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Using the DEAL model, this essay accomplishes the following: Describe: Define and describe a community (place/non-place), which is downtown Indianapolis Examine: Discuss at least two of the following concepts (community functions, ways of relating, social systems, technology, and networks) in addition to diversity as it relates to the community. Examines how the community has contributed to the development of values, beliefs, sense of social justice, and ethics.

Cultural backgrounds reflect the ways and standards of living, which is unique and different for each country. In fact, the business world is also profoundly influenced by the cultural differences of the counties. This focus of this research paper, in this regard, is to analyze the cultural perspectives of doing business in Brazil. Therefore, major elements and dimensions of Brazilian culture such as business structures, management styles, communication, ethics, values, and customs are discussed comprehensively. Moreover, the discussion has also been made on how the local businessmen integrate these cultural dimensions and elements. Indeed, a detailed comparison United States business has been made with that of Brazilian culture and business elements by means of Hofstede’s dimension tool (that is particularly used for measuring cultural differences). Finally, the paper concludes with the implications for the U.S. businesses that plans and desires to conduct business in Brazil.

Nursing is a profession that is close emotional attachment between the patient and the nurse. This greatly advanced the concept of caring in this profession. While nursing has generated a lot of research about caring, this concept remains relevant to all healthcare professionals encountering users of health care services. It is evident that Jean Watson's theory of human caring depends on a phenomenological and transpersonal methodology.

Emotional intelligence is a valuable component that one needs to evaluate in order to successfully contribute to a contemporary organization. The results of the assessment in this particular area have a lot of relevance to the working relationships between the individual and his or her peers. Mentoring is a key aspect of this process as well.

This is a nine page paper about the history of British-Jamaican relations. The paper focuses on the colonial era, discussing how the British settled Jamaica, the absentee system of plantation management, the revolts and eventual emancipation, the post-emancipation apprenticeship system, the continued revolts, the local political parties that emerged, the independence movement, and membership in Commowealth.

This is a four page paper divided into several sections as follows. PART 1 - Reflection: 1. Reflect on where you were in your personal and professional life when you started at University of Phoenix ( prior military, no degree, but working, had some experience from being in the military) 2.How did you feel about the role of learning and its importance to your personal growth and development? 3.What was your level of professional competence in problem solving, written and oral communication skills, information retrieval and utilization, and collaboration? PART 2 - EVALUATE: 1.Evaluate the growth you experienced during your program of study. 2.Evaluate how your courses and experiences contributed to your growth, problem solving, written and oral communication skills, information retrieval and utilization, and collaboration. 3.Identify the three core education courses and the two general courses during your program of study that had the greatest effect on your current or potential employment. Explain why you selected these courses and how they affected your personal or work life positively. Be specific. (the three CORE courses I chose are BSHS-391:Lifelong Learning and Professional Development, BSHS-421:Cultural Diversity and Special Populations, and BSHS-321:Communication Skills for the Human Service Professional. The one GENERAL course I chose are HCS-335:Health Care Ethics and Social Responsibility. PART 3 - ANALYZE: 1.Analyze the effect of completing the bachelor's program on your current and future professional goals. 2.Now that you have completed your program, how do you feel about the role of lifelong learning and its importance to your personal growth and development? 3.What are your personal, professional, and educational goals for the next 5 years? (I would like to work with the elderly). Below questions should focus on the elderly population: 4. What programs will you attend? 5. What skills or competencies will you develop? 6. What professional organizations have you joined or will you join? 7. What conferences or workshops will you attend? 8. What additional degrees might you pursue?

Managing conflict is incredibly difficult in any business setting, but add in the stress of managing healthcare workers, and it becomes particularly challenging. That is the outcome of this analysis, which provides guidance on how to manage conflict of a nurse trainee who is unwilling to admit a mistake of not checking patient data.

This paper presents a case study of two similar products that have different brands; Apple iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy S4. The paper evaluates the strengths and limitations of the chosen products in relation to the four marketing mix elements – product, placement, promotion and pricing; describes the strengths and limitations of the marketing mix elements of each product both theoretically and practically; and links marketing theories with the evaluation.This paper presents a case study of two similar products that have different brands; Apple iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy S4. The paper evaluates the strengths and limitations of the chosen products in relation to the four marketing mix elements – product, placement, promotion and pricing; describes the strengths and limitations of the marketing mix elements of each product both theoretically and practically; and links marketing theories with the evaluation.

This is a four page paper that compares and contrasts the conceptions of power presented by Stone (1980) and Lukes (2005). Which one is the more useful for conducting political inquiry? Why? Uses examples of political issues and events to illustrate the points. Systemic Power: Stone, C. N. 1980. Systemic Power in Community Decision Making. American Political Science Review 74 (December): 978–990. and Hegemony and Domination: Lukes, Steven. 2005. Three Dimensional Power (Packet).

This article answers the questions: How do smartphones influence people when they are communicating? How do people use smartphones? How does smartphones change our life in communications? Examples include the impact of smartphones on education, healthcare information, media and journalism, business, banking and tourism. The advent of "apps" and ever faster, smaller and more efficient devices has changed the way we communicate and collaborate.