...Through a comparative analysis of Edson’s W;t and Donne’s Holy sonnets, the metaphysical questions of life are illuminated, with the paradigms associated with the Jacobean period, as expressed in the sonnets, effectively appropriated to address a 20th century audience in W;t. These explicit and implicit links allow for an intensified understanding of the acceptance of death and the human quest to come to terms with salvation/redemption, further conveying the relationship between text and context. Thus the reciprocal values of these texts’ transcend their contextual limitations. Their meaning immortalised, they remain forever relevant to the human attempt to derive meaning. Through a comparative study of the texts, the eternal paradox of the complex journey (and process of suffering) required to realise the importance of accepting embracing values of faith, simplicity and, human mortality, in the process of achieving redemption (and forming a new identity )has been exemplified. “And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die”. This use of personification encapsulates the beginning of a journey both Vivian and Donne undertake upon reaching a state of “salvation anxiety”. Immersed in the death of his four still born children, and the plague ridden society that was in the process of forming the first cracks in what would be a paradigm shift away from blind faith, Donne initially struggled to accept his mortality, using “verbal swordplay” as a means in which to “run and hide”...
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...sell in my boutique. Some of the items would sell here in the States at a 400-500% markup. In my past experience in retail and now in the financial industry, I have discovered that to make a business grow you first have to sell yourself. It was not called branding then, but the concept existed. It keeps regular customers and clients coming back and it is a known fact that these people are your greatest referral source. In order to succeed in becoming a respected international marketing consultant, you must “brand” yourself. What this means is you had to be confident in your abilities and you have to show that you stand out among all the others. “The main outcome of personal branding should be a clear, deep, and profound understanding of who you are and what you want to be known for” (Brand You, 2004). In today’s growing job market most candidates possess the skills to do a particular job, however it is being able to incorporate the “soft skills” that will put you in the lead. “It is a fact that people will judge you by the way you present yourself (and your message) to an audience. If you get this skill down, it could make a difference in your career” (Brand You, 2004). Here is a list of hard and soft skills you will need to establish your brand: 1.) Personal strength-Be clear on your personal strengths such as honesty, integrity, and positive attitude. Make sure...
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...GDN Working Paper Series Education, Training and Youth Unemployment in Kenya Joy Kiiru, Eldah Onsomu and Fredrick Wamalwa Working Paper No. 26 October 2009 About GDN The Global Development Network (GDN) is a leading International Organization of developing and transition country researchers and policy and research institutes promoting the generation, sharing, and application to policy of multidisciplinary knowledge for the purpose of development. Founded in 1999, GDN is now headquartered in New Delhi, with offices in Cairo and Washington DC. This Working Paper has been prepared within the GDN’s Global Research Project Institutional Capacity Strengthening of African Public Policy Institutes to Support Inclusive Growth and the MDGs. The project has been fully funded by the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Bureau for Development Policy (BDP) and Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA). The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) alone. © GDN, 2009 2 Education, Training and Youth Unemployment in Kenya Joy Kiiru, Eldah Onsomu and Fredrick Wamalwa 1 Abstract Young people in Kenya constitute 30% of total population while youth unemployment constitutes 78% of total unemployment. In nearly all developing countries the rate of urban unemployment in the 15-24 age group is at least double the rate of all other age groups. These high rates of urban unemployment in this age bracket are also seen in developed countries, although the rates are far lower than...
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...interpersonal or intrapersonal, is crucial part of these dealings and may be transformed by the methods of different use of communication tools” (Du Pre, 2005). Information is the means of supported measure in healthcare industry. Therefore, the different types of communication systems are the main backbone the makes up the idea in the whole organization. Care of patients in the nursing homes settings now are the support systems for many different types of different people and cultures. There is a need to share patient information and exchange communication within the same organization. As a result there is an increase in how information is communicated and technology is sustained within health services. There is a huge gap that exists in the understanding of the functions of communication services in health care. This paper will review and discuss the different types of communication methods for the health care communication. The review will then discuss effects of HIPAA and other regulations on the use of these media for health care communication. The significant role that communication plays among people in healthcare is often neglected. Information is basic and very important to all healthcare functions; communication is the method used in the passing of information and makes the individual or individuals what is needed or what is understood to target the audience. In this situation in which a nursing home is facing transition of management and certain residents are unable to...
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...------------------------------------------------- Book of Jonah From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tanakh and Old Testament | | [show]Tanakh | | Judaism portal [show]Old Testament | | Christianity portal | * v * t * e | The Book of Jonah (Hebrew: Sefer Yonah) is one of the Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible. It tells the story of a Hebrew prophet named Jonah ben Amittai who is sent by God to prophesy the destruction of Nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission.[1] Set in the reign of Jeroboam II (786-746 BC), it was probably written in the post-exilic period, sometime between the late fifth to early fourth century BC.[2] The story has an interesting interpretive history (see below) and has become well-known through popular children’s stories. In Judaism it is the Haftarah for the afternoon of Yom Kippur due to its story of God's willingness to forgive those who repent.[3] Contents [hide] * 1 Narrative * 1.1 Setting * 1.2 Characters * 1.3 Plot * 2 Interpretive history * 2.1 Early Jewish interpretation * 2.1.1 Targum Jonah * 2.1.2 Dead Sea Scrolls * 2.2 Early Christian interpretation * 2.2.1 New Testament * 2.2.2 Augustine of Hippo * 3 Jonah and the whale * 4 Jonah's prayer * 5 Jonah and the gourd vine * 6 Popular culture * 7 References * 7.1 Further reading * 8 External links | ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Narrative As mentioned above...
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...Academy of Management Review 2003, Vol. 28, No. 3, 447–465. THE CROSS-NATIONAL DIVERSITY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: DIMENSIONS AND DETERMINANTS RUTH V. AGUILERA University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign GREGORY JACKSON Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry We develop a theoretical model to describe and explain variation in corporate governance among advanced capitalist economies, identifying the social relations and institutional arrangements that shape who controls corporations, what interests corporations serve, and the allocation of rights and responsibilities among corporate stakeholders. Our “actor-centered” institutional approach explains firm-level corporate governance practices in terms of institutional factors that shape how actors’ interests are defined (“socially constructed”) and represented. Our model has strong implications for studying issues of international convergence. Corporate governance concerns “the structure of rights and responsibilities among the parties with a stake in the firm” (Aoki, 2000: 11). Yet the diversity of practices around the world nearly defies a common definition. Internationalization has sparked policy debates over the transportability of best practices and has fueled academic studies on the prospects of international convergence (Guillen, 2000; Rubach & Sebora, ´ 1998; Thomas & Waring, 1999). What the salient national differences in corporate governance are and how they should best be conceptualized remain hotly debated...
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...Individual Theories Anna Braaf-Dore CJS/240 May 22, 2016 Amy Griner Individual Theories Specific deterrence focuses on the individual in question. The aim of these punishments is to discourage the criminal from future criminal acts by instilling an understanding of the consequences. General or indirect deterrence focuses on general prevention of crime by making examples of specific deviants. The individual actor is not the focus of the attempt at behavioral change, but rather receives punishment in public view in order to deter other individuals from deviance in the future. Proponents argue that the death penalty is a "general deterrence" to the acts for which the death penalty may be imposed, e.g. first degree homicide. The belief is that if we live in a society where the publicity and common knowledge of the death penalty being the consequence of certain crimes then this will deter others from committing those crimes in the future. By definition, the death penalty cannot be a specific deference. This would require the criminal to be alive in order to be deferred from committing the act again in the future. If the death penalty is imposed, this is an impossibility; he's already dead. Situational Crime Prevention Situational Crime Prevention' (SCP) is the name given by criminologists to crime prevention strategies that are aimed at reducing the criminal opportunities which arise from the routines of everyday life. Such strategies include...
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...Educated Filipino? -Francisco Benitez What is an educated Filipino and what qualities should distinguish him today? The conception of education and of what an educated man is varied in response to fundamental changes in the details and aims of society. In our country and during this transition stage in our national life, what are the qualities which an educated man should possess? Alterations in Our Social Life Great changes have taken place in the nature of our social life during the last forty years. The contact with Americans and their civilization has modified many of our own social customs, traditions, and practices, some for the worse and many for the better. The means of communication have improved and therefore better understanding exists among the different sections of our country. Religious freedom has developed religious tolerance in our people. The growth of public schools and the establishment of democratic institutions have developed our national consciousness both in strength and in solidarity. Education Has Changed in Meaning With this growth in national consciousness and national spirit among our people, we witness the corresponding rise of a new conception of education – the training of the individual for the duties and privileges of citizenship, not only for his own happiness and efficiency but also for national service and welfare. In the old days, education was a matter of private concern; now it is a public function, and the state not only has...
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...From Nickels to Dimes; My Future Plan Alex L. Dore BUS 215 Instructor Magnuson October 05, 2014 From Nickels to Dimes; My Future Plan “To spend your life living in fear, never exploring your dreams is cruel. To work hard for money, thinking that it will buy you things that will make you happy is also cruel. To wake up in the middle of the night terrified about paying bills is a horrible way to live. To live a life dictated by a paycheck is not really living a life.” (Kiyosaki, 2001) This is a quote I found that I feel really summarizes majority of Americans within our Country. Lack of knowledge and not being able to learn how to manage finances has seemed to become a plague, and the climb to reach a debt free style of living seems to be to big of a ladder to climb. My future is not only for me, however it is also for my wife and three amazing children. Not only will I be the one feeling the impact of financial hardship, they will as well. To prevent this I have found some tools that will indeed help me climb that ladder to become not only debt free, but to have a better plan as I slowly move forward to retirement. First on the plan to retirement and financial success you really have to figure out what you’re going to be working with. Knowing how much money is coming in from you employment or any other means is important. Especially know what is going out, here is what I feel is not only mine, but others biggest problem when dealing with their cash. People tend to get...
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...Two-Tier Corporate Governance Model for Pakistan Tasleem Faraz Minhas1, Saif Ullah2 1 Research Scholar, National University of Modern Languages, Lahore 2 Faculty members in Management sciences, National University of Modern Languages, Lahore Introduction As the business environment is continuously evolving so as the concept of corporate governance. The European Economic Community (EEC), General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and World Trade Organization (WTO) regulations have also contributed to the rising awareness and are compelling us to think in terms of adhering to the good governance practices. Corporate governance, by the very nature of the concept, cannot be exactly defined. However, there can be no two opinions that “effective accountability to all shareholders is the essence of corporate governance.” It is the set of process, customs, policies, laws, and institutions affecting the way a corporation (or company) is directed, administered or controlled. “Corporate governance refers to the manner in which the affairs of a corporate body are or should be conducted in order to serve and protect the individual and collective interests of all stakeholders” (Butt 2008) According to OECD “Corporate Governance is the system by which business corporations are directed and controlled. The corporate governance structure specifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in the corporation, such as...
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...“Best Perspectives to Human Resource Management” Author: Arrey Mbongaya Ivo ©2006 African Centre for Community and Development (www.africancentreforcommunity.com ) All rights reserved. Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction, Perspectives in Management and the genesis of Human Resource Management 1.1 Scientific or Closed management, Human Relations or Semi open system, Open System or Contingency system 1.2 Personnel management/ Personnel Manager 1.3 The genesis of Human Resource Management(HRM)/Defining Human Resource Management 1.4 What is ‘Hard’ and ‘Soft’ HRM? 1.5 The Debate between Human Relations(HR) and Human Resource Management(HRM) 1.6 The Human Resource Manager and his role 2.0 Attempting a framework for Human Resource Management(HRM) 2.1 Using HRM as a style, a strategy and an outcome 2.2 Is HRM a restatement of Personnel Management? 2.3 Is HRM a new managerial discipline? 2.4 HRM as a resource-based dimension of management 2.5 The Strategic and international possibilities of HRM 3.0Using some models of HRM to critically assess HRM “Hard” and “Soft” Approaches. 3.1The Harvard Model 3.2The Michigan Model 3.3Guest comparative models 3.4The ‘Choice Model’ and its benefits. 4.0The influence of senior management and their Effectiveness 4.1 policy makers 4.2 senior managers and their frames of reference 4.3 The more effective the better the policies 4.4 The Japanese example 5.0 Conclusion, limitations and proposals 5.1HRM a widespread contemporary, evolving & contingent...
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...Citing & Referencing: Harvard Style Contents 1. What is referencing? 2. Why should I reference? 3. What should I reference? 4. What is a citation? 5. How do I write citations using the Harvard style? 5.1 Citing one author 5.2 Citing two or three authors 5.3 Citing four or more authors 5.4 Citing works by the same author written in the same year 5.5 Citing from chapters written by different authors 5.6 Secondary referencing 5.7 Citing a direct quotation 5.8 Citing an image / illustration / table / diagram / photograph / figure / picture 01 01 02 02 03 03 5.9 Citing from works with no obvious author 5.10 Citing from multi-media works 5.11 Citing from an interview or personal communication 5.12 Tips on good quotation practice 05 06 06 06 6. How do I write a reference? 7. How do I write a reference list? 8. Example of a reference list 08 11 11 13 14 21 03 9. What is a bibliography? 03 04 10. How to write references for your reference list and bibliography: Harvard style 11. Sources of further help 04 04 04 05 There are many styles that can be used for referencing. When you are given coursework or dissertation guidelines, check which style of referencing your lecturer or department asks you to use. If you don’t check, and you use a style that is not the one stated in your guidelines, you could find you lose marks. This guide introduces you to the Harvard referencing style, which uses an ‘author-date’ approach. If your lecturer or department...
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...Citing & Referencing: Harvard Style Contents 1 2 3 4 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 1 What is referencing? Why should I reference? What should I reference? What is a citation? How do I write citations using the Harvard style? Citing one author Citing two or three authors Citing four or more authors Citing works by the same author written in the same year Citing from chapters written by different authors Secondary referencing Citing a direct quotation 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5.8 Citing an image/illustration/ table/diagram/photograph/ figure/picture Citing from works with no obvious author Citing from multi-media works Citing from an interview or personal communication Tips on good quotation practice How do I write a reference? How do I write a reference list? Example of a reference list What is a bibliography? How to write references for your reference list and bibliography: Harvard style Sources of further help 6 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 6 7 8 9 10 7 7 7 8 10 14 14 16 Contents 17 25 11 What Is Referencing? There are many styles that can be used for referencing. When you are given coursework or dissertation guidelines, check which style of referencing your lecturer or department asks you to use. If you don’t check, and you use a style that is not the one stated in your guidelines, you could find you lose marks. This guide introduces you to the Harvard referencing style, which uses an ‘author-date’ approach. If your lecturer or department does...
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...The study of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) has focused mainly on the policies, practices and strategies of Human Resource practitioners in individual multinational firms. The goal of this special issue is to move beyond this narrow focus at the enterprise level and situate HRM within wider economic, organizational, political and institutional contexts. HRM differs across countries but to date the comparative literature has tended to focus on cultural issues. Research that systematically analyzes socio-economic, institutional and societal contexts and their impact on HRM remains underdeveloped and there is a significant opportunity for work which draws on theory from adjacent fields - e.g. the varieties of capitalism literature, theories of cross-national organization and research in comparative political studies and economic geography all offer potentially useful frameworks. Companies are socially embedded on different levels; local economies, regional districts, national institutions, international networks and transnational regulation are all aspects of the social, organizational and economic structures in which companies are situated. Despite the all-pervasive talk of globalization, the seasoned international business traveller will be acutely aware of differences in the ‘way of doing things’from country to country and from region to region. Such differences are seldom more apparent than in the field of organization and management. Not only will...
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...Impact and Relationship of Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment: Risk and Resiliency Factors What Research Tells Us Martha Morrison Dore, Ph.D. Columbia University School of Social Work 622 West 113th Street New York, New York 10027 212/854-5461 Paper prepared for presentation at the conference entitled “Protecting Children in Substance Abusing Families,” September 28, 1998, sponsored by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of Minnesota School of Social Work, Minneapolis, MN. Researchers are just beginning to demonstrate empirically what child protective services workers have been observing for nearly two decades now: many, if not most, families who come to the attention of the child welfare system are involved with drugs or alcohol or both. Founded cases of child abuse and neglect have risen exponentially since the mid-1980s, when the crack form of cocaine, a cheap, easily used form of the drug, became widely available. Studies conducted since that time have identified substance abuse as a contributing factor in 40% to 80% of substantiated cases of child maltreatment (Curtis & McCullough, 1993; Magura & Laudet, 1996; Murphy, Jellinek, Quinn, Smith, Poitrast, & Goshko, 1991). Further, studies of substance abusing parents have found child-rearing beliefs and attitudes that heighten risk for child abuse (Williams-Peterson et al., 1994), as well as elevated rates of first-time reports to child protective services (Jaudes & Ekwo, 1995), re-reports...
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