...EFP1: Task 1 Cultural Backgrounds *Working Mother: I am a mother of an eight year old and I work at least 60 hours a week. My time is limited and my world revolves around my son. I feel very guilty for working so much and over compensate for it by being over involved in cub scouts as well as the PTA. I try and do everything and stress that I am not a good mother and usually push myself to exhaustion and then feel bad that I am tired. *Texan Most Texans consider themselves Texans first and Americans second. “Everything is bigger in Texas” isn’t an opinion it is a fact in the lone star state. I am proud to be a Texan and know there isn’t any better place to live. We fly the American and Texas flag at the house every day of the year. We named our business Lone Star Barbershop. I great strangers with “howdy” and family and friends with hugs. Elements of Life: Working Mother Being a working mother I have a tendency to talk to young people as though they are my children. This endears some to me and makes others feel as though I am talking down to them. I don’t feel I have any leisure time. Working and being a mom takes up all of my time. I spend most of my time at work or at a school function. I like to watch a movie with my family, but usually fall asleep before it’s over. I can be short and impatient with my husband and son. I spend most of my time at work dealing with problems and when I am home I am just out of fake smiles. I want to come home to a peace and...
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...Awareness of Culture and Diversity: EFP1 Task 2 Brittany Kennedy Western Governor’s University A. Introduction Meridian High School is currently the only public high school in the city of Meridian, Mississippi. MHS has approximately 1,400 students enrolled from 9th grade to 12th grade. Some of the most noticeable demographics of this school is, homosexuality, teen pregnancy, and the dropout rate. A1. Local Demographics Staff and faculty members treat homosexual students differently than they do heterosexual students. Some educators don’t agree with their sexuality, and tend to favor the heterosexual student more. Student homosexuality is an uncomfortable subject to handle in a classroom setting. Some teachers feel LGBT students disrupt the learning experience with their outburst and flamboyant behavior. There are also educators who take pride in maintaining respect for all students in the classroom no matter what their sexual orientation is. (Duncan) curtails that “Just because you’re intervening on a homophobic comment doesn’t mean that you’re necessarily trying to be an activist. You are just trying to make sure each child has a safe and supportive learning environment.” Teen pregnancy seems to be an epidemic this day in age. Mississippi is currently ranked # 2 in the U.S. for teen pregnancy. (Lewis, 2013). Lisa Silliman is the Teen Pregnancy Director for the Meridian Public School District. This program serves as the Teen Parent Academic Liaison. Mrs. Silliman...
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...CHAPTER 1 1.0 Introduction and background: The complete idea of "green supply chain management" or GSCM was initially stated by the (MRC) Manufacturing Research consortium at Michigan University of the United States in 1997. Green production network in pharmaceutical is wherever pharmaceutical solutions are made and expended. Pharmaceutical is a sector which isamong one of the most organized sectors of Pakistan. For Pharmaceutical industry, Counterfeiting is a major concern. Counterfeit medicines are which are fraudly mislabeled with respect to the identity of a company’s name and image. Counterfeit drugs may contain improper ingredients i.e. which is not active, ingredients which have not right consistency or zero active ingredients in all. This problem is global in nature and it is very difficult to know the exact figures of this problem. Medicines are mostly very expensive; if a customer receives a falsified medicine and if his or hers expectations are not met then they lose trust in Pharmaceutical Company which in return decreases the profits of the company. It includes medicines which contain wrong amount of ingredient, active ingredient and sometimes fake packing.In Pakistan this problem is at very high length. Preceding the specific vocation strategy, crude material is at times referred to as "utilized". Notwithstanding, as a consequence of "utilized" material or stock assumed for repair or remanufacture, we have a tendency to utilize the expression "reused" for clarity...
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