Language: Effect On Thought And Perception

Language: Effect On Thought And Perception Begley, Sharon. Whats in a Word: Why Language May Shape Our Thoughts. Newsweek. Harmon-Newsweek, 9 July 2009. Web. 7 October 2010. Begleys article explores different focuses inside therapist Lera Boroditskys deal with language and discernment, raising such models as whether a dialects things are female or manly affect how speakers of that language see regular items and how separate words in different dialects for various hues may even influence how we see those hues. Begley additionally calls attention to that how every dialects arrangement of language can influence the manner in which we portray comparable occasions. Boroditsky, Lera. How Does Our Language Shape The Way We Think? Whats Next: Dispatches on the Future of Science. Ed. Max Brockman. New York: Vintage Books, 2009. 116-129. Print. In her paper How Does Language Shape the Way We Think, analyst Boroditsky contends that language does surely assume a significant job by they way we people think and how we see the world. Referencing her analyses results for the greater part of her exposition, she keeps up that language influences the manner in which we think aboutand so describenot just the solid yet in addition the theoretical like unique connections and time. Boroditsky, Lera. Phonetic Relativity. MIT. n.d. PDF File. In an examination intended to test clinician Benjamin Lee Whorfs 1956 proposal that how one dissects and reacts to the world reflects contrasts in their languagea recommendation since a long time ago relinquished by established researchers, Boroditsky declares that language profoundly affects thought and discernment. While additionally portraying how language impacts view of existence, Boroditsky shows how contrasts in punctuation add to various methods of depicting and seeing sums, shapes, and different qualities of items. Casasanto, Daniel, et al. How Deep are the Effects of Language on Thought? Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. n.d. PDF File. From tests directed to test whether language influences how speakers experience the world, Casasanto et al. propose that, through on semantic and two non-phonetic trials in local speakers of different dialects that our sentence structure impacts how we intellectually imagine unique thoughts and that language impacts even the most essential of mental procedures. Deutscher, Guy. Does Language Shape How You Think? New York Times. The New York Times, 26 August 2010. Web. 10 October 2010. In his article Does Language Shape How You Think, Deutscher offers a general perspective on the debate encompassing the topic of dialects impact of thought. Deutscher first depicts the aftermath from therapist Whorfs proposition about language and its association with the psyche, and afterward references other noted analyses intended to test the recommendation. He at that point portrays the general result of these trials as that singular dialects do add to qualifications in recognition toward items and space. Damages, William, and Robert Sanders. UC Berkeley. 31 January 2006. Web. 7 October 2010. Damages and William start their survey by recognizing the troublesome researchers have in testing whether language has an immediate impact by they way we see the world. They advance a paper distributed in the month to month diary Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that proposes that language influences observation, however just in the correct portion of our visual field; in different terms, what we see out of our correct eye. Refering to tests dependent on shading directed at UC Berkeley, Harms and Sanders portray the papers contention that languagewhich is dominatingly situated in the left side of the equator of our cerebrum, which forms the privilege visual fieldmay assist us with perceiving hues all the more rapidly in our privilege visual field however give more slow acknowledgment in our left. Ramachandran, V.S. also, E.M. Hubbard. SynesthesiaA Window into Perception, Thought, and Language. 2001. PDF File. In their paper, Ramachandran and Hubbard endeavor to expose certain fantasies about synesthesia and the individuals who experience it. Synesthesia is a fascinating and bizarre wonder where a synesthetic individual may encounter a blend of tangible movement without a moment's delay, for example, seeing the number 7 and survey it as a dull blue-green or eating an egg and afterward hearing a high note. A marvel not under any genuine experimentation for quite a while, Ramachandran and Hubbard lead analyses to discover connects to their twelve abrogating thoughts and perceive how synesthesia associates with language and how and why tangible action is seen. Regier, Terry and Paul Kay. Language, Thought, and Color: Whorf was Half Right. 2009. PDF File. Through analyses directed to test Whorfs hypothesis of language and its impact on how we see and adjust to the world, Regier and Kays results recommend that Whorf had the right thought, generally. Utilizing shading and situation to test how rapidly members perceived an alternate shade of blue among a hover of other blue squares empowered them to infer that different dialects that have changing degrees of arrangement for hues impacts shading recognition fundamentally in the correct portion of the visual field. They likewise propose that the measure of differentiation a language has between singular shades adds to the speed of shading recognition. Stafford, Amy. Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. Minnesota State U, n.d. Web. 10 October 2010. In her paper Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, Stafford portrays the point of view behind analyst Whorfs suggestion that semantics sway our attention to the world. She additionally gives various perspectives on the thought, proposing techniques and studies that offer a progressively adjusted feeling. Stafford then characterizes how she trusts Whorfs theory can influence our comprehension of one another and of individual societies over the world. Thierry, Gullame, et al. Oblivious Effects of Language-Specific Terminology on Pre-Attentive Color Perception. 2009. PDF File. While trying to find whether dialects impact on ones observation is driven by cognizant, language-based assessment of nature or if the distinction lies in the mental handling of speakers of different dialects, Thierry et al. lead shading tests. Utilizing the different Greek words for light and dull blue (ghalazio and ble), and the English renditions, Thierry et al. recommend that Greek speakers can recognize shades of blue more rapidly than English speakers as a result of the unmistakable separate words for each shading as opposed to adding light or dim to the fundamental shade of blue. Anne Seeley Educator Yerks Organization 106 11 October 2010 Language and its Effect on Thought and Perception Indeed, even with the mind boggling progresses in innovation and science, certain territories of the cerebrum stay a puzzle to researchers. As researchers attempt to find more associations and light up purposes behind why we people carry on intellectually the manner in which we do, theories proposed in the past that may have become undesirable are being reevaluated utilizing todays innovation. One such proposition, known as the Whorf Hypothesis, endeavors to show the connection between the extraordinarily human nature of communicated in and composed language and the impact it has on our contemplations and impression of the world (Stafford). This generally as of late restored suggestion gives abundant space to earth shattering inquiries, and everybody from researchers to logicians have contended for and against it, for almost seventy years (Begley). Benjamin Lee Whorf, states Guy Deutscher, writer of the New York Times article Does Language Shape How You Think, was the therapist of debatable notoriety that proposed in 1940 that language was the medium through which we impart, however that it characterizes the manner in which we think and thusly confines what we can think. Deutscher clarifies that Whorf suggested that various dialects have such a significant effect in transit we imagine that Native American dialects force on their speakers an image of reality that is entirely unexpected from our own, and in this way these speakers don't have a similar handle on a portion of our most essential ideas, similar to the progression of time or the qualification among items and activities as speakers of different dialects do. Despite the fact that his hypothesis hypnotized established researchers and world everywhere for a period, steadily the possibility that language tightens our capacity to see reality blurred and was in the long run surrendered, particularly when, Deutscher jokes, it was indicated that Whorf never really [had] any proof to help his phenomenal cases. As of late, in any case, new investigations have been led whose outcomes propose that language truly changes the manner in which we think and see the world. Lera Boroditsky, a prominent Stanford clinician, contends in her paper How Does Language Shape the Way We Think? that language does undoubtedly shape the manner in which we consider dynamic ideas like existence just as solid articles. The consequences of her tests on the association among language and thought (known as etymological relativity) are captivating; for example, in an investigation inspecting how speakers of various dialects process the idea of time, English speakers (who talk about time regarding even spatial metaphorse.g., The best is in front of us [or] The most noticeably terrible is behind us) will point a level way, (for example, behind or close to them) when asked where yesterday would be on a three-dimensional timetable. Mandarin speakers, be that as it may, utilize a vertical analogy for time e.g., the following month is the down month and the most recent month is the up month and will frequently point vertically to portray the idea of yesterday. Boroditsky offers another provocative understanding: that the accident of sentence structure in numerous dialects where things are given sexual orientations really changes the manner in which speakers see those items. In her trial results, it was demonstrated that while German and Spanish speakers both comprehended the idea of a key, they pondered and thus portrayed the key in totally diff

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Bell Hooks Biography Free Essays

Ringer Hooks take on booty:By:Course:Professor:Date: Question 1 Ringer Hooks is an acclaimed scholarly who is known for her understanding and extreme investigation on the dark culture. In her life she has earned numerous titles; the contemporary women's activist, social pundit, social dissident, social pundit, craftsman, essayist and most remarkably pussy to goods investigator. This a nom de plume she earned from her well known book who’s pussy is this? She was conceived in a little isolated dark network in Hopkinsville town in Kentucky in 25th September 1958. We will compose a custom article test on Ringer Hooks Biography or on the other hand any comparable subject just for you Request Now The financial and social settings were not one she could gloat about as the network it was destitution ridden and the wellspring of salary was simply by working for low compensation at building locales or other low paying joints. Conceived by Veodis Watkins and Rosa Bell Watkins, Her genuine name is Gloria Jean Watkins however she picked the name Bell Hooks as a tribute to her grandma and distant grandma. She earned a grant to Stanford University where she did her BA, later she went for aces at University of Wisconsin in Madison lastly University of California for her PhD. In 2014 she propelled the ringer snares establishment at Berea College arranged in Berea, Kentucky. Question 2 Aside from giving her perspectives in her books and well known site, she does her faultfinder and gives further experiences on dark stories and mainstream societies in network shows, paper sections and talk chats with understudies in colleges the nation over. She has composed more than 30 books and the most famous titles are; Aint I a lady written in 1981, this books dismembers the dark culture and gives basic consideration to the dark lady. It contemplates what she does and offers hypotheses to the purposes for her activity. Her speculations are accepted to hold water and bode well as she gives unequivocal models from the Kentucky people group she developed in. In 1984 she composed women's activist hypothesis which appeared to be a continuation of her past book. Here she gave more experiences and clarified how the dark lady is promoting herself as a push to level her notoriety with white ladies by publicizing herself in an alternate manner; displaying her goods. About affection was another top rated title written in the 2000, its caption was; new vision. Numerous youthful blacks have a preference for it as it holds association with their day by day love life; the book clarifies the hypothesis of why youngsters consider beginning to look all starry eyed at a young age. It is a similarity of the adolescents having an inclination that their folks or the general public doesn’t give them enough love and consideration and they will in general enhancement the affection with sentimental undertakings. 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This cases is supported up by media proof as females that have large goods are generally if not the ones that consistently show up on TV advertisements and Hooks sees is trickery. The focal concentration in females has moved from the vagina to her goods as its perceivability is a promoting advantage. Snares is especially disheartened by the goods feature on kids’ garments as it will cause them to develop in the tricky hypothesis that the best way to get saw is by featuring the consideration on the goods, she says it’s a ruinous bearing we are directing the youngsters toward. Question 4 I absolutely concur with her speculations in light of the fact that the goods has moved from a savior of sexuality to depicting the self absorbed nature of a lady. It is exceptionally tricky as ladies with enormous goods feel that they have a characteristic favorable position over other ladies, they accept that they can direct the male that can forces the goods as per the guys money related status. 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Factors Affecting Marketing Strategy Term Paper

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Companies Analysis and Comparison - 825 Words

Companies' Analysis and Comparison (Research Paper Sample) Content: Benchmark-Analytics Exercise: Comparing Companies Using Wall Street Efficiency MeasuresStudents NameInstitutionBenchmark-Analytics Exercise: Comparing Companies Using Wall Street Efficiency MeasuresIntroductionThe paper compares the operations of Coca-Cola Co., Pepsi Co., and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. They are multinational soft drinks companies that also competes each other in various markets. All the three companies have their headquarters located in the US but different regions (Coca-Cola Enterprises, 2015). Coca-Cola has its location in Atlanta, Pepsi in New York while Dr. Pepper Snapple Group has its head offices in Texas.Data for Key financialsFinancial DetailsCoca-ColaPepsi Dr. Pepper Snapple GroupNet income per employee$46,693$24,059$37,000Revenue per employee$305,719$240,982$322,158Receivables turnover9.288.7610.89Inventory turnover 5.468.3711.95Asset turnover 0.490.890.74Comparisons Based on Key FinancialsThe data above shows th at Dr. Pepper Snapple Group has the most productive employees of the three companies. The company is considered to have the most afficient workers since it has the highest revenue of $322,158 per laborer (Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, 2015). Meanwhile, Coca-Cola has the second highest productive employee with the revenue per employee of $305,719, and Pepsi is the last with a revenue per employee of $240,982 (Coca-Cola Enterprises, 2015). Nevertheless, Coca-Cola has the highest net income per employee; meaning that it has the best cost minimization methods of all the three companies. Additionally, Pepper Snapple Group has the shortest time duration for collection of its debts as compared to Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Coca-Cola then has second shortest debt collection period followed by Pepsi (Jacobs Chase, 2014). It means that Pepper Snapple Group has the best strategy to collect its debts before they can take a longer period unreasonably.Pepper Snapple Group also registers the least inventor y turnover among the three companies under study. Therefore, the company has its stock sold at a faster rate as compared to Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Even though the Pepper Snapple Group has the most desirable inventory turnover ratio, Coca-Cola and Pepsi are still more profitable given their large scale operations (Jacobs Chase, 2014). On the other hand, Pepsi Company has the highest asset turnover of the three companies. However, Coca-Cola has the lowest asset turnover of the three (Jacobs Chase, 2014). Therefore, it means that for each amount of dollar invested in each of the companies, Pepsi generates the highest income.Operations and Supply Chain ProcessesThe companies reports indicate that they have their unique operations and supply chain processes. For example, Coca-Cola Company has its production activities take place in its production plants and then the products transferred to its sales outlets for distribution. It uses third party distributors and also sells directly to the wholesalers (Coca-Cola Enterprises, 2015). On the other hand, Pepsi also has third party distributors who also package their products before distribution to wholesalers. Apart from the sale to through the third party distributors, Pepsi also has company-owned outlets where they sell directly to small scale buyers (PepsiCo. Inc., 2015). Meanwhile, Pepper Snapple Group uses both the third party and employed company distributors to sell their products. The company also sells its products to the bottlers who then package their brand and sell to the retailers (Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, 2015). From the companies operations, Pepsi has the best operations and supply chain process. It manufactures its products and utilizes the highest number of methods of distributions to the final consumers (Jacobs Chase, 2014). For instance, Pepsi uses the third party distributors, sell directly to wholesalers, and also has sales outlets that sell directly to the final consumers.Use of CreditCoca-Cola is the most efficient in using its loans to the three companies. It uses its credit facilities to establish more branches in potential consumption areas (Coca-Cola Enterprises, 2015). However, the rest of the companies uses the credit facilities to help pay for the day to day expenses before they can receive funds from their debtors.Use of Facility and Asset EquipmentThe company that makes the best use of its facility and equipment asset among the three is Pepsi. Pepsi makes the best use of its assets since it has the highest value of asset turnover of 0.89 (PepsiCo. Inc., 2015). It means that for every one dollar invested in assets, the company generates 0.89 dollars as income.Insights From AnalysisFrom the analysis of Coca-Cola Co., Pepsi Co., and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, it is clear that there is stiff competition in the soft drink industry. Every company tries to produce as many brands as possible to meet the demands of different consumers (Jacobs Chase, 2014).. Additionally, Co ca-Cola and Pepsi which are the largest companies also put a lot of efforts in generating revenues than in collecting the money raised through credit sales (Jacobs Chase, 2014).. In fact, it takes them more than 40 days to collect their debts as compared to Dr. Pepper Snapple Gro...

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From the scenarios, Erica and Chris have determined their weaknesses after performing a SWOT analysis. However, they have yet to identify opportunities for their business. Determine two potential opportunities specific to their restaurant’s business environment, and discuss how the partners can take advantage of these opportunities. We will write a custom essay sample on Impact of Promotional Methods or any similar topic only for you Order Now Discuss a situation where you were influenced by an infomercial, attractive packaging, and a discount flyer to purchase a product, and explain why you think the promotional method made such an impact on you. I believe one of their potential opportunities is proximity to their ideal client base. They could pass out menus for catering, dining or even take out menus to cater to some of the businesses as well if they do cater maybe even a limited type delivery service to some of the companies as well this would not only separate them from their competition considering they would be the only restaurant to offer all of the services. I believe the second is marketing there food what better way than take ala cart to these local businesses and having people try some samples while passing out menus and creating lunch specials for these business people. I believe this separates you from any other business in the area. I believe this with all fresh ingredients can do nothing but help your business and make a good name for yourself especially being new you have to go out and get your customers just not expect them to come go get them . I think these are all very good ideas for their restaurant very good ways to bring people in the front door if think they are all very good ideas. Good job! Me myself I really can’t think of something I have actually bought but have thought about some products. Usually its tools something new and unique plus a lifetime guarantee doesn’t hurt tools they wear out and break doesn’t matter the brand and I have realized if it’s too good to be true it probably it is. I usually don’t fall for those as seen on TV things seem way to fake for me or I wait to see if I know someone else that gets it to see how it works. Advantages of accrual basis accounting 1. Incorporates expenses and revenue at the same time 2. More accurate financial statements 3. Recognizes expenses and revenues when performed rather when paid Disadvantages of accrual basis accounting 1. Special rules apply to this form 2. Transactions recorded at the time it happens Advantages of cash basis accounting 1. Only records revenue and expenses when they are paid either way. 2. It’s a very in expensive system to use 3. More simple system to use Disadvantages of cash basis accounting 1. Misleading financial statements. 2. Fails to record services performed but not paid yet 3. Does not match expenses with revenues. I believe that each of these could be good for your business just depending on the business. Like to use the cash-basis you would need a business that does not have a lot of receivables and payables. If you have more receivables and payables I would suggest that you pay a little more money for the accrual basis you’re more likely to have a bigger business anyways. The revenue recognition principle recognizes revenue in the accounting period in which the performance obligation is satisfied. The expense recognition principle match expenses with revenues in the period when the company makes efforts to generate those revenues. If they waited until the end of the year to make all these entries it would be crazy look at tax time how people are. Now look at a company that has hundreds or even thousands of transactions a day all over the country it would be crazy. How to cite Impact of Promotional Methods, Papers

Customer Segment for the Company SIA Free-Sample for Students

Question: Identify Customer Segment for the Company SIA. Answer: Identification of customer segment for the company SIA The customer segmentation for the company SIA has been evaluated in accordance with the given criteria. They are discussed below: Demographic The company has analyzed that people from western regions (like India) mainly prefer non-vegetarian meal (socio-cultural segmentation), whereas travelers of from eastern region prefer non-vegetarian meals (Malaval et al., 2014). Majority of the first class and suit class passengers are male and travel for business purpose or leisure. In average, first class passengers are 25- 45 years old (Lim Tkaczynski, 2017). They earn $ 50, 000+ per annum. On the other hand, economy class travelers have much broader group. They are equally spread across all age ranges and socio-economic groups. The main purpose behind their travel is leisure (Duval, 2016). Psychographic SIA includes various classes of cabins like first class, business class and executive economy class to meet different desire of customers about the companys products and services (Lim Tkaczynski, 2017). The company has employed tiered membership method to provide customers the preference of status. Depending on the usage of different types of services, the company has developed various types of cabin classes. They are such as first class, business class and middle class. SIA provides three classes of travel that include Economy Class, First Class, and Business Class. With an ergonomic style of seating, there is ample legroom for every passenger (Duval, 2016). All the seats are facilitated with a reading light and power supply (Pearson Merkert, 2014). For first class passengers, there are more than 1000 options of entertainment ranging from shows, music, movies, games, and others. There is an in-built monitor installed in all the seats for passengers (Malaval et al., 2014) Benefits The company has developed both high cost and low cost airline services. It helped the company to gain sustainable position in the highly competitive airline market. For customers travelling on SIA will feel a sense of luxury on the comfortable seats and sufficient leg rooms, this is essential especially on a long flight as customers will not feel too exhausted after taking it (Duval, 2016). SIA provide direct flight to some countries like Japan which save the time and hassle on transiting at other airport. For businessman, travelling on SIA which is a strong brand airline will also enhance their status. Customers of SIA can conveniently make web check to avoid long waiting time on queuing (Pearson Merkert, 2014). SIA has professional pilots and well-maintained young planes with average age of its aircraft are seven years and seven months, which will provide a safe journey when travelling on it (Schofield, 2016). References Duval, D. T. (Ed.). (2016).Air Transport in the Asia Pacific. Routledge. Homsombat, W., Lei, Z., Fu, X. (2014). Competitive effects of the airlines-within-airlines strategyPricing and route entry patterns.Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review,63, 1-16. Lim, S. S., Tkaczynski, A. (2017). Origin and money matter: The airline service quality expectations of international students. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 31, 244-252. Malaval, P., Bnaroya, C., Aflalo, J. (2014). Market Segmentation and Positioning. InAerospace Marketing Management (pp. 123-156). Springer International Publishing. Pearson, J., Merkert, R. (2014). Airlines-within-airlines: a business model moving East.Journal of Air Transport Management,38, 21-26. Schofield, A. (2016). Mixing models: Singapore Airlines refines the formula for low-cost carrier ownership.Aviation Week Space Technology.

Jim O’connors Impossible Normality in the Glass Menagerie free essay sample

In the play â€Å"The Glass Menagerie† Jim plays a pivotal role in bringing out the desires of Tom to fulfillment and breaking Laura’s views of seclusion to the world. He’s an unlikely agent for change and resolution in the plot since he’s a somewhat bland and partially developed character although he is a very likeable person with unshakeable optimism and a ‘go-get-em’ attitude. We, the readers only see this one side to Jim and his character flaws and struggles internally or externally aren’t revealed to us. Williams, the playwright, probably meant Jim to be portrayed this way since the character descriptions preceding the story describe Jim as merely â€Å"a nice, ordinary, young man† while the other descriptions reveal emotionally richer members of the Wingfeld family. Jim does try to understand the natures and struggles of Tom and Laura, and even unabashedly digs down to try to help Laura’s issues of confidence and reclusion. We will write a custom essay sample on Jim O’connors Impossible Normality in the Glass Menagerie or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page At the climax of the kiss though, he comically realizes his commitments to his own world and leaves the Wingfeld family in a state of disarray, unaware that he’s altered the dynamics of this family forever. I feel that Jim’s character is not so unique in that any upstanding and confident but yet unavailable man could fill in for his role of bringing the family’s individual desires and secrets to resolution. Thus it feels odd that Jim, this random man, influences the lives of these three desperate and somewhat dysfunctional family members who each prefer to live in their own self-created worlds. Jim could also exemplify the value of normality so desired by this family and less as his own person with personality and struggles. He is slowly but excitedly realizing his dreams of learning and shooting for a corporate office like any good average guy, while Tom wants to flee to his fantasies but his held back by obligations to his family. Jim would also fulfill the direct desires of Amanda, who would then be able to live the life of a proper Southern elderly lady supported by Jim. It’s not so clear what Laura wants but she too needs this person to break out of her shell into reality. The fact that Jim is unavailable to this family was created less out of cruel coincidence but perhaps since the Wingfeld’s don’t deserve normality, their conflicted lives couldn’t handle solutions to their problems, or even hat it would be too easy for Jim to step in and save the day. When Jim leaves their house the Wingfelds, especially Amanda, don’t reflect upon how smoothly their date with the gentlemen caller went, how close Jim was to becoming ‘the one’, or how they could arrange for more and other gentlemen callers to come around later. The simple departure of their caller exacerbates their problems to a new level and they explode with their pent-up frustration except for Laura. Tom finally leaves to pursue his ‘instincts’ after his mother devalues his abilities and Amanda tries to comfort Laura although it probably will be the reverse situation in the future as Laura’s engagement is her sole hope and goal. This is not a happy ending since we can feel the Wingfeld’s continuing issues and inability to reach normality – e. g. Tom still feeling his obligations far away and Amanda’s increasing desperation. The only character we feel hope for, of course, is Laura, but we’ll never know if she does overcome her reclusive nature and get betrothed, a task which would resolve everyone’s problems.

Age of Revolt essays

Age of Revolt essays During each period of life on the planet earth, a new idea, religion, or belief comes about. Each period is characterized by having a major idea that is shared among all that is living at the time. Writers and poets that lived in these time periods not only believed in what the others did, but wrote about their dreams and ideas they shared. The age of Romanticism was characterized as a time of love, but if a person was to examine a poem or work that was written during this time period they will realize it was not just a time of love at all. The Romantic period was gilded to be happy and peaceful, but it really was a time of revolt, world wonder, and the rejection of intellectualism. About one hundred and fifty years before the Romantic period was the Restoration time period. Poets and writers during the time wrote in a dull style that had very little imagination. They wrote of actual occurrences and told things the way they were. Toward the end of the Restoration and into the Romantic period, writer and poets began to write creative stories and poems that seemed to contradict the literature from the time before. Poets like Coleridge would write of unusual or supernatural things, and writers like Mary Shelly who wrote the gruesome tale of Frankenstein. One example of a supernatural idea is in Frankenstein when the lead character Victor Frankenstein says I had glazed on him while unfinished; he was ugly then; but when those muscles and joints capable of motion, it became a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived. The poems and stories of this time are so different from the Restoration time period, a person can only fathom that the writers at the t ime are just revolting from the time before. The writers were just sick of the dull writing style before them and they set out to prove a point. During the Restoration time period people did not care about the earth and ...

Write job descriptions to attract the best candidates

Write job descriptions to attract the best candidates There’s a definite art to crafting application materials, like your resume or cover letter. But think about the flip side of that equation. What about when you’re the recruiter or HR person in charge of writing the job description that will bring in all the best candidates? If you’ve ever seen those job descriptions that are so full of jargon that no one understands what the job is, or the job description that is so long and detailed that maybe one person out of a thousand would feel qualified enough to apply, you know that there’s a balance needed.As a hiring professional, you know that if you want to fill a position well, you have to get the best possible candidates to apply (or you’ll find yourself staring down this same job description a few months from now). So how do you write a solid job description that will attract the right people? Let’s look at some writing tips and strategies.Skip the buzzwords.When you see buzzwords or other lang uage that’s clearly trying to cater to a young, hip, start-up-style crowd, it can come off as more like a parent trying to sound cool. And no one (especially the uncool parent) wants to be seen that way. It feels awkward to read a job description looking for a â€Å"code ninja† or â€Å"marketing superstar.† Remember: people are coming to your job description because they’re looking for an opportunity. You don’t have to be flashy to get attention. It’s better to focus on providing a clear, accurate job description than trying to sound edgy or innovative.Ditching the buzzwords can also help your searchability factor. Job seekers aren’t searching for terms like â€Å"guru† or â€Å"rockstar.† They’re searching for â€Å"specialist† or â€Å"supervisor.† And if your job description isn’t coming up in keyword searches, you’ll risk losing out on potentially great candidates who are searching for more targeted terms. Accurate information is more important than charm here.Be detailed.You may think it’s obvious what a Data Analyst does, and that people searching for jobs in this area probably have at least a passing idea. But you don’t want to take for granted that potential applicants will magically know what the job entails. It’s important to give a clear, detailed synopsis of the work involved in this role. A detailed job description should include:hbspt.cta.load(2785852, '9e52c197-5b5b-45e6-af34-d56403f973c5', {});A specific job title. This may seem like a no-brainer, but the job title is going to set the tone for both the job description and the kinds of applicants you get. If you just say â€Å"coordinator,† you could get a whole range of people who may or may not be suited for the open role. If you say â€Å"data analysis coordinator,† you get a winnowed-down pool of applicants looking specifically for that kind of job.A general o verview of the role. How does this job fit in with the organization? Are there direct reports? Who will this person be reporting to themselves? No personal details, of course, but this quick one- or two- sentence overview would let the reader know that, say, the marketing coordinator position reports to the VP of marketing, or that the coordinator is responsible for managing interns.The day-to-day responsibilities of the job. You don’t need to provide a minute-by-minute breakdown, of course, but you can choose some highlights that cover the most important aspects of the job. If you know percentages, those are great to include here. (For example: 50% client service, 40% business development, 10% sales analysis.) By including this information, candidates know what to expect and are better able to match up their own skills and experience before applying.A salary range. This one isn’t necessary, but it can help avoid wasted time with candidates who are qualified but are se eking a higher salary. It can also set reasonable expectations, if an entry-level employee is somehow thinking about executive-level compensation.Desired level of experience. If you’re hiring someone for a mid-career role, it’s important to note that a certain level of experience is necessary. If it’s more of an entry-level role, specify that as well. This can help weed out applicants that are either overqualified or under-qualified for the job.Benefits  and perks. Part of attracting candidates is showing what your company offers outside of the day-to-day work. A general overview of the benefits an employee could expect is a good way to flesh out a job description. For example, types of insurance offered, HSA savings plans, retirement savings, flexible hours, education reimbursement. A quick benefit list (nothing too detailed) is a way to add some quick selling points to the job description. Phrases like â€Å"competitive benefits† are not very useful; they don’t tell the reader anything, and don’t showcase what your company has to offer candidates.Use strong action words.Like in a resume, you want to keep the reader’s interest. Keywords are not only important in online and database searches, but also for regular readers as well. By nature, we look for words that stand out, and help us scan effectively. Just like your own eyes would glaze over at the fifth use of â€Å"responsibilities† on an applicant resume, a job seeker would similarly tune out the word used multiple times in a job listing as well. For example, a word like â€Å"oversee† or â€Å"administer† may stand out better than â€Å"manage.†Find the right length.Somewhere between 700 and 1,200 words is the sweet spot for job descriptions. It’s substantive enough that potential applicants are likely to understand the most important tasks and qualifications, but shorter than Moby Dick.Focus on where the company is goi ng.Is your company award-winning? That’s great. But if you give a laundry list of all the great things your company has done in the past, it can be hard for a job seeker to relate. Credentials are impressive, but your job description should also give a sense of what the company is hoping to accomplish with this role or in general. If your company values creativity and innovation, emphasize that. If there’s a mission statement, include that in your job description. If you want the best applicants to see themselves joining your team, you have to let them in on (the general version of) your vision and goals.Be realistic.This might be the most important part of crafting an effective job description. And it’s most applicable if this is a new position. Ask yourself: is this job realistic for one person? Or is it more like several jobs merged into one? You may think that the role should only be filled by someone who’s trilingual, with a Ph.D. in modern dance and 10 years’ experience in office management, but†¦how many of those people are a) out there; and b) likely to come across your job posting? If you have some wiggle room on the qualifications, try not to be so specific. A reality check can be as easy as having the job description reviewed by someone who’s already done the job, or people who will be working directly with the new person.There’s no great mystery to writing a job description that will attract the people you’d want to hire for the position. When you offer clearly presented details, combined with company highlights, you’re targeting your job description effectively. There’s no guarantee that the perfect applicant will walk through the door, but when you put care and a good amount of careful editing into the job description, you’re helping to ensure that you’ll get some high quality interest.

Job Redesign Strategies for a Healthcare Organization Case Study

Job Redesign Strategies for a Healthcare Organization - Case Study Example Healthcare today is rapidly changing and organizations, mostly due to financial and technological turbulence, are constantly undergoing re-formations, both small and drastic. Healthcare organizations such as hospitals are seeing re-organization of work processes, reductions in hospital staffs and changes in skill mix due to these changes and the most predominant effect that they have appeared to have on the performance of these organizations are not positive in nature. While some organizations do manage to turn this change into a positive force, most are ill adept at handling the re-structuring efforts and poor execution, as well as a lack of proper communication, can manage to do these organizations much more harm than good. This report aims to outline and suggest job redesign strategies in a way which can provide maximum benefit to the organization by creating a standardized redesign effort. The report also deals with laying out strategies which the administration of the hospital will have to take up in order to create an affinity for learning within the organization; practices through which employees can enhance their capabilities and work with increased efficiency Hackman and Oldham (1980, p.44) have defined work redesign as "changing the actual structure of the jobs people perform‘. While this may seem to be a simple term, in the context of a hospital, researchers agree that the type of redesign strategy that a hospital administration will take up will be directly linked to the generic strategy that has been employed by the hospital in matters other than the specific redesign. According to Das & Tonges (1995), hospitals can be differentiated into three broad categories in this regard: the Prospectors, the Analyzers and the Defenders. The organization that we are discussing is essentially a Prospector, it chooses to operate in changing domains and has a certain fluidity to its alignment with environmental demands and needs.

Generic Strategies Model by Charles O. Godornes Essay

Generic Strategies Model by Charles O. Godornes - Essay Example In order for these businesses to be successful they have to follow and practice a certain Generic Strategic model which would be Cost – Leadership, Differentiation or Focus. Cost – Leadership is where a business has a low level of differentiation or low level of costs in order to have a competitive market price edge to the market. Businesses that wish to venture and be successful in this type of strategy must focus on lowering their costs and offer value to their customers by producing effective products. Companies should be alert in controlling and monitoring their production costs, overhead costs, and their costs on research and development and in their service costs, so that they could offer a competitive price to the market. Companies should also invest in state-of the-art manufacturing technology in order to lower their costs which would lead to its primary goal which is having competitive market price. In differentiation strategy, businesses create value to their market by offering products which are unique in features and in characteristics; these are products that meets the customers’ preference and satisfaction by charging customers with a premium price. Companies that practice differentiation strategy must charge its customers with a premium price in order to attain its unique products which satisfies and meets the customer’s preference by producing high – end quality products which would also charge companies higher costs. In order for companies to have differentiated products they have to have superior quality, advanced technological features and etc. And in focus strategy, companies focus and pay very close attention to its core competencies or in its smaller segments to offer its products to a particular group of customers in the market, this strategy is commonly used by smaller companies.

Reality TV Shows in the Arab World

Reality TV Shows in the Arab World Reality TV: the Reality that is Globalized Media Research Methods Arab satellite television stations have recognized themselves now as one of the major sources for information for the Arab world for they are demanding the domination of the American media. Television broadcasting in the Arab world goes back to the mid-1950s when on-governmental air operations were launched in Morocco, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. In almost all Arab countries, television services were subordinated to ministries of information or other government bodies, therefore revolving into executive mouthpieces of regime policies as well as into outlets of public civilizing look. By the end of the 1980s, the Arab world TV domination representation began to practice key cracks with the foundation of more independent television organizations in more than a few of Arab countries and the increase of profitable television service besides government spreading. One of the significant developments in the Arab television picture in the 1990s has been the disintegrated of a 40-year government domination representation of broadcasting in the Arab world. The model habitually derives from the idea of broadcasting as a device of public growth that is supposed to be positioned below the government control. In service within ministries of information, television organizations for the majority piece were funded completely from nationwide budgetary allocations and their recruits were viewed as element of state-owned establishment. Moreover, the entry of marketable broadcasters with gigantic technological and monetary possessions into the Arab world television prospect has been a central improvement. In September 1991, Arab audiences had their first experience of confidential satellite television when MBC went on the air from studio services in London with Western-styled indoctrination. More secretive broadcasters followed outfit: Orbit in 1994, ART in 1995, LBC and Future Television in 1995, and Al-Jazeera from Qatar in 1996. The Arab world Television stations had developed too much by the end of the 90s, for the huge and remarkable development era was during 2002 and 2003. The Arab nation since then had decreased the interest in watching news and documentaries, becoming addicted instead to the new trend known as Reality TV. Since 2003 and something new was occurring in the Arab world. Millions of families have closed themselves up in their homes, eyes glued to the TV monitor when the shows begin! The Reality TV had changed several characteristics of the TV broadcast image and content since it occurred, for it is an interesting phenomenon to be focused on to know more about it. Reality TV in the Arab world is built on certain basics which affects the traditions and cultures of the Arabian societies in different ways. 1. The History and The Rise of Reality TV In the past, television programs were built up to be for all family members, however nowadays most of the TV shows and mostly the Reality TV ones are built on the bases of an audience made up of females teenagers and housewives. Reality TV has a historical background that should be focused on in order to know how it arrived to the Arab world countries. Moreover, the rise of reality TV came at a point when networks were in search of a rapid secure way out to financial troubles within the cultural industries. Enlarged expenses in the fabrication of drama, sitcom and comedy ensured unscripted, accepted realistic programming became a feasible financial alternative throughout the 1900s (Hill, 2005). Reality TV has its ancestry in scandalous journalism and popular entertainment, but it owes its supreme money owing to documentary television, which has nearly vanished from television screens in the get up of popular realistic programming. Also, there are three major strands to the progress of popular realistic television, and these relate to three areas of different, and so far overlapping, areas of media fabrication: sensationalist journalism, documentary television, and well-liked entertainment (Biressi Nunn, 2005). The apprehension about reality TV as putting a finish period to documentary includes the claim that modern television or decision about the world that documentary is seen to have occupied, and therefore lacking hope for the setting up of meaning (Bignell, 2005). The quarrel for an apocalyptic finish of television history is reliant on comparing Reality TV to documentarys past but differentiates Reality TV from that past and makes it look like a split growth. Furthermore, Reality TV seems to drift liberated of the past, obtainable in a nonstop present, and therefore looks to its critics like a reckless television type. As an observation of the growth of a live on air television production in the 60s, its obvious that programmers started producing traditional dramatic works of Arab and world literature, but they also started looking at Western shows for either motivation or stealing. By the 80s, the main successes were Arabian versions of primarily European and American shows. In the 90s, it became ordinary for the perception of a Western show, its privileges and invention bible, to be bought and locally reproduced for local use. The rise of Reality TV in the Arab world was in 2003, the program Super Star rapidly became the majority important show of that period. It was broadcasted on Future TV, where by Super Star attempted a clear Pan-Arab explore for the next star singer, by means of casting calls, adjudicators, and live performances, and the audiences right to take part in the ballot. 2. The bases that are built on for the concept of Reality TV The principle of program scheduling is to arrange television performance time donating programs that will lift up ratings at meticulous periods of the day. In a broadcasting ethnicity with several channels, the plan enables channels to contend with each other for audiences by scheduling their programs considering what their competitors will be presenting. Reality TV programs are merely commercial and flourishing if they keep on giving reasons for their expenses and catch the attention of the audience over a comparatively extended run (Escoffery, 2006 ). The guarantee that a long-lasting series has on holding onto the viewers for a period of the programs run which offers the vision of a reliable viewers whose demographic demand and a mass may be eye-catching to advertisers and can lift up the broadcasting channels public profile. Schedulers offer recommendations to commissioning are prepared (Andrejevic, 2004). The last day of December 2003 witnessed the labor of the most successful Arab reality show formed in Lebanon: Star Academy. Following Endemol the production company format for the French version, Star Academys group recognized a grouping of talented Arabs and invited them to participate in the Academy, where they lived and skilled to become star singers. A graduation progression permitted the instructors at the academy to suggest two candidates and the public would vote for one of them to stay in the Academy. Joe Khalil, director and executive producer in several Arabian TV stations for more than 12 years, said in Nov. 23, 2009 that Star Academy extended the restrictions of reality television for the reason of its extraordinary fame and because it represented a complete realization of a promotion and marketing prospective. Possibly the shows major effect, nevertheless, remains its reliable audience faithfulness to both the prime episodes as well as the 24-hour enthusiastic channel. For most of the Reality Shows and especially Star Academy, the concept is based on celebrities and primes for which every Friday there is a celebrity that has to attend the prime and sing with the participants. For commercial purposes and for it to be more popular Rola Saad the executive producer of Star Academy intend to get international celebrities in the same prime collaborating with Arabian Celebrities. For Star Academy rules of participation is to accept living in the same place with people from the opposite sex, and to swim together in the same swimming pool, and to train sports and dancing together, and the most important is to accept to build up love relationships for some participants. For example, Star Academy chose last season Michel Azzi to be in love with Tania Nemer, the crew of Star Academy had discusses this case with Michel whereby he accepted in order to stay till the last prime, and this was what truly happened. 3. The Globalization and the Privacy publicized in the Reality TV Globalization of communication in the second half of the twentieth century was determined by the commercial benefit of United States corporations. Conservative local cultures are believed to be tattered by dependencies on media products, with their helping ideologies resulting from the United States, with the impact of globalizing customer way of life across regions and populations which turn out to be inhibited to get used to its logics and needs, regardless of the need in some of these regions of possessions to contribute with them (Bignell, 2005). What happens in the communication of globalization is a move from opinions for the homogeneity of media customs to opinions for the homogeneity of political financial system of the media, regardless of provincial and neighborhood differences in the intellectual forms which the media receive. The programmers formulate public the dramas of the individual and carry the ideologies of privacy exposed into new interaction with the negotiated meanings they gain from their meticulous local and provincial television contexts. The type of program develops new conceptions of the open and secret spheres and also draws on discourses of body and self those have already been in circulation in such spheres as popular magazine journalism, optional medicinal measures, and lifestyle-interview television programs (Bignell, 2005). The cultural nationality that these programs reply to displays a challenging cooperation between the plan of the perfectibility of the identity and the institutions, socio-economic constraints and networks of domestic and social dealings that limit it. Television programs have been worried with the capability of television to tolerate observation to the varieties of usual peoples lives, and its ability to become a medium for the community exposure of confessions and revelations that seem incapable to be shared with a persons close sphere (Biressi Nunn, 2005). Star Academy is a distinguished case of this style, in which young people are usually paraded on screen and where the issue of how far the contestants will go in their close relations with each other is a big element of their appeal for audiences. Noticeably, the transitional spread of this mixture of the private body and shared moral challenges and tests, is the medium for financial action inasmuch as the television formats occupied are traded supplies, and the appeal of audiences promotes profitable well being for television institutions in a diversity of ways. 4. Audience Perceptions of Reality TV Audiences most of the times consider Reality TV is there so that viewers can see for themselves, and get an unmediated imminent into some phase of life and manners. Audiences are pessimistic about the reality claims of Reality TV programs, set programs beside a range between reality and fiction, and provide the most admiration to what they distinguish as the most truthful programs. Moreover, the incidence at the present time of huge number of Reality TV programs in the schedules has not enlarged viewing hours, so audiences obviously do not rate Reality TV any more than the programs that they have replaced. If Reality TV had a particular position within the audiences, the viewing of Reality TV would be an addition to other viewing time and entire viewing hours might rise. Even though in the television business Reality TV is seen as the newest important tendency, the commissioning of such programs might have more to do with contest over audience contribution and the branding of channel s and audiences, then with an important move in lifestyle of television viewing (Hill, 2005). In addition, the focal point on younger viewers requires a clarification of the traditions in Television studies that have discussed youth audiences and appreciated their defiant attitudes to programs. The creations of television program bands, personalities and rumor have been essential for an extended era. The vulnerable outcome on recent ways of organizing television is that it would end to consist of must-see programs when crowd audience view the same live broadcast at the same time. Star Academy unpredictably became an essential part of many peoples discussions, and viewers contribution was not only with the program and the website but also with the remarks on the program with other viewers and in the media. Rumor was a significant enjoyment for viewers of Star Academy, and it became a convenient subject for discussion about people who viewers felt they knew. The production of viewer chat is expectant and mirrored by talk in Reality TV programs themselves. Television programs are conquered much more than cinema, for example, by people chatting and interacting in common situations, just as life for viewers at home is often centered on these actions. Star Academy consists largely of sequences of discussion among the participants, representing familiar contact and chat which could be then talked about the viewers. The common use of close-up shots of faces in Star Academy reinforces this wisdom of closeness between the viewer and what is publicized on television, an d contributes to an awareness of correspondence between the audiences regular world and the constructed worlds of the plan. This technique of using and experiencing television gives the fantasy of bodily intimacy, and invokes policies of communal contact which require awareness and generate social closeness. 5. Reality TV effect on the Arabian Societies Most of the participants aim in Reality Shows is to become famous, which had become a new phenomenon. Contestants have been constructed as exemplifying a fame culture in which ethos of famous to be famous has triumphed over the concepts of talent and hard work, and they are seen as diminishing victim to the controlling powers of a cruel fame-making mechanism (Escoffery, 2006). Reality TV shows in the Arab World are based on the aspect of emotional recognition among the observer and the protagonists. The Arab channels wont vacillate to split social and ethical borders in order to enlarge earnings. Its obvious to see how the participants symbolize an exceedingly tolerant social cultures and unusual for Arab society. They hug and kiss on live TV. Although most of the viewers agree on the undesirability of such actions, they cant split their eyes away from the screen. The Reality shows get such high ratings that one wonders about present priorities in the Arab world. Some people see it a s an Israeli-American conspiracy, created in order to distract the Arabs from important issues like Iraq and Palestine. Star Academy had made many changes in the concept of Arabian traditions and cultures in which viewers are being inspired by the participants activities. Several conservative families had to remove the LBC channel from their satellite not to let their children to keep on watching Star Academy because they started imitating the participants in the way they dress, communicate with the other sex, and have fun during the breaks time. Moreover, Big Brother Arabia was a 2004 Reality TV show based on the worldwide program Big Brother, in which contestants live in a unique house while competing to win in the end. The show was filmed in Bahrain, aired on MBC 2, and was planned to follow the success of Star Academy, but failed to do so, and instead the show was only aired for 11 days and then got major controversy in the countries it aired in. Big Brother Arabia producers decided to cancel the show, as there were many complaints from viewers. Joe Khalil, a member in the production crew of the program, said in Nov. 23, 2009 that the program had to be canceled because it brought new traditions to the gulf area which is none as a conservative area in the Arab World, because the audience didnt accept the fact that it featured six men and six women living together in one area, despite staying in separate parts of the house. Star Academy and Big Brother showed the women in the Arab World so close to the western Women in the way they dress, dance, and communicate with men. This is what not all of the viewers accept or welcome. Conclusion Reality TV, in the recent years, has become a very famous phenomenon that has influenced the life of viewers in the Arab world. Reality TV shows were based on some theories and techniques in the work process in which these shows were able to change certain thoughts and traditions in the Arab countries. The audience plays an important role in relation with their perception concerning the Reality TV shows. The audiences consider much reality programming to be entertaining rather than informative. These audiences draw on their own personal experience of social interaction to judge the authenticity of the way ordinary people and their behavior on TV. Reality shows works on collapsing the distance that separates those on either side of the screen by enlightening the hope that it really could be you up there on that screen. The democratized adaptation of the star-making machinery goes further than representing its ability to convert real people into celebrities apparently at will. The powe r that the airbrush once exerted over the image is transposed into the record of reality in the form of the power the blade exerts on soft tissue. Television is like religion, is basically a type of social power. Without both people would really begin to consider for themselves and the social communications would break down. Reality TV had been much popular to reach the Arab World, with certain basics built on it had affected the Arabian societies in different ways. Reality TV had arrived to the Arab World after passing by different stages and experiences. All in all, Reality TV had been a main reason for losing privacy in front of the public audience. Lastly, producing reality shows involves a variety of executive, artistic and technological aspects. Reality shows are mostly approved formats that programmers buy for a certain area, such the case of the Arab World. Reality Shows by nature have a huge number of influences, as well as an important profitable section. References: Andrejevic, M. (2004). Reality TV: The Work of Being Watched. (pp.1-23). United  States of America: Rowman Littlefield Publishers. Bignell, J. (2005). Big Brother: Reality TV in the Twenty-First Century. 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