...Nikeisha Vinson Trapped Chilean Miners 3/10/2014 BCOMM275 D. Williams When handling a fickle audience one needs to consider how much information that needs to be divulged. One should tell them only pertinent information that would put to ease any worries or concerns. After the collapse of the Chilean mine, you want to keep the families updated on their family members trapped and try a keep them optimistic of the outcome. When dealing with people of different ethnicities and language barriers, one would need to express empathy and great care handling the information. Under no circumstances should the complexity of the situation be expressed to the family, friends or employees of this accident. Now there is some major dissention when it comes to how information is portrayed when considering the audience. Often times, when relaying despairing information to the mass we tend to leave out details to spare the faint of heart and discourage panic. After the collapse of the mine, the miners families and employee’s wanted to know what steps the company was going to take to remedy this situation, how long it would take to retrieve the trapped miners and how soon after could the workers could come home. After reading this article written by Juan Weik, the communication stated nothing but the facts. The communication warranted enough information to let the worried families know what had happened, what was being accomplished, and that investigations were being carried out to gather...
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...The necklace brings out Mathilde as a woman who is trapped by society. She has lack of opportunities only because she was born in a poor family, daughter of a minor civil servant. She is restrained by social class to never reach the status of which she dreamed. In the story, she is brought out to be a person who is extremely beautiful, but this matters little on who she could marry. This story was set in the nineteenth century, but how much are women held back by today’s society? In the modern world, people aren’t restricted to a certain financial status; being born poor doesn’t mean that you must remain poor. In most cases nowadays, women have equal opportunities (if not more) than men. They are not trapped by what society thinks they should do or not do as opposed to ancient times. During that era, the society set very high standards for people. Many high class people were very aristocratic (grand) in their manners and their rules for the society. People, such as Mathilde, who blindly followed the elite class and were influenced or impressed by them could never seek happiness. This modern day and age consists of very famous people who have risen from the ashes of poverty into the flames of wealth such as the late Michael Jackson and also president Obama, who has made a positive influence to the world. In most traditional settings, women are still denied opportunities especially due to cultural beliefs, but this has not stopped a lot of women to break away from these traditions...
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...of my family and our lack of communication on an emotional level, those memories may have been repressed. Or perhaps it is that lack of communication that has shaped the way that I am today. I do, in fact, tend to shy away from conversing with anyone on an emotional level and the more that I think of it, the more sense it makes that this has come as a direct result of my inability to vent during the most vital years of my development as an adolescent. This emotional discomfort has had a significant impact on the way I approach situations where conflict may occur. At times, I feel very distant from those that I am supposedly very close with and there is a certain barrier that does not allow me to pour my emotions out; almost as if I am trapped in a bubble. There have been several instances in the past when a friend has approached me, vented their anger at a particular conflict they have recently encountered in their life, and after I try my best to help them feel better, they turn to me and ask, “What about you, how are things going with you?” And rather than pour my emotions out as I would love to do, I instead reply with a smile and a blatant lie: “I’m fine.” I’m not really sure how I actually feel about this, I mean this problem doesn’t even compare to some of the conflicts faced by people living in less fortunate countries. I am still thankful for everything that I have, and thankful to my parents for making the decision to migrate to this country for better opportunities...
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...For many years now SeaWorld has provided people with an opportunity to see many sea creatures and Killer Whales perform. These creatures have been trained over the years to perform various times throughout the day. Sea World, however, took these killer whales (orcas) away from their families and home. Throughout the years this has caused damage to the orcas causing rebellion and other forms of defiance. There have been many incidents following the rebellion of these orcas and yet nothing is done about the issue. Sea World should not keep killer whales against their will or keep them captive. Orcas are sea creatures, meaning they belong in the ocean. So why is it that they ended up in large fish tanks held against their will? SeaWorld claims to people that killer whales are better off under their care (Black Fish). Indicating that by taking the orcas from their families, it is rescuing them and giving them better help. Stating that they took them to show others how caring and talented they can be. The park implies that people will learn a lot about life in the sea. Many think that if they come to the park, they are doing a good deed and will be educated on life in the ocean. The employees working on the tours are also obligated to say all these lies to the guests about the park. For instance, a commonly asked question is why some whales have their fins bent, in other words, have a dorsal fin collapse. The park answers to guests that it is normal, but in reality that...
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...When I was a child I eagerly watched my parents in the kitchen, fascinated by the way they would make something delicious out of what seemed like nothing at all. This frequent observation sparked something in me and from that moment forward, I knew I was born to cook. In speaking to local restaurant owners about their businesses, my initial awkwardness and apprehension towards approaching unfamiliar people faded away. I found that conversation came easily when discussing ones passions. I first met with Cindy, who owns Paddy Cakes and Candy. She has owned and operated the shop for several years, and has been expanding it slowly. What started out as a simple candy store has now grown to be so much more. There isn’t a need for specialized equipment in her shop, as she has all her tempered chocolate products premade, but they make all the items that require melting chocolate in the store. Cindy assured me that while no culinary or business management degree is necessary, it would certainly be helpful. Despite seeming content in the busy atmosphere of her store, Cindy confided in me that this was nothing more than a convenient opportunity. She had lost her previous business to bankruptcy after 9/11, and this store just “fell in her lap.” Although she loves what she does, she’s bored and has put the store up for sale in order to pursue another business venture – Cindy would love nothing more than to open her own craft store. Shane, owner of The Pizza Man, had little to offer...
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...became trapped during a Chilean copper mine collapse near the northern town of Copiapó, Chile on August 5, 2010. The tragedy captured the attention of media, and audiences, around the world alike. Once reported, hopes and prayers went out the trapped workers, the workers families and the rescue workers from the hearts of many. During severe heart-wrenching incidents, such as this, it is important to consider the roles of those involved. The potential needs of the workers, whose lives were at stake, and the needs of their families become extremely important when discussing the incident. It is important to know how to address everyone involved while considering their needs. Waking up on August 5, 2010 was no different from any other day for these workers. The miners kissed and hugged their family members before heading off to work in the Chilean copper mine. The day had been the same as the day before for the miners. Close to the time for the miners to take their lunch break, the tunnel collapsed leaving them trapped 300 meters below ground level. Other miners feared that the thirty-three miners still inside the mine were in the disaster zone when the collapse happened. The workers that were trapped had to have been scared not knowing if they were ever going to be able to see loved ones again. For 16 days, the workers had no communication from the outside world, and no way for the outside world to communicate back to them. Fear, itself is scary, but fear and being trapped had to...
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...Time Trapped Hearts I feel, think, experience and believe that time is and surely is Undefined, uncaptured, misinterpreted and miscalculated. There is much to the co-relation of the space and time....the ‘24hr time’ just does not feel right, its a foolish human judgment presented very scientifically, convincingly...Although, we know time is relative in nature...my equation and experience with time was directly proportional to emotions and sentiments...Why does the time seems to move faster when we are enjoying ourselves to the fullest...when we are enjoying at theme parks, with our loved ones, friends...time just passes by and we surprisingly say "hey time has passed so fast..Its 10 'o'clock... our inner serenity & happiness connects us to the universal clock & the symphony tells us, we are tuned with a 'wrong sense of time’... its got a lot to do with our "state of the heart"..."so keep it in good shape folks"... We are not programmed to sleep at night by birth, but by habit...and our lifestyles…try working in night shifts and the boundaries of night and day dissolve from the mind...the time you get for the rest (watever and any amount) becomes then night for you. Our mind is trapped in this Virtual reality created by us…its not true…there are boundaries beyond just day and night...there is openness...open space...waiting to be known..."FREE THE MINDS" E=MC2 explains, If we are able to travel faster than light then the distance travelled would be lesser in time...time...
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...Upon researching the background and the meaning behind the anti-psychiatry movement, which began in the 1960’s, I have come to the conclusion that the short stories encompassed within the book entitled Shrink Wrapped, should in fact be considered a part of this movement. Psychiatry has always had its fair share of opposition among the medical, religious and social fields, but this group of criticasters grew in the 60’s when the public was brought to awareness of the procedures and the treatment of patients in psychiatric hospitals around the country. While the field of psychology and psychiatry are very closely related, psychiatry is generally geared more towards the mental well-being and chemical imbalances with the patient as opposed to solely the thoughts and feelings of this same patient. Psychiatrists focus on the prevention and treatment of mental disorders which in and of itself is a feeding ground for criticism. Even the existence of mental illness itself it’s a controversial subject, especially around the time this movement began. The power held by psychiatrists to be able to deem whether or not a patient is sane or ‘insane’ is a very precarious ledge to be standing on, especially when drugs and treatments such as lobotomies and shock therapy are being utilized. This is also a very touchy subject considering psychologists are attempting to basically gain the same end result by way of communication and delving into the emotions and experiences of the patient. With the...
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...Adam ENG 2110 April 18th, 2013 Hedda Gabler and “The Trapped Woman” in the 19th Century Appearances can be deceiving. Hedda Gabler, the great story of an aristocratic woman, smart, and somewhat off her rocker, takes us into the personal life of a woman by the married name of Hedda Tesmen. Through analysis and research of the story though, we can see the author is trying to show us something further from what it seems. Henrik Ibsen, the writer of Hedda Gabler, seems to not be telling us the personal story of the woman Hedda Tesman, but showing us the faults of society for that time period in terms of the roles of women. “The Trapped Woman”, is a term I will use to describe the role of “The Woman” in the late 19th Century. Henrik Ibsen appears to be showing us through Hedda’s life that no matter the apparent strength or background of a woman during the 19th century, they are still trapped in a way which forbids them to be who they truly are. Hedda Tesman, as described early on in the play, due to her background and personality, should in no way be anything but in complete control over her life. As stated by Aunt Julle, “General Gabler’s daughter. What a life she had in the general’s day!” (Ibsen). This statement in the beginning of the play almost immediately foreshadows her unhappy life in her current state. Due to the roles of women for that time period, she is just the representation of all women in her situation at the time. Women in the 19th century had very minimal...
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...“Teenagers are trapped by peer pressure!” FOR THE MOTION A recent study shows that the current generation of teenagers is sharper, fitter, more focused and much more street-smart than the foregoing generations. However in today’s competitive, contentious modern world, where only the best of the best can make the cut and survive the concrete jungles of urban lifestyle, teenagers are even more timorous and insecure, scared of the future which makes their lives an emotional turmoil and makes them incapable of dealing with personal crises like peer pressure. The topic at hand today is “Teenagers are trapped by peer pressure” and I will wholeheartedly be speaking for the motion. Teenage life today is all about labels. A student scoring an ‘A’ Grade in class is labeled ‘geek’. A student with an atypical dressing sense or a peculiar hair style or even a very distinctive taste in music is labeled as a ‘hippie’. A student scoring in a match for the school football team is a labeled ‘jock’ while a student who is able to carry himself well or is in vogue with the latest trends of expensive brands and flashy accessories has an influential aura and ineluctably becomes the ‘popular kid’. This judgmental and censorious system of labeling of each and every individual within the school premises or even in the neighbourhood has an exceedingly radical impact on the confident and sanguine teenagers. Being judged by the world in condemnatory fashion without being known from the inside utterly...
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...to: from: Apollo Group User subject: The Trapped Workers date: May 22, 2013 ------------------------------------------------- Creating Watermarks in Microsoft Word The Chilean Cooper Mine cave in 2010 trapping 33 workers for 17 days 2,300 feet underground was a tragic accident that they could have been prevented if the company would have had a strategic business plan in place for this type of crisis ("Chile Mining Accident (2010)", 2011). A crisis management plan is crucial to have in a mining company, but every company large or small should have one. No business plans on encountering a situation that cause’s a disruption in their day to day business or laws suits against the company. However, that doesn’t mean businesses shouldn’t make a crisis management plan for if and when such incidents occur. A crisis management plan is a basic guide to providing a response system to how to handle these types of situations. This consists of step by step processes and policies for the company and the employee’s to follow. This will allow the employee’s to know what information they can and cannot release to the press, customers and employee family members regarding the crisis. This will also assist in how the company should address the issue in a timely efficient manner with minimal damage to the company. A crisis management plan consists of six steps; Predict, Position, Prevent, Plan, Persevere and evaluate (Miller, 2005-2011). Predict means to plan for the worst. Anticipate...
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...It was the strangest thing I had ever seen, with tubes and wires hanging from the ceiling. The room was rather small, like the size of a normal classroom. The walls were pale gray and rusted out. It was dark, but there was a dim light from under the doorway across the room. I had been trapped in this room for hours, and I was chained to a chair. I couldn’t speak, for there was tape over my mouth. It was cold in the room, and every small breeze from under the door made me shiver. I was able to breath from my nose, and each breath made a small, foggy cloud from my nose, which looked like smoke in the darkness. I focused my eyes on the ceiling and discovered that the tubes were wrapped and connected by wires. The wires weren’t like “hanger” wires though. They were more like the wires you find inside your TV when it’s broken. The only sound I could hear was the ticking of a clock. I hadn’t noticed it when I had woken up in this odd place. It was once silent, but now the ticking was louder than before, as if it was in my head. “Tick-tock, tick-tock”, I repeated in my head. I shut my eyes, thinking that I was only in a dream. I sat there for minutes at a time, and when I opened my eyes the place was still the same. I started to worry, but I did not panic. I thought and thought and thought. “What should I do?” I whispered softly to myself. Suddenly, I heard foot steps from outside the door. They were slow, steady foot steps that made a slightly loud thud with every step taken....
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...Trapped in the Dutch Anesthesia Market Executive summary The Dutch healthcare sector, where AA operates, is highly intervened and regulated Governmental price capping renders a pricing strategy based on Bouwman's model innefective. The PESTLE analysis points to several, sometimes concurring, threats from the outside. The SWOT analysis pointed to the need to redefine our mission as business. AA has gradually shifted from a clinical services company to a consultancy services company. Background information Anesthesia Associates Care (AA) operates in the Dutch medical sector, and it was first established in 2000 as an anesthesiology freelance practice in the city of Rotterdam. Although the author of this report works three to five days per week as a clinician, his function in AA also includes quality management and strategy. The Dutch medical sector where AA operates is highly intervened and regulated. The financing of hospitals and medical services is done by an oligopoly of insurance companies. The government, under advice from the insurers, imposes capped hourly wages for anesthesia services. Non-compliance with the price limitation is a criminal offence. Between 2002 and 2007 the demand for anesthesia locum tenens was so high that AA expanded to eighteen anesthesiologists and nine nurse anesthetists, while it expanded from Rotterdam to all corners of the Netherlands. Today, our client portfolio includes sixty-one Dutch university...
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..."If you had to throw your most prized possession in the fire or die would you?" This question asked around a fire pit during embers has changed my life. Most of the people were strongly impacted by it thinking long and hard about their answers and then shared their opinions these girls with tears streaming down their faces choking on tears gave the most heart wrenching stories and gave their answers, and then it came to me, I have no prized possessions I don't associate things with people or experiences. However this question showed me so many divergent sides of people, and what other people contemplated about and valued. This night changed my whole perspective because it made me be an adult and care for people when they were upset and didn't want to persevere. Embers that night showed me just how auspicious I am to be in my situation. I have a family that loves me and will always be there for me. It reminds me how privileged I am that my parents still are married to each other and can support my family of 5. This night led me to see all types of people and how they acted based on their views. The most memorable moment was with a girl at camp who was 1 year older than me, her parents were divorced and she had a horrible step mother, and her mom had passed away when she was little, she had attempted suicide on various occasions and I had to keep reminding her that she would have her Cinderella story and would have an amazing rest of her life and not to cut it short. You have...
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...The Aztec Empire Anas Abdeljaber Monica Black HIS 121-001 July 14, 2014 In the time of Columbus, Europe discovered a strange new world where every boy was born a worrier to fight and sacrifice to God who thirsty blood. By 1324, two hundred years before the Spanish arrived, Aztecs Empire were formed after they entered the valley of Mexico and settled the center of Lake Texcoco. They built a great capital called Tenochtitlan and became their homeland. Tenochtitlan located about 7,500 feet above sea level between the Gulf of Mexico and North Pacific Ocean where it was the largest city in the world (Schmal).They created a great civilization in Central Mexico called The Aztec. The small city was built to hold population that approximately two fifty thousand people. The Aztec religion was established on the forces of nature and worshipped themselves to their gods. According to Aztec belief the human heart was the most precious gift that offered to the God. Their mission was to give the sun the human blood to have enough energy to fight cross the sky, and feed the earth with their bodies to have enough nutrition (Schmal). The god of war, Huitzilopochtli, was the most important deity. They had many other important gods, such as Tlaloc, the god of rain whom was scarified by children’s’ tears, Quetzalcoatl, the god of wind and of learning, and Tenochtitlan, the sun god whom was offered the kids’ heart. The Aztecs believed in order to appease these and many other gods that...
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