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Introduction Marriage relationships amongst the Asian American women and the European Americans have become increasingly common in the United States. Today, the Asian American community has become a center of desirability since other communities have developed profound interest in them. This essay provides an overview of the Asian American women by examining their marriage relationships. Asian American Women and Marriage The conflict between gender systems profoundly affected racial hierarchies amongst the European American men and the Asian American women. Racial discrimination was equally rampant. Women and girls were treated with much disrespect. According to Morris, the protestant missionaries adored marriages and they lavishly praised married young women to the extent of organizing wedding celebrations for them (103). Civilization of Marriages amongst Asian American Women Chen and Takeuchi reveal that the Presbyterian missionary ushered the first step towards civilization of the Asian American women (878). According to the authors, Asian Americans have the higher numbers of interracial affairs than any other race. A majority of the Asian American women have married their fellow Asian American partners. Chen and Takeuchi unveil that the number of intermarriages between Asian American and European American, the pan Asian, and other Asian marriages increased from approximately 6-percent in 2007 to 13-percent in 2011 (881). Conclusion The public reputation of the Asian Americans underpins the interracial marriages amongst the Asians Americans and other communities. Common traits such as language and tradition compel Asian American women to prefer their fellow partners of the Asian origin because they share general experiences and beliefs. Works Cited Chen, Juan, and David Takeuchi. “Intermarriage, Ethnic Identity, and Perceived Social Standing among Asian Women in the United States.” Journal of Marriage and Family 73.4(2011): 876-88. Print. Morris, Bonnie. “Major Problems in the History of American Sexuality.” Women’s Studies International Forum 26.1(2003): 103. Print.
Introduction Chabros International Group is a Lebanese multinational wood company founded and owned by the family of Chami. In 1991, Chabros had officially introduced its first international operations in Dubai and later expanded to neighboring countries in MENA region, such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman, among others. Chabros’ international expansion boosted its profits and market share, with Dubai considered as the most profitable international subsidiary, having accounted for 50% of Chabros’ $100 million in total sales in 2008. However, the global economic crisis of the year 2008 affected Chabros tremendously. To counter this crisis, several strategies were initiated by its financial advisers; they included market development growth strategy, market penetration strategy, diversification of wooden products, reduction on the company’s expenditure on salaries through layoffs, venturing into new untapped markets like Morocco, and re-boosting brand image (Beamish & Farah , 2012). This paper discusses major challenges that Chabros faced in its internationalization process as well as strategies used to overcome those challenges. Major Issues and Management Problems Challenging Chabros International Group: Marketing Strategy and Sourcing Strategies/Logistics Marketing strategy and sourcing strategies/logistics are some of the challenges that Chabros International Group faced. Chabros, being a wood manufacturer, a veneer, and a lumber wholesaler, experienced challenges when tried to compete with other suppliers in the market, who were specifically involved in the wholesale of wood products only (Beamish & Farah , 2012). In 2008, Russian suppliers sold their wooden products at lower prices as compared to Chabros’ products offered at higher prices for the same value. Another challenge that Chabros faced was poor reception of its brand in countries in which it operated mainly due to a lack of proper strategies to make the brand appealing to the larger market segment. All the abovenentioned put Chabros to a disadvantaged position that subsequently handicapped its market share and reduced its competitiveness compared to Asian and European suppliers (Beamish & Farah , 2012). What Motivated Chami to Expand Chabros’ Operations Internationally? Chabros originally operated in Lebanon, dealing only with veneer wood products. It serviced its Dubai customers from Lebanon, who would purchase Chabros products and subsequently ship them to their domestic markets in Dubai, U.A.E, and Saudi Arabia (Beamish & Farah , 2012). Chami thought of increasing sales of his products through market research by his sales representative, Mr. Nicholas Mousalli. Eventually, Chabros started exporting wood products, Lumber and Veneer, directly to Dubai. At first, it supplied Chabros’ original clients and later opted to open a warehouse that eventually developed to a fully operational international Chabros branch. Chabros followed the international strategy in its expansion. It began by exporting wood products directly from Lebanon to its clients in Dubai, and after acquiring a significant market share, it decided to open a branch in Dubai, followed by other units in Saudi
The court delegated to the jury the task of determining whether or not the accused was guilty of murder and premeditated homicide accusations. The article describes how several characters have demonstrated their knowledge, efficacy, ethics, and talents in an attempt to reach the proper conclusion about the accused mainly focusing on jurors 1 and 5. Juror 1 makes an admirable effort to keep other jurors in line as he is the foreman of the jury responsible for keeping the group under control (Alazas 7). Juror 5 is a courteous person who seems shy and does not talk during most of the deliberations of other jurors since he understands when to speak despite his quiet demeanor. Juror 5 has a good understanding of slum life because he admits to having lived in one his entire life and tells how rubbish was piled up in his backyard. This knowledge helped him during the demonstration on switching knives and contested usage (Reginald 21). Moreover, the other jurors were focused on their agendas while the rest of the jury was focused on providing the proper judgment on whether the accused was guilty or not (Reginald 56). This is notably clear with juror 7, who is focused on adjourning the conference so that he may return home while others are attempting to get the right decision. Juror 1 presided over the deliberation, which had the goal of determining whether the accused was guilty or not. He orders the jurors to sit down, for example, and when jury 8 continues to stare out the window, he tells him to seat (Reginald 13). He also spends most of his time trying to keep the peace and helps to keep the conversation alive. Juror 5 is hesitant to express his opinions but speaks out when the other jurors criticize residents from the slum. He is defensive in that he tries to defend the accused because they both originated from the slums. Works Cited Alazas, Jacquelyn Grace R. Turning Sorrow into Service: Juror Five in Twelve Angry Men . Diss. Regent University, 2020. Reginald, Rose. Twelve Angry Men . The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1964, p. 21, 56, 13, Web.
The Aggregate Demand Aggregate demand is an important macroeconomic term that identifies the total need for products and services at a selected period. The measurement is sensitive to the changes in production, politics, events, and innovations; thus, various projects have been developed and released when the world faces the shocking COVID-19 pandemic. The article “A model of endogenous risk intolerance and LSAPs: Asset prices and aggregate demand in a “Covid-19” shock” published by Caballero and Simsek in 2021 explores how the pandemic influenced the finance industry. Indeed, the aggregate demand for monetary assets significantly increased when the COVID-19 emergency disrupted most businesses. The article stated that large-scale investments became more in demand due to the government’s responsibility and assistance, decreasing endogenous risks (Caballero & Simsek, 2021). Quantifications were based on market elasticity or inelasticity and large-scale asset purchases (LSAP); consequently, the aggregate demand became the fundamental variable. The aggregate demand in monetary support for multiple industries resulted in the increased volume of debt, the overhang of which influenced the prices and resulted in additional challenges. Indeed, Caballero and Simsek (2021) claim that “as LSAPs increase asset prices, they improve banks’ balance sheets, which further reduces the required Sharpe ratio and raises asset prices” (p. 5530). The article suggested that the aggregate demand must be boosted to support the monetary policies and decrease the risks faced after the pandemic’s shock for the worldwide economy. The Aggregate Supply Aggregate supply is the total provision of goods made for a market with a specific price at a selected period. The measurement is frequently applied to the countries’ economies as it reflects the need for expanding or narrowing production to address the demand. The article “The effect of imperfect information on aggregate supply: Case study the economy of Iran” written by Hosseini and Roshan explores Iranian markets and the changes in prices from 1966 to 2017. The influence of non-submitted and delayed information on the economic conditions was described by comparing the calibrated parameters with the actual data (Hosseini & Roshan, 2020). Aggregate supply changes with the updates in technologies, demand, and unexpected conditions occurrence, and the article concluded that the Iranian economy had multiple cases when the production did not have to adjust. The scientists analyzed the prices’ change retrospectively to identify the markets’ reaction on partial and imperfect information structures to determine how the aggregate supply changed. Hosseini and Roshan (2020) concluded that “the introduced model can simulate the impact of shocks on macroeconomic variables” (p. 287). Aggregate supply was presented in the non-vertical form, which is flexible to diverse factors and responds to the demands of different periods of the Iranian economy. The Simple Aggregate Expenditure Model The simple aggregate expenditure model addresses how the gross domestic product (GDP) relates to planned sp
Historians cannot necessarily study everything that happened in the past, thus, they are choosy in their own investigations. Some historical events, people, dates or occurrence are more significant to historical studies than others. In order to make sense out of history, one has to incorporate the idea of significance. Generally, historians use criteria of significance to decide between the significant and trivial events, as a way of making history to be more meaningful. Modern historians use a set of five factors of significance: importance, profundity, quantity, durability, and relevance. Educational research on topics of school history provides further three sets of related criteria of significance, including intimate interests, symbolic significance, and contemporary lessons. This paper will be based on using profundity as criteria of significance in the study of history. Profundity is normally used to offer an evaluative component to the factor of importance. In order to appreciate and contextualize the importance of the past, it is crucial to consider how deeply people were affected by an event. For example, in relation to the event, profundity offers an instructive factor for understanding various people’s reactions to a significant event. Hence, it helps students to understand events that deeply transformed people’s lives. The next part of this paper will evaluate how events of Cold War, Decolonization, and Globalization period in the post World War 2 era have deeply affected people. Following independence of China, the Nationalist Party led by Jiang Jieshi began war with the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong. Due to this war, people of china suffered greatly, since the nationalists did little to improve the lives of people as promised. Mao eventually managed to overthrow the government in 1949. Under Mao and Communism, the lives of Chinese were greatly affected due to transformation of their society from agricultural society into an industrial society. The existing economic set-up was also transformed through the elimination of old landlords and business classes and free health care for peasants. Under communism’s one-party dictatorship, the freedoms of the people of China were immensely suppressed. Following the Cultural Revolution and the broad shifts in leadership in China to the present, there have been great gains in terms of freedoms, leadership, and economic welfare of people of China, but they still continue to suffer to some extent, since the promised equality and brotherhood that was originally promised in revolution has not been completely implemented. The end of World War II marked the beginning of an age of nationalist movements in European colonies in Africa and Asia. For example, the outbreak of World War II led to collapse of the uneasy alliance between Britain and Indian National Congress. This was marked by massive protests and civil disobedience campaigns, with the arrest of Gandhi and Nehru straining the relationship between the two. The resulting cause led to inde
The backstory of the March for Our Lives movement began with a school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. A group of students acted to prevent further shootings and ensure that the local community and other people across the country are not going to experience anything similar in the future. The March for Our Lives movement became a perfect example of how the community might become a source of serious change. To my mind, gun violence is practically pointless since it only leads to pain and does not bring anything positive to the community. The development of a safe, compassionate environment should become our key priority. I have investigated the issue rather thoroughly and gained insight into the Parkland tragedy in order to help other people build their awareness. The fundamental goal of the March for Our Lives movement is to inspire Americans to avoid unnecessary risks and prevent gun violence by any means. The problem of school shootings became too pressing to be ignored by the government. Therefore, movement leaders are on the verge of social change because they talk about gun violence and serve as role models to be followed in these hard times. One of the biggest obstacles to the March for Our Lives movement is the lack of lawmakers who might take their activities seriously. Despite numerous actions taken to embrace gun safety, the overall stance of the government on this question seems to remain too shaky to make a difference. People call for a reasonable gun safety reform, but the government remains reluctant. The state of the March for Our Lives movement can be described as largely positive. The crucial impact of social media allowed students from Parkland to share their ideas with people from all around the United States. Movement leaders knowingly utilize the Internet as a powerful platform for disseminating their messages. There are two essential strategies to maintain when launching a podcast on school shootings and gun violence. The first will be to tell more real-life stories to make the podcast much more believable and have the audience empathize with the speaker. The second strategy will be to ask listeners to provide their feedback. An increased grade of audience participation is going to bring more attention to the podcast.
Introduction This short paper is a discussion about the Mi’kmaq people of present-day Canada. The paper explores their historical background and how the Europeans influenced their ways of life. It also looks at Europeans’ description of the Mi’kmaq and how the Europeans’ greed led them to invade Mi’kmaqs’ land depriving them of their rightful land, wealth and how their culture was rudely disrupted and watered down by European civilization. Mi’kmaq and European civilization The history of the Mi’kmaq people dates back to some13, 000 years ago. Archaeological reports indicate that the Mi’kmaq found themselves living at the foot of the Cobequid Mountains, which are found at the present day Nova Scotia province of Eastern Canada (University of newfound land, 2013). The Mi’kmaq people had a unique and distinctive culture and lifestyle in that they were semi-nomadic and also practiced agriculture. During the summer, they would do fishing while during winter they would do hunting and gathering. They had plenty of food and had a very cohesive community bond which held them together as one people. They were unique in that they shared equally what they had. They also collectively took care of the sick, the elderly and the disadvantaged and there were no destitute in their society. Due to their cohesive nature and the spirit of brotherliness, the Mi’kmaq had relatively high levels of social, psychological, physical and emotional security and very low levels of stress. This made them live longer. Their good diet also enabled them to multiply very fast as compared to other people of the world who did not have this kind of affluent living. When the Europeans came to their land in the early sixteenth century, the Mi’kmaq welcomed them and helped them learn ways of coping in the foreign land. However, some of their cultural practices were watered down as the Mi’kmaq adopted some of the European practices like commercial agriculture. Early European descriptions of Mi’kmaq character The early Europeans described the Mi’kmaq people as humble, polite and welcoming. They also perceived them as primitive and saw the need of enlightening them to abandon some of their traditional cultural practices such as hunting of the moose and gathering of wild fruits. The Mi’kmaq people were also described by the Europeans as people with great potential as well as industrious. They were also perceived as very knowledgeable especially due to their ability to make oil from the whale fish, which they used during the summer to supplement their diet as they did hunting and gathering (Novascotia, 2013). European Greed When the Europeans came as explorers, t
Introduction Lily Cho has authored several books with comparable thematic focus. Most of her works focus on the issues of immigration and citizenship. In her book, “ Eating Chinese: Culture on the Menu in Small Town Canada , she perceives Diaspora as a model of immigration” (Cho 18). In this book, Lily Cho focuses on Chinese restaurants dominating Canada despite tough rules and racism legislations on immigrants. The book depicts how the Chinese restaurants are in every corner of Canada, yet individuals rarely mention them. She examines how the undermined Chinese immigrants’ culture, enriched the mainstream culture of Canada. The book covers both the politics of the old and modern Chinese immigrants in Canada. This review focuses on the use of literary devices in the development of themes in the novel. Literary Techniques Literary techniques are extensively applied in this novel to enhance the expression of key massages and themes in the book. Cho applies paradox to show the disappearing and yet present Chinese restaurants in Canada. Chinese, restaurants are unusually visible yet invisible. The Chinese held their Diaspora history through their food and restaurants. They were able to influence the colonialists and the natives of Canada through their cooking. Chinese restaurants also represent the past, which is firmly struggling to fit into the present. Most of the themes are developed using symbolism; for instance, the Chinese restaurants menus’ represent different times and experiences of the Chinese in the Diaspora. The Exclusion Act of 1923 had its menu. The period of multiculturalism after the abolition of Exclusion Act also had its menu. The Diamond Grill menu of the 1950s explains a period of transition from the policy of exclusion. Canadian food is only well defined in the small town restaurants of the Chinese. One way of defining the Diaspora theory of the Chinese immigrants is through food. This is due to the widespread serving of the Canadian food in every Chinese restaurant. Cho uses food as to mediate between Chinese immigrants and their colonial masters. She uses food as a symbol, which serves to bring both the British colonialists and Chinese immigrants together. The Chinese also retained their culture by not abandoning their indigenous practices. For example, food enabled the Chinese immigrants to retain their cultural identity at a time when the colonial forces were extremely oppressive. The use of repetition is evident in this text. For instance, Chinese restaurants are highlighted in various sections of this book to emphasize the dissimulation and not assimilation. The restaurants stress the experien
Introduction Migration entails relocating from one place to the other. The relocation takes place for a number of reasons. More specifically, international migration occurs under instances where people cross state or national borders to settle in the host territory for a given duration of time (Newland 332). When this phenomenon occurs at a large scale, then it is referred to as global migration. As such, global migration can be viewed as the movement of people from one country to another on a worldwide scale (Newland 333). According to Newland, the number of migrants has risen sharply in the recent past (332). For example, 214 million persons moved around the world in 2010 (Newland 332). The figure was approximately twice that recorded in 1965 (Newland 332). In addition, the scale of international migration is expected to grow more between now and 2050 (Marchi 323). The expansion in international movement of people is expected to grow further due to the increasing demographic disparities. Other factors associated with this rise include shifting global economic and political dynamics. Technological innovations, social networks, environmental changes and other factors are also expected to facilitate the increase in international migrations. The current study is written against this background of international movement of persons. In the paper, the author explores issues related to contemporary global migration with particular focus on governance. The study explores causes of international migration, governance of this form of movement, and failure of policies formulated to address it. The growing number of migrants in the world highlights the importance of this and similar studies. Many immigrants are vulnerable and are exploited by external agents for a number of reasons. In addition, they are poorly protected by international institutions and individual states. The Status of International Migration of Persons The movement of persons across borders comes with both benefits and costs. The implications apply to both the migrants and the locals. For example, it can generate substantial gains in the economic sector given that the migrants are a source of low cost labour. However, a proper framework and well defined governance of global relocation of people is lacking. For instance, it is a fact that moving into the developed countries is of benefit to people from underdeveloped nations. However, in spite of this, the relocation can significantly retard development back at home. The host nations may also be affected by wage pressures due to the influx of immigrants (Marchi 324). The growing rate of global migration raises a number of pertinent issues. It is important to address these problems if the benefits of this movement are to be realised. They range from social to economic and political issues. One of the major issues entails governance in relatio