The Survival Of The Group

The fairytale, “Hansel and Gretel” by the Grimm Brothers, is about two children who are left in the woods by their parents. While looking for a way back home, Hansel and Gretel stumble upon a house made of candy. That house is owned by a witch who eats children. Before being eaten, they outsmart the witch and escape, eventually finding their way back home. In the article, “ Habits of Highly Successful Survivors” by Laurence Gonzales, the author describes the 10 habits of highly successful survivors. In the fairytale, there is one character that is an effective survivor. That character is Hansel. He shows the survivor traits “take action” to trick the witch and to find the way back home and the “stay calm” trait to help comfort Gretel.

The issue of homelessness in regard to shelter in Australia has been prevalent for an extended period of time in the 21st century. Homelessness is the situation in which individuals are unable to attain a permanent and adequate quality of shelter. Shelter is a human right as stated under article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which specifies “Housing” as part of the standard of living required for an individual to maintain their wellbeing. Australia’s law specifies no legal right to shelter, however as a party of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the Australian government must recognise that all individuals should be entitled to “an adequate standard of living for themself and their family”, where one criteria is “adequate housing” as stated in article 11. It is imperative that in order to fulfil both Australia’s obligation to uphold human rights and maintain social cohesion within society both legal and non-legal responses are effective in dealing with both the causes and effects of homelessness.

The author of this piece is Dr. Gordon Allport. He is the former head of Harvard’s Department of Psychology as well as the founding father of social psychology. Allport published many books including The Nature of Prejudice (1954). The purpose of the article is to inform the audience that in-groups are everywhere and identity is based on our in-groups. This essay is an excerpt from the book The Nature of Prejudice in 1954 and is a credible source because the principles Allport discussed are still studied by psychologists and researchers today. In the essay, Allport speaks of reference groups and how it relates to in-groups. According to Allport reference groups are the group that an individual wishes to be apart of, but an in-group is

As a community health nurse, I would be most interested in a focus group to assist elderly residents in developing emergency and disaster preparedness plans. I choose this population because elderly citizens face great health and safety risks when emergencies and disasters strike (Clark et al., 2003). It is important for health care practitioners to understand the needs of the elderly in the communities they serve (Barratt, 2007). There may be a need to quickly evacuate the local area and elderly residents may lack proper transportation. Some seniors may become confined to their homes in a disaster. Others may not know what to do if they lose services such as water, heat, electricity and basic communication. Proper advance planning can mean the difference between survival and suffering or death.

For a no-kill shelter to work, it requires the cooperation of multiple staff members and

In day to day operations, uncertainties do occur. Henceforth it would be important to have a contingent and well detailed disaster preparedness plan and procedures. Healthcare systems, on a day to day basis, are faced with emergencies in form of disasters. As a result, majority of medical centers have well-structured exit plans in the event of a disaster occurring("Hospital Disaster Preparedness: Your Guide to Getting Started - Emergency Preparedness", 2011). However, this essay will aim at interviewing one of the top disaster preparedness staffat the Houston Methodist Hospital. In the interview, I will seek to identify the top three disasters that the Houston Methodist Hospital is prepared for. Similarly, in the interview, I would seek to identify the top lessons learnt from disaster preparedness at the hospitals.As it concludes it would summarize the findings with regards to the interview stated below. Below is an excerpt from the interview to answer the two aforementioned questions.

Out of the silent planet by C.S Lewis is a novel that denotes the difference between the social system on planet earth and the planet Malacandra. In Malacandra, groups live in harmony with one another and complement each other. On earth, the social system is brutal and evil. The novel is a science fiction that covers Dr. Ransoms (major character) adventures and encounters on a planet that is entirely different from earth. Ransoms lands into this planet by accident after being kidnapped by two evil men (Devine and Weston) and transported to the planet Malacandra (Mars) by spacecraft. In Planet Malacandra, Ransoms encounters the three different creatures that inhabit the planet, hrossa, sorns, and pfifltriggi. He

Shelters may be the final safety net, but that net scrapes perilously close to the ground. To be in a shelter is to be homeless, and the more shelters we build, the more resources we divert from the only real solution to homelessness: permanent housing.

In the text Popple and Leighninger define homelessness in the terms of the large number of people who are suffering because they don’t have a permanent place to stay (Popple & Leighninger, 2013, p. 80). Shelters play a vital role with the homeless, they provide a temporary place to sleep and a meal as well. The shelters in the city are enormously over crowded. According to Jacobs (2013), there are not enough beds to house the many homeless people that come, there are only enough beds for 1,900 people. The remaining

A nuclear war has been declared and the civil defense committee has been appointed by the president to make decisions on fall-out shelter occupancy. Based on computer calculations the shelter can guarantee survival of only six people. The committee must decide which six are to be included from a list of twelve to go on and rebuild a new society. The twelve individuals they have to choose from are the following: A 36-year-old female physician, known to be a racist; Army drill instructor; African-American militant, biological researcher; Biochemist; Olympic athlete, all sports; movie star; third-year medical student, homosexual; 16-year-old pregnant female; 30-year-old Catholic priest; 38-year-old male, “Mr. Fix-It,” served seven

From the perspective of a health care administrator, I will identify, develop, and discuss strategic issues in planning a model by prioritizing issues facing a community when dealing with a natural disaster using the four MAPP assessments that align with the shared community mission. Lastly, I explain how you would promote collaborations among clinical professionals, explain methods that encourage physician leadership in patient care enhancement, and explain quality initiatives that reduce organizational risk and support patient safety.

The Lone survivor, by Marcus Luttrell is a narrative of a navy soldier and his crew on a mission to Afghanistan in 2005. In September 2001, four US planes were hijacked by Islam extremists. Almost 3,000 Americans were killed that day. Many, including Marcus, were ready to fight back for the US and its protection. The mission was known as Operation Redwing – and the goal was to find and kill Islamist extremist known as “Ahmad Shah”. His “attacks had taken a high toll on U.S. Marines in the area” and he was a Taliban member believed to be associated with Osama Bin Laden (Klaidman). During this mission, staying quiet and secluded was key. Unfortunately, the Navy SEALS are spotted by a group of shepherds from the Afghan area. Marcus and his fellow

Survival is the key struggle in The Shawshank Redemption. This film takes place in the corrupt Shawshank State Penitentiary where mental and physical abuses inflicted upon prisoners are the hard realities of the system. For the prisoners of Shawshank, life is often bleak and violent. However, the will to survive is what keeps the characters motivated to retain their humanity and challenge the institutionalization of Shawshank. In particular, the film’s main protagonists, Andy Dufresne and Ellis “Red” Redding, exemplify the struggle for survival in the face of a corrupt, frightening, and oppressive prison system. In order to survive the harsh realities of the world, people adapt with personal traits like courage and resourcefulness in addition to forming community with other people.

A short-term emergency shelter is usually something that people call transitional accommodation. The short term needs for an emergency shelter consist of: A place to sleep, a roof over their head, showers, cleans drinking water and food. Designer’s need to come up with a way that they can gain access to clean water and safe food in the midst of a natural disaster, and how they will get it to them as quickly as possible, whilst making sure there is enough room in the housing estate to look after everyone whose been evicted from their home, or their home has been damaged and ruined in one way or another. Medium and long term needs in emergency shelters change a little bit, with them still needing all the basics, but also then having things readily available like doctors, medication, physiatrists, and educational tools like a local school, or books for the children to read in there spare time. They

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