that has suffered from a high crime rate for years‚ being near the top of international homicide rate lists since the 1970’s (Gilbert & Sookram‚ 2009). In this paper an attempt will be made to provide some level of insight into the possible contributing factors to violence in Jamaica. The factors that will be highlighted are social and economical (socio-economic) factors and how these issues relate to violence. According to Ask.com (2013)‚ the term socioeconomic is a combination of two words
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Job Crafting and Meaningful Work 1 Job crafting and meaningful work Justin M. Berg The Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania bergj@wharton.upenn.edu Jane E. Dutton Ross School of Business‚ University of Michigan janedut@umich.edu Amy Wrzesniewski Yale School of Management amy.wrzesniewski@yale.edu Citation: Berg‚ J. M.‚ Dutton‚ J. E.‚ & Wrzesniewski‚ A. (2013). Job crafting and meaningful work. In B. J. Dik‚ Z. S. Byrne & M. F. Steger (Eds.)‚ Purpose and meaning in the workplace
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In “The Composition Process: Review of the Literature”‚ Janet Emig uses research evidence to support her perspective on the writing process as unable to be researched scientifically. Using interviews and other data gathered from professional writers‚ Emig highlights the difficulty of narrowing writing processes down to the one superior method that students should learn in composition class. She points out specific errors in the data and accuses them of being “unsystematic”‚ self-contradicting‚ and
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Stylistic analysis of the text “Hunting for a job” by Mc Clure Samuel Sidney McClure (1857-1949) created the first literary syndicate and developed "muckraking‚" which established him as one of America’s notable editors. He was born in County Antrim‚ Ireland‚ and emigrated with his widowed mother to Indiana when he was nine years old. He grew up nearly impoverished on a farm and graduated from Valparaiso High School in 1875. He worked his way through Knox College‚ where he co-founded its student
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Factors Contributing to Juvenile Delinquents According to Jensen‚ three of the most critical issues facing the American juvenile justice system are youth violence‚ the occurrence of mental health and substance abuse problems among young people‚ and female delinquency (Jensen‚ Potter‚ and Howard‚ 2001). Juvenile crime in the United States has severe consequences for our society. Nowadays‚ drugs are becoming more like everything else in our society—popular and expensive—which is usually a catalyst
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Seeking a new job I currently work for the City. I started my employment with the City on October 31‚ 2011. I have worked in three different departments during my tenure with the City. I worked in the Accounting Department‚ Office of Emergency Services and finally for the past five years I have worked for the Police Department. I find working for the City to be busy and rewarding at times‚ but most of the time I find it to be boring and repetitive. According to David McClelIand’s needs theory
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In this reading‚ the author answers the basic question‚ What do managers do? Contrasting the myths with the facts‚ he examines the various interpersonal‚ informational‚ and decisional roles of managers. He also provides prescriptions for more effective management‚ along with a list of questions for self-study. He then discusses the importance of training managers to manage. The author has included a retrospective commentary in which he discusses the diverse reactions to the reading since it was
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Made in America: The insourcing of jobs Barrack Obama wants companies to move their production back to America. In fact‚ he endorses insourcing and wants to make it easier for companies to bring back their jobs to America. But what can the manufacturers and government do to keep or increase the jobs in the United States of America? And what are the reasons for the current insourcing of jobs? In 2012 Barrack Obama made a video endorsing American products. In the video he talks about how the country
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speech‚ Jobs divides his speech into three parts. Trust in your future‚ don’t give up on what you love‚ and keep having the desire to do your passion. Overall Jobs urges us to see great value in our lives. Understanding what Steve Jobs has experienced‚ I feel compelled to agree with his statements about how we should live our lives. Within the three divisions of his speech‚ Jobs also has the other messages for those who have read and or heard his speech. In his first part of the speech Jobs discusses
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chose to analyze is Steve Jobs’ speech at the Stanford University Commencement Ceremony in 2005. The speech was available for viewing online and was about 15 minutes long. Steve Jobs’ speech was captivating‚ effective‚ and relevant in many ways. Jobs’ exercised an effective use of organization‚ tone and rate‚ and audience awareness. Jobs use of clear organization provided for a speech that was easy to follow and maintained the attention of his audience. From the beginning‚ Jobs got to the point and directly
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