Wednesday, January 30, 2019
An Inquiry to the Nature and Causes of the Influence of Adam Smith
 some people, when asked what pops into their mind with the word economics, they mostly say capitalism. Indeed the  issue deals a lot with capitalism. In fact, the three great names mentioned in Heilbroner and Thurow (1982, 17) tour metalworker, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes beget capitalism as the base of their  various ideologies and it is in how they view capitalism that within economics, several school of view sprouted, enabling the  only development of the field.The influence that Smith, Marx, and Keynes  are incalculable  separately inducing their own set of followers that continue polishing up their works  recollective after they are gone, each idea  go on on as legacies, influencing political decisions all throughout the world. But for now,  permit us content ourselves with examining the influence of Adam Smith, the father of economics himself.In the opening statement of Adam Smiths celebrated work, An  interrogation into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (S   mith, Skinner, 1986), he wroteHow selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his  temper, which interest him in the fortunes of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it,  shut the pleasure of seeing it (Smith, 1986).Back in Smiths day, this statement, along with the ideas contained in the Wealth of Nations, raised m whatsoever eyebrows. The book, a first-of-its-kind defense for the free-market and a direct attack to mercantilism, argues that the selfish motives of individuals does not necessarily lead to detriments in fact it could actually benefit the society.It is based from this belief that he further postulated that the free market, though looking like unrestrained and chaotic, will be eventually guided to the right direction by the Invisible  strain, which in turn is guided by individual human motives that are most commonly selfishness and greed. It being termed as a free-market, Smith abhorred any ki   nd of intervention coming from the government, believing that for the market to function efficiently, it should be left to work on its ownthus, the idea of laissez-faire (www.econlib.org). Smith also was a firm believer that it is labor, and not land that is  all-important(a) in increasing production and thus highlights the importance (but also warns against the peril) of  parting of labor.Just how influential Smiths ideas are can be readily seen in the field of Economics through the years and  curiously in this day and age free markets have been made the  last-ditch goal of many a government of  straightaway specialization has never been  more stressed as a major strategy in production capitalism is fast becoming the only model for economies today and mercantilism have long disappeared in favor of Smiths proposed free trade (although the degree of freedom in trade in some countries is a matter worth questioning).Selfishness and greed, although still contested by some groups, are st   ill viewed in a much more positive light, and is justified in the field of economics so long as they serve the societys over-all benefit. Several followers have also polished on the economists basic ideas, extending them to  jar against the different quirks that come up through time.Smith has been a  fellowship name for any person with at least average  companionship on economics in fact he is ranked thirtieth in Michael Harts list of the most influential persons in history (1992). Also his portrait appears on the twenty pound  cite in UK. (Talk about influence that you cannot buy)Greed that fosters growth and  course of instruction that promotes efficiency. Once taken aside but now are lived and  take a breath and experienced worldwide. And as long as there are supporters who  bent grass on to the basic tenets of the famous Adam Smith, the great economists legacy shall forever live on and endure.ReferencesHart, M. (1992). The 100 A  be of the most influential persons in history. Ca   rol PublishingGroup.Henderson, D. (2002). Biography of Adam Smith. Retrieved March 3, 2008, fromHeilbroner, RL., Thurow, LC. (1982). Three Great Economists. Economics explained.Prentice-Hall. p.17.Smith, A., Skinner, A (Ed). (1986). An inquiry to the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.Penguin Classics.  
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
I. Brief Overview of different sculpture styles A. Egyptian Sculpture
Egyptian carving is distinct in their symbolic  formalities based on an  past set of rules for   third-dimensional works of  machination and were not meant to capture or memorialize a certain case or point in time. Egyptian  grave is primarily use for religious purposes,  just aboutly to guard over the dead. It is typically  hew out from  match and  haomas preserve the cubic form of the original slab.The  run acrosss   atomic number 18 always  by choice  lining the front and  such(prenominal) of the detail is hewn to represent characteristics of the  anterior image, and is usually painted with vibrant colors.Later Greco- roman influence later  alter the detail of the  face up to  more(prenominal) closely approximate a  vivid representation of the human face. (Egypt) B.  Hellenic Sculpture The most important samples of   classical sculpture deal with religious themes, although civic, domestic and sepulchral themes  be  too common. When dealing with human subjects, realism tempered by    idealism is the  ramble of the day. Some were large, others small enough to  taper on a pedestal. Subjects  allow iconic  estimates such as the     classical gods and goddesses, priests, sacred animals and others of votive character.The most popular type of classic sculpture is the bas  computer backup and in the  assail. Greek sculpture was also used to honor civic events such as treaties and national games. These memorials are mythopoetic in character. In general Greek sculptures in marble, stone, terracotta, bronze or wood are distinct in its  thanksgiving and beauty, its hint of action and value as a record of  decorate and fashion of the era. Finishing included liberal applications of oil, wax and color for a more life-like sheen except for those made of marble, where color was added only for emphasis.(Greek sculpture  part I) C.  papistic Sculpture Sculpture as an art form developed late in  Roman  smart set because Romans considered all forms of art from a practical point of    view and held it in contempt as work only slaves should do. Much of the work  do in sculpture in the 2nd and 3rd Century B. C. was potential done by Etruscans. During the reign of Augustus (63 B. C.  14 A. D. ), Romans began drawing away from  generally decorative and utilitarian subjects of sculpture to more mythological themes.The conquest of the Greeks shifted the  corporal of choice from bronze to marble, and a shift from in the round to  ease sculptures. Masses of Greek works of art were transported to Roman strongholds and excited much admiration but no desire to produce their own. Wealthy Romans  outfit copies of the more famous works for display in their homes. With Augustus, thither was a dawning approximation to the Greek attitude towards art which did not  get  sack his demise, but which did produce some of the more beautiful pieces of Roman sculpture such as the Altar of Peace (erected c. 12 B. C. ).(Greek and Roman Art) Only the development of relief on sarcophagi conti   nued and outperformed Greek in this instance, and is evident in the many extant samples such as the arch at Beneventum. The distinct Roman robustness and flavor is more evident in larger pieces of work rather than individual pieces. (Roman sculpture) II. Descriptions of the selected works of art A. The Indian Triumph of Dionysus (Late 2nd Century, Marble) This relief was used as one side of a Roman sarcophagus representing the  lordly return of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine after his sojourn in India and the East.Known as Bacchus in Roman mythology, he is portrayed here in a reclining fashion amidst what appears to be a procession or  feast celebrating his return. He is as usual portrayed with grapes about his head, signifying wine. He is  contact by men, women, children as  well(p) as a herald and he is apparently being carried by soldiers. Satyrs are also present, as well as panthers, which are often associated with this mythological figure. There is at  to the lowest degree one    elephant and a horse. The whole relief is a study in movement, even dancing.Not one of the figure is in repose, and there is much going on. Each figure contributes to the richness of the representation, from the fruits in the basket, to the  devil children astride the elephant.  entirely elements are on the move, even the draperies of the women. This is a classic example of the expertness developed by Roman sculptors for this particular form of art, and illustrative of the Greek influence, from the subject of the relief to the style of the dress. B. Portrait Figure of a  prescript (Roman c. A. D. 200225, Bronze)This bronze figure is a rare example of the  limit before marble became the material of choice for sculpture in-the-round. It is speculated that this was in  emulation of Augustus, who in turn followed the example of Alexander the Great who declared himself a god. Probably once contained in the temple of an Asia Minor emperor, this is missing the head, the  regenerate leg mi   dway to the calf and the left foot. It is a muscular  to that extent graceful figure, striking a pose of some authority and arrogance, as if declaiming to his adoring public or announcing some important news.It is also  unbelievably detailed, somewhat embarrassingly so in this instance as the figure is quite large and the details stand out somewhat. The head was  believably cast separately from the body as the break looks clean, as if from a joint. It is a magnificent specimen of manhood, and the face was credibly as beautiful. It would probably benefit from some cleaning. C. Monumental Statue of the Pharaoh Ramesses II Enthroned (Egypt, New Kingdom, 1386-1349 BC and 1279-1212 BC, Grandiorite) This  deposit to Ramses II (c. 1290-1224 BCE), who is said to have ruled over Egypt for almost 67 years, are found in Nubia, near the Sudan.There are figures of Ramses II with the prime gods of the New Kingdom, including Ptah, the Memphis creater god, Re-Harakhte, the sun god of Heliopolis and    Amun Re, the great god of Thebes. in concert they guard the entrance to the temple dedicated to these figures. The Great Temple of Ramses II is on the left while the Temple of Hathor/Nefertari is on the right. They were cut into  lifelike rock, and at 20 meters high are considered colossi. (Sullivan) There are  quad figures in all, although the figure on the right of Ramses II is missing a torso. The rock is pinkish in tinge.The figures are sitting on thrones facing front, all the hands on their laps. The figures are rigid although the expression on the Ramsess face is placid, with even a hint of a smile. The features are well-formed, incredible considering how it has been exposed to wind and sand for all these years. Inscriptions are  forge in the arms. At their feet between the legs are smaller figures standing upright, mayhap representing servants or priests. In between each colossi are women figures are  dressed(p) finely, and are perhaps royalty. There is much vandalism, names    and dates scratched into the stone as far back as 1875.The podium is inscribed with hieroglyphics and the rightmost figure had lost the beard. There appears to be figures of baboons over the entrance of the temple. III. Comparison of the three sculptures The Roman works of art are good representative examples of the  ii kinds of sculptures popular during that period relief in marble and sculpture in the round in bronze. The colossi Ramses II is a typical example of the three-dimensional Egyptian style. There appears to be nothing less similar than the two art types. The composition for one thing is completely different.In Roman sculptures, the lines are never linear. The single subject appears about to move or speak, so dynamic is the pose. In the relief, there is visible interaction among the elements of the sculpture, and each figure tells a different story. It memorializes a moment and an occasion. The figures themselves are idealistically and naturally constructed, celebrating    the Roman idea of beauty of form and structure. In the Egyptian sculpture, the figures are  steady and formally posed. No movement is implied, and the pose is strictly linear and frontal, as traditional for Egyptian sculpture.The figures themselves are stylized, showing no definition of muscles or other details but with some emphasis on the face and the ornaments such as the headdress and the clothes, which are as stiff and  immovable as the body. It memorializes the figures as immovable and permanent, hence the size of the statues and the fact that it was hewn right out of solid rock. The use of hieroglyphics is also prolific, taking the place of visual representation in telling the story of the figures. Yet there are similarities, mostly in the theme, which is divinity.Ramses is portrayed as side by side the most important gods of the New Kingdom, while the single sculpture deified the emperor and the relief treated the subject of a god celebrated, Dionysus. IV.  demonstration Whi   le this paper does not include a specimen of Greek sculpture, it has been discussed earlier that the Romans closely followed the Greek style of sculpture, mostly by  apply imported sculptures as a basis for copies for their own sculptures. A  cursory glance at extant Greek sculpture in the round will immediately reveal how closely the Roman versions mimic the Greek style, from material to posture to subject.Ancient sculptures are representative of the society in which they were produced. They are lasting monuments to the great civilizations which spawned them, and while each is stylistically different, they provide  worth(predicate) insights into how the ancient Romans and Egyptians lived and how they chose to be remembered. Works Cited Egypt .  Ancient Arts. n. d. Detroit Institute of Arts. 24 July 2007 <http//www. dia. org/collections/ancient/egypt/egypt. html>. Egyptian Sculpture  Part 1.  Old And Sold. n. d. 24 July 2007 <http//www. oldandsold. com/articles08/sculpture-1.    shtml>.Greek and Roman Art.  Amazon. com. 2007. 24 July 2007 <http//greek438. tripod. com/greekromanart. htm> Greek Sculpture  Part 1.  Old And Sold. n. d. 24 July 2007 <http//www. oldandsold. com/articles08/sculpture-8. shtml>. Roman Sculpture.  Old And Sold. n. d. 24 July 2007 <http//www. oldandsold. com/articles08/sculpture-13. shtml>. Museum of Fine Arts Houston. 2007. 24 July 2007 <http//www. mfah. org/main.  asp? target=home>. Sullivan, Anne. The Great Temple of Ramses II.  Bluffton University. 2001. 24 July 2007 <http//www. bluffton. edu/sullivanm/egypt/abusimbel/ramses/ramses. html>.  
Ways to Generate Awareness Among the People
Oil preservation  two weeks (OCF)  4th 19thJanuary Petroleum or crude   inunct color is a non renewable  readiness source that means it is present in the  particular(a) amount. If the use of  anele will continue with the c atomic number 18less nature it is  sledding to exhaust definitely at one day. Hence preservation of this  of import resource is the  pick  appear of the hour. therefore in order to generate  sentience among the masses about the urgency of conserving  rock oil products, the celebration of an Oil Conservation Week (OCW), with the participation of the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) and the  blameless oil industry  low the guidance of the Ministry of Petroleum &  inborn Gas (MPNG), began in January, 1991. Considering the overwhelming response and enthusiasm generated by OCW in the country, and to further increase the reach as well as the  lastingness of the oil   saving campaign, the duration of the program was increased to a  two weeks from the    year 1997 onwards.During this fortnight, the en pall oil industry undertakes  unlike kinds of activities to emphasize the  desire and importance of the conservation of petroleum products and environment protection. This is carried out through  strike and electronic media, training programs, kisan or farmer melas, technical meets and distri howeverion of  literary productions in national as well as vernacular languages  completely over the country.The activities are carried out by the  farming Level Coordinators (SLCs) of the oil industry in each State under the direction of the regional Level Coordinators (RLCs). Awards are given to Large, Medium & Small industries, State & Regional Level Coordinators, State Transport Undertakings, Energy Auditors,  upriver & Refining oil. Companies for outstanding performance in oil conservation activities. The State/ National level Essay Competition Awards for students & teachers are  similarly given. Oil & Gas ConservationOil and     be adrift conservation means their better and  more(prenominal)  competent use with  move to economic, social or environmental costs and benefits, resulting in attainment of  high energy use efficiencies, minimization of wasteful practices and wastage and protection of the environment. Petroleum is the  patriarchal energy source in India and a preferred swing  burn down. Its  ingestion has been increasing at a very steep rate from 3. 5 MMT in 1950-51 to 84. 3 MMT in 1997-98 and reached 130 MMT in 2001-02 and 175 MMT in 2006-07.The current estimate of  indwelling  particle accelerator reserves is about century million metric tons in the world. At current  usage levels, this supply will last an estimated 100 years. In India, the power and  fertilizer sector are  major users of natural gas. In India, production of  rude(a) gas increased from 17998 Million  boxlike Metres in 1990-91 to 32274 Million Cubic Metres in 2007-08. Accordingly Strategy of Promoting Oil Conservation Government h   as initiated various steps to promote conservation of petroleum products in the  extend, industrial, agricultural and  domestic  process sectors.These include adoption of measures and practices which are conducive to increase fuel  faculty and training programme in the transport sector modernization of boilers, furnaces and  other(a) oil operated equipments with efficient ones and promotion of fuel efficient practices and equipment in the industrial sector standardization of fuel efficient irrigator pump-sets and rectification of existing pump-sets to  wanton them more energy efficient in the agricultural sector and  breeding as well as promotion of the use of fuel efficient equipment and appliances like kerosene and LPG stoves in the household sector.These activities are promoted and coordinated by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) and Oil Marketing Companies under the guidance and supervision of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. The following  proper(pos   tnominal) activities are taken up from time to time. * Multi Media Mass Awareness  carry Effective and result-oriented conservation methods adopted by the upstream undertakings in the oil sector like reduction of gas flaring by re-injection of gas to underground reservoir, installation of waste heat recovery systems, utilization of non-conventional energy sources and close monitoring of all conservation efforts by ONGC. * Energy audits,  competency upgradation of equipment and appliances substitution of diesel with Natural Gas, deployment of solar-powered illumination panel, battery operated vehicles, Bio-gas etc. *  force Natural Gas (CNG) is  apply as a fuel in transport sector in m whatever countries.Its advantage is being  in force(p) and clean burning fuel, besides being environment friendly fuel. *  portmanteau word ethanol (5%) / methanol (3%) with Petrol for using in vehicles without any  alteration of engine. All these steps are certainly playing a major role in conserving    Oil and Gas resources which are available to us in a limited amount. Let us be a part of this national activity by using natural resources wisely What Organization Can Do? Whenever you  bear energy, you not only save money, you also reduce the demand for such fossil fuels as coal, oil, and natural gas.Less burning of fossil fuels also means lower emissions of  degree centigrade dioxide (CO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX), Carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter, Lead (Pb) etc.  displace emissions of CO2which is a green house gas contri scarcees to reduce the  restore of global warming. Similarly, lower emission of particulate matter and other pollutant help to reduce their harmful impact on the environment. For generating awareness * A  give lessons Childrens Rally for awareness * Organizing Film Festival, Seminars, exhibitions emphasizing value of natural resources   unavoidableness for their conservation. Organizing State/ National level Essay, Painting, Speech    Competition about oil conservation especially emphasizing that children could be a beacon of  nimbleness to guide the elders in the family and society on how to  exert oil. * Introducing Publicity  cutting edge which will go all over the city spreading the  centre of oil conservation.  * Organizing Street plays- with the objective to project the routine oil conservation messages in a different way. * Use of Solar Street lights. * In the rural sector, use of gobar gas plants, would be excellent fuel conservation technique.This awareness campaign should not end at the end of the fortnight, but should continue in the hearts of all of us. What we Can Do in our day today life for Oil Conservation * While  prep use wide bottom vessels with covers. * Allow food articles taken out of the refrigerators to attain room temperature  beforehand  readiness them. * Soak cereals and dals for sometime before cooking them to reduce the cooking time as well as the fuel consumption. * Use just suffici   ent water for cooking. * Pressure cookers used with separators lead to substantial fuel saving. * Try to eat together to  ward off repeated warming of food.This not only saves fuel but also preserves the nutritional value of food. * Light the flame only  after(prenominal) all preparations have been made and the vessel is ready to be  say on the stove. * Use hot water from solar water heaters for cooking if the facility is available. * Try to use a solar cookers, solar lanterns. * The  graduation rule of fuel conservation would be to travel judiciously and  inhibit wasteful driving. * Wherever possible/ available and convenient, use public transport instead of using personal transport. * Matching the size of the vehicle to your need would also go a long way in conserving fuel.For  subject if you have the option of a personal car and a scooter,  wherefore use the scooter when only two persons have to travel, and the car if more persons have to travel or heavy luggage needs to be trans   ported. * Emphasis should be given on reducing the use of petroleum products in our day to day life and act accordingly. This can be achieved by adopting car-pooling like practices. Car pooling will not only conserve fuel but will also improve social relations with your colleagues. * Use of solar lanterns in rural areas instead of kerosene establish lamps. As far as possible, avoid idling the vehicle between red and green signal, be it a car, scooter or any other mechanized transport. * Try to buy fuel efficient vehicles. * There is no substitute for timely attention, servicing and tuning of the vehicle in fuel conservation and emission control. This should include checking of injectors and spark plugs, correct tire pressure, re-greasing, topping up or renewal of lubricants for engine and gear boxes. *  right driving habits are important for fuel conservation. Try to avoid  abrupt Speeding, braking  stopping, clutch riding, idling, over- speeding, and over-loading.All these small de   eds will lead to fuel conservation and pollution control, which is our moral duty as citizens of India. It is the time we  steep these measures to become a part of our daily routines. Only by practicing and  lecture these conservation tips we can think of future progress. Given the difficult  propagation ahead, it becomes our responsibility to spread this awareness, particularly amongst the youth who will be citizens of tomorrow.  unassailable habits taught early will salvage the oil shortage to a  owing(p) extent. This awareness campaign should not end at the end of the fortnight, but should continue in the hearts of all of us.  
Friday, January 25, 2019
Lord of the Flies Lit Analysis Essay
Do novels have a deeper meaning to them than what the author writes? Golding reflects the  devil sides of  valet  nature in Lord of the Flies by using  mental  imagination. Imagery is conveyed to  split the hidden meanings of human nature  finished the use of specific references through the themes of  send off and dark imagery. Golding conveys dark imagery throughout the novel by  qualification references to evil. From the beginning of the novel the author introduces to the reader that something sinister is impending. He uses specific language to show the reader that the boys are like  access animals, Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along (LOF 20). The choir in a way  figureizes a militaristic  collection being  exposit as a party of boys, marching  round in step in two parallel lines and  urbane in strangely eccentric clothing(LOF 20).It is evident that the choir is evil because the  criminal record is written in the World War II period and it is  ap   parent that the choir symbolizes the Nazi Party which many people would be  adequate to(p) relate them too animals or savages. Imagery is often developed when characters in the novel are savage like. Dark imagery reveals the character  squat to be evil when, He passed like a shadow  downstairs the darkness of the tree and crouched, looking down at the trodden at his feet (LOF 53).  motherfucker is being compared to an animal trying to hunt down his prey  succession crouching down. Again we can compare him to Hitler who was the leader of the Nazi party as  tinkers damn is the leader of the evil boys on the island.The darkness on the island  hand outs to  any boy like it is within every adept. Darkness poured out, submerging the ways  among the trees till they were dim and strange as the bottom of the sea (LOF 62).  forrader the boys got on the island it was a peaceful island, by acting like savages they spread darkness on the island, which is the evil in each and every one of them. T   he darkness was submerging or killing any goodness on the island. This is a relevant comparison to the war as well as it killed hope in good people specifically the Jews who were persecuted by  other group of people who thought they were better. As darkness oertook the island it also over took Europe during the dark times of World War II. Thus, dark imagery is  utilise to show men can be evil human beings.Golding uses light imagery over the course of the novel to symbolize  civilisation over savagery. Light imagery is often shown when something good or  vivid is going to occur. The boys make a signal fire in hopes that they  go forth be rescued, The flame nearly invisible at fist in that  dazzling sunlight, enveloped a small twig, grew, was enriched with color and reached up to a  offshoot which exploded with a sharp crack(LOF 45). The fire is a symbol of civilization and hope that they will get rescued which is shown through the imagery used in the quote. The comparison can be made    to the  train people during WW11. They behaved in a way that was good and moral. The English boys on the island are trying to maintain civility by doing things like making a fire. Light imagery is illustrated by portraying Simon with goodness. When he is  cited Golding uses a lot of light imagery, The water rose further and dressed Simons coarse hair with brightness (LOF 169).When Golding uses words like bright when describing characters it is often because the character is good and  educate, he is often compared to Jesus Christ.  file name extension to the saviour is associated with hope. Hope is also something that the victims of the Nazi party had to have in order to survive. At the beginning of the novel Golding uses colors and light to  recognise the character of Ralph as, All the shadows on Ralphs face revered  common above, bright below from the lagoon. A blur of sunlight was crawling  crossways his hair (LOF 16). Golding uses these colors to describe Ralph because he was on   e of the more civilized boys on the island. The comparison here can be made to describe Ralph as being good and bright and full of light and Jack as the opposite is dark and evil. To end, it is evident that light imagery symbolizes civilization.The two sides of human nature are evident with the use of dark and light imagery. Imagery is used as a compelling literary proficiency illustrating how light and dark translates into good and evil. The use of foreshadowing is an indicator of things to come, which was used as an effective tool when referring to light and dark imagery.  
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Why and Why not
James  sequester or Agent 007  famed for his cunning stratagems, brilliant stunts, and sex  hail still remains as  one(a) of the biggest stars even after 22 movie portrayals, with five actors playing the lead role. The character was brought to life by the famous journalist, Ian Fleming, an  intuition  police  military officer for the MI6, a British Secret  intuition Service. Part of his  stage business was to mingle with various people of  opposite  washabless and of  disparate  spoken communications (Last n. p). This is not a role played by Agent 007  fair rather, this is a role played by many other  scholarship officers working for agencies across the globe.Intelligence officers  atomic number 18 people with highest levels of personal integrity and professionalism. Resilience, self-motivation, and the  mark to achieve results are   alike part of their credo. They  stupefy excellent interpersonal and liaison skills. They are confident and able to interact with people from different    races (Intelligence Officers n. p). Thus, the question as to how   get wordment a  contradictory language whitethorn serve to the  pull in or detrimental of   untrieds show officers is at hand. thither are a number of reasons which point that  discipline a  strange language   may be  returnsous for  scholarship officers.Although it is considered a  public misconception that intelligence officers are  needful to learn or know a foreign language, it may be considered  armed serviceful if it were true (Intelligence Officers n. p). As their jobs  choose intermingling with people of various races, which generally also speak in a different language,  nurture the language of the country or the person they are to interact with may make render communication smoother and  a lot easier. There will also be less room for  misunderstand or a possibility for miscommunication. This may ease the investigation  bring and may make the job  some  lying-inless (Putatunda n. ).A second advantage in  acqu   isition a foreign language is that one  butt end easily get the trust of a person from another race through their  knownity of language. In the case of intelligence officers, whose jobs  feign having the ability to  efficaciously interact with people of diverse cultures, a second language may be a great  implement to gain peoples faith, especially if it is understood by the population that the officer will be working with. With the knowledge of their language, intelligence officers become   much than trustworthy in the eyes of the people who are under involved in  authentic cases or scenarios (De  bleu n. ). In addition, recent studies show that people who  get a foreign language have higher scores in verbal standardized tests conducted in their  ancient language. There is also more willingness and ability to learn a third language, as well as an  adjoin in their sense of identity while being  clarified to other cultures. This points that learning a foreign language may help intelli   gence officers learn another foreign language and culture easier. At the same time, it may also sharpen their skills in their own primary language.This may increase not only their intellectual capabilities but may also allow them to become more confident and capable, which is another benefit that is obtained from learning a foreign language (De Bleu n. p). Relative to an increase in the understanding of their own primary language, it has also been discovered that learning a foreign language helps in comprehending how language influences the shaping of  image patterns. Through learning another language, intelligence officers may become familiar to other cultures ways of expressing their ideas, and concepts.This may  call forth helpful as  on that point is a probability that another cultures thought patterns are better than ones own (Putatunda n. p). Another advantage of learning a foreign language is that it may give a feeling of security to intelligence officers. Security may result    to better self-perspective and confidence. Being the main tool for communication, an intelligence officer equipped with the language necessary for the job, may  bring up an assurance of job well done that may help  skeletal frame confidence and trust that anything is possible.This may make intermingling easier and smoother as  at that place may be no room for nervousness and anxiety (De Bleu n. p). In accordance to the given bases, it may be said that learning a foreign language may have numerous advantages for intelligence officers. However, as other things that may be  packd for a job, it also has drawbacks. One of them is that it may not be easy for adults to learn a new language (Cohen n. p). Learning a new language involve activities that may be considered as mentally exhausting. The activities include memorization of new vocabularies, grammatical form or syntax.It also requires rehearsal or  utilise to sharpen the skills and to obtain the confidence to utilize what has been l   earned (Cohen n. p). For children who are just in the process of honing their primary language, inserting a new knowledge, such as a foreign language may be an easy job with the right strategies and proper guidance. However, with adults who have used their primary language for almost all their lives, acquiring a new knowledge that involves mentally-exhausting activities may be difficult, even with the right strategies.As such, requiring intelligence officers who are already adults may prove to be a disadvantage as it may consume a lot of effort and time both on the part of the officer and agency that he or she may be working for (Cohen n. p). In relation to the age, it has been found that learning a foreign language  stand sometimes become difficult, frustrating, and boring even to children who are interested to learn. This is a problem faced by parents who push their kids into learning another language other that his or her primary language.It becomes a waste of money and effort be   cause any form of disinterest in the subject results to non-absorption of the things being taught (Andrews n. p) In the case of adults being pushed by employers to study, it may be considered a bigger problem as adults have more tendencies to get bored on things that should have been done when they were younger. As such, it may become disadvantageous for agencies to have their intelligence officers learn a foreign language (Andrews n. p).Another disadvantage of requiring intelligence officers to learn a foreign language is that it may become  genuinely expensive especially if it will be shouldered by the officers themselves. Since learning a new language may take time for adults, this also means it will eat up more sessions or classes and more classes means more payment. As long as the student is having a hard time absorbing the language being thought, the classes will  come on leading to a need for more money to sustain the learning process (Cohen n. p).Even if learning a foreign l   anguage may be done on ones own to prevent a great loss of money, there are still studies that show that  attempt to learn it on your own leave little room for  melioration since there is no one available to answer queries that may  issue in mind during the process. Also, it may consume more time as there is a possibility of losing self-discipline and motivation (Andrews n. p). Given the  higher up information, it may then be concluded that requiring intelligence officers to learn a foreign language has both advantages and disadvantages that may be taken into  consideration by agencies.One of its advantages is that it may make the jobs of intelligence officers easier as it enhances communication skills, interpersonal relations, and sensitivity to other cultures. It also increases intellectual capacity, and confidence resulting to better and  trusty agents. However, there are also existing disadvantages that may make agencies  call in  before requiring their officers to learn another    language. There is the factor concerning the capacity of the officers to acquire new information with regard to the foreign language they are required to learn.Given that not all intelligence officers are fast learners, requiring an adult officer to learn a foreign language may involve  uptake of great amounts of money, either from the agency or from the officers themselves. It may also require more time and effort that both parties may not be able to provide. As such, these should be taken into account and carefully contemplated before completely requiring intelligence officers to learn a foreign language.  
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Ernest Hemingway, a Legacy for American Literature Essay
Some say that Hemingways personal  demeanor should  alter him from the  writings  fuckingon. They state that his torrent affairs, his alcoholism, and his mental state should preclude him from  portal into the canon. These  are the  very things that help to make Hemingway a unique writer. Although his  literary  literary genre is fiction, he relies on his real life experiences with the  community and places that he visited. The very definition of the literary canon disputes these critics. The authors that represent the literary canon are those that are widely assigned in high school and college classrooms and  begin had a great influence on    new(prenominal)(a) authors.Literary critics and historians  oft and fully discuss them. The works by these authors are  roughly  promising to be included in anthologies and studied as World Masterpieces,  major English Authors, or Great American Writers.  (Goodvin) Hemingways influences on other writers and his worldwide acclaim, along with his    distinctive  port have earned him a spot in the American Literature canon. Ernest Hemingway was once one of the  well-nigh prominent people on the earth. Numerous countries respect Hemingway and his writing style. His  fictive writing details the lives and lifes lessons of people  much(prenominal) as bullfighters, anglers, and soldiers.His portrayal of these men of cour be on who were seemingly indifferent to joy, grief, pleasure, and pain  win him acclaim from critics all over the world. His legendary writing style, influenced by Ezra  surpass and Gertrude Stein, (American Authors) is direct, to the point, and spoken in an even tone. This style is suited to his main  government issue matter. His straightforward no frills writing style became so  swell  cognise that  numerous others frequently copied it. Some literary critics consider Hemingway, as the  tiro of The Lost Generation, a subcategory, of the American Modernist Period in literature. (Goodvin) Hemingways literary legacy is    his off hand, direct story telling prose, which has been a  adjuvant model for numerous novelist of the twentieth century. The impact of Hemingways style on American Literature is massive. It still has influence  nowadays.  (American Authors) His style influenced so many authors that his style is in a great deal of fiction today  pen by other authors who copied it. Some of the authors of today are influenced every directly by Hemingway or indirectly through other writers who emulated his style. mob Nagel, Professor of American Literature at the University of Georgia,  tell it  beat out, No other writer has equaled Hemingway in portraying a cultural image that  connect the time-honored masculine virtues of power, honesty, and fortitude.  His writings reveal an unwavering commitment to literature and to the integrity of his craft. He captures the essence of the human experience in a writing style that is uncomplicated, direct, modest, and pleasingly stylish. Hemingway learned to    write in controlled and  inform prose as a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. This style has served him well and he used it in the best of his works.Hemingways simple style,  rattlepated of elaborate extremes and metaphoric add-ons has influenced many of todays reporters in  intimately all multi media such as newspapers, magazines and even television news. The re beautifulment of Hemingways writing style draws from the precision with which he illustrates the character, personality, and temperament of individual experience. In his own time, Hemingway affected writers within his modernist literary circle. According to Kenneth Lynn, James Joyce called A Clean, Well Lighted Place, one of the best stories ever written.Hemingways style portrayed the  true statement of the situation. He influenced writers such as Jack Kerouac, The Subterraneans (1958) (American Authors), and other Beat Generation writers. J. D. Salinger, writer of The Catcher in the Rye (1951), is said to have wanted t   o be a great American  inadequate story writer in the same stratum as Hemingway.  (Qtd Lynn 416) Hemingways abrupt prose style is known to have inspired Bret Easton Ellis, Less than  nothing (1985), Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club (1996), Douglas Coupland, Generation X Tales for an Accelerated  civilisation (1991) and many other Generation X writers. (Burgess) Even when Hemingway was in his former(a) stages of writing, when he was just developing into the writer he would become, noted novelist such as Stein, Ford, Ezra Pound, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce proclaimed him the next great American novelist. (Burgess) Hemingways influence goes beyond the more recognized fiction authors. His tightly written prose is in quite a bit of Western and Crime genre novels by Elmore Leonard. (American Authors) Leonard once said, I learned by imitating Hemingway? Although, I didnt take myself or anything as seriously as he did. (Qtd. Burgess) Hemingways impact on Latin American Literature can be    seen in the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who imitated Hemingways view of mans  make out with the sea in many of his novels. Marquez not only emulates Hemingways view, he  besides duplicates his writing style. (Burgess) Hemingways first three books, Three Stories and  ex Poems (1923), In Our Time (short stories, 1924), and The Torrents of Spring (a novel, 1926), had fascinated critics chiefly because of his literary style. Hemingways first novel, The Sun Also Rises (1926), won him worldwide fame.A  patch less story concerning disheartened refugees in Paris who break  out from their boredom with alcohol consumption, fighting, and sex this novel turned out to be the standard by which all other writers of the lost generation would be compared. Hemingway only improved his writing style with his next book, A  valedictory to Arms (1929), based on his wartime experience in Italy. His coverage of the Spanish Civil War as a correspondent spawned another fine novel, For Whom the Bell Toll   s (1940). Hemingways novella, The Old Man and the Sea, (1952) first  print in Life magazine and was never meant to be a book.It is a  inherent story  somewhat an elderly Cuban fisherman the book won the Pulitzer Prize. According to Lynn, it was mentioned as one of the reasons he was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for literature.  (Burgess) Hemingway also published several other short stories, which glorify masculinity, courage, and the value of life itself. Although,  approximately of these short stories are not as popular as his novels, they do play an integral role in understanding just how  extensive Hemingways influence on American Literature has been.Although Hemingway has many works, his truth in writing always remains the same. His portrayal of life has also been significant, for he portrays a truthful world of selfishness and hostility, of conflict that naturally occurs in relationships and the cruelty of war, which has everlasting effects on the psyche of his major characters   . His  paper of the effects of violence and the consequences of greed has a profound effect in the lives of his characters. Jake Barnes is sexually dysfunctional in The Sun Also Rises, and he cries in the private over his infatuation for Brett Ashley.In A Farewell to Arms, Frederic  atomic number 1 has seen the destruction of war, which pales in comparison to the loss of the one woman he  heatd. In For Whom the Bell Tolls there is not only the loss to the people of Spain, there is a private defeat as well, as Robert Jordan is about to die just as he finds his one true love in Maria. In The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway depicts an aged Santiago  scrutinizing for dignity in old age. He must win a long fight with a marlin to prove, one final time, that he can still be a functional member of society.It is as writer that Hemingway merits the consideration of the American Literature canon. He is defiantly one of the best prose stylists in American Literature. His astonishing short storie   s portray the agonizing realities of his age and forces into public view a comprehension of the realities of war. The exploits of Nick Adams paint a picture of the agonies faced by the adolescents of his generation Hemingways four most popular novels trace the distressing confusion of life, for all time.Hemingway makes clear in The Old Man and the Sea that even in the distress of life there can be dignity in determination and  preen in dedication when performing a task, which everyone says cannot be done. As a novelist, Hemingway was perfection. It is in the truthfulness, which he approaches his writing and the expertise above all, which will  take on on. Works Cited American Authors. Ernest Hemingway.  All Experts Encyclopedia. 1999. 21 Mar. 2007 http//en. allexperts. com/e/e/er/ernest_hemingway. htmhd9 Burgess, Anthony Ernest Hemingway and His World.  1st ed. 1978.Norwich Thames and Hudson. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. 6th Ed. Ernest Hemingway.  Columbia University Press.    2003. 20 Mar. 2007 www. cc. columbia. edu/cu/cup/ Goodvin, Renee. A Canon of Classic Novels. The Literary Explorer. The Blonde Librarian. 2005. 19 Mar. 2007. http//literaryexplorer. blondelibrarian. net/classicnovels. html Lynn, Kenneth. Hemingway United States Harvard. 2002 Nagel, James. Ernest Hemingway A Centennial Assessment.  Hemingway a  backward CNN. com. 1999. 23 Mar. 2007http//www. cnn. com/SPECIALS/books/1999/hemingway/stories/nagel/index. html  
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Managing Peopleâ⬠Lenovo China Essay
SummaryThis assignment expresses and evaluates the Lenovo mainland mainland mainland mainland  chinas human  imaginativeness  forethought from five  gets. At stating, it introduces  obviously the history of Lenovo  china.   prehistorical, describing and analysing approach of  spate  fill inment in Lenovo is the key  pip through five elements of overall approach,  schema of  recognise performance, employees enlisting, methods to improve  growing employees and the  estimate of  individualist performance. In particularly, the last three is talked mainly. However, the  approximation system has a little problem. Next, it mentions the leadership of Lenovo  china which is  medley Chinese and  westward  drift. At  send away of the assignment, it  wees some personal idea and recommendations on the  judgment system.1.0IntroductionThe report  depart appraise human recourse  steering and  birth recommendations for Lenovo  china. At beginning, it  allow introduce the background of Lenovo China. T   hen it will  diagnose Lenovo Chinas approach of people management from five aspects. Especially, it will focus on selecting and  give awaying employees as well as the appraisal. Then it will talk ab turn out Lenovo Chinas leadership and  organisational  farming. Finally, it will give personal opinions on Lenovo China and   ease upgrade.2.0People management in Lenovo China2.1Introduction of Lenovo ChinaThe Lenovo China was established in 1984, turning the  digit of Personnel Department into Human Resources Department in 1995 when they had been an increasing  awargonness of the importance of persons (Ge, 2004). Nowadays, Lenovo China was a successful  play along because Lenovo China had  class-conscious NO.450 in the ranking of the fortune Global 500 (CNN, 2011).2.2Approach of People management in Lenovo China2.2.1Overall approachThe overall approach of Lenovo China is the mixture of classical approach and modern management theory with combination of X and Y theory (Mullins, 2010). In    classical approach (Mullins, 2010), Lenovo China do  non use absolute power and control over people. They  return highly of human resource, because they know the importance of the talents (Ren, 2003). In addition, Lenovo Chinas leaders  also communicate with employees and listen to their opinions in order to   upbeat their trust, which could obtain to a greater extent ideas for development of the corporation. In spite of this, Lenovo China  calm  fork over a complete set of the corporation system to manage people (Pi, 2011).In Lenovo China, as employees argon doing any work, they  must(prenominal)  keep up with these three principles 1.insisting on working according to the  sees if   in that location argon rules. 2.  working according to the rules in advance and coming up with recommendations timely, if the rules   be not reasonable. 3. Applying and working according to the cultural value criteria of Lenovo China, if there argon no rules (Pi, 2011). Employees of Lenovo China are in    a condition of  coitus  rigid control,  still they will be  turn ind properly freedom to conduct activities and  harbour responsibilities. For instance, technicians in Lenovo China  put one over rights to adjusting their work hours with freedom (Deng, 2002). Thus, Lenovo China could  offer up opportunities to fulfil their ego needs.The overall approach is with Chinese and western characteristics of management and combine well these  devil management  poser. Lenovo China do not allow individualism like America, but they advocate collectivism. However, they are not like the  gaga Chinese management modelcentralization. Thus, the new generations  stool not  and fulfil themselves but enjoy freedom at the same time.  in that location are rules to control yet.2.2.2System of rewarding performanceLenovo China apply mainly the Alderfers ERG theory (Mullins, 2010) to motivate employees, because they have two approaches which are  sensible  merriment and psychological  bliss (Pi, 2011).At beg   inning, for old generations of Lenovo employee, they have higher psychological demands. In addition to prove that their  take in knowledge  brook transform into treasures, their purposes are concerns about development of China. These people do not ask for much in  carnal  cheer (Ren, 2003). On the contrary, there is a strong collective sense of  respect  in the midst of the old generations of Lenovo people. Hence, the  motivation for them is development of collective  savour and motivation of goals (Ren, 2003).Further, at present, the new generations of Lenovo people is primarily motivated by physical satisfaction, because a plenty of foreign corporations and joints ventures were entering into China after the  nineties with offering high wage to  entice diverse people, it threatened state-owned enterprises (Ren, 2003). However, nowadays, Lenovo Chinas physical satisfaction includes several sides salary,  bounty, welfare and warrants. Bones have companys,   coverion sectional and ind   ividual (Ren, 2003). For ex angstrom unitle, the half of the excess complete part shall be handed over to the corporation, and their surgical incision will dispose the  consist of part to reward or give welfare (Pi, 2011). Welfare is  shape welfare, such as insurance and housing public fund and so on. However, Lenovo China take the high standard. For instant, government has set a rule that   apiece(prenominal) person have to  scavenge the 4  percentage to8 percent of salary for the housing public fund, then Lenovo China will save the 8 percent for employees (Ren, 2003).The advantage of method of motivation is that employee could be  excite to devote oneself to fulfilment of overall objectives and personal expectations. In addition, the ways of stimulations of Lenovo China are very reasonable, because it is according to difference of various people to provide distinct stimulation, such as different  nature, knowledge and features of jobs (Deng, 2003). Nevertheless, the more physical    reward, the more expectations. Overmuch physical reward could not  on the button  cook improvement of employees, to the contrary, it perhaps leads the employee to be greedy and get private benefit without thinking of organisational goals.2.2.3Recruiting and selecting employeesThe process of selecting employees in Lenovo China is very strict. There are two aspects which are inside recruitment and  right(prenominal) recruitment (Mullins, 2010).Inside recruitment involve choosing managers from within the organization, however, Lenovo China adhere to  go along their abilities in same working conditions rather than proud achievements in the past (Deng, 2002), which is special.In addition, outside recruitment needs to hire new from outside by put up the information of campus recruitment at  first base (Pi, 2011). Then, beside testing of quality and  military rating of comprehensive capacity Lenovo China also have a face to face conversation (Deng, 2002). There are nine questions Lenovo wi   ll ask 1.self introduction, 2. what do you do in your company and what does your company do, 3. your superiorities and tell why Lenovo need you, 4. your weaknesses,5.do you have some suggestions for Lenovo,6.do you have wallet, 7.do watch the news, 8.what do you think of the job you apply and how to do well, 9.contrast with Lenovo and   other(a) brand, and the their advantages(Shi, 2008).Moreover, Lenovo China are willing to recruit the young who graduate from a higher institution, such as, Tsinghua University, Peking University and capital of Red China Science and Technology University and so on. In order to contest with competitors to seeking the persons with ability of professional  technique and senior management, Lenovo China held recruiting activities in universities in advance, and conducting activities was earlier than foreign companies in each  course. These activities included publicity of idea of Lenovo China and a  skirmish  amid students and outstanding employees with a   n on-site consultation of employment. Further, Lenovo China sponsored a  disputation of website designation for the national college students and set up a special  present (Pi, 2011). Providing these opportunities helps Lenovo China to better promote their own and attract graduated students and graduands effectively.Moreover, nowadays, Lenovo  chinaware focus on people who operate effectively on a global scale, regardless of their birth country(Hegar and Hodgetts, 2011 p. 536). Lenovo China had ap pictureed William Amelio who was an Ameri preempt executive from DELL in late 2005 (Schuman, 2010). However, in those years, Lenovo was missing out on the faster-growing segments of PC markets (Schuman, 2010 p.2). It demonstrated that foreign was not quit  sharp about Chinese markets.2.2.4Methods to improve development of employeesLenovo China emphasize  instruct and retaining employees via four methods, because all of these  submitings and results are associated with promotion (Wang, 2006   ). At first, each employee must be working from bottom of the corporation, then, having promotion step by step,  referable to  organizational culture though this process being inherited and  inattentive preferably(Ren, 2003). Secondly, they will choose those employees who are the most improved employees to  instruction by experienced leaders  doctrine young challengers who will be the  substitute jobs (Ren, 2003). Thirdly, it is essential to training coordinated operational capacity through teaching how to build  team ups (Ren, 2003). Finally, Lenovo China deem to be substance that is an assurance to attract talented persons, such as,  plentiful ten present of stock of coordination, bonus and social welfare according to taking highest standards (Ren, 2003), especially, having vacation with salary and rewarding immediately (Deng, 2002).In addition, with regard to new employments, they all require to  regard various oriented trainings. Then, they need to gradually accept trainings of    organizational culture,  generic wine skills and aspects of business and management (Deng, 2002). Whats more, though a series of trainings results, evaluation of specialists and 360 degree feedback analyse what aspects of the employees need to strengthen. Next, Lenovo China consider what aspects employees require to train according to their own development. Combination of two parts determines content of training of these employees and the whole year training plans. (Wang, 2006)On the other hand, the method of  press release and post changing is an old way, but it is popular with employees. When an employee could not exactly exert his knowledge in his position, leaders will consider to giving his chance to check his ability by giving his specific objects. If he could deal with, it illustrates that the thoughts of leader has deviation. If he failed, the leader will have a personal talk when he admits his faults, the leader will continue to  furnish an opportunity to him. If he could n   ot success until the third opportunity, he will meet refresh the position he stays at present. Then,  unconstipated if the leader give him a demotion with the same wage as  out front (Deng, 2002), meanwhile, he will feel not uncomfortable.To conclude, it is a hommization management respecting for each member of the development, providing space of development and helping.2.2.5The appraisal of individual performanceLenovo China pay attention to performance and ability with very strict appraisal of individual performance (Wang, 2006). Human resource  plane section and every department of managers implement and control the appraisal through two ways which are performance measures and capability assessment. Performance was measured by quantitative evaluation of quality and quantity and cost of accomplished work and other contributions for company.  strength assessment involves work ability, work attitude and potential development (Wang, 2006). Moreover, there are four forms to apprise su   periors to subordinates, staff in the same level, subordinates to superiors, and the department to the department. Meanwhile, Lenovo China use questionnaires for departments evaluate each others in each year (Wang, Zhao and Li, 2009).Furthermore, each leaders and employees should set objectives they want to achieve in each quarter and year and describe what the goals are and list specifically. In the end of each year and quarter, Human resource department and every department of managers have to exam whether the work is achieved and how the quality of work results is (Wang, 2006).In a word, salary decision, promotion and content of trainings are based on these results of the appraisal (Wang, Zhao and Li, 2009).The advantage of the appraisal of individual performance is realizing the importance of taking  right by encouraging employees to put their own objectives into enterprise goals (Deng, 2002). In addition, it could  deal the accomplishment of the work. Further, organization coul   d monitor and measure the performance with fairness.However, the appraisal of Lenovo China has disadvantages that employees are evaluated by managers. Due to unsteady factors like personal factors and environmental factors, the result of appraisal will be influenced. Whats more, sometimes   saturnine on(p) problems extremely affect results of evaluation in the process of the appraisal. Some performances are easy to measure like sales, but some are not.2.3Lenovo Chinas leadershipRecently, the news  tell Liu ChuanZhi resigned Chairman of Lenovo China but be an honorary Chairman whats more, Yang YuanQing became the Chief executive  officer and Chairman (Lenovo, 2011). Liu ChuanZhi, as one of pioneer of the Lenovo China, he creates lots of legends. Therefore, he has his own leadership style. He is more like a participative style of leadership. Liu ChuanZhi always let them raise their new idea, he just  pep up them to bring up new thoughts without managing specific matters (Deng, 2002).M   oreover, Yang YunQings management model is incomplete directive leadership, because he gives his advice at beginning, and then let employees give their views, and at last, he makes decision (Deng, 2002). Consequently, they have a common point which is allowing employees to participate in process of making decisions. They both wish employees  imaginative power to get close to organizational goals (Deng, 2002). Hence, this way of encouragement is a  capacious opportunity to fulfil ego needs. In addition, Liu ChuanZhi has distinctive personality and strong charisma which convinces employees, because he is a man of his words, which shows not only in high demands to him but his accomplished commitments for shareholders and employees (Deng, 2002).2.4Lenovo Chinas organizational cultureLiu ChuanZhi pays more attention on organizational culture, because it is a  voice of Lenovo China and has significance of goals accomplishment (Ren, 2003) like task culture (Mullins, 2010). It is reflected    in the statement We do what we say and own what we do (Lenovo, 2011). There are four major organizational cultures. Firstly, Lenovo China quite advocate spirit of cooperation, because Lenovo China believe that it is a requirement of maintaining a consistent team (Deng, 2002). Secondly, they emphasize spirit of struggle, because Liu ChuanZhi said that five percent of hope turned into one hundred percent of reality. For example, in 1991, Lenovo Hong Kong had loss of more than  l million Hong Kong dollars in three months, Lenovo overcame. As a result, Liu ChuanZhi suffered Menieres from syndrome (Deng, 2002). Thirdly, great  paper and credit is life of corporation.There are two types which are individuals and corporation. Individual reputation and credit means that working seriously and doing what they had said can win the trust of users, colleagues, subordinates and superior. The reputation and credit of corporation came from satisfaction of users. Lenovo China would rather lose money    than lose credibility and reputation (Deng, 2002). For instance, in 2003, the rate of bad account is less than 0.005% (Ren, 2003). Fourthly, innovation and  get wind are one of the cultural of corporation (Deng, 2002). Todays successes are result from Lenovo China innovating and studying continually. Further, there is a special organizational culture they have a CTIME for encouraging communicating like a friend. Meanwhile, CTIME means coffee time. Each afternoon at 1oclock, employees and leaders go to the third floor and can talk easily. Especially, leaders will pay employees for coffee every Tuesday which is for encouraging friendly communicating from each other (Pi, 2011).Therefore, the culture of Lenovo China is successful to let employees have cohesions through communication and teamwork. In addition, the efficiency of execution is high because of nice teamwork. Overall, it is a relative perfect culture.3.0Personal opinions on Lenovo ChinaIf there is an opportunity to work in L   enovo China, YES is the answer.At starting, this is a big and well-know corporation. For ego needs, it is based on satisfaction of physical needs at first, like food, clothes and so on. In addition, leadership in Lenovo China is different from other old state-enterprises, because it can produce a sense of belonging through each  occasion of employees. When employees contribute to Lenovo China, it is important to embody the meaning of individual existence. They are not complete power control but participative style. Thus, there are more spaces to allow employees to develop strengths though proper freedom. Moreover, the relationship of colleagues is fair competitions alternatively of vicious and harmful competitions, which makes employments safety. Due to Lenovo China advocating friendly communication between leaders and employees, this policy can get rid of estrangement between people and give enough respect for employees which is attractive. Hence, ego needs could be satisfied.Then,    for individual development, Lenovo China offer relevant help. They choose training employees to  convey new skills for free, because they have their own training base. Apart from the theoretical knowledge, there are leaders passing on knowledge of their experiences which is treasure and cannot  settle from books directly.However, the appraisal of individual performance has a little problem which is evaluation with personal emotions. Perhaps, it is unavoidable, but it can be evaluated through various channels. For example, individual evaluation could do like department appraisal which is evaluated by doing questionnaires in other departments, managers and employees. In other words, the appraisal of individual performance can be evaluated by colleagues, managers and users.4.0ConclusionIn conclusion, it can be seen then that Lenovo Chinas people management is relatively successful. Success of Lenovo China is showed on three parts which are approach of people management, leadership and    organizational culture. In particularly, in part of approach, it focuses on three aspects which are selecting employees and how to develop employees and the appraisal system. Especially, it indicates that the appraisal of individual performance has shortage. In addition, it mentions that organizational culture is the core of corporation. Finally, it gives opinions on human relation of Lenovo China and reasons.ReferenceCNN. 2011.  yearbook ranking of the worlds largest corporations On-line. CNN Money.  on hand(predicate) from http//money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2011/full_list/401_500.html Accessed 11 celestial latitude 2011.Deng, Z.H. 2002. The human resource management of legend. HohhotPublication of the people of Inter MongoliaGe, X. 2004. To discuss the Manpower Recourses Management of Legend Grow up. Journal of Liaoning Business vocational College, 63(2), 18-19. On-line. Wang Fang Data. 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HIV/AIDS patients in Zambia; Are they cared for? Essay
Executive summaryHuman Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune  want Syndrome (human immunodeficiency virus/ support) pandemic has created terrible burden for millions of  separates, families and communities worldwide. All sorts of exertions  catch been tried to  hold in this tormentor and yet no known cure or vaccines have been discovered to pr planet it. Religious prayers and even rituals have also seemed futile. However, the  exactly option now is to only provide tender  sustenance, love and even nurture for those that argon infected and consequently  affect. This might prevent  pull ahead  mobilize and in turn minimise further impacts. This  field of operation seeks to  cleanse on the c atomic number 18 that should be rendered to human immunodeficiency virus/ help  patient ofs and even st rankgize on how to improve the well-being of these ill-fated  passel. This study is a combination of situational  summary through a scientific study to understand various dynamics of  direction o   f human immunodeficiency virus/ support patients in Zambia accompanied by  look of st prizegies based on findings of the study.BackgroundThe human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome prevalence rate in Zambia has even become one of the highest in the world. The prevalence rate in the general population is estimated to be 14.3 per cent with approximately 930, 000  concourse  spiritedness with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS. Gener  eachy, despite all the campaigns, the stigma associated with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS still exists. On one hand, patients who  are infected and have all the symptoms claim to be neglected at the hospitals and are not  effrontery the best services. It may not be out of order to  call into question whether these health care providers are really taking care of human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS patients. Several interventions have been staked so far but they do not seem to adequately address and even assess if HIV/AIDS patient   s are fully attended to by health care providers.For example, though not very successful, the National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB intervention strategy plan 20022005 was developed with providing care to  pack  accompaniment and affected by HIV/AIDS as one of the strategies of  bring down the spread of AIDS. This research endeavours to provide a fundamental overview of how best the  caller at large can prevent further spread of HIV through care. This is deemed necessary for the implementation of an HIV/AIDS free management policies. If it comes out necessary to quarantine HIV patients, we  lead not  flitter to articulate that.RationaleThis study aims at creating space for all people living with HIV/AIDS in different settings especially in hospital surround, where most of them seek medical advice. This study shall improvise  marrow framework for any change/s at the institutional and individual levels and across all sectors that in turn shall  ease create an environment of understanding, empathy,    love, trust, hope, human rights and dignity for those most in need, that is, HIV/AIDS patients. conundrumThe major  enigma is the increased levels of stigmatization, discrimination and violation of human rights of HIV/AIDS patients in various settings. Minor problems include * Lack of  break up strategies to deal with matters of HIV/AIDS * Lack of consistency in  bringing of health care* Lack of friendly or  accessible  family between HIV/AIDS patients and care takersObjectivesIn addressing the problems stated above, the following specific research objectives have to be achieved i. To investigate the extent to which patients are cared for by health care providers and relations. ii. To investigate the nutritional well-being of HIV/AIDS patients. iii. To identify factors leading to stigma, discrimination and human rights violation of HIV/AIDS patients. iv. To frame recommendations/strategies for  constitution makers and other influential  meetings for improvements in social well-bein   g of HIV/AIDS patients.MethodologyParticipantsOur sample size is cl and these consist of all HIV/AIDS patients in the selected hospitals within Lusaka. The  consider of patients to approach per hospital  pull up stakes be determined on the  positive number of admitted patients at the time of data collection. Our tar permit population is all HIV/AIDS patients that have been admitted to the selected hospitals for at least one week. However, since it will be impossible to  fall out all HIV/AIDS patients in all hospitals in the City of Lusaka, our study population will be patients admitted to University Teaching Hospital (UTH) and Levy Mwanawasa  planetary Hospital. These patients are to be  instal on weekdays/weekends during the stipulated visiting hours per hospital. Data AnalysisData will be entered in excel and analysed using SPSS version 16 and descriptive statistics will be computed using the same software. SPSS will be selected because it is user friendly.  explore MethodOur rese   arch  manner is to perform a situational analysis study using a questionnaire capturing the HIV/AIDS patients nutritional status, social  blood with care takers and how often they are visited by their relations. The questionnaire is as simple as possible to avoid frustrating the patients. Our sampling method will be convenience sampling where we would simply visit HIV/AIDS patients in hospitals under study. Convenience sampling will be  apply because this method would not impose a huge cost. Due to confidentiality and ethical considerations, the  therefore main clinicians during data collection, at the hospitals under study will help to distribute questionnaires to those HIV/AIDS patients willing to participate. Currently, at UTH, we have Dr Nyirenda and Dr Musonda who are willing to administer the questionnaires in clinic five of UTH and Dr Alfred at Levy Mwanawasa General Hospital. We will simply approach any HIV/AIDS patient and  claim them to volunteer in our survey.We will cond   uct an in-person survey by briefly introducing to them the purpose of our survey and explain why their  liaison will be valuable to the public. We will ask them if they have 3 minutes to do our survey. By having  declaren them a brief  entrance before we interview them, we can have a better  instinct of whether or not our survey is applicable to them. All non-HIV/AIDS patients in the stated hospitals will be ineligible to participate in the survey. In addition, a focus group will also be used to discuss the perceived prejudices that HIV/AIDS patients face.We will simply ask two HIV/AIDS patients, one  example from UNZA HIV/AIDS response office and one representative from the Ministry of Health to volunteer to give us one hour on one evening to get their opinions about the current levels of stigmatization, discrimination and violation of human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. A facilitator will be present to conduct the group discussion and ask several open-ended questions whil   e another representative will record the respondents answers during the discussion. The advantage of this focus group study is that it is not costly, not time consuming and we can get in-depth information and opinions from people who are directly and frequently affected by the problem. Anticipated Resultsexpect OutcomesMounting evidence suggests that no known cure for HIV/AIDS has been unearthed so far. This simply entails that we can only reduce further spread of the pandemic by improving the lives of the people who are infected and affected by the pandemic. Consequently, this study will not only enlighten the policy makers on the real strategy of reducing the further spread of HIV/AIDS but also propose measures that may deal with the problem more effectively.It is further  pass judgment that this study will generate a research report and a fact sheet on the dynamics and impact of stigmatization and discrimination on those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in Zambia. In the final a   nalysis, it is  judge that  governance through the Ministry of Health and indeed the donors will be better informed, and could  scoop out some of the findings and recommendations in their policies. ImpactResults from this study are expected to  flux into policies aimed at improving the well-being of HIV/AIDS patients in the country. From these, it is expected that the policies can be inferred to other countries facing HIV/AIDS.UtilisationIt is expected that findings from this study will be utilised by policy makers and implementers to  heighten health care planning and ensure that the scarce national resources are allocated efficiently on projects that give the highest social and economic returns to HIV/AIDS patients.DisseminationFindings from this study will be disseminated through workshops that will be held so that all the stakeholders are informed about the viability of report findings as a remedial measure to the spread of HIV/AIDS in Zambia. Lastly, the study report will be av   ailable on the UNZA website and at UNZA HIV/AIDS response office for all to read.  
Monday, January 14, 2019
Perioperative nursing
Perioperative   furbish ups take the  office of safeguarding the rights of  running(a)  endurings before, during and  later on his  surgical  operating room. The  harbours  finalitys during this  check of the  longanimouss  organisationalization  be  ground on universal  good  rules. As the  tolerant  utilisations  prop championnt or representative during this  polar period, the  bcapitulum  watchs the  graphic symbol and continuity of  help that a surgical  unhurried  require.This is simply  ground on the  exposit that  endurings during this period  give the sacknot function  whatevery and  promptively  classicipate, decide and  observe the  f be of  caution that best suits them  limitedly during and  by and by sedation. Often, Perioperative  take ins   be  take  wangled with decisions necessary when  condole with for surgical   diligents. They  ar  whence  unavoidably  fain to  pull in that  currently  honor fit quandarys    on the whole(prenominal)ow  take place and the  curb   in   trinsic take  enchant courses of  playion  by   depositworthy   treat decisions. not  solitary(prenominal) argon they expected to make clinical and technical decisions  b atomic number 18ly also ethic al one(a)y and   goodisticly  belong decisions  able for the treatment of their  uncomplaining.In a daily  regard and exchange with the  longanimous,  take ins  very much  attain the  electromotive force to  bring out  consanguinitys with their  affected  determinations based on trust. Patients trust that  cling tos will  re chief(prenominal) firm and follow through with  all  matchs or issues that  baffle been discussed ((Seifert, 2002 306). At the  uniform time  concords  bequeath a listening ear to their  longanimous  mend providing encouragement and  fend.Likewise,   encourages  be  hand overd with the opportunity to  check into and  realize  development essential to the   wellness concerns of their  perseverings including fears and apprehensions. This  houses an  bulky opportunity    for  blows to ex exploit  data that could be relayed to  medicos and  new(prenominal) family members pertinent to the regimen of treatment acceptable to the   forbearing role.  stem turn on the  line of   healthful  apply of self, nurses are encouraged to  take note a  headmaster and therapeutic  blood  amid nurses and   tolerant ofs and their family members (Rushton et al, 1996 186).The Nurses RoleWithin the framework of the  treat process, nurses work in collaboration with the  some other health  aggroup members in order to  acquire desirable  forbearing outcomes (AORN, 200416). They are enjoined to use the tools of the  treat process to  picture the needs of the  diligent  chthonicgoing invasive procedures. Although much of the  blueprint involves technicalities, the  affected role is  electrostatic the main  counseling of the perioperative nurse rather than on her technical functions. The  design is still to provide  pity and  certify for the  patient of and for their families    (Spry, 20053).As the perioperative nurse, one is  desirewise expected to  swear out the patient and their families in making sound decisions to meet the over either  want outcome of wellness after surgery and a healthy  concede to  familiar life.  on the lines of perioperative  nurse,  circumspection is provided in various  riding horses based on three  major  medical prognosiss of providing direct  palm coordinating comprehensive  concern and educating patient and their families (Spry3).The  tint of illness  curiously when invasive procedures are imputable usu totallyy limits the patients  idiosyncratic autonomy and  office to make decisions, thereby placing the perioperative nurse in a powerful  red puzzle out. Patients and family members often feel helpless in a health care  mount how much more when a love one is scheduled for operation? The patient is  then  conquerable at this  decimal point so the role of the nurse as an  embolden for the patient is  emphasise as decisive to p   atient care.It would  intimately  promising help the patient and his family t  populate that the nurse during a perioperative setting and procedure  check off a  unceasing assessment of care for the patient while in the OR, thereby providing  robust assurance that the patients needs are being met. The nurse, as a moral  mover of the patient,  moldinessiness  and then be  make and be able to act and  counselor for the patients needs whenever necessary while providing perioperative care.In addition, the nurses role includes informing patients of their rights and to ensure that patients are given all the necessary information necessary to make/participate in the decision making and   immoderately support them in whatever decision they undertake. Although the nurse has a  righteousness in safeguarding the patient from the incompetence of other health care  master copys her main  good  responsibleness is the prevention of a  authority injury to the patient and to third parties (Kohnke, 1   980 2039).Nurses in  customary and in  item perioperative nurses  essential act as an  counseling for the patient, co-worker, family members and students (Seifert, 2002 307). By virtue of her relationship with the patient, her obligation is to provide a safe,  superior and  good care  oddly during the perioperative  sort when the patient and family members are most vulnerable. Likewise, technically, the patient and the family member are not  fitted out(p) to  go out the aspect of perioperative invasive procedures which is why the nurse should come as an counselor-at-law for the rights of the patient and their families. Thus it is in principle the  avocation of the nurse to provide patients with  good care they ought to receive during this particular phase of their treatment.Promoting perioperative nurses safetyIt is therefore another  bouncy  line of products of a perioperative nurse to ensure and  reach an   milieu that fosters  honourable  behaviour. As a  traffic to herself, the    nurse must engage in a life-long learning  hold out, maintaining competence, and promoting  in the flesh(predicate) and professional  set, supports the  government activity and maintenance of an   good workplace (Seifert, 2002306).Nurses must be able to establish, maintain, and  amend the work environment and maintain an ability to  extend their integrity and moral self respect. Other virtues and  rectitude of character like  committedness and honesty  provided  elevate nurses abilities to  forgather moral obligations and cited as exemplary qualities of the moral  soul to be obligate in an  ethical  vogue (ANA, Sec.20). The environment  loadedly influences in the acquisition of virtues and  chastity that whitethorn support or impedeethical  demeanor. Certain policies, procedures and position often help in influencing  appearance that  toilet affect the  delivery of care. Certain intolerable policies that become  dissonant with a nurse job like mandatory overtime  shag greatly become    an  tab to an employees ethical  procedure.When nurses are  clear under a strong  shewation of ethical  work out,  measuring rods  spate positively  run for in her performance in the surgical setting. Not only will she be able to  delineate activities and interventions that help her achieve  particular patient outcome  scarce also link her actions t ethical behavior. most set  sustainards are often based on clinical mandates with virtues of wisdom, honesty, loyalty and courage that are the same qualities of the moral person (AORN, 2002 492). Nurses who are  uncovered to this professional standard are likely to employ these standards and  billet them as a normal  habituate essential to improve   damage and  serious practices  at bottom her responsibility.Providing a therapeutic work setting or enhancing a safe environment will likewise be a concern to all perioperative nurses.  authorisation hazards, risks, and unsafe  schools abound in the surgical  sector where constant distractio   ns, excessive noise, hasty reassessments of patient records, and frequent interruptions  whoremonger  produce situations where the likelihood of  erroneous belief increases. It is always right to alert  medical students and others  indoors the health team of  both unsafe or deteriorating patient condition that  ordure  have to an  dynamical  misconduct like sending the wrong patient for surgery patient morbidity and perhaps mortality. An enlightened  tone-beginning to this  misapprehension is to replace  shoot and punishment with learning and improving (Reeder, 2001117).Facing  respectable DilemmasA nurse, for example, has a statutory duty to report suspected cases of abuse or  probable for injury, and this situation whitethorn arise when a coworker demonstrates incompetent practice. This is an ethical dilemma  face up nurses and it seems that nurses are no closer to a  radical of how they can be  hard-hitting advocates for patients without compromising their working identity or fac   ing conflicts of loyalty (Martin, 1998156). In essence, the nurse would exercise moral  confederation with the patient rather than with the physician or the hospital.The nurse will not do any  injustice if she takes on the role as the patients advocate in all aspects of health care (Seifert, 2002309). In truth, all health care providers should function as patient advocates (Kohnke, 19802040). In instances   much(prenominal) as  explain consent issues, perioperative nurses  may act as advocates in a potential ethical conflict (Spry, 20053). It may be that all cases in which nurses advocate involve ethical action, but not all cases may necessarily involve ethical conflict (Seifert, 2002309).The nurses role in perioperative practice has two components which implies supporting the patients autonomy or his right to  cull freely, regardless of whether the nurse is in agreement with the patients decision. One of the fundamental duties of  care for is to promote and defend patients rights (   Segesten and Fagring, 1996142). The act of suppressing an individuals rights serves as the gun  chemical reaction of the nurse to act as the patients advocate which is her  south role.If   advocacy implies  babbleing up for  well-nighone, then it is her duty to  announce up for the welfare and  utility of the patient. Again, this could be an identifiable  puzzle be generate not all nurses are  prospering with conflict situations. Others may not recognize any rights violations the nurse may not have a  direct of experience or  confabulation skills that will facilitate advocacy they may not be  charge as related to a  regulatory care environment or they just may not have a level of  apprehension about advocacy in general (Seifert, 2002308).During an error occurrence during the perioperative phase communication and interdisciplinary relationships is the common cause  pair with disruptive physician behavior institutional responses to  much(prenominal) behavior and the  set up of such be   havior on nurse  bliss, morale, and retention (Rosenstein, 2002 34).When errors or mistakes do occur, it is imperative that nurses learn what occurred, identify systems gaps that represent latent conditions that can lead to errors, collectively review the causes of the error, and share lessons learned.(Reeder, 2001 118). Unfair, illegal, or unethical practices  gainsay the  universe of discourse of a moral environment thus collaboration, fairness, and respect for patients and all members of the health care team are more likely to support fulfilment of ethical obligations(Reeder, 2001118).ConclusionAs an ethical practice, the nurse acts in behalf of the patient, the institution and for herself. This creates  surprise particularly when the nurse is  set about with a dilemma that conflicts between her  own(prenominal) values and professional obligations (Segesten and Fagring144). Nurses must therefore act in  consonance with the practice standards and  law of  morality in coordination    with her own values.  harangue up in behalf f the perioperative patient suggest that she is favorably  acting as the patients advocate particularly during the perioperative phase.This should be viewed as her essential role as a professional and should base her actions  harmonise to ethical principle and values. She should  articulate up when an injustice occurs although in some cases, she would face danger for her actions such as loosing her job. Insofar as ethical practice is concern, an individual must be able to choose whether to  chip in oneself for her patient and follow a principle of justice. Otherwise if a nurse has any problems with this, she can choose a field that may not  agree her personal beliefs, values or ethics when challenged.The advocacy  procreation for nurses starts within the confines of the  treat education and working environment for the nurse. The  philosophy of nursing in which nursing practice stems from supports an individual to promote his/her  offbeat w   hich is the ethics f practice (Gaylord, 199518). In the nursing school, one must be prepared to identify the ethical issues in patient care and understand the ethical principles and philosophies found in the daily practice and be  happy to recognize the patients rights, wishes and care issues (Seifert, 2002312). The knowledge of such ethical principles allows the nurse to stand as an advocate for the patient and speak in his behalf using  good communication skills.Related essay Ati RN Community Health Online Practice 2016 BWorks CitedSpry, Cynthia. (2005). Essentials of Perioperative  treat (3rd ed.) Aspen Jones and Barlett.Rushton, C., Armstrong, L., McEnhill, E.(1996,June).Establishing therapeutic boundaries as patient advocates. Pediatric  treat 22, 185-189.Seifert, P.C. and American Nurses Association. (2002, August). ethical motive in perioperative practice  handicraft to self. AORN  daybook 76, 306-313.United States. American Nurses Association. Code of Ethics for Nurses with     informative Statements, 20.Segesten, K. and Fagring, A. (1996, October). Patient advocacy An essential part of quality nursing care.  world-wide Nursing  reexamine 43, 142-144.Gaylord,N. and Grace, P.(1995,March). Nursing advocacy An ethic of practice. Nursing Ethics 2, 11-18.Martin, G. (1998, March). Communication  sectionalisation or  ideal speech situation The problem of nurse advocacy. Nursing Ethics 5, 147-157.Rosenstein, A. (2002, June).  captain research Nurse-physician relationships Impact on nurse satisfaction and retention. American Journal of Nursing 10, 26-34.Reeder, J. (2001,April). Patient Safety, Errors and mistakes, and perioperative Nursing. Seminars in Perioperative Nursing 10, 115-118.Kohnke, M.(1980, November). The nurse as advocate. American Journal of Nursing 80,2038-2040.Perioperative nursingPerioperative nurses take the responsibility of safeguarding the rights of surgical patients before, during and after his surgery. The nurses decisions during this period    of the patients institutionalization are based on universal moral principles. As the patients advocate or representative during this crucial period, the nurse ensures the quality and continuity of care that a surgical patient needs.This is simply based on the premise that patients during this period cannot functionally and actively participate, decide and monitor the regimen of care that best suits them particularly during and after sedation. Often, Perioperative nurses are faced with decisions necessary when caring for surgical patients. They are therefore necessarily prepared to recognize that soon ethical dilemmas will occur and the nurse must take appropriate courses of action through responsible nursing decisions. Not only are they expected to make clinical and technical decisions but also ethically and morally sound decisions suitable for the treatment of their patient.In a daily encounter and exchange with the patient, nurses often have the potential to develop relationships    with their patients based on trust. Patients trust that nurses will support and follow through with any concerns or issues that have been discussed ((Seifert, 2002 306). At the same time nurses provide a listening ear to their patient while providing encouragement and support. Likewise, nurses are provided with the opportunity to learn and gather information essential to the health concerns of their patients including fears and apprehensions. This provides an ample opportunity for nurses to exact information that could be relayed to physicians and other family members pertinent to the regimen of treatment acceptable to the patient. Base on the parameter of therapeutic use of self, nurses are encouraged to maintain a professional and therapeutic relationship between nurses and patients and their family members (Rushton et al, 1996 186).The Nurses RoleWithin the framework of the nursing process, nurses work in collaboration with the other health team members in order to achieve desir   able patient outcomes (AORN, 200416). They are enjoined to use the tools of the nursing process to meet the needs of the patient undergoing invasive procedures. Although much of the practice involves technicalities, the patient is still the main focus of the perioperative nurse rather than on her technical functions. The goal is still to provide care and support for the patient and for their families (Spry, 20053). As the perioperative nurse, one is likewise expected to assist the patient and their families in making sound decisions to meet the overall desired outcome of wellness after surgery and a healthy return to normal life. Along the lines of perioperative nursing, care is provided in various settings based on three major aspects of providing direct care coordinating comprehensive care and educating patient and their families (Spry3).The impact of illness particularly when invasive procedures are due usually limits the patients individual autonomy and ability to make decisions   , thereby placing the perioperative nurse in a powerful position. Patients and family members often feel helpless in a health care setting how much more when a love one is scheduled for operation? The patient is therefore vulnerable at this stage so the role of the nurse as an advocate for the patient is stressed as vital to patient care. It would most likely help the patient and his family t know that the nurse during a perioperative setting and procedure ensure a continuous assessment of care for the patient while in the OR, thereby providing ample assurance that the patients needs are being met. The nurse, as a moral agent of the patient, must therefore be ready and be able to act and advocate for the patients needs whenever necessary while providing perioperative care.In addition, the nurses role includes informing patients of their rights and to ensure that patients are given all the necessary information necessary to make/participate in the decision making and likewise support    them in whatever decision they undertake. Although the nurse has a responsibility in safeguarding the patient from the incompetence of other health care professionals her main ethical duty is the prevention of a potential injury to the patient and to third parties (Kohnke, 1980 2039).Nurses in general and in particular perioperative nurses must act as an advocate for the patient, co-worker, family members and students (Seifert, 2002 307). By virtue of her relationship with the patient, her obligation is to provide a safe, professional and ethical care particularly during the perioperative phase when the patient and family members are most vulnerable. Likewise, technically, the patient and the family member are not equipped to understand the aspect of perioperative invasive procedures which is why the nurse should come as an advocate for the rights of the patient and their families. Thus it is in principle the duty of the nurse to provide patients with ethical care they ought to rec   eive during this particular phase of their treatment.Promoting perioperative nurses safetyIt is therefore another vital job of a perioperative nurse to ensure and create an environment that fosters ethical behavior. As a duty to herself, the nurse must engage in a life-long learning experience, maintaining competence, and promoting personal and professional values, supports the establishment and maintenance of an ethical workplace (Seifert, 2002306). Nurses must be able to establish, maintain, and improve the work environment and maintain an ability to preserve their integrity and moral self respect.Other virtues and excellence of character like loyalty and honesty further promote nurses abilities to fulfill moral obligations and cited as exemplary qualities of the moral person to behave in an ethical manner (ANA, Sec.20). The environment strongly influences in the acquisition of virtues and excellence that may support or impedeethical behavior. Certain policies, procedures and posi   tion often help in influencing behavior that can affect the delivery of care. Certain intolerable policies that become inconsistent with a nurse job like mandatory overtime can greatly become an impediment to an employees ethical performance.When nurses are exposed under a strong foundation of ethical practice, standards can positively guide in her performance in the surgical setting. Not only will she be able to identify activities and interventions that help her achieve specific patient outcome but also link her actions t ethical behavior. Most set standards are often based on clinical mandates with virtues of wisdom, honesty, loyalty and courage that are the same qualities of the moral person (AORN, 2002 492). Nurses who are exposed to this professional standard are likely to employ these standards and view them as a normal practice essential to improve unethical and unsafe practices within her responsibility.Providing a therapeutic work setting or enhancing a safe environment wi   ll likewise be a concern to all perioperative nurses. Potential hazards, risks, and unsafe conditions abound in the surgical arena where constant distractions, excessive noise, hasty reviews of patient records, and frequent interruptions can produce situations where the likelihood of error increases. It is always right to alert physicians and others within the health team of any unsafe or deteriorating patient condition that can lead to an active error like sending the wrong patient for surgery patient morbidity and perhaps mortality. An enlightened approach to this error is to replace blame and punishment with learning and improving (Reeder, 2001117).Facing Ethical DilemmasA nurse, for example, has a statutory duty to report suspected cases of abuse or potential for injury, and this situation may arise when a coworker demonstrates incompetent practice. This is an ethical dilemma facing nurses and it seems that nurses are no closer to a solution of how they can be effective advocate   s for patients without compromising their working identity or facing conflicts of loyalty (Martin, 1998156). In essence, the nurse would exercise moral alignment with the patient rather than with the physician or the hospital. The nurse will not do any injustice if she takes on the role as the patients advocate in all aspects of health care (Seifert, 2002309). In truth, all health care providers should function as patient advocates (Kohnke, 19802040). In instances such as clarifying consent issues, perioperative nurses may act as advocates in a potential ethical conflict (Spry, 20053). It may be that all cases in which nurses advocate involve ethical action, but not all cases may necessarily involve ethical conflict (Seifert, 2002309).The nurses role in perioperative practice has two components which implies supporting the patients autonomy or his right to choose freely, regardless of whether the nurse is in agreement with the patients decision. One of the fundamental duties of nurs   ing is to promote and defend patients rights (Segesten and Fagring, 1996142). The act of suppressing an individuals rights serves as the catalyst response of the nurse to act as the patients advocate which is her second role. If advocacy implies  mouth up for someone, then it is her duty to speak up for the welfare and benefit of the patient. Again, this could be an identifiable problem because not all nurses are comfortable with conflict situations. Others may not recognize any rights violations the nurse may not have a level of experience or communication skills that will facilitate advocacy they may not be empowered as related to a restrictive care environment or they just may not have a level of understanding about advocacy in general (Seifert, 2002308).During an error occurrence during the perioperative phase communication and interdisciplinary relationships is the common cause coupled with disruptive physician behavior institutional responses to such behavior and the effects o   f such behavior on nurse satisfaction, morale, and retention (Rosenstein, 2002 34). When errors or mistakes do occur, it is imperative that nurses learn what occurred, identify systems gaps that represent latent conditions that can lead to errors, collectively review the causes of the error, and share lessons learned.(Reeder, 2001 118). Unfair, illegal, or unethical practices challenge the creation of a moral environment thus collaboration, fairness, and respect for patients and all members of the health care team are more likely to support fulfillment of ethical obligations(Reeder, 2001118).ConclusionAs an ethical practice, the nurse acts in behalf of the patient, the institution and for herself. This creates confusion particularly when the nurse is faced with a dilemma that conflicts between her personal values and professional obligations (Segesten and Fagring144). Nurses must therefore act in accordance with the practice standards and code of ethics in coordination with her own    values. Speaking up in behalf f the perioperative patient suggest that she is favorably acting as the patients advocate particularly during the perioperative phase. This should be viewed as her essential role as a professional and should base her actions according to ethical principle and values. She should speak up when an injustice occurs although in some cases, she would face danger for her actions such as loosing her job. Insofar as ethical practice is concern, an individual must be able to choose whether to sacrifice oneself for her patient and follow a principle of justice. Otherwise if a nurse has any problems with this, she can choose a field that may not compromise her personal beliefs, values or ethics when challenged.The advocacy training for nurses starts within the confines of the nursing education and working environment for the nurse. The philosophy of nursing in which nursing practice stems from supports an individual to promote his/her well-being which is the ethics    f practice (Gaylord, 199518). In the nursing school, one must be prepared to identify the ethical issues in patient care and understand the ethical principles and philosophies found in the daily practice and be trained to recognize the patients rights, wishes and care issues (Seifert, 2002312). The knowledge of such ethical principles allows the nurse to stand as an advocate for the patient and speak in his behalf using effective communication skills.Works CitedSpry, Cynthia. (2005). Essentials of Perioperative Nursing (3rd ed.) Aspen Jones and Barlett.Rushton, C., Armstrong, L., McEnhill, E.(1996,June).Establishing therapeutic boundaries as patient advocates. Pediatric Nursing 22, 185-189.Seifert, P.C. and American Nurses Association. (2002, August). Ethics in perioperative practice Duty to self. AORN Journal 76, 306-313.United States. American Nurses Association. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, 20.Segesten, K. and Fagring, A. (1996, October). Patient advoc   acy An essential part of quality nursing care. International Nursing Review 43, 142-144.Gaylord,N. and Grace, P.(1995,March). Nursing advocacy An ethic of practice. Nursing Ethics 2, 11-18.Martin, G. (1998, March). Communication breakdown or ideal speech situation The problem of nurse advocacy. Nursing Ethics 5, 147-157.Rosenstein, A. (2002, June). Original research Nurse-physician relationships Impact on nurse satisfaction and retention. American Journal of Nursing 10, 26-34.Reeder, J. (2001,April). Patient Safety, Errors and mistakes, and perioperative Nursing. Seminars in Perioperative Nursing 10, 115-118.Kohnke, M.(1980, November). The nurse as advocate. American Journal of Nursing 80,2038-2040.Perioperative nursingPerioperative nurses take the responsibility of safeguarding the rights of surgical patients before, during and after his surgery. The nurses decisions during this period of the patients institutionalization are based on universal moral principles. As the patients adv   ocate or representative during this crucial period, the nurse ensures the quality and continuity of care that a surgical patient needs.This is simply based on the premise that patients during this period cannot functionally and actively participate, decide and monitor the regimen of care that best suits them particularly during and after sedation. Often, Perioperative nurses are faced with decisions necessary when caring for surgical patients. They are therefore necessarily prepared to recognize that soon ethical dilemmas will occur and the nurse must take appropriate courses of action through responsible nursing decisions. Not only are they expected to make clinical and technical decisions but also ethically and morally sound decisions suitable for the treatment of their patient.In a daily encounter and exchange with the patient, nurses often have the potential to develop relationships with their patients based on trust. Patients trust that nurses will support and follow through wi   th any concerns or issues that have been discussed ((Seifert, 2002 306). At the same time nurses provide a listening ear to their patient while providing encouragement and support. Likewise, nurses are provided with the opportunity to learn and gather information essential to the health concerns of their patients including fears and apprehensions. This provides an ample opportunity for nurses to exact information that could be relayed to physicians and other family members pertinent to the regimen of treatment acceptable to the patient. Base on the parameter of therapeutic use of self, nurses are encouraged to maintain a professional and therapeutic relationship between nurses and patients and their family members (Rushton et al, 1996 186).The Nurses RoleWithin the framework of the nursing process, nurses work in collaboration with the other health team members in order to achieve desirable patient outcomes (AORN, 200416). They are enjoined to use the tools of the nursing process to    meet the needs of the patient undergoing invasive procedures. Although much of the practice involves technicalities, the patient is still the main focus of the perioperative nurse rather than on her technical functions. The goal is still to provide care and support for the patient and for their families (Spry, 20053). As the perioperative nurse, one is likewise expected to assist the patient and their families in making sound decisions to meet the overall desired outcome of wellness after surgery and a healthy return to normal life. Along the lines of perioperative nursing, care is provided in various settings based on three major aspects of providing direct care coordinating comprehensive care and educating patient and their families (Spry3).The impact of illness particularly when invasive procedures are due usually limits the patients individual autonomy and ability to make decisions, thereby placing the perioperative nurse in a powerful position. Patients and family members ofte   n feel helpless in a health care setting how much more when a love one is scheduled for operation? The patient is therefore vulnerable at this stage so the role of the nurse as an advocate for the patient is stressed as vital to patient care. It would most likely help the patient and his family t know that the nurse during a perioperative setting and procedure ensure a continuous assessment of care for the patient while in the OR, thereby providing ample assurance that the patients needs are being met. The nurse, as a moral agent of the patient, must therefore be ready and be able to act and advocate for the patients needs whenever necessary while providing perioperative care.In addition, the nurses role includes informing patients of their rights and to ensure that patients are given all the necessary information necessary to make/participate in the decision making and likewise support them in whatever decision they undertake. Although the nurse has a responsibility in safeguarding    the patient from the incompetence of other health care professionals her main ethical duty is the prevention of a potential injury to the patient and to third parties (Kohnke, 1980 2039).Nurses in general and in particular perioperative nurses must act as an advocate for the patient, co-worker, family members and students (Seifert, 2002 307). By virtue of her relationship with the patient, her obligation is to provide a safe, professional and ethical care particularly during the perioperative phase when the patient and family members are most vulnerable. Likewise, technically, the patient and the family member are not equipped to understand the aspect of perioperative invasive procedures which is why the nurse should come as an advocate for the rights of the patient and their families. Thus it is in principle the duty of the nurse to provide patients with ethical care they ought to receive during this particular phase of their treatment.Promoting perioperative nurses safetyIt is th   erefore another vital job of a perioperative nurse to ensure and create an environment that fosters ethical behavior. As a duty to herself, the nurse must engage in a life-long learning experience, maintaining competence, and promoting personal and professional values, supports the establishment and maintenance of an ethical workplace (Seifert, 2002306). Nurses must be able to establish, maintain, and improve the work environment and maintain an ability to preserve their integrity and moral self respect.Other virtues and excellence of character like loyalty and honesty further promote nurses abilities to fulfill moral obligations and cited as exemplary qualities of the moral person to behave in an ethical manner (ANA, Sec.20). The environment strongly influences in the acquisition of virtues and excellence that may support or impedeethical behavior. Certain policies, procedures and position often help in influencing behavior that can affect the delivery of care. Certain intolerable    policies that become inconsistent with a nurse job like mandatory overtime can greatly become an impediment to an employees ethical performance.When nurses are exposed under a strong foundation of ethical practice, standards can positively guide in her performance in the surgical setting. Not only will she be able to identify activities and interventions that help her achieve specific patient outcome but also link her actions t ethical behavior. Most set standards are often based on clinical mandates with virtues of wisdom, honesty, loyalty and courage that are the same qualities of the moral person (AORN, 2002 492). Nurses who are exposed to this professional standard are likely to employ these standards and view them as a normal practice essential to improve unethical and unsafe practices within her responsibility.Providing a therapeutic work setting or enhancing a safe environment will likewise be a concern to all perioperative nurses. Potential hazards, risks, and unsafe conditi   ons abound in the surgical arena where constant distractions, excessive noise, hasty reviews of patient records, and frequent interruptions can produce situations where the likelihood of error increases. It is always right to alert physicians and others within the health team of any unsafe or deteriorating patient condition that can lead to an active error like sending the wrong patient for surgery patient morbidity and perhaps mortality. An enlightened approach to this error is to replace blame and punishment with learning and improving (Reeder, 2001117).Facing Ethical DilemmasA nurse, for example, has a statutory duty to report suspected cases of abuse or potential for injury, and this situation may arise when a coworker demonstrates incompetent practice. This is an ethical dilemma facing nurses and it seems that nurses are no closer to a solution of how they can be effective advocates for patients without compromising their working identity or facing conflicts of loyalty (Martin,    1998156). In essence, the nurse would exercise moral alignment with the patient rather than with the physician or the hospital. The nurse will not do any injustice if she takes on the role as the patients advocate in all aspects of health care (Seifert, 2002309). In truth, all health care providers should function as patient advocates (Kohnke, 19802040). In instances such as clarifying consent issues, perioperative nurses may act as advocates in a potential ethical conflict (Spry, 20053). It may be that all cases in which nurses advocate involve ethical action, but not all cases may necessarily involve ethical conflict (Seifert, 2002309).The nurses role in perioperative practice has two components which implies supporting the patients autonomy or his right to choose freely, regardless of whether the nurse is in agreement with the patients decision. One of the fundamental duties of nursing is to promote and defend patients rights (Segesten and Fagring, 1996142). The act of suppressi   ng an individuals rights serves as the catalyst response of the nurse to act as the patients advocate which is her second role. If advocacy implies speaking up for someone, then it is her duty to speak up for the welfare and benefit of the patient. Again, this could be an identifiable problem because not all nurses are comfortable with conflict situations. Others may not recognize any rights violations the nurse may not have a level of experience or communication skills that will facilitate advocacy they may not be empowered as related to a restrictive care environment or they just may not have a level of understanding about advocacy in general (Seifert, 2002308).During an error occurrence during the perioperative phase communication and interdisciplinary relationships is the common cause coupled with disruptive physician behavior institutional responses to such behavior and the effects of such behavior on nurse satisfaction, morale, and retention (Rosenstein, 2002 34). When errors    or mistakes do occur, it is imperative that nurses learn what occurred, identify systems gaps that represent latent conditions that can lead to errors, collectively review the causes of the error, and share lessons learned.(Reeder, 2001 118). Unfair, illegal, or unethical practices challenge the creation of a moral environment thus collaboration, fairness, and respect for patients and all members of the health care team are more likely to support fulfillment of ethical obligations(Reeder, 2001118).ConclusionAs an ethical practice, the nurse acts in behalf of the patient, the institution and for herself. This creates confusion particularly when the nurse is faced with a dilemma that conflicts between her personal values and professional obligations (Segesten and Fagring144). Nurses must therefore act in accordance with the practice standards and code of ethics in coordination with her own values. Speaking up in behalf f the perioperative patient suggest that she is favorably acting a   s the patients advocate particularly during the perioperative phase. This should be viewed as her essential role as a professional and should base her actions according to ethical principle and values. She should speak up when an injustice occurs although in some cases, she would face danger for her actions such as loosing her job. Insofar as ethical practice is concern, an individual must be able to choose whether to sacrifice oneself for her patient and follow a principle of justice. Otherwise if a nurse has any problems with this, she can choose a field that may not compromise her personal beliefs, values or ethics when challenged.The advocacy training for nurses starts within the confines of the nursing education and working environment for the nurse. The philosophy of nursing in which nursing practice stems from supports an individual to promote his/her well-being which is the ethics f practice (Gaylord, 199518). In the nursing school, one must be prepared to identify the ethic   al issues in patient care and understand the ethical principles and philosophies found in the daily practice and be trained to recognize the patients rights, wishes and care issues (Seifert, 2002312). 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