...Essay Plan & Outline Rational: I found that we all commonly belief in the worthiness of being alive due to the fact that we take it for granted that being alive gives us hope and joys. However, there are certain amount of people who perceive being alive as a burden and meanwhile considers the hope of afterlife as a better place to be. By committing suicide, they cease the consciousness, succeed in brining changes and freedom from struggling in pains. Due to the fact that suicide is not only a philosophical but also a public health issue, it is important to explore the ultimate motivations of suicide and suicide attempts. I therefore determine to investigate the issue to gain an in-depth understanding, by using the case of series of suicides committed by a multinational enterprise, Foxconn’s employees in its Chinese manufacturing plant. I wish to argue based on research evidences that the motives to cease pains, to bring changes and to pursue a taken for granted better afterlife constitute to suicides. The outline of my essay is shown as follow: Introduction In 2012, Foxconn, a renowned multinational enterprise, has seen a series of suicides committed by its young workers in China, which shocked the society. The perceptions about life and death depend on individuals’ unique situations. However, suicide and suicide attempts persist as a predominant public health problem (McClure, 1984; Weissman, 1974), and therefore it is important and significant to specifically look into...
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...Mitchell’s, “The Photographic Essay”, tries to uncover the reason why people see photos in a certain manner. By applying the terms discussed in the essay to the photos chosen for this paper, a better understanding of the ethical implications, photographer’s role, scopophilia, and independence of the photos arise. First, Mitchell emphasizes the role of the photographer in the time of capturing the moment. “The beholder, in turn, is presented with an uncomfortable question: is the political, epistemological power of these images a justification for the violence that accompanies their production?” (Mitchell 328). This question applies directly to both of the photos: the young boy carrying his dog through the monsoon flood waters in the Philippines...
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...governments borrow the money they use for this spending and that only creates new problems. In the United States, the total debt is greater than its total economic output, and this debt will only hinder future and long term growth. On top of all that, the idea that a better national economy will make the citizens happier overall contradicts the idea that money doesn’t buy happiness. Does this mean that money actually does buy happiness, or does it mean that the economy doesn’t have anything to do with people’s happiness? Some regions are poorer than the United States and yet are happier, an example is Latin America. Other richer countries, like the United States, Japan, and China have had great economic growth over the past few decades, yet happiness has changed very little and in the case of China it has even declined. So does this mean that the economy doesn’t have anything to do with people’s happiness? This statement seems absurd to many people living in countries with struggling economies. If you talk to most people they will want the economy to get better. If you look at government discretionary spending...
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...How Heroine Was Made --The Evolution of the Legend of Hua Mu Lan in Chinese History Essay 3 Ruining Jin His 425 July 27, 2014 Professor Shana Brown In this module, we learned many heroic females in ancient East Asia. Though the stories of these females vary dramatically through a vast historical period, the function of these stories are alike: descriptions of heroines--such as poetry, drama, fictions, folktales, etc.--all function to meet the need of ideological requirement to better serve the political purpose of certain groups by that time. This essay is going to examine the specific principal and value embodied by Hua Mulan in a historical review, and arguing that Hua Mulan and her tale is still affecting the youngster due to the latest revision and reinterpretation from a nationalism/patriotism perspective. According to Kua & Idema, the tales of Hua Mulan all come from one text: 木兰诗 (Mu Lan shi). In this 62 lines, 332 characters poem, Hua Mulan is depicted as a brave female who substituted her father to fulfill the Khan’s conscription demand. She concealed her true gender in the military, fighting along with other soldiers as a “man” for several years. After their triumph, she was provided a high position in the government by Khan as a reward. However, she rejected this proposal and asked for a return back home. Not until she arrived home did her true identity as a female revealed to the other soldiers. This is the main story line that seldom changes during...
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...STUDENT NAME: Amal Alzubi Introduction 1. What is Suicide? ”Suicide” is difficult to define. This is because it is a value-laden term. Whenever we apply the label of “suicide” to an individual’s death, we typically presuppose a number of significant moral issues. To see the problem, let’s posit a definition: Suicide: Is the intentional and voluntary taking of one’s own life. At first glance, this is a simple and appealing definition. It seems to capture the core phenomenon of self-killing pretty succinctly. There are, however, all sorts of cases that would test the limits of this definition. Consider the “voluntariness” requirement. Many people may take their lives under conditions of coercion, duress or necessity. Does that mean they don’t commit suicide? Take the example of Hitler. He killed himself in order to avoid the humiliation of execution. Was his decision voluntary? What of the Japanese Samurai, who had a form of ritual self-killing (known asseppuka or hari-kari) that they used to “die with honor” rather than fall into the hands of their enemies? Or the soldier who throws himself on a grenade in order to save his comrades? I suspect we would say that each of these counts as an example of “suicide”, but depending on how we understand the voluntariness condition; they may not meet the conditions set down in our definition. Harder issues arise when we consider the relationship between responsibility and suicide. Hill uses the example of the Christian martyrs and...
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...Essay 2 Essay conclusion: Foxconn should keep its working schedules, basing on legal payments for overtime work. Stakeholders’ concerns analysis framework: Worker’s concerns What is worker’s priority factor to choose a job? For most low level education and training workers, the answer is a competitive and guaranteed salary. If you are an engineer, graduated from the best universities in China, like Peking University or Tsinghua University, you may want a job in Google for its flexible working schedule. But for most young Chinese, the labor-intensive industries are their main destinations. Foxconn sank into the conservancy of intense working schedule, low salaries and continued employees suicide events. But it is still one of the most popular chooses in Shenzhen or Chongqing, for these young men from countryside. Why this contradiction happened and continued? Because compare with others labor-intensive factories, Foxconn has a good reputation of salaries paying. Delaying salaries and free overtime work are still common in others factories in Shenzhen and others cities. The biggest difference between the salary increasing and work time reducing is that whether the change is good for every worker. Off course, salary increasing is acceptable for each employee, but reducing work time is not so. Some employees have stronger ambitions and willing to work more and earn more. So these different concerns must be respected and considered by the worker union to ask for more...
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...Globalization and changes of middle class essay Topic: Are middle class Victims or Winners of globalization The term ‘middle class,’ it is a vague word as the concept and the meaning of it has been changed over time. For example, in medieval era Europe, the classification of social classes was based on the descent such as nobles and peasants. The nobles in England were classified as high class even though they were lack of wealth. However, the peasants were not able to become high class no matter how wealthy they were, so the classification of peasants with wealth was classified as middle class. As the time flew and when the capitalism has taken place instead of hierarchy, the classification of middle class has changed once more which is mainly classified by the person’s occupation and the wealth the person has. For example of United Kingdom in 1911, the middle class was the class that falls between the upper class and the working class which are professionals, managers, and senior civil servants. However, nowadays, as the economy and technology has developed in fast pace, the definition of the middle class have changed once again that is determined according to the income level of a person. According to The Economics in February 2009, the definition of the middle classes is the people who have a reasonable income with stable job occupation. The Economics also pointed out that the number of middle classes has exploded from 1980s to 2000s. What can be the reason of such a...
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...This essay is about how two countries both committed and justified mass murder. The first country is the Soviet Union and its ruler Josef Stalin. The second is China and its ruler Mao Zedong. I will be talking about both of these rulers and their manner of the mass murders, how they justified the killings and the meanings of them. In the 1950s, directly after the Communists took control in China, the Soviets had a union with them and gave them a few weapons and innovation. This was a direct result of the Korean War, which included America against the Communist world, so Stalin consented to help Mao out a bit. Mao thus let the Korean war delay for longer than it needed to, with the goal that he could continue constraining the Soviets for help. By the beginning of the 1960s, however, the Soviets were treating China with utter disdain and by the mid 1960s the separation was finished. In many ways, he never really had to. If you look at the way he interacted with them at meetings, Stalin was constantly pushing to see what he could and couldn't get away with....
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...Terrorism in Pakistan Full Essay: Terrorism is not just word but ideology that suffered this world a lot. There are many countries of the world that are facing this threat in their parts. Important thing is that all countries are trying to counter it but terrorism increased. Pakistan is also the victim of this terrorism. In fact it is suffering a lot than any other country. The reason of that it’s big functional boundary which is associated with big countries of the world like India, Iran, Afghanistanand China. In last UN Convention in which all heads of States were present, PM India Man Mohan Singh said Pakistan is the Epicenter of Terrorism” and all people that were sit in that convention endorsed his statement without considering that Pakistan gave lot of lives in this fight of terrorism, army men and also public. Today, bomb blast or suicide bombing is normal thing for the citizens of Pakistan. Many Pakistanis are dying these blasts but they are facing it by bravery. But the whole world is continuously pointing to us as terrorist state. What a shame? There is no govt. official that can say truth to the world and to the citizens of Pakistan that are still seeing towards leadership. This is happening with us because of our slavery and corrupt leadership that made such decisions and policies through we are reached at the edge of another partition. Our Establishment launched Jihad to rescue the people of Afghanistan against USSR. We defeated USSR badly with the help of USA...
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...Assignment-Midterm Essay CJ 513-Terrorism James R. Myers Kaplan University Professor Stephen Dunker August 8, 2011 Abstract 1. Describe the “hawala system.” What makes it successful among it’s users? 2. Describe “martyrdom.” Does it go hand in hand with being a suicide bomber? Support your answer. Question 1: Describe the “hawala system.” What makes it successful among it’s users? Remittance is a transfer of money by foreign workers, relatives to his or her own countries. Monies sent home or transferred yearly by migrants constitutes the second largest financial influx to many developing countries. Estimates of these types of transactions range from $310 billion (according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development) to the World Banks estimate s of over $450 billion. Once such remittance program, which draws a great deal of attention, is the “hawala system” of remittance and/or payment. “Officials at Interpol and the International Monetary Fund estimates, that transactions within this system range as high a $700 billion dollars yearly” (Jost and Sandhu, 34). So, what is the hawala system? How does it work? What are the advantages of this system of finance? In an article written by Patrick Jost and Hajit Sandhu: “The Hawala Alternative Remittance System and It’s Role in Money Laundering (2010)…“Hawala is an alternative or parallel remittance system. It exists and operates outside of, or parallel to 'traditional' banking...
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...Hakop Jack Avetisyan Essay #1 [Choice#2] The one-child policy is a population control policy that was introduced in 1979 to relive social, economic, and environmental problems in China. At the time the growth rate of China’s population was very high and the main purpose of the policy was to limit the large family units in the country to one child each. After implementing the policy, the government hoped to see reduction in the growth rate of its enormous population. Sometimes couples can have a second child only if their first was a girl or had disabilities. As of today, China’s government believes that their one-child policy will result in a wealthier, healthier and happier life for the people of China. After viewing the article, “Plight of The Little Emperors” and documentary, “China’s lost girls” I think the one-child policy implemented in China is not the right way to control over population. I believe that China’s one-child policy has been unsuccessful because it has caused health issues and gender imbalance. The first reason why I think the one-child policy has been unsuccessful is because it has caused health issues. Traditionally in the Chinese culture, the children take care of their parents when they are older. Since the one-child policy only allows them to have one child, they are willing to do almost anything so that child will be successful and support them in old age. By sacrificing...
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...Sabrin Zawahrah Professor Hamai English 101 1 July 2013 Fight Back Tradition, culture, respect and honor are the ideals that shape the Chinese civilization. Coming from a Chinese immigrant family whilst living an Americanized life, Kingston reveals the idea of gender being an important role in both cultures. In her story "No Name Woman" the author describes some of the gender roles and expectations both woman and men had to abide. Kingston uses a unique story told by her mother as an example. As she begins her article the author dives right into the story. Kingston retells only the information she is passed down secretly by her mother. Although the author is a Chinese-American she does not know the culture or what comes with it. To learn about the woman her aunt was, Kingston had to make due with her mother's words. The author begins to pick apart the story to find out just who her aunt was and what drove her to her demise. Because Kingston cannot ask about her unnamed aunt, she invents her own fantasies about why her aunt gave in to her forbidden passions. In the passage Kingston establishes realities between being a woman, displays the oppression of the male dominance the culture embodies, and the struggles that women have to go through to fight back against subjugation in all forms. To learn who her aunt was, Kingston must first learn what was the standard held by Chinese women at the time. From the beginning of "No Name Woman" the author depicts...
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...reflective portfolio which explores the role of business in society and which draws on the material covered in term 2 of the module. The role of a business in modern society has lots of desires, not only does a business have to make sure they are operating at a rate in which they see returns financially, but they also have to make sure they are run ethically. Businesses nowadays have to make sure that they are socially responsible and they look after all components that they are involved in, from citizens to the environment. In a world that has seen the voices of the public raise, it would be beneficial and wise for a business to cater to the needs of the public so their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is seen to be high. In this essay I’ll be looking at areas in which businesses are judged on, whether it be via the media are just through the way the company acts as one body and its effect on the well-being of people and the environment. I’ll be relating this to Apple, and I’ll be looking at how they perform when it comes to ethics and morality. Apple is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, online services, and personal computers. Apple have the largest percentage of market share within their sector, they have a share of 41.4% and according to the guardian, and Apple’s estimated value is soon to surpass $1tn. Because of Apple’s success, they are watched more...
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...1He once contemplated suicide and even wrote a two-page essay on why he wanted to end his life. Anna Hazare was not driven to such a pass by circumstances. He wanted to live no more because he was frustrated with life and wanted an answer to the purpose of human existence. The story goes that one day at the New Delhi Railway Station, he chanced upon a book on Swami Vivekananda. Drawn by Vivekananda's photograph, he is quoted as saying that he read the book and found his answer - that the motive of his life lay in service to his fellow humans. Today, Anna Hazare is the face of India's fight against corruption. He has taken that fight to the corridors of power and challenged the government at the highest level. People, the common man and well-known personalities alike, are supporting him in the hundreds swelling to the thousands. For Anna Hazare, it is another battle. And he has fought quite a few. Including some as a soldier for 15 years in Indian Army. He enlisted after the 1962 Indo-China war when the government exhorted young men to join the Army. * ------------------------------------------------- Twitter * ------------------------------------------------- NDTV Social * ------------------------------------------------- Live Messenger * ------------------------------------------------- Gmail Buzz * ------------------------------------------------- Print In 1978, he took voluntary retirement from the 9th Maratha Battalion and returned home...
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...A consideration of the growth of the female of Hong Ying’s “daughter of the river” Name: Guokun He Student No: 5904913 Paper: Chin 343 Lecturer: Dr Haixin Jiang Brief outline: This essay takes <Daughter of the river> for an example to analyze the growth of the female in the early 1960s. <Daughter of the river> is written by Hong Ying and published in 1997. With raw intensity and fearless honesty, Daughter of the River follows China's trajectory through one woman's life, from the Great Famine through the Cultural Revolution to Tiananmen Square. From the perspective of content, the novel adopts autobiographical components based on the author's own life experiences, involving in the physical and psychological crisis of the protagonist. This essay will take different examples discuss the growth of female in the modern Chinese literature. outline: 1. Introduction Daughter of the River is a memoir of China concerning the growth of the female in the early 1960s written by Hong Ying. Born during the Great Famine of the early 1960s and raised in the slums of Chongqing, Hong Ying was constantly aware of hunger and the sacrifices required to survive. As she neared her eighteenth birthday, she became determined to unravel the secrets that left her an outsider in her own family. At the same time, a history teacher at her school began to awaken her sense of justice and her emerging womanhood. Hong Ying's wrenching coming-of-age would teach her the price of...
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