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Australia is a great place where too many peculiar things happen to exist. The fauna and flora of this continent is not fully studied so far. The people of the country differ in their historical, cultural, social, and religious background. The history of the continent is versatile notwithstanding relatively young age of state formation. “Green Continent” is known to be the driest one in the world, so are the attitudes and relations within the popularity of the country. The diversity of people living in the country defined some controversies in the rights and opportunities for some of the population categories. This paper is directed to figure out such social problems of Australia which happened to it in the twentieth century, namely consideration of class, race, and gender ethnicity. With the help of various readings the aim is to describe and analyze the peculiarities about concerning processes in order to facilitate the situation looking back at the previous steps of the development of Australia. First, it is necessary to point out that the continent, like in case with the United States of America, was inhabited by previously settled people known as Aborigines when The British Empire discovered Australia. Since that time the question of immigration is particularly pointed there. ‘The level and source of Australian immigration is primarily a political decision. Settlement policy has played a great part during certain eras in conditioning Australians to accept more or less immigrants.’ 1 That is why the primordial desire of every human being who wanted to reach Australia and settle down on the continent. Still there stands the phenomenon of multiculturalism in the society and the effects that are supposed to happen sooner or later. The most useful arbitrator in this case can and should be the authority of state 1 Politics , Journal of Australian Political Studies Association, Volume 24, No. 2, 1989, p. 154. administration. ‘The State is a very powerful arbitrator in these struggles, but there is always conflict over the power to “make groups”, to represent social divisions. In the Australian case we must ask questions about representation – for example, whose cultures are/were being represented in multiculturalism and by whom? And who, for the matter, represents the “non-ethnics”, the supposedly homogeneous “Anglos” of common critical parlance?’ 2 The guidelines of current status quo in the country stimulate the purity of aborigines’ traditions and their culture as well as the differences in this field of interests as for the other nationalities living in Australia. One of the disputable issues which appeared in the country in the twentieth century and still has many points to work out is the globalization of the Australian economy. According to this approach the situation with some changes of “White Australia” may be resolved, but only, as some observers suggest, by means of clearly suspended way of state policy. Globalisation is more than an empirically measurable, exogenous varia
Executive summary The purpose of this research paper is to develop an in-depth critique of the book Quality Is Free by Philip Crosby. The research provides a detailed analysis of the main themes raised in the book, which includes four major strengths and four major weaknesses of the author’s arguments. The paper concludes that the authors’ comments are arguably well-developed within the context of quality management as they refer to his experience in the corporate world. Introduction Philip Crosby is a renowned author and scholar in business management. He has published a number of works in this field. The book Quality is Free has been an informative material in management for the last few decades. In this book, Crosby attempts to present a detailed analysis of his experiments in entrepreneurship where he learnt quality ideas from corporate settings and attempted to apply them in a field of business (Crosby, 1979). The author attempts to examine a number of concepts related to the creation of quality in business even in cases where it seems difficult to do that. Crosby tries to re-examine his principles in business management. He emphasizes on Quality Revolution taken place in the 20 th century (Crosby, 1979). With his arguments, the author has created a new topic of debate with a notion that quality is deeply rooted in the hands of managers in a business setting. In fact, he deviates from the previous notions that considered quality creation as a role of quality departments. This new perspective in business management has awakened the business world calling for restructuring of organizations to ensure that managers improve the quality of products and services provided by their organizations. Supporting paragraphs Strengths Crosby begins with a description of how managers should be trained by exposing them to business world. This is an attempt to reject the hypothesis that careers are characteristics inherent to a person right from birth. He provides a brief description of his life and early expectations as per which his father and uncle wanted him to pursue a medical degree. As such, the family and the community assumed and expected the young Crosby to enter the medical field. However, things went different, and he ended up being a manager in the corporate world (Crosby, 1979). As such, Crosby argues that concepts are people-oriented and should therefore be carried out by people. Obviously, it is expected that such a book that is largely based on personal precepts will have its strengths and weaknesses. First, it is important to look at the strengths of the arguments given by Crosby. Crosby successfully shows that to achieve quality is not a difficult task as it has been initially thought. In fact, he argues that the cost of implementing a quality program in an organization is achieved through prevention of defects (Crosby, 1979). Thus, a total cost of implementing quality in an organization should include the costs of prevent
Good Foods Company Good Foods Company specializes in wellness-related products and plans to introduce a range of plant-based products. To anticipate the attitudes and purchases of customers, it is important to conduct a survey and collect data about potential customers and their characteristics. The purchase intention should be estimated by focusing on the need to buy the identified products and potential impressions. The current level of market penetration can be evaluated via tracking and categorizing consumer actions on the Internet (Slade 2018). For example, likes of posts that discuss one or another aspect of plant-based meat show the extent of interest. The review of other companies that work in the given field is another method that can be applied to gather the necessary information. Most importantly, a survey of the customer is the key strategy to understand their preferences and expectations. Among the areas that require research, it is possible to list customer characteristics, preferences regarding certain product types, shopping habits, media consumption, and their overall views on plant-based meat. Namely, to target several categories of customers, information on their age, gender, income, education, and family is needed. Depending on these characteristics, it would be possible to choose the most relevant marketing and distributing strategies. Customers’ purchase places play the main role in connecting with local groceries, supermarkets, or other providers. The general views on the products being offered determine the way the company would introduce them to the market and promote them. For example, if customers are well-aware of the benefits of such products, more attention can be paid to selling strategy. However, if the target audience is hesitant to buy such meat, there is a need to design an extensive promotional campaign to clarify why exactly people should purchase it (Van Loo, Hoefkens, and Verbeke, 2017). Ultimately, the media used by different categories of customers should be clarifie
Abstract The term long term relationship is commonly used to refer to intimate interaction between persons, which may last for a long period of time or even their lifetime. Such interaction may be or may not necessarily be based on marriage. In an intimate relationship, interaction between persons takes place at a level in which each gets to know the other very well and as a result each is able to adapt to the other’s behavioral patterns. A certain level of trust and opening up towards one another is also evident in this type of relationship. An intimate relationship is also characterized by close physical and emotional interaction (Newman D. M., O’Brien J. (2006). Thesis statement Intimate relationships have highly been attributed to character formation in individuals. This is because the life of a human being is one continuous process though going through different stages of development. To be able to adapt to these different stages, a human being develops some level of intimacy that contributes greatly to character formation in the person. But although intimacy and character development in humans have been said to be inseparable, the kind of environment in which a human being is living also highly determines the course their development will take. This is through a human beings effort to adapt to their environment (Newman D. M., O’Brien J. (2006). There are different types of intimate long-term relationships that are notable among humans but the main one remains the marriage relationship. It is upon this relationship that a family is founded and it is from the family set up that human beings learn to develop and adapt into other relationships that may occur in the course of their lives. We also have other relationships within the family that are long term such as father/mother relationship, brother/sister and also all those that one is genetically related to. Other types of relationships are such as romantic relationships, friendships, business as well as professional interactions, which are bound to happen in the course of an individual’s lifetime (Prager K. J.(1995). Long-term intimate relationships are basically founded upon the kind of interactions that n individual is exposed to in the early stages of their life. In the course of these interactions character formation takes place. Intimacy can be noted in every stage of human development and also throughout an individual’s life. Beginning from bir
It is possible to distinguish several people who significantly contributed to the early spread of Christianity. Among them, one can distinguish such followers as Paul, Peter, and Mary Magdalene. Their activities continue to attract attention of theologians and historians. On the whole, it is possible to say that Paul played a key role in promoting the teaching of Jesus Christ. There are several important issues that should be discussed. First of all, Paul popularized Christianity among Gentiles who did not have a monotheistic religion at that time (Ehrman 137). This is one of his major achievements. It should be mentioned that Paul did not emphasize the glory or happiness of believing in Jesus. More likely, he argued that Christians had to face hardships and struggle with injustice. To some degree, the early followers of Jesus had to imitate his fate (Ehrman 137). This was the major distinctions of Paul’s rhetoric. This preaching attracted attention to Christianity because it differed from other religious cults that focused mostly on wellbeing of a person. Moreover, while preaching, Paul did not attach importance to the miracles that he performed. Instead, he focused on his limitations or suffering that he had undergone in the past (Ehrman 137). Again, this rhetoric strategy helped him gain the trust of many people, especially Gentiles. This is one of the main aspects that can be identified. One can also say that Paul’s missionary activities transformed Christianity sectarian Jewish movement into a religion that transcended the borders of different states (Ehrman 122). He did perceive Christianity as a movement that could be accessed only by the practitioners of Judaism (Ehrman 122). Such a view of Christianity was not acceptable to him. In other words, he emphasized the idea that the teaching of Jesus Christ was an including, rather that excluding religion (Ehrman 122). So, he made Christianity more appealing to others. This is why his contributions cannot be overlooked by people who study the history of this religion. His missionary
Anthony (Anthony Hopkins), a privileged London retiree, is in his eighties and, despite being physically alert, he is helpless against dementia. After another nurse abandons him, his daughter Anna (Olivia Colman), the only remaining seemingly close person in his life, informs him that she has fallen in love and is going for Paris, implying that, perhaps, he will have to enter a nursing facility. Already in the next scene, Anthony discovers a stranger (Mark Gatiss) in his flat, claiming to be his son-in-law and that his place belongs to him and Anna, and Anthony is their unwelcome guest, and Anna is evidently not going to Paris. Then she emerges and reveals herself to be an altogether different lady (Olivia Williams) – in other words, we see the world through Anthony’s eyes, and nothing he says should be taken seriously. Florian Zeller, a French writer and playwright who has been feted in theatrical circles, makes his directorial debut with this film. Critically acclaimed genius, and the creator of several of France’s most popular modern plays. Now, voices from the film business have joined the chorus: the film has received mostly positive press, has received six Oscar nominations, including the main one, has received two BAFTA awards, and a slew of other honors. Zeller’s own play, “The Father,” was written in 2012 and translated into English by Christopher Hampton, a leading expert in the field also listed as a co-writer. This is the first installment of a trilogy; the sequels “The Mother” and “The Son” were similarly well-received. Six years ago, in France, a free adaptation of “The Father” called “Floride” was released, in which Jean Rochefort played his final role. Anthony Hopkins’ work is undeniably remarkable. From here, pro
Technological progress has made available numerous devices and mechanisms that a century ago were considered a luxury and could not be accessed by the majority of people. Cameras are definitely one the example of such devices since today, billions of photos are made on a daily basis by individuals all around the world. This spread of technology-enabled many people to document the environment around them and allowed millions of people to relate to stories of others told through photographs. “A Starving Boy and a Missionary” is one of the most powerful pictures of the 20 th century and the one which makes people reflect on the issues of humanity, equality, and fairness. Fig. 1. (“Mike Welles”) The photograph in question was taken by Mike Wells in 1980 in Uganda. During that period, he was traveling as a freelance photographer together with the Save the Children Fund. At the end of the 1970s, the region Karamoja in Uganda experienced severe droughts, which led to food shortages and starvation (“A Starving Boy”). Wells accompanied the Verona Fathers, a group of missionaries who were responsible for distributing food to the local population. The boy in the picture is a member of the tribe which inhabited the area. Wells received the World Press Photo Award of 1981 for the photo, but he was ashamed of it since he believed that taking pictures of famished people was morally wrong. Despite the fact that the picture’s author did not like it, it is possible to assume his motivation to take it. It is probable that Wells wanted to show people in the developed world the individuals who share the same planet with them but struggle to receive basic necessities. The contrast, which is constructed through the hand of an impoverished child and the palm of the missionary, demonstrates the inequality between the advanced nations and those which were not fortunate to become leaders of the global economy. Perhaps, Wells was disappointed with the state of the people he met in Uganda and felt that all he could do was document their predicament. Publishing of this photograph has allowed people who only heard about famine in Africa to see for themselves its effects on the local population. It raised awareness among members of wealthy societies about the fact that the ills such as starvation and disease, which largely had been eradicated in their homes, still remained relevant problems for other countries. Yet, apart from the theme of inequality, the photograph also conveys the ideas of humanity and kindness and instills hope into the audience. It shows that people possess the ability to empathize with others, even those who live far away and have a different culture. The photograph assures that despite all the differences, compassion prevails among individuals and societies, and when trying times come, this quality becomes especially prominent. The power of this image lies in the capacity to make people reflect on their life and think of ways that
Approximately a hundred years ago, millions of people died in an African country, Congo through atrocities committed under the rule of one King Leopold. Leading Congo from the late 19 th to 20th Century, Belgium’s King Leopold II curved his status as the ruler of Congo and left a trail of inhumane history. King Leopold of Belgium defined himself as an emperor from where he made a huge amount of personal fortunes, in the mix of his men committing atrocities in one of Africa’s most expansive and mineral-rich countries. Through tricky political manipulation and lies about humanitarian reasons for his occupation, the Belgium King managed to lay the groundwork for future exploitation of natural resources. He managed to organize Brussels’s Geographical Conference in 1876, which saw the formation of an organization in the name of the International African Association. Leopold intelligently claimed and gained control of Congo from the US after forming a breakaway organization by the name of, International Association of Congo. After taking control of Congo, he claimed it a free country by declaring free trade, thus gaining the support of other European countries. Although there was little knowledge of resources at the time, the ivory trade and later the natural rubber became the critical source of his massive wealth through exploitation. He owned concession companies, with which he used to exploit the Congo resources, supported by his military. However, despite building such a strong empire, his downfall was a result of many factors some of which started as early as his rule began. This paper critically analyzes factors that undermined King Leopold’s control of Congo, after the strong development of anti-colonial mentalities among the different people of the world and the Congolese themselves. Brutality against the People Leopold’s leadership later would regenerate into a tyranny after turning against those same people who helped him drive away from the Arab traders. After the successful acquisition of Congo under the disguise of protecting it from Arab traders who he accused of going against the principle of humanity, Leopold used the same hostility to punish the people of Congo against the will of many former supporters. He used his position to acquire massive economic power, which enabled him to purchase guns and other weapons to enslave the native Congo people into helping out in the exploitation of their resources (Bierman 88). He killed numerous elephants for Ivory, and as rubber demands increased around the world during that time and period, he ensured maximum exploitation by enslaving the villagers into the gathering of the resource from the jungle. He used his army to enslave the native people of Congo, wherein on many occasions they brutally whipped and killed t
Jay E. Adams, in his book How to Help People Change illustrates four Biblical approaches to counseling (Adams, 1986). The four steps mentioned in the book do not only present new ideas in the field of counseling, but also introduce new measures to be observed at different stages of counseling. Citing second Timothy, 3:14-16, the book’s outline acknowledges the Bible’s ability to enrich its readers with wisdom, knowledge, and salvation (Adams, 1986). Currently, both Adams’s and Backus’s approaches to counseling are received with mixed reactions. Some counselors find the books’ steps helpful while others find them disconcerting. Basing his concepts on Biblical teachings, Adams depicts scriptures as mandatory in counseling (Adams, 1986).Through this, he believes that psychology has been wrongfully introduced into counseling. To assert his views, Adams notes that counselors should always use the Bible as their guidebook in their daily activities, and they should not add or subtract from its scriptures. Adams’s book illustrates four approaches to counseling (Adams, 1986). Through the book, the author’s position on counseling and ministry is overemphasized. Adams strongly believes that through ministries, counselors should always instruct, encourage, and help their followers implement the Bible’s teachings (Adams, 1986). Though most Christians will integrate Adams’ models of counseling, one should note that his work is solely based on theological assumptions. For instance, Adams believes that if Christians endorse his models as a process for counseling, the society will experience tremendous changes (Adams, 1986). In addition, Adams unreasonably considers these changes only acceptable if they are geared towards righteousness. While this view is in accordance with Christian values, the authors’ approaches, in the context of counseling, alienate individuals basing on their salvation. On the contrary, counselors should always offer their services and help, even if the services contradict with the scriptures. Despite the fact that most Christians admire Adams’s teachings, they should note that his teachings are exclusively Bible based (Adams, 1986). In this regard, the author’s models are not only difficult to implement in the contemporary society, but also fail to tackle numerous counseling issues. On this note, the author fails to acknowledge that the Bible alone cannot fully address current problems, and should have allowed God’s truths to be evaluated through human ingenuity. Equally, Adams’s opinions on methods of psychology are misleading. Consequently, Adams should advise his readers to adopt approaches that are in line with Christian values, and reject those that oppose the scriptures (Corey, 1996). Similarly, Adams’s models of counseling propose that individuals should embrace the gospel and be saved. In an ideal world, this approach cannot be the first step in counseling. In my opinion, this approach would only work best if it were supplemented with other approaches. In turn, counselors must understand their client