Mary and Martha: Examples of Discipleship In chapter two of her book‚ But She Said‚ Elisabeth Schussler-Fiorenza explores the Gospel story of Mary and Martha and the ways in which the contrast between the two sisters has been used as a tool of patriarchal restrictions. In common understandings of the story Martha is understood as distracted; and in contrast to Mary she represents a “bad” model of discipleship. However‚ in this chapter Schussler-Fiorenza explores the ways in which Martha has been
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In the early 1950’s‚ when Alfred Hersey and Martha Chase were preforming experiments to determine which material in a cell was the hereditary material‚ the scientific community was much different that it currently is. To begin‚ female scientists were discriminated against heavily‚ especially if that woman was not a full-time researcher or also taught students (Gur-Arie). Unfortunately‚ this problem is still present today to a lesser degree. Also‚ scientists were often recruited to top research facilities
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no. 1-0083 Martha Stewart and the ImClone Scandal On January 20‚ 2004‚ jury selection launched the trial of Martha Stewart‚ Chief Creative Officer and former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSO). Nine charges filed by the Federal Grand Jury in New York and the SEC relate to Stewart’s personal sale of $228‚000 in ImClone Systems‚ Inc. stock on December 27‚ 2001‚ one day before regulators rejected the biotech company’s cancer drug (Erbitux)
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In June of 2003‚ Martha Stewart was indicted on several criminal and civil counts from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) . Without consideration of the verdict‚ the question remains; Did Martha Stewart‚ as CEO‚ act responsibly? Even though she was found guilty on all four counts against her‚ she could still be considered to have acted ethically. To determine the responsibility and ethics of her actions‚ the specifics of the case will be applied to a process to determine both the utility
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10th at 8:00pm‚ I went to see the Martha Graham performance at Northtrop. I was very luck to get third row seats‚ especially for the price of rush tickets. The performance began with a woman sharing the background of Martha Graham‚ who would also be the narrater in between performances. The audience was guided through the history and early life of Martha Graham before each dance piece. It was especially helpful to see videos of the original performances that Martha Graham performed herself. This aspect
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Martha Johnson Final Draft “Living at home” Martha Johnson is an intelligent young lady from a working-class family in an average sized city. Her life has many obstacles‚ and the past few years for her have been rough‚ especially for her family. Martha’s father has worked the in a warehouse successfully paying off their house mortgage now for about 26 years‚ however her mother has suffered from poor health most of her life‚ and that’s starting to put a damper on the family’s
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Case 6.10 – Martha Stewart: Not Such a Good Thing 1. What issues did Martha Stewart‚ Bacanovic‚ and Faneuil miss in making their decisions about selling the ImClone stock in their conduct following the sales? Apply the models and make a list of suggested questions they could have asked that might have affected their decisions. I do not feel any of them were thinking about any consequences! Why was this small amount of money so important to them‚ especially Ms. Stewart‚ who was a multi-
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Analyzing and Interpreting Data Ballard Integrated Managed Services (BIMS) conducted an internal survey for 440 employees‚ excluding top management‚ asking 10 questions on morale and four questions on demographics. BIMS upper management noticed a change in staff morale and an increase in the staff turnover rate‚ which initiated the survey. Barbara Tucker‚ General Manager‚ wants to discover what is making employees want to leave and has enlisted the help of Debbie Horner. Debbie Horner‚ human
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Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale takes place in a post Cold War society plagued by infertility. Atwood presents the reader with “The Republic of Gilead”‚ the Christian theocracy that overthrew the United States government. Narrated by a woman renamed Offred‚ the reader gets an idea of a future in which women are no longer women‚ but are solely needed for reproduction. Atwood uses a system of vocabulary established under the Republic of Gilead in order to manipulate and dehumanize women and
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1. What issues did Martha Stewart‚ Bacanovic‚ and Faneuil miss in making their decisions about selling the ImClone stock in their conduct following the sales? Apply the models and make a list of suggested questions they could have asked that might have affected their decisions. I do not feel any of them were thinking about any consequences! Why was this small amount of money so important to them‚ especially Ms. Stewart‚ who was a multi- billionaire at the time? It is clear that they weren’t
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