Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Free Essays on Censorship
can be found offensive to the point where they are censored or taken out of certain things such as TV shows, books and things of that nature. But why? Censorship is wrong and unconstitutional and should be discontinued as soon as possible. Many people say that things such as curses or obscene language need to be stopped. Censors, people who deem things â€Å"appropriate†, edit the content of music, TV, published writing and more to make sure that it is suitable to be viewed by people. What gives them the right to do so? In fact, by doing so, they are violating the constitution of The United States of America. The 1st amendment of the constitution clearly states, â€Å"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.†The founding principles of America says that no law shall be made prohibiting the freedom of speech. This is clearly being done all of the time and needs to come to an immediate stop. The people of America should not have their constitutional rights taken away. Censorship is unnecessary for many reasons. One of those is that, cursing and obscene language are only offensive when they are made offensive by the people themselves. If cursing was never said to be a bad thing, people would not look at the same way. If the word â€Å"shit†was not deemed a bad word, it could be used with its real meaning and would not be offensive. Saying the word â€Å"shit†is the same as saying poop or feces but because Americans have made it seem so bad, it is deemed offensive, but why aren’t the other two treated the same way. What is the difference between saying â€Å"ass†and â€Å"butt†?... Free Essays on Censorship Free Essays on Censorship To some people actually sitting down and writing a letter with pen and paper seems prehistoric. Email seems to be the only way to communicate in today’s world. It is so common and easy even children are using computers to talk to friends as well as pen pals from across the globe. With so easy access and so many people using the Internet there are bound to be all types of information. As a result, there is a great deal of information that has been deemed â€Å"indecent†. Congress has attempted to censor this information with the federal â€Å"Communications Decency Act of 1996 a controversial piece of legislation signed into law by President Clinton on February 8, 1996 (www.fmew.com/archive/censor). There are many advocates to pass this law censoring the internet, claiming that there is much information that is immoral and indecent for children as well as adults to view. As with the saying that there are â€Å"two sides to every story†, and with this story there is also an opinion that the Internet should not be censored. The reasoning behind the opinion that the Internet should not be censored is because it is not Congress’s job to evaluate what is decent or immoral for what people; this is a personal individual decision. Also, censoring information on the Internet defeats the purpose for which it was created. To top it all off censoring the Internet is a violation of the First Amendment, which grants Freedom of Speech. First of all, Congress is the legislative body of the United States, which prepares and enacts our laws. No where in the job description of a congressman (congresswoman) does it say to decide what is indecent and/or immoral from one person to the next. This is a personal choice, one person may think that talking about sex on the Internet is immoral while another may consider it necessary to teach their children about sex and the precautions they may need to take in the future. Helpful information like this c... Free Essays on Censorship Do words like â€Å"shit†and â€Å"ass†offend you? Words like those offend many people everyday. These words can be found offensive to the point where they are censored or taken out of certain things such as TV shows, books and things of that nature. But why? Censorship is wrong and unconstitutional and should be discontinued as soon as possible. Many people say that things such as curses or obscene language need to be stopped. Censors, people who deem things â€Å"appropriate†, edit the content of music, TV, published writing and more to make sure that it is suitable to be viewed by people. What gives them the right to do so? In fact, by doing so, they are violating the constitution of The United States of America. The 1st amendment of the constitution clearly states, â€Å"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.†The founding principles of America says that no law shall be made prohibiting the freedom of speech. This is clearly being done all of the time and needs to come to an immediate stop. The people of America should not have their constitutional rights taken away. Censorship is unnecessary for many reasons. One of those is that, cursing and obscene language are only offensive when they are made offensive by the people themselves. If cursing was never said to be a bad thing, people would not look at the same way. If the word â€Å"shit†was not deemed a bad word, it could be used with its real meaning and would not be offensive. Saying the word â€Å"shit†is the same as saying poop or feces but because Americans have made it seem so bad, it is deemed offensive, but why aren’t the other two treated the same way. What is the difference between saying â€Å"ass†and â€Å"butt†?... Free Essays on Censorship Censorship The main reason that censorship is bad because it’s hiding the truth from us. We are not eligible to know what’s really happening and we’re losing our right to know what is happening behind the little black dots that appear on posters and our television screens. The government is banning us from the real world and expect us to believe all they say is true. The further they go with censorship, the more we are losing our right to know, to express ourselves and we will all end up being controlled by whatever they say that presumes to be the TRUTH. They think that we don’t know what’s happening but the word of mouth will spread and will notify us. The more they censor stuff, the more we will wan to investigate what they have censored. It is in our human nature to discover what has been hidden. I think we should only censor materials that are bad for children’s education. We are all mature enough to read or to know what’s really going in the world and I’m sure it will help us acknowledge more things. We never know what might happen if censorship goes beyond belief and it might even cause more wars and we’ll be destroying ourselves. It is important to not to expose children to these inappropriate movies, but trying to do it by censoring them is ridiculous. It really is so that it is up to parents to do the censoring. But it is so stupid, that because movies are being censored, not even us mature audiences are allowed to see them. Censorship as an idea is an idea for a perfect world. The only problem is that we do not live in a so-called perfect world and by shutting our eyes does not make all bad things disappear. In conclusion, I think that some people had enough of censorship, it’s becoming like a law that not much people believe or obey to it. I think they should think about a better way of censorship, like the pg-listings that list what kind of audiences should watch the program being... Free Essays on Censorship Within hours of the September 11 tragedies, the music industry realized it needed to display some newfound sensitivity: Dave Matthews nixed plans to release "When the World Ends" as his next single, the Strokes removed "New York City Cops" from their recently released album, and Bush changed the title of their new single from "Speed Kills" to "The People That We Love." But the gesture that received the most attention was a rumored list of songs banned from radio, each containing literal or metaphorical references a bit too close to recent events. The list, containing more than 150 "lyrically questionable" songs, started as a grass-roots effort by local programmers, then was redistributed by a senior executive at ClearChannel, the largest owner of radio stations in the United States and owner of many Cleveland stations (including WTAM, WMMS, WMVX, WMJI and several others). Among the listed songs were "Fly," "Jet Airliner," "Head Like a Hole," "Only the Good Die Young," "Great Balls of Fire," "Crash Into Me," "It’s the End of the World as We Know It," and dozens more. When the story hit the mainstream press, most journalists got the story wrong. It was widely reported that ClearChannel overtly banned the songs to avoid consternation and controversy, which wasn’t true. ClearChannel correctly pointed out that the original e-mail didn’t order anyone to ban any songs, but was merely a call for programmers to exercise restraint. Despite ClearChannel’s intentions, many radio programmers did censor songs as a result of receiving that list, but that still isn’t the point. The real question is: what were they trying to restrain? While the list was mainly comprised of songs bearing lyrical references to burning, death and airplanes, it also advocated censure for "Peace Train" by Cat Stevens, John Lennon’s "Imagine," and all songs by Rage Against the Machine. What do these songs have to do with flying airplanes into buildings? A... Free Essays on Censorship Censorship Censorship in Music is not called for in most cases. The idea of censorship in music started in the early part of the twentieth century. Gregory Black said â€Å"When Fats Dominoes’ rendition of ‘60 minute man’ came out†¦ it left little to the imagination†¦ Later this type of music then became known as ‘race’ or ‘jungle’ music which was about racism, social injustice, hypocrisy, and other social issues that made older Americans extremely uncomfortable.†Soon after this happened the FBI spent millions of dollars investigating rock stars. They followed stars like John Lennon, Jim Morrison, and Elvis Presley then took more than two years to figure out if the Kingsman used the â€Å"F†word in â€Å"Louie, Louie.†Later a judge in Florida ruled that 2-Live Crew’s album â€Å"Nasty as they Wanna Be†was obscene and was banned for sale because they used the â€Å"F†word 226 times in the album. It was later overturned. I believe that the government goes to far sometimes in trying to censor the music of artists. The government has also made record companies start putting labels on the CD’s because there lyrics are to â€Å"obscene†. What gives someone the right to determine what words are too obscene for other people except for parents of young children. The ways the government censors artist is against the 1st amendment of the constitution which states â€Å"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.†, However they have told the record companies to put a label on the cover of the records. In many more cases the government has censored musicians not just on their records but through the air waves, preventing them from being played to help sell records, due to what is known as â€Å"... Free Essays on Censorship Censorship S*@#s Censorship, so far as I see it, is like a law which prohibits swimming altogether because such a law will prevent someone from swimming in a sewer†(Brower 1). Here, in the twenty-first century, the banning of thoughts and ideas in humanities and media has become one of the most widely disputed issues facing this country. Though it is highly controversial, hazardous to literature, and unconstitutional, censorship is rampant in America. Censorship is defined as â€Å"Policy of restricting the public expression of ideas, opinions, conceptions, and impulses, which have or are believed to have the capacity to undermine the governing authority or the social and moral order which that authority considers itself bound to protect†(Abraham 357). There is said to be four different categories, which are referred to as political, religious, against obscenity, and censorship affecting academic freedom. All of these categories are equal in their destructiveness towards free speech. There are two different forms that censorship takes; prior, which refers to advance suppression and â€Å"post facto†which is suppression after it has Prasad 2 been published (Brower 5). Authorities since the beginning of the written word have used both of these forms of censorship. Throughout history, figures that don’t have the real power to censor resort to personal pressure tactics to intimidate those who have influence over, or in command of, channels of communication. The McCarthy era during the 1940’s and 1950’s is a compelling example of this. During this time there was blacklisting of controversial literary figures as well as performing artists, thus blocking their employment in certain media such as movies, radio, and television. By doing this they accomplished the task of preventing the public from seeing what they considered to be objectionable material (Dubin 27). There are many rationalizations that are used by people that ... Free Essays on Censorship No other democratic society in the world permits personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. The First Amendment clearly voices a great American respect toward the freedom of religion. It also prevents the government from "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Since the early history of our country, the protection of basic freedoms has been the highest priority to Americans. Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is a fictitious example of the evils of censorship in a world that is becoming illiterate. In this book, the government convinces the public that book reading is evil because it spreads harmful opinions and agitates people against the government. The vast majority of people accept this censorship of expression without question and are content to see and hear only the government's propaganda. Bradbury's hidden opposition to this form of censorship was apparent throughout the book and finally prevailed in the end when his main character rebelled against the practice of burning books. Freedom of speech is constantly being challenged as is evidenced in a recent court case where a Gloucester County school district censored reviews of two R-rated movies from a school newspaper. Superior Court Judge, Robert E. Francis ruled that the student's rights were violated under the state Constitution. I feel this is a major break through for students' rights because it limits editorial control of school newspapers by educators and allows students to print what they feel is important. A newly proposed bill (A-557) would prevent school officials from controlling the content of student publications. Critics of the bill feel that "student journalists may be too young to understand the responsibilities that come with free speech." This is a val...
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Index to French Grammar and Pronunciation Glossary
Index to French Grammar and Pronunciation Glossary This index to the glossary of French grammar and pronunciation terms treated in our lessons provides definitions and links to further information about each of the French verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures weve discussed. It also includes information about various pronunciation issues. You can search for definitions by topic or by using the full alphabetical list in either English or French; all definitions are in English. Or you can get just the highlights: top grammar terms. English Index Aactive voiceadjectiveadverbadverbial pronounadverb of frequencyadverb of manneradverb of placeadverb of quantityadverb of timeagentagreementantecedentarticleauxiliary verbCclausecomparative adverbcognatecompound pastcompound tenseconditionalconditional perfectconditionalsconditional sentenceconjunctionconjugateconjugationcoordinating conjunctioncopular verbDdefinite articledemonstrative adjectivedemonstrative pronoundependent clausedescriptive adjectivedirect objectdirect object complementdirect object pronoundisjunctive pronoundummy subjectEeuphonyFfalse cognatefamiliarfeminineformalfuturefuture anteriorfuture perfectfuture subjunctiveGgenderHhelping verbhiatushistoric pasthistorical tenseIif-then clauseimperativeimperfectimperfect subjunctiveimpersonal pronounimpersonal verbindefinite articleindefinite adjectiveindefinite pronounindefinite relative pronounindependent clauseindicativeindirect objectindirect object complementindirect object pronouninfinitiveinflectioninformalinterro gative adjectiveinterrogative adverbinterrogative pronounintransitive verbinversionLliaisonlinkinglinking verbliterary registerliterary tenseMmain clausemasculinemoodNnarrative tensenear futurenegative adjectivenegative adverbnegative pronounnormal registernounnumberOobjectPparticiplepartitive articlepassive voicepast anteriorpast conditionalpast infinitivepast participlepast perfectpast perfect subjunctivepast subjunctiveperfect participlepersonpersonal pronounpersonal verbpluperfectpluperfect subjunctivepluralpossessive adjectivepossessive pronounprepositionpresentpresent participlepresent perfectpreteritepronominal verbpronominal voicepronounproper nounRreal subjectrecent pastregisterreflexive pronounreflexive verbrelative clauserelative pronounSsimple pastsimple tensesingularstate-of-being verbstressed pronounsubjectsubject pronounsubjunctivesubordinate clausesubordinating conjunctionsuperlative adverbTtensetransitive verbtrue cognateVverbverb conjugationvoicevulgar (register) French Index Aaccordadjectifadjectif dà ©monstratifadjectif descriptifadjectif indà ©finiadjectif interrogatifadjectif nà ©gatifadjectif possessifadverbeadverbe comparatifadverbe de frà ©quenceadverbe de lieuadverbe de manià ¨readverbe de quantità ©adverbe de tempsadverbe interrogatifadverbe nà ©gatifadverbe superlatifagentantà ©cà ©dentapparentà ©argotiquearticlearticle dà ©finiarticle indà ©finiarticle partitifauxiliaireCCODCOIcomplà ©ment dobjet directcomplà ©ment dobjet indirectconditionnelconditionnel passà ©conjonctionconjonction de coordinationconjonction de subordinationconjugaisonconjuguercopuleDdà ©sinenceEenchaà ®nementeuphonieFfamilierfaux amifà ©mininformelfuturfutur antà ©rieurfutur passà ©futur procheGgenreHhiatusIimparfaitimparfait du subjonctifimpà ©ratifindicatifinfinitifinfinitif passà ©inversionLliaisonlittà ©raireMmasculinmodemot apparentà ©Nnomnom proprenombrenormalOobjetobjet directobjet indirectPparticipeparticipe passà ©participe prà ©sentpassà © antà ©rieurpassà © composà ©passà © composà © du participe prà ©sentpassà © rà ©centpassà © simplepersonnephrase de conditionplurielplus-que-parfaitplus-que-parfait du subjonctifpopulaireprà ©positionprà ©sentprà ©tà ©ritpronompronom adverbialpronom dà ©monstratifpronom disjointpronom impersonnelpronom indà ©finipronom indà ©fini relatifpronom interrogatifpronom nà ©gatifpronom objet directpronom objet indirectpronom personnelpronom possessifpronom rà ©flà ©chipronom relatifpronom sujetpropositionproposition conditionnelleproposition dà ©pendanteproposition indà ©pendanteproposition principaleproposition relativeproposition subordonnà ©eproposition subordonnà ©e relativeRregistreSsi clausesinguliersubjonctifsubjonctif futursubjonctif passà ©sujetsujet apparentsujet rà ©elTtempstemps composà ©temps de la narrationtemps historiquetemps littà ©rairetemps simpleVverbeverbe auxiliaireverbe copulatifverbe impersonnelverbe intransitifverbe pronominalverbe rà © flà ©chiverbe transitifvoixvrai amivulgaire Topic Index Adjectives   demonstrative adjective   descriptive adjective   indefinite adjective   interrogative adjective   negative adjective   possessive adjectiveAdverbs   adverbial pronoun   adverb of frequency   adverb of manner   adverb of place   adverb of quantity   adverb of time   comparative adverb   interrogative adverb   negative adverb   superlative adverbAgreement   gender   number   adjectives   articles   pronounsClauses   dependent clause   if-then clause   independent clause   main clause   relative clause   subordinate clauseConjunctions   coordinating conjunction   subordinating conjunctionObjects   object   direct object   direct object complement/pronoun   indirect object   indirect object complement/pronoun   intransitive verb   transitive verbParts of speech   adjective   adverb   article   conjunction   noun   preposition   pronoun   verbPronouns   adverbial pronoun   demonstrative pronoun   direct object pronoun   disjunctive pronoun   impersonal pronoun   indefinite pronoun   indefinite relative pronoun   interrogative pronoun   negative pronoun   personal pronoun   possessive pronoun   pronominal verb   reflexive pronoun   relative pronoun   stressed pronoun   subject pronounPronunciation   cognate   euphony   hiatus   liaison   linkingVerbs* conjugate/conjugation       inflection       mood       numberÂ à ‚      person       tense       voice* compound tense       auxiliary/helping verb       compound past       conditional perfect       future anterior/perfect       past conditional       past perfect subjunctive       past subjunctive       past anterior       past infinitive       past perfect       pluperfect       pluperfect subjunctive       present perfect* historical/literary/narrative tense       historic past       past anterior       imperfect subjunctive       pluperfect subjunctive* inversion* mood       conditional       imperative       indicative       infinitive       participle       subjunctive* participle       past participle       perfect participle       present participle* simple tense       conditional       future       future subjunctive       historic past       imperative       imperfect       imperfect subjunctive       present       preterite       simple past       subjunctive* types of verbs       copular verb       impersonal verb       intransitive verb       pronominal/reflexive verb       transitive ver bMiscellaneous   agent   antecedent   conditional / conditional sentence   proper noun   register   subject   - dummy subject   - real subject
Friday, February 14, 2020
Does football promote freindship or enmity Essay
Does football promote freindship or enmity - Essay Example Apparently, most soccer fans prefer watching matches in social places such as clubs, restaurants or at home as long as they are in the company of people who have interest in soccer. Consequently, a bond is created between these people, who may be strangers, since they will have a common topic for discussion throughout the 90 minutes. In this context, it is true to say that football facilitates and enhances the creation of friendships between strangers however short lived they might be (Foer 39). Similarly, football promotes friendship in terms of suppressing racial mentalities that promote discrimination. The world cup for example sets an international stage for teams from different countries, some of which have been in conflict with each other for a long time due to political or ideological differences. Whenever these teams are playing, the people watching get to forget their differences, especially due to the fact that there are high standards set for officiating matches such that every participant feels comfortable with the results. This is made better by the display of sportsmanship by footballers whereby they shake hands even after one of them has committed a foul against the other. By doing so, they portray a high level of emotional intelligence which becomes a good example for those who are watching.
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Date Rape Crime Statistics Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1250 words
Date Rape Crime Statistics - Essay Example The fact that the parties knew each other or that the woman willingly accompanied the man are not legal defenses to a charge of rape, although one Pennsylvania decision ruled that there had to be some actual physical resistance." The term 'rape' is a broader domain that involves a variety of sexual assaults. These can be classified on the basis of the level of acquaintance between the rapist and the victim, on the basis of number of rapists, on the basis of the consent of the victim, age of victim etc. It is different from other types of rape like stranger rape, spousal rape or statutory rape. Date Rape is the sexual assault by someone, whom the victim knows; whereas, as it is obvious from name, the stranger rape is committed by the person whom victim never knew before. It is interesting to note that, contrary to what is commonly believed, date rapes are more common than the stranger one. Spousal rape is the act of rape by the spouse. The legal status of this kind of rape is disputed in many constitutions. Statutory rape refers to rape when the consent of victim exists, thus no force or threat is applied, but the age of the victim is less than the Age of Consent, the age when one is allowed to give his/her c onsents for the sexual assault. The use of these drugs, especially that of alcohol is most c... Rohypnol is one common example of Benzodiazepines. It causes amnesia to a varying level. Gamma-hydroxybutyrate It has an affect very similar to alcohol. Other drugs Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic, and MDMA (Ecstasy) is an empathogenic phenylethylamine. Chloral hydrate has a sedative/hypnotic effect similar to that of benzodiazepines. (Francis, 1996) The use of these drugs, especially that of alcohol is most common. Moreover, use of these drugs in the date rape is yet popular, since the rapist can easily let the victim have the drug without the victim's awareness, on account of his acquaintance with the victim.(Hodgson and Kelly, 2007) The Victim Offender Relationship: Unlike the popular belief, the ratio of date rape is far greater than that of stranger rape. In Canada, the acquaintance rape accounts for approximately 64% in 2004. (Criminal Victimization in Canada survey, 2004), while the same accounted for 67 % in United States of America. (Criminal Victimization in United States of America survey, 2004) Approximately 28% of victims are raped by husbands or boyfriends, 35% by acquaintances, and 5% by other relatives. (Violence against Women, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1994) However, these statistics are yet far below the reality on account of different reasons. First of all, there is a common hesitance to report the event. In the United States in 2004, only 35.8 percent of rape/sexual assault crimes were reported to the police, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey. The FBI estimates that only 37% of all rapes are reported to the police. U.S. Justice Department statistics are even lower, with only 26% of all rapes or attempted rapes being reported to law enforcement officials. Furthermore, the definition of various
Friday, January 24, 2020
La Investigación de Mercados :: Los Ensayos
En el siguiente ensayo se va a analizar el impacto de la Investigacià ³n de Mercados en la toma de decisiones empresariales. La Investigacià ³n de Mercados siempre ha sido una tarea que ha favorecido a los encargados de las compaà ±Ãƒ as a examinar el entorno, controlar la actividad de su empresa pero sobre todo en la toma de decisiones. â€Å"El objetivo de la investigacià ³n de mercados consiste en satisfacer las necesidades de informacià ³n y proporcionar a la gerencia con informacià ³n actualizada, relevante, exacta fiable y và ¡lida†(Malhotra, 1997). Por lo tanto la investigacià ³n de mercados impulsa el crecimiento empresarial aportando informacià ³n significativa, ya que â€Å"las decisiones apropiadas no se basan en intuicià ³n, juicio de valor o sexto sentido†(Merino, 2010). En la actualidad la investigacià ³n de mercados es una necesidad fundamental en el à ¡mbito empresarial. Esto se debe a que independientemente de la actividad que la empresa realice, es esencial conocer las caracterà sticas que tiene el mercado donde se quiere entrar o en aquel que ya se esta operando. â€Å"Las estrategias de competencia, las motivaciones, los hà ¡bitos de compra y las tendencias del entorno, son algunos de los elementos que requieren de previo conocimiento para que la administracià ³n tome decisiones adecuadas para el diseà ±o y curso de su actividad†(Castillo, 1999). Los tres principales aspectos para que una empresa adopten una investigacià ³n de mercados, son los siguientes: En primer lugar por la extensià ³n de mercados, en la actualidad los mercados que se atienden son cada vez mà ¡s amplios por lo que es mà ¡s difà cil alcanzarlos. La segunda se concentra en el cambio de las necesidades, ya que las organizaciones no pueden concentrarse à ºnicamente en producir aquello que la gente necesita, sino tambià ©n en aquello que los clientes desean, tomando en cuenta sus gustos y preferencias. Y finalmente porque ahora, â€Å"el precio no es el à ºnico factor determinante para los consumidores, al momento de realizar una compra, hay otras factores que influyen como las marcas, estatutos y el prestigio de las mismas†(Castillo, 1999). Los tres objetivos primordiales por los cuales la investigacià ³n de mercados es necesaria para evitar errores en el proceso de toma de decisiones, se basa en tres distintos à ¡mbitos. En primer lugar en el à ¡mbito social, esta relacionado con conocer al consumidor, saber cuales son sus necesidades, costumbres, motivaciones y deseos. Para poder ajustar el plan de negocios a los consumidores es indispensable conocerlos y hacer un buen estudio de mercado.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness Essay
Small scaled businesses are very important for developing countries and as well as developed countries. In a country like the China a small business can become success and it will play an important role in the economy of the country. Small businesses are growing in importance in the China; hundreds of small businesses are opened every month in the country, by people who have found themselves squeezed out of a corporation due to downsizing or who voluntarily leave the corporate world so that they can seek a slower pace and healthier balance between world and family life. Small businesses are mostly opened by women and minorities in the China. As the smallest businesses become increasingly complicated due to globalization, government regulations and customer demands for better quality at lower prices, managerial dexterity is very complex and it is very hard to become a success. (Szarka, 1990) Managers in small businesses tend to emphasize roles different from those managers in large companies. Managers in small companies often see their most important role as a spokesperson, because they need to promote the small, growing company to the outside world. The entrepreneur role in the small business is very important, because the managers must be very creative and help their company to develop new ideas so that they can be competitive with other companies. Small business managers tend to rate lower on the leader role and on information processing roles compared with counterparts in large companies. As the world of small organizations become increasingly complex, managers should carefully incorporate the 3 categories for roles. They must simultaneously mange by information; manage through people, and mange through action to keep their organizations healthy. (Szarka, 1990) Managing a Small Growing Business Once a business is set up and running, how does the owner manage it? Often the traits of self-confidence, creativity and internal locus of control lead to financial and personal grief as the company grows. A hands-on to the entrepreneur who gave birth to the small business or company, loves perfecting every ting detail of the company. But after the start-up, continued growth requires a shift in the management style. Those who fail to adjust to a growing business can be the cause of the problems rather than the solution for the company. A small business goes through distinct stages of growth; with each of the stage the company requires different management styles and skills. Intrapreneurship in a Small Business Intrapreneurship can be defined as a process which recognizes the need for innovation within the company, plus it helps with managing the company. The following rules help to develop the necessary environment which is required in the company, they are as follows: 1.     The employees should be encourages 2.     The management should use informal meeting whenever possible 3.     The company should learn to tolerate failure and learn from it 4.     The employees should be rewarded for their innovative ideas 5.     Teams should be formed Human Resource Practices The human resource practices in a small and medium business differ from large organizations. Planning In the early stage of existence, formal planning tends to be nonexistence except for the business plan. The business plan can be defined as a document which specifies the business detail of the company by the entrepreneur. The primary goal is to remain alive within the industry. As the company grows, formal kind of planning is not usually instituted until the company does not reach its success stage in the growth stages of the company. For example, records selling company in the China has defined a goal by carving out a niche in the volatile record industry by focusing only on roots music, which is an electric mix of soulful and down home sounds with country edge. This company is only one of the few surviving profitable companies in the country. (Cameron & Miller, 2008) Organizing In the 2 stages of company’s growth, the company’s organization structure is very informal, where all the employees are reporting to the owner of the company. By the third stage the functional managers are hired to take over the duties from the owner. A functional organization will be created and there will be changes in all the departments of the company. In this stage the managers will be able to learn how to delegate responsibilities to others. But these days most small companies in the China are limiting creating ways so that they can stay small but still grow. For example, Woodspirits, it a company that produces and distributes 300,000 soaps to its customers annually. It just employs 3 that work for the company. The company doesn’t want to lose its edge and flexibility; therefore the companies are willing to stay small. Leading Leading is considered to be the driving force in the development of the company, and it is one of the ways to manage a company. The vision along with the leader’s personality actually shapes the small company. With the help of leadership, it is able to point out cultural values, efficiency and ethics of the company. Leadership is also considered important because a great deal of small businesses usually have a hard time of employing qualified workers. There is always a labor shortage for a small company, and these shortages usually damage the company a great deal. Controlling It is also important that there is a financial control in the company. In the company’s starting days control was exercised by simple accounting records and through personal supervision. The control techniques usually become more sophisticated during the resource maturity of the company. For example, the Sock Shop was originally a hit in the US, but it failed due to a lack of control within the company. (Fullmer, 1983) Compensation Compensation of employees in a SME is mostly based on the jobs and its evaluations. With job analysis information as a part of the department’s HR information system, compensation analysts have the minimum information needed to evaluate the work activities of their employees. Job evaluations are steps and procedures that help to identify the relative worth of jobs or work activities. There are different kinds of approaches to the evaluation of a job; these approaches consider the responsibility of the employee, skills that are needed for the job, efforts done by the employee and the working conditions related to the job. Without job evaluation the HR department would not be able to create a rational approach to pay. The most common methods for job evaluation that helps with a compensation plan are job ranking, job grading system where as in large organizations it is done through factor compensation and the point system. But the best way the HR can compensate the employ ees is through job grading, why, because, it is the simplest way to classify a job and the companies don’t have to spend a great deal of money on it. (Werther & Davis, 1996)
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Review Of The Hauntings Of Williamsburg, Yorktown, And...
Many individuals ponder whether paranormal activity in fact does exist, or whether it is just a hallucination of the mind. Although, this may be a controversial topic, countless individuals can swear that they have witnessed a spirit with their own eyes, as others couldn’t disagree more. In the book, The Hauntings of Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown, the author uses personal encounters of witnesses to justify the presence of a spirit in a historical location. The tales the author includes pertains to people from all different classes and statuses such as, slaves, soldiers, lost-lovers, and even the prosperous individuals of Virginia. Meanwhile, the author also provides historical information, by stating the establishment of towns and informing the reader about the effects of wars, such as the Revolutionary and Civil War. The author of this book is Jackie Eileen Behrend. Jackie is the former owner of J.B tours, which is a company that offers guided tours of the historic triangle of Virginia. The most famous tour she has ever conducted is the, â€Å"Haunted Williamsburg Tour,†where she visits many places mentioned in the book, during the nighttime with a tour group. In her book, she describes some of the personal encounters she, and her tour groups were able to experience. She later moved to Ocean City, Berlin, where she is currently resided and now she tours many haunted places located in that region. (No information on Biography found) Summary of Each Town Most
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