Sensitivity analysis is a technique that indicates exactly how much a project’s profitability (NPV or IRR) will change in response to a given change in a single input variable‚ other things held constant. Sensitivity analysis begins with a base case developed using expected values (in the statistical sense) for all uncertain variables. Then‚ each uncertain variable is usually changed by a fixed percentage amount above and below its expected value‚ holding all other variables constant at their expected
Premium Risk Risk management Economics
However‚ back in the past‚ many Americans conceived of Asians as strangers. They were not willing to understand and embrace the biological and cultural differences that set Asian immigrants apart from Europeans and early Americans. Coolie trade‚ which brought numerous Asian immigrants to the United States as indentured laborers‚ resulted in numerous stereotypes of Asian immigrants. Even though the coolie trade ended‚ the stereotypes persisted despite the fact that Asian immigrants came to the United
Premium
classifying them the same. Asian Pacific Americans have fallen victim to the stereotypes‚ which reflects on the visual culture of the depiction of Asian Pacific Americans. Stereotypes‚ history and other issues such as immigration and biculturalism have raised the question of what are the audience perspective and visual cultural representations of Asian Americans‚ and the important impression that the ideas post 1965 era raised was how Asian Americans represented themselves in American culture. Modern and
Premium Culture Sociology United States
Patient Information: Patient: Sue Li Age: 20 Ethnicity: Asian American (a) What cultural considerations are important for you to remember while you interview Ms. Li? When conducting the interview and asking about pain‚ depression‚ abuse‚ etc…‚ keep in mind that culturally‚ Asian Americans are generally stoic and tend to hide depression‚ pain‚ and mental illness. Therefore‚ watching for signs and body language as well as affect will be the better way to go than just asking. Be sure to ask about traditional
Premium Medicine Patient Sociology
According to my readings‚ when professional help is sought‚ Asian Indians tend to hold the expectation that the therapist will serve as a benefactor or guru and provide them with specific advice‚ rather than assisting the client to understand their role in the presenting problem. Consequently‚ as a counselor I should ask more relevant questions and refrain from asking too many personal questions. To better serve the client‚ as any counseling session‚ need to prepare the client for counseling stages
Premium Psychology Psychotherapy Therapy
“Personal Reflections” For my personal reflection I have chosen to use the Asian American identity development model because I am half Asian (e.g. half Filipino). The text states that this model‚ has not advanced as much as the African American model. It goes on to explain the example and findings of Chinese American students treated at the University of California‚ Berkeley‚ Counseling Center: (a) traditionalist— a person who internalizes conventional Chinese customs and values‚ resists acculturation
Premium United States China Culture
Asian American Experience The pain and the suffering‚ the oppression‚ and the exclusion all describe the history of Asia America. When they arrived to the United States‚ they become labeled as Asians. These Asians come from Japan‚ China‚ Korea‚ Laos‚ Thailand‚ and many other diverse countries in the Eastern hemisphere. These people wanted to escape from their impoverished lives as the West continued to infiltrate their motherland. They saw America as the promise land filled with opportunity
Premium
five countries‚ that opposite to our situation‚ they are in the rank of the top of the better scores in maths‚ science and reading. These countries are: 1.Finland‚ 2.Japan‚ 3. South Korea 4. New Zealand 5. Canada . Anu Partanen in her article “What americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success.” December 29th‚ 2011. “The survey compares 15-year-olds in different countries in reading‚ math‚ and science. Finland has ranked at or near the top in all three competencies on every
Premium Education School Teacher
Religious and Ethnic Group: Buddhism/Asian Buddhism is a religious group as depicted from the world’s history that began in the 6th century BCE‚ in today’s Northern India. Buddhism was founded by a wealthy man of Indian dysentery called Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha Gautama’s main concern was to teach people how to realize great spiritual development. These teachings focus on areas like tradition/customs‚ beliefs‚ ethics‚ meditation and philosophy and making people more enlightened; Buddha means
Premium Buddhism Gautama Buddha Mahayana
As Asian American’s‚ we are frequently labeled as a ‘Model Minority’ group‚ which can be defined as a minority cluster in which its’ affiliates are often alleged to accomplish a greater notch of socioeconomic attainment than the population usual. We are represented as a bright illustration of hard work whose model other minority groups should shadow. As a result of being labeled as a ‘Model Minority’‚ it has created many barriers for us as a group. It puts us as a disadvantage‚ influences judgement
Premium Racism Race Discrimination