People are said to be products of their time and therefore different works of literature can represent the views of the society by which they are derived. These works also demonstrate what ideals were most highly valued by a society. The ‘self-help’ guide titled The Business Guide; or Safe Methods of Business by J.E. Hansford, published in 1892, is a definite example of this rule. The book contains several short articles and listicles which give advice for how successful business should be performed as well as promoting what it meant, per Hansford, what it meant to be a good businessman. The book lists various attitudes, behaviors and, practices which were highly valued at the time mainly by the present literate middle-class population. By …show more content…
Savage/barbarian being a commonly used slur to reference racial and sometimes religious minorities in Canada at the time. Hansford promotes politeness by means of being cheerful, respecting differences of opinion and, sincerity and although there is truth to the matter of being polite to customers, business partners, and employees to better business dealings, the reference to “savages” is a dehumanizing and racist term and was used to subtly promote the ideals of the literate middle class as a European dominant society. Therefore, Hansford’s Business Guide promotes the idea of successful business persons as following the ideals of the middle class of Victorian Era Canada by which a successful business person, must be of a middle class European descent.
Throughout the Business Guide, Hansford also promotes ideals pertaining to religion in order to succeed in business. Hansford explicitly states that to succeed in business one must “love your god and fellow men” as well as that “an honest man is the noblest work of god” all of which are brought forward in parts pertaining to proper behaviors of a man to be successful in business. This is reflective of a homogeneous Eurocentric audience, promoting god and religion as a crucial position in both business life and society as a whole; god is seen as one of the most important parts of everyday life. One of the quotes from the section of “Good Advice
First and foremost, it is common knowledge that spirituality champions for good morals, equity, respect for human dignity, ethics and equality among all members of the human race. It is the above virtues that facilitate harmony and peaceful coexistence of human beings in all our day to day interactions. Reinhold, from his studies conducted in one of Detroit’s big automobile factories, noted numerous conflicts between Christian ideals and the realities that were in the industry. Surprisingly enough, Edward Earle conducted a research on twelve of America’s major corporations and urged all Americans to emulate them, a totally different thought from what
Valerie I agree that it is wise to have faith in God even from a business standpoint. It is often hard in today’s society though to put God first in the decision making. I remember back in 2012 when Chick-fil-A was going through a hard time because one of the chief operating officers (Dan Cathy) made a remark about opposing same-sex marriage. He has his right to state an opinion but having friends that are lesbian and gay I had to side with my friends. The remarks seemed to come from a place of hate and he offended so many people by his statement. I do believe that Christians should not hide their beliefs but sometimes in a business setting one person who states an opinion could wreck the business and ultimately leave a Christian owned company
Many European settlers have been using the term savages to refer to many indigenous people like the Yuchi, Mariames, Salinan, Cherokees, and the Puebloan. The indigenous people have always been underestimated by the Europeans settlers when being called savages due to their different mindsets and the ways of living that they had. All these tribes were called savage unjust and untrue because in the Journal of Christopher Columbus, Christopher describes them as “very well made” they look like they have very well built bodies. (qtd. in American Yawp, The Journal Of Christopher Columbus, 37-68) The Indians were really smart people but really different in many ways to the European Americans. The indigenous people are thought of as noble savages according to the article “Thanksgiving and the Myth Of Native American “Savages”” by John Horgan. Indigenous people should not be considered savages because they have were able to survive for a long time.
On at least eight occasions now, I have attempted to address Mr. Savage’s email response; however, I grow increasingly incensed with the audacity and guile expressed in his rather unusual observation and subsequent discourse. I find such unceremonious familiarity and flattery (from a stranger), not only peculiar but, coming from a highly-educated executive, embarrassingly unprofessional and furiously placating. Undoubtedly, someone who possesses such an admirable “command of the English language”, would also possess an equal percipience for the overtones of said language. Ergo, I perceive Mr. Savage’s judicious vituperation as reproachful and extremely offensive.
As more and more settlers began to immigrate into America, the injustices against the natives began to grow, and the idea of savagery spread. This concept of what a ‘savage’ is is still ingrained into society today, just as it was centuries ago, and continues to
One group of people that could be considered savage is the African American boys that fought in the battle royal. They are brought to the smoker to fight at the white men’s pleasure. The African American fighters are degraded by this event and have become savage-like creatures fighting for small sums of money. The narrator says, “Blindfolded, I could no longer control my motions. I had no dignity. I stumbled about like a baby or a
The book, “Business for the Glory of God”, By Wayne Grudem, is a book that gives insight to how business as a whole can be a blessing to the world. God gave His people abilities to conduct business in order to glorify Him. Grudem explains that business and the attributes of business are “fundamentally good” and provides many opportunities for glorifying God, but also many temptations to sin. He gives a biblical and moral standing point
Through these nine key concepts, Dr. Grudem illustrates how a variety of business techniques, when implemented in a Godly manner, allow those to pose certain characteristics of God. Grudem isn’t naïve, though. He does, after all, explain that in every aspect of business there are multiple layers of opportunities to give glory to God, as well as multiple temptations to sin (Grudem, 2003, p. 17). He is also aware about the easy ways these activities can be perverted and used as a means to sin ("Business for the," 2003). This book is tailored to echo God’s glory in relation to correlation with employees, co-workers, customers, and other businesses involved in the business unity. Furthermore, it does not only promote a positive impact within the business realm, but also in the personal realm of one’s life in business.
Franklin’s essay, “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America,” dismisses the claims of Native Americans being savages. Franklin opens up the essay by saying, “Savages we call them, because their manner differ from ours, which we think the perfection civility; they think the same of theirs” (216). Franklin continues to say, “We should find no people so rude, as to be without any rules of politeness, nor any so polite” (216). In Franklin’s time politeness was more than manners, but unsophisticated and uncivilized behavior. Do you agree with how Franklin describes the word savages? Were the colonists using Natives as a scapegoat? Were they just afraid of what they didn't know? Or were they just keep the cycle persecuting different people because they learned that from England. He explains that Native Americans do not answer a proposal the same day, but think it over, “they think it would be treating it as a light matter," if they respond the same day
Dr. Woodlief spoke about ethics, and expounded upon rules of the game as they relate to culture of society, entrepreneurial society and accomplished people. Ethics and the importance of forming a habit, by doing things in a certain custom, that will promote and create an environment conducive to ethical actions. He then transitioned to why businesses fail, either they do not know what aspect is actually profitable or cowardice. Another point was made, that everyone he fired, he did so six months to one year too late. Dr. Woodlief then created five parallels within the culture of society entrepreneurial society, and accomplished people.
Just Business: Christian Ethics for the Marketplace. By Alexander Hill. IVP Academic; Revised edition (January 10, 2008), 276pp., $11.29 Paper. Chanel Mahone
In the “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America” Benjamin Franklin writes about the Native American people and their way of life. In Benjamin Franklin’s essay he shows that the Native American people are far from savages. He explains how they are indeed civilized people. He says “perhaps, if we examine the manners of different nations with the impartiality, we should find no people so rude, as not to have some remains of rudeness.” The reason the Native Americans were called “savages” was because their rules of common civility, religion, laws and culture were different from the American culture and being that we were just socializing we did not understand their way of life.
Business Studies is an important course that prepares students to face the real practice of commerce. Engaging theory and practice is instrumental in ensuring that students learn the underlying factors that determine the practice of every business practice. Carroll and Buchholtz (2011) suggest that business forms the backbone of the current economic activities as every activity of human life must involve some loss and gain together. Additionally, he notes that entrepreneurship is taking deep roots in the society, a condition which mandates everybody to possess some knowledge in business. Drawing reference from the aforementioned statements, it is important for the society to have individuals who possess not only
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There are (3) reasons why I have chosen energy drinks as my NAB. First off, there is a growing market for energy drinks. Red Bull and Monster Beverage Corporation, together, form over 80% of domestic energy drinks volumes by estimates. Dollar sales for energy drinks grew almost 6% to $6.67 Billion in measured channels in 2013, which propelled sales growth for convenience stores (Team, 2014). A growing thirst for caffeinated “energy” drinks, which include the likes of Red Bull, Monster, and Rock star, has spurred a heart-thumping surge in sales. Globally, the energy drink industry has gone from a $3.8-billion business in 1999, to a $27.5-billion