Technology is a major driver of efficiency in the business. It enables businesses to perform speedy transactions and improves the decision making process. Additionally, it allows the business to track the activities of the workers and those of the customers on real-time basis. For instance, a Point of Sale system (POS system) can aid a business in making informed decisions. Moreover, it can increase the managers’ knowledge concerning the business leading to improved visibility. Although technology may lead to negative outcomes such as the loss of jobs, it may promote the achievement of various benefits which include reduced operational costs and flexibility.

Advantages and Disadvantages of POS systems

As indicated in the case study, the business attained benefits which include increased business visibility. In addition, it was able to reduce the cost of operations. The other advantages included the reduction in total time taken to process papers. Initially, the

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            I describe myself as a lifelong learner. I feel that it is important to exhibit that character since it increases a person’s rate of success. Many people wonder what it takes to become a well-rounded and competitive individual. For me, I believe that education is crucial in helping a person to achieve a lot in life but much success comes from self-motivation.  People who dedicate their lives to the concept of lifelong learning prioritize the creation of time on their busy lives to educate themselves on new ideas and insights. For those who aspire to be nurses, they have to be lifelong learners. With the increment in different diseases, there is a need to find new ways to deal with the most complicated conditions. Nurses need to keep on improving their knowledge since some illnesses may be beyond the concepts they learnt in class. In this case, lifelong learning becomes

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The theme of the segment is consistent with the ideas in Acts 1:8. The theme entails witnessing “to the ends of the earth”. The term “ends of the earth” is a denotation in the Old Testament referring to the limits of civilization. The allusion of “ends to the earth” also appears in the Greco-Roman literature with the same connotation of the end of civilizations. In addition, some scholars have indicated that the early societies such as Ethiopia used the theme of “end of the world” in their religious practices. In the book of Acts 13, Paul heads to the “ends of the earth”, which Polhill extensively discusses in the text. In the book of Acts 1:8 to Acts 13:1-28, the apostles leave Jerusalem after 40 days as instructed by Jesus and embark on a gospel-spreading mission. In addition, Peter preaches from Solomon Colonnade, Stephen suffers Martyrdom, Phillip gives witness testimony

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Similarities between Citation Styles

All different citation styles have a crucial role in a research study. The citations help the writer to credit the original author of a borrowed idea. The styles enable the writer to establish his/her credibility, which is beneficial to the scholar as well as the cited author. Proper use of the different types of citation styles enables the audience to locate the original source of information easily. In addition, the citation styles show that the writer understands the topic that he/she is addressing. Students use the different styles of citations in their work to avoid being victims of plagiarism. They acknowledge the sources of information in their work using in-text citations. In APA and Harvard, writers must cite the surname of an article’s author, followed by the time of publication. Nonetheless, APA and Chicago require the writer to create a separate page that contains the

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