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War is cruel; it is a nightmare that becomes a reality for people who know about this terrible evil, not by hearsay. People who have faced it, who have felt it deathlike cold breath on their skin will never forget it, as Blunt (2001) says that “not a day goes by in [his] life that [his] thoughts don’t return to 1944-45” (p. vii). We can only hope that we will never face war ourselves. However, to hope is not enough, it is necessary to learn about the greatest mistakes committed by people blinded by the desire to get power, the people like Adolf Hitler, who sacrificed millions of human lives to satisfy his vain desires. Books devoted to the theme of war are perfect sources of priceless experience but war films can be even more impressive as they combine the feelings and visual presentation of the horrible past. Such is the award-winning war film “Saving Private Ryan” (1998), directed by Steven Spielberg. Saving Private Ryan” condemns war as an atrocity against humanity and shows complex feelings of soldiers that range from devotion to cowardice. First, it is necessary to discuss the first thirty minutes of the film that present the Omaha beachhead assault in 1944 as the scene of the battlefield is a powerful means of the depiction of the nature of combat during World War II. A viewer is not warned either explained anything, he/she simply appears in the boat with Captain John Miller and other soldiers who are ready to start the assault. This detail shows the nature of war and its abruptness when soldiers are given an order and have no other choice than to carry it out. Also, the waves and the water that is red with bold instead of being blue show that losses in killed are so numerous that blood flows like water. One more horrific detail is when Captain Miller is pulling the body of his wounded fellow-soldier, there comes a bomb explosion and he is pulling only half the corpse further. Notwithstanding the literal horror of the situation, it may be interpreted philosophically too. War is tearing people’s lives just as it is tearing their bodies. A soldier should move forward even if the battle takes away everything that is dear to him. There is a civilian whose role in the film is also very important as this person embodies the whole home front; it is Mrs. Ryan, the mother of three fallen brothers and the one whose rescue becomes a mission of eight other soldiers. A viewer never sees the woman’s face when she is told the news about the death of her three sons, but it is easy to imagine, when one sees that the woman almost faints when she sees the officials who bring the news about tragedies. War brings thousands of “killed in the battle” notices to desperate relatives hoping to hear at least one optimistic word about their sons, brothers, or husbands. Besides, the mother is mentioned in the film several times, when eight soldiers discuss that each of them has a mother and all want to come back home to them. Dying Wade says that he wants to go home, that he wants to see his mother. These are his last words and they show that war becomes an abyss between soldiers on the battlefield and their relatives on the home front. The main advantage
Introduction Slavery, racial segregation, and discrimination are critical topics in American society as the effects of these events are noticeable in the modern world. Black Americans, despite legislative equality, more often than white citizens experience poverty and limited opportunities, which is an effect of artificially created unequal conditions in the past. Ta-Nehisi Coates, in his essay The Case for Reparations , examines the consequences of slavery and segregation in the United States and argues the importance of reparations for black Americans, both in a financial and moral perspective. The Policies and Practices That the Author Uses in His Essay Coates examines the problem of racial injustice of the past to prove the unfairness of the government’s attitude towards its citizens and to link this trend with the current situation in American society. His arguments are based on real stories and discriminatory policies that had been existing for centuries. The author demonstrates the story of a regular black American, Ross, to explain the arguments for reparations. Coates talks about Ross’s life in Mississippi, where his parents were forced to give up their farm and continue to work for the state government, fearing for their life and health (par.6). Then he studies scams with the sale of houses in Chicago when white owners profiteered on black Americans several dozen times. Black Americans were cut off from the possibility of obtaining a mortgage at the bank because the FHA identified available for them areas as a category that does not fall under the conditions of leases (Coates par.22). Therefore, the government formed black ghettos by creating conditions for speculation, since black people had to overpay to white owners for an opportunity to get a house. The Main Kinds of Reparations The author argues the need for financial reparations in his essay but also focuses on justice by saying that all cases should be documented and recognized by society. This step not only helps to create precedents and reduce the gap between racial groups but will teach people of history. Such a move is also logical and right for the morale of society as the segregation is a clear demonstration of the violation of all seven principles of Catholic social teaching. The very concept of slavery violated the idea of human dignity, and the slave trade undermined the institution of the family, since the masters often separated relatives by selling only one of them. For centuries, unfair laws violated the principle of protecting the rights and dignity of work, since black people were just a tool for making money even after the abolition of slavery. Ignoring the problems of black citizens and refusing to pay reparations now violate the principles of caring for God’s creation, helping the vulnerable, and solidarity. Thus, reparations are the right decision for Americans who want to live in a democratic and fair society. The Main Arguments for Reparation The author considers as the mai
Introduction Vehicle parking has gained considerable attention and resulted in a lot of debates in recent times due to the increasing number of students commuting to colleges. I propose to dwell on the factors that have caused the problem to reach alarming propositions in recent times, and suggest methods by which the problems associated with vehicle parking could be ameliorated, if not completely resolved. Causes for the problem Rise in disposable Income among the Student Population The disposable income in the hands of today’s youth has increased considerably in terms of pocket money and own earnings, and thus more and more students are now in a position to own and maintain automobiles and two-wheelers. Added to this, is the free life style and a feeling that the possession of a vehicle connotes a strong bond between the man and his machine. Motor cycles also are deemed to lend a macho image to its drivers, and the present generation cherishes this feeling. A combination of money, enticing outdoor life and personal freedom all contribute to increased use of vehicles by youngsters. Thus, the increase in the number of vehicles in turn has aggravated the problems in terms of parking spaces and increased road accidents involving young people. Urban development causing shrinkage of common spaces With skyrocketing values for real estate and property markets, both in urbanized and rural settings, free space has become a luxury and most spaces have become sites for building construction activities and other land development projects. This being the case, lesser spaces are available for parking and other public use. Moreover, land encroachment by organized land syndicates add to the existing problems. Pedestrians and vehicle users who own vehicles find it hard due to the congested parking spaces. Roads are overcrowded by excess traffic and mostly people do not have road space to drive them or parking zones to park them safely. I personally feel that the following steps would help to alleviate this major issue at least to some extent. Perceived Solutions Introduction of regular permits for allowing use of parking space: Parking space should be allowed only to holders of valid parking permits. In case of guests, it should be duly ratified by authorized hosts against their parking permits and it should also have time and frequency restrictions. The rates for guest parking should be double that of regular parkers.  1. Increased dependency on automobiles and two-wheelers should be discouraged. The students should pool their use of vehicles and share vehicles on day-to-day basis so as to reduce parking congestions in the premises.  2. Alternative measures like walking and cycling to and from college premises
Project Description The present project aims to address the issues of high employee turnover in Belmont Village by determining the specific aspects that have to be included in the sustainability program. During the past four months, Belmont Village has been facing the issues of increasing employee turnover, as well as the problems associated with employee loss, such as decreasing treatment quality, client dissatisfaction, and decreased productivity. The project will also define the goals and objectives to be achieved by Belmont Village in order to reduce high employee turnover, taking into account the specifics of the organization and employees’ opinions. The methodology used for the project involves qualitative methods of data collection, including employee surveys. The results of the surveys will be analyzed to determine the overall rates of factors influencing employee turnover levels, such as teamwork, workplace satisfaction, communication, employee involvement, and loyalty. Identifying the persistent problems can help to outline the reasons for high turnover rate, thus creating an opportunity to devise a clear strategy to eradicate the issue. The proposed methodology can also help the organization to better understand its strengths and weaknesses, which can be addressed in the future development plan or used to change certain employee management practices in place to increase effectiveness. Overall, the proposed project can help Belmont Village to understand the reasons for high turnover, as well as the individual aspects of development that can aid in addressing the issue. The program will be especially useful to the organization’s management, as it will enable them to improve operations and practices to ensure lower employee turnover, higher quality of care, improved health outcomes, better employee engagement, and higher morale across the workforce. Problem Statement Belmont Village has incurred a high turnover rate in the past four months. It has been hiring employees that either quit before the training is over or after they start working on their own. It has also been losing its longtime employees, which has become a red flag that something is terribly wrong but no one seems to d
Introduction The stakeholders in the case study include employees, the local community, management, the environmental regulatory agency (EPA), the government, as well as the owner of Adnak Plastic Inc. The interests of the mentioned stakeholders are all related to the smokestack emissions released by Adnak. Both the government and the regulatory agency (EPA) have a role to ensure emissions from Adnak are lowered to acceptable limits. These stakeholders are also enjoined in protecting the health of employees and the Hondo community. The management (George, Bill, and the owner) is interested in not only ensuring the company meets the regulations set by EPA but also in guaranteeing its profitability and competitiveness. The employees are directly affected by the decision taken by management concerning the factory’s emissions. Lastly, the community is directly exposed to the health hazards posed by high emissions. Case Analysis Legal Analysis Adnak has an obligation to assure the conditions of its employees and the community’s health by minimizing the smokestack emissions to limits that will not only promote physical and mental health but also prevent disease, injury, and disability (Gostin, 2010). As such, it is tenable to mention that the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) applies in this case to the extent that the government and EPA must implement controls aimed at checking the problem of excess emissions produced by Adnak. The government, in particular, is legally obliged to protect Adnak’s employees from harm, injury, or death by ensuring that correct safety and health precautions are followed. Legally, the Mexican government’s decision to allow Adnak to operate with its poor emission record is wrong as it exposes employees to dangerous and unhealthy working conditions presumably for profit-oriented gains. The OSH Act is clear that managers must not expose the health and safety of employees to harm for economic gains. The decision by the government to ignore or neglect the health hazards affecting employees due to the smokestack emissions is in itself wrong because the primary concern for any government should be hinged on creating conditions for people (employees and the community) to lead healthier and safer lives (Gostin, 2010). Indeed, according to this particular author, “…the law is a tool that is used to influence norms for healthy behavior, identify and respond to health threats, and set and enforce health and safety standards” (p. 5). Consequently, the decision to allow Adnak to operate with unsafe environmental emissions is wrong as it does not only lead to the augmentation of health threats but also stalls the government’s foremost duty of setting and enforcing health and safety standards for employees and the community. Ethical Analysis There exist several ethical theories and perspectives that George could have employed to reach a solution to the ethical issue, which revolved around either correcting the problems that led to high levels of smokestack emissions or agreeing to relocate and hire Mexican workers to evade clean air restrictions (Fraedrich, n.d.). Each of the tw
Proposals of the authors on how to best align operational structures with strategy Kaplan and Norton (2006) first looked at six ways in which organizations may choose to align their structures with strategy. In one of the oldest models, the authors assert that companies may choose to align their structure with strategy through centralized functions. This mode was quite common during the industrial era because it provided a means of gaining from economies of scale. However, the lack of adaptability in this method caused organizations to look for other routes such as decentralization by product and geographical region, matrix functions, networked organizations, Velcro organizations and even virtual organizations. Regardless of all these tactics, this quest to find the right organizational structure is often fruitless because the right way to bring out value in an organization is to focus on the balanced scorecard. The writers believe that one should look for a structure that creates the least amount of problems and then work out a system for aligning that structure with the organizational strategy. In doing this, there are four perspectives that the proposal handles. In terms of operations strategy, the perspective that would best fit is the process perspective. In the process perspective, business units decide to share or synergize their processes and hence generate savings or gain other benefits. Usually, it may be possible to find companies sharing functions such as distribution, research, manufacturing and purchasing. Therefore, amalgamating these processes does lead to substantial gains by the economies of scale. Furthermore, a business unit with a core competency can share that capability with another business unit and thus lead to value addition. For example, in technology drive organizations, a core competency such as the use of optics in Canon Incorporated caused it to benefit from the same optics in its other products. This type of perspective deals directly with operational structures because business processes are what constitute operational structures (Slack et. al, 2007). Four perspectives Kaplan and Norton (2006) beleive that the sources of value creation through the scorecard occur at these levels: customer level, growth and learning level, process level and financial level. In the customer’s perspective, the authors affirm that when firms align their various business units then this is likely to lead to better results because of an ability to deliver the same value in various outlets (if the organization is a franchise). Alternatively, customer perspectives sometimes arise out of the sharing of certain relationships common to various units. This implies that services will be delivered conveniently and the products will be better created. Customers can also get more comprehensive services in one organization compared to what they would normally get from specialist providers. The other perspective that can alter corporate strategy is the process perspective. As explained earlier, this aspect comes about when business units arise and then synergize certain processes that are common to them. It leads to cost savings a
Population control is a very controversial subject. This paper will give a stringent analysis of the subject by addressing four main issues:  1. why population policy makers should avoid population control,  2. positive effects of the increasing global population,  3. main and potential problems of the increasing global population,  4. solutions to avoid the problems without reducing the global population. Why population policy makers should avoid population control  1. Saving human species: Reproduction is the only way to save the life of some desirable human species. Nations that restrict families to deliver one child endangers the existence of the families in future (Sen, Germain, & Chen, 2004). If the only child dies before reproducing, families with intellectual brains are wiped out, and the world losses greatly.  2. Survival for the fittest hypothesis: If the population is not controlled, the natural selection aspect will work efficiently to ensure that the best species of the human race survive. The healthiest, the most intelligent people, and most aggressive people will survive while the sickly, lazy, and dim-witted people will die. Therefore, the world will select the best human species to reproduce and evolve the world.  3. Violation of human rights: Enforcing laws to limit the number of children that a family should bear is violating human rights (Caldwell, Phillips, & Barkat, 2002). A family ought to have the freedom to bear the number of children that they want. The issue of governments controlling population suppresses the human fraternity, as there are people who would wish to have many children but it is against the law.  4. Women health: Most population control measures emphasize that the woman ought to use contraceptives. The vast side effects that the contraceptives have to the women’s health are ignored (Robinson & Ross, 2007). Women are obligated to prevent further births at the expense of their health, which is unreasonable.  5. Religious considerations: Most religions support their followers to bear as many children as possible. Essentially, the Creator commanded people to multiply and fill the earth. Therefore, restricting the number of births is against the will of God (Knudsen, 2006).  6. Ethical considerations: It is noteworthy that some nations are too strict with the population control measures. Some women have to abort their fetuses out of the fear of the adverse consequences that they might face because of bearing more children than required. The merciless killing of innocent children is unethical, as mothers will always undergo psychological torture (Gordon, 2003).  7. Biodiversity concerns: The increasing population triggers innovators to come up with ideas to solve problems and generate more resources than before. Controlling or reducing population will discourage new inventions, and the development processes may come to a halt.  8. Remedy for good governance: An increasing population will prompt governments to find ways of distributing its resources equally. Governments will struggle to bring accountability and transparency to meet the demands of the increasing population (Louhiala, 2
Executive Summary HydroCan Company has been in operation for about one year. The company has come up with an innovative product known as StaGreen, which aims to address the environmental and cost needs in the two markets of USA and Canada. However, given that the company is relatively knew in the market, it has found the process of entering the market more challenging and somehow complex. This dilemma has forced the company to seek consultancy services in order to provide key strategic ways and recommendations for the way forward. As a result, Stone Age Marketing Consultants has been able to carry out market research and analysis and identified key characteristics of the market, which the company can explore before settling on the appropriate market. Moreover, the aim of the market research has been to identify and recommend the appropriate entry strategy, given that the company is new and is likely to face stiff competition from established companies. Therefore, the report provides critical steps towards HydroCan Company introducing its innovative product in the market. Background HydroCan Company is one year old and its owners include four agricultural engineers and one accountant. The company has intentions of operating and serving in both USA and Canada’s markets. As a result, in the recent past, the company has been involved in obtaining patents in both markets for a new type of lawn-care product. The new product the company intends to introduce in to the market is known as StaGreen. The new product is applied to grasses and when this happens, it enables the roots system of grass to retain water longer. This reduces the need for both extra watering and frequent fertilizing. The owners of the company are much more ambitious on introducing the product to the market. Although they have a wonderful product for the market, the owners of HydroCan Company seem to have no idea about the best way to introduce the product to the market. They are mixed-up with regard to which particular market segment they should concentrate on and introduce the product to, how the new product can be positioned in the market, and also what best launch strategy can be used to introduce the product in the market more successful. This confusion is further made complex to due to presence of numerous competitors in the market, which the company has to contend with and subsequently, design appropriate marketing strategies in order to achieve competitive advantage over them. In this regard, the HydroCan Company owners have sought services of Stone Age Marketing Consultants, who are accredited marketing consultants and the company hopes to achieve the best form of advice in terms of launching and introducing the product to the market successful. Statement of Problems HydroCan Company is faced with a challenging and complex situation regarding introduction of StaGreen product into the market. At the same time, the company does not have a clear idea on how to market the product, both in USA and Canada. This problem is compounded by the fact that the owners of the company and subs