...An ideal society would be one in which every participant in the society seeks and finds happiness, while the society itself meets a certain criterion of success to stay relevant with the rest of the world. This definition does not help as the terms happiness and success are too broad to get an idea of what this ideal society would look like. In order to define both happiness and success, I have elected to compose my society using the ideals of mostly the Republican Tradition, a significant part of Expressive Individualism, and a smaller part of Utilitarian Individualism. The reason I believe that most of the Republican Tradition’s ideals are essential to an ideal society are its emphasis on a balance of the self and civic interest, education, and social justice. The balance of the self and civic interest is imperative to this ideal society. One should be able to pursue one’s own self-interest, unless one can contribute to a greater good of society. The idea of education and social justice go hand in hand. According to Thomas Jefferson, the model of the Republican Tradition, “the best defense of freedom was an educated people actively participating in government.” (Bellah 31). In order to establish the rules and governing bodies of this society, a wholly educated population that took an active interest in government affairs is critical to maintain equal freedom for all. This is where the leadership of the society emerges and falls in line with what James McGregor Burns termed...
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...Racism. Some people say it’s long gone, some say it’s never going to go away. Those who say it’s long gone either haven’t experienced/seen it or haven’t been educated on what is actually racist. Malcom X discusses racism and education in his passage called “A Homemade Education.” There are two main things discussed in this passage that go hand in hand. X basically says there is a need for education to discover the truth. The truth in this passage is that history has erased the history of colored people (in this passage predominately black people.) This idea is valuable in today’s society with all the talks of racial prejudice and the ignorance surrounding it. X makes a point to say that he’s made an observation from history books and through...
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...BRADSTREET POEMS NAME INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION Anne Bradstreet is one of the renowned poets of all times. Her volume of poetry conveys several themes, values and ideals that revolve around human character and environment where we leave. Bradstreet although never got a chance to attend any school, she received an excellent education from her well read and educated father Thomas Dudley. Bradstreet had a reading from a diverse collection of books stocked by her father who was by then a steward. Her poetic work was loved to the extent that she received several awards. In her poetic work, Bradstreet wrote several poems such as poem entitled; To my dear loving husband, A letter to my her husband, Absent upon public employment, Contemplation, The hunter, the four elements, The plague, Before the birth of her children, In the honor of the High and Mighty and many more which all revolves around several the around the several themes, values and ideals. The central themes, values and ideals that are expressed in her work include puritanism, motherhood, and matrimonial love, the theme of nature, feminism, humility, sickness and death. Bradstreet also employs the metaphoric language in her work of poetry which is relevant in all her poems she wrote. Theme of Matrimonial Love Bradstreet in her poem “To my dear and loving husband” which is one of her most lovely poem centers on her love for her husband, in this poem she brings out the theme of matrimonial love where she writes on how...
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...quality, lots of control over supply chain; 2) service customer intimacy, loyalty of customers, customizing drink in their way; 3) atmosphere providing an upscale yet inviting environment. • Tight value proposition for well defined market: customer patterns stay for a while (linger/ hangout), rituals: read magazine/ do puzzle, chat; established customers coffee fanatics, 24-44, white collar, well educated, affluent, female; brand perceptions/ image escape: a 3rd place, premium coffee, affordable luxury. • Brand image: sense of community, everywhere – the brand, good coffee on the run, place to meeting and move on, convenience oriented - on the way to work, accessible and consistent. 2. Why have Starbucks’ customer satisfaction scores declined? Has the company’s service declined, or is it simply measuring satisfaction the wrong way? • Decline: change of customers from affluent, well-educated, white collar female between the age of 24 to 44 to people who are younger, less well educated and in a lower income bracket. Expectations are higher. • Services declined: more crowded, time needed to serve...
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... lots of control over supply chain; 2) service customer intimacy, loyalty of customers, customizing drink in their way; 3) atmosphere providing an upscale yet inviting environment. • Tight value proposition for well defined market: customer patterns stay for a while (linger/ hangout), rituals: read magazine/ do puzzle, chat; established customers coffee fanatics, 24-44, white collar, well educated, affluent, female; brand perceptions/ image escape: a 3rd place, premium coffee, affordable luxury. • Brand image: sense of community, everywhere – the brand, good coffee on the run, place to meeting and move on, convenience oriented - on the way to work, accessible and consistent. 2. Why have Starbucks’ customer satisfaction scores declined? Has the company’s service declined, or is it simply measuring satisfaction the wrong way? (team 1, 2 & 3) • Decline: change of customers from affluent, well-educated, white collar female between the age of 24 to 44 to people who are younger, less well educated and in a lower income bracket. Expectations are higher. •...
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...In his recount of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides presents the speech of the Spartan King Archidamus as a part of the debate that occurred at the Sparta War Council. In his speech, Archidamus hopes to convince the Spartans that, contrary to conventional belief, they are not truly courageous if they give in to the urging of their allies and immediately went to war with Athens. Rather, self-control, expressed in the form of prudent decision-making, represents true courage because the exercise of self-control is able to endow its possessor with other Spartan ideals—namely, good judgment, a sense of shame, and moderation. Through tying his conception of courage with other highly esteemed traditional Spartan ideals, Archidamus espouses a vision of the...
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...technology savvy are HEAVY AGREE for going to jogged. Table 4A | OCCUPATION | | The SALES person are heavily of jogged. Table 5A | ETHNIC SUBCULTURE, AGE, AND COGNITIVE AGE | The category of OTHER Ethnic subculture are heavy user of jogged. The age group 18-24 age people are heavy user of jogged. The more people are feel a lot younger than age. Table 6A | GENDER AND GEOGRAPHIC REGION | | The gender male are heavy user of jogged rather than female. The geographic region PACIFIC are heavy user of jogged. Table 7A | IDEAL SELF-CONCEPT | | The ideal concept of MASCULINE are heavy user of jogged. CORRELATION The correlation between different chart that the increase the number of household member ,single person, maximum number of child and the age group 6 to 11 are heavy user of jogged but the female full time employee are heavily user rather than part time men are heavy user. The more income level ,highly educated and technology savvy people are heavy user of jogged as campared to less income level. The sales person are heavy user who lived in other ethnic subculture. The age group of these people are between 18 to 24 and they are gernally feel a lot younyer age than actual age. The male...
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...Since forever women were treated women as second class citizens to their male counterparts. This ideal was carried throughout the United States from the beginning of the American Revolution to the early ninth century, when women got the right to vote. Women were abused, silenced, and ignored by their male counterparts. To many men, women having a say in the government was seen as ridiculous. Men believed that women should not be involved while women were still protesting their roles in government. America was founded on a patriarchal society that believed that women should not have a voice in the government due to their “frail minds”. Male judgement against women were motivated either by ignorance or blatant sexism. From the words of John Adams, “their delicacy renders them...
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...I Want a Husband Every woman wants what she thinks is the perfect husband. Not every woman wants the same thing in a man. Some women want a man who is a little rough or some want a man who is college educated. A few things all women can agree upon is we all want a man who is gives attention, committed, a good provider, great listener, educated, and handy around the house. That is just to name a few things us women want in a man. When I think of what the world says a good man is to me it is like they are looking for the perfect man. To me the perfect man cannot be found every man has there flaws. You just have to find the man with the flaws that you can deal with. Every good man is not college educated; but they know how to get up and go to work to make an honest living. To find a man that is educated is a good thing that means that they are on your level and can keep up with you. Education is important to every woman when it comes to finding a husband, because you know that their values are in the right place if going to school is important to them. What woman you know wants a man that is not committed to them. If a man cannot be committed you might as well say there is not a relationship. Woman want to know that they are the only one in a man's life. Women like to know the man is not out and about doing things that he should not do. When a man is turns into a husband commitment is important. No woman wants to find out that her man was not committed totally to her...
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...intellects have a major influence on the lives of the common people, as they are the ones to create the rules. In addition to this foothold, was the longevity of this program that lasted centuries and played a major part in Chinese society for multiple centuries. Along with the test, Confucian scholars were very important in the stability of the nation as it went through multiple dynasties. Catering to the people’s needs and wants, Confucian scholars were able to infiltrate the courts and made just laws for everyone (Ebrey, 78). However this system sounds fair, it truly was not as it creates an elitist aristocratic class that had the resources to be educated while leaving those without money to still be in the caste they are. The division is also exemplified by the difference of the north and the south, while they were both educated, the south was able to be more progressive in nature due to their experiments in arts and culture (Ebrey, 105). This environment would last until the Qing Dynasty that ended the civil service exam bringing about the new Nationalist...
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...the right to decide which products manufactures should produce by allowing them to “vote with their dollar”. There are tons of products in the market that aren’t very health friendly or good for the environment and consumers can choose not to buy them if they like. On the contrary, the government can also have an influence on what is produced in a mixed system. This will be beneficial because not all consumers are educated on the products they purchase. Some are naive or are left completely in the dark about the damage certain products have on health and the environment. The government can control the output of products that aren’t the best for us. In other countries such as Europe, the government requires food manufacturers to label genetically modified ingredients (GMO) on the back of any food product that may contain them. With laws that govern the usage of food additives and GMO’s, consumers can then “vote with their dollars”, having a big influence on what type of items will be produced. I think the fair trade philosophy is most ideal in todays world. Educated consumers want to buy products that are manufactured with no cruelty and where equal rights for the people who construct the products, are incorporated in their daily activity. In 2011, Apple was the headline of many news article that spoke about the conditions of the factories where Apple products are produced. Many people were disgusted with the way workers in the Foxconn factories where treated with even reports...
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...These two separate philosophies of government grew further apart and ended in the formation of the America’s first political parties - The Democrat and The Republican. First of all, Hamilton and Jefferson each had opposite ideas on how to run a government. Hamilton stated that the federal government needed to be stronger than state governments. He claimed that only educated,patriotic,wealthy people should be allowed to make decisions and run the government. As opposed to, Jefferson argued that state government should have the same amount of power as the federal government not less. As well, he believed that with democracy the common man should run the country and power should be in their hands. I agree with Hamilton’s because if the common man runs the country since the farmers aren’t educated how would they create laws. Hamilton and Jefferson were both expressing about their ideal economy. Hamilton believed that the country has decreased the nation’s wealth. We need to start developing a stronger government so the economy can increase the nation’s wealth. On the other hand, Jefferson claimed his view of an ideal economy is that we should favor the economy that supports farmers. Also the economy should be based on the agriculture. I agree with Hamilton’s view because we should have a stronger economy which would increase the nation’s wealth, but I don’t agree about favoring the economy that is based only on agriculture. Next, Hamilton and Jefferson both stated their ideas...
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...What is an Educated Filipino? -Francisco Benitez What is an educated Filipino and what qualities should distinguish him today? The conception of education and of what an educated man is varied in response to fundamental changes in the details and aims of society. In our country and during this transition stage in our national life, what are the qualities which an educated man should possess? Alterations in Our Social Life Great changes have taken place in the nature of our social life during the last forty years. The contact with Americans and their civilization has modified many of our own social customs, traditions, and practices, some for the worse and many for the better. The means of communication have improved and therefore better understanding exists among the different sections of our country. Religious freedom has developed religious tolerance in our people. The growth of public schools and the establishment of democratic institutions have developed our national consciousness both in strength and in solidarity. Education Has Changed in Meaning With this growth in national consciousness and national spirit among our people, we witness the corresponding rise of a new conception of education – the training of the individual for the duties and privileges of citizenship, not only for his own happiness and efficiency but also for national service and welfare. In the old days, education was a matter of private concern; now it is a public function, and the state...
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...Shanghai Tang’s Customer In order to understand Shanghai Tang’s customer, it is important to first understand the overall market for luxury goods purchased by Chinese customers. There are several characteristics of the Chinese luxury consumer that can be viewed as broad-based, general features of the market. Once these features have been outlined to provide a context for the market in which Shanghai Tang operates, attention can then be turned to the particular customer segment that Shanghai Tang targets. The overall Chinese luxury market. One of the most salient broad-based features of the Chinese luxury customer is that the level of knowledge regarding luxury brands is not as well-developed as it is among most Western luxury customers. This has important ramifications for the China luxury market in general, because lower levels of differentiation between brands in the mind of the Chinese customer results in a reliance on other more overt cues to establish perceptions of prestige. For example, Joanne Ooi comments on branding in China and notes that “You must be expensive, prestigious and international to seduce the Chinese consumer.”[1] Furthermore, according to an Ernst and Young report cited by the case, Chinese customers are “more conspicuous customers who took pride in sporting international labels, which they considered a sign of success and wealth.”[2] Thus, in the Chinese luxury market, price, prestige, and international brand recognition are generally preconditions...
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...An Ideal Husband - Use of IRONY The title “An Ideal Husband” * Proves to be most ironic as none of the characters, let alone the husbands themselves are ‘ideal’, but instead, actually far from it. * deliberately exposes ideals as worthless, mostly in: * Romance and marriage * the stereotypes and expectations of what a gentleman should be * the stereotypes and expectations of a victorian lady Sir Robert Chiltern’s image of the perfect gentleman past of how he attained his wealth relating to the theme of political corruption. Sir Robert Chiltern is considered as an ideal husband and model politician. However people don't know that he conceals a blemished past of how he took the advice of his mentor, Baron Arnheim, and sold state secrets to attain his wealth. This makes the following quotes: “English Gentleman” “Robert is incapable of doing a foolish thing as he is of doing the wrong thing” - (dramatic irony) …very ironic as he may seem like the perfect gentleman and incapable of doing wrong or foolish things but in fact what is done is the total opposite of what is said as he did do all the things stated that he would never be capable of doing and is not what he seems to be. Sir Robert now conceals his past in order to keep his wife’s, lady Chiltern, love. Lady Chiltern's love is based on his perfect image. He then becomes desperate to be something he is not, making him torn between true and ideal selves, which creates...
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