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- 871: The Great Gatsby: Morals and American Idealism
- ... corrupted by using materials as its means. Nick, the narrator as well as one of the main characters of The Great Gatsby, has moved to the East coast from the West to learn the bond business. He rents a mid-sized bungalow on West Egg, where most of the other residents have adopted their wealth, which just happens to be next to the palace-like house of Gatsby, the main character ... judgments of others and himself. This story jumps from scene to scene, focusing only on those few incidents which best support the total structure. For example, Nick moves to the East to learn the bond business but his business activities are vaguely covered because they have no place in the structure of the book. Other things that make this book what it is includes juxtaposition, between Tom's and Gatsby's parties, using ...
- 872: Book Report, Reinventing Government
- ... successful as it was still be able to handle the fundamental problems and services that the public wanted addressed. Osborne and Gaebler point out a variety of reasons that government cannot be “run like a business.” They do, however, advocate that government can borrow and tailor many of the management approaches that have proven successful in business to make government more efficient and effective, and to be able to indeed “do more with less.” Borrowing heavily from Total Quality Management, they devote ten chapters to taking us through their ten-point blueprint for reforming how government does business. The ten principles Osborne and Gaebler detail in the chapters of the book include 1) government as catalysts, 2) empowerment of the community, 3) service competition, 4) mission-driven, 5) results-oriented, 6) customer ...
- 873: The Assassination of John F Kennedy
- ... shooting. Brading had an FBI rap sheet with about three dozen arrests. He had met with one of the sons of avowed Kennedy-hater H. L. Hunt the day before, ostensibly to discuss some oil business. After he was arrested, Brading gave the Dallas police an alias, and told them he had merely gone into the building to use the phone. The police released him a short time later. Without question ... in the Kennedy assassination. Harrelson later retracted his statement about having taken part in the assassination, claiming he had fabricated it under the influence of cocaine. When arrested, Harrelson was found to be carrying the business card of R. D. Matthews, who, was acquainted with Jack Ruby and with other Dallas crime figures. At Harrelson's trial, Joe Chagra, the brother of the man who was believed to have hired Harrelson ... paramour, Judith Exner, starting in March 1960. Further infuriating Giancana, Robert Kennedy ordered the FBI to shadow his every move so closely that other mob figures kept their distance from him, effectively isolating him from business and social associates. Later, out of desperation, Giancana went to court and obtained an injunction against the FBI. Anti-Castro Cubans could have also been involved in the Assassination of JFK. The anti-Castro ...
- 874: Industrial Revolution
- ... workers together under one roof and supplied machines. These establishments were factories. After centuries of the craft guilds and the government having controlled commerce and industry, began the belief that it was better to let business be regulated by the free play of supply and demand rather than by laws The English government started to leave business free to adopt the new inventions and the methods of production which were best suited to them. The new methods increased the amount of goods produced and decreased the cost. British merchants no longer found ... leaders in developing a commerce. There also were new ideas in England which aided the movement, such as the growing interest in scientific investigation and invention. Another was the doctrine of “laissez-faire”, or letting business alone. It was especially popular after Adam Smith’s demanded it in “The Wealth of Nations” (1776). The Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. The Liberalism and the Capitalism are fed by Individualism. For instance, ...
- 875: Gant, The Fashionable Alternative!
- Gant, The Fashionable Alternative! I. Objective Gant’s recent successes in the sportswear category warrant a new advertising plan for the 1977 selling year. Changes to lifestyle, standards for business attire and general fashion consciousness, have had a major impact on men’s wear in the last several years. The company can no longer afford to overlook these growing trends when designing a communications plan ... limited financial resources, management must maximize its existing strengths while trying to pursue untapped opportunities. Additional goals include new product launches and brand equity development. III. Postitioning With increased competition and fragmentation in the shirt business, Gant’s image is being exposed to “underpositioning.” Currently, the brand lacks differentiation. Yet by consistently emphasising quality and style, the company can begin to set itself apart from the competition. Gant should position its ... than others. Overall, though, Gant’s selection of print titles can be refined to include titles that are read by younger audiences (Appendix 3). XI. Strategy The foregoing analysis highlights the importance of growing the business long-term. Building brand equity will have a greater impact on attaining this objective, rather than short-term strategies that focus on immediate returns. Specifically, co-op programs, the ‘bread and butter’ of Gant’ ...
- 876: Gender 3
- ... In the workplace women who smile and nod communicate friendliness and openness with the appearance of sincerity. Men, though have the added advantage of generally being more comfortable with handshakes, which is very commonplace in business. Handshakes are a tool used and taught to men as part of their initial social skills. A man's handshake should be firm without being bone crushing. A women's should be full, firm and ... use other methods to conceal age - hair colouring, younger dress and plastic surgery (Men also use some of these methods, however the pressure to stay young is not so great as is with females). In business men and women are most suitable when they embrace aging gracefully, for with this show of age comes the image of wisdom, greater expertise and experience. 6.0 In Conversation: Women generally, more than men ... person'. A woman's walk is almost a glide, with the body erect but swaying. This walk can be seen as sultry and provocative. It certainly isn't the walk suited for the world of business. Women often will unconsciously draw attention to their femininity by standing with the weight on one leg, causing the hips to be thrown to the side. This then draws an observer's eye to ...
- 877: Progressivism and The Progressive Era
- ... the 1890's, many Americans were anxious for a better life and supported reforms intended to achieve this. The middle class, frightened by the economic unrest of the 1890's and the actions of giant business organizations, was more willing to accept progressive reforms than it had been earlier. After the quick victory in the Spanish-American War, there was a new feeling of confidence in the nation's future. Progressivism ... to extend political democracy by shifting control of government from the political bosses and powerful industrialists to the people; to curb the power of big businessmen, in order to give greater economic opportunities to small business and labor; and to eliminate the social ills of society through needed reforms. Although the aims of Progressivism were shared by all Progressivists, support came from many different groups. Progressives came from both major parties ... Co.@ Other writers, such as Upton Sinclair, wrote about bad working conditions and unhygienic procedure in his book AThe Jungle.@ There was much support from urban middle-class members. They were in fear of big business and wanted to join a movement which would strive to protect them. There were many achievements accomplished by the Progressive Movement. Progressivism accomplished many things. Political democracy was extended by initiative, referendum, recall, and ...
- 878: The Office of Tomorrow
- ... work each day, and are judged on work produced rather than on hours put in at the office. One company that has jumped headfirst into the virtual-office concept is Armonk, New York-based International Business Machine's Midwest division. The regional business launched a virtual-office work model in the spring of 1993 and expects 2,500 of its 4,000 employees—salaried staff from sales, marketing, technical and customer service, including managers—to be mobile by ... creating a virtual office is dealing with this human side of the equation. The human factor can send shock waves reverberating through even the most sober organization. This challenge requires HR to become a active business partner. That means working with other departments, such as real estate, finance and information technology. It means creating the tools to make a virtual office work. In some cases, that may require HR to ...
- 879: Imagination And How It Relates
- ... wood, which fit into a metal frame. Slapping on some ink, and then pressing paper onto the ink. Doing it again and again. It was a new idea, people wanted to use it for their business. Gutenburg made money from using his imagination in a practical way. Turning the idea into a real thing. People invent things for different reasons. Mostly to fulfill a need quicker, faster, and with more quality ... society. Little children playing games will not get along with other children without having some imagination. They require it to play war games, playing house, etc. Adults require imagination to survive in a high paced business world, where new thoughts and imaginings can bring success and lack of imagination can bring failure. Inventors throughout time have imagined different sciences and technology. In my opinion, science is the method of getting wants ... people wanted money, and were willing to try anything to get it. There is an amazing amount of sciences in the world. All stemming from people wanting and needing cures for diseases, entertainment, and better business techniques. Archaeology coming from people who wanted to learn and study ancient cultures that had their own thoughts, imagination, and reasons for living in that culture. Science allows people to live more comfortably. Each ...
- 880: Death of A Salesman
- ... who stripped him of hope. The most obvious flaw in society is greed, the desire to get ahead of the next guy. This malady is present on a national level. It is the philosophy of business and comprises the dreams of man. Sometimes, this can drive man to great things, sometimes it can drive a man to ruin. Willy was driven to the latter. (Not his own greed for he was ... and his sons which reduced him to a failure. The next largest flaw in society is a lack of compassion. This could be as a result of almost overwhelming greed, the main culprit being big business. "I'm always in a race with the junkyard! I just finished paying for the car and it's on it last legs. The refrigerator consumes belts like a goddam maniac. They time those things."(Act 2, page 73, lines 16- 19) Willy's belief in this statement drew him to believe that big business lacked compassion. It is because of this that he is abandoned by Biff and disowned by Happy, left babbling in a toilet. It is this flaw which allowed him to die a slow death ...
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