...C A S E 28 Inner-City Paint Inner-City Paint Corporation is a small company; it is located on the fringe of Chicago. Inner-City’s contain chief product is flat white wall paint sold in 5-gallon plastic cans. It also produces colors on request in 55-gallon containers. Sales have grown from approximately $60,000 to $1,784,080 with a profit of $17,610. Inner-City Paint Corporation employs 35 workers, of whom 25 are part-time employees. Inner city paints experience many strong deep issues include the strategic management to financial control. The company pays their payment quickly while it gives sales in terms of 30 or 60 days which fluctuate the financial situation. The company gets inability to pay the bills and important to keep the production smooth which leads the customer to think before bargaining and losing their confidence. The paint contractors prefer to go to big corporation to do their order because they are not sure will they get their order on time. This view is spreading among his customers. Walsh realizes that he and the company need assistance. He is considering hiring a consultant for a day and purchasing a computer. He also intends to approach a bank for a loan. • Top management The President and majority stockholder is Stanley Walsh. He began his career as a house painter and advanced to become a painter for a large decorating company. Walsh painted mostly walls in large commercial buildings and hospitals and manages the company the same way he did when...
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...residents below the poverty line is roughly 3 million more than those residing within inner city neighborhoods. During the 2000s, many low-income families began relocating to suburban neighborhoods, in hopes to remain gainfully employed in the area. As a result of the housing boom, several poor people obtained positions with construction companies in the suburbs and moved from inner cities, to the suburbs. Others were moving to suburban areas to obtain positions (even low-wage) in customer service, retail, and restaurant businesses (Luhby, 2013, para. 6). Once the Great Recession occurred, the suburban poverty dilemma increased, causing construction companies and other businesses to close. Many in poverty were left without jobs and several middle-class families were forced into poverty as well. Some critics believe the suburbs are not suited for the increasing rise of suburban residents in poverty. Most of the $82 billion funding from the government, used to aid those in poverty, is given to cities (Luhby, 2013, para. 7). Therefore, there is a growing concern as to what may happen next. The increase in suburban poverty can raise many concerns and is of great significance to our economy, if we wish to continue growing. Having poor populations on the rise, at such shocking rates, will only be detrimental to our economy and society as a whole. Although many suburban residents gave up their city homes and relocated for employment, they...
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...Summary Buy Them Out! Chuck Wants Poorer Jamaicans Removed From Lands With Rich Potential Published:Wednesday | September 2, 2015 by Daraine Luton The Simpson Miller Government is being urged to consider leading a process of renewal in Jamaica's inner cities by purchasing, on a large scale, property owned by poor people and selling them to developers to build housing solutions for middle-class and affluent people. Delroy Chuck, the member of parliament for North East St Andrew said the State should lead the way in removing the less affluent persons, thus paving the way for development. "It might not be a bad idea for the Government to declare certain depressed areas, especially in Kingston and St Andrew, to be development areas. Take a five acre, buy out the people and let private developers bid in order to put in some housing developments," Chuck said. When Luther Buchanan government member asked what would happen to the people who once occupied the lands in the depressed areas? "You buy them out and they go elsewhere," Chuck said. He continued: "What is happening now is that the private developer is able to buy either one or two acres, and they are putting up apartments and town houses and this ad hoc development is creating havoc in many communities, especially in North East St Andrew." Robinson said Vineyard Town and Woodford Park, for example, had seen their housing stock deteriorate because many residents cannot afford to maintain them. "They feel that the State must...
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...Last summer, Kloss launched her own two-week summer coding camp for teenage girls aged 13 to 18 in New York, Los Angeles and her hometown of St. Louis. She named it Coding with Klossy. Kloss helped pick the candidates, as well as select the teachers, and design the curriculum. The graduates to the camp have gone on to win hackathons and land places at Ivy League universities. In June, the program extended to 12 more cities in the U.S. With plans to go even...
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...Before Alexander the Great could form one of the largest empires in the ancient world, the conquering of the Greek city-states by his father, the reformation of the Macedonian army prior to Alexander’s reign, and the borrowing of Greek political elements had to all be perfectly in place. With these elements, Alexander the Great was able to stretch the Macedonian empire from Greece all the way to India. The first major characteristic set in place by Alexander’s father, Phillip II, was the control the Macedonians had over the Greeks. Though some Southern Greek city-states were easy to take control of, others proved to be difficult. Through many battles fighting against a Greek coalition, the Macedonians were finally able to overwhelm the Greek which would lead to the Macedonian conquest of Greece. This would have helped Alexander the Great’s campaign by giving him a large foundation to grow his empire from. The resource, supplies, and armies the Greek city states could have provided would have undoubtedly given the Macedonians an advantage while conquering other armies (Sherman & Salisbury)....
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...similar due to the specific detail the Pediment displays. The detail of the Pediment that lies on top of the Parthenon follows the traditional Greek architecture as seen in its appearance. The Pediment was a representation of the birth of Athena; Athena the Greek God that according to mythology had come into view fully grown from his head. This was an important structure of the Parthenon because of its relation to the city of Athenian in company with the import Greek Gods that oversaw the city. Some of the important Greek Gods that were included within the Pediment are as listed Zeus,Demeter, Iris, Hestia and Aphrodite. The Parthenon Pediment was known as a Doric peristyle and included Ionic frieze, decorating the upper temple wall. The frieze is a continuous band of the sculptures that decorate the ancient historic building....
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...GREEK ARCHITECTURE THE DORIC ORDER: * In their original Greek version, Doric columns stood directly on the flat pavement (the stylobate) of a temple without a base; their vertical shafts were fluted with 20 parallel concave grooves; and they were topped by a smooth capital that flared from the column to meet a square abacus at the intersection with the horizontal beam (entablature) that they carried. The Parthenon has the Doric design columns. * Pronounced features of both Greek and Roman versions of the Doric order are the alternating triglyphs and metopes. The triglyphs are decoratively grooved with three vertical grooves ("tri-glyph") and represent the original wooden end-beams, which rest on the plain architrave that occupies the lower half of the entablature. Under each triglyph are peglike "stagons" or "guttae" (literally: drops) that appear as if they were hammered in from below to stabilize the post-and-beam (trabeated) construction. They also served to "organize" rainwater runoff from above. A triglyph is centered above every column, with another (or sometimes two) between columns, though the Greeks felt that the corner triglyph should form the corner of the entablature, creating an inharmonious mismatch with the supporting column. The spaces between the triglyphs are the "metopes". They may be left plain, or they may be carved in low relief. * The architecture followed rules of harmony. Since the original design came from wooden temples and the triglyphs...
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...Early Greek Cultures Religion- Greeks believe that gods and goddesses watch over them and their daily activities. Greeks believe that the gods and goddesses could foretell the future. The Greek gods and goddesses resemble humans and live on Mount Olympus. Trade- the Greeks traded surplus abroad for slaves and other materials such as grain, timber and metals. They also had people who monitored the shipments to make sure they weighed right, it was the right size and price as well. Philosophy- The word philosophy came from two Greek words meaning love of wisdom. Philosophers would speculate about the underlying substance of the universe and how the universe is operated. But the Greek continued to believe in their traditional values and their traditional religion. Arts- the Greeks developed the temples. The Greek temples were an arrangement of columns around a long, inner chamber. They also had sculptors of the gods, goddesses and human beings. Government- the Greeks had tyrants to control the lands. They made sure the land was divided equally. (World Book) This picture is of the Parthenon. It was built in honor of the Greek goddess Athena. Athena represents the human aspiration for knowledge and the ideal of wisdom. (Ancient Civilizations) Roman Cultures Religion- in the Roman culture Christianity offered those who were facing a hard life the promise of salvation and the hope of an eternal afterlife. Law- The law was an early codification known as the Law of the Twelve...
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...International Management Globalization October 9, 2015 Globalization is the process of social, political, economic, cultural, and technological integration among countries around the world between nation and nation (Luthans and Doh). Globalization for every region, country, and city-state within a country has gone through globalization many times, in various different ways. There are many ways and reason for a country to go through globalization, by choice to advance and become relevant with the rest of the world, or by force by other nations. Globalization has a long history. The Greek globalization goes back all the way through ancient times. They began to spread across Asia in its southwestern sector, northern Africa and then onward to southern Europe. Alexander the Great would be a main reason as to how Greece provided its globalization matters into these other regions. In fact, there are cities named for Alexander in Iraq (Iskandariya), Egypt (Alexandria), and Turkey (Alexandria Troas) (Geo). When it comes to globalization there are many different factors that come into play as to what degree of globalization can occur. For Greece there were many positive factors in play. Physical characteristics such as the topography of the soil were a huge factor. There is also the vast presence of natural elements and the climate that goes along with it. If a country can globalize on what nature gives them on a daily, monthly or yearly basis, there is great reason to globalize...
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...classical period, the confidence of the Greeks grew. The Greeks thought that Humans are able to maintain their own faith rather than a divine power. The humanism was based on the human knowledge been far superior to other beings, they exalted mortal excellence and expectation. For example, in one of my favorite movie “clash of titans” where the humans stop praying the gods for protection and health, thinking that the gods are the ones that need them, not the other way around. So they started to destroy the god’s statues and stop praying to them. Hades (brother of Zeus and Poseidon) got tired of the Humans thinking they run the world, he recommends that Zeus release the kraken on the human so that they would be scare again and start praying the gods for mercy, so Zeus agreed. Sophocles (the tragic poet) made a play call “Antigone” which gave voice to the Greek concept of Humanism. “Terrible wonders walk the world but none the match for man….speech, thought, quick as the wind…all those he has taught himself…ready, resourceful man.” Most people think that the period of humanism means that they don’t believe in God, but to me it simply means that we can think and provide for ourselves, we can make or destroy thing if we decide that’s what we want to do. Humanism to me is simply saying that we as Humans are the center of the universe, not that they don’t believe in a higher power but none the less they were always balanced by the Greek sense of tragic fate that humans...
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...character flaws set one another apart. Agamemnon, King of Mycenae and commander-in-chief of the Achaean army, shows much more of a resemblance to Achilles than he does of Hector. Even though Agamemnon is not as strong as Achilles, he shows the same hot temper and prideful streak as Achilles. Due to the demand of Agamemnon for Achilles to give up his war prize, Briseis, Achilles decided to sit out the war to repay the anger Agamemnon makes Achilles feel. Both these decisions result in many Greek losses that is owed to each mans stubbornness. Agamemnon’s pride makes him more arrogant than Achilles. Agamemnon makes others feel the effects of his pride at every opportunity possible, whereas Achilles’ prideful nature flourishes when something is done to anger or frustrate him. So normally when Achilles is in the presence of the King, things result that hurt the armies moral and make it difficult for the Greeks, who were more numerous than the Trojans, to defeat the opposing Trojan army and obtain the city of Troy. Due to these personalities, Achilles and Agamemnon also differ in their ability to appreciate subtlety. Achilles remains viciously devoted to people who harm him or go against his ultimate goal of being forever remembered. Opposite of this, he is strongly devoted to those people who he loves and his dreams to live a glory filled long lasting life. Opposite of this, Agamemnon remains concerned with him at all times. He is cunning in his speech to...
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...| James McPolin S.J examines the nature of religious life in the Holy Land at the time of Christ, specifically at the four groups which most feature in scripture: the Pharisees, the Saducees, the Essenes, and the Zealots. What kind of religion did people practise in the time of Jesus?The arrival of Greek culture affected not only the political and socio-economic life of the East but also its religious life. In Palestine especially, the religious life of the country was affected by the introduction of Greek religion, even though there was a strong resistance, especially under the rule of the Maccabees (175-135 BC).Diaspora In addition, the exodus of many Jews who formed communities abroad (called the Diaspora) led to contact with various forms of Greek religion such as belief in various gods of the city-states. Fate, astrology, magic, sorcery, Stoicism (the human being is constituted in his/her inner self by a divine spark) and Epicureanism (stressing the need for inner harmony and a certain withdrawal from the busyness of life).These various forms of religion found their way into Palestine and they survived within the Empire into Roman times.While under the influence of Greek culture and dominated by the colonial power of Rome, Palestinian Jews were not a very united people, for all their national and religious solidarity. In their attitudes to the Jewish law and the temple, for example, differences existed among them. In such a context, let us examine some of the groups with...
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...In ancient Greek architecture, there were three main "orders" that guided ancient architects. They were the Doric order, the Ionic order and the Corinthian order. There were also a couple lesser used orders called the Tuscan order and the Composite order. Each Order had a wide variety of rules that could be used in the design and construction of the temples. Shape, details, proportions all had to follow the rules of each separate Order. For example, the Doric order stated that the height of a column should be five and a half times more than its diameter. And the Ionic order stated it should be a smaller ratio, nine to one. Greek architects took the appearance of a building or a temple as basic guide line to the way they constructed it....
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...connected with every form of artistic expression and ceremonial ritual, proving that the greeks were not only familiar with a great number of mythical stories, but also made them to define themselves in the world and communicate their specific cultural issues. •In tragic theatre the characters were mentally close to the audience and shared the values of the democratic period in Athens. •The geographical characteristics of the mythical location, which usually existed in reality, could also be used in the stories and affect the dramatic events of the play. •The Theban saga of Lais and his children was one of the most popular in the Greek literary and iconographic tradition. The Festival •The tragedy of Antigone was presented in the theatre of Dionysus as part of a drama competition that took place every year during the city Dionysia, one of the city’s numerous festivals. •The city Dionysia, which was dedicated to Dionysus, god of fertility, wine and theatre, was one of Athens’ greatest annual festivals and aimed to celebrate the god’s arrival in Athens as well as the city’s wealth and prosperity. •The event took place in mid to late march when seagoing again became possible after the winter. •A rough schedule of the festival can be made as it developed until the outbreak of the Peloponnesian war in 431 BC •The day before the official beginning of the City Dionysia a pre-contest took place during which the poets and their cast described the...
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