Media and cultural studies Assignment : Grainy days and Mondays Karen Carpenter was an important twentieth century female American pop singer‚ drummer during the 70s‚ And was best known for her vocals‚ Karen became more of a vocalist‚ rather than a drummer‚ further on into her career‚ because of the logistics of the trap sets that made drumming and singing simultaneously too difficult. Her music as very popular with American girls and her elegance on stage set a role model
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life and death is a never ending challenge for Carpenter. In her chapter pig‚ she faces the challenges and heartache of raising two hungry pigs. Feeling like a professional farmer Carpenter said‚ “After almost ten years of beekeeping‚ vegetable planting‚ and chicken tending- and more recent turkeys raising and rabbit herding- Bill and I were going to reach the pinnacle of urban farming; we were going to raise a pig” (187). In other words‚ Carpenter and bill were going to grow their farm family with
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tests because they had a “disparate and adverse impact on blacks.” Frank Ricci sued the city arguing the city violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and Tittle VII of the Civil Rights Act when they did not accept the three white candidates. He further argued‚ if the court ruled in favor of the city‚ than governments could discriminate against whites as much as they would like. The courts ruled in favor of Ricci stating‚ “the employer must have ‘strong basis in evidence‚’ that will
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was a ‘Ricci-year’: scholarly meetings in different places around the world‚ from Chicago (US)‚ over Macerata (Italy) to Taibei (Taiwan)‚ commemorated Matteo Ricci’s entry in China. It was exactly four hundred years since his arrival in the Portuguese settlement of Macao in 1582 and his entry into the mainland one year later. In 2001‚ there were new celebrations of Ricci‚ in Hong Kong and in Beijing‚ commemorating his definitive settling in Beijing in 1601. The year 2010 is again a ‘Ricci-year’‚
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considered a trustworthy business partner in the Chinese community. (Moorhouse‚ 2005) Karen had trouble understanding these differences in culture which is the root of the problem in this case. As stated in the case study Ted was in his early forties were stable and responsible. Karen admitted that she didn’t really know the whole person (referring to Ted) but wrote it off to the fact that he was Asian and she was not. Karen would not be described as someone with much “Cultural Intelligence” defined by
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The most significant problem in the case of Karen Leary and Ted Chung is the fact that Karen Leary failed to fully educate herself on the fundamental aspects of Taiwanese culture and communication when seeking to develop the Taiwanese market by hiring a Taiwanese financial consultant. Culture‚ according to the text‚ is a set of beliefs and values about what is desirable and undesirable in a community of people‚ and a set of informal and formal practices to support the values. After interviewing
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Case study – KAREN This assignment is about Karen Lee who comes for personal counseling. As a therapist I use two theories (Psychoanalytic Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy) separately to help her in solving her problem. Psychoanalytic therapy‚ basic assumption of human nature: Psychoanalytic treatment is highly individualized and seeks to show how the unconscious factors affect behavior patterns‚ relationships‚ and overall mental health. Treatment traces the unconscious factors to their
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On June 29‚ 2009‚ the last day of the United States Supreme Court’s 2008–09 term‚ the Court rendered the much anticipated decision in Ricci v. DeStefano‚ 129 S. Ct. 2658‚ 174 L. Ed. 2d 490 (2009). Ricci was quickly dubbed the “white firefighter’s case” by many‚ however‚ the case involved much more than the firefighters’ asserted right to a promotion. Ricci involved a promotional examination administered by New Haven‚ Connecticut to members of the New Haven Fire Department to identify those applicants
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Carpenter The topic on which this paper will be is carpentry. This paper will include many facts of carpentry‚ and ways to become a carpenter. This paper will also inform how much the earnings are in your region/area. These writings will also include what a carpenter is and does. In addition‚ the paper includes the working conditions and hours of a carpenter. The focus will be on the career of a carpenter and the three ways to obtain necessary training. Being a carpenter entails several
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Ricci v. DeStefano Supreme Court of the United States 129 S. Ct. 2658; 174 L. Ed. 2d 490 (2009) April 22‚2009‚ Argued June 29‚ 2009‚ Decided This 2009 Supreme Court decision was a result of alleged racial discrimination with regard to internal promotions of nineteen New Haven‚ Connecticut firefighters. New Haven city officials invalidated test results when no Blacks scored high enough to meet the minimum score necessary to be eligible for promotion. Therefore‚ the White and Hispanic candidates
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