...I was born in San Diego, California and lived there until I was 10. Throughout those 10 short years I was exposed to a wide set of diversity. People of different ethnics, cultures, sexual orientations, religions, etc. I had the luxury of seeing the differences in people at such a young age. Being black and white, living in a family that was predominantly white was hard to understand. I asked the questions like “why was I different,” and “why my skin color was brown and not white,” like my mothers and siblings. But living in California it was easy seeing others just like me. Its diversity influenced how I acted and operated within the society I lived in. It made me accept and realize that being “different” is normal. By 10 my family and I moved to a little town called Farmington, New Hampshire. I guess you can say I had a bit of a culture shock....
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...1. What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? The National Enquirer is an American supermarket tabloid, which can be traced back to 1926. The paper was founded by William Griffin when he was given a loan by William Randolph Hearst to create the New York Evening Enquirer (Funding Universe, 2010). This paper was sold in New York City and as a partial repayment of Griffin’s loan, Hearst wanted to experiment new ideas in the Enquirer. Because of the unsuccessful articles published and antimilitary publications in World War II, sales never peaked. William Griffin later sold the tabloid magazine to Generoso Pope, Jr. Pope slowly decreased the amount of articles written about the war and added new columns that included worldwide events. In the early 1950s, the Enquirer started focusing on tales of murder, crimes, and confessions. Later, the paper added a gossip column, which assisted in raising sales of the magazine and by 1953, the Enquirer was considered a tabloid magazine (Funding Universe, 2010). The new gossip columns included stories about Elvis and other celebrities, in which they would write about scandals and betrayals. In 1957, the magazine was renamed the National Enquirer and by mid-1960s, the tabloid was available in retail chain stores across the United States. Before Pope died in 1988, the magazine was circulating throughout the United States and generating enormous profits, thus when Pope passed, many publishing companies bid for the opportunity to own the tabloid...
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...1. Is the Bruin Diversity Plan constitutional according to the Equal Protection Clause, strict scrutiny, and the Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger cases? Your response should include a summary of the basic facts and holding of the Grutter and Gratz cases and clearly apply the legal test of strict scrutiny to the Bruin Diversity Plan. The “Bruin Diversity” plan is a proposed admission policy that’s goal is to promote greater student body diversity. The “Bruin Diversity” plan has four stated goals. Goals that aim to reduce historic deficit of ethnic minority groups, to remedy the effects of societal discrimination of ethnic minority groups, to increase the number of professionals who will practice in underserved communities, and to obtain an ethnically diverse student body. The “Bruin Diversity” admission process will utilize a “Selection Index” (point system). The ethnic minority applicants will also receive an extra 20 points and be evaluated by a special committee. Approximately 33% of all admission slots will be given to ethnic minority groups, thanks to...
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...Colorblindness and our loss of heritage Like many popular literary works in American history “The Color of Water” focuses on the issue of race in America. This is nothing new since a lot of the great works of American history like “Huckleberry Finn” and “The Color Purple” took on the somewhat of a unique experience that many Americans have regarding race. One of things that is a different about ‘The Color of Water” is that the character of Ruth espouses to her children the idea that we build a society that is color blind. Even the title of the work hints at this view since water has no color, thus the color of water is clear. Even though this idea of a colorless society sounds great it is utopian and just not possible. It is a much better idea that if we are going to tackle the issue of race in this country, that we do not pretend that we can’t see differences amongst various ethnicities. The real goal should be that we recognize these differences and celebrate them. To understand why Ruth would say to advocate something like a color blind society it is important to understand who Ruth is. The character of Ruth, even though she was a real person, could be looked upon as being a symbol for the American experience. The classic American dream is one in which hard working immigrants move to the US, the land of opportunity, and make it big through hard work and determination. The American experience is different from the American Dream in that it is the realistic events and...
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... The lawyer for Abigail Fisher, a young white woman rejected by the University of Texas, argued that she had been denied equal treatment. The conservative justices, sympathetic to Ms. Fisher’s case, expressed particular concern that affluent black students were receiving preferential treatment. Nobody on the other side — not the university’s lawyer, not the Obama administration’s, not the liberal justices — responded by talking about the obstacles that black and Latino students must overcome. The defenders of affirmative action spoke instead about the value of diversity. Without diverse college classes, they argued, students will learn less and society will lack for future leaders. The decision to emphasize diversity over fairness is one that affirmative-action proponents made long before Wednesday, and it is a big reason they find themselves in such a vulnerable position today. Americans value diversity. But they value fairness more. Most people oppose a college’s or employer’s rejecting an applicant who...
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...Individual Final ETH/125 Diversity can be such a broad and interesting topic. Often when one mentions diversity they think of the different racial groups that they encounter on a daily basis. The United States, the country we call home, is one of the most diverse countries ever. Some people may not see all the diversity because they do not understand or are not willing to understand, or maybe they are just too busy with their daily lives. But if everyone was to just pay attention to the things they encounter and the people they interact with, they could really learn a lot. Since taking this class I have learned so much about the struggles that different cultures are faced with and it is so disturbing because it is something that they cannot even change, it is just who they are. Since our country is so diverse and we have so much “different”, we certainly have a lot of prejudice and discrimination that we need to work on. Some people would say it is because they are comfortable with their ways; I say it is just fear and ignorance. Growing up I lived in Elk Grove, California. It was a somewhat smaller town at the time and mostly consisted of Caucasian Americans. I am half Caucasian, or a mix of Italian and German, and my other half is Ecuadorian; Quito, Ecuador in South America. I was blessed enough to have an open hearted family where I never even knew what racism was until I started to see it first hand in school. In high school is where I really saw stereotyping and racism...
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...mainly known for its articles about celebrities that are blown out of proportion or false. Still, the magazine is successful for the reason being it is an attention grabber, lurid and explicit. Was it ethical for the National Enquirer to try to avoid suit in California? The National Enquirer was entitled to eliminate their case to Federal Court being that this was a diversity of citizenship case and therefore formed simultaneous jurisdiction. The National Enquirer responded ethically possibly by business principles knowing that their income may reduce if sued in California, however they responded that their reporter was not concerned with the earnings of a business in a far-away state. I deem there was a breach on Ms. Jones’ civil rights and the National Enquirer printed knowing that it was possible to bring about some kind of damage to her. Are the defendants subject to suit in California? Why or why not? Yes, completely, the defendants are subject to suit in California being that Calder is a resident of Florida, but his company does most of their business in California. The plaintiff is a resident of California, the piece cited sources from California, and the damage was carried out in the state of California. The long-arm statute allows a regional state court jurisdiction over an out of state business...
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...Rojas reported that since Roosevelt and Kennedy first introduced affirmative action, the definition has greatly changed. Rojas explains that “Over time the definition has changed because of perspectives, executive orders, laws, and even Supreme Court cases….It cannot be said with certainty that it is no longer needed, but it definitely needs to be modified. In the beginning it was founded upon deontological beliefs that all should be treated equal, but as time passed it turned into a deontological monster. It has changed according to time and has helped millions of minorities, but in its current form it can be shown that affirmative action is achieving more harm than good” (“The Evolution of Affirmative Action”). “We believe that real diversity—of ideas, of perspectives, of backgrounds—is a good thing. Quotas of any sort are not….Sixty-seven percent of Americans polled by Gallup say that it is time for affirmative action in college admissions to end. We agree” (“Affirmative Action in...
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...HISTORY OF MANAGEMENT PAPER “Organization Culture and Environment” Innovat Rachmana 15311167 Management IP Faculty of Economic Islamic University of Indonesia Yogyakarta, 2015 PREFACE Firstly all praise to Allah and peace be upon to our prophet Muhammad SAW. Thank to the abundance of his mercy. Finally I have finished this paper with the title “Organizational Culture and Environment” that hopefully can be useful for those who want to learn about organizational culture and environment and can contribute something for my grades, and to accomplish my task. In the preparation of this assignment there were a lot of obstacles that hampered me to complete this paper and make this paper is far from perfection. But after all, at least I hope this paper can be useful. This paper is made in order to explain to the readers about the meaning of organizational culture and environment, why organizational culture is needed, macro and micro environment, etc May this paper can fulfill the readers’ curiosity and can give a knowledge contribution especially the students in Islamic University of Indonesia. Innovat Rachmana WHAT IS ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE? There seems to be a wide agreement that the meaning of organizational culture is a system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, which governs how people behave in organizations or a system of shared meaning held by the members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations. This system of shared meaning is, on closer examination...
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...Legal challenge to Regents of University of California v. Bakke The first legal challenge to the Regents of University of California v. Bakke (1978), was from the Hopwood v. University of Texas Law School, (1996) case. In this case, Cheryl Hopwood filed a federal lawsuit against the university. Hopwood, a white female, was denied admission to the University of Texas School of Law. Furthermore, despite having higher test scores than some of the admitted minorities students. The Supreme Court opinion stated the law school had presented no compelling justification, under the Fourteenth Amendment or Supreme Court precedent, that allowed the University of Texas School of Law to continue to use race in their admission process. The Hopwood case remained...
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...Take a breath, close your eyes, and think for a moment about a perfect sunny day. Warm light, a light breeze, perfect temperatures, fresh air, and a a robin's egg blue sky. For this reason, and many others, I believe that California is the perfect place to live. Besides the weather, there is also a variety of other reasons why California is the perfect destination. California also brings more to the table than just sunny days. It also has the cultural richness and diversity to astonish the eye and inspire your mind. Take for instance China Town. China Town is a perfect example of both diversity and culture. Passing through China Town, it's more than likely that you'll catch a whiff of authentic Chinese food, or spot bright red lanterns...
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...Leadership for Diversity Management in Multinational Organizations Spring 2008 Introduction The objective of this paper is to emphasize the role of a leader in solving issues related to diversity management that challenge multinational organizations in the era of globalization. Shehata (2004) defines globalization as an increasing interconnectedness that involves “deepened and accelerated movement of information, capital, and people across the planet” (para. 6). The globalization process has been occurring for a number of centuries but its unprecedented growth in the twenty first century is altering the global economy and causing tremendous changes in the management and conduct of business and organizations. Globalization requires multinational organizations to eliminate borders and barriers of trade between nations resulting in a shift in traditional patterns of investment, production, distribution and trade. Due to elimination of geographical boundaries, multinational organizations face some unique cross-cultural people management challenges that can be addressed by effective diversity management initiatives. In this paper, I will present solutions to such unique issues from a hypothetical leader’s perspective. In the first section of the paper, I will explain the concept of diversity management through a thorough literature review, and propose an effective leadership style that can help to reinforce the affirmative action plans and foster diversity in multinational...
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...non-material things. Material traces are something you can physically see and touch like buildings, graffiti, signs, or statues. Non material traces could be things that we hear, smell, taste, or feel. Everyone’s cultural place is different. The actual location of the place may be the same but the way each person views the place is different. For me, my cultural place is California, more specifically southern California....
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...One issue in the global market today is workplace diversity. Workplace diversity is defined as all characteristics and experiences that defined each employee as individuals, but it can also be misunderstood as discrimination against employees. Diversity can include race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability and sexual orientation discrimination. One reason why workplace diversity is important is because when you respect your employees productivity rate rises and many companies do not know that. A diverse workplace targets to create an inclusive culture that values and uses the talents of all employees. Evolution of Workplace...
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...For much of its history, American higher education was reserved for a select group of the nation’s population, namely white, affluent males. (Thelin, 2011) The 1800s saw the emergence of women’s and African American colleges, however, these minorities of higher education were often segregated to their own institutions, given curriculum based around trade work and discouraged from studying certain fields. (Thelin, 2011, pp. 55-102). By the year 1917, “college enrollments represented less than 5% of the American population of eighteen to twenty-two-year-olds” (Thelin, 2011, p. 169). Achieving diversity within the higher education classroom has not been an easy feat, and is something that college administrators are still actively working toward...
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