"Roger & Me" surrounds the decision, made by the corporation General Motors, to close down 11 of their auto plants in the Flint area, and Moore's resultant pursuit to meet and talk to the man he deemed responsible for the decision: GM Chairman Roger Smith. ... Roger Smith and the GM Corporation are a classic example of both of these standards. ... Flint was a classic study of the dynamics of a one - product economy in a post - industrial business environment. ... An invisible line has been drawn between the richest of Americans -the ones who make all the decisions and wield most of the...

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"Battle Royal," by Ralph Ellison, tells the story of a young black man during segregation who struggles to discover his identity. ... The grandfather divulges to his son how he has survived in the white man's world and counsels his son to agree with what the white man says and always answer with a compliant attitude. ... The idea of invisibility surfaces most during the speech, which the narrator has continued to practice for even in the most humiliating of moments. ... The narrator represents the classic growing young man, unlearned in the ways of the world. ...

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Moreau and The Invisible Man. ... Mary Shelley's classic defies strict categorization as either Gothic of Science Fiction. ... Constructed on one hand as Man's punishment for Prometheus's tricks, and on the other, as a gift to man from the Gods. ... However what is emphasized is that the creation of Woman is secondary to the creation of Man. ... However, the model of the natural- and naturally free- man emerges in the novel from an implied pattern of subjection which demonstrates that the power the man-made constructs of science and technology give us come at...

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Indeed Haile Selassie, a very slight man in stature and Living God' of Ethiopia, truly exemplified the royal mold of rulers of the past in the ancient empire (Kapuscinski 6). ... Other unnecessary servants included door openers at every door and a pillow man who followed the short emperor around from place to place with a pillow to set beneath his feet because the all-powerful supreme ruler of the empire could not be seen as having his feet swinging from a chair like a boy (27). ... Thus, he understood classic divide and conquer' tactics to undermine any consorted effort against...

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Abstract This dissertation is attempting to delve into the prevailing attitudes and employee engagement with Topaz South Dublin service stations. The importance of employee engagement is highlighted in relation to the concept of Human Capital Management. The data collection was based on a survey which was carried out by the CIPD (2006) on employee engagement in the UK. The research seeks to understand aspects of working life at the Topaz service stations within the South Dublin catchment area. Aspects such as meaningfulness of tasks within the role, aspects of feelings towards the role, indivi...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate