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Walmart can be summed up in the phrase “everything that is wrong with America.” It is anti-employee, racist, and degrades the environment. In fact, that is why many of my social-justice-minded friends refuse to support them. Walmart is the 23rd largest economy in the world, larger than the vast majority of countries. I, as an optimist about humanity, would like to believe Walmart is a force for good in the world, so I did some research hoping that the bad reputation was inflated. As I expected…

The film American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes, views the American Dream as a constricting force that forces people into a materialistic, consumerist facade that adversely impacts their happiness. The characters are almost trapped by this ideology, and they have come to focus more on their material possessions and careers, rather than their family and those important to them. Throughout the film, we see constant examples where the characters value their material possessions over family, such…

about the dream so many Americans have today, and have had for many years. The perfect life. Although American Beauty encompasses an example of emotional sleepwalking and living life as it passes by. The film was made and released in 1999, directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball. The title of the film American Beauty was named after a particular Rose Hybrid. American Beauty stars Kevin Spacy who plays the character of Lester Burnham a 42-year-old man that starts to look at his life and…

The practice of one of the world’s largest and most well known businesses has been under scrutiny for a number of years. Wal-Mart, an international chain of retail stores, selling about almost anything one can imagine needing from clothes to office supplies to food. A few years ago, news had surfaced about the ill practices of the corporation in regards to child labour, forced labour and sweatshops in Bangladesh. It was reported that many children under the age of 11 are forced to work in harsh…

Sam Walton and his brother Bud opened the doors to their first Wal-Mart store in 1962. This store was located on Walnut Street in the small town of Rogers, Arkansas. Over the next thirty plus years, Wal-Mart would grow into the biggest and most recognizable names in the US. It was a success story that rivaled any other in US history. Over the next twenty-six years, Wal-Mart grew exponentially and in 1988, Wal-Mart opened its first superstore. Stock in the company skyrocketed as superstores…

Petsmart is a retail industry that offers many products and services to cater to their customers needs. As seen in many ads and TV commercials, this is the pet store you want to bring your pets to. The store is a happy-friendly environment which makes the customers and pets feel comfortable and safe . Many would say it will be your dog’s favorite place to shop. There are about 1,500 petsmart stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Headquarters of the company is located in…

Supernatural is a popular T.V. show on CW about two brothers named Dean and Sam Winchester who go around hunting monsters. Being a popular T.V. show comes with many things such as fans shipping two characters together. Fans see two characters that aren’t specifically kissing as being a couple through even the smallest hints that the T.V. show provides. A T.V. show that is a great example of this is Supernatural since it proves that Dean and Castiel are in a relationship. Misha the actor who…

On September 16th, 2015 at 7:30 PM in Williams Hall, I attended the screening of the film She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry by Mary Dore, a . This film was a documentary that followed through the history of various remarkable women who were a part of the women’s movement between 1966-1971. I was a bit curious on what the film would be like, only knowing what the title of the screening was, but I was not disappointed by the amount of respect I gained for the women who took a part of this…

The first Walmart was opened on July 2nd, 1962! It was opened by a nice man named Sam Walton. It was opened in the city of Rogers, Arkansas. It was the first of 24 Walmart stores across Arkansas. Sam wanted to start a company that would offer people good quality items for lower prices than the competition. Little did he know that he would change the future of businesses forever. Sam Walton created a store that sold high quality items for cheaper prices. Walmart’s first slogan was “We Sell for…

It's more bad news for Walmart. After a New York Times story alleged that Wal-Mart bribed officials in Mexico to allow the company to open stores in that country, another new report reveals exactly how much it costs a community in dollars and cents when Walmart comes to town. Walmart is able to offer lower prices than other small retailers and we would expect that to have an additional effect with both costs and benefits," Fowler said. "In some rural areas, it can be argued that Walmart is…