...These two have given the term "Ugly American" a whole new meaning. It's amazing that no one seems to be bothered by the fact that in so many videos when Marc Ching can board a plane, land in China he spread his Hollywood money to any and all criminals who then brings him to one of many back room slaughterhouses so he can get off on watching dogs getting slaughtered. What Americans who view these snuff films seems to overlook is the fact that he proudly states "I pose as a representative for a Rich American buyer who wants to make a weekly Dog Meat purchase to bring to America" What I find amazing is the fact that not one reporter actually says "Hey wait "Rich American?" Don't you believe that would adversely effect any American who tries to...
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...Several characters’ actions in The Ugly American illustrate principles found in the SO Imperatives. I chose to compare vignettes of Senator Jonathan Brown, Father John X. Finian, and Homer Atkins to SO Imperatives. Ambassador Gray’s efforts to maintain the status quo in Vietnam prevented Senator Brown from gathering sufficient intelligence. Senator Brown could have generated multiple options to provide sufficient intelligence by operating through others. Father Finian’s efforts to combat communism in Burma are an example of working with and through others. Homer Atkins’ efforts to build bicycle-powered pumps in Sarkhan demonstrated components of long-term engagement. My personal experiences applying SO Imperatives during deployments may...
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...Introduction There are tens of thousands of “how-to” books, but “The Ugly American” is unique in that it’s actually a “how-not-to” book. Published in 1958, the action takes place in the early 1950s at the height of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. Set primarily in the fictional Asian country of Sarkhan, the struggle between Russian Communists and American Foreign Service personnel plays out battle by battle through examples of military and political events riddled with “Ugly American” social faux pas. In Lederer’s and Burdick’s book, the day-by-day business of American policy implementation and foreign aid to other countries is described. Central to The Ugly American is the historical reality of the cold war. Behind all the individual stories lies the larger picture of a global struggle between two superpowers that embrace competing ideologies and compete ruthlessly for influence and control over smaller countries not only in Southeast Asia, but all over the world. Given the fact that both superpowers in the book have the capacity to destroy each other several times over through the use of nuclear weapons, reading the descriptions of cringe-worthy behavior employed by many of the books’ American characters was terrifying. It begs the question: Will World War III begin due to a lack of something as basic as knowledge of local etiquette and simple civility? The Ugly American is an unusual novel in that there’s only a loose connection between...
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...he simple fact is, Mr. Ambassador, that average Americans, in their natural state, if you will excuse the phrase, are the best ambassadors a country can have,” a Filipino minister tells an American official. “They are not suspicious, they are eager to share their skills, they are generous. But something happens to most Americans when they go abroad. Many of them are not average . . . they are second-raters.” Published in 1958, the book is often confused with another cold-war-era novel set in Southeast Asia, “The Quiet American,” which appeared in 1955. Yet “The Ugly American,” which depicted the struggle against insurgent Communism in the fictional nation of Sarkhan, was the bigger success, spending 76 weeks on the best-seller list and selling roughly five million copies. Writing in the Book Review, the veteran correspondent Robert Trumbull called it a “devastating indictment of American policy” and a “source of insight into the actual, day-by-day byplay of present titanic political struggle for Asia.” The novel is a series of linked sketches of real people that Lederer, a Navy captain who served as special assistant to the commander in chief of United States forces in the Pacific and Asian theater, and Burdick, a political scientist, encountered overseas during the buildup to Vietnam. The book was originally commissioned by W. W. Norton as nonfiction, but an editor suggested it might be more effective as a novel. “What we have written is not just an angry dream,” the authors...
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...has terrible broken English, is extremely nerdy, or is weird-looking or ugly? Many Americans would say yes. This is not necessarily their fault; it is the result of the way American pop culture views and portrays Asians that influences the wider public. These stereotypical Asian characters are often over exaggerated, and created to satisfy solely one purpose: to make people laugh. While many Americans might find it amusing and as a “light” joke, a lot of Asians are affected negatively. American pop culture dehumanizes Asians through stereotypes, leading to problems of monoculture and the lost of identities for Asians in America; in order to confront these problems, Asian...
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...UNSURANCE The Ugly Truth about Unethical Business Practices in the U.S. Insurance Industry “Because there is no such thing as a 'good neighbor' who is 'on your side' with 'good hands' holding an 'umbrella' that will keep you and your pet gecko dry when mayhem strikes. Unfortunately, you'll have to take 'responsibility' for yourself—which also means that you may have to hire a lawyer.” –Chris Davis, Attorney at Law By Chris Davis, Attorney at Law References in quote: Travelers Insurance - Umbrella logo. Geico Insurance - Gecko mascot. State Farm Insurance - Tagline 'Like a good neighbor..."Allstate Insurance - Tagline "You're in good hands." Nationwide Insurance - Tagline is 'On Your Side" Liberty Mutual - Tagline "Responsibility" UNSURANCE: The Ugly Truth About Unethical Business Practices in the U.S. Insurance Industry Davis Law Group, P.S. 2101 Fourth Avenue Suite 1030 Seattle, WA 98121 Phone: 206-727-4000 Fax: 206-727-4001 info@injurytriallawyer.com www.InjuryTrialLawyer.com Copyright © 2014 by Davis Law Group, P.S. All rights reserved. No part of this report may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author. Printed in the United States of America. There is no attorney-client relationship unless the attorney and the client sign a written agreement. Your receipt of information from this website, receipt of books or reports via...
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...Summary In the article, Body Ritual among the Nacirema, written by Horace Miner, talks a lot about a North American group called the Nacirema which was first brought up by Professor Linton twenty years ago. He talks about the Nacirema having a daily ritual activity that focuses on the human body. To the Nacirema, they believe that, “the human body is ugly”, and they use what they call a shrine to help avert these characteristics. In these shrines are kept many charms and magical potions that are used daily for when the ritual activity takes place. There are practitioners called the ‘medicine men’ who write down ingredients for the magical potions and then given to the herbalists who then provide the potion for the Nacirema to use and store in their shrine for safe...
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...globalization is called “free trade”. The Bad (1, Conclusion) Free trade is a euphemism for investor rights that in many cases make a joke out of labor rights and environmental legislation. What tends to happen is that American jobs are being exported to exploited foreign workers whose governments are more than happy to keep the laborers in check politically and economically for a share of the profits. American workers can work just as efficiently and diligently as any other country. However, when foreign laborers are paid one dollar a day to do the same job, America simply cannot compete. Americans lose jobs to outsourced countries and American income and employment declines. The solution would seem to be to just simply raise trade barriers that in essence would put an end to globalization. However, that would just lead to trade wars, such was the case in the 1930s (Mourdoukoutas, 2011). Conclusion Globalization sounds good in theory. The goal of most businesses is to make profit. However, globalization has a more negative undertone in the big picture of things. Income and employment decreases, and a possible repeat of the trade wars of the 1930s could ensue. Businesses should look out for the well being of our country. Keep hard-working American workers in our jobs. One example of how I used deductive reasoning was through the research of globalization. When we...
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...that in order to be beautiful, girls have to look just like a white doll, with blue eyes, light pink skin, and have blond hair. And if they’re not, they are not beautiful. Pecola, one of community’s ugly children, lives life each day wanting to be accepted. “The wider community also fails Pecola. Having absorbed the idea that she is ugly and knowing that she is unloved, Pecola desperately wants the blue eyes that she understands will make a child lovable in American society”(Kubitschek 35). In The Bluest Eye, Morrison argues that the black females in society have been forced to accept the blond hair blue eyed image as the only beauty that exists. Little girls in Lorain had it set in their heads that they should all grow up owning a blond haired and blue-eyed doll, also known as Shirley Temple. These images were placed in their minds, making them feel as if they had to live up to the expectations by going with the crowd, and letting their surroundings influence them. “Adults, older girls, shops, magazines, newspapers, window signs- all the world had agreed that a blue-eye, yellow haired, pink-skinned doll was every girl child’s treasure” (Morrison 20). Society sees Shirley Temple as the angelic picture perfect child, and anything that’s not Shirley Temple, they are considered to be ugly. The Shirley Temple face is the cause of Pecola being hypnotized and it’s the reason for her...
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...Compare and contrast influence on Face jug’s for Black Slaves White potters early 1900’s Mitchell Grafton Comparing and contrasting influence to face jug’s by different artists and potters from different time periods in history, helps us gain knowledge about the creative process of artists. The Black slaves made pottery because were not allowed to have tombstones so they would make face jugs and use it as grave markers. They had hidden meanings behind it. The white potter suffered economic depressions and they began making face jugs to earn money and prevent them from going out of business. Mitchell Grafton makes pottery by learning new techniques and he believes that there will be someone else to keep the tradition alive. Firstly slaves...
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...“African – Americans, Asian – Americans, and Latino’s have been depicted in television, sports, and films in ways that have been changed in our society” (Omi 655). Stereotypes play an important role in today's society and particularly in Propaganda. According to the Webster's Dictionary stereotyping is defined as “a fixed conventional notion or conception of an individual or group of people, held by a number of people.” (Webster’s dictionary) Stereotypes can be basic or complex generalizations which people apply to individuals or groups based on their appearance, behavior and beliefs. Stereotypes are found everywhere. Though our world seems to be improving in many ways it seems almost impossible to liberate it from stereotypes. For example, African- Americans are associated with basketball, and acting. Asian – American men are made out to be the bad guys in film, women are seen as prostitutes and are sexual abused. Last but not least Latino’s are popping up everywhere, in hit TV shows like Ugly Betty, in major league baseball and in the music business. Stereotypes have existed since the beginning of time in our everyday life through religion, politics and the media. Humans have the tendency to use stereotypes in their humour, their descriptions of others, and even in their beliefs. One may believe it is possible to rid oneself of such habits; however if one looked at the regular promotions of propaganda, it would make this objective impossible. Stereotypes, however, aren't...
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...Letters from soldiers who are fighting in a war are cliche in many aspects, yet each letter is unique in its own way. Many soldiers, including those who fought in Vietnam, sent letters back home to describe their ups and downs in the war. Unfortunately, those who fought in Vietnam were not only dealing with the struggle of fighting, but they also faced the struggle to survive in a place where the enemy was everywhere. They faced mental hardships throughout the war. They were fighting a war in an ugly, yet beautiful, battlefield. All the letters that are sent home during the Vietnam Conflict were written by those who served in the military of the United States. They either fought in the frontlines, provided information to those who fought in the frontlines, assisted those who fought in the frontlines, or assisted those who coordinated the battle in the frontlines. Their first hand accounts of the war was credible in many ways. Their letters were not written from secondary sources but were written from primary sources. Their letters could only be written by those who saw the war with...
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...Soila English 102 28 February 2015 Movie Poster Comparing Analysis Any reader who comes across the two posters gets an immediate sense that it is an advertisement (purpose) of western movies (genre). These posters are intended to promote to action packed movies: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and A Fistful of Dollars. This is clearly portrayed by the images of the cast whose dress code is western where cowboy hats and natural beards are evident. In addition the use of bold western font and the color selection, particularly of sunset-like orange and brown, makes it so western. More revealing, is the prominence of the guns. Clint Eastwood prominently occupies the central portion of the poster. In the poster on the left (Good, Bad, and Ugly), he is smack in the center. On the poster on the right he dominates at least two thirds of the poster. On the poster on the left, the reader will notice scenes of action casting heated gun battles and on the forefront are three men standing in confrontational postures. These features would quickly capture the interest of an audience that is interested in western movies (genre) that is also interested in real action, energy, or those with a fascination for violence (logos). This action and energy is suggested by the mean faces and guns (one each per poster). The two posters are engaging in that they equally draw the reader who is interested in action to look further into the background and see further portrayal of action. Facial...
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...unreachable concept of white beauty victimizes Pecola and allows the African American community to also discriminate and address their self-hatred toward Pecola. In contrast to Claudia, Pecola has no self-love for herself as she always sees herself through the eyes of others and her only aspiration is to conform to the standard of beauty to be accepted in the community. The narration of the book allows readers to unfold that it was Pecola's own assumption to feel ugly and that her deep internalization of white beauty standards and their value drives her to her ultimate insanity. The character of Pecola loses or never has...
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...Education of Richard Rodriguez “Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez” is an autobiography, that vividly paints and reveals a journey in which Rodriguez withstood numerous struggles in order to become the American he is currently known for. He endured what most would call a life set up for failure, yet he challenged himself and transformed from a young Mexican American to a genuine man. However Rodriguez remembers his own experience being a minority, questioning his own value and self as he grew older. Through his narrative we are able to see his core obstacle of learning to become the ideal American. Rodriquez consistently...
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