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Movies often portray stereotypes where the protagonist always remains a male and the story will be revolving around this lead character, without attaching any significance to the female characters. In contrast, Terminator 2: Judgment Day , directed by James Cameron, tells the story of Sara Connor, the female lead, brilliantly played by Linda Hamilton, and her son John Connor, who is destined to be the future savior of the human race. The plot involves a concept that Skynet, which is a computer system, is going to take over control of the universe by liquidating about three million people. Skynet sends T1000, a robot made of liquid metal, to eliminate John Connor. On the other hand, John sends the Terminator from the future to protect himself. What entails is a saga of intense action involving both the robots but Sara joins them and she becomes the decisive factor in the events that unfold. Thus, by portraying a female character as a rough and tough individual who fights for the cause of salvaging humankind from a nuclear holocaust, Cameron challenges the traditionally accepted gender norms in Hollywood movie history. The main point of departure from the conventional perception of female roles in this movie can be evidenced in the manner in which Sara’s significance is highlighted throughout the story. This woman character is predominantly present, determining the plot’s progression, which is unlike the females in other movies. She decides to save humanity from the evils of the Skynet that becomes the crux of the story. With this aim in mind, she fights against all odds, often leading and never acquiescing. While traditional gender perceptions sideline the female leads to exist only to serve the purposes of their male counterparts, this film projects Sara not as a weak and demure lady who waits for her hero to do things for her, but as a woman who takes up her responsibilities and stands up to it, perhaps with an edge over the usual male characters. Her decision to break out from the hospital, all alone, with a club in hand and encountering several male hospital staff, is an example of the sense of purpose this female possesses. Similarly, when a shooting occurs in the elevator, she draws out her gun and fires, rather than allowing the well-endowed and super powerful male robot to handle the situation. Besides, even when they escape in the car she remains in control either by driving the car or by shooting at T1000, thereby remaining an active part of the action. Throughout the action scenes involving her, the audience recognizes an element of pronounced masculinity rather than passive femininity in this character. Usually, female characters in a movie desist from entertaining the thought of committing murders when the target is not a criminal or has not broken any laws. However, once Sara realizes the significance of Dyson in the operations of Skynet, she decides that he should be eliminated to prevent the purported take over by the mach
Introduction In 2008, the world experienced one of the worst recession that led to drop in macroeconomic indicators such as employment statistics, household income, rise in prices of food commodities, the rise of unemployment rates, and shocking GDP rates. Generally, it was the crush of many business activities, especially those related to demand and supply of goods, which led to recession. In other words, recession occurs when there is a drop in consumer buying, leading to a supply shock. In most cases, when the supply side of the economy is affected, the economy bubbles. When there is recession, it means that even the stock market is affected. Nevertheless, the natural happenings within the macroeconomic environment can self correct the economy, and move it back to full employment. Aggregate Demand – Aggregate Supply Model In order to explain the possibility of this situation happening, it is imperative to apply the income-expenditure model or the aggregate demand – aggregate supply model. This theory is based on four assumptions namely: macroeconomic equilibrium, aggregate supply and demand, the consumption function, and the aggregate expenditure and equilibrium. Indeed the crash of stock markets has proved to be a menace to many economies. For instance, if the aggregate demands prove to be more than the income on payments, then we expect more firms to trade in the stock market. However, if the demand of shares in the stock market drops, it means that there will be a drop in income payments and many firms will be affected. In this model, the stock market is entirely dependent on the income payments. The income payments also depend on the aggregate demands. For the full employment to resume there will be a supposed free flow of income, increased production of local goods, and reasonable interest rates. In economic terms, the shrinking of the aggregate demands leads to stalled production of commodities and declining of employment indexes. Consequently, one expects that price of shares in the stock market to go down. However, if the situation reverses itself, the economy will improve. On the other hand, if there is higher aggregate demands, inflation predicaments arise. Evidently, most households either spend their income on consumption or savings. Indeed, there is no problem with consumption as it is all about buying the final goods. However, on savings, households investing their money in stock market will be at risk if there is stock market crash, and that is why savings are a leakage in a circular flow economy. Investing this money in stock market will improve the economy and return it to full employment. Conclusion For the economy to self correct and move back to full employment, it is not a single day task. Certainly, a number of things must take place. For example, the supply of money must be constant. If there is a sustained flow of money, it means many people will invest in stock markets and full employment will resume. This is known as wealth check. Additionally, if ther
The experience during the final rounds was informative in educating about various other means of social media campaigns, particularly working with influencers. The general takeaway is that social media campaigns rely strongly on data. Even when it comes to understanding one’s consumer and using critical thinking to select the best influencer or advertisement approach, data is vital to decision-making in practically every aspect. Social media analytics is crucial to gathering an understanding of the market and improving a marketing campaign as it progresses, with the best tactical use that will generate sales. Although platforms may share similar key analytics, each offers its tools and different interactions with consumers, which makes the need to select a competent strategy for the promoted advertisement and influencer collaborations (Gašparović, 2017). I expected that data and a strong planning element for such campaigns are reliant, but I was surprised by the complexity of factors, even in a small-scale simulation such as this. When considering large brands with extensive social media presence, there is likely significant pressure for marketing teams to succeed and drive sales. In terms of financial aspects, with the final rounds, it became evident that certain SMM elements, such as influencer collaborations, are more expensive than traditional posts. Therefore, with a limited budget, it is critical to make the most efficient use of the money to target consumers. In some weeks it may be influencer-focused, in others traditional posts or a combination of both can be effective. I decided what to spend based on trial and effort from previous rounds, identifying strategies and approaches which would effectively translate to revenue. This did not meet my expectations and left me frustrated because it felt that there was information missing on what would be best applied in particular contexts. Reference Gašparović, U. (2017). Amplifr’s SMM guide: Analytics and reporting . AMPLIFR. Web.
Janet Radcliffe Richards discusses organ donation, the legal paradoxes involved, and the impact of technology on both in her short essay. She expresses outrage and condemnation of the current organ donation legislation and the politicians who drafted it. Richards also philosophizes about the currently changing human perception of their body parts that has been driven by technical and medical progress. She argues that if people begin to view their body and its component parts as property in law, this will lead to more lives saved and improvements in related laws. This writing seems childish and totally not persuasive to me. Richards misses the fact that legislators and related professionals view donated human organs differently from a property because they are directly related to human life and their physiological and mental well-being. After their initial host is deprived of organs dies, their existence becomes critical to the life of their new recipient. It is why the donor’s wishes do not have a decisive weight in such cases. One can say that the current legal status of donor organs is a semi-property. Her idea of perceiving human organs as property in law is dangerous and harmful. For example, it could lead to the emergence of organ hunters who will forcibly remove them from people. Organ trafficking is already happening in impoverished countries and poor regions. If the global majority accepts such a perspective, it will lead to a worldwide spike of violence and brutality. Richards has a very individualistic, even selfish and egoistical, worldview. Moreover, her first paragraph clearly indicates that her perception of the situation is emotionally biased; decisions based on subjectivity alone are always bad ones.
Conflict resolution is a process that involves a number of strategies that nurse managers must adopt in order to make the entire process successful. Conflict is something that is inevitable in any work environment and as a result of that, different principles need to be applied in resolving them. Accommodation and avoidance are some of the ways through which human beings respond to conflict that ensues at their place of work. A win-win solution must be reached if a healthy relationship is to be maintained and principles that can be applied here include viewing participants in the conflict as problem solvers and separating them from the problem. In addition to that, focus on the problem and not positions of those who are involved in the conflict. Lastly, helping participants to be able to come up with more options will be beneficial to both parties (Motacki & Burke, 2011). I have personally encountered conflict in a professional setting where employees were competing as a way of seeking promotion. This was resolved through having a better appraisal and compensation plan in place. Reference Motacki, K., & Burke, K. (2011). Nursing delegation and management of patient care (1st ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323053068.
Following a security data breach at Target Corp, the retailer will face several lawsuits for monumental losses incurred by banks and customers. Trustmark National Bank and Green Bank NA filed complaints against Target and accused it and Trustwave Holdings Inc. of failing to “secure customer information effectively, which resulted in the theft of nearly 40 million payment card records and 70 million records related to customer addresses, phone numbers and other contact details” (Stempel, 2014). According to the two financial institutions, they incurred costs from informing their clients about data theft, providing new cards, and compensating falsified transactions. There are possibilities that losses could increase if hackers use all the data they obtained from Target. The two financial institutions seek compensations for unspecified damages, but with massive financial consequences to Target and Trustwave. Losses from such a security breach could run into billions of dollars. The retailer will face several lawsuits. The lawsuits will be also likely to affect any third party, which handled Target’s data security services. Personally, I believe that Target should improve data security. For instance, Target confirmed that it received warnings of the security breach, but failed to act on them. Moreover, the retailer knew that its electronic payment systems were weak, but it did not take any action to improve them. Such attacks highlight negligence and the need for any retailer to act on any breaches and be prepared for possible attacks. Target will face possible class action lawsuits. For instance, nearly 40 million transactions and 40 million clients could have been affected by the security breach. The affected customers may come together and sue under a class action lawsuit. Trustwave must also account for its failure to update Target’s security system to meet the industry standards. Reference Stempel, J. (2014). Target, security auditor Trustwave are sued over data breach . Web.
Stereotypes may have both positive and negative effects on the self and society. Since most stereotypes are based on biased opinions, their effect on people is harmful. Even though some stereotypes may positively influence those individuals who are stereotyped, biased opinions make people misbehave, feel fear of doing or saying something, and adopt wrong decisions. Stereotypical assessment of a certain group of people may lead to such consequences as misbehavior, lie, cheating, and other negative activities. For example, if white-skinned individuals spread rumors that all black-skinned people are criminals, the latter ones will be more likely to misbehave in front of such gossips. In comparison, positive stereotypes about Asians and their math ability may stimulate this group of people to study more to correspond to this belief. In addition, negative stereotypes may arouse fear in those who are stereotyped. They may be afraid of doing something that might confirm a stereotype about their race, ethnicity, gender, or any other individual or group peculiarity. For instance, a stereotype about women’s inability to lead a military or a police department may result in women’s refusal to serve due to their fear of being judged or mocked. Consequently, such biased opinions may lead to gender discrimination and the women’s rights movement. Stereotypes may also affect those people who express them, changing their understanding of what is right and what is wrong. For example, if a person spreads rumors that all aged individuals have dementia and other mental problems, they will tend to believe in these rumors themselves. As a result, such people will not want to receive enough health care because of their biased beliefs about the process of aging. One can see that stereotypes affect those who are stereotyped and those who express them. In most cases, negative labeling enhances criminal behavior, arouses fear, and misleads people. However, sometimes, positive stereotypes may stimulate certain groups of individuals to improve their skills to correspond to the opinions of them.
“Othello” is a play that was first published in 1622, and it is one of history’s most significant works of literature. This Shakespearean play is considered as one of the most intimate and touching tragedies by the renowned author. Shakespeare derived his idea from the story “Tall of the Moor” by Gerald Cirthio and modified it into a play that has remained significant to date. “Othello” is a play that addresses the themes of deception, love, and power. The main character in the play is Othello an army general whose social, self, and racial identities are a source of his inner conflicts. Othello’s sense of identity is mostly revealed through his attempts to gain acceptance in a foreign culture. Although Othello is a mainstream member of the Venetian society, he is uncomfortable with his ‘black Moor’ identity. The main character constantly tries to mold himself into an acceptable Venetian citizen in accordance with the society’s standards of race, sexuality, marriage, and power. Consequently, Othello seeks to distance himself with the misconstrued stereotypes of a ‘Moor.’ This essay seeks to prove that the main character’s sense of identity leads to his self-destruction. Othello’s identity exists in the space of erratic changes. Othello is considered a lesser person at first but later receives the position of an ‘honorary white’ Venetian. When the play starts, Othello is a colonized human being who has to try to internalize the ideologies and mannerisms of the white Venetian society. However, through his efforts, Othello is able to break into the confines of the Venetian culture and achieve the status of a respected member of this society. Othello seeks to further his quest for an acceptable-identity by marrying into the white Venetian race, but his relationship with Desdemona only reverses his earlier gains (Shakespeare 115). Othello marries Desdemona in order to achieve the highest social status in Venice, but this move triggers the sequence of events that lead to his self-destruction. By the end of the play, Othello’s quest has turned him into a schizophrenic maniac. From the onset, Shakespeare portrays Othello as a character who completely identifies himself with his inherited culture. Othello believes that the pursuits of military exploits, male social dominance, and rational, emotional control are the hallmarks of Venetian identity. At one point, Othello articulates his sense of identity by saying, “my parts, my title, and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly” (Shakespeare 118). This statement illuminates the main character’s blind quest for acceptability as well as his sense of insecurity and vulnerability. Othello takes every chance he can get to reiterate his status a
In recent years, global competition in high-tech industry has taken a new form – collaboration. Despite the fact that it might seem as a harmonious unity of two companies, an alliance is, in fact, a form of rivalry in which each of the constituent companies fights for its interests. In such symbioses harmony is a sign that one division is slowly losing and frequent conflicts are a sign that the symbiosis is functioning well. This type of collaboration is most often made between Western (US and European) and companies from East Asia. Reasons for the formation of such alliances are different on each side. Western companies enter collaborations with the aim of avoiding initial investments. Asian companies have the main goal of acquiring new technologies developed in the West. Experience has shown that having same interests (e.g. acquiring technologies) makes the collaboration unviable. If both parties are to gain from the collaboration certain conditions must be met. Firstly, there has to be a convergence of strategies of the two companies and divergence of competition. Secondly, companies have to be of similar strength and that strength has to be lower than that of the industry leaders for the collaboration to be fruitful. Thirdly, there has to be an exchange of different types of skills between the two parties. Competition between the two constituent parties is mirrored in the following characteristics. The aim of each company is to preserve as much information about its technology and competence as possible while giving the alliance an advantage over outsiders. Within these typical Western-Asian alliances, Western companies usually have more developed technology and scientific information which is of greater value but at the same time easier to appropriate while Asian companies have perfected competence in manufacturing with their precision and diligence. These qualities, despite their lower value, are much more difficult to appropriate as they are deeply embedded within the country’s working culture. Western companies have devised ways to prevent the dissemination of their valuable technological information. First off, they have developed ways of limiting formalizations related to the exchange of information within the company. Secondly, a practice of incremental release has been established. Motorola, in its alliance with IBM, was releasing information about its technologies in proportion to the rate at which the East Asian market was being conquered. In addition, the position of a gatekeeper has been made for a person who is in charge of controlling the amount of information passed over to the second party. The practice of outsourcing also faced some drawbacks. The companies who provided facilities had the goal of appropriating the technologies and entering the market themselves. Therefore, it was necessary to monitor the dependence relationship to see if alliance was damaging the company. The key was to see if the company was releasing technolog
The Runners World primary business was to sell shoes and provide advice to people in the booming jogging business as identified in the case study. The Runners world have shown commitment to marketing concepts evident in the problem recognition process based on the facts that a market can only exist when there are unsatisfied needs, the desire to address the needs, the ability to communicate between involved parties, and that there is something to exchange to satisfy the needs. In this case, the problem recognition included the need to satisfy people in the jogging exercises. The marketing concepts was also evident in adding value for the customers because of the quality of the products offered by Runners World, which emphasized on Nike shoes and attempts to establish good customer relationships reflected in the aggressive marketing campaigns and the positive image developed. The underlying concepts included creating, delivering, and communicating value to the customers. Runners World ensures customer satisfaction based on the underlying desire to establish and identify their needs by collecting information about customer needs, and then using the gathered information to address the needs. That is evidently reflected in the search for information such as customer interest in style shoes, and the economic side that influences buyer decision making to purchase the product. In addition to that, Runners World has added differently priced shoes to address the economic demographic needs of the customers. Providing specialized shoes for different categories of sports provided additional sources for customer satisfaction. The case study shows evidence of the desire to develop the right combination of product, price, place, and promotion that are key issues in satisfying consumer needs. The Runner’s World distribution channels include the Nike line and other retail outlets. In summary, Runners World has a store from which to distribute their shoes in the supply chain that starts from the manufacturing to the store supply chain. In addition to that, the business could employ department stores, use discount stores, and use of regular stores which point to the competition the current business is facing, justifying the conclusion that the Runners World had a similar supply chain. The primary target for the Runners World were the jogging group that provided a significant rise in the sales and a boom in the business. The secondary market included walking people as evident in the walking shoes that were later addressed as a need in the market. That was in addition to the secondary market that included the aerobic exercises market, the basketball market, the cross trainers market, and the tennis players. Additional secondary market included people not involved in serious exercises such as buyers of casual shoes. The market could target both men and wo