...I agree with Gates, there should be no more time wasted. We need to address poverty within black families and also among the other minority families. The family structure in a minority family never seems to look like the family structure of a white American family. In many cases these households are ran by a woman and there is no father figure in sight. A mother can handle many things, but sometimes dealing with multiple children can be very demanding. This can cause the values of the family to diminish over time and not seem as important compared to other problems. According to Gates, “45 percent of black households with children are headed by women”. That is only in black households, imagine what the number if it would include Hispanics and refugees from other countries. It is not only the black community that poverty seems to be attacking; it is the minorities of the United States as a whole. The living cost is going up everywhere without the minimum wage going up with it. 20 years ago, a family could be supported by one person working full time and another taking care of the household. Today, both parents have to work full time to be able to afford what they need to survive. This can be an issue when most households are ran by women....
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...arising consciousness, with American blacks, the idea that very many of them could have been Muslims, got stronger and stronger * There are estimates that between 14-20 % of Africans brought over to America, were Muslims. * The first Muslims: pre-Columbian and Columbian arrivals or visits? * Muslims arrivals through the slave trade, from early 1600’s to Abolition of slavery in 1863 * Muslim migration to North America * African American Muslims- assertion of identity from 20th c. On 1.3rd of total Muslim population in the USA * Converts * Omar ibn Sayyid (1770-1864) * Born in Senegal, he was enslaved and brought into American in 1806. * Prescribed himself out of a teacher and left the slavery expeditions * Was sold to one master, who died * The next one who bought him forced him into hard labour * Although he was baptized, he was still a practising Muslim Muslim Immigration to North America * Immigrant “cohorts” -Pioneer families (19th c. To WWII) -Transitional families(post WWI to 1968) -Differentiated families (From 1968to today) * Issues -Integration -{reserving an identity) -Diversity within (ethnic, religious) -Proselytizing from other faith communities * 60’s are the turning point for Muslim migration -the post war economic boom and economic recovery, necessitates the influx of labour in Europe and in the North America= immigration is incurred. The obstacles incurred, in Europe a lot of guest workers...
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...In ‘Madame Bovary’ by Gustave Flaubert, Charles Bovary, an undereducated doctor of medicine has two wives in his life. The first wife, Madame Dubuc, dies and Emma Rouault, his second wife, after many affairs commits suicide, the fate of Charles and Emma's marriage is described by an elaborate connection of symbolic relations. The relationships of the shutter's sealing bang, Emma's long dress that keeps her from happiness, the plaster priest that conveys the actions of the couple, the restless greyhound, and Emma burning her wedding bouquet are all images of eternal doom to the couple's marriage. Charles Bovary first met Emma Rouault when he was on a medical call to fix her father's broken leg. Not long after his arrival Emma catches his interest. Her actions satisfy his hearts need for a young, fresh mind and body. The old widow that he is currently married to dies of chagrin. This saddens Charles but his mind stays on Emma. After frequent visits to her farm, even after her father's leg was healed, Charles gives a thought about if he would like to marry Emma but he is uncertain. Her father sees Charles' interest in his daughter and takes it upon himself to engage the two. He waits until Charles is departing and then confronts him about the engagement. As expected Charles accepts the marriage and the father runs to the house to receive Emma's acceptance. This was to be shown by the opening of a shutter door. "Suddenly he heard a sound from the house: the shutter had slammed...
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...Management in Film MGMT215-1601A-20 Individual Project By: Debbie Woodard Four Functions of Management There are four functions of management: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Coach Boone demonstrated these four functions in different scenarios that he faced. When Coach Boone accepted the head coach position he knew that he would have many challenges and obstacles to face. Coach Boone knew that he would have to have a plan and set it into motion to bring the team together. This was going to be the first time that blacks and whites would be on the same team in this town. Coach Boone put a plan into action to bring the players together as a team. One of his actions was to force the players to sit together on the bus when they were on their way to training camp. He made sure one black player and one white player were sitting together and rooming together at the camp so that they would get a chance to get to know one another. He also knew that by making Bertier and Campbell the team captains that they would help bring the team together. Once Bertier and Campbell formed their bond, it helped the other players to let their guard down and try to become a real team. Coach Boone also used his organizational skills when set everything up for the training camp. He organized how their day would go from the conditioning to get into shape to the players that would have to room together. It was important to Coach Boone to have things run his way so that he could get the...
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...Health Care Communications Methods Susan Anderson HCS/320 January 26, 2015 Terri De Wees Option 1: Nursing Home Administrator As the administrator of a nursing home, I have recently received notification that this nursing home has been bought out by a national long term care facility. There are new policies that will be put in place, causing some of the current residents to be displaced. As the administrator it is my responsibility to communicate these changes to the residents, clients, and members of their families. Unfortunately, there are some residents that have difficulty communicating and have no family, friends, or next of kin in the area that can help with the communication process of the changes that will be made and they have not indicated they approve of the release of their medical information. Ultimately it is my responsibility to make sure the needs of the residents for arrangements are made to make this transition as painless as possible. Verbal and oral communication are more traditional forms of communication. There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these types of communication. Verbal communication includes all behavior conveying messages with language (McDonald, 2006). This is a form of internal communication. Internal communication is any communication that is done within a company or organization. One advantage of verbal communication is the ability to have an understanding of information and the ability for quick responses and...
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...Island the Station night club was a scene of a horrific and fatal incident. The Station Night club was located on 211 Cowesett Avenue. The building was a single story wood frame building with a small basement underneath the main bar room. The building had been modified several times over the years and changed ownership several times as well. The building was built between 1946 and 1950. Inside the nightclub, polyurethane foam was installed on the rear wall, platform wall and in the alcove as a sound attenuation material. The ceiling was raised and was constructed of gypsum board and a light rack was suspended from the ceiling. There was a sun room which consisted of wood paneling as well as portions of the night club. The night club consisted of three exits which were not obstructed and were working the night of the fire. The building did not have a sprinkler system or any fire retardant material built in. There were built in windows in the sunroom and main bar area which were accessible. The Station Nightclub had consisted of several additions and remodeling projects that were completed since the original construction. The nightclub had changed ownership as well as foreclosures as well. In March 1972 the nightclub was the scene of a fire which closed the night club in 1974. When the night club was reopened, it was opened as a restaurant. During this time there were renovations made as well as interior paneling and partitions placed inside the building as well as...
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...With all these obstacles proving too much to hurdle, the church along with the Save Our Stax organization and the Pyramid Management Authority agreed to a compromise in September 1989. In it, Ward Archer Jr, et al agreed to drop their lawsuit against the church. The South Side Church of God in Christ agreed to sell the demolition rights to the Pyramid in exchange for $1,500. Additionally, the Pyramid made a ten-thousand dollar donation to both the church and LeMoyne-Owen College, a Historically Black College (HBCU) located a few block from the Stax building in South Memphis. At a press conference held on the LeMoyne-Owen campus to announce the compromise and present the checks to the college and church, Shlenker said, I am not the savior...
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...I. Introduction: In our everyday lives we confronted with many obstacles and choices. We look for escapes and stress relievers. The media provides a false comfort away from those stresses. “Thus the predominant genres and modes of representation (news, chat show, soap opera) meet the needs and the desires for order of, and in, the everyday, and even in those areas of media production and consumption where it may be suggested that there is scope for both resistance and ambiguity (and there is evidence, for example, in popular music culture and in some online networks and bulletin boards that this is the case).” (Silverstone, R., 2002). It’s the media, producers and the fortune 500 companies that produce consumer goods and those companies that feed our imaginations with fallacies through “entertainment” television. i. Thesis: It is my belief that we should hold the media accountable for its not only on a deontological level but, a judicial level as well. II. Ethnics: while not mandatory is in good character. i. Promote your business in a positive light. ii. Provide positive influences for children. III. Where the stereotypes are: “There are many formal fallacies, mistakes in reasoning that occur due to the structure of the argument (the fallacy of affirming the consequent is, therefore, a formal fallacy). There are also hundreds of informal fallacies.” (Mosser, 2010) i. Stereotypes and the media influence consumers with fallacies such as Slippery Slope, False Authority...
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...However, in the areas affected, their economy, community, and way of life will suffer greatly. It’s estimated that the United States will “save as much as $9.1 billion in crude oil costs, per year” (Setxind.com). Also professional’s state that cost of oil will go down dramatically in the years to come as the pipeline is built. All these benefits will help America tremendously. However, at what cost to the Native’s that this pipeline will affect. Their lives will be changed as well, the added structure could impede on fishing areas, or plant life. It can and will hurt their economy as they combat the threat of ruptures. Natives already have obstacles to overcome on reservations; they do not need the added pressure of a plunging local...
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...nationalist. This essay will look at how each of these talks entrenched the interest of the white settlers. Home- Smith settlement proposals 1971-4 The period from 1971-1974 was a period marked by the Anglo- Rhodesian settlement proposals. For the first time during this period Africans became the masters of their own fate. The period also marked the emergence of African National Council by Muzorewa and Zvobgo and the intensification of the armed struggle. (Ngunyoni and Nyandoro1979; p 187) 24 November 1971 The Smith-Home pact was signed, Home persuaded Smith to increase African representation in Parliament; majority rule to start in the next century. Britain also announced that recognition was based on the Pearce Commission's findings on Black African opinion (which showed that the Africans were hostile to the regime). 25 November 1971 Proposals for...
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...Andrea Adams @02717441 HIST 0100 Prof. Tolbert April 21, 2017 The Life, Work, and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist from the 1950 to 1968 with a strong religious background. A strong advocator for all minorities, King did all in his power to end barriers of community, poverty, racism and militarism. The principle he focused more on, however, was racism. King defined racism as prejudice, apartheid, ethnic conflict, anti-Semitism, sexism, colonialism, homophobia, ageism, or discrimination against disabled groups and stereotypes (Haskins). Later turning his efforts to poverty, King believed that the United States should have equal rights for all men, women and children. Martin Luther King Jr. had a strong philosophy of non-violent protests, called civil disobedience, to which he gained supporters, changing the jurisdictions of racism and poverty to create the American Dream for all. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, to Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Born as Michael King Jr., King lived in Atlanta, Georgia (How Did Martin). However, in honor of minister and civil-rights activist Martin Luther Baptist, his parents gave him the name Martin. In 1931, King’s father became the lead pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, a very successful minister as his father and grandfather had been. A very intelligent man, King skipped ninth and eleventh grades, graduating from Booker T. Washington...
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...effectiveness in democratizing decision-making in Zimbabwean industry. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Since settler occupation in 1890, successive governments in Rhodesia encouraged economic development along capitalist and racist lines. Racist policies and practices ensured that control of the economy remained in White hands while severely limiting the diffusion of technological and scientific skills among Blacks. In the hierarchical order of Rhodesia, the Black stood at the lowest level, and the African worker stood under two interlocking handicaps. As an African, he was subjected to the overall system of discrimination; as a worker, he was also a victim of particular regulations which, prior to the Industrial Conciliation Act of 1959, prevented African workers from participating in the determination of their conditions of service by excluding them from the definition of 'employee'. African advancement was allowed only to the extent and in so far as it did not threaten the position of the Whites. Prime Minister Huggins explained: The European in the country can be likened to an island of White in a sea of Black, with the artisan and tradesman forming the shores and the professional classes the highlands in the centre. Is the native to...
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...Descriptive Essay By Moon 11-10-2012 My Dog Named Beau Lying on my living room floor is a curled up fuzzy-ball dog named Beau. When I was a kid, my mother had a dog and he lived in a cage all his life. I had always wanted a dog as a child, and now I have found a perfect dog. He is adorable, smart, loving and his has an up lifting personality. He will never live in a cage. Beau was born in Venango, NE. He is from the Cairn Breed. His father was Sebastian, who was more handsome than King Charles, and his mom’s name was Amanda. Beau is very handsome. He has soft curly hair and a stocky body shape. He has white, light and French vanilla ice creme colored hair. He has beautiful glass brown marble eyes, a big round black clown nose, and cute little mouse-like triangular ears. He also has a cute round-shaped face. When he was 2 months old, he was so tiny and adorable, the size of a fava bean. I held him in my palm; his fur was silky and smooth, especially when he fell asleep on my lap. I often walked him outside of my apartment, and he had a curious approach to everything, smells, sounds or sights. As a puppy, he loved to play with my flip flop, even though the flip flop was bigger than he. He found a way to lift his face up so he could drag the sandal without tripping over it. When I spoke to him, his little triangle ears flipped upward and his head tilted to the side; he looked at me with a response like he knew what I was saying to him. As Beau...
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...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION A number of African American women are succeeding on the long road to career advancement and leadership positions. Nevertheless, racism and sexism still hinder their efforts for career advancement and leadership positions. Black women are facing an intense combination of discrimination in American institutions. Because we live in a white male-dominated society, it is easy to underestimate African American women’s leadership potential and abilities. African American women are looked at as inferior beings, rather than as equals capable of accomplishing any and everything a man can. The purpose of this research will be to investigate how education influences career advancement and leadership positions of African American...
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...CASE: Toyota – America’s Best Car Company – Is it today? Problem: Following the recall of more than 8 million cars over the past few years due to faulty accelerators and the production shutdown resulting from the devastating earthquake on March 11, 2011, Toyota has several obstacles in its way to remain competitive in the realm of American automobile suppliers. How can this company regain the “crown” and move Toyota back to a higher position not only on the Forbes list of America’s most admired companies yet in the motor vehicles industry as well? Management Function Involved: Leading, Controlling, Communication, Decision Making and Organizing. – Leading and Controlling - conincorporate customer feedback into development of emerging products. Develop “accountability systems for human rights and actions that address human rights issues.” Problem Solving Factors (BPSF): Economic, Technological, Socio/Cultural, Political, Legal/Regulatory, Ethical, Intercultural/International, Quality. Management, Marketing, Accounting/Financial Social Environment – continue to incorporate customer feedback into the development and innovation of new products. And “encourage stakeholder feedback as part of materiality process.” Intercultural/International - goals to develop and enhance education in competitive areas of math and science “Implement 13 newly initiated projects for grades K-8 in five additional countries, including Africa, Mali...
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