Corporate sponsorship can help fund and keep programs like these active and alive. I am a student involved in both band and musical Theater and corporate sponsorship at first glance seems like a win-win situation; however, it can be harmful to students. Though corporations can help provide money during financial setbacks, the wellbeing of students can be compromised. Every corporation’s aim is to further enhance itself despite charitable acts such as sponsoring schools. Many students already have problems with eating healthy, and large corporations such as “McDonalds” or “Jack in the Box” would further promote unhealthy eating, exacerbating an already considerable problem in the United States: obesity.
References V. Appendix With today’s economy slowly plummeting, businesses are struggling to stay afloat. When companies start losing money, they come up with ways to draw the customers back in, like discounts, free bowling sessions, and food and beverage coupons and deals (Appendix 1). I work at AMF Semoran Lanes in Orlando, FL. Because of the unemployment rate going up, and because of the holiday season, people have to prioritize their money. They want to make sure they have an excellent Christmas for their children and families, so they are going to cut back on entertainment Right now the national unemployment rate has gone up to 8.6%.1.
Every year around tax season many Americans splurge instead of paying off current obligations. As Bloom stated, "Even the poor had new substances and new furnishings to dream about" (par. 23). To date we all still tend to spend money in our minds even before we even have the actual cash in-hand. Consumerism can affect people's personal relationships to a large extent.
In the recent years there has been an increase in the concerns about healthy living as the low-carbohydrate and the weight watching craze swept the people living in the US. According to trend in United States Consumer Attitudes & The Supermarkets (2002 as cited in McCarthy, 2003) states that 50 percent shoppers interviewed reported being ‘very concerned’ about the nutritional content of what they eat, up from 46 % in 2000. Fat content was the top concern listed by consumers followed by sugar, salt/sodium, cholesterol levels, nutritional value and calories. Increasing ‘on the go-lifestyle’ consumers: 'Time-starved consumers are eating on the go more and more.’ about 50% of people eat while working. '(McCarthy, 2003) ‘On the go
Invective We eat to survive, we wear clothing to protect our bodies, we drive cars to get from point A to point B; this is consumption. We shove food down our throats and fill our stomachs past capacity, buy an outfit for each day we live, drive multiple cars a month to boast our abundance of monetary wealth; this is consumerism. A level of consumption that exceeds our basic needs and wants; this is life. Consumerism is most commonly acknowledged the day after Thanksgiving; Black Friday. Black Friday is the day Americans trample over others and get into fights over something on sale the day after we are to be thankful for what we already have.
The Effects of Power In the play “Master Harold” …and the Boys, by Athol Fugard, power is used by many to manipulate others. Hally’s mother is dominant over Hally which eventually causes Hally to dominate Sam; however, power is less destructive between Sam and Willie, as Sam mentors him throughout the play. Power can be negotiated, changed, and can directly influence characters and the plot. Hally, the protagonist, is upset with his father’s drinking problem, so whenever he hears something about it, he gets very emotional. Hally’s father, an alcoholic, is an antagonist, suffering from an illness and a drinking problem.
Poverty is the main cause of food insecurity and child hunger (Feeding America, 2012). In the North East part of Texas that I live in I observe hungry children and families daily. I have given food and fruit to children playing outside, and some children have been too hungry to play. Poverty and child hunger is not only a social problem, but also a social inequality. According to Karl Marx social inequality exist because those in control (the wealthy) control a disproportionate share of society’s resources, and they protect and defend their advantages (Macionis, 2012).
Throughout the novel the character ‘Dorian Gray’ changes massively in his outlook upon like and towards the people around him. This change in character could cause dislike for the character however there are many examples where it would cause sympathy instead. We soon learn that before the novel began Dorian’s parents had both died; his father murdered and mother committed suicide. This turmoil in the early stages of life can provide reason for instability giving the reader an excuse for sympathy. This lack of a father figure to influence him positively through his life could also provide reasoning for his ease to be influenced by Lord Henry.
The partner is quickly becoming the plaything if it does not remain consistent. He begins to cover the alcohol-related failures of the addict to lie for him to protect him. Out of love he wants to help him to get the problem under control, said he often neglected and his own life. The partner is the co-alcoholic, that is, it can also draw by supporting the addict in his particular alcohol lifestyle from alcohol. Often partners of alcoholics fall also in great self-doubt.
Consequently, they achieve a certain degree of self awareness and knowledge that they did not possess before. Shakespeare, writing in the tragic genre created in Lear and Macbeth, two tragic heroes who achieve anagnorisis or personal discovery through a series of tragic events. Aristotle believed “anagnorisis....when it occurs together with peripetia (adventure) the change of fortune from good to ill or reverse” would lead to “external identification” which is in other words self-knowledge. Shakespeare’s contemporary audience would have understood the theme of self knowledge, in tradegy as it was a popular genre. During that time, it was believed that the death of a King would upset the natural balance of order and society.