Archie Duckworth is a man of countless accomplishments‚ but without the union many of those accomplishments would not have existed. Archie was born and raised in Angus‚ Ontario‚ a small community in Essa township located outside of Barrie‚ Ontario. He grew up in a generation where school was not a priority to parents‚ or even teachers. Sadly because of this‚ Archie graduated high school with hardly any ability to read or write. His teacher told him he would work in a factory for the rest of his
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ARCHIE SMITH‚ BOY WONDER “Archie‚ Archie‚ Archieee!” While waking up his son Archie Smith‚ Mr. Quinn Smith was vigorously shaking and rumbling him. Leisurely he started to wake up. “Goodness Dad‚” Archie grumbled in a half asleep voice “why did you have to wake me up so early.” “Maybe‚ it is because your first day of High School is today.” “It is‚” Archie said in a very questioning voice. “Yes‚ so get up and get ready.” As Archie rushed to get ready‚ he took a shower‚ brushed his teeth‚ washed
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of producers and writers to bring bigotry out in the open where people would laugh rather than take offense. Archie was considered a bigot who was admired for his candid style by some while others were able to accept it as humorous. “Some viewers applaud Archie for his racist viewpoint‚ while others applaud the show for making fun of Bigotry” (Vidmar and Rokeach). The article‚ “Archie Bunker’s Bigotry: A Study in Selective Perception and Exposure reveals an oppositional reading in which viewers
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Obituary for Professor Archie Roy Professor Archie Roy of Edinburgh passed away at age 88 on March 21st‚ 2013. A member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh as well as a professor of Astronomy at Glasgow University‚ Archie Roy was the world authority on the mechanics of orbits‚ which he researched on long before computers and other machines were capable of doing the work. Throughout the 1960s and 70s he worked for Nasa as a consultant‚ helping them put the first man on the Moon. He also had an asteroid
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humorous and seem to make no sense at all. What would you call the poem “Jabberwocky”? Just the name can conjure up many mindless thoughts. Lewis Carroll‚ the author of “Jabberwocky” was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in 1835. Carroll grew up in Cheshire‚ England‚ taught at home and later attending Oxford where he became a lecturer in mathematics. Carroll taught at Oxford throughout his entire career and has written many other poems and scholarly work on mathematics and logic; knowing this it appears
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What are the social responsibilities of a business to its community? The social responsibility of a business is to become a major part of its surrounding community. It is an employer of local people and should encourage their involvement in community activities along with the well being of its members. The company should strive to do business in an ethical way. Always making business decisions based on fairness‚ values‚ and its own code of ethics. This will enable employees to be proud of where
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Lesson 4 Social Responsibilities of Business You know that business is an economic activity‚ which is carried out on a regular basis to earn profit. However‚ you must have seen businessmen spending money on different aspects‚ which is not going to give them any profit straightway. For example‚ you must have seen businessmen maintaining and developing gardens and parks on streets and squares in cities. Some businessmen engage themselves in research for improving the quality of products; some
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In examining the mission statements of multiple companies‚ it is apparent that corporations claim to prioritize social responsibility. Companies like Whole Foods‚ Ben &Jerry’s‚ Camano Island Coffee Roasters all actively contribute to different social causes. Even Philip Morris prioritizes “actively [participating] in societal concerns that are relevant to [its] businesses” over generating returns for its stockholders (Philip Morris‚ 2011). There are many different views on the extent to which
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Business is for Everybody’s Benefit A business should not just look to increase profits for the stockholders but more so look at the well being of the customers‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ investors‚ vendors‚ communities‚ and the environment. Some businesses might argue that putting the investors first will lead to a more successful company. Businesses do not flourish by putting all of their attention on just the shareholders alone. As T.J. Rogers‚ founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor‚ explains
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Businesses Moral Responsibility Darryl A. Young April 18‚ 2008 Philosophy GEPI 140 One of the most important questions in all businesses is‚ whether businesses have any moral responsibilities at all beyond simply earning as much of a profit as possible for their owners? If you look at it from the business point of view they are only responsible for making a profit. The company is an agent of the shareholders and is responsible only to them‚ and only for making a profit. Looking at it
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