SURNAME 2 The pacific journal and half lives.. Name Institution affiliation Professor Course Date Introduction Authors have applied various stylistic devices and techniques in expressing their creativity through short stories. The quality and amalgamation of the devices used in any creative job determine its level of attraction and captivity to the audience, who are the readers. Many of the short story writers have majored on developing the plot and setting of the whole book, in the introduction of each story. Setting and flow of the ideas in the book, act as the attention gutter, for readers and thus pokes the creativity to read the remaining parts of the story. Mitchell, anthropology of short stories, by the name “Cloud Atlas” is not an exception to setting and plot as a stylistic device to build the literature work. The setting for any creative work or when used in short stories helps in creating the instances at which events unfold throughout the story. It through the setting basics, the flow is determined. Poor setting background of any story can pose a great challenge…

MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT Short Answer Questions: Explain the functions of management. Lecture One Management has various functions like organizing, planning, controlling, directing and staffing. In organizing, the management determines the various activities that should be done to attain the goals of the company, and therefore the management also assigns these activities to the correct employees. The management proceeds by allotting an authority to deal with the performance of these activities in a way that is cohesive. In planning, the management attempts to predict the future and consequently controlling the various events. Here, the management does the incorporation of the internal and the external factors to effectively forecast the future and also come up with relevant control measures. In controlling, the management establishes various standards that can be used in the performance of work; the management and these performances also measure performance are also compared to the standards that have been set. The management advances by taking remedial actions and deviations are also corrected. In directing, the management provides guidance and issues instructions to the subordinates about the methods and the procedures…

Running head: EFFECTS OF MONETARY POLICY                                1         EFFECTS OF MONETARY POLICY Name Institutional Affiliation                                     EFFECTS OF MONETARY POLICY                                              2     Effects of Monetary Policy Monetary policy affects the stability of prices, work availability, and economic growth. In the case of work availability, monetary policy raises its level by encouraging loans to labor-concentrated sectors such as rural agriculture. Also, a policy that reduces the rate of interest includes expansionary monetary policy, and it is likely to result in an increase in investments, which causes increased job opportunities.   Achievement of price stability is the maintenance of prices at a general level. Inflation reduces money’s ability to effectively perform its functions, including a medium of exchange, store of value, and a standard of deferred payments. Monetary policies help maintain price stability by regulating money supply through the Central Bank tools, such as discount rates, open market operations, and minimum reserve requirements. Prices do not remain constant, but only inevitable…

  Kierkegaard was an existential philosopher that focused on a unique approach to understanding the meaning of existence. Kierkegaard adopted an approach unique to the standard and existing philosophies before it, including Christianity. Kierkegaard’s approach challenged the conventions of the analytic and speculative philosophy of idealism (Conley, 2019). He created a unique philosophical and conceptual approach with platonic overtones that often manifested as pseudonymous writings. Kierkegaard evaluated three unique life perspectives that he identified were inherent to himself in the evolution process that enabled him to develop a unique Christian perspective. The views were also embedded in society’s general and academic culture. These views include the aesthetic, the ethical, and the religious. These views significantly impact an individual’s views and beliefs of love, marriage, and duty. On the other hand, Sartre considered romantic love a kind of death that robs the individual of an empirical self but is always doomed to fail (Boulé, 2018). He regarded sexual desire as an attempt to grasp another individual’s subjectivity, primarily through physical intimacy. Beauvoir responded to this perspective by stating that Sartre was…

Summary Today, young people are believed to be spiritual and not religious, especially in Western society. It states that people are supposed to fashion a unique relationship with God without belonging to a specific religious group. Research states that young people’s prayer life is improving, but the impact on religion is lacking. Being spiritual is no longer related to God but a process of self-realization. The terms of the growth are not guided by the religious setting but conform to the person’s flexible terms and what they choose to be religious without the church. Hazel Motes was one of the activists who fought against the church and vowed to form an institution without Christ. The movement believed that the deaf should stay deaf, the blind should not see, and the dead do not come to life. The concepts of hope were regarded as fallacies made for those who believe, but the concept of Christ was untrue. Over the centuries, young people have adopted the concepts without their knowledge as they continually want to be free from the church. Being saved…

Rhetorical Analysis: The Microsoft Annual Report 2019 Link: https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar19/index.html This report from Microsoft Company is addressed to the organization’s shareholders, partners, and customers. It entails the overall operations and performance of Microsoft corporation for the fiscal year 2019. On this basis, this paper discusses the report’s authors’ use of rhetoric with close emphasis paid on the rhetorical strategies used and the effectiveness of the strategies. The rhetorical strategies used by the authors, in this case, to present their message to the audience are various. First, there is the page layout strategy. The report excellently uses space of the report’s pages whereby no space is left unattended since information is evenly spread throughout the pages. Another point worth noting is that the various objects on the report, which include texts, financial news, and images, are situated so that it is easy to read and visualize them (Microsoft, 2019). White Space is also utilized throughout the report to separate the numerous text paragraphs and make the report look less crowded. Text is the next rhetorical strategy. The report is designed so that…

As a public health official in the United States of America, l strongly support the campaign on the banning of fracking. Over time, research has been done on impacts in health by fracking, which can also be termed as hydraulic fracturing. This is a process where gases and oils are extracted from the earth by drilling wells low in-depth and injection of liquids and chemical mixtures at high pressure (Denchak 2019). Some of the significant negative effects brought about by fracking are lack of stability in the climate, local community destructions, and large amounts of radioactive and toxic waste (Hauter 2015). Now the main question being, whether or not fracking should stop; the answer is that despite all the benefits it brings about, it still is too risky and should be banned. Despite the increase in resource availability, gas extraction from shale, the risks to health, and the environment are too high. It is not certain that fracking improves air quality (McKibben 2014). It remains unknown of fracking impacts on cumulative health for not only the workers but also nearby…

Key literature and theoretical background of the topic of investigation This segment of the report is dedicated to evaluating and analyzing key theoretical concepts related to employee retention and turnover. Some of the existing literature on the topic of employee retention and turnover are taken to identify the factors that have an impact on the issue. Then the effect of these factors will be discussed in brief. After that, the theoretical frameworks will be evaluated to understand the meaning of the data. As discussed in the introductory section, employee turnover in this report is defined as the deliberate detention of the workers of a particular organization. In other words, employee turnover is the fraction of the employees who leave the organization before the termination of their contract period. Employee retention is the perfect antonym for employee turnover. It can be defined as the intentional or unintentional keep one of some of the employees who stay even after their contract with the organization terminates. These two aspects of organizational activities are very crucial for any organization to perform well. Employee turnover…

Researchers Reveal Facebook users’ Information Left Exposed Facebook recently faced privacy and security mishap following the leakage of users’ records to the public. Some of the information that got leaked includes comments and likes by the users and the names of users. Researchers said it was as a result of leakage by a third party company that uses cloud computing server owned by Amazon. UpGuard, a security firm disclosed the ordeal about an app developer who misused Facebook records such as user’s passwords. According to Facebook, it is a violation of its policies by app developers to store information in a public database. It poses a risk to personal data left exposed to the public and developers. Facebook made it known to the people that they are working with app developers to secure people’s records. They are developing measures to restrict developers from accessing Facebook user’s information. However, the fact that developers and the public can access users’ records is a contradiction to Facebook’s efforts to secure personal information. Previously, Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy firm had admitted to accessing…

What do the terms traditional family and non-traditional family mean? Traditional family: A traditional family is a type of family structure that comprises of a man, woman and one of their adopted or biological children. Nowadays, this two-parent traditional family formation has become less common in American households. In traditional families, the woman and man are wife and husband. The famous Family Guy and The Cosby Show portray the traditional family of U.S. Non-traditional family: All other types of families that include single, same-sex and polygamy parenthood are considered as non-traditional family. The well-known television show named Modern Family illustrates several types of non-traditional families. In American society, the number of such families is increasing rapidly. Describe several facts that you learned about changes in the American family structure. There have been several changes in the American family structure. In the United States, the percentage of traditional families is gradually declining from the last 40 years. In 1970, it was reported that traditional families hold for 40% in U.S. households while in 1990 it decreased to 25.6%. By 2010, census…