Alternatives Essay

questions while doing intakes instead of having a conversation with the clients and now I am much better at shifting away from closed-ended questions. I noticed that in the initial intervention I only asked one closed-ended question and none in the alternative statements. I also noticed that I am better at having more of a conversation-based intake with clients at my practicum site, just by rewording the question that I want to ask and I am able to get more information out of…

5 % decrease in Units Packed per Hour (UPH) for both singles paths. Without the CPT chase, the decrease in UPH would not exist and therefore we would be able to pack out more items, making more money. However for each item that misses a CPT, it costs, on average, $2.85 to upgrade the shipment. Because of this I performed two analyses to see the impact of our CPT Chase. The first analysis I performed was an analysis looking at the profitability of sending out additional packages vs. the potential…

CHIPS ALTERNATIVES Chips are a favorite snack or side dish for many people. There are several brands of chips in the grocery store. You can find chips not only at the grocery store, but even at the local subway as a side dish for your sandwich, and at barbeques as a side dish. Some people even eat chips at the movies. Chips have found their way into our hearts and groceries since they were first invented. But chips are fully of carbs. They are loaded with carbs, fat, and sodium. So instead of…

increased, so has research on alternative energy. Alternative energy differs from classic fuel sources (i.e. coal, shale, natural gas) because it uses natural resources that has the ability to be consistently replaced; thus it is also termed “renewable energy.” “Biofuels” are a specific class of renewable energy that refers to biomass (versus other natural resources like sunlight) or harvested metabolites from living organisms that can be converted into a source of alternative energy. In…

While we are running low on conventional energy that is indeed harmful to the earth and backing by the government that has set policies and grants and to support alternative energy the search is on to find a bio-fuel to stand out among the rest. Looking back over the course of thirty years petroleum products have taken over…

Some judges give an alternative sentence in which an offender is sentenced to shock incarceration to “shock” them into the harsh reality of what prison could be like, thus persuading the wrongdoer to change his or her ways so that they do not have to face that reality in the future. To be applicable for this alternative sentencing, the offender must not have a previous criminal record, must not have a jail/prison sentence…

One set of alternative ethical theories that I came across during my research are the theories of W.D. Ross. William David Ross (1877-1971) is best known for his contributions to moral philosophy and the study of classical literature (Simpson 2015). With regards to ethics, his greatest accomplishment was forming a new ethical theory. Ross’s view of morality is pluralistic, in that there is not just one source of morality but many. Promoting happiness and avoiding unhappiness is one source of…

non-violent criminals in prison, when the majority of drug related cases could be dealt with appropriately and without the extreme costs, as well as overcrowding, releasing of dangerous criminals, and the lack of rehabilitation to stop future crimes. Alternatives to incarceration for non-violent, non-serious drug related crimes introduce a solution to a multifaceted problem in America. Solutions such as…

What is the meaning of Alternative Facts? One has to wonder what alternative facts are. Honestly, I never heard of this phrase before, so I did what I always do. I take the words apart, search for the meanings of the individual words and then place them back together. The word alternative means, there may be one or more things available as a possibility. The meaning of facts is, something that is truthful, or reality. The word oxymoron enters my mind when these two words are placed together.…

research to show that there are better ways to handle people convicted of a crime than incarceration. Alternatives to imprisonment can include drug courts, probation, home confinement, halfway houses, community service, mental health courts, restorative justice, boot camp, fines and restitution, weekend jail programs, shock incarceration, and parole. There are many benefits of these alternatives. They can help reduce overcrowding, jail and prison cost,…