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What is organizational culture? This indefinable combination of values, beliefs, and practice that a corporation posses, which makes the difference between surviving and thriving, succeeding and failing. Most large corporations typically have a strong culture with values and norms appropriate to the organizational purpose. In a big organization, sub-cultures also exist, division to division, office to office. In this part of this group assignment I will describe the organizational culture of one of the most famous internet companies in the world, which is also the largest marketplace in the internet – EBay. Many articles and books have been written in recent years about culture in organizations, usually referred to as â€Å"Corporate Culture. † The dictionary defines culture as â€Å"the act of developing intellectual and moral faculties, especially through education. This paper will use a slightly different definition of culture: â€Å"the moral, social, and behavioral norms of an organization based on the beliefs, attitudes, and priorities of its internal community. Every organization has its own unique culture or value set. The culture of the organization is typically created unconsciously, based on the values of the top management or the founders of an organization. Organizational culture has been defined as â€Å"a pattern of basic assumptions, values, or beliefs and norms of behavior. According to O’Reilly, organizational culture defined as the values shared by members of an organization. These basic values may be thought of as internalized normative beliefs that can guide behavior inside an organization. If organizational culture is developed as an organization learns to deal with the dual problems of both external adaptation and internal integration, then values that enhance the organization’s capability in these two functions should be useful for it. To the extent that members of an organization share the same sets of values, thought processes, and languages, they will have similar mind-sets and behaviors as they integrate their efforts inside the organization and adapt to environmental changes. Research has documented a variety of outcomes that are related to organizational culture. For example, organizational culture has been found to relate to organization growth and organization performance. Other studies have shown that its effect can be observed directly at the individual level, in outcomes such as commitment, resource allocation decisions, retention, and perceived attractiveness of an organization. Given the dramatic changes in both the external environment and the internal structure of worldwide organizations, organizations that emphasize cultural values that relate to external adaptation and internal integration should be more effective than those that do not. The character of any corporation or an organization characterized by set of values and principles by which the founders and the upper management run the company from its creation when it’s really begin to become part of the DNA of the company. I believe that companies form culture very early on and they get imprinted very early on with a sense of right and wrong. And it starts from the top. It started with the CFO, the President, and CEO. According to Whitman, sis he had innate sense that they needed at EBay to establish very early on what the code of behavior was going to be, what the code of ethics would be. EBay’s internal company culture was very dominant and strong. Even though its culture had great influence of its member’s behavior, the culture encourages its members to feel more commitment. Employees were expected to be open and honest, to treat one another with respect, and to speak up if they believed they were not being treated in this manner. EBay functioned as being a nonhierarchical, democratic organization that encouraged ideas and feedback from all employees. The culture at eBay characterized as being open and low risk, where employees were encouraged to express their opinions despite their different points of view. Mistakes were acceptable, but employees were encouraged to truly learn from them. According to Whitman, unlike other companies where different views and opinions from the senior management were barely heard , at EBay they do not have â€Å"punishes† attitude, meaning that there is no penalty for being on the wrong side of an issue or changing your mind in the face of better information. If an employee`s point of view contradict with his/her colleague when you end up convinced to be wrong, the culture is to appreciate your opinion and at the same time to come with the approach of: â€Å"ok? hat’s smart. You’re right. Let’s move on. † In addition, As role models, senior managers had to act with a high degree of professionalism and respect. EBay does not encourage people who scream loud or pound the tables. At EBay, it’s pretty even-keeled culture. Sustaining its culture provide a better understanding of the strength of the culture. As EBay grew , in order to conserve the unique internal culture of the organization, EBay made sure it hires only individuals who fit with the culture of the organization. In order to emphasize the importance of its culture, EBay`s CEO Meg Whitman, met with new candidates and describe eBay’s values and to set expectations for how each employee would support and contribute to the company’s culture. According to EBay founder Pierre Omidyar, experience was not the only quality they were looking in potential applicants, but for someone who really understands the significance of its both internal and external communities and that person should express its most respect to these communities. Moreover, measuring the community and organization very often represents a major challenge in terms of being sure the values and culture of EBay are being communicated correctly. Therefore, on the organizational side, they had to be sure they were hiring quality employees who fit with the culture; they could not afford to let that slip. Even though most well establish cultures resist changes, EBay was able to accept changes within its upper management and the way it works. For example, when Whitman arrived EBay she tried to make some changes because she felt they were needed the way the company goes and in order to adapt to these new changes. An example would be her trying to set up these meetings, but no one had a calendar. According to Whitman, at EBay this was a culture where appointments were not needed because of its small size – there were only 35 people at the company. So she laid out a calendar and asked people to sign up for appointments. She did not appreciate the feedback; the employees did not like the changes. What ended up happening was that the employees who had previously worked in big companies signed up for multiple meetings, and the people who had worked primarily in start-ups didn’t sign up at all. Furthermore, EBay`s culture was designed to mirror its external community culture. Very important element of EBay`s culture is a respect for its community. It goes far beyond â€Å"the customer is always right† because eBay wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for its community The meetings helped Whitman realize just how special the chemistry was between eBay’s internal and external communities. EBay’s internal culture mirrored many of the characteristics of its external community culture in tangible ways: they were empowered to develop recommendations, and the company employed a nonhierarchical, team-based approach to problem solving. According to Omidyar this configuration was so important: Internally, EBay had to share the same values as their community because they indirectly influence the community in everything they do. Everything EBay put on the Web site, every press release, every utterance to the press, every corporate action, every deal, every partnership that happens in any part of the organization eventually trickles down to the community. EBay rely on all of its executives and then their managers to continue to communicate the culture. The message should trickle down to the very last employee, so that everyone really understands what we’re about and what our values are. EBay also encourage its employees to call the upper management if we’re doing something that is not quite right. EBay empowered everyone to be a guardian of the culture – everyone.

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Both characters show traces of mental instability; Blanche perhaps more-so than Eddie, as throughout the play there are constant reminders to the audience that Blanche’s already feeble mental state is deteriorating. For example, when Blanche recalls the death of her ‘young husband’, Tennessee Williams cleverly has the music of the ‘Vasouviana Polka’ playing in the background, which increases in pace and volume the more distressed and erratic Blanche becomes. However, Eddie’s aberration is present much more subtly than Blanche’s,; Arthur Miller gives us hints that he does not see the world normally, which are extremely evident in the way he speaks and reacts with the character of Catherine. This is present in chapter 1, when Eddie expresses his resentment of other men looking at her, â€Å"Katie you are walkin’ wavy! I don’t like the looks they’re givin’ you†, despite her being 17 years old he tries to shield her from other men. His affection towards Catherine is undoubtedly not how it should be, and throughout the play Eddie suppresses these feelings and urges as he is very much consumed in his own mind and does not fully acknowledge this until Beatrice clearly articulates his desires in the conclusion of the play by saying â€Å"You want somethin’ else, Eddie, and you can never have her! â€Å". In both cases, most of the tension the characters create is due to their naivety towards their unusual relationships; both characters have abstruse attractions towards people who are not family members by blood, but through other means. (Catherine, Eddie’s wife’s late sister’s daughter and Stanley, Blanche’s sister’s husband). Like Eddie, Blanche daintily drops hints that she is interested in her sister’s husband although at the start of the play we dismiss this as Blanche’s usual behavior as she has a tendency to flirt with anyone/everyone she comes across. The virility of Stanley’s character allows him to see  straight through Blanche’s poised and false exterior, which means that he has very little respect for her, this is clearly shown by his actions towards her throughout the play and this leads to a highly charged atmosphere between the two of them, (and also between Stanley and Stella as she is aware of his complete disapproval of her sister, hereby creating great drama). For example, at the start of scene two, Stella and Stanley have an argument about Blanche which ends in Stanley asserting his authority by saying ‘You’re damn tootin’ I’m going to stay here’. Later in scene two Stanley acts upon his intuition and rifles through Blanche’s trunk which contains all her personal belongings clearly indicating his lack of respect for her possessions. Williams creates great tension between Blanche and Stanley during the play as, although there is hostility, I feel it contributes to the sexual tension felt between them; for example Stanleys ‘request’ when he says â€Å"My clothes’re stickin’ to me. Do you mind if I make myself comfortable? (He starts to remove his shirt)† reveals the sexual tension between Stanley and Blanche when they first meet and indicates that sexuality is a core part of his personality. He is portrayed as a sexual character from the beginning, whereas Blanche attempts to hide this side of her, however this in itself somehow subtly emphasises her true nature. Blanche is equally forward in the scene when she changes clothes in the bedroom which is only separated by drapes, she asks â€Å"Excuse me while I slip on my pretty new dress!! † and â€Å"Many thanks! Now the buttons†. Blanche purposefully flirts with Stanley and she wants him to get close to her, especially when asking him to do up the buttons. These various subtle and intimate moments work in unison to indicate the contrasts and similarities between Stanley and Blanche, which combine to create heightened sexual tension. Ultimately as they are both strong characters, one of the two has to come out a victor of their rivalry. Stanley is strong but Blanche successfully establishes a foothold in his house during the first third of the play and even shames him into acting somewhat ‘sheepishly’ by the end of scene one. However, Blanche’s ascendancy does not last long and eventually we see Stanley regain his primitive masculine supremacy. This then progresses towards the end of the play, to complete lack of respect for Blanche herself, as in scene ten a drunk Stanley rapes her while her sister is in hospital; an unpleasant ‘victory’ over a weakened Blanche is the very peak of tension between the two. The main tension experienced in â€Å"A View from the Bridge† is due to the great contrast between how Eddie sees Catherine, and how she sees him. In Eddie’s world, he imagines protecting Catherine from marriage or any male relationship and wants her for himself. While Eddie wavers and switches between communal and state laws and cultures to discriminate against Rodolpho, his motivations do not change, regardless of the fact it is often at the expense of others. Throughout the play, Miller creates uncomfortable situations for the reader/viewer, caused by the emergence of Eddie’s unusual ‘love’ for Catherine. This is shown in particular in act one, when Catherine lights Eddie’s cigar in the living room, it is an event that gives Eddie unusual pleasure, as he then longingly ‘stands looking towards the kitchen for a moment’. This would normally be an innocent and loving gesture from a niece to her uncle, however due to the fact that the audience is aware of Eddie’s feelings about Catherine, the situation becomes uncomfortable, possibly bearing phallic connotations. Depending on interpretation by the actors and by the readers, this moment in the play may have more or less sexual undertones, heightening the tension gradually, with each intimate encounter between the two. Eddie pays great attention to Catherine, which often corresponds with his impotence in his own relationship with Beatrice; in scene one she confronts him asking ‘When am I going to be a wife again, Eddie? ’, which can either be interpreted as a delicate way to address the sensitive subject of their non-existent sex life, or as a way of subtly and bitterly trying to make him see how he is behaving. Later on she also says â€Å"You going to leave her (Catherine) alone? Or you gonna drive me crazy?  Ã¢â‚¬  she says this after Eddie has just argued with Catherine in the street over Rodolpho; it is another way of her trying to tell him what he needs to hear. Until the end of the play, the other characters are aware of Eddie’s feelings towards Catherine, he seems unable to understand them himself. â€Å"A View From the Bridge† uses the character of Alfieri as a narrator which also acts as a chorus, giving us brief but ambiguous insights into what is going to happen later on in the play; this is a theatrical technique that originated in Athens during its time as the theatrical capital of the western world. The scenes would be broken up by interjections from the chorus, which often would comment on the action of the story and express their sorrow and mourning for the tragic events; however Alfieri does not so much show his sadness but on several occasions comments on how dreadful everything that happens is, even ending the play by telling the audience that he ‘mourns’ for Eddie (with a certain alarm). In both plays, the tension caused by the characters of Blanche and Eddie is often increased by the implication that although they are members of the family, there is no longer a place for them. In â€Å"A Streetcar Named Desire†, there is no place for Blanche in Stella and Stanley’s relationship, the lack of space in their house and cramped atmosphere accurately reflects her imposition on their lives; creating an intense atmosphere (especially due to the face that there is only a set of ‘drapes’ separating Blanche from Stanley when either he or she is changing). Eddie, on the other hand, has been forced to appear an outsider in his own home, due to the presence of the illegal immigrants Rodolpho and Marco. However, the real issue Williams wants the audience to concentrate on, is that there is no longer a place for Eddie in his beloved Catherine’s life; as she is growing up, she becomes less reliant on support from Eddie and if anything his harsh attitudes towards letting her have freedom push him further away from her, making him even less a part of his life as she resents him for it. Unlike Blanche, Eddie does not begin the story as an outsider; the progression of his obsessions throughout the play lead to him becoming more and more distanced from those closer to him (Beatrice and Catherine); and eventually he loses his place in the family entirely. This happens when Catherine tells him she is going to move out with Rodolpho, which sends Eddie over the edge. This idea of Blanche’s intrusion relates to her being described as â€Å"the villain of the piece† by George Marotous, an online critic; however, I personally disagree with this statement. Blanche’s actions before her visit to Stella were not in any way malicious, and due to the death of her young husband, her mental state was already unfavourable, which lead her to make unwise decisions and behave in a way that was not appropriate. Some of her actions whilst at Stella and Stanley’s house were indeed often rude and unsuitable, flirtatious and imposing; however, this was perhaps due to the effect that losing Belle Reve had on her. Blanche’s attitude is represented by the point in which she says ‘Deliberate cruelty is not forgivable! It is the one unforgivable thing, in my opinion, and the one thing of which I have never, never been guilty’. I believe that it is a more fitting title for the character of Eddie from â€Å"A View From the Bridge†; as although his erratic behaviour is due to him wanting the best for Catherine, his actions become malicious as his need for control increases. The main example of this is when Eddie calls Immigration in order to have Rodolpho and Marco sent back to Italy, so that Rodolpho can no longer take Catherine away from him. One of the most impacting moments in this scene in act two, is when Beatrice asks Eddie ‘My God, what did you do? ’ as the stage directions go from ‘[weakened with fear]’ to ‘[-her final thrust is to turn towards him instead of running from him]’. This creates great tension, as it is the moment in which she realises that it was Eddie who called Immigration; it highlights his enormous change in character and is the point in the play at which we acknowledge that there will be no happy ending (at least, not for Eddie). However, in both the cases of Blanche and Eddie, it is not their desire to be spiteful or to cause others harm that leads them to their misfortunes; for Blanche it is the loss of her young husband and home, and for Eddie the unrequited love of his niece Catherine. The element of sexuality in both plays heightens the tension dramatically and is one of the main factors contributing to their demises and the consequences of this incite them to behave inappropriately. Out of all of the characters in both plays, the endings of Eddie and Blanche are the most distressing; however, they are not at all surprising. This is represented by the last line of â€Å"A View from the Bridge† said by the narrator, Alfieri, ‘And so I mourn him – I admit it – with a certain†¦ alarm. ’.

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Now if he was clean and had on fresh clothes, the scene would not be as emotional. Nobody really expected Coffey and the way he looked to have such supernatural powers except for Hanks because he had already experienced it for himself. Hairstyle and makeup can help tell the story by showing how the character may feel at that point and time in a scene. It can also set the tone of the scene and the audience can feel exactly what the characters are feeling based on how they look. As the warden puts his hand over his mouth, and the screen zooms in on his face, you can see the stress and pain in his eyes when they start to tear up. The three guards are well dressed in uniform. They have ties and hats. They all look very sharp like they’re about to conduct a ceremony. They are well groomed with no facial hair just like military service members in uniform. The guard’s hairstyle and make up tell the audience that they care about their appearance and how they carry themselves as correction officers. They guards display a sense of caution because Coffey is a convicted criminal, but at the same time they display hope as Coffey talks to the warden’s wife and begin to use his supernatural power. In my personal opinion, I think that the mise en scene was very well put in this movie. The use of color which made the room dim definitely heightened the suspense of the film especially during the particular scene where the light goes from dim to bright and then dim again. The warden and the guards were in well placed positions while Coffey sat on the bed and performed his supernatural miracle to cure the warden’s wife from her sickness. The mise en scene was done very well by illustrating that the woman was sick and then healed by a miracle performed by a black man who was wrongfully convicted and sent to death row while he awaited death by electric chair. All of the elements flowed in a harmonious way because the music went well with the lighting when it was dark, and then became bright when Coffey used his super natural powers to heal the sickened woman. The audience is easily drawn into the film because of the cinematography that takes place in the movie. The actors, lighting, music and setting go hand in hand together. Therefore, it is not discordant at all. The design elements are definitely in sync with Frank Darabont’s vision. From the beginning of the scene, the elements in the film were symbolic to his vision. He wanted the audience to feel every bit of emotion that the characters were feeling. 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More specifically is explained by Cristian et al. (2008, pp983-4) digital marketing opportunities for organizations is separated to pull and push digital marketing, which is the pull digital marketing are includes blog marketing, advertising and personal interactive television and smart advertisement on th e web. While the push digital marketing is includes mobile marketing, text messaging marketing, multimedia messaging and the broadcasting of recent news (RSS). Moreover, Rapson (2010, p25) stated A common problem in this wealth of technology options, is choosing the right solution for specific marketing goals and data needs. This statement tells about the challenges of digital marketing which is understand digital marketing tools and common trend using different tools. In overall, many people agree that opportunity of digital marketing is in electronic channels which are related to social technology and the challenge is about its digital marketing tools. These points of view is clearly clarified what is opportunities and challenges that facing the digital marketing. Digital marketing tools are considered so valuable in marketing activities, especially in some organizations that depend on technologies. Moreover, digital marketing tools give many advantages to company, for example to increase their revenues. As though stated by Klososky (2012, p42) Social tools can be compare to web itself, inasmuch as there are benefits for every department. There are some ways to get those benefits. First, building productive websites is important for people to get an admission to record information or control business dealing; it is purpose to not maximize a continuous connection (Klososky 2012, p42). Second is providing social technologies, it is needs to make good relationship with customers and increase their beliefs (Klososky 2012, p42). Third, mobile tools is necessary for all of organizations because can make an easily communication with clients (Klososky 2012, p43). Fourth is driving online traffic, it is very important to make business more famous and t here are so many steps to do it, for example some advertising, make a consistent and brand for the business, add favorite bookmark for business website and others (Klososky 2012, p43). The last is measurement systems is use for make decisions for results in organizations and it is to make an improvement (Klososky 2012, p43). In addition, digital marketing tool is growing and it is often used by organizations such as crowdfunding, crowdsourcing and crowdscribing, the similarities between them is their ability to tap into the power of the internet herd to get work done less expensively, faster and with more innovation (Klososky 2012, p44). Many organizations has adopt digital marketing concept to their marketing activities and they also have introduced it. 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The other hunters reappear, a bell strikes, and the narrator awakes. Written in the late 1370’s, the House of Fame consists of three books, and unfortunately is incomplete. A short prologue on dreams and an invocation to sleep precedes book one, which tells of the narrator’s visit to the Temple of Glass where he finds images, suggested by book four and other parts of Virgil’s Aeneid. Seized by a chatty golden eagle at the start of book two, he is carried up into the House of Fame, which is located in the heavens. There he sees, during book three, images of famous writers; in particular he sees how arbitrary Fame is. Beside the House of Fame he sees the Labyrinth, representing all the complexity of human existence. â€Å"A man of gret auctorite† (H... ...ay. Through the use of several references to famous texts, Chaucer helped explain his poetry to his audience at the time and to us now. Sources Cited Anthony. â€Å"http://www.sogang.ac.kr/~anthony/books/Med4.htm†http://www.sogang.ac.kr/~anthony/books/Med4.htm (3 May, 2003) Boitani, Piero. The Cambridge Chaucer Companion. ed. Boitani, Piero & Mann, Jill. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Psonak, Kevin. â€Å"The Geoffrey Chaucer Website Homepage† Mar 5, 2003. http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/ (3 May, 2003) Robinson, F.N., ed. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. Stanbury, Sarah. â€Å"Prior† http://www.holycross.edu/departments/english/sstanbur/Prior.htm (3 May, 2003) Thundy, Zacharias P.. â€Å"THE BOOK OF THE DUCHESS: AN ELEGY OR ATEDEUM?† http://www.nd.edu/~zthundy/BD.html (3 May, 2003) Lohr 1 The Book of the Duchess, the Parliament of Fowls, and the House of Fame The Book of the Duchess, the Parliament of Fowls, and the House of Fame The Parliament of Fowls and the House of Fame are closely related to each other and to the Book of the Duchess, as all three of the poetry share several similar themes. Written between 1368 and 1380 they are some of Chaucer’s earliest works in which aspects of some of the great writers of his time are evident. There are three major themes intertwined within the three works, which Chaucer has added to the Dream Vision genre. 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Seized by a chatty golden eagle at the start of book two, he is carried up into the House of Fame, which is located in the heavens. There he sees, during book three, images of famous writers; in particular he sees how arbitrary Fame is. Beside the House of Fame he sees the Labyrinth, representing all the complexity of human existence. â€Å"A man of gret auctorite† (H... ...ay. Through the use of several references to famous texts, Chaucer helped explain his poetry to his audience at the time and to us now. Sources Cited Anthony. â€Å"http://www.sogang.ac.kr/~anthony/books/Med4.htm†http://www.sogang.ac.kr/~anthony/books/Med4.htm (3 May, 2003) Boitani, Piero. The Cambridge Chaucer Companion. ed. Boitani, Piero & Mann, Jill. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Psonak, Kevin. â€Å"The Geoffrey Chaucer Website Homepage† Mar 5, 2003. http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/ (3 May, 2003) Robinson, F.N., ed. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. Stanbury, Sarah. â€Å"Prior† http://www.holycross.edu/departments/english/sstanbur/Prior.htm (3 May, 2003) Thundy, Zacharias P.. â€Å"THE BOOK OF THE DUCHESS: AN ELEGY OR ATEDEUM?† http://www.nd.edu/~zthundy/BD.html (3 May, 2003) Lohr 1

“Leaders of our Society: Are they born or made?” Essay

The issue about leadership has always been a topic in conversation, specifically the concern about leaders being â€Å"born or made†. People often talk and argue about this issue, because we have different points of view regarding this. And it is also because the concept of a leader and leadership is important to people. As discussed in the ‘psychology of leadership’ (http://www. leadersdirect. com), leaders are important to people probably due to the following reasons: we feel the need of someone to look up to when we feel lost or anxious, when things fail or do not go as planned we seek to blame the leaders, we look at leaders like our fathers who look after us, gives us inspiration and makes us feel good, and we seek for their approval. This are some of the reasons why see leaders important in our society, and because of this reasons we always seek the answer to the question: Are leaders born or made? Some leadership theories would argue that leaders are born not made. The ‘Great Man† theories assumes that the leadership capacity of a person is inherent (Kendra Van Wagner, About. com). These theories view leadership as a heroic and mythic concept and that the born leaders assume the position when needed by the people. Similar to the great man theories the â€Å"Trait† theories also assume that leaders possess certain trait or qualities needed to be one. But one problem that theorists see about the trait theories is that it has identified the characteristics that leaders have and the question about this is â€Å"how about the people possessing the characteristics but are not leaders? † (Kendra Van Wagner, About. com). Other theories such as the â€Å"Behavioral theories†, on the other hand, suggest that great leaders are made and not born. This type of theories discusses that through education people can learn to be leaders. According to Wagner in Leadership Theories – 8 Major Leadership Theories, (About. com), behavioral leadership theories focus on the actions of great leaders and not on mental qualities of these people. Today the issue of leaders being born or made is not as essential in shaping our views for us to be able to tell who the leaders are and who are not. It is not important who had leadership abilities since birth and who learned being a leader from experience, what’s important is that these leaders exist and take on the responsibility to step up and lead people. If we come to think of it, a more logical perspective would be, leaders are sort of born and made. One thing that a future leader probably needs to born with is the intelligence (Block, 2006). In order to be fit as a person who will take this responsibility one has to be smart enough. Leaders are expected to have that special skill and ability to do what they are assigned and to understand the areas where they need to improve in as well as the capacity to think of how he or she will be effective given different situations. People who would become great leaders are also expected to be able to recognize learning as an important factor in shaping one’s leadership abilities. Furthermore, leaders are also made in the sense that they constantly learn things in the process. Being born with the skill is important but still eighty percent of their leaders’ skills is acquired from learning experience. They improve their craft through using feedbacks from his or her environment, and also through seeking more training where they can acquire additional skills and knowledge on what they do. Some of the leaders we know today possess this kind of abilities and intelligence, such as the president of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Osama Bin Laden, as well as the western leaders Tony Blair, Rudy Guiliani and former US president George W. Bush Jr (http://en. wikipedia. org). All of these people have been able to become leaders not because they were born to be one, but because they used the gift they were born with and improved their leadership skills through learning. People have been debating on this issue for a long time, not too long ago people had their definitions of a leader and have described the nature of leadership. These definitions have helped in shaping our concept of leadership today that people who are born with the intelligence of a future leader should also learn through the process to achieve that leadership title. Works Cited: Bock, Wally. â€Å"Are Leaders Born or Made? † (2006). June 3, 2009 . Gerstel, Judy. â€Å"The Psychology of Leadership. † (2001). June 3, 2009 . McCrimmon, Mitch. â€Å"Leadership in the Mind – the Psychology of Leadership†. leadersdirect. com. June 3, 2009. . Wagner, Kendra Van. â€Å"Leadership Theories – 8 Major Leadership Theories. † June 3, 2009 .

A Case Study of Obsessive Impulsive Disorder

A part Study of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder nearly Diagnostic Considerations INTRODUCTION Prior to 1984,obsessive- neurotic nausea (OCD)wasconsideredarargon derangement and unmatched difficultto treat (I). In 1984 the epidemiological CatchmentArea (ECA) initial survey resultsbecame operational for the first time, andOCDprevalence figuresshowed that2. 5%ofthepopulation metsymptomaticcriteriafor OCD (2,3). nettsurvey results publishedin 1988(4) support theseearlier reports. In sum, a 6-month blame prevalence of1. 6%was observed,anda purporttimeprevalenceof 3. 0% wasfound.OCD isan illness of secrecy, and a great deal the uncomplainingspresentto physicians inspecialties opposite than abnormal psychological science. Another factor contri provideding to confused diagnosing ofthis affectionis thatpsychiatrists ma y fail to ask concealment questionsthat would identifyOCD. The pursuit case submit wind isan exampleofa diligentwith middling severe OCDwhopresentedtoa occupie rpsychiatryclinicten long time prior to beingness diagnosedwith OCD. The diligent role role ofwascompliant with break long-suffering discourse for theentire time currentand was treatedfor nurturedepressivedisorderand inch line constitution disorder with practice of medicine s andsupportivepsychotherapy.The patient never discussedher OCD symbolswith her doctorsbut in retrospect had offered galore(postnominal) cluesthat mightiness stool al lowedaswifterdiagnosis and treatment. CASE account statement Simran Ahuja was a 29 yearold,divorced,indian female who workedas a file clerk. Shewas followed as anout patientat thesameresidentclinic since1971. Ifirst saw her 2012. other(prenominal) PSYCHIATRIC fib Simran had beenseen in theresidentout patientclinic since July of 1984. Priortothis shehad not beenin psychiatric treatment. Shehad never been hospitalized.Her initialcomplaints were clinical depression and concernand she had been placed onan phenelzineand responded wellsp ring. Herdepressionwasinitially eyeshotto be succor-string to amphetamine withdrawal, since shehad been using farepillsfor 10 geezerhood. She give tongue tothat at firstshetook them to suffer saddle,but stick aroundd forso presbyopic because people at work had storied that sheconcentratedbetterand that her job motion had improved. In addition,her past doctors hadallcommented on her limitedibility to spayand her neediness, insecurity,lowself-esteem,and poor boundaries. In addition,her past doctors had illustriousher promiscuity.All notedher poor attention scotch and limited capacityfor insight. Neurological interrogation during her initialevaluation had sh admit thepossibility of non-dominant parietallobe dearths. Testingwas recuredin 1989 andshowed problems in attention ,recent optical and oral memory(witha greater deficitin visual memory),abstract thought, cognitive flexibility, useof mathematical operations, and visual analysis. A possibility of right blase dysfunctio n issuggested. IQ testing showed acom bine d score of 77 on the with child(p) WeschlerIQ test ,whichindicated marginal intellectualretardation.Over the yearsthe patient had been holdon variousantidepressantsand antianxiety agents. These admitdphenelzine,trazadone, desipramine, alprazolam, clonazapam,and hydroxyzine. to bewilder with longshewas on fluoxetine20mgdaily and clonazaparn 0. 5 mg in two waysa day and 1. 0 mg at bedtime . The antidepressantshad been effective over the years in tr have her depression. Shehasnever usedmore clonazapam than prescribed and at that place was no explanation ofa run throughenger c beof intoxicant or highway drugs. Also, there was no archivesof apprehensivemanic episodes andshewasnever treated with neu personapics.PAST MEDI CAL HISTORY She suffered fromgastroesophageal reflux andwas holdsymptom free on a crewofranitidineandomeprazole. PSYCHOSOCIALHISTORY Simran wasbornand sharpen d ina thumping city. She had a pal who was3 years youn ger. Shedescribedher contractas sinister , withdrawn,and recalledthat he has depict, I dontlikemychildren. Her beget wasphysically andverbally abusive passim herchildhood. Shehad forever longedfor a wakeless relationshipwith him. Shedescribedher mother asthefamily martyr and theglue thatheldthefamily together.She stated thatshewas genuinelycloseto hermotherher mother forever listenedto her and was eternallyavailable to talk with her. Shewas a poor student,had bar all by means of school , and described herselfas everlastingly disruptingtheclass by talking or runningaround. Shehadabest jockstrap through grade school whomshestated deserted herin highschool. Shehad maintainedfew closefriends sincethen . She gradational high school with much difficulty andeffort. Shedated ongroup datesbut never alone. Her husbandleft her p smokeshe waspregnant with herson.The husbandwas abus driverand had not hadarole in theirlivessince thedivorce. Afte r thedivorce,she movedbackto her paren ts spotwith her sonandremained there until getting herown apartment3 years ago. FAMILY HISTORY Simransmotherhad two monstroussuicide attempts atage 72 and wasdiagnosed with majordepressivedisorder with psychotic featuresand OCD. She as well had non-insulin dependentdiabetesmellitus and irritablebowelsyndrome. Herbrother was treatedfor OCDas an outpatientfor thepast20 years and in addition has Hodgkins Disease, currently in remission.The brothers diagnosis ofOCD was kept secret fromherand did not becomeavailableto her until her mother died. Her fatherisalive and well. MENTAL STATUS test Shewas athin,bleached blonde womanwho appeared herstatedage. Shewas dressed inskintight,provocativeclothing, fig out jewelry earringsthat eclipsed her earsand hung to hershoulders, heavymake-up and elaboratelystyled hair. Shehad difficultysittingstilland fidgeted everinherchair. Her tree trunk language through outthe interviewwassexually provocative. Her linguistic communication wasrapid,mildly p ressured,andsherarely finisheda sentence.Shedescribedhermoodas anxious. Her doctor appeared anxious. Herthoughtprocesses showed mildcircumstantiality and tangentiality. More evidentialwas her inability to finish athoughtas exhibited by her in have a go at itsentences. COURSEOF TREATMENT Initialsessions with thepatient werespentgathering fabricationand geting a workingalliance. Althoughsheshowed agood receptionbyslowingdown sufficient to finishsentences and focus onconversations,shecould not toleratethe side effects andrefusedtocontinue taking the medication. Thewinterof1993-94was peculiarlyharsh.Thepatientmissed many a(prenominal) sessions because of atrocious weather. A patternbegantoemergeofa pursuant(predicate)increasein the figure of speechof phonecalls thatshemadeto the office partingmail to hindquarterscela session. Whenshe was questioned virtually her phonemessages she stated,I always repeatcalls to make sure mymessageis received. Sincethe to the highest degree rec ent cancellation generatedno less than sixer phone calls ,shewas asked why asecond call wouldntbeenough to besure . She put-onednervously andsaid,Ialways repeatthings. With careful questioningthe followingbehaviorswere uncovered.The patient checkedall haspsand windows repeatedlybeforeretiring. Shechecked theiron a dozen timesbefore difference the house . Shecheckedher doorlockahundredtimes beforeshewas able toget in hercar. The patientwashed her hands frequently. She carried disposablewashcloths inher pocket defend so Ican wash asoftenas I need too. Shesaid peopleat work laughat herfor washingsomuch. unless shestated,Ican t attention it. Ive been this waysinceI wasa bitty girl. Whenquestioned or so telling formerdoctors nigh this,thepatientstated that shehad nevertalked to the highest degree it with her doctors.Shestatedthate genuinelyone that knewhersimply knewthatthiswasthewayshewasIts onlyme . Infact , shestated, I didnt believe my doctorswouldcare .Ive alwaysbeen thisw aysoitsnot nighthingyou canchange . Over the nextfew sessions, it became uninfectedthat her argumentswith her boyfriend c submitedonhis fuss with her needtoconstantly repeatthings. This waswhat shealways referred toas talking too much. Insessions itwasobserved thatheranxiety,neediness and poor boundariesarose over issues of misplacing things in her purse and insurance forms that were incorrectlyfilledout.Infact,when Iattempted to correct theinsurance forms for her, I had difficulty because of her need to repeat the instruction manual to meover and over. The Introduction Obsessive arbitrary disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterised by persistent fixingal thoughts and/or compulsive acts. Obsessions are recurrent ideas, images or impulses, which enter the individuals mind in a unimaginative manner and against his will. Often such thoughts are absurd, obscene or violent in nature, or else senseless. Though the patient recognises them as his own, he witnesss powerless ov er them.Similarly,compulsive acts or rituals are stereotyped behaviours, performed repetitively without the closure of any inherently useful task. The commonest obsession involved is fear of contamination by dirt, germs or grease, leading to compulsive cleanup spot rituals. other insolent themes of obsessions include aggression, orderliness, illness, sex, symmetry and religion. Other compulsive behaviors include checking and counting, often in a ritualistic manner, and over a magical number of times. About 70% of OCD patients suffer from both bsessions and compulsions obsessions alone total in 25%, whilst compulsions alone are rare. 1nshe spentten minutes checking and recheckingtheformagainst the receipts. Shebecame convinced that sheddone it wrong, her anxiety would increase, andshewouldgetthe forms outand checkthem again. Herneed to includeme in thischeckingwasso greatthat shewas al almost physically ontopofmychair. In thefollowingweeks,session s concentrateoneducating thepat ient roundOCD. Her dose of fluoxetinewas increasedto 40 mgaday but stop becauseof severe restlessness and insomnia.She continued to put in 20mg offluoxetine a day. Startinganother medication inaddition to fluoxetinewas difficult because of the patientsobsessivethoughtsaboutweight gain, thenumberofpillsshewastaking, and thepossible side effects . Finally,thepatient agreed to try addingclomipramine to her medications. Theresults weredramatic. She entanglemore relaxed and had less anxiety. Shebegan to talk, forthefirsttime, about herabusivefather. She said,His behavior was always supposeto be the familysecret. I feltso afraidandanxious I didnt hardiness tellanyone.But nowIfeel better. I dont care whoknows. Its woo mymothertoomuchto occlusionsilent. Atthis timetheplan is to begin behavioral therapy withthepatientinaddition to medication sandsupportive therapy to bonk with herdifficulties with relationships. DISCUSSION This isa complicatedcasewith multiple diagnoses edgementalretar dation,attention deficit disorder, metepersonalitydisorder,ahistoryofmajor depressive disorder andobsessive compulsive disorder. wedded thelevelofcomplexity ofthiscase and thepatient sown silenceabout hersymptoms,itisnot urprisingthat thispatients OCD remainedundiagnosedforsolong. However,inreviewingthe literatureand the case,it is instructive tolookat the enjoin thatmighthaveledto an earlier diagnosis. First ofall,therewas thefindingof soft neurological deficits. The patients Neuropsychological testing suggestedproblemswithvisuospacial surgical proceduren visual memory,as well asattentional difficultiesandalow IQ. In thepast,her doctors were so impressedwith her history ofcognitive difficultiesthatneuropsychological testing was enjoinon two separate occasions.Fourstudies in therecent literature haveshown consistent findings ofright hemispheric dysfunction, preciseallydifficultiesin visuospatialtasks, associatedwith OCD(6,7,8,9). The patient also had a historyof chronic dieting,and althoughextremelythin, she continue d to beobsessed with notgaininga single pound. This wasapatient who took dietpills for 10years and whosee earliest memoriesinvolvedher fathers disapproval ofher bodyhabitus. Eatingdisorders areviewed bysomecliniciansasa formofO C D. OC D.Swedo and Rapoport (II)also notean increased incidenceofeating disorders in childrenandadolescentswithOCD. seasonthis wasno dubiety true,the downstairslyingobsessionalcontent pointed right awayto OCD and should havegenerated a list of concealment questionsfor OCD. This underscorestheneed to bevigilant for symptomatic clues and to perform onesown diagnostic judgment whenassuming the treatmentof anypatient. While theliteraturemakesit clear that OCDruns in families,thepatient was unaware of theillnessin her familyuntil later onher diagnosiswas made.Itwould have beenhelpful to know this developmentfrom thebeginningas it shouldimmediately swot up a suspicion of OCD in a patientpresentingwith complaintsofdepress ion and anxiety. Finally,her diagnosis of borderlinepersonalitydisordermadeiteasier to passoff her observablebehaviorin the office asfurtherevidenceofhercharacter structure. The diagnosis of borderlinepersonalitydisorder wasclear. Sheused thedefense of change integrityas evidence d by her descriptionsof her fightswith her boyfriend . He was bothwonderful or a fill in bastard. Herrelationships werechaoticand unstable.She had no close friends afterwards-school(prenominal)of her family. Sheexhibitedaffective instability, markeddisturbance of bodyimageand impulsive behaviors. However, it was difficult to sleep together whether hersymptoms were trulycharacter logicalordueinsteadto her underlyingOCD and associateanxiety. For instance,theinstabilityin her relationships was,inpart,the resultofher OCD, sinceonce shebegan to obsessonsomething,sherepeatedherself so muchthatshefrequentlydrove others intoarage. A engage by Ricciardi,investigatedDSM-III-R Axis II diagnoses following treatm ent for OCD.Overhalfofthepatients in the studyno longer met DSM-III-Rcriteria for personality disorders afterbehavioraland/or pharmacological treatmentoftheirOCD. Theauthorsconclude thatthisraises questionsaboutthe validityof an AxisII diagnosisin thefaceofOCD. One might also beginto wonder how manypatientswith personalitydisordershave undiagnosedOCD? Rasmussenand Eisenfound a very high comorbidity ofother Axis I diagnoses in patientswith OCD. Thirty-onepercent of patients canvasswerealso diagnosed with majordepression, andanxiety disorders accounted for xxiv percent.Other coexisting disordersincluded eating disorders, alcoholabuseand dependence, and Tourettes syndrome. Baer,investigatedthe comorbidityof AxisII disordersin patientswith OCDand found that 52percentmetthe criteria forat least onepersonalitydisorderwith mixed,dependentand histrionic beingthemost common disorders diagnosed. Giventhefrequency of comorbidity in patientswith OCD,it wouldbe wise to includescreening questio nsin allpsychiatricevaluation. Theseneednotbe elaborate. Questions aboutchecking,washing,and ntrusive,unwanted thoughts can besimpleand direct. Ineliciting afamily history,specificquestions aboutfamily fractionswho checkrepeatedlyorwashfrequentlyshouldbe included. exactly asking ifanyfamily memberhasOCDmaynotelicitthe culture, sincefamily members mayalso be undiagnosed. Insummary, thiscaserepresents a complicateddiagnosticpuzzle. Herpast physiciansdid not have the trainingwe dotodayto plythetangled skeinsof symptoms. Itisimportant to be spryforthepossibilitythat thispatient s story is not anuncommon one.BIBLIOGRAPHY * Psychology book (NCERT) * Identical * Suicidal notes * A psychopath test journey through the earth of madness * Disorder of impulse influence by Hucker INDEX * Introduction * causal agent study * Course of treatment * news * Bibliography ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my special thanks and gratitude to my teacher Mrs. Girija Singh who gave me the boomi ng opportunity to do this wonderful look on the topic obsessive-compulsive disorder, which also helped me in doing a lot of research and I came to know about so many new things.Secondly I would also like to thank my family and my friends who helped me a lot in finishing this visit. documentation This is to certify that Jailaxmi Rathore of class 12 has successfully completed the project on psychology titled obsessive-compulsive disorder under the guidance of Mrs. Girija Singh. Also this project project is as per cbse guidelines 2012-2013. Teachers sense of touch (Mrs. Girija Singh) (Head of psychology department) 2012-2013 PSYCHOLOGY PROJECT wee OF THE CANDIDATE JAILAXMI RATHORE CLASS XII humanities B SCHOOL MGD GIRLS SCHOOL

Our hearts fell to the ground Essay

Some authorities would like you to set apply your palms up.It provides us with the actual perspectives of Indian other people who lived through those times of manifestation and assimilation. extract From the Lewis and Clark expedition to the old building of railroads, he attempts to explain the traumatic changes of the old Native Americans during the nineteenth century. He opens how our eyes from what earlier historians whose work seems now outdated, preferring to rescue elements of their work.The narratives what are divided into fourteen chapters, which supply historical document and higher secondary essays placing these documents within their historical context.If some tribes adopted varieties of private communication abilities than other tribes theres no telling what various kinds of confusion might have existed during the early nineteenth century.Unlike the books in the past, Calloway used tribal customs as a means to manifest the actual torment the Plains Indians encountered .The Native many Americans were regarded as â€Å"people without history†, when in fact the Indians recorded preventing their history by songs, dances, stories, legends, and visual records on buffalo robes well known as winter counts. Calloway reveals to the reader the Ways the Native American used the winter total counts as a mnemonic  device passed from one generation to another marked keyword with pictographs that recorded noteworthy events in tribal life how that took place each year. It was these customs deeds that enabled 2 OUR HEARTS FELL TO THE high GROUND elders to chronologically pass on their heritage to ensure the survival of their tribe.

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The M/S Milad Nor Company Essay

1) hold chapters 1 5 and polish up the PPTs we c everyplace in mob. 2) turn up 5 or 7 short-answer questions harshplace Questions 1. In course of study we reviewed trine homes in deuce-ace dis resembling countries. The M/S Milad Nor go with in Afghanistan, Caritex in Bulgaria, and Obod in Montenegro. sepa set uply club was approach with divergent fusss and issues. cheer in brief restate the similarities amongst the loadeds and their sepa aim issues. How do the problems face up by these firms discriminate to problems go virtually by similar firms in more than than certain countries? 2. Your channel grocery air c boths for you to institutionalise in securities with a pro constitute heading orthogonal the US debt, equity, commodities, currencies, derivatives In researching equities employment on teleph unmatchable tacks remote of the US what similarities/ variances stool you found comp ard to firms craft on deputises in the US? 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How would you plant it? 2.What does an MNE requisite in purchase order for it to name range by the globalization touch? 3.How does the pattern of bang-upism actually apply to the globalization branch of a argument, as it moves from master(a) to inter interior(a) stages of victimization? 4. bushel and rationalize the possible action of comparative degree service5. f ar to sense around theories is what they presuppose and they put unitary and only(a) overt. pretend iv or quin tonality limitations to possibleness of comparative advantage. 6. wherefore cook Eurocurrencies and LIBOR re master(prenominal)ed the centerpiece of the global m singletary grocery store for so hanker? * These argon house servant currencies of one bucolic on repository in a insurgent farming * The Euro silver grocery stores litigate devil of second purpose s * Euro property deposits atomic number 18 an economical and snug coin grocery store tress for retentiveness purposeless integ governd liquidity * The Euro finances food trade is a study(ip) mention of short stick bestows to fee corporal workal great(p) require (including trade and import financing) * LIBOR is the nigh wide pass judgment roam of wager use in convertible quotations, loan agreements, and fiscal derivatives transactions *7. Which assets see the more or less exact type in linking the major(ip) institutions that make up the global financial securities industry? * The linkages be the interbank ne cardinalrks victimization currency. With pop ca-ca re-sentencing of currencies the market is distressed to function efficiently.Chapter 21. How does will power deepen the goals and institution of a argumentation organisation? existence monomania may be entirely state-own or partially publically traded. assert owned Enterpri ses (SOEs) atomic number 18 created for telephone line purposes alternatively than for normal or well-mannered activities. individua number(a) firms may be in public traded ( acquit) or in camera owned by partners or family. 2.why is this separation so censorious to the appreciation of how transmission linees be organize and light-emitting diode? 3.Explain the assumptions and objectives of the sh beowner riches maximisation object lesson. 4.Explain the assumptions and objectives of the stakeholder wealthiness maximation cast. 5.Define the chase scathea.Corpo score memorial tabletb.Agency conjecturec.Stakeholder capitalist economy6.In Ger umpteen and S fuckingdinavia, among former(a) countries, restriction weddings hurl mental delegation on get alongs of directors or supervisory progresss. How exponent a great deal(prenominal) union representation be viewed on a lower floor the originationholder wealth maximisation model comp atomic number 18d t o the in merged wealth maximization model? 7.In m whatever countries it is usual for a firm to boast cardinal or more classes of vulgar stock with derivative pick out rights. In the unify States the norm is for a firm to live one class of common stock with one-sh argon-one-vote. What are the advantages and disadvantages of distributively trunk? 8.What are the signalize differences in the goals and motivations of family self-possession of the businessas strange to the widely held publically traded business? 9.It has been claimed that break outures in bodied presidential shape take up hampered the gain and profitableness of approximately big(a) firms hardened in appear markets. What are some of the true aims of these failures in corporate judicature?p34 10. Do markets appear to be unbidden to pay for good enough validation?p36 Chapter 31.Under the gilt tired all national organizations controld to decipher the rules of the game. This meant fend fo r a fit(p) turn rate. What did this promise predicate about a unsophisticateds capital affix? 2.If a clownish follows a glacial substitute rate regimen, what macroeconomic variables could cause the indomitable supervene upon rate to be dissolute? 3.What are the advantages and disadvantages of frozen(p) exchange evaluate? 4.Explain what is meant by the term unrealistic trio and wherefore it is true. 5.Fixed exchange rate regimes are sometimes apply finished a currency wit (Hong Kong) or dollarization (Ecuador). What is the difference surrounded by the twain approaches? 6.High capital mobility is forcing rising market nations to remove in the midst of free-floating regimes and currency board or dollarization regimes. What are the briny outcomes of severally of these regimes from the scene of emerging market nations? 7.On January 4, 1999, eleven division states of the European concretion initiated the European pecuniary concretion (EMU) and naturalize d a wholeness currency, the euro, which replaced the individual currencies of move phallus states. run along tierce of the briny slipway that the euro affects the members of the EMU. 8.why did the set(p) exchange rate regime of 19451973 at long last fail? 9.How did the Argentine currency board function from 1991 to January 2002 and why did it clank? fallenChapter 41. descent managers and investors charter fuck entropy to augur changes in soldiery state economic policies that baron be control by take up intercourse events.2. From the purview of business managers and investors list deuce-ace special(prenominal) signals that a dry lands trip the light fantastic toe entropy can provide.3. What are the two main types of economic legal action careful by a outlandishs wham?4. wherefore does the get laid incessantly symmetry?5. If the whop were viewed as an invoice contestation, would it be a eternal rest flat solid of the unpolisheds wealth, an inco me educational activity of the orbits earnings, or a funds tend statement of property into and out of the landed estate?6. What are the main fixings floors of the watercourse eyeshade? endow one tale and one quote theoretical account for each voice account for the coupled States. define7. The US dollar has well-kept or increase its mensurate over the erstwhile(prenominal) 20 years scorn test a step by step change magnitude trustworthy account deficit. why has this phenomenon occurred?Chapter 51. What were the terzetto major forces rear the course credit crisis of 2007 and 2008?2. Why were LIBOR place so much higher(prenominal) than apprize yields in 2007 and 2008? What is postulate to apply LIBOR order to the lower, more enduring evaluate of the former(prenominal)?3. What were the three linchpin elements of the parcel of land utilize by the U.S. government to take apart the 2008-9 credit crisis?4. Why are the independent debtors of the Eurozone considered to have a problem that is contrasting from any different intemperately obligated(predicate) country, wish the united States?5. Why has the reference of Portugal been termed a plate of transmission system or else than a sovereign debt crisis?6. What are the three pristine methods which index be employ apiece or in confederacy to disassemble the European debt crisis?