...survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” (Charles Darwin). One of the more controversial pieces ever written was Darwin’s Natural Selection. The controversy is evolution vs. creation. Religion says earth and mankind, and life in general was created by god (as told in the creation story) with a design and purpose. Darwin says life all descends from a common ancestor with modifications over time in an undirected manor. It is not outside the realm of possibility that Darwin may be right considering he was trained as a minister and allowed himself to step outside the general consensus. Much like he did, we may need to accept that there may be some truth to the work he has done over his life I feel that Darwin's work was impactful because it shows us that there are alternative reasoning’s behind how we got here. I agree with Darwin's work and his theory of evolution because it is actually supported by evidence. I don't know about you but I've never been religious. I also think that his theory should be taught because religion has no place in public classrooms. Let parents teach religion, schools teach science, and allow the child to decide what to believe. I believe that evolution is real because it explains why there are so many different types of certain species. Natural selection is the gradual process by which biological traits become either more or less common in a population. Variation exists within all populations of organisms. This occurs...
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...to avoid. This debate is extremely controversial due to personal belief, most in part due to secularism and religion. Even with the exponentially increasing knowledge of today, it has remained a long fought controversy throughout the twenty-first century. Science deals with the mind, and is the backbone of modern civilization. Religion deals with emotions, and often teaches people invaluable ethical principles. Both Science and Religion are vital in our culture in order for humanity to progress. In order for society to progress, children should be taught about both evolution and creationism, and taught to question both theories. As a result, our children will be open-minded and have the skills to “think outside of the box”. The theories of today and from the past are ones regarding strong factual evidence that has been extensively tested through the scientific method. The Theory of Evolution states that life has evolved from simple, single-celled organisms that all share a common ancestor. Throughout history these organisms faced the challenges of survival, and because of this, became more complex. Different stimuli, in different parts of the world, cause organisms to evolve differently. When these different simple organisms meet, there is often competition between the two in order to reproduce and/or survive. This occurs either through competition over a common food source, one organism attempting to consume the other organism for sustenance, or two organisms competing for...
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...Emerging Standards of Care According to the U.S department of Health and Human services Office of Minority Health, "Integrated health care approaches must respect the whole person, work across the life span, include prevention and early intervention methods, and be person-centered, strength-based and recovery focused," (Sanchez, Chapa, Ybarra, & Martinez, Jr., 2012, p. 5 ). In this healthcare model, the patient must be treated not only according to the standards of nursing practice but integrate into the care, respect for the individual's belief system as well as their culture. "Providers that respect the cultures, languages and worldviews of the people they serve are more successful in engaging and activating individuals, families and communities to be an active participant in their own health care," (Sanchez, Chapa, Ybarra, & Martinez, Jr., 2012, p. 5) By integrating into care the individuals beliefs and needs, the professional can create rapport with the individual in such a way that encourages the individual to be active in their own health decisions based on the professional's medical knowledge and the individual's belief system. Culturally competent care is care that is respectful of and responsive to an individual's health beliefs, practices, and needs. This type of care is sensitive to the individual's ethnic and religious beliefs as well as cultural beliefs that have been shown to engage individuals into participating in their healthcare. The skill to deliver culturally...
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...emerging technologies, life is becoming more complicated, therefore relying purely on logic is insufficient. “Most of the time very little follows logically from what we know, and when we think that it does we learn that most of our knowledge consists of generalizations that don’t hold 100 percent of the time” (Castel and Sismondo 71). People live in a world of probability and because “scientific reasoning develops over time,” (Castel and Sismondo 74) they are more inclined to apply this approach towards greater decision-making. Evidence of the role of scientific reasoning can be seen in dietary control. People know from a logical basis that consuming too much food regularly can lead to an increase in body weight. On the fundamental basis, scientific reasoning explains that the extra calories gained from consuming food equates to a greater...
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...study was authorized by the CEO of Target when all other crew of the company approved for expansion business to India. The CEO of Target Corporation requested an evidence to show the positive impact of expansion. Our conclusion that Target will have positive impact in India is based on scholarly articles, cultural books and research. In order to achieve success in India, the company will have to consider these aspects of the culture: * Social customs: Target needs to adapt various cultural, religion and taste preferences. * Family life: Big quantities will be sold much faster as the basic building block of Hindu society is the joint or extended family. * Religion and Folk belief: Religion has a huge impact on the daily life of almost everyone in India. Business have to holidays on holy festivals of India. * Economic Institutions: Employees must get paid a monthly salary. Target has to compete with “Kirana” stores that sell groceries and food to consumers at a low price. On the basis of these findings, it is recommended that Target needs to offer products not only at a lower price but with good customer service. Target Corporation has to avoid selling beef and pork in stores. Also, Target has to change their stores layouts while expanding its business all over India. INTRODUCTION: TARGET’S OVERSEAS EXPANSION Target Corporation is expanding its business abroad. A report was requested to advise the CEO about the culture of India and the impact...
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...Americans The customs of Indians are different than that of Americans. Even with Indians that have moved here and built their lives in America. From religion to fashion there is a big difference in Native Indians and Americans. They have adapted to a lot of America ways and enjoy their lives here yet some miss their Indian customs. India is acknowledged as the origin of Hinduism and Buddhism which are the third and fourth largest religions in the world. According to the “Handbook of Research on Development and Religion” Edited by Matthew Clarke (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013). There are differences of Hinduism and four predominant sects, Smarta, Shakteya, Vaishnava, and Shaiva. With around 13 percent of Indians being Muslims it makes India one of the largest Islamic nations in the world. Sikhs and Christians make up a small percentage of the India population, with even a smaller percentage of Jains and Buddhists (Indian Culture, 2016). In contrast, just about every religion known is practiced in the United States of America. Around 83 percent of Americans are identified as Christians according to the ABC poll, unlike the small percentage of Christians in India. Judaism is the second most religions identification and only .6 percent responding to being Muslim. India is almost opposite in comparison with religion in America (American Culture, 2016). Traditional clothing for men in India is the dhoti. It is an unstitched piece of cloth they tie around their waist...
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...One can learn many things about class and social structure (as well as religion) by studying beverages (and/or food). For example, as stated in the reading selection; thanks to the discovery of beer, agricultural advances began which lead to the beginning of civilization. Growing the food instead of having to travel as hunter-gatherers replaced the nomadic lifestyle that humans had been following for millions of years, for a more stable and civil one. Also thanks to the food surpluses, a small amount of people didn’t have to gather their food and began specialization. This allowed people to develop and concentrate on ways to improve their daily life such as the discovery of pottery and advancement in art. These accomplished led to new ones and started a chain of inventions and advances that would eventually lead to the modern civilization that we live in today. Yet the contribution of foodstuffs is likely only part of the reason why humans stopped their nomadic way of life. Other factors such as climate changes would have most likely influenced the decision as well. One paragraph in the article stated how maybe early humans might have hunted one of the animals that they depended largely on for food to extinction, maybe forcing them to turn to agriculture or starve. The influence of food advancements would also cause it to be used as a way of trading and thus writing was needed to keep track of these events and...
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...societies appeared in the Middle East about 8000 B.C.E., in China about 4000 B.C.E., and in India about 3600 B.C.E.” The first farming was largely grain based in fertile river-valleys with adequate climate and natural resources to sustain farming. Over time man began developing the where-with-all to change his surrounding environment to suit his needs even further. Certain crops were grown in areas according to availability geographically and ease of production rather than chosen by preference. Not all attempts were successes; some crops were abandoned only to be produced with great ease a thousand years later. In some instances the crops actually adapted as a response to farming, through production plant species were less prone to natural selection and therefore had their own natural evolution altered. This led to eventually larger crops that were more useful to...
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...Issue/Problem Identification McDonald’s is trying to expand its franchise to India and compete with the local food dealers “Dabbawallahs”. The issue that exists, is that many of the products from a regular McDonald’s menu (Europe/North America) cannot be eaten by Indians, because sacred animal products can be considered offensive to their beliefs and religion. As well, most Indians prefer homemade meals, and express delivery from the Dabbawallahs. Dabbawallahs have fed Indian workforce for a long time, for just a small amount of money. Mcdonald's is competing with the Dabbawallahs pinpoint accuracy and delivery. Analysis Mcdonald’s has 80 restaurants in Mumbai. Assuming Mcdonald’s spread out their restaurants similarly to how they do in North America (based on population density), they are closer to the workplaces than some of the residencies in North Mumbai. Despite this, workers would rather eat home cooked meals, because they are under the impression cafeteria food is not healthy. Mcdonald’s has catered their menu to meet the needs of different religions, but more could be done to match the food Indian people regularly eat. The care needed to offer religion-friendly meals has already been taken by Mcdonald’s, by separating its food preparation inside restaurants, and distribution centres. The upstream food sourcing is all localized, to keep logistics cost low, and ensure food avoids cross contamination. Currently, Dabbawallahs offer accurate, and convenient delivery service...
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...Company Profile Of National Book Store Main company contact: Quad Alpha Centrum Building 125 Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong City, 1550, Philippines www.nationalbookstore.com.ph Phone: 63 2 631 8061 1. Business, Administrative & Contact Information a. Business name: National Books Store Inc. b. Business type: Limited Liability Company c. Company registration number: d. Tax reference number: Confidential e. VAT number: Confidential f. Tel: 63 2 631 8061 812-3950 to 51 889-5037 844-6112 g. Fax: 806-3441 h. E-mail: nbsvictory@nationalbookstore.com.ph i. Cell: N/A j. Physical address: Quad Alpha Centrum Building 125 Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong City, 1550, Philippines k. Postal Address: 1550 l. Banking details: i. Bank: Confidential ii. Branch: Confidential iii. Account number: Confidential iv. Branch code: Confidential v. Account manager: Confidential vi. Account managers details: Confidential 2. Introduction a. Company History The first National Book Store started as a stall shop in Escolta before the Japanese occupation selling supplies, GI novels, and textbooks. When war broke out, strict book censorship forced them to shift their trade to soap, candies, and slippers. They bought their merchandise from wholesalers and peddled them to smaller retailers. Liberation came, but the whole Escolta area was burned to the ground. Having all their stocks reduced...
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...Week 4 Assignment 1 Chick-fil-A International? Abstract Chick fil-A has developed into a very successful fast food chain in the United States, but this fast food company operates differently than almost any company, regardless of size. The fact that Chick-fil-A is a multi-billion dollar company makes the way that they operate domestically seem nearly impossible. Chick-fil-A’s operations and hiring methods do not come without controversy, however. We’ll take a look into their operations more closely as well as some controversy that surrounds the Chick-fil-A organization and some struggles Chick-fil-A will face as they plan to expand into the global market. History of the Company To fully explore the Chick-fil-A company, one has to develop a better understanding of the structure of the company. Chick-fil-A began in its infancy in 1946 when S. Truett Cathy opened a restaurant called “The Dwarf Grill” in Hapeville, GA. This is where Cathy allegedly invented the original boneless chicken sandwich. After several years of operating a successful restaurant in Hapeville, Cathy decided to begin branching out in the early 1960’s when he founded Chick-fil-A, Inc., which led to the first Chick-fil-A restaurant opening in 1967 in a mall in Atlanta. Since that time, Chick-fil-A has grown to over 1,500 company stores (note the intentional omission of the word “Franchises”) with annual revenues approaching $3.5 billion. Chick-fil-A has done this in a very unconventional way, as zero...
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...Decision Post Purchase Behavior Analyzing the business marketers Organizational Buying Situations and Participants\ Stages in the buying Process and Selection Culture is the fundamental determinant of a person’s wants and behavior. Where a person is from or where they grow up (Kotler & Keller, 2012). Within a culture there are smaller subcultures that provide more specific identification and socialization for their members. Subcultures include Nationalities Religions Racial groups When subcultures grow large and affluent enough, companies often design specialized marketing programs to serve them (Kotler & Keller, 2012). Social classes – or divisions in a society or members who share similar values, interests, and behavior (Kotler & Keller, 2012). Division such as: working class, middle class, upper class. Social Factors REFERENCE GROUPS are groups that have a direct or indirect influence on their attitudes or behavior (Kotler & Keller, 2012). membership groups primary groups (family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers). secondary groups (religious, professional) FAMILY - is the most important consumer buying organization and family members has the most influential primary reference group. In most cases a person acquires an orientation toward religion, politics, and economics and a sense of personal ambition, self-worth, and love from ones family (Kotler & Keller, 2012). ROLES AND STATUS It is...
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...Standish, 1999). In fact, the Dominican Republic received its independence from Haiti not Spain (Brown & Standish, 1999). This is not to say that Spanish colonial influences are not evident in the country; in fact they are widespread, particularly within the realm of architectural structures and art. The official religion of the Dominican Republic is Roman Catholicism (Brown & Standish, 1999:69). More than 90% of the citizens living in this country are Roman Catholic. There are other religions prevalent in the country however including Protestantism and the traditional religious system of native Taino Indians, who practice cohoba religious ceremonies and also Gaga, which is the Dominican version of voodooism (Brown & Standish, 1999). For this reason some cultural aspects of the religion are seen by outsiders as ‘evil' or foreign, because they are largely misunderstood. Customs in the Dominican Republic are tough to originate in part from the Cibao area, settled back in colonial times (Brown & Standish, 1999). This area brings with it many native traditions including traditional foods consumed within the Dominican Republic, discussed below. Common foods include coffee, hot cocoa, ham and cheese, fruit, papaya and friend eggs (Brown & Standish, 1999). These may be served at any time of day. Common desserts served include sweetened fruit compotes generally made with fruits such as guava and pineapple (Brown & Standish, 1999). One popular dish served on special...
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...Decision Process Purchase Decision Post Purchase Behavior Analyzing the business marketers Organizational Buying Situations and Participants\ Stages in the buying Process and Selection Culture is the fundamental determinant of a person’s wants and behavior. Where a person is from or where they grow up (Kotler & Keller, 2012). Within a culture there are smaller subcultures that provide more specific identification and socialization for their members. Subcultures include Nationalities Religions Racial groups When subcultures grow large and affluent enough, companies often design specialized marketing programs to serve them (Kotler & Keller, 2012). Social classes – or divisions in a society or members who share similar values, interests, and behavior (Kotler & Keller, 2012). Division such as: working class, middle class, upper class. Social Factors REFERENCE GROUPS are groups that have a direct or indirect influence on their attitudes or behavior (Kotler & Keller, 2012). membership groups primary groups (family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers). secondary groups (religious, professional) FAMILY – is the most important consumer buying organization and family members has the most influential primary reference group. In most cases a person acquires an orientation toward religion, politics, and economics and a sense of personal ambition, self-worth, and love from ones family (Kotler & Keller, 2012). ROLES AND STATUS It...
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...ceremonies regularly and correctly as the path to salvation; in Christianity (Baptist), the first Sunday of every month is set aside for the Lord’s Supper. Prophetic orientation stresses that contact with the sacred is ensured by proper belief and by adherence to moral rules (Molly, 2010). Catholics confess their sins for attending Mass. The priest speaks on behalf of the sinner to God. The mystical orientation seeks union with a reality greater than oneself, such as with God, the process of nature, the universe, or reality as a whole (Molly, 2010). In the Baptist Church there is a worship and praise usually in the beginning of the service. People who are Buddhist chant. Some Christianity denominations fast, depriving themselves of food in order to get closer to their god. Muslims pray five times a day because they say it ordered by Allah. Pilgrimage can be described as a journey both outwards to holy places and inwards to spiritual improvement. Examples would be Hebrews going to Jerusalem or Muslims faces Mecca and praying. People make pilgrimages to express penance for past evils, or to search for future good. Sometimes a pilgrim seeks a miracle through the medium of God or a...
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