The Middleman

My production group chose to do the documentary that I pitched about the increase in hate crimes and hate groups, specifically anti-Muslim violence, that has occurred over the last few years, particularly in relation to the presidential election. I chose to frame the incident around the specific incident in which a Muslim student was threatened to be lit on fire if she did not remove her hijab because it was the most shocking local incident that has occurred and I thought it would be a…

Over the years the construction industry has developed a reputation for shady deals and untrustworthiness. Contractors specifically are the root cause of the mistrust between the industry and the public. When it comes to the relationships between contractors and subcontractors though there is still a mistrust even though both sides share the same unfavorable reputation. Often times contractors bully subcontractors into signing contracts that put them in terribly unfavorable positions. And after…

I never knew what true power was, well until a couple years ago when I was contacted by Tyler Rodriguez. I don't remember what he asked, but I guess I was in a rough place so I accepted. I seemed to have a very specific skill set that he needed, genetics. But in the late 80s no one cared about genetics, well that was with one exception. The government funded genetics company Cadmus had been my first employer. They asked me a simple question come and work for us and we will pay you any amount you…

apothecaries felt as though they had more knowledge about the drugs and how to prescribe them, and so there was a constant battle for the right to prescribe the drugs themselves. This would be in the client’s best interest, as it would cut out the middleman and result in a less expensive fee (the physician 's fee was often a hefty one). “Physicians were the healers of the well to do” (Lawrence 1994, 10). The Rose Case of 1704 was a significant turning point, it provided apothecaries with legal…

Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov (Rodja, Rodenka, Rodka)-poor “student”, protagonist; murders Alyona and Lizaveta Ivanovna in cold blood; mentally ill-constantly struggling internally (and externally because of it); only real relationship with Sonia; in the end, he turns himself in and falls in love Pulcheria Alexandrovna Raskolnikov*-Raskolnikov’s mother, constantly worrying about her son, and sending him money-doesn’t accept that he is a murderer and falls ill, later dies without seeing…

Powerful women don’t fare well in histories when looked at through the lens of a patriarchal society. It speaks volumes that Visenya Targaryen is still respected by the Maesters as both a Warrior and a Queen and not dismissed because she’s “on her moonblood.” The Conquest was not a solo project, yet her brother got the credit in the stories while his sisters got hills in Kings Landing named after them. She was a founding mother that helped set the stage for everyone that followed her. She is…

2011). Moreover, when one looks at the case of Afghanistan, it is apparent that the Taliban uses the illegal drug trade (mainly the opium export) as a route for profit. The group safeguards drug producers in return for protection fees and acts as a middleman in order to funnel the produce into the…

A private industry survey of 179 Fair Trade farmers from Central America and Mexico came to the conclusion that more than half of their families still go hungry for several months of each year. The wage of $1.55/lb leaves the farmer only 50¢/lb after the fees, taxes, and expenses. Antonio admits that without the higher wage provided by Fairtrade, he would be unable to continue to grow coffee but it still is not enough to keep him out of debt. The CEO of Transfair USA stated in response, “What…

War is raging in Europe. A colonel hungry for promotion keeps raising the number of missions required before one can go home. A mess officer obsessed with money steals necessary supplies and even conspires with the enemy just to make a quick buck. Friends all around are dropping dead. No sane person can survive in this environment, and Joseph Heller masterfully captures the struggles of escaping it. In his novel Catch-22, author Joseph Heller was inspired by his military and literary experiences…

Since Coloplast has a decentralized organization structure, the new production facility in Hungary posed a challenge and dispute in terms of communication and control since it was far away from the other Danish facilities. The fact that the Danish facilities were decentralized also complicated the documentation of planning and standardization of production systems. This was due to the fact that process operators in Denmark knew how to handle inconsistencies in operation of equipment but this…