European Colonization of the Tropical Region of Africa According to the National Geography film, geography played a crucial role in the British colonization of North and South America, Australia and Africa. In Cape of Good Hope, the geography of the region was conducive and resembled the conditions back in Europe. It encouraged the settlers because of the climate and temperatures allowing them to thrive. However, this was not the case in the tropical regions of Africa. Unlike Europe and the Cape of Good Hope, the tropical regions had a completely different climate and temperature. This case contributed to the hardships that the Europeans experienced in their quest to colonize Africa. It proved a challenge as it led to the weakening, incapacitating and eventual death of most of the Europeans. The climatic conditions in the tropical regions was different from anything they had experienced before. As a result, their bodies could not adapt to the new environment. They had been used to four seasons while the region only had a rainy and dry times. The geography of the region also meant…
Contingency Planning in Action Introduction A contingency plan is referred to as a course of action designed to help an organization or business respond positively to the significant future situation or a situation that may or may not occur. Contingency planning comes mainly with a robust plan B just in case the first one fails due to the increased uncertainty, which could be caused by natural or physical calamities. By this, I mean that every organization needs to be well prepared to face any long-term risks that may arise. Contingency planning is more of the actions taken when managing risk. It is essential for any sector or organization to have a leadership team for contingency planning that will allow the company to be well prepared to counter the uncertainties. These events may include the loss of data, personnel, customers, suppliers, and incidents such as earthquakes, fires, etc. The organization is placed in a position where it will react positively in the future. The damages suffered as a result of earthquakes, fire, or even bankruptcy during the occurrence of such incidents…
Disaster Recovery Plan prepared for an organization Introduction The term “disaster” is referred either to a natural disaster such as fire or flood or a man-made disaster such as equipment failures or cyber-attacks. The Disaster Recovery Plan is a document that outlines ways in which an organization can deal with sudden critical situations. Issues related to computer and network systems might arise because, in the digital age, rapid intrusions to computer systems are being witnessed. Sudden disasters are likely to obstruct the daily operations of a firm. Therefore, companies build data centers so that business operations can be conducted or transferred in times of crisis. The D.R. plan ensures business continuity, and it is necessary to assess the practical needs before designing or implementing the plan. Functions within the firm might be mission-critical, and the D.R. plan ensures the continuity process. In this paper, one such plan shall be created for CVS Health, one of the leading healthcare firms based in the USA. The prepared plan shall be presented to the executive board of the company. Company background US-based CVS…
Cloud Services Cloud computing is an innovative technology that delivers computing services such as networking, storage, servers, databases, software intelligence and analytics via the internet. The infrastructure around cloud computing is technically designed to provide faster innovation, economies of scale, and flexibility of resources. Cloud computing offers three primary services that cater to the various client needs namely; software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and platform as a service (PaaS). These services range from the most basic category IaaS to the most technical solutions provided in SaaS. Clouds are also divided into three main models, public clouds, private clouds, and hybrid clouds, that offer solutions that cater to an array of cloud service needs. Implementation of cloud computing services in businesses has been guaranteed to increase overall profit margins, improve the quality of customer service, and ensure the efficient and seamless running of organizational operations. The most notable benefit of cloud computing is the cost savings it provides. By eliminating the need to purchase the necessary hardware and software equipment, cloud computing alleviates the burden…
environmental strategies taken by McDonald’s Corporate Social Responsibility CSR defines the responsibility of an organization to it’s surrounding in regards to environment, society, and stakeholders. It is essential to evaluate how McDonald’s establishes its social responsibility concerning the environment. McDonald’s claims that its food products are produced following ethical practices and through methods that minimize the impacts on the environment. The paper evaluates the environmental strategies taken by McDonald’s. One of the ways that McDonald hopes to conserve the environment is by reducing energy consumption. To be able to achieve its energy consumption goals, the company had to buy energy-saving equipment. In 2014 the company and its franchises had bought about 132,186 energy sufficient equipment. These pieces of equipment are believed to cut the energy costs significantly, with about 142 gigawatts of energy being saved every hour. The energy-saving equipment was able to cut energy costs for the company by about 14.2 million dollars. Apart from reducing the energy costs for the company, these pieces of equipment helped in the conservation of the environment since saving energy leads to less…
Psychological First Aid Over the years, the presence of distressing events such as natural disasters, war, fires, and accidents have been linked to major physical damages and loss of life as well as property. However, psychological issues resulting from exposure to this event have also increased, which creates the need to address them to reduce their impact and suffering it causes on humans. For instance, loss of loved ones, separation of families, or witnessing violence can result in various emotional reactions and feeling which are different among individuals depending on their coping capabilities. During such a situation, the provision of Psychological First Aid (PFA) is crucial in offering support to the victims of the event, which is achieved by offering care and support, basic human needs, listening and comforting to speed up their recovery process. Apart from that, PFA can be considered as an alternative to the psychological debriefing which can be offered by anyone to individuals with severe life-threatening injuries and those who are upset t an extent that they cannot care for themselves and are at risk of…
Elements of Intrinsic Motivation Daniel H. Pink, the author of the book “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us”, talks about the remarkable reality about what inspires people in their day to day lives. Pink stresses some persuasive ideas which influence human beings’ daily lives. The big ideas in Pink’s book concerning what motivates a human being to achieve great things in their lives include mastery autonomy, and purpose. These fundamental elements emphasize the importance and usefulness of three inherent elements of motivation bat workplaces. Human beings are inspired to learn new things and build new ones, and to do well in their own world when they are positive towards what they are doing. Three Elements of Intrinsic Motivation Autonomy Autonomy is the ability for people to control their lives, according to Pink. Pink claims that encouraging workers to be autonomous goes contrary to the conventional management perspective that requires workers to abide by what is asked of them. But if supervisors want workers to be more involved in what they are doing, it is best to give staff…
Disaster Recovery Plan- Cardinal Health, Inc. Introduction In a fast-paced data-driven environment, organizations can continue to operate only when other forces are under control. However, external or internal issues continue to evolve. Disaster is one of the common issues that every other organization faces consistently. It might be a sudden fire, hurricane, flood, or any cyber attack. Usually, cyber-attacks are more rampant in this digital world. The impact of a cyber attack is devastating. Consequently, firms shut down or bear a loss of millions as it affects the basic infrastructure and operational units. A large business can use resources and time to rebuild the infrastructure, or it can develop a Disaster Recovery Plan and include the response team to manage and prevent such intrusions. In this paper, a large organization operating in the healthcare industry shall be selected. The need for developing the plan shall be outlined. Following that, the DR plan would be created and presented to the company’s executive board. Lastly, the probable outcomes shall be analyzed, and the success rate shall be anticipated. History /Background of the…
Classification, Clustering, and Regression real-life problems Regression– Determine the price of a product under certain factors; response- the price of the product; predictors- inflation rate, and increase in the tax rate, fuel or gas price; goal- inference. Regression– predict the value of a car in the next 25 years; response- car value; predictors- depreciation rate, engine size, as well as mileage; goal – prediction. Regression– determine how much gas money you must set aside for a trip; response- total paid; predictor- total miles, the price per gallon of gas; goal-inference. Classification– it is vital in inferring if titanic victims survived or not based on the age, class, as well as the gender of those involved in the Titanic disaster; response – survive/dies; predictor – age, gender, and class. Goal: inference Classification– in a bank classification would be used to determine if a fraud activity happens; response- fraud/ not a fraud; predictor- money transaction, transaction charges; goal: prediction. Classification– finely classification would be important in determining school admissions automatically; response – admit/ Not admit; predictors – GPA score, ACT score; goal-…
Unique scene of thirsty cobra drinking water Snake is a symbol of evil and gives an indication of something sinister. For centuries, snakes are the indication of evil deeds and it is also related to eva eating the fruit. Also, for portraying death and suffering, snakes are often used in murals and paintings. But, snakes are not related to something cute and instead, they can take the life of a person with their poisonous bite. A person dies due to snake bite when the poison starts to spread through the human system. Even the snake poison has been used to kill adversaries during ancient times. As per research, it can be said that snakes are smart, and they try to be in order to avoid chances of danger. As they do not have limbs, it can hamper the speed required to run which they compensate with wit. To survive, they have to protect themselves and look for food as often as possible. Also, they are curious creatures and they love to explore the world. At the same time, they are…