Essays on Servants

Many people associate slavery with the transatlantic slave trade of the past and believe that it is an institution that has been left in the past. This paper will look at how modern slavery differs from the transatlantic slave trade. The paper provides different arguments and examples from history of slavery and compares it to its current form. Moreover, the paper will include types of slavery that exist today. The role of United Nation to control the slavery in different countries will also be discussed. The paper will not only present the history of slavery but it will also ...

First Thessalonians is Paul’s first letter to the church at Thessalonica which he himself founded. This letter was written while Paul was ministering to the church at Corinth in the accompaniment of Timothy and Silas (1 Thessalonians 1:1). It is not clear about exactly how long Paul spent with the Thessalonians before leaving, but scholarly parlances place this period at around three weeks or three months, subject to different scholars (BTM). Being that Paul had received a number of offerings from the church at Philippi serves as enough evidence for having spent three months at Thessalonica (Philippians 4:16). ...

Governance and public management

In the end of the previous century sociologists used to claim that the public management field сould be hardly recognized by comparison with the classic perceptions, elaborated by Max Weber and Ferdinand Toennies (McLaughlin et al, 2002, p.5). While in the 19th and the largest part of the 20th century public administration was primarily associated with hierarchical organizations, governed by strong leaders, the end of the 20th century is characterized by the rising neutrality of civil servants and flattening structures. Moreover, the era of the Internet brought about the complex connections between the government, companies and NGOs that serve ...

Review the discussion of the Milgram experiment on Obedience. How would you design a study to accomplish the same purpose while avoiding the ethical criticisms leveled at Milgram? Would your design be equally valid? Would it have the same effect? The Milgram experiment aimed at establishing the extent to which people were willing to harm others while following orders. However, the experiment has been criticized for utilizing research methods that are not right as well as being unethical. It is possible to design a study has the potential of achieving the same goals while at the same time adhering ...

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Many have said that America was built on the backs of immigration and minorities that settled in America. There is a lot of evidence to support this, as the Irish and German immigrants that came in waves during the 1880s were often used for cheap labor. In addition, African-Americans were used as slave labor until the conclusion of the Civil War, playing an important part in the development of the country. In addition, Native Americans were also prominently involved in the process, but certainly not in a positive way; this is because the United States government used resettlement techniques ...

Seekers as Leaders

Robert K. Greenleaf in his essay The Servant as a Leader and subsequent writings developed the principles that he deemed prerequisite in optimal leadership. He argues that leaders who people follow and trust could only gain moral authority by serving their followers and organizations. Further, he posits that leaders do not achieve moral authority by using the power conferred or by wielding titles. Rather, he describes a servant leader as an individual who is there for the followers. Greenleaf is against the idea of survival of the strongest and putting the leader first. Rather, a leader should endeavor to ...

Food is number one reason for visiting Japan among the majority of travelers. But it is possible to visit Japanese restaurant everywhere in the world. We have some Japanese restaurant here too. This weekend I have been to one Japanese restaurant and I want to share my impressions after being a guest there. This restaurant is extremely popular and it was hard to make a reservation. But we were able to eat at this Japan's popular restaurant.The first impression when I came into it was positive. The interior was interesting, everything was in Japanese style. I came there with ...

The modern day business environment has numerous dynamics that present organizations with both opportunities and challenges. To this end, Babbie (2013) provides that managers are always striving to understand the business environment to track any changes and trends to develop and implement the appropriate responses where necessary. In this regard, social research has become an essential business practice as it helps organizations to keep track of the market environment. Shipman (2014) advises that it is essential for business managers to utilize the appropriate social research methods to ensure that they get an accurate view of changes and trends in ...

Introduction

The vision 2030 for Saudi was designed to improve the local and the international position of the country along economic, social, political, and the peoples` dimensions. The plan was designed along three critical aspects that encompass the social, economic, people, and the political position. The three pillars that founded the plan were the vibrant society, ambitious nation, and the thriving economy. Along the vibrant society, the model focused on tapping the nation`s strong roots through the blending and optimizing on the natural resources and the community`s cultural heritages. The plan focused on developing and promoting fulfilling lives ...

Indentured Servants

Indentured Servants

Introduction

At the beginning of the seventeenth century a lot of labor market institutions were created with the purpose of promoting the movement of labor. The majority of plantations in Southern English America, which were involved in the cultivation of tobacco, sugar cane, indigo and rice, began to feel an urgent demand for labor. Modern machinery was definitely providing considerable solutions, though human blood and sweat was still essential for the planting, cultivation and reaping of these commercial crops. As a result, many planters started to gradually introduce the idea of indentured servitude. This system, created because of ...

Analysis of ‘The Wide Sargasso Sea’

Introduction Jean Rhys’ ‘The Wide Sargasso Sea’ is a story that gives a detailed account of the events that took place during the last days of the colonial activities of the English people in the Caribbean region. Rhys was born in the region and she experienced some of the issues that she narrates through the story that she tells in ‘The Wide Sargasso Sea’ (Ciolkowski 341). In the story, Rhys details the many issues that affected women during the colonial times in her society. It should be understood that the story by Rhys takes a creative narrative but it ...

Individuals on coming together to achieve a common goal make a team. In teamwork the common goal of the team is more important than the needs of individuals. Jesus constituted a strong team of twelve apostles. From the perspective of Jesus Christ, two individuals are always better than one; for instance Jesus sent two apostles to find the colt (Mathew 21:2 New International Version). Similarly, Jesus sent Peter and John for preparing the Passover meal. As team work is vital to achieve common organizational goals, the team members should demonstrate impeccable behavior patterns to follow in the footsteps of ...

The novel "The Trial", written by Franz Kafka, analyzes the classic problem of the modern society - the confrontation between man and bureaucratic system. The novel tells the story about Josef K. who is arrested in the morning of his 30th anniversary without being told the reason for arrest. However, Josef continues to live his life as he does it before because the organization that has arrested him is not afraid of his abscondence. He is invited to the court, is visited at home and at workplace, is pursued by servants of justice. All this time he is trying ...

Commedia dell’arte is literally translated as a comedy of crafts, meaning the crafts of improvisation. According to David L. Hurst, “The word arte implied the incorporation of the dramatic arts; it brought together those who were authorized to perform for the counts, dukes, etc” (Nikole). The comedy is thus performed by the professionals, meaning, actors who are capable enough to improvise or perform at least self-impromptu. The quality of the play would thus by no means suffer because of its off-hand nature. Developed in Italy during the 16th and 17th centuries and flourishing since them, it may confidently ...

Introduction

Public administration revolves around a complex set of correlated ideologies that surmise public administration. Part of the public administration includes the implementation of state policies and public governance. This report focuses on the functioning of public administration with a particular interest in public management and leadership. Various reforms and transformations in the public administration have impacted on the leadership and management of public offices. Extensive research studies have been done on public administration and management in providing an insight on transparency and efficiency. Challenges in public management and leadership have resulted in the enactment of reforms in the administration ...

In the landmark ruling delivered at the Dover Area District School in Pennsylvania, a science is described as a concept that advances scientific knowledge supported by scientific evidence or theory. Contrastingly, intelligent design (ID) defines biological life as a complex happening which requires intelligent sources to design. Judge John Jones dismisses ID as a science because it is generally unaccepted within the science community. Furthermore, it is not peer reviewed (Levin).The Judge is right in is suggesting that ID as unconstitutional because it violates the first constitutional amendments which prevent public servants from using their positions to impose ...

A steward is a person, who manages their wealth and other possessions wisely. God is the owner of all things on earth and ewe should respect him as the overall proprietor. A Christian can practice sound financial stewardship in various ways, according to the will of God. The paper covers ways in which a Christian can practice stewardship based on scriptures. It includes how various people interpret different scriptures. Lastly, the paper includes the lessons learned from the scriptures, which will be summarized into several basic stewardship principles.

Scriptures discussing ways of practicing stewardship

Stewardship can be practiced by giving or tithing faithfully to God ...

Within the first weeks of the Christian Evangelism activity, I was able to meet and become acquainted with Sean. Sean is 17 years old. He is living with his foster family in our neighborhood. I am not sure about his ancestral lineage but from our conversations I learned that his grandparents were migrants who were not very successful in fulfilling their dreams in the foreign land. He was entrusted to his foster parents who are helping him to have a decent living and education. Unfortunately, his foster parents are already old and they would usually leave Sean by himself ...

Administration Relationships

The relationships between the public policy-makers and the executors (civil servants) have attracted the attention of many scholars in the public administration, political science, public policy and law. The focus is on the relationship between the government, parliament, and the public service. However, the relationship between the federal bureaucracy and the elected policy-makers is crucial for the government functioning, its professional standards, as well as social credibility. Regardless of the perspective of the government being consistent, its texture, characteristics, operating principles and procedures vary from one public policy sector to another (Guess & Farnham, 2011, p. 315). This part focuses ...

Catholicism

Catholicism is a religious denomination that intrigues me by claiming to be a continuation of the early Christian ministry established by Jesus Christ and for the fact that it is far much the oldest Christian group today. It is a combination of several Catholic churches who share common doctrines, theology, and spirituality with the belief that Jesus Christ is the son of God. From my research, I was able to observe clearly all the rituals and rites performed at the Cathedral of Christ the Light Church in Oakland. Most importantly I shared this information with three priests Mark, James, ...

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Introduction Vampires are mythical creatures that appear in ancient folklores. Most cultures have their own version of the vampire although they share a common characteristic; that is, the lust for human blood. There is no particular gender to the vampire character. Male and female vampires do exists even in ancient literatures, making the vampire one of the most gender neutral characters. The depiction of the female vampire in human culture, however, is an interesting way of looking into the development of women, particularly on how society views women and their social status over the course of time. ...

After analyzing the monuments of art, handed down to us from a distant era of the ancient Egyptian civilization, we can definitely identify the two main themes in the art of Egypt in the period around the IV millennium BC to 332 BCE. This is the theme of power and the theme of death. The power of the Pharaoh over the borders of Egypt, the Egyptian state supremacy over the neighboring tribes and kingdoms became firmly established. The question was how to combine it with the death, which is the worst thing that awaits man? It is not possible ...

1. Christopher Columbus was a villain to the new world as his discovery brought colonization and the natives were forced to move from their lands within a decade. When Columbus reached America, he killed, enslaved and raped several innocent natives. Over a period of time, Columbus’s discovery of America became the doom of Native Americans and brought death and despair. Columbus was even arrested when the Spanish monarchs learned about his mistreatment of natives. Overall, without Columbus and his discovery of the new world, the natives would have been in a better position. 2. When colonists started to ...

The science-fiction authors are interested in writing about the robots which develop the ability to behave or think like the human being. Isaac Asimov and Brian Aldiss are two of these authors. These authors exaggerate the influence of the robotic contribution to the human life. Even, they try to develop the idea of replacing humans with the robots as relatives more than being a part of productions humans need. I will compare and contrast the two authors’ stories in this paper. The main subject I will discuss is the idea of robots can play an essential role in human ...

Human beings tend to always want to take the Bible as it is, in that they tend to always want to take whatever that has been written to be the gospel truth. However, when one logically takes the writings and wordings of the Bible, it will be impossible for one to say that every statement and verse in the Bible is the true word for word. The Bible is said to be God’s revelation to human beings and it is meant to stipulate how we are supposed to carry out ourselves. However, taking each and everything as it ...

Interatrial Relationships in America

Before the Civil War Interatrial Relationships in America Before the Civil War The film industry has presented extreme pictures of the treatment of slaves in America. On the one hand films like Gone with the Wind present images of the idyllic plantation, with paternalistic owners and happy loyal slaves eager to serve their masters. On the other hand, films like Twelve Years a Slave presents the brutal treatment inflicted upon slaves in southern plantations (Brook, “Slavery on Film: What is Hollywood’s Problem”). These extreme representations of the treatment of slaves fail to capture the varied conditions under which ...

Nowadays lobbyists are an important actor of American political system, but their influence is exaggerated by the public. There were some scandals concerning the activity of some lobbyists that had a very negative impact on the overall reputation of lobbyists. Nevertheless, they work in accordance with American laws and have the right “to petition the government for a redress of grievances” written in the First Amendment of the Constitution (Cited in Roos, n.d.). Therefore they are one of the many special interest groups that are able to communicate with politicians and persuade them to pass or defeat new legislation. ...

Rebecca Harding Davis, an American writer who anticipated the phenomenon of American literary realism by over two decades, was undeservingly forgotten for almost eighty years after her death (Larson). Only in the early 1970’s the name of Rebecca Davis was rescued from oblivion by the feminist American writer Tillie Olsen who found some of her coverless works in an Omaha junkshop (Lasseter). Rebecca Harding Davis was born in June 24, 1831 in Alabama but then her family moved to Virginia and settled in Wheeling where Rebecca spent all her childhood and left the town only when she got ...

Define the differences in the “push”, “passage”, and “pull” factors of three different immigrant groups which come to America between 1607 and 1830? Use testimonies from the various websites provided in the first three weeks of readings which illustrate individuals from these groups. Also, are there any testimonies which present how the resident Anglo-Americans feel about subsequent groups which came to America, especially after the Revolution? (For example, what does Benjamin Franklin think about German immigrants and their presence in Pennsylvania?) There were four waves of immigration into America. The first one took place between 1790 and 1820. The ...

Abstract

The Biblical teachings on love has in the Old Testament, Song of Songs are misinterpreted and applied wrongly in the Western culture. The Song of Songs asks that we should love our families and not do anything that threatens their happiness. However, the Western Culture does not follow that, people do things that hurt their families. That is the reason divorces and happiness are common in that culture. This paper discusses familial and spouse love as applied in the Culture of the West and in the Old testament. Furthermore, from the old testament we find that familes that obey ...

Introduction

This research aims at understanding the development of the Samurai culture as a worldview that it became through its a thousand years of existence. The culture of the samurai is interesting as it developed from the simple armed support to the landowners, into the feudal leadership of the country of Japan. The code of ethics and unity that brought the Samurai together is of a very unique status in the society as it developed in a people that would otherwise be expected to remain servants. In most civilizations, the guards and other security servants often retain their servant status ...

The Britons society and culture did not give a striking impression as to my expectations. The presence of a monarchical system of governance does not mean that the country in itself is the place where everybody wants to visit. They have done too much and are in the limelight for undertaking considerable efforts in the global challenges, but does that mean that they do not have an intriguing past? My views change from the first impression I had of it to the current opinion, I have which is as a result of the movies, books and scholarly materials I ...

Introduction

Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy dram film written by Carol Sobieski and Fannie Flagg. The film tells the story of a friendship between two pairs of women – Ruth and Idgie during the Great Depression of early 1930s as well as that between Evelyn and Ninny in the 1980s. It happens that Ninny knew Idgie and Ruth and she tells of the stories about these two women to Evelyn who is in her middle ages (Avnet, 1991). The central issue in the film concerns the murder of Ruth’s abusive husband Frank after which numerous accusations on the ...

Introduction

The connection between Colonial America, Atlantic trade and slavery helped in the development and growth of America’s colonies. Without slavery, it would have unmanageable for European colonists to develop the New World (Morgan 6). It is also inconceivable that colonists and settlers could have managed to settle and develop America without slave labour. Slave labour is the essential reason American was able to produce major consumer goods that became the basis of global trade of tobacco, cotton, rice, etc. (Dodson). Slavery and the Making of America is a documentary made by PBS that discusses the role played by ...

Final Project

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System Control Center/Federal Electricity and Water Authority

Introduction

2.1. Prophet Muhammad 2.2. Self evaluation 2.3. My attitudes toward different challenges 2.4. FEWA’s desired future leadership competencies 3. Task 2 3.1. Jack Welch/former CEO of GE Company 3.1.1. Jack Welch leadership strategy 3.1.2. Jack Welch leadership style 3.1.3. Jack Welch strengths and areas of development 3.2. “Change plan” 3.2.1. Implementation plan for the change plan 3.2.2. Stakeholders’ involvement in the change. 3.2.3. Strategy for managing resistance to change 4.1. SWOT analysis. 4.2. Individual Development Plan (IDP) 5. Conclusion 6. References 7. Appendix

Introduction

Leadership is one of the significant factors ...

MLA

Presented in Partial Fulfilment INDS 400: Capstone Man was created in God’s image and given the responsibility and power over God’s creation. Therefore, man is expected work as commanded by God. Hence, as man works on Earth, he represents God the Creator. The purpose of this work is to bring both land and nature under God’s rule. Man, at the time of creation, was given the mandate to subdue the earth. Throughout the Holy Scriptures, man has been designated as God’s faithful servant. We are called in our different careers to serve for the glory ...

BOOK REVIEW

Book Review: Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership

Alexander Strauch’s ‘Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership’ is a resourceful book that addresses contemporary issues in the church. It enables the reader to connect biblical teachings with church leadership. Throughout the book, the author clearly summarizes the essential elements of biblical leadership: should be male, qualified, shared, and pastoral and above all, servant-hearted. The current church governments have a lot to learn from this book. There is no doubt that for tips about church leadership, this book offers priceless guidance.

About the author

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Stephen B. Oates, the author of The Fires of Jubilee; Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion not only gives a drill of the egregious slave defection in Virginia of the Southampton County in August 1831 but also analyzes the backlashes of the Southern culture. This book is a historical narrative that details the history of the rebelled slaves, narrowed specifically to Nat Turner, who led the insurrection to eliminate the Southern white supremacy. Inclusion, Nat Turner is highly portrayed as a talented black slave who managed to marshal slaves into the bloody rebellion against their bosses. Oates vividly explains the ...

Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the USA, was a legendary figure in the American history, because a large number of fundamental reforms were initiated by him in order to build a stronger republican state. Nevertheless, his methods and ideas were very controversial and thus there are many reasons to believe that Jacksonian democracy was sometimes autocratic and far from the democratic principles. His decisions concerning the Native Americans and the slaves, the patronage system and the new election system were aimed at the redistribution and concentration of power. However, such decisions contributed to the buildup of the political ...

Convict Women have usually been portrayed as Prostitutes and Criminals.

Convict women have usually been portrayed as prostitutes and criminals. Prostitution among female convicts was a common practice in the new colony where women convicts were considered sexual objects for men. Most female convicts were punished with transportation when found guilty of their offences for the purpose of serving the needs of other sailors. Female convicts were subjected to harsh conditions where besides receiving and giving sexual favors they were forced to work as servants as well as laborers for the few individuals who had influence within their context such as the prison officers. Only a few of the ...

Urban planning is a technical and political process that takes into consideration man’s environs and surroundings. This field of study is focused on the use of land, public welfare, urban environment which includes air, water, and all kinds of infrastructure passing in and out of urban areas such as transportation networks, communication and distribution networks. Urban planning started way back in the 20thcentury. Urban cities that are admired today during the world war two can be traced to be great ideas of visionaries who lived and wrote long ago though in most cases they have been substantially ignored ...

Nowadays, it is extremely important for people to read books like the one by Fazlur Rahman called “Major themes of the Quran.” Surrounded by the anti-Islamic propaganda and Islamophobia, people should try to get as much educated as possible in order to understand that Islamic culture is very close to the Christian and thus, cannot be judged based on the actions of extremist groups. “Major themes of the Quran” gives the readers a great insight into the sacred book of Islam and explains its main concepts. It is divided into several parts, and each part is responsible for a ...

Analysis of the Character of Shakespeare's Macbeth in the Social and Historical Contexts

The play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, which is based on the Scottish history, appears to be not so much a work of art as a political response to the era in which it was necessary to develop a Scottish theme, emphasize the historical friendship of England and Scotland, and tell about the popular witches and witchcraft at the new royal court. Undoubtedly, tragedies are the creative heritage of William Shakespeare. They express the power of his brilliant mind and the essence of his era, precisely because the subsequent periods comprehended their conflicts through the prism of the Shakespearean works ...

Introduction

In contemporary world the spread of the globalization influences the behavior of the people within the business units and different organizations. With that, the style of the conduction of the negotiations is faced the numerous amendments as well. In other words, it is highly important for the leaders of the organizations to have the appropriate corporate and leadership skills in order to pursue the realization of the goals and objectives of the organization for protection of the rights and values of the humans. This paper focuses on the consideration of leadership skills of Kofi Annan as one of the ...

Political cartoons are a common way for many artists to make a social commentary without sparking a national debate. In the past they have been used to represent issues of the time within the social context, and were published in journals and newspapers. These newspapers circulated all over the country, with different variations per province, and were used for mass media production of ideas and messages. An important message circulating through the press in Canada in the early twentieth century was the suffragist movement, during which women fought for their right to vote and be recognized as equal citizens ...