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Thesis: one’s personal culture and sense of tradition will always be a strong part of the self, regardless of external factors which can have a profound influence on one’s life. Subtopic 1: one’s value, habits and loyalty to his culture and tradition are not easily changed. Example:â€Å" But we collect for the heart, Kiam-Kim,† Father said. â€Å"We help all the people of China. † I was puzzled. â€Å"Even those who kill other Chinese? † â€Å"Yes,† Father said. â€Å"Of course. † â€Å"But never help the Japanese? † â€Å"Never. †(Page 208) Explanation: This discussion is between Kiam-Kim and his father, which is a Chinese family in Canada for a long time. At that time, there is just a war between China and Japanese, and Kiam-Kim, who is the main character in the novel, is collecting money for the donation of Chinese soldiers. Kiam-Kim thinks this money is for blankets, medical supplies, food for orphans but not for bullets or guns. Because at that time, Kiam-Kim just 9 years old, his child’s mind wants everyone in peace but not in war. But in fact, there are so many wars in China. Not only between Chinese people but also between China and Japan. When he asks his father about what these denotation is for, his father tells him that is for all Chinese people including the people who is fighting with another Chinese people. Because of the hatred of Japan, his father never wants to give anything to Japan. That proves that he will never help his country’s enemy because of his loyalty of China . Subtopic 2: One’s culture can have a profound hold on one’s personality, gravity influencing a course of behavior. Example: â€Å"Teach Jung-sum how to kick and pass the ball,† Father said to me. â€Å"Canada never need soldiers. † â€Å"Need soldiers in China,† Poh-Poh said, slapping the last bandage on my arm. She poured her stinging homemade lotion on one of Jung’s battle wounds. â€Å"Fight the warlords!Fight the Japanese! †(Page 230 ) Explanation: Poh-Poh is an old lady from old China; she used to be in China for such a long time so the impression of China’s culture has a important part in her life. Although she is in Canada, but she still memorizes the Old China and cares about the things happening here. When the war between China and Japan is broken out, she is always worried about the Old China’s situation although there is not any war in Canada, so no soldiers are needed. But Kiam-Kim’s father said â€Å"Canada never needs soldiers†. Poh-Poh thinks about her country, the old China, which needs so many soldiers to attend to the war. So she said â€Å" Need soldiers in China! † because the culture of China has such a influence to her. Subtopic 3: We are all placed in a category and perceived in a certain way become of our background’s culture, and the human aspect of prejudgment will probably never changed. Example: Overnight, the news ran through Chinatown. Perfect Meiying had given herself to a Japanese boy. She had to do something and failed terribly. She had bled to death. Two ambulance arrived, and a crowd gathered to watch them take away the bundled body. Explanation: When the war between China and Japan becomes more and more intensely, every Chinese people including the aboard hate Japan because Japan invade their land and attack their compatriots. But Meiying, who is a wonderful girl in Chinatown, has a boyfriend as a Japanese people. In that time, it is such a terrible thing because the Chinese people believe that people who has communication with Japanese is a traitor. Meiying keeps the secret for such a long time but finally it is exposed so she can not be under this hard pressure and also don't want to Implicate her parents so she decides to kill herself. So at that time, people think all Japanese people are bad and harmful and attribute them into a category which is bad. So whether the people is good or bad, if he is a Japanese, he will be judged into a harmful people.

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Associate Level Material Appendix B Information Security Policy Student Name: University of Phoenix IT/244 Intro to IT Security Instructor’s Name: Date: Table of Contents Table of Contents1 1. Executive Summary1 2. Introduction2 3. Disaster Recovery Plan4 4. Physical Security Policy7 5. Access Control Policy11 6. Network Security Policy14 7. References17 Executive Summary Due in Week Nine: Write 3 to 4 paragraphs giving a bottom-line summary of the specific measureable goals and objectives of the security plan, which can be implemented to define optimal security architecture for the selected business scenario.There is no such thing as complete security. Offensive security measures are always being devised to compromise the integrity of a network. Security precautions are constantly being developed in order to battle this constant onsalught of attacks. Any professional organization who cares about the security fo their system, is pretty much guaranteed to put some sort of physi cal or logical security measures in place. Physical security measures are procautions that inckude things such as security cameras, guards, Id badges, or even a tridtional lock and key.These types of defense are designed to be preventative of external attakcs or infiltration. Logical Security systems include things such as user admin accounts, passwords, and principles like least privelage that prevent unecesary access all contribute to the prevention of external as weel as internal threats. With the proper security measure in place, Sunica Entertainment Co. should be well on their way to ensuring the integrity of their network as well as increasing the eficciency of support and access. With the new servers, administrators will also be able to login to access information or perform maintenance from any Sunica branch.This improved control and security will only improve the health of this company. Introduction Due in Week One: Give an overview of the company and the security goals to be achieved. 1 Company overview As relates to your selected scenario, give a brief 100- to 200-word overview of the company. I decided to go with the Sunica Music and Movie Franchise. Sunica is a multimedia media chain with four different locations. The four stores lack the technology to synchronize their sales as well as their inventories. The four stores needs to implement a system that will collaborate the information from all four locations to one central database.This insufficient technology has cost Sunica unnecessary staffing as well as spending. By implementing a central web server, Sunica can ensure that all the locations will have access to information regarding inventory, accounting, or any up-to-date information the customer may want to know. 2 Security policy overview Of the different types of security policies—program-level, program-framework, issue-specific, and system-specific—briefly cover which type is appropriate to your selected business scenario an d why.Sunica could actually benefit from implementing multiple policies such as program-framework and system-specific to ensure the company has a secure foundation. A system-specific policy would ensure that the administrators and the employees had specific policies to abide by. 3 Security policy goals As applies to your selected scenario, explain how the confidentiality, integrity, and availability principles of information security will be addressed by the information security policy. 1 Confidentiality Briefly explain how the policy will protect information.Just like any effective system, there must be a hierarchy of rights and capabilities. In order to establish a truly secure VPN workspace, the company needs to create user-specific logon. 2 Integrity Give a brief overview of how the policy will provide rules for authentication and verification. Include a description of formal methods and system transactions. With user-specific logons, the system will not be publicly accessible. Secure data logs should be backed up on servers in order to track employee accessibility to make sure there is no internal problems. 3 AvailabilityBriefly describe how the policy will address system back-up and recovery, access control, and quality of service. To ensure a successful and thriving system, Sunica needs to implement a disaster plan that is capable of backup and recovery. If the disaster plan is configured correctly both physically and at the application level, then Sunica can back up and log critical information to the company such as payroll, email, finances, etc. Disaster Recovery Plan Due in Week Three: For your selected scenario, describe the key elements of the Disaster Recovery Plan to be used in case of a disaster and the plan for testing the DRP. Risk Assessment 1 Critical business processes List the mission-critical business systems and services that must be protected by the DRP. A well designed Disaster Recovery Program can help any business over come imminent disasters like Mother Nature, security breaches, equipment failure, outside threats, etc. First off, a rick analysis should be put together to understand the potential problems that could occur and how to resolve them. The mission-critical business systems should include all of the companies valuable information that is required to keep the business profitable.For Sunica, the systems could include anything along the lines of inventory, email, pricing, communications, etc. 2 Internal, external, and en 3 Internal, external, and environmental risks Briefly discuss the internal, external, and environmental risks, which might be likely to affect the business and result in loss of the facility, loss of life, or loss of assets. Threats could include weather, fire or chemical, earth movement, structural failure, energy, biological, or human. As stated earlier, disasters are imminent within any organization.Natural disasters are unpredictable, inescapable, and can often times be detrimental to an organization. Earthquakes, fires, floods, tornadoes, etc; these are all examples of natural disasters that can cripple any company's systems. Internal disasters could be anything from an internal security breach all the ay t sabotage. If an organization keeps a close eye on its employees and systems, it can sometimes detect signs of foul play before it starts. External disasters are things outside of the company that cannot be controlled, such as the economy, popular trends, unions, strikes, etc. 2 Disaster Recovery StrategyOf the strategies of shared-site agreements, alternate sites, hot sites, cold sites, and warm sites, identify which of these recovery strategies is most appropriate for your selected scenario and why. Because Sunica is updating its systems to use a WAN in order to collaborate information, a third party site for backup is essential to the success of their new systems. Before the upgrade, Sunica had no choice but to store their data on site at each location. Because of the accessibility of the new systems, Sunica can backup their data to a third party server and use a warm-site to take control if the main systems are compromised. Disaster Recovery Test Plan For each testing method listed, briefly describe each method and your rationale for why it will or will not be included in your DRP test plan. 1 Walk-throughs A walk-through test is the only way to fully ensure that the system has a solid foundation that is free of any errors. The test will spot out weak points in the systems design, as well as necessary changes and adjustments. The results of the test should be implemented in the system to increase its success and productivity. 2 SimulationsThis section of the plan should be self explanatory given the title. Generally a fake disaster is created in order to implement the companies DRP and measure its effectiveness. 3 Checklists Another self explanatory title that basically goes over the requirements Sunica needs in order to operate effectively with the new system. This can also be an incredibly useful resource to use while testing and learning the new systems. 4 Parallel testing Parallel testing a pretty simple concept, but an important step in the recovery plan.For parallel testing, the company must run their current systems in juxtaposition to the systems at the warm site. This will measure the functionality and efficiency of the data transfer between the two systems. 5 Full interruption Full interruption is the final stage of the plan which indicates you are ready to take the training wheels off. This is not a drill people; this test literally shuts off the systems like the case of a real disaster and does a final test to ensure that that Sunica experiences the least downtime possible during an actual emergency.Physical Security Policy Due in Week Five: Outline the Physical Security Policy. Merkow and Breithaupt (2006) state, â€Å"an often overlooked connection between physical systems (computer hardware) and logical systems (the software that runs on it) is that, in order to protect logical systems, the hardware running them must be physically secure† (p. 165). Describe the policies for securing the facilities and the policies of securing the information systems. Outline the controls needed for each category as relates to your selected scenario. These controls may include the following:Physical controls (such as perimeter security controls, badges, keys and combination locks, cameras, barricades, fencing, security dogs, lighting, and separating the workplace into functional areas) Technical controls (such as smart cards, audit trails or access logs, intrusion detection, alarm systems, and biometrics) Environmental or life-safety controls (such as power, fire detection and suppression, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) 1 Security of the building facilities 1 Physical entry controls Physical systems are essential to the foundation of a company and it's logical systems .Without secure hardware to host the logical operations, the whole system would be useless. Physical security can include anything from security cards, photo ID badges, security cameras, etc. These precautions are implemented to protect against natural occurring and man made physical threats. As far as Sunica's physical security is concerned, security cameras and alarms at each of their locations would help ensure the physical security of each of their branches. Access ID badges also may be implemented at the location of the warm site for access to the servers that store the company's data. 2 Security offices, rooms and facilitiesThe off-site location used to manage SMM's systems should be managed by a small security force that implements the use of security badges and access ID checks. There will have to be rooms set aside for monitoring equipment to keep tabs on both the security cameras, and system access to the logical systems through administrative users. 3 Isolated delivery an d loading areas Delivery and loading areas need to be in a secure location that is sut off from the secure portions of the building. By having physical guards and cameras to monitor the delivery and loading areas, they can help ensure that physical security breaches are kept to a minimum.You also need to make sure there is no access to any secure part of the building from the delivery areas, unless it is protected with the proper security restrictions. 2 Security of the information systems 1 Workplace protection Workplace protection in the information systems require several different levels of monitoring, access, and administration. As discussed earlier in the physical security, a designated and secure area should be selected for monitoring equipment on both the physical and logical security systems. 2 Unused ports and cablingUnused ports and cabling can be an access point for all types of infiltration if not properly secured. All unused ports should be immediately secured when not in use. If external visitors require access to these ports, advances notice should be given to the network admin in order to provision temporary user access. 3 Network/server equipment Network and server equipment are the backbone of Sunica's information systems and must be secured at all cost. The server rooms should not be accessed regularly except for inspection and maintenance.The network equipment should be kept a secure climate-controlled room that is cut-off from most natural disasters or occurrences that could be out of the company's control. Access should be monitored with proper restrictions to only those with proper access to this vital equipment. 4 Equipment maintenance Equipment maintenance is something that should be done on a regular but sparingly basis. Server rooms should not be accessed often in order to reduce possible infiltration to the information that is critical to Sunica's systems. Maintenance can include anything from updates, replacing tapes, repairing po rts/cables, and even climate control.The rooms containing this important equipment needs to be well ventilated and cooled due to the touchy reactions to heat this equipment demonstrates. 5 Security of laptops/roaming equipment The security of laptops and other mobile equipment used by employees can be a huge vulnerability in the security of Sunica's systems. Each employee who is assigned any sort of mobile equipment must sign a legal disclaimer against any unlawful uses. Security features must also be implemented by the network administrator, in order to prevent and monitor any suspicious behavior on the company's roaming equipment.Access Control Policy Due in Week Seven: Outline the Access Control Policy. Describe how access control methodologies work to secure information systems 1 Authentication Describe how and why authentication credentials are used to identify and control access to files, screens, and systems. Include a discussion of the principles of authentication such as pa sswords, multifactor authentication, biometrics, and single-sign-on. Access controls are a collection of synchronized applications and mechanisms that ensure the integrity of an information system's security.By ensuring that every login to the network is on a constantly monitored system, a network administrator can spot errors in the network or possible security infiltrations before they get out of control. In order for any employee to access the database, they will need a secure login and password with access to only systems necessary to complete their duties. 2 Access control strategy 1 Discretionary access control Describe how and why discretionary access control will be used. Include an explanation of how the principle of least privilege applies to assure confidentiality.Explain who the information owner who is responsible for the information and has the discretion to dictate access to that information. The Discretionary access control (DAC) mechanism is the dictator of networki ng systems in the sense that it assigns an individual information owner who decides who gets control of what. Although the system may seem unfair, it is a necessary precaution to ensure that the principle of least privelage is applied correctly. The DAC sets the foundation for Sunica's systems and will ensure that they are running as efficiently and securely as possible. Mandatory access control Describe how and why mandatory access control will be used. A Mandatory access control (MAC), also referred to as a nondiscretionary access control is a mechanism that determines who gains access to information based on a system of objects and labels. In a MAC system, duristiction is based on levels of access that each contain secure information only accessible to those selected to receive it. MAC is most commonly seen in the military. Its that classic manilla folder with â€Å"top secret† stamped on it that is slapped on the presidents desk after a major crisis has occurred.SMM is no t a military, its a media company; and this level of security would only overcomplicate their needs. 3 Role-based access control Describe how and why role-based access control will be used. Role-based access control (RBAC) is exactly that; it sorts users into role-based groups with the same common needs to complete a given task. RBAC can be handy for impromptu granting and revoking of access to individual groups. By having a pre-determined access control for a certain area of information, it is easy to just shuffle people back and forth as needed.This is great for places like call centers with a high turnover rate and would be a very simple way to catagorize employee access at Sunica Media Ent. Flexible controls are also needed for constantly entering new members information into the databse. 3 Remote access Describe the policies for remote user access and authentication via dial-in user services and Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Although remote access can be extremely useful for n etwork adminstrators, it must be implemented carefully to ensure that the wrong individual does not have the ability to use this access.Remote Access services are server based applications that make it possible to dial in to a system's network from any remote location that can establish a connection with their servers. Most companies impliment a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection that allows remote users to access the corporate infrastructure. Essentially, you are creating a private virtual network on your own ISP by retrieving the information across a WAN from the origin or servers. VPNs use a very secure ecnryption and authenticates both the senders and receivers on either end.This allows any SMM employee who requires access to the corporate systems to pull up that information from anywhere with a connection to the internet. This makes sick leave, hospital time, vacations, and other absences less detrimental to the production of the company. Network Security Policy Due in We ek Nine: Outline the Network Security Policy. As each link in the chain of network protocols can be attacked, describe the policies covering security services for network access and network security control devices. 1 Data network overviewProvide an overview of the network configuration that the company uses. Discuss each network type of Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Internet, intranet, and extranet. Include how the network type is employed in your selected scenario. Sunica Music Co. needs to implement a solid security policy to make sure their systems are secure. All stores should have extranets thats dial into third party server using an employee login. All employees should have the policy of least security implemented on their user accounts by the system admin.This will ensure that system traffic is kept to a minimum but allows employees ample access to system information. 2 Network security services For each security service, briefly describe how it is used to protect a network from attack. Include why the service will be used for network security as relates to your selected scenario, or why it is not applicable in this circumstance. 1 Authentication Authenication could include different type of physical and logical security. Anything from access ID badges to administrative logins could help eensure the integrity of the system. Access control Access control must be maintaned in order to ensures that a system doesn;t get sloppy. Things like the principle of least privelage help ensure that there are no loose ends in the network that could be potential security threats. 3 Data confidentiality Data confidentiality can help be maintained in several different ways. By changing the IP address off the destination of a packet, you can ensure that only the person the message was intended for reads it. Sunica also needs to make sure that the wrong people cant access the right information. Data integrity Data integrity ensures that no sort of cha nge is made without be monitored or recorded to help prevent foul play. Data Integrity is violated when a message is actively modified in transit. Information security systems typically provide message integrity in addition to data confidentiality. 5 Nonrepudiation Electronic commerce uses technology such as digital signatures and public key encryption to establish authenticity and non-repudiation. 6 Logging and monitoring Loggign and monitoring can be perhaps one of the most critical security features to a system.By logging all activity, there can evidence to look back upon in order to solidify any information that may pertain to the integrity of the systm;s security. 3 Firewall system Outline the roles of the following network security control devices and how these basic security infrastructures are used to protect the company’s network against malicious activity. Provide a description of each type of firewall system and how it is used to protect the network. Include how th e firewall system is or is not applicable to the company’s network configuration in your selected scenario. Packet-filtering router firewall system There are several different types of firewalls that can help keep Sunics's information protected. Firewalls are like a giant net that surround a network and only allow certified information to enter. When setting up packet filters, you must first determine what filtering capabilities your router has and where you want to filter. 2 Screened host firewall system The screened host firewall combines a packet-filtering router with an application gateway located on the protected subnet side of the router. The application gateway needs only one network interface.This firewalls is simply a version of a dual-homed gateway that can be used to separate components of the firewall onto separate systems. 3 Screened-Subnet firewall system This firewalls is simply a version of a dual-homed gateway that can be used to separate components of the fi rewall onto separate systems which achieve greater throughput and flexibility. References Cite all your references by adding the pertinent information to this section by following this example. American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed. ). Washington, DC: Author. Final They pick up the extra load that physicians pass along to them. Within Reenter Memorial Hospital one would understand why the work is becoming too physically demanding. Registered nurses (Runs) deliver and manage patient care. They teach them along with the public about the countless health conditions and supply guidance and emotional support to them and their families on how to care and treat themselves. Without the use of registered nurses a shift in performance feedback is sure to happen.Back in the day, meaning 100 plus ears ago, women were responsible for nurturing and delivering care to children and those family members who were ill. It wasn't until the 17th century that men became nurses and tended to the sick as well. However, in the 19th century the definition of nursing was stretched to not only tend to those who were sick and ill but also work under physicians to support them. In reference to hospitals across the U. S, there has always been a shortage of nurses, however th ey always seemed to work themselves out.Meaning the hospitals would have a certain period of time when they weren't so low on nurses. It wasn't until 1998 that things seemed to get worse. The baby boomers were set to retire in 2008, but because of the recent recession they were forced to continue to work. In the years to come, the baby boomers will eventually began their retirement and need more medical care. Add on the amount of years they have been working plus the work load, the Job as a nurse really has taken a toll on the bodies. What the current healthcare industry doesn't realize is that experienced nurses will be leaving the industry.The reason behind the nursing shortage is that no one can precisely pin point causes. With the addition of managed care and other elements, these maybe the reasons for the nursing shortage. Reenter Memorial Hospital is Just one of many hospitals affected by this. Others may say it is because of the low pay paired with the heavy workload or the t reatment they are getting from the other employees. Whichever way you may put it, the nursing profession is indeed declining and the healthcare industry is reaping the consequences.Proposal Initially, the ultimate problem with Reenter Memorial Hospital is that there is a lack of nursing staff. To add on to the nursing staff problem, the nurses are being over irked, which has led to a lack of retention. In addition, recruiting new nurses for those who are retiring is becoming more difficult because of the shortage. No one wants to enter into a new employment expecting to be burnt out and over worked. Just like any other healthcare organization, Reenter Memorial Hospital requires nurses that are highly trained, effective and stable.It is said that the nursing profession has a tremendous impact on how the healthcare industry operates. Within this proposal five other hospitals that have undergone the same situation as Reenter will be evaluated. It is very important for any healthcare or ganization to tackle the shortages of nurses. No particular hospital within Florida is suffering more then the others. James A. Haley VA Medical Center along with other nursing homes and home health agencies are being picky about who they want to work for them. This is what has caused them to have a nursing shortage. We did notice that all the employers that responded said that their difficult-to-fill positions required nurses with experience and advanced education,† Yore said (Peters-Smith, 2012). Not every nurse freshly out of college is going to have the experience that organizations want. Even though it is up to the employers to offer them a chance, have declined. Another reason why the VA Center's nurses are at a shortage is because of poor working conditions and pay. Some people often think that the military has so many assets, but they are Just like any other organization.Since the VA overworked their nurses, some patients weren't receiving the adequate care they needed . Army Staff SST. Alex Dillon said â€Å"his wound dressing wasn't changed often enough nor would he get pain medication promptly', due to the over worked and short staffed nurses (Peters-Smith, 2012). This s very similar to what Reenter Memorial Hospital is experiencing, the nurses are being over worked except for the inadequate care. What the VA did to solve their situation was become less picky and started hiring those recent graduates. As the current members grow older within the nursing profession, the need for skilled nurses increases.Of the hospitals surveyed in Florida, 89 percent said they would hire straight out of school and 29 percent have nurse residency programs to continue their training after school (Peters-Smith, 2012). This has decreased the shortages of nurses within their facilities. The recent graduates may not have much experience, but they have to start somewhere. Wesley Medical Center of Wichita Falls, Kansas is also experiencing a shortage of nurses as well . After doing research, Wesley Medical Center came to the decision to pay nurses more. This helped retain more nurses while giving the baby boomers a chance to retire with no hassle for a while.It gave the retiring nurses a chance to retire without looking back and thinking they let the business down, or the hospital has a shortage because of them. However this plan backfired. The nursing school of Wichita University housing the graduates who come to Wesley Medical Center for a job was deeply impacted when this pay raise occurred. When the nursing pay went up, the professors of WAS left. Since budget constraints at the university, nursing professionals realized they could make more money practicing than teaching nursing (Went, 2013).One way to fix the problems at hand that included the hospital and college, the chief nursing officer of Wesley Medical Center suggested simulation training. What the simulation training does is allow students to practice on dummies to get the feel of ho w to treat patients. A new technology developed in recent years has created mannequins who can talk, interact with doctors and nurses, and graphically recreate many medical situations nurses and doctors in past history could only learn in clinic work or on the Job: how to save a person in cardiac arrest for example (Went, 2013).With this simulation training the nurses at the college get hands on training while the staff of the hospital can see new prospects to choose from. In an effort to fill the nursing shortage, New Orleans hospitals are pooping up bonuses, helping new graduates repay student loans and recruiting workers from overseas (Grids, 2007). What Tour Infirmary located in New Orleans is doing is offering $12,000 for two years for those nurses who agree to work at their location and for those who continue to stay. They will get $6,000 the first year they work and another $6,000 the next year. One may think this is a bribe, but hey, business is business.The leaders of any o rganization, especially those involved in the healthcare industry, have to do whatever they have to do to retain their current employees and to gain new ones. The incentives are boosting Tour's costs but are still less than eying temp agencies or contract firms anywhere from $60 an hour to the high $ass for each nurse (Grids, 2007). This particular solution worked for Tour Infirmary; who's to say it will work for others healthcare facilities to include Reenter Memorial Last, two healthcare facilities in South Carolina came to a solution to decrease nursing shortages.Both Sconce Medical Center and Named Medical Center are not necessarily experiencing a shortage now, but they know they will later on down the line. The reason for this, like all other hospitals, is that the experienced nurses are retiring. Their solution to keeping the shortage down gives credit to Clemson and Trio- County Technical College. Both offer nursing degree programs that contribute to the nursing staff of the Medical Centers (Stated, 2009). Also it all depends on which particular area the Medical Center is located.Both Sconce Medical Center and Named are located in upstate South Carolina where a number of nursing programs provide a ready supply of nurses. â€Å"That helps us to not see shortages other people around the state are seeing,† Jury said (Stated, 2009). This applies to all hospitals no matter what the state is. One would have to compare the facilities community-by- community rather than state-by-state. One hospital could be located in a rural area with a college that offers nursing programs, but the teachers are retiring so this could cause the hospital to have a nursing shortage (Hurst, 2010).On the other hand, some teachers may not want to teach because the actual practice may offer more money. Some have even opted to working in teaching hospitals so they can tackle two birds with one stone, teach and work. The starting nurse practitioners can make $60,000 and up (Stat ed, 2009) depending on which area they work in whether it be caching or working within the profession. Furthermore, the resulting healthcare organizations have successfully implemented transformational changes that have brought them out of their dilemma of nursing shortages.With these changes they have been able to not only retain experienced nurses but hire new inexperienced ones as well. Considering the five hospitals evaluated, the two solutions that are most viable to Referee Memorial Hospital would be to offer an incentive that motivates the nurses to stay or offer a simulation program with the colleges that house the respective nurses. These two solutions will work well for Referee because others healthcare facilities have shown great progress after implementing them. It is even possible for Referee Memorial Hospital to implement both solutions.If Reenter Memorial Hospital were to implement the first solution, an incentive for their current and future nurses it would affect ev eryone. All the stakeholders to include patients, hospital administration, accounting, physicians, and other employers would either see the nursing getting paid extra as a good thing or bad thing. Before the nurses loud even started getting the incentive a devised plan would need to be taken to administration to see if they agree I. E a proposal on why they should be paid a little extra. The reason why administrations would be affected is because they are the true leaders of the hospital.Before anything can happen they have to be notified. This way the administration would be able to compile the necessary paper work. The next step, or stakeholder involved would be accounting. Accounting would be affected because Reenter Memorial would need to know how much money within the budget they would be willing to give. In any case dealing with money both the administration along with accounting needs to be involved. Both the administration and accounting within Reenter Memorial influence dec ision-making, operational control and managerial planning. Both of these departments support one another.If accounting is not able to get money from the budget, administration would not be able to approve the extra pay. As far as the physician, they are not impacted as much. This is because they grasp the concept that the workload is heavy upon the nurses and they realize the nurses do need to be paid a little more. The physicians get paid much ore to do less however, the patient's lives are solely their responsibility. Overall the physicians are impacted less then the other stakeholders. Moreover, when the nurses receive an incentive, controversy will arise within Reenter.The other employees will feel as if they may need to get an incentive as well. Even though the patients are the main focus and keeping nurses keeps patients happy, the other employees will not see it that way. Within any organization when one person gets a raise other people will feel they need to get a raise as w ell. Reenter doesn't have to explain the circumstance behind the choice. However, what they can do is let the other employee know that their hard word is not going unnoticed. As far as the patients, they will be affected in a positive way because more nurses will be around.There will be more nurses, experienced and inexperienced, to go around. In regards to solution two, offering a simulation program would work well for both the incoming nursing and the experienced nurses. However, the stakeholders affected would be different from those of solution one. Medical simulation is a new method to facilitate skill training and assessment (Carroll & Messenger, 2008). The stakeholders impacted y solution two would be the nurses themselves, physicians, the government, the patients and the hospital. The nurses would have more hands on training.The experienced nurses would be able to watch or facilitate a training session that would be Just for the nurses. The physicians would be able to Join i s as well. Those nurses who would be put on a surgical team or a Code Blue team would be able to practice side by side. In the same way, a simulator can have a negative affect on the nurses as well. A major limitation of simulation is the fidelity; no matter how high the fidelity is, it is not real. It is often impossible to imitate actual physiological signs or symptoms.For example, it is impossible to display crackles in the lung, when such a symptom would be important to the scenario (Carroll & Messenger, 2008). On another note the hospital would have to push out more money to compensate for the simulation training. Access to the simulator could also be limited at times. It often depends on whether or not instructors and operators are availability. Since Reenter Memorial has a nursing shortage, who's to say the existing nurses will have time to teach. Also negative transfer may happen with the nurses.This occurs when the students learn something wrong due to imperfect simulation (Carroll & Messenger, 2008). This could possibly bring upon lawsuit for the hospital if things are done incorrectly on the actual human patients. This usually happens when the instructors fail to constantly remind the students the difference between the training devices. Even though it may seem like a lot of negative affects for the hospital there are positive ones as well. Ultimately there is no direct risk to any patients. Simulations bring forth opportunities to practice events that involve critical tasks that the nurses may encounter with a real patient.Additionally, team training is a positive affect and benefit with simulations. The scenarios that the team goes through will give not only the nurses but the physicians as well a better understanding. After the training is done a insightful debriefing of the scenarios is conducted to inform the team of what was done and what could have been done.. To sum it up, the best solution for Referee Memorial Hospital would be to pay the i ncentive. Reenter is already having problems retaining nurses, so why not pay them to stay. The hospital would save none from paying the temp agencies, and they would possible keep the nurses they have already.Plenty people stay at least a year over their retirement Just so they can get a little extra cash added on. â€Å"Every organization is going to have some issues with the nursing shortage and have a hard time filling certain openings,† said Margaret Gibson, the manager of employment and employee relations at Mercy Hospital in Miami (Nard & Gorky, 2013). Any nursing facility would want to retain their experienced nurses. Just like any other healthcare facility, Reenter Memorial Hospital wants a devoted, dedicated workforce. Ultimately paying an incentive would, keep more. In conclusion, the issue of nursing shortages is an ongoing problem.Not only is it happening within Reenter Memorial Hospital, but it is happening in other hospitals around the US as well. It is said th at due to the baby boomers retirement and extensive workload, nurses are becoming harder to retain. Whether a healthcare facility decides to increase pay, give an incentive or implement simulation training scenarios, it is totally up to that facility to decide. The best choice when compared to others is for Reenter Memorial hospital to pay an incentive to their nurses. The solution is much cheaper then continuing to pay temp agencies and has a higher chance of solving their staff retention problem.As far as the physically demanding workload, one cannot stop patients from enduring different problems that required different care. Final They pick up the extra load that physicians pass along to them. Within Reenter Memorial Hospital one would understand why the work is becoming too physically demanding. Registered nurses (Runs) deliver and manage patient care. They teach them along with the public about the countless health conditions and supply guidance and emotional support to them and their families on how to care and treat themselves. Without the use of registered nurses a shift in performance feedback is sure to happen.Back in the day, meaning 100 plus ears ago, women were responsible for nurturing and delivering care to children and those family members who were ill. It wasn't until the 17th century that men became nurses and tended to the sick as well. However, in the 19th century the definition of nursing was stretched to not only tend to those who were sick and ill but also work under physicians to support them. In reference to hospitals across the U. S, there has always been a shortage of nurses, however th ey always seemed to work themselves out.Meaning the hospitals would have a certain period of time when they weren't so low on nurses. It wasn't until 1998 that things seemed to get worse. The baby boomers were set to retire in 2008, but because of the recent recession they were forced to continue to work. In the years to come, the baby boomers will eventually began their retirement and need more medical care. Add on the amount of years they have been working plus the work load, the Job as a nurse really has taken a toll on the bodies. What the current healthcare industry doesn't realize is that experienced nurses will be leaving the industry.The reason behind the nursing shortage is that no one can precisely pin point causes. With the addition of managed care and other elements, these maybe the reasons for the nursing shortage. Reenter Memorial Hospital is Just one of many hospitals affected by this. Others may say it is because of the low pay paired with the heavy workload or the t reatment they are getting from the other employees. Whichever way you may put it, the nursing profession is indeed declining and the healthcare industry is reaping the consequences.Proposal Initially, the ultimate problem with Reenter Memorial Hospital is that there is a lack of nursing staff. To add on to the nursing staff problem, the nurses are being over irked, which has led to a lack of retention. In addition, recruiting new nurses for those who are retiring is becoming more difficult because of the shortage. No one wants to enter into a new employment expecting to be burnt out and over worked. Just like any other healthcare organization, Reenter Memorial Hospital requires nurses that are highly trained, effective and stable.It is said that the nursing profession has a tremendous impact on how the healthcare industry operates. Within this proposal five other hospitals that have undergone the same situation as Reenter will be evaluated. It is very important for any healthcare or ganization to tackle the shortages of nurses. No particular hospital within Florida is suffering more then the others. James A. Haley VA Medical Center along with other nursing homes and home health agencies are being picky about who they want to work for them. This is what has caused them to have a nursing shortage. We did notice that all the employers that responded said that their difficult-to-fill positions required nurses with experience and advanced education,† Yore said (Peters-Smith, 2012). Not every nurse freshly out of college is going to have the experience that organizations want. Even though it is up to the employers to offer them a chance, have declined. Another reason why the VA Center's nurses are at a shortage is because of poor working conditions and pay. Some people often think that the military has so many assets, but they are Just like any other organization.Since the VA overworked their nurses, some patients weren't receiving the adequate care they needed . Army Staff SST. Alex Dillon said â€Å"his wound dressing wasn't changed often enough nor would he get pain medication promptly', due to the over worked and short staffed nurses (Peters-Smith, 2012). This s very similar to what Reenter Memorial Hospital is experiencing, the nurses are being over worked except for the inadequate care. What the VA did to solve their situation was become less picky and started hiring those recent graduates. As the current members grow older within the nursing profession, the need for skilled nurses increases.Of the hospitals surveyed in Florida, 89 percent said they would hire straight out of school and 29 percent have nurse residency programs to continue their training after school (Peters-Smith, 2012). This has decreased the shortages of nurses within their facilities. The recent graduates may not have much experience, but they have to start somewhere. Wesley Medical Center of Wichita Falls, Kansas is also experiencing a shortage of nurses as well . After doing research, Wesley Medical Center came to the decision to pay nurses more. This helped retain more nurses while giving the baby boomers a chance to retire with no hassle for a while.It gave the retiring nurses a chance to retire without looking back and thinking they let the business down, or the hospital has a shortage because of them. However this plan backfired. The nursing school of Wichita University housing the graduates who come to Wesley Medical Center for a job was deeply impacted when this pay raise occurred. When the nursing pay went up, the professors of WAS left. Since budget constraints at the university, nursing professionals realized they could make more money practicing than teaching nursing (Went, 2013).One way to fix the problems at hand that included the hospital and college, the chief nursing officer of Wesley Medical Center suggested simulation training. What the simulation training does is allow students to practice on dummies to get the feel of ho w to treat patients. A new technology developed in recent years has created mannequins who can talk, interact with doctors and nurses, and graphically recreate many medical situations nurses and doctors in past history could only learn in clinic work or on the Job: how to save a person in cardiac arrest for example (Went, 2013).With this simulation training the nurses at the college get hands on training while the staff of the hospital can see new prospects to choose from. In an effort to fill the nursing shortage, New Orleans hospitals are pooping up bonuses, helping new graduates repay student loans and recruiting workers from overseas (Grids, 2007). What Tour Infirmary located in New Orleans is doing is offering $12,000 for two years for those nurses who agree to work at their location and for those who continue to stay. They will get $6,000 the first year they work and another $6,000 the next year. One may think this is a bribe, but hey, business is business.The leaders of any o rganization, especially those involved in the healthcare industry, have to do whatever they have to do to retain their current employees and to gain new ones. The incentives are boosting Tour's costs but are still less than eying temp agencies or contract firms anywhere from $60 an hour to the high $ass for each nurse (Grids, 2007). This particular solution worked for Tour Infirmary; who's to say it will work for others healthcare facilities to include Reenter Memorial Last, two healthcare facilities in South Carolina came to a solution to decrease nursing shortages.Both Sconce Medical Center and Named Medical Center are not necessarily experiencing a shortage now, but they know they will later on down the line. The reason for this, like all other hospitals, is that the experienced nurses are retiring. Their solution to keeping the shortage down gives credit to Clemson and Trio- County Technical College. Both offer nursing degree programs that contribute to the nursing staff of the Medical Centers (Stated, 2009). Also it all depends on which particular area the Medical Center is located.Both Sconce Medical Center and Named are located in upstate South Carolina where a number of nursing programs provide a ready supply of nurses. â€Å"That helps us to not see shortages other people around the state are seeing,† Jury said (Stated, 2009). This applies to all hospitals no matter what the state is. One would have to compare the facilities community-by- community rather than state-by-state. One hospital could be located in a rural area with a college that offers nursing programs, but the teachers are retiring so this could cause the hospital to have a nursing shortage (Hurst, 2010).On the other hand, some teachers may not want to teach because the actual practice may offer more money. Some have even opted to working in teaching hospitals so they can tackle two birds with one stone, teach and work. The starting nurse practitioners can make $60,000 and up (Stat ed, 2009) depending on which area they work in whether it be caching or working within the profession. Furthermore, the resulting healthcare organizations have successfully implemented transformational changes that have brought them out of their dilemma of nursing shortages.With these changes they have been able to not only retain experienced nurses but hire new inexperienced ones as well. Considering the five hospitals evaluated, the two solutions that are most viable to Referee Memorial Hospital would be to offer an incentive that motivates the nurses to stay or offer a simulation program with the colleges that house the respective nurses. These two solutions will work well for Referee because others healthcare facilities have shown great progress after implementing them. It is even possible for Referee Memorial Hospital to implement both solutions.If Reenter Memorial Hospital were to implement the first solution, an incentive for their current and future nurses it would affect ev eryone. All the stakeholders to include patients, hospital administration, accounting, physicians, and other employers would either see the nursing getting paid extra as a good thing or bad thing. Before the nurses loud even started getting the incentive a devised plan would need to be taken to administration to see if they agree I. E a proposal on why they should be paid a little extra. The reason why administrations would be affected is because they are the true leaders of the hospital.Before anything can happen they have to be notified. This way the administration would be able to compile the necessary paper work. The next step, or stakeholder involved would be accounting. Accounting would be affected because Reenter Memorial would need to know how much money within the budget they would be willing to give. In any case dealing with money both the administration along with accounting needs to be involved. Both the administration and accounting within Reenter Memorial influence dec ision-making, operational control and managerial planning. Both of these departments support one another.If accounting is not able to get money from the budget, administration would not be able to approve the extra pay. As far as the physician, they are not impacted as much. This is because they grasp the concept that the workload is heavy upon the nurses and they realize the nurses do need to be paid a little more. The physicians get paid much ore to do less however, the patient's lives are solely their responsibility. Overall the physicians are impacted less then the other stakeholders. Moreover, when the nurses receive an incentive, controversy will arise within Reenter.The other employees will feel as if they may need to get an incentive as well. Even though the patients are the main focus and keeping nurses keeps patients happy, the other employees will not see it that way. Within any organization when one person gets a raise other people will feel they need to get a raise as w ell. Reenter doesn't have to explain the circumstance behind the choice. However, what they can do is let the other employee know that their hard word is not going unnoticed. As far as the patients, they will be affected in a positive way because more nurses will be around.There will be more nurses, experienced and inexperienced, to go around. In regards to solution two, offering a simulation program would work well for both the incoming nursing and the experienced nurses. However, the stakeholders affected would be different from those of solution one. Medical simulation is a new method to facilitate skill training and assessment (Carroll & Messenger, 2008). The stakeholders impacted y solution two would be the nurses themselves, physicians, the government, the patients and the hospital. The nurses would have more hands on training.The experienced nurses would be able to watch or facilitate a training session that would be Just for the nurses. The physicians would be able to Join i s as well. Those nurses who would be put on a surgical team or a Code Blue team would be able to practice side by side. In the same way, a simulator can have a negative affect on the nurses as well. A major limitation of simulation is the fidelity; no matter how high the fidelity is, it is not real. It is often impossible to imitate actual physiological signs or symptoms.For example, it is impossible to display crackles in the lung, when such a symptom would be important to the scenario (Carroll & Messenger, 2008). On another note the hospital would have to push out more money to compensate for the simulation training. Access to the simulator could also be limited at times. It often depends on whether or not instructors and operators are availability. Since Reenter Memorial has a nursing shortage, who's to say the existing nurses will have time to teach. Also negative transfer may happen with the nurses.This occurs when the students learn something wrong due to imperfect simulation (Carroll & Messenger, 2008). This could possibly bring upon lawsuit for the hospital if things are done incorrectly on the actual human patients. This usually happens when the instructors fail to constantly remind the students the difference between the training devices. Even though it may seem like a lot of negative affects for the hospital there are positive ones as well. Ultimately there is no direct risk to any patients. Simulations bring forth opportunities to practice events that involve critical tasks that the nurses may encounter with a real patient.Additionally, team training is a positive affect and benefit with simulations. The scenarios that the team goes through will give not only the nurses but the physicians as well a better understanding. After the training is done a insightful debriefing of the scenarios is conducted to inform the team of what was done and what could have been done.. To sum it up, the best solution for Referee Memorial Hospital would be to pay the i ncentive. Reenter is already having problems retaining nurses, so why not pay them to stay. The hospital would save none from paying the temp agencies, and they would possible keep the nurses they have already.Plenty people stay at least a year over their retirement Just so they can get a little extra cash added on. â€Å"Every organization is going to have some issues with the nursing shortage and have a hard time filling certain openings,† said Margaret Gibson, the manager of employment and employee relations at Mercy Hospital in Miami (Nard & Gorky, 2013). Any nursing facility would want to retain their experienced nurses. Just like any other healthcare facility, Reenter Memorial Hospital wants a devoted, dedicated workforce. Ultimately paying an incentive would, keep more. In conclusion, the issue of nursing shortages is an ongoing problem.Not only is it happening within Reenter Memorial Hospital, but it is happening in other hospitals around the US as well. It is said th at due to the baby boomers retirement and extensive workload, nurses are becoming harder to retain. Whether a healthcare facility decides to increase pay, give an incentive or implement simulation training scenarios, it is totally up to that facility to decide. The best choice when compared to others is for Reenter Memorial hospital to pay an incentive to their nurses. The solution is much cheaper then continuing to pay temp agencies and has a higher chance of solving their staff retention problem.As far as the physically demanding workload, one cannot stop patients from enduring different problems that required different care.

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Iconography - Essay Example There have been divisions within the Christians over the use of icons, such as the Iconoclasts vs. the Iconodules (787 a.d.). The iconodules won their argument, over time, that icons were an integral part of the Christian tradition. Adoration of icons was not taken literally as love for the icons themselves but the meaning of them. It is said that St. Luke, the Evangelist, was the first iconographer when he painted an image of the virgin Mary on a panel, a woman he is thought to have actually known. The Byzantine Empire is known for its abundance of iconographs. The symbols used in iconography must relate to that which is apparent to people of the culture or time in which they are created. For instance, the color gold, in Eastern Orthodoxy, means the radiance of Heaven, while red is the color of martyrs (wikipedia.com 2006). Dragons are a symbol for sin and temptation. The wheel that St. Catherine was tortured on is an example of overt symbolism. In more recent times, submerged iconography was incorporated into works of art. Two examples are Jan Van Eyck's iconographic painting and Hieronymus Bosch's painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights. The differences in their iconography are striking. In Van Eyck's work, The Adoration

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Physics color Essay There are many more colors in the world around us, these colors are all erived from mixing two or more visible colors. The process of understanding the colors in the world allows us to understand cultures , behaviors, emotions, and even state of mind, this process is called Color psychology. Color psychology is a science which allows us to unlock secrets of colors and the affects that colors have on us, as well as, allowing us to use colors in ways most suited to human life. The four main colors in color psychology are red, blue, green, and yellow, these colors are primary colors that relate to the body, mind, emotions, and balance of human beings. Each color holds many secrets and connotations behind it; the color red is one of the most powerful color because it has the longest wavelength, it can affect us in more than one way; it can be considered as a sign of friendliness and simplicity, as well as, being a sign for aggressiveness and dominance. Red is a physics color that can easily capture our attention and raise our pulse rate, when used in indoor painting it can reflect certain senses and refract specific attitudes, red painted rooms can evoke string emotions, encourage appetite, passion or intensity, it can also ymbolize love, for those reasons many brands, like KFC, McDonalds, and others, use Another powerful color is yellow, it has the longest wavelength and is considered one of the most emotional colors, which makes it one the strongest colors physiologically. Just like red, yellow can evoke a multiple range of emotions, the right yellow can help with confidence and allows our state of mind to become more optimistic, but the wrong pitch of yellow can be a reason of fear and concern. 2 Blue, the most productive color, is always considered for the color of the mind; it ffect our minds more than any other color. Like red and yellow, ranges of blue arouse different behaviors; Strong blue will stimulate clear thought, light blue will help us in reaching a clam and eased state of mind. Unlike red, blue is considered unfriendly, unemotional, and cold. Also blue objects do not seem apparent to us unlike red objects. Blue painted rooms evokes calmness, serenity, curbs appetite, and in most cases is associated to peace, they can be offices and corporate business rooms. Lastly, green, the color of nature. Green is always accompanied with calming nd restfulness attitude and behaviors. Being in the centre of the spectrum, it is the color of balance a more important concept than many people realize Color effects. The ranges of green as any other color can affect us in negative and positive ways; it can help us feel rested, balanced, and peaceful, but it can also make us feel bored, enervated, and bland. Green can be used in painting bedrooms; because it gives a sense of tranquility and health. To sum up, color psychology affects our daily life, whether we know it or not; it can be ou red bedroom that makes us wake up every day feeling angry and overdosed with emotions, or it can be your blue office that makes you feel most productive when working in it.

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The Purpose and Historical Academic Use of Formatting Styles Essay It is critical to acknowledge sources to further prove an honest academic work. There are three major citation styles namely Chicago or Turabian, MLA, and APA. The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, and commonly known as Turabian style is a style of formatting developed specifically for papers written in class and not for publication or for writing and formatting research paper. It enables the use of footnotes and or end note in combination with parenthetical referencing. Turabian style is named after the book’s original author, Kate Turabian with her study guide, â€Å"A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations†, and developed it for the University of Chicago. American Psychological Association or APA styling is necessary to prevent plagiarism and to maintain consistency among the different leagues of writing communities. APA is used in social sciences, education, engineering, and business adapted to present written material in the field. The editorial style is more like a formatting tool to ensure clear and consistent presentation of written material. The origin of APA dates back to February of 1929. The APA style was published in â€Å"Psychological Bulletin† as a result of 1928 meeting of representatives from anthropological and psychological journals to discuss the form of journal manuscripts and to write instructions for their preparation. The use of Modern Language Association of America (MLA) can protect writers from accusations of plagiarism or accidental and purposeful uncredited use of source material by other writers. It is addressed primarily to academic scholars, professors, graduate students, and other advanced-level writers of scholarly books and articles in humanities disciplines such as English and other modern languages and literatures. MLA style found its roots back in 1883 at The Johns Hopkins University, as a discussion and advocacy group for the study of literature and modern languages. MLA at present is the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature.

Body Language in a Job Interview

Body Language in a Job Interview Communication via body language in a Job Interview Introduction Communication is the process by which a message is a coded and sent and which the receiver decodes once received. Communication takes place among all individuals and living beings constantly throughout our lives whether it be intentional or unintentional. When talking about communication, the most common form of communication is perceived to be someone talking to another but this is incorrect. Research shows that only 7% of our communication takes place in a verbal form while out of the remaining 93%, 55% relates to our body language and the remaining 38% is via paralanguage. This clearly suggests that the non-verbal communication is highly significant and body language plays a key part. The important aspect about body language is that one could communicate a lot through it and still not know what he is communicating and what is being received on the other end Body Language There is an old saying which goes â€Å"His actions speak louder than his words†. In this context it is very true. Our body language affects our communication on a daily basis whether it be in our personal lives or in our professional environment. Our thoughts, feelings and emotions are all portrayed through our body language without us realizing it and it could betray our words too. We may speak out differently but our body language would show out to everyone exactly what we are feeling or thinking. Body language covers a whole wide range of signals. The way we walk, sit and conduct ourselves and the way we gesture our hands and all our facial expressions come under this. Our proximity to others, our contact (eye contact or physical contact) and also the way we dress and appear would communicate a lot to the others about us. Body language in a job interview A job interview is an important aspect of everyone’s lives. It is a moment in life which could be the stepping stone of your success or which pulls you back in life. Naturally, it can be quite demanding and stressful and could easily make anyone very nervous. So the way we handle the job interview is very important. While everyone prepares well for a job interview in the form of what they speak, it could be our body language in the end which decides if we get the job or not. There are many important signals which our body gives out during the interview which the interviewer would be looking out for. Making a good entrance It is easy to state that an interview probably starts even before we go to the interview room. The interviewer could watch us initially trying to get a first impression. First impressions are always important. It goes without saying that you need to be dressed up smartly for the interview and also have the right amount of cologne or perfume on you. The way you dress would speak volumes for you. You should also have confidence about you and try not to project any nerves. Having a good smile as you enter would do a lot of good. Having a steady walk to the interview room by following the person who is leading you instead of trying to lead that person and also having a good handshake would help you tick the right boxes. Your handshake should not be limp but should also not be overly aggressive. It needs to have the right amount of firmness. Facial expressions The facial expressions that one displays is probably as important as any other aspect. Your expressions could betray your true feelings. No matter how well you communicate verbally, your expressions would tell your interviewer if you are nervous or confidant or if you are unsure of any facts. Your eyes would speak volumes for you. This is why it is necessary to look the person in the eye when you speak. Sometimes there could be multiple interviewers. In that case it is advisable to give each interviewer a brief eye contact but by giving it more to the interviewer who asked the question. It is an accepted norm that if you are unable to look a person in the eye while speaking you could be lying. But it is also necessary to not stare too hard into the eyes of the interviewer as it would come out rude. The way your eyebrows raise would tell the interview if you have been caught by surprise or if you do not believe in something. This should be limited. While the interviewers may have a poker face with which they give out nothing, the interviewee should try to avoid it. Displaying the right amount of expressions in the form of smiling would help project the right amount of confidence. Postures The way you sit and walk and the way your hands and legs are placed at the time of the interview are also very important. Sitting with your legs crossed would display boredom while sitting hunched and very closed would make it appear if you are not very interested. It is important to sit up straight and lean slightly forward as this would make it appear that you are interested. Also crossing your hands across your chest would make it appear that you are a very closed person who does not like to share much. Having an open position while displaying your chest and stomach areas is the right way to go. The way you walk is also very important. Try to avoid being hunched and walking slowly with your hands in your pockets and with your eyes fixed on the floor. The right way to project confidence is to look up straight while walking and going about with a good pace with the proper swinging of arms. Gestures The way you move your hands and head while communicating verbally is also important. Unnecessary gestures like rubbing a part of your body or cupping hands over the mouth or having closed fists should be avoided. Gesturing with your hands while communicating is very good as it would show openness and confidence but too much hand movement should be avoided and raising your hands too high should also be avoided. Gesturing with your head by nodding while listening and also smiling is good as it would show the interest. Other gestures like glancing away or staring down or even clearing the throat, tapping fingers and frequently shifting around in the chair should be avoided as the interviewer may misinterpret it as signs of disinterest or nervousness. Departing from the interview An important part of an interview is how you finish it. Everyone generally focuses so much on the interview that they tend to forget that finishing an interview and departing from it is also very important. Even if the interview did not go as well as we would like, it is important to stand and leave with a graceful walk and a smile. If possible try to shake hands of the interview as you leave too. Conclusion Communicating via body language is very important in the job interview. No matter how well prepared we are and how good our verbal communication was, if our body language is not good it could betray all our feelings and all efforts could be in vain. Therefore, preparing our body language to a job interview is just as much as important as preparing our verbal communication http://career-advice.monster.com/job-interview/interview-preparation/body-language-can-make-or-break-a-job-interview-hot-jobs/article.aspx http://www.cimaglobal.com/Thought-leadership/Newsletters/Insight-e-magazine/Insight-2013/Insight-February-2013/Body-language-in-a-job-interview/

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Faithing Faith is an odd sort of virtue. In these days of televangelism, tracts, and the "Christian right," one would be tempted to identify faith with a set of beliefs, a conglomerate of successive religious propositions that one has accepted; a branch of one’s "mental furniture," so to speak. However, to limit one’s definition of faith to this narrow band is to do faith itself a disservice. In the history of literature and philosophy alike, there are those who have conceived of faith rather differently. Among these are Myles Connolly and Sà ¸ ren Kierkegaard in their respective works Mr. Blue and Judge for Yourself! What these men seek to effect is not so much a redefinition of faith as a refinement and expansion it. Principles, yes, they say; but furthermore, actions flowing out of those principles. This type of faith is thus characterized not only by beliefs, but also the natural actions that come from those beliefs. In this way, faith becomes something that envelopes a per son’s whole being; it is transmuted into a complete orientation for one’s life. This type of faith, extolled by Kierkegaard, is embodied in the character of J. Blue in Myles Connolly’s book Mr. Blue. Blue was a rather singular person to say the least. At the very beginning of the book, the narrator says the following of Blue: I have not the slightest doubt he would have been †¦ immensely happy in a poorhouse. He had no money. When by accident he happened upon some he gave it away. He worked here and there for his meals and a place to sleep. He roamed eastern United States and really did get abroad. The while he lived gloriously, and, withal, religiously. He impressed one as a sort of gay, young, and gallant monk without an Order. Or perhaps his Order was life, and the world his monastery. (15) Such a person was Blue. He had little interest in possessions, he was much more entranced by a bright splash of color, a marching band, or a sunset viewed off the top of a skyscraper. But above all, his profession, if he could be said to have one, was people. Blue was in love with people, his eyes sparkled for them, his mind was on fire for them, his heart bled for them. Blue’s idea of the ultimate life project was to establish what he called the "Spies of God," an unorganized group of people that simply went around loving other people, people in need, poor people.

On Feminism and Postmodernism Essay -- Feminist Sociology Essays

On Feminism and Postmodernism It seems fitting that the 'marriage' of feminism and postmodernism is one fraught with both difference and argument. The fact that these disagreements occur within the realm of the intellectual undoubtedly puts a wry smile on the face of either party. While feminism and postmodernism share several characteristics, most notably the deconstruction of the masculinised western ideology, feminism chooses to place itself within the absolutism of the modernist movement. While feminism argues for the continuation of the subject/object dichotomy, aiming largely to reverse the feminine position of the latter to the former, postmodernism would have the modernist movement deconstructed in its entirety, including all such metanarratives. Postmodernism also champions the fragmented self, the idea of a unitary 'whole' existing only within a fictitious reality. This idea is one which feminism has taken up in recent years. In this era of postfeminism, new avenues are being sought to spread the ideals of feminism and the potential of possible vehicles, such mass media, are being realised. However, when using mass media, such as television, in such a fashion, the intellectualizations of the highbrow modernist/feminist movements have been largely stripped away, leaving little but an easily digestible skeletal foundation. The aim of such a method is to target a younger demographic than traditional critique would usually focus upon. The television program Buffy the Vampire Slayer is such a vehicle, presenting feminism in a postmodern form 'for the masses'. While this works to reveal an 'acceptable', albeit feminist, perspective of gender and identity, following such an avenue problematises both feminism and ... ..."Vampires, Postmodernity and Postfeminism: Buffy the Vampire Slayer", Journal of Popular Film and Television, vol. 27, no. 2, Summer 1999, pp 24 - 31. Vint, Sherryl, "'Killing us Softly?' A Feminist Search for the "Real" Buffy", Slayage, The On-line International Journey of Buffy Studies, http://www.slayage.tv/essays/vint.html, accessed 15/4/2002, 9.05 am. Whedon, Joss, Audio Commentary: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season One, Welcome to the Hellmouth & The Harvest DVD, 2001. Wilkinson, Sue ed., Feminist Social Psychologies: International Perspectives, Open Universities Press, Buckingham, 1996. Filmography: Smith, Charles Martin, Welcome to the Hellmouth, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Episode 1.1, 1997. Kretchmer, John T., The Harvest, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Episode 1.2, 1997. Whedon, Joss, The Gift, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Episode 5.22, 2001.

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In the article "Anxiety: Challenge by Another Name," James Lincoln Collier explains that anxiety is a very common part of our life in our society and that to defeat anxiety is to confront it and face it as we grow and learn from it instead of backing away. Collier uses several of his personal experiences and explains how each helped him to overcome his anxiety. With each obstacle that he faced, he developed three basic rules for himself. Collier had a chance to go on a trip to Argentina with his roommate, Ted. Being away for two months sounds exciting but he is having a second thought, and he end up turning down the invitation. It scared him of being in a new, strange country. He regreted by not going through the Argentina trip, and it taught him a lesson. This lesson made him developed his first rule: "do what makes you anxious, don't do what makes you depressed." He also found out that the person he admired, Duke Ellington, still has stage fright, eventhough he has been performing for more than thirty years, and by knowing that, Ellington inspired Collier. After doing a couple of interviews, he noticed that he is not that scared anymore. He had benefited and discovered from the process of phychologist call "extinction." Which he had came up with his second rule: "you'll never eliminate anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it." Collier had put out his anxiety by confronting it; in addition, Collier developed his third rule: "you can't learn if you don't try." To illustrate his third rule, some years ago he had an offer to do a writing assignment that will require him to three

Huksley Maquiladora Essay

1. PROBLEM STATEMENT Huxley Manufacturing Co. is an engineering company and possesses cutting-edge technology in raw material processing and part assembling. The main customer for Huxley is the US defense department. In recent years many factors were changing. Increase in the costs involved for R&D, higher â€Å"knowledge intensity† of defense products and reduced allocation by the federal government as funds towards the defense budget. These changes had made the US defense department move away from the use of sole vendors to more competitive bidding. Price became the most important selection criteria. US firms like Huxley were still the major suppliers; even then purchase from foreign supplier had started. The situation had kindled the idea in Huxley’s management to proceed in search of viable strategic operations to cope with the pricing and at the same time maintain the standards which Huxley had established. Robert Chan, the CEO of Huxley had initiated a plan to assess the advantages in moving the operations of the San Diego plant to Mexico. The team led by Philips has to give a report with detailed analysis. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1. â€Å"IMPROVE† UNDER THE EXISTING APPROACH: This recommendation insists on retaining the labor intensive operations to the existing plant at San Diego. Though this is not the most effective of the recommendations, with the budgets allocated for defense falling sharply, Huxley can still plan to improve training so that the trained employees are able to cope up with the activities performed. The actual turnover does not happen because the employees are not satisfied with the salaries but the employees feel that they could not master the required job skills. Huxley can increase the duration of the training provided to the employees. The quality of training can also be monitored and it effectiveness increased by intermediate assessment of the quality of work of the employees. This is a viable option for improving in the existing setup. 3.2. â€Å"OUT SOURCE† THE LABOR INTENSIVE ACTIVITIES: As stated, the labor intensive operations are the main focus for Huxley. As a measure to reduce the cost in such activities, the company can as well look into other option like out sourcing such activities to partners within US. This recommendation will remove the overhead of training and employee turnover from Huxley. Under such an operation Huxley can still command the same quality and standards from the out sourced company. Frequent visits from the mangers will also serve the purpose. In case the federal government further reduces the funding for defense activities and the profits for the business become too low Huxley can as well tell the out sourced company to stop the production and still be out of the overhead of reassigning the employees those would have been in the operation. 3.3. ACQUIRE THE COMPANY IN DENVER, COLORADO Purchasing the company in Denver Colorado which is capable of performing the operations similar to the San Diego plant can be another recommendation. It gives Huxley a leverage of being located in the same country. Since the head office of Huxley is in United States, they will be well aware of the laws and regulations of the state. It would be easier to operate another plant in the same country of sale and where the existing company already operates. Huxley can then plan strategic training to lure employees to the plant in Denver and follow employee retention policies to reduce any turnover if it occurs. 3.4. MOVING THE SCC OPERATIONS TO MEXICO Well, the most expected solution which the CEO is interested in would be moving the operations of the San Diego plant to Mexico. Operating in a foreign land is a riskier endeavor. The inter country trade rule can vary and completely change from the most favorable to the least favorable within a short span of time. The operation also needs to be determined based on the availability of projects to keep such an activity going on. The time taken to start and costs associated with the different types of Maquiladora vary widely. Since we anticipate a long term venture, the startup time can be removed from the consideration, but the costs and other several factors such as Labor availability, Transportation cost, Housing for the employees, the quality of the employee employed and the Labor cost involved should be taken as important criterion. Since any kind of operation requires an US manager to be in the Mexican plant, the quality of life of the manager should also be considered. 3.5.1. â€Å"OPTIONS† FOR OPERATING: For Huxley to be operating in Mexico, there are three main modes of operations that can be followed. These include the sub contracting operation, sheltering operation and the wholly owned subsidiary. A detailed comparison can be found in Exhibit 1. Keeping most of the constraints constant for further analysis, the â€Å"Shelter† operation has the most suitable offering for Huxley to start. It gives Huxley control over the quality of the products developed. Also providing the option for converting it into a â€Å"full blown† in Mexico as the company grew, or control could be turned over to the shelter partner to form a contract operation. The major consideration in operating a Maquiladora is the labor cost that is involved. Cheap labor does not mean consistent labor. The availability of quality labor and the turnover rate determine the location of the Maquiladora within the Mexican country. 3.5.2.1. IN A LOCATION NEAR THE BORDER For the location of a Maquiladora, two major factors contribute to the decision. The availability of labor is high in the borders, as is the turnover rate due to inadequate housing options available to the employees and their families. Which means that the cost spent on training is going to high. The high availability of labor reduces the cost of labor involved in the production. The bright side is that the transportation cost would be greatly reduced and the quality of life of the US manager would be better off than being located in the interior. If Huxley wanted to retain the employees, then it has to further invest on the housing options for the employee to bring the turnover rate down. Investing on housing will further increase the production cost of the goods produced as the cost expensed has to be recovered from the products developed. 3.5.2.2. IN AN INTERIOR LOCATION: A location in the interior provides cheap Mexican materials and also cheap labor. While this is an advantage to the operation, the quality of life for the American manager will be much worse than in the border. The roads, facilities and communications might not be as good as they are in the border. On the one hand it reduces the cost of goods sold and the cost of labor, but on the other hand it increase the transportation cost. We anticipate that a load will be shipped every day, five day a week, except for the 8 holidays. The recommendations are good in each having its own merits. The data on the availability of project and the forecasted future are uncertain. These might as well be the deciding factor when in comes to the final decision.