Watching Episode 2: The Story We Tell, I felt that conflicted by the notion reflected in the episode concerning gender inequality. I was struck by the intensity of racism in North America during the 19th century, as illustrated in the film. I feel that justifying injustice based on skin color was wrong despite being held so fiercely at the time. The stories people tell appealed to my emotions primarily when the race was used to rationalize American societies’ social inequalities. I have encountered racism in my previous coursework. However, I am always obliged to disagree with the discrimination cases I experienced in my previous coursework. I have always believed that all people are equal and deserve to be treated right irrespective of their skin color. From the video, some stories illustrate the intense aspects of racism. These stories support what I was taught through different materials in my coursework. I define race as having different physical characteristics. For instance, the skin tone of an individual determines their race. A person with a dark skin tone is of other races than…

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Differences Between Semantics and pragmatics Introduction Semantics is the branch of logic and linguistics that is concerned with meaning. The main areas of semantics are logical and lexical semantics. Lexical semantics deals with the analysis of the meaning of words and relations between them while logical semantics deas with matters of reference and sense and implication. Examples of semantics include interpretation of terms like run that could have different meanings, such as departing or physically running (Clark). Semantics, therefore, establishes the relationship between a word and a sentence and then gives it meaning. Pragmatics is a branch of semiotics and linguistics that explains how the meaning of a word depends on the context. Thre are mainly four aspects of pragmatics, which are the rhetorical structure, conversational implicature, speech acts, and also the management of the flow of reference (Ward). An example of pragmatics is the study of how people respond to different symbols. Semantics and pragmatics are very different, and those differences will be clearly explained in the paper. Differences between semantics and pragmatics.…

Myths on Family Violence Family violence is related to various myths that shape thoughts and opinions concerning domestic violence. The three common myths include: family violence is uncommon and does not affect many people, family violence occurs only to poor and uneducated families, and family violence occurs when men get angry and lose control (Yamawaki et al., 2012). These are myths, and there is little or no truth to them. Family violence has been a concealed and underreported issue within the society, which results in this myth. However, it has been occurring in families resulting in intimate partner violence, which has contributed to death, illness, and families’ breakage. 1 to 4 families experience different forms of family violence. Family violence happens among the different types of families. Contrary to the level of income, profession, religion, race, or even education levels. Family violence is a result of an individual’s decision. Different factors contribute to family violence, including anger. It does not entail losing control but gaining control. Causes of domestic violence The myths on family violence define the causes of domestic…

  Walmart recruitment strategy Walmart should continue utilising matching strategy in job analysis for the employees. This approach should incorporate surveys and interviews on employees, applicants and supervisors to determine their needs and issues. The company focus on aligning the actual needs of employees with the HR goals and evaluate the possible gaps between the two. Job description in Walmart should be diverse with HR management developing job descriptions involving various activities in sales. This is because most of the company employees directly engage in sales. This indicates that job descriptions in the firm, including sales personnel, sale managers, sale supervisors and store managers should be diverse with various specification requiring skills and knowledge in sales and marketing. Walmart should focus on improving job design and job analysis by developing more communication channels. Workers can utilise these communication channels to provide feedback to the managers. This will change the benefit of firm HR through enhance employee morale linked with more accurate job analysis. This will help in improving the outcome of HR managerial decisions related to the performance-based pay system.…

Performance-based pay Performance-based pay is an important concept that allows employees to be given financial and non-monetary incentives for attaining quantifiable and predetermined goals. Various factors weaken the performance-based pay system in most companies. The Halo effect is one of the attenuating factors impacting performance-based pay. According to Bellé, Cantarelli, and Belardinelli (2017, p. 278), the Halo effect refers to individuals’ tendency to like other individuals who are like them. For instance, people who are golfers are likely to interact positively and connect with other golfers. If managers have a favorable view of workers, they tend to give the workers underserved high-performance ratings and overlook the areas which require enhancement. This makes the HR managers carry out performance evaluation appraisals in a way that confirms and entertains bias. Also, managers who negatively view their employees tend to prepare performance evaluation appraisal, supporting and encouraging negative bias. As indicated by Liao et al. (2009, p. 371), HR managers who have predisposed positive views on their workers pay more attention to developing and improving skills of the employees and offering more promotion…

Metaphysical Healing Properties of Red Jasper Stone   What is Red Jasper? The Red Jasper is an opaque aggregate of microgranular quartz with large, grainy Chalcedony or Agate crystals. The Red Jasper is found around the world over as filling fissures and nodules and has a beautiful deep vibrant red color from its high iron content, and the other impurities and minerals in them create rich patterns. The name “jasper” is a Greek word meaning “spotted stone.” There are many types of jaspers, but all of them connect their wearer to the earth’s energy for a grounding and stabilizing effect. Ancient people have revered the Jaspers as sacred and powerful stones that are gently stimulating and extremely protective. They offered protection in both the spiritual and physical realm, and the people enjoyed the Red Jasper stone healing abilities. Most magicians, scientists, physicians, scholars, lapidaries, and poets have extolled the Jaspers virtues. They knew them as the nurturers and rain bringers, spirit healers, courage, and wisdom stones.   What is Red Jasper Used for & By Who? Jasper is considered a…

  Renthop Scholarship Essay The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic has heavily impacted several different institutions the world over. Among its first victims was the field of education. The closure of learning institutions by quarantine guidelines has affected millions of learners world-wide forcing them to either stay home or if they are lucky, continue their education online. Though online systems may seem like a simple, elegant solution, it has brought with it several challenges of its own.  I would now wish to discuss the major challenges I faced as a student as a result of this rollercoaster of a pandemic. Before the current state the pandemic has caused, the student life was all about classes, term papers, exams and part-time jobs. I tackled all these with the same hopes and aspirations of any other student; to have it all pay off someday. While in school, I had an internship in the bag. As a senior, I was ecstatic that I’d have an opportunity to showcase all I’d learnt as well as to gain some real-world experience in my field. Aside from the…

      Contents Main Idea and Outline. 1 Outline of the Biblical Text: 1 Introduction. 2 Context. 2 Historical Context. 2 Literary Context. 3 Content. 4 Law and Bondage of the Believers. 4 Law and slavery. 4 The Law through Circumcision Denies Full Liberty. 5 The Law detaches Believers from Christ. 6 The law is a Barrier to doing the Right. 6 The Law is a Barrier to Enjoying General Freedom and that of the Cross. 7 Christ brings Liberty in Spirit. 8 Christ sets Believers Free from Slavery. 8 Christ Freedom brings Hope. 8 Christ sets Believers Free from those who make Slave. 9 Law and Multiple Consequences far from slavery. 9 The Law Distances Believers from Faith and Love. 9 Judgment in Following the Law.. 10 Application. 10 Bibliography. 12               Exegetical Paper, Galatians 5:1-12 Main Idea and Outline Galatians 5:1-12 illustrates that the law is a burden to believers, while Christ brings freedom. Outline of the Biblical Text: The Law Subjects Believers to Bondage Believers following the Law Lives in…

Self-reflective leadership -response Dear Kerie Walters, Your discussion explains the concept of self-reflective leadership, which is a crucial element of advanced general practice to be able to provide relevant social work services either in fieldwork or during therapeutic services. In addition to your research, self-reflective leadership is essential when managing social work therapy sessions (Chenoweth & McAuliffe, 2017). In addition to your post, self-reflective is crucial to effective leadership as it enhances acquiring and improvement of skills. The social workers use the best method and strategies to get to the bottom of client problems during the therapeutic session by creating trust with clients to enhance openness. Self-reflection leadership in social work indicates the action that needs to be taken to achieve the overall goal of providing social care to vulnerable individuals.  In addition to your post, social workers leadership element enhances making of appropriate decision after having one on one session with clients to make sure they are safe and their problems solved (Mantell & Scragg, 2018). The reflective practice seeks to enhance professional context to strengthen competence and self-reflection…

Abstract The twentieth century is the starting point in waste and resource management to preserve natural sources and energy. The fast-growing population, climate change, and source scarcity have also forced countries to implement practical methods concerning the relationship between economic growth and environmental deterioration issues. Regarding this background, circular economy and industrial ecology are efficient ways to end up the current linear economy. In this subject, plastic recycling can maintain the planet’s resources and decreases the pollution of production from raw materials.   Introduction The current production and consumption strategies have led to many environmental and economic issues, such as limited landfill space and growing need for energy. European countries have chosen a practical plan to overcome these issues, transitioning from a linear economy toward a circular waste economy. One of the most significant problems is landfills full of plastic wastes, and because of the high decomposition time of plastic molecules, we cannot behave with them like other wastes. Hence, recycling is the best choice in dealing with plastic materials. However, in some industries, the use of plastic recycled materials…