...into their psyche. The experience that we have of their lives is influenced through their persona, purpose and assumptions expressed in their language and voice. Marele's Day 1995 crime fiction novel “The Life and Crime of Harry Lavender” portray the life of its protagonist Claudia Valentine a female detective who challenges us with stereotypical gender assumptions and whose purpose is to solve a mystery, additionally the distinctive voice of the antagonist Harry Lavender allows the responder to experience his perspective of superiority over others and understand his purpose of constructing a legacy for himself through his memoirs. The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender both supports and subverts the traditionally male “hard boiled” detective through the inferential choices of language and a first person point of view presented by the female protagonist, Claudia Valentine who embodies a 1980's feminist values in the highly corrupted patriarchal context in which the novel in set. Claudia's distinctive voice is introduced by Day's attempt to manipulate the reader's inferences. The metonymic sexual colloquialism “the good-looking blond” is employed in order to obfuscate the gender of the persona by exploiting and challenging cultural assumptions that the conceptualisation of gender is fluid, additionally her libidinous tone conveys her sexual promiscuity as well as her attempt to dehumanise her sexual partners. Claudia's misanthropic and brusque behaviour towards society conceals her...
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...Music in the 1980’s Can you believe that in the 1980’s most men wore more makeup than the women? Both men and women wore spandex, fishnets, and had huge hair. Men and women both dressed alike and produced similar music. In the 1980’s music was affected by the iconic deaths of John Lennon and Bob Marley. One social event that affected 1980’s music was that 2 musical icons died in the beginning of the decade. Robert Nesta Marley also known as Bob Marley was one of them; he died from an overdose in 1981. Bob Marley was such a big icon because he stood up for what he believed in and didn’t take no for an answer. The other musical icon that died was John Lennon in 1980. He was a co-founder of the band The Beatles. He was a huge icon because he...
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...breeding programs, educates new owners about the breed and shows Bullmastiffs competitively in American Kennel Club events. Her program catches attention in Dog Fancy magazine during the 1980’s, as she participates nationally, with Bullmastiff organizations throughout the United States. She is known as a tough lady to buy a puppy from. Unfortunately, Roxanne left our world March 11, 2015, however, her legacy continues (Zellman). Roxanne, always shows a competitive spirit throughout her life. In her youth, she won beauty pageants, and attracting further attention as a fire baton twirler, then expressing her natural beauty and competitive nature as a print work model (Zellman). Her breeding program begins in the 1980’s originating with Great Danes. The exclusivity and enormous physique of the Bullmastiff becomes an attraction for Roxanne. As a result, she began showing her first Bullmastiff, titling the dog with a championship through the American Kennel Club. Competing and showing a dog easily outweighing her by...
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...CASE SUMMARY Summit electric supply is one of the top wholesale industrial electric distributors in US. The product range is from basic commodities to sophisticated electrical components. It provides many value-added services that help electrical contractors purchase electrical supplies efficiently. Founded in 1977 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has grown very quickly. Unfortunately, its old legacy information system could not keep up with the business. The old system could no longer process its nightly inventory and financial updates. Summit needed a system that could handle a very large number of SKUs. Changed to new system ERP which is SAP that would require improve its business process and the way people worked. 1. Which business processes are the most important at Summit Electric Supply? Why? Paybacks and Charge backs For Summit Electric keeping track of the vendor cost recovery programs, validity dates, and associated SKUs using outdated legacy systems was a daunting task; complexity creates costs and errors. As Summit Electric grows exponentially, they needed an ERP system that measured orders and inventory at the growth pace and also reduce costs and errors. With this software solution, Summit Electric can capture charge back data; manage claims, control varied and changing charge back agreements. The application ultimately changes paybacks and charge backs management to a systematic and effective methodology. Supply Chain Management The company is known...
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...practices of the groups (from taking pledges to strip clubs to "tagging" female guests at parties to label them as available or off limits to other members) - there are even cases of institutional sexism, some schools have banned Sorority houses as "bawdy house" since all the residents are female and live under an organized title. 4. Hazing in the early 1980's and 1990's gave Fraternities and Sororities a bad name, currently most major Fraternities and Sororities have an active anti-hazing policy in place with penalties ranging from expulsion of individual members to absolute discharge of an entire chapter. 5. Drugs and alcohol are technically banned in all Fraternity and Sorority sponsored functions - but the "Keg Party" is still synonymous with Fraternity on most campuses. 6. You have to "Rush" in order to get a chance to get in to both Fraternities and Sororities; next you must pledge, be accepted and finally initiated. 7. A "Legacy" is somebody who "automatically" is accepted because a family member such as; mother, father, brother or sister, was a member first - not all Fraternities and Sororities still honor the legacy system. 8. Fraternities and Sororities are not all bad - they are excellent networking groups for later life, give...
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...Case Analysis of Intel Corporation – Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal Dorothy Thornton Concordia University Portland Technology is a constantly shifting market and Intel is an organization which has adapted their corporate culture and vision to meet the demands of these changes. In the 1980’s Intel’s vision was a performance driven organization focused on new product development with action orientation from the front lines (Bartlett & Nanda, 1994). According to John P Kotter (1995), “A vision says something that clarifies the direction in which an organization needs to move” (p. 63). Intel frequently moved in different organizational directions in the 1980’s to meet the needs of the company. The emerging primary challenge for Intel in the 1990’s was deciding where to make a technological investment in the company. Intel had been successful in the past due to their ability to leapfrog with technology. Intel needed to identify and allocate resources to the products that would allow Intel to remain at the heart of the computer industry. Although Intel had was profitable making microprocessors, they were also investing in other new technology such as the flash chips which had the promise to replace discs and disc drives. Intel needed to determine what technology to invest in to stay ahead of its competitors. This idea is supported in That Used to Be Us which explains American success by staying ahead of the technology curve. Intel’s organizational...
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...and activities create misunderstandings and frustrations By the year 2014, 70 million Baby Boomer (including many teachers and school leaders) will entire retirement in large numbers Generation X, a generation with different sensibilities and priorities than Boomers, will assume positions of leadership in schools and districts The Generational Divide (U.S. Population) Traditionalists Baby Boomers Generation X Generation Y/Millennials Born 1925-1945 50 million GWAEA 6% (28) Born 1946-1964 80 million GWAEA 70% (341) Born 1965-1980 46 million GWAEA 22% (110) Born 1981-2006 76 million GWAEA 2% (9) Traditionalists (61+) Influences Great Characteristics Patriotic Depression Roaring 20’s WWI and II Korean War GI Bill loyal “waste not want not” Faith in institutions— one company career Military influenced top down approach KEY WORD: LOYAL Traditionalists (61+) Value Logic and Discipline Like Change to Build a Legacy Don’t Want Baby Boomers (42-60) Influences Suburbia TV Characteristics Idealistic Watergate Protests, Human Rights Movement Drugs & Rock ‘n Roll Vietnam, COMPETITIVE Question Authority KEY WORD: Optimist Baby Boomers (42-60) “Me” Generation Title, Recognition Money, Want to Build A Stellar Career Generation X (26-41) Influences Sesame Characteristics Eclectic Resourceful Self-reliant Distrustful Street, MTV Game Boy PC Divorce Rate Tripled Latch...
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...Liliana Tenorio Sherry AP Psychology - 3 27 August 2015 Book Review: Outliers Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers explores the societal forces that give opportunity to individuals willing to put in the effort to become successful. Through the events and experiments he has researched, Gladwell has come to the conclusion that to become a successful person you must be given a specific and miraculous string of opportunities that pave the way for you, insisting that there is no such creature as a “self-made man”. He argues that they “are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot.” In scientific terms an...
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...Runninghead: THE SEVENTIES AND NIXON’S LEGACY The Seventies and Nixon’s Legacy Carlos Michael Padilla HIST145: The American Experience Since 1945 Marvin Frohock March 5, 2008 The Seventies and Nixon’s Legacy “Streaking to the 1970s” was a phrase a group of former high school students made up as they reminisced about the butt dancing, cheek planters, also known as the BBITNs (pronounced BEE-bittens), which meant buffalo buffs in the nude who dashed brazenly, almost daringly across a playing field, the heart of a school campus, and even across a television screen during a major award ceremony. Such was the decade that preceded the conformity and complacency of the 1950s, and the sexual revolution and cultural renaissance that echoed during the 1960s. The decade of the 1970s ushered in the resignation of a president, the ending of a major Southeast Asian conflict, and the birth of two new forms of youth culture identity – streaking and disco. The 1970s began with the Beatles releasing Let It Be, which would be their last album, the Kent State shooting involving the death of the four students, the conviction of Charles Mansion for the murder of actress Sharon Tate, and the conviction of American soldiers for killing entire towns of Vietnamese villagers. This action marked the beginning of the end for America’s support of the American soldier. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War lasted between 1959 and 1975, ending with...
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...resulted in GM losing its position. This paper will explore several of the factors such as union relationships that resulted in payroll differentials between GM and foreign transplants, legacy costs, and the job banks program. Secondly, poor strategic management decisions including product development and the quality gap issues between GM and its Japanese competitors. Finally, the effects of foreign competition including imports from Japan, foreign transplants here in the U.S. and currency manipulation by the Japanese Government will be explored. “What’s good for GM is good the country.” This statement is attributed to former General Motors CEO, Charles Wilson during his 1953 Senate confirmation hearing to become President Eisenhower’s Defense Secretary. The quote has been taken out of context over the years. In response to a question posed by a senator who asked Mr. Wilson if he could make decisions that would be harmful to GM, Wilson stated he would be able to, but continued by adding that he could not imagine such a situation, “because for years I thought what was good for the county was good for General Motors and vice versa.” (“The Rise and Fall of General Motors”, 2009, What’s good for GM section, par. 1) Because GM was such a large portion of the U.S. economy during the 1950’s, if difficult times fell on the country it would mean the same for GM. The vice versa would mean that if GM was struggling it probably would be due to problems the U.S was facing. In...
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...administrative and institutional reforms have taken place. Most notable among these was the creation of the semi-autonomous Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in 1995, which centralized the administration of tax collection. Kenya relied on unified tax policies and an administrative system jointly administered by the initial three members of the EAC. This was a legacy of British colonial administration that all the three countries inherited at independence. At that point, the government’s three main sources of tax revenue were: income tax; customs and excise duties; and inland revenue. Changes in both policies and administration were collaboratively determined and minimal until early 1970s. Following a decision to assign responsibility for income tax to each EAC member state, Kenya adopted the community legislation and enacted the Income Tax Act of 1973. The pragmatic post-independence political economy choices of the Government of Kenya worked quite impressively for much of the one and half decades after independence. However, a series of adverse political and economic events in the second half of the 1970s, and first half of the 1980s, served to disrupt both political and economic trends. Government promulgated wide-ranging reforms by way of “Sessional Paper No. 1 of 1986 on Economic Management for...
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...amount of weight to put on the conclusions of its most steadfast purchasers, whether these assessments will contrarily influence potential Porsche buyers' affiliations and Porsche's image value, and the suggestions for Porsche's long haul system. Market Analysis The SUV market began to expand rapidly and developed all through the 1980's and 1990's, as they came to be connected with American-ness, and gave a different option for station wagons/minivans for homemakers and youthful experts. Macroeconomic elements, for example, low gas costs and a solid economy fuelled request from customers who sought to own a bigger, roomier, and effective vehicle. Organization Analysis Porsche works in the luxury car business. Preceding the introduction of the Cayenne, it concentrated only on luxury, superior sports cars. All through its late history, Porsche has needed to make a few changes in order to stay aggressive in the car business, frequently trading off its verifiable legacy by need. For instance, presenting a water-cooler motor in 1992 or cutting expenses in the mid-1990s to keep away from bankruptcy. The organization's present goal is utilizing its legacy and positive relationship to new markets by growing vehicle offerings. Competitor...
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...1988 Winter Olympics In 1988, Calgary hosted the first Olympic Winter Games held on Canadian soil. The Winter Olympic Games in Calgary represented an opportunity for Canada to showcase itself on the global level. Not only did the international media descend upon Calgary, showcasing their natural beauty and famous sights, but Canadian athletes were also cast under a spotlight, and their victories and losses were seen to be correlated with the success of the Games and the health and vitality of the Canadian nation by the Canadian public. Despite the Canadian team only winning 5 medals and place 12th in the rankings, the legacy of the ’88 Olympics continues to transform Canada and impact present day and future Olympic Games. . Canada has been a strong proponent of winter sports, but prior to 1988, no Canadian city had ever hosted the Winter Olympic Games. Calgary won the bid to host the ’88 Winter Olympics in 1981 defeating out Falun, Sweden, Cortina d'Ampezzo, and Italy. Calgary changed every single venue that they proposed to the IOC in their candidature. Many of the ski events were forced to be rescheduled due to the warm Chinook winds that gusted up to 60 miles per hour. The Canadians two greatest efforts in the Games came from men’s and female’s figure skating which resulted in 2 silver medals. In men’s figure skating Brian Orser of Canada was co-favourite with America’s Brian Boitano, it was the thought of home ice and the emotion it brought could give him the confidence...
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...Hunter Stockton Thompson remains to be one of the traditional journalists in the United States that despite all odds made an impact in journalism. Thompson remains not only as a legacy but an inspiration to any aspiring journalist (Biography.com). He becomes the perfect choice for the biography analysis being that he lived in the 20th Century. His humble beginnings and obstacles as well as how he overcame and became a journalist Icon remains a lesson to upcoming journalists who face a plethora of challenges. Therefore, I chose him for my paper because he made enormous contributions to journalism despite coming from a humble background, and his rise against all odds made me have an interest in him. Thompson wore many hats apart from being a journalist such as being an activist and an author as well. Hunter S. Thompson is a Counterculture Icon, who is renowned for his early works of “Creating Gonzo Journalism”. Hunter was born in Louisville born on 18th July 1937. His dad, a...
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...famous for being the first to combine rock with country. Also, trying to combine blues with country. But, most of his fame came from his father. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1949. The son of Hank Williams. Hank Jr. was just three when his father died. Five years later, he was performing Hank Sr.'s songs on stage and by age 14 he had recorded his first record. Throughout his teens, Hank Jr. performed to sold-out crowds and on national television, carrying on his father's legacy through music. By the early 1970s, though, Hank Jr. learned to create his own musical identity that combined country with Southern rock and blues. The resulting sound debuted in the 1975 album Hank Williams Jr. and Friends. That year, Williams was severely injured in a mountain-climbing accident in Montana. He had fallen five hundred feet off the side of the cliff. While in the hospital he had celebrities from the rock and country industry comes to reach out to him during his recovery. It had taken two years and nine major surgeries to reconstruct his face. The accident resulted in Williams' new trademark look, which included a full beard, cowboy hat and dark glasses. During the 1980s, Hank Jr. catapulted to stardom with several multi-platinum albums and dozens of chart-topping singles, including "Family Tradition," "Texas Women" and "Born to Boogie." He won the Country Music Association's (ACM) Entertainer of the Year award in 1987 and 1988 and a Grammy Award in 1989 for a duet with his father's...
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