Outline for Gmo

Genetically –modified food of persuasion Specific Purpose: To persuade our audience that genetically modified foods are not safe for consumption. Central Idea: Genetically modified foods may bring a new allergen that we may not be prepared to treat. We put more synthetic toxins into our bodies. I. Introduction A. (Attention Getter) Soon, kids may actually have a good reason not to eat vegetables. Genetically modified foods, vegetables and fruits, â€Å"Frankedfoods†, are making their way from science labs to the dinner table.B. (Thesis Statement) The processed food that has the entire chemical added in it in order to make the food to last longer has the effect of harming the people due to the fact that everyone has their own reaction to certain chemicals. C. (Justification) Currently genetically modified (GM) crops are grown in more than 25 countries. Big transitional companies are carrying out dangerous global experiment by introducing large numbers of genetically modi fied foods into our diet. D. Speaker Credibility) I work at the fast food industry for about six years and I know fast food is bad but I didn’t know how bad it really is. After researching and reading articles about engineered food I have learn so much more what the food contains and it is shocking. E. (Preview of Main points) 1. First I will discuss the health problems of GM foods. 2. Next, how it is important to label the food, and how the government should be involved. 3. Lastly, how we can stop genetically modified foods.

Positive Psychology – a Well Lived Life

What constitutes a well-lived life? Defining the meaning of life and the conditions, traits and features of a well-lived life is a question that throughout history engrossed theologians, philosophers, artists and, more recently, positive psychologists. This essay outlines findings from a selection of the literature and research to answer this question with the aim of identifying whether happiness is the true sign and the ultimate goal and marker of a well-lived life.This review of the literature has yielded findings that possessing a disposition towards gratitude is not only indicated to be present in a well-lived life, but can enhance and improve mental, physical and spiritual life outcomes. The different research models used to explain, measure and identify the markers of a well-lived life are briefly outlined, and finally further research directions are indicated to expand understanding about how gratitude affects life satisfaction outcomes in specific populations.A challenge in r esearching this topic is that the literature describes happiness and well-lived in terms that are used by different researchers interchangeably and inconsistently. In this essay and in accordance with the literature reviewed, the terms happiness and the well-lived life are used synonymously. Definitions A problem with defining a well-lived life is that the terms well-being and happiness (Frey, 2011; Kristjansson, 2010), and the good life and happiness (Dunn & Brody, 2008) are used by researchers interchangeably.Indeed Diener (2000) notes that the very term well-being has come to be known in common usage as happiness. Seligman (2011, pp 420) notes that sometimes the terms happiness and well-being define emotions whilst at other times refer to activities. This ambiguous terminology has caused some to criticize Positive Psychology but, as both Lazarus (2003) and Kristjansson (2010) point out, precise definitions to describe a well-lived life have also eluded philosophers and other acad emics for over 2,000 years.Imprecision of terminology aside, many have attempted to describe the conditions required to nurture a good or well-lived life. Some researchers have described the good life as one full of the hedonistic pursuit of frequent positive experiences (Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005). Others have described it in terms of the result of employing unique talents to achieve abundance (Seligman, 2002), whilst still others have argued that the good life involves personal growth (Bauer, McAdams, & Sakaeda, 2005).Seligman (2002) argues that these descriptions are all valid because there are different pathways to happiness, although it is by combining them that one lives a full or well-lived life. He describes these pathways as the pleasant life, concerned with hedonistic pursuits, the good life, concerned with gratification of desire and the meaningful life, using ones talent to serve a higher purpose (Seligman & Royzman, 2003). Research Findings And ChallengesEar ly studies involved in identifying precisely what elements contribute to life satisfaction involved field research with participant self-reported satisfaction ratings recorded against a range of factors (Diener, 2000; Lazarus, 2003; Lyubomirsky et al. , 2005). Self reported satisfaction ratings are problematic because they are, as noted by Kristjansson (2010), by their very nature subjective. People in difficult situations can report themselves as living a good life, whereas people who are in happier circumstances can report themselves as having low life satisfaction.Additionally the factors used to measure life satisfaction are problematic because what some would consider critical to a well-lived life may be anathema to another (Bauer et al. , 2005) or not supported by the participants culture (Diener, 2000; Peterson, Ruch, Beermann, Park & Seligman, 2007). Further research is indicated to firstly identify what factors are actually desired in a good life, rather than simply measuri ng and reporting happiness levels (Kristjansson, 2010). Diener’s (2000) and Peterson et al. 2007) findings appear to support Kristjansson’s suggestion (2010). Both research studies identified significant cross country differences not only in the rates of life satisfaction but also the factors rated as important to life satisfaction. The findings appear to indicate that individualistic cultures, or those that place high value on individual choice and desires, and collectivist cultures, where the needs of group are paramount, prioritise factors contributing to life satisfaction differently (Diener, 2000).By way of example, Diener (2000) notes that participants from collectivist cultures may sacrifice personal desires for the common good, and this is not a normative feature of individualistic cultures. Diener further notes that sacrifice in collectivist cultures may, in fact, benefit the individual by providing them with the knowledge they are performing their duty. The c oncept of personal sacrifice as a factor affecting life satisfaction does not appear to be studied in the literature reviewed for this essay.Despite the significance of the findings in both studies, the researchers note a limitation of their design is that is that they relied upon self-selected participants who were motivated enough to complete the survey (Diener, 2000; Peterson et al. , 2007). This may have resulted in bias. Conclusions concerning differences in cross cultural impacts upon life satisfaction levels and factors are not unanimous. A study conducted by Linley, Joseph, Harrington and Wood (2006) found no significant difference in life satisfaction ratings or factors amongst participants from different cultures, ages or gender.A limitation of this research however, as noted by the authors, is that the study only included a small number of countries with participants who could speak and respond in English (Linley et al. , 2006). It may well be that the participants who re sponded to the survey were Westernised. Linley et al. (2006) indicate that the study should be repeated using a multi-lingual questionnaire so that participants are drawn from a wider sample. The Social Component of a Well Lived Life Examining the literature outlining models related to a well-lived life yields important clues towards determining the ultimate signs of a well lived life.The three pathways model of a full life which includes the pleasant life of hedonistic pursuits, the good life full of desire gratification and the meaningful life (Seligman & Royzman, 2003), has been criticized because the model could be applied to the non ethical, such as drug dealers, as well as those engaged in more ethical activities alike (Kristjansson, 2010). Seligman (2000) noted this as a possibility but argues this is not problematic because science is not concerned with morality.Morality aside, anti-social activities do not necessarily promote relationships and research indicates that a well lived life does indeed involve actions that promote positive social relationships (Bauer et al. , 2005; McCullough, Kimeldorf & Cohen, 2008; Peterson et al. , 2007). One way that Kristjansson (2010) suggests that the thorny issue of morality and psychology could be overcome is by applying values to define those behaviours that fall outside of societal norms, although this may result in other issues if these norms are restrictive.Although Kristjansson is not a psychologist, the idea that a well-lived life should involve societal norms does seem to be supported by Diener (2000) who suggests that societal pressures do have some bearing upon individual life satisfaction reporting. Building on the concept that a life satisfaction includes a social component, Bauer et al. (2005) argue that a well lived life includes social experiences and the ability to ascribe those experiences to a positive meaning. They go on to explain that in psychological terms this translates to having a balance b etween social interactions and having positive feelings about them (Bauer et al. 2005). These findings imply that there is indeed a social element to a life well lived which is supported by further research. Peterson et al. (2007) found that the sociable character traits such as gratitude have strong effects upon life satisfaction. Indeed Peterson et al. (2007) note that social character traits such as gratitude are more strongly correlated with life satisfaction than the three pathways to happiness (Seligman & Royzman, 2003, pp 153). Gratitude As with a well-lived life, gratitude is not easily defined (Wood, Froh & Geraghty, 2010).Although gratitude is variously described as an emotion, a trait and an action, nevertheless the literature indicates that a grateful disposition tends to be positively associated with happiness and a well-lived life (McCullough, Emmons & Tsang, 2002; McCullough et al. , 2008; Wood, Joseph & Maltby, 2008). Typically, gratitude is described as a response t hat occurs after the receipt of something perceived as positive due to the prosocial actions of another (Emmons & McCullough, 2003).Aware of the limitations of previous field research, Emmons and McCullough (2003) attempted to apply a study design that randomly assigned participants to different treatment conditions. They found a difference in mean well being scores across gratitude treatment groups from the comparison group, although less than expected, concluding that gratitude tended to increase psychological, social and spiritual well-being. One of the limitations noted in the study design (Emmons & McCullough, 2003), however, was that the study period was only three weeks long which ay not have been long enough to identify changes in responses. This limitation has been commented upon by others (Lazarus, 2003). Indeed, Lazarus (2003) notes in particular that the lack of longitudinal studies in Positive Psychology studies concerning life satisfaction makes it difficult to identif y causation and track precisely how different circumstances affect individuals, whatever the factors that contribute to a well lived life. Kristjansson (2010) notes that this is not a problem unique to studies of well-lived lives. Wood et al. 2010) noted that the definition of gratitude used in the Emmons and McCullough (2003) study did not include all of the things participants reported gratitude for that did not include a benefactor. He proposed that gratitude includes an eight level hierarchical life orientation including in ascending order; noticing and appreciating life could be worse, life is short, the present moment, engaging in ritual acts of thankfulness, admiring beauty, focusing on what one has, appreciating other people and reflecting upon what one has to be thankful for (Wood, et al. 2010). Using this expanded definition, Wood, linked gratitude to the Big Five traits, used to broadly describe human personality (Watson, Clark, & Harkness, 1994) and that people who are g rateful tend to be more agreeable, sociable, less neurotic, conscientious and extroverted. Commenting upon the benefits of gratitude, Lyubomirsky et al. (2005) note that an attitude of gratitude appears to be incompatible with negative life feelings such as greed and envy.They note that appears to encourage individuals to reflect on experiences and social relationships in a positive way. It has also been suggested that gratitude appears to protect individuals from depression (Wood et al. , 2010) and support recovery from injury (Dunn & Brody, 2008). Possible Future Research Directions The literature indicates several interesting areas for future research. The first, based on observations by Wood et al. (2010) is that there have been only a few studies studying the direct relationship between gratitude and happiness.Given the lack of longitudinal research to date as noted by Lazarus (2003) and alluded to by Emmons and McCullough (2003), it may well be promising to conduct intra-indiv idual longitudinal research of the impact of gratitude on an individual’s perception of happiness when experiencing the normal stressors of daily living (Lazarus, 2003). It may also be useful to apply a longitudinal study to examine if the things that make one grateful change across cultures, ages and genders (Diener, 2000; Linley et al. , 2006; Peterson et al. 2007) although it would be highly recommended to avoid using self-selected participants in the study. Conclusion Defining a life well-lived and the factors associated with it is a problem that has defied easy explanation for philosophers and other academics across the ages. Much of the previous research has involved recording self-reporting by participants. Given this and the fact that the very nature of happiness and a life well lived is a subjective experience, it has been argued that a propensity for gratitude impacts on an individual’s ability to view their lives in a positive way, despite individual circums tances.It has also been argued that an attitude of gratefulness has several physical and mental benefits for the individual, although these studies have not yet examined precisely if the factors that make an individual grateful change across cultures and genders. Further research is indicated in this fascinating area, possibly using longitudinal studies to explore how gratitude enables individuals to view adverse circumstances differently over time. References Bauer, J. J. , McAdams, D. P. , & Sakaeda, A. R. (2005). Interpreting the Good Life: Growth Memories in the Lives of Mature, Happy People.Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 88, 203-217. doi:10. 1037/0022-3514. 88. 1. 203 Diener, E. (2000). Subjective well-being: The science of happiness and a proposal for a national index. American Psychologist, 55(1), 34-43. Dunn, D. S. , & Brody, C. (2008). Defining the good life following acquired physical disability. Rehabilitation Psychology, 53(4), 413-425. doi:10. 1037/a00137 49 Emmons, R. A. , & McCullough, M. E. (2003). Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 84, 377-389. oi:10. 1037/0022-3514. 84. 2. 377 Kristjansson, K. (2010). Positive psychology, happiness, and virtue: The troublesome conceptual issues. Review Of General Psychology, 14(4), 296-310. doi:10. 1037/a0020781 Lazarus, R S. (2003). 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John Steinbeck and his book ‘Of Mice and Men’ Essay

John Ernst Steinbeck was born on February 27, in 1902 in Salinas, California, He came from a reasonably well off family. He worked his way through college at Stanford University, but never graduated, so in 1925 he set off to New York where he tried to start his career as a writer, but he failed to have any of his writing published and returned to California. He then published a few books and short stories. His first novel, Cup of Gold was published in 1929, but attracted little attention. The readers also poorly acknowledged his following two novels, The Pastures of Heaven and To a God Unknown. Steinbeck then married his first wife, Carol Henning in 1930. But he still wasn’t recognised in the world of literature until 1935 when Tortilla Flat was published. It received the California Commonwealth Club’s Gold Medal for best novel by a California author, and then his work became recognised far and wide. Steinbeck then went onto produce some of his greatest novels, including Grapes of Wrath, which was a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1939. The greatest prize Steinbeck was awarded for his writing was the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1962. John Steinbeck died on December 20th, 1968, in New York. The first book I read by John Steinbeck was ‘Of Mice and Men’ and it is about two men who are immigrant American labourers. Together they have a dream to settle down and farm their own land rather than work for other people. So they join a group of farmers to earn the money, so that they can buy the farmland for themselves. These two friends are completely unlike each other. One of them, who is called George, is a small intelligent man, and the other, Lennie, is a big, clumsy, caring, but child-like man. The two men have been friends since they were children. But Lennie was not always stupid, but became like this after an accident that happened when he was young. George is always with Lennie for comfort, friendship, but mainly as he is very strong and can work on a farm better than most people. George supports him, helps him and puts thoughts into his head, to try to him motivated. Lennie trusts George with everything and really values their friendship. When the two friends finally get the money to make their dreams come true George takes advantage of Lennie and kills him, so that his dream is secured. In this book you are made to feel sorry for Lennie, as he was very caring, and even when he killed the animals, and boss’s sons wife, you know that he was only being friendly and caring, and just wasn’t aware of his own strength. At the beginning of the book George seems to be Lennie’s friend, but by the end you realize that he is only using Lennie to fulfil his own dreams. The second book by Steinbeck I read was ‘East of Eden’. This book was set in the period between the American Civil War and the end of World War I. It is about the conflicts of two generations of brothers. The opening chapters describe Samuel and his family, and what living in Salinas Valley is like for them. The first generation is the kind, gentle, caring Adam Trask and his wild brother Charles. Adam eventually marries Cathy Ames who is a wicked, manipulative, but very beautiful prostitute. Cathy betrays Adam, with his brother Charles on the very night of their wedding. Later, after giving birth to twin boys, she shoots Adam and then leaves him to return to her former job. With the help of their Chinese servant Lee, Adam raises their sons, the fair-haired, charming, yet stubborn Aron, and the mysterious, clever Caleb, without telling them about their mother. The second generation of brothers compete for their father’s approval. In resentment Caleb reveals the truth about their mother to Aron, so he then leaves to join the army. At the end of the story, Lee makes a great effort to help keep the Trask family together, when Adam is lying in his bed dying, Caleb is overwhelmed with guilt because Aron has been killed in the army. Lee believes that if Adam gives Caleb his blessing for indirectly killing his own brother, he will able to move on in life, and not always feel so guilty. In this novel, although he is not a main character, Lee, their servant is a good friend to Adam, and helped him at his worst times, and managed to hold the family together, so the story wouldn’t have turned out the same without him. The third book I read by John Steinbeck was ‘The Grapes of Wrath’. The book is set in California and it follows the terrible misfortunes of the Joad family, who like many others have given up their lives in Oklahoma in search of employment in California. The book follows both their hopes and setbacks creating a true account of the American dream of the 1930’s, as we observe their struggle to try to get by with what little money and possessions they have. When the Joad family leave the Hooverville, which is an independent migrant camp and move to a government camp, because they cannot find a job at Hooverville. This camp is clean and has a local government made up of migrant workers. For the first time since arriving in California, the Joads find themselves treated as human beings. However, when the work runs out they had to move on. Tom ends up killing a man who is responsible for the death of is good friend John Casey. They have to flee and find work picking cotton, and Tom’s presence there is soon spotted, and Tom has to go into hiding. The ending of this book, even though not dreadfully clear, does suggest a little hope for the Joads, but more so hope for humanity. I enjoyed this book because I saw a lot of things that all of these books have in common, and the most obvious thing was that each book was about underprivileged people who were fighting to keep their lives and families together through many misfortunes. In Steinbeck’s books there is always an inferior character that keeps the people together, for example in The Grapes of Wrath Ma Joad tries as hard as she can to keep her family together, but apart from that you don’t know much about her. And also in East of Eden the servant, Lee, holds the family together, and helped to bring up Adam’s children. The struggle between good and evil is the most dominant theme in these books. John Steinbeck shows that everyone has the potential to be a good person, or completely immoral. An example of this theme is in East of Eden, as Adam is a very kind and caring person, but Cathy is nasty and pitiless. Also in Of Mice and Men, Lennie is a gentle loving man, whereas his friend George turns out to be a horrible, ruthless person. Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath have a connection between the type of work the people do because they are both about people trying to make ends meet working on farms, trying to fulfill their own dreams. Love is another issue that all these books have in common, because whenever love is missing from a specific part of the story, the results become disastrous. The three of Steinbeck’s books that I read all have a very detailed and descriptive writing style, which adds to your satisfaction of his books, as you are given persuasive glimpse into the lives of others. The characters in Steinbeck’s books seem to come to life because of the vast understanding of human courage to be able to choose between what is right and wrong Steinbeck has. I enjoyed reading all of these books, because even though in some ways they were very similar, they all had a different storyline, so I didn’t find the second and third story boring after reading the first one.

Comparison of the characters in Sleepy Hollow Movie Review

Comparison of the characters in Sleepy Hollow - Movie Review Example Comparison of the characters in "Sleepy Hollow" From here, Burton depicts the spectrum of rationality and irrationality in what is true. Truth is both irrational and rational, wherein Burton uses sound, lighting, shadows, camera angles and shots, mise-en-scene, and characters to show that people should go beyond appearance and balance rational and supernatural beliefs because they lead to open-mindedness and critical thinking that are essential in finding the truth. Conflicts between appearance and substance are depicted through sounds, as they increase suspense over the mystery of the town and its characters. Diegetic sounds explore the contest between what is and what is not. The signing of the will should signify calmness because of the preparation for the future, and yet the music that plays diegetically produces a suspenseful mood, which serves as the foreshadowing of the horror genre of the story. In the scene where Van Garrett (Dirk Van Garrett) runs for his life, the music becomes more upbeat, as if he would escape, but he does not. The music contrasts with what is happening to the plot to enhance the viewers’ anticipation. Non-diegetic sounds further amplify the difference between substance and appearance. Van Garrett tries to evade the Horseman, and the bristles of the corn stalks can be seen. These sounds are natural, but the plot is about the supernatural. Thunder cuts in to show the appearance of the pumpkin scarecrow. This sound breaks off the natural from the supernatural. It prepares the audience for the real horror ahead, the slashing of Van Garrett’s head. Another example is the hooting of the owl, right after the scene where Ichabod reveals to Baltus Van Tassel’s (Michael Gambon) group that Widow Winship (Layla Alexander) is pregnant. The owl’s sounds indicate that Ichabod is increasing his knowledge, but it is also a sarcastic sound, because of the little he knows. These sounds support the differences between what is real and what is not. Aside from sounds, cam era angles and shots portray the disparities between appearance and substance. Camera angles of characters depict their personalities and motives. When Ichabod urges the Burgomaster (Christopher Lee) to shift their archaic means of resolving crimes to scientific methods, the camera shows the latter in an eye level angle, illustrating him as an equal to his viewers. The angle indicates that he sees every accused as equal too, until a scientific criminal investigation proves otherwise. On the opposite, the High Constable (Alun Armstrong) and Burgomaster are at low camera angle to depict their high social stature. Their high social positions, however, are deceiving, because they are a shame to their professions. The Burgomaster mocks Ichabod’s scientific means by sending him to a faraway rural county, while the High Constable forces Ichabod to â€Å"stand down† from criticizing his management practices (Sleepy Hollow). These shots signify the belief that appearance is not everything. Camera shots are also significant in supporting clashes between realities and lies. Martin Kevorkian believes that Burton’s Ichabod faithfully reflects Irving’s Ichabod through the ironies of the former (28). When Ichabod finishes his post-mortem analysis of Widow Winship’s body, he exclaims to onlookers that they are â€Å"dealing with a mad man† (Sleepy Hollow). With blood all over his clothing and face, he looks like a mad man too. The effect is a play on truth and deception, where Ichabod may look mad himself, but he is dedicated on

Democracy as the best form of government Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 words

Democracy as the best form of government - Essay Example As previously mentioned, Aristotle also looked into the differences found between the three different social classes, pointing out how the larger middle class, as the mean, should be considered the ruling class. This, in a sense, showed that while Aristotle preferred democracy, he was also leaning towards something resembling an oligarchy or even an aristocracy. It could even be said that Aristotle was creating his own form of government. The richer class would not be willing to submit to authority, or government, and the poor class would never be taught how to be obedient, but the middle class was willing to do their part as citizens. The rich and poor classes varied greatly from each other, yet they also branched off into even wealthier or poorer groups. The middle class, on the other hand, was unable to be branched out, making it an equal class. With the middle class being the stabilized mean, it is believed that it would be best as the political community. The middle class, as la rge as it is, would prevent the other two classes from attempting to become dominant, which is thought to have been the goal of both the rich and poor classes. The forms of government that the rich and poor classes would create would be damaging to society, but the middle class would be able to keep it balanced and functioning properly.

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The Rocking-Horse Winner VS. Janus - Essay Example The lady portrayed in the story by Lawrence is Paul’s mother â€Å"Hester,† who finds her marriage to be unlucky as she is unable to cope up with the poor financial situation of her married life. She even feels that her children are a burden for her. The story opens with the line â€Å"woman who was beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck† (Lawrence). Hester is blessed with three children and her son Paul is shown as a strange character who after receiving the rocking horse gets a strange power, which helps him to predict the horse race winners correctly. He makes a good amount of money out of this and tries to help his mother so that she can pay off the debts. Instead of clearing the debts, she squanders the money for their stylish living. This shows that the lady has a sick desire for money. The story ends with the tragic death of Paul after falling from the horse. In Ann Beatties’s â€Å"Janus,† the protagonist’ s name is Andrea, and she is a successful real estate agent who believes in her lucky bowl. When she gets a buyer for the house, â€Å"she places the bowl in the house that was up for sale† (Beattie 595). This indicates that she was a blind believer of her luck, which she thought relied on the bowl. She credits her achievement to the bowl that is often also admired by the buyers. The story starts with the introduction of bowl – â€Å"The Bowl was perfect,† as the author puts it.

Assess the economic benefits of Globalisation to developing countries Essay

Assess the economic benefits of Globalisation to developing countries within recent years - Essay Example 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing) would lose more than 53% of its revenues if the American government asks them to restrict their operations within the United States (Barrera, pp. 17, 2007). Exxon Mobil is an American firm but it receives only 25 percent of its yearly revenues from operations within the United States (Welfens, 102-103, 1999). Finnish employees no longer form the majority at Nokia’s head quarter, which is a Finland based company; surprisingly, employees from China and India dominate the numbers (Chatterji & Gangopadhyay, 89-93, 2005). Honda, a Japanese automobile maker, has its biggest production plant in Ohio. When Pakistani government decided to impose a 25% duty on the import of cell phones, Nokia (Finnish company), Sony Eriksson (Japanese cum Swedish company), Samsung and LG (South Korean Companies) came into action and found ways to persuade the Pakistani government not to do so (Scholte, pp. 22-25, 2000). These were just a few glimpses and examples that how globalisation has affected each one of us. However, today we do not realize or feel that with such intensity but most of the products that we consume today, are manufactured or processed in strange lands, millions of miles away, lands that we have never seen or heard of. The rest of this paper is an attempt to asses the effects and changes brought by globalisation considering the specially the economic grounds. Despite the fact that there several definitions of globalisation but in its broadest sense, â€Å"globalisation refers to the rapid growth of linkages and interconnections between nations and social communities† that make up the present world system (Barrera, pp. 17, 2007). It is important to note that in economic terms globalisation has many forms. Firstly, it involves and facilitates trade between individuals, companies, corporations and

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Methodology for albinism - Essay Example The condition is defined as "a group of congenital heterogeneous disorders in which there is either complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes because of the absence of or a defect in an enzyme involved in the production of melanin" (Park et al, 2011). The pattern of inheritance of albinism is variable. It can be X-linked, autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive. It is mainly autosomal recessive in oculocutaneous albinism (Park et al, 2012). Clinical presentation is at birth and depends on the type of oculocutaneous albinism. There are basically ten types of oculocutaneous albinism of which four are common and merit importance. They are oculocutaneous albinism: type 1A, type 1B, type 2, type 3 and Hermansky–Pudlak syndrome (Park et al, 2012). The methodology of oculocutaneous albinism is clearly understood. In this essay, the methodology of oculocutaneous albinism will be discussed. Methodology Albinism is a genetic disorder that is hereditary. Genetic disorders are those conditions in which alteration of a specific gene leads to abnormal enzyme or protein production, leading to clinical manifestations. The main pathogenesis in albinism is abnormal synthesis or distribution of melanin. Melanin is a pigment that is responsible for the coloration of eyes, skin and hair. It is a protein and is synthesized in melanocytes from tyrosine, an aminoacid. Melanocytes are present in the skin, hair bulbs and eyes. The synthesis takes place in specialized organelles known as melanosomes. The most important enzyme in the production of melanin is tyrosinase. This enzyme converts tyrosine to dopa. The gene for tyrosinase is located in the chromosome 11. Mutations in the locus concerned with tyrosinase enzyme can lead to defective or absent tyrosinase. This can result in complete or partial absence of pigmentation of the skin, hair and eye. This type of oculocutaneous albinism is type-1. When the defect lies in P-polypeptide, which is a transport er for melanosomal tyrosine, type-2 oculocutaneous albinism arises. Tyrosinase is present in this type. Its functioning is also normal. But, the transporter is defective leading to the disease. The P gene is in chromosome 15. Patients with type-2 oculocutaneous albinism have some pigmentation, but it is lighter. Epithelial pigmentation of the retinal pigment around the macula is necessary for normal foveal development. Dopa, derived from tyrosine is essential normal retinal development as it is a mitotic agent. Lack of dopa leads to foveal hypoplasia and this can lead to decreased visual activity. Eventually the optic nerve fibers decussate abnormally and this leads to strabismus and monocular vision. Transillumination defects due to depigmented iris result in photophobia (Wei et al, 2011). In type-1 A, the clinical presentation is obvious at birth and the baby is born with blue-grey irides, light pink colored skin, depigmented white hair and predominant red reflex (Wei et al, 2011) . As the infant grows more symptoms related to eyes become obvious. These include nystagmus, decreased vision, strabismus, monocular vision and poor stereopsis. The skin can never develop pigmented lesions even after prolonged exposure to sunligh

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Dickens Elicit Sympathy for His Protagonist Pip Essay Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and past away in 1870. Dickens was born into quite a poor family. He attended a small school until he was 12 and got a job sticking the labels onto the sides of bottles. He did not enjoy this job to the presence of vermin on the premises. His parents and siblings got arrested for being in deep debt so Dickens visited them in jail. This led him into a route of life where he had no friends and no reliable source of money. After this he got a job at a solicitor which made him fell even more strongly towards his views that lie and law were unjust. He may have thought this originally because of his parents arrests. Working at the solicitor made Dickens realise that money made life a lot easier and that lack of money brought poverty and sadness. Dickens started his writing career by writing for magazines and newspapers. Most of his money came from a monthly magazine. This is where a part of his story would be published in each issue of the magazine and the next part of the book is in the next issue. This encouraged the readers to buy the next issue and this brought Dickens his wealth. Although he was wealthy just then he would never forget the time in his life when he was force to live in poverty. I think that these life experiences of poverty and sadness may have inspired him to write about them. Such books as Great Expectations and Oliver Twist both refer to a poor child with no parents. This really shows that he is relating these novels to his own experiences. I think that Dickens may have wrote this book to really show the world was like for him but disguising himself at the same time. Maybe he wasnt meaning to refer to his past life experiences but because he will never forget these times it probably came out in his writing even if he didnt mean it to. When Dickens wrote for a monthly magazine he probably thought, if he left the story in a cliff hanger or left the reader feeling that they want to know more, then the magazine would sell more copies. He may have used Pip for this purpose, by, in the way that he makes us feel sorry for him in places where the magazine issue may have ended. He would have used things like still it was all dark, and only the candle lighted us. If the issue ended here then the reader will have just found out about Pip having to go to Satis House and will have just learned about Estella. The reader would want to know what the rest of the house is like and what happens to Pip while he is there. This quotation leaves the reader wandering if anything out to get Pip lies in the dark corridors. Dickens could be using the dark passageways as a way of showing how Pip felt about being in Satis House: he knows no-one; he is on his own and he doesnt know what might happen to him. The dark corridors may be his thoughts about the place he s in and the way he feels about it all- very alone and not sure where he stands with the candle being his only hope, but there is hope. This could relate to when Dickens parents got arrested and he was left all alone in the dark, the corridors, with only the hope of seeing them and the chance of their release at heart, which could resemble the candle. Satis house would be laid out in a darker way than it would be today de to the time that the book was written. This was during the gothic era during which other books such as Mary Shellys Frankenstein and Bram Stokers Dracula were written. This gives you a feel of the time in which Great Expectations was written in.  When Pip enters Satis house he is probably very afraid. This wasnt helped by the treatment he faced from Estella. Though she called me boy so often, with a carelessness that was far from complimentary, she was of about my own age. She seemed much older than I, of course, being a girl, and beautiful and self-possessed; and she was as scornful of me as if she had been one-and-twenty, and a queen.  This kind of grown-up and almost insulting behaviour from someone his own age must have made Pip feel very intimidated and worried of the impression he would give as he clearly likes her when he says being a girl, and beautiful. He may think that if he does not behave in a way that she would consider as appropriate and accepted behaviour of an adult then he would stand no chance in getting to know her better. This makes us feel sorry for him because he is, again, the under-dog. This time to a person, who happens to be the same age as him as apposed to the building and the surroundings that he is in. As Pip gets over the original shock of being put somewhere he has never been with people he has never met before, he begins to take in the house and its surroundings. The house is a very scary place for Pip because he is not used to the vastness and also the dark corridors and hallways. The first thing I noticed was that the passages were all dark and that she had left a candle burning there. Had Pip been used to these surroundings in a great house then he would not have noticed these things but thought it to be normal. Pip comes from a poor family who live in a small house in the country which, again, shows that he would really not feel comfortable in a great house with dark rooms and corridors. During Pips visit to Satis House he meets a woman called Mrs Haversham. Pips first impression of Mrs Haversham are that she is a strange lady who does nothing but sit in her room and feel sorry for herself. I found myself in a pretty large room, well lighted with wax candles. No glimpse of daylight to be seen in it. This is the first thing Pip says in the book when he enters the room. He was probably expecting to go into an open room with large windows letting in the bright day from outside. Pip would definitely have been shocked to see Mrs Haversham sitting on her own in the dim light provided by many candles. When he sees Mrs Haversham he does think she is strange because he says, With her head leaning on that hand, sat the strangest lady I have ever seen, or shall ever see. This was probably quite an awkward moment for Pip as he almost certainly didnt know how to react to seeing her, as he said, Sat the strangest lady I have ever seen, or will ever see. His views of Mrs Haversham are quite likely to be changed as he sees that everything that she has by her or on her is aged and yellow. Everything within my view which ought to be white, and had been white long ago, had lost its lustre, and was faded and yellow. This would seem very strange to Pip as most of the things in his house, that were meant to be white, were white and not allowed to age and go yellow as his strict sister-come-mother would not allow it. When Pip enters the room he says nothing of a greeting as he is so taken a-back by his surroundings and the woman sitting in the chair. When Mrs Haversham finally speaks and breaks the silence she does so in a way that shows to affection or welcoming. Who is it? This is what Mrs Haversham says in welcome to Pip. Its not really what you would expect as a greeting so he probably felt a bit bashful.

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Gaskell North and South Essay Gaskell’s ‘North and South’, set in Victorian England, is the story of Margaret Hale, a young woman whose life is completely turned on its head when her family moves to northern England. As an outsider from the agricultural south, Margaret is initially shocked by the aggressive northerners of the dirty, smoky industrial town of Milton, but as she adapts to her new home, she defies social conventions with her ready sympathy and defense of the working poor. Her passionate advocacy of the lower classes leads her to repeatedly clash with charismatic mill owner John Thornton over his treatment of his workers. While Margaret denies her growing attraction to him, Thornton agonizes over his foolish passion for her, in spite of their heated disagreements. As tensions mount between them, a violent unionization strike explodes in Milton, leaving everyone to deal with the aftermath in the town and in their personal lives. Gaskell’s novel could certainly be described as a social commentary; England at the time was extremely class-conscious, yet In almost all cases, Margaret does not so much choose sides as acknowledge mutually dependent and beneficial relationships. Though her family has very little in the way of money or assets, her family roots are in the gentry, yet when the family is moved up North to Milton, Margaret befriends and socializes with both ends of the social spectrum, mill owners and workers. Margaret is even capable of initiating a friendship of sorts between worker and owner, Higgins and Thornton even come up with a plan together to provide a canteen for the workers to get hot food. Differences in life in the South and life in the North are compared and contrasted often in a very subtle fashion, as are the differences in values and class structure. It is also very interesting to note that the difficulties of the lives of the impoverished factory workers are highlighted, however the difficulties faced by the factory owners are also presented. Through Margaret, Gaskell is able to transcend social class and at the same time create a hero amongst the industrial poverty of Milton, she acts in a way that would have been unconventional and frowned upon at the time for the good of such people as the Higgins family. When she is seen bringing a basket of food to the house during the workers strike, her peers condemn her at a dinner at the Thornton’s. Highlighting both the differences between northern and southern culture and the clashes between social conscientiousness. It could be said that ‘North and South’ is a novel defined by the resolution of binary conflicts; Margaret Hale is presented with a number of divisions of sympathy, between industrialists and the working class, between conflicting views of Mr.  Thornton, and even between her conflicting views of her own intelligence. Nancy Mann, in her essay â€Å"Intelligence and Self-Awareness in ‘North and South’: a Matter of Sex and Class† stipulates that the novel â€Å"concentrates on a crucial problem of the development of the novel in the nineteenth century, the relationship between abstract intelligence and self-awareness, and the ways in which this relationship may be affected by factors of sex and class†(1). What Mann is saying is that Gaskell is successful in throwing off the conventional boundaries of the classic romantic Victorian with all its feminist connotations and persuasions and has created a character that transcends the constraints of class and what is proper to actually do some good in her new environment. Gaskell’s most prominent social explorations however come in the form of contrasts. For example Margaret’s relationship with the Higgins family, especially Bessie, both nineteen years old when they meet, one healthy and the other gravely ill can be seen as a dramatic comment on class iniquity. Gaskell uses Bessie as a dramatic device in the novel to draw Margaret and her father closer, a task some literary critics consider to be so well done that Bessie is often discounted from the actual story. She is also a device to show the plight of the working class woman, Bessie is even described by one critic as ‘the most extensive portrait of a factory girl in the mainstream industrial novels, and as such, she reveals the political and economic tensions surrounding working class women'(2). Even Margaret says â€Å"Bessie’s comments address the specific problems of working-class women, problems that both unions and the middle class have an interest in ignoring. Even when Bessie’s religious beliefs and her questioning of unionism are considered she is very revealing, Margaret sees her as having â€Å"a politics of her own† which both reveals her sense of disenfranchisement from the ongoing struggle between masters and men and presents the most telling evidence in the novel of the iniquities of the class system. Something else that has to be considered in this scenario with Bessie as a dramatic tool towards Gaskell’s social commentary Elizabeth Gaskells North and south: A National Bildungsroman. Victorian Newsletter 85 (1994) Briefly traces the emergence of and critical debate on the industrial novel, noting the industrial novels have been read largely in relation to male working-class history, not in relation to female working-class history or to the emerging nineteenth-century womens movement. The critic also goes on to stipulate that the comments on the patriarchal foundations of both Chartism and the union movement makes a case for the need to consider Marxist and feminist issues when considering the issues raised in north and south. He goes on to suggest that by placing her heroine, Margaret Hale, between North and South, Gaskell attempts to bring to the surface the unconscious bifurcations that produce class and gender ideologies and that because the novel is both a Bildungsroman as well as an industrial novel it acquires unusual dimensions in both categories(3). Feminism also plays a big part in Gaskell’s novel, through her three main characters, Margaret, Thornton and Higgins Gaskell shows a struggle for growth and indicates what the future of society may hold for people in similar situations and how society can grow as a whole. When the novel is examined as a debate on class and gender issues, the amount of time the characters spend arguing about word choices, definitions and analogies it is clear that almost all interactions in the novel are affected in some way by gender or class, even in language, every term that comes under debate is changed with class or gender import(4). With this much importance forced upon the character’s class and gender by their social environment a reader is certainly inclined to read the novel as an exploration into the Victorian class system rather than a conventional love story of the time. Even in Margaret’s romantic capacity as a woman, her gradual sexual awareness of John Thornton and their Marriage at the end of the novel is more understandable to read in a more feminist light than a romantic one. In marrying Thornton Margaret enters into a mutually equal relationship, one where her influence and goals will be felt as well as his, through Margaret, Gaskell subtly reveals the new directions women are taking toward independent action and freedom(5). However at the same time recognizing that the changes she undergoes are in no way revolutionary and that though the conflicting ideas of obedience and freedom are not completely settled by the end of the novel, at least one woman has emerged into responsible adulthood and has claimed her part in deciding the terms of that settlement(6). What is most interesting about this novel is that all the elements of a romantic novel are there, but it is written in a way that turns the readers head from the sentimental pride and prejudice Esq. prose and makes them focus on the environment and its social deficiencies â€Å"through this story of social rejection and Christian compassion, Gaskell charges her culture to replace what she sees as a rigid and reductive old testament ethic of charity(7). This idea of a old to new change in a religious sense is also backed by Gaskell’s own Unitarian background, her father was a Unitarian minister, as was her husband, Margaret’s father in the novel itself is also a minister it could even be suggested that Gaskells beliefs provided her with an alternative vision of society and code of behavior(8) the importance of Gaskells religious beliefs and Unitarianism can be found in many aspects of the novel, not least that Unitarianism believed in the cultivation of the intellect regardless of sex, she found the religious authority to challenge the patriarchal subjugation of women, especially those who failed to fulfill their designated role in society. It is ironic to think; in a period nearly defined by its theological doubt, Gaskells spiritual faith authorizes her revolutionary vision(9). When Mr. Thornton, without further verbal explication, proposes to Margaret in a â€Å"strange and presumptuous way† at the end of the novel, we see the proper structure of an intimate relationship, both sides respect each other’s power while Thornton refuses to impose a political hierarchy. This is emphasized by the exchange over the flowers, which he bought as a token of her independent self, which is a revolutionary idea in itself at this point in history and conversely, gives rise to his second comment referring to marriage as possession, saying he had â€Å"no hope of ever calling her mine†, and the second refutation of such terms. Although the novel does not strive at any point to be romantic at the expense of the real issues that Gaskell tackles in the way people lived at the time, their unspoken resolution to marry signifies the resolution of the novel the binding of two genders, halves of England, social classes, and individuals, into one. In conclusion Gaskell is very successful in going further than any of her peers in actually exploring deficiencies in Victorian culture and society, although the main components of a classic love story are there, Margaret opts for the conscientious, religious option at every turn making the novel more a serious social commentary than anything else. Gaskell’s religious persuasion adds to this in that it allows her to transcend the class system and her constraints as a woman in Victorian England to address these problems under the banner of religion.

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Effective use for family art therapy Originally used in individual sessions, art therapy is taking a more active and integrated role in family therapy, crisis interventions such as violence in the home or alcoholism in the family, with mental health patients (e.g. schizophrenics), and children who are adopted or in foster homes. Families are a complex system comprised of subsytems, alliances, and triangles. In order to get a better understanding of familial patterns and how the family operates, art therapy sessions with the entire family provides an unusual opportunity to observe how the family unit functions in a situation less formal and less subject to their established mechanisms of control than is the purely verbal pyschotherapeutic interview (Kwiatkowska, p. 27). Art therapy is useful for providing an individual the opportunity to step back and evaluate the meaning of his or her subjective art expressions. This promotes a persons ability to symbolize, to think, and to think about thinking. Visual representation offers a means to express multiple layers of meaning in a condensed format. The graphic product is durable, allowing a client to review and respond to what has been expressed (Linesch, p. 26). Individuals, family members and the therapist literally have a visual picture of how an individual views themselves, their role in the family, wishes they have for their family, or anything else they have kept to themselves. Another effective use for art therapy is using metaphors to teach parents and children new roles and relationships, thus adding a new dimension to structural family therapy (Linesh, p. 51). For example, if a family is struggling with their adolescent child and the child draws his mother with a big mouth and says that mother is always yelling, mother realizes how she is affecting the family with her yelling. According to Kwiatkowska, the focus of therapy often switches because of the way different family members present their views of the problem. The initial reason for seeking treatment is overshadowed by a totally different aspect of the family disurbance brought to their awareness through their art productions (p.139). Drawing pictures, painting, or working with clay may seem easy and fun to do but this work demands a solid backgorund in family therapy and extensive psychoterapeutic experience in addition to art therapy training (Kwiatkowska, p. 137). Case and Dalley agree that the theory and practice of art therapy has evolved to require that the practioners of art therapy are highly trained and experienced people whose skills continue to develop after their initial training program (p. 146). Like regular therapists, art therapists must create boundaries with their clients and their families. One must be firm with families who disrupt the session either with constant bickering or irrelevant flow of words. Eventually such maneuvers should be explored as one of the patterns of family behavior (Kwiatkowska, p. 31). The basic role of the therapist is to create a non-threatening environment for the family as some members may feel anxious about working with art. It is the therapists duty to remind the family that when doing evaluations, it is important to emphasize that they will not be graded or tested on their artistic skill but instead use the media as a way to communicate and self expression (Kwiatkowska, p. 85). It is also important that the room must feel safe enough to express ideas, feelings, thoughts. Having open access to materials can make avilable man posible avenues of expression (Case and Dalley, p. 99). Case and Dalley believe it is not the job of the therapist to encourage spilling out of emotions but in fact to help the client feel that her feelings, however difficult to express, will be contained, listened to and understood (p. 102). The therapists role is to remain open to the imagery and all its potential meaning for the patient and containt the anxiety and feelings that are generated in attempting to understand it. It is possible a clear meaning will not emerge until weeks into therapy where connections can made and understanding takes place (Case and Dalley, p. 65). During assessments or therapy sessions the therapist will give the family some directives. For example, the therapist may request that the family draw a free picture, a picture of your family, an abstract family portrait, a picture started with the help of a scribble, a joing family scribble, then another free picture (Kwiatkowska, p. 86). The therapist should take notice of what materials each member uses and how they are explaining their picture. Proulx explains that as the art therapist views the work, they keep in mind the interactions that occurred how the material was used to symbolically represent the relationship and the amount of personal space occupied by the child or parent. Intensity of media application, amount of energy portrayed: is it full of life, full of color? Also note in the portrait who is included, who is left out, and which part of the work becomes the parents possession or the childs. Are there obvious projections ontothe child by the parent? Is there engagement, communication, emotional contact, enjoyment and loving? ( p. 72). Although some directives are given, the therapist should not offer help to the children until the parents or siblings have responded (or not responded) to the childs plea for help. Their behavior in this regard is an important source of information about how the parents have met their need of their adolescent or young adult offspring in their early childhood (Kwiatkowska, p. 85). In a regular session, the therapist can get more information from the family by asking them to explore self-perceptions. To do this, therapist can ask family members to draw themselves as they feel inside and to draw themselves as they imagine they look to their family (Linesch, p. 28). To facilitate adaptive coping, therapist might ask family to choose pictures or draw images that describe possible solutions to the problem. Family members may also be asked to represent themselves and their families as they are now and as they would like to be in the future. This can bring to light individual needs and family problem-solving (Linesch, p. 29). One of the disadvantages of art therapy is that the therapist is more vulnerable to misinterpretation in terms of the objective understanding of content. Care must be taken not to make rapid interpretations which might prevent or even deny the client the satisfaction of discovering and finding out for herself (Case and Dalley, p. 65). Because art therapy involves a lot of interpreation, it is understandable that critiques about this technique are similar to that of psychotherapy. The individuals images can come across as many things but only the individual himself can explain it. The therapist is urged not to point out obvious red signals, instead they should allow the client to come up with their own interpretations. Their own interpretations alone are something to make note of as it may shed some light on the clients thought process. Throughout many examples explored, art therapy was useful in helping family members listen to one another, rebalance hierarchies, and provided a vehicle for the individuals to take advantage of increased self-expressive abilities and share their internal experiences as communication between family/system members (Linesch, p. 158).

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The Fourth Amendment to the constitution protects United States citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. Our forefathers recognized the harm and abuses that occurred in the colonies to innocent people by the British, and they made sure to write protections into the U.S. Constitution. Fearing the police state that any nation has the potential to become and recognizing that freedom and liberty is meaningless when victimization by the police is a real and foreboding threat the Fourth Amendment was created. The Fourth Amendment has gone through many challenges and controversies in the past, and currently the issue of how the Fourth Amendment applies to students in public schools has come to be contended in the courts. While it is apparent to me that the Fourth Amendment should be no less applicable in schools than in the general society these essential Constitutional protections have been under fire in recent years and many rights have been taken away from students. The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution states, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." No where in this law does it create special divisions or classifications between adults and minors in society, so one should naturally assume that persons under 18 should be afforded the same protections as anyone over 18. The moment when minors are most at the mercy of government officials is while in school, and this is when these Constitutional Fourth Amendment protections are needed. The largest and first assault on the rights of students to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures occurred in the case of New Jersey v. T.L.O. In 1980 at Piscataway High School in Middlesex County, N.J. a few girls were caught smoking in the bathroom. After being brought to the principal's office one of the girls, T.L.O., denied that she had been smoking. The principal then searched her purse looking for cigarettes. After finding a pack of cigarettes the search continued until the principal discovered evidence of drug dealing. This evidence was used to prosecute T.L.O. and ultimately she received a year of p... ...arteries a secret. This I find to be substantially suspect. While I do not argue that the student athletes have a lower expectation of privacy due to their situation in the locker rooms and activities undertaken together as a team, I do not believe that this expectation is nearly low enough to allow an invasion of ones own body for the purposes of a search. Clearly there is no way for anyone to have any indication of what chemicals are contained inside one's own blood by a casual glance or even a thorough study of the outside of one's body. The expectation of privacy regarding one's blood would be equivalent to the contents of a safe hidden and locked inside one's house. While this expectation of privacy is something to be respected it can still be violated by an individual suspicious of guilt accompanied by a probable cause and a search warrant. In that case the blood test or the opening of the safe would be justified in my opinion. But due to the nature of the randomness of thi s search it is obvious to me that it is unconstitutional and this court decision should be reversed. These two court cases are very important in the evolution of the Fourth Amendment in public schools. New Jersey V. T.L.O. Essay -- essays research papers The Fourth Amendment to the constitution protects United States citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. Our forefathers recognized the harm and abuses that occurred in the colonies to innocent people by the British, and they made sure to write protections into the U.S. Constitution. Fearing the police state that any nation has the potential to become and recognizing that freedom and liberty is meaningless when victimization by the police is a real and foreboding threat the Fourth Amendment was created. The Fourth Amendment has gone through many challenges and controversies in the past, and currently the issue of how the Fourth Amendment applies to students in public schools has come to be contended in the courts. While it is apparent to me that the Fourth Amendment should be no less applicable in schools than in the general society these essential Constitutional protections have been under fire in recent years and many rights have been taken away from students. The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution states, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." No where in this law does it create special divisions or classifications between adults and minors in society, so one should naturally assume that persons under 18 should be afforded the same protections as anyone over 18. The moment when minors are most at the mercy of government officials is while in school, and this is when these Constitutional Fourth Amendment protections are needed. The largest and first assault on the rights of students to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures occurred in the case of New Jersey v. T.L.O. In 1980 at Piscataway High School in Middlesex County, N.J. a few girls were caught smoking in the bathroom. After being brought to the principal's office one of the girls, T.L.O., denied that she had been smoking. The principal then searched her purse looking for cigarettes. After finding a pack of cigarettes the search continued until the principal discovered evidence of drug dealing. This evidence was used to prosecute T.L.O. and ultimately she received a year of p... ...arteries a secret. This I find to be substantially suspect. While I do not argue that the student athletes have a lower expectation of privacy due to their situation in the locker rooms and activities undertaken together as a team, I do not believe that this expectation is nearly low enough to allow an invasion of ones own body for the purposes of a search. Clearly there is no way for anyone to have any indication of what chemicals are contained inside one's own blood by a casual glance or even a thorough study of the outside of one's body. The expectation of privacy regarding one's blood would be equivalent to the contents of a safe hidden and locked inside one's house. While this expectation of privacy is something to be respected it can still be violated by an individual suspicious of guilt accompanied by a probable cause and a search warrant. In that case the blood test or the opening of the safe would be justified in my opinion. But due to the nature of the randomness of thi s search it is obvious to me that it is unconstitutional and this court decision should be reversed. These two court cases are very important in the evolution of the Fourth Amendment in public schools.

John Sayles Movie, Matewan :: Films Movies Essays

John Sayles' Movie, Matewan Writer and Director John Sayles movie Matewan, portrays the town of Matewan, West Virginia during their historic struggle out of feudalism in the 1920's. Because a single large company owned everything in Matewan, it was nearly impossible to rise out of the feudal relationship, especially since preaching the ideals of capitalism could easily result in losing all of one's property and material possessions. While feudalism can easily be written off as a economic and social structure of the past, this notion is easily proven false in Matewan; the people of Mingo County had no choice but to follow the orders of The Stone Mountain Coal Company. Hence, when the ideals of capitalism were introduced to the Matewan people by Joe Kinnehan they were stunned and shocked by what he was suggesting. Of course, The Stone Mountain Coal Company were more than shocked, they were outraged and adamant about not letting the workers of Matewan be part of any union. What do the feudal and capitalist economic systems represent? The Webster dictionary defines capitalism as, "an economic system characterized by open competition in a free market and by private or coperate ownership of the means of production and distribution." In Matewan, the idea of capitalism was first introduced by communist and union man himself, Joe Kinnehan. He urged the coal miners to realize the choices they could make and not to let a coal company make the decisions for them. He explained that this would entail all joining together and standing as one while demanding higher wages and better worker conditions. Not until the citizens of Matewan comprehend the feudal system they are living under, can they hope to change. The story of Matewan West Virginia portrays the struggle that an entire town underwent before they could release themselves from the grip of The Stone Mountain Coal Company. The coal miners of Matewan were bound in a feudal relationship and had no choice but to stay in it because The Stone Mountain Coal Company owned the entire town. Without continuing to work for the coal company, the residents of Matewan were sure to starve.

An Unwilling Hamlet Essay -- William Shakespeare

     Ã‚   In the play, Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the main character, Hamlet is an unwilling creature. In having to enter and act in the world of his uncle, Hamlet becomes an unwilling creature of that world. When he chooses to obey the ghost's command and revenge his father, Hamlet accepts the inevitability that he must become part of this world. As the ripple of original vengeful intent widens and Hamlet is slowly but surely entangled in Claudius'   brutal world   through his madness, his murders, his plots, his relationship with other characters and his revelations on life and more importantly, death.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚     Even before the ghost urges Hamlet to avenge his death, Hamlet teeters on the edge of his uncle's brutal world. While never evil in intent Hamlet is simply one of the finest tragic heroes. Caught between his agony of mind and indecision Hamlet's nature is neither treacherous like Claudius' nor rash like Laertes'. This combination of values carries only tragedy when one such as Hamlet suffers such a fate as he did. Prior to his dead father's prompting, Hamlet is already devoured by melancholy over the loss of Old Hamlet and his mother's "o'er hasty" marriage to Claudius. This suggests that Hamlet was already inexorably linked to his Uncle's brutal world.   "It is not, nor it cannot come to good."   (Act1, Scene2)   Hamlet also feels jealousy towards his mother as their relationship goes beyond that of a normal parent/child relationship. While perhaps not sexual, their mere fifteen years age difference has enclosed them in a very close-knit co-dependant affair.   "You are the Queen, your husband's brother's wife, And, would it not so, you are my mother." (Act3, Scene4)   This jealousy and hatred Hamlet feels is close... ...d.†   Works Cited delman, Janet. 1985. 'Male Bonding in Shakespeare's Comedies.' In Shakespeare's Rough Magic: Renaissance Essays in Honor of C.L. Barber, edited by Peter Erickson and Coppà ©lia Kahn. Cranbury and London: Associated University Presses, 73-103. Adelman, Janet. 1992. Suffocating Mothers: Fantasies of Maternal Origin in Shakespeare's plays, 'Hamlet' to 'The Tempest'. London and New York: Routledge. Alexander, Nigel. 1971. Poison, Play and Duel: A Study in Hamlet. London: Routledge. Barber, C. L., and Wheeler, Richard P. 1986. The Whole Journey: Shakespeare's Power of Development. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press. Partridge, Eric. 1947. Shakespeare's Bawdy. London and New York: Routledge. Rubinstein, Frankie. 1984. A Dictionary of Shakespeare's Sexual Puns and their Significance. London: MacMillan.

Diabetic Clinic For Ethnic Minority Health And Social Care Essay

This papers sets out the Isleworth wellness Centre for cultural minority nurse led diabetic clinic an ambitious docket for transmutation within the diabetic community wellness and present the most informed information and engineering system that will offer them choice service and authorise the manner of intervention, direction and diagnostic of Diabetes in the London borough of Hounslow. Harmonizing to intervention record of outpatient in Edward junior, Isleworth wellness Centre[ I ]indicates that 2.3 % ( www.gpcontract.co.uk ) of its current patients are diabetics. It ‘s on this respect that the undertaking was based to put apace with of all time demanding challenges of its patient ‘s multi-ethnic and multiracial human ecology of the British populace in partnership with Hounslow primary attention trust and the NHS to prolong and accomplish wellness for all challenges in the[ two ]twenty-first century. ( Hounslow primary attention trust ) In order to accomplish these challenges, the pattern come up with a program to spread out its current service of beside offering general patterns, besides offers specialist signifier of diabetic clinic that will cut down in its current signifier of extremely dependent onto infirmary referrals and long waiting line of exigency and accident Centres to acquire a speedy aid by the patients. The recent partnership formation by Isleworth wellness Centre with five other hot spot countries GPs of extremely vulnerable diabetes inhabited parts of Hounslow borough will do the Centre the most alone in its approached in ego readiness in undertaking this undetected threat within the society ‘s wellness and enrich this groups and all other suffers with chance to acquire information online, advice and aid required that will do them self pull off their diabetic state of affairs under control. The South Asiatic people of Indian beginning feel that they have been neglected and left out with small aid and that make them the disregarded category of people that live in countries societal deprived with no much societal comfortss and diversion Centre and less enriched public outdoor activities. The undertaking intends to counter these redresss in order to promote patient ‘s self instruction and direction system and set mechanism in topographic point to debar the degree of endemic of diabetes in the borough with a position of preparation, upgrading and heightening the service available over the intended services which will run into the needed marks and run into the people outlooks and aspirations with all the self-respect it deserves from our portion and that of our extremely qualified proficient adviser that will assist us accomplish this aspiration. The local population of[ three ]Hounslow borough is going older age and ethnically diverse with higher proportion of being black minority cultural ( BME ) group. There is demand of complexness of healthcare demand within the population and the pressing demand for better wellness attention service as the prevalence of Diabetic and high blood pressure is one that is of all time increasing in the recent old ages. ( Hounslow PCT ) 3.1 Project Title: Specialist nurse led Diabetic clinic in London borough of Hounslow Primary Care Trust ( PCT ) for Cultural minority at Isleworth Health Centre.3.3 BackgroundThe Isleworth Health Centre pattern support director has the aspiration us plan to incorporate four independently running patterns into one umbrella groups of GP who are presently called green creek wellness Centre. As the consequence of that amalgamation success, the pattern directors and the executive managers have besides thought of thought to spread out one of the chief patterns Centres, which is the Centre core operational countries for the four others to incorporate a specializer nurse led intervention for diabetic patient of Cultural minority who are extremely diagnosed group of people with diabetes. They have thought of dead set fount and three other countries where the freshly constituted group each wanted their single thoughts considered has triggered the pattern proprietors to bespeak our input in, transporting out a feasibleness surveies and countries assessment to give a determination support and suitableness of the locale and location within the range of the broad patients and local communities.4.1 IntroductionDiagnostic of diabetic disease can be of a major impact if non dictated before plenty to salvage life and the wretchedness of its complications including amputations and going for good disable.Sign and Symptoms of diabetesFrequent micturition particularly at dark Excessive thirst and dry lips Excessive hungriness Weight loss Blurred vision Fatigue Confused thought Recuring infections Slow healing of lesion[ four ]( Robert H. Phillips )4.2 PurposesWe need to increase consciousness of the hazards of been diabetic without cognizing yourself To give them a walk in clinic of their ain and build their capacity and assurance to portion each other ‘s experiences, tips and fast ones that made some to get the better of the disease more than the others. To advance s consciousness of the symptom in order to enable those who are non cognizant of their predicament of been diabetic could seek immediate medical attending. Making consciousness and publicity of healthy life styles by giving them the counsel on the best manner to self manage and avoid farther complicating of their life. Better on what methods could be used to circulate information in order to authorise patients and their households.4.3 ObjectiveThe aims of the undertaking was To acquire speedy and mensurable measure of people to be seen as their life improving and understand the complexness of the disease and familiarize themselves easy. To better self-management attention system among the people with diabetes and better entree to incorporate diabetes care services. To convey about sweeping in lifestyle alterations of this peculiar groups in modifying their wont of dieting and eating without impacting their cultural value and belief. To give them a engineering that they can utilize at their ain clip and infinite to acquire advice, latest intelligence on research about diabetes and newer medical specialties available to them on their finger tips. The diabetic clinic is puting self internal mark for patient attention and intervention of up to 30 a twenty-four hours where a sum of 7,800 patients diagnosed and cared for in the new clinic proposed in six months period. Supporting people with diabetes by giving them the best therapy available in the market by Management and control of blood glucose degrees. To cut down the Numberss of diabetic patients by bettering and advice the measure and the methods of avoiding the root causes, which is been obesity, fortune of exercising and feeding of excessively much sugary greasy and drug addict nutrient. In malice of the great paces that have been made in the intervention of diabetes in recent old ages, many patients do non accomplish optimum results and still experienced lay waste toing complication that consequence in a reduced quality of their life and such ruinous phenomenon could be avoided at every cost The wellness attention suppliers besides struggle to give the recommended degree of Nutritional information as of import stairss of effectual direction of diabetes and to protect those at hazard.5.1 Project range and demandsThe system to be developed is meant for Diabetic patients and other stakeholders to position and portion the resource. They can register online, book an assignments and acquire advice information linked to YouTube like picture advice and what other patient feel and state about the disease. They should besides login and question some of the pressing issue by station some inquiry online and acquire answer every bit shortly as it is applicable to the staff. Due to complexness of the disease it ‘s non possible at this phase to state how many users are meant to user it but it should suit as many people as it can defy.5.2 PremisesThe Centre has already some grade of installations that can be utilised for the intent of handling, reding and caring for the patients. There is one audience room available to the clinic and portion of the response to suit the new receptionist of diabetic clinic. There is besides adequate infinite to suit the GP outpatients and the diabetic patients to sit and interchange each other ‘s position in relaxed and friendly environments.5.3 Project JustificationHarmonizing to[ V ]Dr Rashmi Kaushal, adviser Endocrinologist who is specializer in diabetes at the West Middlesex Hospital estimates that 1 in 5 of the local people of Hounslow borough may be enduring from diabetes. This means that every bit many as 20 % of the population are most likely have some signifier of diabetes. In UK entirely there are over 2.4 million people harmonizing to the diabetes UK. ( NHS trust ) The research besides province that about 750,000 have the status of diabetes but do non cognize themselves and harmonizing to Hounslow primary attention trust at that place up to 10,000 people, are diabetes and farther 5,000 remain undiagnosed from the disease. ( NHS trust ) Hounslow is the largest place to Asian of Indian beginning and histories for 24.7 % of the population harmonizing to national norm of 4.6 % in UK. ( NHS trust ) joint reappraisal by the Diabetes UK and South Asian Health Foundation conclude that the south Asian who live in UK is about up to six times more likely to hold type 2 diabetes than the white European population and by 2025 diabetes prevalence predicted to be 47 % , will hold a greater impact to this group, if non averted at present phase where the warning is earlier adequate for us to move to avoid such contingencies ‘ . ( Diabetes org.Uk ) The undertaking will besides turn to those who could non make the service by puting an on-line web service that will convey to the bow most urgent issue of diabetic symptom so that the patients will do self opinion conditions to corroborate with a physician or non. The production of high criterion service to diabetic patients would be a really ambitious issue to undertake. Other grounds is for the diabetic community to hold an entree to free information on a web site, an online physicians advice and an online look intoing their current position whether one is enduring or non is rather ambitious undertaking to bring forth within the lifetime of this undertaking. The GPs will besides salvage some clip and money to better other general patients without the diabetic patients in attending of their services. Presently there are three staggering Centres in Hounslow borough those traffics with diabetic patients, which is run and managed by the diabetic charitable administration in Hounslow. Beside the three Centres that are making simple screen and referrals system. Newly proposed undertaking will further cut down force per unit area from the Centres by taking on board more of their patients in the waiting list. The Asian and the minority communities are the highest suffers of this slayer disease. As consequence many people in UK are deceasing at an earlier age due to type two diabetic complications. This has a batch of impact on the local communities and the NHS who should hold used its budget to be allocated to other signifier diseases intervention beside the diabetes.Hazard factored groups in UKThe most vulnerable and diabetes prone communities are people of South Asian, African, African- Caribbean, Polynesian, Middle eastern and American Indian decent are the most people who are at hazard of type 2 diabetes compared with the white population. They are vulnerable due to their household history, inactive, corpulent and conditions that triggers non merely type1, but besides type 2 diabetes which is known for undetected complication within those who have non seek treated earlier adequate. ( www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Diabetes )The Diabetic prevalence in Hounslow Borough in comparing to other m ajor diseasesTable 2Prevalence of chronic Disease in London Borough of Hounslow 2005Local countries commissionDiabetessACHDAHigh blood pressureAAsthmaAAfigureratefigureratefigureratefigurerateChiswick 1,0052.00 %804 1.60 % 3,510 7.10 % 1,806 3.70 % Isleworth & A ; Brentford 11322.80 %846 2.10 % 3668 9.10 % 1913 4.80 % Central Hounslow 30834.80 %1972 3.10 % 7867 12.20 % 3190 5.00 % Heston & A ; Cranford 18304.60 %1076 2.70 % 4061 10.20 % 1836 4.60 % west countries 21503.80 %1408 2.50 % 6118 10.70 % 2759 4.80 % Hounslow PCT 9,2003.70 %6,106 2.40 % 25,224 10.00 % 11,504 4.60 % Beginning: Hounslow percentage ( choice direction and analysis system. Blue is the lowest rate and ruddy is the highest rate ) ( hypertext transfer protocol: //www.hounslow.gov.uk/part_2 )6.1 Research studyThe undertaking research was conducted by a signifier of email contacts, by calling some of the stakeholders, the pattern through appoints and one to one interviews. Other on-line research was besides conducted through the university larning resource Centre and by go toing the faculties talks and workshops to derive more theoretical and practical facet of the undertaking viability, feasibleness survey and other signifier of executions.7.2 Undertaking Organisations and StakeholdersDR Edward JuniorPractice Executive DirectorDR Mohammad Rashidy Md MRCPDR Sowmya SreeharanBSc MRCP MRCPDr Pamela RaiMB CHBDr Asif MalikMRCGP MRCPNew Specialist NursePractice Manager:Michele LooslyNurse: Shirley SingingLead Receptionist:Christine PalmerNurse: Edle maskellReceptionist:Adelaide JohnsonReceptio nist:Kayleigh HarveyThe hierarchy above shows the Doctors and staff of the Isleworth wellness Centre who will be responsible of the patient ‘s interventions and undertaking long clip sustainability and success. The undertaking administration squad will be lead by the undertaking co-ordinator Cam faculty leader Mike forest, undertaking director is Dr Janet Cole Cam supervisor and undertaking Field leader is Mr Adan Ahmed Cam pupil.Stakeholders to this clinicThe GP practician Dr Edward junior The Hounslow Primary attention trust The Diabetic patients in Hounslow countries The Specialist nurse Mr Mohamed Osman Other Staff of Isleworth wellness Centre where the clinic is based The authorities Local council The Middlesex University Hospital The local Pharmacy Local stores, household members, friends and relations of the diabetic patients.7.3 Academic aimsThe academic aim is to acquire penetration of the undertaking direction and execution cognition as a hereafter undertaking director. The procedure of analyzing, planing and implementing of this undertaking will enable me as 3rd twelvemonth pupil, the ability to construction and develop project specification of the concern demands and demands of the client aim by accomplishing ends like, Ability to use undertaking aim Ability to analysis, design and construe informations as per the undertaking demand and specification The ability to understand the impact of the success and failure of the undertaking execution in existent life. Ability to run into coveted demands and restraints such as the undertaking execution in relation to, political, economic societal, technological, environmental, legal and ethical deduction that it may hold to the implementing squad and the undertaking lifetime and to that of the benefiting clients and patients at big.8.1 Client aimsThe current construction of the pattern does non suit much of diabetic patients as there were less resources and less trained work force to manage the state of affairs. The clients to accomplish the aspiration of its of all time spread outing demand for service bringing by the wider Hounslow population and the social-demographical alteration across Europe due human mass supplanting in seeking for green grazing land has forced the desire for enlargement and convey on board some signifier of specializer intervention for diabetic community in Isleworth Health Centre through the support of Hounslow primary attention trust..8.2 Personal aimsMy personal aim about the undertaking is to derive farther accomplishments to foreground in footings of undertaking research, undertaking direction, planning and executions as a hereafter undertaking director. To travel and make research in a new countries of medical field without holding a background of medical survey is a large challenge for me and to convey to the visible radiation the importance of the topic affairs for the public good. To stretch my ability in understand the complexness of the underlay facts that has non been brought to the bow for the improvement of this socially deprived group in footings of their diabetic prevalence within the cultural minorities in Hounslow primary attention trust. To believe further into complex and more critical issue in footings of peoples wellness and do research on them without have a medical grade, as an informatician is an accomplishment I am taking to develop farther so what this undertaking could offer to its clients in footings of reconstructing hope and success within their day-to-day life.8.3 Project ApproachAcademic aims The academic aim of the undertaking is to prosecute with the demands of the local community and pattern within the boundary of fit period to accomplish a certain standardized signifier of battle and present undertaking that will be good to the local society and to sharpen my academic making to that degree of undertaking adviser. The undertaking will expose a idea of a 3rd twelvemonth pupil thesis to turn out the degree of apprehension, the counsel accorded to the me in order to turn out that apprehension, certain criterion and process has to be follow and present the undertaking on that line of survey like prince2, DSDM Agile and XP procedure of package development and undertaking direction. What has been taught at the university has to be put into pattern and do it a world in order to profit the said community and highlight their immediate job and how best signifier of action can be developed from my accomplishments.8.4 Work Breakdown Structure ( WBS ) Activity programCalendar monthActivitiesMilestonesDate deliverables29 September Project feasibleness survey Meeting clients 17 November 2009 7 October Interviews with clients Interviewing client same 14 October Planing analysis study Meeting undertaking squad same 18 October PID progress degree coverage Desktop researching sameProduct Breakdown Structure ( PBS ) – Prince 2Documents & A ; merchandisesDeliverablesday of the monthsPelvic inflammatory disease First client meeting Interviews of staff and clients Feasibility survey Project team board meeting PID progress degree coverage Submission of Biding undertaking 29/9/2009 5/10/2009 16/10/2009 19/10/2009 12/11/2009 19/11/2009 Analysis Case survey of the undertaking Software usage analysis Earlier user instance diagram Design Earlier paradigm design Uml and database User instance Class diagram ERD diagram Sequence diagram Execution Execution model Agile procedure DSDM Prince 2 Testing Black box proving EVALUATING Quality Assurance Impact analysis9.1 Project BudgetItemDescriptionCostInitials Budget allocatedGrant from Diabetes UK, Hounslow PCT & A ; GP?10,000Nurse Training disbursalsSpecialist fee upfront and allowances?2,750Consultant feeCoding, proving and execution of package?750Staff engagingReceptionist and excess per clip nurse?2,500operating expensesRents, measures and others?1,500Equipments and toolTherapies, beds, Glucometer and drug?1,500Software and HardwareWeb development and other signifiers of tool?1,000Entire10,0009.2 SWOT & A ; PESTLE factors to see:FactorCould include:Swot analysis & A ;PoliticalThe authorities may present new system to do the populace to pay for their ain medicine. The populace may defy the new undertaking through tribunal action to exclude Cultural minorities given any penchant over the autochthonal people. If BNP won the election of following, they plan to take all none autochthonal people from Britain and this will do the undertaking relevant and useless Internal: The clinic has four other spouses where patients can be seen and treated at that place. The GP has other funders like Diabetes UK and many none governmental organic structures support. External: the rivals may besides dispute their competencies of Nurse led diabetic clinic They may open similar service and private patients intervention cut down their figure of patients hence cut down supportEconomicThe current economical clime of recession may do the NHS to prostration and hence undertaking fails as it depends on NHS for fund. New and inexpensive signifier of therapy development may render the clinic irrelevant. Internal: may non be feasible to run Cost of running is really high against the income from the givers like NHS External: the authorities alteration of program to provide for the cost of intervention The therapies monetary value hiking and patient could non afford to pay for itSocialThe Ethnic minority may non come out and seek intervention for fright of reprisal while others may non even both to seek intervention Making the GP to abandon the undertaking earlier at proving and rating period. Internal: the patient may became shy from male Nurse handling them due to their cultural barriers The patient may still hold troubles go toing the clinic to avoid going with coach, alternatively travel to their local GP External: the GP has no socializing installations like eating house where they could come and eat and imbibe and avoid all together Patients find boring to go to and from the clinic and avoid perturbations.TechnologicalThe find of new medical specialty by research workers for Diabetic patients may turn the undertaking irrelevant in its entireness and ends lifetime of the undertaking. Internal: utilizing on-line system may be excessively complex for staff and avoid looking at on-line engagement, doing patients frustrated The staff became excessively busy to read and answer electronic mails and make unneeded holds for the patients External: Most of the patients due to endorse land may non read and compose doing system relevant for usage. Due to habit of merely booking assignment through phoning of the GP, patient may non even use system often.EthicalEthically many Indians celebrate Diwali with really sweet nutrient and hence taking the advice of the specializer nurse for altering their wellness life style of eating healthy nutrient agencies giving up of their cultural belief. This may damage the credibleness of the nurse, in reding the them to cut down or halt all together any inordinate sugary nutrient, without exasperating them. Internal: stating the patient halt eating sweet nutrient may damage the relationship as it ‘s their cultural belief to eat sweet nutrient on Diwali twenty-four hours. Cultural barrier may render the service un of import to patients External: the preparation of staff and registry with GMC and NHSLegalHealth and safety has to be adhered to at all clip and former informations in the system should be destroyed and deleted from the system. Internal: cheque and develop the staff of the legal deductions of running merely cultural minority clinic. Complains like racial maltreatment claim against the clinic will be unsafe External: all staff should be registered with the concerned organic structures of professional making to fulfill the criterion of intervention offered.EnvironmentalWrongly utilizing their therapies like needle to pierce the finger may be thrown manner in the street and do environmentally risky for others. Internal: the usage of therapy preparation and disposal method should underscore . Patient may through it anyplace, this may ensue clinic to be fined by the council garbage section External: patients ignorance of disposal of waste stuffs may be accused of environmentally unfriendly The council could salvage a tribunal order for that ground as risky11.1 Investigation techniquesThe fact-finding techniques used this undertaking is based on field appraisal, interviews, run intoing the GP staff and the stakeholders, presentation of the demand of the undertaking and11.2 InterviewingThe complete portion one and portion two of the suitableness and convenience of the undertaking and the GP from the point of the pattern director, patient and adviser position will be included in the concluding undertaking as portion two will be conducted subsequently January to supervise advancement and all inclusions of all the concerned parties.11.3 Feasibility survey techniquesThe feasibleness survey techniques used was by carry oning interviews with patients and the proactive directors and executive managers, directing out questionnaires to the concerned parties like the Hounslow PCT, Middlesex Hospital and the local communities that will impact as consequence of this undertaking or b e a donees on the hereafters of this undertaking. A brief study was besides conducted by the undertaking adviser before many any decision to transport out the undertaking initial paperss to be presented to the clients who in this instance is my personal coach Dr Janet Cole and Mike Woodland as the executive undertaking co-ordinator in order for the undertaking to be approved and accepted as standardized binding application for the undertaking project and its viability to the concern demand and the donees and other stakeholders like external testers has to be put into consideration.11.4 TechniquesThe techniques that will be used are the web development linguistic communication like hypertext markup language, xml and PHP and Dreamweaver package for the web developments and MYSQL and Apaches as the database and waiter severally. There new readymade engineering of web development presently used in E-commerce faculty that has ready waiter and some basic input that does non necessitate to construct from abrasions at this twenty-four hours and age of engineering there will be no more utilizing of hypertext markup language and edifice web site with database from the abrasion any more. Two of this illustrations are shopify and magento amalgamation with Xampp package which is a free beginning. The undertaking direction and development manner used are Prince 2 UML and Agile. Other methods to be included are Swot analysis, Pestle, Rich image, and user instances requirement catalogue interviews and HCI11.5 Functional and non-functionalThis will done subsequently on the concluding stage of the undertaking, at this clip is non a precedence but, subsequently on as the undertaking advancement to its concluding execution and rating so this will became an of import portion of the procedure and will be to the full included on the finals study.12.1 Description of the current systemThe present system in topographic point is a rather boring one where 1 has to name for an assignment in order to see even their local GP. The patient so is been referred to hospital depending to the state of affairs and status of the patient. Then the infirmary will book an assignment for him or her to see a specializer in minimal period of six to thirteen hebdomads clip. Soon the diabetic patients queue in the same line with any other patients waiting to be attended to and this make the affair really complex for them when the patient glucose is flat is really high and that needed immediate attending and that you can non leap the queuing system and the patients can non shout to explicate to every that he or she is in a really awkward state of affairs and needed aid. The GP is presently holding merely one telephone line and when the one line is engaged than you have to wait for a long clip to speak to human and this made affair farther really complex to cover with in a day-to-day footing of the operation of the GP and forced patients travel to Emergency & A ; Accident unit of the Middlesex Hospital to acquire assist if their ain GP could non be contacted12.2 Design – possibilitiesThe design of the undertaking will follow Agile package system analysis and proving method to implement the undertaking as it ‘s easy to manage and follow up with upfront bringing and of PID, paradigm presentation and posting presentation followed by concluding study. As you design and review with traveling to a later revisable phases. Agile manner undertaking development life rhythm will be used. The undertaking will besides follow the Prince 2 direction and control manner of undertaking development lifecycle DSDM12.3 Proposal of alternate solutions recommendationsTo develop a web page that has all the nexus from Nurse to specialist Doctor to assist patient seek ego intervention with the support of available information and support provided by this site in a user friendly mode. The site should hold a full entree database that will separate the diabetic patient entered information from assortment of disease symptoms that will cut down the premise that the patient is non a diabetic but has related diseases. The queuing and calling the pattern to see a physician should discontinue forthwith as all the primary beginning of concerned is addressed at the web page where all the needed information and intervention is available at this site 24/7 and needed no physician to explicate the facts. The current Glucometer should be improved to read around seven major disease than its current province of merely ready digital numeral Numberss runing from 0-100 without lucubrating what precisely it is approximately and alternatively advice patient to seek immediate attending of a physician if his last known reading degree has exceeded the 24 hours reading in the memory. The Glucometer should besides provide for those who have blurred vision and added some characteristics that is of helpful to deaf and blind to assist understand their reading alternatively of seeking aid every clip.12.4 TimescalesThe undertaking will take to implement between six to seven month depending on the blessing of the interest holders and the undertaking direction squad. Presently the pattern could non do determination as to where it should establish the pattern of specialise diabetic clinic as there were new amalgamation of patterns that are scattered in five different but strategically place place and this consequence the urgency and desire for the input of a undertaking adviser to assist decide the undertaking location and justification while utilizing other patterns as back up Centres to run the undertaking efficaciously.DocumentsSTART DATEEnd DatePelvic inflammatory disease 05/10/2009 16/11/2009 Analysis 16/11/2009 18/12/2009 Design 18/12/2009 18/01/2010 Execution 18/01/2010 04/02/2010 Testing 04/02/2010 04/03/2010 EVALUATING 08/03/2009 05/05/201013.1 Gantt chartPlease look into the Gantt in the Appendix A on page 1713.2 RISK ANALYSIS TABLESNameEventuality programExtenuationBadnessInternalExternalProbabilityMeeting the mark Time constrains Patient acceptableness about Nurse handling them as specializer medium yes yes 65 % Nurse reluctant to take occupation Give nurse some clip off to develop Make certain other GP nurse do n't do confusion for the patient high yes yes 50 % Fiscal constrains due to recession Negotiate with stakeholders Fund may be reduced treating patients high yes yes Other rivals ‘ Private GPs may set about the occupation Patient may wish the service offered for wage but quality medium yes 50 % The monetary value of therapies may be expensive Reduce monetary value and even give free New Glucometer may be expensive for NHS to buy medium yes 55 % Technology Development of new appliances New Glucometer that can state when take therapy to patients is the market high yes 35 % New find of medical specialty Follow up and see All patient may travel for new therapy and leave the clinic medium yes 80 % Unanticipated failures Its unpredictable and unanticipated Any issue unpredictable should be all cheques and fixed as it go high both both 70 % Government alteration of policy May do intervention money for all Those who could non afford should be seek aid from charities medium both both 50 %14.1 Internal factors project hazardRanksNameDurationImpactBudgetInternal HazardExternal Hazard1 Meeting the marks 6 months medium medium both both 2 The figure of people overwhelm the GP Long term high high both both 3 Unanticipated failures immediate medium low Both both The undertaking has several hazard attached to, like the viability in long clip puting in it, where if a new medical specialty is discovered to handle the diabetic patients and drug becomes available at the high street counters than the undertaking lifetime will came to an terminal. The scientist discover cistron that is attached to human variety meats that can be treated with certain simple beltway operations and the diabetic patient get cured by this simple mechanism than the undertaking viability will besides be affected in a long clip venture earnestly. The current economical state of affairs of the state acquire worsens and that NHS became belly-up than the lifetime of this undertaking will decidedly came to an terminal.14.2 ControlThe method used to command the undertaking will establish on the Prince2 and nimble manner of direction where the undertaking feasibleness survey will be delivered and followed by the first stage of the paradigm design presentation and followed by the posting presentation to the clients and the concluding bringing of the whole procedure of the undertaking execution and rating in finishing the procedure by updating hazard log and papers readying good in progress for concluding bringing of the undertaking in guaranting smooth return over by the client.14.3 Project Report Weightings Marks.ItemsMarks weightEntire MarkssAnalysis25 %120Design45 %Execution25 %Evaluation25 %14.3 DecisionThe undertaking is non that complex and large plenty to make some kind of confusion to implement. The range of the research is excessively boring and complex as I have to research through 1000 of papers of information to analysis in order to come up with filtered informations that is precise, easy to understand and readable adequate to do the determination shapers to move and do decisive opinion for the undertaking to travel caput as agenda in this undertaking initial papers. I have try really venue to do it clear and associate the resource if farther elucidation are required with easy and flow of information both from the beginning and the demand to convey them on board to this papers as manner of legalizing the importance of the service bringing to this extremely vulnerable group of people to type 1 and 2 diabetes to accomplish the line of life of their life clip.14.1 Appendix Angstrom14.2 Appendix BHandiness of resourceNumber of sites has really utile resource of information for both the staff and the patients. The staff of the clinic can entree database of the quality result model administration that sporadically roll uping informations from GPs across UK and analysis to update the prevalence and diagnostic and other signifier of betterments done or received by the patients. Diabetess UK, patients, UK NHS and Hounslow percentage are few of the sites that carry rather good advice for both patients and staffs Access cyberspace web sites for advice, on-line information of diabetes, interventions available, statistical figures, cognition on diabetes related wellness jobs, petition for a free Glucometer and replacing therapies available every bit good as drugs available on prescription. Electronic mails can be sent in add-on to posting short message on the web site in order to achieve a speedy response from the clinic and other staff that are working in concurrence with the specializer nurse. Telephone conversations can besides be arranged to acquire responses. This may be ideal for those who are busy and can non give a speedy response by missive or electronic mail. Questionnaires can be placed in surgeries, dental patterns, and pharmaceuticss to obtain diabetics patients sentiments. Consequences from questionnaires obtained from pharmaceuticss can be retrieved from Hounslow PCT to see what services need bettering and what services are missing. Posters, cusps, media coverage, exposure of diabetes related diseases to do tobacco users cognizant of the wellness hazards.QualityUse latest information from the cyberspace ( e.g. NHS, Cancer Research UK, Net Doctor, ASF, Diabete.org, the database of quality result model ( QOF ) ) , medical and pharmaceutical books, medical diaries ( e.g. British Medical Diaries ( BMJ ) who are trusted medical publishing houses supplying information on medicine that can help the determinations physicians and patients make every twenty-four hours ) and the DH. Quality confidence cheques can be made to see how consequences are summarised to guarantee they are recorded in the best possible manner and in manner as to reflect true responses. The authorities can supply up-to-date information on diabetes, including the figure of diabetic patients in a peculiar part of the UK, and can besides supply information on what future programs are to set about the turning issue of diabetic diseases.DependabilityThe facts and figures from Hounslow PCT will be accurate as it ‘s besides a authorities service, so it will hold up-to-date information on local diabetes consultative services and diabetic disease within the local country. The PCT will look into with pharmaceuticss and surgeries on the figure of diabetes within the country and the information needed can be obtained from the PCT. BMJ have a web site, and to entree the medical diaries in deepness there are subscription charges, monetary values depend on whether user would wish diaries sent in the station and to see on the web site. British National Formulary site is updated by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and Medicines and Healthcare merchandises Regulatory Agency who are responsible for the criterions of safety, quality and public presentation of drugs and medical contraptions issued in the UK markets14.3 Appendix C.The diabetic graphs harmonizing Hounslow percentageThe degree of patient positions and contacts and interventions done by the GP and why the pattern is sing the enlargement sing diabetes clinic is due the fact that it ‘s based in a strategically of import point of contact. The Isleworth wellness Centre is on the London route thatResidentialThe GP is within the scope of the most patient ‘s residential countries like Syon Park, ivy span estate, Brentford, greater Isleworth community, Hounslow cardinal trade Ford and Heston.Transport links- BussThe GP can be entree by coachs from Hounslow is H20 which frequent right in forepart of the GP and link the remainder of Isleworth , Tesco Twickenham and Hounslow cardinal to civic Centre while 267 coachs connects to shepherd shrub green, Hammersmith, Brentford and Twickenham town Centre to full good bus garage.TrainsThe nearest train station are Isleworth and Twickenham both walking distance and besides connectable via coachs 267, H20,418,281 and 237 respective in really root all this coachs are connectable from Isleworth, Brentford, Hounslow high street and Twickenham train station to southern trains that connect to the remainder of London via Waterloo. There is walking distance of 6, 10, 15 minute from Isleworth station, Twickenham station and Syon park station severally. Advantage The advantage of Isleworth wellness Centre over its rivals is that, the pattern is the most favorable for the undertaking to NHS and Hounslow primary attention trust in footings of its strategically place within the residential habitation of the diabetic patients and approachable localities via public conveyance, train and by walking in clinic makes it more convenient. Isleworth wellness Centre has late formed partnership with five other General patterns within Hounslow borough and can outsource some of its patients harmonizing to their ZIP codes to avoid overcrowding of one peculiar Centre and easy pull off the flow of patients attention and intervention with less force per unit area and this is a immense advantage over its concern rivals. The umbrella name of the new amalgamation is named as green creek health care group of GPs and their patient registered prevalence of diabetes. They are: Isleworth wellness Centre ( diabetes prevalence 2.6 % ( hypertext transfer protocol: //www.gpcontract.co.uk/surgery.php ) Ashford wellness Centre ( diabetes prevalence new no statistic found ) Bed fount clinic ( diabetes prevalence 5.9 % ( hypertext transfer protocol: //www.gpcontract.co.uk/surgery.php ) Chinchilla Centre for wellness ( diabetes prevalence 4.1 % Heston pattern ( diabetes prevalence 4.7 % Manor pattern ( diabetes prevalence 2.9 % ( hypertext transfer protocol: //www.gpcontract.co.uk/surgery.php ) The current diabetic patient intervention and care given in an overall per centum compared to other Hounslow pattern and the national norm of the diabetes patients study is represented this graph tabular array below. Patient study conducted in 2009 and this graph of the several countries of response the patient gave their positions on the attention and service they received from the pattern. Satisfaction study of patient assurance to acquire aid and care support offered by the clinic in general in this twelvemonth ( hypertext transfer protocol: //www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/GP The reply to the inquiry is in the signifier of per centum as per the general feedback given by the overall patients presently registered in the GP. ( hypertext transfer protocol: //www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/GP ) Rich Picture1: The rich image for the users, stakeholders, moneymans, the regulators and direction proprietors.18.1 Appendix DRich Picture 2: for the diabetic patient and its stakeholders connected to the service suppliers and carersBeginning of GP incomeThe GP in UK are contracted by the NHS in return for service to the populace by a formalization and wage bundle signed agreed in a charter in 1965 by the section of Health. The dossier which was called the ruddy book contains the expression to cipher the payment and intervention of patient per visit. The method was classified in to six classs: Service dependent income The basic pattern allowance The standard capitation fee The want payment Rural pattern payment Seniority paymentsAverage GP income for the last 15 old ages.Although this information was old informations that in 2008/09 reappraisal of wage bundle for GPs are non included and hence merely added this information for income of GP presentations which is derived from assorted factors lake age, demographic population and child vaccinations and immunizations are non included in this computations.Item199520002005Income including patterns cost63,991106,652230,097Practice cost21,70036,167129,927Income excepting pattern cost42,29170,485100,170hypertext transfer protocol: //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2670288/19.1 Reference and BibliographyPull offing cognition and accessing demand of Hounslow people Hounslow pct study of 2007/08 page 6 of 52 and pdf file For more in for QOF database hypertext transfer protocol: //www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/GP. hypertext transfer protocol: //www.hounslowpct.co.uk/documents/annualreport07-08_000.pdf entree on the 12/10/2009 at 13.25pm Income development of General Practitioners in eight European states from 1975 to 2005 Madelon W Kroneman, Jouke Van der Zee, and Wim Groot hypertext transfer protocol: //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2670288/accesed on 3/11/2009 at 20.15 autopsyPull offing clinical jobs in diabetic and Edited by Trish dunning and Glenn ward First published in 2008 by Blackwell Publishing company ltd e-book in e-resource of larning resource Centre at Kingston university, Page 5, 165, 177 hypertext transfer protocol: //www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protected/direct/SearchResults, buttons.eBookView.sdirect? sp=S9780470698099 Date entree on 27/10/2009 at 22.10pm Diabetic prevalence in Hounslow the borough countries. The tabular array of statistic is extracted from this web site. hypertext transfer protocol: //democraticservices.hounslow.gov.uk/HounslowHeathPopulationProfileCentralHounslowAreaCommittee.docA.ps.pdf the site was visited on the 17th October 2009 at 20.51 autopsy Diabetes a theoretical account of wellness attention direction p10 and p11, the paper was researched and written by William Laing and Rhys Williams and forwarded by Lord Butterfield. Published at Office of wellness economic sciences on October 1989, 12 Whitehall London sw1a 2dy World blind tendency for diabetes and signifier of practical damage hypertext transfer protocol: //www.fims.uwo.ca/NewMedia2007/blindstats.aspx Diabetess Dr Diabetess hypertext transfer protocol: //www.youtube.com/watch? Gestational diabetes and diabetic in gestation adult femaleshypertext transfer protocol: //www.walsallhospitals.nhs.uk/Services/Diabetes/GestationalDiabetes.aspHealthcare for LondonReport – Diabetes attentionHounslow Primary Care TrustReport on the PCT ‘s public presentation on attention for people with diabetes July 2008 hypertext transfer protocol: //www.lho.org.uk/Download/Public Accessed on the 18/10/2009 at 15.17pmFigure 2.2.6 Prevalence of Chronic Diseases by Committee Area, 2005The study on Hounslow primary attention trust on public wellness page 106hypertext transfer protocol: //www.hounslow.gov.uk/part_2_sec2.2_health_1.pdfAccessed on 11/10/2009 at 12.25 autopsyFor more in for QOF database hypertext transfer protocol: //www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/GP Diabetess UK desk at Middlesex infirmaryDiabetess UK and south Asiatic foundationhypertext transfer protocol: //www.diabetes.org.uk/Professionals/Publications-reports-and-resources/Reports-statistics-and-case-studies/Reports/Diabetes-UK-and-South-Asian-Health-Foundation-recommendations-on-diabetes-research-priorities-for-British-South-Asians/ Diabetess and south Asiatic foundation recommendation to reexamine the impact hypertext transfer protocol: //www.diabetes.org.uk/Professionals/Publications-reports-and-resources/Reports-statistics-and-case-studies/Reports/Diabetes-UK-and-South-Asian-Health-Foundation-recommendations-on-diabetes-research-priorities-for-British-South-Asians/Diabetess Mellitus, hazard factored group of diabetes people in ukPatients UK web sitehypertext transfer protocol: //www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Diabetes-Mellitus.htmaccessed on 31/10/2009 at 16.01pmRashmi Kaushalhypertext transfer protocol: //www.west-middlesex-hospital.nhs.uk/media-centre/press-releases/diabetes/The followers are the contacts about the diabetes clinic and diabetes direction in Middlesex university infirmaryMrs Parminder Diabetic specializer NurseTel: 02083216468MR Rashmi KaushalConsultant Endocrinologist who specialises in diabetes at the West Middlesex University HospitalOther contacts by electronic mail to acquire more of the undertaking importance to patientsdavidcahill @ onetel.com.