...that men can get rid of their aggressions. The Ecotopians believe that men are having these biological desires to be aggressive. The war games are so that men can let these aggressions out. Some men die in the War Games. It kind of reminds me of the Hunger Games except it is just men. The Ecotopians also believe that if these aggressions that men have deep down aren’t able to be let out they will result in things such as war. For that reason, the Ecotopians believe they should take the risk of the War Games, so that they won’t have to deal with an outbreak of war. What doesn’t make sense is that some men die in the War Games, so isn’t that kind of the same idea as war anyways? The book basically portrays women as sluts and political and they portray men as fighting murderers. The idea is supposed to be equality and at the same time this book portrays it as inequality in so many ways. I don’t really think that the War Games make Ecotopia more civilized. I don’t really think war and killing people really has anything to do with being civilized. I think it relates to how the real world is, but I don’t think that in a so-called “perfect world” people would be killing each other. If you were to look up what civilized means in the dictionary it has part of the definition that say polite, well-bred, and refined. It also says easy to manage or control, organized, or ordered. The idea of the War-Games do not seem to fit any of those adjectives that were listed. Men are...
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...For my ad analysis, I choose an Old Spice ad for their deodorant and body wash. In this analysis, will elaborate on the target market, whether the product satisfies a need, want or demand, whether the ad conveys the value that the product will offer to the customer, where the product falls on The Product/Market Expansion Grid, whether it addresses the marketing mix, the marketing position of the product, whether the product addresses any macroenvironmental issues, and finally if the ad is effective. Who is the Ad Targeted At This ad is targeted at young adults and men. It is evident that the ad is targeted at men just by the manly aura it conveys. The ad shows a man with a muscular physique in a bath tub riding a motorcycle made out of suds from soap with a woman sitting on the edge of the bath tub. The ad is also evident that it is targeted towards men is because the Old Spice products that are advertised in this product is intended for men. Need, Want, or Demand This product satisfies a want because it is not a necessity for most consumers. A want is described as a desire for a particular product we use to satisfy a need in specific ways that are culturally and socially influenced. In our society, it is expected of us to practice good hygiene. So, it is a necessity to purchase products that practice good hygiene. However, buying Old Spice products is a want because consumers are not expected to buy Old Spice products. Conveying the Value of the Product This ad does convey...
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...Especially when men did not feel that a woman should have the same rights that they did. But I Mary Wollstonecraft made it happen and that is quite an accomplishment." I really believe that it is very important for us as women to stand up for are rights. I may be young but I am here to say that I am not afraid to speak what's on my mind. So watch out guys I am going to give you all a run for your money. It seems as if in the society that we live in does not have room for women nor do the men want the women to speak what is on their minds. But I Mary Wollstonecraft am not going to let that happen. I will show them that we woman are here to fight for our rights. But now in the 21st century I am here to talk about how the society that we live in now. We as women need to stand up and let the men know that they need to move out of the way and stand aside and take a look that we are to stay, and that we are just as good as them if not better. "In the present state of society, it appears necessary to go back to first principles in search of the most simple truths, and to dispute with some prevailing prejudice every inch of ground. To clear my way, I must be allowed to ask some plain questions, and the answers will probably appear as unequivocal as the axioms on which reasoning is built; though, when entangled with various motives of action, they are formally contradicted, either by the words or conduct of men."(marxists) It not about who is better the men or women we all...
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...The issue of when women are the leader an organization is becoming a good reason to discuss with. According to (Cohen & Huffman, 2007; Brenner and colleagues, 1989) concluded that today’s female manager expected to treat their colleagues both men and women fairly in promotion, selection and placement decisions. There is no such biased in career. Talent does not discriminate gender. Everyone can be a good manager. But to be a good manager the person need to have several things such as skills, talent and the ability in managerial. Besides, leadership roles that is the trait to lead others shown by women through their leadership style can empower followers, building trust and innovative which suited to business challenges nowadays (Eagly & Carli, 2007). Organization that do not pay a proper attention to this talent- management issue, will suffer because they fail to keep up with others in the movement of the world today, especially to their competitors. Organization need to work even harder to attract, develop and to retain the best candidates to serve as the next generation of leaders. In the history of various cultures, women have always excelled than men. According to the list of Fortune 1000 list of companies publishes by Fortune Magazine, women hold 4.6 percent of Fortune 1000 list of CEO position. Despite of being minority in managerial world, women make a better manager because they are highly motivated, easy to communicate, have the power to convince people and have a capability...
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...she denies the compliment, and worst of all, she never stops talking. Like Sally, most women are always pointing the finger at men for causing problems in their relationship; they claim that men do not communicate or meet their every need, but in reality women are the problem. Men do not know how to handle women most of the time because women piss them off so much. In order to prevent this from happening, women need to know how they piss men off so that they can prevent themselves from doing these things. 1. Constantly text them and never give them space. Men need space just as much as women do, and when women are constantly nagging them, they do not get the space they need. Women tend to constantly text their boyfriend, “What are you doing? Where are you? Who are you with? Why aren’t you responding?” This is not going to make their boyfriend reply any faster than he would have before. This step tends to piss off men because sometimes they just need time alone from their girlfriends to gather themselves before confronting her about where he has been for the past three hours. Ladies, starting “World War III” because they do not reply within the hour tends to also make men quite angry, so unless she happens to be on fire, calling her boyfriend twenty times and leaving him raging voicemails may not be Sally’s best idea. 2. Overreact about everything men do “wrong”. “I texted you like 3 hours ago and you didn’t even reply. You’re unbelievable. I’m obviously more important than whatever...
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...“Are Women Better Managers than Men?” APS 300 Fall 2014 Robert Ayer October 13, 2014 “Introduction” A question has developed over the last 20 or so years as more women are emerging as managers in the workplace. “Are women better managers than men?” When I conducted my research, most of the viewpoints were in agreement that women are better managers than men. Many articles pointed to the same study. In October 2011 Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman wrote an article in the Harvard Business review called “Making Yourself Indispensible.” In this article they listed 16 leadership competencies to be an effective manager. “They found in their study that women scored higher than men in 12 out of the 16 competencies by a significant margin.”(Anderson 1) Two of the competencies that women consistently scored higher on were “Champions Change”, and “Solves Problems and Analyzes Issues.”(Zenger and Folkman) To be an effective manager at Food 4 Less, a manager needs to be flawless at demonstrating these competencies on a consistent basis. Everyday a manager has to solve problems that arise. We are well versed in change at Food 4 Less. We are constantly changing policies, sign packages, or anything that will help take care of our customers. The female managers I have had seemed to perform both functions easily without much difficulty. Even though the research shows that women make better managers, other data supports that management is still considered an “all boys...
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...THE RELIGION OF MASCULINITY - Why Men Hate Church CBN.com -- Cliff is a man’s man. On the job he’s known as a go-getter and a very hard worker. He’s a good provider who loves his wife and kids. He’s well respected by his neighbors. Cliff drives a humongous four-wheel-drive pickup. He loves the outdoors and takes every opportunity for a little hunting and fishing. He enjoys a cold beer and a dirty joke. He does not go to church. Ask him why he doesn’t go to church, and he’ll offer up words like boring, irrelevant, and hypocrite. But the real reason Cliff doesn’t go to church is that he’s already practicing another religion. That religion is masculinity. The ideology of masculinity has replaced Christianity as the true religion of men. We live in a society with a female religion and a male religion: Christianity, of various sorts, for women and non-masculine men; and masculinity . . . for men. Cliff practices his religion with a single-mindedness the Pharisees would envy. His work, his hobbies, his entertainment, his follies, his addictions, everything he does is designed to prove to the world he is a man. His religion also demands that he avoid anything that might call his manhood into question. This includes church, because Cliff believes deep in his heart that church is something for women and children, not men. Cliff is not alone. Men have believed this for centuries. In the 1800s, Charles Spurgeon said, “There has got abroad a notion, somehow, that if you become...
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...that comes a lot more responsibility for policy makers, and there is a great debate over women being on the front lines. Women have been in the Military for quite some time, but not in a front line type of role. I can see both sides of the argument; the one that wants people to broaden their views and accept women in the infantry, and the other side that sees at as more of a male type of position. There are many pros and cons to the Military allowing women in combat positions, and I believe that while women should be allowed to have a chance in the infantry, the standards need to be the same whether it is a male or female. When the Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta removed the barriers of women being in the infantry it opened up 237,000 jobs to women. Around 53,000 positions are closed to women by units, such as Brigade Combat Teams in the Army. Panetta said that “if members of the military meet the qualifications for the job- not reduced qualifications- then they should have the right to serve.” The same argument can be made for having gays in the military. I don’t believe that they should be excluded, but I do believe they should have to keep their personal life to themselves. I agree with Panetta’s statement saying that if they are qualified then women should be able to serve. And the Secretary of Defense also stated that if women were allowed in the infantry, it would gain them respect with the men who already serve. When people argue that women can’t carry 80 pounds of...
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...Masculinity has a huge role when talking about people in a position of power. Society's expectations of what a man should be--has caused some men to become corrupt and abuse the power they have. Noah Brand writer for The Good Man Project stated in his article, “Masculinity as Power” that “Men in our culture are supposed to be active; they are those who act, they are defined by their actions. Masculinity supposed to be something one does, one performs; it’s not simply granted to someone for identifying as a man, but it is earned through unceasing hard work” (Brand). Men feel pressured to be masculine and our culture tends to advertise it through television and social media that masculinity can be obtained through violent or aggressive actions....
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...the world and a virtuous leader sounds almost the same, but they are a thousand times more important. A regular leader can lead and can lead his men to victory, but cannot put his own life in the midst of his men, and fight with them and for them. A virtuous leader is a person who is willing to put themselves to the least of their concerns for others. A virtuous leader must be courageous, loyal, and trustworthy but not too trusting. A virtuous leader must have courage, in order to fight...
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...by Niccolo Machiavelli The first great political philosopher of the Renaissance, Niccolo Machiavelli was born in 1469 in Florence, Italy. He was a politician whose fortunes mirrored those of the republic that was founded in the absence of the ruling Medicis and ended upon their return to power in Florence. The Prince, written in 1513 but not published until 1531, is the work that earned Machiavelli his lasting reputation and is a seminal text of political philosophy still widely regarded—and read—today. It is a study of leadership and an argument that leaders must do anything necessary to hold on to power. It is this message that turned Machiavelli's name into an adjective. As you read the following excerpt from The Prince, observe the different qualities of Machiavelli's ideal prince and compare it to those qualities we refer to when we call something or someone "Machiavellian." ON THE REASONS WHY MEN ARE PRAISED OR BLAMED —ESPECIALLY PRINCES It remains now to be seen what style and principles a prince ought to adopt in dealing with his subjects and friends. I know the subject has been treated frequently before, and I'm afraid people will think me rash for trying to do so again, especially since I intend to differ in this discussion from what others have said. But since I intend to write something useful to an understanding reader, it seemed better to go after the real truth of the matter than to repeat what people have imagined. A great many men have imagined states and princedoms...
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...change for the better, but with this subject we see ourselves approaching what seems to be a endless pit of husbands, fathers, workers, and role models. who do not take responsibilities for their actions as much as they once did. It is a travesty and time for a change, the change for the better. It is the 1970s, men are going to work to provide for their families. Coming home each evening to put the bread on the table. The sole purpose was to take care of his wife, by always being faithful and helping her though any tough times that may arise. Today we find ourselves shaking their heads at what some men have become. It hurts to see the husband who cannot sustain a lifestyle that once was provided by earlier generations. Every day we hear of men who were too lazy to work a 9 to 5 job, even if it means that the providing safety and security for the woman he loves. But rather, in some cases, claim to love the woman, that he mentally and physically abuse is on a daily basis. A innocent child, brought into world, where there once was a loving father there to care for them, now a mother who is forced to play the role of two parents. There is a huge increase of men not taking care of their children, compared to any time period in the past. The lack of responsibility reflects a child's personality, and overall who they will become. In most cases it also takes away from the time a mother can spend with their child, because she is forced to be a mother and a fulltime provider...
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...creative, inspiring, and have the ability to delegate, good communication, a commitment, a positive attitude, and intuition. However, that is not the entire story. A leader also must care for those they are leading, they must be trusted to put the goal and the group above themselves. In other words they must be humble and not arrogant. Something the main character from Homer’s Odyssey is not. The Odyssey is the story of a man named Odysseus who is returning back home to his wife and son from a 10 year war. On his way home he must face many difficult trials including monsters and gods. Odysseus may have been a great hero, but he was not a great leader because...
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...Jianan Chen Overall a good job. You could of been more expansive, bit what you covered,you covered well. Also, your last recommendation was a rather novel twist. Robin Hood 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Problem Analysis Alternatives Recommendations Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 Robin Hood 2 Executive Summary Robin Hood had to hide in the Sherwood Forest after 2 years of insurrection against the High Sheriff of Nottingham. In order to take a stand against the sheriff, Robin Hood needed more allies. He started recruiting men that are willing to serve his cause of justice. The group started to grow larger so Robin Hood established very strict discipline code. He set himself as the supreme ruler and he was the decision taker. However he delegated some tasks to his lieutenants. Will Scarlett was in charge of intelligence and scouting and he had to predict the Sheriff’s next move and get information about rich travelers and tax collectors. Little John was in charge of discipline. Scarlock was in charge of finance and Much Miller was in charge of provisioning the group. The group kept on increasing in size and that created some problems such as food rationing and high cost of supplies and made travelers avoid the forest in order to not get their goods and money seized. Robin thought that the solution for that would be to establish fixed transit tax instead of confiscating the good of the travelers but his...
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...today’s society or have become obsolete. The two ethic phrases that people still use today are “Save for a rainy day”, and “Work together for the common good”. Samples of phrases that no longer apply in today’s society are “Men are superior to women physically, emotionally, and mentally” and the second phrase is “Children are to be seen, not heard”. Below are some examples of how these views are either still being used or are no longer thought of as valued or important. The phrase “Save for a rainy day” is quite often used in today’s American society. People say this when they usually want to save money for an urgent and unexpected time of need. Examples would include an unexpected loss of a job, a disaster that affected your primary home or a loss in your family that affected day to day income needs. To prepare for this, individuals should open up a savings account or invest in purchasing homes or businesses....
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