All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque was the war novel that changed what ‘war novel’ meant. No longer would war be a fantasy for the growing generation, but a real-life death trap. World War I came with many innovations to warfare: machine guns, poison gases, trench-style warfare. While these technologies were supposed to improve warfare, it made war longer with more casualties. In All Quiet on the Western Front war is not looked up to, it is looked down upon from the perspective of a soldier. Remarque stated that he wrote the novel to tell of a generation that had been corrupted by the war. Along with that, it is evident that the novel was meant to tell how the war corrupted so many, the horrors of war. Remarque tells the story of a new war generation and the horrors that ensued through the use of symbolism, imagery, figurative language, and tone. There are a few symbols that strongly represent the terrors of war throughout the novel. The goose caught by Kat and Paul represents the fragility of life. Life is simple and, in war, easy to be taken away. Kat catches the goose easily, and Paul and he roast it. Kat is more experienced than Paul, and catches the goose easily. The goose is a symbol of the simplicity of life and how, like the soldiers, it can be killed easily. On the front, the soldiers are essentially geese. Their fate is essentially left to chance, luck, and instinct. Another symbol is the pair of boots that has many owners. They are passedShow MoreRelatedAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1714 Words   |  7 PagesAll Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque is a narrative describing World War I from a German soldier s perspective. The story is narrated by Paul Baà ¼mer and predominantly revolves around the experiences of him and his comrades Kemmerich, Katczinsky, Kropp, Mà ¼ller, and Leer. The novel begins with Paul Baà ¼mer and his friends in a cheerful mood as extra rations are being allocated to them due to the missing soldiers. During this event, Baà ¼mer introduces and describes the variousRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1469 Words   |  6 Pagesjoy and happiness in life. Through the experiences that the soldiers encounter, their humanity is compromised. Thus, as war strips soldiers of their innocence, they start to become disconnected from themselves and others. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque illustrates the negative effects war has on a soldier’s humanity, through his use of Paul’s books and the potato pancakes by revealing the soldiers loss of emotion that causes them to become detached from society. Through theseRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front, By Erich Maria Remarque732 Words   |  3 Pageshistory, war between man has been nearly inevitable. The impact of war has always been devastating on all aspects. However, loss in war is mostly seen within the loss of land, wealth and the numbers of lives lost. There are few accounts of the true losses felt from war, the loss felt by the survivors and the true cost of human life. In the excerpt from All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, illustrates the impact on human life and question what the cost of human life was impacted. WhileRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque2100 Words   |  9 Pagesthoughts, feelings and experiences. All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque, which takes World War I as background, is the great war novel which talks about the German soldiers extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the hopeless of these soldiers about the â€Å"future† – the time the war would have ended. All Quiet on the Western Front is narrated by Paul Bà ¤umer, a twenty-years-old German soldier who fights in the French front in World War I. Paul and his classmatesRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1292 Words   |  6 PagesGermany flourished on the nationalism in the early 1900’s of its people. Ready to encounter an attack at any moment and any time. People forget the decision of war until they are in the flame of its fire. In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque explains his experience of the war in World War 1 through a character Paul Bumer. Bumer was a kind and sensitive man. Back in school he used to write poets. Pual’s Bumer teacher brainwashed him and other students who where his classmatesRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front, By Erich Maria Remarque1655 Words   |  7 Pagessupporting Gandhi’s belief is World War I, which was fought between the Central Powers and Allies and infamous for its d evastating repercussions and savage warfare that occurred from 1914 to 1918. In his historical fiction novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque describes the traumatic and deadly war conditions of WWI from the perspective of a German soldier named Paul Baumer, who provides readers with firsthand insight on war’s atrocious nature. Nonetheless, war’s violence did notRead MoreAll Quiet And The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1249 Words   |  5 Pagesâ€Å"We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superï ¬ cial, I believe we are lost† (Remarque 123). World War I is a tragic event that occurred in 1914 to 1918. Paul Baumer and the rest of the soldiers in the novel of â€Å"All Quiet in the Western Front† by Erich Maria Remarque are lost; they are broken from the fist World War, they don’t know anything aside from War, and they have lost their innocence during the years of matur ation. When the young men heardRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1482 Words   |  6 PagesThe novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a tale about a group of young gentlemen in Germany who decide to join the army, and fight in World War I for their country. The boys become interested in fighting for their country after their schoolmaster informs them about the importance of this war. With much excitement, the young men have high expectations of what they want the war to be like. Throughout the course of the novel, the attitudes and opinions of the boys change asRead MoreAll Is Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1051 Words   |  5 PagesNathan Brown Quarter 2 Book Report American History My second quarter book was called â€Å"All is Quiet on the Western Front† by Erich Maria Remarque. This book as about a man named, Paul Baumer who is fighting for Germany in World War 1. He and a bunch of his friends from high school join an army voluntarily. They heard their teacher (Kantorek) in class giving patriotic speeches. After joining the army, Paul and his friends soon come to a conclusion that joining the army was not what they thought itRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1222 Words   |  5 PagesSelf-Learning Lessons There is no doubt that when war occurs, every single human being is affected by it even if it is just a little. In the novel, â€Å"All Quiet on the Western Front† written by Erich Maria Remarque, a group of teenage men, who also appear to by classmates, are in the German army of World War I because they have chosen to leave their adolescence at home and school for grown up work at the army. Throughout this fictional novel, they face many challenges that result in them not seeing All Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque Self-Learning Lessons There is no doubt that when war occurs, every single human being is affected by it even if it is just a little. In the novel, â€Å"All Quiet on the Western Front† written by Erich Maria Remarque, a group of teenage men, who also appear to by classmates, are in the German army of World War I because they have chosen to leave their adolescence at home and school for grown up work at the army. Throughout this fictional novel, they face many challenges that result in them not seeing each other ever again because of death. War affects individuals by leaving behind necessities such as education or jobs, not being able to watch over others such as their health, and injuries that soldiers receive while they are at war. Many†¦show more content†¦Paul and his mother are inseparable knowing that they can only see eachother once in a while. Paul is internally affected because he feels guilty due to war, knowing that he was not there to take care of his moth er when she needed assistance. At the end of Chapter 7, Paul receives a leave that is six weeks long and must return to the front when the six weeks are over. When he arrives at his hometown, he realizes that his mother is dying of cancer. He never expected his mother to be in these conditions so he says, â€Å"I was a soldier, and now I am nothing but an agony for myself, for my mother, for everything that is so comfortless and without end. I ought never to have come on leave† (Remarque 185). Not only does Paul feel guilty but he also has the feeling of regret. He feels guilty because he was not there to assist his mother when she needed attention.That is also why he calls himself an agony. The relationship between him and his his mother was lost. He also has the feeling of regret because he knows that he should not have enlisted in the army knowing that he has many other responsibilities outside the army such as his education, watching over his parents, and watching over hi s only sister. Now that there is nothing to do over his mother, he must spend a lot of time with her while he is on leave. When Paul says â€Å"I ought never to have come on leave†, he describes howShow MoreRelatedAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1714 Words   |  7 PagesAll Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque is a narrative describing World War I from a German soldier s perspective. The story is narrated by Paul Baà ¼mer and predominantly revolves around the experiences of him and his comrades Kemmerich, Katczinsky, Kropp, Mà ¼ller, and Leer. The novel begins with Paul Baà ¼mer and his friends in a cheerful mood as extra rations are being allocated to them due to the missing soldiers. During this event, Baà ¼mer introduces and describes the variousRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1469 Words   |  6 Pagesjoy and happiness in life. Through the experiences that the soldiers encounter, their human ity is compromised. Thus, as war strips soldiers of their innocence, they start to become disconnected from themselves and others. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque illustrates the negative effects war has on a soldier’s humanity, through his use of Paul’s books and the potato pancakes by revealing the soldiers loss of emotion that causes them to become detached from society. Through theseRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front, By Erich Maria Remarque732 Words   |  3 Pageshistory, war between man has been nearly inevitable. The impact of war has always been devastating on all aspects. However, loss in war is mostly seen within the loss of land, wealth and the numbers of lives lost. There are few accounts of the true losses felt from war, the loss felt by the survivors and the true cost of human life. In the excerpt from All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, illustrates the impact on human life and question what the cost of human life was impacted. WhileRead MoreAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque800 Words   |  3 Pages All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque was the war novel that changed what ‘war novel’ meant. No longer would war be a fantasy for the growing generation, but a real-life death trap. World War I came with many innovations to warfare: machine guns, poison gases, trench-style warfare. While these technologies were supposed to improve warfare, it made war longer with more casualties. In All Quiet on the Western Front war is not looked up to, it is looked down upon from the perspectiveRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque2100 Words   |  9 Pagesthoughts, feelings and experiences. All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque, which takes World War I as background, is the great war novel which talks about the German soldiers extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the hopeless of these soldiers about the â€Å"future† – the time the war would have ended. All Quiet on the Western Front is narrated by Paul Bà ¤umer, a twenty-years-old German soldier who fights in the French front in World War I. Paul and his classmatesRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1292 Words   |  6 PagesGermany flourished on the nationalism in the early 1900’s of its people. Ready to encounter an attack at any moment and any time. People forget the decision of war until they are in the flame of its fire. In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque explains his experience of the war in World War 1 through a character Paul Bumer. Bumer was a kind and sensitive man. Back in school he used to write poets. Pual’s Bumer teacher brainwashed him and other students who where his classmatesRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front, By Erich Maria Remarque1655 Words   |  7 Pagessupporting Gandhi’s belief is World War I, which was fought between the Central Powers and Allies and infamous for its d evastating repercussions and savage warfare that occurred from 1914 to 1918. In his historical fiction novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque describes the traumatic and deadly war conditions of WWI from the perspective of a German soldier named Paul Baumer, who provides readers with firsthand insight on war’s atrocious nature. Nonetheless, war’s violence did notRead MoreAll Quiet And The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1249 Words   |  5 Pagesâ€Å"We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superï ¬ cial, I believe we are lost† (Remarque 123). World War I is a tragic event that occurred in 1914 to 1918. Paul Baumer and the rest of the soldiers in the novel of â€Å"All Quiet in the Western Front† by Erich Maria Remarque are lost; they are broken from the fist World War, they don’t know anything aside from War, and they have lost their innocence during the years of matur ation. When the young men heardRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1482 Words   |  6 PagesThe novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a tale about a group of young gentlemen in Germany who decide to join the army, and fight in World War I for their country. The boys become interested in fighting for their country after their schoolmaster informs them about the importance of this war. With much excitement, the young men have high expectations of what they want the war to be like. Throughout the course of the novel, the attitudes and opinions of the boys change asRead MoreAll Is Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1051 Words   |  5 PagesNathan Brown Quarter 2 Book Report American History My second quarter book was called â€Å"All is Quiet on the Western Front† by Erich Maria Remarque. This book as about a man named, Paul Baumer who is fighting for Germany in World War 1. He and a bunch of his friends from high school join an army voluntarily. They heard their teacher (Kantorek) in class giving patriotic speeches. After joining the army, Paul and his friends soon come to a conclusion that joining the army was not what they thought it All Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Character Analysis: Corporal Himmelstoss Corporal Himmelstoss is not one of the more prominent characters in the book, but he proves to be one of the more important. War brings out a hunger for power that each of the characters eventually give in to. Himmelstoss is a prime example of what happens when people become obsessed with moving up in the ranks. Himmelstoss is cruel and inflicts unnecessary pain on the recruits he is in charge of training. His idea of a cure for Tjaden’s bed-wetting was making him share a bunk with Kindervater, another bed wetter which is just malicious. Towards the end of the novel, Himmelstoss represents the meanest, most hateful aspects of humanity that war brings out. Despite all of his harshness towards the trainees, when he is sent to fight at the front, he experiences the same horror and trauma as the other soldiers. Himmelstoss’s development from a strong, authoritarian in the training camp, to a fearful, cowardly soldier at the front lines is just confirmation that war has the ability to ruin even the mightiest man. Central Conflict: Person vs. Self, Paul vs. Himself Paul has his first real encounter with death when his friend Kemmerich dies in the hospital. The realization that he and his friends can and will die makes the war suddenly real to Paul. He battles with internal opposing forces of hope and despair, as he grows from an ignorant child to an educated veteran. He begins toShow MoreRelatedAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1714 Words   |  7 PagesAll Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque is a narrative describing World War I from a German soldier s perspective. The story is narrated by Paul Baà ¼mer and predominantly revolves around the experiences of him and his comrades Kemmerich, Katczinsky, Kropp, Mà ¼ller, and Leer. The novel begins with Paul Baà ¼mer and his friends in a cheerful mood as extra rations are being allocated to them due to the missing soldiers. During this event, Baà ¼mer introduces and describes the variousRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1469 Words   |  6 Pagesjoy and happiness in life. Through the experiences that the soldiers encounter, their humanity is compromised. Thus, as war strips soldiers of their innocence, they start to become disconnected from themselves and others. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque illustrates the negative effects war has on a soldier’s humanity, through his use of Paul’s books and the potato pancakes by revealing the soldiers loss of emotion that causes them to become detached from society. Through theseRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front, By Erich Maria Remarque732 Words   |  3 Pageshistory, war between man has been nearly inevitable. The impact of war has always been devastating on all aspects. However, loss in war is mostly seen within the loss of land, wealth and the numbers of lives lost. There are few accounts of the true losses felt from war, the loss felt by the survivors and the true cost of human life. In the excerpt from All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, illustrates the impact on human life and question what the cost of human life was impacted. WhileRead MoreAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque800 Words   |  3 Pages All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque was the war novel that changed what ‘war novel’ meant. No longer would war be a fantasy for the growing generation, but a real-life death trap. World War I came with many innovations to warfare: machine guns, poison gases, trench-style warfare. While these technologies were supposed to improve warfare, it made war longer with more casualties. In All Quiet on the Western Front war is not looked up to, it is looked down upon from the perspectiveRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque2100 Words   |  9 Pagesthoughts, feelings and experiences. All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque, which takes World War I as background, is the great war no vel which talks about the German soldiers extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the hopeless of these soldiers about the â€Å"future† – the time the war would have ended. All Quiet on the Western Front is narrated by Paul Bà ¤umer, a twenty-years-old German soldier who fights in the French front in World War I. Paul and his classmatesRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1292 Words   |  6 PagesGermany flourished on the nationalism in the early 1900’s of its people. Ready to encounter an attack at any moment and any time. People forget the decision of war until they are in the flame of its fire. In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque explains his experience of the war in World War 1 through a character Paul Bumer. Bumer was a kind and sensitive man. Back in school he used to write poets. Pual’s Bumer teacher brainwashed him and other students who where his classmatesRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front, By Erich Maria Remarque1655 Words   |  7 Pagessupporting Gandhi’s belief is World War I, which was fought between the Central Powers and Allies and infamous for its d evastating repercussions and savage warfare that occurred from 1914 to 1918. In his historical fiction novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque describes the traumatic and deadly war conditions of WWI from the perspective of a German soldier named Paul Baumer, who provides readers with firsthand insight on war’s atrocious nature. Nonetheless, war’s violence did notRead MoreAll Quiet And The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1249 Words   |  5 Pagesâ€Å"We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superï ¬ cial, I believe we are lost† (Remarque 123). World War I is a tragic event that occurred in 1914 to 1918. Paul Baumer and the rest of the soldiers in the novel of â€Å"All Quiet in the Western Front† by Erich Maria Remarque are lost; they are broken from the fist World War, they don’t know anything aside from War, and they have lost their innocence during the years of matur ation. When the young men heardRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1482 Words   |  6 PagesThe novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a tale about a group of young gentlemen in Germany who decide to join the army, and fight in World War I for their country. The boys become interested in fighting for their country after their schoolmaster informs them about the importance of this war. With much excitement, the young men have high expectations of what they want the war to be like. Throughout the course of the novel, the attitudes and opinions of the boys change asRead MoreAll Is Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1051 Words   |  5 PagesNathan Brown Quarter 2 Book Report American History My second quarter book was called â€Å"All is Quiet on the Western Front† by Erich Maria Remarque. This book as about a man named, Paul Baumer who is fighting for Germany in World War 1. He and a bunch of his friends from high school join an army voluntarily. They heard their teacher (Kantorek) in class giving patriotic speeches. After joining the army, Paul and his friends soon come to a conclusion that joining the army was not what they thought it All Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque In war, both violence and fear revokes a soldier’s humanity. These elements of war cause a person to shut down their emotional instincts, which causes the soldiers to mature rapidly by taking innocence along with joy and happiness in life. Through the experiences that the soldiers encounter, their humanity is compromised. Thus, as war strips soldiers of their innocence, they start to become disconnected from themselves and others. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque illustrates the negative effects war has on a soldier’s humanity, through his use of Paul’s books and the potato pancakes by revealing the soldiers loss of emotion that causes them to become detached from society. Through these symbols they deepen the theme by visually depicting war’s impact on Paul. Paul’s books helps the theme by depicting how the war locked his heart to old values by taking his innocence. Likewise the potato pancakes reveal Paul’s emotional state damaged by the war with his lack of happiness and gratitude. Paul’s books symbolize the shadow of war through the horrid violence limiting his connections to humanity. Paul’s book illustrate how the impacts by war stole his innocence and removed all his feelings to life when he tries to reconnect to the books to give sentimental meaning and revival. For instance, Paul enters his room filled with books of his childhood where he lived before the war. He turns to his books for rebirth to to once again â€Å" feel the sameShow MoreRelatedAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1714 Words   |  7 PagesAll Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque is a narrative describing World War I from a German soldier s perspective. 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Paul Baumer and the rest of the soldiers in the novel of â€Å"All Quiet in the Western Front† by Erich Maria Remarque are lost; they are broken from the fist World War, they don’t know anything aside from War, and they have lost their innocence during the years of matur ation. When the young men heardRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1482 Words   |  6 PagesThe novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a tale about a group of young gentlemen in Germany who decide to join the army, and fight in World War I for their country. The boys become interested in fighting for their country after their schoolmaster informs them about the importance of this war. With much excitement, the young men have high expectations of what they want the war to be like. 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In the novel, â€Å"All Quiet on the Western Front† written by Erich Maria Remarque, a group of teenage men, who also appear to by classmates, are in the German army of World War I because they have chosen to leave their adolescence at home and school for grown up work at the army. Throughout this fictional novel, they face many challenges that result in them not seeing All Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque Ai Nguyen Professor Anthony Pino English 101A-21 1 December 2013 The Mercilessness of War War is always the worst tragedy of mankind in the world. We, as human beings, were experienced two most dolorous wars that were ever happened in our history: World War I and World War II. A young generation actually does not know how much hardship the predecessors, who joined and passed through the wars, undergo. We were taught about just how many people died in the wars, how much damage two participations in the wars suffered or just the general information about the wars. We absolutely do not know about the details, and that’s why we also do not know what the grief-stricken feeling of people joining in the wars really is. But we can somewhat understand that feeling through war novels, which describe the truthfulness of the soldiers’ lives, thoughts, feelings and experiences. All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque, which takes World War I as background, is the great war novel which talks about the German soldiers extrem e physical and mental stress during the war, and the hopeless of these soldiers about the â€Å"future† – the time the war would have ended. All Quiet on the Western Front is narrated by Paul Bà ¤umer, a twenty-years-old German soldier who fights in the French front in World War I. Paul and his classmates (Kropp, Mà ¼ller, Tjaden, Leer, Haie and others) were urged on and eventually convinced by his school teacher – Kantoreks – with the theories ofShow MoreRelatedAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1714 Words   |  7 PagesAll Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque is a narrative describing World War I from a German soldier s perspective. The story is narrated by Paul Baà ¼mer and predominantly revolves around the experiences of him and his comrades Kemmerich, Katczinsky, Kropp, Mà ¼ller, and Leer. The novel begins with Paul Baà ¼mer and his friends in a cheerful mood as extra rations are being allocated to the m due to the missing soldiers. During this event, Baà ¼mer introduces and describes the variousRead MoreAll Quiet On The Western Front By Erich Maria Remarque1469 Words   |  6 Pagesjoy and happiness in life. Through the experiences that the soldiers encounter, their humanity is compromised. 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This paper will look at the reasons that make managers to frequently demonise change, the ethical implications of demonising change and the reasons that make employees to resist change. The paper will also examine the relationship between power and resistance in context of organizational change, and the key ethical issues associated with power and resistance. Why employees resist change Although change may be inevitable in organizations, not all employee perceive it as something that can lead to good performance. Employees resist change because of various reasons, one of them being fear of failure (Berman, 2014). In the course of implementing a change, some staff members may feel the need of dwelling on the past because they feel it was more secure and successful. If what they did in the past worked according to their expectations, they may resist accepting the change because of fear that they may not attain much in the future. Bad management of change is also an issue that makes employees to resist change. For change to be successful, the management should use various strategies to make the employees understand why the change is being implemented, and the likely impacts which may result (Fok-Yew, 2014). Failing to manage change process in the right manner may make employees to perceive the change as a threat and end up resisting it. Some employees see a change only from the perspective of the impact it may have on them and their jobs (Ionescu, 2015). They fail to see the big picture, and also fail to realize the positive implication of the change on the organization as a whole. Thus, they perceive the change as disruptive and totally unnecessary in their workplace. Surprise and the fear of unknown is also another factor which makes employee to resist change. When a change is implemented without informing staffs in advance, it can make the employees to push back because of the fear of unknown (Kumar, 2016). Implementing change does not require springing surprises in an organization. The person in charge for the change should use various strategies to prepare people concerning the changes that are to be implemented. In the absence of two way communication with employees, grapevine rumours will always fill the void and disrupt the change efforts. Peer pressure among employees also result to change resistance (Musil, 2012). In some cases, employees resist change with the aim of protecting the interests of their group. This happens especially in organizations where employees feel they should support what their counterparts support and resist what they resist. Why managers frequently consider resistance as a problem that should be addressed Change resistance is a problem which is greatly impacting managers from implementing some of processes that are fundamental for the success of an organizations. Change is fundamental in organizations because without it, firms may experience various challenges like losing their competitive edge, low productivity among others (Kogila, 2016). Managers feel change resistance is an issue that need to be addressed because it may make them to experience challenges in addressing some issues may be threat to good performance of businesses. Although in some cases a change may have negative impact on employees, some of them resist it without good reason (Pihlak, 2013). Managers consider change resistance as an issue that need to be addressed because it significantly impacts implementation of various strategies that are important in making an organization to attain its goals. Change resistance makes managers to experience difficulties in responding to internal and external pressure. One of the reasons why an organization implement changes is to address the pressure which comes from customers, competitors, employees, shareholders, changing government among others (Skvarciany, 2015). When employees resist to change, responding to these kind of pressures becomes hard for the managers. When some of these issues are not addressed, they can lead to serious implications to the company. For managers to direct an organization in a manner that can make it to succeed, they should use various management techniques (Anderson, 2011). For some of these techniques to become effective, various changes must be implemented. When employees resist changes, managers experience difficulties in implementing the right strategies that can assist their firms to operate in a manner that can make them to attain their goals. In some cases, employees resist implementation of new technologies in organizations because they feel it can make them lose their jobs. Adapting technological advancements in organizations plays a major role in assisting organizations to perform better (Oss Hek, 2011). Change resistance makes managers to experience difficulties in implementing such technologies because they feel employees may think they are meant to make them lose their jobs. Change resistance impacts managers from leading their organizations in a manner which can make them remain successful (Bareil, 2013). In some cases, employees tend to develop negative attitude towards managers who implement change from time to time and without using the right process. This kind of relationship may make the employees not commit their efforts in the activities they undertake. Relationship between power and resistance in the context of organisational change Managing an organization where change resistance exist is challenging. Managers need to implement change in their companies for them to succeed (Muo, 2014). If the change is resisted, they often find it hard to lead the organization towards attaining goals. Resistance makes managers to experience difficulties in practicing some forms of leadership styles. Wrong exercise of power results to resistance especially when the employees do not like the leader (Wilson, 2014). The reason why this happens is because when employees develop a negative attitude towards a leader, they always feel what is being done is wrong. Exercising good leadership style especially in organizations where change is implemented from time to time is always fundamental. Exercising some of the leadership styles where change resistance exist is always difficult because some of them like for example dictatorship type of leadership does not allow the right change process to be used. In some cases, the manner in which power is used in organizations determines whether employees will resist or accept changes (Ziemba, 2015). For example in a place where the senior management involves employees in planning for the change, the chances of resistance remains low, but in organizations where the managers feel that they must implement change irrespective of whether it will be accepted or not, the possibility of resisting changes are always high. Key ethical issues associated with power and resistance When employee accept to reject a change, they show to their seniors what they feel is right or wrong (Berman, 2014). When changes are likely to bring negative impact to staff members like for example layoffs, change of processes among others, those who are likely to be affected reject it. By doing so, they express their decision concerning the wrongness of that change. Although in some cases managers may feel change resistance should not happen in an organization, sometimes it plays a significant role in making the decision makers to only make decisions that are right (Kogila, 2016). Resistance to change may also prevent managers from implementing changes that may negatively impact the success of an organization. This means apart from viewing change resistance as an issue that should be addressed, they should also view it as a factor that should exist in organizations especially when the management wants to avoid making decisions which can make the company to fall in various pitfalls. Employers often see employees who resist change as those who do need the organization to prosper (Kumar, 2016). They sometimes develop negative attitude towards such employees and even end up firing or demoting them. It is wrong to do so because a change may have a negative impact on employees and they must resist it because no one wants something which can negatively impact his/her wellbeing. It is unethical to forcefully implement a change is wrong. Managers should always use the right process of bringing a change in an organization (Kumar, 2016). This should involve alerting employees about the change before being implemented, informing them concerning the reasons why the company feel the change is important, telling them about the likely impacts which may result from the change and how the company plans to assist those who may be affected. Managers should always think about transforming their organizations while valuing the wellbeing of their employees. If a change is likely to impact the staff members, the management should come up with good strategies of assisting those employees so that they can feel the company appreciates them (Bareil, 2013). Managers must also ensure a change is meant for the benefits of the organization and not personal gains. This is because it is wrong for organizations heads to only implement changes that give them personal gains without considering how it will hurt the performance or the wellbeing of their employees. The implications of the managerial and of resistant positions for achieving an effective change management programme Managers and supervisors play a critical role in times of change. When wrong strategies of driving change are used, the chances of resistance are always high. Resistance to change has numerous implications in organizations (Tidd Bessant, 2013). Some of these implications comprise of being unable to implement new technologies, new processes among others. When this happens the company experience a lot of pressure from its competitors, a situation which may lead to losing market share, customers, and even collapsing of the business. Change resistance impacts the manner in which managers direct an organization (Tidd Bessant, 2013). If for example employees always resist changes in their workplace, it makes it hard for managers to make some of the decisions which are fundamental for the success of the business (Berman, 2014). Decisions are important because they assist managers to know how they will run the organization in a manner that can assist it to attain its goals. Resistance to change impact important processes that are critical in improving productivity. For example, when a company decides to implement technology in its production process, some employees may feel the suggested technology will make them loose jobs (Pihlak, 2013). This kind of notion makes them to resist the plans even when it is not meant to make anyone loose his/her job. This resistance makes the company to sometimes experience challenges in producing products that can make it to meet the demand of its customers. Conclusions Managers demonize change as an issue that should be addressed because it impacts implementation various things that are fundamental for the success of organizations. There are numerous reasons that make employees to resist change, some of them being fear of unknown, losing jobs, peer pressure, bad management of change process among others. In some cases, change resistance plays a role in preventing managers from making wrong decisions. This means apart from being seen as something which can negatively impact business operations, it should also be perceived as important in making the managers to do what is right. Accepting or resisting a change shows that employees are responding to what they feel is right or wrong. Change is important for organizations and therefore managers should help all employees to understand that not all changes have negative impact on their wellbeing. Although change resistance can be understood as a factors that can prevent an organization from landing in various pitfalls, various ethical implications which can significant impact the success of an organization. When a change is forced, problems arise. These problems may have serious impact to the organization. For example, it can impact critical decisions from being implemented, prevent managers from dealing with internal and external pressure, make an organization not to implement technologies and management styles that can assist the organization to realize success among others. Change management entails thoughtful planning and strategic implementation. Consulting and assisting employees who are likely to be affected by the change is vital. References Anderson, A. (2011). Engaging Resistance: How Ordinary People Successfully Champion Change. Stanford, CA: Stanford Business Books. Bareil, C. (2013). Two Paradigms about Resistance to Change. Organization Development Journal, 31(3), 587-601. Berman, P. (2014). Successful Business Process Management: What You Need to Know to Get Results. New York: American Management Association . Christopher, D. (2010). Leading Culture Change: What Every CEO Needs to Know. Stanford, CA: Stanford Business Books. Fok-Yew, O. H. (2014). Management of Change and Operational Excellence in the Electrical and Electronics Industry. International Review of Management and Business Research, 3(2), 89-102. Ionescu, V. C. (2015). Management of Organizational Change Processes. Manager, (2), 98-115. Kogila, R. (2016). Change Management and Its Influence on Business. Advances in Management, 9(10), 89-98. Kumar, S. (2016). Change Management. South Asian Journal of Management, 23(1), 152-168. Muo, I. (2014). The Other Side of Change Resistance. International Review of Management and Business Research, 3(1), 25-60. Musil, T. (2012). Facilities Change Management. Journal of Real Estate Literature, 20(1), 25-68. Oss, L. V., Hek, J. V. (2011). Why Organizational Change Fails: Robustness, Tenacity and Change in Organizations. New York: Routledge. Pihlak, . (2013). Change Management in Indian Organizations Compared to Chinese and Estonian Organizations (2009-2011). 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Operational definition We will write a custom essay sample on Intelligence In Children From Montessori Kindergarten specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now We will write a custom essay sample on Intelligence In Children From Montessori Kindergarten specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer We will write a custom essay sample on Intelligence In Children From Montessori Kindergarten specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer Montessori instruction refers to the instruction imparted by instructors who have undergone a mandetory one twelvemonth Montessori preparation class. They are trained in such a manner that they aim to do the kid understand the construct instead than merely memorise stuff, unlike in Kindergarten, where they largely focus on rote method and ignore explicating the nucleus construct. General Mental Ability refers to five mental abilities-analogy, categorization, figure series, concluding jobs, and absurdnesss. It is an ability to larn things by understanding the construct. Education plays an of import function in the development of a state and the advancement of a state. It is a method by which we get accomplishments, cognition and attitude ( Importance of Education, n.d. , p. 9 ) . There have been assorted methods of instruction that evolved over the old ages. One such method is Montessori instruction and a survey conducted by Angeline Lillard and Nicole Else-Quest ( 2006 ) revealed that Montessori instruction has important advantages when compared to non-montessori school. However the benefits of Montessori instruction are non realised by many people in India and are incognizant of its advantages. Therefore this survey aims to place the best signifier of instruction and its impact on the rational development of the kids. THEORETICAL BASE The General Mental Ability of a individual depends upon the quality of preparation that one receives during childhood. During childhood, kids have immense potency to develop their mental ability as they can quickly hold on and larn things. Tomonari, Dana, Feiler and Rachelle ( 2003 ) references that the clip from 0-8 old ages is a critical period in the development of many foundational accomplishments in all countries of development. Therefore, it is important that kids receive good instruction during this period so as to develop their mental ability. Kamala dev ( 2010 ) believes that diverseness in the instruction methodological analysiss will do a immense difference to the attack the kid develops toward instruction. FaithAllen ( n.d. ) states that, Montessori Method of instruction has been around for a century and has been proven to be a really successful signifier of instruction. Harmonizing to North American Montessori Teachers Association, Montessori instruction emphasizes larning through all five senses, non merely through hearing, watching, or reading. Children in Montessori categories learn at their ain, single gait and harmonizing to their ain pick of activities from 100s of possibilities. Learning is an exciting procedure of find, taking to concentration, motive, self-discipline, and a love of larning. Montessori classes topographic point kids in three-year age groups ( 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, and so on ) , organizing communities in which the older kids spontaneously portion their cognition with the younger 1s. Montessori represents an wholly different attack to instruction. On the other manus Kindergarten is the most common option selected by many people since several old ages for their kids and the most adept method is frequently referred to as the traditional system. This system is non the most effectual in footings of ensuing in existent acquisition and has many disadvantages that are really counter productive to existent acquisition. The traditional educational system focuses wholly on rational and ignores experiential acquisition, teaches pupils merely how to win on standardized trial.This manner of acquisition is intended to let pupils to derive single significance to the capable affair ( Kevin James Bondelli, n.d ) . Methodology The entire sample population for this survey is 60 kids in the age group of 7-8 and they will be selected by the agencies of purposive sampling. 30 kids will be indiscriminately selected from Montessori and likewise 30 kids will be indiscriminately selected from traditional school. General Mental Ability Test for Children ( GMATC ) for 7-11 old ages by R. P. Srivastava A ; Kiran Saxena will be used as an instrument for the informations aggregation. It is both verbal and non-verbal and measures five mental abilities-analogy, categorization, figure series, concluding jobs, and absurdnesss and the clip bound will be 30 proceedingss. In order to do the kids take part, consent signifier will be given to the principal of each school for their permission. Each participant will be provided with the test.Thereafter instructions will be given to them and will be assisted as and when required. The experimental design of the subject is simple random assignment as it is convenient to utilize, ha s a simple design, involves less attempts and besides other variables are controlled. The trying method will be Purposive sampling ( we sample with a intent in head ) of Non-probability sampling ( does non affect random choice ) as merely those kids will be tested who are peculiarly from Montessori and kindergarten for turn outing the subject. RELEVENCE When parents decide upon an educational arrangement for their kid, it is of import to look into the best suited educational option for their kid. It is of import to acknowledge the differences in the assorted learning methods and their impacts on kids s mental ability. The mental ability of a individual depends upon the quality of preparation that one receives during childhood. If the proper instruction is non imparted to the kids in their right age so the developmental growing will be affected. They could be less competent when compared to kids having quality instruction in their early childhood. Harmonizing to International Save the Children Alliance ( 2006 ) , Education plays a critical function in fostering future coevalss. While enabling personal growing, it besides contributes to economic and societal development. Kindergarten Education has been followed by many people as a traditional path since several decennaries. In India there is a deficiency of consciousness on the import ant benefits of Montessori Education when compared to Kindergarten Education. Therefore, this research will be instrumental in distributing the consciousness of Montessori Education in India and thereby developing general mental ability of future coevals. Evaluation One of the challenges that might meet during the research will be to pull off the kids. However this can be overcome by seeking their category instructor s support as kids tend to listen to them. Another challenge could be kids copying the replies of the trial from their equals, to avoid this, kids will be divided into little groups and will be made to sit far from each other. Another job which may happen is that some kids would non wish to take up the trial for which the support of their instructors could be taken or can utilize the method of support. Decision The chief purpose of the survey is to happen out the difference between Montessori and Kindergarten manner of instruction and distributing the positive benefits of Montessori instruction and thereby turn outing the hypothesis i.e. kids from Montessori have higher General Mental Ability than kids from Kindergarten.

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Risk Management Within General Motors Company Essay This research looks at the General Motors Company and what led to company failure and filing of bankruptcy in 2009. The American automotive industry was poorly managed for years and was almost eliminated when the economy crashed in 2008. Without the help of the U. S. government, General Motors and Chrysler would not have been able to survive. How did GM, as the number one auto manufacturer and seller, go from being at the top to almost ceasing to exist? This kind of financial mess usually takes years of poor decisions and does not happen to a large company overnight. To come to my conclusion I analyzed four books written by people with inside knowledge of the company, as well as magazine articles and a couple of online websites. As a result of my research, I believe that the problems that GM faced stemmed from poor risk management. Rick Wagonner, former CEO, made several poor business decisions that did not take into account any future risks or market changes. A new management team and a fresh perspective were able to turn the company around and put them back at the top of the automotive industry. Risk Management within the General Motors Company General Motors has been in business since 1908 and currently employs 202,000 people in 157 countries world-wide. It is a well-known fact that GM took government bailout money and filed bankruptcy in 2009. How did one of the largest companies in the world fall to needing financial assistance and declaring bankruptcy? One of the largest issues within the company was the lack of risk management practiced by leadership. How did the company then bounce back from declaring bankruptcy to being the auto manufacturer who sold the most cars world-wide in 2011 (Rosevear, 2012)? It is quite a project to overhaul a company, and the end result was more than likely helped by good project management. There were several smaller projects involved in the large project of overhauling the company, including marketing projects, new car model development, forming risk management plans and paying back the government loans to name a few. Problems within the Company The issues that caused GM to lose their money did not happen overnight; years of poor business decisions led them to where the company stood in 2008. Several executives were very short-sighted in their decision making; they failed to set long-range goals and objectives which are important for successful strategic project management. In 1970, GM and the United Auto Workers (UAW) entered a new contract after a sixty seven day strike over wages. The most notable change with the new contract is that it allowed employees to retire after thirty years with the company with a full pension after the age of 57. At the time their full pension was $500 a month, but with inflation and wage increases, this number was much higher more than three decades later. They believed that early retirements would create new jobs for young people entering the workforce. Another strike occurred in 1973. This one resulted in a contract change that employees had the right to retire at any age with full benefits after thirty years working with the company ( Ingrassia, 2010). Men and women were now able to take full retirement at as early as the age of 48. Union members who decided to retire early would also receive extra pension pay until they were able to draw from Social Security. By 2003, GM had over 460,000 retirees and spouses, which outnumbered current employees almost three to one. All of these were collecting pension and healthcare, and the UAW members were still just as well off. The 1970s was the decade that undid GM; it set the stage for the financial hardships that the company would face with the downturn of the economy in future decades (Lutz, 2011). Another large money eater for the Detroit automotive companies was the union job banks, which were created as part of the 1984 labor contract. The goal for the program was to be a temporary option for laid off workers so that they could be retained for new positions when they opened; it was a sense of job security. Naturally, employees first went on unemployment when being laid-off. The UAW contract then required GM to give additional payments that would guarantee an employee 95% of their prior wages for forty eight weeks. Once this time period was over, an employee would enter a job bank. Here they would stay, while being paid, until their old plant reopened or a job became available at a factory within a fifty mile radius. Because nearby positions rarely opened, people would remain in the job banks for years. The requirements for staying in the job bank included volunteer work for company approved rganizations and programs. Or, employees could punch in at their empty building and pass the time by watching television, reading the newspaper, sitting on a computer, or playing Scrabble. The only stipulations were that they had to punch out to use the bathroom or go on their lunch break, and they could not sleep or play cards. Eventually, this program was costing GM an estimated $1 billion a year to compensate their employees who were not even working (Vlasic, 2011). In 2000, Rick Wagoner was promoted to the position of CEO of GM. He immediately instituted several changes throughout the company. He flew to Italy in March of that year to negotiate with Fiat because GM needed their diesel engine technology for their GM Europe divisions. GM obtained 20% of Fiat Automobile by paying Fiat $2. 5 Billion in GM stock (Ingrassia, 2010). In December of the same year, Wagoner announced that GM would be closing their 103 year old Oldsmobile division. This was a wise move since Oldsmobile sales had fallen almost 75% in the fifteen years leading up to this point. Wagoner hired John Devine, the former financial officer of Ford, to be GM’s new CFO, and in August of 2001 he hired Bob Lutz, who had redesigned Chrysler’s product line in the 1990s. To help the economy and sales after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Wagoner offered interest-free financing on every GM vehicle. Naturally, people flocked to the dealership showrooms to take advantage of this deal. Because of this, GM’s factories remained open, and money flowed to parts suppliers, dealerships, and ad agencies. Wagoner received praise from media throughout the country. However, an internal audit in mid-2001 showed that the company was not in as good of shape as the general public was led to believe. The analysis decided that GM had too many brands, too many dealers, too many factories, and too many workers. The report recommended that GM make cutbacks while times were good, but when this was presented to Wagoner he made a poor business decision and ignored the findings. In 2004, National Geographic magazine wrote an article titled â€Å"The End of Cheap Oil. † When Wagoner saw this, he once again ignored the facts. He was under the assumption that profits from SUVs and pickup trucks would continue to be strong- they probably would have if gas had stayed under $2 a gallon like it was in 2003 and 2004. Wagoner made several poor business decisions during his tenure as CEO of GM which led to the company needing help from the outside. In 2005, Jerry York was hired to analyze what was going wrong with the General Motors Company. He gave several ideas to get GM out of the financial crisis that they were in. At the time, GM still had enough cash to turn around the company. York suggested that the company well off Saab and Hummer. He also recommended cutting GM’s annual dividend in half to one dollar a share instead of two (Lutz, 2011). GM also could have cut the pay of their board members, senior executives, and mangers, and could have worked with the UAW to cut the healthcare costs that GM was paying to workers. On January 26, 2006, the board of directors heeded Yorks warnings and cut the dividends in half, cut executive pay, and eliminated several upper level bonuses. They also elected York onto the board. Another gentleman, Steve Girsky, did a six month analysis of the company in 2006. He estimated that out of the 107 vehicles in GM’s lineup that were produced in North America, 71 of them were unprofitable (Vlasic, 2011). Girsky suggested that GM spend their money on fewer but better products, cut production capacity and employees, be accountable for their goals, and acknowledge that GM was in serious trouble. This last suggestion would not be heeded for a couple more years. GM executives were not ready to admit that they were in over their heads. Heading into 2008, GM as a company was optimistic about the upcoming year. Many new vehicles were being produced or were being considered, and the new Chevy Malibu was named North American Car of the Year, GM’s second in a row since the Saturn Aura won in 2007 (Lutz, 2011). The company had quite a bit of debt, but this did not worry the executives. The first quarter of 2008 brought the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, followed by the financial crisis, failures from banks, and many home foreclosures. These episodes took hundreds of billions of dollars out of the U. S. economy instantly. By July, GM was making layoffs, suspending its dividends, and eliminating health benefits for retired managers and executives over the age of sixty five. In the second quarter of 2008, GM reported $15. 5 billion in losses ($181,000 a minute). With the bankruptcy of the Lehman Brothers Holding Firm came a standstill in automotive sales. Lehman Brothers was the fourth largest investment bank in the U. S. at the time, and when the financial giant declared bankruptcy, the public began to fear for their own finances and worry about the financial situation of the whole country. This is also when banks began to implement more strict policies about who they loaned money to and on what terms. The public was afraid to buy cars, and bankers were afraid to give loans. GM approached Ford asking for a merger, but Ford was not interested; they were the only automaker in Detroit that was still treading water. GM then approached Chrysler about a merger, but the deal never took place. By November, just after the presidential election, General Motors and Chrysler both admitted that they would run out of money by the end of the year (Ingrassia, 2010). A business tradition that hurt the company for years was that GM had cars in the U. S and Europe that looked alike on the outside, but shared nothing on the inside- causing high production costs. Several foreign companies such as Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen, and Audis all have only one headquarters, as well as one engineering and design staff; their vehicles are the same across the world no matter where they are purchased. GM expanded overseas before WWII and through the years acquired the auto companies of Vauxhall in the UK, Opel, and Holden in Australia. Having these manufacturing facilities made it possible for GM to product cars in several different countries. For a long time, this factor was an advantage to GM; brands stayed close to their target markets and the cards that Europe demanded were very different from the cars that American desired (Lutz, 2011). Beginning in the 1980’s, several other car brands were quickly being recognized throughout the world. Federal fuel economy regulations came into the picture, which caused the size of U. S. cars to decrease and they began to look like cars throughout the rest of the world. By this point in time, it easily cost $700 million to engineer a new car design; GM found it hard to create a lineup of competitive vehicles within a reasonable amount of money. The company also lacked innovation in their products. The company was moving quickly, but the competition was far ahead of GM in terms of innovation, especially in the area of fuel economy. The General Motors Company had several poor project management habits in place. When Jerry York joined the board of directors, he was firm with Wagoner. He believed that the CEO worked for the board, and the board represented the shareholders, who owned the company. He too believed that GM was a poorly managed company (Vlasic, 2011). The top management was only concerned about making money, and the board of directors was too afraid of failure. There seemed to be very little (or no) risk management; all of the predictions that Rick Wagoner and the company made about future customer demand were based on the assumption that gas prices would stay at one dollar a gallon indefinitely (Vlasic, 2011). The executives and board of directors were also afraid of aggravating the UAW, which led to billions of dollars of wasted money, overpaying workers and paying for employees who were not even working. GM at one time was the largest company in America; they did not know how to effectively minimize their costs when the economy took a nosedive, nor did they conserve resources for the chance that anything bad would happen to the American economy. Responses to Company Problems The first task on the agenda was finding money to keep the company running. The auto industry needed to ask Congress for money, but it was a tricky time because the country was just about to shift presidents. Neither president (Bush or Obama) wanted to deal with the car companies on their tenure. The Big Three combined were asking for $25 billion of government loans. The CEOs flew into D. C. on their private company jets and then proceeded to be humiliated by the politicians. Eventually, GM and Chrysler were given $14 billion in emergency loans. In order for the companies to receive this money, they have to cut their debt by two-thirds by convincing bondholders to take a stock-for-debt swap. The UAW would have to take stock in GM and Chrysler instead of cash for half that the auto companies owed the VEBA (Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association) trusts, and the union would also have to immediately level their wages with those of the Japanese automotive plants that were in America- including their benefits. This last requirement was the breaking point for the UAW; they refused and argued that the UAW had already given enough to the auto companies in the last few years. Instead, within days President Bush gave $17. 4 billion from the $700 bank rescue package to keep the companies running for three months (Ingrassia, 2010). Bush’s requirement was that the companies needed to submit â€Å"viability plans† on February 17th, which would describe what the companies planned to do to return to being profitable. When President Obama took the office, he created the Automotive Task Force to investigate the American automotive industry and to suggest changes to be made. The task force decided that GM was a company that knew how to build great cars but did not have the necessary ability to market them. In early 2009, plans were drawn up to eliminate Saturn, Pontiac, Hummer, and Saab from GM’s lineup, for a future emphasis on Chevrolet and Cadillac). In April of 2009, GM made the announcement that they would exchange $27 billion of unsecured debt for GM stock. This was how they chose to try to drop the 90% of their debt that the Automotive Task Force was requiring, in hopes to avoid bankruptcy. This did not go as planned, as GM stock was at a low price and did not appeal to their investors. Because of this, the last option was for the government to buy the remaining stock. The government gave $30 million and now owned 60% of GM’s stock (Ingrassia, 2010).

William Faulkner: Translating His Life into His Works Essay -- Literar

Humankind through years of evolution has become a glorious race with an inexhaustible capacity to think. Each mind is filled with a profusion of ideas and other abstractions, which are sought to be expressed. Often, people find their medium of expression through art. Jean de La Fontaine, a renowned French fabulist begins his poem, The Hornets and the Bees with the line: â€Å"by the work one knows the workman† (The Hornets). If art is a method of self-expression, the creator, is thus, significant. In essence, art as the reflection of a being is inseparable from the being. To examine a masterpiece, the creator must be investigated, too. In 1917, the United States aided the Triple Entente during the First World War. Faulkner enlisted for the Armed Signal Corps from which he was rejected for his height and frailty (Leary +). Despite his rejection, Faulkner was undeterred. With a British accent, a borrowed England address, and an added â€Å"u† to his name, he went to a recruiting office in New York, and enlisted for the Royal Air Force in Canada. Faulkner was accepted, and was ordered to report for Toronto immediately. Although, his efforts were successful, he set himself up for disappointment, for the war ended in 1918 without him having set foot in any battle. When he returned to Oxford a month later, however, he was outfitted in a British uniform paired with a swagger stick to support his injured legs. Early on, he said his injury was a result from a crash during training. Later, the injury would be of several various other causes (Parini 39-47). Although his lies mortified him for the rest of his life, Fau lkner illustrated how he was inherently a storyteller, and his tales were his masterpieces. Through that incident he showed how concoc... ...y Criticism. Vol. 1. New York: Helvetica Press, 1988. 145. Print. Leary, Lewis. "The County and the Man." William Faulkner of Yoknapatawpha County. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1973. 1-37. Print. Minter, David. William Faulkner: His Life and Work. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 1980. 1-90. Print. Parini, Jay. One Matchless Time: A Life of William Faulkner. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. 39-47. Print. Shute, Sarah. "Absalom, Absalom!." Literature Online. Cambridge: Proquest Information and Learning Co, 2002. Literature Online. Web. 8 May 2012. . "The Hornets and Bees, The Oak and Reed." Jean de La Fontaine. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 May 2012. .