Paradigm shift

Meanwhile, the term “fundamentally” usually means the level of change required, which is considered as nontrivial. Thus, when both terms are used together, it usually means a paradigm shift (Barker, 1992). The current learner is a proponent that leadership should be one of the people and future, rather than the traditional concept of outcome and process as in the case of servant leadership (Wong & Davey, 2007). This means that a…

Paul Berg’s method for inserting foreign genetic information into DNA of SV40 was truly a paradigm shift. No longer was the study of molecular biology purely observational, Dr. Berg’s discovery gave scientist the traction to synthetically modify and transduce foreign DNA into a desired host. Because of this, not much was known about this type of…

Potential Terrorist Attacks The 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. caused a paradigm shift in security procedures and surveillance techniques (Boer, 2015). The Department of Homeland Security works with other agencies to anticipate and mitigate potential terrorist attacks. Aggressors use a variety of weapons and devices designed to inflict maximum damage. Car bombs can cause unprecedented destruction since they have a large quantity of explosives (Phillips, 2018). Both moving and stationary…

The introduction of female emcees into hip hop masqueraded itself as a major paradigm shift in the world of hip hop. Finally, a male-dominated genre infamous for its misogynistic lyrics was being infiltrated by the very women the music affected the most. From MC Lyte, the first solo female rapper to release a full album in 1988, to today's female emcee megastars like Nicki Minaj, women in hip hop have been celebrated for breaking barriers and using the very genre that oppressed them to reclaim…

Gal Gadot has certainly proven that she can go toe-to-toe with men -- in real life and in her "Wonder Woman" movie. So why is she the only one of four people honored -- three are men -- on GQ's 2017 People of the Year covers who has to expose her skin? A Newsweek contributor asks this question in a new report on sexism in Hollywood (and everywhere). The headline by Mary Kaye Schilling, "Only Gal Gadot Has to Show Skin on GQ's People of the Year Covers" explores how, despite the Israeli actress'…

experience--participation in reality” ( Dark Ages 71). To say that the Dark Ages were brought about by the Catholic Church would be true but it would however not be the full truth. The full truth would be that there had to have been many factors that caused this paradigm shift and religion was one major factor, the…

expectations to a much larger scale by reinvesting 40% of their Returns on investment into research and development. MD’s dynamic and multitasking platform allows for customization making their e-auction software more viable. Also using the Cloud computing paradigm, which has a catalogue of advantages on network collaboration, back office support, shows their awareness and technology savvy. Their proactivity in the market is shown through developing new products such as Category Dojo, Innovation…

underscores the need for cultural understanding and cooperation. Alegria, Atkins, Farmer, Slaton, and Stelk (2010) found that a patient’s wellbeing has the possibility to be negatively influenced when their cultural beliefs do not match that of the paradigm of the healthcare system or the practitioner (p.…

Universities are shifting learning away from the traditional behaviourist perspective where students are passive rote-learners (partly due to teacher-centred teaching) to a modern constructivist paradigm where students are actively involved in their learning (Neo, 2005). Explicitly, students learn through learning activities designed by their lecturers and they construct knowledge via experiences gained in the activities. This is in line with Kolb et al. (1984) who argued that “learning is the…

Moeller and Osborn discuss and analyze the definition of Intercultural Communicative Competency (ICC), describes its importance, and discuss the role it has in the classroom. They begin by making a comparison between the tourist and the sojourner, and how the tourist is only viewing the world through one perspective, whereas the sojourner is making connections and strives to view the world through another perspective. This sojourner is interculturally competent as according to the most cited…