Free Narrative Essays - Killing Ourselves with Work :: Example Personal Narratives

Killing Ourselves with Work Americans are killing themselves with work. Americans often are sleep deprived, stressed and have problems at home. All of this are most probably caused from over working. I think sleep deprivation is a major problem in the United States. It must make sense that if an American is over working he/she cannot possibly get in the minimum of six hours sleep. Being a college student myself, I often see over worked students sleep through class. These students work and are pressured to keep up good grades. I often here student telling me that they got in about four hours of sleep. If at a college students age, they are sleep deprived, it's logical to think that by the time they hit thirty they will be doing double the workload. Americans are simply not saving themselves from over working. "[N]o labor has been saved," says Juliet B. Schor. To me, being sleep deprived is almost like a vicious cycle: get up for a long day of work, college, family life, or whatever it may be, then people get 5 hours sleep if they're lucky. By the time the next day comes, they're simply too tired to function! from what I have witnessed you simply get student s taking naps in class - not learning! Another problem with Americans over working is the massive stress levels. For many people work alone is often a main source of stress. I know my mom is under a lot of stress to do the house work, spend time with her family and work. According to Schor, "mothers reported it caused either "a lot" or an "extreme" level of stress." To me, this is killing yourself with work. Where's the fun to life? When do we take those relaxing holidays to release stress? Although workers have the option to take a few weeks leave for vacation, I'm hardly convinced many Americans do this. Especially for a married couple, getting time off at the same time must not be an easy task. "Two-earner couples have less time together, says Schor. Consequently, this must cause a great deal of stress for any couple. Exhaustion is another symptom of stress. Many Americans seem to be exhausted at the end of the day.

Night World : Spellbinder Chapter 11

I don't understand,† Eric said pitifully as Thea towed him toward the bleachers. â€Å"Well, that's reasonable.† â€Å"Blaise wants to talk to me alone and you want me to do it.† â€Å"That's right.† Thea hadn't realized it was possible to sound bright and bleak at the same time. â€Å"I told you she'd probably go after you-â€Å" â€Å"And you told me to be careful of her. You made the point very strongly.† â€Å"I know. It's just†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Thea searched for an explanation that wouldn't be too much of a lie and clutched her bottle of Evian water. She didn't need to ask him if he had the protective charm with him- she could smell New Hampshire pine needles. â€Å"It's just that I think it's better to get things settled,† she said finally. â€Å"One way or the other. So maybe if you talk to her face-to-face†¦ well, you can decide what you want, and we can get this over with.† â€Å"Thea†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Eric stopped, forcing Thea to stop, too. He looked completely bewildered. â€Å"Thea-I don't know what you're thinking, but I don't need to talk to Blaise to know what I want.† He put his hands gently on her upper arms. â€Å"Nothing she can say could make any difference.† Thea looked at him, at his clean, good features and his expressive eyes. He thought things were so simple. â€Å"Then you can just tell her that,† she said, trying to sound optimistic. â€Å"And the whole thing will be resolved.† Eric shook his head, but allowed her to guide him onward. Blaise was leaning against a concrete dugout by the baseball diamond. When they were about ten feet away, Thea stopped and nodded at Eric to keep going. He walked to Blaise, who slowly straightened with the leisurely grace of a snake uncoiling. Thea put her thumb into the Evian bottle and jiggled it gently. â€Å"Thea said you wanted to talk to me.† Eric's voice was polite, but not encouraging. He looked back at Thea after he said it. â€Å"I did,† Blaise said in her liquid, persuasive voice. But to Thea's surprise, she addressed the ground, as if she felt awkward. â€Å"But now†¦ well, I feel so embarrassed. I know what you probably think of me-trying to say something like this while your girlfriend is standing there.† â€Å"Well†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Eric glanced back at Thea again. â€Å"It's okay,† he added, his voice softer. â€Å"I mean, it's better to say whatever it is in front of her than behind her back.† â€Å"Yes. Yes, that's true.† Blaise took a deep breath as if steeling herself and then lifted her head to meet Eric's eyes. What on earth is she doing? Thea stared at her cousin. Where did this scene come from? â€Å"Eric†¦ I don't know how to say this, but†¦ I care about you. I know how that sounds. You're thinking that I have dozens of guys, and the way I treat them I can't possibly care about any of them. And I don't blame you if you just want to walk away right now, without even listening to any more.† Blaise fiddled with the zipper at her throat. â€Å"Oh, look, I'm not going to walk away. I wouldn't do that to you,† Eric said, and his voice was even more gentle. â€Å"Thank you. You're being so nice-much nicer than I deserve.† Absently, as if it were the most casual of gestures, Blaise reached for the zipper at her throat and pulled it down. The necklace was revealed. Don't look directly at it, Thea told herself. She stared instead at the back of Eric's sandy head-which suddenly went very still. â€Å"And you know, this is going to sound strange, but most of those boys don't really like me.† Blaise's voice was soft now-seductive but vulnerable. â€Å"They just-want me. They look at the surface, and never even try to see any deeper. And that makes me feel†¦ so lonely sometimes.† In Thea's peripheral vision, gold stars and moons were shifting and flowing. Yemonja root and other delicious scents wafted toward her. She hadn't even noticed that the first time; she'd been too deep in the necklace's spell to analyze it. And a faint, high resonance hung in the air-two or three notes that seemed to shimmer almost above the threshold of hearing. Singing crystals. Of course. Blaise was assaulting every sense, weaving an inescapable golden web†¦ and the whole thing was tuned to Eric's blood. â€Å"All I've ever wanted is a guy who cares enough about me to look deeper than the surface.† Blaise's voice had a slight catch now. â€Å"And-well, before I knew Thea liked you, I guess I thought you might be that guy. Eric, please tell me-is that completely impossible? Should I just totally give up hope? Because if you say so, I will.† Eric was standing oddly now, as if he were crippled. Thea could see his breath coming faster. She didn't want to see his face-she knew what it would be like. Like Luke's. Blank wonder changing into slow adulation for Blaise. â€Å"Just tell me,† Blaise said, raising one hand in a gesture full of pathos. â€Å"And if you say no, I'll go away forever. But if†¦ if you think you could care about me†¦ even just a little†¦Ã¢â‚¬  She gazed at him with luminous, yearning eyes. â€Å"I†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Eric's voice was thick and hesitant. â€Å"I†¦ Blaise†¦Ã¢â‚¬  He couldn't seem to get started on a sentence. And no wonder. He's lost already. Certainty hit Thea, and she stopped shaking her plastic bottle. Her little Elixir of Abhorrence didn't stand a chance against Blaise's magic. Eric was hooked and Blaise was reeling him in. And it wasn't his fault. Nobody could be expected to hold out against the kind of enchantment Blaise was using. Enchantment and psychology so beautifully mixed that even Thea found herself half believing Blaise's story. But she had to try anyway. She couldn't let Eric go without a fight. With one final, violent shake, Thea took her thumb out of the bottle neck. Colorless liquid skyrocketed, spraying up and then raining down on Eric. A geyser of loathing. Only one thing went wrong. As soon as the mysterious downpour hit Eric, he turned to see where it was coming from. Instead of looking at Blaise when the elixir soaked into his skin, he was looking at Thea. She stared back into his gray-flecked eyes with a kind of horror. Twice. He'd been twice enchanted now, once to love Blaise and once to hate her. Oh, Eileithyia, it's over†¦. It was a crisis, and Thea responded instinctively. She reached for Eric, to save him, to be saved herself. She flung out a thought the way she'd fling out a hand to someone going over a cliff. Eric. A connection†¦ Like dosing a circuit-and that was all it took. Thea felt a wave of†¦ something, something hot and sweet, more magical than Blaise's magic. Distilled lightning, maybe. The air between her and Eric was so charged that she felt as though her skin was being brushed with velvet. It was like being at the intersection of cosmic force lines. And it was all okay. Eric's face was his ordinary face. Alive, alert, full of warmth-for her. Not zombie worship for Blaise. Thea. It can't be this simple. But it was. She and Eric were staring at each other in the quivering air and the universe was just one big singing crystal. We're right together. A yell shattered the silent communion. Thea looked toward the dugout and saw that Blaise the vulnerable had disappeared. â€Å"I'm wet,† Blaise shrieked. â€Å"Are you crazy? Do you have any idea what water drops do to silk?† Thea opened her mouth, then shut it again. She felt giddy with the sweetness of relief. She had no idea if Blaise really thought the elixir was only water-but one thing was clear. However strong Blaise's spell had been, it was broken now. And Blaise knew it. Blaise jerked the zipper up and stalked off. â€Å"She's mad,† Eric said. â€Å"Well†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Thea was still dizzy. â€Å"I told you she likes getting mad.† She took Eric's arm, very gently, and partly to steady herself. â€Å"Let's go.† They'd only gone a few steps when Eric said, â€Å"Thank God you hit me with that water.† â€Å"Yes.† Even if the elixir hadn't worked it had somehow broken Eric's concentration or distracted Blaise or something. She'd have to see if she could figure out what had happened to disrupt a spell as potent as the one Blaise had created†¦. â€Å"Yeah, because, you know, it was getting really awkward,† Eric went on. â€Å"I kept trying to think of a polite way to tell her there wasn't a chance, but I couldn't. And just when I realized I was going to have to say it and hurt her feelings-well, you soaked us.† Thea stopped dead. She stared at him. He was serious. â€Å"I mean-I know I hurt her feelings anyway. Or she wouldn't have gone away mad. Uh, are you mad now? Thea?† She started walking again. â€Å"Are you saying you didn't even want to be with her? Not even just a little?† He stopped. â€Å"How could I want to be with her when I want to be with you? I told you that before this whole thing started.† Maybe it's because we're soulmates. Maybe it's because he's so stubborn. But, whatever, I'd better never tell Blaise. She'll have a whole new reason for killing him if she finds out her spell bounced off like water off a duck. â€Å"Well, anyway, it's resolved now,† she murmured-and at that moment she really believed it. She was too happy to think about anything dreadful. â€Å"Is it? Does that mean that we can finally go out? Like on a date?† He sounded so wistful that Thea laughed. She felt light and free and full of energy. â€Å"Yeah. We could go right now. Or†¦ we could go in. Your house, I mean. I'd like to see your sister and Madame Curie again.† Eric made an â€Å"ouch† face. â€Å"Well, Madame Curie would probably like that. But Roz lost her case- the court ruled that the Boy Trekkers are a private organization. And she is not-pardon the pun-a happy camper.† â€Å"All the more reason we should go see her. Poor kid.† Eric looked at her quizzically. â€Å"You're serious? You have a choice of anywhere in Las Vegas and you'd like to go to my house?† â€Å"Why not?† Thea didn't mention that a human house was more exotic to her than anywhere else in Vegas. She was happy. It turned out to be a modest frame house, shaded by a couple of honest-to-goodness trees, not palms. Thea felt a twinge of shyness as they went inside. â€Å"Mom's still at work. And†-Eric checked his watch-â€Å"Roz is supposed to be in her room until five. Home detention. This morning she microwaved her Barbie dolls.† â€Å"That doesn't sound good for the microwave.† Rosamund's door was plastered with homemade Signs. DO NOT ENTER. KEEP OUT AND THIS MEANS ERIC. FEMINISM IS THE RADICAL NOTION THAT WOMEN ARE PEOPLE. When Eric opened the door a piggy bank shaped like a skunk came flying toward him. He ducked. It hit the wall and, amazingly, didn't break. â€Å"Roz-â€Å" â€Å"I hate everybody! And everybody hates me!† A hardback book came soaring. Eric shut the door fast. Bang. â€Å"Everybody doesn't hate you!† he yelled. â€Å"Well, I hate them! Go away!† Bang. Bang. Crash. â€Å"I think maybe we'd better leave her alone,† Eric said. â€Å"She gets a little moody sometimes. Want to see my room?† His room was nice, Thea decided. Lots of books, some smelling of mildew-â€Å"I get them at the used book stores.† Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy. Development and Structure of the Fetal Pig. The Red Pony. Most of them were about animals in some form or other. And lots of trophies. Baseball trophies, basketball trophies, a few tennis trophies. â€Å"I have to switch between baseball and tennis different years.† Sports equipment was scattered carelessly around, mixed with the books and some dirty socks. Not so different from a teenager's room in the Night World. Just a person's room. There was a picture of a man on the desk, a man with sandy hair and a glorious, lightning-bolt smile like Eric's. â€Å"Who is it?† â€Å"My dad. He died when Roz was little-a plane crash. He was a pilot.† Eric said it simply, but his eyes went dark. Thea said softly, â€Å"My parents died when I was little, too. What's sad is that I don't really remember them.† Eric looked at the picture again. â€Å"You know, I never thought about it, but I'm glad I do remember. At least we had him that long.† They smiled at each other. By the bed was a tank that gave off a pleasant percolating sound. Thea sat next to it and watched iridescent blue fish dart around. She turned off the bedside lamp to see the lighted tank better. â€Å"You like it?† â€Å"I like everything,† Thea said. She looked at him. â€Å"Everything.† Eric blinked. He eyed the bed Thea was sitting on, then slowly sat at the desk. He stuck out a casual elbow to lean on and papers showered to the floor. â€Å"Oops.† Thea stifled a laugh. â€Å"Is that the U.C. Davis application?† He looked up hopefully from gathering them. â€Å"It sure is. Want to see it?† Thea almost said yes. She was in such a cheerful mood, ready to agree to anything, be open to anything. But a moment of thought changed her mind. Some things were just going too far. â€Å"Not right now, thanks.† â€Å"Well†¦Ã¢â‚¬ He put the papers back. â€Å"You know, you still might think about transferring to the zoology class at school. Ms. Gasparro is a great teacher. And you'd really like what we're studying.† Maybe I could, Thea thought. What would it hurt? â€Å"And if you were ever interested. Dr. Salinger is always looking for extra help. It doesn't pay much, but it's good experience.† And†¦ what would that hurt? It's not as if I would be breaking any laws. I wouldn't have to use any powers, either, I could just be close to the animals. â€Å"I'll think about it,† she said. She could hear the suppressed excitement in her own voice. She looked at Eric, who was sitting with his elbows on his knees, leaning forward, watching her earnestly. â€Å"And- thanks,† she said softly. â€Å"For what?† â€Å"For†¦ wanting the best for me. For caring.† The light from the fish tank threw wavering blue patterns on the walls and ceiling. It made the bedroom seem like its own little underwater world. It danced over Thea's skin. Eric stared at her. Then he swallowed and shut his eyes. With his eyes still shut, he said in a muted voice, â€Å"I don't think you know how much I care.† Then he looked at her. That connection again. It seemed to be drawing them together-an almost physical feeling of attraction. It was exciting, but scary. Eric got up very slowly and crossed the room. He sat by Thea. Neither of them looked away. And then things just seemed to happen by themselves. Their fingers were intertwined. Thea was looking up and he was looking down. They were so close that their breath mingled. Thea shivered with the electricity. Everything seemed wrapped in a golden haze. Crash. Something hit the other side of the wall. â€Å"Ignore it; it's poltergeists,† Eric murmured. His lips were an inch from hers. â€Å"It's Rosamund,† Thea murmured back. â€Å"She feels bad-and it's not really fair. We should try and make her feel better.† She was so happy that she wanted everyone else to be happy, too. Eric groaned. â€Å"Thea†¦Ã¢â‚¬  â€Å"Let me just go see if I can cheer her up. I'll come back.† Eric shut his eyes, opened them, and turned on the lamp. He gave her a pained smile. â€Å"Okay. I have to water Mom's outside plants and feed the rabbits and stuff, anyway. Let me know when she's cheered up enough. I'll be waiting.† Thea knocked and ducked as she entered Rosamund's room. â€Å"Roz? Can I just talk to you for a minute?† â€Å"Don't call me that. I want you to call me Fred.† â€Å"Uh, how come Fred?† Thea sat cautiously on the edge of the bed-or not the bed, actually, the box springs. The mattress was across the room, standing on its side in a corner. The entire room looked as if it had been hit simultaneously by a hurricane and an earthquake, and it smelled strongly of guinea pig. Slowly, part of a sandy head appeared above the mattress. One green eye regarded Thea directly. â€Å"Because,† Rosamund said with terrible maturity, â€Å"I'm not a girl anymore. Things have always been this way for girls and they will always be this way and they are never going to change. And don't give me any of that B.S. about how females hear better and do better in submarines and have better fine motor skills, because I don't care. I'm going to be a boy now.† â€Å"You're a smart kid,† Thea said. She was surprised at how smart Roz was, and at how much she wanted to comfort her. â€Å"But you need to study your history. Things haven't always been this way. There were times when women and men were equals.† Rosamund just said, â€Å"When?† â€Å"Well-in ancient Crete, for one thing. They were all children of Eileithyia, the Great Goddess, and boys and girls both did dangerous stuff, like acrobatics on wild bulls. Of course†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Thea paused, struck by a thought. â€Å"The Greeks did come and conquer them.† â€Å"Uh-huh.† â€Å"But, um†-Thea wracked her brain for human history-â€Å"Well, the ancient Celts were okay-until the Romans came and conquered them. And†¦ and†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Human history was a problem. â€Å"I told you,† Rosamund said bitterly. â€Å"It always turns out the same. Now go away.† â€Å"Well†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Thea hesitated. It was the excitement that did it. The giddy feeling of everything being right with the world. It made her overconfident, made her feel as if Night World law were a little thing that could be dispensed with if necessary. Don't, a part of her mind whispered. Don't or you'll be sorry. But Rosamund was so miserable. And the golden glow was still around Thea, making her feel protected. Invulnerable. â€Å"Look,† she said. â€Å"This may not help much, but I'll tell you a story, a story that always made me feel better when I was a little girl. Only you have to keep it a secret.† There was a flicker of interest in Rosamund's green eyes. â€Å"A true story?† â€Å"Well-I can't really say it's true.† And that's true-I can't. â€Å"But it's a good story, and it's about a time when women were leaders. About a girl called Hellewise.†

Allegories in of Mice and Men - 1686 Words

In the novel, ‘Of mice and Men’, John Steinbeck uses allegory to represent different themes and messages. An allegory is a story, poem or a picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. While reading Steinbeck’s book I noticed different metaphors such as the usage of animals and Curley’s wife. Throughout the whole book the reader can notice many animals mentioned such as rabbits, mice, the puppy and the old dog. Curley’s wife is also a sort of symbol. She represents the way in which the women were treated and looked upon in those days. The animals and Curley’s wife all symbolize different things in life in the 1930’s USA. They all symbolize the hopes and the dreams that the characters share which motivates and drives them†¦show more content†¦Saying that the rabbits should be furry, fluffy and colorful makes their life even more padded and warm, which protects them from the tough world at that time. The animals a re a great way to show and symbolize different things. 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Sample details Pages: 3 Words: 785 Downloads: 5 Date added: 2019/08/02 Category History Essay Level High school Tags: I Have a Dream Essay Martin Luther King Essay Did you like this example? The evaluation of I have a Dream speech: On August 28th,1963, Five Score years ago comes from the voice speaking as Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his I have a Dream speech in front of over 200,000 American people. Looking amongst the crowd he sees a nation of all races and genders.   Standing there about to address the crowd the thought of the sheer civil rights movement he had put in place runs through him, feeling a sense of pride to be marching on Washington. Walking to the podium located on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial He speaks with a strong a voice, with purpose leading his speech in the hopes of equality of rights and for equal treatment for all of mankind.   His position that day was to guide his audience in fighting for the racial justification for the African American population and to fight together in doing this Dr, King uses ethos, pathos, and logos. He also uses metaphors such as promissory note, bad check and insufficient funds as well as bring to light he then incorporates repetition with such things like I have a Dream and Let freedom ring doing this leads as an attention grabber to his audience as well as keeps their attention. Don’t waste time! Our writers will create an original "The Evaluation of I Have a Dream Speech" essay for you Create order Dr King made an ethos appeal in his speech that day when he mentions the Constitution and Declaration of Independence He states this by saying When the architeets of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir (Jr. King Martin, 1963). He uses these events in history to show the concreate proof that all American people whether they are white or black deserve fair and equal civil rights as well as opportunities. Using these historical documents that uphold to high level of authority in America as well as display his character by showing reference to such people as Abraham Lincoln. When Dr, King States we cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, when will you be satisfied? We can never be satisfied as long as the negro is the victim of unspeakable horrors of police brutality (Jr. King L. Martin, 1963). He uses pathos to show what the African American people have went through for hundreds of years and continued to suffer through. On that warm day in August Dr, King uses logos in his speech when he states facts to his listeners by stating to them We cannot be satisfied long as the negro in Mississippi cannot vote and the negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote, No, no we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like mighty stream ( Jr. King L. Martin, 1963). When he states this, he is talking about the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments that where apart of the Constitution. He brings upon them the notice that after the Civil War all American people could vote. It never stated that due to the color of a persons skin or their sexual orientation that they would not be allowing to vote or have equality.   He also states this fact to show that because of the now in place Jim crow laws voters of another race being African American where given limitations and unjustified segregation. He does this in his speech to show the people of America why they should follow in his fight to bring equality in the world for all African American as well as all of mankind. Dr, King showed fallacy in his speech in the way of speaking of hundreds of years later is still badly crippled by manacles (Jr. King L. Martin, 1963).   In conclusion this speech resonates with the American people and was one of the nations most phenomenal and recited speeches of all time. Dr, Kings speech was not only successful but inspiring then and continues to drive and empower all races of American citizens whether they our young or old. What continues to make this speech so memorable is the rhetoric this is when the art or skill of one speaking or writing formally is effective (Driver Helen, Gast Natascha, Lowman-Thomas Susan, 2012,2015). This especially takes place when the person is able to be persuade or in Dr, Kings case influences his audience and followers. On that great day he set out to change history as well as the minds of all-American people to help create freedom and jobs for all and give equality to all men and women of all races which initially Dr, Martin Luther King Jr. and his I have a dream speech mastered.

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Question: Discuss about the Mobilising Flood Risk Management Services. Answer: Introduction: The Government of Victoria (VIC) is termed as the democratic and administrative authorities that are used to manage the risks and threats involved in Victoria, which is a state of Australia. The constitution of the VIC government shows the year of formation of the framework in the year 1851. Victoria is considered as the commonwealth resource of Australia since the year 1901. Due to the presence of commonwealth, Victorian government got their rights of legislature and judiciary supremacy included under the Australian constitution. To address the risks and threats in the public sector organization of Victoria, the governing body known as the Victorian Protective Data Security Framework (VPDSF) was formed. The organizational framework comprising of the Victorian Protective Data Security Framework (VPDSF) includes the Assurance Model, guides for security, supporting resources and the Victorian Protective Data Security Standards (VPDSS). The resources used here are used to help the gover nment involved take effective decisions in ensuring the right allotment of access to the right people involved. The following report discusses about the risks and threats that are currently present in the Victorian government. The analysis of these risks in terms of high, low and medium is also included in the report to be discussed. The challenges that can be faced in the public sector organization are also included in the report. In addition, the uncertainties involved and the mitigation of the risks are also included in the report. The standards and protocols maintained in the Victorian Protective Data Security Framework (VPDSF) are present to help the government make right decision when access to certain information is given to a people. It ensures that the right of access to certain sensitive information is not exploited in the name of unauthorized access (Toohey, 2016). The standards and protocols that are being followed comply with the national and international laws of policies and standards. The operations and processing of the public sector organizations and the public agencies involved with the Victorian government are identified by the Victorian Protective Data Security Framework (VPDSF). The Assurance model followed by the VPDSF is used to follow and monitor the activities that are currently undertaken in the various involved organization and agencies (Redley Raggatt, 2017). Moreover, the economic benefits and the security in operation are also maintained by the assurance model. The VPDSF also promot es the need for cultural changes in an organization by strengthening and upgrading the security protocols in the organization. This facilitates the organization involved in doing their operations while complying with the various standards and policies. Risks and concerns: The presence of various risks and concerns as identified by the government of Victoria is being discussed in this section. The respective fields of the risks and threats involved are to be addressed to provide solutions to each of them. The steps for addressing the identified risks and threats, various steps are to be followed. However, the threats and risks are different for two different governing bodies ("VICTORIAN PROTECTIVE DATA SECURITY FRAMEWORK", 2017). The Commissioner for privacy and protection of data (CPPD) needs to establish the framework needed to monitor the operations of the organization of the public sector. The presence of promotion of security standards and policies are to be emphasized by the CPPD and the need for formal reporting of the security assessment profiles are also to be emphasized. For the process followed by the public sector organizations, the need for developing and assessing the security profile and the security plan development is emphasized. The annual attestation of CPPD is also emphasized by the process followed in the public sector organizations (Peltier, 2013). The VPDSF has made successful analysis that notifies the presence of 18 requirements for emphasizing the protection of the information associated with the public sector organization. This data analysis has made the presence of four specific domains to address, which consists of information, physical security, ICT and personnel. The CIA triangle corresponds to the confidentiality, integrity and availability. The model is used to provide guidelines addressing the policies for security of information in the organization involved (Sadgrove, 2016). Confidentiality in the model refers to the limit of access to the resource present. Integrity is the presence of accuracy and trust in the information present. Availability is the presence of guaranteed access to the information. The diagram of risks and threats presented in the diagram of the above topic clearly depicts the awareness of such concerns. The different aspects depicted in the diagram are the physical security, personnel, information and ICT. These are the main aspects that are addressed by the standards and policies followed by the VPDSF. The risks and concerns are depicted as: High-risk areas Medium-risk areas Medium-Low risk areas Low-risk areas Security in information ICT Policies and responsibilities of the organization Public sector organizationsNational and international securities Compliance with standards The analysis of the diagram is made in respect to the areas depicted in the table. These include the high-risk areas, medium-risk areas, medium low and low-risk areas. The high-risk aspects are present in the Information securities and securities in national or international standards. However, the problems that are present in the information securities includes the disclosure of information in organizations involved, unauthorized access and data destruction, which can affect the operation on a large scale (Sadgrove, 2016). The security related to the computer and its associated aspects are included in the information security. The assurance of information is termed as the assurance of trust in the information regarding the CIA model discussed above. In addition, the security of national and international standards is used to refer to the protection of assets, which is directly related to the protection of national and international standards. This portion is also of high importance, as the measures to analyze the importance in compliance to their standards should be followed. The ICT security is included in the areas of medium risk and concerns. The ICT security is used to define the security provided in the information shared via communications. This aspect of ICT is same as that of the information security but the direct emphasis is given to the security on communications (Almeida, Hankins Williams, 2016). The telecommunication aspect gives the people the advantage to communicate with each other without the requirement of any problems. The medium low risk areas include the policies and responsibilities of the various public sector organization involved with the VIC government. The need for compliance with the government standards is also a place of medium low risk. The policies and responsibilities of the various public sector organizations are to be addressed so that the threats and risks in their assessment are minimized. In addition, the need for compliance to the standards and protocols are to be maintained as the risks and threats involved in the assessment of the standards are to be followed. This is the reason of placement of the risks in the medium low zone. The low risk aspects include the public sector organization. These organizations are intended to serve the public and protection of their assets is required (Almeida, Hankins Williams, 2016). These places are prone to risk by the outsiders as the present of certain individual may try to get information that jeopardizes the activity of the affected individual. This is the reason of implementation of enhanced security protocols to help address them. Deliberate and accidental threats: The provided document reference the need for applying enhanced security protocols in the public sector organization for protecting the assets present. The risks for security are to be identified and analyzed to follow the risk management standards. The public sector organization needs the acquisition of data from the public to facilitate effective operation. The users of this organization provide the information as the need to access is acquired from it. This in turn requires the organization involved with the public services to assure the effectiveness of their work and the security in their information content (Cole, Gin Vickery, 2017). Although, the presence of public information like the user credentials including the name, address and other aspects, the company or organization involved must provide assurance in not exploiting the acquired resource as this may lead to problems in trust and ethics if hampered with. This is the basic threat that is a place for concern among all or ganizations dealing with pubic services. Deliberate threats are those types of threats that are done with the sole intent of getting unauthorized information or access to a system. With respect to an organization, the deliberate threats are those that involve trespassing in the system to get access, sabotage of system, extortion and software attack. These types of attacks are those one, which involves the misuse of security standards followed by the organization to get the required information or access in an unethical way. This is a major concern that is present in all the organizations and the need for enhanced and strong security protocols for addressing such concerns are required to be present or else the operation of the organization can be hampered leading to extreme loss of business (Nurse et al., 2014). However, the sabotage in system and the software attacks are the most important place of concern in the system as they can affect the system in an extreme way and the security standards must address them to ensure th e operations of the organization involved. The information security and the ICT are the main places where these deliberate threats can take place. The reason for effective security standards are the threats to these aspects. Another place where the deliberate threats are possible is the compliance of the service providers. The service providers may not comply with the government standards due to the presence of discrepancies and the provision of unsuccessful products to the public sector organization will take place. This can lead to risks to the public sector sensitivity. However, the first level of importance are to be given to the information security and ICT security as the problems faced in these sectors can lead to major effects in the system (Pritchard PMP, 2014). An example for an attack that was supposed to be deliberate is the civilian attack in Catalonia. The main suspect is a van, which was made to go through the crowded places that led to major injuries of the affected individuals. The attacks that are supposed to be accidental are those attacks that do not follow a pattern and control of these attacks is not possible. However, the impacts of these attacks can be lessened. These attacks are not intentional. The natural disasters, human errors in working or technical issues are the accidental threats. These threats cannot be controlled but if present, the operation can be impacted in some extreme cases. However, the technical errors and human errors can be significantly reduced (Luiijf, 2012). As these problems, involve the threats occurring due to human problems, the presence of such errors can be minimized. The technical errors occur due to the negligence of employees or the public individuals and the faulty management of the devices like lack of internet access. The presence of such threats can be reduced by efficient and regular training and presence of personnel to help address the issues. However, the natural disasters cannot be controlled or reduced at al l. Nevertheless, the impact it creates can be reduced. The need for backup of the acquired data both internally and externally is required. Internal backup means saving up the recent work in the device to roll back the changes once affected. External backup means the presence of cloud to store the backed up information. After the passage of the disaster, the changes that were saved can be rolled back and the operation can continue without any grievances. The organizational polices as well as the standards of national and international level are a place where the accidental problems are eminent. The policies may not always comply with the set standards due to many accidental reasons. One such example of an accidental threat is the ransomware attack on an oil company in Russia. The company is a very well known one operating in Russia (Davies, 2014). Due to such attacks in the system, the company faced grave threats and the need to secure the system was implemented by halting the opera tions in information technology department. The ransomware attacks made by the hackers did not target the organization, which makes this a possibility for an accidental attack. During the conduction of risks and threats internal assessment, the public sector organization need to determine the already set standards and policies present in the policies but during the external assessment of the risks or threats involved, the assessment reports conducted by the public sector organization are to be submitted to the Commissioner for privacy and Data Protection (CPDP). During the internal assessment, the organization to be involved is to carry out the required assessment (Jouini, Rabai Aissa, 2014). The accountability and responsibility for assessment are given to the public sector organization. The CPDP is responsible to help the organizations involved to carry out the assessments. In addition, during the conduction of external assessment, the accountability and responsibility for the execution of the assessment is present with the CPDP itself. The public sector organizations are then consulted for carrying out the assessment effectively. The assessment is then reported to the organizations involved. The CPDP is considered responsible for establishing the framework necessary to maintain and monitor the activities of the information and data in the public sector organization. The promotion of security related parameters are also done by the CPDP itself. The maintenance and audits of assessment are made to see the impact of compliance to the set standards. The recommendation to the system and the formal reporting in terms of the security of the system is also maintained by the CPDP (Heazle et al., 2013). Moreover, the research for upgrading the policies and security protocols are also conducted by the CPDP itself. For assessment of the required responsibilities, the presence of certain procedures in the step is required to carry out the report. They are also required to make and maintain the Protective data Security Plan (PDSP) and Security Risk Profile Assessment (SRPA). The organizations are also required to provide the resources needed for carrying out the assessment by the CPDP (Paschen Beilin, 2017). Moreover, the compliance of the standards is to be followed as ensuring the protection of government assets are to be maintained. The internal formal reporting mechanism and audit process are followed by the organization to do their operation effectively. The VIC government is required to implement the technology adopted by the digital innovation in the system. The protocols, which define such digital activities, are required for performing and maintaining the smooth operation in the system involved. To implement this, the present security protocols are to be upgraded and constantly reviewed to ensure effective performance in terms of operation (DeAngelo Stulz, 2015). This will help the organization involved to conduct better assessment of the risks or threats and help in understanding the concepts more. Risks and uncertainties: Risks are defined as a state of condition where loss or profit pertaining to a decision is present. Risks can also be associated with an interaction of uncertainty (Howes et al., 2015). In financial aspect, the deduction of loss in the business is a risk. The uncertainties in the system are termed as the complete absence of information about a certain parameter form the system. Uncertainty is the presence of a situation without the presence of the description (Glendon, Clarke McKenna, 2016). It is seen in future analysis predictions where the descriptions are totally missing. The various risks included in this section are the ICT and the information security. The national and international policies are not always constant and thus risks in operational requirement are always evident. The service compliance are the uncertainties as the presence of compliance can be present or not at all (Hopkin, 2017). The security of information and ICT are a place where risks are evident as the presence of any implications can jeopardize a large prospect in the system. In addition, information in a public sector organization is always subjected to risks as unauthorized access and breach is always a mechanism that is affecting the system constantly. However, the national and international standards are an aspect where uncertainties are present due to their constant change in nature(Loke et al., 2016). Thus, the factor of uncertainty always shows in the compliance of the international and national standards. Risks and mitigation: The risks and the mitigation techniques followed by VIC government is done to address the threats and the risks faced by them. The use of security protocols are done to assess the presence of security in the system involved. The risk management techniques are included in the public sector organizations to maintain the risks and security involved (Howes et al., 2015). The VPDSF are used to address the risks involved in doing their operations and the approach for mitigation is included in the standards of the VPDSF. This helps in safe business operation of the organization involved. To ensure the mitigation of risks is addressed, the presence of four protocols in the system is evident in the VIC government. The first protocol of the mitigation procedure claims that the sponsorship for risk management should be present in the constitutional framework ("VICTORIAN PROTECTIVE DATA SECURITY FRAMEWORK", 2017). The second protocol defines the need for analyzing and registering the risks that are evident in the organization involved. The third protocol requires the assessment of monitoring of risks involved and their addressing to meet the analyzed risks. The last protocol refers to application of improvement in the present security protocol by the organization. Conclusion: The VIC government needs the operating presence of the VPDSF to help in identification of the risks and threats involved in the security of the four major domains identified in the public sector organization. The following report concludes by showing the usefulness and effectiveness of various standards involved for the public sector organizations to address the various risks or uncertainties identified. References: Almeida, H., Hankins, K. W., Williams, R. (2016). Risk management with supply contracts.The Review of Financial Studies. Cash, C. E., Securities, M. (2014). Risks and Uncertainties. 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