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Alice Walker convincingly uses her step-grandmother’s and her own experiences of living in the African-American community to show her readers the ills of the society, which is still rife with violence, racism, and gender discrimination. The Color Purple is concerned with the issue of self-expression of African-American women and how it is influenced by suffocating social norms imposed on them and discrimination that was endemic in the rural South (Udoette, 2014). Walker effectively employs the rhetorical appeals of pathos and ethos, making her attempt to convince her audience that the patriarchal system of oppression has to be dismantled extremely successfully. This paper aims to present a rhetorical analysis of The Color Purple . It will include the author’s use of rhetorical tools such as ethos, logos, and pathos. Moreover, the paper will explore the organization of the novel, its style, arrangement, and Walker’s purpose for writing it. Overview The Color Purple is an epistolary novel written by a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, Alice Walker, in 1982 (Stanisoara, 2016). The book beautifully depicts the realities of life of African-American women living in the southern United States in an era of internalized racism. The author is driven by the desire to combine “the struggle for Black citizens’ civil rights and the struggle for women’s rights in African-American community and family” (Udoette, 2014, p. 74). Being an important member of the Civil Rights Movement, Walker tries to draw attention to second class citizenship in the United States by bringing the Civil Rights perspective into her book. The writer is especially concerned with African-American women’s self-expression and how it is affected by violence, racism, and gender discrimination in the rural South (Udoette, 2014). Walker is a black female writer who is interested in battling the cultural stereotypes of black women. By giving a voice to female consciousness in The Color Purple , the writer tries to make women more visible, thereby promoting a dialogue that can serve as an avenue for resolving some of the most important gender issues. According to Udoette (2014), Walker’s desire to improve the female experience initiated a writing approach that “seeks to foster unity, peace, and progress in the black community in America” (p. 76). The writer rejects the demands of a society marked by indifference to problems of black women. The book delivers its messages through letters written by two characters—Celie and Nettie. The characters are two young African-American sisters. It can be argued that Walker’s purpose for writing her novel is to bring a personal perspective to sexual oppression. She does so with the help of the book’s narrator—Celie, whose ignorance in the world’s affairs underscores her tendency to think in personal rather than political categories (Shilpa & Banerji, 2012). Taking into consideration the fact that The Color Purple comes on the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, i
Factors that help leaders from being led astray /mislead Leadership is an ongoing process in an organization. It results from the dynamic nature of the environment. Use of efficient leadership change management and leadership principles make change management successful and keep followers from being toxic. First, the leader needs to embrace system thinking in an organization. Besides, they need to integrate the three approaches in system thinking in the daily runningand control of their followers. The three approaches used in this process are life cycle thinking, stakeholder engagement and complexity thinking. These three approaches make theleadership of change asuccess. Second, the leader should ensure that there are structured communication channels between him or her and the followers. It helps in disseminating information efficiently to all the parties involved. The leader should be in a position to embrace change at any time and devise creative ways of communicating the change without causing anxiety. Besides, it is necessary to recognize and prioritize stakeholders’ interests and concerns before making decision that are likely to influence the followers (Bennis & Goldsmith 41). Notwithstanding, there is need to have adequate skills to manage processes of followers engagements, commitments and reports on the progress of an idea. This should not be done at the time when the leader is experiencing problems with the followers. Finally, it is necessary to uphold a professional code of conduct and ethics when carrying out duties among the followers to create trust and faith in the leader’s actions. Thus, the leader should develop an active engagement with the followers from the onset of the idea to avoid conflict of interest. In this way, the leader will stay ahead of the rest and will maintain autonomy in thoughts and actions. The importance of the autonomous decisions made by the leader By definition, leadership is the capability to internalize the environmental setting that incorporates and empowers a group to creatively contribute towards definite course of addressing a challenge. Since leadership is the ability, skills and talent define the capacity of a party to achieve a definite solution to the phenomena in question. The aspect of talent envisions natural skill and ability that has gained proficiency through personal experiences and relevant training. Despite the fact that talent forms the part of leadership ability, it is not the primary aspect. Rather, autonomy in thoughts may equip a person with the necessary skills that are required in exercising mature leadership characterised by persistence and experience (Bass 21). Autonomy in thoughts in an individual creates a decision environment characterized byadaptability, empowerment, commitment, contribution, and critical problem solving skills. The aspect of adaptability influences the adjustments that may be required in exercising influence over a challenge. Through these ad
Introduction Hate groups may place a threat for the population as they often engage in dangerous activities; in some cases, their actions are illegal. This paper discusses one of such groups located in the US, addressing its purpose and operations. The report also reflects on how organizations should manage hate groups and provides suggestions for the elimination of their negative impact on employees and other stakeholders. Alliance Defending Freedom Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is a hate group, the goal of which is to recriminalize homosexuality in America and abroad, defend sterilization of trans people, and fight against non-traditional sexuality. The group tries to rationalize hate by stating that homosexuality can ruin society; that this sexual orientation is unnatural, harmful, dangerous, and threatening for the population (Southern Poverty Law Center, n.d.a.). To market hate, ADF presents its actions as the advocacy for freedom and the sanctity of life. The organization has published several books and engaged in various court cases in America and abroad to support its hateful beliefs. In addition, ADF has launched educational campaigns aimed to “combat the homosexual agenda” (Southern Poverty Law Center, n.d.a.). ADF’s website reveals that the organization strives to promote its prejudice about nontraditional sexual orientations being the wrong ones. The company has more than 3,300 allied attorneys and over 300 supporting organizations (Alliance Defending Freedom, 2019). The website also shows the biased perspective of ADF, as it advocates for the right of all people to live freely but strives to deprive the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community of this right. The organization is homophobic and transphobic; it supports a stereotypical opinion that homosexuality is unnatural, which is a false statement (Gavrilets, Friberg, & Rice, 2018). Managing Hate Groups Southern Poverty Law Center’s website shows that there is a large number of hate groups active nationally and locally, over 1000 of them were tracked in 2018 (Southern Poverty Law Center, n.d.b.). These groups engage in various activities, such as anti-immigrant, neo-Nazi, white nationalist, racist, and holocaust denial ones. Black nationalist hate groups are the most present across the country (Southern Poverty Law Center, n.d.b.). It is vital for managers to be aware of these groups because it is nece
Monkey is a fictional myth and Buddhism-inspired. It has been associated with Ming Dynasty scholar Wu Cheng’en. The anthology begins with the journey of Buddhist monk Xuanzang (Tripitaka) to the western regions. He aims to find the Buddhist sacred texts based on the real-life monk who was displeased with the available materials in his locale (Wu Ch’eng-en, 78). Monkey or Sun Wukong belonged to a monkey tribe who earned the honor by discovering the Water Curtain Cave (Wu Ch’eng-en, 63). He became a king of the tribe, but very proud and impatient. He sought immortality through the help of Bodhi, a Buddhist patriarch. Monkey was able to speak as human and gained human manners by joining Bodhi’s travels. Through Bodhi, he learned a lot and declared himself “Great Sage Equal to heaven” after learning the art of Tao, the secrets of immortality, many forms of fighting skills, and transformations. Aside from being strong, he is a speed traveler and somersaults like a cloud. He can transform into various kinds of objects, any animal, and as human, except that he cannot make his tail disappear (Wu Ch’eng-en, 72). His hair is also magical and he can make them turn into anything he wishes to. After being thrown out by Bodhi, he became one of the most powerful demons in the world (102). He, however, fought with Hell when his soul was being summoned, and even erased his name from the book of life and death. He was reported to Heaven and summoned there to become a stable worker. But hard-headed as he was, Monkey often complained violently. He has reassigned another place to look after which is the Peach Garden of Immortality. Here, peaches that take several centuries to ripen were kept. Monkey ate a lot of the peaches which made him immortal. Heaven was displeased as Monkey once again became riotous and fought with the mighty Buddha himself. After losing the fight, he was kept prisoner for 500 years (Wu Ch’eng-en, 106). It was during this period that Xuanzang released Monkey by accepting him as his disciple. However, his actions are balanced through the band placed on him by Guan Yin or Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. They also recruited two other outcasts from Heaven: Sandy and Pigsy (Wu Ch’eng-en, 148). Monkey’s character is that of playful and cunning. The changes in Monkey during these events in the first few chapters include his acquisition of powers that made him undefeated, therefore, extremely proud about it. During the journey with Xuanzang, he started to accept his limitations as being subject and not the authority, which could have been
The start of 1920s gave America a new breath in accordance with other developed countries after the World War II. The era of industrial society is still in progress. This is emphasized by the increasing number of scientific inventions and innovations which help people facilitate their work and efforts used for it. As it is seen from the earlier times, beginning with the year 1900 the appearance of cars was a great event and stimulated the market of the United States to extend the production of machines, namely automobiles. Until 1923 the volumes of car use increased greatly in the country. “An insignificant industry in 1900, motor vehicles became by the 1920s the largest in the United States” (McCraw, p. 11). In fact, the American automobile industry was the central as of the volumes of consuming. The group of large businessmen known as “Partnership Elaboration” made great pains in the beginning of 1920s to establish until September 1923 the company “Blazer Vehicles Inc.” which is aimed to produce cars for the middle strata of the American society. The structure of the company follows the principles of subordination and delegation of authorities, so that to have follow ups in all departments of it. The main part of the company is the board of directors and the group of stakeholders, mainly from the US and state Nevada, in particular. The company is divided into 10 departments with 600 engineers and constructors making out the needs and challenges of an ordinary American when choosing a car. The employees are selected due to the words of Henry Ford, with whose corporation the company collaborates, namely: “build a motor car for the great multitude.., by the best men to be hired” (Cited in McCraw, p. 12). The business is headquartered in Sacramento, California, and is not large because of low yield of production. There is only one plant and two supplements to serve as technical support for the employees. The competition is great because of such giants as Ford Motor Company and well-known car producers as Walter Chrysler, the Dodge brothers or Alfred P. Sloan Jr. The main resources which are needed in every company are the human ones. Then by means of the board of directors and some stakeholders the initial capital was needed in the sum of two million dollars for building and equipping the plant and for buying metal and other materials. Moreover, the engines the company purchases at Ford Motor Company, as a greatly standardized and developed motor car enterprise. Several agreements were signed before and according to the contract the supply handling were prolonged till the November 1928. The average cost of a car produced will be $290. The automobile row contains three models of cars “Blazer 12”, “Blazer M-3”, and “Blazer Cabriole”. The design of them is the difference. The materials and powers are almost the same. The consumers can get the information about the company by means of the newspapers and bulletins which are produced by three major publishing houses all ar
Artistic Modernism It is a well-known fact that social interrelations, political ideologies, and conditions are deeply connected with artistic movements. This also can be applied to Artistic Modernism that emerged in the late 19 th century and provoked the shift in the artistic perspectives of the following century. At those times, the technological progress and economic growth gathered momentum, and the rapid changes induced the increase in mass consumption. Modernism can be considered as an opposition to mass culture, and the emphasis of the modernist artwork is on its uniqueness and autonomy. It was a shared opinion of all the modernists that industrialization contributes to the decline of the handicraft. Therefore, any work made with hands and out of industrial “machine-system” regarded as the superior form of production (Morris 148). Therefore, the development of handicraft and an attempt to move away from the industrialized production are the main features of the Modernist movement. The anti-capitalist ideas are perfectly reflected in the art of William Morris. Although he admitted that technology and machinery production is, to some extent, important for the provision of better living conditions, they also negatively influence the human labor and cause “degradation of life” (Morris 151). The opposition of mass production to the handmade artistic work can also be regarded as the opposition of the inhuman and soulless to the infinite and spiritual that is comprised of beauty. The ideological rejection of the industrial development made modernists return to nature and its forms. The artists expressed themselves with the dynamic and well-balanced lines; they refused the sharp and edgy figures in favor of more natural lines. The forms of art objects are flexible and flowing. The furniture made by moder
A patient has acute abdominal pain. He belongs to the party of Republicans. He expresses his political views when possible. The patient’s views do not align with the nurse’s ones. The situation is inconvenient for the nurse. The nurse considers the option to hinder the treatment. The nurse may be involved in the discussion. This can result in prejudice or over-involvement. The focus can be removed from the patient’s needs. The situation may lead to adverse patient outcomes. The nurse is to follow the Code of Ethics for Nurses. Ethical Provision There is a provision directly related to the situation. It is Provision 1 in the Code of Ethics for Nurses. The option that the nurse considers cannot be accepted. The nurse is to follow the best ethical practices. Ethical Principles The first ethical principle is beneficence. It is expected that all patients get high-quality care. The patient’s disease should be treated properly. The best approach is to be identified. The second ethical principle is justice. From the nursing perspective, political affiliation cannot distinguish a patient. Equal healthcare opportunities are essential. The patient has the absolute right to proper care. Ethical Solution The nurse should follow the described ethical foundations. The impact of the situation should be lessen. An individual approach should be developed. The patient does not have to feel any tension. A coherent conversation could be started. The conversation should be conducted in the framework of healthcare. An escalation should be avoided. The nurse is to communicate ethically. Opportunities to refrain from political topics should be seized. Both parties are to focus on the disease. Summary  1. The issue that was raised is critical.  2. Two ethical principles and Provision 1 were applied.  3. The scenario given is realistic.  4. The possible resolution was provided.  5. Ethical approach and foundations were utilized.
Executive Summary Almutlaq Holding Company specializes in the manufacturing and selling of furniture. The vision of the company is to raise the level of performance and increased productivity locally and internationally. In realizing this long-term vision, the company is currently changing some activities in order to be a franchise system. This plan will cover the Gulf region and the Middle East on completion. There is also a move to include Almutlaq Holding in the Saudi stock market to convert it from a closed-joint holding company into public company (Tong 550). This will enhance participation opportunities and financial securities for the Saudi citizens. However, in the future, the company plans to choose business areas carefully based on the new and existing economic and social development variables in order to provide quality products and services to the consumers at reasonable costs depending on economic segments of society. The company’s mission is to “develop the idea of showing, production, sales, and the endless work to raise efficiency and professionalism” (Green and Madison 106) to enhance economic development of the kingdom. Based on this founding mission accompanied with the strong and professional supportive teams that manage its five vital departments (the IT department, the department of sales and marketing, procurement, accounting, and human resource), it has been registering a steady increase in sales and customers’ satisfaction. It has also opened new companies, City. W Saudi Arabia, Sudair Furniture Factory, Real Estate Investment, and Almutlaq Co. Ltd to supply international and local furniture. Therefore, the report details the activities undertaken during the internship training at Almutlaq Holding Company. The company attached its internship students to various departments depending on their areas of study. Having been attached to the accounting department, I had the pleasure to undertake the role of preparing financial statements, routine functions, inventory management, and promotion. Company Description Almutlaq Holding, HQ – Olaya Main St., Opp. Alandalus Market Having been established under the name of Almutlaq Company Limited by Almutlaq in the mid 1960s, the Almutlaq Holding has been expanding gradually in its mission of manufacturing and selling furniture in the Arab Kingdom and the world at large. Under the management of commitment, loyal, and hardworking second-generation leaders, the company has gained a great reputation among local and global consumers (Green and Madison 109). Through the establishment of Real Estate Invest, Sudair Fur Factory, City Saudi Arabia, and Almutlaq Co. Ltd, the company specializes in the manufacturing and selling of home furnishings such as sofa sets and wooden cabinets to employees, retailers, wholesalers, and other manufacturers in the United Arab Kingdom. Figure 1 represents the organizational chart of Almutlaq Holding. It comprises the top management: the company CEO, CEO office manager, and the internal editor. Below the top management are five departments headed by the respective managers. Accounting department is headed by accounting manager working
Executive Summary The aim of American Airlines is to ensure paramount comfort and security of passengers, suitable handling of their belongings, first-rate services, and a competitive advantage with striking offers. The company has set its services apart from its competitors by establishing ways of guaranteeing the highest benefits, effortless booking, and a remarkable experience. American Airlines competes on service, and this has resulted in the creation of online booking, web sites, social media platforms, and the biggest fleet size. Its preference for a high number of customers has made it realize a top position in the industry. American Airlines (AA) Company, often called American, denotes an airline that has its head office in Texas. The company, together with its regional partners, caters for extensive global and local travels with no less than 7,000 flights each day, in over 300 destinations (Hannigan, Hamilton III, & Mudambi, 2015). It acts as the leading airline internationally with respect to fleet size, annual proceeds, and distance covered, and the second when judged against the number of terminuses served. The Company and its Goods/Services The objective of American Airlines is to ensure the utmost comfort and safety of passengers in the course of flight, proper handling of their property, outstanding experience, and a competitive benefit with attractive charges. AA established OneWorld Alliance, one of the largest airline groups across the globe, to manage the costs, services, and required plans with its joint collaborators. The largest passenger transporting spot in the US for American Airlines is Dallas International Airport, which handles more than 50 million passengers each year and approximately 150,000 daily. Moreover, American Airlines has over 100,000 workers. Upholding Competitive Benefit American is facing aggressive rivalry from other airlines that undertake travels to international destinations. The most powerful competitors of AA include Delta Air Lines, United Continental Holdings, Southwest Airlines Company, and JetBlue Airways (Thomas & Kummer, 2015). American Airlines sets its services apart from its competitors by coming up with strategies of guaranteeing maximum benefits, easy booking, and impressive experience. The company competes on service, which has led to the establishment of online booking, web sites, and big fleet size. In this regard, American Airlines has much to gain from its competitive advantage since its preference by a huge number of passengers has made it scoop a leading position in the sector. The competitors of American Airlines have fewer travel destinations, and this gives it an opportunity of earning a higher income. As a means of setting apart its services and competing successfully, American Airlines has co