ktmeng/mec huggingface dataset:
Topic: identity

Teenagers are at the age when they are starting to establish their identity. Neologisms are created by teenagers to claim a different identity from that of children or adults. As adults become more familiar with these lexemes and their use, teenagers abandon them or alter the semantics and use to maintain a linguistic barrier. A good example of this is the well-known acronym “lol” which stands for Laugh Out Loud. As more adults become aware of this lexical item and start to include it in their daily texts, teenagers have brought it into speech as an exclamatory and discourse particle. The case of the letters now also alters the semantics; when typed in lower-case, “lol” is sarcastic whilst “LOL” in capital letters shows true amusement. It is evident that this constant changing of terms by teenagers is a sign of rebellion and an effort to keep a linguistic barrier between themselves and adults, thus maintaining a separate identity. The malleability of the lexicon is taken advantage of by teenagers to form a linguistic barrier between themselves and unwanted people such as adults and other teenagers who don’t belong in their group. Thus, a unique identity is maintained.
Topic: identity

While teenagers are constantly seeking to separate themselves from children and adults, they are also pressured to conform to the teenage group. Acronyms such as “idek” (I don’t even know) and “tbh” (to be honest) are now frequently used lexicon in a teenager’s text vocabulary due to connotations of “cool” and “modern” being associated with them. Similarly, whatever was once popular amongst a teenager’s discourse. In time, it was shortened to “whatevs” and this trend spread quickly amongst them as a result of peer pressure and the need to be fashionable. Professor Steven Pinker suggests the reason for this is because “the coolest kids decide to talk that way and it spreads like wildfire”. Individuals who wish to associate with others who sit higher on the “social pyramid” will pick up their speech habits and wear it as a new badge of identity. Having their own exclusive vocabulary allows teenagers to relate to each other and share the same identity, giving them a sense of belonging to a group.
Topic: identity

Language can be worn as a badge of identity, giving speakers national, interpersonal and intrapersonal identity. The phonology of Australian English gives the speaker a distinct accent and, paired along with its unique slang, makes it identifiable across the globe. In order to separate themselves from adults and children, teenagers build a linguistic barrier by creating neologisms and maintaining that barrier by constantly altering lexicon to avoid adults becoming too familiar with them. On the other hand, inside the teenage group is a drive to conform and use similar language in an attempt to fit in with peers and to have a sense of belonging. Language is used as a badge of identity regardless of what that identity is.
Topic: identity

Building a vibrant and positive corporate reputation is the endeavor of every company, whether it is large-scale or small-scale. Indeed, the growth and development of the company is edged in its ability to enact feasible mechanisms of enhancing corporate reputation. Both internal and external stakeholders depend on corporate reputation to measure a company’s performance. It is from the corporate reputation that a company can define its fundamental place in the market. Ryanair, an Irish airline company with an expansive European market displays the impact of corporate reputation on the performance of the company.
Topic: identity

Despite the company’s growth over the years, reputational challenges have rocked its performance in a highly competitive business environment. Customer satisfaction, corporate image and corporate identity have suffered heavily because of its negative corporate reputation. In an effort to bolster its affairs with major stakeholders, Michael O’ Leary, the company’s CEO has sought to find ways of effectively managing the company’s corporate reputation. This report identifies the reputational challenges affecting Ryanair, and recommending corporate communication frameworks of improving customer service, enhancing corporate image and identity, developing positive publicity and building a strong corporate reputation for the company.
Topic: identity

Managing corporate reputation entails the deliberate articulation of feasible leadership structures and developing coherent internal and external business environments, which consequently result into quality products and services. Moreover, a robust corporate reputation is significant in establishing a vibrant relationship between a company and its stakeholders. According to corporate reputation theory, managing a company’s corporate reputation requires an integration of the fundamental elements that influence its corporate image and identity. Hence, according to Institute of Directors (1999), a positive corporate reputation is a valuable intangible asset that attracts a large customer base and invites investments from potential shareholders. Ryanair is an Irish airline company that since its inception has continued to influence the European airline industry. Despite its far-reaching influence in the market, Ryanair has corporate reputation issues that affect its corporate image and identity, which has strained its stakeholder relations. Addressing the corporate reputation issues require a revamp of its systems in order to build a strong corporate reputation.
Topic: identity

Since its inception in 1984, Ryanair has experienced commendable growth from being a small airline to one of Europe’s largest airline companies. A pertinent aspect that has enabled Ryanair to have an exponential growth in the industry in its low-cost business model; it currently cuts across 28 European countries. With over 8,500 staff members, Ryanair has certainly been establishing itself as a potential destination for airline customers. Despite its massive expansion, reputational challenges continue to rock the company. Customer satisfaction is on the decline, with customers expressing concerns about its awful services. Inconsiderate treatment of customers has damaged the reputation of the company and jeopardizes its ability to grow. For example, customers on business travels continuously express their concerns because of delays and unprofessional ways of handling customers.
Topic: identity

Moreover, a communication lapse between Ryanair and its major stakeholders has threatened its corporate reputation. Poor communication services with its customers have resulted into degraded services and negative feedback, thus further damaging the company’s corporate image. Decreased profits precipitated by the prevailing corporate trends in the company have also raised eyebrows among its key stakeholders. The decline in the company’s profit index poses a negative corporate reputation since financial stability is an imperative aspect of defining a business’ success. Thus, the reputational challenges call for necessary interventions in resurfacing the company.
Topic: identity

Currently, Ryanair’s major stakeholders are not satisfied with the diminishing corporate reputation of the company. Stakeholders are the parties that contribute in the running of a business; they are the people who influence or are influenced by the decisions of the company. The stakeholder theory gives a framework for identifying the interested parties in the business, as well as how the management should accord value to the parties that influence the running of the business (Phillips 2011 p 25). The stakeholders’ concerns stem from the current stunted growth in the company, and its inability to make further breakthroughs in the market. The company’s diminishing corporate image jeopardizes its potential for growth in a competitive market. In view of the stakeholder theory, Ryanair’s management has failed in its mandate to satisfy customers, who are the major stakeholder.
Topic: identity

The biggest challenge affecting Ryanair is a negative corporate reputation in the airline industry. The negative reputation has virtually affected its corporate image and identity. A company’s corporate image refers to what its external stakeholders see (Chun 2005 p 95). For example, the relationship between a company and its customers defines the way they view it. Conversely, corporate identity, describes the strategic values of a company edged in its vision, mission and philosophy (Chun 2005, p 97). Moreover, due to the company’s poor service delivery to customers, negative publicity has certainly taken shape; hence, affecting its relationship with stakeholders. A critical analysis of the current situations facing Ryanair shows that both the internal and external environments of the company face negative effects from the reputational issues.
Topic: identity

From a strategic perspective, the reputational challenges that Ryanair faces threaten to put it on the losing end of competitive advantage. Competitive advantage is the ability to win out competition in a highly competitive market (Castellion 2010 p 935). Though it is a low-cost airline, the services it offers are not satisfactory to many of its customers; hence, it stands to lose potential customers to other high quality competitors like British Airways. In addition, from a strategic management perspective, the corporate reputational challenges affecting the company pose threats and increases operational weaknesses, which limit its potential growth in the market.
Topic: identity

From an organizational perspective, the inability of a company to have viable platforms of controlling its resources exposes it to negative consequences including shrinking its corporate identity portfolio (Fombrun & Riel 2004 p 17). The objectives of a company cannot be realized without adequate organizational management. Ryanair’s short-sightedness in its corporate image is attributed to its inability to manage its resources well. Additionally, the failure of instituting a coherent way of integrating the organizational functions of the company negatively affects its overall performance.
Topic: identity

The reputational issues have far-reaching effects on the organization as well as its stakeholders. The enterprise risks losing its customers to other airline companies because of its inability to provide quality services. Customer satisfaction is an important aspect in meeting the clients’ needs, the major stakeholders in a company (Jacobson & Mizik 2009 p 815-817). Based on the case, the company’s casual way of handling customers has the potential of damaging its corporate image. Moreover, the company’s vision and objectives cannot be met with precision because of its blurred potential to make a breakthrough in the market. Reduced profits reported by the company implies that its financial stability faces a major blow; hence, affecting its operations greatly.
Topic: identity

Based on the case study, Ryanair, through the leadership of its CEO, Michael O’ Leary should enact feasible communication platforms of intervening in the corporate reputation challenges affecting the company. Enacting viable communication channels with its stakeholders will certainly play an instrumental role in restoring a positive corporate reputation. Thus, improving the company’s customer service, identity and image, restoring positive publicity and developing a strong corporate reputation for the company will require a sound communication portfolio with its major stakeholders.
Topic: identity

This will require deliberate efforts from the company’s management. Empowering the staff is vital in improving customer services. Zeithaml, V. (2000) asserts that investing in adequate human resource frameworks that increase the capacity of the staff is considerable in improving customer service relations. Training employees on the most proficient ways of serving customers are instrumental in developing viable communication links. This will consequently improve the company’s relationship with its customers, who are imperative external stakeholders. Of importance still, investing in a highly empowered human resource will enhance the company’s corporate identity by meeting its goals and objectives. Meeting the clients’ needs by availing quality services will greatly help in establishing a cohesive business relationship.
Topic: identity

Instituting a communication platform among the key stakeholders will be pertinent in addressing the reputational issues of the airline company. Based on the expansive nature of Ryanair, it is significant to have an online and accessible feedback platform whereby the company’s management can communicate with its customers. This will enhance the company’s sensitivity to its customers’ needs and make them their primary concern. This is a practical way of enhancing customer service and building a strong corporate image and identity.
Topic: identity

Gaining a positive public image is an important step towards the change that Ryanair needs to implement. Having a positive public image is a major boost in the success of any business (Caruana and Chircop 2000, pp 45-50). Given the large European market that Ryanair operates in, embracing a positive public image will enhance its chances of success. Firstly, the management of the company needs to develop organizational management frameworks that control the resources of the company with utmost proficiency. The management of the company is vital in disseminating a company’s functions to the relevant parties. The management, being a major stakeholder in the company has the obligation of ensuring that the internal environment of the company is articulating management issues vehemently. This calls for the employees to work collaboratively with the management in affecting the external stakeholders positively. The effective business communication grounding between the management and employees will produce results that will precipitate positive publicity for Ryanair.
Topic: identity

As a result, the considerable organizational management will influence positive publicity by increasing customer confidence. An increase in customer confidence is sufficient in arousing the airline’s public image; hence, gaining positive publicity. Customer confidence in the management portfolio of the company will be crucial in diversifying its market jurisdiction. On the same note, advertising agencies and suppliers who form a key component of the company’s external stakeholders will play a crucial role in improving Ryanair’s positive publicity. With credible communication platforms between the external stakeholders and the company, it is without a doubt that the company will develop a positive publicity.
Topic: identity

Developing a strong corporate reputation is a fundamental tool in ensuring that Ryanair remains a reputable airline company in the industry. Indeed, this calls for compelling communication frameworks among the stakeholders of the company. True, the airline industry features as extremely diverse; hence, the need for investing in the best publicity platforms. Spreading information is an aspect of publicity that should be implemented with ease in order for the company to increase its chances of success. Information about structural changes in the airline industry should be communicated in the best way possible for the purpose of initiating viable communication structures between the internal and external stakeholders. Thus, initiating feasible publicity frameworks is a credible way of surfacing a strong corporate reputation by improving communication among the key stakeholders in Ryanair airlines.
Topic: identity

Crisis control in the company is a pertinent aspect in securing a strong corporate reputation in the company. The management of the company should set up platforms for ensuring that crisis management is articulated vehemently. Chun and Davies (2006) point out that the crisis management is imperative in any ambitious company because risks are inevitable in the global market. In this respect, reputational risk management for Ryanair is an integral base in the staging of a strong corporate reputation. Through amicable communication platforms, the internal stakeholders of the company have the capacity to address the reputational issues affecting it.
Topic: identity

In conclusion, it is evidently clear that managing corporate reputation is an important function of any ambitious company. In the case of Ryanair airlines, its expansive market calls for feasible communication strategies to secure a solid corporate reputation portfolio. The success of the company fundamentally depends on its ability to initiate practical corporate reputation strategies. Training employees, providing quality services and securing effective communication platforms will certainly enhance customer satisfaction and build the company’s identity and image. Thus, this calls for prioritizing the needs of the customers and making them principal stakeholders. Additionally, the need for a credible publicity is significant in the growth expansion of the company’s positive publicity. Lastly, building a strong corporate reputation requires the collaborative actions of all major stakeholders.
Topic: identity

Castellion, G. (2010). The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking Is the Next Competitive Advantage by Roger Martin and Design-Driven Innovation: Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean by Roberto Verganti. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27(6), 931-935.Fombrun, C. J., & Riel, C. B. (2004). Fame & fortune how successful companies build winning reputations. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.Institute of Directors (IOD) (1999). Reputation Management: Strategies for Protecting Companies, their Brands and their Directors. London: Director Publications (Director’s Guide Series).
Topic: identity

Jacobson, R., & Mizik, N. (2009). The Financial Markets and Customer Satisfaction: Reexamining Possible Financial Market Mispricing of Customer Satisfaction. Marketing Science, 28(5), 810-819.Phillips, R. (2011). Stakeholder theory. Cheltenham, Elgar.Zeithaml, V. (2000). Service quality, profitability, and the economic worth of customers: what we know and what we need to learn. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 28(1), 67–85.
Topic: identity

Seeking to find out whether the philosophers are right, Fox looks at history and resolves that people either believe in physical or psychological continuity as what makes a person. He says that according to the former, someone never changes as they have had the same body since their birth. To support the argument, he recounts an ancient enigma called ‘The Ship of Theseus.’ He states that Theseus was the king and that gradually his whole ship’sparts got replacement so that no part of it remained as the first. He further says that this is the philosophers’ basis of their argument; that incremental replacement occurs on the gut, the epidermis, red blood cells, bone and muscles. He also introduces organ transplant to strengthen on their claim. He goes on to say that the cerebral and visual cortex never regenerate and concludes that the most important parts of us do not change in relation to the subject at hand. He also introduces the concept of the DNA as another hurdle to the physical approach. He explains that as unique as the DNA is, it does not form part of all our body; only ten percent of the body DNA resides in our cells. He questions why philosophers have not ventured to use DNA as one of thebase of individual continuity.
Topic: identity

The decision point comes when Fox discredits the latter approach as ancient and introduces the view of the “self-developed by existential philosophy” as an alternative. He argues that “a self or person is what it does,” an activity, what he or she does daily, by their means of choices and actions. He calls it the ‘continuity of responsible action’(Fox, 2007). He concludes by saying the matter is one that remains one for philosophy to investigate.
Topic: domestic-violence

Domestic abuse is something that has been happening for years in the life of women. But now this is something that is not just happening to women. It is happening to elders, men, same sex relationships and in teen relationships. Domestic abuse is also often applied to those that are considered poor or living in lower socioeconomic classes, but that is not true because domestic abuse does not discriminate it affects all walks of life rather rich or poor. Victims and abusers involved in domestic violence come from all socioeconomic classes and racial groups according to Birzer and Etter (2007) (pg.
Topic: domestic-violence

113). Domestic abuse is physical or sexual abuse that happens to a partner, whether they are men or women young or old that is carried out with or without a weapon. Battering or domestic violence may be defined as physical attacks that are committed by spouses, ex-spouses, boyfriend, girlfriend, ex-boyfriend or girlfriend that include assaults where there is serious injury or minor injury as expressed by Birzer and Etter (2007) (pg. 114).
Topic: domestic-violence

Throughout the United States there are women that are being abused almost on a daily basis but all of them are not reported to the police. Birzer and Etter reports that the problem of domestic violence is widespread in our society and that two to four million women in the United Sates are victims of domestic violence each year, and that an act of domestic violence occurs every 18 seconds (2007) (pg. 113). Domestic violence is often said to be a problem in minority and lower economic classes because they are poor and uneducated that is said to be the cause of violence.
Topic: domestic-violence

According to Phyllis, Yates, and Vijayan the condition of low socio-economic status in explaining wife-beating among lower class Black males when he suggests such behavior emerges because lower class Black males are aware of their role failure, and are inclined to counter-attack any perceived challenge to their manhood with violence (2008). Elder abuse is another form of domestic abuse that often goes unpunished, unnoticed, and unreported in the communities today, because of the age of victim or the elder is scared to call the police. Elder abuse is happening more often these days. As the elderly age their bodies become frail and weak and sometimes they can obtain a bruise from a bump on the chair or from a fall that was attributed to them being old.
Topic: domestic-violence

Because the elderly bodies are weak it is sometimes hard to notice the signs of physical abuse. Elder domestic abuse is not just committed by spouses; this abuse is also committed by their children and grandchildren, and caregivers according to Lansing State Journal (2012). Most elder that has been victims of domestic abuse had nowhere to turn for help. Lansing State Journal (2012) reports that the first domestic violence shelter was not established until 1976, leaving those victims to endure the abuse with no outside help. With the growing number of seniors there will more cases of elder abuse reported, Lansing State Journal (2012) expresses that nearly 77 million people are 50 years or older and that surveys indicate as many as 25% will suffer physical, emotional, sexual abuse, or exploitation in their lifetimes. Domestic violence often times can turn deadly, whether the abuser is a man or woman, or parent and child. Abusers can often times go too far and the results can lead to death.
Topic: domestic-violence

According to Madden (2012) a son killed his mother by firing a single bullet from a rifle, and they still don’t know the reason why, it could have resulted from an argument or a taunt. The result was a son killed his mother. Madden (2012) also expresses that there have been four homicides in Bath Township that all involved domestic violence, two of which included a boyfriend and girlfriend while the other two involved a mother and a son. When one hears of a domestic abuse situation happening the first thing that comes to mind is that some man has beaten his girlfriend or wife up because people don’t believe that men can be victims of domestic abuse also. Men don’t often report being abused for fear of not being believed or the fear of being look at as less than a man. Denying that men can be victims of domestic abuse disregards the seriousness of abuse perpetrated against male victims, and it also hinders them from seeking support as reported by Pastoor (2008).
Topic: domestic-violence

Women are just as much the initiator in domestic abuse relationships as well as men. Adams (2002) states that women engage in violence at significantly high rate, this show that women are just as violent as men. Domestic abuse can be a learned behavior, because a child my grow up in a home whereas the parents have always used violence in front of the child, there for teaching the child that violence is the way to handle problems within a relationship. Stover and Khan (2013) reports that the multigenerational transmission of IPV (domestic abuse) from one generation to the next appears to be influenced by both environmental and genetic factors.
Topic: domestic-violence

Also according to Stover and Khan (2013) through social learning theory children model the behavior both by experiencing how others treat them and by observing how their parents treat each other. Substance abuse also can be a cause for domestic abuse. Drugs can change the behaviors of people, often times making them hostile, angry and violent if they can’t get their drugs or if they are under the influence. Riger, Bennett, and Sigurvinsdottir (2014) reports that substance abuse commonly co-occurs with intimate partner violence among both perpetrators and survivors. Most abusers have also encountered some form of physical abuse as a child themselves according to Stover and Khan (2013). There are laws that have been put into place to help those that are affected by domestic abuse. The abuser is now often removed from the home and the victim has the right to press charges against their abusers. Also the abuser is often made to go to anger management classes as well as counseling sessions to help them learn how to manage their anger without physically harming anyone. There are also laws that are specific to those that abuse the elderly. Those that abuse the elderly are now placed into custody and the elder person can receive help from shelters that are specific for them.
Topic: domestic-violence

They also have safe havens where women of domestic violence can enter when leaving there abusers. These shelters are not listed and they are usually known to women by word of mouth or a referral from a hospital or social workers who have the resources to help those looking to get out. The family support for those that are experiencing domestic violence is better than it was in the past when family members would turn a blind eye or tell them to stick it out cause it will get better. Domestic abuse is no longer the hidden secret that it once was. Domestic violence is a trend that has been around for years, but unlike in the past it is no longer a hidden secret and women and men have resources that they can go to so that they can receive help. The elderly population no longer has to hide the fact that they too are victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence affects everyone in a family not just the victim. It causes harm to the children because they are witnessing the abuse and it can cause them to become abusers themselves. With the laws that are put in place for domestic abuse and the many shelters that are available for the victim’s domestic abuse should be a trend that will decline, but that is not likely to happen because for every two people that report domestic abuse there will be someone who does not report it. Love is not pain; no one deserves to be beaten in the name of love. If you or someone you know is in a domestic violent relationship please encourage them to get help before it’s to late.
Topic: domestic-violence

Tiger Woods had become an object of admiration for millions of young golf players throughout the world as well as an incredibly wealthy character after winning multiple championships. Undeterred by his greatness, his life was always suppressed from the media. However in 2009, the impression of Tiger Woods had became less charming and admiring. Woods had been with a total of eight women in the duration of his marriage to his ex-wife, Elin. On top of that, there had been reports of domestic violence on Thanksgiving between him and his wife.
Topic: domestic-violence

And to finish, rumors had been spreading that he was taking performance enhancing drugs. In his speech on February 19, 2010, there is a number of rhetorical elements employed to convince people regarding his true apology. Multiple times in his speech Woods conclusively admitted that his behavior was misguided and acknowledges exclusive, personal, and absolute responsibility for those actions. He also articulated a number of times that he was “deeply sorry” for his demeanor in order to portray a sense of sorrow for his actions as well as to appeal to his endorsers.
Topic: domestic-violence

In order to draw people to accept his misbehavior and all of his misguided actions, Woods repeated, “I” and spoke in the first person for most of his speech. One of the essential reasons Woods made his speech in February of 2010 pertaining to adultery, domestic violence and unsportsmanlike behavior was by virtue that he was at the peak of losing more than 100 million dollars in endorsements as well as sponsorships. His affiliation with brands such as Nike, Gatorade, Gillette, AT&T, etc., (Michael McCarthy, USA Today) were on the line due to his extramarital affairs. According to Larry Dorman of the New York Times, Woods pocketed over 131 million dollars in 2008, and less than one million dollars after the scandal and the exposure of his private life in 2010. Woods desired to make himself look better and give the public what they wanted: an apology. Rather than being heartfelt and guilt ridden, he apologized to make his sponsors and individuals supporting his endorsements perceive him in a positive light to attempt retaining their fiscal contracts. Woods discussed his private life, as well as conditions that were forming to his life due to adultery and unsportsmanlike behavior.
Topic: domestic-violence

He also stated, on top of his private life dilemmas, how successful his Scholar Program in Washington, D.C. is and will continue to be. Additionally, Woods went into great depth in regards to his relationship with his ex-wife along with the crash on Thanksgiving day. Likewise, a sense of conceitedness comes from his tone during his speech. When he says, “I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and fame, I didn’t have far — didn’t have to go far to find them.” (“Tiger Woods’ Apology”, CNN) which makes him sound like he has a multitude of temptations and tantalizing conditions encompassing him. Basically, he presumes that he has many temptations around him at all times as well as alluring thoughts; primarily, he specifies how easy it is for him to receive what he desires due to his money and fame.
Topic: domestic-violence

Throughout his apology, he uses many rhetorical elements. Some such as pathos, problem and solution, his tone while giving his speech, and an abundant amount of others. Woods uses pathos to appeal to people’s emotions to change what they think of him, his private life, and his indiscretions. He also uses pathos to portray sensitivity toward the attention to his intimate affairs and domestic violence issues in his life that were supposed to be behind-closed-doors. Woods use of pathos could have been used for more than one purpose. The first, is obvious, to give himself a “one-up” to his sponsors, and make his sponsors think that he is a thoughtful and respectable person for publicly announcing his affairs along with apologizing for his actions and misbehavior. He most likely wants his sponsors to see him as a glowing, significant public figure to endorse and advertise their product with. Another use of pathos throughout his address is to appeal to the minds of the audience. Woods wanted to make them feel bad for the violation of his private life and the sudden interest in his relationships. He wanted to create a sense of self loathing for not only himself, but the medias suspicion in his life and career. Conjointly, he also employs problem and solution.
Topic: domestic-violence

He asserts his problems, and then devises a solution, which in the near future will result in a divorce between him and Elin, with a settlement of 300 million dollars plus 20 thousand dollars a month to keep quiet. The tone and theme he depicts in the course of his apologetic speech is that of saving himself from losing money through sponsorship and endorsements. It wasn’t, “…from the heart” (Dave Goldiner, NY Daily News) it was merely a facade to preserve himself, and his fame as well as fortune. Woods stated his problems in his speech. He said things such as, “…from the end of December to early February, I was in inpatient therapy, receiving guidance for the issues I’m facing.” as well as, “We have a lot to discuss. However, what we say to each other will remain between the two of us.” In order to have problems, there has to be solutions, and in the examples, he gave underlying, but not obvious solutions. As far as admitting to and receiving help, he went to a rehabilitation center for sex addicts for a total of 45 days and has, “…received guidance…” for the issues he had faced. The solution to his marriage, soon came to a divorce settlement with extra arrangements for money to be paid out monthly on top of the original settlement for his ex wife, Elin, to keep everything referring to his private life that hadn’t been released to and published in the media, “underground.” A third element of rhetoric that is employed is the tone and theme Tiger Woods is depicting and employing amid his address.
Topic: domestic-violence

It was built with a facade, or a “front” made to portray a meaning, but having a different purpose. Its facade was to be as heartfelt to his fans and many young golfers as possible. At the same time, it was mostly meant to make him look like a better, changed person to his sponsors, due to the fact that half of his endorsements were on the line, as well as millions of dollars. His speech delivered a specific theme and tone to the audience. It was iconic to his scandal, describing what treatments he had pursued, 45 days in a rehabilitation center and hopefully more to come soon. Additionally, when he wrote his apology, he was hoping to patch things up with his ex-wife, Elin, but they ended up divorcing half a year later, with many complex arrangements. He did a decent in employing a sense of anguish in the audience. He connected to those who looked up to him and thought of him as a significant figure and mentor. Even though his speech wasn’t as, “heartfelt” as it could’ve been, it did an acceptable job in apologizing for his sins to marriage and to his sport. He covered his problem and his solutions with his treatment, and a hidden solution to his problems with Elin, that half a year later, concluded with a divorce that contained many arrangements and settlements. In denouement, Woods speech to apologize for adultery, control the rumors of domestic violence and discuss his unsportsmanlike behavior was efficient in that not all of his sponsors left him, and no longer than two years after his speech in 2010, the media had laid-off from his life and affairs, and went back to another scandal that seemed huge, but happens in everyday life with a blink of an eye, to “average” people.
Topic: domestic-violence

In the article “The N.F.L.’s New Domestic-Violence Rules” by Ian Crouch, Crouch addresses the new NFL rules concerning domestic reviews. Crouch argues that while the new rules are a step in the right direction, the NFL should continue to take steps towards preventing domestic abuse, stating that the announcement of the new rules “should be the beginning of the N.F.L.’s response to domestic violence, not the end” (Crouch, 2014, Para. 5).
Topic: domestic-violence

Crouch finishes his article off by reminding readers that the announcement of the new rules to be seen as “not just an object lesson but an advocate for change” (Crouch, 2014, Para. 5). All in all, crouches’ main reasoning is that, the announcement of the new regulations regarding domestic abuse should not be seen as the solution to the problem as a whole, but rather as a step closer to solution, a solution that can only be found if and only if the NFL and its
Topic: domestic-violence

Domestic Violence is defined to include all acts of physical, sexual, psychological, and/or economic violence committed by a person who has a relationship with the victim, either familial or spousal (Bhardwaj, 2014). Studies have found that approximately a third of all Indian women suffer from some form of domestic violence in their lifetime (Rathi, 2015). Recently a G20 survey ranked India as the worst place to live as a woman (Ghosh, 2013). More than half of women and half of men agree that it is perfectly justifiable for a husband to beat his wife in certain conditions (Madana, 2004).
Topic: domestic-violence

The United Nation’s Population Fund Report found that 2 out of 3 married women are victims of domestic violence. 70% of married women between the ages of 15 and 49 are subjected to beatings, rape, or forced sex. In the country of India, 55% of women are suffering from domestic violence. Despite this, only 1 in 4 women who have been abused domestically ever seek out help (Madana, 2004).
Topic: domestic-violence

Gender is considered a critical determinant of mental health and mental illness, so the consequence of violence against women by someone they are close to is going to add devastating life-long emotional distress and other mental and physical disorders (Malhotra, 2015). In India, women have outnumbered men in suicide completion (Bohra, 2015). Many women suffering from depression are left undiagnosed and without treatment due to the disadvantageous position of women, and the multiple roles they are required to fill lead to increased amounts of stress and domestic violence coupled with an inadequate number of mental health professionals (Bohra, 2015).
Topic: domestic-violence

There has been a recent study that has associated one tenth of all infant deaths are the result of domestic violence in India (Rathi, 2015). To improve women’s mental health, efforts should be based on a more lifestyle approach rather than individualistic approach as this only places the women under more stress and responsibility, focus should instead be centered on the very factors that bring that lifestyle into being. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Indians are among the most depressed in the world, and they estimate that by 2020, depression will be the 2nd leading cause of disability in the world and by 2030, the largest contributor to disease burden (Sinha, 2012). Characteristics and symptoms of a variety of mental health issues like depression, anxiety, and some unspecified psychological distress are 2-3 times more likely among women and especially common in abused women (Bohra, 2015). When women have depression, it is usually a complicated or comorbid case with greater severity in symptoms (Bohra, 2015). In households with domestic violence, the women aren’t the only victims either. When a mother is suffering from depression, the children also suffer. Girls born into violent households are likely to be neglected because in those homes, women have a lower status so this can have a significant impact on whether a girl can survive early childhood (Bhardwaj, 2014). A study at Harvard indicated that in homes with domestic violence, children were 21% more likely to die before the age of 5 (Bhardwaj, 2014).
Topic: domestic-violence

Children who survive are often mentally scarred and grow up to become abusers or victims themselves (Majlis, 2016). Women also tend to internalize mental disorders, and in urban areas, women are less likely to report violence as they consider the home to be a private affair. The internalization of symptoms related to mental illness allow a buildup; these women go undiagnosed and suffering. After a while, the low self-worth and incredible stress way heavily on the victim and this could lead them to thoughts of suicide. The amount of victimized women committing suicide increases day by day as domestic violence affects all aspects of a women’s life including her productivity. Victims are usually emotionally distressed, tormented, and agonized. They also usually remain quiet; 2 out of 3 women have not only never sought help but have never told anyone about the violence and if they do, it is usually to seek help from their families (Madana, 2004). Only 2% of victims have ever sought out help from law enforcement (Madana, 2004). Women tend to internalize their symptoms so they seldom ever get help from medical professionals, which leads to an increase in severity of illness and likelihood of suicide. Studies show that girls from nuclear families or from women married at a young age are at a greater risk for attemptedsuicide and self-harm (Bohra, 2015). Suicide rates by age showed that in the 10-17 age group, female rates exceeded male. Women in abusive homes also commit suicide due to their reproductive roles. Increased female suicide and battering rates have been linked to female infertility and the failure to produce male offspring (Bohra, 2015). Women in abusive homes are much more likely to require psychiatric treatment as they are more likely to commit suicide than those from non-abusive homes (Bohra, 2015).
Topic: domestic-violence

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior performed by partners in a close relationship like marriage, dating, family, friends or any kind of cohabitation (Bhardwaj, 2014). The nature and magnitude of domestic violence on women’s mental health is huge as over half of married women are subjected to abuse and this has significant effects on their children and future generations as well. Women with mental illness will lose productivity and effectiveness in the workplace, which could lead to her abandoning the workforce, making her being even more dependent on her abuser, lowering self-worth, and disempowering the victim. This has extreme economic and social consequences as women with mental disorders are less likely to participate or be productive in the workplace or socially. Women make up almost half of the population and as case of mental illness continue to rise, the effects on the economy could be paralyzing. The biggest risk factor is gender, with age and location being secondary risk factors as well. Women who are extremely young or old tend to be cast out, and more cases of domestic violence are found in rural areas. Suicide has been the number one cause of death of young women in India, and that is unacceptable (Clark, 2013). Increasing efforts to stop domestic violence would help India meet the Millennium Development Goals of promoting gender equality and empowering women (Goal 3), reducing child mortality (Goal 4), and improving maternal health (Goal 5). The best course of action to stem the rise of mental illness would be to increase awareness in schools, focusing attention on early detection of abuse and mental illness, creating organized national health programs that focus on mental health, and stricter enforced laws against domestic violence would be a cost effective ways to prevent depression and suicide in women in India.
Topic: domestic-violence

One in four American women have experienced abuse at least once in their lifetime. Abuse is not limited to one style, a person can be abused verbally, physically, and mentally. Men and women all over the United States, even the World are victims of domestic violence. Zora Neale Hurston’s’ novel Their Eyes Were Watching God illustrates a real scenario that involves domestic violence being used to solve their problems and how domestic violence negatively affects the self esteem of the victim and other people around them.
Topic: domestic-violence

In Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, the main character Janie Crawford experienced domestic violence throughout her life. When she is sixteen, at the urges of her grandmother Janie marries a farmer named Logan. He verbally abuses her nearly every day calling her ugly, useless, and spoiled and treats her like a mule when she does not want to help him with farm work. Her second husband Joe Starks, although he seemed charming he eventually begins to physically abuse Janie, forced her to cover her hair, and serve him like a slave.
Topic: domestic-violence

Prosecutor reveals that abusers are usually controlling people who enjoy taking control of the other person’s life and they will go to any extreme to gain it. Furthermore, Prosecutor also explains, “abuse is a relationship is any act used to gain power and control over another person. Women who are abused physically are often isolated and experience depression.” In this example, Prosecutor addresses the detrimental effect of abuse and the increasing rates of depression found in the women of today. Domestic Violence is not only a human rights issue in the United States, it is a problem in other countries as well. For instance, domestic abuse has been ignored in the caribbean islands such as Jamaica. In a case where a wife killed her abusive husband, in her defence she pleaded being affected by“ battered wife syndrome (“Battered Women “).
Topic: domestic-violence

The woman was beaten so badly the court system allowed her to use that abuse as a defense to her case and she was proven not guilty. This example shows how domestic violence affects not only women in a country, but also its court systems. With new domestic violence cases being brought about, countries begin to change their laws as they realize the new issues arising. In addition, in Jamaica police reported 39 percent of murders committed in 1998 involved domestic disputes. This clearly shows that domestic violence affects women everywhere. It also reveals that American women are not the only women who suffer from domestic violence daily. The Universal Declaration of Rights is a list of rights that was created to establish concrete proof of what every American is entitled to, numerous rights listed were meant to prevent the human rights issue of domestic violence. In article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights it states, “All human beings are born free and equal, meaning no one can control another person because everyone is equal. Additionally, everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well being of himself and of his family, (“ Universal Declaration of Human Rights” ).
Topic: domestic-violence

Domestic violence is not adequate for the health and well being of the victim, therefore violating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Ultimately, research has proved to us that women all over the world, not only in the United States of America, but in other lesser developed countries as well, are victims of domestic violence today, just as Janie in Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. In her novel Janie, the main character, was abused by both of her husband’s. As I have said before, currently one in four women suffer from abuse at least once in their lifetimes. Domestic Violence is a human rights issue that still affects people today. Policemen in Jamaica witness domestic violence crimes daily, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights establish laws against abuse, and court systems have changed their approach to cases such as these. Clearly Domestic Violence is still an active human rights issue and it will continue to be an issue without the proper attention and actions to stop it.