...Case 1: Road to Hell Description The “Road to Hell” case is about two professional engineers that came from different backgrounds, have different personalities, but with similar educational background as far as their work goes. Based on the description of the two professionals, John Baker comes across as a white man from either Europe or the Americas and Matthew Rennalls is a minority, presumably black, from a developing country. Diagnosis The problem is that there are apparent cultural differences between the two professionals. This cultural difference can be perceived as racism based on the way these two professionals interact with each other. Europeans and Americans tend to have a lot of pride and can make themselves seem superior to others. This superiority that is portrayed can be looked at as racial. First, John Baker initial approach when he called Matthew Rennalls into his office for a meeting was not welcoming. After offering Matt a cigarette, which is a tactic to bring down his guard, he started off by saying he’s older and more experienced which came across as if he’s looking down on Matthew. Secondly, his choice of words, like when he compared the longevity of his ancestors in the industry to that of Matthew Rennalls’s was very insulting. Again, he came across like he was better and more superior to Matthew because his ancestors have been in the industry for some 200 to 300 years compared to 50 to 60 years that Matthew’s ancestors have been in the industry...
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...1. Briefly summarize the case: • John Baker, English expatriate and the chief engineer of the Caribbean Bauxite Company of Barracania in the West Indies, conducted an interview with Matthew Rennalls – a Barracanian and who is also Baker’s assistant and successor. • Matthew Rennalls was very racial conscious; his four years studying at London University made him sensitive to any sign of condescension on the part of expatriates. • Matt Rennalls would be taking over John Baker’s position once he left the company to go work as a production manager of Keso Mining Corporation in Canada. • Baker accused Rennalls of racism towards Europeans after receiving complaints from his co-workers in addition to noticing this behavior himself. • Baker conducted an interview with Rennalls which lead to accusation of Rennalls being racist in an indirect method. • Rennalls composed a letter of resignation the very next day after Baker conducted the interview. 2. Identify Key Facts: • Baker believes he has a knack of dealing with people of color, which can be attributed to his 23 years of work experience of working in developing countries. • Despite the fact that the company has more Barracanian managers than Europeans, some Barracanian feel that the company has unjust partiality towards the Europeans. Rennalls was one of the brightest Barracanian prospects on the staff of Caribbean Bauxite. • Rennalls wanted nothing to do with Baker and the rest of his people (Europeans) after feeling...
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...DESCRIPTION: Baker decided to initiate a job performance discussion in his waning days at the facility in Barracania with Rennalls to discuss the issue that Rennalls treats the European employees differently than the Barracanian employees. However, in Rennalls’ eyes, Baker’s own repressed sense of race consciousness, and his portrayal of the company’s views and stance on diversity, effectively caused Rennalls to resign. DIAGNOSIS Baker’s idea that Rennalls and the rest of Barracania, have had to face the challenge of bridging the commerce gap between themselves and Western civilization, shows his own lack of diversity. Continental Ore’s management saw that Baker had the knowledge and skillset to “groom” Rennalls as the next chief engineer, but what they did not see was that Baker himself needed to be more diversified and had his own repressed sense of race consciousness, proving that the company as a whole was lacking as a multicultural organization. “The true multicultural organization is characterized by core cultural values and an ongoing commitment to eliminate social oppression and promote dignity and respect for everyone throughout the organization” (Luthans, 2011). They thought they had a diversified mentor in Baker given his background and professional history in the various countries. THEORY A theory of diversity is what is in question between Baker and Rennalls. Both Baker and Rennalls have their own flaws in diversification. As a mentor, Baker should have realized...
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...Road to Hell An academic essay Today we bear the burden of older generations’ ecological mistakes. The industrialisation brought many machines and factories and since then, technology has progressed enormously both for the good – and bad. The spoiling of the nature does not stop there, however, because we continue in their footsteps, not caring whether or not our grandchildren will ever know a green forest or a sparkly river. “It is not my problem,” some people say, and maybe that is true. But that will change if we do not do something. Many organisations – like Green Peace – work towards living on a better planet and treating the world with care. One might walk outside today and think: ”This looks nice, I do not see a problem with nature as it is”, but that is only true to an extent. Many of the major changes, which happen in nature, are not visible in the western world. For instance, the polar ice caps are melting, which some day may cause the sea levels to rise and flood coastal cities. That is not something we can see when we look out the window, and that makes it hard to relate to. Many rainforests are cut down to grow fields, use the wood for paper and such and to build cities and factories (resulting in extinction of many animal and plant species) but it is not something we see with our own eyes, so it might as well not happen in the first place. Furthermore, flushing soap, chemicals, etc. down the drain, damages the ecosystem because clean water is spoiled –...
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...Case Analysis of “The Road to Hell” Kelly, Berger, McCants and Smith MBA 633 Summer Semester Bellevue University Description of the Case “Road to hell” is a case study by Gareth Evans, about two characters from different cultural backgrounds. John Baker who is a successful chief engineer of the Caribbean Bauxite Company of Barracania in the West Indies. John Baker is also, an English expatriate and is 45-years-old with 23 years with Continental Ore in the Far East. We will assume that he is of Caucasian decent and very well educated with all his experience and years on the job. John Baker thinks he has a knack for working in foreign countries because of his experience with the regional staff. Matt Rennalls, who is training to be John Bakers successor for the chief engineering position is also a young engineer who represents the newer generation and is highly intellectual by being one of the smartest prospects on the staff of Caribbean Bauxite- at London University where he took first-class honors in the BS engineering degree. Matt Rennalls years at London University also made him racially conscious and any sign of concerns involving his culture. The last meeting with these characters didn’t end well. Instead of Matt accepting the position as chief engineer, he declines and turns in a letter of resignation, because he felt insulted by John Bakers advice. As John read the letter he not only felt puzzled but he actually did not understand what he said that was so disrespectful...
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...Building an Enjoyable Workplace --Case of “The Road to Hell” What’s happened? The case “The Road to Hell” is a story of two individuals with different backgrounds and points of view having different interpretations of an interview. John Baker is a successful western chief engineer of the Barracania’s branch of a multinational company. He is an English expatriate, and had served his 23 years with Continental Ore in many different places which made him quite confident in understanding a regional staff’s psychology and knowing exactly how to get along with locals. On the other hand, Rennalls is an assistant engineer and one of the brightest Barracanian prospects on the staff of Caribbean Bauxite. He graduated with honors from London University and he is also the son of the minister of finance and economic planning, which made him especially sensitive to political and racial issues involving relations between his culture and western influence. Through the interview, Baker tried to solve a complaint that he has received from Mr. Jackson – one of the European employees who reported that Rennalls had been rude toward him. While the misinterpretation occurs during their communication process and finally the interview ended up in a disaster. What cause the disaster? The primary cause of the problem, in my opinion, is that John compared the Barracanians experience to the European experience. In the case he mentioned that, “My ancestors have all been...
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...depicts in Inferno. In this Hell, Dante uses the character Virgil as a symbol of Human reason. With Virgil, Dante can show how Human reasoning can outsmart Christian sins. As Dante, the pilgrim works his way through the nine circles of hell, Dante encounters a multitude of sinners who attempt to trick or harm Dante. The sinners try to trick Dante the pilgrim through the means of the sin he or she is guilty of. However, because of Dante’s reliance on Virgil, he can outsmart the sinners and move on further into Hell. Dante’s Virgil leads Dante the pilgrim through his spiritual...
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...the Misfit, whom at first appeared to me to be a ruthless, sadistic murderer, actually ended up being even more of a 'good person' than any of the members of Bailey's family. I will analyze certain statements made in the story to make my point feasible. “The trees were full of silver-white sunlight and the meanest of them sparkled.” First off, it is pretty obvious to me that the "silver-white sunlight" is supposed to be imagery the reader associates with Heaven. Beyond that, I feel there are two possible meanings to it as a whole, depending on how you interpret the meaning of the word "meanest": either they are being portrayed as cruel, or they are being portrayed as average. In the first case, the trees could almost be approximated with the Misfit in the role of Jesus. In the second case, the trees could be representative of Bailey's family. “They passed a large cotton field with five or six graves fenced in the middle of it, like a small island.” It just so happens that the Bailey family has six members: Bailey, his wife, his mother, and his three children. I feel this is an allusion to the fact that they're going to die later on. The bit about the island may also be significant. In the end, they seemed to be stranded, trapped, and surrounded on all sides by the Misfit and his men, just like an island is surrounded by water. “The grandmother said she would have done well to marry Mr. Teagarden because he was a gentleman and ... a very wealthy man.” This little bit is important...
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...The Curiosity Every morning during the spring and fall semesters I would take I-27 south bound. Making my daily commute to WT, I would always pass by this random building that caught my eye. So much so that I was intrigued to find out what was inside. The outside of said building had two large jalapenos with the name "Willy's" on it. I thought to myself, maybe this is a chiles market or something...either way I wanted to go in! My palate for spice is exceptionally high from the average person so it would have been a plus if they served spicy foods. Stepping Into The Unknown Come to find out, this place was actually a restaurant. I didn't know it at the time but I stumbled upon an amazing hidden gem. The atmosphere is very welcoming and the staff treats you like family once you walk into the door. It makes sense that they are a locally owned and operated business. The walls are filled with old West Texas memorabilia ranging from paintings of the high plains to Native American Chiefs in traditional clothing, six shooters and rifles staked into the wooden beams. Everything in here screams authentic southern culture. Saddling Up Kicking my experience here up a notch I finally decided what I wanted to order. Glancing at the menu, I immediately went for the "Green Chile Willy's Chicken Fry". Ladies and gentlemen I swear to you this has got to be the best chicken fried steak I've ever eaten.Boom son! The juicy steak was fried to a crisp perfection (golden). It laid...
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..."SAVING PRIVATE RYAN" By : Robert Roday (Early Draft) Typed for the Internet By: DAVID PRITCHETT SCREENWRYTER@HOTMAIL.COM FADE IN: CREDITS: White lettering over a back background. The THUNDEROUS SOUNDS OF A MASSIVE NAVAL BARRAGE are heard. The power is astonishing. It roars through the body, blows back the hair and rattles the ears. FADE IN: EXT. OMAHA BEACH - NORMANDY - DAWN The ROAR OF NAVAL GUNS continues but now WE SEE THEM FIRING. Huge fifteen inch guns. SWARM OF LANDING CRAFT Heads directly into a nightmare. MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS from German artillery shells and mined obstacles tear apart the beach. Hundreds of German machine guns, loaded with tracers, pour out a red snowstorm of bullets. OFFSHORE SUPERIMPOSITION: OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY June 6, 1944 0600 HOURS HUNDREDS OF LANDING CRAFT Each holding thirty men, near the beaches. THE CLIFFS At the far end of the beach, a ninety- foot cliff. Topped by bunkers. Ringed by fortified machine gun nests. A clear line-of-fire down the entire beach. TEN LANDING CRAFT Make their way toward the base of the cliffs. Running a gauntlet of explosions. SUPERIMPOSITION: THE FOLLOWING IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY THE LEAD LANDING CRAFT Plows through the waves. THE CAMERA MOVES PAST THE FACES OF THE MEN Boys. Most are eighteen or nineteen years old. Tough. ...
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...Verslag van casus "The Road to Hell" 1. What were Baker’s intentions in the conversation with Rennalls? Were they fulfilled or not, and why? De intenties van Baker waren om Rennalls duidelijk te maken dat hij een promotie krijgt, maar dat zijn relatie met de Europeanen wel drastisch verbeterd moest worden. Zijn intenties zijn niet in vervulling gegaan, omdat Rennals sterk van mening was dat zijn relatie naar bepaalde Europeanen sterk te maken had met hun gedrag en dat er dus geen sprake is van discriminatie zoals met weinig woorden naar voren wordt gebracht door Baker. 2. Was Baker alert to nonverbal signals? What did both Baker and Rennalls communicate to one another by nonverbal means? Ik denk dat beide heren alert waren voor non-verbale signalen, maar van de tegen party. Ze waren niet alert op hun eigen non-verbale signalen. Baker heeft middels non-verbale signalen aangegeven dat Rennals ongeloofwaardig bij hem overkomt en helemaal niet tevreden was met zijn antwoord. Rennalls heeft met zijn non-verbale signalen aangegeven dat hij zich niet happy voelde met dit laatste conversatie, vanaf zijn binnenkomst in het kantoor en het heel weinig reageren op ice-breker handelingen van Baker. 3. How did Baker’s view of himself affect the impression he formed of Rennalls? De zelf reflectie van Baker werd bij Rennalls ervaren als hoge dunk waarbij de Europeanen in denken en handelen veel beter zijn dan de Barracanianen. 4. What kind of interpersonal relationship had...
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...American dream” is an intangible concept like “love” or “peace.” This dream is usually different to every individual, but one thing is for sure, it starts in America; so as far as definitions go we can think back to the Declaration of Independence in 1771. It states that all men in the United States are given certain “inalienable rights” that consist of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This means that men and women had the right to be recognized by their knowledge, talent, and hard work instead of their race, class, religion, gender, or other social stratifications. It sounds like a perfect motto to live by, and most Americans work their whole lives trying to receive these privileges; but life is filled with inequality and in many cases the system provides more obstacles than advantages. For example, despite a long battle from feminist activists, the 19th amendment did not make a big difference in the attitudes...
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...Njeri Carroo English Period 4 Prompt: Write an essay in which you discuss someone who has had an unusual influence on your life. *Vroom..vroom screech. Honk Honk*. “What the hell are you doing?” my fellow motorists yelled as I weaved the car in and out of the single lane roadway in Portland Jamaica. The person who orchestrated this stunt was my beloved Uncle, Paul. It was my first time behind the wheels of a motor car on the main road and it meant the world to me, mostly because I was only 8 years old. at the time which made me incompetent because I was too short and had no knowledge of the “road code”. I was behind the steering wheel. My motions were erratic. I weaved the car on and off the shoulder as well as across the white line that denotes the other side of the road. When I agreed to take the wheel, I had no idea of the terror I was about to experience. Thankfully but perhaps unluckily, a squad car pulled us over. “Quick, let’s switch seats” Uncle Paul whispered and so we did. The female officer marched up to the car window and exclaimed “I saw what y’all just did!” As she started to interrogate us about what just transpired. Then came the episode of cold sweat. We quickly buckled under pressure and the stress of the situation and came clean. The officer proceeded to write us four tickets. “Two for the young lad, and two for you, the delinquent.” she said. While the officer was in the process of writing the tickets, she came up with an alternative. She asked...
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...stories her villains represent an antichrist figure through similar traits of manipulation and deception. What is an antichrist? a person or thing regarded as supremely evil or as a fundamental enemy or opponent (Merriam- Webster). Antichrist figures appear in Flannery O’Connor’s stories: “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, “The Lame Shall Enter First”, “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”, and “Good Country People”. “A Good Man is Hard to Find” begins with a family trip to Florida. The family gets in a car crash on a lonely dirt road after the grandmother causes the family to take a wrong turn. When a passing car stops to help three men get out, the grandmother recognizes one of the men as “The Misfit”. The Misfit then kills the whole family (O’connor) The misfit is the main villain in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. He is an antichrist figure because of his manipulative attitude and deception to the family. “Jesus thrown everything off balance. It was the same case with him as with me except He hadn’t committed any crime”(O’Connor). This shows that The Misfit is an antichrist figure because he compares himself to Jesus and admits to committing a crime. The Misfit goes on to kill everyone and in the end the grandmother is praying and he shoots her. All of this shows that The Misfit was portrayed as an antichrist figure. “The Lame Shall Enter First” features Norton, his father Sheppard, and a little boy named Rufus. Norton’s dad neglects him and Norton is sad since his mother’s death...
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...is a roman poet that is a soul wandering about in limbo in Dante’s inferno. He is the character that gives Dante a tour of hell and makes sure everything happens at a certain point in time as what the author created him to be is symbolic as well to refer to how this story has biblical symbolism. Virgil tends to refer often near the end of the canto’s that they must hurry to go to next circle of hell. For his death and rebirth to occur in a symbolic three days just like Jesus. Therefore, in the intro it provides an example of the time frame it will take place in between death, rebirth and life while only going to detail about death. Since Dante is living in his midlife middle of his life. A really specific example about how time has affected the poet is the quote that describes where he is in his life and it is important to introduce his story. “Midway on our life’s journey, I found myself in dark woods, the right road lost. To tell about those woods is hard- so tangled and rough…” (Canto I) what is important to this quote is that time is also about life story and beginning this is the period for many people question existence because things balance in between death and life. From the perspective of Dante this is the part of your life where you either live or die and some scholars believe it to be the time of Good Friday when this was written in the case it takes place in a set timeframe. Which leads me to discuss about Prospero’s character and that he gets everything done at...
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