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Marx’s Concept of HistoryMarx’s history exploration is centered on his discrepancy concerning the means of production for example land, technology as well as natural resources that are crucial for the manufacture of substantial goods. Moreover, it encompasses the social relations of manufacture that is the social interactions through which individuals arrive into as they attain besides using the available means of production and organized together they entail the method of production. According to Marx, in any specified society the method of production typically changes, and as a result, the European cultures had advanced from the outdated method of production to a capitalist way of production. Therefore, this regarded as Marx’s theory of revolution (Marx & Engels, 2002). The capitalist mode of production is adept of remarkable growth since the capitalist has the capability and the inducement to, reinvest profits in the new technologies.

Therefore, Marx regarded the capitalist class as the utmost revolutionary in history since it was able to revolutionize the means of production continually. Generally, Marx held that the means of production transforms more swiftly compared to the relations of production. Therefore according to him the mismatch amid base plus superstructure is a significant source of social conflicts besides disruptions. Individuals incline to sell their labor-power once they consent to reimbursement in return for whatsoever task or work they accomplish in a specified period. Thus after vending their labor power, they get some money for survival.

The individuals who sell their labor power for survivability are termed “proletarians,” while those who buy it are the individuals who own some land and technology for production and are referred to as capitalists. Exploitation is evident in this aspect as the capitalist took advantage of the livelihoods of the poorer, working class to work for them for hourly wages in the factories or on the land (Cohen, 2000). The wealthy in the society were the individuals who possessed factories and land, and thus they would then control all the components of the society. In his thought what Marx wanted to comprehend better was how a lot of individuals could be in abject poverty in a world where wealth was abundant, and thus his answer was straightforward: capitalism.

The members of the aristocracy, as well as the church, are the one who possessed these means of production, and in the industrial society, the aristocracy was replaced by the capitalists who were moreover recognized as the “bourgeoisie.” These individuals owned businesses with the goalmouth of making some profit, and the working class was thus supplanted by the proletariat, who are the individuals who labored for wages. Marx thought that this structure was intrinsically unfair and under capitalism, he held that the workers would become destitute and more impoverished and after that, they would experience alienation (Cohen, 2002). Consequently, isolation is evident as the workers becoming more dissociated from, or secluded from their work, and this resulted in a sensation of powerlessness. In replacing this alienation besides the thrilling social class organization, Marx supposed that capitalism had to end and after that be replaced by a socialist system that would make all individuals equal and thus have all the individuals needs to be covered.

In Marx’s work with Engels, “the Communist Manifesto,” Marx elaborated that, “the proletarians had zero to lose but their cuffs for they have a world to win” (Marx & Engels, 2002). Through his utterances, he had called for a workers’ revolution whereby the proletarians would stand up against the bourgeoisie and hence ousting capitalism. However, to his despair, such revolutions happened in various countries, for example, China and Russia but it never occurred in the more industrialized countries of that period like Germany and Britain.

References

Cohen, G. A. (2000). Karl Marx’s theory of history: a defence. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Marx, K., & Engels, F. (2002). The communist manifesto. Penguin.

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Literary analysis of “Blankets” by Craig Thompson

Introduction

Authors use various literary techniques to create emotions in their stories. Many comics and graphical novels use a combination of text and images to create different emotions. This is a difficult aspect for many authors of comics because many are usually about superheroes. Comics about superheroes mainly focus on the accuracy of the images for readers to view the heroic acts of these characters. This is so because there are very few comics that have other themes apart from the one mentioned above. Emotions are essential in any story that seeks to connect readers and the characters. Many authors use expressive words to create emotions in the novels. Emotion adds value to stories, especially romantic ones. Various authors try to write romantic comics but most of them portray the lustful fantasy theme. Blankets by Craig Thompson is a unique book because it is a comic novel with passionate artwork. The story reveals the life of the author through the events that take place from his childhood to his adult life. The author uses abstract images, excellent transition between panels and integration to add value to his work. He also uses black and white images because he believes that negative space can also communicate to the readers. On the other hand, the story telling techniques convey aspects such as realism, personal emotions and the journey of self-discovery. Thompson’s artwork conveys the emotions in the novel. He uses abstract images because his interest is on the emotions depicted and not the accuracy of the images. The analysis of Thompson’s artwork and literary techniques reveals the emotions in Blankets.

The plot of the novel Blankets by Craig Thompson does not play a major role in the story. The emotions in Blankets are the main focus in the book. The artwork creates a deeper meaning of the story and has an immense impact on the reader. His panels link various emotions in the story. He also uses minimal text to create realism and give readers a fast-paced read. The pictures in the panels have expressive brush strokes that depict the emotions in the novel. They flow from one panel to the other, so they intertwine various events in Craig’s childhood. The drawings also show Craig’s inner isolation from the world. The panels that show Craig’s classmates criticizing him in grade school and he looks like he could bury his head underneath his desk are an example of his alienation from the world (Thompson, 32). Thompson uses dark shadings around Craig to separate him from his classmates. This shading depicts Craig’s alienation from his peers. Thompson also uses curvy brushstroke lines between Craig and Raina to show their connection and the love that alienates them from the rest of the world. At the beginning of Craig and Raina’s relationship, the artwork creates a warm, fuzzy and cozy snuggling, but as their relationship matures, it shows a sexual relationship between them (Thompson, 423). Thompsons depicts Craig’s inner demons using dark shading and sharp jagged lines (Thompson, 60). These are the distractions that minimize his chances of enjoying the glory in heaven.

Thompson also uses abstraction to depict the characters in the novel. He does not focus on the accuracy of his drawings, so he uses dots and lines for representation and easy reading. He uses simple and rounded images for the minor characters, but for Craig, who is the major character, Thompson uses distinct shapes and angular lines to distinguish Craig from the other characters. He also uses these aspects to show Craig’s awkwardness and isolation. Craig has a square chin narrow face and lanky arms and legs. He also has a triangular nose that is well–rendered and three dimensional. He also represents Raina as a beautiful character for the readers to see her from Craig’s perspective. Thompson also uses subjective images for readers to understand how much Craig loved Raina. For instance, Craig thinks the ski camp’s game room is chaotic and frightening, but the presence of Raina makes him comfortable (Thompson, 118). Craig also thinks the choir’s melodies are fake and empty, but Riana makes it bearable (Thompson, 151). The panels that show Craig’s childhood have images of a young boy to show the difference between those that portray his current life.

Thompson also uses black and white as an artistic technique in his novel because he wanted to portray various aspects using the negative space. The story took place during winter when there was tons of snow, so Thompson thought that the negative white space would be suitable for depicting the snow. Negative space is also a form of communication because the absence of images on a page gives readers a clue of what is happening in the novel. The book also has various scenes where Craig and Riana bond in the snow, so the negative space creates the snowy aspect. At the end of the book, there is a panel that lacks shading and shows Craig seated in his old room with Jesus’ picture and a cross. This panel is different from the rest because it shows that Craig is no longer part of the setting. It shows the change in Craig’s life where he decides to leave his parents’ religion follow his dream. Thompson also uses negative space to show how Craig painted over the mural on Raina’s wall. He uses integration to show how the mural disappeared from the wall after Craig painted over it. The series of panels create a visual expression of the disappearance of the mural and they also show how Craig is continuing with his life after the break up.

Thompson also uses various literary techniques in his novel. He tries to blend the images with the words of the characters, so he uses tone to create a relationship with the readers. The tone in the novel is personal and intimate to bring out raw emotions. It also helps readers acquire a personal relationship with the novel. He uses flashback to show the impact of Craig’s childhood on his teenage life. He blends panels of Craig’s childhood experiences with those of his current life to help readers understand Craig’s life. He also uses metaphors to create wild imaginations in his story. Thompson uses various imaginations of Phil and Craig to create the light-hearted nature of childhood. For instance, the two brothers think of their bed as a ship voyaging through a stormy sea. Their animals are their shipmates and their bed sheets are their sails (Thompson, 406). Thompson also uses humor to show Craig’s memories of his childhood. The panels about the urine fight are humorous because the parties involved in the war have Spiderman and Batman t-shirts. These t-shirts depict a superhero fight between the two boys. They use pillows as their defense weapons against the urine passing out of their genitals. The two boys enjoyed the urine fight until when their mother walked in and instilled some church and adult morals. She forced them to take a bath and this marked as a rite of passage from childhood to adulthood. It also makes them realize the things that are socially unacceptable in the adult world. There are also panels that show how the boys covered themselves in spit because there was immense heat in the room. This is a humorous act because readers try to imagine the amount of spit that could relieve one from the discomfort of excess heat. This also shows various aspects of the innocence of the childhood. They did this to make their parents give them a fan that would save them from the heat. Personification is also evident in the story of the stormy sea. Craig uses their teddy bear to act as their enemies. They threw on the floor to symbolize the death of their rivals.

Thompson also portrays various features of the Fundamentalist Christians through contrast. Craig’s peers alienated him because of his parents who were poor and also Fundamentalist Christians. His peers followed the values of the pop culture. He uses this aspect to differentiate the poor and the rich in his story. Craig’s peers were not as religious as his parents taught him. His parents constantly criticized him because he did not follow the ways of the Fundamentalist Christians. They were also poor, so Craig’s life could not blend with that of his peers. Craig’s consolation comes from his art and God. The two opposing forces in Craig’s life enhance the internal conflict that creates difficulties in his adolescent life. The conflict was immense because the pop culture and the Christian values were different. The Church condemned Craig’s art and imagination, which are two things that help Craig find peace. He decides to stop his art because it distracted from his religion. He burnt all his art work but still felt the urge to draw. This makes him find ways of making his artwork acceptable. He makes drawings of cartoons that glorify the Almighty (Thompson, 141). He again realizes that these drawings did not offer him the inners satisfaction of an artist. Raina came into his life and inspired him to follow his true calling of being an artist. Raina’s letters gave him wild imaginations that made him masturbate for the first time, but his religious faith did not give him a chance to repeat the act.

Thompson also utilizes Bible verses to depict Craig’s struggle to figure out his life. Craig reads the Bible and implements its morals. For instance, he read the passage where the sick woman touched Jesus cloak to get healed. Jesus noticed and asked, ‘Who touched me?” this question popped up in many occasions in the novel. When Craig was in the guest room, the animals taunted him and asked the same question. The same question also popped up Craig struggles between his religions and his lust for Raina. The bible verses help the readers to relate with the religious aspects that create conflicts in Craig’s life. He also uses imagery to explain why he left the Bible. When Craig was a child, he had immense for his religion but as he grew older, he realized that his religion kept him away from his passions. The act of leaving the Bible represents his departure from childhood and entry into adulthood. However, Thompson also creates irony when he says that a Bible verse in Ecclesiastes encouraged him to leave the Bible.

Conclusion

Comics or graphical novels use pictures and images to tell a story. The panels in these books should be elaborate and should also have a story behind the pictures. Panels are the main features in comics and graphical novels. The transitions between is also vital because it also helps readers to relate to the vents in the story. Blankets by Craig Thompson is a unique novel because the author plays around with the literary techniques to depict the emotions in the story. Flashbacks also link the events in Craig’s current and childhood life. Thompson also adds humor into his story to make readers enjoy and also relate to childhood innocence. The images are also in black and white for emphasis and use of negative space to tell a story. The white space also depicts the winter season because white is the color of snow. He also uses abstract images to contrast the characters in his story. For instance, Craig’s image is different from that of the other characters and his childhood images are also different from his adolescent ones. The story also highlights some Christian values. Craig explains the things that are forbidden in his religion such as art.

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Thompson, Craig. Blankets: A Graphic Novel. Marietta, Ga: Top Shelf, 2003. Print

Being a manager takes a great deal of hard work, dedication, and persistence. Many corporations emphasize the importance of leadership, as well as problem solving and technical skills. The manager I interviewed shared the importance of putting people first, creating meaningful relationships with the customers, and providing support to the employees and the communities they live and work in. The company that I will be referring to will be called Bank X. Bank X is one of the top five largest banks in the U.S., and it has over 3,100 branches primarily in the Midwestern United States. The company holds about $419 billion in assets, and provides banking, investment, mortgage, trust, and payment services products to individuals, businesses, governmental entities, and other financial institutions. 

            The current position of the person I interviewed is Assistant Vice President, but I will refer to her as Mrs. Manager. Mrs. Manager has been employed with Bank X for six years, but has twenty-one years overall of banking experience. When she began working in the banking industry she started out as a teller, and has received promotions to get her to her desired position of management. Mrs. Manager explained what helped her get to her current position and becoming knowledgeable was being able to learn and work in various banking roles. She felt it was necessary for her to understand all the different positons to get her to become successful in managing her staff.

            Mrs. Manager demonstrated a positive and warm attitude, and I immediately felt comfortable in speaking with her. She explained that her company provided her with the resources and tools to have a meaningful career. She felt it is her duty to share these same resources with her team so they understand and exemplify the company’s core values. Her goal is to have them become as knowledgably as she is which will help advance them to their desired position within the company. The only way the she will be successful is by making her team successful.

            Mrs. Manager gave me a few examples of what her responsibilities are. One of her responsibilities is to actively coach her team. The way she does this by having one on one coaching sessions with every employee. She does this on a weekly basis, and she will focus on what successes and weaknesses they had the prior week. She will also sit in on customer interactions, so that she is able to give feedback on areas that need improvement. She also uses these interactions to praise the employees for their hard work. A second responsibility is identifying the financial needs of the customers. Customer’s turn to her and her team for financial advice, so it is important that her and her team are asking the right questions and providing the correct answers to help their customers. A third responsibility of Mrs. Manager is making sure everyone follows banking laws and regulations. Everyone employed at Bank X has compliance training monthly, and it is Mrs. Manager’s job to ensure her team is compliant with all the trainings.

            A manager should take the time to get to know his or her employees and that is something Mrs. Manager does. Her employees all have different personalities, and she takes the time to get to know all the employees. She doesn’t like to micromanage and gives her employees the space they need to do their job. However, she does hold each one of her employees accountable by having coaching on a weekly basis. This helps her uncover any weaknesses or successes. She has found success in working individually with each employee because she uncovers how she can specifically help each employee individually.  She can motivate her employees by giving them a purpose. She makes them understand they are all a valuable part of the team. She gives them confidence by showing that she has full trust that they will do their best job possible.

The tools Mrs. Manager uses to keep herself organized are her calendar, email, and binders. One thing she likes is how her calendar will sync up to her email to receive reminders of appointments or meetings. Her binders help her keep track of employee coaching forms to track were any progress is needed. She also uses these coaching forms as way to hold accountability by having each employee point out what success they have had or in what areas they need improvement. By them understanding what is working and what is not working Mrs. Manager can offer her help and support to attain their desired goals. Another way she feels her staff can be successful and confident is by having the knowledge they need to do their job accurately. Bank X offers many trainings on products and services through there intranet site. They also have live conference calls and computer tutorials for hands on customer practice scenarios. Mrs. Manager encourages her team to participate in as many trainings possible because she knows this will help her team with their success.

            Staying updated on products, services, and policies is part of their job. Bank X has gone through many changes, so it is important to keep up with all the changes. A few years ago, Bank X went through an acquisition, so her team had to adapt to the new products and services. Mrs. Manager said it was a challenge at the beginning, because it took several months to learn a new system, products, and expectations. Although this change was challenging, she never let it affect her management style, and she made sure she was always available to help her team adapt to the new changes.

            One the changes that came with the acquisition was new company expectations and goals. Not only did her employees expectations and goals change hers did too. With their previous company the team’s goals consisted of having to open a certain amount of checking and savings accounts, bringing in new money, and offering home improvement loans monthly. Bank X has monthly goals that consist of meeting a certain amount of lending applications, credit cards, online banking enrollment, mortgage referrals, and investment referrals. With Bank X came more responsibility and at first her team didn’t feel so enthusiastic. It was her job to assist her team in becoming confident and comfortable with this new change.

            Employees like to feel valued, and they like to feel appreciated for their hard work. Mrs. Manager empowers and motivates her employees, by allowing them to make their own decisions without needing her approval for every situation. Her employees have the information that they need to understand exactly and precisely what they do at work every day. Incentives are always motivation boosters, and she also likes to use incentives to show appreciation. Some of the perks she offers are lunch, an extra day off, or a gift card. She also regularly acknowledges outstanding performances, but she always wants her team to know how much she appreciates them.

            When talking about ethics Mrs. Manager states that all employees must follow Bank X Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. Each employee has to attest to these guidelines annually and out of the all the years she has been in banking she has never faced an ethical issue. Bank X offers employees to report any issue to their ethics line. One of the most important responsibilities as a Bank X employee is speaking up when someone has concerns. Bank X wants their employees to feel comfortable reporting suspected ethics violations, illegal conduct, sexual or other forms of harassment, discrimination, inappropriate workplace behavior or any other serious issue. As a manager and leader Mrs. Manager demonstrates the behaviors she expects to see from her entire team. She helps everyone around her to learn how to do the right things by showing them what the right things are.

            What I learned from interviewing Mrs. Manager is that she is a great leader. In speaking with her I could clearly see that she enjoys her job and want to see success in every single team member. Managers develop their own management style that helps their team become motivated, successful, and enthusiastic. I uncovered that she leads with integrity and sets the expectation of day-to-day responsibilities about goals and performance. Ongoing conversations are important to have within a team and the company. Open, honest dialogue about performance, development and career growth supports the company’s core values and Mrs. Manager meets all these standards. By keeping the lines of communication open between managers and employees, that builds trust and helps each employee to reach their full potential.

            In chapter two we learned about leadership practices. There was a list of ways a leader can help their team in becoming successful. Of all the management functions, leadership is perhaps the most critical. Organizations that have great leaders have been found to outperform their peers. Leadership means offering strategic direction to the organization. Mrs. Manager displayed great leadership qualities. She seems very knowledgeable, she keeps her team on track by sharing ideas and giving feedback, and most of all she is an effective listener. Being a manager is not easy, and it has its challenges. It takes a person who is passionate and knows how to help not only themselves, but their team to grow and develop to the best that they can be.

            As a manager one has to learn to multitask because he or she is not just responsible in meeting his or her own goal, but they also have to worry about the success of the team. Thankfully she has all the tools and resources needed to help her in making decisions, staying organized, and training her team. It takes time and dedication to learn how to achieve the goals you set, and how to inspire others to follow you and do the same. Every manager has their different way of doing things, whether it’s through rewards, allowing more freedom within job roles or getting stuck in to the job alongside your employees. Each approach works differently for everyone, but each type of leader has taken time to figure out their style. Sometimes a manager will have to make difficult decisions, or maintain positivity even when you don’t really believe it. This is where a leadership mindset will be the difference between average and exceptional leadership. In situations like this it is your leadership that defines whether you succeed or fail. Ultimately, there are many different styles of leadership, but it is up to the manager to figure out what will work for the team.

A List Of Key Words And Phrases To Know When Traveling To China For Business

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TOC o “1-3” h z u Greetings PAGEREF _Toc377990048 h 1Basic courtesies PAGEREF _Toc377990049 h 1Personal pronouns PAGEREF _Toc377990050 h 1General words and phrases for travelers PAGEREF _Toc377990051 h 2Important phrases when travelling by plane PAGEREF _Toc377990052 h 2When travelling by train PAGEREF _Toc377990053 h 3Useful words and phrases in shopping situations PAGEREF _Toc377990054 h 3When staying at a hotel PAGEREF _Toc377990055 h 4Directions in Chinese PAGEREF _Toc377990056 h 4Good byes PAGEREF _Toc377990057 h 5

GreetingsNihao – Hello/Hi!

Wănshàng hăo – Good evening

Xiàwŭ hăo – Good afternoon

Wŏ bútàihăo – I’m not doing well

Wŏ hĕnhăo, xièxie – I’m doing great, thank you

Basic courtesies

Kĕnéng – maybe

Búyòngxìe – You’re welcome

Xièxie – thank you

Qĭng – please

Shì – yes

Bù – no

Personal pronounsTā – he

Wŏmen – we

Wŏ – I

Tā – she

Tā – it

Tāmen – they

Nĭ/nín – You

General words and phrases for travelersXiāngzi – suitcase

Hùzhào – passport

Hăiguān – customs

Lǖyóu – tour

Lǖyóu shŏucè – guidebook

Qiānzhèng – visa

Tuōyùn – check in luggage

Shŏutíxíngli – carry-on luggage

Xíngli – luggage

Xiāngzi – suitcase

Lǖxíngshè – travel agency

Lǖxíng dàilĭrén – travel agent

Piào – ticket

Guānguāng tuán – tour group

Wŏ shuō yīngwén – I speak English

Wŏ de zhōngwén shuōde bùhăo – I am not fluent in speaking Chinese

Wŏ zài zhăo jiŭdiàn – I am looking for the hotel

Wŏ mílù le – I am lost

Duì, wŏ zhīdào – Yes, I know

Wŏ bù zhīdào zài năr – I do not know where it is

Duìbuqĭ. Wŏbùzhīdào – I am sorry. I do not know

Wŏ bù dŏng – I don’t understand

Fēicháng gănxìe – I appreciate it

Qĭng nĭ zài shuō yícì, hăoma? – can you repeat, please?

Important phrases when travelling by planeFēijī (airplane)

Dēngjīpái – boarding pass

Fēijīchăng – airport

Dānchéng piào – one-way ticket

Wáng făn piào – round-trip ticket

Tóudĕngcāng – first class

Jīngjìcāng – economy class

Shāngwù cāng – business class

When travelling by trainWŏ yào măi yìzhāng qf Shànghăi de huŏchēpiào – I would like to purchase a ticket to Shanghai

Duōshăoqián yìzhāngpiào? – How much does the ticket cost?

Zhĭ yào dānchéng de – Just one-way

Useful words and phrases in shopping situations

Xìnyòng kă – credit card

Guì (expensive)

Shòuhuòyuán (salesclerk)

Dà (big)

Xiăo (small)

Yŭyī (raincoat)

Xiànjīn (cash)

Yīfu (clothing)

Zhūbăo (jewelry)

Qiánbāo (wallet)

Qúnzi (skirt)

Xiézi (shoes)

Duō dà hào de? (What size?)

Zhè gè duōsháo qián? (How much does it cost?)

Wŏ néng fù xiànjīn háishì xìnyòngkă? (Can I pay cash or credit?)

Zhè jiàn yŏu xiăohào de ma? (Do you have this in size small?)

Zhè shuāng tài jĭn le. (This is too tight.)

Wŏ kĕyĭ tuì zhè gè ma? (May I return this item?)

Duì, mĕijiàn dōu dă wŭ zhé. (Yes, everything is 50 percent off.)

When staying at a hotelShuāngrén fángjiān (double room)

Uìfáng (to check out of a room)

Tănzi (blanket)

Kòngwèi (vacant)

Kōngtiáo (air conditioning)

Jīedàiyuán (concierge)

Fàndiàn qiántái (reception desk)

Lǖguăn (hotel)

Dàtīng (lobby)

Fángjiān (room)

Directions in ChineseJìn – close

Yuăn – far

Qiánmiàn – in front of

Pángbiān – next to

Hòumiàn – behind

Dōng – east

Fùjìn – nearby

Nán – south

Xī – west

Bĕi – north

Zuŏ – left

Yòu – right

Zài guăi jiăo – at the corner

Zài lù kŏu – around the block

Wàng zuŏ guăi – turn left

Wàng yòu guăi – turn right

Yìzhízŏu – keep going straight

Good byesHuítóu jiàn – See you soon

Zàijiàn – Goodbye

Míngtiān jiàn – See you tomorrow

Xiàge xīngqījiàn – See you next week

Zhù nĭ hăoyùn! – Good luck!

Mànzŏu – Take care

Găitiān zàiliáo – Talk to you soon

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Scenario #1

Being a mental patient whose problem started at about 30 days, it would be easy for the local county social manager to solve the case. The reason behind is that the patient is not pronounced to be mentally sick and the problem is temporal. The facility is the hospital to where the patient has been admitted, and the treatment is ongoing. The staff, in this case, is the local county social manager and the staff in the hospital where the 30-year-old individual was taken for treatment.

For this case, there are ethical as well as legal measures to be taken to avoid compromising with the law. As the individual has regained his consciousness, the social manager should get permission from the staff to whom already has the patient. By talking to them and telling them his intention, it will be more ethical as the case will already be known to a third party taking into consideration that the patient has no known relative. Also, since the patient can speak the social manager should seek consent from the victim such that he should not get sued for doing things without informing the victim.

To begin with, the story in the newspaper was a hint to the social manger on an effective method of the treatment of mental conditions through psychotherapy that involves the use of psychological means rather than using medic methods. According to the paper, the method has been approved, and so it’s not the first time that it will be put on trial. Ethically, the use of psychological methods of mental treatment may be emphasized rather than the use of medicine. The reason is due to the side effects that are caused by the drugs. The patient may have suffered such conditions such as depression and therefore word of mouth could be more touching rather than subjecting the person to more medicine. The plan here would be to secure a private room between the two and a place to which both the patient and the social manager are convenient, creating a conducive environment for discussions. Then counseling should not be done for long hours as the patient might get bored and unwilling to provide the details that are required. Furthermore, so much personal questions should not be asked so that the patient is not pissed off and refuse to cooperate.

The cultural issues present in the scenario are also seen as being the ethical considerations. The local social manager should follow the required steps before taking full control of the patient, and that is talking with the staffs so that treatment is done on both sides alongside the psychotherapy. There are no budgetary concerns in this case, as the service being provided is counseling and the social manager can as well do it effectively as long as he is capable of doing the outselling. If the social manager is unable to provide the counseling as well as the staff in the hospital, a professional counselor may be hired.

Scenario #3

In this scenario, three main factors are calling for action, and they include patient safety, use of unqualified personnel and the third problem is erroneous lab reports. Having been provided with a budget worth $ 25,000 and 4 weeks to address the situation, a quick decision has to be reached and implemented as fast as possible.

There are so many ethical issues that are arising out of the three problems highlighted, and some of the ethical issues include professionalism, as well as patient safety. Using restraints undermines the patient’s safety due to the limitation in the number of resources to which a specific patient is using. In the event in which the patients happen to share the same bed, the safety of the patient’s health wise is not guaranteed as the patients do not suffer the same type of diseases and also the issue of contracting your neighbor’s disease arises.

The use of the unqualified personnel in the treatment of the patients arises another big question on the effectiveness of the treatment carried out and as to whether the patients are under another risk of having their diseases become worse. To make it worse, the reports from the laboratory are also full of errors, and this adds more problem the unqualified personnel, and the whole process is questionable as in how could a patient be treated if the diagnostic results are not right.

In the plan, the priorities would be directed much on the laboratory and the staffs and then increase the number of instruments being used in the hospital. In my budget, half of the money would be directed to the hiring of new professionals as well as training them for the necessary skills that are needed in the facility. The rest of the money would be divided again into two, such that one of the halves will be directed to the purchase of new laboratory items such as modern microscopes and other essentials so that good results are produced.

It will be noticeable if the bad results were being produced due to the incompetent staff, then the issue has been solved by the recruitment of new professionals and topping up with new machines to boost diagnosis. The rest of the money will be directed to the purchase of other essentials that are shared such as the beds to reduce constraints on the available resources. All these changes will be effected before the fourth week, with the hiring of the professionals and lab equipment being completed by the second week.

Scenario #7

1. In this case, Randal should replace patient A, the 59-year-old female, comatose, stroke victim who has been in the ICU for 33 days, having an uncertain prognosis, is retired and has no family.

The reason as to why I could consider my answer as the best is because the woman is past menopause. And she cannot get a child of her own and the worst of all she has no family, and this means that even after making all the efforts to save her life she will be of no value to the community to which she will go back. Furthermore, the woman is retired, is in a coma, a victim of stroke and to make it worse she has an uncertain prognosis, and this makes it difficult for her to survive.

On the other side, the new patient is just 24 years old, has just completed college and won a scholarship, and furthermore, she is pregnant. The new patient is a girl with a promising future as she is still young and again she is pregnant which brings the issue of saving two lives in one. In my own opinion and regarding the ethical issues as well as the acceptable norms, I would sacrifice the life of the old woman in favor of the new patient. The reason is due to: one is that the new patient is a beginner in life while the old woman has accomplished her dreams already and she has retired. The old woman is past menopause and therefore she can’t have any baby and to sum it all, she might not even come out alive as even the prognosis is uncertain. It would be thus advisable to put the old woman into a merciful death and assist the new patient who can easily be treated, and two lives get saved.

2. The steps that could be followed to reach the conclusions is to analyze the probability of getting out of the ICU alive, the importance of the person to the society, age as well as the fertility status of the individual. According to age, all the other patients are young and therefore have a higher probability of reproduction. The importance of the person in the society also can contribute to the conclusions. With the old woman having no relative to claim and no children to comfort her, the new patient is engaged and expectant as well, the 13-year-old has her family in the city, the 35-year-old has an aged mother and the two weeks premature male has his family while the old woman has none.

3. To efficiently deal with such cases, it is mandatory that all the ICU facilities have extra life-supporting equipment’s that are essential to the maintenance of a person’s life. For this case, if the facility had more of the ICU equipment, then the doctors and nurses could not be having a hectic time in trying to eliminate one life while the ultimate goal is to save lives.

Kashmir Issue:

A look into Indian-Pakistan Conflict over the Kashmir Territory

Kashmir Issue

Introduction: overview of Kashmir Conflict

Prehistory of the conflict: preview of historical developments on Kashmir conflict

Causes of the Conflict

India-Pakistan Conflict and Partition from British Indian Empire

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Introduction

The Kashmir issue is a conflict of territory between Pakistan and India over the Kashmir region. The Kashmir region is located in the northwest part of South Asia. The Kashmir issue is unresolved to date. The two countries; India and Pakistan, have gone to war in 1947, 1965 and 1999 over control of the Kashmir region. The conflict in Kashmir has come to symbolize a long-standing difference that exist in the founding of the two nations, one Hindu and another Muslim; India and Pakistan.

Pre-history of the conflict

Conflict of interest arose between militant groups of Kashmir, Indian Armed Forces and separatist movements on who should control Kashmir. India believed the militants involved in the conflict on control of Kashmir received support from Pakistan. Recent years have seen the Kashmir conflict fading away. Although India claims ownership of the entire Kashmir and Jammu state from year 2010, it only controlled about 43% of that region including most of Jammu while Pakistan controlled 37% of Kashmir. China controlled 20% of Kashmir it occupied after going to war with India in 1962 (Sino-Indian War) and claims the Aksai Chin and part of the 20% of Kashmir ownership belongs to China and doesn’t recognize its addition to Kashmir territory. Pakistan said the Kashmir people must determine Kashmir ownership. Some independent parties wanted Kashmir to be free of both India and Pakistan. India administered Kashmir was actively conflicted between the Indian military and Kashmir people or inhabitants who are Muslim majority. In 2008, elections were held in Kashmir which led to the formation of pro-India government in Kashmir state. In 2001, an American think tank by the name RAND Corporation believed Pakistan was fuelling the conflict in Kashmir by sponsoring Islamic militants with the help of its Intelligence agencies with the aim of gaining more stakes in Kashmir region. It is the believe of the Indians that Kashmir is part of their territory, but some occurring unrest have caused India to lessen this stance. Pakistan believes Kashmir should be part of its territory because the majority of its inhabitants are Muslims just like Pakistanis, a Muslim nation. (Reynolds, “Jammu-Kashmir Conflict”).

Causes of the conflict

In Ancient times before the Kashmir issue began, people of religious diversity including Islam, Hindu, Sikhs and Buddhist who lived together in an environment of tolerance for one another inhabited the beautiful valley. But in modern geopolitical era, things changed, to an era of warfare mainly between the Hindu and Muslims. The conflict took centre stage in the late 1980’s when insurgency broke out in Kashmir. The once beautiful valley was in the verge of being torn apart, even bringing the rest of the world to war because of Kashmir Issue. Kashmir state was formed in the year 1846 as Jammu and Kashmir. Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu bought Kashmir for Rs. 75000000 from East India Company and added it to his rule that included Jammu and Ladakh. (Raman, “Understanding Kashmir: A chronology of the conflict). The majority of people in Kashmir are Muslims. In 1947 when India Subcontinent became free, it was a requirement that princely states cede power to either India or Pakistan based on factors that included the people’s wish, and geographical continuity. Kashmir rulers signed a standstill agreement with Pakistan, a majority Muslim nation. The aim of signing the Standstill agreement was to delay the ceding of power to either India or Pakistan with the intention of finally Kashmir remaining independent. (Raman, “Understanding Kashmir: A chronology of the conflict”). Kashmir was expected to cede power to Pakistan because it was contiguous to Pakistan and inhabited by majority Muslim population. Contrary to expectations, the Hindu ruler ceded power to India, and that is how Kashmir issue started (Raman, “Understanding Kashmir: A chronology of the conflict”). A Hindu leader ruled over the majority Muslims in Kashmir and imposed oppressive taxation schemes. When Muslims in Kashmir started protesting, they were fired upon by Hindu forces resulting to the death of innocent Muslim people. An organized rebellion by Muslims against Hindu in Kashmir started over in August of 1948 where Hindus and Sikhs were killed. Armed groups of Hindus and Sikhs with the aid of state authorities retaliated the attack by massacring Muslims in September the same year.

India-Pakistan Conflict and Partition from British Indian Empire

The Kashmir issue that exists to date between India and Pakistan is a religious inspired political rivalry between these two countries. The Kashmir issue is believed to have started in the beginning of year 1900 when Indian Hindus were seen not to represent interests of Indian Muslims. The conflict put a wide rift between the two communities. Independence from the British Empire was approaching and it seemed not possible for the two communities to form a single nation. Muslims feared being ruled by the majority Hindu thus the partition of colonial India into India and Pakistan. The two countries are still in conflict, the focal issue being the territory of Kashmir. (Nosotro, “Hindu-Muslim Conflict and the Partition of India”).

Current State of Affairs

India has lessened its stance on the Kashmir issue on what began as a high profile national interest on the issue it had long been attached. The factors that explain the change of tone of India about Kashmir include its Partial success of economic liberation during the 1990s, the significant success India has made towards the position of world power and India sees the Kashmir issue as partially settled. The pursuit against armed militancy of Muslims in Kashmir by India is something India is accustomed to and the majority of Muslim population sees as oppression. (Reynolds, “Jammu-Kashmir Conflict”).

Works Cited

AkhilaRaman. “Understanding Kashmir: A chronology of the conflict”. June 2002. India Together. Web. 17 June. 2011.

Nathalene Reynolds. “Jammu-Kashmir Conflict”. August 2009. Exploring Geopolitics. Web. 18 June. 2011

Rit Nosotro. “Hindu-Muslim Conflict and the Partition of India”. 2000. Hyper History. Web. 20 June. 2011.

Literary Analysis Of Pilate In Toni Morrison’s “Song Of Solomon”

Introduction

Issues toughing on racial discrimination have always drawn considerable controversy. This is especially considering that the history of the United States is rooted in racial discrimination especially against the black people. The fundamental nature of this aspect is evidenced by the fact that a considerable volume of literature has been done on it, trying to explain its various aspects. On the same note, the theme of racial discrimination has inspired and been incorporated in various fictional works. This is the case for Toni Morrison’s book, Song of Solomon.

Song of Solomon is a story that is set in Michigan. It traces the life of Milkman, since his birth to the age of 32, while focusing on his aimless and spiritually empty life as a young man trapped in the materialistic lifestyle of his dad and the traditional values that Pilate upholds. This book explores the pursuit for cultural identity. The story, based on African American folktale pertaining to enslaved Africans who escape from slavery by finding their way back to Africa, tells of Milkman’s story of alienation from his people, estrangement from family, community, as well as cultural and historical roots. The young man is spiritually dead and mentally enslaved, but he embarks on a spiritual, as well as physical journey that enhances his capacity to realize his self-worth and reconnect with the past with Pilate’s help and assistance of Guitar Bains. One of the most crucial characters in the story is Pilate Dead, who is Milkman’s auntie. This lady has been sufficiently used in the exploration of the theme of flight as a means for escaping slavery. It is evident that Pilate’s character places her as an embodiment of courage, strength, as well as love with Mother Nature and love for one’s cultural roots.

Pilate is the key, female protagonist in the story. She is closely linked with the family history and is rich in connotations. Her mother had died while giving birth to her, or rather before giving birth to her but she was sufficiently strong as to fight her way out of the womb. This is the strength that was to characterize her life even as an adult. Nevertheless, Pilate did not have a navel, a handicap that resulted in her isolation from the ordinary people of this country and even had a bearing on the independent and autonomous way of life. Her mystical qualities of half witch and half human gave her the ability to communicate with the dead father. It is stated that “Pilate was believed to have the power to step out of her skin, set a bush afire from fifty yards, and turn a man into a ripe rutabaga- all on account of the fact that she had no navel (Morrison 94).

On various occasions, Morrison uses symbolism to underline the nature of Pilate. One of the symbols that she uses is the perfect, soft-boiled egg. Pilate makes the eggs and shells off of them, after which she opens them up thereby revealing their soft insides. This is when she starts outlining the captivating stories pertaining to seeing her father’s ghost and watching a man die. The act of splitting up the egg gives the readers the impression that her capacity to get open is up is tantamount to having the capacity to deal with matters in a conclusive manner.

Despite the misfortunes that she has undergone, Pilate remains selfless and loving with her only regret at her time of death being that she could not extend her love to more people. It is noteworthy that her loving nature is nor a weakness rather it is her strength. This is especially seen when Reba, her daughter is beaten by a man. Pilate is seen pushing a knife within an inch of the man’s heart and warns him against touching Reba every again. While Pilate is well in her sixties, she prevails against Reba’s abuser, who is a strong young man.

Pilate is a representation of the close link to the people’s ancestry and Mother Nature. She is the crucial life force that strives to maintain the pedigree of the family above all other means. At the same time, Pilate’s complexion is extremely black, in which case it comes as a reminder of the African roots of the family. The deliberate choice of the Pilate (the blackest female) as the most powerful character for the novel underlines the ideology pertaining to the “Beauty of being a Negro”, a notion that was a fundamental pillar in the Harlem Renaissance.

One of the fundamental aspects of the story is the incorporation of folk songs, which also cement the nature of Pilate (Morrison, 22). Singing folk songs, pertaining to the Sugarman’s flight, reaffirm her stand against oppression through recreation of a past where her ancestors were expunged from the jaws of oppression. It is worth noting that the recreation of her past sustains the various characters living in the present. Milkman and Macon Jr. need Pilate so as to ensure that they retain the last vestiges pertaining to their humanity. As milkman comes to realize at the end of the journey, Pilate remains the only human being that has the capacity to fly without touching the ground. This implies that she is sufficiently liberated, in which case she does not have to run away so as to regain her freedom. In the end, Pilate becomes the model character of the story and novel. She shows the fact that strength does not necessarily have to be incorporated at the expense of humanity or gentleness. In addition, she exemplifies the fact that freedom never has to be compromised by the compassion of other people.

The existence of Pilate in the story is fundamental as it keeps matrilineal line alive especially considering her opposing values to the obsession with materialism. She attracts Milkman to her by the forbidden fruit pertaining to her knowledge (Morrison 24), which urges the young man to find out the truth about his ancestors. Pilate becomes the surrogate mother and spiritual guide to Milkman, thanks to her role in the creation and preservation of life. She inspires Macon because of her capacity to fly without detaching her feet from the ground (Morrison 25).

Names have also been seen as incredibly significant for the entire Dead Family thanks to their practice of choosing names in a random manner from the bible. Power is associated with the power to define and name perception and reality, especially in the case of Pilate’s attachment or connection to her name. She has even wired the name through her earlobe. Her acknowledgement of the crucial nature of a name, as well as the utilization of Sing’s box, underlines the fact that she connects the past and present using the unshakeable love necessary for creating the likelihood of a real future. It is only when she understands her past that she can establish a future worth admiring.

In conclusion, Toni Morrison has used Pilate as an embodiment of courage, strength, as well as love with Mother Nature and love for one’s cultural roots. The incorporation of folk songs reaffirms her stand against oppression through recreation of a past where her ancestors were expunged from the jaws of oppression. Toni incorporates various symbolic elements in the story, one of which is the perfectly, soft-boiled egg. Pilate, by splitting it up and giving riveting stories, is seen as someone who would strive to deal with any matter in a conclusive manner. The deliberate choice of the Pilate as the most powerful character for the novel, despite her extremely black complexion, underlines the ideology pertaining to the “Beauty of being a Negro”, a notion that was a fundamental pillar in the Harlem Renaissance.

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Morrison, Toni. Song of Solomon. London: Vintage, 1998, print

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Martin Luther King’s Letter from the Birmingham Jail

One of the known civil rights in the mid-20th century across the United States was Martin Luther King Jr, who was always willing to fight for the rights of the African Americans. King lead several peaceful demonstrations across the country with the aim of creating awareness on the suffering that Black Americans were going through and advocating for equality among races. His activisms lead to his arrest and detention in one of the Birmingham jails. While in jail, he received a condemnation letter from the white clergy who felt that his activities were not appropriate. In response, King decide to write a letter of letter to the Alabama white clergymen to condemn their speculations and expose how hypocritical they were and justifying in activism and actions in the pursuit for equal rights and an end to racial segregation.

From his letter, King was concerned that many people would not understand why he engaged in civil rights advocacy. At the moment, people would not relate his fight against racial segregations and even his fellow clergymen did not see his pursuit of equality as a noble idea. In his letter from the Birmingham jail, he outlined the various reasons why he was engaging in civil rights advocacy and wanted to appeal to all people to understand the need for racial equality. His letter did not in fact address the African Americans but it sought to answer the concerns raised by the six clergymen letter and appeal to moderate whites on the injustices that we being perpetuated.

Although King was really concerned about the accusations made by the six white clergymen, he used a diplomatic tone in responding to their letter with the aim of appealing to the moderates. King was certain that for his mission to succeed and ensure that racial profiling and segregation could come to an end, he ended to attract the support of the moderate whites. King considered this as a more achievable way through which he would be able to ensure that the aims of the civil rights advocacy groups would be achieved.

In his letter, King decided to use a Biblical analogy as this would be appealing to the clergymen and himself. A Biblical analogy made it possible for King to convince the white moderates of what his ambition was while he was in Birmingham. The clergymen whom King addressed the letter to would easily relate with a Biblical analogy as they he read and studied the Bible. The background of the clergymen would ensure that they understand why King was engaging in civil rights advocacy and acknowledge that his actions were aimed at achieving a general good for the whole community and country at large. According to King, ‘An injustice in one place was an injustice everywhere.’ King was focused on dismissing believes by the white Christians that the black people should wait for equal rights to manifest themselves in the society without having to take action to address racial segregation. He hoped that his audience would realize that the time to fight racial segregation and other injustices against the black Americans was now and each moral person needed to take action.

King’s letter was meant to advance the race debate and act as an eye opener for the white moderates on the need to join hands with civil rights advocacy groups in campaigning for equality. Although the tone was sincere and polite, King ensured that he would direct his sentiments to his target audience and ensure that they would be able to relate with his concerns personally. He used personal address when referring to the clergymen and this played a major role in ensuring that the target audience would relate with King’s concerns at a personal level.

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Burrell, Kristopher B. “Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Greater Vision: Manually Bending the Arc of Time Towards Justice.” (2018).

Chenoweth, Erica, and Juliet Hooker. “The Civil Rights Movement and US Democracy: A Discussion of” Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the Struggle that Changed a Nation” By Jonathan Rieder.” (2014): 716-719.

Pierre-Louis, Gabriella, et al. “Rhetorical Analysis of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Panel Discusion.” (2015).

Rieder, Jonathan. Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the Struggle that Changed a Nation. Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2014.

Martha Stewart And JC Penney Breach of Contract

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Just like the judge in the New York supreme court, it is true that both Martha Stewart and JC Penney breached the contract they had signed with Macy’s. Even though J.C Penney actions cannot be considered illegal or in any way immoral it is true that he was highly involved in the breaching of the contract. The fact that J.C Penney interfered with the contract in a way that was not wanted makes her liable to some extent to pay Macy’s for the losses or any other damages caused (Staff, T2014). However, as Oing states in Washington post, she did not do that out of malice or anything that was driven by anger or bad decisions and therefore she should not pay anything for the inconveniences caused to Macy’s. therefore, even though Oing has a good point it does not mean that the contract was violated and when a contract is violated and at a point when it reaches the point of court, the people responsible should be placed in a place to carry the burden of their mistakes.

Martha Stewart and JC Penney got into a partnership and violated the partnership they had with J.C Penney because of the desire to make more (Alawadhi & Mukherjee, 2014). However, they are faced with the challenge of a case court. I would also do the same if I am sure that the results of the court will not be devastating and more than half of the profit, I make will not go towards payment of breaching the contract. Therefore, the best thing to do is to go for profits but at the same time with a counted or highly calculated risk to avoid losing more than one can gain in the business. One of the major ethical issues I would consider is making sure that no one is hurt in the process and even if one is hurt the conflicts to be done away with less involvement of the court.

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Macy’s and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Settle Legal Dispute. (2014). Macy’s, Inc. Retrieved November 8, 2021, from https://www.macysinc.com/news-media/press-releases/detail/467/macys-and-martha-stewart-living-omnimedia-settle-legalNeha Alawadhi,Aurindom Mukherjee. (2014). Macy’s settles with Martha Stewart. In REUTERS. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-marthastewartlivingomnimedia-macys-idUSBREA010G520140102Staff, T. A. G. (2014, June 22). Judge rules JCPenney interfered with Macy’s contract. The American Genius. https://theamericangenius.com/business-news/judge-rules-j-c-penney-interfered-macys-contract/

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Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation

Motion picture and video production industry is one of the fastest growing industries considering technological progress and increase in disposable earnings. The success of this industry is largely attributed to mergers and acquisitions where a parent company is seen to have numerous subsidiaries. However, Lion’s Gate Entertainment Corporation has not been as successful as other potential competitors in Motion Picture and Video industry have. The Turnaround side has analytically studied the basis of the company’s meager and dreary performance and came up with the possible solutions, which may boost the financial destiny of the Lion’s Gate Entertainment Corporation. The Turnaround group of analysts considered the six best performing companies in the industry, which is indeed a reasonable number to regard in compiling the report. This piece of writing analyses the way out given by the explanation compiled by the team.

The Turnaround research team’s idea of rating Lions Gate Entertainment’s company as the low performing firm is dreadfully precise considering the corporation’s portfolio diversification, leverage level, profitability and market allocation. Nevertheless, the firm performs highly in video production compared to other competitors. The Turnaround team therefore considered the overall industry performance, which is exceptionally plausible. The first six companies in the Motion Picture and Video production industry occupy the market focus. The top six companies comprises of 91.2% market absorption and experiences a fierce competition amongst themselves abandoning Lion’s Gate Entertainment Company with only 4.3% of the market allocation (Davidson et al 1) .

High profitability in this established companies are caused by various factors ranging from the barriers imposed by the existing firms, buyers bargaining power, medium supplier power and the economies of scale enjoyed by the firms. The financial capabilities of the top six Motion Picture and Videos production companies have enabled them to acquire highly developed technologies and burly promotional networks thus covering a wider market. The monetary competence boosts the medium supplier power by using celebrities and creative artists in their Video production thus attracting larger crowd. Investors’ self-belief is also elevated on these companies due to a first-rate standing enjoyed by the enormous companies thus encouraging investments. The need to focus on the taste and fulfillment of the population is additionally important in attracting a huge customer base as explained by the team (Davidson et al 2-3).

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation should embark on having a large risk tolerance portfolio, which eventually increases investors’ confidence, and widening customer base. However, the increase of portfolio does not directly raise customer base as claimed by the report. The Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation should increase its investment in production in order to increase their profit margin as explained by the team. The larger firms seem to be investing much in video production thus increasing their income. This can also apply in the Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation for higher profitability.

The fact that Lions Gate Entertainment Company has lower cost of production is not adequate since the team further explains the higher debt to equity ratio, which directly affects the net profit of the firm. The shareholders do not enjoy the dividends because a larger amount of profit is used to pay the debtors. The Lions Gate Entertainment firm cannot therefore use diversification strategy properly due to its fiscal incapacity. Furthermore, the financial inability makes the corporation have a low cost budget, which cannot be interpreted as efficiency due to diseconomies of scale. Although, Lions Gate has expanded its portfolios, it experiences an overall net loss due to its unprofitable subsidiaries thus reducing its dividends. The team suggestion that the company should center on deleveraging itself is very important in order to improve its overall performance. The cost of debt is very high compared to shareholders funding thus there is a great need to reduce interest expense by avoiding further debt funding (Davidson et al 8-9).

The suggestion by the team that the Lions Gate Entertainment industry should diversify in order to lessen the financial threat is incredibly important in increasing the firm’s profitability. The company should indeed collaborate with other firms without same financial risk and engage in joint ventures to encourage portfolio diversification. Portfolio diversification may certainly heighten investors’ confidence in the midst of debt crisis as it may increase the net earnings. Considering the Lions Gate Entertainment firm’s strength in movie production, it should remain independent as it collaborates with other companies to maintain higher profit obtained from the production of movies. It is definitely true from the teams report that the Lions Gate Entertainment Company may not be able to acquire other firms because of its financial problems. The firm’s best strategy is therefore limited to joint venture and partnership (Davidson et al 11).

The Lions Gate Entertainment firm has very great potential of expansion as suggested by the research team since The Hunger Games, which is one of its franchises, has only released one movie out of the many existing movies it has. The company may also expand its distribution network especially when acquired by a highly distributed company. However, the fact that culture differences may hinder the buyout of Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation as suggested by the team is not true since the cultural divergence may be harmonized. When acquired, the Lions Gate Entertainment will share its losses with the parent company. The Lions Gate Entertainment firm should not consider potential buyers such as Viacom who are engaged in similar activities and are aligned to like audiences as it would discourage diversification. The team’s proposal that the companies with same arrangement in content and audiences should acquire the Lions Gate Entertainment firm is therefore not appropriate. The matter of conflict of interest is similarly imperative while considering mergers and acquisition as illustrated by the research team in Sony and Samsung case (Davidson et al 11-14).

The research group conclusively did a commendable job in their research by deeply analyzing the motion picture and video production industry situation. The companies in this industry largely require mergers and diversification in order to maximize their profit and reduce financial risks. The Lions Gate Entertainment firm, to the highest degree, call for mergers and acquisition in order to solve their leverage problems and improve its profitability level. The company, as suggested by the study group, should be bought by a financially stable parent companies with very high portfolio diversification to reduce its marketing and distribution cost, maximize profit and eventually increasing its dividends hence attracting more investors.

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Davidson et al. “Motion Picture and Video Production Industry: Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation Turnaround Proposal.” Winter 13 (2013): 1-28. Print.