Duck Syndrome

Part A

Task 1

Duck syndrome’s symptoms are: headache, anxiety, depression, increased appetite, sleep disorders and anger.

Task 2

Headline: IS DUCK SYNDROME THE NEW STRESS AGENT AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS?

Task 3

Duck Commander is a company which manufactures duck hunting products.

Task 4: Is Duck Syndrome the New Stress Agent Among College Students?

The effect of duck syndrome has been severe particularly among college students. This has been attributed to living far from home. In addition, increase in class work and extra-curricular activities at school have also led to the spread of the condition among college students (HALES, 2017). New students, particularly those in their freshman years in college are at a very high risk of contracting duck syndrome, and this has been attributed to the changes which they face when they move to college. On the other hand, older students have also been affected with duck syndrome, where most of them suffer from conditions such as depression, lack of no sleep and increased appetite. Older students are mainly affected by the large amounts of class work, which they are supposed to submit within a specific period of time. This makes them to freak out, most of them ending up being stressed (Bader, 2011).    

Part B

Hammer

1. A hammer is one of the basic tools which are essential for man to be able to do different tasks. In the past, during the Stone Age period, the early man used stones which were creatively carved as hammers. They were consequently used for different purposes, and this included killing wild animals (Melton & Hornick, 2015). This tool therefore became a very significant tool for man, as he further evolved over the years. The current man, could not look for another tool other than a hammer, in order to perform different tasks such as breaking stones, hammering nails, and for smelting purposes. In the 18^th century in particular, iron smelting was very diverse, due to the manufacture of weapons which included spears, swords, and arrows. These weapons were not made easily, since they were first smelted before being hammered, thus becoming sharp at the edges. Increase in population and the growth of kingdoms made it necessary for the invention of the hammer, as it was used for the manufacture of weapons which were important during that period.

Due to the emergence of civilization, it was necessary for man to come up with different types of hammers, which could be able to cater for different tasks (Melton & Hornick, 2015). This therefore saw the invention of the modern claw hammer, which is used mostly by carpenters. Similarly, club hammer was also designed for the purposes of construction of buildings and roads. In as early as 1860’s it was essential for a club hammer to be invented, as it was to be used to break huge stones into concrete for construction. The invention of the railway, also brought the need to use a club hammer for breaking huge pieces of rock into smaller pieces to be laid for the rail road. This consequently provides the reasons as to why it was necessary for hammers to be invented, as they have very wide applications in modern day, than they ever had in the past.

2. Over the past ten years, the hammer has seen significant innovations, with the following being the main innovations. The hydraulic hammers, claw hammer and the modern technology claw hammer. These are just but a few innovations which have been made over a period of the past ten years. The hydraulic hammers are fitted on excavators, and they use hydraulic pressure, as the name suggests (Melton & Hornick, 2015). The hydraulic hammer was invented in order to reduce the man work, thus increasing efficiency through the use of machines, particularly in breaking huge rocks which might be humanly impossible to break. This tool was mainly associated with industrialization, which brought about the need to come up with machine aided hammer, in order to break huge rocks, thus making it easier for the construction of roads and buildings. It has consequently been one of the best innovations, as it has allowed the construction of buildings and highways to be done within the shortest time possible, and it is also cheaper as compared to manpower.   

The latest innovation of the claw hammer has also made it easier for the carpenters to be able to do their work at ease. This is because, the handle of the hammer has been made lighter, whereas the hammer itself has been made a little bit heavier, thus allowing the user to exert little pressure, and the hammer exerts more pressure on the nail (Melton & Hornick, 2015). In addition, the claw hummer has also been adapted to removing nails from timber through the use of the claws, which have been made easier to remove a nail from a timber. Finally, the modern technology hammers, these are hammers which are used for hammering metal sheets in industries. They are automatic, since they are fitted on automatic machines, which makes it easier for them to perform numerous jobs as instructed. They therefore accomplish tasks such as hammering metal sheets, giving metals a specific shape, and in the lining of steel rods. I believe these are the key innovations, simple because these are the types of hammers which are currently being used, thus showing how effective they are.

3. In the next 10 years, automatic drilling hammers will be invented, thus replacing the club hammer, whereby claw hammers will be replaced by small automated hammers (Melton & Hornick, 2015). This is basically because of the technological improvements which are currently taking place. Everything will therefore become automated, hence making work easier, and also replacing man with machines.
4. In the next 50-100 years, the product will still exist, however, it will have additional tooth like features, which will be responsible for breaking huge rocks into pieces. In addition, the claw hammer, since it will be automated, it will still retain its shape but its claws will be replaced by claws which resemble buffaloes horns (Melton & Hornick, 2015).   

Part C

1. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The foundation works to improve the well-being of the poor in the world’s poorest companies in the world. In addition, the foundation, also has a global health division, which aims at harnessing science and technological advances, hence being able to save lives of the poor in developing countries’ (Roza, Killcoyne & Moy, 2015). The foundation has different divisions, with each division having its objective. The United States division is mandated with the task of improving the high school and college education, and to also support the needy who live in the state of Washington (McGoey, 2015).

On the other hand, the global policy division is mandated with the task of coming up with strategies which will help in improving their policies, thus helping in advancing its work (McGoey, 2015). This division also provides the organization with ways through which it can be able to offer support to the needy, ways of offering grants, and ways through which they can be able to reach most people. This allows the company to be able to deal with a lot challenges, and to also be able to reach most people particularly those in developing countries (Roza, Killcoyne & Moy, 2015). 

2. Bill and Melinda Gates is an international company, which works in different continents all over the world. These continents include: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and South America and Oceania in Australia (Roza, Killcoyne & Moy, 2015). The organization, which was launched in the year 2000, has been at forefront in providing financial and medical aid to the poor in developing countries, whereas it also provides educational support to the vulnerable in the U.S. it was started after Bill Gates together with his wife Melinda, read of a story about death of poor people in developing countries, due to water shortage (McGoey, 2015). This made them to look for possible ways of reaching the poor and lend a helping hand, thus creating the foundation.

The foundation provides ways through which developing countries can be able to improve agricultural produces, thus being able to improve their economic levels (Roza, Killcoyne & Moy, 2015). In addition to that, through aiding in scientific advances, the foundation provides developing countries with new ways of avoiding drought, hence being able to safeguard the well-being of the poor all over the world. This has consequently seen the foundation reaching most people all over the world, and providing the best services to them.

Reference

HALES, D. I. A. N. N. E. (2017). PERSONAL STRESS MANAGEMENT. S.l.: HEINLE.

Bader, J. B. (2011). Dean's list: Eleven habits of highly successful college students. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Melton, J. G., & Hornick, A. (2015). The vampire in folklore, history, literature, film and television: A comprehensive bibliography.

Roza, G., In Killcoyne, H. L., & Moy, M. (2015). Bill and Melinda Gates: Digital age philanthropists.

McGoey, L. (2015). No such thing as a free gift: The Gates foundation and the price of philanthropy.