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Business Entry into Thailand, 2008.
This paper looks at business entry into Thailand for a Swiss company.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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In this article, the writer notes that, in general, when market entry into a foreign country is considered, a company has several issues to take into consideration. The writer discusses that elements such as economic and political risk, as well as market penetration, entry methods, and foreign exchange rates need to be considered in order to successfully enter the foreign market. Thorough research is therefore necessary to establish the extent of each risk before making the entry attempt. The same is true for a Swiss-based company attempting to enter Thailand. The writer discusses that the basic problem with market entry into Thailand is the cultural and political barrier, as well as possible economic risks. The writer maintains that a solution to this can be thorough initial research of cultural differences and the consulting strategies that would appeal to the Thailand market, as well as initially entering into a limited geographical range.
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"The Swiss and Thai markets are vastly different as a result of the fundamental cultural difference between the Western and Eastern paradigm. The Swiss consulting company should therefore invest in a thorough research strategy before attempting entry. This research should focus on the cultural paradigms and values of Thailand, as well as the marketability of the consulting service. Such research is then used to modify the service to cater to the Thailand market.
"Of course there are substantial economic costs associated with market research and service modification, particularly for a foreign market that is as vastly different from the Western market as Thailand. The first step is therefore to conduct a cost/benefit analysis on the basis of an initial market and culture research program. Furthermore, local employees can be recruited to work with Swiss employees in order to facilitate the research process. These local Thai employees can also be used in establishing the Thailand branch of the organization, and to work as liaisons between the Thai market and the Swiss company."
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Labor and Industrial Relations in South Africa, 2008.
A discussion of the impact of the unique political and socio-economic situation in South Africa on labor relations and human resource management.
771 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 39.95
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This paper examines how South Africa's unique cultural, socio-economic, and political situation imposes difficult challenges for labor relations and human resource management. The paper explains that since the end of apartheid, the country has faced the problem of how to bring about substantive equality, including economic equality. The paper then looks at how the new South African government eschewed the redistribution approach, and instead opted to implement systematic and sometimes extreme forms of affirmative action. The paper also points out that a good example of the affirmative action policies the new South African government put in place is the Black Economic Empowerment initiative (BEE), which was established with the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Act in 2004. The writer believes that this initiative is a good one from a human rights perspective. However, from a human resources point of view, the challenge of this situation must be that artificially speeding up the promotion of people who have been systematically denied good education for so long, creates a danger that under-qualified people will be in management positions. The paper concludes that the problem of providing adequate training for people who have for so long been excluded from management positions is likely the biggest current problem facing human resources managers, as South Africa continues to change towards becoming a normal society.
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"However, despite such descriptions, this initiative does primarily aim to improve the economic lot of blacks - given that it is they who suffer most from inequality. It does this with measures such as legislation and regulation, which aim among other things to put more blacks in management. For example, there is the balanced scorecard, which assesses whether there is sufficient black ownership of companies, sufficient black senior management, sufficient black human resource development and employment equity, etc. These factors are imposed as codes on state bodies, public companies and foreign investment companies. How well companies do on the score card affects vital economic factors, such as whether they are awarded contracts (Alexander, 2004)."
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Make America A Welcoming Place, 2008.
An argument for the freedom for and encouragement of foreigners in the United States.
1,140 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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The paper relates Ernesto "Che" Guevara's views of travel, that everyone should have the right to not only travel freely, but immerse oneself in the very essence of the culture and situations of the native inhabitants. The paper discusses how Che's view of travel as a freeing and learning experience is completely contrary to the American view of travel in the post September 11th era. The paper describes how Americans perceive travelers as suspicious individuals that need to be consistently monitored and constrained. The paper argues that America needs to change its views and reduce restrictions, since by limiting what travelers can actually see and treating them with hostility and suspicion, America is actively losing supporters on the international stage.
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"Che's understanding of travel is to that it not only allows for one to have reckless fun, but more importantly it opens up your eyes to the all of the multitudes of manners in which people live their lives. Throughout his journey, he did not only try to receive a surface level understanding of the places that he went to, but rather delved deeply into every aspect of life. In Chile, he goes and visits a woman dying of tuberculosis, and is appalled to find the failings of the public health system that prevents the woman from receiving adequate treatment. He receives a tour of a copper mine and finds out the stark reality of deaths that occurred to make it possible. He even goes as far as to visit a leper colony and live among their inhabitants. Che's view of travel is that everyone should have the right to not only travel freely, but immerse oneself in the very essence of the culture and situations of the native inhabitants."
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Outsourcing U.S. Labor, 2008.
An argument that outsourcing American jobs is harmful to the US economy and national esteem.
1,341 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 65.95
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The paper notes that outsourcing American jobs benefits consumers with lower prices of goods. The paper argues, however, that this small benefit comes at the cost of American jobs sent overseas, US production capacity relocated to cheaper markets and the economy weakened by the net loss of jobs and capital. The paper argues further that outsourcing jobs and production undermines the US economy and makes it dependent on foreign markets in the developing world. The paper asserts that measures should be taken to protect jobs and production capabilities and limit the degree to which corporate greed can destroy the economy.
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"One common trend in the modern, globalized economy has been the persistent outsourcing of US jobs and production to other--usually less developed--nations. In an effort to maximize profits by decreasing the cost of production and labor, many US companies have actively downsized their US labor force and shifted the equivalent jobs to labor markets and firms in the Third World. Nations such as China and India have notably benefited from this tendency. For the United States, however, despite the claims of supporters, outsourcing of jobs and manufacturing to the Third World has had a tremendously negative effect on the national economy. Outsourcing labor and production to foreign countries weakens the US economy and undermines national esteem by increasing unemployment and eliminating the nation's productive self-sufficiency. "
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Saddam Hussein, Kuwait, and the Gulf Crises, 2008.
A look at some of the issues leading up to Desert Storm.
4,686 words (approx. 18.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 174.95
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This paper addresses some of the issues that led up to Desert Storm, and delves into the Gulf crisis from an historical and political point of view - and from the perspective of the United States (including those of George Herbert Walker Bush and George W. Bush).
Outline:
A Brief Look at the Late Dictator
Why Hussein went into Kuwait
Powell Assertion Number One
Powell Assertion Number Two
Powell Assertion Number Three
Powell Assertion Number Four
Powell Assertion Number Five
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"During the last two decades or so of Saddam's life, he was known as "the madman of the Middle East" in some Western circles, but journalist Jerrold M. Post, writing in the journal Political Psychology, asserts that there is "no evidence that he [was] suffering from a psychotic disorder." That having been said, Post added that while Hussein was "psychologically in touch with reality," he was frequently politically "out of touch with reality" (Post 284) and had a worldview that was "narrow and distorted." Moreover, he was a "ruthless political calculator" who went to "whatever lengths are necessary to achieve his goals.
"Post explains that the crisis created when Saddam's armies invaded Kuwait provided him with "the opportunity to defy the hated outsiders, a strong value in his Ba'th ideology" (Post 286). Saddam enjoyed casting the conflict as a "struggle between two gladiators," Post wrote; those two were "Saddam Hussein vs. George Bush."
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Portuguese and Spanish Conquests: 1450 - 1550, 2008.
An analysis of the greatness of Portugal and Spain between 1450 and 1550, particularly with regards to their expeditions and conquests.
1,568 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 74.95
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This paper discusses the formation of the first colonial empires, namely those of Spain and Portugal. It then discusses some of the naval expeditions that were organized at the orders of the kings of Spain and Portugal and how these expeditions resulted in significant discoveries on the part of European explorers. The paper aims to illustrate that, although the Spanish colonial empire was very large as far as total surface, it was Portugal that represented the greatest naval power with world-wide long-lasting impact.
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"The first global empire in the history of mankind, the Portuguese Empire consisted of a group of territories with distinct geographical and racial features, but unified by the same identity and ideals, by a common language and religion. These territories were Cape Verde, Guinea and Angola in West Africa, S. Thomas and Principe located in the Gulf of Guinea, Mozambique in East Africa, far-off Timor in Indonesia, India and Macau in the China Sea. All these territories made up the same whole, i.e. a political organism. This political organism, consisting of Mother-Country, colonies and adjacent islands - called the Portuguese Nation, was considered unitary and indivisible (Ferreira Mendes: 230) and spanned from the middle of the 15th century until the independence of Macau, the last territory that was still part of the former Portuguese Empire, in 1999."
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"Wealth and Poverty of Nations", 2008.
A review of David Landes' arguments in "Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor" and "he Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe From 1750 to the Present."
1,301 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 62.95
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This paper discusses some of the reasons that influenced Europe's rise to power over the centuries. It specifically discusses David Landes' arguments regarding the combination of environment and culture and their importance, as he discusses in his books, "Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor" and "he Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe From 1750 to the Present."
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"Continued growth is dependant on the establishment of a number of different factors including the creation of social and political institutions as security of property; rights of contract and of personal liberty that included social and geographic mobility; and a stable, responsive, honest, and relatively efficient government. Landes recognizes that this is an ideal that no society has ever met, but argues that to a certain degree such characteristics and therefore the resulting institutions have promoted economic and social progress, while their significant absence has acted as a barrier to the continued process of economic growth and extended well being."
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The Role of Government in Policy-Making, 2008.
This paper looks at public policy and discusses the role of the US government in policy making.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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In this article, the writer notes that, in the US, the public policy process essentially begins with a bill, or proposed law, being introduced for consideration into both chambers of Congress, which is comprised of the US Senate and House of Representatives. The writer then explains that public policy is shaped by the federal judiciary system in one of two ways. The first way is through statutory construction, in which courts interpret the definitions of laws and administrative regulations. Congress can overturn a Supreme Court decision involving statutory construction with which it disagrees. The second way is through judicial review, in which courts decide whether any law or administrative action passed by either Congress or certain state legislatures is in violation of the US Constitution. The writer concludes that the role the court system has played in shaping policies that affect the American Civil Liberties Union is that it continually passes judgment on the various cases brought to it by the organization on behalf of various underprivileged individuals.
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"These laws and decisions influence the organization's decision-making operations by helping it to narrow down the types of social and political issues it would be interested in tackling. Such issues include those pertaining to free speech, the death penalty, disability rights, drug policy, HIV/AIDS, immigrant rights, prisoners' rights, lesbian and gay rights, privacy and technology, rights of the poor, police practices, racial justice, reproductive freedom and women's rights among various others. In its everyday activities these laws help ACLU to choose the specific types of court cases and lobbying efforts relevant to the various issues it is specifically known to deal with. Currently the ACLU handles up to 6,000 cases per year with 100 of its own staff attorneys and 2000 volunteer attorneys."
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Illegal Immigrants, 2008.
Looks at illegal immigration as it is impacted by the Fifth and 14th Amendments of the United States Constitution.
1,335 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 64.95
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This paper examines the 5th and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution and applies them to the current issues regarding illegal immigration. The paper also argues that the US should not deport foreign born parents of children born in the U.S., who have full citizenship as anchor babies.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Problem
The Amendments
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"The illegal immigrants have been increasing in America and have been able to gain benefits through health care, educational opportunities and other perks of living in the country, without having to submit the same paperwork that citizens and legal immigrants are required to submit. This has begun to create tension throughout America as jobs become less available and funding begins to get tightened. Whether the funding and employment issues are a direct result of illegal immigration or not does not sway the detractors who insist the illegal immigrants not only be forced to leave the country, but are also beginning to request that American born children by illegal immigrants not be allowed to attend public schools."
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Televised Political Debates, 2008.
Looks at televised political debates as a key strategy in political races.
1,570 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 74.95
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This paper explains that televised debates, which are essential in every major political race, are more than the traditional campaign advertising on which most strategies relied in the past. The author points out that the Kennedy-Nixon televised debates in 1960, which were the first major use of this media, justified the preference for televised debates as tools in political campaigns. The paper relates the advantages and disadvantages of televised debates
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"The direct contact between the audience and the candidates created during such debates also draws the attention on the actual human perspective of the candidate. Indeed, candidates are the representatives of the society they come from, still they are humans, and the personal perspective of his character tends to draw the attention of most viewers during election time. It may be that during Abraham Lincoln's campaigning days, character traits were more or less placed aside and the impact of the message he delivered was not influenced by his personality."
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Terror and Intelligence, 2001.
An analysis of how the United States has reacted to the terror on 9/11 and other terrorist attacks in general.
7,823 words (approx. 31.3 pages), 15 sources, APA, AU$ 244.95
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The paper deals with terrorist acts that have occurred and the effect that these have had, with particular reference to the United States. The paper continues with an in-depth description of the foregin policy response of President Bush ,specifically, and members of the US Congress, in general.
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"There are a number of ways to interpret terrorist attacks in the modern world. The Bush administration has chosen a particular perspective that is intended to justify the employment of the United States military as a tool to rooting out terrorism in general. However, there are many difficulties with the logical backing for such a position; the way terrorism is understood, and the sources of terrorism have been, largely, misconstrued. Many people have put forward criticisms of the White House's outlook--some from particularly visible individuals--and an equal number of alternative approaches to terrorism have been offered. But, fundamentally, terrorism needs to be understood as a means of waging warfare; usually adopted by those who possess significant strategic and militaristic shortcomings. Terrorism has existed as long as war has existed. Consequently, declaring a war on terror is analogous to declaring a war on infantry: such a conflict will occupy our forces wherever there is war."
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China's Environmental Issues, 2008.
A discussion of environmental issues affecting China.
1,572 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 74.95
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This paper discusses serious environmental problems in China. The paper explains that due to overpopulation and industrialization, pollution has become a major issue within China's borders. The paper then looks at how migrants from rural and farm areas have begun moving to cities and densely populated locations at the alarming rate of approximately 20 million per year, and how this has put an enormous amount of pressure on employment within the city and has given rise to may social ills. The paper also discusses the effects of industrialization in China. The paper points out that it is not until recently that controlling industrial pollution has really gained momentum in China.
Outline:
China is Suffering Serious Environmental Problems
Root Causes of China's Problems
Strategies Chinese Local Governments, Businesses, or Individual Citizens Have Implemented to Lessen the Negative Impact on the Environment in this Region and Help Prepare it for a More Sustainable Future
Practical Solutions to these Problems that can be Funded, Developed, and Implemented Locally, or Will Long-Term Solutions Require Assistance from Outside Sources If Outside, Detail Extent of Involvement
The Philippines Has Also Attempted to Overcome Problems Similar to China's
The Success or Failure of the Philippines in Their Efforts
The Environmental or Social Factors Aiding or Hindering the Implementation of Those Plans
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"The environmental problems in this area are due mainly to a massive population growth and urbanization in cities near the coast. This has increased industrialization in the area attracting high pollution technologies dealing with the production of energy. The South China Sea has become a dumping ground for vessels that use its waterways and for spills that may occur during ocean voyages. This environmental meltdown can be seen in satellite photo-images of the South China Sea, in which dense closed of smoke haze hang over the landscape."
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The United Nations, 2008.
An overview of the work of the United Nations and recommendations for the future.
4,604 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 14 sources, APA, AU$ 172.95
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This paper examines the most recent interaction that the UN has had with the United States with reference to the conflict in Iraq. President George W. Bush and his representatives have done their best to attack the UN. That negative effort notwithstanding, there are many good reasons why the UN should be respected. This paper delves into the key reasons that the UN is respected, how the UN can gain more respect, and offers a number of suggestions for much-needed reform.
Outline:
Executive Summary
Introduction
What Needs to be Said About What the UN is Doing
The United States' Antagonism
Why Reforms are Needed
Current Reforms and Initiatives
Background Paper Defending the Role of the UN and Rebutting the Notion that the UN is Irrelevant
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"When it comes to foreign policy, the doctrine of U.S. President George W. Bush has been to take the unilateral route, to get tough on "rogue nations" and terrorists, to go it alone and to snub the United Nations - even embarrass the UN - on the world stage. Bush's position in attacking and occupying the sovereign nation of Iraq was based, it is now known, on erroneous and/or deliberately fabricated information regarding the threat of "weapons of mass destruction" that Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein allegedly had at his disposal.
"The Bush strategy of unilateral action against Hussein was put on the table for his Cabinet to begin to contemplate within days of his first administration, according to former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. O'Neil"
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Christianity and Capitalism, 2008.
Compares the way that capitalism and Christianity approach the goals needed to develop capitalism.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 97.95
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This paper attempts to demonstrate the ways that Christianity and Capitalism seek or reject common goals needed to develop capitalism. The paper also discusses the idea of Capitalism as a faith in and of itself. The author of the paper then makes the argument that collectivism/socialism create systems that do not meet the needs of all the people, and also frequently rejects religion out of hand, creating a situation where if needs are not being met no one has any incentive to correct it with charitable works.
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"The sheer number of works that expand on and discuss capitalism, as it exists today and as it has evolved though the past, demonstrate a development that could be argued as the development of capitalism as its own brand of religion, rather than purely an economic form. It would seem that the only thing lacking it is a collective place of worship, though there are examples of that very thing in international conferences that further globalization, such as the World Bank and a growing number of Free Trade movements that espouse the virtues of capitalism to thousands of parishioners from all over the world."
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The National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, 2008.
An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the United States' National Strategy for Combating Terrorism (NSCT).
2,214 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 99.95
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The paper looks at the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism (NSCT), a strategic plan to protect American infrastructure from terrorist attack. The paper discusses the main tenets of the NSCT and its strengths and weaknesses. The paper concludes that the NSCT must be revised and improved to implement more efficient, logical means of fighting this war of religion and ideology.
Outline:
Introduction
Tenets of the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism
Strengths of the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism
Weaknesses of the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism
Revisions and Improvements
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"The NSCT lays out its efforts in a comprehensive manner to facilitate a clear understanding of the strategies that will be implemented to combat terror, and terrorism. The main objective, of course, is to defeat violent extremism, which poses a definite threat to our way of life as a free and open society; and create a global environment inhospitable to violent extremists and their supporters (NSCT 2006).
"The NSCT clearly indicates that its strategies are taking into consideration the fact that terrorists and terrorist organizations have adjusted their strategies in response to United States actions, therefore the NSCT is continually being refined."
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The Dialectics of Crisis Management, 2008.
This paper presents a persuasive argument on rebuilding the state of New Orleans after Hurricane Katirna.
1,070 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 54.95
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This paper discusses New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, and states that it has turned into the ideal example of the type of dysfunction that can develop when opposing forces, such as local and federal government agencies continuously prove themselves counter-productive. This dysfunction occurs because, while the Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA is adamant about adhering to its antiquated rules dictating the agency is only obligated to rebuild a system to its former state, the city of New Orleans is adamant about not only rebuilding the system, but modernizing it at the same time. Furthermore, the author argues that the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing comedy of errors that is dominating the city, reveals a completely dysfunctional state where neither proposition nor counter-proposition is resulting in a sort of solution or synthesis.
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"More often than not, organizations or entities that find themselves in negative situations such as catastrophic infrastructure failure as in New Orleans, attempt to cover up the crisis and shift responsibility from the organization or official entity or to someone or something else. In this case, FEMA itself proved a contradiction since it is supposed to be the lead agency in an emergency but during and since Katrina it has clearly failed to act on this responsibility. Often, the deciding factor in opting for this strategy is based on the organization in question's revenues or reputation. This is the worst of reasons to deal negatively and irresponsibly with a crisis and hardly ever pays dividends in the long-term. Additionally, dialectics informs the relevant parties that its contradictions should result in innovative solutions and augment creative energy that results in ideas and insights that compensate for areas that are weak or unresolved (Unfolding 286). For its part, the City of New Orleans seems to have failed to provide that creative spark necessary to develop solutions to its problems. It seems to have simply settled on the contradictions within dialectics without recognizing any resulting solution."
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