...Case Study – Rosa Lee Cunningham Michael J. Rogers Liberty University Case Study – Rosa Lee Cunningham Name: Rosa Lee Cunningham Age: Born October 7, 1936 – age 54 at time of interview Dates of Interviews: Various through 1990 Evaluator: Michael Rogers REASON FOR ASSESSMENT: Rosa Lee is a 54-year old African American female. She is married but has not lived with her husband in over 40 years and has no regular contact with him. She has eight adult children, three of which intermittently live with her. Her primary sources of income are derived from mostly illegal activities such as dealing drugs, shoplifting, and the sale of stolen goods. She also receives money from government benefits of various sources but these monies are mostly secondary and tertiary. She was recently admitted to the hospital for an illness related to her substance abuse and is looking for a method of obtaining additional income through governmental programs. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: The information in this case report was obtained from interviews conducted with the client by the Washington Post as written in the book A Mother and her Family in Urban America: Rosa Lee. They are either direct quotes given to the reporter or the reporter’s written observations and interpretations. His observations include are both direct and interpretive and are taken from both verbal and nonverbal observations of the client and her family members. PSYCHSOCIAL HISTORY: Rosa is a self-reporting heroine and cocaine...
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...Final Research Paper The Civil Rights Era, which took place during the years of 1955 till 1968, was indeed the movement that gave African Americans the push to achieve their first major accomplishments of the decade. The Civil Rights Movements goals were to break down the walls of legal segregation in public places, achieve equality and justice for African Americans, and to help make African Americans become more self-conscious when standing for all their interest. This movement not only benefited men, but it also benefited women. African American women played a large role in the history of the civil rights era. According to Lee Sartain, “Female activists were integral to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and often in the front lines of the civil rights struggle. Commentators on the period, however, have generally ignored the role of these activists mainly, because women were not prominent in media reporting on the early struggles for civil rights (Sartain).”Even as of today most NAACP members and most local branch presidents are women. Vivian Malone Jones defied segregationist Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace to enroll in the University of Alabama in 1963 and later worked in the civil rights division of the U.S. Justice Department. The African American women of the Civil Rights Era were often overlooked, because of the race and their gender. Not only was racism an issue, but also sexism. No one took a woman serious during those times; they...
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...Paper The Civil Rights Era, which took place during the years of 1955 till 1968, was indeed the movement that gave African Americans the push to achieve their first major accomplishments of the decade. The Civil Rights Movements goals were to break down the walls of legal segregation in public places, achieve equality and justice for African Americans, and to help make African Americans become more self-conscious when standing for all their interest. This movement not only benefited men, but it also benefited women. African American women played a large role in the history of the civil rights era. According to Lee Sartain, “Female activists were integral to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and often in the front lines of the civil rights struggle. Commentators on the period, however, have generally ignored the role of these activists mainly, because women were not prominent in media reporting on the early struggles for civil rights (Sartain).”Even as of today most NAACP members and most local branch presidents are women. Vivian Malone Jones defied segregationist Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace to enroll in the University of Alabama in 1963 and later worked in the civil rights division of the U.S. Justice Department. The African American women of the Civil Rights Era were often overlooked, because of the race and their gender. Not only was racism an issue, but also sexism. No one took a woman serious during those times; they barely took men...
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...Case Study and Treatment Plan for Donna “Patty” Cunningham John Prayer Liberty University SUBS 505 Case Study and Treatment Recommendations Name: Donna “Patty” Cunningham DOB/Age: 34 Dates of Interviews: Evaluator: John Prayer REASON FOR ASSESSMENT: Patty is a 34-year old African American female of average build and height. Patty is the fifth of eight children. Patty has one child, Bobby, which she had when she was 14 year old. Patty admits to a long life of drug used which started around the time she was 16. Patty admits to having a difficult childhood which consisted of her being picked on a lot during her school years for being illiterate and being three to four years older than her classmates due to not starting school until she was around seven or eight. Patty admits to being sexually abused by a male family member when she was eight. Patty also admits to engaging in prostitution for her mother when she was younger to help her family make ends meet. Patty does not work and currently receives a monthly welfare check. Patty admits to continuous drug use over the years. Patty admits to engaging in drug use with her mother and brother over the years which has led to all three being diagnosed with the HIV. Patty admits to continuing to engage in unprotected sex acts for her drug use even though she is positive for HIV. Patty also has a history with law enforcement due to her drug with her most recent charge being assessor to a murder. Patty states the only...
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...Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection in Critical Care units. VAP is linked with high mortality rates, increased hospital stays, longer mechanical ventilation and increased costs to hospitals and patients (Rosa, Hernandez, Carillo, Fernandez, & Valles, 2012). Patients who have an endotracheal tube (ETT) with mechanical ventilation are more likely to develop VAP. These patients have a poor cough reflex due to a decreased level of consciousness and diminished movement of the respiratory tract mucocila, leading to the inability to clear secretions. These contaminated secretions will then sit on top of the ETT cuff and eventually leak down and invade the lungs. Also aiding as a reservoir for microbes is a biofilm that can form on the ETT and enter the lungs causing infection (Mietto, Pinciroli, Patel, & Berra, 2013). Nurses are responsible for applying pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures to help prevent VAP which poses a very difficult challenge. Nurses must research and incorporate the use of evidence-based practice into their daily care of patients on mechanical ventilation (Sedwick, Lance-Smith, & Nardi, 2012). This paper will look closely at the evidence-based research and protocols implemented which best prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. To help prevent further complications and improve outcomes in patients...
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...supported by cable network HBO. A. In this documentary a female voice asks the child a question: “Can you show me the doll that looks bad?” The child, a preschool-aged Black girl, quickly picks up and shows the Black doll over a White one that is identical in every respect except complexion. B. Why does that look bad?” “Because she’s Black,” the little girl answers emphatically. “And why is this the nice doll?” the voice continues. “Because she’s White.” “And can you give me the doll that looks like you?” The little girl hesitates for a split second before handing over the Black doll that she has just designated as the uglier one. 1. This doll test was originally done in 1954 by Dr. Kenneth Clark to help make the case for desegregation in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision 2. That outlawed segregated public schools. Yet, in a doll test in Harlem, N.Y., more than a half-century...
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...www.ccsenet.org/ijms International Journal of Marketing Studies Vol. 2, No. 2; November 2010 Customer Satisfaction in the Hotel Industry: A Case Study from Sicily Gandolfo Dominici (Corresponding author) Facoltà di Economia, Dip. S.E.A.F., Università di Palermo viale delle Scienze ed.13, 90128, Palermo, Italy E-mail: gandolfodominici@unipa.it Rosa Guzzo Facoltà di Economia, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze ed.13, 90128, Palermo, Italy E-mail: rosyguzzo@hotmail.it Abstract In order to be successful in the market it is not sufficient to attract new customers managers must concentrate on retaining existing customers implementing effective policies of customer satisfaction and loyalty. In hotel industry customer satisfaction is largely hooked upon quality of service. A management approach focused on customer satisfaction can improve customer loyalty, thus increasing the positive image of the touristic destination. Hence, exploring the importance for customers of hotel attributes in hotel selection is indispensable. Research on the topic of guest satisfaction, which translates into the consideration of whether or not customers will return to a hotel or advise it to other tourists, is pivotal to the success of the hospitality business. Neglecting to pay attention to those hotel attributes considered most important by guests, may lead to negative evaluation of the hotel, thus restricting the chance of repeat patronage. We perform a qualitative analysis of a large...
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...Africa-Americans Ever since African Americans were slaves, the population of the African Americans during 1860’s in the northern America was about 1% after American Revolution. They experienced discrimination since the beginning based on the color of their skin. This race was perceived to be inferior compared to the whites. Because of discrimination, they were not given some civil rights such as voting. The illogical premise to support this claim was given by the state that the law forbade in certain areas. During this period, the New York Convention stated that only those African Americans with property had the right to vote (Dagbovie, 2007). In essence, during this time they were struggling to get employment and most of them were not financial stable. African Americans have undergone a lot in history and in the present American some of them hold political positions (The president of the United States), manage large firms, and have equal rights like other citizen. In fact I has never been this way, they were unjustly treated and undergone through difficulties that the today’s generation may not understand. The black generation has undergone various challenges in their history that the current generation can never believe to be true and valid. This paper explores the historical background of the conditions this community undergone and how they overcame the racial discrimination, segregation and isolation to acquire equality. Segregation The term segregation denotes...
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...examined the themes that emerged, the methodology employed, and the findings yielded, the ultimate goal being to identify knowledge gaps in the literature. To this end, we reviewed the relevant research conducted in the last 15 years by following the procedures outlined below. (a) Using the widely used social science database PsycINFO, we searched for articles which focused on both games and learning. The keywords chosen were “gam*” and either “learn*”, “teach*”, or “educat*” (the wildcard * can stand for any of a defined subset of all possible characters; for example “gam*” includes “game,” “games,” “gaming,” etc.). This generated about 4000 peer-reviewed articles from the earliest date (i.e., before 1960) to the end of 2008. (b) Given that studies conducted a decade ago tended to be less rigorous methodologically or yield obsolete results, we decided to focus our attention on more recent research. Once we narrowed down the time period to the years of 1995 to 2008, about 2400 peer-reviewed articles were left in the search results. (c) A quick survey of the 2400 articles revealed that many of them were not about games for educational purposes (e.g., research on game theory). Therefore, we screened the 2400 articles and eliminated those that were not relevant. This further reduced the number of articles to about 300. (d) We examined the 300 articles and identified if they were empirical or purely...
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...APPLE, INC. A Case Study in External Communication Written by: Jenny Lee Ian McCarthy Andrew Nguyen Robbie Reid Dr. Robyn Walker Faculty Advisor Center for Management Communication Prepared for: Case Study Initiative Center for Management Communication 2013 INTRODUCTION As soon as the news of the Apple iPhone surfaced, David and Mary Jones eagerly bought two and switched their wireless phone carrier to AT&T Wireless, the iPhone’s exclusive wireless carrier in the United States. Several weeks later, after a hectic morning in the office, David Jones drove home to meet his wife, Mary, during his lunch break. “Hey, David, I wasn’t expecting you to be home for lunch today. How’s work?” Mary warmly greeted her husband and proceeded to set the dining table. “It’s fine—mundane as usual,” David replied. “It’s not the project Mr. Owens just assigned that’s stressing me out; my iPhone keeps dropping calls. My calls have dropped multiple times during important conference calls,” David sighed as he immediately went to the couch and took his shoes off to relax. Mary had not experienced any problems with her own iPhone and wondered if David had somehow received a defective phone. She placed a plate of pasta on the dining table and responded, “I’m sorry to hear that; we should take care of that. I haven’t had any problems with my iPhone. You should give AT&T a call and we’ll get it figured out.” David called AT&T and was connected to a customer service representative who said,...
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...APPLE, INC. A Case Study in External Communication Written by: Jenny Lee Bachelor’s Degree Candidate Ian McCarthy Bachelor’s Degree Candidate Andrew Nguyen Bachelor’s Degree Candidate Robbie Reid Bachelor’s Degree Candidate Dr. Robyn Walker Faculty Advisor Center for Management Communication Prepared for: Case Study Initiative Center for Management Communication April 25, 2012 INTRODUCTION As soon as the news of the Apple iPhone surfaced, David and Mary Jones eagerly bought two and switched their wireless phone carrier to AT&T Wireless, the iPhone’s exclusive wireless carrier in the United States. Several weeks later, after a hectic morning in the office, David Jones drove home to meet his wife, Mary, during his lunch break. “Hey, David, I wasn’t expecting you to be home for lunch today. How’s work?” Mary warmly greeted her husband and proceeded to set the dining table. “It’s fine—mundane as usual,” David replied. “It’s not the project Mr. Owens just assigned that’s stressing me out; my iPhone keeps dropping calls. My calls have dropped multiple times during important conference calls,” David sighed as he immediately went to the couch and took his shoes off to relax. Mary had not experienced any problems with her own iPhone and wondered if David had somehow received a defective phone. She placed a plate of pasta on the dining table and responded, “I’m sorry to hear that; we should take care of that. I haven’t had any problems with my iPhone...
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...psychology Course Description Effective Fall 2013 AP Course Descriptions are updated regularly. Please visit AP Central ® (apcentral.collegeboard.org) to determine whether a more recent Course Description PDF is available. The College Board The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of more than 5,900 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success — including the SAT® and the Advanced Placement Program®. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, and schools. For further information, visit www.collegeboard.org. AP Equity and Access Policy The College Board strongly encourages educators to make equitable access a guiding principle for their AP programs by giving all willing and academically prepared students the opportunity to participate in AP. We encourage the elimination of barriers that restrict access to AP for students from ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups that have been traditionally underserved. Schools should ...
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...International Business Research; Vol. 8, No. 5; 2015 ISSN 1913-9004 E-ISSN 1913-9012 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education How Does Packaging Influence Consumer Behavior? A Multidisciplinary Bibliometric Study Kelly Carvalho Vieira1, Valderí Castro Alcantara1, JoséWiller do Prado1, Cintia Loos Pinto2 & Daniel de Carvalho de Rezende3 1 Programa de Pó s-Graduaç o em Administraç o da Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Brazil ã ã 2 Institute of Humanities Sciences-Florestal, UFV/CAF-Universidade Federal de Viç osa, Campus Florestal, Minas Gerais, Brazil 3 Departamento de Administraç o e Economia da Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Minas Gerais, Brazil ã Correspondence: Valderíde Castro Alcantara, Programa de Pó s-Graduaç o em Administraç o da Universidade ã ã Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Brazil. E-mail: valderi.alcantara@posgrad.ufla.br Received: February 3, 2015 Accepted: March 5, 2015 Online Published: April 25, 2015 doi:10.5539/ibr.v8n5p66 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v8n5p66 Abstract The objective of this research was to analyze the academic literature focusing on how product packaging influences consumer behavior through the use of a bibliometric study. To accomplish this, we analyzed 111 articles, published from 1982 to 2014, indexed in the Web of Science database maintained by Thomson Reuters (formerly the ISI Web of Knowledge). For the analysis, we used descriptive statistics, bibliometric...
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...I. Company Background [pic] The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), incorporated on November 28, 1928, is a telecommunications service provider in the Philippines. Through the Company’s three principal business segments, wireless, fixed line and BPO, the Company offers the diversified range of telecommunications services across the Philippines’ fiber optic backbone and wireless, fixed line and satellite networks. The Company provides cellular and wireless broadband, satellite and other services through its wireless business. The Company is the provider of fixed line telecommunications services, servicing retail, corporate and small medium enterprise (SME), clients. On December 4, 2012, the Company sold its BPO segment. The Company’s cellular business, which it provides through Smart and DMPI to almost 70 million subscribers as at December 31, 2012, approximately 97% of whom are prepaid subscribers, focuses on providing wireless voice communications and wireless data communications, primarily through text messaging, but also through a variety of VAS, and mobile broadband. Smart markets nationwide cellular communications services under the brand names Smart Prepaid, Talk ‘N Text, Smart Postpaid and Smart Infinity. Smart Prepaid and Talk ‘N Text are prepaid services while Smart Postpaid and Smart Infinity are postpaid services, which are all provided through Smart’s digital network. A cellular voice service consists of all voice traffic and voice...
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...transform the world. The social and economic ravages of Jim Crow era racism were all-encompassing and deep-rooted. Yet like a phoenix rising from the ashes of lynch mobs, debt peonage, residential and labor discrimination, and rape, the black freedom movement raised a collective call of "No More"! The maintenance of white power had been pervasive and even innovative, and hence those fighting to get out from under its veil had to be equally unrelenting and improvisational in strategies and tactics. What is normally understood as the Civil Rights movement was in fact a grand struggle for freedom extending far beyond the valiant aims of legal rights and protection. From direct-action protests and boycotts to armed self-defense, from court cases to popular culture, freedom was in the air in ways that challenged white authority and even contested established black ways of doing things in moments of crisis. Dixie and Beyond By the middle of the twentieth century, black people had long endured a physical and social landscape of white supremacy, embedded in policy, social codes, and both intimate and spectacular forms of racial restriction and violence. The social and political order of Jim Crow—the segregation of public facilities—meant schools, modes of transportation, rest rooms, and even gravesites were separate and unequal. Yet the catch-all phrase "Jim Crow" hardly accounts for the extralegal dictates of black professionals working cotton fields, landholders thrown off their...
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