...How many things do you take for granted? Things like college, American rights, and schools are often taken for granted. In America people live in a cushion where we assume we deserve these rights, like the right to go to college or the right to have free speech or the right to vote. And perhaps we do deserve these rights but many people take them for granted when they shouldn’t. A well-known aphorism by Thomas Paine says, “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly, ’tis’ dearness only that gives everything it’s value” and that can refer to many things. But one thing people take for granted all to often is their parents. What if you didn’t have parents? What if you spent your childhood bouncing from foster home to foster home never knowing...
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...in my sister’s car and sat in the passenger seat, like I always do. We weren't nearly close to being home when I realized how important my life was. I saw my life flash before my eyes in a split second, while hearing the screeching of the tires. There were vivid memories that stuck in my mind; home, happiness, and friends. The thought of how I took everything for granted. Suddenly the car jerked and a loud crushing of metal occurred. My chest was burning from the seatbelt, and somehow my forehead felt like it had been punched. This car accident made me realize how important life is and not to take home, happiness, and friends for granted. While listening to the tires yelling; my mind’s first thought was of home, of my family. Snow was falling on my nose and all six of us were in a huge Christmas tree farm. It is a competition each year to see which one of us finds the fattest and biggest Christmas tree to put in the living room. This was the memory that crossed my mind of my family. The memory of how I didn't tell them that I loved them that day, or even the day of the car accident. I had taken my family for granted; I didn't tell them just how much I loved them before the car accident. I thought about how my family would feel if my sister and I didn’t live through the accident. Thinking about my family made me realize just how important my life is. Happiness crossed through my mind as my body began to pull forward from the hard break. The memory of being on top of the mountain...
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...However, they may also be difficult to change. So understanding the historical and cultural base of such capabilities also informs the challenges of strategic change. The powers and influence of different stakeholders are also likely to have historical origins that are important to understand. Thus, this chapter will explain the importance of history and culture in relation to strategy development in section 5.1 and 5.2; then followed by section 5.3 to address the challenges that managers face in managing the development of strategy. 1. Organization culture influences Organization culture is the basic assumptions and beliefs that are shared by members of an organization, that operate unconsciously and define in a basic taken-for-granted fashion an organization’s view of itself and its environment. The culture of an organization is often...
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...This means that no citizen of the United States shall be denied the right to vote by any federal or state government based on how they look or based on any previous condition of slavery or being completely subject to someone of higher authority. Being able to vote is a right not a privilege. A privilege is a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people ("Privilege." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 20 July 2014). The fact that felons are being denied their right contradicts the whole purpose of the 15th amendment. The amendment doesn’t include having your right to vote taken away because you’ve been imprisoned or convicted as a felon, only race, color, and servitude. In society today, it is believed that prisons still practice slavery. This may include inmates producing cheap labor for the government. “Slavery is, of course, not a fashionable word in the early days of the twenty-first century. We assume ourselves to be rid of it. But an often-overlooked fact of U.S. political life and history is that the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution did not abolish slavery in this country. It simply narrowed the practice. The amendment reads "Neither slavery nor involuntary...
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...Financial Frauds in India The 2G scam Aniruddh Narsimhan - P35114 Disha - P35125 Manu Vatayan – P35149 Mrinalini - P35152 Svethal Bhasin - P35188 2G spectrum scam took place in India in late 2000’s which involved politicians and government officials who tried illegal undercharging mobile telephone companies for frequency allocation licenses, which they would then use to create 2G spectrum subscriptions for mobiles. The entire process of allocation of UAS licences lacked transparency and was undertaken in an arbitrary, unfair and inequitable manner. The Hon'ble Prime Minister had stressed on the need for a fair and transparent allocation of spectrum. Let us understand the intricacies of the scam. What is Spectrum? Radio Frequency Spectrum is the entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation which is used as carrier of wireless transmission and thus a basic requirement for providing wireless services. It is a finite but non-consumable global natural resource and commands high economic value in the telecommunication sector In simple words , Whenever data is being transferred from one place to another, say Ahmedabad to Mumbai. So, If data was a “truck”, how would you transport it from Ahmedabad to Mumbai ? Obviously through a path. Spectrum is that path. Radio frequency spectrum, i.e., the entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, is a finite global natural resource with a high economic value, due to its heavy demand in the telecommunications...
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...In the story “Growing Up” by Gary Soto he expresses the theme of being grateful for what you have, the theme is shown by through mood, tone, and symbols. Soto expresses the theme by mentioning in the text that the main character, Maria, does not want to go on a family vacation because she thinks she is too grown up to go to Disneyland. In the text Maria says “Dad, I’m not going this year,” Maria is telling her dad that she does not want to go on the family vacation anymore. Maria is stating that she is too grown up to be going to Disneyland and that she doesn’t want to go with her family even though they go every year. Soto is now just saying that people need to be grateful for what they have and not take anything for granted. Next, the conflict...
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...“Most human beings have an absolute and infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” (Aldous Huxley) Young adults take things for granted: basic things, simple things, everything. Wasting food, not realizing what freedom means, not valuing education, and using up any readily available resources, has become a part of the daily routine without anyone realizing it. A rising problem amongst our age bracket today is young adults take what they have for granted, not realizing the long term consequences of their actions. How often does one finish everything that is on his/her plate? Many consumers often order more than they can eat. One’s eyes are bigger than his/her stomach. People will order multiple appetizing items from menus assuming they can finish it. On the contrary, they will eat about half of what is served, leaving the rest behind. Frequently, restaurants serve larger portions than the average person can eat. The American attitude is wanting beyond what is needed, the “Super-Size effect.” If one were to take into consideration the amount of food that is wasted in this country versus the amount that is needed throughout the rest of the world, anyone with a right mind set can see that Americans waste food. In contrast, there are starving masses in other parts of the world such as in numerous third world countries. There are people dying from starvation and lack of nutrients because of the absence of a sufficient food source, while contemporary Americans are...
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...Tillich explains, "...Cannot be solved." This inequality is the divider of people, of the have's and have-nots. It seems that this riddle has confused people since the beginning of time and was even discussed in the bible. People always wonder why some have more than others do; they wonder why this happens and how it can change. I believe that this riddle is natural and cannot be changed despite he best efforts of people. Tillich attributes this mystery of have's and have-nots to many factors. First is that if you were granted with inherited talents then you should use them in life to the best of your ability. But if you let them go to waste, then these talents will ultimately be taken away. It is unfair when things are taken away that we might have taken for granted due to lack of attention, such as, "...[the] intense joy and the presence of the mystery of life through the freshness of the young day or the glory of the dying day..." These things are only taken away because we do not pay enough attention to the simple beauty in life and in nature. Although all of these are examples of inequality, I do not agree with Tillich when he claims that this is due to the presence of the divine, by the choice of God. I believe inequality comes from ourselves. We may embrace, or else let it slip away. It is through our lack of conscientiousness that life becomes unequal. I attribute the basic inequalities in nature as an effect of true nature, almost as far as survival of the fittest...
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...America did give the minorities a bad check because they did not get the rights that we do today. Minorities were segregated after being in slavery and forced to farm all day, while the slave owners would do nothing but order them around and beat them. They deserved to be granted all the freedoms and rights that the majority race in America has. As the constitution says “all men are created equal”, the majority should have taken on that advice and not judged people on their skin color. You can’t choose your family, hair color, eye color, or race, so why should minorities be judged on something that they didn't choose. That would be like someone making it so you can’t vote because you have brown hair or because you have blue eyes, wouldn't you...
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...Soldiers nowadays are not seen as the brave and heroic men they are but are seen as just an average everyday person. American soldiers leave their friends and families and risk their lives for us to have the freedom we have today. People take for granted their freedom and don't realize that freedom isn't really free. American freedom has cost thousands of lives of soldiers and thousands of heartbreaks of families. One of the worst things is that when the soldiers come home they don't have a job waiting for them. Some soldiers end up homeless or living in poverty. Now is that a way a soldier needs to live after sacrificing his or her life for the country's freedom? No, they need to be provided with the same opportunities they provided and fought...
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...Organisational culture in Alphabet Games includes many elements or components which are organisational shared values, norms and basic taken for granted assumptions. ‘Shared values’:- • All group learning reflects the original values • Those who prevail influence group: the leaders • It first begins as shared value then becomes shared assumption • Social validation happens with shared learning • Initially started by founder, leader and then assimilated The organisational culture in Alphabet Games in terms of ‘shared value’ is invention. Example from the case study to support this is that “they have extensive experience in software development and have developed a word renowned reputation for excellence, quality and innovation. Basic ‘taken for granted’ assumptions’ in a culture involves:- • It evolves as the solution to a problem is repeated over and over again • The hypothesis becomes reality • To learn something new requires resurrection, re-examination, frame breaking • Culture defines us o What we pay attention to o What things mean o React emotionally o What actions to take The organisational culture in Alphabet Games in terms of basic ‘taken for granted’ assumptions is passion. Example from the case study to support this is that “passion for software development still exists within the company as strongly as it did when it was established. Technology and consumer needs have driven the business forward and it is the continued posit of innovation...
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...Sermon: The Living Bread John 6:35-41 Objects: A Food Pyramid Poster and Flat Bread. Have you ever seen a food pyramid poster? The food pyramid was developed to help us know what kinds of foods we should eat to help us to grow strong, healthy bodies. I have one to show you. The picture shows all of the food groups. There are grains, vegetables, fruits, milk and dairy, meat, and fats and sweets. As you can see, the largest part of the pyramid is foods that we make from grain. What are some foods we make from grain? Let's see, there is bread, cereal, muffins, tortillas, and a lot of other good things to eat. Most of the things we make from grain not only taste good, but they are good for us too. Bread has always been considered to be one of our most important foods. Even way back in Bible times, bread was very important to life. Do you remember the time God provided bread for the Israelites when they were starving in the desert? Every morning God sent bread from heaven for the people to eat. I'm sure you also remember the time when Jesus fed a crowd of 5000 people with just five loaves of bread and two small fish. Do you remember when Jesus taught his disciples to pray? He taught them to say, "Give us this day our daily bread." (Pass out Flat Bread and have them tear a piece off and eat it) Bread is, and always has been, a very important part of life. Most places in the world have bread like this Flat Bread. It is easy to make, but like...
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...sometimes sounds like a first person narrator. By looking at the language in the story we can see that Ellie transform, like in the beginning she has a very bad mouth: “…fuck. How the fuck did she manage to sleep for so long?..” (p.2 l. 16) then we can see at the ending, that she is talking in a more adult way. “… looping between them in great bonds of love”(p. 5 l. 121) On her way to buy printer ink Ellie ends up in a museum. In here she found a stone that reminds her of her mother, because she has given Ellie one of those. She is here feeling guilty because she realizes that she has been taking her mother for granted her sign of love. You can clearly see her anger and frustration in this sentence: “Whatever, it was still an expression of something, a distilled expression of something, of her mother, of her love, and Ellie had just shoved it away, taken it for granted” (p. 4 ll. 110-111) On her way to buy the ink her thoughts flies around in her head, she thinks about everything that has with life and death. This is actually making her decide to commit suicide by the river, but she convinces her selves not too, because she is beloved by someone, her mother who she has...
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...knowing when he will die is too much for him to bear. The episode of Gilgamesh losing the prospect of being immortal is a consequence of karma. First, by himself, then by a serpent. The long journey to find immortality begins on the quest to find Utnapishtim, followed by a loss of the hope for immortality when Gilgamesh falls asleep, followed by another gain of the hope for immortality when he is given the plant of eternal life, only to finally end in the loss of the hope for immortality when the plant is taken by a serpent. With Gilgamesh’s hope to become immortal and the subsequent...
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...Leadership is an essential element of human existence. It has served as an indispensable factor in defining our civilization throughout the history. Our understanding of the past is greatly concerned with studies of leaders, who have shaped the course of history. Today people look at leaders and try to predict what lies ahead of their life. Our vision of contemporary leaders is believed to provide the hints about how our future will look like in years from now. From this perspective studies of ancient political thought and concept of leadership play a vital role for deep analysis of contemporary leaders. An interesting perspective on leadership we find in works of Hobbes and Plato. Both philosophers approach concept of leader from rather different angles, providing their own background to it. Hobbes1, for example, emphasizes obedience and fear as great motivators that establish a power of a leader in society. Plato2, on contrary, suggests rather philosophical rulership, where leader uses his intellectual and moral power, rather than his military superiority. In Hobbes’s view the primitive kind of rulership sustains peace and quiet more effectively than more human, democratic and caretaking approach proposed by Plato. Hobbes in his concept of a leader appeals to a more primitive social strategy. Perhaps, this can be explained by his timidity. Thus, if city-state is more civilized, the natural “fight-or-flight” reactions result in increased inner tensions. In my opinion the best...
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