...UNSURANCE The Ugly Truth about Unethical Business Practices in the U.S. Insurance Industry “Because there is no such thing as a 'good neighbor' who is 'on your side' with 'good hands' holding an 'umbrella' that will keep you and your pet gecko dry when mayhem strikes. Unfortunately, you'll have to take 'responsibility' for yourself—which also means that you may have to hire a lawyer.” –Chris Davis, Attorney at Law By Chris Davis, Attorney at Law References in quote: Travelers Insurance - Umbrella logo. Geico Insurance - Gecko mascot. State Farm Insurance - Tagline 'Like a good neighbor..."Allstate Insurance - Tagline "You're in good hands." Nationwide Insurance - Tagline is 'On Your Side" Liberty Mutual - Tagline "Responsibility" UNSURANCE: The Ugly Truth About Unethical Business Practices in the U.S. Insurance Industry Davis Law Group, P.S. 2101 Fourth Avenue Suite 1030 Seattle, WA 98121 Phone: 206-727-4000 Fax: 206-727-4001 info@injurytriallawyer.com www.InjuryTrialLawyer.com Copyright © 2014 by Davis Law Group, P.S. All rights reserved. No part of this report may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author. Printed in the United States of America. There is no attorney-client relationship unless the attorney and the client sign a written agreement. Your receipt of information from this website, receipt of books or reports via...
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...Rehtorical Analsysis of “The Ugly Truth About Beauty” There is a cliché quote that people say, “Beauty is in the eye of beholder.” But in the essay “The Ugly Truth About Beauty” (1998) Dave Barry argues about how women who spend countless hours on their so called “beauty” whereas men seem not to care. Barry uses juxtaposition and exaggeration to poke fun at men and women behavior and shed light on the harm that the beauty industry is doing. When Barry argues his point of his essay he addresses both genders, but more specifically teenage to middle age men and women, but he writes about it in a humorous and light-hearted manner. In the essay, Barry juxtaposes men and women views of beauty by using the famous supermodel, Cindy Crawford, as the standard of apperance that women strive to achieve, even though that the women could never exactly look like Cindy Crawford, no matter how much or the way you apply the make-up. As for the men Barry uses the famous actor Bradd Pitt, as the strandard that men, not necessairly try to achieve, but as how a man is not suppose to be or act. He claims that men look at Brad Pitt as a pretty boy and that he would be ignorant to the tasks of a real man. Barry uses a different examples to juxtapose men and women view about beauty using Barbie and Action figures. He uses action figures for, of course, the men and that men not strive to look like the action, but how men uses action figures as a model of how a man is supposse to act and carry himself...
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...The Ugly Truth of Animal Abuse Animals are an essential part of human life. They provide food, clothing, entertainment, and companionship but they aren’t obligated to if they are abused by large numbers. The different types of animals cruelty ranges. The topics covered in this report are chickens slaughtered cruelly for consumption, primates ripped away from their homes to have painful experiments tested on them, millions of lovable angora rabbits getting their prized fur ripped off their flesh, the outdated practice of horse-drawn carriages and the illegal exotic pet trade are some of the many horrors helpless animals experience worldwide. Many big organizations and celebrities have used their fame over the years to bring awareness to the...
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...Creative brief DATE: 27TH March 2016 CLIENT: PROJECT: Mrs. Dina Faour Plagiarism - The Ugly Truth ACCOUNT MANAGER: Joanne Iskandarani PRODUCTION BUDGET: Zero DHS JOB DESCRIPTION: Persuading graphic designers not to plagiarize. WHAT IS REQUIRED? - Digital: 1 Microsoft Word document to take us through the solution of The Ugly Truth. - Executions - call for action: 1 instagram ad 1 facebook ad 1 twitter ad WHAT IS THE CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVE? To persuade graphic design students not to plagiarize. To succeed the need to be original by being creative without the use of plagiarism. WHAT IS THE COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVE? They are in a creative field so whatever they do, it will always reflect them as creative graphic designers and the only way for them to succeed is to show their true selves in their work. WHAT ARE THE PRODUCT/SERVICE/OFFER ATTRIBUTES? We offer them variety of traits that can help them succeed in their own way in a positive image that can help them boost their confidence in a way that they love their work and trust themselves enough that they can share their own work. To be patient in a way where they accept failure because this failure is what is going to push them back up and for them to keep trying which...
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...Scenes Stephenson’s play theory When mike transfer to Abby’s show, the ratings got high. More audience watches Abby’s show. Consistency theory When Abby accidentally watch the late sow of mike “the ugly truth”. She disagree on what mike says that sex is the only glue in the relationship. Uses and gratification theory When Abby agree that mike can be the host of her morning show. Spiral of silence When Abby’s show didn’t get much high ratings, her boss decided to hired mike, host of the late show “the ugly truth”. At first Abby didn’t agree because she still wants to have her show but in the end, she agrees because she doesn’t want to lose her show. Social learning theory When Abby and mike get close to each other. Mike started to make over Abby in order her to have Colin. | Comments and reaction In this theory, more audience watch Abby’s show because it is now interesting and relaxing because mike transferred to her show.Abby only believes in herself. She believes in true love and a girl can change any man, which is mike contradicts it. Abby agree because she knew in herself that mike can make their ratings higher than before. And to satisfy the needs of their audience.For accepting mike in her show, the ratings of her show increase in a matter of time and she didn’t expect it.It tells us that using media, you adopt new ideas or behavior. New ideas can use in everyday life. Just like Abby, she gets Colin by changing herself just...
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...Vast Hell “A small town is a vast hell” The quote above describes how badly some people perceive small towns. There could be many reasons behind this strong dislike. One of them could be that small towns are often seen as these tight and small communities where everybody know each other in one way or another and are noisy with too much time on their hands, which resolves in gossip spreading out quickly in town when something happens. But what do you do when you try to move past the gossip, and stumble upon the ugly truth? We see this in the novel “Vast Hell” by author Guillermo Martinez, where the quote is also from. The story takes place in a small village, and resolves around a man that thinks back to the arrival of a nameless young boy in the small-town, that manages to become the talk of town, when rumour starts spreading that he is romantically involved with the wife of one of the two barbers in town, who people call “the French Woman” for unknown reasons. Fuel is added to the fire when the boy and the French Woman disappear, leading half the town to believe they ran off together and the other half to believe that the barber somehow did away with them. Further investigation into the case gives the story a whole different turn, because after digging in the ground to see if the barber had buried them there, they do find dead bodies, but not the bodies of the boy and the French woman, but of a lot of unknown people. The story is told with a first person narrator...
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...author of Taming Your Inner Brat. Why do we derail our own happiness? Experts attribute it to a variety of unconscious beliefs: nagging doubt about whether we really deserve what we're striving for; apprehension that we won't be able to handle increased expectations and responsibilities; even fear that our achievement may isolate us from our peers or family members. To overcome self-sabotage, you must first identify its origin and then take steps to interrupt the cycle. Here are five ways you might be tripping yourself up, and suggestions for how to (finally) get out of your own way. Related: QUIZ: Does Your Body Image Need a Boost? Fatal Flaw #1: You procrastinate. Tomorrow is soon enough. Besides, you excel under pressure. The ugly...
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...Through a list of harsh truths, John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men casts humanity in an unfavorable light. These include loneliness, oppression, and imperfection. The grim realities of the hardworking characters are revealed through their actions to rise above challenges and in the end their defeats These truths are all used to build the complex main theme of friendship and the effect it can have on an individual's life. Of Mice and Men exposes the validity,loneliness, of people during the Great Depression. For instance Curly’s wife seeks attention ,positive or negative, from anyone on the ranch because of her isolation being the only woman present. When confronted with her isolation she says,“Wha’s the matter with me?Ain’t I got...
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...man. At the same time, these native people are also "monstrous and free”. These two strong adjectives show that Marlow no longer feel safe here. This also gives an emergent tone for the passage, giving the readers the danger of going on a voyage to a new land and facing strange people. As Marlow feels that he will face new experiences, he uses such adjectives as “horrid”, “ugly”, or “inhuman” in order to reveal his feelings of alienation. Races are also one of the main themes in this passage. By using the world “ugly, remote”, Marlow implies that the natives are not of familiar to him. Toward the end of the passage, he uses the adjectives “thick”, and “treacherous” in order to describe the water. The water is portrayed to be dangerous and shallow; the engine is compared with the word “devil”, which seems to imply the upcoming danger that Marlow has to face during his journey. These details contribute to the whole “perilous” tone of the passage. Marlow describes different feelings when he comes to Africa such as “joy, fear, sorrow,” The repetition of the word “truth” drives his curiosity for find the truths in...
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...to the critics was the pleasing or attractive features of something or by other words it is something that generates pleasant sensations. All of these years the whole world has been captivated and charmed by the beauty pageants shows on the television, but the real and ugly truth is that it is a mixture of a disgusting and not admired show that have kept on grabbing the attention of many viewers just for money and fame. “As child reality TV star Honey Boo Boo continues to capture the attention of audiences with her boisterous personality and her own show about life on the child beauty pageant circuit”. (Cartwright, University of Arizona; Princess by proxy: When child beauty pageants aren't about the kids, 2012). Beauty pageants are appearing more in magazines and on television all the time such as the models that appear on a fashion show where they look skinny and frail. The beauty pageants contests is harmful for the young children’s prosperity because it makes the children reach to a conclusion that the physical beauty is the most important condition and primary judge of their character to win the contest, and they put into their minds that they are not beautiful from the inside and also think that they look ugly without putting a huge amount of cosmetics and wear fancy clothing. Beauty pageants contests are degrading, harmful, exploitive for both women and children and sometimes but not all ruin the life of these beauty pageants in a way that it damages their health where...
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...Letters from soldiers who are fighting in a war are cliche in many aspects, yet each letter is unique in its own way. Many soldiers, including those who fought in Vietnam, sent letters back home to describe their ups and downs in the war. Unfortunately, those who fought in Vietnam were not only dealing with the struggle of fighting, but they also faced the struggle to survive in a place where the enemy was everywhere. They faced mental hardships throughout the war. They were fighting a war in an ugly, yet beautiful, battlefield. All the letters that are sent home during the Vietnam Conflict were written by those who served in the military of the United States. They either fought in the frontlines, provided information to those who fought in the frontlines, assisted those who fought in the frontlines, or assisted those who coordinated the battle in the frontlines. Their first hand accounts of the war was credible in many ways. Their letters were not written from secondary sources but were written from primary sources. Their letters could only be written by those who saw the war with...
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...Marketing ethics To judge a marketing activity is ethical or not, there are few areas to check. The marketing mix, known as four Ps, consists of product, price, promotion and place. For the product side, all the substantial risks of the products should be disclosed. In the points of price, it should not be too high. In the area of promotion, misleading or deceptive advertising should be avoided. In terms of place, coercion in the marketing channel should not be used. In the following essay, KFC is chosen to illustrate the topic of marketing ethics. KFC’s marketing activity Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is a famous fast-food shop, which sells chicken-related food mainly. It is a multinational company. It has branch stores over the world including United Kingdom, China, Thailand, Kuwait, Spain and Pakistan. It sold over 800,000,000 chickens a year. (Smith, 2010) It succeeds in gaining such a large market share because most of the people love fried food. However, KFC provides unhealthy, even harmful foods to customers. Almost all the products contain chicken and much oil. They are not just producing junk food, but also selling toxic food to the consumers. They use oil which contains Tran’s fatty acids, which has harmful effect on human beings. It uses this kind of oil because it can raise its profits by reducing the costs. Moreover, in order to ensure adequate supply of chickens, they inject hormone into the chickens. It shortens the growing period of chickens. Each chicken...
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...In the article, “Be Impeccable with Your Word”, the author talks about the gift that directly comes from God, the power of the spoken word. The word is not just a term or a symbol, it is the potential to express and connect, to think and create the events in your life. But like two sides of a coin, your word can create the most beautiful dream come true, or your word can destroy everything you own within seconds. One side is the misuse of the word, which creates a living hell. The other side is the perfection of the word, which is capable of giving you heaven on earth. Precisely, what you dream, what you feel and what you really are, is all manifested through your words. The author advises that in order to be impeccable with your word, you must plant positive opinions and thoughts in your mind; take responsibility for your actions and most importantly, make truthful use of your energy. To begin with, putting the right kind of constructive thoughts in your mind is the first step towards becoming immaculate with your word. The human mind is like a fertile ground where various seeds are being planted at the same time. These seeds are the virtual opinions, ideas and beliefs that grow into actions. The word is like a seed. However, too often, the mind is fertile for the seeds of fear as well. Every human mind is fruitful to specific kinds of seeds and it is important to see which kind. One man alone, many years ago, sent out seeds of fear and manipulated a whole country...
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...of Joy/Hulga’s two names in “Good Country People.” The name Joy means happiness, bliss or delight but these are not words Joy Hopewell use to describe how she feels about herself. Joy does not mean happiness because happiness is based on material things such as celebrating birthdays or graduations. In fact, Joy is deeper, it is something special from God that can be felt even when one is sad or unhappy. Joy Hopewell is a very intelligent woman with a Ph.D. in Philosophy but has disabilities that make her a sad and angry person. The name Hulga represents her incomplete self because she wears a wooden leg and she has a heart problem. Joy does not see anything joyful in her life, so she changes her name to Hulga. Because she feels it is an ugly name fit for an unattractive woman....
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...a beast that is argued to be more human than the creator. Human characteristics show that Victor’s creature is more human than the creator himself because he thinks of others and feels betrayed. Victor Frankenstein has a mighty ego while his creature feels for himself and others. The creature soon talks to Victor and tells him of his feelings and thoughts. The creature describes himself as “alone and miserable” and is heartbroken because “man will not associate” with him (213). Victor’s monster is ashamed of his loneliness and is sad that no one cares for him. Victor soon understands the pain the monster feels but he does not do anything. Because he is ugly, the monster is alienated and alone. The monster claims that “no mortal could support the horror” of his features and “personality”(43). He feels and knows that he is ugly and that no one will go near him. He feels alone and abandoned because of his looks, but he never gives up hope in man. Victor remembers when he first saw his creation. He claims that “the beauty of the dream vanished” and that “breathless horror and disgust filled [his] heart”(42) Victor only cares for himself while the monster sees that caring for others is the key to happiness. Victor cares for himself when there is danger and his beast feels the rage of revenge when he gets angry and the loneliness of fear when he is afraid. The creature recites his journey to find a home for himself. He tells Victor that he “lay down happy” in his new home which...
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