...What are your dreams of the future? Now looking back at everything you have done what you would you like to change? Getting clear about our dreams for the future helps us to crystallize our goals and prioritize the things that are really most important to us. It also helps to focus our attention and efforts on the things we can do to make our dreams a reality. And the evidence shows that it can make us happier as a result. I would like to be happy forever in the future. Being happy is a state of mind and I wish to be in that state forever. It doesn’t matter what I do on the career front or on my personal front, but I want happiness to be associated throughout with me. This is because I have learnt that only if a person is happy is he able to make people around him happy. This is how happiness multiplies. My goal setting would be on the basis of doing the things I love. The things that give me happiness, no matter how small or petty they may look or sound. Looking back at everything I have done, one thing I would like to change if I could is the time I have spent in my education and gaining degrees. This time spent could have been even more productive. Nevertheless, I wish to fill up the remaining life with happiness by having a healthy balance between my work-life. This is what makes a difference. Spending time with loved ones is something that has no price. To sum it up, my dreams of the future are to have realistic and measurable goals whose ultimate result is happiness...
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...character, Captain Colter Stevens played by Jake Gyllenhaal. The shot shown is an extreme close up of his face as he is waking up (see fig.1). The view from the window is blurred so all focus is on him. The shot then changes suddenly as a close up shot as he quickly sits upright (see fig.2). The quick shots reflect what is happening as he wakes up as he’s trying to get a sense of where he is, this also helps the audience get a sense of what is happening around on the train, it also raises questions as to why he is so suddenly alert and why he is acting so strangely. As this shot changes, a train horn is heard throughout the change, which signifies that he is coming back into reality. Again in this second shot, everything else in the background is blurred so that your focus is on the main character. As he is trying to work out where he is, he looks around him. As he does this, the camera follows his movements, moving to the left when he looks to his left and moving to the right, when he looks to his right. This is called a tracking shot, this is used so that we can see from his point of view and get a better understanding of what he’s looking at and why he is looking at them. The next shot is an over the shoulder shot. The camera in this shot is placed just behind him looking over his shoulder, so we can see things from his perspective. In this case, the shot has him staring at a woman sat directly opposite him staring back and smiling (see fig.3). We know this woman as Christina Warren...
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...in the womb and continues until the last breath a person takes. A human beings development is special because not only are humans going through constant physical changes, but also they go through psychological, cognitive, and biological throughout a life span as well. Life span development involves all of the changes that a person goes through while in the different stages of life. Each stage is very important for the next stage and is responsible for a person’s ability to learn, communicate, love and even create new life. Life Span Perspective of development The life span perspective of development is that a person is changing throughout their lives. That means that from conception to death a person is developing to different stages of life. According to Bornstein and lamb “developmental study is a science that seeks to understand the changes that occur as people age” (as cited in Berger, 2011, p.5). A life span development has three different domains cognitive, biological, and social. The Biological developmental domain deals with the physical and genetic changes such as height and weight fluctuation, also the changes that occur when an individual goes through physical changes that occur naturally, these are all changes that are known within the biological development, added to physical changes there is change in an individual's perception as well as the their understanding of the world, this is classified within the physical domain as well. Cognitive development is the...
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...occurs over time. Evolution occurs when the whole population changes due to certain events. The events that could cause evolution includes major changes in the environment, major changes in habitat, and major changes in the food chain. The Evidence For Evolution There are many different ways to observe the process of evolution. There are three main categories that show evolution. Those three categories are DNA, Fossils, and Comparative Anatomy. DNA is where scientists look at the DNA of modern animals and compare them to other modern animals and extinct animals. An example would be scientists looking at the DNA of a gorilla and comparing it to the DNA of an orangutan and being able to say when those two species became what they are today. Scientists use fossils to compare what an extinct species...
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...for determining deferred taxes and that their procedures for reporting accounting changes and/or error corrections is being carried out correctly. Lastly I will audit fictitious corporation to ensure that the company’s rationale behind establishing one of their newer subsidiaries as a corporation. Methodology for determining deferred taxes We will look to see how the company is treating their deferred taxes and which methodology they should be using. The company should be determining deferred taxes based on the prior year’s difference between income tax expense and its income tax payable. It is important that there will be differences that arise between fictitious corporation’s income tax expense and income tax payable as this company uses the full accrual method for financial reporting but when looking at taxes they are evaluating based on a modified cash basis. Procedures for reporting accounting changes/error corrections We will look to see how fictitious corporation is reporting their accounting changes. We are also intending to look at any error correction to ensure they were handled appropriately as well. I will be sure to first start off by informing fictitious corporation that we as an audit firm do not recommend accounting changes unless they are definitely determined to be necessary from an internal point of view. I will be sure to inform fictitious corporation that changes subtract from the ability to compare among multiple accounting periods and between...
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...Changes That Need To Be Made To Our School Menus The state school board has decided that we need to look into redoing the breakfast and lunch menus we prepare for our students at our schools. We want to start adding more healthier food choices, but still include food that every student will enjoy. The state school board believes that the changes we are looking to implement will vastly improve the menu in ways that will only aid in several different issues that have been brought to our attention. Things such as the cost and the ability to cater to individuals who may have special diets. We are only looking out for the health and well-being of the current and future generations of students. This is our number one concern and certain steps are being taken to insure that the students in our schools get the best possible options. Today 15% of students ages 6-19 are overweight (sustainabletable.org, childhood obesity, n.d.). One out of three kids will get type two diabetes (foodsecurity,n.d.). The process will start by removing most of the current kitchen equipment and replacing it with ovens, stoves, and ample counter space. Which will enable us to prepare and cook the new healthier meals for our students. The change will require more time and effort from our kitchen staff thus creating more job openings and job security. While the initial costs may at first be quite extensive, we are very confident that the overall costs will even out within a short time frame. The meals eventually...
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...These two methods refer to the type of change a company can use, continuous or discontinuous change. But first we need to look at what these types of changes are and how they can relate to Nationwide Life Insurance's possible new approach to hiring new management. Continuous change by definition are changes that are expected and understood by the company. When looking at the Nationwide example, continuous changes are the ones that they have been doing for years. These are the hiring of the same types of managers like they have in years past. But since it's been proposed to hire a different breed of managers this kind of change is not the appropriate one for this example. Discontinuous change is a sudden change that goes outside of the traditional norm of the company's direction. These types of changes threaten traditional authority or power structure because it drastically alters the way things are currently done or have been done for years. Looking at Nationwide's proposed change of hiring managers who know the technical side of the job, this is the kind of change they should be using. Any recent hiring of managers at Nationwide Life Insurance has been ones that have no background of life insurance. These types managers can be good leaders but with no knowledge of the kind of work a company knows can cause disruption within the workplace. When looking at the two types of change, continuous and discontinuous, continuous change is something that the company will consistently...
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...Impact of Macro Changes on Managerial Decisions Jones International University MBA502: Economic Theory and Applications Ciera Comstock Table of Contents [ No table of contents entries found. ] Macro-Environment Macro Environment is known as a company and all of the other actors operating in a large macro environment of forces that shape opportunities and pose threats to the company. There are major external and uncontrollable factors that influence an organization’s decision making and affect its performances and strategies. These factors include the economic, demographics, legal, political, social conditions, technological changes, and natural forces are known as the macro environment. (Johnston, 2014) Macroeconomics is intertwined with business because it is affected by all of the factors that constitutes macroeconomics. Macroeconomic is a branch of the economy that deals with certain issues that are relating to factors that affect the economy of the country as a whole. These factors include areas like the rate of unemployment, inflation, business cycles and also Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is a big section to keep in mind when making a decision and is part of the marketing analysis. (wiseGEEK, n.d.) This environment could impact competitors, changes in interest rates, changes in cultural tastes, and also any change in government regulations. That influences a company and its’ products development. It will also change the competitors, the interest rates...
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...Green Mountain Resort Case Study HRMG314 – Managing Organizational Change Green mountain resort was a small resort that was not expected to be in business very long. The resort manager had other plans, as part owner he had visions of making Green Mountain Resort a first-class resort. The issue he faced with achieving his vision was the resorts turnover problem. He had tried many different strategies to reduce turnover including focusing on streamline training, simplify jobs, don’t become dependent on individuals, and making HR processes more efficient (Palmer, Dunford, & Akin, 2009, p. 40). Despite his efforts his turnover problem still existed, he would lose the best service people and be left with the poorest performers. Gunter held the director image when managing turnover. Since he was the manager and part owner he was directing the organization in a particular way hoping to change the outcome of the turnover (Palmer, Dunford, & Akin, 2009, p.27). The hospitality literature took on the image of a coach. This literature was used to try and shape the organization to be successful (Palmer, Dunford, & Akin, 2009, p.30). The focus was highlighting the training and management development showcasing their capabilities. The consultant took on the role as an interpreter. The consultant listened to the problem and the previous attempts to fix the problem and was able to assist with making sense of the outcome and refocus Gunter...
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...Enterprise-Level Business System When looking at an enterprise-level business system there are quite a few key areas that should be reviewed. Often when looking at early stages of the system usually in regards to the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) it can be very inefficient and costly if not done correctly. In looking to address this you can make sure to have careful planning during the very early stages of the system being crucial is really an understatement you need a proper foundation for anything to flourish from the development. In looking at the need to address this making use of information-gathering methods are a must when analyzing and determining possible requirements. What we will be doing is looking at some of the information-gathering techniques that would be available to assist in this process of gathering information. In the following we will also look at how useful business processing mapping methods can be and which one is more applicable during the analysis process. This will be an overall review of the methods an analyst can use to confirm an effective understanding of the project requirements and how best to determine for the project. In looking at the possible information-gathering methods that are available there are quite a few to select from. The first one we look at is a possible review of some of the current documentation or Standard Operating Procedures of the business. This allows you to view some of the current and historical information on...
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...Value: the guideline of life Personal experiences are a phenomenon every person experiences, and will continue to experience until death.The way that experiences happen is especially different, although they all share one thing in common: Even if you don’t realize it, personal experience can lead to changes in ideals and ways of thinking. John Green characterizes this fact in two of his novels, Paper Towns and looking for alaska. These books show this point by almost blatant changes in his characters. Furthermore, in the introduction of the books the main characters seem boring and opaque. When Miles “Pudge” Halter leaves Florida, things seem pretty stagnated. “The Week Before I left my family and Florida and the rest of my minor life to go to boarding school in Alabama, my mother insisted on throwing a going away party....
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..., R I S K S A N D A S S U M P T I O N S This MD&A includes “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws and assumptions concerning, among other things our business, its operations and its financial performance and condition approved by management on the date of this MD&A. This forward-looking information and these assumptions include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to our objectives and strategies to achieve those objectives, as well as statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, expectations, anticipations, estimates or intentions. This forward-looking information also includes, but is not limited to, guidance and forecasts relating to revenue, adjusted operating profit, property, plant and equipment expenditures, cash income tax payments, free cash flow, dividend payments, expected growth in subscribers and the services to which they subscribe, the cost of acquiring subscribers and the deployment of new services, and all other statements that are not historical facts. The words “could”, “expect”, “may”, “anticipate”, “assume”, “believe”, “intend”, “estimate”, “plan”, “project”, “guidance”, and similar expressions are intended to identify statements containing forward-looking information, although not all forward-looking statements include such words. Conclusions, forecasts and projections set out in forward-looking information are based on our current objectives and strategies and on estimates...
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...Intro With Country Music’s rise in popularity, it is important to note some of the most relevant changes in the music being produced in the genre. This industry is relatively new to the music scene and only began in the 1920s. Since its debut in the music world, Country Music has changed throughout the decades and evolved into what is now known as, “Sixth Generation” Country Music. The most noted difference, becoming more apparent as the genre has progressed, is the themes in the music. Country Music is most famous for telling stories of faith, patriotism, love, sorrow, and of the common workingman. However, the genre is seeing a change in the recent music being produced. It is becoming apparent that lyricists are moving away from the traditional themes of Country Music and introducing its new style, called, “Bro-Country.” This style is defined as contatining lyrics about pretty girls, trucks, beer, alcohol that leads to sex, and scantly dressed women. According to Neff, “…objectification, was the main form of sexism in country music.” According to Rogers, “Most people would assume that country is less sexist or has the least detrimental type of sexism within its lyrical content. However, one might also argue that it is more dangerous when sexism is buried within the lyrics. People might think this is “quality” music on the surface and really take the lyrics seriously. The idea that this is wholesome music is really what makes it necessary to study the...
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...As an educator you may never hear, see, or know everything that students do, think, and feel no matter how tentative you are. As children grow they learn more about themselves and develop the ability to seek change in who they are. Antonio is a prime example of how development brings change to who a child is, how they want to be perceived, and how they perceive themselves. Antonio’s poem, “Bully in the Mirror”, displays the how agents of socialization influence one’s “looking glass self” and how the look glass self once realized impact “answerability” and one’s desire to change. When students such as Antonio began to seek change in who they, are educators must be prepared to support this change as bullying is an epidemic is schools and students should be aware of its impact in every aspect. Antonio is a child that has been a bully for quite some time. He has come to realize that he does not like the person that he has become and wants to change. Antonio is alone as he makes this clear that he has no friends. The looking glass self is basically how we view ourselves based on our reflection of personal qualities and impressions of how we believe others perceive us (Kenny, R., 2007). As theorized by Cooley socialization coincides with the looking glass self (self-image) which is developed by “the imagination of our appearance to the other person; the imagination of his judgment of that appearance, and some sort of self-feeling of pride or mortification" (1964:184)” (Kenny, R.,...
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...quality of the design. As time pass there changes in the business and Guillermo has seen this effect his business. By all the changes that where happening Guillermo saw his profits go down and cost go up. Now Guillermo has to look at his choices he has to make to be able to compete (University of Phoenix, 2013). Choices Guillermo learned that there was a competitor overseas that is using high-tech approach. By using this high-tech approach competitor is able to make furniture to the exact specifications and at low prices. Guillermo looks into this choice to see what changes it would create. The second option for Guillermo is to work as distributor of furniture and keep some of high end custom work. Guillermo can also create the coating for flame-retardant and add this to his furniture (University of Phoenix, 2013). High-Tech Choice By Guillermo using the high-tech choice he would be able to use a computer controlled laser to create exact cuts in the wood. Norway high-tech company’s equipment uses highly automated and uses little labor. Since robots perform most of the precise movement and assembly functions. The cost to switch to this method would be big but it would reduce the cost for labor needed for production. This method also makes production go by faster, and would create a 24-hour environment. By using the method the extra shifts would be cover by the reduction of labor. By using this method it could cost a lot to change into this method but it would make Guillermo’s...
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