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Outsourcing in the United States has generated both negative and positive feedbacks. However, scholars and non-scholars talk about subcontracting jobs as causing loss of jobs for the Americans without looking at how it benefits the U.S. economy. In fact, literature shows that outsourcing benefits both the U.S. and foreign economies that are involved in the process. The benefits are not just through boosting the U.S economy, but also foreign countries’ economies (Coontz 1). Thus, given the benefits of outsourcing, any country should embrace the activity as it generates positive effects to societal entrepreneurs. Outsourcing can be defined as the arrangement made by a company, which seeks the assistance of another company that has the necessary skills it lacks to provide services it requires. The trend is becoming common especially in the manufacturing industry. Companies often use outsourcing to reduce costs via transferring some of the workloads to the outside suppliers. In most cases, outsourcing is a very cost-effective initiative if it is used correctly (Bartlett 1). Thus, outsourcing is always a way of reducing the operational costs or redesigning a company to maximize on the profits. Most savings that occur through overseas states are enhanced by the United States’ economies that subcontract jobs to these alien corporations. Having companies in other countries create trust among the investors. In fact, perceptive investors can see their money put to work and ensure that countries maintain peace for the investments to thrive. These reserves aid in the development of the nations’ markets via offering employments for the jobless thus raising the lifetime standards. Therefore, subcontracting jobs allows the state to purchase more exports from the U.S. hence increasing the U.S. revenues (Coontz 2). The economies of different countries have been built based on outsourcing. A case illustration is Singapore that takes part in subcontracting its services to overseas states. In fact, the current economy depends on global marketing in all parts of the world. The United States greatly depends on the importations and subcontracting of jobs to other states implying that it is included in the international marketplace. The U.S cannot rely on sales from the U.S only. Thus, to be on the competitive edge
The paper at hand is aimed at comparing and contrasting two artifacts. They are two porcelain vases created in 18-19 th century. Whatever paradoxical it might seem, the subjects that belong to the same time period have completely different designs. It is assumed that this phenomenon can be explained by the fact that their designs refer to different ceramic traditions: the Orient ceramic school and the Western ceramics. It is presumed that these traditions have many distinguishing features that make them rather different than alike. The first subject is a painted porcelain vase that dates back to the 19 th century. Historians cannot indicate the particular artist who created its design, though it is currently known that the vase was produced in either Guangdong or Canton province in the South of China. The vase is a representative of the Oriental Ceramic school. It is designed in a classic Chinese style that is famous for its simple and conservative shapes (Leidy 2015). The vase is rather big and massive; in the meantime its shape is stream-line. In other words, no curved line or flection contradicts the harmony of the composition. Another distinguishing feature of this style is the abundance of minor details in the painted pattern. Thus, it is takes one long to distinguish all the minor elements of the surface painting. Such vases perform few functions. Instead, people would purchase them for the purpose of decorating their houses. Chinese porcelain has always been a costly ware so it would serve to be a luxurious interior design item. Such vases are still rather expensive; nevertheless, they are considered to be an exquisite element of décor (Pierson 2009). The vase is made of the high-quality Chinese porcelain. Its surface is covered with glazed enamels. It has a colorful design, though the general color palette is rather restrained. A warm color palette is evidently prevailing. The paintings that cover the vase illustrate the scenes from the everyday life of the relevant period. The scenes are depicted in details; looking at them, one might have an impression of studying a masterpiece in an art gallery. On the one side, there is a picture of a feast: there is a long table full of food and drinks, and people entertaining themselves. On the other side, there is a picture of a general near the city wall. The second subject is the copy of the Portland Vase made by Josiah Wedgwood at the end of the 18 th century. Josiah Wedgwood was a famous English potter who has performed significant contribution to the development of pottery industrialization in Great Britain. His other famous works are Jasperware “Horse Frightene
Introduction In my opinion, the jokes that are based on various national or ethnic stereotypes are quite distasteful and potentially offending. Such beliefs (that the Jewish people are stingy, the German can only make high-quality products and the Irish postpone everything) are as widely spread as they are unreliable. Since stereotypes presuppose simplification and generalization, jokes based on them seem unwise if not “foolish”, and this is why they may be not appreciated (Hurn and Tomalin 13-14). But the more important fact is that stereotypes do not always flatter the national/ethnic group they are applied to, and the person whose supposedly national traits get ridiculed may take offense. Main text The notion of “taste” presupposes appreciation of “what is good and beautiful and objections to what is bad and ugly” (Kuipers 41). An insulting joke as well as an unwise one can be considered “ugly” and may cause a negative reaction. I have to admit, however, that whether or not I appreciate a stereotype joke depends on the person reciting it. As Goldstein and McGhee point out, depreciatory jokes about an outer group are likely to be perceived as a signal of a hostile attitude towards it and may be regarded as aggressive (118-119). Aggression is often considered to be an ugly gesture; besides it can be associated with the inflated ego, a trait that is also difficult to appreciate (McCosker and Moran par. 3; Lefcourt 11-14). In my opinion, all of this explains why jokes based on supposedly national traits of an outer group seem to be distasteful. On the other hand, self-deprecating jokes in which people make fun of their own supposedly national traits may be used for more peaceful purposes: for example, to solidify the group, to control the behavior of its members, or to reduce the tension building up between them (Goldstein and McGhee 118-119). In this case, the purpose of the joke can be called “decent” and this is why it is less likely to provoke a negative reaction. It seems that people have the “right” to joke about their flaws, which is why this kind of humor is easier to appreciate. As Victor Raskin points out, “in the context of intergroup relations humor is more like a weapon” (396). In my opinion, aggressive stereo
How do the internet and internet technology work and how do they support communication and e-business? Internet is an interconnection of computers linked together all over the world to form a network, where each computer should have an exclusive internet protocol address. The internet protocol is either permanent or temporary. Any person can access data on these computers depending on the type of network being used. Internet service providers allow for the connection to the internet. The data accessed on the other end of the communication network is decomposed into data packets, where each packet carries a specific IP address. Small packets of data are sent to the destination computers over the internet. They will be bundled together by the destination computer. The domain name system assists in converting IP addresses to domain names. Internet services such as E-mail, Chat, Electronic discussions, Groupware, and Electronic conferencing have made communication easy. They are relatively cheap and have led to increased access. Internet advertising is the fastest growing form of advertising. With the help of a search engine, any person can shop through the internet. Payments can also be done through the internet making trade simple. What is the business value of a DSS? DSS is useful for decision making. Unstructured and partially structured decisions are supported by DSS. Software used for price optimization for example can be used to manage price. It has the capability of putting into consideration other factors such as promotion that can affect the price of an item. It can also be used to monitor the profitability of the business. It also helps in reducing inaccuracies for large mathematical calculations. Data can also be sorted using DSS programs. If both contemporary ESS and DSS incorporate tools for modeling and analysis, what qualities distinguish the two types of systems? DSS gives information that can be used to make final decisions. ESS is more advanced and it includes the decision-making process. This is due to the fact that they are designed from an expert’s point of view. In the way they achieve the end result, the two vary in that DSS offers interactive access to models. The end result is dependent on the user’s cognition. ESS offers models based on artificial intelligence. The end result of ESS is dependent on the expert’s cognition. Why are larger supply chains more difficult to manage? List several reasons from your local and GCC based companies. Larger supply chains are difficult to manage because of many reasons. One of the reasons is that the slightest adjustment in the supply chain will bring tremendous effects to all parties. For example, slight adjustments in one of the countries’ transportation rates may result in pricing issues within the supply chain and all the parties involved are affected. This makes it quite difficult to manage. Errors are also common for large supply chains than for smaller systems making their management quite difficult. It is quite easy to make an error when dealing with large transactions than when dealing with smaller ones. A small er
Introduction This paper is aimed at discussing the problems encountered by a conflicted couple. In particular, it is necessary to focus on the experiences of Walter and Pam. This analysis will include three sections. At first, one should identify the strengths and weaknesses of their relations. Secondly, much attention should be paid to the personalities of both partners, especially the way in which their character traits affect their interactions. Finally, it is critical to develop a strategy for supporting this couple. Overall, the methods, which can help these people, should reduce the impact of differences in their character traits; moreover, they should improve the conflict resolution techniques of this couple. Much attention should be paid to empathetic listening and the use of the Bible because these approaches can make Walter and Pam more resilient to various stressors. Identification of the key areas One should first note that background of these people does not throw much light on the nature of their problems. For instance, both of them come from Protestant families with many children. Additionally, these belong to the same age group. Certainly, there are some differences in the income level. Walter earns twice as much as Pam. This is one of the issues that may contribute to the inequality of partners, and this risk should not be overlooked. Nevertheless, this issue is not one of the top concerns for this couple. It is possible to identify several strengths in the relationship between Walter and Pam. One of the main positive aspects is the high level of commitment to the marriage. Both partners believe that this marriage will be their last one, and they want to preserve these relations. Moreover, they are ready to take steps in order to improve them. Thus, it is possible to say that both partners may be willing to accept the suggestions of a counselor. Moreover, they will be ready to change some aspects of their behavior in order to address potential problems. Furthermore, Walter and Pam are not afraid of expressing their feelings to each other. Moreover, they can do even at the time, when they have some significant disagreements. Both of them describe each other as good listeners and this skill is critical for conflict resolution (Darling & Cassidy, 2014, p. 251). These partners have an opportunity to identify possible emotional problems on time. Moreover, while communicating with one another, these people can pay full attention to each other’s concerns. One should also mention that these partners involve each other in decision-making and setting new goals. Moreover, they accept the idea that each of them can assume new roles and responsibility if it is necessary. These attitudes can be regarded as one of the strengths because partners, who are not affected by gender ste
Introduction Dante was a world-renowned poet from Italy who had most of his works published in the middle Ages. His greatest work was Commedia, and it is still considered one of the author’s greatest works (Kirkpatrick 1). Most of his works are, however, considered mastery of the Italian language and great pieces of World literature. Most of Dante’s works were based on the theme of love because of his personal experiences with a girl (Beatrice) he fell in love with. His works were written when Italian literature was evolving, and his contributions prompted some of the country’s writers to explore the theme of love, which had not been properly explored in the past. Beatrice is especially depicted as some form of divine being in most of Dante’s works, with her role depicting a form of guardian angel over his life. Love is, therefore, the greatest inspiration of Dante’s works and for living, although his interest in politics also beckoned him to write literary pieces of the same (Campbell 196). However, when the love of his life Beatrice, passed on, Dante retracted from Italian literature and confided in Latin literature. Partially, he sought refuge in religious schools in the wider Latin American continent. He, therefore, embarked on a series of literary pieces thereafter like the Divine Comedy, Inferno, Vita Nuova, and Convivio (Davenport 1). Other literary pieces involved works to do with paintings and music. This study, therefore, seeks to establish the historical sources for Dante’s virtues and vices and how he was able to change the ethical system of his time to reflect his personal opinion of punishment. Comprehensively, the stud
Overview of the Special Event There is a space of about 1500 square feet outside the Stamford Residences and this will be used for selling casual apparels to the middle class. The retailing event will target young people between the ages of 21 years and 35 years, who are evidently thrilled by designer and casual clothes. The event will showcase both women and men’s clothes at the two week retail pop-up stores. Sellers, designers, advertisers and other business people will use the open space to display and sell their clothes. The whole concept is to ensure that customers access exclusive wear at a discounted cost. It is hoped that this strategy will be effective in making the sales as well as advertising the old apartments that needs to be refurbished into modern houses (Barrows 421). The Stamford Residences are located in central Australia and offer a range of exquisite services that are in line with the theme of casualness. The services offered by Stamford Residences include an Opera House, Botanical Gardens, theatres and a range of very fine restaurants. The residences offer 164sqm of floor in each of the room which also offers spacious living rooms. The Theme of the Event The theme of the event will be ‘casual is a look’. This is uniquely designed to exploit the retail concept and exhibition of the casual clothes. The designers and seller will display the clothes on racks in the open spaces while others will bring in their minivans with their products. It will be an event similar to what is called a ‘flea market’. There will be a lot of established brands on display including Giordano and Denim, among others. The spaces will be designed in a similar fashion to that found on shopping mall or a supermarket. Chains, tables, the floor and chairs will be painted and decorated to display the ambience of carefree living (Belasco & Scranton 519; Siskind 56). The event will showcase new music artists to capture the attention of the media. Since the event aims at using the media a lot to market the event, there are a number of images generated in this regard. The image below has is one of the images developed for use in the media campaigns and will appear next to the event them of ‘casual is a look’. The image is also proposed to be the event logo. Marketing objectives The developers of the property plans to conduct an exhibition of the apartments that will be refurbished and then marketed to potential clients.
Sociology consists of three main perspectives: functional, conflict, and symbolic interactionist. The conflict perspective was first suggested by Karl Marx and was based on the economic differences among various social classes. Although the perspective was ignored by the majority of scientists and sociologists 60 years ago, nowadays, conflict theorists focus on social conflicts between any groups and on many topics such as religion, race, or politics. This perspective focuses on the negative sides of society in contrast to the functional and symbolic interactionist perspectives; however, it attracts attention to democracy, right equality, and altruism. Conflict theorists pay attention to the understanding of social classes and the explanation of their differences. This model presents a strong dependence between social status and public processes and structures. Therefore, its essence is determined by the word conflict that depicts the confrontation of various viewpoints on the same issue. Hence, the conflict perspective can be described with antonyms such as power and lawlessness. The conflict perspective is popular nowadays as it allows to consider the social problem from different sides and does not require to proceed it as an interdependent or symbolical subject. There are no similar people in the world; however, there are some groups or social classes that are more predisposed to getting into prison. The conflict perspective examines inequalities among those groups, and the most common criteria of the analysis on that topic are psychological and social. Every persons’ life starts with childhood, and it is well-known that the psychological environment surrounding the child forms the background for the future adult. Therefore, people with psychological trauma from their childhood, such as parents’ death, sexual abuse, are more predisposed to becoming criminals, burglars, and murderers. Social criteria like bankruptcy, poverty, hunger, poor living conditions influence the children’s future as well. Condry (2018) argues that children of prisoners cannot be excluded from the group of potential prisoners as they lack a good example of an adult from their parents’ side. People whose parents used to have financial problems during their childhood show the diathesis to committing economic crimes in a strive for a better life. In this case, the conflict perspective focuses on differences in the economic state, school bullying, insult, divorced parents, and the like. In my opinion, the implementation of the conflict perspective is the best way to analyze the issue of the probability of being put to jail among people from different social classes. This examination is rather controversial; therefore, the conflict perspective best reflects the differences and allows one to look at facts from various viewpoints. To my mind, the risk of imprisonment can be applied to every person; however, I agree that people with hidden psychological traumas are more predisposed to committing crimes. However, the border between objective and subjective thinking is thin; therefore, people need to be cautious in their judgme
The first major oil shock was experienced in the 1970s, immediately after the oil production peak in the United States of America (Ammann 219). The main reason for oil shocks was the peak production of oil as most experts in the oil industry say. The 12 member countries of OPEC formed the organization in September 1960 (Ammann 219). The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries began as a strategy to resist the mounting pressure by other oil producing companies for them to reduce fuel, prices to fellow oil producing companies. The first oil price shock experienced in the United States was due to dollar depreciating. Floating of the dollar when the US pulled out of the Bretton Woods Accord (Ammann 219) caused the decrease in value. This window gave the dollar a way to float since most of the other currencies pegged on it. After the US had pulled out of the accord, Britain followed and like the dollar, the sterling pound floated. It did not take long before the rest of the industrialized countries pulled out as well. Oil by then traded in dollars and with the low value of the dollar then, producers realized less income for the same price (Frum 318). The OPEC then decided to shift and price of their oil to trade against the gold value (Frum 318). This was how the mid-1970s oil shock began. OPEC did not adjust their prices as fast as the currencies were depreciating. This caused a lapse in the fuel prices hence the oil shock. OPEC lacked the mechanism to revise and adjust prices to remain within the shifting market environment. The Yom Kippur War in 1973 was another cause of the oil shocks. The Arab- Israeli conflict crippled the oil market and the prices of oil were rising dramatically. The Middle East was frustrated with the way the Americans exploited their resources by buying crude oil at very cheap prices and selling it back to them as refined petrochemicals. For that reason, the Arabs resolved to increase their prices to about ten times higher (Frum 320). The shah of Iran made this clear to the American people. The conflict between the Arabs and Israelis went on as both sides gathered support from different countries. The Americans supported Israel while the Soviet Union was in support of Egypt and Syria (Richie 186). With such backing from both sides, the war affected the oil trade causing shortages and hence the law of demand and supply fell into place. The oil embargo was another reason for the oil shocks experienced in 1973. With the American quest to prevent the collapse of Israel through military support and supply, the major oil producers threatened to hold oil supplies to the US. OPEC collectively made public their intentions to raise oil prices by 70% while continuing with the supply cut of about five percent (Yergin 589). OPEC responded after the president of the United States granted $ 2.2 billion in aid to Israel (Ammann 210). Soon after Libya announced that it would embargo all oil shi