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Recently, a student approached me seeking help to resolve his personal problems. He was finding it difficult to concentrate during classes and scoring even pass marks in the exams had become a herculean task. A casual enquiry revealed that he was almost starving and severely malnutritioned because of his dislike for the hostel mess food. We will write a custom essay sample on Significance of Personality Development for a Student or any similar topic only for you Order Now He would skip breakfast, eat sparingly at night and satisfy his appetite instead at the night canteen with coffee and noodles. This case is not very different from the stories of hundreds of students I have had the opportunity to counsel in the past six years. I have always noticed that most of the students’ academic problems can be traced to imbalances in the personal lifestyle which is often taken for granted. Many parents and teachers fail to make this simple connection and also to impress upon students the need for a balanced lifestyle. Indian society and the education system must veer away from the obsessive focus on marks ranks, if we want to unleash the full potential of our youth and allow them to grow in a more natural way, pursuing their inborn talents and interests. A host of common behavioural problems noticed in kids and adolescents can be prevented or cured if a foundation is laid at an early age towards holistic personality development. Multiple Intelligence In this article, I will make use of the concept of Multiple Intelligence developed by Dr. Howard Gardner[i], Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Gardner talks of different aspects of intelligence possessed by every human being and why it is important to develop each one of them to achieve a balanced personality. I will also attempt to illustrate how Indian tradition has always emphasized on such all round growth of the human being through the knowledge systems like yoga, ayurveda; through schools of philosophy spirituality like the darsanas or vedangas and even through classical art forms like music or dance. Physical Intelligence Lack of regular physical activity and regime is perhaps the biggest epidemic afflicting the students in India today. The rat race for marks and ranks leaves little time or motivation for the average student to go out and spend some time at the gymnasium or in the playground. The university campus where I reside has a massive playground, a well-equipped gym, a basketball court, a tennis court and to top it all, one of the biggest swimming pools in South India. And yet, hardly 500 students come out to play or exercise every day, out of the 5,000 strong student community on this campus. No wonder then that a majority of the students who approach me with problems of poor concentration, motivation in studies are those who belong to the couch potato category. Had Swami Vivekananda been with us today, he would have declared again what he told that group of emasculated youngsters who approached him with a request to learn the Bhagavad Gita under his guidance: â€Å"You will be nearer to heaven through football than by reading the Gita. † But there is a significant positive trend happening in schools and colleges across India. Just as the number of obese and overweight kids is on the rise, so is there a growing interest in systems of yoga. What better proof of this than the fact that the mainstream political class in Tamilnadu which takes pride usually in hating everything that is rooted in Hindu tradition, has been instrumental in making yoga compulsory across all schools in the state! Or consider for example the experience of the Vivekananda Kendra in popularizing Surya Namaskara amongst schools all over India, particularly in Madhya Pradesh. Students who have attended the Yoga Vargas or the Samskara Vargas conducted by the Kendra vouch for the marked transformation in personality that the regular practice Surya Namaskara has effected in them. There is palpable strengthening of will power and confidence in these students. Parents and Schools should therefore reconsider the unhealthy trade off which they ask students to make between the time given to physical activities and studies. Linguistic Intelligence Even a cursory look at the placement scenario in professional colleges makes it amply clear that all corporations today emphasize the need for good communication skills and they prefer recruits with better communication skills in English. Communication skill has a great impact on our interpersonal relationships. A person who can communicate effectively and clearly is less likely to create communication gaps which lead to serious misunderstandings. Good communication skills and proficiency in many languages improves one’s reach amongst peers and enhances one’s social acceptance and prestige. It is an interesting fact that great spiritual leaders like Swami Vivekananda were masters of the art of communication. India’s rich literary and oral heritage is yet another illustration of this point; our forefathers understood the significance of developing linguistic intelligence. Musical Intelligence The study and practice of music was considered as a sacred form of worship in Indian tradition – Naadopasana. Perhaps, music is the most beautiful facet of human civilization. Sri Ramakrishna was particularly fond of Swami Vivekananda’s melodious voice and his soulful singing. Sri Ramakrishna would attain Samadhi on listening to devotional music. I often come across students who are addicted to music. Many of them turn out to be class toppers! They listen to their favourite music even the night before their semester exams! We do not need an expert in music therapy to tell us this obvious fact that music not only relaxes the mind but also brings about far reaching physiological and neurological changes in the body-mind complex over a period of time. Interpersonal Intelligence How do you measure a person’s level of emotional maturity and growth? Primarily by the way he conducts himself in civilized society and the treatment he accords to others. Corporations today emphasize again on relationship skills which are considered critically important for an individual to rise in the hierarchy of the organization. A CEO with poor relationship skills is either a non-existent oxymoron or a disaster for the organization. All religious values are centred on building relationship skills on the basis of a spiritual understanding of what connects one human being to another. â€Å"The essence of religion is to be good and do good to others,† said Swami Vivekananda. The Mahabharata declares Ahimsa to be the greatest dharma because the rishis perceived that all life is interconnected. You cannot harm others without harming yourself. If this profound truth is impressed upon our students from a young age, there will not be much need for all the fuss we hear about value education today. Many social or national evils like corruption or caste discrimination are results of a lifestyle that seeks personal aggrandisement at the cost of and complete indifference to the plight of our fellow human beings. If only our education gives greater weightage to building relationship skills amongst students, the India of our dreams would not have to wait for the year 2020. Intrapersonal Intelligence Conventional psychology would look down upon an introvert as a person with poor relationship skills. Not today. Howard Gardner and new schools of thought have begun to understand the reason why Indians give such respect to Munis and Yogis who withdraw from the world. An introvert who spends much time trying to understand his deeper self will also become capable of understanding others from a compassionate viewpoint. Intrapersonal Intelligence is the new marker developed to give due weightage to this important aspect of our personality development and grooming. A person who runs away from his own self all the while trying to substitute his inner vacuum with external pursuits or superficial relationships is heading for a crisis. The extrovert’s sense of identity and esteem is highly dependent on others’ views of his personality. An introvert is a person who is striving to arrive at a state where he can feel good or be content without having to seek an external confirmation of his well-being. Logical Mathematical Intelligence (IQ) Development of Logical Mathematical Intelligence is often given disproportional weightage in the development of a student’s personality. While IQ does play a significant role in the life of every human being, what was perhaps overlooked till recently was that IQ alone does not make a person complete nor is it the only parameter for measuring a person’s potential for success or happiness in life. A person with a poor IQ may be more than compensated by a high emotional intelligence. This is the reason why we see many school dropouts becoming highly successful entrepreneurs in India where as many IIM graduates disappear into oblivion after getting an MBA degree! Conclusion We know through Swami Vivekananda’s writings that he considered two things to be of great importance in personality development: a) Preference to the ‘Heart’ over the ‘Head’ b) The role of the Guru in shaping a student’s personality and the importance of living in the proximity of the Guru or Gurugrihavasa. Swamiji’s views based on Vedantic wisdom have stood the test of time. All that is destructive in human civilization is a result of a sharp brain with an undeveloped heart. Human civilization suffers from an excess of materialistic IQ devoid of EQ and SQ. And the only place where a student can be systematically trained to nurture his EQ SQ is at the gurukula under the supervision of a wise master. As a teacher, perhaps it would be self-righteous on my part to claim that a teacher plays the most vital role in a student’s personal growth. But, as a student of the school of life, I cannot but reiterate this eternal law – only a spark can ignite another spark, only life can inspire another life. Modern schools of thought like the Multiple Intelligence model discussed here further validate the wisdom that Vedantic knowledge and tradition have bequeathed to us through Atmavidya and the Guru parampara. (The author is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Cultural Education Programme at Amrita University in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. He is a Trustee of the International Forum for India’s Heritage and Resource Person for the Human Excellence Project of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Coimbatore Kendra. He is also a students’ counsellor for the Samvedna Helpline, a project of the corporate social responsibility wing of Tata Teleservices. ) How to cite Significance of Personality Development for a Student, Papers

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Question: Discuss about theNon-Fossil Fuel Transportation for Greenhouse Gases. Answer: Introduction Fossil fuels are non-renewable energy sources that remain the worlds largest sources of energy. It is estimated that in 2013, fossil fuels accounted for 78% of global energy generation(International Energy Agency, 2015). The most common fossil fuels are coal, natural gas, crude oil and petroleum. These energy sources are finite because they get depleted over time. Fossil fuels originate from carbon-based materials. When these fossil fuels are mined/drilled and burnt to generate electricity, large volumes of greenhouse gases are produced. The fossil fuels are not found in many parts of the world and therefore they are usually mined and transported over very long distances to reach end users. This may include transporting from one country to another. The fossil fuels can be transported by rail, truck, river barges, pipelines, etc. Besides transporting fossil fuels, all these means of transportation uses fossil fuels. In the U.S., transportation sector accounts for about 29% of total en ergy consumption(U.S. Energy Information Adminsitration, 2017). Out of this, fossil fuels account for 95% of the total energy consumed in the transportation sector(Institute for Energy Research, 2016). Therefore transportation of fossil fuels produces its own pollution, besides increasing the likelihood of catastrophic accidents(Unon of Concerned Scientists, 2016). In general, fossil fuels generate large volumes of greenhouse gases. For this reason, there is need to explore available non-fossil fuels so as to reduce consumption of and reliance on fossil fuels. This will help in reducing greenhouse gas emissions resulting from mining, transportation, burning and using fossil fuels. The main aim of this report is to investigate various impacts of fossil fuels and identify non-fossil fuels that can be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector. Non-fossil Fuels Issues Fossil fuels have been in use for many years and their impacts cannot be overemphasized. These non-renewable energy sources have become of great concern over the past few decades due to their contribution to air pollution, global warming and climate change in general(Saeed Tularam, 2017). The increase in global energy demand has resulted to a corresponding increase in demand for fossil fuels. This has led to increased drilling, mining, burning, transportation and use of fossil fuels(Liddle Sadorsky, 2017). All these are associated with generation of greenhouse gases, which have negative social, economic and environmental impacts(Nabavieh, Gholamiangonabadi, Ahangaran, 2015). The devastating effects of climate change, which is contributed by increased burning of fossil fuels, are life-threatening to the present and future generations(Owusu Asumadu-Sarkodie, 2016). For this reason, the need to look for non-fossil fuels that are sustainable to substitute fossil fuels is inevitable(K umar, Fujii, Managi, 2015). This is the only way that the world can win to ensure reliable supply of affordable energy and protection of peoples health and the environment(Kruyt, van Vuuren, de Vries, Groenenberg, 2009);(Pamwar, Kaushik, Kothari, 2011). Transportation is one of the major hidden costs of fossil fuels. After mining, fossil fuels are usually transported over very long distances from mines to end users. The transportation of these fuels produce its own greenhouse gases and pollution. If fossil fuels are substituted with non-fossil fuels, this problem will be resolved because the latter generate power on site(Williauer, et al., 2018). Therefore the most sustainable solution to reduce carbon emissions associated with fossil fuels is to use non-fossil fuels. Factors Hindering Use of Non-Fossil Fuels Considering the negative impacts of fossil fuels, many countries have been making efforts to develop and use non-fossil fuels. However, these efforts have been met with a variety of challenges. One of these major challenges is sustainability of non-fossil fuels. The Chinese government, for example, formulated policies aimed at substituting fossil fuels with non-fossil fuels. However, it was found that the cost of using non-fossil fuels is higher than that of fossil fuels(Xie, Yu, Wang, Liu, 2017). Other key challenges are: high initial capital, inadequate awareness on available non-fossil fuels and their benefits, scalability problems, reliability issues, etc. In general, the barriers affecting use of non-fossil fuels are categorized as: technical barriers, regulatory and political barriers, social-cultural barriers, economic and financial barriers, market-related barriers, and ecological and geographical barriers. These kind of challenges have to be resolved so as to achieve the ob jectives of using non-fossil fuels. Non-Fossil Fuel Options Although fossil fuels still account for the largest energy consumption in the transportation sector, there are several alternatives that can substitute them. Some of these include: ethanol, electricity, hydrogen, propane, methanol, biodiesel and P-Series fuels. All these are renewable energy sources. Renewable electricity is the most reliable non-fossil fuel option as it can be generated anywhere from various sources including wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, ocean power and bioenergy. Solar energy is energy that is generated from the sun. This energy can be generated from a wide range of technologies, including photovoltaic cells, solar heating systems, solar architecture, solar thermal energy systems, etc. Wind energy is the energy produced by harnessing wind (moving air) using wind turbines or windmills. Hydropower or hydroelectric power is the energy harnessed from fast moving or falling water. Geothermal power is energy generated from steam or geothermal energy (hydrothermal resources). The steam is obtained from hot water reservoirs found several miles below the ground. Ocean power is energy generated from ocean waves, salinity, tides and temperature differences. Bioenergy is the energy produced from biomass (organic materials produced from biological sources, such as sugarcane, wood, straw, wood waste, manure, etc.). There are numerous technologies of producing each of these renewable energies. The viability of generating each of these renewable energies is largely dependent on geographical location. For instance, production of solar energy is more viable in hot regions than in cold regions. The good news is that it is possible to generate more than one type of renewable energy in an area. For example, there is a place that can be suitable for generating solar energy, geothermal energy, bioenergy and wind energy. One of the best ways of increasing adoption of non-fossil fuels is improving the efficiency of systems or technologies used to generate renewable energy. This can be achieved by using more technology to develop technologies that have high conversion rates or efficiencies. For example, if it is a solar system such as photovoltaic cells, it should be able to generate a significant amount of solar energy with very low sunlight intensity. This will resolve the problem of unreliability whereby supply of renewable energy reduces significantly when the renewable energy source decreases. There is also need to develop storage systems for renewable energy. Since renewable energy is generated from natural resources, supply of these resources may be inconsistent due to various reasons such as weather patterns. For the case of solar energy, it is obvious that production is high during the day and reduces significantly during the night. For hydropower, generation is high during rainy seasons and may reduce during dry seasons. To prevent implications of such fluctuations, efficient storage systems should be provided so as to store surplus energy wen production is high and use it when production is low. Conclusions The need to replace fossil fuels with non-fossil fuels is long overdue. Continued use of fossil fuels over the years has resulted to numerous problems, such as air pollution, global warming and climate change, which are now the greatest threats to human safety, survival and economic development(He, 2015). As global energy demand continues to rise rapidly due to growing global population and economic development, the negative impacts of fossil fuels will also continue increasing. One of the major problems of fossil fuels that is not known to many people is the transportation of these fuels. Besides the costs and potential catastrophic disasters, transportation of fossil fuels is associated with emission of greenhouse gases. The transportation, whether by road, railway, pipeline, water, air, etc., consumes the fossil fuels. For example, trucks, ships or trains are powered by diesel oil or petrol, which are produced from fossil fuels. When these resources are burned during transportatio n of fossil fuels, they produce carbon emissions over the entire distance the fuels are transported. To reverse this, there is need to substitute fossil fuels with non-fossil fuels. There are two fundamental benefits of using non-fossil fuels. First, most non-fossil fuels do not need transportation because they are produced onsite. This eliminates any carbon emissions that are associated with transportation. Second, production of energy from non-fossil fuels has near-zero carbon emissions. These two significantly reduces global warming and climate change. Recommendations The war against climate change can only be won if every person plays a role. Governments should be in the forefront to formulate appropriate policies that will boost adoption of non-fossil fuels and depress use of fossil fuels. One of such policies is setting greenhouse gas emission limits that are difficult to attain using fossil fuels. This will force companies and individuals to shift from fossil fuels t non-fossil fuels. There should be severe penalties for anyone who violates these policies. Therefore every country must have her own greenhouse gas emission targets(Wang, et al., 2016), which should be in agreement with global policies such as Kyoto protocol. Governments should provide incentives to developers, promoters and users of non-fossil fuels especially renewable energy, including solar energy, wind energy, hydropower, ocean power, geothermal energy and bioenergy. These incentives should help in eliminating economic and financial barriers of using non-fossil fuels. Besides that, governments should create a regulatory framework that makes it easy for people and companies to sell, buy or use non-fossil fuels. Above all, there should be good political will to promote use of non-fossil fuels. There is also need for relevant stakeholders to increase awareness campaigns so as to educate the public about available non-fossil fuels options, their costs, benefits and opportunities(Tvinnereim Ivarsflaten, 2016). This way, people will become more aware of renewable energies, appreciate them and start adopting them. It will also help overcome social-cultural barriers hindering adoption of non-fossil fuels. Researchers, scientists and engineers should focus on developing more viable, sustainable, efficient, reliable, versatile and affordable non-fossil fuel systems. They should also share knowledge about the latest trends, opportunities, limitations and opportunities in non-fossil fuel systems. This will help in resolving technical barriers and ecological geographical barriers of renewable energies. References He, J. (2015). China's INDC and non-fossil energy development. Advances in Climate Change Research, 210-215. Institute for Energy Research. (2016). Fossil Fuels. 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Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to Rogue States and International Terrorists

Introduction Proliferation of nuclear weapons poses many threats to the international security. In response to such threats, nations look for ways of protecting their territorial integrity. The most effective mechanism of protecting individual national sovereignty entails adopting proactive response to security threats as opposed to reactive strategies (Nau 2008; Ross Feng 2008).Advertising We will write a custom essay sample on Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to Rogue States and International Terrorists specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More Deterrence is one of the proactive mechanisms of shielding a nation from violations of territorial integrity through acts such as terrorism in an international arena. This paper declares deterrence an effective strategy to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons to rogue states and international terrorists. First, it presents the theory of deterrence before discussing the challenges of proli feration of nuclear weapons and terrorism. Lastly, it justifies why deterrence constitutes an effective strategy of overcoming the problem of proliferation of nuclear weapons and terrorism. Deterrence The deterrence theory acquired immense recognitions in the cold war era. Its focus was on nuclear weapons. The strategy aims at dissuading enemies from taking destructive actions (Vasquez 2009, p.14). It also involves requesting other nations to stop doing things that are against other nations’ desires. Hence, it entails using threats as a means of convincing other nations why it is not in order to follow some paths. As a military strategist and a proponent of deterrence, Bernard Brodie claims that nations need to have credible and reliable nuclear deterrence to ensure that they are ready at all times, but not using the nuclear weaponry (Vasquez 2009). As quoted by Freedman (2004, p.43), Thomas Schelling presented the concept, ‘military strategy can no longer be defined as the science of military victory’. Rather, as a successful military strategy, he claims that deterrence encompasses coercion and/or acts of intimidation. In this extent, deterrence implies the capacity to harm other states that interact in the international arena in the effort to influence certain states to comply with the need to protect territorial integrity. The success of deterrence to curb any act of terrorism rests on the ability of a nation to deploy the power to hurt or harm other nations as a motivating factor for the target nation not to engage in any act that may harm the targeting nation (Waltz 2010). Proliferation of nuclear weapons in Iran evidences this assertion (Litvintsev 2014). The programme was initiated in the 1950s, with European governments and the US taking central roles.Advertising Looking for essay on international relations? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More It was part of the programme of atoms for peace. The involvement of these two parties did not proceed for long since it was terminated during the close of 1970s when the Iranian Shah was overthrown by the country’s insurgency. In the mid 1980s, Khomeini regime brought up the idea of a nuclear programme in secret. The plan also encompassed preparing for acquiring the capacity to produce nuclear weapons that were initiated during the Shah’s reign. This move was initiated by the Iran’s devastation that had been caused by Iraq due to the moves of Iraq to deploy chemicals weapons in the war between the two nations. Consequently, if Iran can successfully implement its nuclear weapon project, which the administration says is meant for nuclear energy purposes, the implication is that it can develop the capacity to coerce other nations in the international arena to behave in certain ways. While deterring or coercing other nations, violence is often inevitable. However, it can be mitigated through the accomm odation strategy. Hence, hurting other nations as a mechanism of exercising a bargaining power forms the basis of the deterrence theory. Such deterrence is most effective when reserved (Morgan 2003). Indeed, Iran has attempted to present itself as a good international relations party by attempting to hold its ability to engage in the proliferation of nuclear weapons as a reserve for its future ability to coerce other nations. In 1990, Iran endeavoured to develop its own nuclear power for the mining and processing of uranium. Part of this energy was also scheduled to be utilised in the production of large amounts of water that is needed in the manufacture of plutonium. Still in the same year, Iran also began its secret mission of buying uranium centrifuges that were made by A.Q khan. Testing of the centrifuges began in 2000. Although this process was done secretly, in 2002, the fuel activities cycle was publicised, thus prompting the intervention of France, Britain, IAEA, and Germany . These players in the international peace accord believed that Iran had engaged in a hidden mission of developing nuclear weapons for use against its adversaries such as the US and Iraq.Advertising We will write a custom essay sample on Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to Rogue States and International Terrorists specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More Power constitutes an important aspect that enables a nation to pursue its own individual interests over other nations. Indeed, deployment of military threats to deter any possibility of wars and/or crisis constitutes important issues in the discussion of international security (Morgenthau 2011). For instance, the US, with cooperation from other militarily powerful nations, threatened to attack Iran if it did not abandon its nuclear weaponry project (Litvintsev 2014). The US has also predicted possible military confrontation consequences in Syria if the UN reports indicates that it has be en using chemical weapons against is citizens. In such situations, the US and other powerful nations declare the step a potential threat to international security. They persuade other nations not to engage in any act that interferes with international peace because of losses and other costs that such a move might attract (Adsera Boix 2002). In the international security discourses, deterrence policies have implications of pushing for certain policy goals. In this context, deterrence covers all ‘threats of military retaliation as directed from leaders of one state to those of another in an attempt to prevent the latter from resorting to the threat of using military force in pursuit of its foreign policy goals’ (Waltz 2010, p. 734). Deterrence guidelines can be grouped into two major classes, namely the preclusion of any equipped assault against a nation’s field or an unswerving preclusion and avoidance of any prepared assault against another country. Directed det errence occurs in case of direct confrontation between neighbouring nations without any intervention of a superpower nation (Waltz 2010). Extended deterrence occurs where great nations are involved in international confrontation such as the case of fighting against terrorism in Afghanistan, Iraq, and now in Somalia. As opposed to direct deterrence, extended deterrence attracts scholarly interest. Indeed, prevention of the proliferation of nuclear weapons or measures to avert acts of terrorism lies within the category of extended deterrence.Advertising Looking for essay on international relations? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More Morgan (2003) asserts that deterrence may aim at resolving short-term pressing threats to international security (immediate deterrence) or curtailing short-term threats from arising (general deterrence). The case of the conflict between Iran and the US in the exploration of the nuclear weaponry capability exemplifies the concept of direct deterrence. The Problem of Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons International community has had an objective of preventing the probable use of nuclear weapons. The overall goal is to ensure the abolition of weapons reserves. This interest has given rise to various international institutions and governmental agencies such as IAEA that seek to ensure that no more nuclear weapons are developed. Developing nuclear weapons threatens the territorial integrity of nations, especially those that constitute an adversary to a given state. For instance, the west views Iran’s nuclear programme as a means of developing the capacity to mass-destroy people and/ or seeking the power to control the world. Since the Second World War, peace has been the main superiority of many nations all over the world. Therefore, superpower nations have a noble responsibility of ensuring that all nations hold and follow the peace accord, as enumerated in the UN charter. Indeed, the west pushes the world to view Iran’s missions to establish nuclear power capability as an attempt to threaten the life of the nationalities of the west and that of all people across the globe. With one nation having a superior weaponry capability, the deterrence capability of a likely target becomes incredibly impossible. Although seeking deterrence against any potential nuclear weaponry attack is important, it has its negative ramifications. For instance, the overall consequences of spreading the negativity that Iran is a threat to the international peace, especially on the gulf region, is making the international community see Iran as a country that is dominated by a pop ulation that is strategically prepared to mass-destroy lives. Consequently, the objective of the west is to make people perceive Iranians as a threat to the international peace without necessarily considering that they took part in the creation of the programme. Nevertheless, negative portrayal cannot suffice as a grounded reason for Iran’s alleged participation in the development of nuclear weapons in secret. The Problem of Terrorism Terrorism seeks to disrupt or destroy targets through cowardly acts. Terrorists deploy acts such as assassinations, hijacking, and kidnapping to advance their political discourses (Miller 2013). Indeed, terrorism has risen to become a major global problem. Cases of suicidal bombing have been registered in Afghanistan, Iraq, African nations, and the US among other places. Terrorism takes different forms. However, their main purpose entails forcing regime changes in different nations. Terrorism is also acerbated against people who are opposed to s ome religious, cultural, political, and even racial ideologies. For instance, in 1972, Palestinian liberation organisation held Munich Olympics under siege in an attempt to compel the Israeli government to free some captured terrorists. However, the government failed to comply with their demand. They resorted to blowing up helicopters that were ferrying Israeli athletes to the extent of killing the entire team (Miller 2013). Overcoming Terrorism and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons through Deterrence In September 2001, terrorists hijacked a plane, which hit the twin towers. It killed about 3,000 Americans. Following the attacks, the US showed a greater interest in instilling democracy by using force. This concern is evidenced by the 2003 inversion of Iraq in which the US deployed massive force in certain regions in Iraq in an attempt to bring forth democracy, even though some of the areas posed no security threats to the US. Through the instillation of democratic regimes in countrie s that are led by terrorist groups, the US aims at enhancing deterrence. In fact, many nations in which the US has intervened to topple terrorist administration such as Afghanistan have relied on it (the US) and NATO forces to sustain their territorial integrity (Hautecouverture 2014). With this reliance, the global population rests assured that any potential security threat is well deterred. Currently, terrorism is becoming almost an imminent threat to any nation that is opposed to social, cultural, and political ideologies of intolerance or extremism. Hence, it is appropriate for nations to look for ways of ensuing they possess the capability to stop terrorist threats before such acts have been executed in their own soils. This claim suggests that the concept of deterrence remains important in the current and future policies of averting terrorism. One of the ways of reducing the possibility of terrorism rests on proper identification of potential sources of threats. Hence, while d eterring terrorism, nations need to identify people who pose the threat together with their origin. However, in the identification process, possibilities of stereotyping other people are inevitable. Conception of differences among people in a negative way based on nationality, gender, and race among other social and demographic differences attracts oversimplification of perceptions of the involved people. In fact, association of one group with some certain characteristics that are inferior or negative is not based on facts, but rather on misconceptions and prejudices. These misconceptions and prejudices about a particular group of people lead to their stereotyping. More interactively, from the perspective of socio-psychology, stereotyping involves, ‘the pictures that people have in their minds about other groups’ (Major et al. 1998, p.34). For instance, when persons encounter an individual of a certain nationality who successfully or unsuccessfully executes a terrorist attack, they may spread the news that all people who belong to such a country are all terrorists. The problem of stereotyping people of certain nationalities constitutes one of the biggest challenges of overcoming terrorism through deterrence. Generalisation hinders diversity integration as a major concern for international relations discourses. It leads to stigmatisation and discrimination (Gomez 2002). Positive stereotypes may also be harmful since they translate into limitation of people’s attitudes towards a group of others. This claim implies that people who are stereotyped presume that the beliefs that are held against their intergroup are justifiable from the basis of impressions of other people as opposed to out-group stereotypes. Indeed, there have been major problems in overcoming the belief that terrorists are of Arabic origin. There are also assumptions that terrorists are extreme Muslims (Vorauer, Main O’Connell 1998). However, the current wave of terrori sm, especially in Africa nullifies this negative perception since people from across the racial divide have been identified as terrorists. Without a clear understanding of how terrorists appear, behave, or reason, deterrence becomes an ineffective strategy for reducing economic and human life losses that are associated with it. Unlike terrorism, physical facilities are required in the production of nuclear weapons (Heuser 2007). This claim suggests that international community can track the location of the facilities. Consequently, any deterrence measure or policy can be developed targeting a specific nation or region. For instance, although Iran inspection that was conducted by France, Britain, IAEA, and Germany revealed that Iran had brought to a halt its nuclear weapon programme, the presence of the US military in its borders between 2003 and 2004 prompted reconsideration of the development of Iran’s nuclear capability (Riet 2013). Upon the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the EU3 agreement with the government of Iran to stop the exploration of nuclear weapons collapsed. Indeed, in 2009, Iran disclosed that it had a facility for uranium enrichment that was located at Fordow. This facility is protected such that it is less prone to missile destruction. IAEA immensely believes that the facility had been undergoing tremendous expansion and that uranium enrichment had already begun as from December 2011. With the ready but unused nuclear weapon capability, Iran might have confidence that it will have the ability to sustain its direct deterrence if the great nations attack it. For nations that seek to compel others not to engage in the proliferation of nuclear weapons, they regard Iran as having a specific location for nuclear plants. Hence, a deterrence policy that focuses only on the nation can be implemented. Conclusion Nuclear weapons and terrorism can lead to mass suffering of people across all nations. While deterrence can be an effective strategy t o prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons to rogue states, it fails to curtail international terrorism. Since the last decade, terrorism has become an act of violation of territorial integrity of nations by people from across the racial spectrum within and outside the American borders. Prevention of the proliferation of nuclear weapons through deterrence is possible since the source of the threat can be identified to a given nation such as the case of Iran. References Adsera, A Boix, C 2002, ‘Trade, democracy and the size of the public sector: The political underpinnings of openness’, International Organisation, vol. 56 no. 2, pp. 229–262. Freedman, L 2004, Deterrence, Polity Press, New York, NY. Gomez, A 2002, ‘If my group stereotypes others, others stereotype my group and we know: Concept, research lines and future perspectives of meta-stereotypes’, Revista de Psicologà ­a Social, vol. 17 no. 3, pp. 253-282. 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Marketing Plan for Jos. Fredrick &Sons Research Paper

Marketing Plan for Jos. Fredrick &Sons - Research Paper Example From the targeted $70,000, the marketing system, whose validity will determine the accuracy of the budget, will depend on portfolio planning, i.e. the coordinated planning of the individual services, the 80:20 rule, which makes the plan clear, concise and clear by concentrating on the 20% of services, and on the 20% of the customers to account for 80% of the volume and 80% of the profit, and lastly the 7 P's program that focuses on Product/services, Place, Price and Promotion, Physical environment people and the Marketing Process. Since the three broad services offered by Jos. Fredrick & Sons are the company's pillars, the budget will need to be shared equally and a small portion set aside to oversee the implementation of the marketing plan as follows; The company should maintain the slogan "Our Ability is Your Security", as it is well known by the intended market. However, much more should be done in respect to the wording "leave the repairs and regular maintenance to the pros" into a more eye-catching one such as "the man in town will sort you". This will no doubt go a long way in the company's market positioning as it will instinctively arouse interest in the customers who will want to experience the change that the "new man in town" is out to offer, which could be different from what the company has offered in the last six decades. Such a small change in the wording could mean a lot, and the things that the company would require to do is to inscribe those words in their invoices, paint it in a fancy way on their website, or paint their service vehicles with those words in odd colors that will have a feel of odd works such as plumbing. There should also be some bumper stickers with the Company's name, logo, and the words "the ne w man in town will sort you". The costs for such activities will go to the 10% budget provision as they are aimed at overseeing the success of the plan.