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Movie Review of Girl in the Cafe

The film ‘The Girl in the Café’ is a television drama from the United Kingdom. It was produced by Hilary Jones, written by Richard Curtis and directed by David Yates. The film was produced by Tightrope Pictures an independent production company. Furthermore, the film premiered in the United Kingdom, in the year 2005, in the month of June. Later on, it was shown in the United States on cable television.

The film is about the lives of Gina (Kelly MacDonald) and Lawrence (Bill Nighy). Lawrence works in the civil service in the Chancellor of Exchequer’s office. Later on during his usual rounds, he decides to go to a café and there he meets his future love Gina. She is a young woman who is extremely outspoken about issues that concern improving the world. The romance that exists between Gina and Lawrence is quite improbable because they seem to be from different worlds. Firstly, Lawrence and Gina are working for different causes and in the real world; this is likely to cause a strain on their relationship. Furthermore, it is claimed that their relationship is a marriage of two opposites as well as that of different worlds. It is evident that Gina is interested in issues that will benefit mankind, while Lawrence does not. He is in a position to influence his superiors attending the G8 meeting, but he finds it to be quite difficult.

Love is often a strong emotion that makes people come together in order to share each other’s feelings. In this case, the attraction between Lawrence and Gina brings them together and they form a union. At first, Lawrence only did as was expected by his superiors and did not dare to challenge them. Even if he knew that he could persuade them and make them help those in need, he chose not to. However, upon meeting Gina and falling in love with her, Lawrence starts sharing the same views as her. He even goes to the extent of supporting Gina’s cause concerning helping African countries. Despite the fact that he risks losing his job; he does seem to deter from assisting Gina in any way possible. The thing that unites them is love because it has made them have a connection as well as a bond that cannot be broken easily. Love has made them want to do things that they would not have if they were not a couple. They were able to succeed because their love made them strong and even the other people who doubted them changed their perception.

The love between Gina and Lawrence has benefited different people in various ways. They were able to advocate for issues that would benefit others rather than themselves. This shows that that their love was extremely selfless as they were interested in improving the lives of others. Fair Trade and poverty were some of the issues that they were advocating for. They believed that it was not fair for people especially in Africa to suffer, yet the G8 leaders could address the issue. To add on, they also benefited because they became more attached to each other. It then became possible for them to achieve their goals as they had the same interests. Indeed, the Girl in the Café is a remarkable film that highlights the power of love.

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Changing Family Patterns

The family has always been a significant part of the United States of America. However, this unit of society has been faced with many challenges since establishing the union of states in America. For example, in the 18th century, extended families were typical. In the 19th-century nuclear families were common. This extended to the 19th century, whereby marriages and families began being disintegrated as women tried to get their rights and get an education. In the 20th century, most women tried to be independent, and this came with single parenthood as women decided not to get married but to get children. In the 21st century, there is the evolution of childless marriages, adoption to a great extent, and same-sex marriages. Therefore with time, the family unit continues to become complex.

Different families have different operation patterns, and they make their various impacts on the American society contributing to the diverse community present in America. Some of the factors that significantly impact how families tend to gravitate towards a particular area are race, ethnicity, and the economic configuration of the families and the nation. Race determines how a family operates, the class in the society with which they associate themselves, and how their children are raised. For example, most families with a black origin tend to keep to themselves, and most believe that whites are cruel and very racist. This is a learning point on the side of racism for black Americans. On the side of the whites, the kids get to be taught that black people might be harmful and are not good.

Ethnicity also determines how different families operate and what they believe in. for example, immigrants always live in fear and teach their children to be very careful of strangers. Like those who settled from Britain and became citizens, those of white origin believe that they are superior to the others. At the same time, Indians also think they’re degraded (“Recent Changes in Family Structure | Boundless Sociology”). It is, therefore, these believe that form family, and they act according to what they believe. This, therefore, means that there is a pattern formed by different families acting similarly and others acting in their ways to prove what they believe in. therefore, some families tend to gravitate towards certain areas while others gravitate towards others. For example, white families may be the ones controlling most institutions because they believe they are capable.

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Publisher, “15.3 Family Patterns in the United States Today.” Open.lib.umn.edu, University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing edition, 2016. This edition is adapted from a work originally produced in 2010 by a publisher who has requested that it not receive attribution., 8 Apr. 2016, open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/15-3-family-patterns-in-the-united-states-today/.

“Recent Changes in Family Structure | Boundless Sociology.” Lumenlearning.com, 2009, courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-sociology/chapter/recent-changes-in-family-structure/.

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Mock awards have emerged to enhance art by humiliating certain entertainment productions such as film and music (Mathijs and Sexton 38). In spite of the idea that cinema thrives on cultic views, mock awards have gained authenticity and seriousness. It is this seriousness that MST3K placed Manos: The Hands of Fate film into public scrutiny by highlighting the serious flaws that the movie entailed.

In 1966, Harold Warren produced and directed the American horror film, thereafter, acquiring the status of the worst movies ever produced. By peering into the background of the director, it is not surprising that he availed the world a ludicrous film for the rest of the decades. Warren was a dealer in farm’s products, in Texas, and he decided to produce the movie as a result of a bet. The producer also had a role in the movie with notable El Paso theater actors. The independent production crew possessed limited background and experience in filmmaking. In addition, they faced a constrained budget at their disposal. On its debut, the film had little performances in the local theatres until MST3K discovered the movie and sparked its two DVD releases (Weiner and Barba 106).

An overview of the movie reads about a vacationing family who venture on a road trip and loses the way. The encounter by a pagan cult triggers the flaws that dominate the rest of the movie. The film possesses several technical deficiencies, continuity flaws, poor visuals and soundtracks, inexplicable scenes and shoddy acting.

The first flaw that indicates in the movie concerns with the production. The film begins by showcasing objects such as the car instead of the characters. This serves to divert the attention of the audience by failing to create curiosity into the later happenings. The movie is slow paced as the family drags its belongings into the car. A better way of launching the actions would have been to let the child stare into the camera. Since the child is sullen, the parents hum an irrelevant song into the child’s ears. As the family drives for a short distance, a sheriff pulls the vehicle over and asks of a tail-light problem. The father responds that the child is exhausted. There is a disconnection between the exhaustion of the child and the tail light failure (Trombo 52). The introductory part also entails landscape shots that exhaust the scene.

An additional problem with the movie regards its lighting. The producer chose most of the movie’s scenes at night. Given the scenes were to occur for several days, it does not create sense that the movie should majorly entail night scenes. The movie possessed inadequate electricity that helped develop a crudely lit and a murky effect. This effect of darkness emanate from the beginning of the movie whereby there is inadequate depiction of the day. The audience strives to make out the faces of the family members as they enter into the dwellings of Torgo. In spite of the idea that the movie entailed considerable night scenes, the audience did not have to struggle making out the characters’ faces.

In addition, the movie entailed inclusion of animals that did not augur with the direction of the script. The first animal is the family’s puppy that is supposed to travel with the family on a road trip. The child plays with the sullen animal that yearns to move out of the car. The puppy attains mild later scenes while the movie does not indicate the disappearance of the animal. In the Torgo’s cave, the child struggles playing with an uncooperative dog. This occurs regardless of the idea that the animals were supposed to accord a horror effect into the movie.

Another problem regards how the actors attain cue for actions. The film did not coordinate the camera movements with the actions of the actor. A shot begins by the actors consuming a long time in order to carry out their roles (Saltzman 47). This suggests that the actions could begin long after the camera had focused on the actors. The scenes comprised of actions whereby the actors could stare into the cameras before performing any significant thing. In the scene of question, the sheriff looked dead and hesitated before questioning the family. In addition, there is a scene in the car whereby the woman stays in absolute silence while staring at a nondescript object.

The car drives and stops at a seemingly abandoned house. The house does not approach the scene thereby appearing from nowhere. Instead of asking for directions, they are fearless of spending with the satyr. In essence, the satyr should possess scary features such as hooves or horns. The satyr is surprisingly warm instead of projecting a horror look onto the settled family. In addition, satyr is a wiry fellow that triggers the audience into sympathizing with him.

It is discernible that the Manos’ movie entailed terrible flaws that make it pale. To begin with, there is a whole idea of disconnection as pertains to the reason for getting lost because the characters should be familiar with their environment. The movie has other disconnections in terms of inappropriate soundtracks such as jazz in night scenes. This is coupled with poor lighting and sluggish actors that do not depict the required effects of a scene.

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Mathijs, Ernest, and Jamie Sexton. Cult cinema. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2012. Print.

Saltzman, Marc. DVD Confidential 2: the Sequel. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Professional, 2003. Print.

Trombo, Tony. Sueno the dream of Hal Warren: the director of fate creates space. New York, NY: Independent Publishing Platform, 2011. Print.

Weiner, Robert, and Shelley Barba. In the peanut gallery with mystery science theater 3000: essays on film, fandom, technology and the culture of riffing. New York, NY: McFarland, 2011. Print.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Nuclear Energy

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Introduction

With the pressure from the international community to reduce the carbon footprint, individual nations are increasingly looking to use alternative sources of energy that have a reduced effect on the environment. Some of the most promising forms of energy include solar power, wind, and water (Darby, Hansson, & Tisdell, 2020). Nuclear energy has also emerged as a critical contender in this race, given that it is likely to solve the environmental problem by ensuring a zero-carbon future. Nuclear energy is attained from split atoms contained in reactors that then heat water and turn it to steam. The steam then turns turbines that generate electricity. It is important to look at the pros and cons of using nuclear energy as an alternative form of energy. Despite the hot debate on its use, nuclear energy comes with a number of drawbacks as well as benefits, making it a controversial energy source. Ultimately, it is a low-cost form of energy, is reliable, has zero-carbon emissions, promises efficiency for the future, and has high energy density, yet, it is water intensive, has a high risk of nuclear accidents, contains radioactive waste, and is a non-renewable source of energy.

Advantages of Nuclear Energy

One of the most notable positive aspects of nuclear energy is that it produces clean energy. In the United States, nuclear energy is the largest source of environmental-friendly and clean energy, generating more than 50% of clean electricity in the country every year (Suman, 2018). By using nuclear energy, Petrescu et al. (2016) found that the United States avoids more than 470,000,000 tons of carbon emissions per year. Other clean solutions presented by the nuclear energy alternative include using thermal energy from reactors to decarbonize other energy intensive sectors including the transport industry that is one of the largest contributors to carbon-related pollution.

Another benefit of nuclear energy is that it is a reliable alternative energy source. Unlike other commonly used alternatives such as wind energy and solar, Bosselman (2007) notes that nuclear energy does not rely on the natural elements such as the wind or the sun. Nuclear energy can be used any time of the day or in any season. The advantage of producing energy non-stop is that there are zero delays in production and intermittent provision as seen with solar and wind power.

Zero carbon emissions is one of the most sought after sustainable development goals advanced by the United Nations and championed by other global stakeholders including governments and welfare organizations. Nuclear energy does not produce carbon as part of its byproducts. This is a significant benefit over other traditional energy sources, including fossil fuels that release millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the environment and the atmosphere. The buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is noted to be a leading cause of the current changes to the climate (Apergis, Payne, Menyah, & Wolde-Rufael, 2010). Therefore, minimal greenhouse gases and carbon emissions is an advantage that is difficult to ignore.

Nuclear fusion has been identified as one of the most efficient ways to harness energy. With an ability to control atomic fusion, then the world would have unlimited energy. The advancements in nuclear energy methodologies promises to have positive results for the future, including providing limitless amounts of energy for global consumption (Suman, 2018). The potential that nuclear energy has is important to meet other global goals and objectives including keeping the environment safe and ensuring access to basic needs for all populations. Energy generation in the future will be anchored upon the standards that are being established today in the nuclear energy sector.

Lastly, one of the most important advantages of using nuclear energy is the benefit of high energy density. According to Apergis et al. (2010), the energy amount released in a single nuclear fission reaction is estimated to be more than ten million times more than the amounts released through burning fossil fuels. As such, the nuclear power plants require small amounts of nuclear fuel compared to other power plant types. The benefit with this is that it aids in contributing to low cost energy production because a single nuclear power plant is capable of producing more energy compared to traditional sources of energy.

Disadvantages of Nuclear Energy

Despite the many advantages mentioned above, the use of nuclear energy also attracts a number of drawbacks. One key disadvantage of nuclear energy is the environmental impact. Having zero carbon emissions is noted to be a positive point, yet nuclear energy has notable impact to the environment majorly through the water discharge and mining activities required to have the alternative up and running. Elements such as uranium used in the energy production must be mined (Rodríguez-Penalonga & Moratilla Soria, 2017). Any type of mining usually has a detrimental effect to the surrounding environment. Uranium mining leads to the production of radon and arsenic, contributing to negative environment results and poor health of those living near these mines. Thermal pollution is also a major concern as part of a negative environmental impact. The release of hot water into natural sources such as lakes and oceans are likely to change the chemistry of the surrounding making it less habitable for certain aquatic life.

Another major concern and a serious point of reference when discussing the disadvantages of nuclear energy is the increased risk of nuclear accidents. Although nuclear power plants follow strict protocols and rules when it comes to safety measures, accidents are still likely to happen. Events in countries like Japan, the United States, and in Russia have shown that a meltdown of these power plants would lead to catastrophic disasters. The Mile Island, Fukushima disaster, and the Chernobyl accident reveal that the effect to people and the environment would be near irreversible overtime (Mousseau & Møller, 2020). Although these accidents are very rare, it is important to note that the risk of occurrence is real and can be triggered easily through failure of a single component within the system.

Another notable disadvantage of nuclear energy is the fact that it has very high operating costs. Large and industrialized nations are more likely to invest in nuclear energy. However, the developing nations are still not capable of maintaining the power plants due to the challenging economic conditions in their countries. The strict rules on maintenance, the highly skilled staffing levels needed, constant operator training, and the international inspection standards required may be a financial burden to these emerging economies.

Conclusion

From the discussion above, nuclear energy is presented as a low-cost form of energy, is reliable, has zero-carbon emissions, promises efficiency for the future, and has high energy density. Even with these advantages, power plants are also revealed to be water intensive, having a high risk of nuclear accidents, contains radioactive waste that may have negative impact on the environment and health of people and wildlife, and is also a non-renewable source of energy. It is also noted that the high operating costs associated with nuclear energy makes the alternative unavailable to the emerging and developing economies because of the large economic and expertise levels required for maintenance. Overall, the advantages point to a need to explore the use of nuclear energy in the future because it promises limitless energy for global consumption. Yet, scientific procedures must work to ensure that the drawbacks are mitigated before the alternative can be accepted fully.

References

Apergis, N., Payne, J. E., Menyah, K., & Wolde-Rufael, Y. (2010). On the causal dynamics

between emissions, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and economic growth. Ecological Economics, 69(11), 2255-2260.

Bosselman, F. (2007). The Ecological Advantages of Nuclear Power. NYU Envtl. LJ, 15, 1.

Darby, L., Hansson, A., & Tisdell, C. (2020). Small-Scale Nuclear Energy Environmental and

Other Advantages and Disadvantages. Case Studies in the Environment, 4(1).

Mousseau, T. A., & Møller, A. P. (2020). Plants in the Light of Ionizing Radiation: What Have

We Learned From Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Other “Hot” Places?. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 552.

Petrescu, F. I., Apicella, A., Petrescu, R. V., Kozaitis, S., Bucinell, R., Aversa, R., & Abu-

Lebdeh, T. (2016). Environmental protection through nuclear energy. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 13(9), 941-946.

Rodríguez-Penalonga, L., & Moratilla Soria, B. Y. (2017). A review of the nuclear fuel cycle

strategies and the spent nuclear fuel management technologies. Energies, 10(8), 1235.

Suman, S. (2018). Hybrid nuclear-renewable energy systems: A review. Journal of Cleaner

Production, 181, 166-177.

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Changing Gender Roles

Gender roles are one of the major themes in the short story “The Hite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini. The role of women in society is portrayed by a few women such as Soraya and her mother Jamila to show how women’s roles in life have changed over the years in the Afghan. Women have no power or right to make major decisions in their lives. Men are seen to have taken control over women in marriage. For example, the general despite the fact that Jamila, “had once been famous in Kabul for her enchanting singing voice. Though she had never sung professionally, she had had the talent,” she was asked never to sing again in public as an agreement for her marriage. Based on this, women have to hide their talents or any other abilities in fear of men. Besides, the general did not approve of women drinking alcohol as it is against the norms in Afghan.

However, things have changed over time, and this is depicted by Soraya who marries Ali, her choice as a husband. Also, despite her father’s restriction of taking alcohol, she does it but in the absence of his father. In addition, Soraya goes against her father’s will and finds a job, she can make major decisions in her life, something that was not approved in Afghan. Policies developed by the Afghan government has also been unreliable since they do not promote the rights of women, and this means that Soraya would have received a different kind of treatment if she grew up in Afghan. All these indicates the changing perception of women’s right to make autonomous decisions in their lives, a changing role of women.

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Hosseini, Khaled. The kite runner. Penguin, 2003.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Telenursing

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Telenursing

Telenursing is a subset of telehealth that concentrates on the conveyance, administration, and coordination of care and service utilizing information transfers innovation inside the area of nursing. Telenursing attendants utilize the nursing procedure to give forethought to individual patients or characterized patient populaces over a telecom gadget. Imperatively, the nursing methodology and extent of practice are the same in telenursing as in conventional nursing practice. Among the numerous various clinical capacities of telenursing attendants are observing patients with constant infections, helping patients deal with their side effects and co-morbidities, and arranging administer to patients who oblige services from various wellbeing experts.

Telenursing attendants give nursing mind by: (1) utilizing clinical calculations, conventions, or rules to efficiently evaluate patient needs and indications; (2) prioritizing the earnestness of patient needs; (3) teaming up and creating an arrangement of care with the patient and strong orders, which may incorporate proposals for forethought, get back to directions, and training; and (4) assessing conclusions (Hanks, 2010).

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Telenursing permit experts to counsel one another in regards to patient forethought without the need of going to see patients, sparing time and cash for both human services suppliers and patients. Engineering permits experts to send information, view information, identify with one another professional and team up together to focus the best arrange of administer to the patient being referred to (Mantas, 2002). Wound care is one region that has profited from telenursing. Understanding injuries might be seen remotely on cam, permitting an inaccessible expert to make suggestions in regards to treatment. Catch up is possible on a predictable premise, considering snappier mending of incessant wounds and expanded nature of forethought.

Telenursing offers comfort. Penciling in a lunch-hour visit with the doctor can demonstrate testing, particularly when a can’t-miss telephone call assimilates the majority of your evening. Telemedicine facilitates this issue. Through feature, Web talk, or telephone, specialists can catch up on a remedy or judgment with a doctor they’ve been seeing for quite a long time if that doctor surely gives telenursing services or with another specialist in their system, says Berman, Shipton, Walker, and Kozier (2000). When a patient enrolls, he or she can weigh out another in-system doctor’s experience. The objective of telenursing is to make an encounter that nearly reflects a customary specialist visit.

Telenursing is cost-efficiency. An expanding number of specialists are charging less for a telemedicine counsel than they would for an in-individual visit. Telemedicine can likewise decrease travel costs, as indicated by Mantas (2002). This is particularly valid for those living in provincial groups. Provincial families who would regularly travel hours out of their approach to getting to key wellbeing services can do it from the solace of their lounge chair.

Telenursing promotes safety in healthcare. Patients are no doubt released from the clinic sooner than at any other time in recent memory before; with various medicines and frequently failing to offer the learning they have to nurture their condition satisfactorily (Hanks, 2010). Telenursing permits these patients to return home, which spares cash, however permits them to be backed by an expert until they are well or are dealing with their condition with certainty. Postoperative patients profit from backing, as they frequently have inquiries with respect to what may be “ordinary” that can undoubtedly be taken care of by medical attendants, who can figure out if a patient is encountering a complexity or a typical outcome of their surgery. Telenursing gives a security net to patients who may be battling with dealing with their condition at home, averting intricacies that could bring about being hospitalized once more.

Telenursing guarantees less time in the holding up room. Most people have flipped through that year-old issue of us or People while holding our horses to see our essential care doctor or dental specialist. Telemedicine disposes of this methodology, as per Kinsella (2003). “[Online care] is truly a huge in addition to for our parts. It takes a few minutes to enroll and put your wellbeing history in,” and afterward you are prepared to get the social insurance you require, she says.

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One of the significant impediments of utilizing telenursing from patient’s viewpoint is patient confidentiality. Persistent privacy and the security of private data must be defended, paying little heed to the gathering system used to concentrate data. Security and security is a paramount thought in telenursing, and patients and experts must both feel guaranteed that data is gathered and put away securely (Hanks, 2010).

Telenursing faces electronic glitches. Engineering is just as solid as the electrical current that keeps it running. Severe climate and different disturbances can result in a force blackout or disturb a web association, muddling online discussion with a specialist. Workers ought to remember that preceding planning online visits.

Telenursing faces the issue of inadequate assessment. While being able to interface with your essential forethought doctor or dental specialist is a real additionally, certain non-verbal prompts may at present sneak past the cracks. According to Hanks (2010), there are no restrictions on how you can utilize telenursing, obviously one of the cons is you cannot generally touch or feel the patient.

The majority of the more seasoned patients have an issue with worthiness of this new engineering. Telenursing could be a hard pill to swallow for more seasoned patients who have been unused to machines and innovation as a sidekick to information and practice. As opposed to feeling that they are, no doubt “supplanted” by machines, these experts ought to be swayed to view telenursing and telecom as a subordinate to expert practice (Berman, Shipton, Walker, & Kozier, 2000). Studies have demonstrated that most patients are extremely tolerating of telenursing, yet a few experts have been slower to grasp this innovation. Nevertheless, telenursing is here to stay and will just develop, and experts who grasp new engineering will find that their heap is lightened, and their patients are healthier and more fulfilled by their care.

Telenursing faces the issue of physical resistance. The majority of resistance originates from specialists attempting to agreeably utilize the new engineering, yet this reluctance just expands as such, says Kinsella (2003). “In the meantime, their interest has been settled when they think about on the different ways they may begin to use this technology to manage the patients who have chronic deceases.

Conclusion

Telenursing brings both advantages and disadvantages to both the patients and the professionals. Among the advantages include; sharing of information among professionals, it is cost-efficient, it promotes safety in the healthcare industry, and it guarantees less time in the waiting room. On the other hand its disadvantages include; patients privacy, it faces electronic glitches, faces the issue of inadequate assessment, and physical resistance. Even though there are disadvantages of telenursing according to patient’s perspective, telenursing is here to stay and it is time people accept it as the new form of providing care to the patients.

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Mantas, J. (2002). Textbook in Health Informatics: A Nursing Perspective. Amsterdam [u.a.: IOSPress [u.a..Hanks, G. W. C. (2010). Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine. Oxford: Oxford UniversityPress.

Berman, A., Shipton, S., Walker, H., & Kozier, B. (2000). Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts,Process, and Practice : Instructor’s Guide. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Prentice HallHealth.

Kinsella, A. (2003). Home healthcare: Wired & ready for telehealth, the nurses’ and students’edition. Kensington, Md: Information for Tomorrow.

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Melissa McCarthy is a renowned American actress in both television and films, she also doubles in as a writer and a producer she has gained tremendous recognition in the field over the last few years. McCarthy realized a major success and fame when she created the Bridesmaids in 2011 which was a comedy hit this film attracted her major a wards in the film industry just to confirm that it was a masterpiece at the time of release. However she has also appeared in other movies including Identity Thief. The theft of identity and impersonation is a serious development in America it is estimated that up to 9 million Americans have their identity stolen annually. This seems to be the major center of attraction to McCarthy during the creation of the film.

Identity Thief has two major characters McCarthy as the corn artist and Bateman as the helpless victim who is determined to bring her down at whatever price. The film is very disorganized in the sense that the role that McCarthy plays was originally designed for a male artist but she assumes the role making it a difficult piece and unconventional. Bateman forms a spitfire team with her because of her exceptional performance in the Bridesmaid. Through the film we can see the contrast between Bateman as a reluctant schmo and McCarthy’s cartoonish, law breaker nature. The movie reveals vividly unlawful drama when the world of the two characters collides; it sinks down in our imagination with a clear understanding of every aspect of the movie as being crime oriented.

It is very unrealistic that Bateman has to trek across the U.S in order to capture McCarthy on his own, his determination is astonishing and surprising too. Moreover a man known as Rodriguez is introduced in the scene as a Latino drug lord who wants McCarthy’s head this sets a stage for a more retrogressive drama because of the diversification of those seeking to bring her down however she is too smart for these guys.

The film is a typical representation of theft of identity going on in America, it has a lot of negative things that comes with it in reality for example it can damage ones identity in the event that one uses it to cause a fraud using a prominent persons identification. It also has the potential of causing damage to a customer’s credit card which in turn can lead to denials when applying for a job or a loan. The theft of identity also causes emotional and psychological distress to the affected individuals. The movie expresses it in a very humorous way that if your identity is stolen by McCarthy it can earn you a punch on the throat.

The movie is not good as expected because there are a couple of times when you have to be momentarily dead so that you don’t burst out in a surprising laughter during the entire time that the movie runs. Everything starts when shrubby guys identity named Sandy Patterson is stolen by a Florida woman named Diana (McCarthy), the local authorities are virtually powerless in dealing with theft of identity cases. He is convinced that he cannot let go off the woman. He therefore decides to move to Florida to hunt the Diana and bring her to book. The man sets on a road trip that attracts a lot of comedy bits and bursts of glory actions.

However the movie has one glorious thing on its side that is Melissa McCarthy she is a star material as disclosed in Bridesmaids her excellence performance is a proof of a movie worth watching. Diana gives a very negative impression to the audience when she spends a lot of Sandy’s money in a bar I in a very comic way. She is very desperate and has no friends she therefore picks all the humor she finds on her way and fills them in her character. You are able to figure out straight a way that this woman dishes out money to people so that she can convince them to care about her. In Bridesmaids it is revealed that Melissa McCarthy has arrived in Hollywood it a proof of the idea that you are a comedian when you are given a simple bunch of materials and you are expected to make it funnier than it should be.

In the movie the Bridesmaids a marriage of genuine people gross out gags, and; sorrow it is a female driven comedy that Judd Apatow invites his friends to experience bridesmaids. Kristen is in charge of the cast and is referred to as Annie who is the maid of honor she leads other maids and her best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph); the colorful maids include Rose Byrne, McCarthy, Wendi and Ellie Kemper they all have to go through a wild road to the matrimony. Annie’s life seems to be in a mess. Things take another twist when she realizes that his best friend Lillian is engaged. Though loveless and broke Annie had to go through the expensive wedding procedures, she was determined to use any chance available to show Lillian and his bridesmaids how far she was willing to go for the one she loved.

The movie gives a realistic performance as compared to identity thief it presents a lady without any ego at all she is unhappy and single this reflects the reality as opposed to Diana who spends money to buy attention from other people. Anne’s suffering shapes her life into the character that she represents. Anne clings to the bed of a rich man who she considers his best friend (Maya Rudolph). The man plans to get married and as expected in reality this spirals down her life.

The movie has also been prepared to carter for the audience’s senses of humor but in a more practicable way compared to Identity thief. That’s the main aim of inclusion of TV personalities such as Melissa McCarthy who is the funniest of all, she is proud of her weight and what attracts attention is how she throws herself at people in the party. In the end of it all Bridesmaids is touching movie, very natural and fun at the same time just like a reality wedding.

I don’t find a reason to recommend Identity thief because most of the actions have the potential of instigating crime in one’s mind. On the other hand Bridesmaids has basic humor and reflects what is possible in our lives. But if one is interested in watching comedy performances that have been smuggled into the so called remarkable movies then one might find something interesting about it.

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Different Renewable Energy Sources

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Introduction

The environment is essential to the growth and sustainability of all living things. Human beings are at the top of the hierarchy making them the guardians of all resources present. Most of the livelihood is dependent on the resources acquired from the environment. This places an enormous amount of responsibility of human beings in terms of maintenance and preservation. Resources are ideal for the development of the environment. Over the years human beings have come up with various forms of exploiting resources so as to utilize their benefits. This has in turn placed a significant amount of pressure on the natural resources which continue to face depletion. Resources can be natural or manmade depending on its source. The demand for the use of the resources continues to increase due to the increase in population. Various parties have become greatly concerned about the sustainability of the environment. This has introduced the environmental debates that seek to look at better means consuming energy. The use of renewable resources is one of the possible solutions of to curb the current environmental issues faced to date. The analysis of the issue is thus ideal so as to discuss the merits and demerits that come with the trade (Chiras, 2007).

The focus of this paper is to provide an analysis of the renewable energy as an alternative source of energy. The paper looks at the different options available to man and their significance to the sustainability of the environment. The paper compares and contracts all the viewpoints of key arguments made in regard to the topic. This is summarized using a concluding paragraph that reflects on the contents of the topic at hand.

Renewable resources are resources that can be recycled with the main purpose of using the energy source in question in the future. These forms of energy are naturally occurring and are thus expected to last for a long period of time. Renewable resources have contrasting qualities to those of non renewable resources in that they are sustainable in the long run. Non renewable resources on the other hand face the risk of becoming extinct due their improper use. There are several forms of renewable resources known to man. These resources are use in all parts of the globe making them vital aspects of energy (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development & International Energy Agency, 2004).

Solar energySolar energy is derived from the sun making it one of the principle sources of energy. Solar energy is produces in the form of sunlight which plays a pivotal role I the growth of both plants and animals. The solar energy can be retrieved directly or indirectly from the sun depending use of the source. The sun as a source of energy has been developed to suite the modern age that comprises of industrial revolution globalization and urbanization. The suns heat is used for warming up cold surfaces and providing a warm environment. One of the developed available for exploiting solar energy is the solar panel. The use of the solar panel is used to attract the sun’s rays which in turn, convert into fuel that can be used as energy in the household. This form of energy can be used to cut down on use of gases that pollute the earth’s ecosystem (Schaeffer & Pratt, 2005).

The main advantage of solar as a source of renewable energy is its naturally occurring state that makes its production cheap. This form of energy can be exploited by all the countries in the globe making it a reliable source. It is also ideal for countries that lack the means of purchasing non renewable which is more expensive.

One of the disadvantages that are experienced from the consumption of solar energy is existence of the weather changes. The change in whether creates a vacuum in some locations which do not experience a particular season for a certain amount of time (Chiras, 2007).

Wind energy Like the term, wind energy is received from the activity of the wind which is a naturally occurring. The wind provides a different form of energy from that of the sun due to their distinctive features. The wind however works with the sun to produce some source of energy when both come into play. The creation of the wind mill changed the dynamics of acquiring wind energy in the environment. Wind mills and wind turbines are use to attract the blowing wind so as to produce grind grain and to produce electricity. These two mediums can be used as alternatives in areas such as factories and households.

An advantage of the wind mill is that it is a cheap and reliable form of energy when located in the right place. Trapping the wind is necessary for the exploitation of the energy source making the investment of the material essential. This has proved as a disadvantage in areas where investment requires a significantly large fee (Rajeshwar, McConnell, & Licht, 2008).

HydropowerHydropower is basically the use of large masses of water to produce energy. Water is life in that human beings cannot perform their daily routine without water. Apart from ensuring the livelihood of individuals, water can be used to produce hydro energy that is a powerful source of energy. The process of converting water into energy takes a while making it a consistent and natural routine. Water has the ability to evaporate in the presence of the sun. The evaporated air then rises into the atmosphere to form clouds. These clouds precipitate to form rain which falls back to the rivers, lakes and the oceans. The water in these water bodies move at a fast pace giving them the friction that turn the water wheels which turn the substance into energy.

An advantage of water is that it is readily available to man due to the presence of a variety of eater bodies and the activities such as rain. The highest percentage of the earth’s mass is made up of water. One would think that it is readily available. This contradicts the argument that water is cheap and easily available. Research shows that water is one of the most consumed sources of energy over the years. This stems from its significance in the households and as a source of food production. The demand for water is thus one the rise due to the rise in the population rates of some of the countries. Another factor which environmentalist’s motions is that the use of geothermal is threatened as a result of the extensive famine that is experienced in the sub-Saharan parts of Africa and the Middle Eastern part of the globe. These areas cannot exploit hydropower energy as a viable option making them subject to other forms of non renewable energy (Mason, Mor & NATO, 2009).

Geothermal energyGeothermal energy works hand in hand with hydro energy making them complement each other. Geothermal energy is produced from the heat of hot water which is converted into electricity and transferred to generators. This form of energy can be retrieved from drilling the surface of water reservoirs. This particular method requires an enormous investment and research so as to target the right location.

The use of geothermal energy is ideal for the exploiting catchment areas that are rich in water. It may however be unsuccessful if not well executed. This form of energy continues to gain recognition across the globe. It thus has a long way to go due to some of the demerits that come with its production (Jordan-Korte, 2011).

Biomass energyOne of the oldest sources of energy, biomass energy is recognized for its contribution to the early forms of development in the early civilizations. The different forms of biomass available are wood, decomposed waste of plants and animals. Wood continues to dominate as the number one choice of biomass energy. Biomass is use to create electricity and gas used in households and industries.

An advantage of using biomass is its ability to sustain a large community due to the amount of energy its produces. Despite this, biomass as a renewable form of energy causes a lot of controversy due to the destruction of the forest so as to create wood. When the wood is burn, it cannot be recycles making its use questionable in the long run (Craddock, 2008).

In conclusion, renewable energy has on several occasions been referred to as the future of the earth sustainability. Most of the sources are ideal for long term use making them reliable, credible and efficient. An enormous amount of research has been placed on this area of study. Reusable energy however has a long way to go before the globe fully adapts its use.

References

Chiras, D. D. (2007). The homeowner’s guide to renewable energy: Achieving energy independence through solar, wind, biomass and hydropower. Gabriola Island: New Society Publishers

Craddock, D. (2008). Renewable energy made easy: Free energy from solar, wind, hydropower, and other alternative energy sources. Ocala, Fla: Atlantic Pub. Group.Jordan-Korte, K. (2011). Government Promotion of Renewable Energy Technologies: A Comparison of Promotion Instruments and National and International Renewable Energy Market Development in Germany, the United States and Japan. Wiesbaden: Betriebswirtschaftlicher Verlag Gabler.

Mason, M., Mor, A., & NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Enhancing Security in the Middle East Through Regional Cooperation on Renewable Energy (London). (2009). Renewable energy in the Middle East: Enhancing security through regional cooperation. Dordrecht: Springer

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development., & International Energy Agency. (2004). Renewable energy: Market & policy trends in IEA countries. Paris: OECD/IEA.

Rajeshwar, K., McConnell, R. D., & Licht, S. (2008). Solar hydrogen generation: Toward a renewable energy future. New York, NY: Springer.

Schaeffer, J., & Pratt, D. (2005). Gaiam Real Goods solar living sourcebook: Your complete guide to renewable energy technologies and sustainable living. Ukiah, CA: Gaiam Real Goods.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Increased Citizen Participation

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Increased Citizen Participation

Introduction

Citizen participation is the involvement of citizens in decision-making. In essence, participation pertains to power or observation, while citizens may either be organized groups or specific individuals. The term citizen participation emerged and denoted the remedial efforts of inactive citizens in government activity. Citizen involvement entails autonomous initiatives within larger society such as social action, social planning, or community development. Although citizen participation has significant effects on democracy, it also has its downside. This text discusses the advantages and disadvantages associated with increased citizen participation.

Advantages of Increased Citizen Participation

The first benefit of increased citizen participation is improved governance. Citizen participation breeds democratic legitimacy for various institutions due to its close association with citizens. It leads to more opportunities and a better reputation for public bodies. It also breeds increased accountability for public institutions as a result of better dialogue and effective information dissemination. Secondly, increased citizen participation is an opportunity for greater learning and capacity development. This is because it is an opportunity to raise awareness about and increase the citizens’ understanding of public institutions and how they function. This ensures that citizens have better access to the required services and understand the limitations and boundaries of various public bodies. This builds the citizens’ confidence and optimism, who in turn attend learning or civic activities. This way, members of the public are better placed to support community and voluntary sectors. Another advantage of increased citizen participation is increased social cohesion. Participation brings hostile and diverse communities together, which is beneficial as it reaches groups that are disadvantaged and hard to reach. These groups contribute the discussions and build relationships with different social groups and communities. These disadvantaged people become strengthened and enable them to create a diverse network. This way, various interest groups work together and build positive working relationships.

Disadvantages of Increased Citizen Participation

One of the downsides of increased citizen participation is that it tends to be cumbersome and can make the process of public policy unnecessarily lengthy. Important to note officials must gain the support of the community members early in the public participation process. Including community support too late in the process can cause strong opposition on a particular subject matter and once this takes place, there is no trust in the process which causes the damage of existing relationships and alienation by the public. Another disadvantage of increased citizen participation is that it leaves a possibility of one single faction or individual dominating the entire group. Making plans for the group is only as good as the entire group. Any recommendation must be a group decision and not the voice of one single individual or the loudest person in the group. Other disadvantages of increased citizen participation have to do with the monetary costs associated with the process. Public participation can be costly as it requires lots of resources to make it a success. This includes paid and unpaid staff time, participants’ fees, staff expenditures, external consultants, venue hire, administration and staff training, and other event expenditures such as leaflets, monitoring, evaluation fees, equipment, and refreshment fees.

Conclusion

In closing, citizen participation has to do with the increased involvement of citizens in decision-making, social action, and community development activities. Increased citizen participation has benefits such as greater social cohesion, better governance, and better learning and capacity building. Disadvantages have to do with increased monetary costs, domination by one group and lengthy and cumbersome public policy process.

Bibliography

Ianniello, Mario, Silvia Iacuzzi, Paolo Fedele, and Luca Brusati. “Obstacles and solutions on the ladder of citizen participation: a systematic review.” Public management review 21, no. 1 (2019): 21-46.

Movie Reaction Paper to include: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Plan

Select a movie from the below list and write a reaction and create a clinical assessment with diagnosis and treatment plan for the character with a substance use disorder.

The first page: Your impressions of the movie related to addictions, interventions, stigmas, and/or recovery.

The remaining pages: Have one of the movie characters be your client and demonstrate that you can screen for substance abuse, aggression, danger to self/others & co-occurring; identify the stage of dependence, change, and or recovery; determine an initial treatment plan, and identify the initial counseling strategies you will use. You will write this as you would in your case file to demonstrate you can apply current record-keeping standards when working with client with addiction and co-occurring challenges (or a family member affected).

Evaluation Criteria for this assignment includes demonstrating an ability and willingness to critically evaluate how the media presents addictions and how a media experience might influence theory, attitude and/or interventions in addictions in the general public.

This paper should include information regarding screening and assessment inventories,

-a bio-psycho-social assessment of the client, including spirituality and multicultural issues

-a complete mental status exam,

-a DSM diagnosis

-ASAM assessment criteria used to determine level of care (can be found online),

-and a treatment plan addressing co-occurring disorders, with attention to the role of spirituality, family, social networks, and community systems in the treatment and recovery process, including appropriate individual, group,

self-help, and family intervention strategies.

Movie Ideas

The Fighter

Leaving Las Vegas

When a Man Loves a Woman

Crazy Heart

Country Strong

Less

Than Zero

Thirteen

28 Days

Flight

Traffic

Requiem for a Dream

Spun

Limitless

Walk the Line

Ray

Compile your reactions into a 4-6 page paper.