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One of the primary needs that support human life is water. The film “Chinatown” explores a series of conflicts and disputes in Los Angeles. The Water Department (WD) undertakes different measures to divert water from the existing reservoirs. This practice is the leading cause of conflicts in the movie. Water is a critical commodity in the film because it motivates every character, causes conflicts, and affects the lives of the ranchers and farmers in the community. The citizens are bitter because the Water Department has evicted them from their lands. The department has attempted to demolish their tanks. It has also been trying to poison their wells. The audience observes how water is a critical issue throughout the film. Many people in the film want to kill Hollis Mulwray because he is against the idea to create a new water reservoir. The film explains why Mulwray supports the needs of every affected person in the community. The chief engineer works for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The movie explains why the water demands of the community have increased in the recent past. The situation forces the Water Department to undertake new measures to deal with the problem. One of the malpractices undertaken by the department is to divert huge quantities of water from the existing reservoir. This happens without the knowledge of the public. Every person who appears to oppose this move faces a lot of trouble. The film also explains why many landowners have lost their properties. The astounding fact is that this change of ownership is suspicious and illegal. The tycoons get these new lands. According to Jakes Gittes, the new landowners must have killed Mr. Mulwray. They killed Mulwray because he was against their plans. The plan was to irrigate their properties with the newly constructed water reservoir. The individuals completed the deals associated with the new estate surreptitiously. The property would only accommodate a few landowners. The tycoons also evicted the residents. The situation led to Mulwray’s death. Many people such as Evelyn, Cross, and Mulvihill are at loggerheads because of the issue of water. The viewer also observes that Gittes’ efforts were fruitless. Gittes uncovers the mysterious death of Mulwray. The film goes further to explain why most of the local citizens are against every decision made by the Water Department. The movie also explores why people continue to lose their lands mysteriously. Water shortage appears to be the leading cause of conflicts and challenges in Chinatown. The situation explains why water is a very important commodity. The natural resource can cause conflicts when society fails to manage it properly. Towards the end of the movie, Mr. Cross and Escobar encourage Gittes to stop his investigative duties. This scen
The American political culture has gone through a series of interesting and fundamental changes between 2004 and 2012, a major one being a shift in voter turnout and use of social media. The victory of Barack Obama, an African American president reflects the mind of the voter who wanted a change from war, growing oil prices, unemployment and an economy which showed no signs of revival. In Barack Obama, the new American political voters saw simplicity and optimism for a better America and a hopeful future for the new generation. Needless to say, the Hispanic population, the African Americans played a pivotal role in creating history by electing an African American president, Barack Obama. Obama was able to connect with the young voters and attract Hispanic votes “like no president before him” (Lister par. 6). His simple slogans promising hope and a constant call for a change appealed to the Americans who were tired of the Bush administration. The Americans seemed fed up of George W. Bush’s presidency which centered on the Middle Eastern wars and a period of high recession in an economy which was struggling and showed no hope for improvement. With a high federal deficit the Americans were looking for a change from the problems they had been facing through the Bush regime. New social media played a crucial role in the political polarization and dynamics of the 2008 election results (Zakaria par. 9). The Facebook fundraising campaign by Chris Hughes attracted more than three million donors, proving to be a Masterful operation, leaving Obama with a spending capacity of four to one against McCain (Lister par. 6). The funds made it easy for Obama to target TV airtime as well as online ads. Young Americans voted in huge numbers to make their choice showing the change technology and social media had brought about in communication. With easier means of communication, Obama, with his simple yet assertive spee
A Rose for Emily and The Yellow wallpaper are two lamentable tales of tragic women who were driven insane by their dysfunctional families. In Rose for Emily, the aloof, aristocratic bearing of the Grierson in a time when the old Southern Aristocracy had died out prevented Emily from developing a healthy personality and kept her from reaching out and making proper acquaintances with them. Her choice to remain oddly superior and shut out led to very tragic circumstances in the end. The Woman in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper was not actually insane in the beginning. Instead, she was driven mad by her enforced imprisonment and her lack of any external stimulus besides the infernal Yellow Wallpaper. However, the true cause of her insanity was the Androcentric views of her husband, which denied her rationality and made him substitute his observations of her symptoms over what she really felt. “ I have no taxes in Jefferson. Colonel Sartoris explained it to me. Perhaps one of you can gain access to the city records and satisfy yourselves. ” Tells Emily haughtily when the Jefferson aldermen come to her house and ask her to pay real estate tax on it. In So SHE vanquished them, horse and foot, just as she had vanquished their fathers thirty years before about the smell. The story says later, after the aldermen failed to reason with her. Truth be told, Emily was the daughter of a Grierson, an old aristocratic family the held itself above the simpletons around them. This was despite the fact that the American Civil War had likely ruined their fortunes, and the changing winds of the Reconstruction were also buffeting the social order in the South. However, her father had insisted that she comport herself as an aristocrat. The effect was the even if the people around her no longer believed in the old order, they still had strange deference for Emily. For example, when she went to buy poison, the druggist was powerless to enforce the law that required her to tell him what the poison would be used for. All she had to do was this ‘ Miss Emily just stared at him, her head tilted back in order to look him an eye for an eye until he looked away . He was completely intimidated. One of the most severe effects of Emily’s upbringing was shown when her father died. She ad
Introduction The word leisure emanates from the Latin word “licere” which is used to describe freedom to do something or to be liberated. There are many definitions of leisure time. According to Stebbins (2007), leisure may imply that time that we usually have at our disposal when we are not bound by any tasks. Leisure may also imply frivolous and unrestricted time after all the work has been completed. People engage in different leisure activities depending on an individual’s interests and hobbies. Some leisure activities are legal while some are illegal. Some people engage in illegal leisure activities out of peer influence while some make money out of such activities. This paper discusses this form of leisure activities especially at a time when some of the illegal activities have become increasingly profitable. Categories of Legal Free Time There are two categories of leisure; active leisure and passive leisure. Active leisure involves the application of body or psychological vigor. Lofty effect actions for instance wrestling and basketball do devour a lot of vigor and may be considered aggressive sports and hence active forms. A number of active free time actions entail nearly no bodily action except that they do necessitate a large psychological endeavor for example playing draft or coloring an image. Inactive free time actions entail those in which someone doesn’t ply considerable bodily or psychological vigor for instance watching TV and attending cinema theatres. Passive free time actions are excellent means of calming for scores of the populace. Challenges and Implications of Illegal Leisure Activities Illegal leisure activities are those which are not permitted by the rule of law or the reli
Abstract The following report considers what steps an intelligence agency can take to respond to the information about a drug trafficking operation. First, all known information is discussed and evaluated using a standardized validity tool. Second, additional information and its sources are considered. As a result, one of the initial steps is proposed – data collection through police databases, surveillance, and communication interception. Next, the examination of previous cases and gathered information is required, using social network analysis, event charting, and flow analysis. These methods are essential in uncovering the missing links between the received pieces of knowledge about drug trafficking. The threat of this crime is high because drug-related activities help organized crime to increase and finance other illegal activities. The analysis allows the agency to not only intercept one event of drug smuggling but also see the connections between criminals and their businesses. The lack of action in the initial stages poses several threats to the population, and awareness-raising programs, as well as international participation, are vital for increasing the chances of success. Introduction The described scenario presents the situation where research conducted by the United Kingdom’s national detective agency detects a criminal network smuggling drugs. The following report presents the data that was and can be collected by the detective agency. Next, it analyses the information and assesses the threat as well as risks that it poses to the country and its residents. The report offers a number of hypotheses for the situation’s resolution, evaluating their probability and presenting the most balanced approach. Moreover, it provides opportunities for positive intervention and creates a list of recommendations, the management of risks, and the actions that the commander for action may take. Overall, the data evaluation will demonstrate the necessity to implement a set of passive and active interventions not only to intercept the illegal activity but also to disrupt the market for illicit substances. Data for Collection It is suggested that the organization smuggling drugs into the UK are based in London, England. Moreover, the place of drugs entering the country is identified as the south coast, including territories of Hampshire, West Sussex, and Dorset. The organization has chosen boats as the primary transportation method, and drugs are believed to enter the country through ports and harbors. This is the extent
Abstract A great transformation is happening at workplaces. Presently, the millennial generation dominates the majority of organisations. The generation embraces a diverse pool of professional values relative to other generations. Unlike the Baby Boomers generation that is motivated by career development, millennials are inspired by individuals’ ambitions and values. Research on the millennial generation has shown that there are many cases of women choosing to leave jobs. Consequently, employers should have a clear knowledge of this generation in order to cope with the present-day dynamic workforce. They should consider the factors that motivate millennials and endeavour to capitalise on them. Moreover, they should change their human resource policies to accommodate the needs of the millennial generation. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Herzberg’s Motivating Factors According to Maslow, various needs contributed to employee commitment. Some of the needs included endurance, security, importance, belonging, and self-actualisation. The same needs influence commitment among millennial generation at workplaces. Millennials have a list of needs that they aspire to obtain from careers. Their needs are closely related to those identified by Maslow. Millennials value recognition, meaningful work, importance, flexibility and independence. Among all the needs, they value importance, belonging and self-actualisation more than anything else. The three needs are what motivate them and make them stay in an institution for a long time. According to Maslow, employees value importance. They prefer organisations that confer them an opportunity to learn new things and make decisions. Besides, employees value self-respect. Millennials move from one corporation to another in search of an institution that values importance. Unlike the Baby Boomers who stick to an organisation due to fear that they might not get another job, millennials do not settle for anything less than importance. Rather than following orders, they prefer making decisions based on circumstances at hand. In most cases, millennials find it hard to work in organisations that use a top-down leadership approach. Such an approach requires managers to make all decisions and instructions. Cases of culture conflict between employees and managers are widespread in the modern business environment. Rather than getting instructions, millennials prefer a challenging and motivating working environment. The environment gives them a chance to learn new ideas and develop their skills. Maslow defined s
Despite numerous attempts to combine the qualities of managers and leaders, the reader should understand that they can never be the same. Every leader can be a good and professional manager, but not every manager is able to become an effective leader. Today, multiple definitions of leadership are given (Kagay, Marx, & Simonsen, 2015). Leadership is a frequently discussed topic with only a few people actually comprehend its essence. It is the main idea of the book Developing the Leader Within You by John C. Maxwell. In this paper, the analysis of Maxwell’s book will be developed to identify the chosen theoretical frameworks, styles, and traits along with the benefits and shortages of the offered approach. Theoretical Framework and Style There are many reasons why Developing the Leader Within You is one of the best books about leadership. In addition to efficient inspiration and motivation, the author focuses on theories that determine leadership. According to Maxwell (1993), leaders “know how to get what they ought to want” (p. 19), meaning that goals have to be properly established through research. Theoretical frameworks are the crucial aspects of any research process (Grant & Osanloo, 2014; Stevens, 2017). Maxwell combines the theories of traits, change, identity formation, and development. Such variety of frameworks proves that the author does not define one style. His task is to define as many approaches to leadership as possible. Five levels of leadership promote the progress of a person, including the skill development (position), relationships (permission), purpose accomplishment (production), support (people development), and followers’ fidelity (personhood) (Maxwell, 1993). A leader should succeed at each level. Leadership Traits Leadership qualities are identified at each level with the advancement to the next level being possible only after exhibiting excellence at the current level. Maxwell (1993) underlines the importance to know the description of the job and accept responsibility, love people and understand their abilities, establish purposes and evaluate the results, be an example for others and promote development, find out followers and share the experience. At the same time, good leaders should be ready to change and explain their steps to other people, regarding current needs and organizational standards. All these requirements and expectations are closely connected with such leadership traits as creativity, confidence, and positive attitude to everything and everyone involved in leadership and organizational development. Leadership as a Vocation Maxwell introduces leadership as the achievement that can be developed but not simply discovered. This book supplies leadership principles that have to be combined with the reader’s desire to acquire the traits of a true leader. Leadership may
Tiffany & Co. is a company that deals with jewelry and was founded in 1837. It has changed owners several times but has retained most of its traditions (Strickland et al, 2012). The “Tiffany Little Blue Box” is a gift box that was created by the founder of the company and all products bought from Tiffany & Co. are usually wrapped in this little box. Some of the other traditions that have been upheld are production of fine jewelry that targets the top most in society. This case compares Tiffany with other companies that produce jewelry. Problems or issues arising in this case are that during hard economic times customers opt for other cheaper companies rather than the products of Tiffany which are quite expensive. Another problem is that the 4Cs of purchasing diamond when compared between Tiffany and its competitors, the products of Tiffany are substantially more expensive than those of the same value in other companies. Tiffany’s target of consumers is limited as they only target the upper class in society and have no products for the middle and lower income earners. The strengths of Tiffany & Co. include the fact that they have been able to maintain production of standard items throughout the years. The company has focused mainly on production of fine jewelry and its target has been the upper class in society. One of the chief executive officers, Avon attempted to lower the standards by increasing Tiffany’s line of less expensive products but he failed since many people criticized his move and it was his successor was able to take back Tiffany & Co. to its original glory (Strickland et al, 2012). The company’s strategy across the years has also remained the same in line with its mission statement of being the world’s most respected jewelry retailer. The company expands its line of products in such a way that its quality and standards are still maintained. It has also maintained its blue book catalogue and upheld the blue box throughout the years. Finally, Tiffany has been able to maintain customer loyalty to its brand of jewelry. The change in management and ownership has not affected the way the business is run since the strategy and the quality of products has remained virtually the same. In addition to jewelry, the company has also invested in other products. This is commendable since if one line of products faces problems the other products will ensure the company maintains its profits and revenues. Their staff is also well trained to ensure that they give quality services to the customers. The company has also had increased revenues overtime except for a few mishaps. According to their financial records, the last year recorded, 2011 had the highest revenue collection. Tiffany & Co. also has weaknesses. Their prices are specifically high as compared to the prices of their competitors. These prices are almost of the same product in other store
Racism Racism is considered as the belief of the superiority of one’s race, ethnicity or religion over another by its existence rather than any truly discernible quality that connotes any form of actual superiority (Groody 17). It is a means by which prejudice and bigotry are promulgated across racial lines and is often the source of numerous hate crimes, biased policies and unsubstantiated insinuations (Finn 136). The Catholic Church stated that racism should not be a part of our social consciousness since it promotes ideas and concepts that are against the teachings of brotherhood and solidarity that church leaders actively promote. Any act that promotes racism within the country does not contribute towards its development; instead, it hastens the development of divisiveness and prejudice which can serve as a form of cancer in our society which will slowly destroy it from within. It is based on these views that this paper will examine the position of the current presidential candidates on racism and how it has impacted their campaign platforms. Stand of the Candidates on this Issue Republican Candidate: Donald Trump The campaign of Donald Trump is rife with numerous instances of blatant racism that is aimed at Mexicans, Latin Americans and people from the Middle East that identify themselves as Muslim. Evidence of this can be seen in his numerous campaign speeches where he stated that many of the illegal immigrants that come into the country are potential thieves, rapists, and murderers (Durst 40). If this rather shocking statement was not proof enough of this apparent prejudicial behavior, he also stated that if he were to be elected president that he would put up a wall between Mexico and United States to discourage illegal immigrants from coming into the country. When it came to Muslims, he stated that he would temporarily ban all Muslims from the Middle East from entering the country. This is until such a point in time that proper safeguards have been put in place to prevent potential terrorists from entering the U.S. Trump’s comments have been considered as inflammatory, prejudiced, and blatantly racist and he has even been accused of potentially damaging the relationship of the U.S. with other countries due to his provocative statements. Trump states that he is not a racist; rather, he is insisting that he is merely saying what many people in the U.S. already think when it comes to these issues. Illegal immigration and terrorism from radical Islam have become embedded in the social consciousness of many Americans and are considered as some of the current problems plaguing the nation. However, while these are real issues to contend with, Trump’s comments have, in effect, popularized the condemnation of a particular race and religion resulting in the development of mistrust and hate instead of understanding and the creation of a more peaceful solution. The result has been a more aggressive outlook against Mexicans, Latin Americans