General Electric is an American conglomerate currently ranked #9 on the Fortune 500 list. The firm operates in four primary business segments; Energy‚ Technology Infrastructure‚ Capital Finance and Consumer / Industrial. Headquartered in Fairfield‚ CT‚ General Electric has grown over the past 122 years into a financial behemoth realizing revenue in excess of $146 billion in 2013. Throughout its existence‚ General Electric has demonstrated an inconsistent record in terms of ethical governance and
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members of the family are the principle political actors. Political participation outside of the royal family is limited‚ but there has been pressure for some time to broaden participation. In recent years[when?]‚ there has been a rise in Islamist activism‚ which has also resulted in Islamist terrorism. The politics of Saudi Arabia takes place in the context of an absolute monarchy founded upon the tenets of Islam. The King of Saudi Arabia is both head of state and the head of government‚ but decisions
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The main point of Do It Anyway was not quite activism but advocacy‚ to get an important point across through supporting those in need. Courtney E. Martin interviewed eight people’s journey to advocacy and the last story stood out me the most. Dena Williams was an eighth grade teacher in Bronx‚ New York who believed in every single student in her class. When I read her story‚ I felt some sort of connection to her. Suddenly‚ I realized that I had a math teacher in tenth grade who believed in me that
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visual activism‚ and resistance to societal norms. The first photograph is from W.E.B. DuBois’ collection of the “American Negro” exhibit at the 1900 Paris Exposition. The second photography is from Zanele Muholi’s collection‚ titled Zukiswa from her black and white portraits of 2010. The critical visual traditions that are represented throughout both of these pieces of photography are meant to respond to acts of violence and dehumanization. Socially these pieces were created as visual activism‚ as
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Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai is the type of leader who gained her power by doing good things‚ and continues to use her power for good. Some may not consider her a leader‚ or think that she has power but in many important ways she is and does. Malala has lead girls all across the world to stand for themselves‚ and taught them to understand that they have a right to an education. Malala was born in Mingora‚ Pakistan in 1997 (Profile). As a child‚ Malala was taught by her father to value education
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never known of a younger black man dying‚ but according to It Takes a Tragedy to Arouse Them: Collective Memory and Collective Action during the Civil Rights Movement by Fredrick C. Harris‚ it was due to amount of “Collective Action” or political activism that occurred after the death of
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. Martin Luther King attended segregated schools as a child‚ but was exceptionally smart and was able to attend Morehouse College at the age of 15. Although his primary studies were law and medicine‚ King decided to follow his religious call and become a minister as well. In 1953 King graduated with his doctorate in Systematic Theology and married Coretta Scott. King settled down in Montgomery Alabama and became a father of four
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called corporate responsibility‚ corporate citizenship‚ and responsible business) is a concept whereby organizations consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers‚ suppliers‚ employees‚ shareholders‚ communities and other stakeholders‚ as well as the environment. This obligation is seen to extend beyond the statutory obligation to comply with legislation and sees organizations voluntarily taking further steps to improve the quality of life
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Impact of Protests on the Rights and Freedoms of Aboriginals The treatment of Indigenous Australians by the government has been an issue of controversy since White Europeans settled in Australia. Throughout history Aboriginals have developed and hosted many protests‚ sometimes with the help of the White Europeans that wanted to make a difference to get back rights and freedoms of Aboriginals. The Australian Aborigines were the first people to live on the continent Australia‚ being here longer
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safer and have helped educators. At 16‚ Malala Yousafzai is already an accomplished young woman and the world is looking forward to her next steps of activism and courage.
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