I appreciated most of all the ability of Tchaikovsky to imbue the piece with mood and emotional power. Even if the "Meditation" is a slow piece that languishes at times, it is one that aptly reflects the mood the composer intended. Moreover, the performers executed the composition with aplomb.
Dvorak's "String Quintet in G Major, Op. 77" is in many ways easier to listen to than Tchaikovsky's "Meditation." The latter feels emotionally painful, whereas Dvorak's seems more like a fun folk dance. Repeating riffs and familiar sonic elements that continue throughout the five movements anchor the listener with hooks, and some of the musical elements are reminiscent of modern music. For example, the liberal use of plucked string instruments in the fifth movement reminds me of those elements in rock music even though the context is different. Similarly, the use of riffs and other repeating elements is reminiscent of rock…...
After watching the podcasts, I learned a lot about Wilberforce. I was surprised to learn that it was named after the British abolitionist William Wilberforce and that it boasted the accomplishment of having the first African-American university president in the entire country. This really cements the Wilberforce area in African-American history and marks it is a seriously significant spot. Watching the podcasts made me realize how many stories there are here at Central State University. I loved seeing the old photographs and the transformation in styles of dress of the students.
The message of the Introductory podcast was that Wilberforce is a place where African-Americans were given the opportunity to learn at the college level.
The Carnegie Library podcast told how Central State’s library is one of the libraries donated by Andrew Carnegie to communities around the country in the 19th century. What an honor for the college to still have this!
The…...
Staffing Decisions
The staffing process, be it hiring, selecting or deselecting of individuals is usually quite a complex and multidimensional decision making process that can have ramifications on teams, individuals and even organizations. The paper will look at how staffing decisions are made using a particular staffing model or decision making system. It will also give an explanation on the role of validity, utility and fairness when it comes to evaluation of staffing decision. Ethical and legal issues that might arise from staffing procedures that do not meet standards will also be highlighted.
Staffing decisions are those that are associated with recruitment, selection, promotion and separation of employees. Modern jobs are quite complex and therefore for one to be successful in these modern jobs they have to have attributes like general mental ability, conscientiousness, communication skills as well as specialized knowledge. This implies that information on a candidate has to combine so…...
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References
Landy, F.J., & Conte, J.M. (2013). Work in the 21st century: An introduction to industrial and organizational psychology (4th ed.). Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons.
China may manufacture computers, but Americans design them. Poor government policy makes it more difficult for resources to be allocated to these knowledge industries, even though those industries are necessary to transition to a post-industrial economy.
Even if it is taken as a given that deindustrialization reduces real wages -- something for which the evidence is inconclusive (Krugman, 2008) -- the impact of deindustrialization is significantly affected by the policy responses to the situation. hile real wages in one sector of industry may drop, good policy will ensure that the nation still has competitive advantages in other sectors, and this will allow wages to remain high. Deindustrialization, after all, is simply an effect of competition. By shifting the competitive mindset from an "us vs. them" approach, governments can focus on finding areas where competition is less great, and then exploit those areas to generate high wages.
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Works Cited:
Krugman, Paul (2008), "Trade and wages, reconsidered,"? unpublished manuscript, presented at Brookings Panel on Economic Activity spring meeting.
Krugman, Paul (1994), "Competitiveness: a dangerous obsession,"? Foreign Affairs 73(2): 28-44.
Williamson, Jeffrey (2004), "De-industrialization and underdevelopment: a comparative assessment around the periphery 1750-1939,"? unpublished manuscript, Department of Economics, Harvard
Drug PricesIn the New Directions in Health Care podcast entitled Why are U.S. Prescription Drug Prices So High? by the Commonwealth Fund (2017), hosted by Sandy Hausman, and available at The Commonwealth Funds website: http://www.commonwealthfund.org/interactives-and-data/multimedia/podcasts/new-directions-in-health-care/high-drug-prices, the Commonwealth Fund takes a look at the problems patients are having with rising prices in health care drugs. The Commonwealth Fund is well-suited to address this topic as it is, according to its mission description, a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for societys most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults (About Us, 2018). The Commonwealth Fund publishes numerous reports, studies, letters and articles about the state of health care in America today. Its political leanings have been rated slightly left of center as it seeks to avoid partisan politics and…...
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ReferencesAbout Us. (2018). Commonwealth Fund. Retrieved from Fund. (2017). Why are U.S. drug prescription prices so high? Retrieved from http://www.commonwealthfund.org/interactives-and-data/multimedia/podcasts/new-directions-in-health-care/high-drug-prices Kane, J. (2012). Health costs: How the U.S. compares with other countries. Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/health-costs-how-the-us-compares-with-other-countries Media Bias/Fact Check. (2018). Commonwealth Fund. Retrieved from https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/commonwealth-fund/ Sabbath, E. L., Sparer, E. H., Boden, L. I., Wagner, G. R., Hashimoto, D. M., Hopcia, K., & Sorensen, G. (2018). Preventive care utilization: Association with individual-and workgroup-level policy and practice perceptions. Preventive Medicine, 111, 235-240.Starfield, B. (2000). Is US health really the best in the world?. Jama, 284(4), 483-485.http://www.commonwealthfund.org/about-us Commonwealth
She is trying to alter the perception of the surrounding society that fat people are lazy slobs, However, she has to be careful not to excuse medically dangerous obesity ("Fat and proud, part 3" 2010). In part 4 of the video, Mandy tries to use the kiss-a-gram to change the master status (successfully) of her aunt Elsa as a fat person by bringing her along to a job. This is also the case with women who are fat going on a skating night. This attacks the idea successfully that fat people can be fit ("Fat and proud, part 4" 2010). The fat calendar memorializes that change in master status permanently with a calendar shoot, so it does so successfully in a permanent fashion ("Fat and proud, part 5" 2010.
The approach of the Biggest Looser is not successful because it is begin imposed from the outside. So often, people who…...
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References
Adler, P., & Adler, P. (2012). Constructions of deviance: Social power, context, and interaction. (7th
ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
The biggest loser - season 6 supertease (2008, August 15). The Biggest Loser. [Audio podcast].
US Aid to Afghanistan
The issue of United States' aid to Afghanistan is a topic of interesting consideration given the current U.S. budget deficit and ongoing economic uncertainty. Over the years the United States has spent billions providing money and food aid to help build strength and confidence in Afghanistan's rising new government. Unfortunately, the results of this have not been entirely positive nor have they been driven by the purest of motives; there is some level of profiteering occurring using aid money, and there is also a practical U.S. interest in the stability and viability of the Afghan nation and people. If the United States were providing purely humanitarian aid without military or political involvement and requirements, the situation would be quite different. As it is, U.S. aid in the country is a complex and controversial issue.
Since Afghanistan was taken over by the Taliban, the country has been in…...
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References
Agnieszka, Flak. "INTERVIEW-Afghanistan Food Aid at Risk as Donors Trim Support |
Cyber-Bullying Media
The author of this report has been asked to compare and contrast three different forms of media that all pertain to the same subject, that being cyber-bullying. The three types of media that will be singled out for analysis and research are podcasts, blogs and videos. For each source, the author will assess the source's use of bias, validity and applicability of information. Beyond the compare and contrast mentioned above, the author will examine the influence of web-based information on global citizenship and multi-cultural understanding. Lastly, there will be a listing of three factors that should be considered when evaluating Internet sources for use in researching information. While there is a lot of "good" when it comes to internet research and the data that is present, there is also a lot of "bad" that muddies up the proverbial waters.
Analysis
The podcast media that was selected for this report was found…...
Responsibilities of a Critical Thinker in a Contemporary Society
Some thinkers consider critical thinking to be solely a type of mental skill, devoid of any moral value; it is often utilized to rationalize prejudice and to promote self-interest. While moral integrity is understood as good heartedness, it is also susceptible to manipulation to satisfy vested interests in the same way as responsible citizenship can be manipulated. The human mind, regardless of conscious goodwill, is subject to the more powerful and self-deceptive egocentricity of the unconscious part of the mind. The complete development of each and every characteristic, be it critical thought, responsible citizenship, and moral integrity - needs to include cultivation of each other characteristic, in a parallel strong sense (Paul, 1993). The three characteristics of higher thought can only be developed in an environment that promotes intellectual virtues such as integrity, intellectual courage, intellectual fair-mindedness, intellectual empathy, intellectual perseverance, and…...
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Ambert, A. Parents, (1997) Children, and Adolescents: Interactive Relationships and Development in Context. New York, NY: Hayworth Press.
Duffy, A. & Momirov, J.(1997) Family Violence: A Canadian Introduction. Toronto: James Lorimer and Company.
Erdur-Baker, O. (2010). .Cyberbullying and its correlation to traditional bullying, gender and frequent and risky usage of internet-mediated communication tools. New Media & Society, 12(1), 109-125. DOI: 10.1177/1461444809341260
The effectiveness of promotional strategies is highly dependent on their ability to resonate and be relevant to the target audiences over time (Reference). This is the basis of the research being undertaken; to determine which promotional tools and strategies are the most effective in attracting, training and retaining the most talented and motivated volunteers for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The following are the aims and objectives of this analysis. The primary objective of this study is to determine which promotional tools are the most effective in recruiting and retaining volunteers. In support of this objective, the following goals are defined:
a. To understand and segment the volunteer population in westernized nations including the UK, and determine the characteristics of these markets as they relate to volunteering for events.
b. To determine the psychographic attributes of each group as they relate to propensity to participate, contribute and assist in keeping recruitment efforts…...
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Gary Adamson, Joe Pine, Tom Van Steenhoven, and Jodi Kroupa. 2006. How storytelling can drive strategic change. Strategy & Leadership 34, no. 1, (January 1): 36-41.
Armstrong, G., & Kotler, P., 2005. Marketing: An Introduction (7th ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Bardhi, F., Rohm, A., & Sultan, F.. (2010). Tuning in and tuning out: media multitasking among young consumers. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 9(4), 316.
Belch, G.A., & Belch, M.A.., 2004. Advertising and Promotion; An Integrated Marketing Communications Perspective (6th ed.). New York: McGraw- Hill/Irwin.
0 tool has little to do with its overall effectiveness in getting attaining learning goals and objectives for example. Controlling for the informality or formality of Web 2.0 tools use is required, as many instructors are relying on the conversational and broadcast functionality of social networks as a substitute for e-mail. Still, the informal aspects of social networking applications including Web 2.0 tools and their anticipated benefits as a learning tool must be indexed or evaluated from their actual effectiveness in assisting learned to gain mastery of subjects. Creating this link between Web 2.0 tool effectiveness and their relative perception of value with respondents to this study will require a research design that can isolate attitudinal and effectiveness measures while not introducing sampling bias or error.
Fifth, the risks that Web 2.0 tools might create for formal learning in educational institutions also faces the same dilemma from a methodology standpoint (Cronin,…...
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People Mistrust Marketers
Why do people mistrust marketers?
Societies are composed of people and like the health of body depend on healthy cells and the strength of wall comes from the strong bricks, society is as prosperous and educated as its individuals are. The economies today are living in a much challenging state than ever before because the population is growing and there is scarcity of resources. Thus it is very vital to live and find ways in which people can live better lives. One such self-sustaining tool that helps individuals stabilize financially is education. Education offers skills and knowledge and is required to perform a job thus it ensures productivity of economic development. Particularly in the countries where the rate of literacy is low, there exists a huge margin for growth and development. There are people that can get education and increase the performance of system. Yet, this is not easy.…...
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References
Chattopadhyay, S., (2012), "Education and Economics Disciplinary Evolution and Policy
Discourse," Oxford University Press
Externalities -- The Economic Lowdown Podcast Series, (2013), Retrieved from:
eaction Paper: Professional Troublemaker PodcastsSection I: InsightFrom the May 7 episode titled \\\"Build the Foundation,\\\" I got insight on the power of delegating and taking ownership. Luvvi had to fire some people who were not performing at the high level she needed, and it made sense to do sobut to get to that point she had to call in her gardener to point out where the garden needing weeding. This taught me about the benefits of asking for and accepting feedback. Objectively, the podcast discusses how building a solid foundation in awareness and managing can help you succeed. Subjectively, I resonated deeply with this idea, reflecting on times when I felt I needed guidancejust someone to help me see what I was doing wrong. I think everyone needs that at timesneeds a mentorand we just need to be humble enough to accept that.Section II: LinkagesThis insight relates to an experience…...
First Generation Students of Color & Career CapitalSection I: InsightA key insight from the Dive In Podcast episode on first-generation students of color is the critical importance of career capital. Mako Miller, the guest speaker, discussed the challenges that first-generation students of color often face in building career capital, which consists of the networks, resources, and experiences essential for career success.Objectively, Miller (00:38:32-00:38:50) explained that these students frequently lack access to personal connections and professional networks that could guide them toward internships or job opportunities. Without these connections, they are often at a disadvantage compared to their peers.Subjectively, this insight resonated with me because it shed light on how inequities in access to career-building resources can severely impact the professional opportunities of students from marginalized communities. It made me realize how crucial these networks are for launching a successful career, something I had previously taken for granted.Section II: LinkagesThis insight…...
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In conjunction with this the technological aspects of security need to be managed as part of the governance process (Hannon, 2002) to make the change more trustworthy.
Conclusion
The impacts of Web 2.0 technologies and social networks are revolutionizing how government agencies interact internally and with each other. The need for overcoming resistance to change, redefining processes so they are made more effective with the addition of technology, are all critical aspects of managing the migration to new technologies. Ultimately it is in the automating of processes that hinder organizations' effectiveness where the true value of technology is found.
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Neda Abdolvand, Amir Albadvi, amp; Zahra Ferdowsi. (2008). Assessing readiness for business process reengineering. Business Process Management Journal, 14(4), 497-511.
Bergvall-Kareborn, B., Bergquist, B., amp; Klefsjo, B.. (2009). Creating social change in a municipality using a Total Quality Management approach. Total Quality Management amp; Business Excellence, 20(12), 1375.
Bernoff, J., amp; Li, C. (2008). Harnessing…...
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Creating a business plan for a podcast is a great step towards structuring and professionalizing your project. Here's a guide to help you draft an effective business plan:
1. Executive Summary
Podcast Name: Choose a catchy and relevant name.
Mission Statement: What is the core purpose of your podcast?
Goals: Short-term and long-term goals for your podcast.
2. Description of the Podcast
Concept: Describe the theme, format, and style of your podcast.
Target Audience: Define who your listeners are.
Unique Selling Proposition (USP): What makes your podcast stand out?
3. Market Analysis
Industry Overview: Trends in the podcast industry.
1. The Rise of TikTok: How a Short-form Video App is Revolutionizing the Entertainment Industry 2. The Impact of Streaming Services on Traditional Television and Film 3. The Influence of Social Media on Celebrity Culture 4. Gender Representation in Video Games: Breaking Stereotypes and Promoting Diversity 5. Virtual Reality Entertainment: Exploring the Future of Immersive Experiences 6. The Evolution of Memes: How Internet Humor is Shaping Pop Culture 7. The Role of Podcasts in Modern Media Consumption 8. Diversity and Inclusion in Hollywood: Progress and Challenges in Representation 9. The Power of Fandom: Examining the Passion and Influence of Fan Communities 10. The Intersection of Music and Social Justice:....
Electro-Voice RE20: A Broadcast Legend and Industry Standard
In the realm of dynamic microphones, the Electro-Voice RE20 stands as an undisputed icon, celebrated for its exceptional sound quality, rugged construction, and versatility. Introduced in 1968, the RE20 has become a staple in broadcast studios, podcasting setups, and performance stages worldwide, earning a reputation as one of the most popular and enduring dynamic microphones ever created.
Exceptional Sound Capture
The RE20's sonic signature is characterized by its warm, natural tone, with a smooth midrange and extended low end. Its wide dynamic range and high sensitivity allow it to effortlessly capture both subtle nuances and....
Addressing Contemporary Societal Issues in Social Science Curricula
One of the primary challenges in social science education is the relevance of the curriculum to contemporary societal issues. Traditional curricula often fail to address current events and real-world problems, leading to disengagement and a lack of motivation among students (Johnson et al., 2021). To enhance the effectiveness of social science curricula, educators must find ways to integrate current societal issues into the classroom.
Student Call for Integrative Learning
Research shows that students desire more integrative and applied learning experiences that connect theoretical concepts to real-life situations (Johnson et al., 2021). This suggests that traditional....
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