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It is so terrible that so many find such cause for concern in what is a passing, trendy paranoia about the state of humankind’s affairs with her environment—in particular with what has become a radical movement toward fear as pertains to the issue of “global warming.” We are all benefactors of humankind’s greatest technological advancements to a degree that has never before been matched, and yet we are subject to such lunacy! This entire endeavor is ridiculous by any scientific standard. People promote “going green” as a solution to the problems at hand—a phrase that implies we take more concerted efforts to reform our wasteful habits. It means we should participate in activities that include reusing bags at places like the grocery store, recycling our plastics, and moving toward the use of electricity to power our industries and our vehicles. All of these activities will provide nothing more than a sense of calm to the masses. It is a false solution to the problem we face, and here, now, I propose a brand new form of action that may very well revolutionize the manner with which the issues at hand are thought about and discussed. I say do nothing. People say that something must be done to fight global warming, and I suppose it is with the very premise of this statement that I disagree. It is my humble opinion that nothing, nothing be done to prevent global warming, as it is a phenomenon much more like an accommodation of the Earth to her most prized life form, man, than a threat to our existence. Imagine! Imagine a polar bear viewing the world’s cooling trends as a dissatisfactory occurrence! Only in the convoluted hearts of the more savage among us does a conclusion stir in which we should fight a trend that will suit the very needs of our civilization. It has been brought to my attention that the last year of 2009 was one of the hottest on record. I must deride when I hear this news spread in a manner so precariously meant to inspire desperation in the bellies of one’s peers. Was I not the only one who enjoyed the extra sunshine? Walks along the beach? Warmer waters? Perhaps it is a simple preference of comfort. Maybe the people so vehemently campaigning to end global warming simply feel more comfortable in a climate a few degrees cooler. I speak
The most valuable and advanced knowledge is often produced on the border of several studies. Frantz Fanon, an author of The Wretched of the Earth , has carried out a deep research on colonization, where he does not limit himself with the historic approach only. Instead, he has touched the issues of sociology and psychology, having defined the logic of colonial violence. The author considers colonial violence to be a logical and grounded stage of a colonized community’s development. In his reasoning, he builds a logical sequence, which causes a chain reaction of violence: experiencing violence from the side of the colonizer, the colonized are forced to show counter-violence. Two causes of confrontation contained within the nature of colonization and anti-colonization struggle can be defined after reading Fanon’s work. Firstly, colonization is a collision of two separate worlds, which do not understand the peculiarities of each other. Besides the collision of peculiarities, confrontation of interests is even more crucial in bearing colonial violence. A settler’s interest does not consider the well-being of a native at all, or, at least, it is of interest for him as long as it can produce his own prosperity. At the same time, a native’s interest is, correspondingly, is his well-being and prosperity of his community. This confrontation is a source of violent struggle between a settler and a native. The author also makes an important psychological assumption about a native’s envy of the settler. A colony place is usually divided into two separate worlds, where the settlers live in a tidy lit town, with comfortable dwellings, and the natives stay in poverty and misery. The natives dream all the time about putting themselves in the place of the settlers. Secondly, decolonization is always about dramatic, crucial changes, which can not be fulfilled without resistance. When two worlds collide, trying to defend their interests, it cannot take a peaceful way. Violence has an important role in terms of struggling against the colonizers. At the level of the whole community, it unites people. Colonial systems always tends to disunite people, which makes them weaker; what violence does is the opposite. At the level of an individual, violence works as a mobilization force and removes the inferiority complex. One of the book’s chapters is called “Trials and Tribulations of National Consciousness”. In fact, it says that the struggle for liberation was not the end, but the only the beginning of the challenges the community faces. When a community has got what it wanted, the time comes to act independently and to bear responsibility for the actions done. In the underdeveloped country, there are no such strata as political and intellectual elite, bourgeoisies (in the common understanding of these terms). Thus, the end of the colonial period implies forming of groups of people who can temporarily substitute these lacking forces. For Fanon, availability of “real bourgeoisie” is a criterion of a nation’s develo
Introduction Ironweed was a movie prepared by Kennedy William to capture events that occurred during the period of Great Depression. The main characters are Phelan Francis and Archer Helen. Phelan Francis was a depressed alcoholic who unfortunately murdered his own son possibly while in a state of unconsciousness. He also murdered two more people before the death of his own son. One day, while working in a burial ground in order to recompense outstanding law arrears, Phelan encountered his son’s grave. He recalled how he unintentionally murdered his son who aged 13 days old. Phelan remembered how he accidentally dropped his son to the ground and eventually the son died. Phelan was haunted by three people who he killed. He fantasized about the dead men, and such apparition disturbed his life. Phelan was irresponsible individual who abandoned his family members who are residents of New York at Albany. Moreover, Phelan never felt guilty over his fatal violence acts but instead avoided his work and family responsibilities. He was always involved in severe drinking. Archer Helen was a musician in a radio station while Phelan Francis was a gifted league baseball pitcher. However, misfortune surrounded lives of Phelan Francis and Archer Helen. Phelan was haunted by his own son and other two people he murdered. On the other hand, Archer Helen was suffering from cancer. Francis, the father of three children, left his family after succession of ill-fated events that disturbed his life. Though initially, Phelan was a hopeless, bum and stubborn person, he was able to seek redemption when he realized his mistakes after sometime. Phelan acknowledged that he was a thief, abandoner, bum, murderer, and drunker. He was willing to transform his life. During his lifetime, Francis was a vagrant, incompetent, and lazy person who depended on other people’s effort. Phelan roamed from one region to another looking for appeasement and sustenance that would satisfy his needs. Despite Phelan’s unjustified behavior, people pitied him. At the end of the story, Phelan went back to Albany and reconciled himself over negative acts he was involved in during his past life. This paper reflected on how justice not only prevailed upon characters of the movie but also on the State of Albany. Absolute Justice According to Pizzitola, absolute justice was beyond persecution of offenders who breached the State’s laws; it also presupposed the interpretation of divine law (12). The aim of justice was to
Business Strategies Many scholars and practitioners have been investigating the essence of a business strategy. Most of them conclude that the latter is a crucial aspect to gain profits. Hence, research on the process of creating this strategy, identifying its importance, examining tools and theories to choose the appropriate one seems relevant. Below, an analysis of the mentioned aspects will be conducted in a consistent and coherent manner. The Importance of Business-Level Strategy The term strategy refers to an interconnected set of long-term measures, or approaches, to strengthen the viability and power of the organisation in relation to its competitors. Essentially, it is a set of rules for making decisions that guide the organisation in its activities. There are plenty of external factors that motivate the creation of a company’s business-level strategy. In almost any period, a market provides several opportunities for the growth of the company, regardless of what stage of activity this market itself is at. It should be admitted that a firm’s internal resources are not enough to create and implement a business-level strategy. The primary resource for this strategy and its implementation is an understanding of its importance and significant experience in improving and realisation of it within the scope of the business model of the company. Then, the minimum – but not the sufficient – requirement is a motivation of a company’s employees. If managers or executives are not ready to implement the tasks within the framework of the strategy, then the mentioned model, regardless of the effectiveness incorporated into it, will not be successful. A coherent and consistent strategy provides the central guidelines for the improvement of the company’s performance, allowing identifying both internal and external opportunities for the development process. However, the presence of this strategy cannot guarantee significant profit margins and competitive advantages (Lazzari, 2019). Strategic management and the clear determination of aims establish notable conditions for the development of the enterprise, as well as the appropriate distribution of resources. The strategy itself will not be implemented in any form without proper organisation and implementation of the strategic management element. The latter, as an integral part of a firm, is one of the cardinal differences between the business-level strategy and other forms of organisation of the company. Most policies do not have it, and all business processes are usually regulated by tactical tools. Tactical management undoubtedly has several advantages, such as a high speed of making changes to a single business process. Still, to implement the business-level strategy, tactical management alone is not enough. If, until this strategy was developed, the company did not have a capable strategic management unit, then its development is the primary prerequisite of the business model’s success. Its functions include not only the creation of the strategy and it
Introduction Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director. He is also a film critic and a playwright. Godard is mainly associated with La Nouvelle Vague, a French film movement that was popular during the 1960s. During his time, Godard criticized “Tradition of Quality” type of cinema. It was a mainstream cinema in France. It emphasized craft over innovation. The company also prioritized the established director over the new ones (Morrey 34). Godard also criticized the cinema for preferring the great works of the past experimentation. In this paper, the writer will take a look at the works of Godard in cinema and film production. The impact of his legacy on the production field will also be reviewed. To achieve this objective, the author will use Breathless, one of Godard’s films. Techniques used by Godard to Achieve a Real Representation of the World Godard’s Breathless is a representation of the high water mark of the French New Wave movement ( Breathless ). The movement was concerned with the production of the French film. It was associated with various changes in the production stream. It saw a group of intellectuals, the Parisian cinephiles, oppose the stuffy formality (Morrey 56). The community also revealed an anarchic style. The style rendered straight narratives irrelevant. The community also celebrated a free-flowing and carefree visual style. To achieve a realistic representation of the world, Godard adopts a simple plot in the production of Breathless . It is a story and not a theme. In addition, the film brings together a number of genres. They include crime, comedy, and love ( Breathless ). All these are elements found in the real world. The first approach makes Breathless look like a typical detective film. Godard avoids ‘staying right’ to any genre (Godard and Ishaghpour 88). The film has some errors. The reason is that Godard shot the film without a complete script. The film also has another mistake. It has a general storyline. Godard created the film on a daily basis for a period of four weeks. In Breathless , Michel shoots the policeman. Instead of using close-ups of the two characters’ faces to bring out their emotions, the producer focuses on the gun ( Breathless ). The technique deployed here makes the death of the police officer ‘unprejudiced’ (Godard and Ishaghpour 21). In addition, there is no scene where Michel and the police officer are shown together. Michel’s image is a representation of Godard. The film ends in an ambiguous manner. The reason is that Godard did not resolve what ‘disgusting’ means. The element is dignified by either Patricia’s betrayal or Michel’s death. In Godard’s opinion, B
Introduction Grameen bank (over 2 million members) has successfully offered small collateral-free loans to the poor and still maintains a steady loan recovery rate of 99%. Examining its organizational processes in view of concertive control, we identify the paradoxes associated with democratic practices in organizations for social change. In this paper, I examine the empowering and controlling aspects of Grameen’s development organizing, focusing on its management style options. The structured analysis of development organizing with Grameen bank is as follows:  1. Concepts of concertive control, empowerment, identification, and disciplinary.  2. Description of its social context, evolution, and organizational features.  3. Examination of stories and metaphors gathered from its members & workers.  4. Finally, I conclude the analysis with questions for development organizers. Main Body Explanation of Concepts used in the Article Concertive control is a decentralized, participative, and democratic system of control in an organization that gives the worker some power to make guiding decisions. It exists when control is shared down the hierarchy within an organization. The locus of control shifts significantly from management to workers who collaborate to create rules and norms to govern their behavior. Top management or workers producing value-based corporate vision statements can effectively stimulate this collaborative process. Opportunities for individual and collective empowerment can emerge where employees collaborate to create their own social rules. Empowerment is viewed both as perception and a process. Empowerment as perc
Introduction The following report examines the case of Mr. Davis and the implementation of new business development policies at Hereford Bank. This paper identifies the main problems facing Jim Davis, analyzes key issues and people, and concludes with a recommendation and implementation plan for resolving the identified issues. When examining the case, it becomes immediately apparent that the main issue comes in the form of a lack of sufficient management initiative from Mr. Jones and a degree of resistance to change towards the proposed policies by Ms. Matthews. The problem and recommendation are based on the following detailed analysis. Analysis The first identified issue in the case comes in the form of Patty Matthews. The problem with Ms. Matthews is that she has shown a propensity for uncooperative behavior regarding the proposed policy changes. As explained by Jones, with the exception of Ted Yurek, the other branch managers under his employ have gotten by with a high school education and the only thing they have going for them is their extensive experience as branch managers. They simply lack the sufficient sales skills and it is likely that there will be a considerable resistance to the proposed changes that Davis will be implementing. Whetten and Cameron tackle the issue of employee resistance to change wherein they state that changing the employee culture and implementing proper transition practices is the most effective means of reducing such resistance and ensuring a proper changeover to the new method of operation (Whetten and Cameron, 2011). In the case of Ms. Matthews, an active resistance to change is present (i.e. she called in sick for the training). It would be necessary to immediately resolve this issue due to the seniority Ms. Matthews has, which translates into a considerable level of influence over the other bank managers. If Ms. Matthews continues to resist the changes actively, it is likely that the other managers will resist as well as leading to a failure in proper policy implementation for new business development. If all attempts to get her to cooperate fail, and nothing will get her to budge or to display any form of cooperative behavior, it is better that she be terminated for the sake of the bank. It will be difficult to implement the necessary policy changes if she continues to get in the way and her refusal to cooperate would most likely lead to operational losses rather than gains. Another of the identified issues was the lack of sufficient backbone in the case of Allen Jones when it came to dealing with the branch managers under his care. When going through the case data, the lack of Allen’s sufficient willingness to keep the branch managers in line can be traced to his relatively short period within the bank (3 years) and the fact
When Every Step Brings Closer to Another Revelation: Article Rationale Learning is one of those processes that, once started, never end, and this article will deal with some of the issues of earl learning. The rationale of the given article is based on the fact that in the modern world, the process of information processing and its further efficient application to practice is crucial, which makes a good case for considering the principles of learning at their earliest stage, i.e., at the age of 5 years, and up to the fifth grade (Siraj-Blatchfor, 2009). Once understanding the way in which children accept information and further on apply it in their cognition of the world, one can possibly develop the most successful paradigm for teaching children. Concerning the Project: The Learning Process under the Microscope As it has been mentioned, the given project deals with the experiences which serve as the pivoting point in children’s interest in a certain area or issue. Setting the scenarios of children having motivation experiences which will further on enhance their interest in the specified sphere (Hopkins & Markham, 2003, 231), i.e., in optics, the given study is based on the idea that early experiences in a certain field spur the further interest in the specified field and help to reach success in a certain sphere. Learning Experiences: Cognizing the World Around It goes without saying that the process in the course of which children cognize the basic properties of the world which they live in is the most essential experience of all. Hence, it will be quite peculiar to consider the ways in which children learn about the basic issues concerning the physical specifics of their environment, starting with the most general ones like air or light and ending with much more specific ones like what makes leaves to change their color, etc. Among the issues mentioned above, the basic properties of light seem to be the most successful idea for an educational purpose. Though technological advances are extremely useful in the course of learning (Kim & Nelson, 2000), at home, the only accessible equipment for the given experiments is a prism. Light as the source of life: the first ideas of the way the world works The first and the foremost thing a child can learn about light in the household settings concerns the relation between light and life. It can be easily shown that light is an important element for the life of people, animals and plants and that light is necessary for any organism to develop in the correct way (Roberts & Ingram, 2001). To demonstrate the given ideas, any house plant will be quite enough. With the help of a plant and a beam of light, one can illustrate such notions as nurture and growth. Furthermore, the child can learn the difference between a flower, which derives essential elements for producing chlorophyll from the sunbeams, and people, who cannot. Therefore, it can be concluded that the basic terms which a child can derive from the given lesson are chlorophyll and temperature. Moreover, with the help of daily observation, the dependency of live organisms on light can be shown. For inst
Introduction Hunger is a term that has been defined differently by different people due to its physiological as well as its socio economic aspects. In most cases, the term hunger has been defined in relation to food insecurity. However, according to Holben (n. d. pp. 1), hunger is usually defined as a condition that is painful or uneasy emanating from lack of food. In the same studies, hunger has yet been defined as persistent and involuntary inability to access food. Therefore, world hunger refers to a condition characterized by want and scarce food in the whole world. Technically, hunger refers to malnutrition a condition that is marked by lack of some, or all the nutrients that are necessary to maintain health of an individual. There are two types of malnutrition which include micronutrient deficiency and protein energy malnutrition. It is important to note that world hunger generally refers to protein energy malnutrition which is caused by inadequacy of proteins and energy giving food. According to World Hunger education Service (2010 Para. 4), the recent statistics by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) records that there is a total of about nine hundred and twenty five million people in the whole world who are described as hungry. It is a serious condition since statistics indicate that the number has been on the increase since the mid twentieth center. With that background in mind, this paper shall focus on the problem of world hunger, history, statistics, impacts as well as solutions to the problem. History of World War The problem of hunger has been persistent since early centuries given that people residing in Europe continent used to suffer from serious shortages of food. The problem intensified in the twentieth century due to increase of wars, plagues and other natural disasters like floods, famines and earth quakes. Consequently, a lot of people succumbed to malnutrition and death. However, during the mid twentieth century and after the Second World War, food production increased by 69% and therefore, there was enough food to feed the population by (National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on Public Engineering Policy, 1975 pp. vii). The situation of food adequacy which continued from the year 1954-1972 was as a result of various factors which were inclusive but not limited to better methods of farming, land reclamation, use of fertilizers, use of irrigation, as well as use of machines and other forms of skilled labor. In 1970s, people thought that they could keep the problem of hunger under control by conserving environment, controlling population growth and technological development. Nevertheless, even with such optimism, studies of National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Public Engineering Policy (1975 pp. vii), record that by 1974, the condition had already grown out of hand because there was not only a high population growth rate, but energy was also extremely expensive. To make the matter worse, the same study records that a quarter of