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The era of globalization had a dramatic impact not only on the economic development of the countries but also implied cultural exchange while distributing national music around the world. Thus, the popularization of international music was also triggered by technological progress, such as the development of iTunes, recordings, and MP3. For example, the rising popularity of recorded music increased the role of African-American influence and introduced different popular genres like jazz. 1 I can claim that globalization had a direct impact on my music preferences. Today, I consider the genres like hip-hop, country, pop, indie, rock, and j-rock interesting, but without internationalization, I doubt that I would be aware of these categories due to their foreign origin. In this instance, globalization not only affects my taste by highlighting the artists that are popular worldwide but also expands my horizons about diverse cultures and nationalities. In turn, music helps unite and share experiences of people with diverse backgrounds. Music assists me in feeling a connection with distant cultures by reflecting their cultural dogmas, traditions, and atmosphere with the help of melodic sounds while highlighting similarities between diverse ethnicities. In this case, I would call recorded music a tool to travel through time and discover the specifics of cultural époques such as the living of African Americans during the era of jazz. 2 Overall, music could be discovered as a catalyst for cultural interactions while triggering social change. It could be viewed as one of the instruments that underlined the significance of multiculturalism and diversity in modern society. It not only created unique subcultures but also contributed to the integration of Western and African cultures while establishing a strong bond between societies with completely different values, and Rock ‘n’ Roll could be discovered as one of the bright examples of this collaboration. 3 Bibliography Hanson, Ralph. Mass Communication: Living in a Media World . Los Angeles: SAGE Publications Inc., 2017. “Recording history.” Infobase video , 31:31. Footnotes  1. “Recording history.” Infobase video, 31:31.  2. Ibid.  3. Ralph Hanson, Mass Communication: Living in a Media World (Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2017), 55.
From the advent of the 19 century New York has been the chief point of entry for Europeans coming to US. The first bunch of about 20 million immigrants coming in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to the Ellis Island, where they were Americanized by being given American names, and left to vent for themselves (Duany 2002: Ch. 9). Even though the Europeans started migrating into America as early as 18 th century the first Puerto Ricans known, entered New York in the mid 19th Century (Haslip-V et al 2004, pp. 1945-2000). By then Puerto Rico was under the Spanish rule and its people being Spanish subjects hence they were immigrants. This wave of Puerto Ricans migration to New York occurred after the war that involved Spain and America. Immediately after this war, Puerto Rico became an American possession and Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917 was approved to give Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship and allow them to travel without the need of a passport between the island and the United States mainland, thereby becoming migrants. Nevertheless, the main wave of migration came about in the 1950s in what came to be termed as “The Great Migration” with the introduction of air travel. The original Puerto Rican commune in New York City was in Manhattan (Haslip-V et al 2004, pp. 1945-2000). A good number of the Puerto Ricans who went there were from well-to-do families or were people whose economic situation could allow them the sumptuousness of traveling from the island to New York by means of steamship, a costly and long trip (Torres A, 1995, pp. 117-305). Amid the earliest Puerto Ricans to immigrate to New York were Spanish crown exiles both men and women, due to their political beliefs and resistance for the cause of Puerto Rican sovereignty In 1917 United States Congress approved the Jones Act which gave Puerto Ricans US citizenship. This implied that Puerto Ricans no longer required an authorization to travel to the U.S. during this period situation in the island economically was appalling and continued to deteriorate further due to the many hurricanes which damaged most of its crops. Many Puerto Rican families moved to the United States, the bulk of which went to New York, to look for better living conditions. In New York, they encountered similar hardships and discrimination that previous groups of immigrants had faced prior to them. They could not find well paying jobs because of the language barrier and their lack of technical working skills (Haslip-V et al 2004, pp. 1945-2000). The few men who were lucky to get jobs worked in factories and were poorly paid. The women usually remained at home to tend to their and perform other chores relevant to housewives. Those who did not find jobs had the option of joining the United States Military. The heaviest Puerto Rico immigration to N Y C came after World War II. Almost 40,000 Puerto Ricans entered New York City in 1946 and 58,500 in 1952–53. Puerto Rican women faced up economic exploitation, favorit
Introduction India is one of the cradles of human civilization. Indian culture has been closely connected with the culture of many peoples and has had a considerable impact on them. In the process of mutual enrichment, it has managed to preserve its identity and bright personality. Hinduism and Buddhism and raised based on their different religious and philosophical system had an impact not only on the development of many civilizations of the East but all over the world. Main body Early Indian ancient civilization was created by local people in Northern India in 300 BC. Its centers Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro (now Pakistan) had a relationship with Mesopotamia, the countries of Central Asia. Residents of India have reached high skills, especially in sculpture; their remarkable achievement was the aqueduct and sewer system. And they created their original script. The bright feature of the culture of Harappy was its unusual conservatism: the centuries-long street location did not change, and new homes were built on the ground of old ones. A characteristic feature of India’s culture is that it is possible to meet many religions, which interact with each other. Among them are – Brahmanism and its form Hinduism and Jainism, Buddhism and Islam. This flourishing of culture was reached in the era of “Rig-Veda” – a large collection of religious hymns, magic spells, and ritual practices established by priests of Aryan tribes that have emerged in India after the “great relocation of peoples.” ( Barr, 2003, p147) At the same time, Brahmanism was formed as a kind of synthesis of the Indo-arean beliefs and religious representations. In the era of “Rig-Veda,” an Indian phenomenon emerged – the caste system. For the first time, the moral and legal motives for the division of Indian society into four main “varna” were theoretically justified: priests, warriors, farmers, and commoners-servants. The result of such relations between human beings has become the next division varna to an even greater number of smaller castes. The formation of castes is a total millennial evolution of the interaction of different racial and ethnic groups into a single system of Indian culture and society with a complex social structure. ( Huntington, 1998, p19) Olympus in Hinduism is symbolized by the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, which represents the cosmic forces of creation, savings, and destruction. The peculiar reaction of the people, concerning caste and, was Buddhism. According to the teachings of Buddhism, the mission of human life is the achievement of nirvana. India had eno
The Poem of The Righteous Sufferer is a Mesopotamian poem about the unjust suffering of a suffering man. The Poem is small, consisting of nearly 500 lines, and written in Akkadian. It is relevant to its time of creation because, by the 13th century B.C., people had already begun to understand the need for moral foundations. The story is told in the first person, who honors his gods, but suffers from many illnesses. The Poem is a kind of reflection of alienation from the divine, drawing attention to injustice and the problem of morality. In this regard, the Poem of the Righteous Sufferer allows the historical community to explore ancient Mesopotamia’s cultural values and social attitudes. First and foremost, the Poem is seen as one of the beginnings of the biblical narratives of the Old Testament. The fall of man and his repentance are essential elements of the Poem. In terms of its cultural contribution, it is crucial to understand the Babylonians’ view of the divine. Awareness becomes the companion of the Poem’s protagonist, and he realizes that not all the good that happens to him is good to God. His lamentations are seen as a prayer complaint against the injustice accompanying a man, no matter how much wealth he possesses. The source demonstrates how people’s consciousness and doubts about life’s value have been transformed. This cultural heritage shows that a righteous lifestyle does not mean good treatment from the deities. Possible injustice significantly affects society, so the protagonist laments, “the persecutor persecutes me day in and day out,” without understanding what he deserves it for (Poem of the righteous sufferer). Even the healing of his troubles does not make him happy, and he thinks that “the grave is near, the shroud is ready for me” because he has already once confronted God’s will (Poem of the righteous sufferer). The culture of the time forced the man to hope for the best, even though the deities did not explain their decisions. The social problems in the Poem are revealed as a set of attitudes followed by the protagonist. He considers “the joy of the heart” the days of honoring God, glorifying the king, and striving for the state’s prosperity (Poem of the righteous sufferer). In his figure, one can discern the image of the man of antiquity, who, through suffering, goes through the hard way of life. The sufferer’s experience, adherence to tradition, and established social principles received moral merit. These merits can be seen as a justified hope, and with this knowledge, we can understand why biblical motifs originated in Babylon. The social reality was that divine grace could be earned only by hope and faith. Based on the source, one can appreciate how the
Nowadays, it represents a commonplace practice among many Americans to believe that that along with Britain, the U.S. was the main contributor towards Allied victory over the Nazis in 1945. The truth is, however, is that it was the Russians, who contributed the most towards making this victory possible. This simply could not be otherwise – even though the mentioned countries did participate (most often formally) in the armed struggle against Hitler, they were doing it rather reluctantly. After all, despite their official stance, the USSR’s Western allies never ceased referring (unconsciously) to the war between Germany and Russia in terms of ‘civilization’ vs. ‘barbarianism’. The validity of this suggestion can be illustrated, in regards to the wartime public statements of American general George Patton, who used to openly proclaim that the U.S. should have fought on the side of the Nazis. Therefore, it does not come as a particular surprise that, in the aftermath of the WW2, there were published a number of historical books in the West that aim for nothing shorter than glorifying the Nazi cause in this war. One of these books is The Blond Knight of Germany: A Biography of Erich Hartmann by Raymond Toliver and Trevor Constable, which was published in 1970. As the book’s name implies, it contains the biographical account of the life and career of the highest-scoring ace of all times – a German fighter-pilot Erich Hartmann, who, ever since 1942, when he joined the JG-52 squadron in the Eastern front, and until the end of the war, managed to score 352 aerial victories (10 of them over Allied planes). The authors trace the Hartmann’s story from the time of his childhood, when he learned (with the help of his mother) how to fly glider-planes. As Toliver and Constable continue to expound on the specifics of how Hartmann decided to join the Luftwaffe, while only 19 years old, they make a deliberate point in presenting him as an utterly admirable young man, who was willing to lay down his life for Germany. Consequently, readers are being exposed to the stories of Hartmann’s combat-exploits, including his escape from Russian captivity in 1944. Probably the most memorable are the book’s concluding chapters, in which Hartmann is being represented as nothing short of a Christ-like figure, who during the course of having been kept as a prisoner of war in the labor-camp in Siberia (for 10 years), used to be tortured (physically and mentally) by ‘evil’ Russians. The book’s main idea can be formulated as follows: Erich Hartmann is indeed a true hero: “He (Hartmann) is a heroic man, whose faults, if they be understood aright, are but manifestations of a surpassingly positive personality” (Toliver and Constable 278). This idea implicitly connotes that, during the course of the WW2, Americans and the British would be much better off deciding in favor of affiliating themselves with G
Book Talks Blume’s book seem to uncover very urgent topics that can be interesting and provoking for middle school students, but the identified stories provide a valuable experience in challenges that each teenage might face. Blume’s life does not look similar to the life of other famous contemporary writers. She is a model wife and mother and she always has time for herself. Therefore, her books are about real thing that happen around her (Jane, 2008; Redmond, 1982). In the class, it is possible to talk about such urgent problems as bullying that is vividly described in Blume’s novel called Blubber. Though the story provides negative consequences of bullying and teasing, the role of a teacher is to make students understand how to behave and communicate in the classroom setting and outside it. DEAR Blume’s literary works often explore very challenging topics, including growing up, puberty, racism, and generation gap problems. All these problems must be discussed for children to realize that these periods can be experienced by every child and there is no reason for giving up in critical situations. In particular, a teacher can discuss race discrimination and identity conflicts in the story called Iggie’s House (Blume, 1970). Hence, DEAR activity is an important activity for students to understand how reading can help them realize important things. For instance, students can divide in pairs and choose a passage of the book. One student chooses a passage that he/she has already read whereas another student should read this passage and retell it to his/her neighbor. Deenie is another story where the emphasis is placed on growing up and understanding the surrounding world (Blume 1991). Students can also be provided with passage to read aloud and understand the content. Read-Aloud Teachers can choose a specific passage from Blume’s work called It’s Not the End of the World and pose a number of questions that have been prepared before. For instance, it is possible to ask a student to read the following quote: “Suppose there aren’t any more A+ days once you get to be twelve? Wouldn’t that be something! To spend the rest of your life looking for an A+ day and not finding it” (Blume, 2002, p. 185). Using this quote, a teacher can provoke students’ imagination and deliberate on the situations when grades not important. Subject Area Activities While reading Blume’s stories, three major topic can be explored – adolescence, growing up, and coming of age (Redmond, 1982). All these subjects can be studied while reading the identified stories. Hence, Blume’s (1974) Blubber reveals a contemporary problem of searching for identity and following stereotypes. Based on the example of the story, a teacher can encourage students to make conclusions that bullying is an attempt to conceal personal disadvantages (Garber, 1984). In fact, they should not be afraid of accepting personal weaknesses. Stereotypic thinking can also be eliminat
Introduction to the Addicted 2 Football (A2F) Business Plan A2F (Addicted 2 Football) is small business that provides a photography and filming service. My focus will be on helping young talented football players to get a spotted or even a contract by a professional club. I will also be taking individual photo shots and team shots that will be offered to the family and friends of the players, high quality, average price and an outstanding service. A2F will start as a sole trader business. With Abiodun Amode the owner, he will also be taking all the photo shots on the match days and training nights. Apart from this, he will also buy all the companies equipment. All business ventures require adequate analysis and development of business plans (Barrow 2011, p. 11) Capital and Funding Sources The business will need a starting up capital of £10,000. Mr Amode, will fund from the help of family members and friends. In addition, other funds will originate from Mr Amode’s secured bonds with the government. Other than this, the savings from his part time job in Marks and Spencer will also be a critical source of the capital. Other sources of funds will also be exploited to increase the capital (Hatten 2012, p. 33) Proposed Physical Location, Operation and Naming The Business will be run from canary wharf in London. I will rent the business office within this location. The company name of the business will called Addicted to football. It will operate in the office of O & O consultant ltd. The operations site will not have retail store. This is mainly because the service shall not be required. Observably, a store orders for framed photos will be taken over the phone and via email. Necessary Strategies and Market Orientation For me to start A2F I will need to talk to many personalities and groups. These shall include the local football teams and the current youth system in North London and East London. I have the best rate of young talented football players that make it to professional teams. In this regard, I will focus on advertising in Secondary Schools, colleges and social networks. The main objective of these strategies is to capture the attention of most teenagers who spend a lot of their time on social networks. Ideally, the present technological applications enable the youthful generation to spend their free time in the internet (Johnson, Scholes & Whittington 2008, p. 55). The next strategy will be to start up a website and a YouTube channel. These two approaches will help in the marketing and advertising initiatives. In order to develop or realize more impact, a lot of novelty and innovation will be appropriate. For instance, I will put the edited filming work I have done on the YouTube channel and the photos on the website. Principally, the advertising of the filming will show the quality of the work I will be producing. Indicatively, this shall enable the site to show football at its finest. My aim is to make young footballers look as good as the professionals. Anoth
Abstract The management of the supply chain, inventory management, establishment of strong customer relationship, and strategic planning are critical challenges related to e-commerce which leaders face in the field of operations management. Introduction The following discussion focuses on the critical challenges operations managers in the field of operations management face to improve the productivity and efficiency of operations. Supply Chain Management According to Lee, Krajweski and Ritzman (2005) one of the critical challenges operations managers face include creating effective procurement aggressiveness to enable suppliers meet the objectives of quality, quantity, continuous quality improvements, effective pricing, and excellent service delivery. Managers need to overcome human, organizational, and cultural barriers when determining the type of information to share with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors and to overcome the bullwhip effect on their e-commerce site to avoid information moving away from the point of use. Sehgal (2013) argues that a leader has to ensure that innovation, relationship, and process capital are effectively planned and controlled to ensure effective logistical coordination, control, and communication. Sehgal (2013) argues that an effective framework for interactive and collaborative work and comprehensive understanding of the inner working of the transformation pr
The world market becomes more transparent as international organizations introduce new laws and regulations to comb money laundering and resist tax evasion. The legal maintenance of counteraction to the legalization of criminal incomes is carried out by means of a system of laws and regulations, controlling financial, bank, and customs relations and establishing the order of licensing and registration of companies for anti-money laundering 1 . In plenty of countries, specific laws act as a framework for legal measures to combat money laundering supporting international prospects. This paper proposes the importance of the study of anti-money laundering law in the struggle against this worldwide menace in the UAE. The research will be conducted in terms of the economic growth framework, which refers to increased economic capacity. In particular, it is expected to explore gross national product (GNP) and gross domestic product (GDP) concerning the analysis of money laundering. It is suggested that the major benefit of anti-money laundering laws in the UAE is the provision of additional resources to support the country’s economy. The review of the specialized economic analysis will provide a basis for comparing the UAE and other countries and the subsequent conclusions and recommendations. Definition of Major Concepts Money laundering refers to the concealment of the factual source of income when real transactions are replaced with fictitious ones, and documents may be falsified or used by the third parties 2 . For money laundering, criminals traditionally utilize offshore banks, the banking systems of which ensure anonymity and confidentiality of the beneficiaries, as stated by Kumar 3 . Among the most prominent and valuable activities of anti-money laundering (AML), there are the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) initiatives, the European Union (EU) directive, and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) 4 . The UAE’s core financial regulator regarding money laundering is the Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU). Literature Review In the international law, the detailed definition of money laundering, or legalization, of proceeds from criminal activity is given in the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, which had a significant influence on the development of the relevant legislation in various countries 5 . The above document recognized money laundering received from illicit drug trafficking as a crime. Simultaneously, the development of organized crime led to an increase in the incomes of criminal organizations obtained from other spheres of illegal activity, including the slave trade, prostitution, human organ trafficking, etc. The fight against money laundering is glo