American Holocaust American History - 1426 Words

AMERICAN HOLOCAUST The other side of the story to our great American history is not as pretty as they teach us in grade school. The American Holocaust by David Stannard is a novel full of live excerpts from eyewitnesses to the genocide of the American Indians. He goes as far as to describe what life was most likely like before Europeans came to the Americas and obliterated the Paradise so described. Columbus even wrote how beautiful the places were in which he committed acts against the Natives so horrific, it was hard to read about, let alone talk about. The Natives were so innocent and naive, that when Columbus would show them his sword they would grab the end and in effect slice open their hand. These people had no chance of†¦show more content†¦The graphic descriptions in which Stannard writes about throughout his whole book is not for the gentle stomachs. The atrocities committed by the various Europeans are anything but pure disgusting. I must say this was one of the hardest books to read. Reading is different then just a movie, because the imagery depends on your mind and how twisted one can picture these events taking place. The fact that our human mind can even imagine these horrifying images makes me sick as well. However, I do not feel that his book would have been as powerful if he hadnt set out to shock the reader with these various accounts. When he started out by describing was what happening in Europe before they even traveled here, that was startling. When he described the disease that spread and how many people lived in those conditions, it is no wonder that most of these people were not right in the head. On the other hand, when arriving at a new place, if the towns people open their arms and homes to you and welcome you into their lives, you do not kill them for it. No normal human being wakes up and says, Lets see how many babies I can feed to the dogs today. 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Discuss About Disadvantages and Oppression Men Suffer In Society

Question: Explain how the "concept of gender "could be used as an analytical tool to explain some of the disadvantages or oppression men suffer in Society ? Answer: Introducation The concept of gender biasness which has always surfaced the issues and the oppression suffered by females in the society is just one side of the coin. But the kind of oppression men suffer in the society Management due to the prevailing concept of gender cannot be ignored. Before exploring into the disadvantages that men suffer in the society it is very crucial to understand the meaning of the phrase, concept of gender. In general terms a person would pursue gender as sex. The concept is defined as how a person is treated in the society and how the life of the group is structured basis the society in which he dwells. It is not restricted to only a persons physical looks. However the sexual differences are used to differentiate amongst the two groups i.e. of men and women which is the base for the explanation of viewing and treating the members of all the groups uniquely. It is a myth that only women are the disadvantaged group of the society. Men also face oppression although in a d ifferent manner altogether but they also find themselves into a negative position wherein they are ill treated too (Berlatsky, 2013). Oppression for men can take forms such as violence, mistreatment, marginalisation, helplessness and enlightening imperialism. Thus the main issue here with regards the oppression generally being faced by men take such varying forms wherein they may find themselves in an advantageous position with regards the income level and the kind of respect ne earns from the society but at the same time be mistreated with regards the other factors. The said essay connotes about the kind of oppression men suffer which is generally invisible but is harmful just as it is for the women when they are ill treated by the society. The most apt question to be answered first is how are men oppressed by the society? First and foremost they are known to be insistent and sadistic by nature. Due to the same the society prohibits them to be flexible thus are pushed within the cage of a narrow meaning of the word MALE. Unfortunately, those males who are not violent or hostile or are flexible are addressed as sissy, wimp who is behaving like a girl. This is when they find themselves in a lower position in the society wherein they are unable to live up to the expectation of the society from a man. The second oppression suffered by men is the fact that violence against men is more overlooked than against women (Warner, 2015). Unfortunately between the increasing awareness about violence against women, the society still finds it suitable and tolerable to kill a male if the reason is satisfactory for the same. Further to his it shows that men do not feel the brunt and do not contain any emotions within them (Goodman, 2015) . If killing or risking ones own life for the sake of someone else, then the society perceives the same as their duty. Men feel disadvantaged as they are looked upon as superfluous and the fact that if they get hurt or are injured then they should move on ahead ignoring the pain they may be suffering from that wound. The concept of gender does not permit the men or boys to ask for any help as if they do so the society would consider them to be weak and not up to the mark. Another example of oppression that men are often seen to suffer although the same is not apparent is the fact that they are looked upon as hyperagents. There belonging to the male gender are expected to have extra power that they can exercise in their family as well as in the spheres of politics, legal and financial as well. This is what the concept of gender expected from them and if the same is not adhered to the fullest, then they are considered not a man and therefore considered to be unworthy by the world and their own families as well (Young, 2014). Unfortunately due to the pressure put in by the society in which one dwells, men are forced to take up the role of a hyper agent. For some it is to be propelled upon them simply because their gender is male. For example, in communities who generally have an inbuilt culture of appointing the male counterparts as the head of a family, even if it is very apparent that men have lesser control over their family matters as compared to the actual head i.e. the women, they are expected to assume the position of hyper agency via such acts in the systems that desires them to let go of the emotional quotient and physical limitations because of such a participation necessitated by the society which causes indirect oppression on men. Due to such a pressure it often leads to a deadly loss of compassionate effectiveness. The male counterparts often find themselves in an inferior position in comparison to the female counterparts while bargaining for kindness from the general public at large (Choonara, Prasad, 2014). It is clear from the above mentioned statements that the society in which we reside is a sexist society where the gender biasness begins from the birth of a child even though the beginning of the sonogram has permitted the parents to ensure painting of their toy room with pink or blue depending on the gender of the child and also determines the kind of toys to buy for them. The sane is so much persuasive in nature that it is almost impossible to escape from the said dominance. Feminism has done a very good job of evaluating and challenging the manner in which the allocated force on gender biasness has damaged and distorted the women of our society. Similarly the same tools of evaluation can rightly be applied to the injury and distortion that the men of our society suffer and unfortunately the said damage is very severe. The usual terminology used for describing the restrictive codes imposed by the society on the behavioural patterns of the male counterparts is defined as hegemonic m anliness (Haslanger, 2000). The theorist such as Charlie Glickman says Act like a Man Box pressurizes upon the fact that the restrictions imposed on a man is decided from the start. So the question here arises is what is known as a box and what are the limitations of a hegemonic manliness. The main theme behind the same is that those things which are considered to be as manly and only a man can possibly do is nothing but a combination of various irrational, conflicting and such expectations which is not possible in real terms. The society considers a man to be real only if he has the potential to attract a woman towards him and at the same time he is expected not to surrender himself totally to a womans desires and approvals. The society portrays the fact that a man should not possess any emotions and should only show anger and sternness in his attitude (Bloomfield, 2014). The kind of oppression they suffer if there physique is not tall with a long penis is all the more disheartenin g. In such an adverse scenario, a man is expected to perform the above mentioned facts in a more stoic and stern manner so as to cover up the said insufficiency successfully, so is what the concept of gender forms which puts a man in a disadvantageous position. Stigmatization being faced by men due to the gender biasness created by the society is so severe that they are being oppressed even more than a woman is. For example, if a man desires to be a house maker as his profession and raise kids and cook food and do what their mothers have been doing all their lives then they are condemned by the society in the manner that they are o listen o things like arent real man. This leads to gloominess amongst them due to such taunts being passed on the society and being named as paedophiles. Unfortunately the pressure imposed by the society on men leads to such tragic events that it is impossible to think and the impact and outcomes are more severe than seen within women (Crouse, 1998). If a man is without any employment then the world looks at them with such killing looks that there is seen a higher risk of him committing a suicide than a women without a job simply because of the linkage the society has created between the terms manliness and achie vement. Therefore even if the society supposedly, does not put any kind of pressure on men, but the prospects that they render can put men in a detrimental position if their actions are not in line with the expectations Management . Men who are not gay are expected by the society to pay for the bills if dating a woman or has just gone out for eating with a female friend also and this leads to a pain for such men who are shy or do not have the ability financially. Male gender if found virgins are considered to be shameful by the society but if the same is with women they are regarded high, so is the kind of differentiation the society does, thus leading to domination to men who genuinely are true to their female counterparts (Brand Frantz, 2012). It is understood that in the western part of the world, men are equally oppressed as women. Be it the legal system wherein the women are treated better and it is noticed that the women receive lighter verdicts and a greater chances of exoneration simply because of the status of being a female. As per statistics, men receive 63 percent longer sentences on an average in comparison to women. Even if women who are also a part of doing domestic violence but only men are the ones who are punished and women in most of the cases escape (Celda 2012). The oppression is to such a deep extent that even if the male gender desires for an equal health treatment, the support extended by government is only for women mainly. Thus it is understood that the government is also involved in the said oppression being suffered by men in the society. Therefore on a concluding note, it can be said that it is a myth that women are the oppressed class and men being the real reasons behind such oppression. The above analysis and evaluation makes it clear that men are equally or even for that matter at times oppressed more than women. There has been so much unreal expectations from men that they are forced by the society to developManagement their emotional side and behave empathetically. Finally, it is understood that the concept of gender is what has led to such a discrimination due to which the suicides are more amongst men in comparison to women, men are found to be more depressed and homeless too. Therefore the same should be equally considered and all steps to overcome and help men fight with such disadvantages should be catered to. References: Brand,N. Frantz,O. (2012). What About the Men? Why Our Gender System Sucks for Men, Too. Retrieved from https://www.alternet.org/story/156194/what_about_the_men_why_our_gender_system_sucks_for_men,_too Berlatsky,N. (2013). When Men Experience Sexism. Retrieved from Bloomfield https://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/05/when-men-experience-sexism/276355/ Bloomfield,J. (2014). 5 Ways Society Discriminates Against Men. Retrieved from https://thoughtcatalog.com/janet-bloomfield/2014/08/5-ways-society-discriminates-against-men/ Celda. (2013). Facts and statistics detailing male oppression/disadvantage. Retrieved from https://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/uwekw/facts_and_statistics_detailing_male_oppression/ Choonara,E. Prasad,Y. (2014). Whats wrong with privilege theory? Retrieved from https://isj.org.uk/whats-wrong-with-privilege-theory/ Crouse,K. (1998). Male Oppression. Retrieved from https://userpages.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/male_oppression.html Goodman,D.J. (2015). Oppression and Privilege :Management Two Sides of the Same Coin. Journal of Intercultural Communication. 18. Pp. 1-14 Haslanger,S. (2000). Gender and Race : (What) Are They? (What) Do We Want Them To Be?. Blackwell Publishers Inc. : UK Warner,C. (2015). 6 Ways The Patriarchy Is Harmful To Men, Because Feminism Isnt Just For Women. Retrieved from https://www.bustle.com/articles/124983-6-ways-the-patriarchy-is-harmful-to-men-because-feminism-isnt-just-for-women Young,I.M. (2014). Five Faces of Oppression. Retrieved from https://www.sunypress.edu/pdf/62970.pdf

SEO for Bing Optimizing for the 2nd Largest Search Engine

When marketers talk about SEO, they’re almost always talking about optimizing for Google. As Google still owns 63.5 percent of the US market share, it makes sense to cater to the most popular search engine. However, it would be a mistake to ignore the marketing potential of the second largest search engine, Bing, which in June 2018 owned 24.1 percent of the US market share. That’s almost one in four searches conducted on Bing. And it’s still growing. In October 2018, Bing had 1.24 billion unique global visitors, up from almost 1.1 billion visitors in February 2018. Despite Google having almost two-thirds of the search market share, Bing actually leads in terms of longer search queries. In August 2017, for searches containing two words to ten words, Bing accounted for an average of 77.8 percent of search queries worldwide. There are a few other reasons marketers should focus more attention on Bing†¦ Why Businesses Should Optimize for Bing 1. You’ll Face Lower Competition In general, fewer of your competitors are trying to rank on Bing, which means it’s easier to get a higher spot in Bing search results compared to Google. Due to lower competition, it also takes less time to see ranking results. 2. Bing Powers Yahoo From 2009, the Yahoo search engine has been powered by Bing, so optimizing for Bing will naturally boost your results on Yahoo. 3. Bing is More Transparent About Ranking Factors Just check Bing Webmaster Guidelines and case studies and you’ll see that compared to Google, there are less mysteries about how to rank higher on Bing. They also give you the tools to improve your website to suit their taste. 4. Bing Traffic May Convert Better than Google’s According to one website analysis, Bing had a 20 percent conversion rate, while Google’s was 16.5 percent. 5. Small Local Businesses Get a Boost with Bing For local searches, Bing tends to show a greater number of small businesses in search results, whereas Google leans toward more established, larger companies. Optimizing for Bing: 10 Ways to Improve Your Rankings Now we know the benefits of optimizing content for Bing, here are 10 tips for getting better results on the search engine: 1. Index Your Website for Bing First, you should ensure your important pages are indexed in Bing. To find out how many pages are already indexed, in the Bing search box type â€Å"site:† followed by your site’s domain name. There’s no cost to submit your website to Bing. Simply submit your site via Bing Webmaster Tools. You don’t have to do this to be included in the Bing search index, but its toolset will help you optimize your rankings. 2. Clean Up Your Sitemap Bing prefers clean sitemaps, so if there are too many 404 errors or redirects, you’ll get a penalty. Submit a sitemap to Bing that includes all the working links to pages on your site. Bing doesn’t crawl sites as often as Google, so resubmit your sitemap after any site changes. 3. Tell Bing to Crawl Your Site More Often In the crawl settings in Bing Webmaster Tools, you can set the rate that Bing crawls your site. If you have a larger site that changes frequently, you may want to increase the crawl rate. 4. Use More Straightforward Keywords Bing is more old-school when it comes to SEO. Exact-match keywords in URLs, title tags, copy, meta descriptions, and anchor text have more power with Bing. Work your primary target keywords into your content – especially title tags – but don’t be too repetitive as this could affect your Google rankings. 5. Improve Click-Through Rates User signals play a key part in Bing rankings. Their algorithm measures click-through rates from search engine results pages and bounce rates. To encourage click-throughs, write compelling meta descriptions. To decrease bounce rates, make sure your landing pages provide clear, useful, and valuable information. 6. Improve Backlinks Like Google, Bing sees backlinks as a sign of popularity and credibility, but only if they’re from credible, relevant websites. They even encourage businesses to build internal and external links through social media activity. What’s more, Bing seems to value backlinks even more than Google. According to a Searchmetrics study, for websites that ranked in the top 30, around 53 percent of their backlinks contained keywords in the anchor text. This is 10 percent more than the results for Google. What this means is that unlike Google, which is more focused on semantics and broad-matching queries, Bing is more reliant on anchor text keywords. 7. Publish More Multimedia Content While Google does take into account different content formats, it still relies more on text-based content for its rankings. The Bing algorithm pays more attention to multimedia content. Bing likes rich and engaging content that uses images, videos, audio, and so on, because it all enriches the user experience. 8. Publish More Unique and User-Friendly Content According to Bing Webmaster Guidelines, â€Å"By providing clear, deep, easy to find content on your website, we are more likely to index and show your content in search results. Websites that are thin on content, showing mostly ads or affiliate links, or that otherwise redirect visitors away to other sites quickly tend not to rank well. Your content should be easy to navigate, rich and engaging to the visitor, and provide them the information they seek.† Generally, Bing values in-depth, unique, long, and engaging content, so focus on producing useful, well-presented content aimed at helping your target audience. 9. Step Up Your Social Media Efforts While it’s still unclear whether social signals directly impact your search rankings with Google, Bing offers more clarity. If your content has a high number of shares, likes, and retweets, Bing notices. According to Bing, â€Å"These positive signals can have an impact on how you rank organically in the long run.† From this statement, we can see that it pays off to build your following on social media channels. By actively participating in social conversations, you’ll naturally build brand credibility which will encourage audience engagement. And the stronger your social signals, the higher you’ll rank in Bing search results. Consider using content analytics tools to monitor brand mentions, keywords, hashtags, and more. 10. Emphasize Local Details When it comes to local search results, Bing tends to show more small businesses than Google, which favors more established companies. If you have a brick-and-mortar location, make sure Bing knows about it. Include location-specific pages on your website and claim your free business listing with Bing Places for Business. Make sure your company information is up-to-date and uses the same name, address, and phone number as your Google My Business listing. Also, make sure you’re listed on local directories such as Yelp, Yellow Pages, and Foursquare to help Bing index your website correctly. The Biggest Differences Between Bing and Google So, if you’ve been focusing mostly on Google, here are few key differences with how Bing rankings work: 1. Page Authority Unlike Google, Bing favors older, more established websites over newer ones, using ranking factors based on history and reputation. Backlinks are also a less important factor than they are for Google. So, if you own an older domain, your Bing results will already have an edge. 2. Keyword Optimization While Google has become better at understanding the context of search queries, Bing still relies more on keyword positioning and exact-match keywords. Accordingly, onsite optimization and keywords in title tags are more important for Bing. Be careful though – using too many exact-match keywords could harm your Google rankings. 3. User Engagement A key ranking factor for Bing is user engagement. One way they determine this is by measuring â€Å"pogo sticking,† which is when someone clicks on a search result and then quickly clicks back to the search results page. To reduce pogo sticking, make sure your landing page content is relevant to search queries, your pages load quickly and your page design is user-friendly. 4. Social Signals Most experts agree that Bing relies more on social signals than Google. They even embed Facebook and Twitter posts directly in search results. This makes developing your social media strategy crucial for Bing optimization. 5. Local Search While Google focuses more on returning popular results, Bing is more likely to favor local results. Make sure your content is mobile-friendly and optimized for local search. And remember to claim your listing on Bing Places for Business! Bing Webmaster Tools Vs. Google Search Console Although Bing and Google offer similar SEO tools for search marketers, there are some advantages to using Bing Webmaster Tools: Bing’s dashboard provides a wider variety of data regarding your website, such as page errors, pages crawled, pages indexed, search keywords and inbound links. Bing’s keyword research tool is the only search engine tool based on organic keyword data. Bing Webmaster Tools generates automatic SEO reports every two weeks, offering insights into SEO best practices and recommendations to improve your search rankings. To maximize your marketing potential, submit your website to both Google and Bing. This way, you’ll have access to more data and get a clearer picture of your overall organic search performance. Have You Invested in Bing SEO? Ultimately, high-quality content, a user-friendly website, keyword optimization, and organic link building will help you rank higher in Google and Bing. However, if you only focus on Google when optimizing content, you could be missing out. Google may serve a majority of internet users, but the competition is great and improving your search rankings can be a struggle. This is why an increasing number of marketers are taking Bing seriously when it comes to planning content and SEO strategies. With a growing search market share, Bing can give businesses valuable access to a whole new source of online traffic. Hopefully, this guide is a good starting point to develop and improve your search engine visibility on the second largest search engine. So don’t focus exclusively on Google when you could see better results by optimizing for Bing. Hire writers able to create content optimized for Bing! Learn more.

The Efffects Of Louis 16Th On France Essays - Kingdom Of France

The Efffects Of Louis 16Th On France Essays - Kingdom Of France The Efffects Of Louis 16Th On France The French Revolution was a significant milestone in European history, remembered by many in historical and literary works. The situation in France, mostly under the leadership of Louis XVI, had a negative influence in France, thus creating a perfect climate for the French Revolution. France was plagued by both debt, and poor decision making. prior to 1789. France was poverty-stricken and burdened with some of the highest debts. On the and Interior Minister Chretien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (*The economic origins of the French revolution, pg. 4). Louis introduced some of the most oppressive taxes and instituted financial reforms. Greater reforms were prevented by the opposition of the upper classes and court. This opposition was so strong that Turgot was forced to resign and was replaced by Jauques Necker. Lengthy wars, the support to the American Revolution and the gross amount of taxes paid and the lavish spending of the court contributed to the huge national debt. The governments financial problems were made worse after 1740 by the renewal of costly wars (the French revolution, pg. 9). The war of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-1763) were European wars over the domination of central Europe and colonial and commercial wars between France and Great Britain (*Aspects of the French Revolution pg. ). At their end, in 1763 France had lost almost all of its colonial empire in America and India. In 1778 the French launched an attack against Britain in the American Revolution. They were hoping to weaken old rivalries and regain lost colonies. The hopes of the French were not realized and their participation in the war increased an already heavy national debt. After Louis XVI granted financial aid (1778-81) to the American colonies revolting against Great Britain, Necker proposed drastic taxes on the nobility. Necker was forced to resign in 1781 (Louis XVI and M. Antoinette ..pg 37) because of the discontentment of the people. Charles Alexandre deCalonne replaced him in 1783 and borrowed money for the court until the borrowing limit was reached (* Canadian Encyclopedia ref: france, revolution ). The anger of the French people against taxes, debt and lavish spending on the Court resulted in the recall of Necker in 1788, who still could not prevent bankruptcy of the government. During the next couple of years the financial crisis steadily worsened, because the government was bankrupt. Louis was forced to call a meeting with a delegate of the Estates-General, ( a government group consisting of representatives of the clergy, nobility and commoners). Once in the meeting the Estates-General took power of the government. One of the other causes of the national debt was at the fault of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Louis XVI was described as not overly intelligent, weak and incapable king (* Encarta, ref: Louis XVI). But he was intelligent enough to get money from the government. It was well known that Louis was more concerned with his own personal affairs than with the interests of the court and the people. Often work bored him and he left his work up to his advisors an ministers. He preferred to spend a lot time and the peoples money on extravagant things, and his wife. Rather than paying back previous debts and helping the situation, he increased taxes on the peasants and spent more money, worsening the predicament. By 1787, the national debt was 112,000,000 livres (* the French Revolution, Albert... pg. 25) and continued to get worse, sharpening the national debt even more. In the time leading up into and during the French Revolution there was class tensions, often between the nobility and the peasants. There were also poor living conditions. Some say that these situations are not Louis XVIs fault but were problems he inherited with the throne. So he cannot be blamed for the events leading into the French Revolution. In this time period there were class tensions. The nobles had all the privileges and rights. The peasants were stepped on from every angle. So what made the nobles so desirable? There was glamour, distinction and recognition that the noble statues brought. They had a range of privileges that they received. Nobles took precedence on public occasions, and carried swords. (the French Revolution, sydenham, ..pg 61)They were entitled to a trial at a special courts. They also enjoyed financial advantages. They paid no duties on transferring feudal property and nobility conferred exemption from the basic tax, le taille (* Oxford, pg.

The roles of courts, tribunals and statutory agencies in regulating Essay

The roles of courts, tribunals and statutory agencies in regulating the employment relationship - Essay Example The relevant legislations and acts regarding employment law are also looked at. This then proceeds to the statutory agencies, specifically on Acas, its roles and mandates. This shows the outline of the government policies over the years and in different reigns, an analysis of the recent issues in employment, the reforms at Employment Tribunal and the Beechcroft Report. This concludes by giving the recommendations and views of the balance that has been stricken between employers and employees. It seems that the legal tide in some perspectives is turning in favour of the United Kingdom’s employers. For instance, the move to introduce fees for taking a case to employment tribunals, reduction of the cap on compensation pay-outs for claims dismissed unfairly and making it easy for judges to terminate weak claims by workers are just some examples. These changes seem to represent a ‘real shift in the balance of power between employee and employer’ (Beechcroft Report 2011 ) Check references The business community, especially the employers’ have been very vocal in its criticism of excessive red tape. Furthermore, the British Chambers of Commerce argues that businesses have had to cope with relentless flow of regulation for the past few years at a cost of billions of pounds (British Chambers of Commerce Annual Review 2011). ... The qualifying period for employees’ unfair dismissal rights was increased to two years up from one year. There was also the launch of Employers’ Charter. Despite the deregulatory tone of the agenda, the government has set out policy decisions on employment law that counter business opinions. Ministers have also been in consultation on proposals to lengthen right to request flexible working to employees to change existing rights to maternity leave all in favour of introduction of a more appropriate ‘parental leave’. An appropriate parental leave means that both parents are taken care of. As opposed to granting mothers permissions, a parental leave looks at all the dimensions. Here employees are given more protections such as if an employee works 3 days a week, one ‘week’ of parental leave equals 3 days. Likewise, if an employee works irregular weeks the number of days in a ‘week’ is the total number of days they work a year divided by 52. (Gov.UK, 2012). Court and tribunals serve as important forums where any employment disputes are settled. It is also vital to understand the sources of the employment law and the role of the relevant institutions that oversee the operation of that law. For example, a distressed union, employee or employer initially brings a claim in the County Court, High Court or Employment Tribunal. Whether an aggrieved party submits his claims in a tribunal or court all depends on the nature of the dispute. Claims concerning breach of contract, application for injunctions, wrongful dismissal are usually brought in the courts. Claims that involve discrimination, unfair dismissal, redundancy, equal pay, maternity rights and deduction of wages, are heard in the Employment Tribunal (Taylor & Emir 2006, p. 39). Initially this

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Introduction to Business - Essay Example In addition, the increase of female employees has illustrated this as it has been seen to increase sales to female customers raising their bottom line, and creating a family like environment where every employee is appreciated hence more work done. The Lorraine motel, which is now a National Civil Rights Museum, is located in Memphis and picked by best buy in conducting training to its employees. Moreover, the motel being where Dr. Martin Luther King, who was a great fighter for black human and civil rights in America was assassinated, makes it an ideal location for training racial diversity employees. Therefore, Best Buy employs immersion techniques here to enable employees understand the importance of cultural and racial diversity as presented in Memphis. The Memphis environment is ideal in giving managers and employees some of the following: first, managers and employees should understand better the struggles for civil rights and generate respect for individuals of different races in the workplace and customers. Another effect is that it helps employees generate and appreciate cultural diversity among the different races in the world. In addition, this appreciation enables them to understand each other and be aware of how d ifferent races cultures perform in work environment hence appreciate it. Therefore, the trip also highlights the need for equality among different races and that no employee is greater than the other in the workplace. A diverse workforce in racial and gender senses has been analyzed to have positive effects on a company’s bottom line in the following manner. First, race and gender diversity caters for customer of all races and gender, hence customers are able to get more personalized services from racially and gender diverse employees who understand them, enhancing their shopping experiences encouraging more sales and consumer loyalty. Moreover, diverse gender in

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Socioilogy Essay Many people are under the impression that the United States prison system is meant to punish those who have committed acts against the law. Although this is true, it has been proven that as a whole, the country has become exponentially more punitive, sentencing individuals at a far greater rate than in decades before. Nicola Lacey explains in American Imprisonment in Comparative Perspective that America is on an imprisonment â€Å"binge†. Until 1980, 110 people per 100,000 individuals were behind bars whereas today the numbers are increased to 740 people per 100,000. We live in a society of mass incarceration in which 1 out of every 100 adults are currently incarcerated. For a comparative perspective, America accounts for 5% of the world’s population while also accounting for 25% of the world’s incarcerated population. It is clear by the numbers that something has happened within the last thirty years to drastically increase the use of punishment. There are different explanations for the imprisonment binge in America, however the effects of incarceration on individuals, and consequences of penal practices have become a growing social problem. The extremely racialized incarceral system not only diminishes family life and distorts democracy, but also outcasts ex-convicts by discriminating them educationally and black-listing them from many everyday activities in society. Now more than ever, social circumstances effect one’s likelihood to be involved with crime and the criminal justice system as a whole. Class, Race and Hyperincarceration in Revanchist America by Loic Wacquant argues that mass incarceration does not exist in the United States, rather hyperincarceration, or finely targeting incarceration by class, race and place. This method of categorization associates imprisonment with poor, African American males. This triple selectivity of class, race and place is the reason Wacquant believes we have an absurd criminal justice system in the United States. It is unfair that predetermined factors dictate the involvement of blacks and other minorities with crime and incarceration. Not only has an increased punitive system in the United States contributed to discriminating against blacks, but it forms society’s view of blacks overall. Another piece of Saperstein and Penner’s paper investigates the hypothesis that â€Å"incarceration affects how respondents indentify themselves and how they are perceived by others: respondents who are or have been incarcerated will be more likely to be classified as black, and less likely to be classified as white† (Saperstein 93). The researchers use data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) to examine the relationship between different dependent variables such as racial self-identification and racial classification. The independent variables in the experiment are incarceration and interviewer characteristics. The authors suggest that this racial affiliation based on incarceration creates a vicious cycle where inequality is reproduced. Saperstein and Penner’s hypothesis leads me to draw a direct connection between race and crime. The connection is not that blacks are more likely to commit crimes, rather society’s lens is more likely to affiliate crime with blacks. Because of the phenomena of mass incarceration, when a person thinks of a criminal, they tend to think of a black person. In turn, police officers, judges and prosecutors tend to assume the same, making blacks the targets of racial profiling and harsher sentencing. Not only are members of the courtroom workgroup likely to be more harsh on a black person, but this causes other people to look at members of every person in the black community as criminals. This scenario has a far greater effect on society than thought of at first glance. The prison system has a far greater effect on society beyond the prison walls themselves, especially in terms of family life. Although the prisoner is the person who directly feels the temporal sentence itself, families bear the cost of incarceration as well. As many people know, the majority of prisoners in the United States prison system are male. This is exemplified by the numbers at San Quentin Prison, being that 95% of all visitors are women. Wives, sisters, daughters and mothers travel for hours to spend a few short minutes with their loved ones behind bars. Megan Comfort explains the struggle to maintain family bonds â€Å"In the Tube at San Quentin: The Secondary Prisonization of Women Visiting Inmates†. The visitation system in many prisons are degrading in that cueing and waiting degrades the visitors time and depreciates the visit. Visitation restrictions stretch to the regulation of clothes and belongings in that 1/3rd of female visitors are asked to change some aspect of their attire for one reason or another. Female visitors experience many pains of imprisonment. In assimilating to the regulations and degradation of prison, female visitors undergo what Comfort calls a form of secondary prisonization. Not only are women penalized based on visitation regulations, but the prison system disorganizes families, causing them to bear many costs of incarceration. Marriage and divorce becomes an issue with many couples going through the prison system. The hardships of imprisonment on family life has a destabilizing effect, causing problems for wives and children equally. Bruce Western and Len Lopoo state in Punishment and Inequality In America, that although 60% of prisoners have at least monthly contact with family members in some way, visitations are relatively rare in that prisoners are places more than 100 miles away from home. An even greater effect that the carceral facility plays on the family is the stigma and shame many family members endure. Family life is one of the overlooked consequences of imprisonment that has a large effect on many individuals affiliated with the criminal justice system. It is evident that the incarceration system as a whole accounts for a civil death in the distortion of democracy. Essentially, prisoner votes count in the districts in which they are incarcerated. This means that more funding is given to districts which have a greater population due to the existence of a prison, however those behind the prison walls are not accounted for in their voting rights. This form of prison-based gerrymandering influxes the number of votes in an area in which prisons are located, giving a political advantage to those running for office. Christopher Ugger and Jeff Manza write about the elimination of voices of formally incarcerated people in their piece Lost Voices: The Civic and Political Views of Disenfranchised Felons. Since the prison system is on based around raced, the criminal disenfranchisement in the United States has taken the right to vote from 17% of African American men. It is clear that a major collateral consequence is the elimination of eliminating the voices of such a specific racial and social category. On major challenge of prisoner re-entry is the denial of access to education, not to mention the social ostracization the prison system imposes on individuals. Issac, a formally incarcerated individual and a member of the Center for Community Alternatives explains that after he was let out for criminal possession of a controlled substance, it was extremely difficult for him to get into college. The Dean at SUNY Oswego did not want him in the school because he was an ex-convict. Access to education is an issue for both formally incarcerated individuals, and individuals behind bars. President Bill Clinton passed the Crime Control Law Enforcement Act under his presidency which denied Pell Grants to criminals despite unanimous professional opinion that post secondary education reduces recidivism, bolsters carceral order, and increases public safety. Josh Page explains this in Eliminating the Enemy: The Import of Denying Prisoners Access to Higher Education. Page argues that lawmakers enacted this legislative penal drama oriented in the pursuit of political capital. The denial of prisoners access to education is not an economic decision being that prisoners receive less than 1% of Pell Grant dollars, rather a symbolic, communicative act. How can anyone argue this when it has been proven that it costs more not to educate prisoners? Aside from the implications of not allowing prisoners to gain secondary education, the hardships of ex-convicts to gain education effects their life and society greatly. If people cannot gain education after prison, they are less likely to get jobs, and in turn, more likely to reoffend. Making it more difficult for people to become re-acclimated with society creates a vicious cycle of recidivism. Aside from hindering access to education, the penal system as a whole creates a stigma for individuals life after prison. After being in prison, it is hard to rebuild connections with one’s family since they have been apart for so long. Ex-convicts are separated from society physically and institutionally. After being in prison, it is very difficult for an individual to regain their life and adjust to the new social circumstances they are subjected to, and have been shielded from for so long. An example of this occurs in Miami Day County. In Florida, Jessica’s Law banishes sex offenders to the streets by requiring that ex sex offenders live 2,500 feet or more away from parks, schools and daycares. Since parole requires that ex-convicts live in the county they committed a crime, Jessica’s law left hundreds of individuals living homeless under a bridge. This is one example of many ways in which prisoner re-entry becomes very difficult for individuals. Overall, the penal system is a cultural performance which challenges individuals across society and creates a system of inequality for all those affiliated with it.