changes are determined when unusual alterations in substances are observed; in contrast to physical changes, chemical changes are...

Culture Shock’s Experiences

I first heard about culture shock when I was thirteen years old. My parents were missionaries in the Philippines, and we were citizens of the United States of America. To me, the word sounded extremely awful. According to the explanation given by the adults, the immigrants to the Philippines were...

Wikis and Blogs’ Impact on Psychology

Without any doubt, online communication is one of the most widely-spread types of communication between people. Being far from each other, people get an excellent opportunity to share news, discuss various themes, meet new friends, organize their days, and entertain. Of course, writing letters and chat communications are excellent and...

The Framework of Kirkpatrick’s Model

What does SCM offer to training groups that is missing from analysis using the Kirkpatrick Model? There are four main information segments that are used in the framework of Kirkpatrick’s approach: reaction-related, learning-related, behavior-related, and results-related data (Kirkpatrick & Kirkpatrick, 2007). Each data level, in its turn, measures the degree...

The Media and Communication

Why are some media forms regulated by the government? Some media firms have contributed to several ethical concerns. These ethical concerns threaten to destroy the trust and responsibility among humanity. The consequences of these ethical concerns necessitated the establishment of several acts that would offer appropriate control and limitation in...

Business Knowledge for Advanced Practice Nurses

Introduction Modern healthcare embraces a vast range of issues related to changes in people’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Therefore, public healthcare has to encompass several areas that may affect people’s health or serve as the source of improving it. Herein lies the need for Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) to...

Role of Groups and Teams in Organization

Groups and Teams Teamwork is a critical approach to the success of any project or business organization. Teams and groups are encouraged in an organization because they make it easier to realize the targeted goals and objectives (Rickards & Moger, 2000). I am presently working in a small company. The...

President’s Speech on the High Levels of Corruption

Fellow countrymen, it gives me great pleasure whenever I address the nation on matters that are so pertinent. I am going to address the issue of high levels of corruption that has become so rampant. As a nation, our reputation and future success are critically dependent on compliance, not just...

Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Project

Introduction Today, burnout and occupational stress are often associated with the nursing practice because of the number of tasks that nurses should perform daily (Khamisa, Oldenburg, Peltzer, & Ilic, 2015). Working in stressful environments, nurses experience significant physical and emotional pressure. Such stress leads to nurses’ burnout, and then, to...

Pestle Company’s Corporate-Level Strategy and Management

Pestle Management The PESTLE analytical tool is important for managers because it helps them to examine the external factors that face the organization and in the process, the managers can be able to think about the potential impacts of these individual factors on the business (Renewal Associates 2003). A PESTLE...

Paul Entrepreneur’s Four Shortcomings

Does Paul need to be an inventor? Paul does not need to be an inventor in order to be an effective entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs do not have to invent new ideas in order to be successful. A successful entrepreneur does not have to come up with original products or services for...

Ten Things to Reinvent Journalism

Introduction I suggest the following ten things to reinvent journalism. First of all, it is to empower the readers by continuously engaging them in various posts and writings. Keeping one’s readers and the public well informed and fully engaged in the current affairs and news enables the readers to access...

“The Metaphysics of Morals” by Immanuel Kant

Is it wrong to punish a criminal primarily as a means to reform the criminal? Developing main principles of the doctrine of right, Kant states that punishment is just retribution for a committed crime, and any state has a right and obligation to cause suffering to a criminal. Speaking about...

Asian Studies: The Fujiwara Clan

By what means did the Fujiwara dominate court politics during the Heian period? The Fujiwara clan was started during the famous Asuka period and was one of the biggest and powerful families among four others which had a lot of influence on Japanese politics during the Heian period, between 794...

Labor Systems and the Colonial Labor Diaspora

It is evident that raw materials for industrial and domestic use in colonial heartlands were mostly found in the colonies. The items produced included rubber, cotton and palm oil. Similarly, minerals like tin, gold and diamonds were also exploited. In those times, the slaves used to perform all the duties....

Acer Computers: Company Analysis

Stan Shih along with others founded a company named Multitech International in 1976 with $25,000 and 11 employees (Acer group, 2009). The intention was to contribute to the society through sharing of knowledge and they played a significant role in popularising the role of computers in Taiwan. During the same...

Gender Identities Within the Farm Family

The article in question focuses on gender stereotypes and the distribution of roles within Western European families living on farms. This research is the case study as Shortall (2014) focuses on one group. The study concentrates on a particular group, Western European farmers’ families. The case study involves the analysis...

Protecting Access to Care Act Bill by Steve King

Bill’s Details The bill H.R. 1215: Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 was passed in the house in June 2017 (“H.R. 1215: Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017,” 2017). The sponsor is Steve King, the representative for Iowa’s fourth congressional district. He is a Republican. The bill will...

The Phone Hacking Scandal

Among the major news event in the recent few days was the phone hacking scandal that was linked to the News of the World; a tabloid newspaper in the United Kingdom (UK). The Washington Post carried the news in its headlines as follows “News of the World to close amid...

Employee Union and Productivity Incentive Plans

Employee union Organizations with unions should not try to persuade workers to decertify their union since these unions are a critical part of employee welfare. Reflectively, the basic building blocks of labor unions are identified as the need for collective bargaining and increased negotiation power. Labor unions are responsible for...

Green Approach: Environment Conservation

Give examples of the things you have seen at events that you would consider eco-friendly A number of sporting events take place in the world, for example, the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup, and Commonwealth Games. The size of these world games is so huge that it is difficult to...

Responsibility as the Fundamental Quality for Any Person

Every human being is unique and inimitable. There is hardly a person who has the same set of values and feelings as some other individual has. It makes life diverse and complicated at the same time. To understand a person it is essential to realize his/her attitude towards universal truth,...

Price Elasticity of Demand: Corn Oil

Effect of the high demand for corn on its substitute soybeans and effect of the high demand for corn on soybeans farm An increase in the quantity demanded of corn oil will reduce demand for its substitute corn oil. Farmers will consider supplying more of the highly demanded corn oil...

“The Wife of Bath” and Chaucer’s Antifeminism Essay

At the outset, it seems as though Chaucer is a feminist. As argued by Sigmund Eisner (1957, p. 45), he suggests that the work of Chaucer portrayed males as ‘lustful’ and immoral with the following phrases: “Of which made anon, maugre hir heed, By very force, he rafte hires maidenhead”...

What Lies Beyond the Horizon: Satire in Novels

Reading Between the Lines: The True Meaning of the Story George Saunders: Marriages. Winning Your Lottery In his extremely satiric essay Saunders asks a simple question – why not marrying someone with an even weaker will and becoming what can be called a “normal family” (Saunders)? The author claims that...

Writing a Memo with Research Information

To succeed in writing memos, it is very important to understand the essence of such paper and the main purpose of this writing process. In fact, memo writing is identified as a crucial “step between data collection and writing drafts of papers” (Charmaz 72), this is why there is no...

Wellness Coach Health Practitioner Business Plan

Introduction The Wellness Coach Health Practitioner (WCHP) project is a business plan that implies providing the combined services of a wellness coach and a health practitioner to customers, thus increasing quality and leading to higher customer satisfaction rates. The project is fraught with several challenges, yet it is likely to...

The Time Arrow Direction

Summary The basic issue of concern for physics and philosophers nowadays is defining the direction of the time arrow. The arrow of time is known to be directed in the future. This means that all the events are arranged in chronological order, and human mind is adapted to such organization....