Peter Chan is a seven years old boy who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus two years ago... more Peter Chan is a seven years old boy who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus two years ago. Peter comes from a stable family with both parents, Mary and John and a grandmother, who are his main support systems. From the time he was diagnosed with the disease, Peter has been under the parents’ care. However, he has recently been admitted as a result of Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Before the admission, Peter has had frequent readmissions as a result of uncontrollable blood glucose levels. His admission has made his parents anxious and apprehensive, even as his overprotective grandmother blames the parents for failing to take better care of him. Peter’s parents and grandma have all shown concern about his health and how it can be managed in the future. Nevertheless, after one week and after getting his haemstix kept within the normal range and no complication detected, he is discharged from the hospital.
One of the reasons why the leadership training program is considered as being vital is as a resul... more One of the reasons why the leadership training program is considered as being vital is as a result of the observation that it aids in the enhancement of the organization’s performance, as well as the relationship between the firm and its workers. This will also, in turn, enhance the effectiveness of the organization, over and above promoting harmony in the firm. Thus, if carried out aptly, the leadership training Program is likely to bring about a healthy and thriving business milieu that is essential for the enhancement of the organization’s productivity.
The relocation of an organization’s operations and jobs from a state to another has been noted to... more The relocation of an organization’s operations and jobs from a state to another has been noted to account for a smaller percentage of the alterations in employment that occur a s a result of reorganization or restructuring. Furthermore, the cases on relocation often provide a distorted impression of the various changes that occur within the entire economy, in as much as they tend to entail specific kinds of activities, and notably; activities in which the costs of labor are important, or even occur in specified industries including those that have standardized systems of production lines. Conversely, such cases demonstrate the effects of globalization and integration in a manner that is directly comprehensible by the public and might complement the knowledge obtained from the broadly-founded assessments (Redd, 2014).
Every human trait relies on both the environmental and genetic aspects. This, therefore, implies ... more Every human trait relies on both the environmental and genetic aspects. This, therefore, implies that the manner in which the genes act is dependent on the environment under which they act. In a comparable manner, the effects of an individual’s environment rely on the genes that the environment works with. Even though heredity plays a function in contributing to an individual’s uniqueness, I believe that the environment plays an increasingly vital role in determining the uniqueness of every person. This observation is informed by the following reasons.
There are a number of reasons why the members of a group tend to give up. Firstly, it is worth ob... more There are a number of reasons why the members of a group tend to give up. Firstly, it is worth observing that by joining a group, the members tend to work together as a team to attain both the group and individual goals effectively. As such, the significance of each group member must be maintained to enable him/her grow within the team. Therefore, one of the key reasons why groups have been known to failure regards the lack of attachment of significance to all members of the group. Things like treating certain members of the group better than the others always lead to disagreements between members, which, in turn, leads to disintegration of the group as others may feel that certain members are special than them. Secondly, the other notable reason why group members tend to give up concern the observation that some members tend to grab opportunities that they value than what is available to the group, thereby leaving others to go without the opportunities. As such, the group members who are dissatisfied are likely to give up. It is, therefore, advisable that each group member should be given the authority to foresee such opportunities and circumstances, and make attempts at retaining all members while at the same time grooming other individuals to taken on the extant situation and opportunities as opposed to being reliant on the specific set of members.
My educational philosophy is Educational Essentialism, which has been described as a philosophy w... more My educational philosophy is Educational Essentialism, which has been described as a philosophy whose followers hold the conviction that a learner should learn the conventional basic subjects accordingly (Kessinger, 2011). Within the essentialism philosophical school of thought, the objective and goal of learning is to ensure that the learners are instilled with the academic knowledge necessities through the enactment of the back-to-basics strategies. Thus, as a philosophy, essentialism also makes certain that the accrued wisdom of human civilization as taught within the conventional disciplines of academics is effective passed from the teachers to the learners. The disciplines may take in aspects such as writing, reading, foreign languages, literature, history, music, art and science amongst others. Furthermore, the aim of the conventional approach is to ensure that the mind is trained adequately so as to promote effective reasoning and ascertain a specific and common culture.
The Whole Foods Market is an organic and natural retail supermarket that is renowned for provisio... more The Whole Foods Market is an organic and natural retail supermarket that is renowned for provision of natural and healthy food products (Dettmann & Dimitri, 2009). Whole Foods Market has, therefore, taken it upon itself to provide the finest quality food products to its clientele as a result of the stress it place on the significance of consuming natural and organic foods. As an organization, Whole Foods Market mainly operates in grocery retail industry and targets clients who are not only educated but also have an additional income in addition to being aware of importance of organic foods. Simply put, Whole Foods Market’s clientele desire to consume healthy foods whose sources are known. This, therefore, implies that the organization has an array of clientele with a single need that it has to meet; organic and natural food products. So as to satisfy this requirement, Whole Foods Market emphasizes on offering its clients the finest quality even if that implies concentrating on a limited amount of product lines (Dimitri & Oberholtzer, 2009). To differentiate itself from its rivals in the organic and natural foods retail industry, the company labels all its products. Moreover, Whole Foods Market has eco-friendly retail outlets stores that have been built using recycled products. For that reason, whole foods market makes use of the focus strategy that enables it to serve its diverse market segments with the type of differentiation that its clientele are seeking, natural, organic and healthy food product (Harbin & Humphrey, 2010). This paper has, therefore, been written with the objective of analyzing the Whole Foods Market’s business situation and environment.
Being amongst the pioneer of feminist art, Judy Chicago makes attempts at reflecting on the lives... more Being amongst the pioneer of feminist art, Judy Chicago makes attempts at reflecting on the lives of women, disclose women’s role as artist, and change the conditions in which the modern arts are generated and received. Thus, through her work, The Dinner Party, Judy questions the power of the male subjugated western canon thereby posing considerable challenge to modernism that was mainly preoccupied with formalism rather than political activity and narrative. In a bid to redress the issue of women’s conventional underrepresentation in visual art, Judy concentration the matter of female subject by celebrating the accomplishments of women history and scandalizing her audience with her explicit use of the vaginal imagery. Additionally, in The Dinner Party, the author makes use of the feminine arts that had been downgraded to the lowest treads of artistic hierarchy including embroidery and needlework.
Business telecommunications management is important to the success and profitability of any organ... more Business telecommunications management is important to the success and profitability of any organization. The realization of organizational objectives is to some extent dependent on the organization's management's aptitude to ensure that the organization has the fitting telecommunication networks and channels able to ensure clear and faster delivery of information and data. In addition, the taking on of the fitting business telecommunication network has also been established to be fundamental in facilitating the organizations to access the global market and ensure delivery of the necessary supplies. This paper, therefore, seeks to review the various business telecommunication networks adopted by various organizations.
The management and marketing decisions of an organization are effected to a greater degree by a n... more The management and marketing decisions of an organization are effected to a greater degree by a number of aspects found in the organization’s surrounding/environment. Thus, the decisions made by the organization are reliant on the behaviours of these factors. Even though these aspect can either exist within or without the control purview of the organization, their identification is of immense importance given that it enabled the recognition of the available opportunities, as well as potential threats that might impact its operational environment. These factors can, therefore, be classified into microenvironment, internal environment and macro environment.
Bulwark Exterminating is a New York City-based organization that offers residential, industrial a... more Bulwark Exterminating is a New York City-based organization that offers residential, industrial and commercial pest control services. Bulwark Exterminating is also located in several cities and regions of the United States including Atlanta, Charlotte, Austin, Las Vegas, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Greensboro and Houston amongst other cities. The company was founded by Chandler C. in (year) in (city), and has grown over the years to increase its presence in nearly all states.
According to Silverman (2016), interview mainly refers to the conversation between either two or ... more According to Silverman (2016), interview mainly refers to the conversation between either two or more individuals in which the interviewee is asked questions by the interviewer with the objective of gaining information. As s research method, interviews are vital tools employed in depicting the narrative behind the experiences of the interviewees (Taylor, Bogdan and DeVault, 2015). Within the organizational context, interview as a research methodology can be used for varied key functions. Firstly, as a research method, interview is used by organizations in researching the various aspects affecting the company. For instances, in case an organization’s productivity has reduced considerably over time in spite of the workers being provided with the best working conditions and remunerations, it would be vital for the researcher to interview the workers with the objective of determining the various factors that might have led to such declines in productivity. Carrying out interviews as a method of research in such instances is vital given that it enables the management and the researcher to acquire firsthand data on the factors contributing to the dismal performance of employees, thereby enabling the institution of appropriate measures and actions to correct the situation.
Chariton’s Chaereas and Callirhoë and Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe are regarded as the counterpoints... more Chariton’s Chaereas and Callirhoë and Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe are regarded as the counterpoints to the colossal ancient Greek epics, which are Greek fiction works that were written between the 1st and 4th centuries. According to Das (2011), Chariton's "Callirhoe" is perhaps the initial novel to be written and is mainly a story of two ill-fated lovers who are separated following the kidnap of Callirhoe and her subsequent sale into slavery. On the other hand, Longus' Daphnis and Chloe is a narrative of a girl and a boy who got abandoned immediately after birth and not only grew up to fall in love but also fought pirates together.
Cash Accounting Actual Accounting
Similarities It is a method of paying and accounting for the g... more Cash Accounting Actual Accounting Similarities It is a method of paying and accounting for the goods and services It is a method of paying and accounting for the goods and services Differences • Only recognizes revenues arising from cash payments • Future payments are not part of the particular year when the products and services were offered. • Recognizes revenues arising from both cash and future payments • Both future and current payments are part of the fiscal year when the services and products were offered • Manipulating actual accounts is not easy Strengths • It is easy to use cash accounting in operating business • Cash accounting has security in case of emergency • Actual accounting gives corresponding amount of income and expenses • It is easy to determine profits and losses in business Weaknesses • Identifying the profits and losses is not easy • The basis cannot provide a corresponding values of income and expenses • Cash accounting is prone to manipulation • It is difficult to determine the profits and losses • It is difficult to use actual accounting method • Actual accounting is unreliable in cases of emergency
I would prefer actual accounting to cash accounting in budgeting because the method is more advantageous. The method allows individuals to monitor the progress of the business by indicating the amount of income, the expenses, the losses incurred and the profits. Also, the basis allows the institution to budget based on the future expectations and the current revenues available. Unlike cash accounting that does not indicate the unpaid services and products, budgeting through actual accounting basis provides security since it does not give the investors and clients the perception of financial deficiency.
Dear Admissions’ Office and the Course Instructor,
I am a student of Fashion and Design in this i... more Dear Admissions’ Office and the Course Instructor, I am a student of Fashion and Design in this institution. I am writing this letter to express my intention of suspending my studies this year. I purpose to continue with the studies and clear the course in 2017. I have arrived at this decision because my current condition cannot allow me to continue studying this year. I fully depend on student loan in supplementing the requirements of my studies such as tuition fees because I do not have alternative source of support from anyone. However, this year, I will not receive the student’s loan from the CSN since I have reached the maximum amount of cash that the requirements of the CSN permits.
Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s “The Love Suicides at Zonesaki 1703” is a tragic love story that occurred ... more Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s “The Love Suicides at Zonesaki 1703” is a tragic love story that occurred at the beginning of the 1800 century. Chikamatsu sets the play around Tokubei and Ohatsu, two young lovers whose desires are about to crash because of family obstructions. In a quest to fulfil their vows, the lovers elope to the Forest of Zonesaki where they commit suicide with a hope of marrying each other in heaven. Several factors including political, societal and economic atmospheres influence Chikamatsu’s writings. Social aspect of life emerges as the primary source of inspiration influencing the events of the play “The Love Suicides at Zonesaki 1703”. From the title of the book to the tragic end of the protagonist characters in the final scene of the drama, social tragedy involving double suicides is evident. Other social attributed presented in the play include love affairs, friendship, and family issues (Bedford 349). Another source of inspiration in this play is economic factors such as money.The author highlights the role of money in defining the angle of romance through Tokubei foster mother and Kuheji, Tokubei’s friend. Another attribute of economy that the author presents in the play is trade. Most of the characters such as Kuheji and Tokubei’s uncle are businessmen. Ohatsu also works in a brothel. Political factors such as conflict and betrayal presented through Kuheji and Tokubei’s uncle also influence the playwright in this text.
Today, many firms use design thinking as the only means of developing effective marketing strateg... more Today, many firms use design thinking as the only means of developing effective marketing strategy(Liedtka &Ogilvie 2011, p.3). Such companies use the cycle of design that include observation, situational analysis, business opportunities, needs of the clients and the challenges that the company may face(Liedtka &Ogilvie 2011, p.6). One example of companies that engage design thinking include Flatiron Building in New York City. Design thinking has influenced the construction style of this premise. For instance, the top roof is suggestively flat and comprises of expensive iron fabrics representing the name of the building. Another incidence of the influence of design thinking is the Bauhaus Movement. Bauhaus works are typical creative artistic designs that must engage some aspects of design and thinking. Another example is Tim Brown’s works that apply design thinking processes in various subjects such as system strategy and design, design in service provision and other sectors such as health and nutrition.
Established in 1935,the incorporation of GNC Holdings Limited occurred in 2007 as a single retail... more Established in 1935,the incorporation of GNC Holdings Limited occurred in 2007 as a single retail company specializing in health and fitness products and services. With over 6000 stores in the United States, GNC operates as a private company with a combination of franchised and corporate-owned institutions. The firm came into the public domain in 2011. The company’s vision is to develop and protect the status of nutrition of people through a timely, predictable and effective response(Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d).The mission of the firm is to facilitate the achievement of a quality, timely and proper response to nutritional emergencies throughout the country (Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d). The firm maintains strong ethical codes of operation involving growth, engagement and integrity. The ethic drives the company’s will to achieve fairness and honesty among the customers and colleagues through total engagement to achieve a beyond-limit performance. The institution’s organizational structure comprises of the National Nutrition Coordinators, observers and the business partners. The firm has a total of eight observations and over 32 active partners. The company also has a Strategic Advisory Group (SAG), Task Forces, and a Rapid Response Team (RRT). Figure 1 shows the company’s Organization’s chart( Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d).
I would prefer actual accounting to cash accounting in budgeting because the method is more advan... more I would prefer actual accounting to cash accounting in budgeting because the method is more advantageous. The method allows individuals to monitor the progress of the business by indicating the amount of income, the expenses, the losses incurred and the profits. Also, the basis allows the institution to budget based on the future expectations and the current revenues available. Unlike cash accounting that does not indicate the unpaid services and products, budgeting through actual accounting basis provides security since it does not give the investors and clients the perception of financial deficiency.
Hellen Levy, Alexander T. Janke & Kenneth M. Langa (2014). Health Literacy and the Digital Divide... more Hellen Levy, Alexander T. Janke & Kenneth M. Langa (2014). Health Literacy and the Digital Divide Among Older Americans
Peter Chan is a seven years old boy who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus two years ago... more Peter Chan is a seven years old boy who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus two years ago. Peter comes from a stable family with both parents, Mary and John and a grandmother, who are his main support systems. From the time he was diagnosed with the disease, Peter has been under the parents’ care. However, he has recently been admitted as a result of Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Before the admission, Peter has had frequent readmissions as a result of uncontrollable blood glucose levels. His admission has made his parents anxious and apprehensive, even as his overprotective grandmother blames the parents for failing to take better care of him. Peter’s parents and grandma have all shown concern about his health and how it can be managed in the future. Nevertheless, after one week and after getting his haemstix kept within the normal range and no complication detected, he is discharged from the hospital.
One of the reasons why the leadership training program is considered as being vital is as a resul... more One of the reasons why the leadership training program is considered as being vital is as a result of the observation that it aids in the enhancement of the organization’s performance, as well as the relationship between the firm and its workers. This will also, in turn, enhance the effectiveness of the organization, over and above promoting harmony in the firm. Thus, if carried out aptly, the leadership training Program is likely to bring about a healthy and thriving business milieu that is essential for the enhancement of the organization’s productivity.
The relocation of an organization’s operations and jobs from a state to another has been noted to... more The relocation of an organization’s operations and jobs from a state to another has been noted to account for a smaller percentage of the alterations in employment that occur a s a result of reorganization or restructuring. Furthermore, the cases on relocation often provide a distorted impression of the various changes that occur within the entire economy, in as much as they tend to entail specific kinds of activities, and notably; activities in which the costs of labor are important, or even occur in specified industries including those that have standardized systems of production lines. Conversely, such cases demonstrate the effects of globalization and integration in a manner that is directly comprehensible by the public and might complement the knowledge obtained from the broadly-founded assessments (Redd, 2014).
Every human trait relies on both the environmental and genetic aspects. This, therefore, implies ... more Every human trait relies on both the environmental and genetic aspects. This, therefore, implies that the manner in which the genes act is dependent on the environment under which they act. In a comparable manner, the effects of an individual’s environment rely on the genes that the environment works with. Even though heredity plays a function in contributing to an individual’s uniqueness, I believe that the environment plays an increasingly vital role in determining the uniqueness of every person. This observation is informed by the following reasons.
There are a number of reasons why the members of a group tend to give up. Firstly, it is worth ob... more There are a number of reasons why the members of a group tend to give up. Firstly, it is worth observing that by joining a group, the members tend to work together as a team to attain both the group and individual goals effectively. As such, the significance of each group member must be maintained to enable him/her grow within the team. Therefore, one of the key reasons why groups have been known to failure regards the lack of attachment of significance to all members of the group. Things like treating certain members of the group better than the others always lead to disagreements between members, which, in turn, leads to disintegration of the group as others may feel that certain members are special than them. Secondly, the other notable reason why group members tend to give up concern the observation that some members tend to grab opportunities that they value than what is available to the group, thereby leaving others to go without the opportunities. As such, the group members who are dissatisfied are likely to give up. It is, therefore, advisable that each group member should be given the authority to foresee such opportunities and circumstances, and make attempts at retaining all members while at the same time grooming other individuals to taken on the extant situation and opportunities as opposed to being reliant on the specific set of members.
My educational philosophy is Educational Essentialism, which has been described as a philosophy w... more My educational philosophy is Educational Essentialism, which has been described as a philosophy whose followers hold the conviction that a learner should learn the conventional basic subjects accordingly (Kessinger, 2011). Within the essentialism philosophical school of thought, the objective and goal of learning is to ensure that the learners are instilled with the academic knowledge necessities through the enactment of the back-to-basics strategies. Thus, as a philosophy, essentialism also makes certain that the accrued wisdom of human civilization as taught within the conventional disciplines of academics is effective passed from the teachers to the learners. The disciplines may take in aspects such as writing, reading, foreign languages, literature, history, music, art and science amongst others. Furthermore, the aim of the conventional approach is to ensure that the mind is trained adequately so as to promote effective reasoning and ascertain a specific and common culture.
The Whole Foods Market is an organic and natural retail supermarket that is renowned for provisio... more The Whole Foods Market is an organic and natural retail supermarket that is renowned for provision of natural and healthy food products (Dettmann & Dimitri, 2009). Whole Foods Market has, therefore, taken it upon itself to provide the finest quality food products to its clientele as a result of the stress it place on the significance of consuming natural and organic foods. As an organization, Whole Foods Market mainly operates in grocery retail industry and targets clients who are not only educated but also have an additional income in addition to being aware of importance of organic foods. Simply put, Whole Foods Market’s clientele desire to consume healthy foods whose sources are known. This, therefore, implies that the organization has an array of clientele with a single need that it has to meet; organic and natural food products. So as to satisfy this requirement, Whole Foods Market emphasizes on offering its clients the finest quality even if that implies concentrating on a limited amount of product lines (Dimitri & Oberholtzer, 2009). To differentiate itself from its rivals in the organic and natural foods retail industry, the company labels all its products. Moreover, Whole Foods Market has eco-friendly retail outlets stores that have been built using recycled products. For that reason, whole foods market makes use of the focus strategy that enables it to serve its diverse market segments with the type of differentiation that its clientele are seeking, natural, organic and healthy food product (Harbin & Humphrey, 2010). This paper has, therefore, been written with the objective of analyzing the Whole Foods Market’s business situation and environment.
Being amongst the pioneer of feminist art, Judy Chicago makes attempts at reflecting on the lives... more Being amongst the pioneer of feminist art, Judy Chicago makes attempts at reflecting on the lives of women, disclose women’s role as artist, and change the conditions in which the modern arts are generated and received. Thus, through her work, The Dinner Party, Judy questions the power of the male subjugated western canon thereby posing considerable challenge to modernism that was mainly preoccupied with formalism rather than political activity and narrative. In a bid to redress the issue of women’s conventional underrepresentation in visual art, Judy concentration the matter of female subject by celebrating the accomplishments of women history and scandalizing her audience with her explicit use of the vaginal imagery. Additionally, in The Dinner Party, the author makes use of the feminine arts that had been downgraded to the lowest treads of artistic hierarchy including embroidery and needlework.
Business telecommunications management is important to the success and profitability of any organ... more Business telecommunications management is important to the success and profitability of any organization. The realization of organizational objectives is to some extent dependent on the organization's management's aptitude to ensure that the organization has the fitting telecommunication networks and channels able to ensure clear and faster delivery of information and data. In addition, the taking on of the fitting business telecommunication network has also been established to be fundamental in facilitating the organizations to access the global market and ensure delivery of the necessary supplies. This paper, therefore, seeks to review the various business telecommunication networks adopted by various organizations.
The management and marketing decisions of an organization are effected to a greater degree by a n... more The management and marketing decisions of an organization are effected to a greater degree by a number of aspects found in the organization’s surrounding/environment. Thus, the decisions made by the organization are reliant on the behaviours of these factors. Even though these aspect can either exist within or without the control purview of the organization, their identification is of immense importance given that it enabled the recognition of the available opportunities, as well as potential threats that might impact its operational environment. These factors can, therefore, be classified into microenvironment, internal environment and macro environment.
Bulwark Exterminating is a New York City-based organization that offers residential, industrial a... more Bulwark Exterminating is a New York City-based organization that offers residential, industrial and commercial pest control services. Bulwark Exterminating is also located in several cities and regions of the United States including Atlanta, Charlotte, Austin, Las Vegas, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Greensboro and Houston amongst other cities. The company was founded by Chandler C. in (year) in (city), and has grown over the years to increase its presence in nearly all states.
According to Silverman (2016), interview mainly refers to the conversation between either two or ... more According to Silverman (2016), interview mainly refers to the conversation between either two or more individuals in which the interviewee is asked questions by the interviewer with the objective of gaining information. As s research method, interviews are vital tools employed in depicting the narrative behind the experiences of the interviewees (Taylor, Bogdan and DeVault, 2015). Within the organizational context, interview as a research methodology can be used for varied key functions. Firstly, as a research method, interview is used by organizations in researching the various aspects affecting the company. For instances, in case an organization’s productivity has reduced considerably over time in spite of the workers being provided with the best working conditions and remunerations, it would be vital for the researcher to interview the workers with the objective of determining the various factors that might have led to such declines in productivity. Carrying out interviews as a method of research in such instances is vital given that it enables the management and the researcher to acquire firsthand data on the factors contributing to the dismal performance of employees, thereby enabling the institution of appropriate measures and actions to correct the situation.
Chariton’s Chaereas and Callirhoë and Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe are regarded as the counterpoints... more Chariton’s Chaereas and Callirhoë and Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe are regarded as the counterpoints to the colossal ancient Greek epics, which are Greek fiction works that were written between the 1st and 4th centuries. According to Das (2011), Chariton's "Callirhoe" is perhaps the initial novel to be written and is mainly a story of two ill-fated lovers who are separated following the kidnap of Callirhoe and her subsequent sale into slavery. On the other hand, Longus' Daphnis and Chloe is a narrative of a girl and a boy who got abandoned immediately after birth and not only grew up to fall in love but also fought pirates together.
Cash Accounting Actual Accounting
Similarities It is a method of paying and accounting for the g... more Cash Accounting Actual Accounting Similarities It is a method of paying and accounting for the goods and services It is a method of paying and accounting for the goods and services Differences • Only recognizes revenues arising from cash payments • Future payments are not part of the particular year when the products and services were offered. • Recognizes revenues arising from both cash and future payments • Both future and current payments are part of the fiscal year when the services and products were offered • Manipulating actual accounts is not easy Strengths • It is easy to use cash accounting in operating business • Cash accounting has security in case of emergency • Actual accounting gives corresponding amount of income and expenses • It is easy to determine profits and losses in business Weaknesses • Identifying the profits and losses is not easy • The basis cannot provide a corresponding values of income and expenses • Cash accounting is prone to manipulation • It is difficult to determine the profits and losses • It is difficult to use actual accounting method • Actual accounting is unreliable in cases of emergency
I would prefer actual accounting to cash accounting in budgeting because the method is more advantageous. The method allows individuals to monitor the progress of the business by indicating the amount of income, the expenses, the losses incurred and the profits. Also, the basis allows the institution to budget based on the future expectations and the current revenues available. Unlike cash accounting that does not indicate the unpaid services and products, budgeting through actual accounting basis provides security since it does not give the investors and clients the perception of financial deficiency.
Dear Admissions’ Office and the Course Instructor,
I am a student of Fashion and Design in this i... more Dear Admissions’ Office and the Course Instructor, I am a student of Fashion and Design in this institution. I am writing this letter to express my intention of suspending my studies this year. I purpose to continue with the studies and clear the course in 2017. I have arrived at this decision because my current condition cannot allow me to continue studying this year. I fully depend on student loan in supplementing the requirements of my studies such as tuition fees because I do not have alternative source of support from anyone. However, this year, I will not receive the student’s loan from the CSN since I have reached the maximum amount of cash that the requirements of the CSN permits.
Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s “The Love Suicides at Zonesaki 1703” is a tragic love story that occurred ... more Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s “The Love Suicides at Zonesaki 1703” is a tragic love story that occurred at the beginning of the 1800 century. Chikamatsu sets the play around Tokubei and Ohatsu, two young lovers whose desires are about to crash because of family obstructions. In a quest to fulfil their vows, the lovers elope to the Forest of Zonesaki where they commit suicide with a hope of marrying each other in heaven. Several factors including political, societal and economic atmospheres influence Chikamatsu’s writings. Social aspect of life emerges as the primary source of inspiration influencing the events of the play “The Love Suicides at Zonesaki 1703”. From the title of the book to the tragic end of the protagonist characters in the final scene of the drama, social tragedy involving double suicides is evident. Other social attributed presented in the play include love affairs, friendship, and family issues (Bedford 349). Another source of inspiration in this play is economic factors such as money.The author highlights the role of money in defining the angle of romance through Tokubei foster mother and Kuheji, Tokubei’s friend. Another attribute of economy that the author presents in the play is trade. Most of the characters such as Kuheji and Tokubei’s uncle are businessmen. Ohatsu also works in a brothel. Political factors such as conflict and betrayal presented through Kuheji and Tokubei’s uncle also influence the playwright in this text.
Today, many firms use design thinking as the only means of developing effective marketing strateg... more Today, many firms use design thinking as the only means of developing effective marketing strategy(Liedtka &Ogilvie 2011, p.3). Such companies use the cycle of design that include observation, situational analysis, business opportunities, needs of the clients and the challenges that the company may face(Liedtka &Ogilvie 2011, p.6). One example of companies that engage design thinking include Flatiron Building in New York City. Design thinking has influenced the construction style of this premise. For instance, the top roof is suggestively flat and comprises of expensive iron fabrics representing the name of the building. Another incidence of the influence of design thinking is the Bauhaus Movement. Bauhaus works are typical creative artistic designs that must engage some aspects of design and thinking. Another example is Tim Brown’s works that apply design thinking processes in various subjects such as system strategy and design, design in service provision and other sectors such as health and nutrition.
Established in 1935,the incorporation of GNC Holdings Limited occurred in 2007 as a single retail... more Established in 1935,the incorporation of GNC Holdings Limited occurred in 2007 as a single retail company specializing in health and fitness products and services. With over 6000 stores in the United States, GNC operates as a private company with a combination of franchised and corporate-owned institutions. The firm came into the public domain in 2011. The company’s vision is to develop and protect the status of nutrition of people through a timely, predictable and effective response(Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d).The mission of the firm is to facilitate the achievement of a quality, timely and proper response to nutritional emergencies throughout the country (Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d). The firm maintains strong ethical codes of operation involving growth, engagement and integrity. The ethic drives the company’s will to achieve fairness and honesty among the customers and colleagues through total engagement to achieve a beyond-limit performance. The institution’s organizational structure comprises of the National Nutrition Coordinators, observers and the business partners. The firm has a total of eight observations and over 32 active partners. The company also has a Strategic Advisory Group (SAG), Task Forces, and a Rapid Response Team (RRT). Figure 1 shows the company’s Organization’s chart( Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d).
I would prefer actual accounting to cash accounting in budgeting because the method is more advan... more I would prefer actual accounting to cash accounting in budgeting because the method is more advantageous. The method allows individuals to monitor the progress of the business by indicating the amount of income, the expenses, the losses incurred and the profits. Also, the basis allows the institution to budget based on the future expectations and the current revenues available. Unlike cash accounting that does not indicate the unpaid services and products, budgeting through actual accounting basis provides security since it does not give the investors and clients the perception of financial deficiency.
Hellen Levy, Alexander T. Janke & Kenneth M. Langa (2014). Health Literacy and the Digital Divide... more Hellen Levy, Alexander T. Janke & Kenneth M. Langa (2014). Health Literacy and the Digital Divide Among Older Americans
Smart technology refers to innovative introductions that have replaced manual actions with automa... more Smart technology refers to innovative introductions that have replaced manual actions with automated, pre-programmed, and system-based actions done through Artificial Intelligence-based machine learning technology. Therefore, this technology can be pre-programmed with the requirements and specifications of the process automation aspects of the e-commerce industry to ensure the effectiveness of process automation. Process automation refers to how the activities and tasks of the e-commerce industry are conducted through systems that have been programmed to complete tasks based on defined conditions rather than having manual inputs or manual operations. Therefore, with the integration of smart technology, it is possible to eliminate the error rate of the process automation systems. These smart technologies are controlled remotely with automatic functions with either Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connectivity. It has been clear that the three main attributes, such as accuracy of prerequisite definition, change adaptation rate, and speed of instruction processing of smart technology, impact business process automation in the e-commerce industry. Therefore, this paper aims to determine the impact of these three attributes of smart technology on the effectiveness of business process automation in the e-commerce industry and also on the determination of how smart technology can be integrated into businesses to increase the effectiveness of process automation in the e-commerce industry.
Chronic conditions and diseases that include diabetes, cancer, stroke and cardiovascular diseases... more Chronic conditions and diseases that include diabetes, cancer, stroke and cardiovascular diseases have been reported to be responsible for approximately seven of every ten deaths, in addition to costing nearly $1.3 trillion with regards to the treatment expenses and the overall lost productivity annually (Evans, 2014). In the year 2010, almost 86% of the total health care expenditures in the US were directed towards the treatment of individuals suffering from one or more chronic health conditions stated above, and it is anticipated that by the year 2025 the chronic diseases and conditions will affect the lives of nearly 165 million Americans, which represents nearly 49% of the country’s population. Moreover, healthyamericans.org (2016) has reported that almost nearly two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese with almost 205 of the population being classified as smokers. Even as overweight and obesity costs United States $147 billion, tobacco use costs the country a total of $96 billion in terms of direct healthcare expenditures annually. Through the use of a number of state and local public health interventions, Labarthe et al., (2014) opines that the health departments in conjunction with the interest groups and community partners may enhance the wellbeing and health of the members of the community even as they generate considerable returns on investments given that researches have indicated that for each $1 spent on prevention of the chronic ailments, the state and local governments are likely to earn a $5.60 yield in terms of savings.
Within the family settings, individual childhood experiences are often marked by memories of comp... more Within the family settings, individual childhood experiences are often marked by memories of compassion, loyalty, and support from members of one's family. As a child, individual experiences very minimal amounts of stress and things like hard work, family background and wealth tend to have very minimal implications, and this is one of the reason' why writers such as Giovanni have come to the conclusion that Black Love is Black Wealth. The connection between Giovanni's "Black Love is Black Wealth, " and Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming lies in the observation that the poem and the memoir have focused on the theme of love and the different ways through which individuals with different racial (black and white families) and class backgrounds perceive happiness. That is, in Nikki-Rosa and through her line "Black Love is Black Wealth," the author seeks to portray how children and members of poor black families perceive love and happiness within the context of the family. On the other hand, Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming, the authors seek to portray how children and members of White families perceive love and happiness within the context of the family.
The research on branding has begun exploring the way overlapping brands are always included in th... more The research on branding has begun exploring the way overlapping brands are always included in the self concepts of the consumers, and the brand attitude in particular. The overlapping of brands has been noted to allow the consumers to respond to the various brand-pertinent circumstances as if they are self-pertinent. Through the synthesis of the brand overlap theory and brand attitude, this study articulates the way brand overlapping may influence brand attitude. Thus, the key objective of this study is mainly to offer an insight into the way brand overlap influences brand attitude, which includes the purchase intention. Therefore, this dissertation commences with a literature review in which the recent findings of similar studies will be highlighted and analyzed, and this will be followed closely by the research methods, the analysis of the data and study findings, as well as the general conclusion of the study. The conclusion will take in aspects that include limitations, implications and recommendations for the prospective studies. So as to carry out this study successfully, fashion brands have been chosen given the observation that a larger proportion of consumers are fashion conscious. The study participants evaluated the fashion brands with the objective of identifying if brand overlapping had a significant impact on brand attitude and the purchase intention. The study took in vital aspects such as the use of questionnaires and surveys in its methodology. The outcomes indicated that there was a sturdy correlation between brand overlapping and brand attitude. On the whole, the outcomes also indicated that there were significant correlations between brand overlapping, brand attitude and the purchase intention.
In the modern era and world, global civil-society organizations have progressively secured the ba... more In the modern era and world, global civil-society organizations have progressively secured the basic human and labor rights for individuals who double up as susceptible and short-term labor migrants, even as strengthening the moral and legal obligations of governments with regards to the need to uphold the global standards of labor. To this end, organizations such as the Wold Bank have described civil societies as an array of non-profit and non-governmental organizations serving the public and bearing the huge load of expressing their values and interests, founded on moral considerations, political, cultural and scientific, as well as various charitable aspects (Battistella, 2002). In recent times, a number of campaigns held by the civil society actors have highlighted the human and labor rights violations by several multinational and local organizations against the temporary immigrant labor within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The GCC region comprises nations such as Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia, and is amongst the globe’s largest recipients of temporary labor migrants, who make up nearly 43% of the overall GCC population. In given instances, the migrant worker population is more than the citizens’. A good example is Qatar where the migrant workers make up to 86% of the population (Al-Kandari & Jukes, 2009). Even though a lot of campaigns on human and labor rights violations in the GCC have focused mainly on Qatar by acknowledging the rising cases of deaths amongst the migrant laborers racing against time to construct the enormous building projects in readiness for the 2022 World Cup, interests have also been extended widely throughout the GCC region to cover other nations. In this regard, a number of criticisms have been labeled against the GCC governments. These include the observation that the GCC governments have failed to uphold the global labor standards that include the right to unionize and bargain, along with the observation that they have not tackled other violations of labor rights that include the risky working conditions, accommodations that are overcrowded and the failure to pay wages. Moreover, according to Kapiszewski (2006), the global media, human rights organizations and unions have increasingly highlighted the human rights and labor abuses faced by workers in GCC region. Amongst the key concerns is the manipulative sponsorship system known as Kafala, the lack of the right to unionize and freedom of association, the confiscation of travel documents and passports, as well as the dangerous housing and working conditions (Handoussa & Tzannatos, 2002). On the other hand, officials from the GCC nations have, in turn, criticized the campaigners for labor and human rights by accusing them of turning a blind eye to the demographic and internal security challenges their nations’ face, along with the continuing efforts aimed at tackling the migrant laborers’ issues. Global civil society organizations and groups that include Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Building and Wood Workers International, and International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have began various campaigns with the objective of ascertaining that the migrant workers’ human and labor rights are respected in Qatar and the other GCC nations. This research has, therefore, been carried out with the objective analyzing the human and labor rights in the GCC nations and how the governments have responded to the violations of such rights.
The evaluation of the pertinent literature in this subject, therefore, offers the foundation for... more The evaluation of the pertinent literature in this subject, therefore, offers the foundation for the theoretical model development. Further, the model, categorized into five key rational groupings (environmental influences, consumer attributes, provider attributes, mobile device attributes and the perceived risks), was additionally studied, extended, validated and tested using a mixed-method research methodology that takes into considerations both the qualitative and quantitative research approaches, along with the interview of a focus group that is exploratory using a semi-structured interview and online survey. Further, the qualitative phase outcomes were employed in the clarification of the aptness of the preliminary consumers’ willingness to make use of the mobile wallets in carrying out third party payments, which had been extended and revised accordingly. The subsequent phase, which consists mainly the quantitative phase, was founded on the survey approximately 340 respondents living in the country of study. The data gathered was analyzed through the use of Partial Least Squares and the Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) approaches. A number of the aspects found within the CTMP model (qualitative phase) were validated successfully and found to be significant statistically. The ensuing, CTMP model that was quantitatively weighted indicated that the trustworthiness of the mobile wallets service providers and the consumers’ awareness were amongst the most positive influential aspects, and were followed closely by the perception of the suitability of the wallet design and security levels. On the other hand, the consumers’ ambiguity evasion was among the most unconstructively influential aspects with regards to trust, and it was followed closely by the consumer perception of the privacy-based risks linked to the use of mobile wallets for third party payments. The outcomes additionally offer several hypothetical implications for practical information for the practitioners and the academic research.
Maintaining high levels of student performance and student engagement is essential in averting ne... more Maintaining high levels of student performance and student engagement is essential in averting negative outcomes such as academic declines, discipline problems, attendance, and dropping out of school when transitioning to high school (Sewell, 2009). These are some of the foremost foundations that prevent student achievement. The first year of high school sets the pace for performance in higher grades. Freshman academies are designed to aid students’ transition from K-8 to K-9 (Summerskill & Jones, 2013). However, there are concerns that some freshman academies are not attaining their potential due to the fidelity of implementation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of freshman academies on student achievement and student engagement. The study will aim to compare freshman and non-freshman academy students on (1) course credits earned, (2) math end of course assessment performance, (3) English end of course assessment performance, (4) discipline, (5) attendance rates, and (6) drop-out rates; to investigate the effectiveness of the freshman academy. A quasi-experimental research design will be used in the study (Summerskill & Jones, 2013). The design will involve at least one hundred students that attended freshman academies in the two-selected school and another 100 students that did not partake in the academy. Data will be retrieved from the school district database and the schools’ databases. The data will focus on involvement in the freshman academy, student engagement, and student achievement (math EOC scores, English EOC scores, and credits earned). Data analysis will involve the use of chi-square test and t-test. This study hopes to provide school leadership with some empirical based evidence as to whether freshman academy can reasonably be expected to improve student achievement. Exploring the impact of freshman academy on student achievement and engagement, the independent variable is freshman academy or its absence, while; the dependent variable is student achievement and engagement which will be measured by end-of-course assessments (EOC) in math and ELA, credits earned, discipline referrals, involvement in extracurricular activities, and attendance. This study recognizes that student gender, race, career path option, and classification of “at-risk” as identified in previous research are also key predictors of high school dropout rates hence will include them as mediating variables that affect the relationship between freshman academy and student achievement. Moreover, research shows that student achievement is attained through freshman academy programs that operate under a mission and implementation is authentic. Students who transition through freshman academy programs have a higher success rate based on standardized assessments and extracurricular involvement.
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Similarities It is a method of paying and accounting for the goods and services It is a method of paying and accounting for the goods and services
Differences • Only recognizes revenues arising from cash payments
• Future payments are not part of the particular year when the products and services were offered. • Recognizes revenues arising from both cash and future payments
• Both future and current payments are part of the fiscal year when the services and products were offered
• Manipulating actual accounts is not easy
Strengths • It is easy to use cash accounting in operating business
• Cash accounting has security in case of emergency • Actual accounting gives corresponding amount of income and expenses
• It is easy to determine profits and losses in business
Weaknesses • Identifying the profits and losses is not easy
• The basis cannot provide a corresponding values of income and expenses
• Cash accounting is prone to manipulation
• It is difficult to determine the profits and losses • It is difficult to use actual accounting method
• Actual accounting is unreliable in cases of emergency
I would prefer actual accounting to cash accounting in budgeting because the method is more advantageous. The method allows individuals to monitor the progress of the business by indicating the amount of income, the expenses, the losses incurred and the profits. Also, the basis allows the institution to budget based on the future expectations and the current revenues available. Unlike cash accounting that does not indicate the unpaid services and products, budgeting through actual accounting basis provides security since it does not give the investors and clients the perception of financial deficiency.
I am a student of Fashion and Design in this institution. I am writing this letter to express my intention of suspending my studies this year. I purpose to continue with the studies and clear the course in 2017.
I have arrived at this decision because my current condition cannot allow me to continue studying this year. I fully depend on student loan in supplementing the requirements of my studies such as tuition fees because I do not have alternative source of support from anyone. However, this year, I will not receive the student’s loan from the CSN since I have reached the maximum amount of cash that the requirements of the CSN permits.
Several factors including political, societal and economic atmospheres influence Chikamatsu’s writings. Social aspect of life emerges as the primary source of inspiration influencing the events of the play “The Love Suicides at Zonesaki 1703”. From the title of the book to the tragic end of the protagonist characters in the final scene of the drama, social tragedy involving double suicides is evident. Other social attributed presented in the play include love affairs, friendship, and family issues (Bedford 349). Another source of inspiration in this play is economic factors such as money.The author highlights the role of money in defining the angle of romance through Tokubei foster mother and Kuheji, Tokubei’s friend. Another attribute of economy that the author presents in the play is trade. Most of the characters such as Kuheji and Tokubei’s uncle are businessmen. Ohatsu also works in a brothel. Political factors such as conflict and betrayal presented through Kuheji and Tokubei’s uncle also influence the playwright in this text.
The company’s vision is to develop and protect the status of nutrition of people through a timely, predictable and effective response(Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d).The mission of the firm is to facilitate the achievement of a quality, timely and proper response to nutritional emergencies throughout the country (Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d). The firm maintains strong ethical codes of operation involving growth, engagement and integrity. The ethic drives the company’s will to achieve fairness and honesty among the customers and colleagues through total engagement to achieve a beyond-limit performance.
The institution’s organizational structure comprises of the National Nutrition Coordinators, observers and the business partners. The firm has a total of eight observations and over 32 active partners. The company also has a Strategic Advisory Group (SAG), Task Forces, and a Rapid Response Team (RRT). Figure 1 shows the company’s Organization’s chart( Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d).
Similarities It is a method of paying and accounting for the goods and services It is a method of paying and accounting for the goods and services
Differences • Only recognizes revenues arising from cash payments
• Future payments are not part of the particular year when the products and services were offered. • Recognizes revenues arising from both cash and future payments
• Both future and current payments are part of the fiscal year when the services and products were offered
• Manipulating actual accounts is not easy
Strengths • It is easy to use cash accounting in operating business
• Cash accounting has security in case of emergency • Actual accounting gives corresponding amount of income and expenses
• It is easy to determine profits and losses in business
Weaknesses • Identifying the profits and losses is not easy
• The basis cannot provide a corresponding values of income and expenses
• Cash accounting is prone to manipulation
• It is difficult to determine the profits and losses • It is difficult to use actual accounting method
• Actual accounting is unreliable in cases of emergency
I would prefer actual accounting to cash accounting in budgeting because the method is more advantageous. The method allows individuals to monitor the progress of the business by indicating the amount of income, the expenses, the losses incurred and the profits. Also, the basis allows the institution to budget based on the future expectations and the current revenues available. Unlike cash accounting that does not indicate the unpaid services and products, budgeting through actual accounting basis provides security since it does not give the investors and clients the perception of financial deficiency.
I am a student of Fashion and Design in this institution. I am writing this letter to express my intention of suspending my studies this year. I purpose to continue with the studies and clear the course in 2017.
I have arrived at this decision because my current condition cannot allow me to continue studying this year. I fully depend on student loan in supplementing the requirements of my studies such as tuition fees because I do not have alternative source of support from anyone. However, this year, I will not receive the student’s loan from the CSN since I have reached the maximum amount of cash that the requirements of the CSN permits.
Several factors including political, societal and economic atmospheres influence Chikamatsu’s writings. Social aspect of life emerges as the primary source of inspiration influencing the events of the play “The Love Suicides at Zonesaki 1703”. From the title of the book to the tragic end of the protagonist characters in the final scene of the drama, social tragedy involving double suicides is evident. Other social attributed presented in the play include love affairs, friendship, and family issues (Bedford 349). Another source of inspiration in this play is economic factors such as money.The author highlights the role of money in defining the angle of romance through Tokubei foster mother and Kuheji, Tokubei’s friend. Another attribute of economy that the author presents in the play is trade. Most of the characters such as Kuheji and Tokubei’s uncle are businessmen. Ohatsu also works in a brothel. Political factors such as conflict and betrayal presented through Kuheji and Tokubei’s uncle also influence the playwright in this text.
The company’s vision is to develop and protect the status of nutrition of people through a timely, predictable and effective response(Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d).The mission of the firm is to facilitate the achievement of a quality, timely and proper response to nutritional emergencies throughout the country (Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d). The firm maintains strong ethical codes of operation involving growth, engagement and integrity. The ethic drives the company’s will to achieve fairness and honesty among the customers and colleagues through total engagement to achieve a beyond-limit performance.
The institution’s organizational structure comprises of the National Nutrition Coordinators, observers and the business partners. The firm has a total of eight observations and over 32 active partners. The company also has a Strategic Advisory Group (SAG), Task Forces, and a Rapid Response Team (RRT). Figure 1 shows the company’s Organization’s chart( Global Nutrition Cluster, n.d).
The connection between Giovanni's "Black Love is Black Wealth, " and Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming lies in the observation that the poem and the memoir have focused on the theme of love and the different ways through which individuals with different racial (black and white families) and class backgrounds perceive happiness. That is, in Nikki-Rosa and through her line "Black Love is Black Wealth," the author seeks to portray how children and members of poor black families perceive love and happiness within the context of the family. On the other hand, Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming, the authors seek to portray how children and members of White families perceive love and happiness within the context of the family.
Therefore, this dissertation commences with a literature review in which the recent findings of similar studies will be highlighted and analyzed, and this will be followed closely by the research methods, the analysis of the data and study findings, as well as the general conclusion of the study. The conclusion will take in aspects that include limitations, implications and recommendations for the prospective studies. So as to carry out this study successfully, fashion brands have been chosen given the observation that a larger proportion of consumers are fashion conscious. The study participants evaluated the fashion brands with the objective of identifying if brand overlapping had a significant impact on brand attitude and the purchase intention. The study took in vital aspects such as the use of questionnaires and surveys in its methodology. The outcomes indicated that there was a sturdy correlation between brand overlapping and brand attitude. On the whole, the outcomes also indicated that there were significant correlations between brand overlapping, brand attitude and the purchase intention.
Even though a lot of campaigns on human and labor rights violations in the GCC have focused mainly on Qatar by acknowledging the rising cases of deaths amongst the migrant laborers racing against time to construct the enormous building projects in readiness for the 2022 World Cup, interests have also been extended widely throughout the GCC region to cover other nations. In this regard, a number of criticisms have been labeled against the GCC governments. These include the observation that the GCC governments have failed to uphold the global labor standards that include the right to unionize and bargain, along with the observation that they have not tackled other violations of labor rights that include the risky working conditions, accommodations that are overcrowded and the failure to pay wages. Moreover, according to Kapiszewski (2006), the global media, human rights organizations and unions have increasingly highlighted the human rights and labor abuses faced by workers in GCC region. Amongst the key concerns is the manipulative sponsorship system known as Kafala, the lack of the right to unionize and freedom of association, the confiscation of travel documents and passports, as well as the dangerous housing and working conditions (Handoussa & Tzannatos, 2002). On the other hand, officials from the GCC nations have, in turn, criticized the campaigners for labor and human rights by accusing them of turning a blind eye to the demographic and internal security challenges their nations’ face, along with the continuing efforts aimed at tackling the migrant laborers’ issues. Global civil society organizations and groups that include Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Building and Wood Workers International, and International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have began various campaigns with the objective of ascertaining that the migrant workers’ human and labor rights are respected in Qatar and the other GCC nations. This research has, therefore, been carried out with the objective analyzing the human and labor rights in the GCC nations and how the governments have responded to the violations of such rights.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of freshman academies on student achievement and student engagement. The study will aim to compare freshman and non-freshman academy students on (1) course credits earned, (2) math end of course assessment performance, (3) English end of course assessment performance, (4) discipline, (5) attendance rates, and (6) drop-out rates; to investigate the effectiveness of the freshman academy. A quasi-experimental research design will be used in the study (Summerskill & Jones, 2013). The design will involve at least one hundred students that attended freshman academies in the two-selected school and another 100 students that did not partake in the academy. Data will be retrieved from the school district database and the schools’ databases. The data will focus on involvement in the freshman academy, student engagement, and student achievement (math EOC scores, English EOC scores, and credits earned). Data analysis will involve the use of chi-square test and t-test.
This study hopes to provide school leadership with some empirical based evidence as to whether freshman academy can reasonably be expected to improve student achievement. Exploring the impact of freshman academy on student achievement and engagement, the independent variable is freshman academy or its absence, while; the dependent variable is student achievement and engagement which will be measured by end-of-course assessments (EOC) in math and ELA, credits earned, discipline referrals, involvement in extracurricular activities, and attendance.
This study recognizes that student gender, race, career path option, and classification of “at-risk” as identified in previous research are also key predictors of high school dropout rates hence will include them as mediating variables that affect the relationship between freshman academy and student achievement. Moreover, research shows that student achievement is attained through freshman academy programs that operate under a mission and implementation is authentic. Students who transition through freshman academy programs have a higher success rate based on standardized assessments and extracurricular involvement.