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Introduction In the short story, Bartleby, The Scrivener: The Story of Wall Street , Herman Melville (1853) offers a glimpse into the life of one of the scriveners, Bartleby. Even after decades since its publication, the narrative is still widely debated among literary critics and scholars analyzing the unique nature of the main character, Bartleby. This character’s uniqueness is based on his extraordinary life and unpredictable and seemingly incomprehensible behavior. Bartleby goes into a downward spiral of life-based on his traumatic job experience and the environment in his new occupation, resulting in the depression he manifested in his actions and words. Signs of Depression The eventual point to which Bartleby reaches is his death caused by his improper eating habits. However, his unwillingness can be considered part of the behavior that broadly indicates his suffering from depression or schizophrenia. Specifically, his passive-aggressive behavior reveals his utter carelessness towards the world surrounding him, including his words, “I would prefer not to.” (Melville para. 20). He does not aspire to live as an ordinary person. Not only does he not eat properly, consuming only ginger nuts, but he also does not go out, lives in the office, and does not seek out any sources of happiness (Melville para 32, 46). He stops working simply because he “decided upon no more writing” (Melville para. 53). Hence, his seemingly outrageous behavior indicates that he had no will to live; he did not see any purpose in any activity, which is the common symptom of clinical depression. Therefore, Bartleby’s suffering with depression caused by his unwillingness to live is the first source of his downward spiral. Previous Traumatic Job Experience A more profound source of Bartleby’s attitude toward life might be based on his previous job. At the end of the story, the author presents the information that Bartleby previously worked at the Dead Letters Office until it was closed for administrative reasons (Melville para. 101). His responsibility at this job was to burn the letters sent to dead or vanished people. Such occupation might have profoundly affected Bartleby’s perception of life and death. He might have occasionally read these letters and became more sensitive or senseless to the conception of life and death. In other words, he might have lost meaning of life due to being systematically exposed to the evidence that indicated the ultimate end of human existence – death. Thus, such a previous traumatic job can be a primary reason for Bartleby’s descent towards depression. New Job Environment Bartleby’s new job as a scrivener at the law firm of t
Executive Summary This report includes an analysis of the major points of the book Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big (further referred to as Small Giants ) by Burlingham (2016). The subject matter of the book is the ways small companies try to be competitive in a modern business world dominated by large corporations and giant companies. The author emphasizes that small companies that achieve a certain success do not have to expand since they can choose to remain firms that provide products of the greatest value to their customers. The book can serve as a set of case studies to illustrate key points of the class discussions. As for the impact the book had on my personal and professional experiences, it gave me hope and assurance that I will be able to contribute to the development of my country and communities by developing effective environmental projects. Introduction Many sources on management illustrate successful strategies by describing the methods used by large and well-known businesses and corporations. People tend to concentrate on success stories involving large or even huge companies that dominate their markets. Bo Burlingham chose another approach. In his book, Small Giants , the author describes fourteen successful but small organizations. These are privately-owned companies that are well known in their industries, although the larger public may be unaware of these businesses (Burlingham, 2016). This report includes a brief summary of the book’s core points and an analysis of the role these ideas can play and have played in my academic and professional life. Core Points In his book, Burlingham (2016) states that growth is not the only option for a successful business. The major aim of the book is to show people that bigger does not mean better when it comes to business. The author provides a set of examples that indicate that his belief is justified. The subject matter of the book in question is the way private companies can develop. It is repeatedly mentioned that going public, expanding, or diversifying often seem like necessary steps to take in order to prosper or even survive in the modern business world. However, the firms described in the book developed in a different way. Their owners chose to focus on their core activities and their communities. They decided to do what they loved rather than focusing solely on earning money and becoming leaders in their markets. One of the primary messages Burlingham (2016) articulates is the importance of the owner’s or entrepreneur’s way of thinking. The author emphasizes that successful people have a passion for what they do and can instill this attitude in their employees. The author claims that all of the firms he visited gave him a very strong feeling he was unable to define on the spot. All the companies could be characterized by a very special atmosphere where each employee had the desire to contribute to the development of the organization. Importantly, he also felt that employees believed they were capable of improving their performance continuously. The author stressed that the success formula includes th
Despite the widespread use of information and the development of technological and scientific progress, society is still considerably vulnerable to various accidents, disasters, and catastrophes caused by natural or human made factors. Emergencies may be regarded as a common disturbing problem for almost all countries across the globe. In fact, natural disasters may have a highly substantial impact on the population’s living conditions, the environment, infrastructure, and the economic development of separate regions and states in general. Their consequences frequently have a long-term effect that may result in irreversible economic and social consequences. As a matter of fact, such natural disasters as tornadoes and hurricanes negatively influence cellular communications and Public Safety Radio systems. These severe wind events may effortlessly destroy all communication systems that aim to inform people about an impending catastrophe or help multiple services to eliminate its consequences (Ripberger, et al., 2015). Electricity outages caused by tornadoes and hurricanes may lead to barriers to warning access and people’s deaths (Walters, et al., 2020). In order to ensure these systems do not fail due to hurricanes or tornadoes, it is highly essential to establish appropriate recovery plans. For instance, main services that are critically important for public safety, such as EMS, Fire, and Police, should be primarily identified. Stand-by generators, batteries, and other backup power capacities should be available and fully operational in the case of an emergency. Moreover, all services that provide public safety require a headquarters to maintain alarm communication from one place. In addition, mobile radio stations may be installed, and public safety services may develop appropriate protocols to assign shared emergency channels.
The marketing research links the marketer to the consumer through information. In order to facilitate decision making process, marketing research should aim at collecting adequate information concerning consumers because marketing forms the basis of a company’s strategy. The information may include the consumers medical condition, investments, income, phone calls, travel patterns e.t.c.Marketing research is necessary in new product execution, pricing , promotion as well as products distribution. A firm basically survives by producing goods and services that meets the consumer needs in i.e. creating goods and services that the consumers are able and willing to buy. Thus ascertaining the demands of consumers before introducing a new product in the industry is necessary for the future viability of a firm. The information that a firm may collect before launching a new product includes the information about the preference of the firms’ products as compared to those of competitors, the consumers average income, information as to whether the consumers are ready to appreciate the newly launched products, the spending culture of the consumers among others. It is essential for a firm to access data concerning the consumers so as to compare the sales of a product with another similar product or sales in a given area as compared to another area and then take the necessary marketing actions such as pricing the products in a way that is affordable for the consumers. This will enable the firm to add value to their products and also to come up with alternative products that matches with the needs of the consumers so as to maintain the existing customers as well as attracting others It is essential for a company to access as much information as possible from the consumers so as to be able to determine as to whether the firm is up to date with the latest innovations .Innovations nowadays is the key to the organizational growth and those organizations that are lagging behind the latest technology e.g. failure to use internet e.t.c.are finding it difficult to maintain their market share because the competitors are discovering new ideas and concepts each and every day. Therefore, the information that a firm could collect with regards to innovation includes the age of the consumers, information regarding the access to computers, phones e.t.c. so as to develop products that suits the needs of various needs. For instance, entertainment gadgets such as iPods are mainly used by the youth as compared to old people and therefore a firm that produces i Pods needs to target the youths mostly in its advertising. There is a need for a firm to conduct market research so as to take advantage of the dynamic market place Marketing research information enables a firm to determine the attitude that the consumers have towards a certain product or its adv
Washington Convention Center is the largest construction in the District of Columbia. It consists of six blocks with a massive distance spanning close to six soccer fields put end-to-end. The center consists of approximately 725,000 square feet in space for exhibit hall, 150,000 square feet in meeting rooms, and a ballroom consisting of 70,000 square feet. The convention center has the latest technological advancement consisting of fiber-optic connection, computerized control systems for internal and external monitoring and additional satellite links. The center has adequate power supply to support itself. The challenge of the construction was its enormous size. Therefore, team consisted of designers and architectures in ensuring that the design was within schedule and scope. There was a consultative process. Everyone participated, from the local leaders, federal officials to the president. Involvement of the community was necessary because the center occupied residential neighborhood. They monitored changes on construction with their effects to the schedule and costs. At the same time, the team had to create a large space for structures, concrete, excavations, steel works and foundation. Another group looked at the internal structure such as electric, plumbing, mechanical, internal transportation and communication. The building reflected elegance African wood panel, expensive pieces of art works and dedicated technological facilities. Other groups concentrated on the interior and exterior works of the building. The construction team dealt with relocating, expanding the existing roads and connecting them to subways. The structure has custom-made spanning façade throughout creating various wall conditions. The structure boosts of identical and shiny systems acting as the structural supports. The building achieves aesthetic transparency via the adoption of a three-diemnsional structure. There glass walls reflect curved and articulated designs. The beauty is captivating through the large entrances creating a lasting human experience. Washington Convection Center pride itself on latest structures consisting of glass façade. Community involvement Washington Convention Center occupies a busy residential and urban area. Most of the construction occupied underground so as not shadow the community. Therefore, the construction team engaged the community first in their plans. The building had to reflect the ideals of the residents. They ensured that there were almost no disruptions to the normal traffic flows. The construction team ensured safe roads, clean and inviting environment to the residences. They constructed a through way under the convection to minimize traffic jams. Regular meetings kept everyone informed of the project progress. Clark team involved the
What does personality mean when used in the assessment literature? In what ways is this meaning different from those in the daily conversation? The course of everyday life this way or another makes us assess the personalities of people around us. Special education is not necessarily required for making attempts to understand the people around. Though different people may have a different understanding of personality, almost everyone will agree that personality is a sum of one’s characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Personality makes a person unique. If we consider personality from the point of view of assessment literature it is quite logical that we will find the far more scientific investigation of this concept. Fundamental issues of personality are taken into consideration, its origin is often explained in assessment literature (for example, Derlega et al. Contemporary Theory and Research). The origin of personality traits is investigated, as well as their role in biological and social processes and the consequences they have for a person’s health (like in Matthews, G., & Deary, I. J. Personality Traits). Theories of personality, personality disorders are brought into focus in the assessment literature. Everyone interested in enlarging his or her knowledge on personality should resort to the works of the type to get a full and comprehensive picture of the problem. What constitutes the personality factors? How may the advantages of using this conceptualization be compared with such tests as the MMPI, 16PF, or MBTI in the counseling context? Professionals studying human character and everyone who is not indifferent to investigating the mysteries of a person’s character often make use of personality tests. This tool helps everyone engaged in the field to define character traits that do not change throughout a person’s lifetime, to investigate one’s behavior patterns, thoughts, feelings, and emotions. The history of personality tests starts from Hippocrates’ model of personality, but during the 20th century, they have been significantly modified and adopted for answering numerous questions of psychological science. One of the modifications of the personality tests is the so-called “Big Five” conceptualization. It embraces five factors or dimensions o
Status is the ranking of groups or individual persons within a certain and specific perspective based on a given criteria. This perspective refers to the hierarchy of esteem and reputation that exists between certain groups. It therefore establishes which group or individual shall interact with which other group and how that shall be done in accordance to the respect disserved from by given group. Therefore, roles in a given status group can be stratified according to the given expectation of the group, for example, cooks and caregivers or can be got from experience. As a result, functions include the manner a certain group is patterned in order to perform its function for the sake of the other groups as a whole. The society is made up of various types of groups which have different racial and ethnic backgrounds and have a certain degree of cohesion due to common interests and values in life like race, religion and ethnicity. In the society there are various types of groups which are very different from each other. First we have the primary groups. This group is usually small in number and the group has members who are very personal and affectionate to each other. Members of this group have a relationship that is usually kinship- oriented for example families. The relation between this group lasts for so many years with a face-to-face communication. Secondly, we have the secondary groups; they are much larger than the primary groups and include formal and institution type of relations. This group can last as long as the members do not disband it, therefore they are not permanent as the primary group. Roles in this group can be interchanged between members and it is more tenuous and lacks the affection displayed in primary groups. There are times when the primary group may be represented in a secondary group setting for example attending college represents association to the secondary group while there are relationships that were developed in the primary groups that a person belonged to. On the other hand, there are other organizations in the secondary setting that care affectionately about the welfare of another while a family in a primary setting, individuals may be hostile towards another thus there can be variances in the groups. Hence from the above groupings of the society, different racial and ethnic groups have shown to see their own social status in a different way from the other. For example in a primary group, some ethnic groups like the Latinos and African Americans have shown to hold in high esteem the role that grandparents perform in the society and therefore they subscribe to that ideology than any other ethnic groupings like the white Americans. On the other hand the status in a secondary setting, classmates in college have placed less emphasis on the role of ethnicity or race. In this group, the role of the members in the classroom can be interchanged to suit one’s own liking b
The analysis provided in this paper seeks to compare two characters of the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake . We are going to compare how the author paints them in relation to other characters of the novel, thematic representation, and settings. In this respect, the analysis focuses on Gogol Nikhil, who is the main protagonist, and his mother, Ashami. The choice of these characters is founded on the greater contrasting thematic struggles inevitably depicted by the narrator. Gogol Nikhil is a persistent character preoccupied with the unfolding of his new modern life that transcends the Bengalese culture of his parents. Initially, he is proud of his name, but as soon as he receives negative feedback from his peers at school, he begins questioning his identity. The confusion that fills his registration at school creates a comic scene, as Mrs. Lapidu’s impatience rages too high. Cultural conflict and tension grew much deeper beyond fun making his name to get a completely new trend when searching for his identity. His inquisitive nature renders him to discover that no one around him has such a name. He pesters his father, Ashoke to give him a new public name, which he registers as his legal name. Although his name meant a lot to his father, it did not matter to Jhumpa, but he decided to alienate himself from his parents in every respect. When his parents take him to India, we expect that he adapts to the environment immediately. However, it becomes too foreign to him as the author describes, “he stares at the commuters clinging precariously to trams and buses” (Lahiri 282). The dramatic irony created in this scene is fundamental to exalt Gogol’s alienation from his ancestral land. The emotional struggle of Ashami to connect with her culture and people does not escape her. In her struggle, she demonstrates her disconnection with American while creating a group with immigrant friends who practice native culture and speak Bengali language. The author carries on the closed nature of Ashami throughout the novel, as she refuses to learn driving and wears Indian clothes for many years. The initial stage of courtship between Gogol and Moushumi is even-handed: both of them demonstrate insecure and flawed characters. In this relationship, Gogol expects her to accomplish certain desires because she would be required to make submissions to him. To Gogol, his insecurity began to emerge long time during his childhood, and he s
The alignment of strategic human resource management is set to take the corporate world by storm once it is fully embraced. Professionals who are in charge of the sectors in the organizations that use the systems have realized the potential, as well as the benefits of incorporating their human resource heads in other key areas of their operations with many positive effects. The managers who have adapted the strategies into their mode of operation have experienced rises in the productivity in various aspects of work within their organizations. They are also more familiar with the goings on of the organization at all levels and they can use their influences to deter situations that may be otherwise threatening to the success of the organization. In the world at present, the business scene has become more focused on globalization with mixed reactions such as uncertainty emanating from competition. The importance of strategic human resource management steps in to save the situation in the world of business institutions that are struggling to keep alive in the shrewd world of business. Strategic human resource management refers to the methodical administration that acts as a connection between business organizations and man (Roehling 1999, p. 978). The aspects of strategic human resource management, when applied effectually, will serve to assist in maintaining a sustainable competitive edge against the rivals in the industry while at the same time enhancing the business aspects of the organization. The importance of strategic human resource management is that is serves to lay emphasis on the vital aspects that ought to be looked at in the process of setting up comparisons that may be evident between the strategic goals of the organization as well as the policies that have been formulated that govern the principles of human resource. There are some of the very important aspects that without which a firm cannot survive without. The firm will only go under if it does not implement the strategies that have been put in place. Without structure, strategy, as well as human resource practice, the future of any firm is bleak. The main aspects that strategic human resource management seeks to address include integration as well as coordination of the activities that are encompassed in various practical areas that exist in the structured framework of any given business. This is done to achieve the long-term organizational goals of the organization