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Introduction Women have been always prone to some discrimination since time in memorial in the environment in which they might find themselves. The fire of discriminations burns more where issues like gender and race come together. Therefore, it is pure misery for women of color who find themselves strangers in a hostile land that thinks very little of them. This is the case especially for Latin-American immigrant women in the US. These women are mostly very vulnerable to issues like sexual assault and rape, domestic violence and the harsh economic conditions they have to face only makes the situation worse. In most cases, these women are regarded as family bread winners for their respective family units. Therefore, they have to juggle through different jobs so as to be able to cater for their families in every sense. Women are always inferior to their male counterparts in various aspects; be it political, social, economical, and in the confines of the home (Goodman, para. 8). This exhibit seeks to bring to light the struggles of Latin-American women go through in the united states in comparison to their male counterparts. Some objects will be incorporated to highlight struggles that these women have to endure daily in foreign lands. This work seeks to explore the plight of Latin American women immigrant through their whole process of migration to foreign destinations and their lives in these destinations. Pre-Migration It can be unanimously agreed that women tend to take religion more seriously than their male counterparts. Latin-Americans are religious with most of them professing the Holy Catholic doctrine. Since women are known to be steadfast in their beliefs, the Latin-American women are the epitome of this notion. The immigrants migrate to more developed countries in search of enhanced lives both for themselves, as well as their families. They may be wary of their destination, but they still go since they have no other option. The following parts of a poem by Rubén Darío in 1904 and translated by Bonnie Frederick show just how they view the US in terms of religious values. Exhibit 1: A Poem Ruben Dario on Fears the Immigrants Face TO ROOSEVELT It is with the voice of the Bible, or the verse of Walt Whitman, that I should come to you, Hunter, primitive and modern, simple and complicated, With something of Washington and more of Nimrod. You are the United States, you are the future invader of the naive America that has Indian blood, that still prays to Jesus Christ and still speaks Spanish Be careful. Viva Spanish America! There are a thousand cubs loosed from the Spanish lion. Roosevelt, one would have to be, through God himself, the-fearful Rifleman and strong Hunter, to manage to grab us in your iron claws. And, although you count on ever
In the modern globalized and advanced technologies world, the customer has numerous options to shop and to purchase different goods and services. One of the most common and easy ways to shop in the United States is online shopping. The online shopping industry brings billions of dollars of profit. That is why, every shopping website tries to attract as many visitors as possible, and then turn those visitors into their permanent clients. But today customer’s demands for the quality of services, including the online ones, are extremely raised, as customers have a lot of shopping alternatives among numerous websites. That is why, nowadays, it is important not only to attract the customer but also to insure him or her in the privacy, security, and confidence of the website’s services. One of the examples of a good website, that provides excellent services and concerns the security issues scrupulously, is the website of Dr. Foster and Dr. Smith, which can be found at the following web address “www.drsfostersmith.com”. It is necessary to point out that the website under consideration is an international online store of qualitative goods and consulting services concerning pets, birds, and wild animals. One may find there any goods for his or her pets and get the necessary information from credible specialists – veterinaries. The purchase would be sent to any part of the world, which again proves the internationality of this website. As for the privacy, security, and confidence standards at the website, one may firmly assert that they are handled in the best way possible there. While maintaining the online relationship with the customer, the staff of the website respects his or her privacy, especially, concerning the personal information that the customer provides to the online shop. The information that the website collects about its visitors and users is also carefully guarded and secured. To ensure the customer’s security of personal information and to make the shopping process more convenient, the website suggests three options to share the required information: “shop anonymously”, “remember me” and “express checkout” (cited from www.drsfostersmith.com). With the view to secure “remember me” and “express checkout” customers’ personal information and maintain privacy, the website established personal passwords and user IDs for the customer’s accounts information. The client may change his or her shopping status anytime he or she wants. The website secures customers’ email information and uses it only for the bilateral communication. The shopping process is also secured reliably by the Secure Socket Layer technology, so the third party can not access it. The website follows the AOL’s Privacy Policy and BBB Code of Online Business Practices. Numerous customers are concerned about the cookies’ usage. As for the given website, it do
Introduction Personnel is the backbone of any organization, and the expertise which employees bring ultimately is a major factor in organizational success. The United States Department of Justice is a major agency and its effectiveness is particularly dependent on its staff. Therefore, the agency must maintain proper employment practices to ensure that it employs people who are professionals in their respective spheres. Moreover, in modern governmental organizations, the composition of the workforce must reflect the population of the country, which makes the issue of diversity extremely important for the United States Department of Justice. Laws Affecting the Agency The agency’s personnel management is regulated by numerous laws and acts, which ultimately impact the way the department conducts its employment. First of all, the department is subject to the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It postulates that any organization, including government agencies, cannot discriminate against employees or potential candidates based on their characteristics such as race or sex (“Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964”, n.d.). In other words, the United States Department of Justice must not engage in any kind of discriminatory practices when hiring personnel, otherwise, the affected party can sue the agency. Another major piece of legislation which governs the way the agency must conduct its hiring is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The act states that the employer must not discriminate against workers based on their disability and has to provide them with an opportunity to work as long as they can perform their functions (Americans with Disabilities, 1990). Thus, the United States Department of Justice has to ensure that it has no improper treatment of job-seekers and employees with disabilities. Personnel Recruitment and Hiring Practices The United States Department of Justice has designed a special enterprise-wide strategic framework for equal employment opportunity. It aims at enforcing anti-discrimination laws and creating a culture of diversity, accountability, and equality in the organization (“2019–2022 enterprise-wide,” n.d.). According to the strategy: the agen
Introduction A joint venture (JV) is a business partnership where two or more business partners agree to join together only for a period of time to work on a project. In this kind of venture, the partners agree on the amount of power sharing and divide the expenses and assets amongst the partners in the joint venture. The business partners must agree and sign legal documents that are used as proof of their venture together and they agreed powers over the project. A joint venture can be either equity-based or contractual. It may be on the long term in working on the project or on a short term basis for the realization of the project’s objective. The underlying facts and characteristics are the major factors that determine the nature of any particular joint venture. In addition to that, the nature of the joint venture depends on the resources and wishes of the involved parties. Thesis Statement In reference to the given cases study, this paper will conduct a strategic analysis of the situation presented in the case study and thereby give recommendations. Discussion India is the twelfth largest economy at market exchange rates and the fourth largest in purchasing power. According to economic reforms, it is the second fastest growing large economy in the globe. Today the emerging markets in India have become the most exciting in the world. Industrial licensing requirements have been substantially reduced by policy reforms. Joint venture is the most preferred corporate entity by companies in India and all around the world. The joint venture companies in India are broadly divided into two types which are; financial collaborations which involves the foreign collaborations that have taken place in India. The other type of joint venture in India is Technical collaboration which basically involves the licensing of technology by the foreign collaborators based on the compensation. There being no separate laws for joint venture in India, operations in India are set up by foreign companies by entering into collaborations with Indian partners. The joint venture between Eli Lilly Company and Ranbaxy Laboratories was one of the most common cases in India. Lilly supplied active ingredients to the pharmaceutical companies in India and so in 1992 Ranbaxy approached Lilly with a proposal of providing low-cost sources of getting the ingredients that were being supplied by Lilly. On the other hand, Ranbaxy had risen to become the second largest exporter of pharmaceutical products in India. The first meeting of the two partners in the joint venture was held at Lilly’s corporate center in the 1990. The directors of the two exportation companies were present in the meeting (Celly 7). It was at this meeting that Lilly decided on forming a joint venture. The main focus of the joint venture was to market Lilly’s drug in India. In the event that one of the partners required to
Market Value of the Company Shares Market value is considered to be the price at which it is possible to buy and sell the assets of the company (Mayes & Shank 2009). Seven West Media’s market value as well as its share price is not always stable: its last sale price is about $2, 840 that is -1,05% of the current value (Australian Securities Exchange 2011). Market share of the Seven Media Group is about 38% nowadays, and thought its concentration is in rather a volatile state because the majority of networks take risk when they decide to devaluate advertising air time (Sallmann 2011). In general, the position of market value of Seven West Media’s shares is not stable, and it is hard to predict what kind of change may be observed tomorrow. However, the ability to cooperate with the investors on different levels introduces good prospects in the nearest future. Reasons of share price movement According to the first annual report of the company (Seven West Media Annual Report 2011), the current company’s share price is up to 50% in comparison to the numbers got in April of this year. Such share price movement may be based on the challenges the company faced recently. The point is that Kerry Stokes, the chairman of the company, has successfully coped a hammering that came from the investors, who were not satisfied with the idea that West Australian Newspapers offered $4,1 billion acquisition (Ahmed 2011). 21 February, 2011 was the time when West Australian purchased Seven West Media and made it one of the biggest media companies in the country. Its share price decreased up to 37% at that moment, and there was a need to take some changes and improve the situation. The main reason why the share price of the company underwent certain changes was shareholders’ uncertainty that Seven West Media could not benefit from cooperation with such huge company like West Australian newspaper. The period between May and August in 2011 was not the most successful for the company as well, and, the charts show how the situation changed during that period [Please, refer to Appendix 1]. It was hard for Seven West Media to find good investors after the company was purchased. The impact of the West Australian was an integral point, and not many companies were eager to pay attention to the offers of the company as they were not sure about the continuation of such cooperation, this is why the share price was not stable and decreased gradually. Summer 2011 was a difficult period for many media companies due to weak advertising, still, Seven West Media followed its share price too closely. The attempts were justified for a while. In September, its share price was increased up to 10%, and in October its falls again because of the company’s decision to refinance its debts with the help of several commitments from banks. Market capitalization It is very important for the companies, which are listed in ASX, to multiply their share prices according to the number of shares in one particular issue.
Personal health is an important issue to be taken into account when going about our day-to-day activities. I am female, Caucasian, and in my early twenties, which means I am prone to various health problems. Young female Caucasians do have health problems ranging from alcoholism, obesity, heart ailments, high cholesterol, and breast cancer to diabetes and osteoporosis. The problems are generally brought about by several factors which include unhealthy habits, ignorance, and hereditary factors. Hales (2010) highlighted this fact by saying that: Your health depends on many factors, including your age, gender, race, and ethnic background. If you are in your late teens or early twenties, you are in a potentially risky transition. Young men and women of every race and ethnic group are more likely to eat fast food, not exercise, be obese, and smoke cigarettes (Hales, 2010). In addition to this, Hales continues by stating that “white Americans, who have the best health in adolescence, experience the greatest decline in early adulthood” (Hales, 2010). This last statement seems to reflect my case; though I am still in my early twenties, without proper precautions and healthy habits I might experience health problems shortly. Therefore this paper is going to discuss the issue of personal health and a high-risk condition I am prone to, based upon my age, sex, and ethnicity. The paper will then conclude by showing possible measures to be employed in preventing this condition. People of my age and ethnicity are prone to specific health difficulties; some of these are hereditary which means very little can be done to prevent them. Conversely,
Administration of justice; the government has the mandate of enforcing the rule of law. The government operates the system of courts and laws which make all mature citizens equal under the law and gives the citizens equal opportunities to achieve a just settlement of their civil disputes. It also ensures that fair treatment is given to the suspected or accused in the event of a criminal activity. Common defense; it is the most important function of the government. A political society’s government, whether central or national, is liable for preserving the safety of that society from alien aggression according to Ethridge and Handleman (2009). As a result, the government upholds the armed forces which it utilizes during attacks and incursions by foreign authorities to provide protection of the country and the people it governs. Domestic order; it is the duty of the government to govern and protect its citizens. Therefore, the government should uphold internal peace among the people and other groups in the society. In the constitution of the United States, domestic order or internal peace is known as domestic tranquility. The constitution was established to ensure domestic tranquility. Protection of civil liberties; in a constitutional democratic civilization, the protection of civil liberties is the most significant function of the government. The government preserves and conserves the basic rights and liberties assured by the constitution to the members of the society. Foreign diplomacy; the handling of foreign diplomacy is another crucial responsibility which in a sovereign state is done by the national or central government as stated by Dick, Blais and Moore (1996). In a completely independent political culture, the central government sustains official diplomatic ties with a considerable number of other sovereign nations in the globe whose central governments formally recognize the independence of the particular political culture. It also maintains these ties with those sovereign societies willing to maintain diplomatic ties with its conventional existing central government. Promotion of the general welfare; the government should endorse the universal good of all classes of citizens by ensuring laws safeguarding them equally are passed and that equal opportunities are provided. The general welfare encompasses transportation, education, public health and safety as sated by Noona (2006). The human basic needs and interactions which are human rights, public service, allocation of resources, war and peace and physical environment are highly affected by how the government upholds its functions. The instability of the functions of the government has very adverse impacts on the most basic needs and the interaction of the citizens. For instance, t
Novice employees are often enthusiastic and motivated to work. They often have numerous ideas and have the stamina to implement a variety of projects. Julie Mok is one of such enthusiastic employees. Nonetheless, this category of people can often be dissatisfied with their jobs due to certain disappointment (Pfeffer 2007). Pfeffer (2007) notes that this disappointment is a result of wrong expectations and conflicts. Again, this is the case with Julie as she was promised to work in a team of professionals where she could generate creative ideas. Instead, Julie’s ideas are ignored, and, more so, one of the team members has taken up the role of a senior. It is possible to consider three possible strategies Julie could use to overcome existing issues. However, before assessing possible methods, it is important to understand what is happening in the team. Hence, Julie is a young HR professional who has numerous ideas but who is ignored by the rest. Harry Main is an illicit leader in the group, which is supposed to be a team of equals responsible for different tasks. Apparently, Enrique is facing certain personal issues, but he does not get support from the team. Moreover, Harry threatens to tell the boss about Enrique’s early leaves. It is clear that Harry is trying to be an autocratic leader. Gonos and Gallo (2013, p. 159) stress that such managers tend to “change subordinate’s obligations,” do not leave the space for employees, and are uncompromising. At the same time, Vondey (2008) notes that any leadership presupposes followers. In other words, the rest of the team accepted the rules set by Harry and took up the roles of followers. It is difficult to understand how exactly Harry gained this kind of authority, but it is easy to trace tools he uses to remain a leader in the team. Gonos and Gallo (2013) note that autocratic leaders often become a link between team members and top management. Harry utilises this strategy, for example, in his relationships with Enrique. He also takes up the role of a speaker of the team to tell Julie they do not need her ideas. He always appeals to his experience when talking with Julie. This is also one of the strategies used by autocratic leaders who are not eager to listen to other members of the team. It is important to have these tools in mind while considering ways to act in this kind of conflict. The first strategy to be analysed can involve the development of proper leader’s and followers’ roles. Vondey (2008) emphasises that these roles should be properly defined to avoid any conflicts. Thus, Julie can address other members of the team talking about their responsibilities, their experience and the way they see Harry or the leader in the group. This can help Julie, as well as other members of the team, understand that
The major failure by Dan Nowicki in the article “ Arizona Immigration Law Debate Triggers National Shockwaves,” is to address all of the complexities involved in Comprehensive Immigration Reform, and the article instead focuses solely on failing Bipartisanship as the major block to legislation (Nowicki). By contrast, other articles that have addressed this issue before and after the publications of Nowicki’s article provide a more balanced perspective on the debate (Bennett), (Ratnam), (Archibold). Throughout the article, Mr. Nowicki attempts to paint a picture of diametrically opposed factions. However, he buries any mention of any middle ground that may exist for moderate ideas or compromise. This undermines the integrity of the piece to the reader. The author begins by telling the audience that the main polarity is within the public, between those that are anti-immigration and the Hispanic community (Nowicki). However, the author does not discuss more centrist ideas or non-Hispanic subsets that are pro-immigration. Therefore, unless the reader belongs to one of the groups addressed, they stand to feel unrepresented or unwillingly forced into one of these groups. By beginning the article in a manner that creates such a string dichotomy, it then seems reasonable to conclude, as the article continues, that Congress too is equally polarized (Nowicki). While the motives of the author are unknown, it is likely that proposing the debate as so contentious will cause the audience to be more enticed to read and more engaged in the material. When ideas are positioned in such a way as to exacerbate conflict, human intrigue is directed to the clash. However, the credibility of the author suffers when certain readers may not find their ideas represented in the work. In the alternative, it may cause readers to adopt the polarized opinions of the represented groups, and abandon their own more moderate views, thus exacerbating the difficulty of the situation. This could occur more strongly in specific groups, such as with Hispanic readers. While some Hispanic readers may have a more moderate view on immigration reform, they may be marginalized by the author’s inherent argument that if you are Hispanic, you must have a radical view of immigration reform that mirrors radical anti-immigration activists (Nowicki). However, recent Congressional activity has shown that there are more moderate voices and compromise is possible (Bennett), (Ratnam). Last month, Congress proposed a Bill that could create solutions to some of the most debated issues in immigration, including conditional amnesty (Bennett). While the Dream Act is not Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the actions of both parties to make concessions to take steps to begin the process is in direct contradiction to Nowicki’s claim that “[s]uch a hostile landscape won’t make it easy to launch bipartisan negotiations on the touchy topic” (Nowicki). Even more recently, Congress has shown a willingness, albeit reluctant, to reach across the aisle. Earlier this month, when President Obama asked Democrats to conced