Recent discoveries by several meteorological departments around the globe have indicated an upsurge in global temperatures. This is a clear indication that despite the worldwide standstill due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the earth continues to face global warming. One significant consequence is heatwaves, which are gradually being recorded all over the world. Heatwaves are a period of unusual higher temperatures than the average lasting for more than a day. For instance, the earth’s coldest place (Antarctica) has reported a record-high increase in its surface temperatures. This increase is due to heat being trapped into the earth’s atmosphere by gas polluted by humans. Minimum temperatures have gone above the zero marks for three consecutive days (Bergstrom, Klekociuk, & Robinson, 2020). The maximum recorded were all above 7.50C. In January, a new record of the highest maximum temperature was 9.20C, which was broken in February. A new Maximum temperature of 18.40C became the new high. Days later, a new high was recorded; 20.750C. Temperatures of these magnitudes are considered very high when compared to the supposed normal of -70C (Woodyatt, 2020) Adverse effects have therefore been reported around the continent. Some of these effects have been advantageous and disadvantageous to the eco-system.

Clear business strategies help to replace previously ineffective management systems and help businesses to achieve success. The word strategy was commonly applied in the military field where precise outcome must be delivered with a little chance left for failure. Over time, the meaning of the word strategy has evolved due to its application in other activities, particularly in business environment(Sarjana, & Khayati, 2019). Strategizing is not as easy as most people perceive it because it involves well-organized and chronological events. Business strategists face the lack of clear understanding of their competitive environment and interpreting competition effects in the business. The paper seeks to conduct a literature review of the blue ocean strategy while offering its in-depth analysis. It purposes to identify the existing literature on this strategy for a better understanding. Thus, the review will focus on relevant academic articles whose selection was based on the keywords “strategic planning” and blue ocean strategy. The literature review provides term definitions, frameworks, and tools relate to the strategy. Based on the literature review, it is clear that the blue ocean strategy has become one the most recent themes of research that needs further study (Rezaire, 2019). The paper utilizes three articles from…

Article 1 Summary The article, Cognitive and Affective Association with an Ecologically Valid Test of Theory of Mind across the Lifespan, examines theory of mind (ToM) performance across the lifespan of elderly adults. ToM is defined as the ability of a person to recognize mental states (Nolaker, Murray, Happé, & Charlton, 2018). That is, being able to understand and acknowledge that the desires and beliefs of another person differ from one’s own. While ToM tends to be stable during adulthood, the authors indicate that it has not been examined among the elderly. Moreover, isolation and health issues experienced by the elderly create a risk for social functioning. The study conducted hypothesize that ToM will decrease with age. Six adults aged between 17 and 95 years participated in the survey, which was done in their own homes (Nolaker, Murray, Happé, & Charlton, 2018). Cognitive functions were tested as well as empathy to determine ToM abilities. The results verified the hypothesis as they showed a significant difference in levels of ToM across age. Ideally, having a working memory is essential in enhancing the concept, and as adults’ age, their memory is compromised. The results of the research are supported by other studies…

Question 1 Part a A problem is any circumstance whose current state is different from the desired state. In principle, it is a situation where what is happening is not what is sought, and the higher the discrepancy between the wanted state and the existing state, the more significant the problem. Part b Decision making entails choosing what to do out of two or more options. Most situations often require individuals to weigh among numerous possibilities before selecting the best one based on a tradeoff between the advantages and disadvantages identified. Part c Scientific decision-making can be defined as the use of the scientific method in the decision-making process. The scientific method entails the systematic observation, investigation, measurement, and conceptualization, empirical testing, and adjusting of hypotheses. Usage of the scientific method in decision-making ensures that manager pick the best alternatives.

Individuals in rehabilitation face some problems and have needs that case managers should assess and address. Meeting such requirements entails using an individual’s strengths and interests to boost the attainability of needs and ensure comfortable and safe living conditions. It also involves providing a range of ideological interventions and monitoring progress toward reaching goals that clients have set. However, rehabilitation centers often have numerous cases that need assessment, creating a workload. Unless properly managed, such a backlog can result in clients’ problem growth and a probable increase in costs to remedy the problem in the long-run. Therefore, managing caseloads requires adequate organization, comprehension of job specification, efficient work allocation, prioritization of cases, proper coordination, and tracking techniques.

Jim Jones (also known as James Warren Jones) had always been a religious person, and a lover of social studies was a warrior against racial segregation and fought hard for blacks and whites to live in peace. Still, his purposes became distorted at some point, and he ended up becoming one of the greatest influencers in the world. On 13th May 1931, James Warren Jones was born in the US, Indiana State. It was a time of profound racial segregation whereby Christian fundamentalism acted in the cruelest terms possible to groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. He was the son of a veteran of the First War by the name James Thurmond Jones. Jones was always a religious young person interested in political and social books. His vision was of a world where blacks and whites would be treated equally. He later tried to join the Church but ended up being expelled for defending blacks. Jones decided to create his sect after the expulsion, which marked the first step he took to become a mysterious and macabre religious leader.

The academic journey I have undertaken has placed me on various cross paths that have enabled me to understand the position of multiple individuals within the global context. The ability to learn how global systems are intertwined has helped me to analyze the various interworking within our society and determine the role played by each of them. Although I have made quite good progress in achieving multiple goals during this learning process, I am yet to attain various objectives that are integral in my educational process. However, as I reflect through my learning process, I consider myself with the necessary amount of knowledge on the global system. The experience I have acquired has eliminated the naivety I had towards the start of the semester on how various global systems work while intertwined together. Progress Made Towards Achieving Various Personal Goals In the early days of the semester, I was curious as to how my studies will enable me to achieve various personal goals that I had outlined for myself. For instance, one of my main motivations for taking this class was ensuring that I would learn and understand my position within the society and the broader global context. My sentiments…

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN WRITING ABOUT EACH TOUR STOP: 1) The Missouri River Levees R-613 and R-616 located south of Bellevue, NE along the Missouri River, Papillion Creek, and Platte River were built at different times in 1975 and in 1986. Improvements are now underway to increase the height of the R-613 levees. Additional work to improve the levees requires the construction of new seepage berms, the improvement of each culvert through the levees, and the installation or rehab of gates that can open or close these culverts which pass through the levee. Review the information in the handouts and from class. Why were the R-613 levees built in 1975 not constructed as high as the R-616 levees built in 1986? The R-613 levees in 1975 were not constructed as high as the R-616 levees because the R-613 were not effective enough in preventing flood overflows to the surrounding areas. Therefore, constructing R-616 levees higher than R-613 increases the effectiveness by preventing flood flows from overtopping the levees.

“We Take the Red Pill, We Confront the DickTrix” The article published by Euisol Jeong & Jieun Lee deals with the thought-provoking topic of feminism in South Korea. The theme is worth scrutiny attention because the authors raise a social concern of the women’s position in the patriarchal society of South Korea. The identified issue reveals in the emergence, functioning, and development of the feminist group Megalia. Personally, the problem is interesting because analyzing the situation of the contemporary world, feminism represents a current, which is taken for granted by a vast number of communities like Germany, France, the USA, Canada, etc. However, considering the industrial, technological, and cultural raise, South Korea remains the country of patriarchal dominance. Notoriously this dominance does not mean mainly the males’ defending of the females’ as personalities but humiliating and diminishing the value of women instead. What is problematic in the authors’ argument is that the females of Megalia tend to fight back the males’ offense, which does not elucidate the direct governmental response to the gender attacks. When a man oppresses the woman it will be regarded as a normal thing; however, the woman’s counter-reaction is considered an abnormality. The government is not…

Nowadays, people witness the disastrous effects of deforestation presented in African countries. The issue of deforestation in this region is directly connected with the charcoal business, which uses a considerable amount of wood to produce charcoal. Thus for millions of Africans, charcoal is considered to be a primary source of energy for essential household issues, such as cooking and heating. As a result, at the moment, many African countries suffer from deforestation, greenhouse effect, and a decrease in biological diversity. Furthermore, the burning of charcoal can negatively influence people’s health since it provokes such illnesses as pneumonia and lung cancer. Therefore, it is essential to develop a solution of how to implement different eco alternatives of charcoal in Africa, which will be sufficient enough and, most importantly, become widespread in communities around Africa.