Paradigm shift

Healthcare is in the midst of a paradigm shift in which the focus is transitioning from volume based care to value based care. Ginter, Duncan and Swayne (2013) describe value as the “amount of satisfaction received relative to the price and the expected outcome or results” (p. 131). In order to ensure success for these healthcare institutions, care must be cost effective and higher in quality (Homsted, Chen & Knoer, 2016). This focus on quality is guided by the Institute for Healthcare…

finally speaks, he speaks a few beautiful lines that gave Jack the catalyst to strive for the best. The words that came out from Thomas’ mouth were so powerful to the extent that everyone gave attention to him including the dog, and provide a paradigm shift to Jack to perform reasonably well at the end of the…

connected by our experience, must serve as guides for us, and we must seize every opportunity to widen their range and increase their accuracy’” (Sanders 26). During the 1920s, most Americans adopted the belief that everyone has his/her own moral paradigm and are neither true nor false. Fitzgerald uses Eckleburg to spread the message that people should only seek to “widen their range and increase their accuracy,” never judging what others do. The Eckleburgian vision rejects the traditional…

During the sixteenth and seventeenth century, Europe was plagued with an extensive period of religious wars that would affect the course of history thereafter by permanently damaging Christendom. The Thirty Years’ War, the last and final religious war of its time period, came to be one of the most devastating conflicts in Europe and enforced a questioning of religious truth. At its conclusion, the Thirty Years’ War reconstructed the European map, laid the foundations for absolutism, and pushed…

superhero characters. In addition, the ability of such superheroes to confront and mitigate social injustices spurs inspiration in light of the conflict ridden human nature in which antagonism between good and evil is a constant, longstanding existential paradigm. Further, the ability of such superheroes to meet out justice and remedy excesses and misdeeds of super- villains and other perceived regressive elements is a source of great inspiration to individuals that develop interest in such…

rise in the GDP between 1945 and 1960. Similarly, the Per Capita Income grew by 35% on that occasion, propelling the country into a very stable economic position. Furthermore, 60% of the American workers joined the middle income class indicating a shift in the standards of living of the people in the United States. In fact, the Economic Report of the President indicated that the Gross National Product doubled between 1946 and…

South Dakota Indian Studies Online – INED 411/511 Write A Movie Review Assignment – 30 Points Name: Reel Injun (2009) Reel Injun is a movie about the portrayal of Native Americans in Hollywood and how it has evolved over time. It includes a wide cast of Native American actors, writers, activists, and others. The main theme of the movie is how the United States of America has made Native Americans into “mythical beings” through many overt and subliminal tactics (Diamond, "Reel Injun"). This…

Some believe that our environment affects our life while others argue otherwise. Psychologists call this Nature vs. Nurture. People change throughout life and we do not always know the reasoning behind their change. It could be the result of a change in their environment or even a trait from their family history. Our journey through this thing called life usually takes us on an unexpected course based on the experiences of others and the decisions we make. Hawthorne and Hemingway were…

The Chemical Safety Board (CSB), who responds to only the most serious chemical related accidents, has reported 120 laboratory accidents resulting in 87 evacuations, 96 serious injuries and three deaths since 2001 (Mulcahy, Young, Gibson, Hildreth, Ashbrook, Izzo & Backus, 2012). Every year thousands of students and faculty working in research laboratories experience the pain and suffering of minor accidents, injuries and illnesses. Hundreds suffer serious injuries and on average one researcher…

The Berger, Easterly, Nunn, and Satyanath article “Commercial Imperialism?” once again takes a different route in determining what compels a state to participate in international trade. Focusing on US exports they find that political influence from CIA interventions were used to increase demand for US products in areas where there was a comparative disadvantage. In their study the independent variable is the level US government influence on other states and the dependent variable is the annual…