Meritocracy

¬¬ ‘Slipping the Punch’ – Roth’s Playful Pugilism in The Human Stain Phillip Roth’s writing is characterised by conflict between a desire to champion the individual over societal codes and conventions, and an almost fatalistic sense that these countervailing forces will always overwhelm individual self-determination and self-expression. This conflict often manifests in, at the very least, an ambivalence about language itself: as Kasia Boddy expresses it in Boxing, A Cultural History, ‘For…

The theory of alienation is ‘the intellectual construct in which Marx displays the devastating effect of capitalist production on human beings, on their physical and mental states and on the social processes of which they are a part’ (Ollman, 1996). Marx’s theory is based on the observation that within the capitalist mode of production, workers invariably lose determination of their lives by being deprived of the right to regard themselves as the director of their actions. Alienation refers to…

Sexuality and Gender on the Social Media: Julia Alison Introduction Julia Allison a former sex columnist and social media enthusiast is today 34 years. Julia became famous back in 2008 after wearing condom made bustier to a Gawker party that was attended by several journalists. This was a good-old-days strategic method to attract the media attention. Julia is remembered for her micro-fame as the Time Out New York dating columnist (Forbes). Today, Julia is an entrepreneur, journalist,…

Organisation Theory Applied to Early Stage Startups An Analysis Using Chester Barnard’s ‘Functions of the Executive’ Sharada S., MPP 29/2014 Abstract This paper analyses administrative structures in startups through the contributions of Chester Barnard to the theory of organisation. Chester Barnard is credited with the for his landmark contributions to the theory of organisation through his book, ‘The Functions of the Executive’ wherein he aspired to contribute to a science of organisation.…

Q4 - OE_Strengths What do you see as Flowers’ particular strengths? "That it is a meritocracy, that most of their C Suite and higher level managers are long tern employees, some with 30+ years of experience. That is a strength as far as stability and having a truer direction, that they don’t shift with the wind. There is not a lot of CEO turnover, and the guys who do run the company have been home grown, which keeps the culture intact. They are careful to value their history, while looking to…

A Race-Free Opportunity “The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal” (Aristotle). This is the foundation when it comes to affirmative action programs. Such programs aim to favor education and employment opportunities for historically deprived individuals, mainly to minority groups. Nonetheless, affirmative action has become outdated in our present society because it is now resulting in discriminating against non-minorities. To be completely fair, college admissions…

Prejudice dates to the very beginning of the United States, when the Europeans interacted with aboriginal tribes. There are some powerful movies that depict prejudice, and the reality of how people hurt one another. Today, racism ignites the riots of the black communities, as several black men and women, unarmed, and with little reasoning, are shot. It encouraged many to partake in the social protests, #BlackLivesMatter movement and take a knee (a national anthem protest), over police brutality.…

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ epistolary Between the World and Me has become a literary symbol for the Black Lives Matter Movement. Structurally, Between the World and Me is a direct descendant of The Fire Next Time; both texts were written as letters to male heirs and released at pivotal points in their respective Black social movements. Drawing on the literary legacies of the Wright school of naturalism and the Black Arts Movement, Coates’ work occupies a space between the two. However, Between the World…

The Importance of Dialogue in Dismantling Cycles of Oppression I joined this class to learn about social identities and how they shape our experiences. I believed being in a space where people from a variety of backgrounds could share their experiences would make me more understand other people. My fear entering this class was that sharing my experiences because I am a guarded person. The class exceeded my expectations. It was a space where I experienced validation in a way I could not have…

By 1754, the colonies in America were not sovereign, as they did not have an independent economic system, political system, or a sufficient security system. Individual colonies each exhibited many aspects of sovereignty, but were not completely self-sufficient, and as a whole the colonies did not have a common goal in mind, meaning they were not united. Colonies such as Massachusetts were close to being sovereign while colonies such as Virginia were more tied to England. However, no single…