...on Saturday October 20, 2012, I traveled to the main lobby of the Kingston General Hospital (KGH) in Kingston, Ontario, located at 76 Stuart Street, to conduct observational research by examining and recording consumer behavior in a natural setting. This report includes a detailed description of the people and behaviors I witnessed, in addition to inferences that I made based on my observations. What time and day of the week was I there? How did this affect my observations? The time and day that I chose to conduct my observation had a number of effects on the results. First, there were likely more hospital visits occurring on Saturday than there would have been if I had conducted my observation on a weekday when most people are at school or work. Second, I can imagine that the lobby was less busy in the afternoon than at noon, yet busier than it would be if I had conducted the observation early in the morning or late at night. Third, I did not see anyone in the lobby consuming any food items and instead, observed a number of people drinking coffee or other warm beverages. I assume that I would have seen more people eating if I had visited the lobby at breakfast or lunchtime. The afternoon is also a common time for people to have a coffee to offset afternoon doldrums. Last, I noticed that the majority of people in the lobby were wearing warm, casual outfits, which may have differed if I had conducted my observation earlier in the day when it was warmer outside or on...
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...Maureen D. Manalo BSA 1107 The Day that Never Was “Bestfriends forever okay?” “Of course, bestfriends forever” “Promise?” “Promise” That was the first time, when a little girl named Sophie and the little boy John met, in a place called “the wonderer”. That was the time when Sophie just lost her mother from a car accident. While crying, a boy just came into her life. S: “He told me I’ll be his bestfriend forever Since that day I saw him with his father We were seven back then When everything started to happen” J: “She told me I’ll be her bestfriend forever Since that day I saw her crying and holding a flower We were seven back then I smiled at her and stopped her crying, she was like an angel from heaven They became really close like siblings already. Years passed by as they went to the same pre-school, gradeschool until even highschool. No one could really try separating then, not even their parents. From then on, they started to mold a new story of their lives. S: “I know all about him Even those he was trying to hide in dim Years and years just passed without us knowing But maybe that’s our life, it was simply coming” J: “I know all about her Especially when worries were there Years and years just passed without us knowing But my feelings for her, were all suddenly changing” Still together, Sophie and John finished their highschool years, as they attended the most awaited Senior Prom. That Grand Ball is exactly the date of their sixteenth birthday. Too scared...
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..."One Day" Sometimes I lay Under the moon And thank God I'm breathing Then I pray Don't take me soon 'Cause I am here for a reason Sometimes in my tears I drown But I never let it get me down So when negativity surrounds I know some day it'll all turn around because... All my life I've been waiting for I've been praying for For the people to say That we don't wanna fight no more There will be no more wars And our children will play One day [6x] It's not about Win or lose 'Cause we all lose When they feed on the souls of the innocent Blood-drenched pavement Keep on moving though the waters stay raging In this maze you can lose your way (your way) It might drive you crazy but don't let it faze you, no way (no way) Sometimes in my tears I drown (I drown) But I never let it get me down (get me down) So when negativity surrounds (surrounds) I know some day it'll all turn around because... All my life I've been waiting for I've been praying for For the people to say That we don't wanna fight no more There will be no more wars And our children will play One day [6x] One day this all will change Treat people the same Stop with the violence Down with the hate One day we'll all be free And proud to be Under the same sun Singing songs of freedom like One day [2x] All my life I've been waiting for I've been praying for For the people to say That we don't wanna fight no more There will be no more wars And our children will...
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...Biomedical Example In this paper I will be analyzing the Mickey Mantle case involving him getting a liver transplant. It has been brought to my attention that Mickey has been treated differently than others with the same or similar illness due to him being a celebrity. During my analysis I will be utilizing the Seven-Step Decision model to determine the outcome of this case. I will carefully look at the case to determine if I feel as though his case was in violation of the code of ethics, what are the long and short-term consequences, whether good or bad. Look at some alternatives and values and compare them. I will also determine if the procedure was done for profit or respect for who he is. Lastly I will come up with a decision on whether or not I feel as though if the decision made was ethical or not. Determining the Facts Mickey Mantle was a famous baseball player for the New York Yankees from 1951 into the late1960’s where soon after was voted into the baseball hall of fame. With several years of heavy drinking it began to take a toll on his health that resulted in cirrhosis, hepatitis and cancer of his liver. Over time his liver began to get worst and doctors told him that he has to have a liver transplant soon or he was going to die. The hunt was on for a liver for mantle, but there is a waiting list for those who are in need of a transplant and it can take up to 130 days before his doctors get a response. Within an astonishing 2 days after the request Baylor Medical...
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...the Venice Family Clinic (VFC) returned to the clinic after her early morning meeting with CEO, Elizabeth Forer. It was a typically warm and sunny Southern California day as she approached the front door of the clinic. She walked past a line of six to eight people waiting to check in at security and then proceeded upstairs to the waiting room. Almost every seat was taken. The room was full of elderly people, homeless men and women, young mothers, babies, toddlers with runny noses, school-aged children watching TV and adult men and women dressed for work. Some clutched papers indicating they had been seen by either registration or a provider, but most were holding only their color-coded cards given to them as they passed through security. As she headed towards the patient rooms, she noticed two resident doctors holding charts and chatting about their upcoming ski trips, one attending physician talking to a medical assistant about lab work and another on the telephone impatiently waiting on hold. A quick walk by the patient rooms showed that despite the crowd in the waiting room, only about half of the rooms had patients in them. She knew that many of the patients seen by the clinic spent hours there each visit, and that most of that time was spent waiting. She thought back to her meeting with Liz. She had been told that there were projections for a 26% increase in visits over the next year. How would the clinic be able to handle such a large influx of patients? She had already...
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...Of Delay One of the great dangers of life is that of losing sight of God's great design in the details by which that design is worked out, and it has been well said that we entirely lose the value of any experience if we isolate it. That is, if you take your sorrow and regard it apart from the great designing love of God, if you take your losses, your temporary setbacks, your momentary depressions, and dwell upon these things as if they were the only experiences of God's providence, and as if they were not related to the great central control of His love - you will entirely miss their value. It is that we may be saved from such peril that we are meditating together thus on some of God's unlikely but never unkindly ministries. With this brief recapitulation let me ask you to turn to the word which is the occasion of our thought this morning in regard to the Divine ministry of delay by which God oftentimes tests His people. I will ask you to turn to the words of Jeremiah the prophet, in the book of Lamentations, in the third chapter, at the twenty-fourth verse: "The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord." It is especially on those last words that I want our meditation to be based: "It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord." Let us frankly admit at the...
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...dictionary, n.d.).” Science may have been, is, or will be a part of someone’s life. Personally, science always has been, is, and will be not only a part of my life, but my life itself. My interest in science came from my experiences with animals from as early as I can remember. Something interesting that I have learned about science in my time at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School is that it is limitless; or as once stated by Carl Sagan, “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Science fits into my future goals absolutely. My interest in science came from my experiences with animals from as early as I can remember. To this day I have had practically every pet available at pet retail stores, as popular as my first pet; a cat, to as exotic as my current pets; a miniature macaw, a ball python, a house gecko, and more. Because my interest in science came from my experiences with animals from as early as I can remember, science always has been, is, and will be not only a part of my life, but my life itself. Something interesting that I have learned about science in my time at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School is that it is limitless; or as once stated by Carl Sagan, “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” To this day there are unanswered questions including “Who?”, “What?”, “When?”, “Where?”, “Why?”, “How?”, which could potentially be answered through the experimental design. Because something interesting I have learned about science in my...
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...I. Background: Statewide Development Corporation has built a very large apartment complex in Gainesville, Florida. As part of the student-oriented marketing strategy that has been developed, it is stated that if any problem with plumbing or air conditioning are experienced, a maintenance personnel will begin working on the problem within one hour. If a tenant must wait must more than one (1) hour for the repair person to arrive, a $10 deduction from the monthly rent will be made for each additional hour of time waiting. An answering machine will take the calls and record the time of the call if the maintenance person is busy. Past experiences at other complexes has shown that during the week when most occupants are at school, there is little difficulty in meeting the one hour guarantee. However, it is observed that weekends have been particularly troublesome during the summer months. (Quantitative Analysis for Management, Render 2011, 11th Ed.) II. Problem: The Statewide Development Corporation’s management would like to determine two (2) maintenance people should be working on weekends instead of just one. The area to be addressed in the problem cited is company’s efficiency of providing fast and reliable repair services. The discussion questions cited in the case are as follows: 1. Use simulation to help you analyze this problem. State any assumptions that you are making about this situation to help clarify the problem. 2. On a typical weekend day, how many...
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...Lucky (Jason) Do you hear me, I’m talking to you Across the water across the deep blue ocean Under the open sky, oh my, baby I’m trying (Colbie) Boy I hear you in my dreams I feel your whisper across the sea I keep you with me in my heart You make it easier when life gets hard (Both) I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend Lucky to have been where I have been Lucky to be coming home again Ooohh, ooooh, oooh, oooh, Oooh ooh ooh ooh (Both) They don’t know how long it takes Waiting for a love like this Every time we say goodbye I wish we had one more kiss I’ll wait for you I promise you, I will (Both) I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend Lucky to have been where I have been Lucky to be coming home again Lucky we’re in love every way Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed Lucky to be coming home someday (Jason) And so I’m sailing through the sea To an island where we’ll meet You’ll hear the music fill the air I’ll put a flower in your hair (Colbie) Though the breezes through trees Move so pretty you’re all I see As the world keeps spinning round You hold me right here right now (Both) I’m lucky I’m in love with my best friend Lucky to have been where I have been Lucky to be coming home again I’m lucky we’re in love every way Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed Lucky to be coming home someday Ooohh, ooooh, oooh, oooh, Oooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooooh, ooooh, oooh, oooh, Oooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. Hinahanap-Hanap Kita “Adik...
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...I woke up to my phone ringing. I looked at my clock before pawing around in my bed to find the buzzing device. 4:14 a.m. Who was calling me at this hour? I found the phone and picked it up. The bright screen was blinding to my tired eyes. It was my mom; the only person I know who sleeps more than I do. I answered the phone and she was sobbing. There were sirens in the background along with what sounded like a jack hammer. “Bailey, I need you to go to my house and get your little brother ready for school,” she said. “I will call you in a few hours. I love you.” I quickly agreed without questioning. The panic in her voice made me curious, but also served as a warning not to ask any questions. I gathered my school stuff and a set of clothes, and...
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...lifetime we spend six months waiting in a queue, which is nearly equivalent to three days over a year. What makes the survey more interesting is, it revealed just hanging around on platforms waiting for the train, or queuing at bus stops, actually takes up 653 hours over a lifetime. These scenarios proved that a queue is indeed a common every-day experience. Nevertheless, what is a queue and what makes a queue a fair and ethical queue? A queue is generally being defined as a line people or things waiting to be attended or to proceed, usually in sequential order beginning from the front or top of the...
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... March 20, 2014 I am Egg. I have taken the long, dark journey into the infundibulum. This is the outermost part of the woman’s fallopian tube. Sperm, my soul mate, has been waiting for me to make this trip for an eternity. The sperm is the germ cell of a male. We can now finally meet. I have been waiting for this instant for so long now. I am very much looking forward to meeting him. I am one of some 400,000 eggs that have developed in this woman’s ovaries since puberty. Some 400 of us have survived to this point in her life and have ripened into ova. I finally get to be the one ova that is released during this month’s ovulation. The other ova have their growth suppressed by me for this special event. My home has always been the ovary. I am now moving into a new spot in town, the fallopian tube. Here I will await my friend Sperm’s arrival. It has taken me some time to get from the ovary to this point. Now, only two weeks remain before the woman’s next menstruation. I am so small that this 4 inch tube has taken me a long time to traverse. The cilia that line the tube helped to push me along down the tube’s length. The cilia are miniscule hair-like structures that make this possible. They were able to move me along at a rate of an inch each day. Today is my first full day in the fallopian tube. I trust that Sperm will be making his own way up to me soon. He has to reach me within two days of my journey’s inception or conception...
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...THE WORSE DAY Harper and I decided to walk to Helena National park after school on Friday. I waited by the school exit after school, patiently waiting for her to arrive. It was now 3:45 and no Harper, I had been waiting for 15 minutes and she still hasn’t shown up, I decided to go and look for her, I was thinking in my head “this is not normally like her, she Is normally punctual, I wonder where she could have gone off ”. I wandered aimlessly around the campus and still, I couldn’t find her, I walked back to the exit hoping she would be there but there was no sign of her. I picked up my phone and called her hoping to find some answers to where she could be. *Ring*Ring*Ring* “Hello” answered Harper. “Hey, where are you Harper I’ve been waiting at the front of the school for around an hour” I replied in an annoyed tone....
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... we find there are times that stress is Inevitable. Many stressors we deal with daily. We all encounter stress in so many ways; you can be strolling down for a leisurely walk and a car passes over a puddle and splash, you are drenched with dirty water. You are out of milk, so you run to the store and go to the checkout line and you forgot your wallet. You take the day of for your mammogram, and you are running late, and then they tell you need to reschedule. ? Having a BAD day. How would you react to these situations? Would you blow up? Would you just say, oh well, it is what it is? So many stressors...
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...black Friday worth it? Is waiting in long lines impatiently in the cold worth the deals that you receive? Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving that starts early in the morning and lasts all day long. This day makes shoppers go crazy and is believed to save you tons of money. Is it really worth it though? Some people say that its not and that they should just wait till Cyber Monday because there are deals just as good on that day. Also if you wait till cyber Monday you wont have to wait outside in lines all night. You can do it from the comfort of your house in pajamas on the couch. In my opinion I think that cyber Monday is a waste of time. I have participated in it before and I feel that it is almost a trick to the customers. I think that they make the customers think they are getting a really good deal and in reality its not that good of a deal after all. I also agree with the article where it says that the customers can just wait a couple of weeks for the item to go back on sale. Some people would rather just spend the time sleeping and couldn’t comprehend waking up that early to go shopping. One more thing that I think you should think about is the worker. They have to be there even before you and have to prepare in days of advance for this day. They also have to work all day long when they could be at home celebrating the holidays with their families. I don’t think I have ever met a worker that wanted to work on Black Friday. Ultimately I think that Black Friday is...
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