...parts to the magnetic recording heads had a design flaw due to calculations. The design flaw could be reworked to meet all specifications except one – life expectancy. The heads are sold to Partco – MagRec’s largest customer - with a guarantee to last 2 years or 6000 of actual usage. This design flaw will now cause the heads to be replaced every 12 to 18 months or 2500 hours. After consideration, the Vice President of Operations decided to move forward with the year’s production (about 5000 heads) and ship the defective parts knowing the rework would correct the problem for any future magnetic recording heads. MagRec’s experience told them that customers do not keep accurate records to determine actual usage and life, and if a customer did happen to complain about the actual life expectancy, the service technicians always gave a plausible explanation – such as the temperature must be higher than average – or the customer must be using the computer a lot. Nine years later, after becoming Sales Manager, Pat is approached by Dinah Coates, the secretary of the Sales Department. While cleaning out old files, she came across the nine-year-old report about design and manufacturing defects in the Partco heads. Dinah was stunned that the company had deliberately sold products to Partco and others knowing they would not meet life requirements (Schermerhorn, J., Hunt, J., Osborn, R., &...
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...narrative that tells the story of Jacob’s only daughter, Dinah. There is little written about Dinah in the Bible. Mostly a reader would read about Jacob and his many sons. The author has broadened Dianh’s story in The Red Tent. Dinah first explains how her father, Jacob, came to be married to her mother, Leah. She also explains how Jacob became the husband of four women. Dinah recounts her childhood growing up with eleven brothers and being the only daughter of the family. She tells of days she spent in the red tent with her mothers and t he stories that were told during their time in the red tent. The red tent was a place that the women would go to when they were having their menstrual cycle or when they were about to give birth to a child. No men were allowed in the red tent, but since Dinah was the only daughter she was allowed in the red tent with her mothers. After many years, Jacob decides to move his family into another land. They move to his brother’s land and then later move again outside the city of Shechem. Dinah finally meets a guy who happens to be the prince, his name is Shalem. The queen likes Dinah and arranges for the prince and Dinah to spend time together alone. Dinah and Shalem end up in bed together. Shalem wants to marry Dinah, but Jacob refuses to give her hand in marriage. Shalem is later murdered by Dinah’s brothers Simon and Levi and they take Dinah back home to her father, Jacob. Dinah figures out that Jacob too is responsible for Shalem’s...
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...Critical Issue Statement The issue in the MagRec case study is Dinah called Partco directly to report the problem she found from several years ago because MagRec did not notify Partco and Dinah believes in the mission and values of MagRec in providing the best heads. 1. What should you do now? After considering what happened, would you change any of your behaviors? I would probably take a breather and follow the 24 hour rule allowing the emotions to settle. I would then request another meeting with Dinah indicating a sincere desire to work through the issue. At the meeting, first and foremost I would start by sincerely thanking Dinah for bringing the Partco matter to my attention. I would be sure to communicate how much I respect her strong feelings and beliefs behind her actions. However, I would explain that if she felt unsettled with the actions I planned to take, I wish she would have approached me again or would have taken her concerns to another manager within our company instead of contacting Partco directly. She should know that by going directly to Partco the way she did caused a ripple effect in the customer base and consequently, our company has suffered a great financial hardship. I would explain to her that MagRec could have addressed the matter with Partco in a way that would have made them aware of our mistake, offer compensation and still keep our relationship with Partco in tact without affecting the existing customer base. After making sure I communicate...
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...that are brought out in the book of Genesis chapters 27 to 31 are more or less the issues that African societies grapple with. The stories in the bible are not far from us. In telling the story of Dinah, and by extension the story of Jacob and his sons, he brings out some of the issues that an African family, in the traditional sense, grapples with. Polygamy is a common practise within Africa. In fact across the whole continent, it is an accepted custom, practised by many African communities. Polygamy in Africa is practised for many reasons. The main reason for polygamy was however to keep men, and women, from having extra-marital affairs. Another reason polygamy was practised in Africa was to keep the wives of the family within the family. Where a brother would step in to take care of his brothers’ wife and children in the event of a brother’s death. Jacob was a polygamous man.( Not by choice.) And Sissoko in this movie clearly brings out the conflicts of a polygamous family using Jacob’s family. This comes out in the completion for Jacob’s attention, by the wives, where the wives even give their handmaids to Jacob to get children for Jacob. This movie shows Leah’s frustration at being the rejected wife. The movie starts with Dinah washing Joseph’s cloak, which Leah has asked Dinah to wash hoping it will divert Jacob’s attention from the sorrow of losing his son Joseph, who he thinks is dead, back to his family, that still lives, his wife, and his sons and daughters. This movie...
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...later kills Amnon. These vindications, however, do not make Tamar any less of a victim. Her life has been irrevocably ruined (Laffey 124). Reis might have asked herself, why Amnon was killed for the act when it was the wily Tamar who brought it on herself. Coming from a different camp, Alan Segal claims that stories in the Bible functions as myth, and were meant as explanations to people in those times, not ours (12). The story functions to show the perils of inter-marriage and demonstrate the future consequences of David’s actions. Judith Plaskow would take Segal to task by having a perspective from within Judaism: “Women are Jews, but we do not define Jewishness. The central Jewish categories of Torah, Israel, and God all are constructed from male perspectives…Exploring these categories, we explore the parameters of women’s silence” (3). “Not only is the Bible uninterested in the reactions of a raped girl married to her attacker (Deut. 22:28-29) or the feelings of a wife accused of adultery by an unfaithful husband, it does not acknowledge the existence of such points of view” (174). The larger point is that while the stories may just be quaint myths, they echo the continual subjugation of women everywhere. Most damning perhaps, is that David remained silent on the subject of his daughter. The case of Dinah again contains disturbing parallels to modern times. The rape of Dinah by Shechem presents an unlikely chronology of events which begins with the rape of an unsuspecting...
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...flaw due to calculations. The design flaw could be reworked to meet all specifications except one – life expectancy. The heads are sold to Partco – MagRec’s largest customer - with a guarantee to last 2 years or 6000 of actual usage. This design flaw will now cause the heads to be replaced every 12 to 18 months or 2500 hours. After consideration, the Vice President of Operations decided to move forward with the year’s production (about 5000 heads) and ship the defective parts knowing the rework would correct the problem for any future magnetic recording heads. MagRec’s experience told them that customers do not keep accurate records to determine actual usage and life, and if a customer did happen to complain about the actual life expectancy, the service technicians always gave a plausible explanation – such as the temperature must be higher than average – or the customer must be using the computer a lot. Nine years later, after becoming Sales Manager, Pat is approached by Dinah Coates, the secretary of the Sales Department. While cleaning out old files, she came across the nine-year-old report about design and manufacturing defects in the Partco heads. Dinah was stunned that the company had deliberately sold products to Partco and others knowing they would not meet life requirements (Schermerhorn, J., Hunt, J., Osborn, R., & Uhl-Bien, M., 2010, p. W-106). Dinah believes that fraud may have been committed nine years...
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...evangelical Maria Lewes, one of her instructors at boarding school. When Eliot was seventeen, her mother died and Eliot came home to care for her father. In 1841, Eliot and her father moved to Coventry. While living in Coventry, Eliot met Charles and Caroline Bray, who led her to question her faith by introducing her to new religious and political ideas. Eliot’s personal life likely influenced Adam Bede in several ways. First, the portrayal of Methodists as a positive social force possibly stems from Eliot’s own rejection of some organized religions. While Methodism is an organized religion, Eliot was particularly drawn to the religion’s belief that salvation is possible for all people through personal effort. Second, the character of Dinah, who is strong and powerful beyond normal social conventions, is perhaps inspired by Eliot’s own willingness to step outside normal social convention in her common-law marriage to Lewes and her novel writing. Finally, the sardonic tone that the narrator takes toward social convention and the “lady reader” suggests a rejection of tradition. Such a rejection fits with Eliot’s life, in which she was criticized for moving in with her lover and rejecting traditional religion because its tenets could not be derived by reason. Eliot drew the plot...
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...MagRec is a company that manufactured magnetic recording heads, an essential device used in early days of technology “for reading, writing, and erasing data on tapes and disks”. The company had its difficulties, but out of all the issues, one had caused chaos in the company. A decision made by senior officers within the company to sell the product with lesser lifetime to “make the numbers” and Pat’s (Dinah’s immediate manager) decision to ignore what happened in the past, led to layoffs and dysfunctional institution and employees. Pat took the situation to his superior and received the reasons from Fred, why senior management decided, selling product with lesser lifetime was the best solution. Pat explained to Dinah of the situation and the reasoning he received from his superior. If I were in...
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...Ned Kelly a heroin or a villain Name: Course: Tutor: Date: 2nd November 2011 Ned Kelly a hero or a villain Whether Ned Kelly was a hero or a villain depends on the basis of arguments an individual uses in classifying his actions. Of great importance, is beginning by understanding the subject matter of the discussion? A hero refers to male characters that, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and will for self sacrifice. However, such a definition only brings the martial excellence locking out moral excellence which is very important in concluding how heroic a character is.[1] A villain on the other hand refers to an "evil" character that tends to have a negative impact on the human existence. This brings out a picture of a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or criminal acts to inflict both emotional and physical pain to the subject. Ned Kelly is referred to as an assailant. Ned Kelly was an Australian bush ranger who eluded from his home to live in the bush after being involved in a clash with the Victorian police. This clash was a tool that represented the general views of several Australia civilians who resented against the Anglo-Australian ruling class. It was during his stay as a bush ranger that Ned formed a gang that turned out to be mere cold blooded cop killers, hell bent in eradicating Victorian police...
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...Lena Horne was one of the first African American renaissance women. She was an accomplished actor as well a singer. In late 1933 Horne joined the Cotton Club, a famous night club found in Harlem, New York City. A few years later Horne joined Noble Sissle orchestra.With Sissle she recorded and released her first single. In 1942 Horne replaced Dinah Shore as the featured vocalist on the NBC show The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street. It wasn’t until 1943 that Horne, with two low budget films to her credit, was scouted and signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) becoming the first black person of any gender to sing with a major label. As a result of her race Lena was never cast into a leading role and most of her scenes were edited out when showed. Lena Horne became dissatisfied with the Hollywood life and became focused on her career in the nightlife. Over the years Horne established herself as one of the top night club performers. Headlining in prestigious clubs in America as well as Canada and Europe. Throughout the 1950’2 and 1960’s she had numerous appearances in various variety shows in America. During the seventies she co-starred in show with tony Bennett and toured through the U.S.in addition to touring with Bennett in the seventies Horne appeared as herself in famous show such asThe Muppet Show and Sesame Street and up into the eighties with a spot on The Cosby Show.Horne earned other awards for her works later on in the furture. When she died in ealry 2010 she...
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...Roderick Simmons 1600 Roberta Dr. Apt 2305 Marietta, GA 30008 roderick_simmons36@yahoo.com Marietta Housing Authority Attn: Dinah King P.O. Drawer K Marietta, GA 30061 Dear Ms. King: Unwarranted obstacles rendered unto children can carry a lifetime of downfalls, but youths can overcome these hurdles with the permanent rewards that come from academic and spiritual development. As a child, I myself was beleaguered with dysfunction and poverty. Amid these circumstances, however, I used these impediments as fuel to ignite an eagerness to search for a more fulfilling and prosperous life. At the age of seventeen, with constant feelings of affliction and lack of moral and financial support, I ventured out into the world, destitute. My inclination and determination to have a satisfying and successful life surfaced throughout my elementary and junior high school years. The degree of ease with which I completed these schools filled me with confidence knowing that I had an important asset: an aptitude to learn effortlessly. This asset, I believed, would propel me educationally and victoriously. Eventually, after serving for four years in the military, I earned an AAS in business administration followed by a BSS in business administration. Upon the completion of these accomplishments, things appeared to be on a normal course. But one day unexpectedly, I met an elderly lady from Jamaica. She said after a short conversation that our meeting was not coincidental, but...
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...Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong, ‘Satchmo’ being his nickname, is a name that is known worldwide. He made a name for himself, not only with his music, but his personality and aura in a holistic sense. Through display of his uniqueness and unapologetic independence, Armstrong’s success and influence in the music world helped develop the genre of jazz and changed its traditional norm forever. Louis Armstrong came into the world August 4, 1901 in the Story Ville district of Louisiana. He grew up in an unstable home with an absent father and mother struggling to support him through means of prostitution. Armstrong had to look to contribute to the family income only in the fifth grade. He was recruited by a Jewish family to take care of some tasks for a small pay. In December of 1912, he was arrested after shooting a gun at a New Year’s Eve celebration and was placed in the Colored Waifs Home for Boys. (louisarmstrongfoundation.org) It was there that Armstrong picked up the love for music. He embarked on investing in his newfound talent after taking on cornet lessons during his stay at the boys’ home. (biography.com) He left the home in 1914 with a passionate and determined heart for music. As Armstrong began to perform with numerous musical groups in the 1920s, he began to experiment with the extended solo in his music. This would transform the jazz world forever. Before Armstrong introduced this new concept, “jazz music was played either in highly orchestrated arrangements...
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...“Trouble is a part of your life- if you don’t share it, you don’t give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough.” (Shore, Dinah) In the book, The Outsiders, there are two gangs:the Greasers and the Socs; they both struggle in the book by making many different sacrifices. There is clear evidence that the Greasers had much more trouble in their life than the Socs because they had all the hard breaks and had to make personal sacrifices. Anyone can believe that the Greasers, the kids without resources but with friends struggle more or less than the Socs, the kids that are filthy rich but have no real friends. Be strong and clear. Outline two areas of evidence you will present. Because of the sacrifices and violence they made, they were exposed to the “Greasers” struggled more than the “Socs.” The Greasers have life worst than the Socs because they all have to make personal sacrifices. Darry has to work two jobs and give up his college scholarship to keep his younger brothers together as a family (Hinton, S.E). This shows that some Greasers made personal sacrifices to...
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...Dinah Gibson 8/29/11 6th period When people hear the word neurosurgery, the first thought that pops into their head is brain surgery. Indeed, neurosurgeons perform brain surgery, however they are also involved in operating on other parts of the nervous system. The brain is an integral and marvelous part of a human's personality and being. Neurosurgeons are more than just brain surgeons. They are well trained to help patients with head and spine trauma, cerebrovascular disorders, such as aneurysms of the brain, and clogged arteries in the neck that can lead to stroke, chronic low back pain, birth defects, brain and spinal tumors, and abnormalities of the nerves. Disorders of the brain, spine and nerves commonly treated by neurosurgeons include: carotid artery disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical spine disorders, epilepsy, head injuries, herniated disks, lumbar stenosis, spina bifida, and tumors. Becoming a neurosurgeon requires a long educational road, so be prepared for a lifelong learning experience. All neurosurgeons start with a Bachelor of Science degree, however some Bachelor of Arts graduates may be accepted into medical school programs. While in high school, take math and science classes. Also, not all medical schools require a bachelor's degree, so with good marks, some students can get accepted after two years of undergraduate studies. Check with the school for their requirements before applying. The next step is medical school, which...
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...SLAVES AND INDENTURED SERVANTS Slaves were the lowest people on society hierarchy. Life for them was like a punishment. They wouldn’t be able to do anything, just work and obey. They were treated as animals. People in those times were so mean, they didn’t care about their feelings, and maybe they even thought they didn’t have feelings. Slaves were hated by all the people, they wouldn’t even want to talk to them. Things were just bad. And as years passed, it didn’t get better at all. Laws were going out, and none of them seemed to be good to slaves. They were treated worse each time. They weren’t allowed to have guns or anything to defend themselves, they weren’t allowed to do what other people would do, and they were rejected by society. This...
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