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Warrant Carlisle Indian Industrial School treated Indians poorly and too strictly claiming that it was the only chance for them to become real men and women. “The reservation noncooperationists were vindicated nevertheless, and the middle-class intellectuals’ strategy was shown to be impractical as the actualities of federal policy unfolded on reservations around the country” (Warrior 239). The Indian tribal societies were often close to hunger or in constant danger from enemies. So these Indians generally recognized the need for strict discipline, for body-hardening and character-building training, and for occasionally painful, frightening, or humiliating punishments. Indeed, although such descriptions, they do not detract from the generally idealized depiction of childhood. They seem to prove, after all, that Indian children were resilient little boys and girls. Large numbers of Carlisle pupils took part in the famous “outing” system, working a few months or more each year for selected white families or firms, both to earn money for themselves and to gain experience of white life. The fundamental goal was to “individualize” the pupil by separating him or her from other Indian children — first the separation from kin, then from all Indians — and to “lift him up” by total and solitary immersion in white life. The program wrote Pratt decades later in his autobiography, was Carlisle’s right arm. It enforced participation in civilized life, and was thus the supreme Americanizer. By 1910 a later principal, M. Friedman, admitted that Carlisle was “a vocational school. It is neither a college or a university” (Washburn 32). But he outlined the impressively expanded activities. The pupils spent part of each day in the classroom, obtaining a common school education, and another part working at various vocational pursuits such as telegraphy, business studies, carpentry, tailoring, tinsmithing, printing, baking, sewing, or agriculture (Washburn 55). In the early twentieth century the school attempted to modernize its vocational training, dropping harness making as a separate (Padget 833). Summary of Opposition Some critics suppose that Carlisle Indian Industrial School benefits Indian children and helped them to become a part of the society, acquire reading habits and socialize. “Students worked half a day in class and half a day on industrial skills such as farming, weaving, gardening, laundry work, and home economics. English was used for both academic and industrial instruction. Written Navajo was used with students in an academic setting, but its use was restricted to religious instruction“ (Lockard 22). In one of the few concessions to tribal cultures, pupils could also engage in “native Indian crafts,” like jewelry or rug making. They could enjoy the numerous extracurricular activities, such as the debating and literary societies, the band program, or football — the Carlisle team played against Harvard, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania. Carlisle was a government school, but Friedman assured readers
Many writers are inclined to focus on different aspects of the woman’s nature while presenting and discussing the female characters in their works, but these authors often choose between depicting women as agents of knowledge and as the objectified characters. Female characters presented as the agents of knowledge can often be discussed as the embodiments of wisdom and purity in the literary works. On the contrary, if the authors choose to focus on the stereotypical visions and concentrate on the definite female qualities, they introduce women in their works as the objectified characters. Focusing on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “Eleonora” and on Benito Perez Galdos’s work Torquemada at the Stake , it is necessary to answer the question about portraying Poe’s Eleonora and Galdos’s Tia Roma as agents of knowledge or as the objectified characters. In spite of the fact that the characters of Eleonora and Tia Roma can be discussed as different in relation to the authors’ descriptions, these characters act and behave as the agents of knowledge rather than submissive objectified characters because the authors can find the balance in focusing on such women’s traits as wisdom and purity without negative objectification. Both Poe and Galdos present their female characters in harmony with the settings in order to emphasise the inner power and beauty of Eleonora and Tia Roma reflected even in the surroundings. Thus, the nature of the Valley of the Many-Colored Grass is closely associated with Eleonora’s feelings (Robinson 44-45). When Eleonora is happy “strange brilliant flowers, star-shaped, burst”, and the “tints of the green carpet” become deeper (Poe 146). However, the death of Eleonora caused the fact that the “star-shaped flowers shrank into the stems of the trees, and appeared no more. The tints of the green carpet faded” (Poe 147). Thus, the descriptions of the valley are correlated with the discussions of Eleonora’s delicate and even perfect character, and all the flowers of the valley cannot even reflect the inner beauty of the young woman. The role of Tia Roma as the agent of knowledge can also be presented completely only in the context of the settings. The life of Tia Roma is directly connected with the family and house of Torquemada. In this house, Tia Roma is responsible for creating the positive atmosphere and comfort for all the members of the family. Tia Roma performs her role as the advisor and supporter in the family whe
What is happiness? Many people including famous philosophers like Aristotle, Buddha and Mencius have tried to describe happiness. Although most of their definitions differ, they all seem to explain it to be a state of mind or an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy and satisfaction. In his book, Weiner combines the insights of various classical thinkers on happiness. He is a keen observer, who has visited many parts of the world to study happiness. America despite being one of the most developed countries in the world with a majority of its citizens living above the middle income level falls 23rd on the happiness index ranking. This essay, for that reason, will try to find out some main causes and effects of unhappiness in America and the reason why happiness is so much elusive. If one asks an average American the reasons for them being unhappy, he/she will say that it is the ‘struggle for success.’ What most Americans fear when struggling for success is not failure to get their next meal or pay their bills, but failure in outshining their comrades, friends or neighbors. Success becomes a competition which eventually leads to isolation and paranoia. Weiner terms this competition as Darwinian competition. It has created a country where people take pleasure on the failure of other people (Weiner, p. 57). According to Juliet Schor, most Americans are unhappy because they associate materials things with happiness (Schor, p. 115). It is true material possessions bring enjoyment and satisfaction, but when analyzed as a whole, the picture gets more murky with increased concern for public safety, health complications, failing education system, decline in community participation among other negatives. Materialism does not only make people unhappy, but it also breeds some form of discontent where people become dissatisfied with what they have (Schor, p. 116). Weiner terms this as the ‘More Factor’ or the hunger for more. Another cause of unhappiness among Americans is abundance which leads to lack of rest as they work and commute for long hours (Weiner, p. 89). The i
Introduction The Chinese culture is one of the most celebrated cultures over the world. Owing to this culture, there are many festivals associated with it. Through these festivals, the Chinese culture has become overwhelmingly popular in many parts of the world. The festivals fall in different times of the year and are celebrated in differing styles. All these festivals may be classified under four categories (Gibney, p. 109). This paper will focus on the three Chinese traditional festivals. These are the Spring Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Dragon Boat festival. This paper will briefly describe the three festivals and their importance to the Chinese people. The paper will also explain what the festivals tell the audience about Chinese traditional culture, values and the similarities among these festivals’ values. Chinese have various festivals and Cultures which have different values and similarities. The festivals tell more about the Chinese cultures and values. The Spring Festival Of all the Chinese festivals, the Spring Festival has the greatest value to the Chinese people with its value equated to the value of the Westerners attachment to Christmas. It is a time of the year designated for merrymaking when family members come together to celebrate the occasion. This period is characterized by congestion and overcrowding in all the transport networks. Millions of Chinese fill the airports, bus stations and rail stations in a rush to return home (Kalman, p. 20). The Spring Festival is celebrated for a period of three days every year though its entire duration is a bit longer. The festival falls on the first day of the first lunar month but starts unceremoniously in the early days of the twelfth lunar month and extends to the mid of the first lunar month of the following year. During this entire period, the eve of the Spring festival and the following three days have the greatest importance to the Chinese people (Kalman, p. 20). The history of this festival dates back to the 12th century. The custom has survived through the centuries though the meaning has slightly changed. Today, the festival does not necessarily involve offering sacrifices to gods or ancestors, but simply marks the end of a year and the beginning of another. The government attaches a lot of importance to the festival and even stipulates that people take the first seven days of the New Year to celebrate. A series of events carried out by the Chinese people mark the Spring Festival (Kalman, p. 21). The occasion starts on the eighth day of the last lunar month. On this day, families make laba porridge which is made of beans, rice, lotus seeds, millet, jujube berries, longan and gingko. Following this, preparing delicious meals is held on the twenty third day of the same month. Initially, the meaning of this day was to offer sacrifice to the Chinese kitchen god; however, today, people prepare the meals to enjoy themselves. The day is called the
Social worker is not a career that can bring fame and richness, it means being overworked, poor hourly payments, and many more. This is a kind of job that needs a test of patience for the job to be accomplished. A salary of social workers depends on a number of issues including job location, experience, and education among others. Early 1940s to 1970s, the productivity of the social workers in the United States increased which lead to increase of their salary. Soon after 1970, things started to stagnant, as the productivity exploded tremendously by 70%, the hourly wage per social worker sluggishly improved by 4% awakening many questions and debates as to where the extra dollar went. Jim, A. (2010) From the studies conducted, between 1990 and 2007, just before the great recession hit the United States, majority of Americas got 15% of the total income generated while a few got 55%.This lead to 0.1% earning a third of the total income generated. Jim, A. (2010). Recent, the purchasing power of social workers has improved enabling them to own entertainment gadgets and other luxury facilities, this cannot be a reason to justify that the payments are ideal as some economists say, many social workers in the united states are experiencing great debts while many CEOs are becoming overnight multibillionaires. The CEOs pay increments have by far outpaced the increase in payment by the social worker enabling those who run companies to get wealthier than average workers in those companies. In 1960s and 1970s, the CEOs of large company used to earn averagely 20-30 times the normal workers as compared to current 270 times. Jim, A. (2010). Some argue that the reason for the great increment in the CEOs salary is one of the ways to compensate them for the work well done. Surely, CEOs does nothing worth 270 times what the social worker makes after working for almost a week. While social workers may not have degrees from those prestigious universities, that doesn’t make them uneducated or of poor quality. Working conditions have seriously deteriorated in the United States; some have reported having lost their jobs either by going to the toilet during work shifts and other small mistakes. Yet, some argue that United States is a land of equal opportunities and those who work hard go ahead. This may not be the case as social workers work for long hours with meagre pay. This inequality may negatively undermine social cohesion of Americans causing inconsistence political influence and unfair legal bargaining influence. This income gap contributes to lack of confidence by the Americans to their leaders making them feel they are not caring. Public health researchers have found that counties with higher inequality experience higher rates of mortality than those countries with comparable income. This may explain why the United Sta
Vision My vision is to be a turnaround chief executive officer (CEO) of my family business, contributing towards its transformation into a multinational corporation that meets the objectives of all its stakeholders. Currently, the family business is not able to meet the needs of the market due to its poor financial performance. My father who is in charge of the business has failed to develop new strategies to improve its performance. Given the interest that I have in business, I believe that I can turnaround the company in the next ten years. In this respect, my objective is to provide effective leadership by collaborating with employees and external consultants to develop cutting-edge corporate strategies to overcome the competition in the market. In addition, I intend to use my skills and knowledge in finance to mitigate the risks that the company is facing. Mission My purpose is to be a responsible and hardworking student by surpassing the performance benchmark set by my university. In my personal life, my purpose is to build the family business by participating in its management activities as I prepare myself to become a responsible leader and husband. In order to achieve my vision and mission, I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Finance at Stanford University. Upon graduating, I intend to pursue a Master of Science in Financial Engineering. This will enable me to acquire advanced skills and knowledge in finance and management. Consequently, I expect to become a performance and risk analyst after completing my second degree. In addition, I intend to pass the CFA examination in order to become a chartered financial analyst. Thus, I will be in a position to become the chief financial officer (CFO) of a reputable organization such as Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO). My academic qualifications and the work experience that I expect to gain in various organizations will prepare me for my role as the CEO of my family business. Values My personal values include integrity, fairness, service to others, excellence, and commitment. I believe in maintaining the highest standard of integrity because it helps in winning the trust of others. As a CEO, my employees and suppliers can only trust and obey me if my integrity is unquestionable. Fairness is important to me because I believe that individuals can achieve their best if they are given equal opportunities. As a fair CEO, I will be able to avert the conflicts that are likely to arise in my company due to unequal treatment of employees. As a charismatic leader, I believe in serving others rather than being served. Serving others is a powerful tool that I often use to encourage others to show compassion and selflessness in the society. The pursuit of excellence is important to me because of the challenges associated with the corporate world. I have to focus on achieving the best grades in college in order to become an effective CEO in future. Similarly, I will have to encourage excellent performance in my company in order to overcome the competition in the market. I believe in commitment since it promotes determination and excel
Introduction The independent variable in this study is the presence of diagnosed ADHD, a problematic condition in many children which makes concentration difficult. The major problem with this variable is that it cannot really be accurately measured as yet. The dependent variables are the boys being tested, including the control group. Because the ADHD half of the independent variable cannot be accurately quantified, there is a problem with the dependent variables. Even though the ADHD group was separated into types, the research has no broad application, since the results can only be quantified for small groups with very narrow definitions. The other variables are the videogames, matching exercise and the zoo navigation exercise used to test the performance of the boys. Difficulties of Sample Selection The difficulties in testing this group must have been a prime consideration for the researchers, as they took great care in their selections and in documenting them. The researchers made a concerted effort to set up a viable experiment by testing the participants and separating the types of ADHD, in case this was an extra variable and applying other measures designed to isolate the desired independent variable: the presence of ADHD. They were careful to take all boys from the same age groups and located within the same geographical area and part of the same socio-economic group. Testing of IQ and skills further assured some homogeneity among the participants. The ADHD group had even been diagnosed by the same pediatrician. Children with any other conditions diagnosed or suspected were eliminated from the control group in an effort to attain a high level of matching. This was confirmed by interviewing the school principal and psychologist. Girls were excluded because there were few in the ADHD group and even fewer played video games. Participants from the test and the control group were closely matched for age, IQ and skills. Finally, data was only used for those pairs who completed the video games and the matching and zoo navigation exercises. There was even care taken to match the boys for familiarity and skill with the video games and the Zoo. Application Even though the nature of ADHD makes this study not applicable on a broad scale, because the results cannot be quantified statistically for the overall group, except as anecdotal evidence, extreme care is taken in creating the sample and in documenting all segments of the tests, especially since each ADHD participant’s particular types and levels of difficulty were also included, makes the results of this research very valuable in identifying stressors and resulting cognitive deficits. This data is not only valuable to practitioners in the field but provides much comparison data for other studies. The measuring methods and their applications and analyses were very carefully done and described complet
SWOT Table                Denim supplier . It is possible to consider Mexico a good choice as a country for supplying denim. Mexico has a strong textile and apparel industry (Montano), and the denim industry is particularly well developed. Mexico is stated to have already been the second largest supplier of denim to the U.S. as of 2015 (“Mexico Is Ready”). Because of its location (Mexico has common borders with the U.S.), Mexico has been the target of industry transitions from Asia, for transporting goods from Mexico is cheaper due to the proximity of this country to the USA (“Made in Mexico”). Also, thanks to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), there are currently few tariffs on exporting and importing goods to and from Mexico to the United States of America (Jimenez). Strengths      Apparel manufacturing country . As a country for creating a children’s apparel manufacturing business, Mexico has a strong textile industry (Montano), which is especially well-developed for denim; this means that a business can easily find suppliers of textile, denim in particular. In addition, it appears likely that because of this, the prices on denim will not be high. It should also not be forgotten that the country has a welcoming business climate, plenty of well-trained workforce, and rather stable social and political environments. In addition, the workforce in Mexico is cheap (“Made in Mexico”).                                                                                                                                                                              Export port . It is possible to utilize the country of Mexico as an export port because the country has access to both the Atlantic Ocean (through the Gulf of Mexico) and the Pacific Ocean (directly). Also, Mexico has a rather strong marine transportation system (Jimenez), which might be viewed as a considerable strength, for transporting goods by sea is often cheaper than, for instance, by air. In addition, the country of Mexico has plenty of trade agreements, many of which are with the USA, so it is possible to employ these agreements for improving the effectiveness of the trade.                                                                                                                                                                                                   Denim supplier . When assessing the weaknesses of Mexico as a supplier of denim, it might be possible to state that there are few weaknesses in this area. However, importing goods from Mexico to the U.S. means that a certain number of legal regulations need to be complied with (“Documentation and Logistics”). In addition, the country has a rather weak infrastructure, which might pose a challenge to a business inside that country (Jimenez).
John Milton lived in a period of significant changes that were taking place in England. Paradise Lost is a reflection of that period. In order to understand the poem fully, it is important to take into account these events. First, God is an allusion to the monarch while Heaven is the depiction of the degradation of the monarchy. God sacrifices everything with almost no regrets while making his sacrifices in a very pompous way. Secondly, the conquest of the New World is also revealed as Satan tries to win new territories and make them his new kingdom. Finally, Adam and Eve had to defend their right to believe and have their faith is the allusion to the changes that were apparent in the religious life of England. People were choosing their own faith as they could be Puritans, Anglicans, or even Catholics. Anne Bradstreet also lived in the 17 th century, but she left England to go to the New World. Her poetry reveals the aspects associated with living in the new community. She was a Puritan, which affected her life and worldview considerably. One of the emerging themes in her poetry was the role of a woman in society. Bradstreet lived in the times when women were regarded as inferior to men, which made them confined to their households and families. The poet tried to question this norm in her poetry. The Puritan society was associated with the focus on duty and serving God. These views make Bradstreet’s poems rather provocative as she confessed in a deep love for her husband. It was also essential for Puritans to have strong faith in God and endure all the difficulties of life in the New World as a lesson from God. Again, Bradstreet often revealed her doubts concerning the value of life after death if the earthly life is so miserable.