...The Boogeyman Coming to America Stephen King, a well-known horror novelist, has brought fear into the minds and hearts of many through his gruesome tales and horrific imagery. He makes us look twice before we turn the lights off at night. But what makes a whole society become scared? Well on two occasions, there were situations in which the society of the United States fell victim to fear. This fear brought two separate movements to try and keep the “Boogeyman” from trying to get into the United States. These movements were both commonly known as the Red Scare. This scare was willing to take anyone as it’s victim. Celebrities, politicians, or common Americans were all vulnerable to this phenomena that brought forth a Salem Witch Trial type of environment. The government of the United States of America tried to take many precautions, whether it was a success or failure, to try and prevent the spread of Communism in a country that is considered the greatest country on the Earth. Whenever there is a moment in history that brings on a mass hysteria, it shows what kind of people are really out there lurking around. This moment in history illustrates what happens during hysteria and what it makes people do in a time in which a common fear is shared amongst individuals of a society. “The scariest moment is always just before you start.” - Stephen King (269) This quote illustrates the moment in time just before the second Red Scare. Unlike the first Red Scare, this Red...
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...Critique of Moto, Coming to America from Japan Case Study Japanese culture values harmony and creating relationships. These values have been extended to their business dealings. Before engaging in business with other companies or entities, Japanese will seek to establish an initial contact. This was Mr. Moto’s agenda for his first meeting with Mr. Crowell. To ensure these goes well, he hires a trainer (Mrs. Black) to help polish his English and to teach him Americas history and customs. He also arrives on time and has a gift for his host which are all part of Mr. Moto’s strategy to establish initial contact with Mr. Crowell. According to Mr. Moto, the meeting is a total failure and he worries if there is going to be any business between the two companies. The main problem is not with him, Mr. Moto or with his host, Mr. Crowell; it’s in their different cultural background that is inhibiting effective communication among them. Being Japanese, Mr. Moto is accustomed to certain practices when meeting a person you intend to do business with for the first time. These practices are ritualistic to Japanese culture and should be adhered to. Some of the practices include blowing when greeting, showing politeness, exchanging Business Cards and taking time to examine and read the content of the card, and exchanging gifts. There is usually no business to be transacted or negotiated in the first meeting. Thus when Mr. Crowell does not look at Mr. Moto’s business card, makes a joke about...
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...1|Page Business Internationalization STARBUCKS’ INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS1 Internationally, we are in our infancy. (Howard Schultz, Chairman & Chief Global Strategist – Starbucks, 2003) The expansion strategy internationally is not bullet-proof as it is in the U.S. (Mitchell J. Speiser, Analyst – Lehman Brothers, 2003) ALL’S NOT WELL WITH STARBUCKS In March 2003, Fortune came out with its annual list of “Fortune 500 companies”. For Howard Schultz (Schultz), Chairman of Starbucks Corp. (Starbucks), this list was special as Starbucks [was] featured in the list (position 465). It was a dream that come true for the Seattle-based entrepreneur. Though the U.S. economy was reeling under recession and many retail majors were reporting losses and applying for bankruptcy, Starbucks announced a 31% increase in its net earnings and a 23% increase in sales for the first quarter of 2003. Analyst felt that the success of Starbucks showed that a quality product speaks for itself and the fact that Starbucks spent less than 1% of its sales on advertising and marketing strengthened this view. In addition to be a popular brand among customers, Starbucks was also considered the best place to work due to its employee friendly policies (Starbucks was the first organization in the U.S. to offer stock options and health coverage to part-time employees also). However, analysts felt that the success of Starbucks was due to its profitable domestic operations. It was reported that most of Starbucks’...
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...November 20, 2009 Coming to America: Oi!! Oi!! Oi!! In the late 1970's in Europe the Punk music scene was expanding and developing. European punk music was an imitation of what musicians had heard while the Ramones (Stim 2006) and Sex Pistols (Morley 2006) played their shows in London. UK rock and roll bands would be seen speeding up their material and shows to emulate American punk music. As the punk scene would become more commercialized in the UK, several bands were breaking off from the punk songwriting standards; instead their sound would fuse ideas from early punk, British rock band, football chants, and pub rock bands. In 1977 a UK punk band named the "Cockney Rejects" (Turner and Bushell 2005) would form in East London, three years later in 1980 Garry Bushell, a rock journalist, would take a title from one of their songs to name this movement. The song "Oi! Oi! Oi!" would lend its name to describe this sub genre's style of music, and thus Oi!! was retroactively born. In the early 1980's Oi! would make its way to America, however changing from its UK roots. (Rollins 1994) Oi! would dovetailed with the punk, hardcore punk scene that was already prevalent in the early 80's in the US. The hardcore punk scene was comprised of punks, Neo-Nazi's, the American Front, Skinheads, and Boneheads, a different composition than found in the UK Oi! fan base. (Bushell n.d.) The Origination of Oi! The UK Oi! originated out of a wide array of people, the sub genre of...
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...companies do to prevent such situations from occurring in the future? Case 1B–Joint Venture #2: The Volvo-Renault Marriage This case presents an overview of the successful alliance between two automobile makers, Volvo and Renault. Suggested questions for class discussion: 1. How does this case differ from the situation presented in Case 1, the Corning/Vitro joint venture? 2. Did the “chemistry” between the two top executives contribute to the overall success of the venture? 3. Did not having a provision in the agreement for dissolving the relationship contribute to its success? 4. Did the purchase of each other’s stock help ensure success? Case 2–Moto Coming to America This case gives a detailed account of the “courtship” that occurred between an American company (Allmack) and a Japanese company (KKD) before an agreement was finally signed. Case Questions 1. What was Moto’s purpose and agenda for the first meeting with Crowell? How does he try to implement his agenda? Although not specifically stated in the text, it appears that Moto intended for his first meeting with...
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...What is culture? Culture is the collective programming of the mind, distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from others. One is born into a culture, and not with a given culture. You learn the norms of the culture and you gradually internalize the values, attitudes, and beliefs of the culture, and identifies with the culture. Culture defines the social identity of a group. Language can be a diffuser and stabilizer of culture. When there is a common language between 2 countries or societies, it is easier to diffuse the cultural values from one to the other. But if outsiders do not know the language of a country or society, it’s culture can remain quite stable because it remains isolated from outside influences. Religion can be a strong shaper of values and beliefs. It defines a lot of the “Dos and Don’ts” of a culture. It is at the core values of the believers, and is thus a strong stabilizing force of a culture. Culture is transmitted in a variety of ways, but psychologists believe that by age ten, most children have their basic value systems firmly in place. Nonetheless, individual and societal values and customs constantly evolve in response to changing economic and social realities. Cultural change can be brought about by choice or imposition. Change that is brought about by imposition is known as cultural imperialism. The introduction of certain elements of an outside culture may be referred to as creolization, or cultural diffusion. Culture...
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...March 31, 2015 Coming to America By: Taylor Overstreet I came to America when I was 12 years old. My home town was Tokyo, Japan. My mom and I left because of war back in Japan. The reason my mom and I left Japan was because of war. It started with just a small battle, but then the whole town got destroyed. Our house was right in the path of the war so before our home got destroyed we fled. Ever since I’ve been in America I’ve had trouble making friends. Everyone at school just looks at me and laughs. I don’t understand why. I just want to ask them “Why are you laughing?” or “What’s so funny?”, but I can’t I just can’t. I mean I would, but I don’t know how to speak their language. I’ve been in America for over a week or two, but I still don’t know how to speak their language. At school there is no one that knows how to speak Japanese. That meant...
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...As the plane took off, I began to have second thoughts. The wallowing fear of leaving home for some foreign land began to really sink in. I would be leaving all my friends, the apartment I lived in, and my grandparents behind. It seemed like everything I had would completely be taken from me, but I trusted my parents that it was the right decision. When I arrived in America my parents sat me down and explained to me coming to America was a chance and opportunity that I shouldn't take for granted. I needed to make the most out of this one opportunity and see success in this new life that had been created for me. Things changed while I lived in America. I had lost all of my friends, the foods I ate, and the only place I had know my life then. I couldn't speak English, which made communication with people even harder...
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...Do you think your life is hard? Well imagine how immigrants had it, their life was hard. First off they had to cross an ocean with sick passengers on it, and then get pushed around by guards. Finally, their kids played in the streets because there were no place to play! So that is how hard immigrants had it. First of all before the immigrants got to America they had to pay 35 dollars get on the boat. The boat was filled with people, they all had to sleep on metal beds with straw as the mattress, it must have been impossible for people to sleep with uncomfortable beds. Also illnesses were spreading with all the mice and rats on the rocking boat. Lastly after a lot of people got sick vomit was everywhere, and only a few people died. After that...
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...Home Page » Business and Management Case 3 - Moto- Coming to America In: Business and Management Case 3 - Moto- Coming to America Case 3: Moto: Coming to America from Japan Synopsis: In this Case it was a Moto a very successful man from Japan coming to America to gain knowledge about a company for a possible future business deal. Moto came over knowing English but having the business etiquette of a Japanese man. He had to work hard to gain knowledge of the cultural differences when it came to the US. He met a man named Kubushevsky who was able to teach him different things about the culture and eventually open his eyes to new ideas and experiences. 1. Moto’s purpose for the first meeting was to get to know who he would be working with better and establish some sort of relationship. Moto attempted to do this by learning English and presenting a business card with his accomplishments on it. Also came with a gift for the Crowell. He thought that Crowell would appreciate his achievements and see that he was an important person from Japan. Crowell was only interested in making a business deal. 2. Some communication problems that occurred between Moto and Crowell were that Moto was looking to build a friendship before the deal started. Moto was looking to get to know Crowell and find out what type of person he was. Moto came bearing gifts for Crowell and his wife and Crowell disregarded the gifts saying his daughter would love them not realizing they...
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...Case on Moto: coming to America from Japan Q. 1 What was Moto’s purpose and agenda for the first meeting with Crowell? How does he try to implement his agenda? Moto’s purpose for the first meeting with Crowell was to build the good business relationship with president of Allmack. He was trying to build the first impression. With the purpose of building the good relationship in the first meeting, he presented his business card to Crowell as well as gift which he brought all the way from Japan. And Moto arrive at the Allmack office sharp on the time of meeting. He researched about the company efficiently beforehand so that it would be easy to carry on the business meeting effectively. Q. 2 What communication problems were there between Moto and Crowell? As in the case, Moto thought that Americans were nice because he found that salesgirl helpful and her smile at Moto. But later in the case, there were many confusions regarding culture of both the countries. There were many cultural and communication differences between them. Before going to America for meeting, Moto researched and learned about the culture and history of America but Crowell was not familiar with the culture of Japan. In Japan, people regard exchanging of business card as an important instrument to learn about their clients but Crowell was unaware of this and he did not make an attempt to look at the card given by Moto and put it in his pocket instead. Moto was hurt and embarrassed when he presented the gift...
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...Case 3: Moto: Coming to America from Japan Synopsis: In this Case it was a Moto a very successful man from Japan coming to America to gain knowledge about a company for a possible future business deal. Moto came over knowing English but having the business etiquette of a Japanese man. He had to work hard to gain knowledge of the cultural differences when it came to the US. He met a man named Kubushevsky who was able to teach him different things about the culture and eventually open his eyes to new ideas and experiences. 1. Moto’s purpose for the first meeting was to get to know who he would be working with better and establish some sort of relationship. Moto attempted to do this by learning English and presenting a business card with his accomplishments on it. Also came with a gift for the Crowell. He thought that Crowell would appreciate his achievements and see that he was an important person from Japan. Crowell was only interested in making a business deal. 2. Some communication problems that occurred between Moto and Crowell were that Moto was looking to build a friendship before the deal started. Moto was looking to get to know Crowell and find out what type of person he was. Moto came bearing gifts for Crowell and his wife and Crowell disregarded the gifts saying his daughter would love them not realizing they were meant for him. Crowell was just forcing how great his business was down Moto’s throat saying that you could go elsewhere but you would get the...
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...Many Americans have a misunderstanding as to why so many of these immigrants come to America. That reason is for the American Dream, as the Library of Congress defined it “American dream is ‘that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.’” (What is the American Dream) Where in many cases of immigrants from Latin America includes the fathers of these families to come here for a job to send money to the families back home. From not having jobs for from the wages being too low to sustain a family. These individuals have to risk coming to America to better themselves. Within being in America, immigrants work in hard labor jobs and most of the times he...
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...it out alive. But mostly she worried about where she was going. Her family was headed to America, a new place with a new culture. This is the story of only one immigrant family, the challenges they will face may be very different from the challenges of others, that is, if they make it there at all. Immigrants have many challenges ahead of them, and many immigrants have struggles facing them. One challenge that Ha faced was learning english. Because Ha came from a different country it was very hard for her to learn and understand the english language. For example, one of the reasons why Ha got bullied in school was because when she...
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...“Yay, the Pope is coming to America!” On September 22-27, Pope Francis came to the United States of America because of the 2015 World Meeting of Families. In fact, he spent time in Washington D.C., New York, and Philadelphia to attend to various events. This was one of the most special week for the pope to show his enthusiasm for America. First, Pope Francis stopped at Washington D.C., and there he met, President Barack Obama, at the White House. At the White House, he talked to the Senate and House Representatives his speech. After his meet at the White House, he had lunch with the homeless. This was a really thoughtful idea for pope to take this opportunity for the homeless because he was able to experience the life of the homeless, and...
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