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Anti-discrimination laws are an excellent tool for creating honest relationships in society. Some of these laws, for example, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, protect the rights of citizens for comfortable and safe working conditions. This paper aims to examine a case of civil rights violation of the fictional Flora Tucher, explain the importance of harassment laws, and describe two forms of sexual harassment discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects the rights of citizens in employment and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin (“Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” n.d.). Passing a math test and an aptitude test by Flora Tucher was legal, as the sales worker must be able to count, and this has nothing to do with any of the features listed above, which are protected by law. Other important and influential anti-discrimination laws contribute to the creation of a safe environment in the workplace. These are the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) (“Harassment,” n.d.). These laws expand the scope of civil rights protection and are often violated nowadays. Besides, in the 21st century, the sexual harassment topic sparked a lively discussion after the trial over Harvey Weinstein. The case had a huge resonance and prompted the start of the #MeToo movement. According to Title VII, harassment happens if abusive behavior becomes a condition for continuing the work at the enterprise. It also occurs if the actions are severe enough to create a work environment that a sensible person considers intimidating, hostile, or abusive. There are two types of sexual harassment – “sexual harassment quid pro quo” and “sexual harassment of a hostile work environment” (“Types of sexual harassment,” n.d.). Therefore, if someone’s boss likes to hug his subordinates for a job well done, this cannot be considered sexual harassment if his actions are not offensive and do not cause protests. Thus, an explanation was given as to why Flora Tucher’s math and aptitude testing was legal. Other laws protecting the civil rights of employees were discussed as well. Also, a presentation was given on what cases of violation of personal boundaries in the workplace can be considered harassment, and two types of sexual harassment were described. Harassment can be expressed verbally or through action and has to be necessarily offensive.
Abstract Poetry is an imitation employed by writers to express views ad opinions in society. In many fictional poems, characters are portrayed with either better or worse behaviors as compared to behaviors of real characters. Other writers try as much as possible to match the objects of poetic imitation with real life events. In his works, Aristotle differentiates between humor and tragedy. He notes that tragedy entails presenting objects of poetic imitation in a better way than they would appear in real life. In other words, tragedy is the presentation of characters in an idealized form. Therefore, a tragic poet tries to present better life as compared to real life. This would mean that tragic poetry criticizes the existing form of life [1] . The characters in a tragic poem have better qualities as compared to the qualities of characters in real life. However, idealized characters are not usually ethical as compared to real characters. Idealization means that characters live a complete and intense life as compared to real characters. Real characters might be leading a miserable life. In a tragic hero, the characters are awesome because they are given good qualities. In real life, the qualities of a tragic hero are controversial. The works of Sophocles on Oedipus the King exemplifies the works of Aristotle in a number of ways. Introduction Aristotle claims that a tragic hero is somebody with a moderate character. A tragic hero is an individual who possesses some good qualities with a mix of negative qualities. Such an individual is referred to as an ideal tragic hero. In fact, Aristotle claims that the only difference between an ideal tragic hero and a normal person is the moral altitude. The feelings of an ideal tragic hero are deeper and his or her actions are intense [2] . Moreover, an ideal tragic hero has some intellectual power as compared to a normal person. In other words, such an individual has the interest of people at heart. When a tragic hero demands for assistance from members of the public, each person is willing to help because of his or her good actions. A tragic hero is a person admired by each member of society. Aristotle observes that a tragic hero is an individual who is committed to bringing change in society. This means that an ideal hero is a transitional leader whose role is to transform society [3] . A tragic hero is a leader who adopts some qualities that enables him or her to transform society. This means that the leader must change his or her character as soon as he or she quits power. Oedipus is presented as someone who has the interests of people at heart. He helps members of society when they face several problems. For instance, he lowers taxes when the agricultural returns are very low. The works of Sophocles exemplifies Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero in
Executive Summary This case report seeks to address marketing projections for Countrywide Company and examine the situation that occurred earlier. The problem statement highlights the financial woes of Countrywide as a company regarding the examination of issues such as a portfolio and benchmarks. The situation analysis section provides a synopsis of what the firm has passed through over the decades and shows its liquidity position, strengths, weaknesses, competition, as well as business strategies. In the fourth section, possible alternatives highlight various marketing scenarios that are necessary for the company’s take-off. Consequently, the decision criteria section specifies how marketing decisions such as promotion via magazines and newspapers are viable. On the other hand, the implementation section rationalizes the ease with which such strategies would be implemented, while control shows the methods and rationale for assessment. Problem Statement: Background Information of the Case Countrywide Financial Corporation has experienced a number of problems that are worth scrutinizing. Angelo Mozilo, the company’s founder, was the key driving force that enhanced the company towards creating one of the largest real estate mortgage firms within the United States of America. In the end, unfortunately, he participated in the collapse of the company. The organization, having started in 1969, had expanded and opened a retail branch in California in the year 1974, and had already opened offices in 8 different states. In 1981, Mozilo and his partner Loeb had launched a securities subsidiary with the aim of selling mortgage-backed securities (MBSs). In addition, the company’s yearly loan production went beyond $1 billion in 1985, and started growing dramatically with annual rates on the back of United States housing market bubble, which began in the year 1994 ending in 2006 firms. While a number of successful benchmarks had occurred through 2007, the problem with the corporation’s loan portfolio and lending practices became evident within the Bank of America (BOA) management. In the year 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) exposed Mozilo and two other key Countrywide Executives with charge of fraudulent misrepresentation of credit and market risk inherent in Countrywide’s loan portfolio. Later on, an in-depth scrutiny into the organization’s economic practices exposed how the real estate market was supported by the United States federal legislative and regulatory decisions. This situation promoted an atmosphere that resulted in the failure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, leading banking institutions, Wall Street investment firms, as well as a number
Introduction Learning Japanese is a fiction narrative revolving around a Korean family living in Japan in their bid to learn the Japanese language. The writer is the youngest member of the family which, consists of four members and a family maid. A Japanese lady takes the role of the teacher in this narrative. Main text The writer in writing this fictional narrative is trying to bring out issues related to learning and adapting to new culture. Janice covers a wide range of issues ranging from culture to family issues. Focus has not been put so much on the importance of learning Japanese but rather on learning Japanese as the base through which the writer brings out these issues. In order for the writer to familiarize the reader with the setting of the story, she has succeeded in inviting the reader to be part of the story by describing in detail the setting, from where Mrs. Yamazaki, the teacher lives “ She lives in Block 48, two buildings away” to the main setting of the story and the condition of the place “ It is summer, and the apartment is air-conditioned to freezing. Water beads on the windows” On describing where the children go to learn Korean, she writes “ The school is in an office building. On the weekdays, it is an office for import/export to and from Korea. We cram into small rooms” All these descriptions are intentionally made by the writer to create a mental picture of the setting, this way, the reader is invited to be part of the story. The opening of the story gives a clear picture of the roles of the family member and who makes what decision, Janice writes “ Mother decides we are to learn Japanese”. It is not the decision of the two young girls or their father to learn Japan; it is their mother who decides what is to be done in the family. This decision does not go along well with all family members, the older girls, 15 years old Min Hee is completely opposed to the whole idea of learning Japanese. She feels that she was old enough and should be left alone to make her own decision on what she wants to do with her life. The following extract clearly indicated Min Hee feeling toward learning Japanese against her consent “She is fighting with my mother. I don’t want to learn stupid Japanese. I need my own time” In introducing the character by the name Min Hee right from the beginning of the story, the writer is acknowledging the kind of rebellion common with young people at a certain age of life. Min Hee is portrayed as a girl with all forms of shortcomings, from ignorance to bad behaviors. One thing that comes out clearly, she is not attentive, after taking the first lesson in Japanese, she scores the lowest, below her younger sister and her mother. She is a girl struggling with life and she is ready to try and do anything that pleases her. This extract is a clear indicator that the writer is dealing with a rebellious character “… .. I’d
From its humble beginning in a college room, facebook has managed to be one of the leading social media sites in the world. It is thought to have surpassed Myspace.com in terms of unique customer visits and registered users. Its growth though not rapid, has been steadily rising. A number of strategies could have assisted it to attain this status. By the year 2012 facebook is reported to have had 500 million unique users on its database. One strategy which seems to have worked for facebook is developing translated versions of the site. Originally it was only offered in English. This locked out potential users who do not speak English. After this translation customer numbers are reported to have surged upwards. This propelled its current position as the leading social media site in terms of customer numbers. Indeed the bulk of its customers are outside the United States of America. This clearly shows that offering the site in a couple of other languages has worked for facebook. Huge user numbers in turn can be monetized. Facebook has managed to transform this numbers with some considerable success into revenue. Facebook generates the bulk of its money from advertisement (Ajith 2010). This is through sale of advertising space and advertising displays. The advertisers are attracted to popular sites with large traffic. By making themselves the most popular site, facebook has managed to attract advertisers in their big numbers. It also attracts other content developers like application developers. Application developers rely on big numbers to sell their products. Facebook has managed to their position as the leading social media site to attract the application developers who in turn would share part of their revenue with facebook. Facebook has managed to endear itself to new user through their friends. It has a feature for inviting friends and sending fiend requests. This feature helps it to get new users. It is been found that people generally trust sites that people they know are already using. Facebook has managed to capitalize on this fact to increase the number of users. This is a feature that helps facebook market itself softly. To the user it looks like any other feature meant to enhance their level of satisfaction. To continue being on top, facebook has in the recent past began acquiring other companies. It has particularly focused on acquiring small start up companies with features they did not have on their site. This will enable them to offer a wide range of content to the target users. This puts facebook at a competitive advantage over its competitors in the social media industry. One of the most sought after traits in the social media industry is user engagement. The longer a user stays in the website the more attractive it becomes for an advertiser. Advertisers prefer sites with good engagement because this informs
The impact of volcanism on the landscape appears to be underestimated. At first glance, it may seem relatively low, as it has direct influence only on the areas of volcanic activity. Volcanos exert a significant impact on the climate of the planet, but at the same time, they are not the only cause of the climate change. Nowadays, over 80% of the Earth’s surface is of volcanic origin (United States Geological Survey, 2012, para. 1). The consequences of volcanic eruptions affect other areas far beyond the spots. Volcanic dust erupts on big heights and spreads for long distances by wind streams, dispersing among the troposphere and, consequently, preventing sun radiation rays from falling on the Earth surface. For example, the massive eruption of the Mount Tambora in 1815 in Indonesia resulted in abnormally low temperatures in Europe in 1816, which in scientific thought is called a Year Without Summer (Tully, 2006). Over last 160 years, the climate was changed due to volcanic eruptions: for instance, global temperature decreased by 0.5-10C because of losses in sun heat. Radiation slackening caused by volcanic dust reaches the indices of 57-66% of the heat, which the area would have gained under normal circumstances. Moreover, volcanic dust is accumulated in the areas that are hundreds and thousands of miles from the eruption spot, which results into swarms of flora on mass areas (Rodo & Comin, 2003). Considering the earlier examples of volcanism, one should note that tectonic activity formed Vaalbara, a supposed super-continent. The following seismic activity together with significant volcanic activity defined the landscape of the Earth. Cenozoic and the Quaternary periods are most notable for their considerable volcanic activity, which made a direct influence on the landscape, mineral resources and climate we face today (Kock, Evans, & Beukes, 2009). There are more than 10 thousands of volcanic islands only in the Pacific Ocean. Most known islands, which mainly or fully consist of the eruptive rock, are the Hawaii (the Pacific Ocean), the Ascension Island (Atlantic Ocean), the abovementioned Krakatau, Stromboli (the Tyrrhenian Sea) and others (Monroe & Wicander, 2001). Different types of eruption cause unequal effects on the landscape. For instance, Icelandic eruption type volcanoes also help smooth landscapes: erupted lava flows into clefts and fissures, valleys and glades, filling them with hot magma. Other types, such as Strombolian, Vulcanian and Pelean eruptions reinforce uneven terrain; high accumulative cones formed in some cases (for example, on the east coast of Kamchatka) even ranges of mountains, consisting entirely of volcanic peaks. A volcano does not only build a cone but may also destroy it in subsequent eruptions. Volcanic mountains are a natural phenomenon, and their height can also change dramatically in a short time ( Handbook of volcanic risk management , 2012). In 1883, there was a catastrophic eruption of Krakatau in Indonesia, it destroyed a half of the island. Its area decreased from 13 square miles to nearly six square miles ( Eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 , 2005
Amazon.com Amazon.com is one of the most successful companies in the current online business market. The company attained its breakeven point with the development of a large number of internet users in the 1990s. The introduction of information technology as a viable avenue to harbor knowledge and entertainment products was the main idea used to develop Amazon.com into a globally recognized company. In the initial period of the company’s operations in the online platform, it failed to develop a large market share. This failing trend ended when the company engaged in an IPO in 1997, which provided the company with enough capital to develop a superstore in the online market. The company’s marketing strategy succeeded through the tremendous growth in the number of internet users and readers across the world. The development of IT came as a business booster for the company, and by 1998, Amazon.com had begun forming partnerships with various companies offering online commodities. The development in IT influenced the company to assume diversification in its processes to harness a larger market share. The development in IT lured Amazon.com to invest in qualified experts in handling their systems in the late 1990s. The experts included a professional executive from Microsoft. The company invested heavily in talent to attain fast growth in its business processes. There were numerous challenges facing online companies in the late 1990s, and Amazon.com was among the many companies that were still struggling to make profits. The biggest threat to the online enterprise was the traditional retailers, and Amazon.com needed to develop strategic partnerships with companies like Toys “R” Us. The partnership influenced the development of higher returns for the company because more customers began frequenting its online infrastructure. Since attaining its breakeven point, Amazon.com has attained tremendous success through the development of strategic partnerships with various online companies to diversify its business. The lesson learned from Amazon.com is that strategic partnerships for online businesses may spell out success for struggling companies. Boeing Boeing entered into the commercial aircraft business in 1954. After acquiring newly focused leadership in 1996, Boeing embarked on a competitive spree embedded on price competition with other players in the market. In the early 2000s, Boeing and Airbus were involved in close competition for market share across the globe. While Boeing had previously dominated the global aerospace business for many years, Airbus was taking over with more deliveries and financial returns. The global market during this period was spoilt for choice because there was minimal diversification of products between the two companies; hence, neither of the companies had an advantage over its counterpart. Boeing needed to differentiate its products from Airbus to generate new customers. “E-enabling” Boeing’s product was the only way to beat its competition in the b
William Shakespeare, the famous playwright, has addressed the issue of relationships in most of his plays, especially as of family ties. He has in most of his books and in particular, The Tragedies exposed the good and the bad side of family ties, especially between parents and their kids, including oedipal complex issues. In Hamlet, the must-read chef-d’oeuvre, Shakespeare brings to light the connections between members of a family, namely Hamlet, who is a prince, his late father, his mother Gertrude and his stepfather Claudius. This paper seeks to address Hamlet’s relationship with his mother as brought out in the play though the analysis of the characters. Hamlet and His Mother’s Relationship In this play, Shakespeare uses a woman called Gertrude, who is among the few women featured in the masterwork. Through her relationship with her son Hamlet, Shakespeare paints a picture of betrayal. Gertrude marries the brother of Hamlet’s father and this why Hamlet is upset with his mother. In his opinion, remarriage is a tremendous act of betrayal. In the whole book, Hamlet dedicates most of his time and energy trying to take revenge for the death of the king, his father, whom he believes was cruelly treated by those for whom he cared. Therefore, he suffered during his whole lifetime. Hamlet feels that Gertrude hurts the king more by not mourning during the king’s burial. She instead delights in her new marriage depicting some freedom from oppression that she went through in her former marriage, as the reader can insinuate. As a result, Hamlet develops significant irritation towards her mother, which he manifests through his monologue and dialogue with other people as depicted in the play. Hamlet is made to change his perception of love after his mother marries his late father’s brother, two months after the death of his father (Shakespeare I.ii.138). As a result, Hamlet concludes that his father truly loved his mother, yet his mother never loved him. He fails to understand how his mother could so much dangle on his father (Shakespeare I. ii. 140, 143) then marry Claudius so soon after his father’s death. He refuses to admit Gertrude and Claudius’ relationship. He, therefore, resolves that woman’s adoration is so frail and can be changed so easily depending on the situation that the woman finds herself. Faulkner calls women “frail beings not because of their physical abilities but because of their weak emotions” (146). Hamlet’s Relationship with Ophelia According to Hamlet, his mother betrayed not only his father but also the love and the marriage his parents shared. Gertrude’s unrefined actions change Hamlet’s perception of love towards others. He reaches the level of hating Ophelia, the girl who truly loves him fearing that she might be in possession of his mother’s betrayal character. Because of Gertrude’s evil plans of betraying her once-beloved husband, Hamlet’s love for Opheli