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In the ancient times, different communities had different ways in which they treated their women. In some cases, women were being treated in the same way as children while in others, they were given an equal treatment with their male counterparts. This depended much on the beliefs in the respective societies as well as the culture passed down over the generations. In the Ancient Egyptian society, women were treated in a totally different way compared to their counterparts in the Ancient Greece society. Women in Ancient Egypt enjoyed equality with men and were accorded the same rights especially in the economic aspects. This was not the case in Greece where there was a high level of gender inequality and women were treated as being lesser than men. In many societies, it was unheard of to hear of women who were allowed to stand on their own without the support of men. This used to happen in Egypt where women were allowed to own and manage property and in this case the term property included land, slaves, money, livestock and other portable products. With Greek women however, they could not carry out any legal activity or acquire property without the consent of a man. The designated males who would stand in for them were referred to as Kourios and this would be either the father or brother or husband. They would be the ones to sign these contracts on behalf of the women and in reality they would be considered the legal owners of the property (Blundell 1995, p34). While this was happening in Greece, the Egyptian women on the other side were even entitled to receiving inheritance from their parents under their own names and just like the modern woman; they were allowed to seek employment. In a marriage set up, women fully owned what they brought in though the husband had the freedom to use this property. The wife would also inherit two thirds of the entire wealth in case the husband died and the rest would be subdivided among the children and other relatives. From this therefore, we find that an ancient Egyptian woman was more or less treated like the modern woman of today unlike their Greece counterparts. Egyptian women were allowed to rule and this is evidenced by the artifacts and paintings from the ancient times. One such artifact is a drawing of Queen Nefertiti showing the Queen leading a convoy. This is an indication that the Queen was on the lead since the husband is seen immediately behind her. The fact that she is also seen riding a personal chariot is an
Abstract This essay will analyze and discuss LinkedIn’s business operation processes that are considered unethical. The common allegations are dishonesty, discrimination, and fraudulent collection of money from job seekers and employers promising services they do not deliver. In addition, it will critically analyze LinkedIn’s unethical campaigns through their website, which encourage subscribers to upgrade their normal accounts to premium accounts. Further LinkedIn‘s business practices that contravene the fundamental operation processes of all outsourced job agencies will be discussed. Introduction LinkedIn is a website that offers social networking, targeting job seekers and recruiters. Unlike other social networks which aim at merely helping people to socialize, LinkedIn has professionalized its services to benefit those looking for employment. The site offers benefits such as the ability to find people categorized according to their profession. Despite its features, LinkedIn has crossed some ethical lines by performing malpractices. LinkedIn has; however, sort to gain financial benefit without provision of anticipated services, which entails linking the best employees with recruiters (Kaufman, 2013). Unethical practices by LinkedIn The company’s discriminatory policy toward job seekers is highly unethical. Job seekers with premium LinkedIn accounts have a higher preference because their applications are “pushed” up by the applications pile up irrespective of their qualifications. An applicant who cannot afford to upgrade his account finds it hard to get a job using LinkedIn just like other job boards (Rosen & Viveka, 2012). LinkedIn should amend its operations policy and avoid double charging for job vacancies advertised through its website. For example, LinkedIn charges employers for every vacancy they post on LinkedIn’s website. They are further charged for searching through the website for matching applicants. Therefore, LinkedIn charges both job seekers and employers for vacancies advertised via their website. It is highly unethical for LinkedIn to charge job seekers since no guarantee to secure the advertised jobs is given. As a marketing strategy, LinkedIn has persuaded job seekers to upgrade their accounts to premium status and increase their chances of getting recruited by 50%. Whereas a premium account guarantees job seekers that their résumé and applications will be at the top of the applications pile (Rosen & Viveka, 2012). The primary role of recruitment agencies is to outsource for the best candidates for available vacancies. However, LinkedIn with its current business model negates such principles. The candidates most likely to be recruited by the employers using the LinkedIn website are the premium account holders whose applications appear at the top of the applications pile. In this case, employers can ignore talented and qualified. Therefore, it is clear that LinkedIn does not care about the qua
Introduction The “entrepreneurial personality” is a phenomenon of great importance, mainly because its existence is arguable, as it were. With this in mind, I tried to organize my interview so as to single out the most peculiar individual traits of an entrepreneur and analyze their success with this in mind. Mr. Matthew Simmons proved to be a figure of exceptional qualities: a melting pot of contradicting character traits that somehow led him to success, held him ahead of five restaurants, and earned him Presidency at the restaurateurs’ association. This report is aimed at presenting the information obtained in the course of the interview with Mr. Simmons with a special emphasis on his insights and best practices that might be of help when revealing some of the unique personal traits that make this particular entrepreneur successful. Having refrained from asking superfluous questions, I tried to delve deep into the personality, analyze it critically, and formulate what I have learned from this experience. The background and characteristics of the entrepreneur Mr. Matthew Simmons is the CEO of the Capital Ale House and the President of Virginia Restaurant Association. His emergence as an entrepreneur is a story of an inborn talent applied to practice at the right time, in the right place, which was one of the factors stipulating his success. He spoke fondly of his family and mentioned, not without a touch of pride, that he had the Ukrops among his relatives – a family with adventurousness and entrepreneurial courage flowing in their veins. Football obviously has an important place in Mr. Simmons’ life as one of the Ukrops is known as a talented footballer, and Tom Coughlin (the Jacksonville Jaguars manager) was the person the young Matthew admired as he grew. He did not receive higher education, instead helping his family by working at a restaurant run by native Italians. The restaurant where quality and customer loyalty were among the top priorities became his first business school; it was an experience he carried on to his subsequent workplaces, namely, Pizza Hut. That small restaurant taught Mr. Simmons integrity and commitment – the values he would never abandon. As a young kitchen worker and odds person, however, Mr. Simmons did not dream of being ahead of a business. Although some pre-conditions were beginning to form, the idea of his own enterprise did not fully develop until he turned 18. It was roughly at that time that alcohol turned legal again, and the young Matthew found himself taking great interest in the industry. It was not the money matters that attracted him and made the idea root firmly in his head. He liked beer, liked the taste and texture of it, and was utterly fascinated by the way beer was produced. T
Introduction Cyclonic storm is considered as the worst one in the history of the North Indian Ocean. With the speed of wind of above 240 km/h influenced severe thunderstorms, rainfall and heavy waves forcing seven thousand people to relocate from the Muscat coastal areas. The eastern coastal towns, especially Sur and Ra’s al-haad, were confronted with the cyclone’s wind-speeds, and a deluge occasioned by waves of over 12 yards high. Analysis of the level of preparedness The level of preparedness was not adequate because no disaster plans were available. Emergency management office was unprepared because such as a disaster had never happened in the past. In addition, there was extremely poor public awareness particularly of the elderly people. Scientists used satellite to monitor the progress of the cyclone both in terms of its general direction and in terms of increasing intensity. The Metrological Department of Oman and the National Warning System informed people living in low-lying areas about the necessity to evacuate. The National Civil Defense Committee actively coordinated the various aspects of information dissemination prior, during, and after the disaster. Analysis of the level of the response Although the Omani national weather service had indicated that cyclone would be very destructive, the government response was not adequately prepared. The available ambulance services were not enough to serve at least half of the affected people. The ambulances moved and lacked effective skills and training to perform in difficult situations. However, volunteers offered their support to reduce the effect of the cyclone. Despite there was no activity from the Disaster Management department, the National Civil Defense was at hand to ensure the seamless coordination in the evacuation and provision of necessary supplies. Analysis of the Recovery process The government saw the need and immediately developed a recovery plan. This plan involved the estimation of the damage in the wake of the cyclone, the individuals and communities affected as well as the amount needed to compensate the victims of the disaster. The cyclone had caused great damage to the infrastructure including roads, mobile phone masts, and electricity poles. Humanitarian organizations such as the Bahwan Charitable Foundation chipped in and offered financial and other support to those suffered. It is estimated that over $6 million were spent on the recovery process. Lessons Learnt From the Gonu cyclone, a number of failures were noted in the government planning. This included poor coordination, poor planned mechanism related to warning procedures and alerts. In addition, it was learnt that there must be adequate preparedness to enable efficient response to such problems. People also learnt the need of finding out what happened in the past and taking disasters more seriously. The destruction to property and infrastructure and loss of life resulting from the Gonu cyclo
Each chapter of the book Philosophy of Religion by Rowe is an attempt to explain people’s decisions either to believe in God or not. Some people consider the role of God through the prism of the Church, as a part of a prophecy life, or an example of a miracle that cannot be ignored. During this week, Chapter 6, “Faith and Reason”, has to be analyzed to contribute to the discussion of theism and atheism and clarify the connection between faith (religious beliefs) and reasons. In the chapter under evaluation, the author introduced several perspectives, definitions, and principles according to which religion and knowledge are combined. On the one hand, there is an idea that religious beliefs must be judged in the court of reason (Rowe, 2007). On the other hand, religious beliefs can be discussed in the court of reason only if there is enough evidence to support it (Rowe, 2007). Being the developer of a variety of statements, Rowe (2007) tried to criticize both of them in order to find out the truth that can be applicable to modern society. He underlined the importance of evidence that is the root of knowledge and personal opinion. This approach proved that faith is something that is not free (dependent on evidence) and free (dependent on people’s evaluations). Aquinas’, Clifford’s, and James’ studies were evaluated to explain that faith needs reasons as a guide. After reading this chapter, I would like to conclude that the role of faith is as important as the role of reason. Religious beliefs vary, and people are free to use faith as an attempt to prove that something can exist without evidence or reason as the knowledge to justify their choices. There are always some facts that can be rational without arguments. Still, if a person wants to discover some logic, religion should not prevent such an intention. Reference Rowe, W. L. (2007). Philosophy of religion: An introduction (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
Operations Identification of location The location chosen for the described business is Ultimo, one of the inner-city suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ultimo is located 2 kilometers south-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the city of Sydney. This suburb is one more to have undergone redevelopment; it is very close to the central station, light rail, and the University of Technology. All this shows the favorable position of the business – being located in such a densely populated area, it is highly probable to become successful and profitable quicker. Besides, it is clear that under the conditions of the favorable business location, it will be much more probable to obtain stable fee-paying clientele and become financially stable (Ultimo, New South Wales 2009). As it is also stated in the guidance for students of the USYD, Ultimo is a region that is undergoing the reconstruction process, which will make it attractive in many aspects in the nearest future – the facilities available in Ultimo make it extremely attractive for visitors and residents: This suburb is within walking distance of Darling Harbor and Chinatown, which are popular entertainment areas in Sydney with shopping and dining…There are many apartments, terrace houses and units available in this area (Suburbs 2009). Advantages The business will be located close to the Building Technology Supply Center, which is the biggest advantage for us because of a plenty of opportunities this center offers to its potential clients. It is “a corporate function center’, as the creators call it, and it offers space for exhibitors who will obtain an opportunity to display their products at a competitive price. The company is highly attractive for customers; it offers innovative solutions to traditional business problems, thus becoming a good choice for entrepreneurs wishing to grasp the customers’ attention. The Building Technology Supply Center promises to be an active promoter of its clients through a set of strategies that have already been outlined: ”other funding will be used towards advertising on the Internet, in trade and architectural publications, and other radio and promotional work” (Building Technology Su
All businesses that operate in a dynamic world often face challenges beyond their control. In order for every business to succeed, these external factors must be taken into consideration (Buxton & Chapman 1998). Therefore, every business strategy must recognize these forces to identify threats and available opportunities and use them for its benefits. Failure to react to the external environmental changes may lead to lose of customers. Since the existence and success of business are dependent on its customers, it is therefore worth noting that external environment is the existence of the business (Roy 2009). Twining Tea Company considers the following external environment factors (microenvironment) in the process of positioning itself in Hull in the UK market to increase its sales in December 2011. Market The tea market in the UK has been steadily growing over the past five years (Stillwell & Clarke 2011). According to Jonny Forsyth, senior drinks analyst at Intel, the recent economic climate has played a big part in consumer attitudes to tea and two of the worst winters on record have assisted the market, not to mention heavy discounting activities. However, this report claims that the trend is unlikely to continue if new customers are not attracted (Roy 2009). To improve its positioning, Twining Tea will focus its activities to the unexploited market of young people. This will also ensure market continuity when the old fall out of market. Customers Hull that has a population of over 258000 currently provides a wide customer base for Twining Tea products (Chen & Tsang 2000). A quarter of its population comprise of the people under 20 years who do not consider tea as their favourite drink. Success in Hull is therefore greatly dependent on winning this young generation. To achieve this, the company will carry out massive advertisement campaigns aimed at changing attitude of the youth towards their production (Buxton & Chapman 1998). No business is able to survive if the demand for their products is not sufficient to maintain production. This is therefore crucial for tea industry. Competitors Competition in the tea market in the UK is very high. Five brands, such as PG Tips a
My experience watching ‘legally blonde’ was one not to be reckoned with, despite the fact that the play took place in a well-known community theatre, it did not match my full expectations of how a good production of ‘legally blonde’ play ought to be performed. Generally, I would rank the play as below average. One of the major reasons why it was a poor performance is due to lack of proper portrayal of charm by Elle Woods who according to the original musical production uses them to get to Harvard. The character in this play was rather dull and kept on pausing in between her speeches. It was clear that she had not mastered her lines. The script represented an original ‘legally blonde’ script and therefore the author of the script did a commendable job because he included all the roles in the play and interpreted every scene in the play correctly. The vital theme in the production script from the author’s original work is the theme of love, perseverance, and loyalty, which were all included in the script. Therefore, the author of the script had his role well cut out. Another shoddy aspect of the production is the casting which was poorly presented because the main characters Elle Woods and Emmenet Forest were not well represented. The actor who played Emmenet did not portray a smart, honorable part as required. Instead, he seemed to struggle with the role while Elle Woods on the other hand lacked the energy that qualifies the role of original Elle Woods. Misrepresentation of these qualities diverted my attention from the play at some point. The set was perfectly done and every location in the original play was included in the stage. From my own judgment, the set was complete and it matched my expectation of a ‘legally blonde’ production and stage arrangement. Could I see everything? Yes, the theatre was well equipped with the latest lighting systems. The background lighting, area lighting and other latest techniques that enhanced toning and blending were employed. This helped to enhance the characters skin tone and reduced shadows on their faces. Therefore, visibility was perfect and heightened the mood in the play. The costumes were well done to suit the play. The use of bright colored costumes enhanced visibility and clarity. The costumes also matched the appropriate time of the story and the use of wigs help to
Introduction The United States remains one of the most diverse societies in the world today because most of its citizens have different backgrounds. This situation has emerged after many years of immigration, interaction, and slavery that define the United States’ complex history. The problem of racism triggered numerous cultural dances and practices that would eventually influence this country’s political and social future. This paper gives a detailed description of jazz dance and why it is currently studied as a protest movement. What is Jazz? Jazz is one of the common music genres that define the culture and racial history of the United States. Hill describes it as a music type that originated from the African Americans between 1890 and 1900 (30). It is characterized by syncopation, improvisation, and a forceful regular rhythm. Some of the common instruments associated with jazz include piano, woodwind, brass, guitar, and violin. The leading styles associated with this music genre include bebop, swing, and free jazz. Despite the diversities in Jazz, many Americans recognize it by its unique rhythm. Its common notes include blue and swing. Is Jazz Social Dance? Jazz is a form of music that scholars and analysts cannot analyze without focusing on issues of race and society. According to Jones, the evolution of jazz emerged as a social technique or icon (233). With Jim Crow segregation being a common problem during the early years of the 20th century, jazz evolved to attract socialites and educated members of the society to fight against any form of subjugation. Due to the issues existing during the time, jazz remained marginalized and identified as a less sophisticated form of dance (Jones 233). By the 1930s, many White Americans began to show interest in it and made the practice part of the filmmaking industry. Unfortunately, the Whites went further to omit the presence of black people in jazz dance and music. This means that the racial intolerance experienced in the United States made it impossible for “the greater masses to be exposed to jazz dance as seen on the black physique” (Jones 234). The greatness of jazz explains why it became a social dance that captured the attention of all members of society. It is also evident that the pre-eminence and effectiveness of this style encouraged many people to engage in a wide range of social activities. The development also resulted in numerous jazz dances that remain popular in different regions today. Is Jazz Protest Movement? Many people acknowledge that Jazz dance is a popular system used to create concerts and films. The appreciation of this kind of music by Whi