...1. Topic Question: Is there a difference in the divorce rate between couples that live together before marriage versus those who do not? 2. Form of Research: Quantitative – I believe this would be the appropriate form of research for this study because there will definitive data in percentages within these groups that are married and divorced. There is a relationship being studied here between two things with a result that can be gauged. This falls into the definition for quantitative research according to our text (Croteau 36). 3. Collection of Data: Secondary Data Analysis - This would be best to start off with existing sources of data such as information gathered by the US Census Bureau of those that are married and those that are divorced. Then it would need to be drilled down more from within this sample to identify out of a large group which couples had lived together prior to their marriage/divorce. This could either come from existing data if available or even by way of survey research. I would want to drill down to find out the exact details that lead to their results, whether it be to stay happily married or ending up in divorce. It would eventually turn to the activities and causation that occurs in living situations that would most likely better identify what it is precisely about the experience of living together prior versus post marriage that would produce the final outcome. 4. Limitations/Difficulties: Although it wouldn’t be too difficult to...
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...ßCultural-Competence Assignment Introduction The purpose of this essay is to firstly understand the arguments between McSweeney and Hofstede about national cultures. The argument starts on the Hoftstede’s published book Culture’s Consequences. Hoftstede’s cultural dimensions theory has got popular and in the same time criticised by other scholars, while McSweeney is one of the scholars who have been critising the cultural dimensions on people from different nations. This essay will firstly summarise the ideas and arguments of both of McSweeney and Hofstede in order to develop the understanding about the reasons why they are conflicting with each other on the cultural dimension theories. Following the summary of the two scholars ideas and argument, this essay will discuss the agreement and disagreement of both scholars. Reflection on this course on national culture will be specified as well in order to show whether my personal understanding about culture has been changed or improved. Summary of the ideas and argument of both McSweeney and Hofstede * McSweeney’s argument McSweeney expresses his doubts about Hoftstede’s model of national cultural differences and their consequences. The criticism that McSweeney has on the theory of Hoftstede’s cultural dimensions based on the description of national cultural differences in the Culture’s Consequences published in 1980 (McSweeney, 2002). First of all, the methodology applied in the research of Hoftstede’s model is critised...
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...Compared 2. Compare access between the two healthcare systems for children, people who are unemployed, and for people who are retired. Great Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) covers everyone children, unemployed and retired. There is no payment required. Taxes are higher in Great Britain to cover the medical costs. (Palfreman & Reid, 2008) In America programs such as Medicaid and Medicare exist for assistance to those that do not have healthcare insurance or as a secondary. Medicaid is funded federally and state wide for payment of care medically. This aid is offered to the aging adults, destitute, those with disabilities, and particular family groups with dependents meeting specified wage criteria. (Cherry & Jacob, 2014) Medicare is coverage made for those 65 (retirement age) or older, specific persons with disability. Must qualify for either social security benefits or retired from the railroad. There are two plans or parts to Medicaid. (A) will provide coverage during the hospital stay. (B) obligates the covered person to pay a percentage, this plan provides coverage for service from doctors along with medication benefits. (Cherry & Jacob, 2014) 2a. Discuss coverage for medications in the two healthcare systems. American medication coverage. International Federation of Health Plans states there is an excessive cost for American prescriptions compared to other countries. The cost is anywhere from double to over half from what other countries pay. Cancer...
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...General Concepts 1. What is Economics Economics is the study the production and distribution of goods and services, it is the study of human efforts to satisfy unlimited wants with limited resources. Thus dealing wiht the econimy these are the questions all nations must ask when dealing with scarcity and effcientlly allocating their resources :what to produce? How to produce? For whom to produce ? 2. What is Micro and Macro Economics Micro economy studies how individuals and firms allocate these scarce resources to produce and distribute goods and services.Micro economics is the study of the different parts of the economy. Studying micro economics we are studying the individual sectors of the economy and how they operate. In macroeconomics, on the other hand, we look at the functioning of the economy as a whole,the study of the major economic 3. Factors of production and their prices. Factors of production are those elements that a nations has at its disposal to deal with the issue of scarcity. How efficiently these are used determines the measure of success a nation has. They are land, capital, labor and entrepreneurs Macroeconomics Concepts 4. Growth Models Economic growth is a positive circumstance for any nation. It raises the standard of living, cuts down on government responsibilities, and alleviates many of the ills of society. Its aspects are :standard of living, the ability of the standard of living to increase people's free time, domestic problems, the...
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...Truman Show By: Cody Forrest 1. Yes, the world Christof created is as real and full of truth as the outside world in which we live. Truth and what is real, is an individual perception. No one perceives the world exactly the same as another person. So, if someone was to be born onto a stage where his/her every move was being watched and their future was getting mapped out and scripted, their perception of what is real and what is true would be just as logical as our own. This person would have to eat, sleep, and go to work just like everyone else. He/she would even have the same feelings as anyone living in the "outside world". They would be sad if they failed a test, happy if they didn't, and scared that they could've. He/she would wonder about the world and how it was created. They would be curious as to where they'll end up in the future, unknowing of course that their future endeavors have already been planned by someone else. This person would perceive their reality in their own, very real, and very true way. Just like any other living being would do. In these ways, Christof's created world, is able to be as real and full of truth as the one in which we live everyday. 2. This is very possible. Their is no way to tell the difference between a fabricated world and a "real" one, as long as the fabricated one doesn't have any holes, or mistakes. In the movie, Truman had no suspicions at all that his life was just one big stage until the actors or other employees messed...
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...fairly among members in a society. 2. The cost of something is what you give up to get it= opportunity. Some times costs are not so obvious. There are hidden costs. 3. Rational people think at the margin. In many situations people make the best decisions by thinking at the margin Marginal changes mean small incremental adjustments to an existing plan of action. Compare marginal costs to marginal benefits. 4.People respond to incentives. People make decisions by comparing costs and benefits , their behavior may change when the costs and benefits change. When policymakers fail to consider how their policies affect incentives , they can end up with results they did not intend. The Law of Unintended Consequences. How people interact: 5. Trade Can Make Everyone Better Off. Economic isolation is not good. When isolated you have to do everything for yourself, even if you are not good at everything. Trade allows each person/country to specialize in the activities they do best. By trading with others, people can buy a greater variety of goods and services at a lower cost. 6. Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity. Communism works on the premise that central planners in the government are in the best position to guide economic activity. These planners decide what goods and services are produced , how much is produced, and who produces what. A market economy allocates scare resources through the decentralized...
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...Unit 1 Chloroplasts vs mitochondrion: Chloroplasts are only found in plant cells, they use photosynthesis Mitochondrion are found in both, the use chemicals to breakdown food and convert it into usable compounds They both convert things into energy Cell wall vs plasma membrane: Cell wall is only found in plants, it is rigid and protects the plant cell Cell membrane are in. Oth,bit is semipermeable and flexible Both protect cell and both regulate what goes in and out of the cell Rough vs smooth er: Rough er is speckled with ribosomes and assembles proteins Smooth er makes lipids, detoxifies drugs and makes membranes Both transport and produce domppunds important to the cell Cytosol vs cytoplasm: Cytosol is only the liquid part of the cytoplasm Cytoplasm includes cytosol but is also the organelles and dissolved nutrients They are both part of the cytoplasm and both are the liquid part Nucleus vs. nucleolus: Nucleolus does not contain DNA or chromosomes and only makes ribosomes Nucleus contains the nucleolus and the DNA also gives instructions to the cell Both part of the nucleus Lysosomes vs food vacuoles: Lysosomes breakdown food and unusable organelles Food vacuoles store food before the lysosomes start to break it down Both do something with food Cytoskeleton vs micro tubules: Micro tubules are the hollow like structures that are part of the cytoskeleton, they are important for cell division The cytoskeleton as a whole supports the...
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...Essay POL372 “Islam and the West” Question 4: Is the apparent conflict between Islam and the West based in religion or in politics? The conflict between the West and the East is a result of a myriad of factors between both civilizations. The tensions that have existed between the Muslim and Christian world have threatened the general stability of world peace and progress. The ideological, religious, and political reasons, all cover the fact that there is a general lack of understanding between both sets of people. Islamists have gained a bad reputation in the west because they are seen as the sworn enemies of Christians, and the same applies to how Muslims view people from the west. On the whole, the war between the West and East has something to do with the world's political order, and this will form the basis of discussion in this paper. The war that exists between West and East is a result of politics and not the religious differences. Political ambitions have always been at the forefront of the existing conflict because different countries have always had diverse ambitions of controlling the rest of the world. A key moment in the history of the East was the deal that was made by the British at the end of the Second World War concerning the people of Palestine. The establishment of Israel in 1948 further escalated tensions and conflicts with the west, and the problems that exist today, almost have nothing to do with religion (Tausch...
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...insignificant. This is a hot topic for policy makers in both developed and developing countries as a raise in minimum wage affects the economy in terms of economic growth, standards of living for the poor, survival of businesses and employment. A lot of research and literature has shown that a hike in minimum wages do not particularly affect the developed nations but the same hikes in developing countries can cause damage to firms depending on the size of the firms and their profitability. This paper attempts to show that the garments sector in Bangladesh (Ready made Garments Industry) faces the same dilemma. Since the Savar tragedy in late 2013 where a garment factory, Rana Plaza, collapsed which killed more than 1,100 people and injured and more than 2,500 people injured, garment workers and civil society demanded a raise of minimum wage from 3000 tk to 5,300 tk every month. This tragedy and similar events in developing countries lead us to think how businesses especially in the developing countries where wage rates and productivity are low can operate if minimum wage is suddenly increased threefold and why workers in those countries work under horrible conditions. This paper will also compare the situation of Bangladesh to other manufacturing countries and state why Bangladesh is different by looking at existing literature on the topic of effects of employment and profitability in firms due to rise in minimum wage. Overview of Bangladesh’s...
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...University of Louisville ABSTRACT. This paper attempts to further understand the lived experiences of racial oppression by bringing together personal testimonies, resources from phenomenology, and empirical work on stereotype threat. Integrating these three areas provides a psychological, existential, physiological, and embodied understanding of the fundamental harm of racial oppression. My aim is to show that the harm of existing as racially oppressed is not just psychological or physiological. That is, racial oppression is not only harmful with regards to the immediate and lasting effects of the compiled stresses that result from continually being made aware of one’s bodily existence as “other” in a predominantly and normatively white world. In addition, racially oppressed people also often lose a sense of themselves, become alienated from themselves, and come to understand themselves vis-à-vis the oppressor. Combining contextualized analyses of the psychological, existential, physiological, and embodied dimensions of oppression, I argue that existing as racially oppressed in a white supremacist society also changes the ontological structure of one’s being-in-the-world. Keywords: phenomenology; oppression; stereotype threat; Martin Heidegger “Only when we come to be very clear about how race is lived, in its multiple manifestations, only when we can come to appreciate its often hidden epistemic effects and its power over collective imaginations and public space, can...
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...maintain its world leading market share of wire bonding tools, the company must decide whether to increase its capacity at its existing Israeli site or establish a new location in the growing Asia-Pacific region to keep pace with the competition. The company is headquartered in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania and has manufacturing facilities in California and Alabama. It also has facilities in such highly diverse and far away locations as Israel, Taiwan, Singapore, and Switzerland. Approximately 80 percent of the company's total sales volume is generated overseas. Recognizing the need for a growth strategy to remain competitive and K&S’s position in the tool bonding market, K&S needs to expand its capacity. It would be advantageous for K&S to add an additional facility. Since the customer base was moving to Asia; China, Jordan and Singapore were considered and evaluated for the most optimal location in addition to expanding the existing capacity in Israel. Weighing the advantages and disadvantages of each location, K&S should build a new facility in Suzhou, China. ANALYSIS Kulicke & Soffa needs to base their decision regarding an expansion effort by deciding what criterion are most important to their supply chain. In order for K&S to make a sound decision regarding the design of their supply chain network, they must ascertain what type of supply chain would be most applicable given the type of product they are producing. The...
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...M2: Complete Communism as the Negation of the Negation (EPM 102; 113-114) Commentary Throughout his Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844, Karl Marx makes a strong argument for communism as a means for human kind to realize its true nature and essence. In short: communism is what is “right” for mankind, through the annulment of private property, as the genuine resolution of conflict between man and nature, and between man and man. Under the existing socioeconomic structure, our natural urges and desires are despised as we are forced to conform to a set means of living in order to financially be sustainable. Through this capitalist process, we are forced to reject our own bodies as the frailties of flesh. According to Marx, this...
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...and 17) 1. In the years to 2050 the Japanese population is expected to decline, while the fraction of the population that is retired is expected to increase sharply. What are the implications of these population changes for total output and average living standards in Japan, assuming that average labour productivity continues to grow? What if average labour productivity stagnates? Solution 1: Slowing population growth and an increased share of retired people both imply slower growth in the number of people employed. If average labour productivity (output per employed worker) continues to grow at earlier rates, total output will still grow more slowly than before, because of slower growth in the number of workers. If average labour productivity stagnates, then total output will grow very slowly or even decline. Living standards depend not on total output but on output divided by the total population. Slowing population growth reduces total output but also the number of people who share that output. So slower population growth in itself should not affect living standards. However, a reduced share of the population that is working, all else equal, will reduce output per person, lowering living standards. Slower productivity growth will only worsen this problem. 2. Is it possible for average living standards to rise during a period in which average labour productivity is falling? Discuss, using a numerical example for illustration. Solution 2: It’s possible, if...
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...There are several different theories that will be touched on here and those are virtue, utilitarianism, and deontological ethics. There will be differences and similarities from each one. Also, covered in this will be a personal experience where virtue, morals, and values have helped me to make a personal decision. The first thing to cover is the similarities and differences between all three theories and how each one addresses morals and ethics. According to Boylan, M. (2009), utilitarianism is a theory that suggests that an action is morally right when that action produces more total utility for the group than any other alternative. Virtue theory is also what you would say is living your live in excellence in all that you do and expect that from others as well. This is considered moral and non-moral. This is based on what you believe is excellence in your life and what you consider to be excellence in others. Now, deontological theory is the relationship between duty and morality of human actions. With this theory the actions done are considered morally good because some of the characteristics of the action its self and not because of the reason for the action done (Britannica Online, 2012) . This is theory can be considered good even if the end result is bad because the initial action was in good faith. The similarities between each ethics can make then seems made as one. Virtue Ethics determine the good and bad trait of each person. Value of the action determination the...
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...encompasses identity, culture, gender, race, sexuality, politics, and economics. Anthropologists do not exist to only examine cultures and say what is right and wrong in society. Their mission is to break the normalcy of theories and beliefs and prove its credibility. I found the topics of culture with respects to poverty, the power of naming, representation, and economic inequality of great interest to me because I enjoyed seeing examples of how the cultural norms we experience every day is false and misleading. We learned that culture, in an anthropological view, is a people’s way of life. These shared beliefs; food, language, work, labor, tradition, religion, art, and etiquette become bounded together into a common culture that is constantly changing. Culture veils society and when this takes place, class lines, race, gender, and segmentation occur creating a dominant culture because not everyone participates in a culture. Through transculturation, dominant culture can change existing cultures resulting in resistance causing a mix into a new culture. I previously thought poverty was not a culture but through our lesson and readings on Inner city poverty, I learned that “street culture” is indeed a culture that was created by resistance to economic exploitation, cultural denigration, and gender power relations (Philippe Bourgois). Living in Harlem, I see examples of inner city poverty everyday mixed with people who are being gentrified into the area. At first I thought these...
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