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Ethical Practices in the Business World, 2008.
An explanation of how business people need to create new guidelines for ethical practices in light of recent business scandals.
4,016 words (approx. 16.1 pages), 16 sources, APA, AU$ 174.95
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This paper discusses how ethical issues in the business world have changed since the demise of companies such as Enron, WorldCom, and Arthur Andersen. According to this paper, several different approaches have been suggested for businesses today to cope with the issue of ethics and for corporations to develop ethical guidelines.
Outline:
Introduction
Ethical Issues
Ethical Grounding
Leadership
Conclusion
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"The issue needs to be considered from the smallest infraction to the major ones. The latter, of course, are what get a company into trouble, while the former often lead to the latter. However, business people seem to have a number of rationales for why certain behaviors that might be unethical in everyday life are not in business. Carr (1993) argues that there is an agreement among people in business that bluffing is accepted and that, in the words of British statesman Henry Taylor, "falsehood ceases to be falsehood when it is understood on all sides that the truth is not expected to be spoken" (Carr, 1993, p. 143). Carr argues that bluffing is not unethical in this context. It is not lying because while both bluffing and lying would be meant to deceive bluffing in business is accepted as part of the price of doing business and so cannot be considered lying."
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Human Motivation, 2008.
A look at the benefits of using psychological methods to improve employees' motivation.
848 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 49.95
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This paper looks at the different attitudes of workers in a customer call center for a national specialized cancer organizations. It focuses on a particular individual and goes on to explain how psychological principles can be used to improve the situation and motivate this worker.
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"Wendy Worker has recently begun working as a customer service representative for Cancer Call Center. Cancer Call Center is a national call center for one of the nation's foremost specialized cancer organizations. Wendy Worker is a 10-year breast cancer survivor, and Cancer Call Center's positive attitude towards cancer survivors was one of the reasons that she sought employment with them. However, Wendy is one of the few cancer survivors to be working in the organization's actual call center, which is predominantly staffed with young recent college graduates. Wendy differs from her coworkers in other ways, as well. Wendy is in her mid-forties, which is approximately twenty years older than the majority of her coworkers. She has recently returned to the workforce after being a stay-at-home mother for twelve years. Prior to making the choice to stay-at-home, Wendy was a supervisor at a similar call center, but she was unable to obtain a supervisor-level position because of the time gap in her resume. Although Wendy is not having any problem learning the material presented in training, she does not appear to be associating with the rest of her training class. Because Cancer Call Center has previously noted its highest turn-over rate with capable employees who fail to socialize in the work environment, it is looking for a way to motivate Wendy."
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Workplace Motivation, 2008.
A look at motivation in the workplace with a focus on Maslow's "hierarchy of needs".
1,269 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 70.95
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This paper explores various types of motivational strategies but focuses on and emphasizes Maslow's "hierarchy of needs" and how it relates to the Property Claims Offices of Allstate Insurance Company. It also explores how these motivational strategies have a profound impact on employee performance, and productivity as well as some employee's resistance to not only change but productivity as well.
Outline:
Introduction
What Motivates at Allstate Insurance Company
The Effects of "In my Good Hands..." on Employee Productivity
Employee Resistance to Increased Productivity
Motivation Philosophy of Management
Conclusion
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"In an insurance office work life can be fairly monotonous; insurance can be repetitive work that needs to completed every single day of the year. While the details may change what must be accomplished to close and settle a claim does not. The fact that the job can become somewhat monotonous has not gone unseen by upper management with Allstate Insurance Company so the company rolled out a new internal / external campaign designed to drive morale and empower employees to take ownership of their work and make a change. "In My Good Hands, I'll Make it Count" (Allstate 2007) was the slogan that was behind one of the biggest changes the company has ever made. This slogan embodied every employee doing everything they could to make sure that the claims they handled were settled in a fair, honest and pleasant way for the customer."
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Airport Security Restructuring, 2007.
This paper explores the effectiveness of airport security in the United States since 2001.
1,998 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 102.95
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This paper analyzes the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Administration with respect to airport security from September 11, 2001 to 2007. The paper discusses the problems with the TSA's improvements in airline security and shows how technology upgrades and increased personnel training are the most suitable solutions to improve the effectiveness of airport security in the United States.
Outline:
History
Problem
Stakeholders
Criteria
Alternatives
Impacts of Alternatives
Valuation and Tradeoff Identification
Political Feasibility and Implementation
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"Prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, airport security efforts focused primarily on screening passengers and carry-on luggage with metal detectors and X-Ray machines. Following the tragedy, Congress ordered the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to screen all checked baggage for explosives and random searches were added to security lines. Other enhancements to airline security post-9/11 included allowing pilots to arm themselves and placing air marshals on commercial flights. The new security measures and extra precautions have conflicted sharply with traveler efficiency and convenience, and pressure has built from the public to reduce this friction between safety and expediency."
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"Mahabharata", 2006.
A detailed layout of "The Dice Game" and "Dharma" in the great epic heroic poem, "Mahabharata."
2,905 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 138.95
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"This paper discusses one of the most famous Sanskrit texts of India, the "Mahabharata," the great epic heroic poem, which tells of the historic Great War of India between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Encompassing over one hundred thousand verses, and steeped in cultural and religious meaning, this text presents a near impossible task for any student of India to analyze in its entirety. However, the paper notes that the most widely known act narrated by "The Mahabharata" is that of "The Dice Game", and Darupadi's disrobing. This paper analyzes the events leading up to, and following the disrobing, the larger dharmic implications this act offers, and the reflection of Hindu culture the scenario provides.
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"However, as a sign of the changing times, this tale, in the modern India of today has come to showcase an example of the Pandavas' male chauvinistic attitudes in treating Draupadi as their property by putting her at gambling stake, and their strange prioritizing of virtues, where pledges matter more than the honor and safety of one's family. A sharp contrast to the pillars of virtue they had previously been seen as. Not to say that the Pandava family is not still highly regarded and seen as examples of dharma and righteousness."
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Leadership Styles in the 21st Century, 2008.
A comparison of the characteristics of three leadership styles - transformational leadership, transactional leadership and servant leadership.
2,573 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 22 sources, APA, AU$ 124.95
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This paper discusses three different leadership styles - transformational leadership, transactional leadership and servant leadership. It looks at each leadership style individually and discusses its characteristics. The paper then examines the way that each style impacts the relationship between leaders and followers and implicitly the company in its own particular way. Finally, the paper compares the different styles within tables.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Transformational Leadership
Transactional Leadership
Transformational Leadership
Transactional Leadership
Servant Leadership
Transformational Leadership vs. Transactional Leadership
Transformational Leadership vs. Servant Leadership
Transactional Leadership vs. Servant Leadership
Conclusion
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"Many authors have suggested that the transformational leadership has come as a completion of the transactional one and after a deeper analysis it can be seen that the transformational and servant ones are very similar. The three leadership types are not mutually excluding each other. In fact, a good leader is assumed to display characteristics from all these types. He/she needs to focus both on people and organizational goals because people are not his/her only "clients". Shareholders and customers enter in this category as well, which makes organizational goals important. A good leader should know what is the right mix of rewards and when to use the reward system and when not, because the excessive use of rewards inhibits the follower's loyalty and increases the probability for it to leave the organization. Also, it should know what the right attention that needs to be paid to its own development is, so that this one doesn't become detrimental to other people's development."
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Refugees and Migrants, 2008.
An examination of the differences between refugees and migrants and how they the United Nations relates to them.
983 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 55.95
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This paper discusses the differences between refugees and migrants and looks at why these distinctions are important for political reasons. Specifically, the paper discusses trends of migrant and refugee movements over time. The paper also looks at the ways that migrants and refugees are referred to within the United Nations and the laws that relate to these two groups.
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"It is important thus to create a set of clear procedures and screening process that would allow genuine asylum seekers to get refuge. For this reason, a distinction is sought between migrant and refugee. In quite poignant manner, the Convention states that a migrant is someone who may lose better quality of life if he is turned down, a refugee is someone who might lose his life altogether. The Convention and other UNHR handbooks offer clear guidelines on the issue of distinction between migrants and refugees. One handbook revised in 2007 makes the distinction between a migrant and a refugee in these words: "A migrant is a person who, for reasons other than those contained in the definition, voluntarily leaves his country in order to take up residence elsewhere. He may be moved by the desire for change or adventure, or by family or other reasons of a personal nature. If he is motivated exclusively by economic considerations, he is an economic migrant and not a refugee. The distinction between an economic migrant and a refugee is, however, sometimes blurred in the same way as the distinction between economic and political measures in an applicant's country of origin is not always clear.""
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John Peter Zenger, 2008.
An examination of the impact of the case against John Peter Zenger on freedom of the press in America and the U.S. Constitution.
1,395 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 74.95
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This paper discusses the case of John Peter Zenger in 1734. It briefly describes the background of Zenger and of the case that was brought against him. The paper looks at whether the jury decision produced an across-the-board new American policy of freedom of the press such as did not exist before Zenger's arrest. The paper also looks at whether the case had a meaningful effect on the U.S. Constitution.
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"At that time in American history, there had been political satires printed often, but they were published by "imperial officials themselves," and not by writers and political opponents. But between the time of the Zenger trial and the Stamp Act, Olsen continues, several fables, satires, "parodied speeches and proclamations" appeared in pamphlets, advertisements, poets' corners and news items, "virtually all of them in opposition to established governments and imperial officials." Of all of those dozens of printed protests and attacks on the persons in elected positions, there was only one, Olsen explains, who was prosecuted for libel, but in time the charges were also dropped against him."
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'The Island at the Center of the World', 2008.
A critique of Russell Shorto's book "The Island at the Center of the World".
1,327 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 71.95
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This paper introduces and analyzes the book "The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America" by Russell Shorto. The paper explains that the main thesis of Shorto's book is the early history of New York, focusing specifically on the New Netherlands Dutch colony and its influence on the city and state of New York. The paper concludes that Shorto's book is an interesting and informative text on early New York history that offers up information not as common as many other history texts.
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"This books contribution to the issue of United States history is great. In fact, it looks at an area of American history that is often forgotten or overlooked, and helps show how the Dutch influence in New York has permeated many things we take for granted today in society, such as using Santa Claus as a Christmas symbol, and how Dutch politics helped influence the Revolutionary War and revolutionary ideals (Shorto 314-315). This book shows how American settlement in New York began as a scheme of the Dutch West India Company to gain control over more land and riches they could export to Europe, and how pervasive these companies were in settling (and subjugating) nations and peoples around the world. We often think that most people came to America to gain religious freedom (and many did), but they also came hoping to find prosperity and even great wealth by discovering new items to export to Europe. New Amsterdam was a settlement created out of commerce, rather than religious survival, and that is an important distinction to remember in American culture and history. As far as weaknesses, if there are any weaknesses in this book, it may be the way the author attempts to "tell a story" in a nonfiction text, such as the beginning when he speculates about Henry Hudson's travels in London. Historians might not approve of this approach, because it cannot really be historically verified, but I think it made the book more interesting and appealing to the lay reader. You do not have to be a student of history to appreciate this book, and that means that it is appealing to more readers and more people may read it and learn more about American history."
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Strategic Planning for KBR, 2008.
A case study analysis of how to implement total quality management (TQM) into the organization, KBR.
1,045 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 58.95
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This paper looks at strategic planning for the organization, KBR. It begins by discussing the company's mission, vision, goals and objectives and the company's characteristics. The paper then focuses on total quality management (TQM) and how this relates to KBR's management style. Finally, the paper looks at how TQM could be implemented at KBR.
Table of Contents:
Mission, Vision, Goals And Objectives
TQM Management Style vs. KBR's Management Style
The Characteristics of TQM Companies vs. KBR's Characteristics
Implementing TQM in KBR
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"TQM may not be 100% compatible with an organization such as KBR. On one side, TQM techniques and tools may have a positive impact on the company's activity and some of them were successfully adopted by the organization. KBR's activity needs precision and quality and timing are essential to achieve customer satisfaction. The techniques and tools just mentioned serve those objectives. Nevertheless, TQM's soft component implies a participative management style, which is not compatible with the strict discipline required to work on military projects or alike."
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Defeating Dracula, 2008.
An examination of the ways that one could find and destroy Bram Stoker's vampire, Dracula.
2,244 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 111.95
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This paper discusses Bram Stoker's famous vampire, Dracula. It specifically focuses on ways that a vampire can be defeated. It compares modern audiences' familiarity with the traditional means of fighting and killing vampires with the ways presented in the book. The paper then examines Dracula's strengths and weaknesses and develops the writer's plan for finding and destroying the vampire.
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"I also have reservations about including Seward in the hunting party. At first blush, seems as if he would be helpful in a vampire expedition. After all, he studied Renfield, and would be able to recognize the same type of influence and infatuation if Dracula chose another minion. However, one might hesitate before choosing Dr. Seward for such an expedition because of his reliance on chloral to sleep. (Stoker, 161). Dependence on any drug is a potentially fatal weakness, and Dracula appears adept at exploiting personal weakness. Therefore, Seward could possibly be a liability in hunting. However, if one were to be certain that Seward did not use any drugs while on the expedition, his experience would prove invaluable. After all, Seward saw the steps that Van Helsing took to counteract Dracula's impact on Lucy. Therefore, if Van Helsing were to fall victim to the vampire, the hunting party might still have some chance of success."
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Evaluation of Webquest, 2008.
An evaluation of the task, process and appropriateness of the webquest, "The American Revolution: Was it worth it?" by Judy Chang.
836 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 47.95
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This paper evaluates the webquest, "The American Revolution: Was it worth it?" by Judy Chang. The paper describes the aim of the webquest and its appropriateness for Grade 5 students and discusses the task that is required to be completed and the process that the students must go through. Finally, the paper looks at the grading evaluation guide for the webquest for students and teachers.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Task
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
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"The evaluative process, graded on a scale from 4-1 is clear and thoroughly described. It also allows students to be graded on a variety of competencies, including the sophistication of the student's position statement, the support the student provides for the position, and finally the literary or persuasive appeal and the sense of the audience. For teachers who must use an A-D grading scale, the grading evaluation guide could easily be transposed to a different format, thus it could be used by a variety of teachers, in a variety of school districts."
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The Adaptive Leader and Change, 2008.
This paper looks at the responsibilities of an adaptive leader and discusses the effects of change.
3,729 words (approx. 14.9 pages), 15 sources, APA, AU$ 166.95
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In this article, the writer describes the considerations of an adaptive leader that are related to the management of change. The writer also evaluates how those factors impact followers in implementing change. The writer notes that while the changes occurring globally are perhaps exciting, those same changes are calling upon leadership and demanding new ways to deal with new and emerging challenges requiring innovation in leadership. The writer points out that traditional practices may no longer be successful and the historical leadership methods may not be sufficient for leading today's workers in the global workforce. Today's workforce is diverse characterized by differential learning levels and various experiential backgrounds. The writer concludes that the adaptive leader is one who is able to intuitively and with intent make decisions and solve problems while empowering those whom are being led.
Outline:
Introduction
Theoretical Framework of Study
Literature Review
Summary & Conclusion
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"The Adaptive leadership has the responsibilities of setting the direction in times of change. Where the leader would in the technical or routine situation be responsible for defining problems and making the provision of solutions, the adaptive leader will instead, make identification of the adaptive challenge and frame the key questions and issues prior to seeking a solution. The leader is responsible in routine situations to shield the organization from threats that are external to the organization but in times of change, the adaptive leader will allow the organization to experience the pressures that are external to the organization but only to the extent that the employees can manage the pressure being experienced. The leader of an organization has the responsibility within the area of orientation of employees to their duties and responsibilities to clarify the employee's roles and responsibilities but in times of change the adaptive leader will need to challenge the current roles of employees and will be resistant to any pressures that wish for new roles to be defined quickly. In times when everything in the organization is ticking along as usual conflict management requires that the leader restore order to the organization and its systems however, during times of change the adaptive leader must let the conflict emerge, in order for it to be exposed, resolved and effectively purged. In times of routine organizational management the leader is required to assist in maintenance of the organization's norms to keep thing running smoothly however, during times of change it will be necessary for leadership to adapt and challenge the norms that work against productivity in the organization. Heifertz and Laurie relate that while those being led desire the organizational environment to be comfortable, stable and for their leaders to provide answers, effective leaders ask their employees the difficult questions and remove the employees from their zone of comfort and then the leader takes responsibility for managing the distress that ensues."
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Twain's "Good Little Boy", 2008.
A description of the concepts of reward and punishment in Mark Twain's story, "Good Little Boy."
1,662 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 87.95
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This paper discusses Mark Twain's story, "Good Little Boy." It describes the plot of the story and the motivation of Twain in writing it. The paper compares the idea of the good little boy encountering troubles with the concepts and religious beliefs of Twain's time. It also discusses how the reader may be disappointed with the outcome of the story and why this would be so.
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"The boy goes on to realize that everything turned out the opposite of the way it was depicted in his church literature. It wasn't the good little boys who were rewarded and never broke their legs or had bad things happen to them, but the other way around. He saw that when he tried to do good, bad things happened to him. When he tried to help people or animals, they weren't grateful and blessed him. They were angry and he was the one who got hurt. When he tried to instruct the boys who were disobeying the law, he was punished, but he was still determined to be good."
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Children's Heart Disease, 2008.
An analysis of the need for prevention of heart disease that begins during childhood.
3,405 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 155.95
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This paper discusses heart disease in children. It first looks at the improved technology in detecting and treating heart disease in children. In then looks at the fact that children who are obese or at risk for obesity show early signs of heart disease similar to obese adults with heart disease. The paper focuses on the need for prevention and treatment of heart disease that begins during childhood.
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"At the same time, parents have to be encouraged by their physicians and other professionals to follow better diets and reinforce the same in their own children. Childhood offers a unique opportunity for promoting and reinforcing cardiovascular health. Parents actively turn to their primary care providers, especially pediatricians, when their children are newborn and infants. Valuable information offered at this vulnerable time can have a critical impact on a child's future lifestyle. Charting growth patterns, weight and blood pressure and following other health factors over time presents early identification of lifestyle choices that may contribute to the risk of cardiovascular problems in later life. Health promotion has to start by focusing on intervention at the child's developmental level."
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Dystopia in Gilead and the World State, 2008.
An analysis of the concept of dystopia in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".
2,078 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 105.95
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This paper discusses how Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" both depict the characteristics typical of dystopian societies, which fail at achieving a Utopian world. The paper outlines the plot of both novels, explains the leitmotifs in dystopias and the purpose of dystopian depictions, and points out why Huxley and Atwood are successful at depicting dystopic worlds. The paper concludes that, apart from providing two magnificent illustrations of dystopic worlds, Huxley and Atwood highly achieve at fostering critical thinking in their followers.
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"The Gilead structure, as all dystopic systems, diminishes its inhabitants to the point of depriving them of their identity. In the "Red Center" people are stratified depending on their function within the Gilead totalitarian world. The redness of Offred's clothes suggests her role as a Handmaid; she will be one in charge of procreation. Thus, her identity is defined by her body, for she is just a "container", nothing more than a "two-legged womb, that's all: sacred vessels, ambulatory chalices" (136) . Then, her very concept of humanity has been distorted since she is defined by her bodily functions - and dysfunctions. The stratification of women into their different roles helps keep them in their respective controlled places. Rita, one of the Marthas who live at the Commanders house, shows no sympathy for Offred's situation but identifies herself with another Martha who has been accidentally shot. "
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