...Masculinity was important in America in the 1950s when A View from the Bridge is set. Both Franzen and Miller show that masculinity can be expressed by the different characters in his novel in many different ways which highlight the many aspects of masculinity. Both Franzen and Miller present masculinity through the ways in which the male characters interact with each other. There are conflicting views of masculinity in A View from the Bridge; Eddie represents the judgmental views of masculinity. His character is unable to bear Rodolpho’s attitude and appearance as it attacks Eddie’s individual definition of masculinity. “He’s like a weird…with that wacky hair…he’s like a chorus girl” Eddie unloads his feelings and disapproval regarding Rodolpho and his conduct to Catherine and Alfieri who is used as a guidance counsellor for Eddie to discuss his worries, “I see it in his eyes; he’s laughin’ at her and she’s laughin’ at me.” Eddie notices the behaviour of Rodolpho and interprets it in a jealous way to mean he is being made fun of behind his back. Eddie is seen as a strong masculine father figure, whereas Rodolpho is viewed as a blonde feminine acting male figure. Rodolpho sings “Paper Doll” to Catherine which in Eddie’s point of view hints at Rodolpho’s feminine natures. Eddie is threatened by Catherine’s great enjoyment in Rodolpho’s singing, Eddie rises and moves upstage, as an attempt to stop the singing which insults his view of masculinity. Eddie’s bowling buddies are used...
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...Frozen With a beautiful combination of catchy songs, life-like animations, and an incredibly well developed plot, this Disney animated film leaves the world frozen in amazement. Released in December 2013, the movie “Frozen” speaks on being different and of love. The main character, Anna, and her older sister, Elsa were extremely close until Elsa’s wintery powers of which she was born with almost got Anna killed. While Anna held on to that relationship, Elsa had shut herself out in fear of hurting someone. Things got worse as their parents, the king and the queen died in a shipwreck, leaving the sisters more alone than ever. Years later, Elsa is forced to interact with others during her coronation, the build up of emotions and feelings gave way. Her powers bursted out, trapping all of Arendelle in a winter wonderland and causing the townsmen to chase out their new queen. Seeing Elsa’s well intentions all these years, Anna goes on a perilous journey where she met many new friends and ultimately shows Elsa that love is the way. In regards to Groen and Franzen's artistic criteria, the movie Frozen would be considered quality art as it exhibits “real” characters, is considered tragic in the sense that it’s realistic, and is relatable. The main character, Anna carries a large diversity of personalities that reaches the standards set by Franzen, being "not either/or but both/and”. At the start of the movie, Anna is a fun-loving, energetic, impatient child who is in love with her...
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...prominent source for the company. He went off to lunch as it had been a long day at a press conference, where he had to get a hold of the general population. Mr. Korb then proceeded to made comments that were of his personal views, which had gotten him in trouble with the company’s headquarters. Raytheon offered Korb to stay on the payroll, however, he was told to resign and relocate to another state where he can have a less influential position. He sued the company for wrongful termination and in violation of his right with the first amendment. Case Analysis Facts: Lawrence Korb worked as the Vice President of Raytheon Corporation, a major weapons company for military forces, who was in charge of their Washington Operations. After Korb was hired, he was believed to make a positive change within the company. While working with Raytheon, Korb joined the Committee for National Security (CNS). During a lunch hour, CNS scheduled a press conference and Mr. Korb made derogatory remarks that were later seen in a news article that went against the company’s wishes. Once headquarters heard about Korb’s statements, they informed him that his job was at risk and offered him the opportunity to resign and continue on their payroll in a different city. Korb later issued his statements, saying he was disappointed in the company. Issue: Korb felt as if he was wrongfully terminated and used the Article 16 of the Declaration of Independence and Amendment 1 as “freedom of speech” was his excuse...
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...Rights Ashlee R. Hall PAD 525: Constitution & Administrative Law Dr. Lee February 19, 2012 Lawrence J. Korb, former vice president of operations in Washington D.C. for Raytheon Corporation, was dismissed from his position for publicly expressing his views regarding the corporation’s economic interest. Freedom of speech, provided by the First Amendment, is valued with high regard but there are several instances where speech is not always protected. From a historical perspective, Korb v. Raytheon provides a precedent for competing claims between private actors for the right of free speech. This essay attempts to provide the facts of the case, the issues, and the ruling. Much emphasis is put on the challenges associated with freedom of speech, freedom of information, and employment law while the public perceptions of Raytheon and its influence with the Department of Defense plays a huge role. FACTS, ISSUES, & RULING OF CASE Raytheon Company was founded in Cambridge, Mass., as the American Appliance Company in 1922, a pivotal time in American history. This company predominately manufactured equipment for the U.S. military along with defense technology and training, homeland and border security, and cyber security. The plaintiff, identified as Lawrence J. Korb, was employed by Raytheon as a vice president of operations. Korb made the decision to join a non-profit organization which was named the Committee for National...
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...Speaking Out about Malt Case Study As the associate vice president for plant management at Whitewater Brewing Company, Mary Davis believes that the marketing of those cheap high-alcohol malt liquor is immoral and unethical, because these potentially harmful products may cause many problems in urban communities. Rafter, a malt liquor brewed by Whitewater Brewing Company, is bottled in a 40-ounce size like many other similar products, which are popular with inner-city teenagers. 40s have leaded to many teenage quick drinkers by whom 40s are called “liquid crack” and “date rape brew.” Some brewers don’t even put their company name on the label in order to avoid the indication of being manufactured by a respectable company. According to his categorical imperative, morally actions are defined as those can be made into a maxim that would be applied universally without contradictions, meaning that if the act cannot be accepted for all rational humans then the action is not moral. Using Kant's theory to distinguish right from wrong, we could conclude that the decisions of Whitewater Brewing Company’s board are immoral by applying the test of universal law. On one hand, if there is a maxim that all brewers would produce cheap high-alcohol malt drinks which teenagers can easily get and affordable. The CEO Ralph Jenkins himself and the families of the company board would resist those products because their children are under the same risk of adolescent alcohol abuse. On the other hand...
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...Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, & Talk Radio Brice Hinchman Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, & Talk Radio What is Freedom of speech? Well, the definition for freedom of speech is the ability to speak freely without being subject to censorship or without fear of retaliation from a governing body. There are at least two documents, the US Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that acknowledge that free speech is an unalienable right and protect it for all. There is another form of speech that may or may not be protected, depending on the circumstances, under the same documents and that is hate speech. Some of the limitations that are put in place by Government, employers, and educational facilities are a violation of what freedom of speech is really about, being able to freely speak your mind, but are necessary to protect the rights and liberties of other individuals. The freedom of speech is a very powerful right that is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Our Founding Fathers set the stage when they wrote the Declaration of Independence by stating that “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” (Choices, 81). One of these liberties and unalienable rights was the Freedom of speech. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was ratified...
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...When we think of freedom of speech most only think about that freedom in the instance of people being able to speak, protest or lobby the government. The United States lives by the thought that even a single voice can make a difference if they speak up for what they believe in or if they see something being done that is wrong. In today’s day and age, you see people using their freedom of speech to voice their concern for anything and everything. These same people are very adamant in getting their voice to the right people to gain momentum in righting whatever they deem to be wrong. Furthermore, if you look back to 1791 when Freedom of Speech was added to the U.S. Constitution as part of the Bill of Rights, there is no way that the people back...
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...Although the U.S. says we have the freedom of speech, there are limits being put on the things we say. The Constitution clearly states that U.S. citizens have free speech, but do we really? People nationwide are being threatened and losing their jobs every day for the things they say or write. Television shows and cartoon drawings are being censored because of others not agreeing with their opinions. Limits should not be put on our right of free speech because, if we didn’t have freedom of speech, this would not be a free country. Freedom of speech comes from Freedom of Expression, which states that U.S. citizens have the right of free speech and more. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution states that all citizens have the right of free speech. The legal definition of Freedom of Speech is “The right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S., to express beliefs and ideas without unwarranted government attention”. Freedom of speech includes the right to not salute the flag, to wear black armbands to school in protest of war, to use certain offensive words to convey political messages, to contribute money to political campaigns, to advertise commercial products, and to engage in symbolic speech. If we have the right of free speech, we should be able to speak our mind without...
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...Radical Openness: Access to information of a firm or government agency was never a thought in the past. “Openness” was never counted as an integral or important part of organizational growth. In fact hiding the information about the company and its operations was considered to be safe. However, in recent times, transparency has not only become an important but also innovative factor to excel in the market. The first crucial aspect of radical openness is transparency. While secrecy and keeping the information opaque to the customers have been in practice of business behavior in the past, maintaining and defending secrets is costly and difficult in this period where there is a chance of vulnerability to the information the company wants to hide. Today’s most successful organizations have proactively anticipated the information needs of their stakeholders and willingly disclose required details about their business practices in order to build trust. In the article, the author has mentioned four principles of Radical Openness, which led to revolutionary changes. * Transparency: The author mentions that the more naked you are the more it is easy to gain trust from the stakeholders. Whether it’s a government or a company, transparency will force to bring out the best. Appropriate transparency drops transaction and collaboration costs. It speeds up the metabolism of collaboration and contributes to overall organizational performance. However, this doesn’t mean all the secrets...
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...governing markets Labour law emanicapted from law governing markets Is it difficult to uphold labour law? and law of internal market? Balance the two? Introduction Balance the application of the EU's free movement rules (in particular the right to work and provide services in another member state) with the maintenance of different national social systems How will these freedoms affect trade union rights such as the right to collective action and collective bargaining? For a long time there has been a tendancy to look upon the EC as a guarantor of labour and social rights (particularly by the UK) Globalisation poses threats to national protection of labour law. Creates pressure for race to the bottom. So, supranational action is needed to defeat this pressure (justification for ILO) In the topography of the common economic aims ,there will always be upstream struggle from social/labour protection EC seemed to deny it legislative competence in the field of industrial action. Said that this neutrality was a façade There can be tension between four freedoms and industrial action Some people say that these cases signify an end to social Europe and pose a...
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...Freedom of speech is like breathing air, you don’t realize you need it until it’s gone. Can you picture an environment without freedom of speech? But unfortunately this is a reality for the most third world countries. Approximately 40% of the worlds population does not have freedom of speech. In the countries Vietnam, North Korea, and Pakistan many of its people are victimized through stringent laws such as killing of future generations, beheading of innocent people, and jailing for many years. The South Asian country of Vietnam is well known for its restriction on freedom of speech. Vietnam has been through many wars and revolutions that have affected its laws. In Vietnam’s penal code it states that the people of Vietnam have Freedom of speech,...
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...there are many types of censorship, and the types imposed are different from one country to another. Some countries may impose moral censorship; others impose military, political, or religious censorships. Many people would agree on some of the types of censorships enforced in the countries; however, people have the right of freedom of speech and the knowledge behind political issues, so these should not be censored by the country. Censorship is a problem that is known from before World War 1 and it is still a controversial issue with many people who are with the act and laws set regarding censorship and many who are against. Censorship is the restraint over any type of communication like speech regarding many different matters. For example, being against rules set or some political moves that a country performs, things that are considered to be harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient to the general body of people. These things that constraints are set upon are determined by the government, or media outlet. There are a lot of debates behind the topic “censorship.” One of them is, should governments put regulations on broadcasters, or does that affect people’s freedom, other debates are about...
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...| Argument Against | Rapidly growing internet population | Strict Government regulation | Source of revenue and talent | Cultures | One of the fastest growing economies | Breaking own “Code of ethics” | | Violating Ethical Standards | 2. From an ethical perspective, what are the arguments for and against entering the market for Internet search in China in 2005? From the ethical perspective Google has an obligation as a Multinational corporation toward human rights, corruption, and freedom of speech. Google’s values are to make the world’s information “universally accessible and useful” and to its informal corporate motto, “Don’t Be Evil”? Going into China the Chinese government as a communist government did not want information made readily available to the public for any content pertaining to certain topics or issues (i.e. the Tibetan opposition, or human rights organization information). The internet freedom that Americans enjoy is “not” the same internet freedom enjoyed by people in China. 3. If Google decides to enter China, how can it do so while mitigating ethically adverse impacts? Please formulate possible options and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. The two...
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...For years, China’s government has been oppressing the freedom of speech to all of its citizens and reporters. Since the introduction of the internet and the service that it holds, China’s government created its own internet which many analysts say has been intended to control what their citizens can read. Many reporters who have investigated on China’s government and police corruption, propaganda, and censorship are barred out of the country and not let in. Those who have successfully entered the country and get caught investigating sometimes end up in the Black Jail, where they are detained without trial, and forced to leave the country. Google is a huge face of freedom of speech and the providing free information without censorship. A few years ago, congress tried putting through the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) which created an out lash towards the American Government and an American’s citizen’s right for a free web. Many websites such as Google took part in an internet blackout that informed those of what was going on and how SOPA violates freedom of speech. Google’s China’s domain Google.cn is now redirected to its new website Google.hk. Google is no longer censoring information from the Chinese citizens because of their belief in a free web. The fact that they are standing for what they believe in and taking action in doing so shows their commitment to the cause. China is a large market in which the Google Company will lose, but Google is used worldwide and has become...
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...055-962-138 18TH NOVEMBER, 2013 4,970 Words In this case I will be examining and provide possible solutions to a workplace problem On this day “2nd of April 2012”, walking into my office as the human resources personnel of Statham (a private) Manufacturing Company that deals with consumable-livestock products ranging from fish, meat located at Markham Ontario, an employee by name “Adam Jones” came lodging a complain that he sees to be of disturbing concern to him. Adam Jones, a 45 years old man from a Christian background was hired on the 6th of January 1997 and has been working for the company for 15 years. He started as a low level plant worker but has received lots of appraisals and due to his good performance. The new manager Grey wood who prefers to be called Mr. Wood was appointed into the company on 2nd December 2011 as the senior manager replacing the former manager who left the company to head a newly established branch. Adam as he is generally referred to by other co-workers was promoted to the main production section of the company with the newly appointed senior manager named “Grey Wood” who seems to have shown disgust to Adam right from the first day he came in contact with him at the company and this was based on Adam’s cross-like chain which he out rightly pointed out to Adam saying “it was inappropriate for him to have the cross chain on him at working hours and demanded Adam put a stop to it and further went on telling Adam that he could loose his...
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