...look at the quote from a different perspective to understand its meaning. “Don’t’ judge a book by its cover, it’s what’s inside that counts.” Everyone judges others without stepping into that persons shoes. They judge not only by assuming, but also by the way they dress, act, and the people they associate with. Every person you meet judges whether it’s judging someone good or bad. To start many people judge others because of the way they act. Because kids want to fit it, they try to act like their friends. As a gymnastics coach I see this happening a lot with the kids. For example one day I had a girl come to me complaining that there was a girl making fun of her gymnastics leotard. Each time she took a turn again she would say another girl’s name that had joined in making fun of her. Because not all the girls had joined in, I had overheard one of the girls telling their friend that the girl who started it was probably always mean to people. Not only do people act to fit in, they also act because of something that may have happened in...
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...I only thought not wearing shoes regularly was mostly for people that live in poor developing countries, until I noticed a fellow BGSU student never wearing shoes. This has not been just a one-time occurrence; every time I see him on my Wednesday walk to class or even just around campus he has never had shoes on! Not wearing shoes I later found out has become a somewhat large debate, dealing with the many benefits, along with some potential dangers. I was definitely surprised with all of the research I found, since I never really pondered deeply about how shoes have changed the lives of so many people. After all shoes were originally created to solely protect our feet from harsh terrain, and now they are advertised for many more benefits. The important question to ask now is do all of the benefits shoes provide outweigh the benefits of just going barefoot? One of the first websites I looked...
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...of consumerism, a brand or a favorite brand is important. However, why it is so important is the key to being so successful. That brand has to speak to the consumer, reach out on an emotional level and keep the consumer coming back. “Brands deliver emotional connection to a business’ products and services. Most purchase decisions have critical emotional components” (Shoultz, 2015). For these reasons, we will discuss my favorite brand and its success, TOMS Shoe Company. TOMS TOMS Shoe Company is a unique and inspired company, founded by CEO Blake Mycoskie and what the people in the business refer to him as, Chief shoegiver. TOMS has an interesting background, and what seems like a very unlikely place to find inspiration, comes out of nowhere to create one of the most successful businesses of its kind. Mycoskie, an entrepreneur from Texas, had several startup businesses from driver’s education to a campus laundry facility. In 2002, Mycoskie and his sister were on the popular television show, The Amazing Race. On this show, Mycoskie found himself in several countries in South America, in which one he fell in love with, Argentina. It was here he discovered the inspiration for what would be the driving force for TOMS. The Idea While in Argentina, Mycoskie discovered the true reality of poverty in the small villages outside Buenos Aries. People and children so poor they could not afford shoes. Mycoskie learned that not having shoes in that region also meant that children were not...
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...Consumer Needs and Wants Cynthia Harris BUS350 Instructor Andrea Benjamin December 21, 2015 This year I have spent a lot of money. The money I make goes to rent, bills, gas, groceries, and any other expenses. The main stores I shopped at were Dollar Tree, Wal-Mart, and Aldi’s. I also spent way too much money at restaurants such as Mattito’s and Golden Corral. Also, I noticed I eat out more than I buy groceries, which showed why I didn’t have very many product purchases. There are many products I am brand loyal to but there were a few that I tried to change since they were on sale or I just wanted to try something new. I also found that I chose more products that weren’t name brand. I think that I chose these because I was on a budget and I knew how much I wanted to spend when I was at the store. I found that the name brand products were always at least two to three dollars more than brands that weren’t name brand. I also found that some of the brands that aren’t name brand taste a lot better and you usually get more than you pay for out of the non name brand products. One of the products that I am really happy I tried was a new Keurig K-Cup coffee brand called “Cameron’s”. The box of 12 was very inexpensive only costing $4 compared to the Folgers Gourmet that I usually buy that costs around $8 with tax. So, I spent half and I feel I got better quality. I also really wanted to try this particular product because it was different than all of the other K-Cups...
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...everyone in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, and there was one person that had on a fancy dress and nice shoes that person would automatically be the one that everyone looks at and will judge. Everyone has judged a person this way and will continue to do so, it’s just human nature. Sad but true. In this day and age we have several ways to judge a person by their appearance. If a young lady or man were wearing dark clothing, had lots of earrings and tattoos that person is gothic. A person wearing baggy jeans and long t-shirts and a certain brand of tennis shoes are perceived to be a person with less income or in today’s society ghetto. A person wearing a polo shirt and khaki pants with a pair of dress shoes are presumed to be a person that is rich or preppy. Getting a job may not be the easiest thing in the world if the person hiring you is judging you by the clothing you wear, this happens more than it should. Do you think that person wearing a black shirt that has a skull on it will get a job before a person with a button up polo shirt? Maybe he or she has the smarts, but because of that shirt, they probably will not be hired. The clothing we wear gives us a sense of power. In high school if you were a kid getting picked on because you didn’t fit in, most likely you would start dressing like the others. The clothing that you wear also can be judged by class giving you power in most likely a wealthy environment rather than a poor environment. The uniforms we wear at work say something...
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...The world was still. Everything around me frozen in time, almost as if my universe stopped spinning. The dog, asleep on the ground, dreamt about running through fields as fast as his mature legs could take him. This dream wouldn’t last long, however, because soon a loud shriek made its way to his ears. “Mom,” Emma cried, “Cheryl won’t give me back my shoes!” “They’re not your shoes, they’re mine!” As soon as I was able to, I ran down the hall to the living room, where they happened to be. Their screaming was going to wake my mom, who was asleep after having her calcium drop to an extremely low level. For most people, this wouldn’t have been an issue, however, my mom happened to be on stage three of kidney failure, so it was slightly more...
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...3 of the above concepts applies to your daily life. For example how does consumer surplus impact the decisions you make when shopping for groceries? Be creative and think hard about these important concepts. Please use ProQuest and cite at least one source in text. Your paper will be due on Saturday night of the last week of the module. Submit your paper to Smarthinking. Attach their feedback along with your final submission. Smarthinking has about a 48 hour turn-around time so plan accordingly. Day to Day Concepts Perla Gomez ECN220 September 7, 2013 Sheneman Day to Day Concepts The thought of Economics can be a scary one. It is full of big words, difficult concepts, and challenging theories that can be hard to understand. The concepts that underlie Economics are scary ones and at some point were difficult to understand. However, I found that I could apply most of these concepts to my daily life. Supply and Demand, Consumer Surplus, and Thinking Like an Economist are all part of my day to day activities. I use them so often that I don’t even realize I am using them or taking advantage of them. Even if you have no idea what these are, chances are you have already used them, like me. According to my Economics book, supply and demand are the two words that economist most often use. Mankiw(2007). They go hand in hand because without one there can be no other. In basic terms, supply and demand means the demand of a product, service, or commodity and the supply...
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...didn’t have a clue as to how this related to this class at all. It was only when I watched it for the second time, still skeptical, that I had a true flash of brilliance. It was all there in front of me; I realized that this film has a deeper meaning than most other films that I have watched over the course of my 19-year life. I think the most meaningful thing that this film taught me was that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. I wanted to know though how much you are really limited by perspective. Seeing the various scenes of the conditions the poor of Letcher County were living in you would think that it should be a violation of human rights, but you...
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...Why was prejudice invented? Arguably the most ghastly side of human nature, the act of ostracizing and relentlessly condemning social or physical deviation is the cause of so much strife. And yet, it has endured since the beginning of written history. Wherever or whenever someone differs from the norm too much, people have a tendency to move in like a pack of hyenas. What is it that causes people to act this way? Is it insecurity? Is it fear? Whatever prejudice is at its core, it makes people lose control. They give up individual thought to be part of the group. Maybe they feel safer. But there is one thing that causes this mob mentality to fall apart: empathy. If someone puts themselves in another person’s shoes, looks through their eyes,...
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...Developing the marketing mix → Implementation and control. 2. Why is it important to have Marketing as part of the Strategic Plan of an entity? This is because, in reality, nearly all strategic planning questions have marketing implications. In fact, the two major strategic planning questions --What products should we make? And what markets should we serve? --are clearly marketing questions. How do they all fit together in the overall organization of a company? Organizations bring managers and employees together to participate in cross-functional teams. This team members are responsible for all activities involving their products and customers. And marketing managers work closely with team members from production, finance, human resources, and other areas to devise plans that address all concerns. In well-managed organizations, a direct relationship exists between strategic planning and the planning done by managers at all levels. If done properly, strategy planning results in a clearly defined blueprint for management action in all functional areas of the organization. Overall, strategic planning is the fundamental input to marketing planning, it is a component of the marketing plan. Strategic planning is about matching the strengths of your business to available market opportunities. It is the process of strategic planning that you go through in creating your marketing plan that is the most valuable step of...
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...from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVViICWs4dM Argument Outline: (CONTEXT): Instead of spending money on things to make life a tad bit easier for others, why do we feel that it is necessary to go above and beyond to spend money on things that are a necessity? Issue: Why do we go overboard on spending money on ourselves instead of giving and helping others with the extra funds we do have and not seeing anything morally wrong with that? Conclusion: We must practice thinking ethically and learn to take in or account the interest of others. Premises: Singer uses an example that someone may decide to buy a pair of shoes that costs over two thousand dollars. If they had to decide between rescuing a drowning child in a shallow pond, they would save the child and they won’t care about ruining a pair of two thousand. However morally, for the price of those shoes, a person could have helped several children in a poor country who may need medical attention to recover from simple illnesses. I believe that this is basis for a good argument because he is absolutely right when he refers to some of our terrible spending habits. Every year I donate to St. Jude Children’s Hospital because I know that it truly helps children in need. Bran new clothes every month for me could be the cost of a child’s medication in another county. Singer goes on to say, “we make our lives most meaningful when we connect ourselves and focus on what is really...
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...retelling of a terrible story, everything that leads to Wiesel and his family entering Auschwitz, the most notorious death camp to this day, and the aftermath of liberation. Night is an incredibly well written novel. It twines together the power of fear and the loss of faith. It touches on how humanity changes in the face of power and oppression. This novel is able to not only testify, but discuss the atrocities of events that are not easily spoken about. Wiesel manages to takes many difficult subjects like murder, religion, and false hope and force people...
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...love for the beach, the sun and most importantly Mexican food are all loves that have all come from my hometown. But it wasn’t until my sophomore year that I realized maybe there is more to life than just going the beach and getting tan. Maybe there are real issues in the world that are more important than who Sean is going to pick on the Bachelor. Maybe there are issues that are going on just forty minutes out of my picture perfect homeland. The sun beamed through my window as my eyes slowly opened. I dragged my self out of bed and went down stairs. My mom was packing up some clothes and putting it in a box. I asked her what she was doing and she explained that it was some clothes for an orphanage in Tijuana. I gently picked up the clothes in the box and noticed so many of the clothes had stains or holes. I asked my mom, “Who would wear clothes like this? They are disgusting!” My mom then began to explain that these children will wear anything that will cover their backs. They have nothing, so they appreciate everything. I didn’t think much about it and I went on my way to school. However, during the school day I couldn’t stop thinking that if they were so grateful for clothes we substitute as rags, how awful could there living conditions be? The more my mind raced through out the day, the more I felt like there had to be something more my family could do for them. When I got home from school I already felt a change with in me. When my mom asked me how my day went, I didn’t bore...
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...It is traditional for the quinceanera to consists of either special friends or family, or both to participate in what is called the court of honor. There will also be a dance of the daughter and her father, a changing of the shoes which are normally flats which represent her childhood into heels which represents her becoming an adult. The accessories they have can be whatever they want, if it was my quinceanera my accessories would be a purple and blue flower bouquet, a pretty decoration, champagne glasses (the last doll), invitations and reception cards, ceremony pillows and maybe blankets because why not, guest favors and the most important thing which would be a guest book to know who all showed up and to just keep a memory from my quinceanera, then also so I could send thank you cards. At the church ceremony there would be a special kneeling pillow which is sometimes personalized with the girls name monogrammed on it which if I was having a quinceanera, my name would be on it. A touch of fanciness is usually added with a small ceremony pillow for the presentation of the girls quinceaneras ceremony gifts; normally the tiara, the scepter and the shoes are on...
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...The Business of Saving International Feet TOMS Shoes Bergan Crane John Dabbs Reynaldo Nunez Group 3 February 24, 2011 MGT 3371 INTRODUCTION TOMS Shoes It is often assumed, after the past decade of scandalous CEOs and selfish executives, that the perspective of today’s “businessman” is one who strives to cultivate a small empire of affluence and happiness, private jets and vacation homes. The world is shown each and every day how the malicious business practices of one person can easily translate to the disintegration of the whole corporation. However, in rare instances, a businessman like Blake Mycoskie, the creator of TOMS Shoes, arrives on the scene and what he shows the world is that big business, and a big heart, can go hand in hand. TOMS Shoes was created in January of 2006 by Blake Mycoskie after an inspirational trip to Argentina gave Mycoskie an idea that was the foundation for both a business, and a charitable cause. That idea is what is now more commonly associated as TOMS motto, “One for One” (http://www.toms.com/our-movement). The TOMS concept is for every pair of shoes purchased from their company, one pair is provided to less fortunate children in locations around the globe. TOMS, headquartered in Santa Monica, California, has tested and excelled at the dual mission business model of being a for-profit company which is centered on giving. Creator and “Chief Shoe Giver”, Blake Mycoskie says of the TOMS company, “Giving...
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