Etch-A-Sketch Ethics The Ohio Art Company is perhaps best known as the producer of one of the top-selling toys of all time‚ the venerable Etch-A-Sketch. More than 100 million of the familiar red rectangular drawing toys have been sold since 1960 when it was invented. The late 1990s‚ however‚ became a troubled time for the toy’s maker. Confronted with sluggish toy sales‚ the Ohio Art Company lost money for two years. In December 2000‚ it made the strategic decision to outsource production of the
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Although new additions to the Constitution‚ as well as an increase in social developments‚ did help to add to a positive revolution‚ there were some bad aspects of social development such as the KKK and Jim Crow Laws that put a damper on the country. In Document I‚ the reader is presented with a very famous image in the history of the black race. The overall purpose of this image is to represent southern rebellion or resistance to the developments of reconstruction such as the 14th and 15th Amendments
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Now‚ the question that lingers in everyone’s mind‚ how was Jim Crow even legal? Jim Crow laws directly negate principles stated in the “highest law of the land”‚ the United States Constitution. The 14th Amendment‚ ratified in 1868‚ made African Americans full citizens of the United States. It also prohibited states from denying them equal protection or due process of law. Even the Declaration of Independence reinforces this notion of equality with five famous words‚ “all men are created equal”. In
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This week’s readings discussed a concept called “The New Jim Crow” which is about how black people and Latino’s are most likely to get more prison time than their counter-parts even when the crime committed is the same. The author goes on to talk about how people who are black and brown get stopped more and searched than any other race. Personally‚ I think the reason why people who are black and brown are most likely to be stopped and searched is because ‚ in most cases they cannot afford a good
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The themes of racial retribution and the romanticism of slavery can be seen during the Jim Crow Era (1877 – 1950s) and over the current debates over the removal of Confederate statues. Iniatally after the Turner’s rebellion‚ Virginia did take the inaitative to debate about abolishing the institution as a whole in their state but unfortunately the pro-slavery side won and that led to the inactment of slave codes and other laws (ex. making it illegal to teach slaves how to read) meant to further oppresses
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Jim Crow laws have always found their way back into the southern states‚ mainly by racist perseverance. The federal law always comes around when things get too extreme enforces old laws into relevance and restricted racist activity‚ but white supremacists still found ways to separate the races‚ by focusing on voting and elections. And in the end racism always seemed to get the best of society and created a barrier between blacks and whites. After the Civil War‚ the Emancipation Proclamation freed
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connects to Jim Crow‚ mob mentality‚ and the problems with racism in the time. First‚ the Jim Crow laws presented themselves in American history and in To Kill A Mockingbird. Jim Crow is “ the name of the racial cast system which operated primarily in southern and boarder states” (Pilgrim 1). The most common Jim Crow laws are; Militia‚ Child Custody‚ and Buses. If the laws were not followed the punishments would include; “lynching‚ hanged‚ burned‚ and castrated” (Pilgrim 5). The Jim Crow picture is
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Prompt I will be explaining the Jim Crow laws and how they’re depriving Americans of their civil Rights. Jim crow laws didn’t help regulate people it separated them and created “boundaries” from blacks and whites. These laws not only separated the two but also made it unfair for them and have equality between the two races. There is many examples of the Jim Crow Laws making unfair and injustice for african americans to live in america. An example of the Jim Crow laws is in burial grounds on page
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CRAIG J. J. WRIGHT Biographical Sketch Reverend‚ Craig J. Wright is the Pastor of Calvary African Methodist Episcopal Church in Glen Cove‚ New York‚ and serves as the Associate Vice President for Equity‚ Inclusion and Affirmative Action at Nassau Community College‚ Garden City‚ New York. He has been a college administrator and student advocate since 1988‚ and a preacher of the Gospel since 1992. Pastor Wright is a native of Freeport‚ New York. In his home town‚ Craig Wright was active in
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CASE 1: ETCH-A-SKETCH ETHICS. QUESTION 1: Was it ethical of the Ohio Art Company to move production to China? What were the economic and social costs and benefits of this decision? What would have happened if production had not been moved? The decision to close and move a plant raises important issues about the social responsibilities of a corporation. To make an ethical judgment‚ one must look at the impact the decision has on various stakeholders. On a macroeconomic level‚ both the US and
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