Essays on Bulldozer

Slobodan Milošević has been a president of Serbia for seven years, and during this time Serbia started a war with Bosnia and Croatia, and, as a result, was internationally isolated. Finally, in 2000, when the unemployment rate reached 50%, the opposition took active actions to overthrow the regime of Slobodan Milošević (“Serbians Overthrow Milosevic”). The overthrow of Slobodan Milošević is known as a Bulldozer Revolution, and hundreds of thousands of Serbians participated in it. The main parties of the Revolution were the Democratic Opposition of Serbia that included members of 18 Serbian democratic parties and a political organization called Otpor! ...

DO WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF MEDIA INFOTAINMENT AND MELODRAMATIC REPORTAGE?

Introduction For the past 4 decades, the role of the media has been in the process of transforming. Traditionally, the role of the media has been purely on performing an informative role concerning various events taking place across the globe. This phenomena is commonly known as the provision of hard news where the reporter presents the facts to the viewers they way they occurred. However, this is no longer the case, as the media is increasingly indulging in the provision of information as well as entertaining the society. The media houses have been shifting from the traditional methods ...

CATERPILLAR INC.v. JAMES DAVID LEWIS

CATERPILLAR INC. V. JAMES DAVID LEWIS FACTS: Plaintiff respondent Lewis is a Kentucky resident who suffered personal injuries while in the course of operating a bulldozer. Lewis filed a claim for damages before the Kentucky state court against the two defendants: the manufacturer and the company that provided service for the maintenance of the bulldozer. The manufacturer is Caterpillar, is a company incorporated in Delaware, Illinois. While Whayne Supply Company is the company providing service to the bulldozer was incorporated in Kentucky, and having its principal place of business Kentucky. The plaintiff entered into a settlement agreement with ...

“A Fish Called Wanda” is a comedy film about a jewel heist and its actions. There are different actors who play different roles in ensuring the enhancement of the movie. Their roles lay out the actions set for the development of the storyline. Each actor has different scenes that play a momentous role towards the victory of the movie as an award winning motion picture. The protagonist, George Thomason and his right hand man, Pile Ken have plans for a jewel heist. They enlist the help of a con artist, Wanda Gershwitz, and a weapons specialist, Otto West. The heist is a success, but their getaway ...

Despite the technical competencies of some star employees, their serious personality flaws can be a real problem. In their article, Waldroop and Butler (Waldroop and Butler, 2000)1 suggest efficient tactics to help managers deal with their employees’ bad habits and make them be successful. The competencies of star employees represent 95 % of their success, but the remaining 5% is a fatal personality flaw that might be destructive to their career and surrounding. These flaws can be summarized in six behavioral patterns: the Hero, the Meritocrat, the Bulldozer, the Rebel, the Pessimist and the Home Run Hitter. These personality flaws result ...