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Introduction “Nothing good comes easy” is a common saying that is used in almost every speech. Japadog can actually attest to this, having grown from a simple food stand to a cross national store. This success may be attributed to various factors which will be discussed later. Japadog therefore is the main focus in this paper, which examines how the environment and consumer behaviour affects Japadog’s operations. Company Description As the name suggests, Japadog literally means Japanese hotdogs. This is because compared with the regular hotdog, and in comparison with the common condiments known to Americans, the Japadog hotdogs are made using Japanese condiments. Japadog kicked off in Vancouver and solely sells hotdogs. It was established by Japanese descents. In a city like the BC which is largely multiracial, the Japanese hotdogs adds to variety. This is beneficial to Vancouver as the diversified needs of the customers are met. As earlier mentioned, Japadog started out as a small cart vendor and has now grown to join the league of successful mobile food vendors. Demographic Food street vending is a common phenomenon in Vancouver due to its wide sidewalks. The food street vending business is large enough and entails an array of products ranging from fruits, hotdogs, and roast chestnuts. More and more street vending businesses are being encouraged meaning more and more hotdog business stands will be set up. Initially, it was difficult for the Japadog business to gain recognition and essence in America but currently, it is a people’s favourite joint with long queues. According to the Vancouver Economic Development Commission (2009), Vancouver downtown has over 50,000 daytime employees. The whole of downtown peninsula has around 145,000 employees. The fact that Vancouver downtown is still developing and growing, more people are presumed to move here. Therefore, the demand for hotdogs is likely to increase and so is business. Socio-cultural Hotdog is a socially and culturally accepted snack in the American world. Therefore, the Japadog faces less resistance. The Japadog hotdogs however are an improved version of the commonly known regular hotdog, since Japanese ingredients have been incorporated. All the same, the regular hotdog without Japanese toppings is still reserved and can be provided upon request. The predominant people are English-speaking (Vancouver Economic Development Commission, 2009). This is bound to have a mixed effect on the Japadog because some may like the hotdogs, others may not and others may just be okay with it. The Japanese ingredients differ from the American ones and this may affect the taste perception as well as a person’s future desire to buy from Japadog. Competitive In addition to selling regular hotdogs, Japadog made an improvement on this hotdog using Japanese ingredients. This was a commendable innovation that sought to create a varied taste. Just like in any beginning business, the perception at first was not so good but time has changed all that. The addition of Japanese ingredients became an
The Work and Life of Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan, 1940-1973) was a Chinese American and Hong Kong martial arts actor, martial arts coach, philosopher, and film director. He was born in November 27, 1940 in San Francisco, California, United States to parents of Hong Kong origin. His father was a singer and Lee was born while his father was on tour in the US. Lee and his parents returned to Hong Kong in 1941, he appeared in his first movie at the age of three, and altogether appeared in an estimated 20 movies as a child actor. Besides acting, Bruce studied dance and later became a member of a Hong Kong Street gang. In 1953, he started learning kung fu. Bruce Lee moved in to the US at the age of 18 to claim his citizenship by virtue of birth, and to further his education. He completed his high school in Edison, Washington and consequently joined the University of Washington, majoring in philosophy (Bio, para. 2). It is while he was in university that he began his martial arts job, coaching fellow students and teachers on the Wing Chun technique of martial arts that he had studied in Hong Kong. It is also through the teaching job that he met Linda Emery, whom he married in 1964 (Thomas, pp. 57). By then, he had established his own martial arts schools in California, Los Angeles, and Oakland. In these schools, Bruce Lee mainly taught the Jeet Kune Do technique (Tagliafero, pp. 17). Lee became widely known in the US when he was chosen to play a role in the television show The Green Hornet , which was televised between 1966 and 1967. The show was adopted from an earlier radio show and the small and slender Lee showed his athletic and theatric fighting technique as the Hornet’s faithful assistant, Kato. He also made cameo appearances in other TV shows such as Ironside and Longstreet , his most noteworthy role came in the 1969 movie Marlowe , in which the main actor was James Garner (Thomas, pp. 116). However, with the reduction in major film roles and the commonness of stereotypes aimed at actors of Asian descent, Lee left Los Angeles and returned to Hong Kong in 1971, together with his wife, Linda Lee Cadwell, and two children, Brandon Lee (1965-1993) and Shannon Lee (born 1967). Unknown to Lee, The Green Hornet had been aired in Hong Kong and was widely received, he was surprised to be identified on the streets upon his return to Hong Kong. He signed a contact with Raymond Chow to release two movies with the Golden Harvest Company. Lee had his first leading role in The Big Boss (1971) which was a huge success across Asia, and propelled him to prominence. He shortly followed this with Fist of Fury (1972) which was even more successful than its predecessor, The Big Boss. In Fists of Fury , Lee was presented as a fighter on a mission to revenge the killing of his master, the film set new box office records in Hong Kong. After finishing his two-movie contract, Lee discussed a
Introduction Although the prose is the genre that is as a natural material for the structural criticism in contrast to poetry, there are some problems found in the analysis of some pieces of prose as well. Although the stories written by an outstanding American writer Flannery O’Connor are each a structurally independent piece, there are certain similarities in some of her novels. The novels in question are those called “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “Good Country People.” Themes, characters, and settings of these two novels will be compared in this research paper. Although the texts touch upon entirely different aspects of people’s lives, they are strikingly similar when one takes a closer look at them. First of all, it is essential to consider the elements of the abovementioned texts. Their diversity should not deceive, for they deal with the same topic. Settings of “Good Country People” & “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” The difference between the settings of “Good Country People” and “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is not that big as it might have seen at first. The first novel depicts a country road and a family moving towards the destination unknown, with an ambush on their way, and the bandits robbing and killing them. These settings are tragic and make one think of the fragility of life and the danger waiting for the travelers on their life journey. The other text, which is supposed to make quite a different impression, has the settings unchanged – or, it should be said, they have been modified a little for the reader to get trapped into the split between the reality and the novel. Both stories unwind in the same environment. The road that the family in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is a symbol of the life path – or the way that we choose. In this respect, F.O’Connor is practically following the footprints of O’Henry with his themes of crime and punishment. No wonder that she on the O’Henry award (Kirk 16) once, for the art of depicting life as it is, without subdividing people into criminals and judges, or the poor and the rich, or the right and the wrong. The idea of the wrong and the right is what following each piece of O’Connor’s prose. This is also a central “Good Country People” theme. The author is trying to convey the simple thesis of people’s imperfection and the world being, in fact, a place where terrible mistakes and misconceptions occur often. And she manages to do it brilliantly. Characters in “Good Country People” & “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” Speaking of the characters involved in both pieces, one must admit that the pattern taken by the author once is deliberately repeating itself in each of her stories. The critics go further in their suggestions about the topics implemented in the story. For instance, Spivey suggests that
In the clip of “Frailty, thy name is woman”, there are two dynamics of presentations from Gibson and Hawke movie clips. Both of them entail application of various styles, their similarities and the differences. Based on these dynamics of presentations, the message conveyed is thereby viewed differently. The implication of applying different models of performance is aimed at achieving the effectiveness of the play, as well capturing the attention of the listeners. In both videos, the narrators express the use of tonal variation to portray different scenarios in the performance. For instance, the performers, both in the Gibson’s and Hawke’s plays carefully vary their tones whenever there is transition of lines or chapters. This is well articulated in the line where the narrator expresses why God had not fixed His Canaan against self-slaughter. The tonal variation is strongly evidenced in the next line where the narrator exclaims such words as, “Oh my God.” Similarly, both presentations show the application of demonstrations from either video or live clips. In line with this, the two performances solely rely upon the live shows alongside verbal narrations. For example, in the Gibson’s play, the narrator critically expresses this style by showing live display of a woman and a king most presumably making romance. Nevertheless, there are differences in their styles of presentation, for example, Gibson’s performance relies heavily on first hand information from the narrator, while Hawke’s performance is through a video clip narration. Therefore, Hawke’s performances are void of facial expressions, first hand body language and other styles that are associated with live performance. According to my own evaluation of the two presentations, I would conclude that Gibson’s performance is more effective than Hawke’s. This is due to the fact that his performance exhibits full application of stylistic devices required in a message delivery. The clip “To be or not to be” shows the inclusion of various performance skills. Both actors employ the use of first hand delivery of information, accompanied with tonal variation at the beginning and the end of every statement. Most significantly, both actors manage their stage performance through excellent body movements and facial expressions. However, there is a slight difference in the actors’ narration. Gibson’s performance is accompanied by live demonstrations while Hawke’s lack the live demonstrations. The stage settings are clear indication of the message to be delivered. For instance, the dark and gloomy background suggests how dreary and frightening death is. The performance background is further emphasized by the tone that the actors use. Therefore, the scene sets up a linkage representation between the stage and the tonal variation and the stage setting. My response in regards to these performances is very positive about their full imple
It was indicated by Jaideep Prabhu (Lee & Greenley, 2010) that theory and practice are important elements that collectively provide solutions for businesses. In this regard, Praibhu highlighted the significance of “rigor” and “relevance”, and stated that they are essential components of business practice, research or study. In the same way, Tim (2009) also stated that business practice theories from academics should be integrated. Since universities prepare students for their practical exposure in the business world, therefore, it is important that they equip students with relevant academic theories that are applicable in the real business management practice so that students can meet the requirements of the corporate world. In order to understand the implications of rigour and relevance of academic theories for business practices, a position of the owner-manager was considered by the researcher to highlight how this individual could play an effective role in managing five challenging elements in organizations namely future, self, finances, staff, and customers. Individuals, who are entitled to receive owner-manager positions, have the highest level of authority, power, and responsibility. Such persons are responsible for running businesses, and they need to be active, stable, and vigilant in order to be successful in building and sustaining effective business practices. In this regard, it is essential to state that these individuals determine the future of the enterprise as they are concerned with the growth and development of the organization. Moreover, these individuals are supposed to pro
There are many people who would want to rule the world and there are also many people who would want to change the world. Few succeed in doing so but there are those who belong to neither group and yet left a legacy that became some form of blueprint that others try to emulate. The lives of Bob Marely and Fela Anikulapo-Kuti came from divergent paths but led to the same conclusion: the creation of music icons that influenced future generations. Their success can be attributed to their musical genius but at the same time it is also due to their ability to speak to their times, especially the socio-political component of nation building. They were also able to speak words, through their music that transcended culture, religion and social classes. Background Bob Marley and Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s music and lyrics would make no sense until the reader is acquainted with three powerful forces that shaped Africa, the American continent and nearby tropical nations like Jamaica. These three related terms came to shape how people behave and how they were treated by outsiders and these three are: slavery; inequality; and poverty. These three are related and it can even be argued that these three were listed in descending order based on the history of these places. Slavery came first via a twisted concept called racism. It is therefore important to have a clear definition of this word. From a standard dictionary the definition is revealed to be the idea that one group of individuals is superior to another. Interestingly, this definition did not only come from philosophers and opinionated intellectuals not sure of what to do with their time. This definition came via university studies. Social scientists in the 19 th century were adamant that people can be categorized in descending order of importance. A Caucasian may not take offense with this view but if one is of African descent then this mindset is racist and utterly unacceptable. In a level playing field those of African and even Asian heritage can compete with those who came from European stock. But this view came late after the end of slavery in the latter part of the 19 th century and finally laid to rest after the successful although tumultuous Civil Rights movement in the United States. However, before the time of liberation came people of African ancestry had to find ways to speak out against slavery, inequality and poverty. The obvious consequence of slavery is inequality. In a society populated by men and women created equal in the eyes of God, there has now a differentiation based
Lemonade is the sixth studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released on April 23, 2016. Unlike the previous R&B albums, Lemonade features diverse genres like hip hop, electronic, pop, trap, etc. The artist explores a variety of themes like dealing with cheating and depression; however, the album also celebrates her race and culture. By telling her own story through songs, Beyoncé describes the experiences of black women, one of the most vulnerable social groups in America. Nowadays, social constructs, beauty standards, and ideologies are enforced upon black women by dominating social power. Moreover, today’s media lack the correct representation of minorities. That is why accurate images and representations of Black people have always been important to the Black community (Williams 8). The Beyoncé Lemonade, while sharing personal experience, tailors directly to the black female audience and expresses pride in the artist’s heritage. It is seen especially in the song “Formation,” where the singer appreciates such features as black kinky hair and big noses, which are often seen in society as unattractive. A bold resistance to ill ideologies of sexism and racism is expressed in the lyrics. According to Gerard, “it mirrors what black women must examine, own and empower in a predominantly white culture today” (127). The main conclusion that can be drawn is that Beyoncé’s music is a significant contribution to discussions of current racial and social issues. It highlights the realities of African women and empowers them to succeed despite all discrimination. Works Cited Gerard, Jacqueline. Black Americans in Higher Education: Africana Studies: A Review of Social Science Volume 8 . Routledge, 2020. Williams, Faith G. “Afrocentrism, Hip-Hop, and the “Black Queen: Utilizing Hip-Hop Feminist Methods to Challenge Controlling Images of Black Women.” McNair Scholars Research Journal , vol. 10, no. 1, 2017, pp. 210-223.
Introduction Though many scholars have not agreed with the common definition of integrated marketing communication, majority agree that it is a business process that is audience-driven. It strategically manages the stakeholders’ channels, content, and the results of the brand communication programs (Kliatchko 2008, p.137). Belch and Belch (2006) argue that it is a theory of marketing communication framework that acknowledges the value of all-inclusive arrangements that assess the tactical functions of a wide range of strategic areas of marketing such as sales promotion, advertising, public relations and the direct response. In other words, it integrates all the areas of marketing disciplines. In essence, integrated marketing communication is a concept that brings together all marketing disciplines in order to provide precision, reliability and optimal impact on communication (Kitchen & De Pelsmacker, 2004). However, most of the definitions of IMC have derived their arguments from the centralised idea. That is, bringing all the instruments of communications together, its synergistic effect and the homogeneity of the communications (Belch &Belch, 2006). From this perspective, IMC coordinates the other entire marketing communication tools. Therefore, IMC has more value when judged against conventional communications (Kliatchko, 2008, p.137). From the viewpoint of consumer, integrated marketing communication is considered vital. Development of IMC Since its inception as a theoretical concept in the last decade, integrated marketing communication has been accepted in the management circles. In essence, not only in the management circles has the concept been conceptualised as a practice but also in academics where it is regarded as a formal field of study (Belch &Belch, 2006). From early 1990s to mid-2000s, IMC was seen just as a marketing communication tool that integrates other disciplines of marketing. Later, it was considered as a vital strategic process that brings together other marketing communication strategies (Kliatchko 2008, p.137). Currently, IMC is understood as a business process rather than being seen as mere coordination of marketing communication tools (Kliatchko 2008, p.137). The most important consideration in the conceptualisation of the IMC is its applicability as well as its implementation within the organisations. The concerns over its applications focus on areas such as its impact on the current advertising as well as in the practices of marketing communication (Cornelissen & Lock 2000, p.78). In this area, researchers analyse how the total quality management processes are supported by the integrated communications within the organisation as well as the challenges that are faced by organisation in regards to the IMC implementation. IMC has also been studied in relation to public relations. The studies have examined how integrated communication marketing can be incorporated with public relations (Kliatchko 2008, p.138). However, critics from this particular viewpoint argue that the IMC is biased and has a
There are a number of activities involved in the anticipation of disasters. Management of floods is no exception. In anticipation of the occurrence of floods, a number of activities need to be carried out in preparation of any imminent disaster that may arise. Responders to disaster need psychological support which is aimed at helping them to deal with trauma that may arise as a result coming face to face with the devastating effects of this type of disaster. The Disaster Response Network (DRN) offers pro-bono mental health service to responders as well as helping forge working relationship between all responding organizations. However, there are policy issues that need to be addressed to ensure that all these responders are strategically incorporated in disaster management. There are a number of activities and procedures involved in preparing and anticipating floods. They include; threat information gathering, particularly, from the environment and persons, paying particular attention to the information obtained, interpreting this information in relation to evident disaster signs, a series of processes geared towards informed decision making. Responders also need to be given the necessary psychological support and training in anticipation of the imminent trauma that they will be exposed to by the devastating effects of the floods (Gist and Lubin, 1999; Lindell and prater, n.d.). The Disaster Response Network (DRN) is a function of the American Psychological Association (APA) that offers pre-disaster psychological support to disaster responders. When responding to floods, DRN enables the responders to deal with trauma in the process of their humanitarian work (APA, 2011). The DRN offers a number of supportive roles to disaster responders. Basically, it coordinates the activities of all responding organizations including the Red Cross. The DRN aims at maintaining fruitful working relations between responding organizations, communities and individuals in response to flood management. Furthermore, the DRN offers psychological counseling to the communities affected by floods (APA, 2011). To provide these services, the DRN as well as other disaster responders are mandated to follow a code of professional ethics (Phelps, Eismanb and Kohoutc, 1998). Given that there are a number of organizations with different structural policies but sharing a common goal in responding to disasters related to floods, conflicts may arise. This is due to the fact that the corporate organizations respond to disasters not only for humanitarian reasons but also for publicity. As such a conflict of interest arises between the corporate organizations and other humanitarian