Taking Sides Discussion Points Assignment: Issue #18 Should Female Circumcision be Banned? Summary: The main issue being discussed in the Taking Sides article is that of whether or not it would be right for anthropologists to work to eliminate the practice of female circumcision. This culturally debatable topic was discussed by professor of the history and philosophy of science Merrilee H. Salmon and Professor of anthropology Elliot P. Skinner; Both taking on very different sides in their discussion
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Violence in the Workplace Paper University of Phoenix SYS/560: Conflict Management Systems Workshop 2 March 16‚ 2004 Violence in the Workplace Paper Violence in the workplace is a serious and problematic issue plaguing corporate America. Workplace violence is violence or the threat of violence against employees or the organization. “According to the Occupational Safety and health Administration (OSHA)‚ it can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from
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Taking Imagination Seriously Seandey L. Bowe PHL/458 July 15‚ 2015 Veronica Van Ry Taking Imagination Seriously Janet Echelman starts her Ted talk saying take imagination seriously. She is a world renowned artist obtaining this wasn’t an easy task. MS Echelman had never studied sculpture‚ engineering or architecture. After completing college‚ she applied to several different art schools and was denied by all of them. Her iron will and determination didn’t let that stop her she made
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Interpersonal conflicts in the workplace are very common because they inevitably arise when groups or teams perform. This essay critically discusses the view that these conflicts can in certain circumstances be a positive factor in improving the individual performance. The approach used to address this issue is a combination of literature review and interviews of employees working at the chosen business‚ which is the PTA GmbH. T he four levels of conflict in the workplace and the explanation of the
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was cleaning our room.” Some people expect things in life‚ and my friend was one of these people. My perspective changed after I looked at how this kid grew up. He had his parents and his grandma do everything for him. From doing the dishes to taking out the trash‚ this kid had never done a chore in his life. Sometimes you just have to look at the other person’s personal background and look at
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Gamification in the Workplace The paper examines a new trend in workplace design called “gamification”. Gamification is defined as using concepts derived from video games and applying them in businesses to enhance motivation‚ raise productivity and lower turnover. The areas of effect discussed are motivation‚ cooperation‚ productivity and employee happiness. The text looks at which characteristics of video games make them so engaging and translates them into examples from the workplace. It presents
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SEXUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE Licresha Pierce Strayer University Professor Honore Workplace romance exists when two members of the same organization develop a relationship with mutual attraction. Individuals who develop workplace romances may cause damages to morale and productivity. However companies are still confused whether or not they should interfere in the romantic relationship. Many companies are trying to figure out what department should get involved and what policies should be set
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Test-Taking Strategies For 10 years‚ I was the one testing the students‚ teaching strategies and finding new ones to help students study. Suddenly‚ I found myself returning to school and the anxiety‚ stress‚ lack of time‚ and just all the unknowns seemed to overwhelm my life. The last couple of years I have learned to incorporate strategies that work best for me‚ but there is always room for improvement and strengthening. Learning‚ study and test taking skills are some of the most important things
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Depression in the Workplace Shannon Courson Everest College Phoenix Depression in the workplace carries a huge stigma‚ both internally and externally‚ making it difficult for sufferers largely because of the negativity of the disease and has a need that needs to be addressed by employers and coworkers. Depression can cause employees to be less productive‚ accident prone and uninterested in their duties. Because of this‚ it has serious cost to the employer‚ in the form of insurance claims
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Thesis The purpose of this paper is to look at stress in the workplace and its effects on family‚ medical and work effectiveness. By looking at a few studies‚ this paper will show the relevance between stress from the job and depression and issues in the family‚ issues with health problems and low job performance. Conclusion Effective tools for dealing with stress will decrease stress‚ improve the physical and emotional/mental health of workers‚ increase worker productivity‚ improve
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