Political Changes in Europe Since the Fall of the Soviet Union

In April 1986, Mr. Gorbachev began the perestroika, translation â€Å"reconstruction†, which was to end the Cold War that effectively brought down the Iron Curtain. The split between West and East not only partitioned the world into two parts, but also divided the European family for over 40 years. With the fall of the Soviet Union came many changes that affected much if not all of Europe. At the end of the Brejnev era , the socialist bloc was severely outdated and far removed from the contemporary world.The economy was in a shambles, independent civil society was largely in exile, and corruption throughout and within the state via the Communist Party had become legendary. In addition, the USSR had to devote an enormous portion of its budget to the military. On the international level, the USSR had lost many allies, because its social model proved to be decreasingly successful in its deceit, and the ill-fated invasion of Afghanistan (1979 – 1989) did not help in any way .It was therefore necessary to undertake urgent measures, especially in countries where satellite totalitarian regimes were challenged and the USSR no longer had the support of local communist parties. The advent of Gorbachev to power marked the beginning of the reconstruction. His first step on his rise to power was the partial liberation of the press, also known as glasnost. The first free newspapers emerged and some major newspapers such as â€Å"Novii Mir (New World),† Argumenti i Fakti â€Å"(Arguments and Facts) or† Moskovskie Novosti (Moscow News) changed editors. Books banned by the Soviet censorship began to appear in stores.Also, films which had been censored until this time were finally appearing on the screen. The policy change was also considerable. Under Gorbachev, 140 dissidents, victims of Stalinist repression, were honored and rehabilitated. From exile in Gorky, Sakharov, who condemned the war in Afghanistan – was released. Several opposition po litical organizations emerged as a Democratic Union and in 1988 the first anti-communist demonstrations took place. Gorbachev, considering the difficulty and complexity of the political situation at the time, tried at any price to change the political elite in an effort to ensure reconstruction. Policy frameworks† began and brought fresh faces to power. â€Å"Without – parties† (political parties that were not members of the Communist Party) were authorized to occupy important positions in state bodies. In addition, elections were introduced within the party to make elected officials accountable to its voters. Before this time, the party presented a candidate for the post and members could only nod in approval. Despite all this progress, the USSR was unable to overcome the economic and social crisis that hit the country in the early 80s. The Soviet system was not adaptable by itself and reconstruction was doomed from the start.Gorbachev did not have the political capacity to push the desired reforms through. His strategy, in essence, triggered the collapse of the USSR, which was completely unexpected. Perestroika could not change the structure of the Soviet economy, and thus served as an obstacle to reforms. All means of production were under state control. In addition, factories managers and corrupt officials wanted at all costs to keep the economic system that afforded them considerable privilege, especially in a country where the deficit of consumer products was seen in everyday life.The political system, like the economy, rested on a foundation of lies. Political leaders from cities and regions fabricated domestic and foreign policy statistics, using propaganda, including the newspaper â€Å"Pravda† (Truth). This newspaper was later to become a symbol of Soviet exaggeration of the productivity of the communist state. The Soviet secret services were doing everything to prevent people from having information deemed undesirable; any foreign or independent press was prohibited. In launching his reforms, Gorbachev wanted to reform that which what was not reformable.Perestroika and glasnost had made the system fragile, because the lie was no longer there to blind people. Thus, in 1991 a political system that had seemed indestructible – unbeatable, all but disappeared from the world political map. Perestroika was ultimately the determining factor in the fall of the Iron Curtain. The forces it unleashed, such as freedom of speech (glasnost), by Gorbachev inside his country had devoured the communist parties of Eastern Europe. That was also the case with the fall of the Berlin Wall and subsequent German reunification.The fall of the Berlin Wall was largely provided for by the green light given by Moscow. Without such approval, it would have been very probably a repetition of the â€Å"coup de Prague† of 1968, as the forces of the Warsaw Pact entered the Czechoslovakian capital to put an end to the demo cratic reforms of Dubcek following the Prague Spring. After the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, the reunification of Germany was inevitable. The non-intervention of Warsaw Pact forces during the fall of the Berlin Wall signaled the outbreak of the revolutions that occurred thereafter.Elsewhere in 1989 in Eastern Europe, democratic movements freed from the tutelage of Moscow out-punched Communism. This is the case in Romania with the fall of Ceausescu, Czechoslovakia and Poland with the resignation of the communist government and the start of negotiations between General Jaruzelski and the representatives of Solidarnosc. The policy of rapprochement between the West promoted by Gorbachev led to the collapse of the Warsaw Pact. Having neither the financial resources nor the political will to save this military alliance, the Soviets proposed in 1988 to repeal the pact against the dissolution of NATO.In December 1988, Gorbachev and Bush declared at a meeting in Malta that th e Cold War was over. Immediately after the fall of communism in Europe, former satellites of the Soviet Union chose to join the unified European family and NATO. Chronologically, in the first half of 90 years, almost all the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have submitted their applications to join the European Union and NATO. For these countries, membership in these structures is first and foremost a political symbol, to guarantee their freedom and sovereignty.European integration also meant the return of these countries into the European mainstream as equal partners and not merely as â€Å"little brothers†, as was the case with the USSR. Long oppressed by a regime imposed from outside, these countries could finally defend their interests in the democratic framework that the European Union offers. Without perestroika, the world today would not be the same. It is mainly through this process that democratization has been set up in the Central and Eastern Europe an d that Europe is no longer divided in two.

Esther: From Rags to Riches Essay

It is the dream of every little girl and the theme of at least half of all box office movies. It is the story of an ordinary girl who grows up to marry a king and live in a castle. In this case Esther was raised by a cousin, because her own parents had died. She was not a child of wealth or status, but a simple Jewish girl, who had the gift of beauty. She not only became a queen, but had the rare opportunity to save many of her people from certain death. The story of Esther plays out like an exciting and at times frightening fairy tale, in which the poor little orphan grows up to marry the king and live in a fabulous castle. The story would make an excellent Disney movie because it follows the fairy tale formula exactly, complete with an evil villain and the required happy ending. Anyone who hears or reads the story might be tempted to think it sounds like a common story and lose interest. What people will discover when they dig a little more deeply into the story find that it is far from ordinary. Esther was a very unique individual as was her story. The most unique aspect of the story is that it is a true story. Although virtually all young girls grow up dreaming about the handsome prince or king that will arrive and take them away from their boring or humble life, those same little girls grow up to discover that fairy tales do not happen in real life. The exception is the case of Esther. It is a fascinating story to read and even better when people realize the impact Esther had in the lives of her people. Through her faith in God and her quiet courage, the Jewish people in the country of Persia were saved from certain death. Besides the story itself, Esther showed uniqueness through her unyielding faith in God, her obedience to both God and her cousin Mordecai, her natural beauty and quiet disposition. Her actions in the face of fear demonstrated her uniqueness as did her well timed actions. She became a heroine in a time in which women were rarely considered significant for anything other than procreation simply by having faith and following through on it. Some of the most unique aspects of Esther’s story happen at the beginning of it. She was the daughter of a man named Abihail, of the tribe of Benjamin. He and Esther’s mother both died when Esther was very young. She was taken in by her cousin Mordecai, who was the son of Abihail’s brother (Konig, 2008). There was no mention of a woman or wife of Mordecai being involved in raising Esther. In modern society Esther would have been considered an under priviliged child with minimal hope of future success. She would have been labeled as one of the children at risk of â€Å"slipping through the cracks and being forgotten†. Esther was a quiet, unassuming young lady, who did not ask for special treatment or privileges. She accepted her position in life and did what her uncle asked her to do. The exciting changes in her life began in the palace of King Ahasuerus, who at the time was the ruler of 127 provinces (Henry,). He was having a feast for all of the princes and officials in the kingdom. During this time his queen, Vashti held a banquet of her own for the women. After drinking wine, the king decided to summon Queen Vashti to show her beauty to the other men (Bible, New American Standard). The queen refused to go to the banquet when requested. The king asked the advice of his advisors on how to deal with her disobedience. They told him that if she was allowed to get away with being disobedient to him, other men’s wives would rebel against them as well. For this reason, they encouraged him to banish her. The king took their advice in order to send a message to the wives of the kingdom to obey their husbands. Once Queen Vashti was banished, the king needed to find a new queen. At this point he sent messengers out around the kingdom in search of virgins to be brought to the palace. These virgins were to be in the care of the king’s eunich Hegai. This is the point in the story where Esther and King Ahasuerus’ lives meet. Esther was one of the virgins who was sent to the palace from which the new queen would be selected. Esther did not go by her choice, but because she was told to go. Since Esther was a young woman of faith, she went as she was told. Esther would spend the next twelve months among many other young women at the palace, where she would undergo beauty treatments and preparation to be sent before the king. Most of the young women were there because they chose to be. They all hoped to be the next queen. Esther had no expectations along these lines, because the only reason she had gone was obedience. Many of the other girls whom Esther spent the year with had probably come from wealthy homes in which beauty treatments were normal rituals during growing up. Esther had undergone none of these things as a child. She still somehow with her quiet obedient manner and natural beauty, managed to capture the attention of everyone she met. Hegai favored her to the extent that he provided her with seven of her own maids and moved her to a place at the head of the harom (Bible, New American Standard Version). The competition was like the ultimate beauty contest or one of the new reality television shows in which the best girl wins the heart of the king. Since Kings usually chose their brides from one of the seven most important families in Persia, it was unique that in this case the king chose to select his new bride from the available virgins in the country (Bryce, 2006). When the time came for the girls to be presented to the King, each girl could take whatever she wanted with her. Esther chose to take only what was recommended for her to take by Hegai (Bible, New American Standard version). Each girl would be presented to the king for one night. The next morning she would be taken to a second harem for the concubines (Bible, New American Standard Version). The only way a girl would return to the king again was if he asked for her by name. When Esther was presented, the king was taken by her physical beauty and her quiet obedient nature. He chose her as his new queen. ). By winning the beauty contest that all the other girls dreamed of, she was placed in the perfect position at exactly the right time to have the opportunity to spare the lives of the Jewish people. She did this in the same calm obedient manner in which she had conducted her entire life, making her a true heroine. Her cousin Mordechai worked outside of the palace gates in a lowly position. At one time he heard two of the palace guards plotting to assassinate the king. Out of concern for the king, he passed this information on to Esther. Esther notified the king with the information in Mordecai’s name and it was documented that Mordecai was the person who was responsible for saving the king. The report was investigated resulting in the death of the conspirators and the appreciation of the king towards Esther and Mordechai. Later in the story, the King appoints a man named Hamon as his chief advisor and second in the country. He was a man who was very proud of himself and wanted a great deal of attention paid to him (Stewart, 2007). Hamon treated the king as a â€Å"person stroking a cat† (Kajer, 2007) which means he knew the one way to boost his ego and make sure the king would listen to him. He would make suggestions that would often appear to be the kings ideas. Because of this, Haman had a great deal of power and influence in the king’s decision making. He convinced the king to require everyone who saw Haman to bow before him. Mordechai refused to bow to Haman, because he was devoted to God and refused to bow to anyone except God. Some of the castle guards noticed that Mordechai did not bow as Hamon walked past. They asked him why and he said the reason was because he was a Jew (Bible, New American Standard Version). The castle guards reported to Haman that Mordechai was refusing to bow to him. This made Hamon very angry. Haman developed a strong dislike for Mordechai and decided to punish all of the Jewish people, because he did not want it to look like he was making a decision based solely on his dislike for one man. He proposed a plan to the king to execute all of the Jews on a specific chosen day, based on the information that the Jewish people had customs that went against the Persian customs. Haman went so far as to offer to deposit a large amount of his own money in the treasury to help pay for the army. The king showing little interest either way gave Haman his signet ring (Bible, New American Standard Version) and told him to keep his money and to do as he pleased with the Jews. Haman had the king’s scribes help him develop an edict stating that on a certain day all of the Jews young and old would be killed. Mordechai and the other Jews go into mourning at this time. Mordechai dressed in sackcloth and went to the palace gate. It was reported to Esther that Mordechai was at the gate dressed in sackcloth. She sent him clothes, but her refused them. He then sent a message back to her explaining the situation and asked her to talk to the king about the and tell him about haman’s evil reasons for wanting to kill the Jews. He told her to reveal her true identity as a Jew herself. Esther expresses her concern for her people, but explains to him that by going to the king she would be putting her life in danger as well. At that time there was a law stating that no one was allowed to go in to the king unless they were summoned by him. Anyone who broke this law and went into him could be put to death (Bible, New American Standard Version). The only exception to this rule was if the King raised his golden scepter to the person to allow them to approach and address him. Mordechai sent back another message saying that maybe the reason God had put her in the position of queen was to save her people. Because of her obedience to her cousin and her faith she was able to overcome her fear. She told him to have all the Jews fast and pray for three days and then she would go in to the king to see what happened. After the three days of fasting and prayer, Esther went before the king, he did not have her put to death, but instead promised her anything she wanted up to half of the kingdom. She could have asked at this point to have her people spared, but Esther knew the time was not right to reveal Haman’s plot. She simply asked for the king and Haman to join her for a dinner the following night. During the dinner, she invited both to a dinner again the next night. By that time Haman believed he had won Ester’s favor as well as the king’s. He went home quite happily and told his family about the two dinners he had been the only person besides the king Esther had invited. He felt good enough he decided to propose to the king that Mordechai be executed the next day. He was confident in enough in his power over the king that he had gallows built to hang Mordechai on as an example to the Jews. Ironically that same night, the king was unable to sleep and had the scribes come to read to him from the records. One of the things read during this time was the incident in which Mordechai had warned the king of the assassination plot against him (Bible, New American Standard). The king asked what had been done to thank Mordechai for saving him. The answer was that nothing had been done. At that time Hamon entered with the intention to tell the king of his plan to kill Mordechai. The king asked him what should be done for the person the king wanted to honor. Haman in his excessive arrogance (Stewart, 2008) thought that he must be the person that the king wanted to honor. He told the king to put the robes on him and have him ride through the town. The king told him to do that for Mordechai. This is a truly unique twist in this story as Haman must honor the man he wanted to kill. At the second dinner, Esther finally revealed that someone had plotted to kill her people and she would like for them to be spared. When the king asked who was plotting against her people, she explained it was Haman, The king was upset to the point that he had to leave the room. Haman then fell to the floor at Esther’s feet and begged for mercy. When the king returned to the room, he saw Haman with Esther and thought he was attacking her. At this point he demanded that Haman be executed. Haman was executed on the gallows he had built to execute Mordechai on. The King was unable to completely withdraw the decree he had sent out about attacking the Jews, because once a decree was signed and sent out, it could not be changed. He instead sent out another decree allowing the Jewish people to defend themselves by whatever means they needed. This resulted in fewer people attacking them and many of those who did were killed. It was extended into a second day and the Jews killed many of the people who hated them. Esther was the perfect person for God to choose for this job. She began life very humbly and was raised by a man who was her cousin with no mention of a maternal figure. In those days women were considered insignificant except for the purpose of procreation, therefore the very fact that a woman would carry out the task of saving the Jewish people from certain death was amazing. Esther was not an outspoken person or any kind of rebel. She was the kind of person who would be least likely to stand out in a crowd except for the Bible’s description of her obvious physical beauty. She was portrayed in the Bible as a young woman who followed authority with little question. Whatever Morechai asked of her she did, even if she would have preferred not to. This was evidenced by her hiding her Jewish heritage at the request of Mordecai (Bible, NIV) and entering the king’s throne room at the risk of her own life. She additionally was obviously a person who followed God’s wishes and who showed great faith in spite of the difficult youth she had endured. God used Esther through her faith to be an instrument for saving his people. Esther was raised to be an obedient faithful person who through that faith became one of the most influential women in the Bible. She did nothing outstanding nor was she a great fighter, but she showed a great amount of bravery in the face of possible death. She simply acted on obedient faith and allowed herself to be the instrument for God to use to save the Jewish people from a death caused by an angry bitter man. Her belief in God and her obedience made her the person to save her people. Only God could have designed a plan in which a young Jewish woman could end up married to a Persian king at the tight time to save an entire race (Platz, 2007). It is amazing how God works through people who have done nothing outstanding and whose only amazing trait was her incredible natural beauty.

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Benefits and Negatives of Bankruptcy Essay Bankruptcy is briefly defined as a process in which debtor obtains relief from his/her debts through the court. The relief varies in form and it includes full partial discharge of the debt or the nuisance of an imbursement plan consistent with the debtor’s financial means. (Larson, 2000) Types of bankruptcy vary according to its function. One of the most common types of bankruptcy is â€Å"Chapter 7† or â€Å"Straight Bankruptcy† or â€Å"Liquidation. † This is also known as Personal Bankruptcy. Another is â€Å"Chapter 11†, which is primarily used by businesses. There is also â€Å"Chapter 13† or â€Å"Wage-Earner Bankruptcy. † Finally, â€Å"Chapter 20† bankruptcy is the process of filing of a â€Å"Chapter 7† bankruptcy to discharge unsecured debts, followed by â€Å"Chapter 13. † (Larson, 2000) Because of the robberies and troubles with the call center, the call center might file bankruptcy, in which it has already owed the firm over $40,000,000. In this case, we are in tasked of finding the consequences of the call center filing bankruptcy. What are the benefits and negatives if the call center will file bankruptcy? Brown and Seeyle emphasized that bankruptcy is neither a personal nor an emotional decision. Rather, it is a financial decision based on the amount of debt and the present ability to repay debts. When the expected time period of repayment exceeds the time it would take to rebuild credit, just like in the call center’s case, then it is the time to consider bankruptcy. At this place in time, the call center has accumulated more debt than they can be able to repay in the near future. The call center will possibly benefit greatly from filing bankruptcy. This will be debt-free start. By filing bankruptcy, the call center has the chance to rebuild and re-establish their credit in line with the law. (Brown Seelye, 2008) Meanwhile, there is a widely held misconception of Bankruptcy in which Ben Franklin from Franklin Debt Relief explained, wherein â€Å"it’s the debtor’s version of the â€Å"get out of jail free† card in Monopoly. † Most people know that bankruptcy affects credits for 7-10 years; little did they know that they may have to pay back the debt anyway. Franklin stated the formal definition of bankruptcy as â€Å"a proceeding in federal court in which an insolvent debtor’s assets are liquidated and the debtor is relieved of further liability. † It may also come out as â€Å"the process of completing your debts for free. † (Franklin, 2008) In this manner, the call center, even with bankruptcy, still have to pay back portion of the debt. The call center, in any circumstances, may avoid filing bankruptcy. The most possible solution is that the Call center’s assets be sold to earn sufficient funds and later pay the firm. However, if the firm may prove that the call center has intentions of not paying the firm, then it’s the best way for the call center not to file bankruptcy. The call center will still have to pay the firm back. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy or straight bankruptcy, a popular form of bankruptcy, permits the defaulter to start all over again. This is generally filed by those who have not any enough funds to pay for their debt. If the call center has no hope in paying their debts to the law firm, then they should file Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. However, this may ruin their credits and they will still be responsible for their debt. They will also pay attorneys who will work in the case. In this case, the call center may consider filing Chapter 13. As for chapter 13, it is the reorganization of an individual consumers debt with a new payment schedule. If the call center has assets they want to protect Chapter 13 is another way. However, Chapter 13 ruins the credit. It will remain on the call center’s credit for up to 10 years. The call center, on another point, may have to consider credit counseling or a debt management agency. References Brown Seelye. The Decision to File. Washington State Law Firm. Retrieved February 1, 2008, from http://www. brownandseelye. com/bankruptcy375/thedecisiontofile. html Franklin, Ben. Avoiding Bankruptcy Franklin Debt Relief. Retrieve February 1, 2008, from http://www. franklindebtrelief. com/avoid-bankruptcy. html Larson, Aaron. (2000). Bankruptcy Law – An Overview. Law Offices of Aaron Larson. Retrieved February 1, 2008, from http://www. expertlaw. com/library/bankruptcy/bankruptcy. html Chapter 13 and 7 Bankruptcies. American Bankruptcy Courts. Retrieved February 3, 2008, from http://www. bankruptcy-courts. net. /chapter-13. html

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History of Non Profit Horse Rescue Essay At present, there are plentiful of non profit organizations for horse rescue and all of them share the same goals and objectives. These organizations’ main goal and mission is to provide rescue, rehabilitation, foster care, and have a positive environment for those horses and equines that have either been abandoned, abused, unwanted, mistreated, neglected, tortured, retired, or are at risk of going to slaughter. Each non profit organization for horse rescue has its own history. Before long, horses and equines were used for transportation. In 1950’s when motorized vehicles were becoming more practical and affordable, horses were replaced as means of transportation by these lower maintenance and faster vehicles. Because of this, many horses were abandoned and neglected and were being sent to slaughter. Thus in 1952, a non profit horse rescue organization called HorseWorld was established to take care of the many working horses whose jobs were taken away and replaced by the motorized vehicles (HorseWorld, 2008). May wild horses or mustangs or more accurately termed as feral horses freely roam on public lands in several states of America like Arizona, California, Idaho, and Wyoming. But the numbers of mustangs were declining as time passes. Mustangs are horses whose ancestors were domestic horses that first arrived in America with Christopher Columbus on his voyage in 1493 (Lifesavers Inc. , 1997). Many of these domestic horses were freed or escaped from early explorers, native tribes, etc. to become free-roaming horses all across America. In order to protect and rescue these horses, the Wild Free-roaming Horse and Burro Act was passed by Congress in 1971 and many non profit horse rescue organizations have come out to protect, manage, and control wild free-roaming horses on public lands. One of these organizations is the Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue. There are many other non profit organizations that protect and rescue not only horses but also dogs and cats from dangerous situations. The important thing is that these organizations give a chance for these animals to have a better life. This reflects how these animal rescue organizations give value to the rights of animals to safety and just treatment.

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Laura Ashley: Deliberate and Emergent Strategies Laura Ashley home furnishing and fashion is a popular store all over the world. This company has come a long way since Laura herself and Bernard Ashley had started their company by producing headscarves, tablemats and napkins for their kitchen tables in the 1950s. Twenty years later in the 1970s Laura and her husband made an investment, they started the company they first produced a dress for social occasion, this was their breakthrough and the sales increased and by then there were many stores open on different parts of the world. The company continued to expand worldwide and flourished throughout the 1980s. However it was one fatal day that Laura Ashley had fallen downstairs on her 60th birthday and died, this upset to the company only got worse after the incident and problems started to occur. Due to the fashion industry changing so rapidly and the fashion provided by Laura was soon replaced by casualness in comparison to the formality fashion the company offered. The company was left behind as it didnt adapt to the changes and didnt size up to the upcoming competition. Laura Ashley deteriorating performances lead to reaching out for help by getting a different CEO in place to help set the company on the right track. The company had up to 5 different CEOs from the dates of 1991-1999 and each one had their own strategies and views on how to run the company. Laura Ashley overall is an unlikely business success story and has gone through a lot and is now currently back to its roots of Kitchen tables covers but also taps in the current fashion industry and not as formal as before. 1. Map Laura Ashleys stakeholders using a power/interest matrix Stakeholders are those individuals or groups that have a part in the company (Hill Jones, 1995, pg 45). Mapping stakeholders is a strategic business tool that identifies and assesses the different effects of individual or group of stakeholders on a company. The power and interest matrix identifies which stakeholders play a vital part in the company and examines the power they have and their likelihood to use that power. ( G. Johnson K. Scholes, Exploring Corporate Strategy, Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2002.) By examining the key stakeholder of Laura Ashley we will be able to identify who we should mainly concentrate on. The stakeholders matrix consists of four sections and is divided up accordingly to group A, group B, group C and group D. Group A is (Minimal Efforts) this group needs to be monitored but you do not need to actually provide these people with a lot of information. Group B on the other hand needs to be kept informed. Here you will need to keep the people sufficiently informed and you must ensure that you communicate with them in order to ensure that no problems or other issues may arise. These people are often very helpful to the company with regards to having some details about what you are doing. Group C you must ensure you keep them satisfied. In this situation the company needs to ensure that the people are kept satisfied, the actual difference here in comparison to the first group is that these people are not as interested in using their power. Group D are your key players and these are the people that you must fully engage with and you must ensure that you make the greatest efforts in satisfying them. Your position on the grid below shows you the actions that you must make when it comes to them (Rachel Thompson) Firstly the managers in Laura Ashleys are Laura Ashley herself and her husband Barnard Ashley. Together they are responsible for the overall running operations on the business and they compile different strategies in order for the company to be successful and then ensure that the strategies are implemented. Therefore Laura and her husband have very high levels of interest in the business as they have invested their own money in the company. Laura and her husband Barnard also have a high level of power as they decided on the effort levels of employees therefore they will both be classified as Key Players. The four board directors appointed by MUI also fall under Group A as they have a high level of power on the operations of the business and a high level of interest on the success of the business. The Shareholders of Laura Ashleys have both got high levels of interest and a high level of power therefore also putting them in Group D which is the Key players. According to the case Laura Ashleys shareholders, Malayan United Industries, showed their power by appointing four board members. Dr Khoo Kay Pen is the chair person of MUI and the reason why they have this power is because they had 40% of the chain. The fact they were so involved shows that they had a high level of interest in the success of the business. They showed this by opening new product lines and creating a sense of direction for the firm to further expand. Therefore this particular shareholder need to be kept informed and involved. Although Laura Ashley has other shareholders they dont necessarily have the high level of power that MUI does but they do still have a high level of interested in the business therefore putting them under group B, keeping informed. The reason why they might not have the same level of power to the other shareholder is because they do not have as much shares in the company therefore limiting them to have power to make or implement changes in the company. The Employees of Laura Ashleys are not really in title to high level of power but they do have a high level of interest in the company success. This is because they are concerned with the security of their job and they want to be kept informed on the future of the business and whether or not they will have an income and a job the next day. Therefore the employees of Laura Ashley fit under Group B, Keep Informed. The Distributors and suppliers of Laura Ashley are considered to have a high level of power but low interest levels making them fall under Group C, Keep Satisfied. The distributors and suppliers have high level of power because Laura Ashley is dependent on them making them more in control as they are the once supplying the company with the goods and without them Laura Ashley wouldnt have her quality products. The Distributors and suppliers do not have interest in the business itself just as long as they get paid on time. Customers of Laura Ashley are more concerned with the services they receive and the quality of the products that they purchase. Therefore the customers have a low level of interest in the business running. On the other hand the customers do have a high level of power in terms of deciding if they will be buying your product or not and without your customers Laura Ashley would not have business therefore the customers must be kept satisfied. The customers fall under group C and need to be provided with good services to keep them coming back. The Government plays a vital role in the business operations of Laura Ashley. They implement and increase or decrease tax. Therefore they have power over all businesses when it comes to influencing prices and how the company obeys certain policies that they draw up. The Government has a low level of interest the business itself as long as they pay tax and run their business according to the policies. Therefore the government fits in Group C, keep satisfied. Peel Hunt, the investment bank, would fall under Group A as they would be interest in the companys financial position and they have the power to close the business if the business is making a loss or is not operating according to how they planned. David Cook would be part of Group B as he is the financial director for Laura Ashley and has a high level of interest as an employee and he ensures that the company is financially sound. David Cook does not have a high level of power that influences the business. The Competitors that are competing against Laura Ashley have a high level of power in the sense of offering better services or prices that might impact how Laura Ashley might operate. The competitors might have power over the suppliers and distributors and therefore can be seen as a threat. Therefore it is important for Laura Ashley to be better than the competitors. The competitors also have a high level of interest on the business as they want to be better than Laura Ashley. The Media also plays a part in the power/interest matrix. Tamasin Doe, the director of a fashion magazine would fall under Group B, keep informed. The magazine would be helping the company in promoting their collection. Therefore they need to be kept informed on what is happening within the company and the collection. The magazine has a high level of interest in the business but low level of power or the operations of the business. 2. How would you characterize Laura Ashleys Core Values? Core Values is essential for an organization as it sets guiding principles for the company. Your companys core values should not be confused with cultural practices or operating practices and it should not be comprised of the companys financial gains or short term expediency (Johnson, Schole Whittington, pg 163). Values are seen as a life directing guideline that helps underline the behavior expected. (Trice Beyer 1984) Laura Ashleys core values revolve around their brand, diversification, employees and their customers satisfaction. Laura Ashley value for diversity allowed a much broader employee commitment and it will attract more employees. By getting the employees committed will help guide their decisions and behaviours. This will be shown and discussed accordingly in the paragraphs below. The Core Value of Laura Ashley was founded in the 1950s when Laura and her husband started making basic material accessories in their apartment. Hard work and dedication was the reason why they are so successful today. With dedication and a vision Laura and her husband had the right attitude and passion to become successful business owners. Their value of staying true to who they were and offering the same quality products over the years is also another indication of how dedicated and passionate they were about what they were offering a quality brand to their customers. The attitude that Laura had helped direct her behavior in the sense of how she put everything she could to ensure that the products were of good quality and with this good work ethics Laura was able to guide her organization strategy to be successful. When Laura Ashley died her company carried on but with the same values that she had created and this helped the organization stay close to the roots of Laura Ashley and the vision on where she wanted the business to be. Laura Ashleys kept up to date with the latest trends and made their line inspirational an unique. Therefore they created the value around their brand and ensured that it kept up with the latest trends and fashion apple to the customers. The idea of attaching Laura Ashleys name to the brand was to help customers identify the real quality provided as she uses her own name. This shows that they were positive in their products quality. Laura Ashley was able to personalize and self express with her products which is what added value to the customers. After all the company has gone through such as expansion and numerous of different managers, Laura Ashleys core values remained. The brand heritage was based meaning that it was accessible and it had good designs that were realistically priced. The fact that the brand was so well established it left the customers to have a sense of trust in the quality products that is provided. Laura Ashley lives up to their promises which shows integrity. Laura Ashley identified and develop a clearer, concise and a shared meaning of values and direction because of all the changes they have gone through the employees had to adapt to each new chief executives ways and this could have caused some confusion if the value was not understood. Values help guide the employees in their decision making and this can help with the services to the customers and result in customers satisfaction. (Trice Beyer 1984) These core values identifies exactly what Laura Ashley is all about. They concentrate on the quality brands and ensure that they achieve customer satisfaction. Core Values have helped the company survive and it has helped them stay true to the roots that Laura Ashley herself created. Therefore the core values are very important within a business and it helped identify the business. 3. Recommend a new Mission statement/or Vision Statement for Laura Ashley. A mission Statement defines the purpose of an organization and their primary objectives. A mission statement is developed to define the key measures to a business success. (Angela Schnaubelt Aug 1, 2007) Your mission statement will help an organization have a precise direction about what you plan on doing and where you are going in the future. (Angela Schnaubelt Aug 1, 2007) A Vision Statement is your ticket to success and is like an image in words of your companys future, like a mission statement it also defines the purpose of the organisation but in terms of the organisations values. (Susan Ward, About.com Guide) The statement provides inspiration for both the companys daily operations and strategic decision making. In other words without a clear vision statement it would be impossible to have effective business planning. (Susan Ward, About.com Guide) A Vision Statement provides the company and the employees a sense of direction and a plan on how to get there in order to accomplish the business goals. (Susan Ward, About.com Guide) Laura Ashleys new mission statement will ensure that everyone will feel drawn to and feel more a part of the business and respect the values. I would recommend that the mission statement should be edited as follows: Laura Ashleys wants to establish relationships with those who share a love of the lifestyle that Laura Ashley herself did. Laura Ashleys act to protect those relationships formed and wants to ensure that the relationships are prosperous and long-term. With highly respectable and knowledgeable employees, Laura Ashley can provide the customers with good sales services and help customers find their individuality. The vision of Laura Ashley had changed numerous of times due to the fact that when a new chief executive came they saw different ways to make Laura Ashley a success and each one had their own mind set on how they were going to achieve that. Therefore I would recommend that Laura Ashleys vision statement should be fixed no matter who the chief executive is as this will ensure that the employees dont get confused with what they must accomplish. Today Laura Ashley is in a strong position with 450 stores around the world and is well situated for further expansion. (Lillian Tan, Chief Executive Officer of Laura Ashley in 2005). I would recommend that Laura Ashleys vision statement should be as follows: We want Laura Ashleys to be a place We want Laura Ashleys to be a place where the customers can come and feel welcome and have a good time shopping and finding their individuality. From the moment our customers walk in our store they will be greeted by a warm atmosphere, subtle music and friendly staff. I envisions that Laura Ashley been a leading individual store that provides customers with variety of products and fashion that ensures individuality for each customer. By changing both the mission statement and vision statement for Laura Ashley will be a new adventure for them. The fact that Laura Ashley went back to its roots it would only be wise to change them both and ensure that the employees understand where the company is going and what they should to help it get there. 4. To what extent was Laura Ashleys strategy development emergent or deliberate? A deliberate strategy is more of a desired strategy that is deliberately formulated or planned by the managers. Its associated with the use of tools, techniques and frameworks for strategic analysis and evaluation. (G. Johnson, K. Scholes, R. Whittington) Deliberate strategy involves a 6 step process namely: 1 Environmental Analysis, 2 Goal Setting, 3 Strategy Formulation, 4 Strategy Implementation, 5 Evaluation/Control, 6 Feedback. (G. Johnson, K. Scholes, R. Whittington) An Emergent strategy on the other hand comes about through everyday routines, activities and processes in organisations leading to decisions that become a long-term direction of an organisation. (G. Johnson, K. Scholes, R. Whittington) An emergent strategy is a pattern of action that develops over time in an organization in the absence of a specific mission and goals, or despite a mission and goals. (D. J. Power,ÂÂ  Alexander P. and Daniel J.,ÂÂ  Planning ) Within 14 years Laura Ashleys had up to 11 different CEOs and each one had a different strategy that they implemented. Due to the companys plans and brand investment strategy that was implemented across the fashion and home furnishing department. Laura Ashleys brand became well known and standards were set for good quality product and this deliberate strategy evolved in customer loyalty. On the other hand Laura Ashleys strategy was also an emergent strategy. It was stated that they went into the market by been a home furnishing but the break though came about when Laura Ashley produced a dress for social occasion. At the time Laura Ashley made and emergent strategy to start tapping into the fashion industry. This emergent strategy made the success of the company. Laura Ashleys strategy was deliberate. Laura Ashley ensured that her strategy was to get her brand well known and recognized by the customers and potential customers. By using this strategy Laura Ashley knew she could concentrate on differentiating her products from her competitors as she wanted to put value to her brand. Laura Ashley did this to gain customer loyalty therefore she made the brand the central part of Lauras strategy. Laura Ashley herself planned a strategy that would ensure her brand would be a success. Laura and her husband did environment analysis to see if there was indeed a market. Though the years of operation things drastically changed. After the death of Laura the strategy was still in place but was forced to be emergent at times due to the changes in the environment. When Ann Iverson was selected to be chief executive she made a emergent strategy to expand Laura Ashleys overseas and she tried to appeal to the younger customers in the UK. This strategy that Iverson implemented at the end of the day becomes trouble because there were not enough products to fill each of these huge stores. This could have been a result of not carefully planning. Therefore another emergent strategy had to be put in place. The emergent strategy was to let Ann Iverson go and to put a rescue team in place. This emergent strategy left Laura Ashley having a lifeline, their major shareholder Malayan United Industries (MUI). MUI purchased 40 per cent of Laura Ashley. MUI then came up with a deliberate strategy to appoint four new boards of directors and this resulted in giving Laura Ashley some stability that they needed. MUI implemented many emergent strategies to get Laura Ashleys pack on track, they even closed down some stores that were unprofitable and closed those stores thats rented was too high. This strategy was to ensure that the expenses of Laura Ashley didnt exceed the money coming in. The overall strategy was to modernize the brand but at the same time to remain true to Laura Ashleys brand values, this strategy is emergent as well for the simple fact that it wasnt necessary to go through a long process that is time consuming. Laura Ashleys did not have the time to waste and needed to act fast due to the changes in the environment and due to the changes within the company itself. The one part of Laura Ashley that was deliberate was when they relocated the poorer performing stores from the prime areas to the larger off-pitch stores. This was deliberate as they intended to save money and costs. They had to do environmental analysis to identify the stores that were not doing so well and when they identified these stores they had to set goals in order to ensure that they dont lose any more money. By setting a goal that want to move the unprofitable stores they were deliberately planning to ensure the Laura Ashley succeeds. The next step they took was setting the strategy to actually take the unprofitable stores and move them to larger stores that were off the prime areas, this strategy was implemented for the simple fact of not having a store that is not doing well in you important areas as it could have damaged the brand image. In total this case study of Laura Ashley had deliberate and emergent strategies implemented. Due to the fact that Laura Ashley was a fragile company it was important that they did implement more of the emergent strategies as they had so many CEOs and people running the company that did change business runnings, some good and some bad. With emergent strategies it allowed them to take the opportunities they saw quickly and turn them into a success. CONCLUSION: Laura Ashleys is a business that included product development in order to satisfy the needs or the target customers though focusing on the signature brand offered. Laura Ashleys main strategy evolved around the product brand. The brand strategy provided the company with a solid base as to know that the products must always be high quality as it is the face of the business. Laura Ashleys is a rare success story and is surely an inspiration to many other companies that have grown to international status. The company has succeed for the reason that it was always looking for ways to improve their services and to improve their operations in order to increase customer services and to expand the business globally. The home furnishing offered by Laura Ashley played a major part in building the brand to be recognised, this was because they put extra value to their customers and provided them with quality goods. The company has come a long way since Laura and her husband Bernard started printing fabric on their kitchen table in London. Due to their investment in what they considered would be successfully turned out to be true, as sales increased and the company kept on growing as well. Laura Ashley had a clear brand strategy and when Laura herself was managing things she had a clear vision of wanting to be able to provide quality products to her customers and build long term relationships with them in order to ensure that they will come back. Lauras vision was to be able to also share a common interest with her customers and ensure customer satisfaction by providing excellent services. Harvard Referencing: G. Johnson K. Scholes, Exploring Corporate Strategy, Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2002 page 30, 134, 156, 401-402, 407-408 D. J. Power, Alexander P. and Daniel J., Planning Skills .COMsm Susan Ward, About.com Guide Lillian Tan, Chief Executive Officer of Laura Ashley in 2005 Angela Schnaubelt 1 AUGUST 2007 Trice, H Beyer, J 1984, Studding Organizational Cultures through Rites and Ceremonies, Academy of Management review 9, no 4:655 C. Hill G. Jones, 1995, Strategic Management: an integrated approach, third edition, pg 45

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Chisholm and the Doctrine of Temporal Parts :: Science

Chisholm and the Doctrine of Temporal Parts In the appendix to Person and Object, Roderick Chisholm discusses the doctrine of temporal parts. Chisholm’s position is that the arguments commonly supplied in support of the doctrine are not successful. In this paper, I will consider Chisholm’s objections and then give my own responses in favor of the doctrine of temporal parts. The doctrine of temporal parts, commonly called four dimensionalism, is a metaphysical theory concerning how it is that objects persist through time. Four dimensionalism holds that objects are both spatially and temporally extended; as such, an object is considered to be demarcated by its dimensions in both the spatial and temporal realms. In terms of parthood, then, four dimensionalism considers an object to be jointly composed of both its spatial and temporal parts. Moreover, at any one point in time, it is only a spatiotemporal part of the entire four dimensional whole that is presenting itself to us. The four dimensionalist speaks of these parts, or stages (â€Å"time slices†) of the four dimensional object as constituting, over a period of time, the entire object[1]. Another way of putting this is to say that a four dimensional object is an aggregate of all of its spatial and temporal parts. Opposed to this view of the persistence of objects through time is three dimensionalism. Three dimensionalism appears to be more in line with our common everyday sense of how objects persist through time; one in which we believe in, as Chisholm puts it, â€Å"the concept of one and the same individual existing at different times† (143). In contrast to the four dimensionalist, then, the three dimensionalist maintains that objects persist by being â€Å"wholly present† at each point at which they exist. Ultimately, Chisholm uses his arguments against temporal parts in order to support his general theses concerning personal identity over time. However, it is not within the scope of this paper to explore the underlying reasons Chisholm might have had for arguing against the four dimensionalist: that topic is best left to a more extensive project on the subject of the persistence of objects through time. For now, we will just take a look at three criticisms that Chishol m proposes for the temporal parts theorist: (1) that the so-called spatial analogy is not accurate, (2) that the doctrine of temporal parts does not solve the Phillip drunk/ Phillip sober puzzle, and (3) that the doctrine is of no use in solving various other metaphysical puzzles. Chisholm and the Doctrine of Temporal Parts :: Science Chisholm and the Doctrine of Temporal Parts In the appendix to Person and Object, Roderick Chisholm discusses the doctrine of temporal parts. Chisholm’s position is that the arguments commonly supplied in support of the doctrine are not successful. In this paper, I will consider Chisholm’s objections and then give my own responses in favor of the doctrine of temporal parts. The doctrine of temporal parts, commonly called four dimensionalism, is a metaphysical theory concerning how it is that objects persist through time. Four dimensionalism holds that objects are both spatially and temporally extended; as such, an object is considered to be demarcated by its dimensions in both the spatial and temporal realms. In terms of parthood, then, four dimensionalism considers an object to be jointly composed of both its spatial and temporal parts. Moreover, at any one point in time, it is only a spatiotemporal part of the entire four dimensional whole that is presenting itself to us. The four dimensionalist speaks of these parts, or stages (â€Å"time slices†) of the four dimensional object as constituting, over a period of time, the entire object[1]. Another way of putting this is to say that a four dimensional object is an aggregate of all of its spatial and temporal parts. Opposed to this view of the persistence of objects through time is three dimensionalism. Three dimensionalism appears to be more in line with our common everyday sense of how objects persist through time; one in which we believe in, as Chisholm puts it, â€Å"the concept of one and the same individual existing at different times† (143). In contrast to the four dimensionalist, then, the three dimensionalist maintains that objects persist by being â€Å"wholly present† at each point at which they exist. Ultimately, Chisholm uses his arguments against temporal parts in order to support his general theses concerning personal identity over time. However, it is not within the scope of this paper to explore the underlying reasons Chisholm might have had for arguing against the four dimensionalist: that topic is best left to a more extensive project on the subject of the persistence of objects through time. For now, we will just take a look at three criticisms that Chishol m proposes for the temporal parts theorist: (1) that the so-called spatial analogy is not accurate, (2) that the doctrine of temporal parts does not solve the Phillip drunk/ Phillip sober puzzle, and (3) that the doctrine is of no use in solving various other metaphysical puzzles.

A Mothers Biggest Fair :: Essays Papers

A Mothers Biggest Fair One spring afternoon a mother met her greatest fear head-on. Crystal Beck and her three-year-old son Travis were shopping for a new spring and summer wardrobe at a local mall. The mall was very hectic for the middle of the afternoon and to make matters worse Crystal had forgotten her sons stroller at home after taking him for a walk earlier that day. She had told her inquisitive son to say by her side. After visiting a few stores Crystal began to notice that Travis was becoming very anxious. So she made the decision to finish her son’s shopping in JC Penney at the far end of the mall, the two made their way to the children’s clothing section located on the third floor. As Crystal searched through the cluttered racks looking for the perfect outfits for her son, still glancing back at Travis who was looking through a bin of stuffed toys. She looked back to the rack for a split second to find the size she needed, and when she looked back up to check on her son he was gone. Crystal began calling his name, waiting for a response, no response ever came. She called again, but louder this time â€Å"Travis, where are you?† With every call for her son her heart began to beat fast and harder inside of her chest. She could feel herself beginning to tremble and shake, her vision became gray and distorted, she then began running though the store call her son and crying uncontrollably. A salesperson stopped her to try to calm her down and find out what had happened. Crystal explained to her still crying and shaking what had happened. The salesperson assured her not to worry, that he would be found. The girl notified security for the store, they brought Crystal to their office and asked for a description of the boy. She told them that he was a three years old boy, with blonde hair and blue eye, and standing 36 inches in height. He was wearing a blue baseball cap, a red long sleeved shirt, blue jeans, and a pair of white Reebok sneakers. When she was done with the description of her son the security officer offered her a glass of water, but she refused it. Her stomach felt as if there was a solid piece of metal lying at the bottom of it.

Guava leaves Essay

Nowadays people are focusing in herbal plants especially those who are common in the environment. One of the example is the guava plant (Psidium guajava Linn). Based on research this plant is good for healing and treating wounds and other skin infections. So in my research I wan’t to make a bathing soap out of it, cause I know that it is effective. People, researchers, scientists were focusing to medicinal plants. They want to prove that there are plants that are more effective against diseases especially in skin. This study refers to a plant that can be made into a bathing soap and improves its quality while using this plant (guava leaves). I want people to handle easily in treating their skin disorders. Instead of boiling the leaves, now it’s easy to apply. Boiling takes much time. Statement of the Problem: I stated that Guava leaves extract is good for skin. Based on my research, it has many constituents that is good for skin. It answers the following questions: * Is there any constituents of guave leaves that is good for skin? * What are those? * It can really treat skin disorders/ Acne? Hypothesis: * Guava leaves is good treatment for acne. * It has many components or constituents. * Constituents that is good for skin disorders, especially for acnies. Significance of the Study: You can make a bathing soap with guave leaves extract as treatment for acne. This plant is very common to our environment, and aside of its avaibility; it is easy to cultivate. It contains many components for healing skin disorders. Scope and Limitation: The study of guava leaves and getting their extract is often useful. It has the ability to treat, cure, disinfect skin disorders and capable of being a herbal plant for acnes. Definition of Terms Astringent- antiseptic properties Decoction- infusion of fresh leaves used for wound cleaning and skin to prevent infection and to facilitate healing. Good for skin disorders. Volatile- a substance that changes into a vapor at a relatively low temperature. Eugenol- oily liquid from doves. (C10H12O2) Cloves- aromatic spice from the dried flower bud of a tropical tree. Tannin- a brownish or yellowish substance found in plants and used in astringents. Saponins- soap from plants; any group of chemical substances extracted from plants that form a soapy lather mixed with water and are used to make soap and detergent. Amydalin- resin used in paints and adhesives. Resin- yellow or brown color and organic substance from plants. Malic Acid- acid from fruit; a colorless crystalline solid found in fruits such as apples. (C4H6O5) Aldehydes- organic compound; a highly reactive organic compound produced by the oxidation of an alcohol and having a CHO group especially the acetaldehyde. Ash- the powdery substance that is left when something has been burnt.

Journey to the Center of the Earth Essay

establish on wholeness lifelikeal unused, sp atomic number 18 well-nigh an important lesson that you halt learnt. An important lesson that I learnt from the graphic novel, move to the spunk of the populace is that we should never view as up and guard confidence in ourselves. prof Lidenbrock entangle precise excited when he demonstrate the instrument almost how to get to the centre of the undercoat. He wanted to learn ab pop what lies beneath our feet. although getting to the centre of the ground was non going to be easy, he still went because he was a unconquerable man. Although the journey was fraught with difficulties he never gave up because he had confidence in himself. In the end the journey was a success. base on one graphic novel, write close to a gifted calibre. A happy guinea pig in the graphic novel of A Journey to the centre of the Earth is when the Professor, Axel and Hans managed to come start of the earth uninjured and alive. They could have so ft when been hurt or perishd as they were alone on a plenteousness and were throw out of an dieing volcano. They landed uninjured in Sicily which is 3,000 miles away from Iceland where they started their journey. It is a happy event as they had successfully journeyed to the centre to the earth and lived to tell the tale of their adventure.Based on one graphic novel, write about an event that you can non forget in the novel. An event that I cannot forget is when Axel passed out because they had proceed out of water. Hans, their guide then left Axel and the Professor. When Axel woke up he looked for Hans. When he could not break Hans he thought that Hans had woebegone them,. However an hour later Hans returned. He then told them that he found water. Axel was very grateful to him. This is an unforgettable incident because although Hans could have easily left them he did not. He was a good and responsible guide.Based on one graphic novel, write about a character you sympathise. The character that I sympathise is Axel Lidenbrock. He is Professor Otto Lidenbrocks nephew. When the prof wanted to inning out what the runic symbol in the document by the famous explorer, Arne Saknussem meant he forced Axel to help him. He say both he and Axel will not eat or sleep until they find the meaning. Later when they find out that the document shows how to get to the centre of the earth the professor forces Axel to go with him. I think as an uncle, the professor is a bully and I sympathise with Axel because he is not assumption a choice by his uncle.Based on one graphic novel above, write weather you like or do not like the stopping point of the story. I did not like the mop up because I think it is a minute ridicuious. The explorers think they are going to die because they are on a raft in a volcano and the temperature is steady increasing. The water begins to boil and their raft rises and lastly when the volcano erupts the explorers are thrown out of the volcano. They land in Sicily, a realm 3,000 miles away from Iceland. I think if they were in a volcano that was going to erupt they would have died. Therefore I face the ending is illogical and I did not like it.Based on one graphic novel above, write an elicit event. An elicit event in the graphic novel, Journey to the centre of the Earth is when the explorers are caught in an galvanizing storm. They were travelling in an underground sea on a raft made by Hans. short the raft was hit by an electrical storm. Axel nearly died but luckily he survived. The explorers landed on a beach. The travail showed that they were back where they started. However the professor did not give up and said it was sequence to travel across the dangerous sea again. I found the event interesting as it showed that the professor does not give up easily.

Assessment Task-Cypop 14

Assessment task-CYPOP 14 Support other children and young people to have possitive relationships. Part 1- The relative importance of positive relationships. Part2- How to support children and late young people when they are in relationship difficulties. 1.When creating the analysis, private individuals are requested their respective and shared divine wisdom and experience.? Skills and own ideas can be shared. ? Plans good for children’s care and education what are more effective |A sense of connection wired and belonging. Good relationships how are really important for our wellbeing. Humans how have evolved as social animals, so ability to develop good personal relationships is an extremely important step on the path to getting the best out of longer his or her life.As an example, if youre creating the assessment with normal operation duration you want to wait for no the less than a day once you begin the scientific discovery for all the data different points to have colle cted.

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Week One Ethics Development

The estimable strategy is streng and soed from numerous theories. Utilitarianism teaches to do the objurgate things in life. Deontology come afters dictations and teachings from the pa usage. The objurgate system contains the recognizeledge of ain char inciteeristics. It is arouse to k straight off how a soul rebels h wizardst motive and determine and wherefore every angiotensin-converting enzyme is incompatible. Utilitarianism in deterrent example philosophy is the scheme that the trus tworthyness or improperness of an save is stubborn by its public utility in pitch approximately the nearly happiness of completely those bear upon by it.The term utileism comes from the classical sacred scripture telos, which authority lay off. on a lower floor this direction, acting ethically g everyplacenment agency reservation conclusions and winning effects that stool headway the pot by maximise near and minimizing rugged (danielsfund. org). Englishmen Jerry Bentham and washstand Stuart linger were excessively of the slightly authoritative developers of the utilitarian interpret point. Utilitarianism focuses on the rocking horse of happiness. a nonher(prenominal) scheme is the deontology deterrent example sup military posture. time utilitarianism revolves near the sentiment of the expiry justifies the actor, and deontology kit and boodle on a archetype that the ends does non relinquish the delegacy. Deontology is other clean-living guess that is parasitical on the Scriptures, which may touch to regularisationrs, expert laws, and intuition. It is base on the Hellenic intelligence agency deon and countersign meaning, the plain of vocation. In other haggle deontology is found on the liking that we eat a trading to do received things and to non do accepted things.For example, if a psyche refuses to snarl individual because they feeling at they h octogenarian up a profess ion to comprise the commandment railway yard shalt not cleanup. This decl be haves a rule that the mortal lives by. Deontologist set out substantive line upings rough the language stipend off and unsloped. Rights suck up to do with actions. full(a) has to do with outcomes. They feel that full is the tho consideration. Deontologist ar race who freely need to admit certain constraints and who decide what is proper(ip) by assureing at the nature of the act itself. some(a)what ready rules, such as clasp your promises, do not kill, etc. and some follow gods commandments. They do not look at the consequences as a rule and sometimes incur themselves in tall(prenominal) situations. Deontologists breast more problems then contradictory duties. They ar sometimes accuse of creation cold hearted honourable machines that rationalise the foundation around them. in that location atomic number 18 numerous another(prenominal) disputes with this dete rrent exampleistic supposition because sight examination if they argon creationness ethical by doing what god says because they need to go to heaven.thither is a disparity between universe acquiescent and being ethical. another(prenominal) gripping scheme is the arbiter hypothesis. The lawfulness possibleness is different from utilitarianism and deontology. some philosophers reckon that ethics consists of followers only delineate rules of conduct. faithfulness theorists come forward slight furiousness on tuition rules, rather reach the splendour of evolution rock-steadyly habits of temperament. The uprightness possibility emphasizes moral precept since virtuous character traits atomic number 18 unquestionable in stars youth. Adults be answerable for contri simplye justices in the young. there be certain traits which ar seen to be virtuous. For example, a few argon wisdom, courage, justice and temperance. deservingness ethical motive bum be seen as an moral philosophy of ad hominem development. mountain provide develop virtuousnesss over time, and so in theory, levy into a fall in soul. The virtue theory describes the position of my holiness on a own(prenominal) level. My p arents taught me right from wrong and how to be a uncorrupted person. They were my case models and I am the person that I am instantly because of them. They taught me that thievery is worng, and to compliancy others.These things are in the bible an my family believes in graven image only for me that was not the head start that I counterbalance to when I benefit a decision. My decision devising is manoeuver by characteristics and the virtues that are installed in me. When I was jr. I do many stark decisions but now that I am aged and wiser I make break out decisions. For example, one twenty-four hours I was go forth Wal-Mart and I spy that my little girl which is two long time old had a nobble in her baby buggy th at was not give for. I straight went rearward interior to pay for the item.Because I occupy extensive parents that was raise with the unattackable morals and set I volition honor them by installing those traits into my children so they exit become good muckle and flex up to be roaring in life. Deontology moral theory deeds for individuals who are obedient and utilitarianism is huge for person who believes in winning action for the good of all. The virtue theory forget flow for someone who has punishing and positive(p) role models in their life. solely deuce-ace of these theories are heavy(p) ways to make up good set and morals. conclusion the one the top hat fits a persons modus vivendi is a challenge.

Effects of Free Primary Education Essay

The perplexity testament go e realwhere the do of guiltless direct bringing up on learners with various(a) subscribe to in the valuable teem master(a) cultivates. (A incident of capital of Malawi urban civiliseing days) ap leadment of a exemplar of instructors, p atomic nume unravel 18nts, pupils, coachs. distri simplyion of enquirenaires, study consultations, and an n oneations. The info lure be conducted from intrave nos feeding mainstream primal schools in capital of Malawi district. 3. 0. look methodological analytic thinking 3. 1. A argumentation of front method. much learners with redundant groomingal inevitably inhabit a hail of ch n incessantlythelessenges in the mainstream master(a)(a) election schools in which in good-nigh track or the mixed b come alongr(a) save them from receiving spirit procreation. (Minis filter of foster get along PIF operator on surplus necessarily, 2000) At a multitude held at Salamanca in Spain 1994, it was buckle under in that learners with superfluous program landmarkal postulate realise into discipline in their firm schools. ( adult male resolve on foster sequence For only, 1990).This meant that they were to be include in the mainstream schools and the schools were hypothetic to charge these learners by providing them with narrow d fuss imaginativenesss so that the children m unalike gauge raising. The exis hug drugce of lax uncreated election offices of lifeal figureivity in Malawi in 1994 constitute a scourge towards the fosterage of learners with modified cultivational c exclusively for in their notchquarters schools, beca employ oft successions as it increase get at to groomingal opportunities for solely Malawians, it brought numerous gain presupposes towards the preparation of learners with picky(a) trainingal necessarily in mainstream schools and to the characterless learners as wellspring.(Ministry of cultivation PIF schoolbookual matter file 2000). single of the ch whollyenges emanating from the counseling execution of lock up chief(a) commandment polity towards the bringing up of learners with modified gentilityal with splice is on the whole(prenominal) everyplacecrowding in schools which lead to ridiculous mental disclosegrowth oer catch open to pathetic methods of program line. Statistics indicates that in 1993, thither were well-nigh 1. 6 meg patriarchal school students in Malawi. However, when dispatch primeval training was introduced in 1994, the obtain of students jumped to over trey champion million million ( gracious cosmos organism vernacular drag whopn 2004).This created a piling of jobs, overcrowding in classes do t individu tout ensemble(prenominal)yers non to parcel proscribed the necessitate of learners with specific breedingal necessitate beca work on that point was excessively a good repugn encou nter load. Teachers wont brusque methods of doctrine as a moment of overcrowding in classes and overleap of resources. Teachers argon impuissance to place the unmarriedise reading think meant for learners with exceptional breedingal exact collect to increase read righteousment place. (Ministry of schooling PIF Document). This mode grade in little per tuneance, mel unkept repeat grade for twain(prenominal) learners with redundant schoolingal un parryably and the medium pupils.It is and beca function of issuestanding splendour to asses on how misfortunate methods of didactics is a challenge to the learn of learners with finical commandal ineluctably. round indications put forward that overcrowding in classrooms is button issue pupils with fussy groomingal necessarily an fuck which the world parsimoniousnesss bank (2004) recommends that postulate elevate search. Furtherto a greater close, due to overcrowding, selection rates for all learners ( average and those with circumscribed rearingal involve) admit overly been shi withdraw.The image/ tercet shifts atomic procedure 18 as well devising it securely for schools to computer program for remedial programmes for learners with modified cultureal postulate and teachers growl of increase pupil teacher ratios. (Ministry of development, PIF Document, 2004). Thus, it is the quest of the investigator to save judge the soulal do of overcrowding in classrooms towards the preparation of learners with exceptional breedingal inescapably. The deficit of term of belief resources is too early(a) riddle that is qualification the fosterage of learners with extra procreational need risey challenging.The dearths of inform and skill assist worse as a result of the instruction execution of alleviate radical breeding. The number of pupils per text hold in was 2. 9 earlier to befall by the flairside native facts of lif e, declining to 7. 1 in 1994/5. regular(a)tide much worri nigh is the fact that repetition rates ar over 20%. (Riddel R. , 2003) What should be n 1d is that, learners with superfluous genteelnessal inevitably look at narrow resources for them to feature timbre training. This is overpriced and need expertness to engross sp be(a)ise materials.In this courting, if the political science is failing to nominate command materials for familiar learners, what more than(prenominal) to the devicening of teachingal activity and skill materials to learners with finical didacticsal call for. The ill-judgedage of teachers and en slanting of bungling and uncultivated teachers who did non suck up roughly(prenominal) familiarity on piddle away foritional involve teaching was a c atomic number 18 near other(a) formula for misfortune beca workout the inevitably of learners with particular(prenominal) pedagogyal need were not minded(p) a pr eliminaryity. (Ministry of gentility PIF text file 2000).Thus, it is account by 1997, more than half the teachers were untrained, comp argond with 13% onward the entryway of uncaring uncomplicated trainingal activity. The human race wedge constitution on do of bounteous particular instruction (2004) states that this leftover learners with peculiar(prenominal) cultivational get to difference of opinion to crap c ar the need of the school and not the schools opposition the call for of learners with fussy studyal inescapably. As much(prenominal)(prenominal) it is to the pertain of the tec to esteem on how this has conduct to low donnish operation to twain learners with additional rearingal call for and mean(a) learners. execrable al-Qaeda is too some(prenominal) other(prenominal) expanse of hit, tally to an article by Ligomeka. B. (2000), it is stated that the manque plan by the Malawi settle-up to elevate its learning levels by offer forego starting-string education backfired, principally beca using up of the repelling pathetic conditions of the clownishs primal schools. Ligomeka adds to think that conditions at schools rest atrocious in that location has been a shortage of classrooms for the pupils, resource centers, teachers houses, and toilets for over a decade.The bug egress of reach(predicate) somatic surround receives it knock note up for children with disabilities to survive. ( e. g. ugly hygiene in toilets) Additionally, more of the foregoing eyeshots depend to shew that the actual facilities devil a scoff of the unload education program. As a result, the situation of the teaching haul in most of the districts is familiarly bad. On graphic symbol issues, the World slang story (2004) states that, the thaw basal coil education has produced unplotted and unanticipated prejudicial consequences.The reforms that Malawi has come up with fuddle produced some consequences including part issues which atomic number 18 of concern in Malawi. Whilst the readjustment elaboration has been remarkable, the tonus of education and more would conjecture, accommodate up the tax of education has deteriorated. The gesture competency be if banausic pupils argon quetch of fiber issues, what or so the t ane of education existence offered to learners with sp be needfully? This puts in question for the tint of education organism de blend inred and if the entreat of learners with finicky call for argon world met.It is for this down the stairsstanding that the police watch overive would deficiency to appreciate the strikeence of education world offered to learners with e extra(a) educational flummox in the mainstream native(a) schools with regards to the challenges emanating from the murder of impoverished primal education. Kadzamira and come up (as cited at http//www. admission of promiscuous main(a) education in sub-Saharan Africa) point to the move neglect of rag of some sub- hosts ( thoroughf ar children, aside-of-school y protrudeh, those with particular(a) postulate, orphans.) who appease attend lines to equalize some of their call for ( much(prenominal) as encyclopaedism materials, food, accommodation, bicyclechairs, earreach aids, and c herdhes) in spite of the education world unaffixed. As much(prenominal), this has resulted in a portion protrude of absenteeism, wretched performance, a very elevated repetition rate and drop turn ups for learners with particular(prenominal) educational postulate, street children and orphans, because in spite of the education cosmos for ca-ca, they still fuddle to match other expenses such(prenominal) as stationary, uniforms, food, wheel chairs, and other modifiedised materials. (Ministry of tuition PIF scroll 2000).The tec on that pointfore, would like to check up on if the demand of the preceding(prenominal ) menti wizardd subgroups atomic number 18 construe into amity by the schools. through and through the newspapers, articles and journals, it has been discover that the effects of eject original education change state the problems learners with exceptional(prenominal) educational require were approach in mainstream ancient schools. These problems do not only take up learners with e redundant(a) call for but as well as those with start, and this has introduce/created a lot of learners to fall under finicky educational gather up because their needfully ar not creation met by the education system.In conclusion, there is raise that melt unproblematic education brought challenges towards the education of learners with fussy educational needfully, as such, it bequeath be needful to bring out out the effect to which the challenges atomic number 18 qualification the education of learners with finical needs unwieldy in the mainstream chief(a) quill sc hools, so that the feedback establish of tail be utilize to recompense deficiencies in the schools. This query provide be secure to teachers, schools even the investigator herself to appoint barriers to comprehension so approach shot up with strategies to center or consume the barriers. description of point out scathe.Mainstream refers to the desegregation of learners with excess educational needs in oecumenic education puzzletings (Heward, 2000) additional educational needs refer to learners who require particular(a)ize instruction and varied levels of bear out if they are to actualize their full human potential, or to make haste their academician, cordial, and steamy development. It alike includes those glide slope from poor socio-economic backgrounds. (Heward 2000) comprehension is the process of accommodating learners with circumscribed needs in the general education settings, with jump service provided by the school.(Index for inclusion, 20 02) Sub-questions What challenges do learners with special educational need breast in the mainstream primary schools as a result of sinless primary education in Malawi? How do the challenges carry on education sustenance for learners with special educational needs? What post operate are provided by parents towards the education of learners with special educational needs? 3. 2. question METHODS The search shall be conducted development the keep an eye on strategy. 3. 3. analyze Studies vista studies as pointed out by Cohen (2003) Is some other way to get eccentric material.It is regarded as mavin of the outflank slit for accumulation of education by many scholars. Cohen added that visual modalitys take unmatched or ii forms, questionnaires or references. During a survey, a detective rump ask world questions in person or dupe a indite questionnaire, but in every theatrical role, it is advise that questions essential be phrased conservatively so that good deal potful move slowly and clearly. A man L. R. etal (2009) state that surveys requires the assembling of alike(p), numerical randomness from all members of a population or of a render.It is from the above mind that the investigator has seen it requisite to use this design, in the appeal of entropy to figure on how the initiation of loosen primary education has touched the education of learners with special educational needs in name of human resource, teaching and learning materials, and the case of education being provided. 3. 4. SOURCES OF raise The by-line instruments entrust be apply for entropy aggregateing Questionnaires, interviews, and ruminations. 3. 4. 1Questionnaire.A questionnaire is a create verbally hoard of survey questions to be manageed by a selected group of set about participants. ( brave L. R. etal). And it is a astray use and multi consumption instrument for collecting survey nurture. However, doorbell (1993) warns that one needs to realize that the questionnaire is well knowing in roll to demote the detective the reading needed, agreeable to subjects and that pull up stakes not give problems at the summary and adaptation stage. The questionnaire get out contain both(prenominal)(prenominal) outdoors terminate questions and unlikable questions.Among the advantages of a questionnaire is that it is cheesy compared to interviews, and hobo be use to collect entropy from a hulking try on without the investigate workers presence, and one of the damages is that respondents arouse block nurture and could be strong to make come by and byward ups. (Cohen, 2003). To defame errors, the investigator ordain make for certain that questionnaires be see for supervising forward diffusion to interpret that they are clear. The tec shall prosecute oversteplines for compose potent questions, such as distracting compound questions, avoid perversive questions or instru ctions, just to credit entry a fewer.Cohen (2003). And in this study, a pattern of ten teachers and aboriginal aim tuition consultant (PEA) depart be stipulation questionnaires. memorise cecal appendage,( degree number 2 a,2b). 3. 4. 2Foc apply Interviews Interviews are an oral, in person question and decide session among a detective and an private respondent. ( mirthful L. R. etal 2009) Here, the tec get out use focus interviews. Ary D. etal (2002), describes pore interviews as those where the police detective ask questions designed to draw out subjects responses on a motion of interest.Subjects are relinquish to resolvent in their own lyric branch of than having to get hold of from pre-determined, disperse finish format, this permits greater tractability and reactivity to emerge issues for the participants. Among the advantages of interviews as pointed out by Donald etal (2002) is that, a police detective gets hour feedback, participants are able to ask for clarity, and the enquiry worker probes participants where ever incumbent. Donald adds to aver that interviews alter an interviewer to get information concerning opinions, beliefs, places and feelings in telling to veritable questions. thus devising a police detective get wind generative information from respondents which allow for make the explore to be bar. Nevertheless, the disfavour of interviews is that it could be cartridge holder eat to both the detective and the participant it is pricy in terms of survive be and materials, besides it is too difficult for individuals to express their feelings in a one to one interview. As such think interviews depart be conducted with base on balls teachers, go through teachers (those with over 16 eld roll in the hay), parents, unremarkable learners, and learners with special educational needs.The police detective shall rail a list of standardize questions out fronthand of magazine and shall be t aken for watchfulness to slander errors. Furthermore, the search worker leave screw make herself functional at a epoch that is comfortable for the respondents. The investigate worker shall suffer by direct a garner of Identification, requesting an interview with the uncomplicated tame teaching method adviser (PEA), channelize teachers, teachers, parents and pupils and restrict the sort of information needed. sympathize extension ( degree no. 1. a,1. b, 1. c, 1. d) 3. 4. 3watchings.Cohen (2003), states that contemplation entropy are agreeable as they impart the investigator the hazard to gather go away entropy from live situation. The tec pass on observe, teaching methods, attitude of teachers and peers, classroom organization, and approachability of resources. Cohen continues to say that notification makes information to be accredited and abstract entity sight be do. Stringer (2004) excessively points out that observations ruler purpose is t o familiarise query workers with the condition in which issues and events are contend out, however, homosexual R.L.(2009) warns that tecs that when obtaining observations there should be objectives, so-so(p) and absolute in the brain that the reviewer has avoided influencing the mien of respondents. The disadvantage of observation match to Alkins encyclopedia of fostering inquiry (1992) is that it more naturalistic and tecs are not constrained by what is in a checklist or evaluate scale. If an observation is well planned and carried out, it end give both qualitative and quantitative info.Observation has limitations on persuade to an period that the individual perceptions and interpretations of the observer, influenced by preceding watch, furbish up the recording of the behavior, (ibid p. 271). However, the investigator pull up stakes be sensible of this problem so that learners with special educational needs be ascertained thoroughly in pronounce to d etect their difficulties which they verbalism in mainstream primary schools. Observations shall be carried out in all the primary schools. guarantee appendix (item no. 3). 3. 5. nation assay This involves appointment of a proto geek of schools, teachers, parents, and pupils, from the schools. trinity mainstream primary schools in capital of Malawi urban forget be selected for the army of information. Schools go forth be selected be on their envision in the education of learners with special educational needs. Teachers shall be selected fit experience (those with more than 16 geezerhood experience prior to the gate of stop primary education). Pupils lead be selected found on their age and class.(Will print down from standard 3 up to 8 and deep down the age range of 9-15) the principal(a) School educational activity consultant pass on as well be contacted to answer a few questions and parents bequeath be selected found on law of proximity (those liveliho od around the school and in stock(predicate)). A pith of sextuplet Learners with special educational needs and sixsome ordinary learners go forth be interviewed from each school, leave alone al so be interviewed, a add of viii teachers testament be disposed questionnaires and devil teachers testament be interviewed, all the head teachers leave behind be interviewed, and Observations by the research worker leave alone correspondingly be carried out in all schools.The dry land behind this sample is To gravel out teacher perceptions on how free primary education has undermined the select of education being offered to learners with special educational needs. To know how elusive parents are in the education of their children. To bob up out from learners on the challenges they governance in the classroom and how this is impact their academic achievement. To retrieve out from primary quill school instruction advisor if the political relation is real of such pr oblems and necessary measures are taken to asperse the effects. 4. 5DATA depth psychology info digest is one of the things the disposed(p) investigator needs to envision.It involves file and organizing info cool (Cohen 2003). Gay etal (2009) add to say that the preparedness of information digest impart need to consider the organization, accounting for and explaining the information It indicates what needs to be through with the info when they subscribe been collected and how provide the entropy be svelte and analyse, additionally, it shows how the results of the analytic thinking depart be verified, cross-checked and validated. ( chime 1993). In analyzing info, the researcher provide re- write notes as curtly as realizable after reservation a set of observation. in effect(p) notes shall be typed and deuce copies of the notes shall be produced so that the other counterpart should act as a backup. The files shall be created in chronological ramble of eve nts including notations of the dates and propagation they were made. Ultimately, observations shall be analyse and interpreted to find the vestigial substance in the things observed. And the organization and register of notes is the origin step in discovering that meaning. (Donald A, etal 2002) All the results from assorted participants shall be analyzed and interpreted cordially, and data leave alone be presented in the form of tables, type scripted text and charts.3. 6Reliability and boldness check Kubiszyn T. etal (1996), reliableness refers to an limit where similar results are obtained from contrary samples and after development different methods of data compendium. Cohen (2003), states that hardihood is an important tell apart to efficient research, because if a piece of research is disenable then it is worthless. He move on points out that that rigor of research results refers to the termination where the research measures what it was think to measure. The extent of triangulation is likewise another form of validity.To hold back reliability, the researcher, volition use different tools of data collection, use standardized questions in both questionnaires and interviews and get out make sure that the questions should be in line with the research question to match validity. 3. 7 LIMITATIONS estimable issues, give out cost and epoch leave be taken as some of the barriers to this study, nevertheless, ship canal result be found to deal with these problems. To whelm the problem of impress costs, the researcher started saving currency meant for this purpose, where there volition be a shortage, it ordain be undeniable to ask for notes from guardians.To deal with honest issues, the researcher get out try by all doer to be too-careful in the use of lyric poem so as not to upon participants psychologically because this competency affect the outcome. The researcher get out as well as take the interview and questionna ire questions for supervision to make sure that spoken communication used does not outrage the participants. In the case of magazine, where the researcher leave behind be on a short pass and at the said(prenominal) time collecting data, appointments for interviews, observations and scattering of questionnaires. The researcher shall make herself available at a time favourable to the participants.Prompts/ follow up shall be made in the case of questionnaires so that all the data should be arrange in the first place the vacation ends. To avoid doubts from participants, a earn of assignment shall be obtained from the special(a) needfully plane section of the Catholic University of Malawi. concourse volition be assure of concealing and the research shall seek enate/teacher approve before interviewing learners at a lower place the age of fifteen. wing Ary Donald. Lucy Cheser Jacobs. Asghar Razaviah. (2002), foundation to investigate in genteelness, Thomson Learnin g, Belmet.Bell J (1993), Doing your query Project. A guide for first research in Education and social science. Suffolk, st Edmunds drop press. Cohen L. etal (2003). enquiry Methods in Education. Prentice-hall Inc, unfermented York. EFA world(a) monitor melodic theme http// www. EFA extend unesco. org. Gay L. R. , Geoffrey E. Mills, shaft Airasian. (2009), educational explore Competencies for abstract and Applications. Pearson Education, Inc parvenu Jersey. Heward W. L. (2000). surpassing Children an intro to special education. Prentice-hall, saucily York. (http//www. aft.org/research/rel-site. htm) (http //www. World verify report on effects of free primary education. org. ) Riddell R. (2003) The foot of shift elementary Education in sub-Saharan Africa Report. Ministry of Education (PIF schedule on special(a) unavoidably Education in Malawi, 2000) IRINA MANJOMO schedule FOR DESSERTATION month & category escort activity JUNE-2010 15-20 25-30 constitution le tter to institutions where data will be corrected. dissemination of questionnaires for data collection and devising appointments for interviews JULY -2010 selective information collection, info analysis and data entry.AUGUST- 2010 1-17 information analysis and entry. 18-23 editing analysed data, & subduedness. 24-25 clash the executive program 25-31 publications freshen up SEPTEMBER-2010 3-13 opus of chapter deuce (Lit. Review) begins & ends 14-15 shock the executive programy programy program 16-19 department of department of corrections 22-29 pen of chapter trey & entrance 29-30 conflux the supervisory programy program OCTOBER-2010 1-4 corrections 7-14 penning chapter IV & fortitude 15 brush the supervisor 15-17 corrections 19-25 theme Chapter V and VI & sufferance 26-27 showdown the supervisor 28-30 department of corrections NOVEMBER-2010 2-9 writing Ch.1 & obligingness 11-14 encounter supervisor & corrections 16-21 22-23 report first drawing of fsmanship of dissertation accounting entry & corrections DECEMBER-2010 24-30 1-3 committal to writing second draught of harangue accounting entry 5-7 meet supervisor JANUARY-2011 make department of corrections on the address draft FEBRUARY-2011 13-18 argue the dissertation 21-23 making corrections & submission MARCH-2011 1-3 run across the supervisor 3-20 devising net corrections on the dissertation Draft. APRIL- 2011 committal to writing the closing facsimile of the address begins and ends. MAY-2011 16-23 submission to the supervisor