Criticism of Masculinity in “Split Personality” Ideal masculinity is depicted everywhere in our society from movies to books to comics. It is a socially constructed set of attributes for boys and men to achieve. Some common characteristics include: strength, heroism, audacity, control, lack of emotion, superior, fearlessness, honor, and heterosexuality. In a 1950’s issue of the Vault of Horror, the horror comic, “Split Personality,” depicts the male protagonist, Ed King, as a character of great strength and fearlessness who commits the acts of polygamy and deception. Ed King exhibits similar masculine qualities as those of Superman in Action Comic including strength, fearlessness, and his appeal to women, however, unlike Superaman, Ed’s ideal masculinity is criticized. The comic “ Split Personality” constructs masculinity by underscoring Ed’s strength, his fearlessness, and his appeal to women to encourage the reader to question the notions of ideal masculinity and to show that ideal masculinity is objectifying of both men and women. Superman is an eminent, ubiquitous paradigm for ideal masculinity. He is celebrated by the readers for his selflessness to help those in need and for his heroism in to exterminate the corrupt and the repulsive; his acts for the greater good are facilitated by his strength and fearlessness. . On the contrary, Ed King is admonished for his immoral acts of deception, polygamy and manipulation, which ultimately lead to his own demise.…
The passing of the eighteenth amendment provided an opportunity for Lucania to recruit some new meat. Lucania became one of the “Big Six” of bootlegging along with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel (“Luciano”, n.d.). His bootlegging gang grew throughout the 1920’s. Lucania and his friends recruited new Jewish gang members, including Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, nicknamed “Lepke” by his mother, Abner “Longie” Zwillman, another Jew, and Zwillman’s partner, Willie Moretti (Gosch, 1975). These unscrupulous…
1. After taking my Myers Briggs quiz I am 63% introverted. I work at Starbucks in Laguna Niguel, CA. Starbucks magic happens behind the bar which has about 6 to 7 people during the morning rush and 3 to 4 people in the afternoon until closing time. I do not have an office but I do have a desk in the back. I share my desk with my shift leads as well as with my baristas if they need a place to eat or rest. My backroom is a long narrow hallway and it can feel claustrophobic at times. My desk has a…
Competitor analysis Even unspoken there is no doubt about it that despite the recession coffee shops have flourished while others industries have struggled. Starbucks Corporation has certainly been the most profitable coffee chain in the past few decades while making use of their aggressive expansion strategies to banish most of its competition. They have focused on creating a dense network of stores all around the UK, while also opening up new locations all around the world. Starbucks has…
Starbucks started as a roaster and retailer of whole bean and ground coffee, tea and spices with only one store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market in 1971. Nowadays, Starbucks, named after the first mate in Moby Dick book, has more than 24,000 retail stores in 70 countries. To get a better comprehension of what is value chain about, let us define what is value chain before I will discuss how Starbucks is managing its value chain to gain competitive advantage. According to Jones and George, “value…
Introduction Bewley’s is Ireland’s leading Irish, family-owned tea and company founded in 1840. Its primary business operations are the production of tea, coffee and the operations of cafés. Bewley's has operations in Ireland, the UK and the United States. Bewley’s has a long established commitment to ethical sourcing, being the first company to import Fairtrade coffee into Ireland in 1996, the first to import Cup of Excellence coffees into Ireland and the first certified carbon neutral coffee…
Introduction Starbucks Coffee Company (2015) reveals that Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971, initially started as a roaster and retailer of whole bean and ground coffee and the company is very famous due to its fresh roasted coffee beans and its atmosphere. But it is an old story, now Starbucks have more than 20000 retail stores within more than 65 countries with millions of customers daily. Now Starbucks added coffee, Tazo tea, juices and sodas in its product list.…
xClub Nightingale Club Nightingale was the most elite and private club and casino in New York City. There were whispers about what went on in the club. How they only hired the most beautiful servers, hosts and bartenders, so that must mean all the people that worked there were doing a lot more than just their jobs. In some cases it was true but in most cases, there was no need to be an escort. It was the best place to work in NYC. The place was a revolving door for business men and just wealthy…
Company Background In Malaysia, Ipoh White Coffee is a popular coffee beverage, which originate in Ipoh, Perak (OMICS International, 2015). Sin Yoon Loong (2015) is an international white coffee manufacturer company, which based in Ipoh, Perak. The company was started from a small coffee shop, which was established in 1937 by co-founder Wong Poh Chew and Wong Poh Ting. In 2000, the new branch in Ipoh city has been opened and another new branch in Kuala Lumpur has been opened in the year of…
shows the immense amount of kindness in societies and how it made the viewer feel. Along with the viewer I believe the man who had been helped felt immense happiness to be helped in his time of need. Kindness plays many roles in society but the greatest role is the happiness it gives and supplies to each and every person witnessing, receiving and supplying the happiness. Along with joy and happiness kindness can do many things like inspire hope. Kindness inspires hope in our society and helps…