...The piece that is being used for this assignment is a speech by Malcolm X titled, “The Ballot or The Bullet.” The whole speech can be found here, although a few segments of the speech will be used, http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/speeches/malcolm_x_ballot.html. The first logical fallacy found in this speech is one that appeals to emotion. To be specific, this quote appeals to the fear of the audience who listened to it. In paragraph 3, Malcolm X stated, “Whether you're educated or illiterate, whether you live on the boulevard or in the alley, you're going to catch hell just like I am. We're all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man. He just happens to be a white man.” This is an example of the appeal to fear fallacy because of the fact that Malcolm X stated that no matter who you were, you were going to be affected negatively by the same person. In this case, he was using the fallacy as a way to worry the crowd about the upcoming elections in that year. Because of this, he is increasing the prejudice, or...
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..."Advantages & Disadvantages of Mastering the English Language and Politics" Mastering the English laguage and politics can cause a possitive and negative efffect on a person by pointing out the flaws of society and government issues. Mastering the english language enlightens one on how to survive in this society and what this government is based on. Language can cause conflict to ones emotions an thoughts about this society and government,and its history. Fredrick Douglass, Malcolm X, and Jonathan Kozol help me show how when a person lives in this society without mastering its language they are unable to properly provide for themself or others, mastering the English language educates one in many differet political aspects, an how mastering the English language can open ones eyes to the flaws in this government and society and make them have negative feelings towards it. A person is unable to properly provide for themselves or their families if they have not mastered the english language. The histroical Fredick douglass shows this in his passage " Learning to Read and Write". He states, " the though of being a slave forever began to bear heavily upon my heart. Just about this time, i got hold of a book entittled "columbian Orator." every opportunity i got i used to read this book" (147) . Douglass felt like he would never be able to be free if he didnt continue to read and educate himself. Jonothan Kozol's passage "The Human Cost of an Illiterate society" also express this issue...
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... By Any Means Necessary! (Malcolm X) Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earl’s civil rights activism prompted death threats from the white supremacist organization Black Legion and the KKK, forcing the family to relocate twice before Malcolm’s fourth birthday. Regardless of the Little’s efforts to get away from the Legion, in 1929, their Michigan home was burned to the ground. Two years later, Earl’s body was found lying across the town’s trolley tracks. Police ruled both incidents as accidents. Malcolm’s mother, .Louise suffered emotional breakdown several years after the death of her husband and was committed to a mental institution, while her children were split up among various foster homes and orphanages. In Malcolm’s late teens he began to drift into the life of petty crime and was convicted on burglary charges. He was to serve 10 years of prison but was granted parole after seven. During his sentence he was converted to the Nation of Islam under the “Great” Elijah Muhammad. He became very active in the Nation and his great talents as a leader moved him to the number two spot in the Muslim organization. In 1964, he withdrew from the Nation upon the knowledge of Muhammad’s affairs and future children, and being silenced because of his comments towards Kennedy’s assassination. Malcolm X setup his own orthodox Muslim...
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...They stared down the lions throat and managed to escape with only a few scars and should be honorably admired for their integrity and will to fight for what is right. What is the reason for so much hatred? The African Americans were frustrated by the unending prejudice, racism, and inequality received from the "white man." When Rosa Parks was asked to give up her seat to a white woman, she refused because she was frustrated with the treatment that African Americans revived. In her heart and in the heart of the good, she did the right thing because she was facing injustice. I whole heartedly agree and believe that the non-violence tactic will get you much farther in reaching freedom and independence. If you use "any means necessary" like Malcolm X, it will raise hostility towards your...
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...or local criminals with little resources to obtain the imported cocaine. In the mist of this mistrust and hopelessness came a rap group who was willing to take on the establishment and tell the truth about the Black American Experience. That group was Public Enemy. The front man of the group, Chuck D, the D is for dangerous; was the role model missing and needed in the black community. Chuck D whose real name is Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, said the one thing that had happened to start the group’s mission and became the true focus of the music came about one day when Chuck D was walking around his home area of Roosevelt New York with a Malcolm X t-shirt from back in the day. When a 13 year old boy walked up to Chuck D and asked him why was he wearing a ten t-shirt. This was a major player in the struggle and this generation had no idea of who Malcolm X was. To Chuck D, this was unacceptable. Chuck D rhymes were laced with Black Power idealism, Black history, and social awareness. Bringing these types of topics to the mic booth had never been done before. Chuck D redefined the Black condition post-civil rights struggle. Chuck D made rap relevant...
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...Throughout the semester, various pieces were read that discussed important topics and issues such as oppression, racism and colonization. These pieces can be used to formulate answers to critical questions regarding these various topics. Generally, racism and colonization in effect result in oppression. The systems of racism and colonization come into existence when one Racism and colonization as systems have both a large and negative impact on racially oppressed and colonized groups. Iris Young highlights various types of oppression in her article such as exploitation, marginalization and violence (38). All of these forms of oppression can be related to the persecution that people receive due to racism and colonization as systems. Malcolm X discusses in his article how black individuals were exploited by politicians, namely...
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...How far was the effectiveness of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s limited by internal divisions? (30 marks) During the Civil Rights Movement great improvements were made gradually for the small minority groups in USA, for example Black African Americans, Hispanic groups and also women. However, from the very beginning there were internal divisions within the civil rights movement as well as external divisions. These partitions were caused by four major factors; methods such as peaceful protest and violence, ideology, effects of tension from jealousy and rivalry and lastly personalities of the different civil rights organisations and their leaders as they were competing for media attention and public recognition. These divisions did limit the effectiveness of the civil rights movement as they slowed down the process and cause many complications. These divisions were extremely clear thought out the 1960s as there was the development of Black Power and their methods of violence which is a contrast to Martin Luther King’s approach which was peaceful protest. In the early 1960s many successes came about for the civil rights movement especially for SNCC and of Martin Luther King. The Greensboro sit-ins led by SNCC in 1960 is an example of a triumph as they demonstrated that civil rights campaigns could spread quickly and also showed that other organisations could work together as the sit-ins attacked all aspects of segregation and it lead to the extending of the existing NAACP...
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...by Civil Right organizations to be overlooked by the mainstream media. Anything that was accomplished such as community activism, community building and advancement of the issues of African Americans were significantly overlooked by the press. However, when the more aggressive Black Power movement began and the unwavering community support moved from the more passive ideas of the SNCC the entire movement was rated as being dangerous to the public and government. This can be seen when Murphree says "But these same dissenting messages of separatism, black empowerment, and self-defense remained as Carmichael attacked the established political process and government official". (Murphree, 2004) You can also see in Litwick's article that the effect of media misinformation cause a great amount of disparate and clouded the process of gain equal rights. Specifically in saying "The Black man is definitely the public enemy. . . . [W]e still face a double-standard every minute of our lives." In albums such as Fear of a Black Planet, Public Enemy warned young blacks of media misinformation". (Litwack,...
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...In a chapter titled “Rice Paddies and Math Tests” in Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers, Gladwell explains why it seems that Eastern Asians are always better at math than other ethnicities. Part of it has to do with the shortness of their numbers. A lot of their numbers have short, syllable-long pronunciations that increase their memory of number sequences, which allows them to perform mental math efficiently. This is why those of Eastern Asian heritage are often much better at math classes than those of American and European descent. Their language gives them a great benefit in the math area, and they are often very successful because of it. Other races struggle because of a lack of schooling or inadequate education in the past, such as African...
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...in the NFL was a product of two things: the opposition of white fans towards black players, and the common belief that black people did not have what it takes to play the sport (Freeman 44). At the time of his college football days, Jim Brown remembered when black athletes were usually neglected or sent to stay with other African-American locals. He stated that not just him, but other African-Americans as well, who faced the consequences of segregation: “"Everyone looks back on my problems because I am well-known, but the situation in America at that time hurt all blacks” (Valentine 17). Indeed, Jim Brown himself was constantly plagued by racism and antagonism, causing resentment and fear when he revolted against it. Certain people held negative misconceptions about Brown because he was African-American and he had a physical presence, not just on the gridiron but off of it too (Holden). However, Jim Brown was determined to prove the dissidents wrong, and found validation for himself and other black players while making revolutionary plays on the field (Freeman 44). This determination did not suffice solely on the field, however, but through his efforts in activism as well. Jim Brown was one of the first American athletes to speak out against racial issues during the civil rights movement (Goldstein), and though Brown enjoyed playing football, he never found it to be a priority. In a 1985 interview, he said this: “I'm a man first, and as I said, football was never my first occupation...
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...The question is racism still problems in contemporary America? Some say yes. Other say no but I think otherwise because look at the past events in the last year that happen to young African American men or African Americans period. It shows that we as a race are still treated differently in 2015. In my eye we as a race still have to work ten times harder than other ethnics because the color of our skin. Racism is still in full effect in 2015 and it many years ago. Race was created socially primarily by how people perceive ideas of others. The definition of race all depends on where and when the word is being used. In U.S. history, the meaning of the label “white” has changed over time but the question is why is racism still alive and in full...
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...CHAPTER Total Quality Management Before studying this chapter you should know or, if necessary, review 1. 2. Trends in total quality management (TQM), Chapter 1, page Quality as a competitive priority, Chapter 2, page 5 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter you should be able to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Explain the meaning of total quality management (TQM). Identify costs of quality. Describe the evolution of TQM. Identify key leaders in the field of quality and their contributions. Identify features of the TQM philosophy. Describe tools for identifying and solving quality problems. Describe quality awards and quality certifications. CHAPTER OUTLINE Defining Quality 138 Links to Practice: General Electric Company; Motorola, Inc. 140 Cost of Quality 140 The Evolution of Total Quality Management (TQM) 142 The Philosophy of TQM 147 Links to Practice: The Walt Disney Company 150 Links to Practice: The Kroger Company; Meijer Stores Limited Partnership 153 Quality Awards and Standards 159 Why TQM Efforts Fail 162 OM Across the Organization 162 Inside OM 163 Case: Gold Coast Advertising (GCA) 166 Case: Delta Plastics, Inc. 167 136 000 DEFINING QUALITY • 137 E veryone has had experiences of poor quality when dealing with business organizations. These experiences might involve an airline that has lost a passenger’s luggage, a dry cleaner that has left clothes wrinkled or stained, poor course offerings and scheduling at your college, a purchased product...
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...CHAPTER Total Quality Management Before studying this chapter you should know or, if necessary, review 1. 2. Trends in total quality management (TQM), Chapter 1, page Quality as a competitive priority, Chapter 2, page 5 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter you should be able to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Explain the meaning of total quality management (TQM). Identify costs of quality. Describe the evolution of TQM. Identify key leaders in the field of quality and their contributions. Identify features of the TQM philosophy. Describe tools for identifying and solving quality problems. Describe quality awards and quality certifications. CHAPTER OUTLINE Defining Quality 138 Links to Practice: General Electric Company; Motorola, Inc. 140 Cost of Quality 140 The Evolution of Total Quality Management (TQM) 142 The Philosophy of TQM 147 Links to Practice: The Walt Disney Company 150 Links to Practice: The Kroger Company; Meijer Stores Limited Partnership 153 Quality Awards and Standards 159 Why TQM Efforts Fail 162 OM Across the Organization 162 Inside OM 163 Case: Gold Coast Advertising (GCA) 166 Case: Delta Plastics, Inc. 167 136 000 DEFINING QUALITY • 137 E veryone has had experiences of poor quality when dealing with business organizations. These experiences might involve an airline that has lost a passenger’s luggage, a dry cleaner that has left clothes wrinkled or stained, poor course offerings and scheduling at your college, a purchased product...
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...Treatment of oppressed groups ABS 417 January 20, 2014 Community organizing is a way for people in the community to voice out their opinion as one and be heard by the people in the power like the local officials. Community organizations are a good way of making people brings their concerns in the public, their issues to be solved by those who can. Collective group often get the attention of the officials because their voice is stronger and they tend to get more attention than an individual asking for a change in the world. For a community organization to succeed it will need a good community organizer who will make plans on how to keep the voice of the group be heard and be noticed by those in the power. In this paper, I will not be limited to community organization but I will also be talking about prejudice and the ranges of prejudice we have in this world. We have our prejudices against people that are old, people from different race and people from different culture. History tells us how prejudice can affect someone’s ideas and how in the past it affected the lives of our ancestors. Psychology books and history books have been talking about how people are being subject to prejudice yet today there are still people out there that remains to be victims of prejudice. Prejudice is one issued that our people in the past have been trying to...
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...Tenpin Guidance Leaflet This is a guidance leaflet aimed towards Tenpin employees it will give you knowledge and understanding regarding HR policies, procedures and guidance on high standards of conduct. Internal factors These can impact on the employment relationship (over and above statutory minimum) Probation- All new employees must complete and be successful in a three month probation period (management six months). All employees are subject to meet set criteria by their final review sign off in areas of:- * CPL on line training. Training in basic skills such as Safety at Work, Food Safety and Fire Awareness. Subject to minimum pass levels within these courses. * Measurements against minimum levels of absence, lateness and conduct. * Satisfactory references Employees are offered training and support through mentoring and regular reviews during this period in order to understand and achieve minimum levels in the above. Pay and Reward- Tenpin offers staff benefits and training to exceed minimum pay, currently above statutory minimum wage. These include:- * Completion of one of four basic pins to achieve minimum requirement, however staff that become multi-trained achieve Higher Grade Duty (HGD) of 25p per hour once successful and signed off by training mentor and manager. * Bonus payments scheme of successful achievement of 9/10 or higher of customer satisfaction review (Mystery Bowler, MB) measured against engagement and...
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