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Introduction We live in time when promoters of political correctness go as far as suggesting that the millennia of humankind’s history, before the emergence of neo-Liberalism in sixties, must be discussed within a context of process of evolution taking a wrong turn, since this history appears as being “racist”, “sexist” and “intolerant”. These self-appointed guardians of public morality never get tired of instilling Americans with the sense of historical guilt, over the fact that American society remained euro-centric, in its very essence, until the time when degenerative socio-political doctrines, associated with the rise of Liberal obscurantism, began to affect existential mode of more and more Americans. The countless “experts on gender and race relations” strive to adjust surrounding reality to their ideological dogmas and when they fail in doing this, we get to hear them screaming “bloody murder” over the fact that majority of Americans are still not being tolerant enough to accept people’s physical and mental inadequacy as something that deservers to be “celebrated”. Main body Gail Bederman is a good example of historian, who while posing as “progressive intellectual”, is being ignorant enough to suggest in her book “Manliness and Civilization” that, throughout America’s history, White men acted as agents of metaphysical evil, despite the fact that it was they who pushed forward a scientific and cultural progress in this country. One glance at Bederman’s photo, leave no doubt as to the fact that she would not be able to survive for long, outside of what she refers to as “Western civiliz
Introduction Wiki refers to a website that permits its users to introduce, adjust, or remove its content through a web browser normally applying a rich-text editor or an uncomplicated markup language. The Wiki software, which is generated collaboratively, powers the wikis (Parker, & Chao, 2007). Wikis offer numerous different functions, for instance, note taking and information administration. Wikis could be society websites in addition to intranets, for instance. Some allow control of various roles (levels of admittance). The developer of WikiWikiWeb (the initial wiki software), Ward Cunningham, originally expressed it as the easiest online database that would perhaps work (Parker, & Chao, 2007). Wiki is a Hawaiian term denoting quick. Adulthood learning touches on all key features of adult education (Marcoux, & Loertscher, 2009). It includes topics like contribution, adult education theories, attributes of adult students, and the association between education and advancement in adulthood (Merriam, 2008, pp. 93-94). Wikis permit visitors to take part in dialog and distribute information amongst contributors of group projects, or to undertake learning with one another (Marcoux, & Loertscher, 2009). This paper will contrite on the application of wikis and will comprise of a scholarly paper, position paper, teaching method report, observation report and site report. Scholarly paper The reputation of wikis has started to draw the attention of instructors, who anticipate that wikis will assist not just communication but as well the joint finding, determining, and distribution of knowledge, which are all necessary properties in a learning context. The present position of the wiki learning reveals a selection of applications for adult learners, mainly in writing tasks, group assignments, and distance learning online. Wikis are starting to fill a gaping emptiness in existing performances. T
The film, Falling Down , depicts California (Los Angeles) through several happenings and experiences of the actors (D-Fens), among all of the disunited worlds of the metropolitan area (California) in the impossible unlimited expanse and the hardened main access road that bears important traffic of the Los Angeles broad highway built for high-speed traffic. Falling Down seems to be connected towards the residents or inhabitant of California (Los Angeles) or people residing in big and accommodating metropolis. The racial tension shown in the film is apparent from the beginning. The production of the film Falling Down is a good indication that its reception was affected by the post-riot climate, particularly because the state of disorder brought to the forefront the problems of racial, social, and economic tensions depicted in the film and vice versa. Moreover, Falling Down describes a threatened or attempted physical attack on the nervous system and an influential imaginative re-creation of the sensory and emotional nature of Los Angeles at a particular historical point in time. In so doing, the movie Falling Down draws the viewers in with the discovery of the supernatural disturbance linked with the present day re-composition of space-time-being in post-cold war and feature of the end of a century in California (Los Angeles) (Aaron 40). From the film it will be observed that signifying series of occurrence have snapped, and California is left without a frame of reference with which to make sense of this misrepresented grammar of metropolitan life. Falling Down further depicts that California for a limited time loses his ability to manage his immediate environment and to design his status regarding the outside world. Falling Down is a complicated visible symbol representing an abstract idea about an irritated Anglo American, D-Fens, who is mad as hell with the state of things, in Los Angeles in particular and with the United States of America in general, and is about to get even. The convert of Los Angeles, California is linked with discourses on the “third world” and “discovering” of the face of the city and the nation. The film depicts how California has had all it can take to the city’s independent promiscuity and its disagreement with previously distinct cultures. While Latino immigrants feature in the film’s background, as with the live coverage of the riots, their silent but observable presence on the other hand does the ideology
Summary of the case WebEx Communications, Inc is an online company that offers Web conferencing services to people. Subrah Iyar and Min Zhu who are the current CEO and CTO of the company respectively, founded the company in 1996. Zhu developed software, which he was unable to sell. Iyar and Zhu then strived for three years to bring the company to its feet before getting the opportunity to offer a variety of inexpensive, subscription-based services. These enabled users to create online meeting rooms in which they could share documents and software applications via the internet. The company has been recording tremendous growth in the services it offers since then. The company CEO, Subrah Iyar, has a characteristic way of pursuing customers. He is energetic, sincere, charming and does not easily give up the pursuit. One of the WebEx board members, Vivek Randive, acknowledged that Iyar has the ability to lead and manage the company. That is the reason why the forty-five year old CEO has a grand goal of reaching every customer with his products. To achieve this, he travels a lot to meet his customers. The motivation that drives Iyar to his current success comes from a major setback he encountered when he was marketing Apple’s Newton in the early 1990s. When the project failed, he felt discouraged and he lacked the energy to start all over again. Currently, building WebEx has brought him the satisfaction he needs. Statement of the Problem In spite of the success Iyar has in managing WebEx, he hardly finds extra time to spend time with his family and bond with them. Being the manager of the company, he travels for eight to twelve weeks to meet face-face with the customers. Iyar is obsessed with his work. He acknowledges this by saying, “if you ask my wife, I’m mentally absent though physically present.” Solution to the problem Subrah Iyar should perhaps practice an alternative work option of telecommuting that will ensure that he has enough time to spend with his wife and two young daughters. In practicing this alternative work arrangement, Iyar will be able to have flexibility in time and location of doing his job (Meltzer, 2009). Instead of travelling daily to the place of work, he can replace those by having reliable telecommunication links. In minimizing the many travel arrangements he has per year, Iyar ought to understand that “work is something you do, not something you travel too” (Woody, 1995).Online conferencing can enable him meet with his customers “face-to-face” instead of having to travel to meet them. Why the proposed solution would work This proposed solution would work for Iyar s
The emergence of the US as a nation did not follow a trajectory comparable to other nations. The country came into existence as an amalgam of different states composed of European immigrants looking for new opportunities. While the founders of the nation managed to create a democratic state, the country’s political thinking was not free from the social and economic constructs prevalent in the world of the time. The fundamental drive of the immigrants who came to the US was to escape the excesses of the imperial regimes governing Europe. However, the US still became a slave nation. After the official abolishment of slavery, the country systematically adopted policies that institutionalized racial segregation that led to the emergence of the civil rights movement. This shows that while the country sought to define itself as a land of equal opportunity, the US still perpetuated some of the prevailing practices of imperialistic administrations in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany, which limited the opportunities available to some inhabitants. When Justice Edward Douglas White arrived at the conclusion that Puerto Rico as a territory was “foreign in a domestic sense”, he was trying to find a viable description of Puerto Rico that was consistent with America’s image as a republic (Kaplan 2). This description highlights two important aspects of the self-image of the US in the context of imperialism and international politics. First, it communicates a sense of ambiguity of the status of the US as a republic (Kaplan 3). During its inception, the US was essentially an amalgam of willing states that created a confederation. In this regard, each state had an equal opportunity to consider its options and to determine its future. The process was very complex and in some cases, it took battles to settle issues. The question of how to handle territories outside the US that the federal government controlled and territories outside the control of the US that wanted to become part of the US arose. After the US took its current form, some territories such as the Philippines chose to fight the US for independence. Others like Puerto Rico and Hawaii chose to join the US. However, Puerto Rico found itself at a disadvantage because it had to deal with an established federal system. If Puerto Rico was among the states that participated in the creation of the US, it might have been easier for it to become part of the republic. This shows that the US still views itself as an empire in the light of the territories it controls outside of its domestic borders. In this sense, Puerto Rico is the property, but not a part of the US (Kaplan 4). On the other hand, the US also views itself as a republic. This view underlies its resistance to Puerto Rico’s efforts to become a full US state. The second aspect of the self-identity of the US portrayed by the phrase, “foreign in a domestic sense” is the contradiction between its values and its practices. The US has always viewed itself as a ba
Michael Jackson (MJ) was born in Indiana in the year 1958 to a family that had a deep passion for music. He had deep roots for the growth of his music career since his father had the dreams of becoming a musician. His father did not have the opportunity to nurture his skills and pursue his interest in music, and thus he instilled in his children the belief that music was their only hope of succeeding. Working as a crane operator in the steel industry, his father let nothing come in his way as he relentlessly promoted his children to achieve what he hoped for in vain. Having gotten unfailing support from his father and introductory music lessons from his mother, Michael Jackson had a strong foundation in music that made him a successful musician with admirable choreography skills. Michael Jackson grew with the Jackson Five and pursued a solo career from the year 1972. He had started singing at the tender age of five years and became a star at the age of 11 years while working with his family band. At this tender age, his choreography was evident. He came up with interesting and unpopular moves that got everybody watching his videos. He particularly made his family band, the Jackson Five, famous by his impeccable moves which would later on make him the undisputable king of pop. He, therefore, outgrew his elder brothers to become the band’s favorite among its fans. With the pioneer dance moves stated above, a smooth crooning voice and an enviable afro hairstyle, Michael Jackson was destined for success at his tender age after his family band produced four hits that topped charts consecutively. He had already mastered and perfected pop dances that made him look like a dancing machine to his fans. His moves were fast, powerful and perfect to the extent that any other person attempting to copy them would fail dismally. After going solo in 1992, he worked on his first solo album, Got to Be There and released another album in 1979 that was titled Off the Wall. His moves invoked lots of feelings in his fans. His performance gave an impression of an artist who strongly feels the message he is passing in the song. Even though the songs in his Got to Be There and Off the Wall albums were hits, much of his fame and popularity is associated with his 1982 Thriller album. This album had a total of seven songs that were voted as top-ten worldwide. Some of these songs are the famous Billie Jean and Beat It hits that got everybody emulating the Michael Jackson’s dance moves branded the moonwalker. He also incorporated movie-like aspects in his music videos which made his videos spectacular. This was, for example, evidenced in his Thriller song which employed a cultic theme in its production. After the release of this album, Michael Jackson became the indisputable King of Pop and redefined pop music with his signatures. Michael Jackson featured in the MTV while he was still a little child. His soulful voice and unmatched dance moves made him an international star long before he produced the famous Thriller album. As he redefined Pop, he also introduced signatures for lovers of Pop even with hi
Genetically Modified Foods refer to foods obtained from crops whose genetic composition has been altered. This is done in two main ways: traditional selection and breeding, and use of scientific technology. Almost everyone in the world, including scientists, public officials, and religious groups, has been expressing concerns about the new way of confronting world hunger through genetically modified (GM) foods. People have also been complaining about agribusiness because it only cares about making profit. Although GM foods are capable of resolving most starvation and malnutrition issues, as well as aiding in the protection and conservation of the environment, they pose various human health and environmental risks. What Are Genetically Modified Foods? GM foods are foods that are produced from crops that have been genetically altered through advanced molecular biology skills. Plants are genetically altered to increase their nutritional values to fight malnutrition around the world. Some plants are genetically modified to resist pests so that food security is available by ensuring good crops. Before the advances in molecular biology skills, we were able to develop these qualities in plants by crossbreeding them, “marrying” one type of plant to another type. However, this still was not adequate because the world’s population increases by the millions per day and the creation of these hybrid plants is time consuming and not exactly successful. That is why genetic engineering is mostly used today instead of crossbreeding. Genetic engineering cannot only alter plants to produce the desired outcome, it can do it precisely. One easy way to explain what scientists do is that they separate a gene from a plant that has the desired qualities and then insert the gene into t
Introduction Students have a variety of rights to be enjoyed while they are in the learning institution. However, these rights have been comprised and students have to fight for them. In Canada, there are certain claims that students should fully enjoy their rights although this is yet to be incorporated into law. People argue that, they are specific rights that these students are entitled to but this is seen as mere words because they have not been institutionalized. By comparing Canada with the United States, we find that, in the last two or three decades, these countries have been fighting for students rights but Canada lags behind in their implementation. There are many claims of students’ rights being implemented in Canada which seems suspicious because they have not been supported by law and are just founded on imaginary rights. Students have been denied their freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, the right to study in subjects of their choice, and the right to take part in structuring school guidelines. A claimed right can not be compared to a right that has received regal recognition (Magsino, 2010). In Canada, it is obvious that students do not enjoy their rights because their have not been recognized by the law nor made sanction. This paper will give an in-depth analysis of some of the rights that Canadian students have been denied but which they are entitled to. Its clear that students’ rights have not been recognized and any endeavor to validate them have been perplexed. Further, I emphasize on the discrimination faced by the first nation children in the education system. Canadian education system In Canada, the education system is quite different from that practiced in other nation. In some cases it may even differ from one province to another. When one is planning to transfer his/her children to Canadian schools, he must be prepared to adopt the education system. Because obviously it is deemed to affect the children’s learning. An academic year goes from September to June. School policies are made at the provincial level while funding and supervision takes place at the central level, territorial level, and national level. Education is normally administered in both French and English in order to give all children equal chances of learning. From the provincial level, schools are estranged into districts and then into school boards. It is in the school boards that local policies are made that must be in line with the curriculum from the provincial level (Anon. “ The Canadian education system: an overview ” 2010). In Canada, there are ten provinces which are responsible for organizing as well as supervising
North Little Rock is ranked number six in the population density among all the cities in Arkansas. This city was founded as Argenta in 1866, but it was incorporated in 1901 under the name North Little Rock. The population of this city in the 2000 census was approximately 60,500 people inclusive of about 25,000 households and 16,000 families. This community is made up of people from different cultural backgrounds though the whites’ population is the majority at around 63%, followed by the blacks at around 34%. The other ethnic communities in this city include Native Americans at around 0.4%, 0.6% being Asians and 0.03% being the pacific Islanders. 1.18% of this community is made up of the other races which include minority races such as the Hispanic and Latino (Pitts, 2002). The government of this city is headed by a mayor together with eight other aldermen serving to a maximum of four years period. In many discussions on racism, the most famous races are usually the whites and blacks. The main difference between these two races is their skin color though their cultures also differ a great deal. Blacks for example are known to be rowdy though this is more of a stereotype than a fact. Other elements that bring about differences between whites and blacks are their entertainment industries. Music done and listened to by blacks is generally hip-hop which contrasts with the soft classical music preferred by the whites. Their preference in terms of movies also differs a lot with the whites preferring the romantic movies while the blacks are mostly inclined to thrillers and action movies. The existence of these two ethnic communities in the same region has always been a problem especially where the whites are dominant. They are known to discriminate against the blacks asserting that they are criminals and they typically work towards eliminating them in their neighborhoods. This has however never worked particularly after bills against blacks’ discrimination were passed in parliament, and this tendency was now being treated an offense against the law chargeable in court. Just like in any other region in America in the 1950’s the Arkansas state, was thoroughly dominated by cases of racial discrimination against the black community. They were being referred to as the colored people who were never allowed access to most of the social amenities including the learning institutions. A movement was formed dubbed National Association for the Advancement of Colored people and the main aim of this movement was to attempt to terminate the discrimination especially in the learning institutions (Egelman, 2002). It was believed that the black people would always remain servants if they were never given the opportunity to obtain higher education and become professionals. The court however, came up with a conclusion that there was nothing wrong with there bein