Amber “Bina” Cox Taherzadeh Holmes English 1302 March 13‚ 2012 WA 2: Project Proposal In our class this semester‚ we are working on writing using ethnography. I have chosen to use a restaurant for my ethnography project. I want to show how the staff of a restaurant forms their own community with in their work place‚ which sometimes carries out into the general community. I think that I will be able to prove that not only do they form their own community but also they develop bond with each
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In order to make an argument contrary to the beliefs of many Americans‚ Karen Armstrong uses her biography Muhammad to portray Islam as a religion that was created simply to seek social change in a problematic time period. One central theme of the book is that at the time when Islam was created‚ it was helpful‚ almost necessary to the people of 7th century Arabia‚ as their lives were undergoing a period of rapid change. In fact‚ one could even take away from Muhammad that the message of Islam could
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In this movie you see Jordan Belfort the main character make an unprecedented amount of capital in such a short period of time by using what he learned on Wall Street to defraud wealthy investors out of millions. He and his collaborators misrepresented the truth to every wealthy investor they talked to‚ only to greedily attain vast amounts of financial gains for themselves. Most people‚ including myself‚ saw
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you to think critically about the Karen Leary Case. Reread the Open Systems resource (found in the resources tab) to help construct your answer. Responses should be 1-2 pages long and should answer the following questions: 1) Provide a complete list of 7-8 norms of the emergent role system that developed in Karen Leary’s branch of Merrill Lynch. Provide a short explanation for each norm: what it is and why it has emerged. 2) Discuss 4-5 major problems that Karen Leary is experiencing. 3) In your
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Mini Ethnography: Part 1 In my ethnography I’m going to study a coffeehouse chain‚ such as Starbucks. I will be observing as well as socializing in attempt to compare and contrast multiple characteristics one must have to face in working in such an environment. At Starbucks the Baristas must have a genuine upbeat personality to each customer. I would like to study a locally owned coffee house as well to compare the different environments and how one might keep a small business afloat when we have
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KAREN HORNEY 1. Topic: Karen Horney 2. Perspective Question: How do the strategies a person uses to cope with Basic Anxiety result in the formation of the personality—moving towards‚ moving away‚ moving against others? 3. Establish Mindset: a. What are 3 situations that make you insecure? b. What do you think are the constant patterns that generates the insecurity? c. How did you cope with each situation? d. What is
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Case Paper #1 Karen Leary The case mainly describes the conflict between the resident vice president and general manager at the Elmville branch of Merrill Lynch‚ Karen Leary‚ and a Taiwan-born financial consultant under Leary‚ Ted Chung. The most significant problem in this case is that he threatens his superior‚ Leary‚ to let him have a private office. He thinks that he deserves a private office and says that he will leave Leary’s branch if not allowed. However‚ his superior‚ Karen Leary‚ does not
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Gung Ho: U.S Vs Japanese Management Styles Gung Ho is an interesting movie‚ which utilizes humour to compare the managerial and cultural differences between the Japanese and the Americans. The theme of the movie is that a Japanese company takes over a failed American auto plant and saves a town from ruin. However‚ conflict arises due to the tremendously different cultures and work ethics of the two groups. A very important element in the movie is the portrayal of the collectivism of the Japanese
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Ethnography is defined as a branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures. Anthropology meaning the science that deals with the origins‚ physical and cultural development‚ biological characteristics‚ and social customs and beliefs of humankind. Anthropologists Bronislaw Malinowski and Margaret Mead are often identified as important players in the beginning of the professional field of ethnography. Malinowski’s first work was done in the Trobriand Islands of
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The Wall Street Crash caused a banking crisis‚ as the entire American banking system had reached the brink of collapse. Between 1929 and 1932‚ 5000 banks went out of business and the Bank of New York lost 400‚000 people’s savings. This was primarily because the banks had invested their customers’ money in shares‚ and following the Wall Street Crash share prices crashed‚ and consequently people lost confidence in the banks and took their money out causing many banks to go bust‚ and the confidence
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