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    Mernard and Meritas to close the two campuses could be viewed as a wise decision in the face of a bad recession or a poor, knee-jerk reaction in the face of temporary financial difficulties. However, since Meritas did not recognize the shifting economic environment and scale back their spending, they were placed in a situation where closure seemed like the most prudent option. Closure Process Dr. Mernard has maintained the reason for the closure of the two campuses was and is not financial in nature, yet was for “demographic reasons”. However, Professor Moronke Oke, Ph.D clearly developed a case study with source and data not only illustrating but revealing that in August 2012, that the rating outlook changed from stable to negative (Moody’s Investors Service, 2013). The questions as to whether the closure was due to loss of investment, a financial issue or demographic needs will most likely remain unanswered. This closure was abrupt and a total shock demonstrating an extremely negative social responsibility on RSPS’s part, having both a positive and negative impact. Parents of the students felt betrayed and extremely upset with the timing and abrupt announcement of the closure. As primary investors, not only with the tuition they paid but with their children, they felt they carried most of the burden. Following the closure, parents and professionals, previously affiliated with RSPS Hillcrest, founded Bayer Private School. This was not planned and was not something…

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    Case Study Moody's Diner

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    The commission also said there are reasonable grounds to believe that Moody’s Diner retaliated against the employee, Allina Diaz, for asserting her rights under the Maine Human Rights Act, and that the company altered the terms and conditions of her employment because of its discrimination.The ruling came after a lengthy hearing, attended by more than two dozen Moody’s Diner employees and managers, several of whom wore Moody’s Diner apparel in an apparent show of solidarity with the company and…

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    Moody's Diner Moody's Diner is a small homey restaurant, catering to those who live on Maines mid-coast and serving the hundreds of tourists that appear each summer to enjoy Maine's beautiful scenery. You can enter from one of two sides, both entering into a mid sized alcove to wait and be seated. In this area you can look at key chains, post cards and dozens of other assorted trinkets catering to these tourists. As you wait you can observe the counter, and a bar with a glass display shelf…

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    Throughout the life of Anne Moody Violence against African-Americans was the scariest part of racism in America. It would take little to provoke some white folk to commit heinous and inhuman crimes to African-Americans. This is shown in many places like the murder of Emmitt Till, an African-American from Chicago who was killed only due to whistling at a white woman. Another event that happened was the burning of the Taplin family where the family was burned in a house fire that was presumably…

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    like she did not know anything about his death. Mrs. Burkes felt like Emmitt Till got what was come to him and this made Anne even angrier. The interactions with Mrs. Burke caused Anne great distress, so after working for her for a while longer Anne quit. Anne went on to graduate from Willis High. Then attend college in Natchez Mississippi her freshmen and sophomore years. When she became a junior she started a new college called Tougaloo Southern Christian College. There she joined the NAACP…

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    Victor V. Moody's Case

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    Victor I been thinking about what happen in court and still don't understand this conclusion. I think we should been postpone the hearing due to the Attorney ad Litem just send her report to you that morning , was not prepare for her conclusion. According to her they already knew 3 o 4 weeks ago which way she was going to rule in favor off . With that said , I hear that my daughter husband stayed also 3 weeks ago that Mrs Moody was friends with Meredith and that was going to be in their…

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    One important event from Anne Moody's childhood was when her parents were separated while her mom was pregnant with a baby on the way shortly. The reason why I think this is one of the more important events in her life is because it acted as a catalyst for Anne to get in the mindset of trying to earn money for…

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    Anne Moody’s autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi, is set in her home state of Mississippi. The novel tells Anne’s life story from the age of four to twenty-three. Born in 1940, Moody bore witness to some of the worst prejudice and violence towards African Americans. She grew up in a small, poverty stricken town in Wilkerson County. Moody and her siblings survived by her parents working on various plantations. Anne’s father soon left the family, and Moody’s mother, and eventually Anne…

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    would remember the guy that tried and failed. Even though the loyalists and the British lost the American Revolution, James Moody is still remembered as the famous spy and lieutenant alongside with Benedict Arnold. Moody was awarded for his valiant efforts and ability to progress forward during tough missions such as being locked up and tortured by Benedict Arnold and his men and still being able to escape the prison and fight off the dozen guards that were on duty to watch him through the…

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    it into perspective, people of color were eating crumbs, while white people ate banquets. The economy of this time period is also very important when discussing citizenship in the 1940’s and 1950’s. A perfect example being Anne Moody. She was the daughter of Sharecroppers. When her father left, they had no money and there wasn’t much in their family to begin with. Because of the way the sharecropping business went, sharecroppers were in consistent and restraining debt, which led to them never…

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