...Analogy Paper Martin (1997) defines physical analogies as, “…a movement, activity or exercise to which people connect their real life experience” (p. 210). Physical analogies offer a vehicle by which individuals could ascertain clarity about ideas and concepts (Martin, 1997). Analogies in problem-solving take two different scenarios which, at first-hand, seem unrelated, compare them, and provide a solution that can be applied to both problems (Martin, 1997). Employee theft. Employee theft involves the illegal activity of employees taking up company property for their own use (Paulsell, 2007). According to Stettner (2010), economic recessions and employee theft are directly linked. Stettner (2010) asserts, “In recessions, individuals in dire straits tend to commit crimes against their employers that they might never consider in economic booms. Concern over dishonest employees is increasing every year, especially in the retail industry.” Stettner (2010) offers various alternatives to address employee theft: 1. Maintain close accountability of employees who handle cash. 2. Introduce various measures such as: electronic surveillance and regular audits. 3. Educate employees about the importance of these measures. Teenage pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy denotes pregnancies that are conceived and held by young women before the age of twenty ("United States: Growing pains; teenage pregnancies," 2009). The research shows that teenage pregnancy has been...
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...How can the PRECEDE-PROCEED model be used to design an educational program that addresses health promotion for families with school –aged children? In order to address these needs a health education and promotion plan will be created using the PRECEDE-PROCEED model. The PRECEDE-PROCEED model provides a comprehensive structure of assessing health and quality of life needs and for designing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and other public health programs to meet those needs. PRECEDE (Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation) outlines a diagnostic planning process to assist in the development of targeted and focused public health programs. PROCEED (Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development) guides the implementation and evaluation of the programs designed using PROCEED. The epidemiology assessment is the second phase of the PRECEDE-PROCEED process. In this phase, planners use data to identify and rank the health concerns or problems which may be detrimental to the quality of life. Ranking of health concerns is a critical process for planners, due to lack of resources to deal with all multiple problems a community may face. In this phase teen pregnancy is the concern. Adolescent pregnancy is a continual health and social problem. The national teen birth rate was 40.4 births per 1000 female, 15-19 years old in 2005 (Dept.of Health). Teen pregnancy in the USA cost...
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...model or theory was used in each article and the end result. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (MacKay, Fingerhut, & Duran, 2000), more than 900,000 adolescents become pregnant each year. Three hundred thousand of these annual pregnancies occur in mothers under the age of 15, 78% are unplanned, creating multiple negative consequences for the adolescent and society.”(Pierangeli,L. 2006) This study addresses the community health nursing role in trying to reduce the number adolescent pregnancy by teaching students about abstance to prevent teenage pregnancy that abstained will also prevent STD. If a child hears the message about abstinence before they become sexually active it is received better. Therefore it reduces both STD and teenage pregnancies. “Worth the Wait is an abstinence education program designed for sixth through eighth grade students. It focuses on healthy relationship building, goal setting, and the challenges of parenthood. The WTW program consists of three main topic areas. They are: ‘healthy relationships,’ ‘parenting can wait,’ and ‘making good decisions. ”(Pierangeli, L. 2006) The Theory of Planned Behavior(TPB) (Ajzen, 1988, 1991; Ajzen & Madden,1986) is used in this study as a framework for reviewing the literature. The TPB is based on another theory called the Theory of Reasoned Action(TRA) this theory based is behavior can be controlled however you must have the attitude, willing to control a behavioral and has nothing...
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...seeing so many young ladies getting pregnant at an early age. When many of them had a bright future right within your grasps. I feel todays society has belittled this issue by accepting it as something of the norm. Young ladies today are put under allot of Pressure and they also feel the need to be accepted by their peers. They will go as far as to alter who they are for acceptance. As a teens they do not understand that what they do to day can hurt them tomorrow. So most of them do not feel the need for abstinence. So simply telling teens to refrain from having sex does not work. To reduce the number of teen pregnancies teens have to learn about both the risks of sexual conduct along with how to protect themselves if they decide to have sex. Teens need to know the consequences of teen pregnancy because if they know all of the consequences that may come from having sex. They will have a better understanding of why they should stay abstinent. When more teen are practicing abstinence number of teen pregnancyes in the U.S. will...
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...Why Sexual Education Should Be Taught In Public Schools In today’s society where children are exposed to sex through various media outlets, the need for sexual education in public schools is necessary. Instead of abstinence-only education, which teaches refraining from sexual activity until marriage, today’s youth needs to be informed about the various aspects of sexuality including pregnancy, contraception, STDs, and abstinence. According to a survey conducted by National Public Radio, The Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, ninety percent of American parents believe that comprehensive sexual education should be taught in public schools to students in grades 7 through 12. This type of education encourages abstinence, but also teaches proper condom use and other contraceptive methods to protect youth from unwanted pregnancies and STD (“Sex Education in America”). In order to reduce the risk of teenage pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, Douglas Bernard Kirby, Ph.D. from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy states in his 2007 publication of Emerging Answers: To be effective, such programs must be straightforward and specific; for example, they might discuss realistic situations that could lead to unprotected sex and methods for avoiding those situations, for remaining abstinent, and for using condoms and other contraceptives. (Kirby 16) Even though studies have shown mixed results...
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...The Ineffectiveness of Abstinence-Only Education and The Importance of the Implementation of Comprehensive Sexual Education Programs in U.S. Public Schools Each of us deserves medically accurate and thorough information in order to make informed decisions about our health. Teenagers who are exposed solely to abstinence-only sexual education programs are not experiencing this right to information. Abstinence-only sexual education programs preach abstaining from sex until marriage, often omitting conversations about other significant topics of sexual health. Although practicing abstinence is the only sure way to avoid STIs and unwanted pregnancy, it is not realistic to expect all adolescents to remain abstinent until marriage as, according to...
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...Comprehensive Sex Education Programs Language and Communication:Presentation Outline Western Governor’s University Presentation Outline I. Introduction A. Audience hook: According to a study done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), by the time young people graduate from high school, nearly two-thirds have had sex (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). B. Thesis statement: Research suggests that comprehensive sex education programs should be implemented in public schools because they decrease sexual risk behaviors in adolescents as well as the rate of unplanned teen pregnancies. C. Preview of main points: 1. Comprehensive sex education programs decrease sexual risk behaviors in adolescents. 2. Comprehensive sex education programs decrease the rate of unplanned teen pregnancies. II. Comprehensive sex education programs decrease sexual risk behaviors in adolescents. D. Comprehensive sex education programs decrease many sexual risk behaviors in teens including delaying first sexual intercourse, reducing number of sex partners, and increasing condom or contraceptive use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). 3. Comprehensive sex education programs do not hasten the initiation of sexual intercourse. In fact, in an analysis of 40 different studies of comprehensive sex education programs, 40% of them showed a significant delay in initiation of sexual intercourse among...
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...We have been taught for seventy years through the teachings of AA that abstinence-based treatment is the road to follow to treat alcoholism. But what is true for alcoholism is not true for addiction to opioids. We now know that recovery rates from opioid addiction are markedly improved when medications such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone are used. Both SAMHSA (http://bit.ly/1MkwtHP) and the President of the United States (http://huff.to/1OJ132D) are calling for greater access to medication-assisted treatments with methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. Still, there is fierce resistance to this change. Many drug courts and rehabilitation treatment programs seem unmovable to allow addicts access to medications that will improve...
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...Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a group of complications that occur when a newborn is exposed to addictive drugs while in the mother’s womb. NAS is an increasing problem in the United States that many people are unaware of with a rise of 4.4% in 2013. It is important to understand that NAS not only affects the infant, but it affects the mother as well. Both the infant and mother can develop a wide range of symptoms ranging from mild to severe. Some of these symptoms include neurological, gastrointestinal, and autonomic disorders. Early identification of symptoms is vital to ensure that both the infant and mother receives the best care possible. Another important thing to recognize about NAS is the American...
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...There are quite a few details of the Cartesian framework that are still quite useful in today’s world. I truly believe that it will be a balance between the Cartesian framework and the Quantum Age that will allow us to move forward, understanding even more about the world we live in. I began this week’s assigned readings, as usual, staring with Capra. I have found a noticeable change of heart as referring to Capra’s book, The Turning Point. I have found that the further I get in this book, the more I want to continue to turn the pages and see what else he is going to speak about. Capra starts off Chapter 7 speaking of a subject matter that I have had interest in for quite some time…economics. Capra mentions that the ‘Cartesian framework is often quite inappropriate for the phenomena they are describing, and consequently their models have become increasingly unrealistic’ (1982, 188). Capra specifically mentions that this thought is quite prevalent in economics. I yearn to understand exactly where he is going with this thought, so I read on. I have always believed that the social sciences needed to blend their ideas and theories with economists and political scientists, sociology, and historians, as their basic forces are related to one another. From Academia to our government, this fragmentary approach needs to change as all need to combine all forces from each field to develop wider viewpoints. For instance, ‘Economists generally fail to recognize that the economy...
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...writing. In fact, the three universities that I have attended in the past have all required me to use the APA style of writing. As I recall my high school years, the APA style of writing also seemed to be a favorite amongst my high school teachers. They all required that term papers be written in APA style as well. This type of writing actually does not differ much from the ones included in the text reading. The text mentioned the APA style of writing several times. In my opinion, it appears to be the most popular style of writing, especially amongst college students. Based on the results of the quizzes, my grammar skills were actually a little better than average. I actually had expected to do better, but I guess my grammar skills are not as good as I thought they were. In any event I feel very confident when it comes to spelling, as I have always been a great speller. Even in grade school, I was a good speller. I learned at a very young age to challenge myself when it comes to spelling. Challenging my-self in that area really paid off as I became older, as I’ve never had a problem with spelling. However, I feel that I need more help with run on sentences and with thought patterns. Though I proof read my paper several times, it’s hard for me to see that I have several run on sentences until after I get my grade back. In general, I feel that my writing is just mediocre. However, I also believe that when it comes to writing, I am my own worst critic. Reason being, I am never...
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...computer and communications equipment (owned by MIS) magnetic media (owned by Manager) power supplies and plant, such as air-conditioning units (owned by MIS) Software assets (owned by MIS) • • • • application software system software development tools utilities Information assets (owned by Manager or MIS) ‘Information’ means information held by the Company on its own behalf and that entrusted to it by others. The following are examples of the media which may contain or comprise information assets. • • • • • • • • • • databases and data files system documentation user manuals training material operational or support procedures continuity plans and fallback arrangements back-up media on-line magnetic media off-line magnetic media paper Services • • computing and communications services (owned by MIS) heating, lighting and power (owned by Manager or Building Services Manager) 1 17/01/03 First•Base Technologies Town Hall Chambers High Street Shoreham-by-Sea West Sussex BN43 5DD UK Tel: +44 (01273 454 525 Fax: +44 (0)1273 454 526 info@firstbase.co.uk Guidance on Information Classification Categories for classifying document security Category 1 : Routine (non-confidential) documents Description: All documents of a routine nature. Effects of disclosure: No measurable damage to the company or a department. Examples: Normal memos, routine reports, circulars. Estimated occurrence of this classification: More than 80% of all documents would be within this class...
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...TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: CC: [CLICK HERE AND TYPE NAME] SAMUEL NEWMAN-BREMANG [CLICK HERE AND TYPE SUBJECT] OCTOBER 22, 2013 [CLICK HERE AND TYPE NAME] C R E A T I N G W A T E R M A R KS I N M I C R O S O F T W O R D [Note: Some steps may vary in Word 97. For additional help, search for “watermark” in the product help or on the Microsoft support site at http://support.microsoft.com.] A watermark is any text or graphic image (such as the “Draft” in the background of this document) that is printed to overlap existing text in a document. A logo printed lightly behind a letter or the word "Confidential" printed lightly on a contract are other examples of watermarks. The rotated “Draft” watermark on this page was created using the Word Art feature. You can insert pictures (such as a logo) from a file or using Clip Art. All three features can be found by clicking on Picture in the Insert menu. To view a watermark as it will appear on the printed page, click Print Layout on the View menu or click Print Preview on the File menu. The watermark will print on every page of this document, just like headers and footers. To edit the watermark or insert a new one, you need to click Header and Footer on the View menu. TO FORMAT A WORDART WATERMARK (LIKE THIS “DRAFT” EXAMPLE): Use the WordArt… command on the Format menu to choose your desired settings for your watermark. There are multiple tabs in that dialog. Use the “Colors and Lines” tab to set the color and transparency. (This “draft”...
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...How to Write a Good Academic Paper? That is a question which most students ask and most of them are new to academic writing. Academic writing if taken as a whole, then it would help you figure its significance and what is more important is, it would help you understand the purpose of it. Any good academic writer’s quality is his/her mind is loaded with creative set of ideas that help him navigate through the whole topic of academic paper. Ideas lead you to somewhere and only a few good students are gifted by nature and if you are not then you can also build up a good rhythm of academic writing. Secondly, you should also have a good sense of your audience; you should know what element of your academic writing would entice them and also create some space for your write-up for reading in their schedule. You then research for resources and data that would be of great use to enlighten your readers. Knowing what you audience wants, should be in your priority because readers enjoy what they seek in your writing. Usually what they look out for is something that could either bring them a smile or get them to think over the subject. Having creative ideas doesn’t guarantee a good and well-researched academic writing. You need to able to figure out ways of putting your research in a proper format so that readers don’t feel deviated from the focal point of your write-up. You should use your sources with proper attentiveness else it would completely ruin your efforts from top to bottom....
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...Hey Jessica, I’m glad your interested in attending the University of Phoenix let me tell you about some of the great resources that are available. First of all they have all kinds of hands on workshops that you can sign up for. They have ones for writing, math, computer skills, exam prep and plenty more. Some other resources are the Center for writing excellence and the Center for mathematics, there are grammar tutorials and plagiarism tutorials and a plagiarism checker as well to help make sure your papers have the proper grammar and the plagiarism checker reviews your paper and tells you how much similarities there is with your paper and other papers so you don’t accidentally plagiarize your paper. Riverpoint writer is a tool to help make sure you are citing your papers properly. In the center for mathematics center they have running start which gives you a review of math concepts to help you brush up on your skills, build math confidence gives you tips to deal with math anxiety it also has study tips, test tips, worksheets and videos. They also have live online math coaching which is only available two weeks before your math class starts through the end of your class. Hope reading about all these resources makes you want to come to the University even more. gotta go talk later. Hello Everyone, I want to review some of the great resources available here at the University of Phoenix. First off I want to go over the workshops that are available to you. There are all...
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