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1) No one will deny that school classrooms, their design and layout of the rooms intended for studying play an important role in the effectiveness of the educational process. Color affects the emotional state of a person and causes corresponding changes in the body: acceleration of the heart rate, change of the breath rhythm, the speed of reaction and so on. Clearly, the color also influences performance and, consequently, the learning process which is an important activity. Whether we realize it or not, but we always experience the strong influence of the color. Different colors may have various effects Continue reading...

Security strategies and policies have been put in place to help in improving the security of the American borders since the 9/11 incident. The security measures more especially target illegal immigrants and terrorists who want to enter the United States of America (Ackleson, 2005). Consequently, the security policies and strategies have had an impact on the other activities that are carried out at the border (Ackleson, 2005). The United States have been very keen in security to ensure that their borders are safe from the terrorists and other forms of attacks. It is very instrumental the country to acknowledge Continue reading...

According to Aristotle, there exists interrelationship among rationality, virtue, and happiness;

Hence, one cannot exist without another. Aristotle gives a general definition of happiness as the
goals or destiny that encompasses the entire life of human beings. On the other hand he
describes rationality as what a person struggle or strive to achieve, additionally, he also defines
virtue as being morally upright and as a bridge between the extreme ends of inadequacy and excess.
Aristotle argues that happiness relies much on the platform of virtue, however; sometimes he describes virtue as more of individualistic compared to social virtue of Confucians. In addition,
he explains that virtue can only be achieved Continue reading...

The adoption of lean production in the industrial sector from the mass production that existed previously led to a lot of challenges for the employees. Lean production had many benefits such as a better working environment that allowed for social networks among the employees and their involvement in decision-making. The employees were able to identify themselves with the company and team spirit was encouraged (MacDuffie 57) However, there are critics who preferred the mass production owing to the challenges that lean production presented. In lean production, the unions’ efforts to protect the employees against the management discretion were frustrated Continue reading...

PART A.

In a paragraph, summarize the main arguments of McLuhan’s essay.
McLuhan’s essay entitled “The Changing Face of Literacy” talks about how people now regard reading and writing in the face of advancements in technology. While bookstores still abound and sell the latest book crazes worldwide, McLuhan claims that only about 15% of all books sold are actually read. This is primarily because books are more often used now as decorative pieces in living rooms instead of being appreciated for its content. In terms of reading, people’s interest has considerably dwindled because of reading materials and alternatives Continue reading...

An interesting question to ponder that never gets asked is, “Where does music come from?” Music and the arts are so embedded in what it means to be a human being that it is often taken for granted. Yet one could imagine humanity still existing in more or less the same state that it is without music. With a classical orchestra concert, there are the musicians and they are away from the audience. The audience sits politely in their chair. Clapping around would be considered a violation of the laws that govern the convention. In contrast, a concert at Continue reading...

How Tom Regan proves the moral rights of animals should be regarded. Human and other animal’s right is an issue that has been debated for very many centuries. Over the years of the recorded mankind history, there has been abuse of the rights both for the humans and animals including ruthless killings and oppression. The human rights have taken root and prevent further disregarding of the human lives in the sense that the humans have a right to life and privacy. Therefore, the human rights have been given a heavy regard ever since the establishment of the human Continue reading...

Krebs was a soldier in German and France. The protagonist in this article delays coming back home with the rest ex-soldiers who have moved on with life as civilians. When he comes back, Krebs faces many conflicts in his life in the trial of adjusting to being a civilian again. Hemingway refers to this protagonist as Krebs yet back at home in Oklahoma his mother refers to him as Harold. Krebs mother calls him this name which is definitely not the name he was referred to back in war in German and France, which was a way of welcoming Continue reading...

A. Recommendation to improve current workflow in the plant:

There are 8 steps in the process of producing the Rugged Wear Work boot product for the company. The company is budgeted to produce 6 workboots an hour with a 40 hour workweek.

The work boot assembly schedule follows:

The current production line layout consists of 8 workstations performing each individual task. The current production line is as follows:
6 min 3 min
10 min 8 min 3 min 9 min
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3min 4 min

It is recommended that the revised schedule should use five teams. Five teams would improve the effeciency of production. The maximum time of any workstation would 10 minutes and the total cycle time Continue reading...

In terms of modern knowledge-based economy, human resources play a key role in ensuring successful functioning and development of an organization. Thus, developing employee commitment and loyalty is currently of particular importance for those, running organizations. As employee loyalty and employee productivity are directly concerned with the employee satisfaction factor, the notion of employee satisfaction becomes topical within the modern organizational context. According to Topolosky (2014), employee satisfaction deals with a set of one’s subjective experiences at the workplace (p.2)
The managerial problem that will be addressed for the purposes of this assignment is directly concerned with raising Continue reading...