Current Organizational Culture Southern Company’s culture revolves around four main tenets: Unquestionable Trust, Safety First, Superior Performance, and Total Commitment (Our Culture). The first tenet, Southern Company outlines that qualities such as honesty, respect, and integrity; in addition to ethical behavior, is the driving force of company behavior. The next two tenets, Safety First and Superior Performance, work hand in hand. Southern Company prides itself on providing quality work in a
In the seventeenth century, the Southern Ndebele culture was originated from the Nguni culture. During the seventeenth century, evolving of different culture continuously even till society today. For Ndebele’s, after their king Msi’s death, the Ndebele people has split to two branches, Northern and Southern Ndebele, thus the two factions has been led to the people to a different life of living. Northern disappear completely, however the Southern Ndebele has integrating with the trend of globalisation
While debating the food cultures I wanted to compare for this project, I reflected on my childhood and the various types of food and how they were prepared. The personal food culture that I selected is southern food, also known as “Soul Food” in the South. I chose this specific culture of food because I can make a connection to it. I grew up in a small town in Mississippi and most Sundays, my family would drive to my grandmother’s house. Our meals consisted of foods such as like fried chicken, country
Newfoundland and Labrador, extending from there for almost 2,000 miles (3,200 km) to central Alabama in the United States. Thus the region also forms the eastern counterpart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Southern Appalachia alone includes three hundred counties covering most of West Virginia and the Southern Highlands or Upland South. The mountains form a natural barrier between the eastern Coastal Plain and the vast Interior Lowlands of North America. As a result, they have “played a vital role in the
In the 1930’s there was a lot of racial tensions and expectations for southern culture. Things are different now than they were back then like the culture, but especially gender roles in the south. Southern culture in the 1930’s had very specific customs on everyday life. The article “Life In The Plantation South”. Said that most southerners didn't experience much weath. The fortunate few were call the tidewater aristocrats. They were the fortunate few who lived in stately plantation
Southern United States Culture The Southern United States is a very interesting place, full of culture and history, such as the Civil War battlefields or the antique shops that you see along the side of the road as you drive through this beautiful part of the United States. It has many different characteristics and many different special things that make it unique. Globalization and Identity, Ethnicity, Religion, The Social Construction of Race, Gender Roles, Class, Places and Spaces (Regional
Southern culture and the circumstances of the war fostered an environment where military officials who could distinguish themselves, especially those with values that most coincided with the ideal southern man, were set up to become the mythologized figures that would eventually become central to southern history. Jackson and Lee, through their own skill sets and actions during the war, solidified their respective legacies as a martyr and a leader. In 1861, Jackson was promoted as brigadier general
The South was an important region inside the United States. Their economy and culture is what made this region quite distinctive. The south differed from the rest of the nation in its architecture, guns, horsemanship, land. Their economy and culture of the South was based on slavery. Cotton plantations were the most profitable cash crop in the South. The rapid expansion of the cotton throughout the South, became more dependent on enslaved workers. This had become a powerful, profitable economic
The story “Everyday Use” is set in the southern part of the US in the early 1970’s, a time when many african americans were still being mistreated and were adapting to the changing times just after a civil rights period. Alice Walker presents two of the main characters in the story, Mama and Dee, as culturally opposite and having different views towards the role of their shared heritage. The style dialogue between them and the structure of the story highlight these conflicting values and send a message
the Cultures of The Ik, The Pomo Indians, and The Nayar Society of Southern India The three cultures I have chosen to talk about in this essay are ‘The Ik’ culture, ‘The Pomo Indians’ and The Nayar Society of Southern India’ The Ik is a culture from Northern Uganda. The Pomo Indians is a culture from (find out more info) and lastly, The Nayar Society is a culture from Southern India. I will also be mentioning some things from my culture, which is the Yoruba culture. The