Accident Investigation Process: Preventing Recurrence
Any accident investigation seeks to discover as accurately as possible the circumstances and risk situations that led to its occurrence. The goal is to identify causes by understanding the facts. To achieve this, the investigation should follow five successive stages: data collection, data integration, determination of causes, selection of main causes, and management of causes. The ultimate aim is to eliminate the accident’s determinants, prevent recurrence, and apply lessons learned to enhance
Read MoreMarx’s Philosophy: Man, Alienation, Materialism
Marx’s View of Man and Alienation
Alienation, in Marx’s anthropology, is a historical situation resulting from a specific socioeconomic organization. This organization related to work constitutes human essence.
Characteristics of Man
- Man is a natural being with natural needs for subsistence. Work is the means to satisfy these needs.
- Man is not the only being that separates itself from nature through work; through work, man seeks to transform nature to serve his purposes.
- The consideration of work as
Cultural and Educational Shifts in 19th Century Spain
Cultural Transformations in 19th Century Spain
Cultural changes in 19th-century Spain made their way with difficulty due to strong resistance and the survival of the old official ecclesiastical culture.
Key Characteristics of 19th Century Spanish Culture
- Limited influence of European trends.
- Coexistence between tradition (mainly ecclesiastical) and progress.
- High degree of illiteracy.
- Limited interest in culture and science.
It is difficult to speak of a uniform mentality across all social groups. For
Read MoreComparative Politics: Electoral Systems and Analytical Methods
Comparative Political Analysis
Hypothesis: Countries that use proportional representation are more likely to have multi-party legislatures than countries that use first-past-the-post voting systems.
In comparative politics, the method of agreement and the method of difference are tools we use to figure out what might be causing certain political outcomes by comparing different countries. They help us look beyond surface differences and get to the root of what really matters.
The Method of Agreement
The
Read MoreLeadership Styles, Team Dynamics, and Workplace Well-being
Types of Leaders
Question: Which of the following are types of leaders?
Answer: Laissez-faire, democratic, autocratic.
Defining Leadership
Question: Leadership is:
Answer: A set of characteristics that make a good leader.
Key Characteristics of a Leader
Question: Which of these are characteristics of a leader?
Answer: Inspiration, confidence, and delegation.
Understanding Political Leadership
Question: A political leader is:
Answer: A leader defined by their field or domain.
The Paternalistic Leader
Question:
Read MoreAncient Skills, Organic Farms, Toxic Friends & Modern Issues
Internet Revives Ancient Skills of Geisha
- Maiko
- Teahouses
- Poor girls
- Making up their own kimonos
- An art
- All day from morning to midnight
- In Kyoto
- It’s more exciting than working in a company.
Organic Farming
- Wanted to grow their own food.
- Was not used to grow produce right before they bought it.
- The use of farming methods that do not cause environmental damage.
- Decides whether produce can be called organic.
- Your farming practices are approved by its inspectors.
- When the Soil Association was just starting to function.