...Tattoos and piercings Michael Johnson 7/18/13 EN1420 While it is true that many companies forbid visible piercings and tattoos, more and more companies are beginning to broaden their views on visible body modifications. In the past, tattoos were seen as the mark of gangsters and other criminals and sailors, while body piercing was mostly unheard of except the lip plates you read about in National Geographic. Hopefully, the current attitude will change to be more accepting once the generation from the 80's and 90's enter into the power structure. As it stands, the baby boomer generation still holds most of the policy deciding positions within a company. They were brought up on conservative values, which stuck with them even after the 60's and 70's of their youth. Now that their children are coming into the power positions, the restrictions of body art are starting to loosen in the professional world. While certain "extreme" mods are still highly frowned upon, like facial and neck tattoos and large gauge earring and other facial mods, small things like a single lip piercing, tongue piercing, or nose piercing are no longer a deciding factor for HR personnel. There are certain companies that are more lenient than others, such as AT&T. While their salespeople and other face-to-face customer interaction folks, the salesmen and installers, must maintain a clean cut appearance, the call center representatives have virtually no restrictions on visible body mods. Since this...
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...A New Era Arises - But are Tattoos and Piercings Wrong for the Workplace? COM/150 August 14, 2011 Timothy Mcknight Abstract Many people from the age of 40 down have begun a new trend, one that seemed to catch on and run wild with many, including the youth. Take a good look around regardless of the time zone or area code you live in, and you will notice something that I would call a phenomenon among ages. A large number of men, women, boys, and girls will display their meaning of art. A piece of art that symbolizes different meanings to different people. Regardless of the meaning that an individual may have for their body art, there are some employers who do not agree with this type of display of individuality. Are they wrong, or are they right? No matter what anyone may feel about tattoos or body piercings, it is prevalent that they exist among us, and each of us will come face to face with a dilemma that is widespread one day. A team concept should be strongly considered prior to making any drastic decision and placing a tattoo or body piercing in a visible location. Individuality may be preferred but that will only work if you happen to own the company you work for. Otherwise be mindful of this and place your tattoo or body piercing in a discreet location. A New Era Arises - But are Tattoos and Piercings Wrong for the Workplace? Living in an ever-changing era, times are difficult for many to grasp today, especially concerning permanent markings on one’s...
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...Professionalism Paper It is very important if you are working in the medical field to make sure are professional at all times. I think that its a important factor because we have the care of another person in our hands and they are trusting us. I think it would be hard for a person to trust someone with their care if they are not dressed for the part. Its just not what you have one, it’s also about how you look over all. Its very important to make sure that you have the proper uniform on for being a MA. The proper uniform is a clean, ironed pair of scrubs. Scrubs are a type of clothing that is used by everyone in all fields of medical from doctors, pharmacists, Veterinarians, Nurses, Dentist, Dental Assistants, ect. You want to look and clean at all times, never wear scrubs that you were the day before or that look dirty. You also want to make sure you have on comfortable shoes that are a leather and black or white. Its very important to have a watch on also. It is something that you will need to have in order to do your job. If you look neat and clean then it will make the patients feel more comfortable with you caring for them. You also must make sure your hair is up and out of your face. This does not only help make you look neat and clean people can see your face better. Also you do not want your hair to get in the way when you are treating patients. It can get blood or urine in it from a patient, or it can just be in the way. It can also be a distraction...
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...their body art had been held against them on the job. 42 percent of employers said the presence of visible body art lowered their opinion of workers. 67 percent of workers over their body art or remove piercing during work hours. Tattoos, however, can carry significant meaning to those who choose them. For example I have a tattoo on my left wrist of a number 34. I put it up there so I can always look at it and think of him. It is a great way to talk about how he died and get the messages out about what drinking and driving does to a family and friends. He was killed with two others by a guy that drank and drives. Everyone thinks it is my favorite number or it is not real. There are so many other reasons for tattoos that have culture, communicate significant meaning to either the owners or those who see it. However, may go unnoticed by an employer or other observers who do not value self-expression in this way. Body Piercings are increasingly popular; as are tattoos- 36% of Americans aged 18 to 29 have tattoos. However, not everyone appreciates these body decorations. Customers in some restaurants have been offended by waitstaff with multiple piercings and tattoos, so the management has instituted policies that regulate theses nonverbal behaviors (Their, 2007). In the medical field there is a policy that all tattoos have to be hidden and only one set of earring in the ears can be on you. It is going to...
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...Lip stretching is a body modification that goes back 10,000 years and had been practiced all over the world, from Siberia to South America, from the Middle East to Europe, although there is no evidence that the custom traveled from one area to another. The procedure survives only in Africa and among some Amazonian tribes in South America. The practice is seen among women in the Mursi and Surma tribes of Ethiopia. The lower lip is pierced and a peg is inserted, to be replaced with a larger peg as the skin stretches. A plate or labret is inserted when the piercing is large enough. Traditionally, this is done as a young woman prepares to marry, but is now a personal decision rather than an obligation. Skull binding has been practiced at various points in history in widespread parts of the world, with some evidence of Neanderthal skulls that had been shaped around 45,000 BCE in Iraq. The custom of head shaping has been most notable among skulls excavated in Peru, where the practice dates back 9,000 years. The skull can only be shaped during infancy. The bones eventually harden to the point that skull modification would only break the cranial bones. An infant's skull would be wrapped with cloth (sometimes with wooden boards added) to restrict its expansion sideways, causing the head to grow long and tall instead. This practice was usually restricted to the wealthier classes. Reproductions of such skulls can be purchased online. Scarification is a traditional alternative...
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...health. They also provide medical care during pregnancy. I chose this career because I feel that this is where I would be most useful.Even though I haven’t had any personal experience with this field of work it still seems interesting to me. OBGYN’s are in charge of almost every aspect of women’s health such as pregnancy, reproductive cancers and other things. As an OBGYN responsibilities include performing annual examinations, collecting and documenting patient histories, and providing counseling on diet, hygiene, sexual health and disease prevention. My usual patients include women, mothers and their baabies. I work by appointments and ermergencies. I can perform some surgeries if necessary and I can also assign a patient to receive an x-ray. In order to become an OBGYN generally you must obtain a bachelors degree, earn a four year medical degree and complete a four year residency. You must obtain your bachelors degree and your medical degree from an accredited school. After this is obtained you must take a national exam and once you pass that you must apply for a license in the state you wish to practice in. This license usually does mot cross state lines. In order to affectively practice as an OBGYN one must have continuing education. Staying up on the latest trends and break-throughs to better do your job. Plus the more education you have the more your salary is and the more benefits you receive. In order to perform well in any medical field one must possess empathy...
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...Cheng Yu Lin Janice Blk 937 Hougang Street 92 #12-81 Singapore 530937 Home: 6 6441261 Mobile: 9 6402387 janny-manny@hotmail.com [pic] Job Objectives Expressing great interest in marketing & public relations related positions. Hope to be given an opportunity to gain valuable experience in the trading sector and to contribute to the marketing and sales field. To be part of a dynamic team and to do my best in the company. To be able to bring my knowledge and skills to higher level and put it to good use. Background and Skills • Exposure in Human Resource, Freight Forwarding and Secretarial Work based on working experience. • Exposure to human resource work processes, supply chain management, logistics management and transportation, human factors engineering and consumer psychology. • Experience in human resource, events, customer service, warehousing, transshipment, lean manufacturing and six sigma, supply chain management, basic administrative duties. • Knowledge on computing software and programming skills such as SAP, Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office. Work Experience Human Resource Officer July 2010 - Present Vital Shared Services / Ministry of Finance • Deals with various ministry with regards to human resource services • Aliasing with customers for service request with regards to HR services • Provide Customer services to officers and customers that requires assistance • Meeting up with...
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...irritation and swelling of the liver. This can cause the liver to not function properly. When the liver cannot remove harmful toxins from the blood, fight infection, also help digest food, store important nutrients and vitamins a person is not capable of living without a liver. Hepatitis B What causes Hepatitis B and who may be at risk? Hepatitis B virus are germs that can cause a person to become sick and anyone can get Hepatitis B, however some people are at higher risk. Hepatitis B virus can be spread or infect a person if come into contact with another person’s blood, semen, or other body fluids. (1) Having sex with someone who is infected with the hepatitis virus. One way of becoming infected is through tattoos or piercings; this may happen if you go to someone who does not sterilize their tools after using it on an infected person. One of the environmental factors that may make someone vulnerable to contracting Hepatitis B virus is new born, if a mother is infected with the virus she can pass the virus to her child during childbirth. (2) Some of the risk factors of having Hepatitis b virus infection being infected with HIV virus. How the body responds to the infection will determine how much damage the Hepatitis B has done to body, the virus may lead to liver damage. Treatment for Hepatitis B virus varies from person to person and depends on how the body responds. Some of the following tests are done to identify what liver damage may be from Hepatitis...
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...to, caused by cataclysm —see Forces of nature, by type - animal-rider —see Accident, transport, animal-rider - animal-drawn vehicle —see Accident, transport, animal-drawn vehicle occupant - automobile —see Accident, transport, car occupant - bare foot water skiier V94.4 - boat, boating —see also Accident, watercraft - - striking swimmer - - - powered V94.11 - - - unpowered V94.12 - bus —see Accident, transport, bus occupant - cable car, not on rails V98.0 - - on rails —see Accident, transport, streetcar occupant - car —see Accident, transport, car occupant - caused by, due to - - animal NEC W64 - - chain hoist W24.0 - - cold (excessive) —see Exposure, cold - - corrosive liquid, substance —see Table of drugs and chemicals - - cutting or piercing instrument —see Contact, with, by type of instrument - - drive belt W24.0 - - electric - - - current —see Exposure, electric current - - - motor (see also Contact, with, by type of machine) W31.3 - - - - current (of) W86.8 - - environmental factor NEC X58 - - explosive material —see Explosion - - fire, flames —see Exposure, fire - - firearm missile —see Discharge, firearm by type - - heat (excessive) —see Heat - - hot —see Contact, with, hot - - ignition —see Ignition - - lifting device W24.0 - - lightning —see subcategory T75.0 - - - causing fire —see Exposure, fire - - machine, machinery —see Contact, with, by type of machine - - natural factor NEC X58 - - pulley (block) W24.0 - - radiation —see Radiation - - steam X13.1 - - - inhalation...
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...Business Entities, Laws, and Regulations Mario Stinson BUS/415 August 16, 2012 Dr. Geneace Williams Business Entities, Laws, and Regulations Restaurant/Bar: Lou and Jose are planning on opening the restaurant/bar but are short on funds so they plan to use Miriam as an investor and make him/her a percentage owner. In their case Lou and José’s best choice for their business entity would be a Legal Liability Company (LLC). Since they have an investor in the business this stockholder represents a share in the stocks and would make LLC the best filing option. If they were to partner their business they each would be responsible for all debts if the business were to fold. This could put all their personal assets at risk of being confiscated as collateral for debts incurred from the company. Limited Liability Companies are a separate entity from the owners and stockholders so their assets are secure if anything were to go wrong within the company. They should also devise a partnership agreement clarifying how assets will be dispersed as well as duties to be performed by owners and stockholders. In this matter Lou and Jose will handle all day to day operations of the business while Miriam will just be an investor, so this should be included in the agreement. This would eliminate any confusion over who receives what and how they receive it. With this agreement each has equal ownership upon fulfilling their duties as benefactors/stockholders. Professional Practice: In the...
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...1 Creating a Social Program Final Nancy Elsesser 5/16/2014 Amy Tardy 2 Children are our future, and as our future we want our world to be free of sicknesses and diseases, well as much as we like the idea it is not going to happen. We have children who are suffering from life- threatening illnesses who do not have a chance to be a kid or to grow up with the memories of childhood. We try all we can as parents and family to keep our children safe we just can not perdict a child getting a life threating illness, we do all we can to make our child happy while going through a scary ordeal. If we can make one dream come true for a sick child for one day of forgetting they are staring down a life threatening illness and make that child laugh wouldn't giving that child a wish come true be amazing? The social program I am creating is a program to help a child who is terminally ill or has a life threatening illness called “Dreams Come True.” A dream come True program would for one day grant sa wish one child makes come true. To make this happen I would need to set up the program, find donors and volunteers, financing to help the wishes come true. Advances in medicine and modern technonogy have increased the survival rate in children with chronic illness, including illnessess that were considered fatal (Cohen,1995).Witnessing the child's pain and fear, combined with the constant fear of death makes...
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...reasons in his persuasive and informative essay entitled College Pressures. His essay was directed to parents of college students, professors, job contractors, and college students (Zinsser, 396). Zinsser’s purpose in writing this essay was to encourage students to take risks on their college journey (Zinsser, 398). To make his essay stronger, Zinsser was effective by using persuasive rhetorical writing tools such as pathos, ethos, and logos. College allows young adults to develop necessary skills and improve abilities which they are going to need later in their chosen fields. Initially, college students often undergo a lot of stress in what is expected to be a self-enriched experience. This young generation wants to become successful students. Moreover, Zinsser works at Branford University, and in his essay, Zinsser shared, “I am privy to their hopes and fears- and also to their stereo music and their piercing cries in the dead of night” (Zinsser, 397). To make his essay more credible, Zinsser uses ethos which stands for ethical appeal (Bernanke, 2010). He uses ethos by narrating his experiences with his students, and anecdotes which he knows really well. Although Zinsser belongs to a different generation, he relates to his students’ struggles. As a master, Zinsser has lived with the students during their stressful periods. By using ethos, as a college professor, he has lectured his students about not being so fearful at an early age. William Zinsser is effective in persuading...
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...Brave New World In Contrast to Aging in the Future The book “Brave New World” brought up many points about the future, and aging. The book is in the Utopia setting where everyone is the same, and robot-like, they take soma to stay happy and emotionally incapable. People do not age, they do not have emotions or feelings either, they are all the same. Comparing to the real world, we do age, we do have emotions, and we do care about others. In Brave New World everyone lives forever because of the medications they take. The question for today is, how long are we going to live in the future? It all depends on medical advances, and technological advances. Some people believe we are going to live longer as the years go on. Some believe that medicines or life styles may decrease our life expectancy. I believe that in the very far future we may end up like Brave New World, taking medications or other modifications to help our bodies live longer. I believe that we will advance medically in the near future, but we will not be advancing rapidly enough to be able to find a medication that everyone in society is going to take. It is far-fetched...
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...major government contract and will be acquiring an increase in employment. The new employees will span across a wide range of backgrounds and my job is to create an assistance program that will be included in the benefits package. There will be a need to describe what is considered normal versus abnormal behavior within the workplace. This will help to me define how these labels relate and effect a successful working atmosphere. I will also provide a description pertaining to the different psychological perspectives in relation to abnormal and normal behavior. Finally, I will discuss whether labeling a person “normal” is appropriate or not. Abnormal Psychology and Defining Abnormal and Normal There are many different branches in the field of psychology, including abnormal psychology. This branch deals with abnormal behaviors and psychopathology (Cherry, 2013). Abnormal p [psychology covers a wide range of different disorders; depression, obsession-compulsive disorders (OCD), to sexual deviation (Cherry, 2013). This branch looks at looks at different modes of stress or distractions that cause a person to act in a particular manner (McLeod, 2008). For instance, a person’s behavior that interferes with their daily life routine, working or taking care of their children, creates a need to address this behavior. To understand this concept better one needs to get a better realization of the terms “normal” and “abnormal.” When thinking about the two terms one would think the answer...
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...My mom was less than thrilled with me since I had recently moved into my own apartment, but she agreed that the job needed to go, and offered to help pay my rent if need be. When I quit school however, she was beside herself. I explained to her that I wanted become a paramedic which we assumed was also a high paying job. I started looking into programs in which I could become a paramedic, quickly finding my school. I started school in January, and about 6 months later I had graduated and became an Emergency medical technician, which is one step below a paramedic. I also got a job as a home health aid to help with my income. I immediately went into the paramedic program following my graduation from EMT. I also had just turned 21 and was out enjoying my life as a typical 21 year old tends to do. Paramedic school was a 10 month course which in this case was one of the shortest courses offered, I figured I could handle it. We had a rule that if you didn’t reach a 74 by mid quarter you were dropped from the program. Unfortunately my grade was a 73.6 and I was dropped from the program. I felt completely defeated, it was one of the lowest moments of my life. I was so mad at myself that I had let partying and going out with my friends get In the way of my...
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