Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Joy Joy is the feeling that we all seek in life. We all undoubtedly remember joyful memories from our childhood, or on special occasions. It is a feeling that seems to get farther from us as we are getting older and spend less time. Even now, as we see the young children playing, we can see joy. We also see joy in the faces of religious and spiritual people who at a point, we cannot even see seems to understand and enjoy life. Joy is something we can all sense, but it is difficult to explain (Lama, Dalai, Desmond and Douglas 15). Joy is a deep sense of happiness and contentment. It is a love of life in its purest form. In describing joy, the first step is to clarify what joy is not (Amir 153). Joy is not just a sense of pleasure or happiness. Elation is a very superficial and time-consuming feeling of high spirits. Euphoria is that moment you turn on the radio and get up to dance your favorite tune.…
Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Module 1 – Case Question 1 Travelled to Europe = 68 Not travelled to Europe = 124 The total no of respondents = 192 The likelihood of getting someone travelled to Europe = travelled to Europe/ total number of people on the survey 68/192= 17/ 48 The probability of picking someone who was to Europe is 17/18 or 35.425% Question 2 There are 20 members in the golf club; eight members earn less than $ 100, 000 while 12 earn $100,000 and above. The probability of selecting one less than $100,000= 8/20 = 2/5 Member was drawn randomly the likelihood of randomly choosing someone who earns at least $100,000 will be 12/20= 3/5. 12 Of the 20 incomes below, more than $100k is expressed. Thus, the response will be 12/20 or 60 percent probability of a member earning at least $100 K Question 3 Total no of students = 59 Total no of female students = 37 Born in Jacksonville = 16, born in Orlando = 12, born in Miami = 9; There are…
Examination cheating Name Institution affiliated Introduction Despite the many strict rules put in place by many learning institutions to curb cheating in examinations, many students still cheat. Most learning institutions all over the world offer examinations to students to assess their mastery of content. Schools, parents, and students use examinations as determinants in admission to colleges or jobs. Therefore, examinations rely on the achievement of higher grades and marks. Some students carry with them their lecture notes into the examination room, others consult with their friends, while others try to copy from their peers. The increase in exams cheating is due to wanting high grades, parents’ pressure, and allocating time for studying. Reasons for cheating in examinations Firstly, most students cheat to get high grades. Many institutions over-emphasize on getting good grades in class, rather than focusing on what else students can do best outside the classroom, pressuring students into cheating. For students who are grade-oriented, they will do anything possible to get good grades, even if it…
Altruism- Gray Davis – a ballet dancer who jumped onto subway tracks to lift a man to safety Topic Main Altruistic Act: Gray Davis – a ballet dancer who jumped onto subway tracks to lift a man to safety Analyze the act from the following perspectives: – Kin Selection Theory – Hardwired Altruism – Psychological explanations of helping Behavior Refer to the following while explaining whether you’re her/heroes was/were influenced by any of the following: – The role of other people – The arousal-cost-reward model of social behavior – [unique_solution]The role of sociocultural factors in pro-social behavior Your essay needs to include: – Desсrіption/background information of the act of altruism assigned to your group – Self-reported statement/explanation from the hero/heroes who helped others at a personal cost – Definition of all relevant terms used to relate to any of the theories listed above – Your own analysis of the act of altruism and connection to the above listed theories – Reference to one study that supports your choice of “why your hero acted the way he/she did” – Aim, process,…
Hedges and boosters communicative tactics CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION This chapter consists of a background of the study which contains previous studies and the gap of the study, statement of the problems, objectives of the study, significance of the study, scope, and limitation, and definition of key terms. Background of Study Hedges and boosters are communicative tactics for reducing or increasing the strength of representation (Hyland, 1998). The expression of hedges and boosters are focus on interactive character and rhetorical in academic writing or formal speech. Its importance lies when researchers and speakers gain acceptance for their research claims and persuasion by balancing trust, whether investment with trust in reliable knowledge or appropriate social interaction, or by reflecting uncertainty (Hyland, 1998). The possibility of the writer or speaker expressing the perspective of their statement, expressing the claim that has not been proven carefully and to enter into dialogue with their audience through the use of hedges, whereas, using boosters, helps to close reserves and strengthen certainty (Bastomi, et al, 2015). Hedges was introduced as a linguistics term based on Lakoff (1972);…
Acme Corporation Question #1: Risk Management Plan The document given to the sponsor was not a risk management plan. The information contained in this document was a rough draft about the potential risk events that could affect the final product’s final product. Besides, the project manager recognized that the organization did not provide guidance on the process of developing a risk management plan. The plan contains potential business threats, possible solutions, ways of communicating the strategies to all stakeholders. Question #2: Effective Risk Management The project did not perform effective risk management. Effective risk management involves identifying business threats and developing mitigation to ensure the attainment of the intended outcomes. However, the project manager had only prepared a list of the potential risks that could affect product development. From the case study, the project manager recognizes that his team did not assign probabilities and forecasted damages and outcome of the risks. The team requires to complete the remaining steps of risk management to ensure the project achieves the desired goals. Question #3: Benefits of Risk Identification The work…
State the ethical problem and significance to nursing Peak et al. (2012) developed a conventional decision-making model to provide a comprehensive solution to ethical issues in nursing. The model was established after the systematic review of high-quality peer-reviewed research articles. The model proposed a six-step logical process on how to handle the ethical issues that require evaluation of the laws, ethical principles and rationality. Applying the ethical decision-making model is, therefore, necessary to ensure patient safety, incorporate all the stakeholders and promote positive care outcomes. State the ethical problem and significance to nursing A 16-year-old patient called Antony has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. The physician has explained to the parents that the child should be put on antibiotics for full recovery and avoidance of complications. The physician further clarified the dangers of leaving the young man untreated. Nonetheless, Antony’s persistently refused treatment of their son. A mental examination showed no evidence of mental disorder or alteration, which may have contributed to the decision. It was later discovered that Antony’s brother had died two years earlier as a result of…
How Tata Global beverage is addressing ethical issues Tata Global Beverages, now known as Tata consumer products limited, is a multinational non-alcoholic beverage manufactures in India, with its headquarters in Mumbai and is a subsidiary of Tata Group. The company has significant tea brands such as Tata Tea, Tetley, and good earth tea. The company sells Tata tea majorly in India while they export Tetley brand to Canada (their most prominent customer) and in the United Kingdom and the United States. (Sudhakar, 2018) identified nonethical issues with one of the bosses faced with unethical matters and compliance with the company culture, which saw investors lost a lot of money and affected the companies’ stock values, com address the issue, the manager s replaced. According to (Mistry and de Abreu, 2016), the group’s social responsibility based on the belief that trades should enable all human life to have a portion of the earth’s resources. Tata has a philosophy of giving back to the community. 4.1 Actual or potential ethical, sustainability and SR issues faced by the company The study on the…
Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s is a progressive illness that makes cells of the brain to degenerate and die (Meyer et al., 2016). Alzheimer’s disease is among the causes of dementia- a progressive decline in behavior, thinking, and social skills that help a person to function alone. This disease destroys memory and normal functioning of the mental part of a person. Assessment of Alzheimer disease Alzheimer’s disease symptoms progress slowly for several years. Therefore there are early symptoms, middle symptoms, and late symptoms of the disease. In the early stage of the disease, there is the occurrence of early symptoms like memory lapses hence cannot remember recent events and conversations, misplaces items, forget objects and places names. People with this disease also ask a lot of questions repetitively, cannot make decisions because of poor judgment, and becomes less flexible to try new things (Edmonds et al., 2018). During this early stage, there are frequent signs of mood changes like agitation, increased anxiety, and times of confusion. In the middle stage of the disease, the memory loss becomes worse because the disease has…
The US Public vs. Private Universities, Which One to Choose? After the fall of the Soviet Union in the year 1991, the United States became the sole superpower at the beginning of the 21st century. Many are the superlatives that we attributed to the United States, such as, it’s the largest economy, it has the most powerful military, and it’s the third most populated country in the world, among other attributes. Regarding this paper’s study, the United States takes the second position in having the most extensive higher education system after being undertaken by China around 2001. These have made America be the top destination for globally mobile students (Roach, 2020) As seen previously, the American education system offers a diverse and vibrant field of choices for its local and international students. Understanding their education system narrows pupils’ preferences and will help develop a good education plan. These are because it has an array of schools, programs, and location of an institution that their given options tend to overwhelm the students, that means it’s required to familiarize thoroughly with the…