...to keep the roads safe. For instance, there is already a law that prohibits drivers that are under 18 from talking on their cell-phone, however, it is legal for the majority of drivers to talk on their cell phones. Statistics and findings from these studies, can in turn persuade government officials into changing the laws to improve safety. These results also relate to what I’ve learned from my understanding of psychology. While talking on a cell-phone, a driver may experience a decrease in their cognitive ability to drive because they are distracted. In class, we learned about two parts of selective attention. The first part is Inattentional...
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...your group I was received the results from application 5.1, but it was a great exercise to help gauge my own style of conflict. For situation A, I chose living with my sister and for situation B, I chose working with my boss. The highest score I had from the entire assessment was a 23 for Accommodation styles utilized with my boss. My lowest score was a 13 which was on Collaboration styles with my sister. I had relatively static scores throughout the assessment, but I am extremely accommodating with my boss, and less inclined to work with my sister. I think these are pretty normal aspects, as most people should be accommodating of their boss or else they could lose their job. However, I feel that being accommodating does not necessarily mean suppressing my own emotions or needs when it comes to work. I feel that I have a close relationship with my boss, but accommodation is typically utilized out of respect. I think I scored so high on accommodation strictly because of the nature of the working relationship. My sister scored a 15 on accommodation. I feel less inclined to make accommodations for her, give her the benefit of the doubt, or satisfy her expectations. I did my sister’s score in the competition and compromise style was relatively high. I definitely use my influence in the household to get my ideas accepted, and use my authority in the house to make a decision in my favor. I think that I have a general lack of consideration for her, and I have a habit of returning that...
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...BUSINESS SUCCESS IN THE NEW NORMAL Business Success in the New Normal BUSINESS SUCCESS IN THE NEW NORMAL The PESTLE is a tool that businesses use to help determine and identify components within a business environment. The PESTLE tool break down consists of Political, Economic, Social, Technical, Legal and Environmental dynamics. Most businesses deal with these issues and business leaders rely on the assessment of these dynamics to help a business forecast and make determinations. According to Amanda Dcosta (January 2, 2012) “the tool allows the assessing of the current environment and potential changes. The idea is, if the project is better placed than its competitors, it would be able to respond to changes more effectively. The PESTLE tool provides its users with factors that need to be well researched and brainstormed”. The PESTLE tool gives managers an edge on their business strategies. It helps a business determine early on how the business might be impacted of influenced by changes in Politics, Economic, Social aspects, Technical changes, Legal and Environment issues. Managers want to know what drives these changes and how they will influence the business and its performance. The tool is designed to help managers structure their thoughts so they can make the best decision for the company based on the analysis of each element in the PESTLE. Business that would use the analysis of the PESTLE tool might be Marathon data Systems (software), Human Resources...
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...those who have a place where they belong such as with a family, with friends, with the community; they feel safe and content. For those who don’t belong and cannot “fit” into their surroundings they are faced with problems of alienation and loneliness. These different aspects of belong are reflected in a variety of texts; “Romulus My Father” by Raimond Gaita explores a sense of familial belonging and how it shapes who we are, “The Comic” by Leunig explores the troubles of being accepted and “fitting” in. Finally, the feature article, “Compulsive Gamers ‘not addicts’” by Pady Maguire explores the need for gamers to belong to a community. In “Romulus My Father” the most profound sense of belonging exists with the narrator himself. The narrator delivers his observations in a reflective and thoughtful tone. The high modality of verb choice suggests a pleasant nostalgia about events in the book. Particularly his recollections of his father, notions such as, “I loved him too deeply… no quarrel could estrange us” displays the sense of belonging \ he feels with his father. This is evident even after Christina dies. He observed, “We came together as son and husband with the woman whose remains lay beneath us”. Raimond’s aspect of belonging is that of family and culture. Juxtaposed against Raimond’s belonging is the suffering of Christina in her displacement. For the mother her inability to belong is described by Raimond as, “a troubled city girl, she could not settle…. in a landscape that...
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...The final picture created in each book, once these three aspects come together, have little differences; and overall leave the reader with a similar take away. Mango Street, the setting of The House On Mango Street is a poor neighborhood. The setting of The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian, is an indian reservation, which is also impoverished. The state of poverty in this indian reservation is shown when the author writes, “My school and my tribe are so poor and sad that we have to study from the same dang books our parents studied from. That is absolutely the saddest thing in the world.” (Alexie 31). In the quote the author is describing the moment Junior opened up his geometry book and saw his mother’s name written on the cover. The fact that both settings are poor expose...
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...Personal information I am Usman Afzal Awan. I am a student majoring in computer science. I am in my junior year of my study but am expected to graduate by the end of 2017. I have not enrolled in any business classes at the moment but this is an aspect am considering to engage in so that I could increase chances to get a management position within the information technology sector. As a computer scientist, my professional objective involves contributing to the development of software and hardware that could reduce security risks. However in order to achieve this long-term professional objective of my career, I look forward upon the completion of my studies with admirable grades. My long –term professional objective of creating security within the information technology sector coincides with my goal for this writing course. In development of computer programs, there is a lot of creativity that is required just like what is highlighted in most writing courses. Personal writing experience in comparison to the process approach I have handled writing in my previous experiences. This has involved writing of term papers and assignments. In this form of writing, I noticed that what is required is objectivity. In such forms of writing, one is supposed to concentrate on facts that exist in theories and concepts. Unless it is asked by the tutor, writers of such papers are supposed to be objective. I found that this form of writing to be so rigid because one is not supposed to give his...
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...I Am Assignment Ahlam Gulaid Thursday July 7, 2016 I have maintained Academic Integrity in my work by adhering to the values of honesty and integrity. I declare that this work respects APA requirements as well as policies within the School of Health Sciences. Student Signature:_______________________________________ Student Number: N01185523 As humans we are all innately different. Our differences stem from cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, race, gender, but sometimes from something as fundamental as personality. As such we are always defining what is considered to be “normal” in every aspect of our lives. The definition of normal as it relates to any one category is subjective and varies from individual to individual. That being said, I believe that sometimes in our quest to be “normal” an individual may conform to a group’s widely accepted standard, as a result forfeiting or losing a unique aspect of his or her identity (which sometimes could be a relative cultural practice). I believe for us to achieve total tolerance and acceptance as a society, while maintaining our diversity we must expand our definitions of normal repeatedly as the composition of our society changes with time and we as people evolve. As I was once a newly arrived Immigrant I know how hard the culture shock can be when someone first sets foot in Canada. Coming from the Middle East to Canada it was such a culture shock for me because I’m coming from a country in which the women & men have...
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...shows my skills in taking TPR and BP. In conjunction with taking the patients vital signs I used therapeutic interaction to calm the patients anxiety and communicate to them about their needs and interests. Therapeutic interaction is also used to achieve patient comfort and privacy; it also has the added effect of making the patient more compliable toward procedures. In order to provide a competent self-reflection I have chosen three main practices that I think I have completed to a high standard. These three practices I think I have performed to a high competency level are my hygiene practices, my TPR skills and my blood pressure taking skills. But there where also some practices that I feel I did not perform to a high competency standard for various reasons. “Hygiene is a basic infection-control method that reduces the number of micro-organisms.” (Tollefson, 2010, p.2). Before performing any procedures on the patient hands must be washed to prevent spread of any bacteria from the hands. Any equipment that will be used in performing any of the procedures must be properly cleaned before and after use. Proper cleaning of both hands and equipment will help prevent the spread of bacteria from patient to patient. In my video I did not show myself actually washing my hands. My hand washing was implied when I stated to my patient that I was going to gather the equipment and wash my hands. Correct hand-washing technique was inferred when I walked back into the room drying my hands...
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...and the benefits to the paraplegics, exploring the changes murderball has brought to the disabled. This essay will discuss the important aspects of the construction of the text along with an analysis of important aims, features, the societal values privileged and the positioning of the audience. I will also explain my personal experiences and how my views have been challenged. Rubin and Sharpia focuses on murderball being, ironically a safe haven for...
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...article White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Back Pack, Peggy McIntosh explains how white people have an unearned advantage in society solely due to the colour of their skin. The first important aspect of the article is that McIntosh argues that white people gain this privilege from the prejudice we attribute to people of colour. These ideas people have, put people of colour at a disadvantage in comparison to white people. The preconceived ideas people have about others affects their opinions causing them to undervalue people belonging to particular racial groups. Examples of these ideas are: that a certain race is uneducated, that a certain race is incapable performing certain tasks, or that one race is superior to another, also known as ethnocentrism. Since being white is an asset, it opens many doors for white people to rise to the top (McIntosh 8), while the undervalued people of colour are being held back. The fact that this happens and while people remain oblivious to white privilege, allows the current “taxonomy of privilege,” (McIntosh 9) to remain. Another important aspect of the article is that McIntosh acknowledges that all white people are not racist, but they “are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege,” (McIntosh 3). If they do not see white privilege as being real, they will be less inclined to agree that other races are not treated as fairly and they will also not attempt to do anything to help the under privileged groups. In society today, most people...
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...12/22/2014 Stephen Marsareau Decision Making Earlier this year, I was debating on moving in with my now fiancée, in Chillicothe, IL. At the time I both lived and worked Normal, IL. I was very torn because I loved the job where I was and liked my apartment. However, I was pretty sure that my relationship was going to move onto the next level fairly soon, but there was always that chance that it wouldn’t work out once you moved in there. I enjoyed all the aspects of my job and where I was living, except for the fact that it was over an hour away from Doug. So I had to weigh the pros and cons of moving and whether or not I should look for a new job, and if I was going to enjoy the new job as much as where I worked at the time. I need to make the decision based on mileage, wear and tear on my vehicle, and compensation. In the midst First things first the decision to move to Chillicothe. Once I decided that I thought that was the best thing for our relationship based on us needing to see where this was going. And the fact that I lived in an apartment in Normal and he owned a house in Chillicothe. I worked in Normal he worked in Peoria, so in the end it was a no brainer owning a house was much more cost effective and smart than renting an apartment. Also the consideration of my pug/Chihuahua, Ally, that living in the country was better for her than being cooped up in town in an apartment. So in the end it was best for all considered that we were moving to Chillicothe...
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...nearly prevented from advancing my career just as Granville T. Woods was. Not being able to accept my partial (65%) scholarship to Howard University did hinder me from my original plan but I chose not to give up. I chose to continue to work my way up in my education and career at BCCC instead of taking the simple way out by joining different groups such as the work force, or the military. My goal is to abide at this school for two years and to transfer to a 4 year university. The main component of my goal is the money, and this scholarship would help in achieving this. My family is a normal Middle class family that makes normal middle class wages, and just like most middle class families we have debts that seem to never end. This is the reason why I could not attend Howard University. With the debts that my parents still have they chose to not add on anymore anymore stress by taking out more loans but to instead give me another option, Community College. Even though they have said they can pay for Community College I would prefer them not to have to deal with anymore hassle. Me receiving this scholarship would eliminate the worry of my parents paying for my education and would enable me to focus solely on doing well in school. I am a graduate of Oxon Hill High school's science and technology program. This entails that I had to test to get into the school and if I was accepted I would be agreeing to a more difficult curriculum than a normal high school student. This programs...
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...homelessness has been offered as informative of who they are. Their voices and perspectives rarely contribute to broader knowledge about who they are as people. As such, the forced ‘homeless identity’ has resulted in placing them as ‘different’ than the ‘normal’ people with homes. An August 2014 analysis by Chicago Coalition for the Homeless estimates that 138,575 Chicagoans were homeless in the course of the 2013-14 school year. This is 19.4% more than the 116,042 people who were homeless a year earlier . With the recognition that homelessness is continuously increasing every year come important questions about how this happened, what could be done about it, and who are the people experiencing homelessness. This ethnography is concerned with this last question. This thesis centers on the personal identities of people experiencing homelessness. I want to understand how they see themselves on an individual level. Identities matter. Identifying people on the basis of their homelessness influences how they are thought about, and thus responded to by policy makers, service providers and the public. Therefore, the primary aim of this study is to explore and understand the personal identities of people who are homeless. My intention was to hear and document how homeless people, which at times I refer to as research participants, describe their lives. I seek to understand how they see themselves. This includes learning about their aspirations, their worldviews, their...
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...Could you picture yourself being brought face to face with an individual who has a personality similar to a mine field? In other words where or when he/she will explode is never known. This type of personality disorder is called borderline personality disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder is one of the most scariest and hidden disorders that have baffled our society as well as many health professionals for many years. The DSM IV defines borderline personality disorder as an AXIS II disorder which has symptoms of impulsivity and emotional dysregulation. A person with borderline personality disorder has feelings of abandonment and emptiness, and has frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, going to extremes to keep someone from leaving. He or she is emotionally unstable and forms intense but unstable interpersonal relationships. They also have a very unstable self-image or sense of self. They show impulsive behavior, such as spending money, reckless driving, sex, binge eating and other types of eating disorders, and substance abuse. They tend to have recurrent suicidal behavior, and tend to self-mutilate. Some patients with borderline personality disorder have chronic feelings of emptiness, and intense anger or difficulty controlling it (Diagnostic and Statistical manual of mental disorders ). After reading the DSM IV’s definition, the true meaning of borderline personality disorder still wasn’t clear. Excluding fancy words, the reality of borderline personality disorder...
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...identity, and as an example I will explore my own ascribed and avowed identity. Then, I will discuss the role that I am most aware of during a normal day, and how it influences my perceptions. Following, we look at the aspects of my identity that are encouraged and discouraged by others. Also, language plays a major role in intercultural communication, and this will be demonstrated through my own use of language and its relationship to identity. When looking at our own identity, it is easy to feel the need to describe your personality traits and how that plays into the idea of who you are to yourself and the rest of the World. When looking into our social categories, it helps target the true meaning of identities and pinpoint different aspects of what makes you what you see yourself as, or your avowed identity, and what others around you see you as, known as your ascribed identity. My gender identity is female for both my ascribed and avowed identity. For my sexuality identity both my ascribed and avowed identity is heterosexual. For my religion, I have an ascribed identity of being Methodist, and the avowed identity of being spiritual, but questioning. My ascribed and avowed physical ability is able bodied. My age is ascribed as being in my 20’s, which could be described as being young, but responsible for myself as an adult, while my avowed age identity is being 22 and an adult in college trying to figure out my purpose and path. My personal identity is ascribed as different...
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