starting and running a business in a foreign country As our company is focusing on expanding globally, several articles have been presented and researched on the issues of doing business in a foreign country. The memo brings to your attention two original items that have been addressed concerning starting and running a business in a foreign country. The two articles include “Opening a Business” by the World Trade Organization, and the second article is, “The ABCs of Starting a Business Overseas,” by Michael Goodson Contributor of the Entrepreneur Magazine. Article 1: Opening a Business Abroad by World Trade Organization In this article, the focus is on the requirements and the processes of operating and handling businesses across the local borders. According to the article, experts interested in opening and operating businesses across the borders often face strict rules and regulations that they must follow or adhere to before they are allowed to proceed. The authors note that constraints depend on the nature of the business, the country of choice and the nature of bureaucracy of the state of selection as…
Are Women Peaceful? – An Article Review In the article, Are women peaceful? Reflections on the role of women in peacebuilding, Hilary Charlesworth deeply analyses the roles played by women in creating conflict and negotiating for peace. The writer uses numerous research channels, as well as his evaluation of Bougainville, East Timor, and the Solomon Islands, to derive logical conclusions. These channels include the use of descriptive designs, a case study methodology, and ethnographic styles. The article primarily focuses on international perspectives on women and the misconstrued identities of the female gender. According to Charlesworth, women play a significant role in peacemaking because of their utility to calmness and womanly instincts. Most women suffer due to domestic or national conflict, hence strive to create peaceful environments. Charlesworth uses the work of Francis Fukuyama, a researcher who linked the behaviors of chimpanzees to those of human beings. He used two groups of the animals, one in Tanzania and another in the Netherlands, to investigate ways chimpanzees form coalitions to attain dominance. Both groups exhibited different natures of coalition-building among male and…
Are Women Peaceful? -Article Review In the article Are women peaceful? Reflections on the role of women in peace-building, Hilary Charlesworth deeply analyses the roles played by women in creating conflict and negotiating for peace. The writer uses numerous research channels, as well as his evaluation of Bougainville, East Timor, and Solomon Islands to derive to logical conclusions. The article primarily focuses on international laws in relation to women and the misconstrued identities of the female gender. According to Charlesworth, women play a significant role in peacemaking because of their utility to calmness and womanly instincts. Most women suffer due to domestic or national conflict, hence strive to create peaceful environments. Charlesworth uses the work of Francis Fukuyama, a researcher who linked the behaviors of chimpanzees to those of human beings. He used two groups of the animals, one in Tanzania and another in Netherlands to investigate on ways chimpanzees form coalitions to attain dominance. Both groups exhibited different natures of coalition-building among male and female chimpanzees. While males attained power through extreme violence, females were less violent but demonstrated…
The Historical Allegory in Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle An allegory is a story that has several and different meanings depending on the interpretation(s) given to it by the writer as well as the readers/audience. Writers are fond of using allegory to depict dangerous social, cultural, or, sometimes times, political issues affecting the people. In most instances, the hidden meaning in an allegory revolves around an influential person, a government, or other systems of leadership that cannot be confronted head-on by the writer. An allegory is thus rhetoric that writers and artists utilize when they intend to criticize their leaders but are fearful of harsh punishment that this may grant them. It is, therefore, a tool that writers and artists like to present a story that is joyous and full of fun superficially yet has a deeper meaning when evaluated keenly in the earliest times most artists employed this rhetoric to camouflage their intent while writing their stories. Washington Irving is on such a writer who was replete in using allegory in conveying his views and scorning evil deeds…
Importance of understanding DSS and AI as part of the business Importance Decision Support System A DSS is known as a computerized system that is useful in supporting determinations, judgments and also actions that are to be taken in organizations. A DSS is also useful in carrying an analysis of big data; hence, compiling the report, which can be essential in solving problems and coming up with judicious decisions. The types of information that will be provided in this compiled report include target/projected revenue, amount of sales from the previous undertakings, and cost operation in a business organization. Understanding a DSS is very critical for business organizations. It is because a DSS is useful in gathering and analyzing data, and thus, producing a comprehensive report that will be used in the business organization. In this regard, a DSS system is very different from the common applications in the business, which has the primary function of data collection. The humans can computerize or power the DSS system. In this regard, systems can be useful in analyzing information and establish informed decisions…
Business Idea: Meditation Meditation training is becoming part of our daily activities. Meditation is a mind-body practice that leads to contemplation. It helps cope with stress leading to improved focus and relaxation,( Astin, 1997). Work pressure keeps on increasing as a result of a high level of production, which requires both mental and physical strength; this calls for business entities to embrace meditation practice as a tool to uphold endurance among its customers. It creates a perfect market niche; hence, venturing in it is likely to be a profitable one. IBISWorld market research firm estimates the meditation industry to be $1.1 billion; mindfulness training makes up 7.4 percent of the $15.1 billion alternative health care market in the United States .its increase of more than $100 million in the year 2016 shows the profitable nature that meditation business boast. The trend is likely to increase as more business companies have integrated the meditation services making it a compulsory training that employees have to attend. It indicates that the alternative health care industry is still growing. A successful business meditation requires…
World War II Description of the Source The article World War II: The Pacific Islands by Alan Taylor (2014) is extraordinarily descriptive and imaged. It is a continuing primary source and as such, is itself growing source which continuously receives newer information. The source provides an analogy of the most critical battles of the Pacific sector of world war II (Taylor par 2). It is filled with real images of the occurrences of world war two and a description of the events based on first-hand information from survivors. Context Taylor compiled the picture during the seventieth anniversary of the US victory in Iwo Jima which is recorded as the bloodiest battle of the US marine. The marine lost more than seven thousand American before the capture of Iwo Jima after 36 days. The article reminds the readers of the sacrifices that the many of the Americans made to bring closer to the completion of the war before the US opted for the use of the nuclear weapons (Taylor par 3). It provides images of the last recorded scenes and loses…
Child Labor Globally, child labour has remained to be a barrier and a challenge to the children’s well-being. Child labour cases have declined by a third each year for the past 15 years. A gradual decrease of child labourers has been experienced in the world, according to the International Labor Organization report. In this case, child labour cases declined from 246 to 152, respectively, in the year 2000-2016. However, millions of children have continued to be exploited for cheaper labour, especially in the developing world, such as India. In India, approximately 12.9 million children aged 7 to 17 years old are often engaged in work; thus, the children are less likely to attend school. Most of the Indian children, including both genders of girls and boys, are often involved in working daily in factories, quarries and selling cigarettes on streets. These children help their families by making ends meet by working every day for 16 hours. According to ILO estimations, child labour in India starts between 5 to 14 years of age, in which, over 10.1 million children are…
Pastel Drawings to Female Living Condition in 19th Century The topic of my choice is Pastel drawing. It got painted by Edgar Degas( French 1834-1917), Woman Bathing in a Shallow Tub, 1885, and Mary Cassatt (American 1844-1926), In the Garden, 1893. In the content, my research paper will focus on a time when both present artists live in and collect information about the influence of their artwork styles. The existing professional connection between Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt is apparent in the common themes and techniques of their artwork. And their accounts that got depicted in letters composed to each other and generations. On the other hand, despite having similarities in themes and techniques, there are some differences between their styles of work. Thus, this paper will compare and contrast the two artworks and artist styles in perspective of their life experience and time. Figure 2 Mary Cassatt (American 1844-1926) Figure 1 Edgar Degas (French 1834-1917) In the Garden 1893 Woman Bathing in a Shallow Tub, 1885 One of the shared similarities between…
Reflective Journal: Post-Surgical Infections Post-surgical infections are a significant drawback to the success witnessed in healthcare systems around the world. Also referred to as a surgical site infection (SSI), this infection can be conceptualized as a wound that requires between 7 to 10 days of operation (de Oliveira & Gama, 2017; Korol et al., 2013). This wound is capable of resulting in fatal complication and is often caused by contamination during the execution of incision procedures. These infections comprise the second most common infections in healthcare (de Oliveira & Gama, 2017). Between 2-3% of all clean surgery procedures result in post-surgery infections. Between 40-60% of these post-surgery infections can be avoided. These infections affect morbidity, resulting in poor patient outcomes, increase the cost of healthcare, and the likelihood of death (Korol et al., 2013). Prevention of post-surgical infections, though complex, can be accomplished by implementing various measures at different stages of surgery, notably the preoperative stage, intraoperative stage, and postoperative stage. This reflective journal is aimed at highlighting the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the course with regard to…