Black Friday

A seemingly newborn superstition, the fear of Friday the 13th can find its origins in the 1800’s (Pappas, 2012). As most of Medieval England being under the Church 's rule, Friday was also considered to be an unlucky day as Jesus died on a Friday (Pappas, 2012). Similarly, 13 had a long history of being unlucky, with the 13th man at the Last Supper being the one to betray Jesus (Conradt, 2009)…

Methodology IRB Approval The Advance Directives (AD) education program methodology was a culmination of logical and organized sequential events that commenced upon Prairie View A&M University Institutional Review Board (IRB) formal approval to conduct the project. Adhering to protocol, with respect to the education program participants and safety, the IRB approval process began with the formal review of minimal risks. It also entailed equitable subject selection, and measures of privacy…

Any online communication is facilitated by multiple layers of intermediaries. Search engines, internet providers, hosting companies and social media platforms keep the machinery running for people to be able to tweet, e-mail or share photos with their friends. These companies are crucial fort the whole internet ecosystem. They are also a “weak link” through which governments can exert control over the supposedly unruly digital world. It’s easier to pressure digital companies then to go after…

In 2015 over 2,800 children in Scotland were found to be needing protection from some form of abuse. The named person scheme aims to prevent this. The Scottish government says that a named person will be someone who will be there for parents and their children when they need help and do not know where to go. A named person will usually be a health visitor for a pre-school child and a head teacher or guidance teacher for a child of school age. The scheme was created with the aim of overseeing…

MID PLACEMENT REPORT Family and Community Services (FACS) – Community Services Supervisor Details: Stephen Eyre, Manager Casework OOHC Lakes/Wyong What is the organisation 's mission statement? ‘Achieving safety for children through skilful practice, shared management of risk and genuine relationships with family and community’ (Family and Community Services, 2014) The focus ascertains the protection from abuse and neglect for children and young people. The objective is directed at developing…

With great power comes great responsibility. As Walmart has become a powerhouse, it is no stranger to external issues, internal issues, and negative publicity including having a reputation of bullying mom and pop stores, mistreating its employees, and a plethora of other negative issues. Other complaints originate from the customers themselves in relation to negative shopping experiences. The general environment is composed of trends in the broader society that influence an industry and the…

Wellness Assessment and Planning It is quite often that a person does not truly recognize their wellness needs. People also tend to ignore signs and symptoms of a potential problem. Burnout and compassion fatigue are two issues faced by those in the helping professions that are often not recognized before they become a problem. I am an example of all of this. Personal Assessment The Stress Reaction Inventory (SRI) was truly eye opening. I have been working in the law enforcement field for…

Introduction – the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia Legal practitioners who advise the finance broking industry should have working knowledge of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) and its Code of Practice. MFAA is a national body providing services and representation to professional finance brokers, being mortgage brokers, finance brokers, mortgage managers and mortgage aggregators. Generally, mortgage managers are those who manage credit contracts or leases on…

Mrs. Reidy English 1101 26 October 2016 TED Talk Financial aid is a topic that many American college students deal with. It is something that haunts us for the rest of our lives. A student is very fortunate if they are able to pay in whole for their college every semester, including books, room and board, and tuition. Being from a fortunate family, our parents are willing to pay the first four years of our college as long as we keep hope scholarship. With the use of students loans it is…

In Japanese culture shrines are places to worship the many gods that they believe in. This tradition involves physically visiting the shrine and bowing to its inhabitants while praying in an act of respect to their creators and maintainers of earth. In 1993, David Boggett photographed Professor Nakanishi Akira praying at Kamigamo Shrine on Koyama Mountain. Professor Nakanishi is pictured in the corner of the photograph with hands pressed forward in a vector towards the object of worship which…