...Updike states, “I bet you could set off dynamite in an A&P and the people would by and large keep reaching and checking oatmeal off their lists and muttering ‘Let me see, there was a third thing…’ A few house slaves in pin curlers even looked around after pushing their carts to make sure what they had seen was correct”(2). To Sammy, while observing to reactions of the customers towards the girls, they represent social conformity while the girls are going against the norm of social society by walking around in their bathing suits. Not only does the attire of the girls catch the attention of the customers, but it implies that the girls symbolize freedom to Sammy while the house slaves in pincurls represents the typical housewife who stay at home and take care of the kids.Thus, bringing all the elements of symbolism throughout the story including the girl's bathing suit, the on going customer, and Lengel all contribute to the meaning of someone trying to find themselves and gain individualism from the norm of social society. The girls represent freedom while Lengel portrays himself as the authority figure such as the law does. Lengel is against what the girls are wearing such as society would be but Queenie stands up for her and her friends by stating , “we are decent” (4) which represents her non conformity towards the rules and society. This makes Sammy realize how dull his life is when he states, “I bet you could set off dynamite in an A&P and the people...
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...encourage Sammy for quitting his job. Sammy immediately distracted by examines the girls as soon as they walk into the door.”I stood there with my hand on a box of HiHo crackers trying to remember if I rang it up or not”(1).The customer started lashing out noticing that he had rang the item more than once. The girls parade through the store with no shoes on. One particularly girl grasp his attention as the leader and he name her” Queenie” as the Queen of the group. All the girls seem to be unique but their differences is what hold the attention of Sammy. He observes everything about the girls from the time they walk into the store to the time they precede to check out. Even watching a hoping they would appear from spot, like being chase by a dog and wondering whether it was going to appear again. “The whole store was like a pinball machine and I didn’t know which tunnel they’d come out of” (3). It is a fact that this was the most excitements the store had in the time of Sammy working there. Sammy uses “sheep” to refer to the usual customers. Customers of the store normally walk with the traffic and never seem out of place. The way he describe the customers in the store and how their reaction to the girls they were surprise in seeing them in a swim suit. Sammy goes in detail by stating “You could see them, when Queenie’s white shoulder dawned on them, kind of jerk, or hop, or hiccup, but their eyes snapped back to their own baskets and on they push. I bet you...
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...The Truth About Adulthood Remember when we were young and dreamt of the day we entered the world of adolescence. So eager to experience the sweet taste of independence that is, till reality came knocking on the door. It is the breakthrough from childhood to adolescence that was captured as the theme in John Updike’s story A &P and James Joyce’s “Araby”. The use of imagery to describe the lifeless and ordinary setting made it clear to distinguish the characters desire to overcome the barriers of childhood. The story of “Araby” begins at a dead end street where the narrator lives with his aunt and uncle. He describes the short days of winter and mentions, “The space of sky above us was the color of ever-changing violet (107).” He is expressing the continuous change that comes along with getting older, just like the ever changing skies, this feeling of continuous change is something the narrator has no power over and is frustrating to him. To represent the initiation into adulthood and the loss of child like dreams the narrator describes the street where the boys play: “The career of our play brought us through the dark muddy lanes…to the back doors of the dark dripping gardens… to the dark odorous (107). It seems as though where ever the boy goes darkness follows, representing a dreadful feeling of growing up. Passing through to adolescence comes with the crushing of dreams and illusions. In addition to the point on desire to enter adulthood, when in class the narrator...
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...Chapter 1 It really just happened as an accident. I had quit my job because I was unhappy with management and my situation. My buddy says, “You should start playing cards full time.” Now it wasn’t the first time someone had told me that or the first time I ever considered it. But I figured it was as good a time as any to really start playing seriously. Not just for fun, but I had rent to pay. Up to this point I’d probably logged somewhere in the neighborhood of 2000 hours at the card table in various casinos across the country and even online before black Friday. I’d played every type of game, most working class limits (Up to $5-$10 No limit games) and had some success but also my taste of major failures. I was never able to get the consistent results that the pros seem to get year after year, but I also wasn’t losing my car payment every month at the card table. It really changed a couple of years ago, when I felt myself stop playing the cards and make calls and raises based on the player I was playing. I’m not sure where the change occurred, but it did. I guess it’s a lot like any other sport. Practice and playing makes you better. I remember the hand that made me start thinking maybe I could really do it. Maybe I could play not just for the fun, which it is sooo much fun, but to make a little cash on the side. My buddy and I were playing a $1-$2 No Limit game with a $100 to $300 buy in. As a general rule, I always buy in for at least 100 times the...
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...Xavian Arnold Dr. Patterson English 112 28 March 2012 A & P: An Analysis of the Character “Sammy” As people age, maturity and wisdom is gained through every experience. From the time a child turns eighteen and becomes an adult, they are required to deal with the realities of the real world and learn how to handle its responsibilities. In John Updike’s short story “A&P” the protagonist Sammy is a young man in 1961 New England who works in the town’s local grocery store. In a matter of a day, Updike goes from an immature boy with unrealistic ideas and fantasies, to a man who is about to realize how life altering the choices he makes can be. Sammy realizes that life isn’t always fair and that sometimes it involves the consequences that life can deal to anyone who has not had time to test a rash decision. Updike’s story illustrates that a part of growing up is a willingness to accept consequences of one’s choices, and that life's hardest lessons are sometimes learned a little too late. This story represents a coming-of-age for Sammy, as seen through his evaluations of the costumers as the story develops. Though it takes place over the period of a few minutes, it represents a much larger process of Sammy’s growth. From the time the girls enter the grocery store, to the moment they leave, you can see changes in Sammy. At first, he only notices the physical appearance of the girls: how they look and what they are wearing, seem to be his only thoughts. As the story...
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...that he sees in his store are “sheep” (“A&P – John Updike”). To Sammy, everyone is the same; boring and lacking character, “The sheep pushing their charts down the aisle…” (“A&P – John Updike”). It is apparent that he is anxious to get out of the mold that he has been stuck in, but he doesn’t know how until the opportunity is presented to him. The opportunity finally presents itself when Sammy stops daydreaming and actually breaks free from the conventions of society when he meets Queenie. By quitting his job, Sammy experiences what it means to be free from the social norm (“SparkNotes: A7P:...
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...Growing Up: Much Harder Than We Expected As people age and grow up, maturity and wisdom is gained through every experience. From the time a child becomes an adult, they are required to deal with real life situations, and learn how to handle their responsibilities. In the short story “A&P” by John Updike, Sammy the narrator, is a young immature nineteen-year-old that makes a drastic change to his life. His immaturity and wishing to do and say whatever he wants leads into consequences he must face. The short story, A&P, takes place in a small New England town’s A&P grocery store. A&P is in the center off the town, five miles down the beach. Sammy is a grocery cashier, who finds himself fascinated by three girls in swim suits. Chunky or plain girl, is the first girl that catches Sammy’s attention. She has a tan with lines behind her back legs were the sun never hits. There was this tall girl too. Big tall “Goony-Goony” with a chin that was too long. The third one was the leader or “Queenie”, the name that Sammy used, was the most beautiful of all three. The way she walked with her prima-donna long legs catch Sammy’s attention. As the girls go around shopping through the store, Sammy observes the reactions of other customers as they see this girls outfit. The girls, however appear to be unique in all aspects. Walking down the aisle barefoot, standing up straight with their necks over stretched. They are different than the usual customers that Sammy sees every day, and this is...
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...WHAT IMPACT DOES TRAINING HAVE ON EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT AND EMPLOYEE TURNOVER? SCOTT BRUM University of Rhode Island Training is of growing importance to companies seeking to gain an advantage among competitors. There is significant debate among professionals and scholars as to the affect that training has on both employee and organizational goals. One school of thought argues that training leads to an increase in turnover while the other states that training is a tool to that can lead to higher levels of employee retention (Colarelli & Montei, 1996; Becker, 1993). Regardless of where one falls within this debate, most professionals agree that employee training is a complex human resource practice that can significantly impact a company’s success. The training industry as a whole has shown significant growth through the years. Statistics indicate that investment in training is continuing to grow as more and more companies realize its importance. In 1995, $7.7 billion was spent on the wages and salaries of in-house company trainers and $2.8 billion was spent on tuition reimbursement (Frazis, Gittleman, Horrigan, Joyce, 1998). The American Society for Training and Development found that in 2004, the average annual training expenditure per employee was $955, which is an increase of $135 per employee from the previous year. The number of formal learning hours per employee also rose from 26 hours in 2003, to 32 hours in 2004 (atsd.com, 2005). As the investment in various training...
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...WHAT IMPACT DOES TRAINING HAVE ON EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT AND EMPLOYEE TURNOVER? SCOTT BRUM University of Rhode Island Training is of growing importance to companies seeking to gain an advantage among competitors. There is significant debate among professionals and scholars as to the affect that training has on both employee and organizational goals. One school of thought argues that training leads to an increase in turnover while the other states that training is a tool to that can lead to higher levels of employee retention (Colarelli & Montei, 1996; Becker, 1993). Regardless of where one falls within this debate, most professionals agree that employee training is a complex human resource practice that can significantly impact a company’s success. The training industry as a whole has shown significant growth through the years. Statistics indicate that investment in training is continuing to grow as more and more companies realize its importance. In 1995, $7.7 billion was spent on the wages and salaries of in-house company trainers and $2.8 billion was spent on tuition reimbursement (Frazis, Gittleman, Horrigan, Joyce, 1998). The American Society for Training and Development found that in 2004, the average annual training expenditure per employee was $955, which is an increase of $135 per employee from the previous year. The number of formal learning hours per employee also rose from 26 hours in 2003, to 32 hours in 2004 (atsd.com, 2005). As the investment in various training programs...
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..."In my whole life I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who did not read all the time – none zero. Investing requires a broad knowledge. My children think I’m a book with a couple of legs sticking out” - - Charles Munger I had been trying to get this in order but it never seemed to end. I am not a bookworm who reads a new book every week. I would rather go back to my old library and read any of the books or a chapter from a book rather then read something new. I must have read all these books at least twice some even up to 10 times (arbitrary figure since I did not count). Ihave tried writing a bit about the top 12 books. Why 12? The answer is one book in a month for about a year to read these pieces of experience. They should be read like a text book of English literature rather then a novel. As usual relevant sections need to be underlined highlighted so that it facilitates as a quick reference later on. The books listed are not in the order of my personal liking but I just kept putting them as they came to mind. Peter Lynch: “If one could tell the future by looking at Balance Sheets then Accountants and Mathematicians would have been the richest people in the world”. 1) One up on Wall Street – John Rothchild Lynch teaches the power to use the common sense which is the most uncommon thing in the world. The book is very well written with references to events and situations that make investing so easy. Some people try and do the unusual things...
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...to get it fixed. It is the smell of rotting garbage. I could bury it, but where is the shovel? Shovels cost money. Poverty is being tired. I have always been tired. They told me at the hospital when the last baby came that I had chronic anemia caused from poor diet, a bad case of worms, and that I needed a corrective operation. I listened politely - the poor are always polite. The poor always listen. They don't say that there is no money for iron pills, or better food, or worm medicine. The idea of an operation is frightening and costs so much that, if I had dared, I would have laughed. Who takes care of my children? Recovery from an operation takes a long time. I have three children. When I left them with "Granny" the last time I had a job, I came home to find the baby covered with fly specks, and a diaper that had not been changed since I left. When the dried diaper came...
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...Term Paper on People Management Within The Context of Business Process Management By Morris Biko Okello KCA/08/04084 MSC ISM 19TH OCTOBER-2013 to 12th December 2013. TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..3 1.1. History of People Management……………………………………………………………………………………...3 1.2. State of Practice……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 1.3. Technological Advancement……………………………………………………………………………………………5 2. Review of Literature..….…………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 2.1. Case 1…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 2.2. Case 2…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7 2.3. Case 3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 2.4. Case 4…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 3. Conclusion…..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..10 4. Reference… ….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….10 1. INTRODUCTION In this paper, I am going to look at the issue of People Management within the Business Process Management. People, in the general sense would mean all humans who come into contact with the business at all levels of the business process. The people could be categorized in these categories:- 1) Customers – the people who pay for goods or services from the business. 2) Business Actors (workers) – the people who work within the structures of the business and are paid for their service to the...
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...CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW 2.1 Human Resource Management Management in business pursuits and organizations can be defined as the process of coordinating people and processes in order to accomplish specific goals and objectives. Business management specifically includes planning, organizing, staffing, directing operations, and resourcing. Resourcing, furthermore, requires the strategic use of human, financial, technological, and natural resources in accomplishing the goals of a business entity. Because business can be usefully viewed as “systems”, business management can be seen as human action designed to facilitate useful outcomes from the system. This view allow for the opportunity to “manage” oneself, an important factor to consider before managing operations and employees. Human resources management is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. It is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training. Human Resources management is the strategic approaches to the management of an organization’s most valuable asset—the people who work for that organization and who, individually and collectively, contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the business. Simply put, human...
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...Communication Monographs Vol. 73, No. 4, December 2006, pp. 406 Á433 Take This Job and . . . : Quitting and Other Forms of Resistance to Workplace Bullying Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik Adult bullying at work is an unbelievable and, at times, shattering experience, both for those targeted as well as for witnessing colleagues. This study examines the narratives of 30 workers, some of whom where targeted and all of whom saw others bullied. Their responses paint a complex picture of power in bullying situations that reframe the ‘‘power-deficient target’’ into agents who galvanize a variety of resources on their own or others’ behalf but also place them at considerable risk. In some cases, employees evaluate the abusive situation and quickly resign. Others protest but, if resistance fails to stop abuse, they also leave organizations. The paths of resistance, case outcomes, and dialectic nature of resistance and control are discussed. Keywords: Workplace Bullying; Verbal Aggression; Organizational Communication; Resistance; Power Adult bullying at work is a shocking, frightening, and at times shattering experience, both for those targeted and for onlookers. Workplace bullying, mobbing, and emotional abuse*essentially synonymous phenomena*are persistent, verbal, and nonverbal aggression at work that include personal attacks, social ostracism, and a multitude of other painful messages and hostile interactions. Because this phenomenon is perpetrated by and through communication, and because...
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...8 788 The relationship between emotional intelligence and work attitudes, behavior and outcomes An examination among senior managers Abraham Carmeli Graduate School of Business Administration, Department of Political Science, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel Keywords Job commitment, Job satisfaction, Altruism, Family friendly organizations Abstract The literature suggests that managerial skills in general, and emotional intelligence in particular, play a significant role in the success of senior managers in the workplace. This argument, despite its popularity, remains elusive. This can be attributed to the fact that although a few studies have provided evidence to support this argument, it has not received an appropriate empirical investigation. This study attempts to narrow this gap by empirically examining the extent to which senior managers with a high emotional intelligence employed in public sector organizations develop positive work attitudes, behavior and outcomes. The results indicate that emotional intelligence augments positive work attitudes, altruistic behavior and work outcomes, and moderates the effect of work-family conflict on career commitment but not the effect on job satisfaction. Introduction What makes a senior manager successful has been a central research question of organizational scientists for decades. Underlying this interest is the assumption or observation regarding the impact of upper-echelon managers on important issues of strategic...
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