...Abstract In gaining an understanding of how early civilizations lived, we can see what impact they have had as they migrated to the New World. By examining what they left behind we can also see the impact they have had on many diverse cultures and societies today. Cultural Syncretism and its Impact Introduction Cultural syncretism occurs when two opposite cultures mix and blend their cultural beliefs, whether they be political or religious, to produce or to start a new culture or religion. Historically, syncretism has been seen as an attempt to reconcile disparities between various cultures. Africa and the Americas both had help with other factors like weapons, religion, and technological advancements. When it came to cultural beliefs, China and India’s values were very different. They would operate from outside of the traditional beliefs, which made them much more resistant to syncretism. Compare and contrast the legacies of cultural syncretism in Africa and the Americas with the resistance to cultural change Westerners encountered in China and India. When different aspects of cultural philosophies or religions blend together and disparities are compromised, cultural syncretism occurs. According to the 1830 American census 2.3 million people were of African descent and there was only 12.8 million in the country (Joyner, 2003). Also of that 12.8 million 2.44% were free Africans, 15.56% were enslaved Africans and 82% were free white people (Joyner, 2003). Within...
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...1. Describe a time when you tried to bring about a change in your self-concept and were not successful in doing so. I have always had a great gift of attracting and being attracted to the wrong men. I went as far at 28 to marry and have a child with one. We ended up having a very turbulent marriage complete with abuse. He ended up committing suicide when I decided finally to divorce him. After this all happened, It made me painfully aware of a pattern I had been in my entire life with men. For the sake of my children, and me I swore off men and began to work on myself. I was successful for two years, until I once again met a very charming man who I made the mistake of letting into our lives. It was a relapse for me; I immediately fell into the old patterns. I was with him for a year when once again I had a realization that I was headed right back to into the same old patterns. I kicked him out realizing I was not going back down that road again. He was never abusive to me or my children, but he was an alcoholic and a prescription pill addict and I found out that the girl he dated after me, he was very abusive towards. 2. Summarize the guidelines for improving self-concept in our textbook and explain how each might apply to a change in self-concept. Make a firm commitment to personal growth- This to me is the obvious and important first step in changing oneself. You need to decide what you really want for your life and become committed to this becoming a...
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...For this assignment I have chosen 3 different tattoo shops. I have chosen these three shops because I love all different types of art work and I could see myself working at a shop just so that I could see the different types of art every day. I don’t want body art to define a person or what they do. Not everyone that has a tattoo is a druggie, someone who is in and out of jail all the time or a no job loser. I see that as a marketing manager for any of these three shops I could change some things that could help out the businesses out by getting more clients into the doors and no just have a word of mouth reputation but have a good community reputation and known to be the most helpful tattoo shop around if you are thinking about getting that first tattoo. Some of the things that could be done range from being really simple and easily fixed to some more out there plans and ways to be involved with the community and other business around. Some of the things are fixing the already up and running websites, making sure that the shop is considered clean and not a dive place to receive a tattoo. From that we get into hiring more help around the shop and minor fixes to insure that the shop has its best foot forward no one wants a tattoo parlor to seem off in anyway most of all those first time customers. They need to be informed and know all the pros and cons of the type of tattoo and its placement. This leads to the big steps and being more involved in the community by helping...
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...Unit 2 Christopher J. White American InterContinental University Introduction 1. Use the Percentage Sales Method and a 25% increase in sales to forecast Micro Chip's Consolidated Statement of Operations for the period of September 26, 2008 through September 25, 2009. Assume a 15% tax rate and restructuring costs of 5% of the new sales figure. 2. Discuss your results from question number #1. What assumptions have you made? Do any of your assumptions seem unreasonable? General Micro Chip Computer Corporation Consolidated Statements of Operations For the period September 26, 2008 through September 25, 2009 Sales=$8,334.00 Cost of Sales =$5,458.00 Gross Margin =$2,876.00 Operating R&D R&D =$525.00 Selling, General, and Administrative =$691.00 In‐process R & D Restructuring costs The total operations expense =$1,216.00 Operating income =$1,660.00 Total interest and other Income net =$194.00 Income before provision for Income taxes =$1,854.00 Provision for income Taxes (15%) =$278.10 Net income =$1,575.90 |Sales |$8,334.00 | | | |Cost of Sales |$5,458.00 |65.5% |$6,549.60 | |Gross Margin |$2,876.00 |34.5% |$3,451.20 | | | | | | |R&D ...
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...Michaela P. Capulong SC435-02: Genetics November 24, 2015 Unit 3 Final Project Breast Cancer Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer among women and only affect one percent of men. There are multiple risk factors for breast cancer this include genetic abnormalities, unhealthy lifestyle, and environmental. The BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumor-suppressor genes. The mutation and abnormalities of these genes could increase the people risk of breast cancer and also ovarian cancer. Cancer develops in the breast tissue mainly in the milk duct or glands. Usually, it starts with a development of a lump then it will spread to the breast. The treatment depends on the extent of cancer. Surgical procedures such mastectomy and lumpectomy are used to remove the tumor or the whole breast with cancer. Breast cancer can be detected early by undergoing a mammogram and genetic testing. The topic about breast cancer interests me, because I have patients who are diagnosed with this condition. This topic will give me an opportunity to understand and explore how breast cancer can be inherited and treated....
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...Unit 3 Individual Project Risk and Capital Yvonnia Carter American Intercontinental University August 10, 2013 Introduction This is to introduce how theoretical stock prices are calculated and how these prices react to market forces such as risk and interest rates (AIU, 2013). The first thing to do is find an estimate of the risk-free rate of interest (krf) and the value for the market risk premium. In this case, the (krf) is 2.58 and the market risk premium is 9.00%. Using the information from the XYZ Stock Information, these are the current values: ● XYZ’s Beta (B) is 1.64 ● XYZ’s current annual dividend is $0.80 ● XYZ’s 3-year dividend growth rate (g) is 8.2% ● Industry P/E is 23.2 ● XYZ’s EPS is $4.87 To get the required rate of return you use the following CAPM formula: Beta stock times (market risk premium minus risk free rate of interest) plus risk free rate of interest equals the required rate of return, so therefore (B)1.64* ((KM) 9.00% - (KRF) 2.58) +(KRF) 2.58=13.1088% 0r $13.11 (Ultimatecalculators.com, 2013). To find the current stock price for XYZ, use the following Constant Growth Model (CGM) formula: Current annual dividend times (1 plus growth rate) divided by required return rate minus growth rate, so therefore (D) $0.80 * (1 + (G) 8.2%) / (KS) 13.1088% - (G) 8.2% = (PO) $17.63 (Ultimatecalculators.com, 2013). Are there any differences? Yes, there are some differences. As you can see from the stock information sheet,...
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...Personality Tests: Tools in Psychology LeighAnn Hancock Kaplan University PS330: Personality Development Professor Stephen Huber December 5, 2012 Personality Tests: Tools in Psychology Personality Tests: Tools in Psychology I. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test, developed to make C.G. Jung’s personality type theory understandable and applicable to person’s everyday life. The MBTI is a psychometric instrument designed to sort people into groups of personality types. Jungian theory posits that there are different functions and attitudes of consciousness. Perception is the means by which one becomes aware of people, things, events, and concepts; judgment is the means of coming to conclusions about how to handle the information thus gathered (C.J. Jung’s Theory of Types, 2012). Applications have been made across a broad spectrum of human experience, including in areas such as counseling and psychotherapy; education, learning styles, and cognitive styles; career counseling; management and leadership in business organizations and the military services; and health-related issues. A. The MBTI has a unique and interesting history. Unlike most personality inventories, it was initially designed to facilitate research interests, and only later adapted for general use. 1. “The MBTI is a self-report questionnaire that assesses type preferences on Extraversion-Introversion (E-I), Sensation-Intuition (S-N), Thinking-Feeling (T-F), and also on Judgment-Perception...
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...scale projects it is important as a designer to stay organized, consistent and timely with the client and his team. Working with multiple people on a design project you want to be able to track the changes, time and effort spent of the project, along with sharing ideas and information. With something like the Gantt Project an open source project scheduling and management tool this is possible. Much like Gantt Project, Trello platform allows it’s user to create a schedule for any project. It gives task assignments and milestone implementation it allows the project manager to help identify problem areas in the project and workflow so they can set goals for improvement. Trello is an easy free way to keep everyone in the loop. It also reaches out through Drop Box, Google Drive and One Drive....
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... Currently, the Church is technology deprived. They have a few Windows XP and Windows 7 computers with commercial support ending over two years ago. (Microsoft, 2017). Their Internet is provided via a consumer grade cable modem designed more for the home than what a Church of their needs and size. A faster Internet connection is needed between buildings will help establish a high-speed, interconnected network for the Church to operate. Current file sharing is handled via “sneaker net”. This includes scanning of documents from a central all-in-one (scan, print, copy, etc…). We are told the scanners can only email one person only, everyone else uses USB drives. It is unsure if such drives are encrypted and if so where are the backup keys. Membership tracking done on an Excel spreadsheet is not able to be accessed by other computers or from outside the Church. This prevents the Church from having ready access to membership information in meetings. Another limitation to this solution is that the current solution will provide statistical reports on key fields found in the database. Email is hosted externally from a third party. At this time, they would like to keep it that way. There are also other custom email accounts for council members that are tied to other online sharing tools. The Church is in a severe need to upgrade their old workstation with up-to-date OS and cloud-based software for day-to-day office documentation and the latest database solution to bring their membership...
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...Unit 3 Individual Project: Marketing Opportunities Amanda Morris American Intercontinental University Lower Division Capstone BUSN 300 Professor Eric Freeman March 1, 2013 Abstract Addressing the possible financial advantages that could be implemented through marketing strategies made by the marketing manager, to improve the overall success of Chili’s, East Pasco family YMCA and service Corporation International. Reviewing whether the strategy would be a home run, a single or a low hanging fruit, the financial benefit and cost associated with each marketing strategy, the risk associated with each marketing strategy and the effect that the marketing strategy would have on public relations. Unit 3 Individual Project: Marketing Opportunities As a marketing manager it is important to be aware of marketing opportunities that will generate sales and increase revenue companies at hand. Pertaining to the three companies of choice Chili’s, East Pasco Family YMCA and Service Corporation International, modifications to the current marketing plans can be made to increase sales furthermore creating a positive impact on the public relations of the firm and generate financial improvements. Chili’s is a popular and successful restaurant; however, a few modifications to the company’s services would increase sales and promote business through new successful marketing strategies. The first marketing strategy that would be worthy of pursuing is to offer home delivery service...
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...Market Mix The Four P’s Price, Product, Promotion, and Place My company has decided that we want to sell a particular product or offer a service? This product will be based on Coffee. Not just hot coffee’s – but Iced Coffee’s with different flavors. As the company grows we will introduce 2 simple baked goods, English Scones and muffins. Deciding to sell these certain products will keep it simple in the beginning. As my company action plan will employ the market mix, and the essentials of the four P’s that will enable me access to get the goods and services to the customers that I am targeting in my local area. The action plan is called the “Marketing Mix”. The marketing mix is one of the biggest and most critical decisions that a company can make. A bad marketing mix can result in poor performance and the potential for financial losses. One has no wish to be alone with a great cup of coffee and a Blueberry Scone watching the Casey Anthony Trial in an empty Coffee Shop. Now that’s a bloody nightmare there.(Fulton et al, 2006) The Origins of the Market Mix Plan It is well known the marketing mix plan created and well defined by McCarthy some forty years ago. It is commonly used to date as the standard outline and set of marketing tools that a firm uses to pursue its marketing objectives or goals (Kotler and Keller, 2006). The marketing mix is then broken down into four distinct categories. These categories are called the four P’s or Product...
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...Name: Pravin Lobo Course: CIS613-T301 Software Development (2167-1) Capstone Milestone #3 Identify the evolution and maintenance related items that should be considered when planning to develop the pizza ordering software application. Evolution / Maintenance Items A future smart phone application could help boost sales. This would need a completely new mobile application but some of the backend services could be potentially reused. These services should be designed as such that they could be easily integrated with any frontend application. A database maintenance procedure must be established to archive old records. A large database could adversely affect the performance of the application. Database records should have housekeeping columns...
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...Unit 7 Project Part 3: Opposing Sides My initial position Euthanasia is wrong and should never be legalized Laws against euthanasia and assisted suicide are in place to prevent abuse and to protect people from unscrupulous doctors and others. They are not, and never have been, intended to make anyone suffer. Activists often claim that laws against euthanasia and assisted suicide are government mandated suffering. This claim would be similar to saying that laws against selling contaminated food are government mandated starvation. In a society as obsessed with the costs of health care and the principle of utility, the dangers of the slippery slope are far from fantasy. Assisted suicide is like a half-way house, or a stop on the way to other forms of direct euthanasia. If terminating life is a benefit, the reasoning goes, why should euthanasia be limited only to those who can give consent? Why do we need to ask for consent? In cases like Schiavo's touch on basic constitutional rights, such as the right to live and the right to due process, and consequently there could very well be a legitimate role for the federal government to play. There's a precedent as a result of the highly publicized deaths of infants with disabilities in the 1980s. The federal government enacted 'Baby Doe Legislation, which would withhold federal funds from hospitals that kept lifesaving treatment from newborns based on the expectation of disability. The medical community has to have restrictions...
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...Unit 3 Project Scenario Elizabeth Cervantes Kaplan University-Online HN 299 Professor Spruill October 7, 2014 Coordinated Service Plan 1. Overview A Coordinated Services Plan is a written addendum to each service plan developed by Workforce One in order to meet the needs of a client who require services from more than one agency. Workforce One offers assistance in the following listed below (VDE 2007). Health Care Services: Provide referrals for other health care services—medical, dental, eye glasses, hearing aids, mental health, substance abuse, home care, pregnancy, and family planning. Employment and education: Includes referrals for job training, job search, English for speakers of other languages, legal assistance, and...
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...Grade Received, "A" Ownership of the Medical Record Even though the medical record is made up of data pertaining to the patient, the actual document belongs to the doctor. The medical record is in fact an aide developed by the doctor to reinforce patient care, and also benefits the practitioner. When a doctor quits working in a practice that has several doctors, the question of which doctor actually owns which chart may surface. Sadly, there isn’t an actual answer due to the fact that ownership usually relies on very particular data. Usually, to stay away from arguing regarding ownership of medical records, the doctors must come to an agreement before they enter into the multiple-doctor setting. If an agreement is not reached, the doctors will have to depend on basic business laws, and these types of arguments can end up being very ugly and expensive. Normally, under state business law, work-related products of employees belong to the employers. With that being said, in a practice where one doctor employs another doctor, and a prior agreement is not made, the employee doctor usually will not own any of his/her patients’ charts; instead, the employer doctor does. Regardless of this, a state’s Medical Board rules state that the employer doctors have to give the employee doctors that leave the data needed to contact the consumers that this doctor has treated over the last two years. In a scenario where there is a partnership, the law usually states that any property...
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