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Sample details Pages: 11 Words: 3370 Downloads: 7 Date added: 2017/06/26 Category Law Essay Type Analytical essay Level High school Tags: Consumer Rights Essay Human Rights Essay Did you like this example? CONSUMER RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN. Every human being has certain set of rights which help them in having a purposeful existence in the world, we call those rights as human rights. There are no fixed set of rights that we have declared human rights, they are evolved over the period of time according to the change of human needs. Human rights cannot be static as human needs and they will keep evolving according to the change in human needs. Don’t waste time! Our writers will create an original "CONSUMER RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS" essay for you Create order In the consumer driven society, consumer rights should be included in the purview of human rights. Continuous Journey of Evolution of Human Rights. The evolution of Human rights can be traced back in 6th century when the Persian Empire Cyrus The Great[1] declared freedom to their people to follow religion, freedom to live in any region, freedom from slavery, freedom to take up job of his or her choice. Since then several charters and declaration has been framed and codified different rights at different place of the world according to changing needs like the Magna Charta Libertatum of 1215, the Golden Bull of Hungary (1222), the Danish Erik Klippingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s HÃÆ' ¥ndfaestning of 1282, the Joyeuse EntrÃÆ' ©e of 1356 in Brabant (Brussels), the Union of Utrecht of 1579 (The Netherlands) and the English Bill of Rights of 1689. The American Declaration of Independence of 4 July 1776 declare the rights for the people of their states which were later become the part of Bill of Rights.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“All men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.[2]à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  The term Human Rights was appeared for the first time in the French Declaration ,French DÃÆ' ©claration des Droits de là ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢Homme et du Citoyen (1789)[3] à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The representatives of the French people, organized as a National Assembly, believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of the rights of man are the sole cause of public calamities and of the corruption of governments, have determined to set forth in a solemn declaration the natural, unalienable, and sacred rights of manà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  After the end of world war 2nd, The United Nations came into existence in the year 1945 with the objective to bring peace in the world. A committee of persons with different legal and cultural backg rounds formed which was headed by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of US president , Franklin D. Roosevelt, wrote a special document à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“ Universal Declaration of Human Rights[4] à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“ which was on 10 December, 1948. This was the first milestone document on Human Rights which was intended for the whole world. Once the declaration was made for human Rights so there was need for its acceptance and implementation. Then International Covenant on Civil and political Rights[5] and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights[6] came in 1966 and enter into force in 1976.When it was felt that there is need for the international contribution for the development and implementation of human rights, Right to development came into picture. The right to development was proclaimed in the Declaration on the Right to Development[7], adopted in 1986 by the United Nations General Assembly. The need to create the right to development as human right was arised because the international community failed to realize Political, Civil; social, cultural and economic rights individually at the international level. The right to development is one human right which needs the realization of all the other human rights for its realization and for the first time, state is not the only duty bearer however international community as a whole is responsible. Now the declaration was made however there was a need for the international body that could monitor and promote the realization of human rights. Keeping this objective, The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) was established by the UN General Assembly on 20th December 1993 in Vienna Declaration[8] and Programme of Action, 1993. Consumer rights V/s Human Rights Human rights are those rights which any human being needs to live a life as human being. Right to have food is not human right ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a living right and it is a need for all living bei ng even we give food to our cattle also but right to have food with dignity and of such quality that the person who is having it do not fall ill but get the nutrition of it which is the primary objective of having food, right to live a healthy life is a human rights and I believe it has been recognized 66 years back when intellectuals of that age declare human right and include the right to live with standard of living included in the human rights. According to Article 25, Universal declaration of Human Right[9]s,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including foods, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his controlà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  According to Article 11[10], Internat ional Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international co-operation based on free consentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  The aim to make consumer protection strong is to assist people in realizing an adequate standard of living. The phrase à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-beingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  can serve as the basis that the consumer protection can be treated as the part of human rights. In present scenario where food adulteration, degraded quality of foods, misleading advertisements and medical negligence are so common, consumer protection need to be stronger. Adequate food includes the good quality of food, free from any kind of adulteration, which is one of the objectives of consumer protection. Adequate hosing includes two elements, one access to affordable house, which is public policy, and second, the house of good quality and safety, it would cover whether builder has utilized the proper material in the construction, whether builder has obtained all the permissions required to construct the building before selling it to consumers. Today consumer victimization in real estate is very common. According to Article 12[11], International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental healthà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦..à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ Article 12 under International covenant on economic social and cultural rights elaborates right to physical and mental health. Consumer protection meant to protect the consumer from hazard to his health and safety by restricting deficiency in delivery of goods and services. Consumer protection are needed for the protection of consumer health, to improve the standard of living and for the overall wellbeing of the individual, the objectives of consumer protection is synonymous to Human Rights protection. According to Article 3, Universal declaration of Human Right[12] à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of personà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . Right to life does not mean only to be alive but a healthy life, life where a person enjoys the life of human being which is not possible without have an access to safe, affordable healthcare. A person is alive but has been disabled due to medical negligence or improper treatment, can we say that he is enjoying the right to life. According to Article 5, Universal declaration of Human Right[13], à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“No one shall be subject ed to torture or to cruel, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishmentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . Although framers of declaration were not intended to refer cruelty and torture from consumer point of view however when consumers are being tortured is that not cruelty. Here want to narrate two examples: Example 1: Medical Negligence Deprived off woman from her Motherhood. Complaint no: 502698 / National Consumer Helpline This is the incident of medical negligence where a complainant from Rewa, reported complaint against Guru Kripa Nursing Home Madhya Pradesh. She was pregnant and had bleeding so she visited the nursing home in May 2012. The Doctor advised her to abort her child as it was a miscarriage and charged her Rs. 3000 as fees for the same and prescribed her medicine for a month. But she was not getting well and still she was experiencing severe pain, she consulted another doctor in Varanasi and Doctor informed her that the abortion has not been done and her uterus is infected a nd may blast any time. Doctor suggested her for operation which cost her 70,000 rupees and risk to her life. Due to this operation she cannot conceive in Future. She made a complaint to Lok Sunwai branch of Local Police (MP) but no action was taken.[14] In this case, Consumer cannot conceive in future, medical negligence has taken the right of a lady to enjoy her motherhood and also put her life in danger, this is the example of Human Rights violation. Example 2: Consumer was deprived off his right to Liberty and experienced great metal torture due to negligence of Airport Authority.[15]Complaint no: 466314 / National Consumer Helpline / June 2013 The complainant boarded at New Delhi Airport for Journey to Bangkok on Indigo Airlines on 29 May, 2013. The passenger was detained at Bangkok Airport for 4 hrs for investigation and later released. The complainant when reached Hotel, they asked him to show his passport, passport was not stamped and they made a complaint to police for non stamping. Police kept him in prison for 2 days. One of his relative has to go to Bangkok to help him to release from there. This complaint was against Delhi Airport Authority / Indigo Airlines for their mistake of not stamping the passport for which consumer had to embarrassed, spent 2 days in locker and faced lots of harassment at the hands of Immigration Officers at the Bangkok Airport. When I called the National Consumer Helpline from where I took these examples of consumer grievances, I came to know one more grievance that to make complain is also not easy. I tried for two days to call them to know the result of such complain but I could not connect to any human voice and was keep connected to the IVR. Acceptance of Consumer Rights as Human Rights In International Community. The importance of consumer rights has received the acceptance by international Community. Some nations have also accepted consumer right as constitutional rights in their constitution ho wever it has not been completely accepted as human right which I believe is the next thing going to happen. 1985 United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection (UNGCP)[16] UNGCP is the first and most important document which has given acceptance to the importance of consumer protection at international level. Although it is different from treaties as these guidelines are not binding on any nation. However it can be considered as an important step towards the acceptance of consumer rights as human rights. Esther Peterson[17] who supports the view that consumer rights be treated as human rights wrote in an article published after the adoption of United Nation Guidelines on Consumer Protection: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“International guidelines can serve as a Charter of Human Rights in the consumer area. That does not mean that every nation would scrupulously obey and implement those principles. Many may not. But the existence of a UN-sponsored Charter of Consumer Rights can simply not be ignored by any nation which wishes to be considered civilized.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ [18] OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce (1999)[19] OECD guidelines for Consumer protection is another important document for the protection of consumer at the international scale. These guidelines are also not legally binding however there is strong moral obligation among nations to implement and accept these guidelines which has been jointly drafted by them. Constitutional Acceptance Many countries like Spain, Brazil, Portugal, and Switzerland have integrated consumer protection in their constitution. Provisions for consumer protection in constitution make the state responsible to protect the consume rights. What change will it bring in consumer protection? It will not change the picture of consumer conditions over a night; it may also not bring much change in the consumer protection laws however it will bring the change in the attitude of companies/authorities/courts to take the consumer more seriously. Declaration of consumer rights as human rights at the international level will bring unanimity of consumer rights at the international level and no nation can easily ignore it. It will promote the international trade because today consumer is not limited by national boundaries if they have a sense of protection and security; they will cross the national boundaries easily to purchase goods/ services in the international market. Today different countries have different consumer protection laws but they are not unanimous and international consumer are not aware of those laws and how effective those laws are to protect consumer, therefore consumer hesitate and restrict themselves to national boundaries. United Nation Guidelines for Consumer Protection[20] is the good step towards the acceptance of importance of consumer protection at international level however it does not have any binding force. Nations may follow it or may not however if it would be considered as human rights then it would have better protections and acceptance at the international level. The need of Consumer rights as human rights are felt when there is conflict of interest between consumerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rights and other rights. For example Freedom of Occupation[21] is a constitutional right. This law states that every citizen can practice any occupation and that the freedom can be restricted only by a statute enacted for a proper cause and for the public benefit. If a license to practice any trade is denied due to the consumer protection. The court has to determine the proper cause. The tendency of court is to restrict the infringement of constitutional right, the court may decide that the occupation right, as constitutional right, overrides consumer right. However if consumer right be declared as human right then it would enable them to be considered equally with constitutional rights. The need of Consumer rights as human rights are felt when there is conflict of interest between consumers and the business organization. There is inequality in the bargaining power as an individual consumer is one party and a strong economic organization is the other party. The business organization can impose its will on the consumer on take it or leave it basis. This inequality of bargaining power can be eliminated by strong consumer protection legislations. Consumer rights are meant to prevent abuse of powers of big business organization which is similar to economic human rights which protect individual from the abuse of powers of government. For example, in Gurgaon Haryana toll, the toll authorities increase the charges of the toll tax even more than double, it is simple example of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“take or leave ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . My understanding says that if consumer rights would be human rights , these authorities would have thought twice before doing it this what is required that authorities / compa nies think twice before taking any action which may go against consumer. In India we call customer as god however we are not ready to accept consumer as human being. Conslusion Human rights are individual rights and it implies the obligation on government of not only refrain from certain action but also has the duty to protect those rights of an individual from infringement by other individuals. Similarly consumer rights are individual right of every individual in the consumerism society where we cannot separat consumer from human being . when a person born till his or her last funeral an indivdual is consumer of end number of insitutions. Starting from hospital where a child is born, education is taken, till his body is cremated at cremation house . Change is the part of life and we need to accept this change that consumer rights are not different from human rights. The only reason it is not yet accepted because the governments of developed countries are capable of protecting their consumer rights by different ways however the governements of developing countries where people are not able to fulfill their living needs are busy other things that they are not able to protect their consumer rights. Despite of all the laws and legal system we have, malpractices continue to occur, food adulteration, delinquency in delivery of services are common. Then we need to think something is missing something more prominent and strong is needed which can put stop on these malpractices and today we are living in global world , deals globally , sale purchase of goods or services are also happening at global level. Consumer rights may dealt differently in different nations, international convention on consumer rights are not binding it would be the right thing to accept consumer rights as human rights and Human rights which cannot protect human needs are useless. Today it is the need of the day to accept that consumer rights fall within the purview of Human rights. As we all know that the Malaysia aircraft is disappeared in the sky with 250 people and it is discovered that two people are with fake passport and there could be the chances of hijacking and there is also some news that it can turn into 09/11 for India as per its directions. we cannot exclude that there is some deficiency of service on the part of airport authority by which these two people escaped with fake passport. It is important understand the seriousness of consumer protection which cannot separated from human protection. In India there is a saying that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“customers are equivalent to godà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ . However we are not ready to accept customer as Human Being, I just want that we treat the consumer as human being that will be enough. [1]Cyrus Charter of Human Rights Cylinder/Available at https://www.farsinet.com/cyrus/ [2] Robert Hole / The American Declaration of Independence of July 4th, 1776 /Available at https://www.historytoday.com/robert-hole/american-declaration-independence-july-4th-1776 [3] Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen/ Available at: https://www.constitution.org/fr/fr_drm.htm [4] Universal Declaration of Human Rights/ Available at https://www.ohchr.org/en/udhr/pages/introduction.aspx [5] International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights/ Available at: https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/ccpr.aspx [6] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights/ Available at https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CESCR.aspx [7] Declaration on the Right to Development/ Available at : https://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/41/a41r128.htm [8] Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action/ Available at: https://www.ohchr.org/en/profes sionalinterest/pages/vienna.aspx [9] Universal declaration of Human Rights/ Available at :https://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ [10] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights/ Available at: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CESCR.aspx [11] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights/ Available at: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CESCR.aspx [12] Universal declaration of Human Rights/ Available at :https://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ [13] Ibid. [14]National Consumer Helpline/ Available at https://www.nationalconsumerhelpline.in/interesting-cases.aspx [15] Ibid [16] United Nations Guidelines For Consumer Protection/Available at: https://www.unctad.org/en/docs/poditcclpm21.en.pdf [17] Esther Eggertsen Peterson (December 9, 1906 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å" December 20, 1997) was a lifelong consumer and womens advocate, Esther Peterson was a representative of the International Organization of Consumer Unions (Iocu) before Ecosoc at the United Nations. She served under two United States Presidents as Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs and as Chairman of the Presidents Committee on Consumer Interests. From 1970 to 1977, Ms. Peterson was Vice President of Consumer Programs and Consumer Adviser to the President at Giant Food Corporation [18] Sina Deutch /Are Consumer Rights Human Rights /Available at https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1668context=ohlj [19]OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce (1999)/Available at https://www.oecd.org/sti/consumer/oecdguidelinesforconsumerprotectioninthecontextofelectroniccommerce1999.htm [20] United Nations Conference On Trade And Development /Available at: https://unctad.org/en/docs/poditcclpm21.en.pdf [21] Article 19(1)(g), The Indian Constitution/ https://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1218090/

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The Importance of Ahimsa Hinduism Essay Today’s world is an improvement from that of the past; however, the one aspect lacking is peace. Without peace, the world is an aggressive place where people have little or no respect for one another. The solution to this is the practice of nonviolence. Through this practice, society will have the ability to learn the importance of peacefulness and the value of their peers. As a result, society should learn the value of Ahimsa through the actions of Thich Nhat Hanh to understand its significance in today’s world. Ahimsa is a concept, which many consider important to the Hindu religion. The idea of ahimsa is to refrain from violence. Hindus perform this act â€Å"not only to humankind but also to the animal world,† (Brown, 25). The cow, for example, holds a place of holiness and inviolability; therefore, it receives special protection. The idea of ahimsa eliminates abuse and simple hurt and replaces it with compassion towards all living creatures. We will write a custom essay sample on Importance of Ahimsa or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page According to Hindus, all living creatures have a destiny in which they must fulfill. Killing a living creature interferes with its destiny and spiritual progression. Hindus believe â€Å"the act of killing is therefore a bad karma with unhappy consequences for those who indulge it,† (V, 2). Hindus believe the act of killing accompanies terrible consequences. They believe killing another living creature will bring them bad karma. This encourages the concept of nonviolence in the Hindu religion. Consequently, the ethical notion of ahimsa is beneficial to society as it expresses both compassionate behaviour and good karma. Thich Nhat Hanh is a terrific Buddhist who strongly values the idea of ahimsa. He has used it throughout many parts of his life. Thich Nhat Hanh supports a movement recognized as engaged Buddhism, which united traditional meditation with civil disobedience. Furthermore, he founded peace magazine, and encouraged world leaders to use nonviolence as a tool to achieve peace. (http://www. seaox. com/thich. html). Hanh’s hard work to promote peace resulted in conflict resolution of the Vietnam problems. Moreover, Thich Nhat Hanh founded the School of Youth for Social Services in the 60’s. This foundation helped set up schools and medical centers, assisted families resettle, and lastly organized agricultural cooperatives. The School of Youth for Social Services encouraged ahimsa as they â€Å"based [their] work on the Buddhist principles of non-violence and compassionate action,† (http://www. dharmamemphis. com/magnolia/tnhbio. html). Due to the tremendous hard work of the school to reduce violence, they were successful in helping people refuse to accept violence in modern society. This is the reason why Thich Nhat Hanh put a great deal various efforts to promote ahimsa. Thich Nhat Hanh is an ideal role model which humanity should have a high regard for and admire to consequently practice the same concept of nonviolence behavior which he influenced many to practice. Violence is present in today’s society through genocide and wars. Genocide is a deliberate slaughter of a national, racial, political or cultural group. This form of injustice still occurs in various countries today. It is most common in Darfur, Sudan where genocide â€Å"has claimed 400,000 lives and displaced more than 2,500,000 people,† (Darfur, 2). This form of violence and injustice remains in today’s world as the government disregards the problems. If the government chose to practice the idea of ahimsa, the cruelty and unfairness would replace itself with peace and respect. In addition to the issue of genocide, the war in Iraq is another example of violence and injustice in today’s civilization. This war began in March of 2003 and is still taking place today. The war has taken many lives and scarred many others when they think about this painful war. In September of 2004, â€Å"the death toll for U. S soldiers in Iraq passed 1, 000,†

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The Atomic Bomb in World War II Essay The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki marked the end to the worlds largest armed conflict. Many debates have surfaced over the ethics of such an attack. The bomb itself caused massive amounts of casualties while the unknown effects of radiation caused many more deaths amongst the survivors of the blast. Despite the ghastly effects of such a weapon, it offered the best choice for a quick and easy defeat of Japan. President Truman, who authorized the use of the atomic bomb, made a wise decision under the circumstances of the war. We will write a custom essay on The Atomic Bomb in World War II specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now The Japanese refusal to surrender, the massive amount of allied casualties involved in invading the Japanese mainland and the ineffectuality of a military blockade in forcing Japan to surrender made the bomb a necessary last resort. There were several conventional methods that were suggested to bring Japan to its knees. These included a naval blockade, an extensive aerial bombardment or an invasion of the island of Japan. Japan posed little or no offensive threat to American forces. Despite this fact the Japanese were the most tenacious and driven of Americas foes throughout the war. The battles for Okinawa, Wake and Guam all were ample testament to the Japanese willingness to die in the face of overwhelming odds. The kamikaze was a perfect example of the Japanese battle attitude. Japanese pilots would strap themselves into planes laden with explosives and fly them into American ships. By the wars conclusion the Japanese kamikaze attacks had sunk 3 aircraft carriers damaged 285 craft and sunk a total of 34. The Japanese also did well in increasing support for the war effort. Both scientist and publicists were in fact powerful instruments inflaming popular hatred against the democratic countries and in regimenting the people into blindly supporting the war of aggrandizement. (p. 100) This resolve would only have been strengthened had American and Russian forces tried to invade Japan. This almost suicidal type of fighting would have resulted in a tremendous amount of casualties for both sides. American casualties alone were projected at 500,000. The amount of deaths caused by an invasion would have easily dwarfed those of the atomic bombings. Air power offered American forces a method of remaining relatively unscathed against the fanatical Japanese military while laying waste to entire cities. This was possible because while Japanese ground forces remained strong, air defenses had been severely weakened. This gave American bombers free reign over the skies of Japan. American bombing raids over Japan were inflicting massive amounts of casualties and causing tremendous damage to Japanese cities. In fact the atomic bombing of Hiroshima or Nagasaki was not as devastating as conventional bombing raids over Tokyo or to previous bombing raids over European cities, most notably Dresden. In March, 1945, our Air Force had launched the first incendiary raid on the Tokyo area. In this raid more damage was done and more casualties were inflicted than was the case at Hiroshima. (p. 99) Therefore it is very plausible that had the atomic weapons not been dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki the number of conventional bombings casualties of the continued air raids would have been much greater than those of the atomic bombings. The last credible strategy that would force Japan to surrender would be a naval blockade. This would involve the Navy patrolling the waters around Japan and stopping any supplies from getting through. Japan had sufficient military supplies to fight off an American invasion despite a blockade. This meant that if the blockade were to be successful the Japanese would have to be starved into surrendering. The Japanese mainland could not produce enough food to sustain its massive population for very long. Had a blockade been attempted, any remaining food supplies would have been allocated to the military forces leaving the civilian population to starve. 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The side effects of atomic weaponry had not been discovered at the time that Truman gave the order to drop the bomb over Hiroshima. Scientist and military personnel who knew about the atomic bomb were not aware of its radiation side effects. Therefore President Truman was also unaware of these effects when he made the decision to drop the bombs. This is very important because the atomic bomb was seen just as a really, really big conventional bomb. With the information that Truman had been given, dropping an atomic bomb was much like a conventional bombing raid. The atomic bomb provided tactical advantages in addition to its awesome political power. But the atomic bomb was more than a weapon of terrible destruction; it was a psychological weapon. (p.99) Only one plane needed to be fuelled, crewed and maintained. The risk of being shot down was drastically lower that of a squadron of planes needed to wreak the same amount of havoc. We now know of the deadly lasting effects of atomic weaponry, but these side effects were unheard of during the war. To Truman in the military aspect the atomic bomb was no different than ordering a squadron of bombers to level Hiroshima with firebombs. It must be stressed that to Truman the bomb did not fall into the military taboo of chemical weapons or poising wells, but instead appeared to be a very powerful conventional bomb. Before the bombs had been dropped the Japanese government was at a standstill over matters of peace. The roughly equal civilian and military parties were locked in a struggle over surrender. The only way in which surrender could be achieved is if a consensus could be achieved amongst the parties. The military leaders refused to back down, unwilling to accept defeat and dishonor. The massive toll that American bombing attacks were taking on Japan had no effect on the military leaders who ready to fight to the end. Had this deadlock remained the Japanese would have fought until they all starved to death because of a blockade or had been bombed into oblivion. Only when the atomic bombs were dropped the deadlock was broken and peace achieved. This act caused the Japanese emperor to end the political deadlock and demand surrender. He (the Emperor) hardly would have dared to do so until the explosion of the atomic bomb destroyed the argument that Japan could secure a better peace if it continued to refuse to surrender unconditionally. (p. 99) This was a rare event indeed as the emperor traditionally left politics to the politicians. Even thereafter, the Army heads accepted the decision to surrender only because the Emperors openly declared conclusion relieved them of shame and humiliation, and lessened their fear of disobedience by their subordinates. (p.99) The demand for peace showed the amount of political power that the bomb held. For without a doubt it was the atomic bomb that caused Japan to surrender. It was a forceful enough message to prod the normally withdrawn emperor into action for peace. In the unconditional surrender that the United States presented the Japanese government it was demanded that the Emperor be removed from his god-like state of power. Some historians criticized this clause because they felt it might have prevented the Japanese government from deciding to surrender before the atomic bombs were dropped. The Emperor was so highly revered in Japan that his removal would only occur under the most dire of circumstances. The Japanese military leaders would never have allowed this to happen without direct intervention by the Emperor. Even if the United States had agreed to allow the Emperor to stay in power the Japanese would have not agreed to surrender. 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A Gallup Poll in June had shown that a mere fraction of Americans, only 7 percent, thought he had should be retained after the war, even as a puppet, while a full third of the people though he should be executed as a war criminal. (p.112) In respect of the American lives sacrificed, nothing but unconditional surrender would have sufficed. Unconditional surrender was an objective too long established, too often proclaimed; it had been too great a rallying cry from the time of Pearl Harbor to abandon now, Byrnes insisted. Truman had reaffirmed it as a policy in his first speech to Congress on April 16. (p.112) In addition to these factors a negotiated peace would be tantamount to political suicide. Politically it would be disastrous, Byres was also sure. (p.112) The very idea of negotiation with Japan seemed deplorable the vast majority of Americans. It has also been argued that a demonstration could have been held for Japanese officials on an uninhabited island. This, if it had worked, would have spared Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastation while still revealing the atom bombs fantastic power to the Japanese. Assuming that the Japanese would have even agreed to this, there was no guarantee that the fickle atomic bomb would detonate properly. Assuming that the bomb detonated correctly it would still pose several large problems for America. First and most obvious was that one of the three bombs that were left which were difficult to produce and very expensive to procure had just been used to annihilate an area of no military value at all. Secondly the Japanese might have taken this to mean that the United States lacked the resolve to use such a weapon. Thirdly air defense in cities such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki would have been put on high alert diminishing the chances of a successful nuclear raid. If the bomb failed to detonate, this would spell political disaster for America. Besides looking very foolish, America would have caused even greater diehard sentiments among the Japanese. They (Byrnes and Groves) believed that if it did not come off as advertised, the Japanese would take fresh heart and fight harder and longer. (p.98) Determination to fight to the very end would have grown greatly in the face of that American folly. Had the bomb not detonated properly over Hiroshima its existence would not have been exposed nor would its failure. Falling for several thousand feet the bomb would have reached a terminal velocity of several hundred miles per hour and smashed apart upon impact had the detonator not functioned properly. This was the possibility that the scientist in the Manhattan project could have predict most accurately. President Trumans decision to use atomic weapons on Japanese cities is best described as the lesser of evils. With the options available to him, the atomic bombings proved to have the potential for the least casualties for both sides while ending the war quickly. This policy of maximum violence led to the quick end of the deadlock in Japanese politics. Had such a policy not been used the war could have dragged on for months or perhaps years more with mounting casualties on both sides. The political power of the atomic bomb was unmatched and proved to be the only force that could get the emperor to intervene in Japanese politics and stop the hostilities. The atom bomb proved to be the ultimate ambassador in a war where conventional politics were futile. The Atomic Bomb in World War II Essay Example For Students The Atomic Bomb in World War II Essay The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki marked the end to the worlds largest armed conflict. Many debates have surfaced over the ethics of such an attack. The bomb itself caused massive amounts of casualties while the unknown effects of radiation caused many more deaths amongst the survivors of the blast. Despite the ghastly effects of such a weapon, it offered the best choice for a quick and easy defeat of Japan. President Truman, who authorized the use of the atomic bomb, made a wise decision under the circumstances of the war. The Japanese refusal to surrender, the massive amount of allied casualties involved in invading the Japanese mainland and the ineffectuality of a military blockade in forcing Japan to surrender made the bomb a necessary last resort. There were several conventional methods that were suggested to bring Japan to its knees. These included a naval blockade, an extensive aerial bombardment or an invasion of the island of Japan. We will write a custom essay on The Atomic Bomb in World War II specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now Japan posed little or no offensive threat to American forces. Despite this fact the Japanese were the most tenacious and driven of Americas foes throughout the war. The battles for Okinawa, Wake and Guam all were ample testament to the Japanese willingness to die in the face of overwhelming odds. The kamikaze was a perfect example of the Japanese battle attitude. Japanese pilots would strap themselves into planes laden with explosives and fly them into American ships. By the wars conclusion the Japanese kamikaze attacks had sunk 3 aircraft carriers damaged 285 craft and sunk a total of 34. The Japanese also did well in increasing support for the war effort. Both scientist and publicists were in fact powerful instruments inflaming popular hatred against the democratic countries and in regimenting the people into blindly supporting the war of aggrandizement. (p. 100) This resolve would only have been strengthened had American and Russian forces tried to invade Japan. This almost suicidal type of fighting would have resulted in a tremendous amount of casualties for both sides. American casualties alone were projected at 500,000. The amount of deaths caused by an invasion would have easily dwarfed those of the atomic bombings. Air power offered American forces a method of remaining relatively unscathed against the fanatical Japanese military while laying waste to entire cities. This was possible because while Japanese ground forces remained strong, air defenses had been severely weakened. This gave American bombers free reign over the skies of Japan. American bombing raids over Japan were inflicting massive amounts of casualties and causing tremendous damage to Japanese cities. In fact the atomic bombing of Hiroshima or Nagasaki was not as devastating as conventional bombing raids over Tokyo or to previous bombing raids over European cities, most notably Dresden. In March, 1945, our Air Force had launched the first incendiary raid on the Tokyo area. In this raid more damage was done and more casualties were inflicted than was the case at Hiroshima. (p. 99) Therefore it is very plausible that had the atomic weapons not been dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki the number of conventional bombings casualties of the continued air raids would have been much greater than those of the atomic bombings. The last credible strategy that would force Japan to surrender would be a naval blockade. This would involve the Navy patrolling the waters around Japan and stopping any supplies from getting through. Japan had sufficient military supplies to fight off an American invasion despite a blockade. This meant that if the blockade were to be successful the Japanese would have to be starved into surrendering. 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This would have lead to a massive amount of deaths due to starvation amongst the civilian population. This strategy would have lead only to the death of civilians and not weakened the Japanese military or brought Japan closer to surrender. The side effects of atomic weaponry had not been discovered at the time that Truman gave the order to drop the bomb over .

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Business Health Check Essays Business Health Check Essay Business Health Check Essay Analyses the objective a selected service industry (Hotel, Restaurant )(AC. 1) Discuss about the development of hospitality industry based on the industry objectives in context of a chosen hospitality organization) MI : Identify tourism and hospitality development network and explain how they serve to achieve the industry objectives. (Make sure you illustrate your answers with examples from hospitality industry Hotel, restaurant, Travel Tourism, Theme parks) PA. Explain factors that impact on a selected service industry business. AC. 2) (You are required to analyses the indirect and direct effects in which a chosen hospitality organization operates, analyses the environment in a selected arrive Industry) ODL : Imagine you are the Business manager who has been asked to formulate a strategy in line with the environmental changes of tourism and hospitality Sector in ASK. What strategies and policies you would recommend? (Make sure you illustrate your answers with examples from hospital ity industry Hotel, restaurant, Travel Tourism, Theme parks) PA. Determine potential improvements to a selected service industry business. (AC 1. 3) (You are required to support your assessment with the help of operational activities in line with the trend of operations in the hospitality sector e. G. The production line approach and the customer participation approach and its effects on the organizations) PA. Review the effectiveness of a selected service industry business. (AC. 1) (You are required to support your assessment with the help of current service and performance measurement in the modern people centered industry of your choice) AS. Develop plans to improve the elected service industry business, justifying their value. (AC. 2)(You are ARQ aired to support your assessment with the help of service quality and customer retention based on the perpetual map in the odder people centered industry of your choice ) Task two: pass, Merit and Distinction Criteria Questions (1_03) Answer the following is a scenario (Essay format) Task three: Pass, Merit and Distinction Criteria Questions (ALL) Answer the following is a scenario (Class room activity) Scenario Investing in people: at what cost? Amanda Scott, then General Manager of the Copter Hotel in Glasgow, suggests that in many respects lip embodied what any good manager should be doing investing in their people. However, she also outlined a number of criticisms. Many companies that have attained the lip Standard often already eave good HRS systems and procedures in place so gaining the award may simply be nothing more than a bagging process. Moreover it is a bagging process that generates a lot of paperwork and bureaucracy, with the awarding body often using obscure and confusing jargon. She also suggests that the cost of lip accreditation may well be prohibitive, As a management model it can deliver, but in my opinion EH for the privilege of a branding exercise cannot be justified. It if was my personal money? I dont think so. This latter point concerning the costly nature of lip accreditation could be articulacy important for smaller companies who predominate in tourism and hospitality. The CHIP has recently estimated that the total cost of seeking lip is between EH-EYE 000 depending On the size of the Organization and how much consultancy support the organization uses. Derived from Scott (1999); CHIP (2006). Class room Activity: PA. Devise and justify plans for the development of skills for management and staff in a selected service industry business. (AC. 2) (This is a class activity and once the activity is carried out by the tutor then type the class activity and attach it with your assignment) MGM: Review the demand supply of labor based on occupation in the context of your chosen hospitality organization. DO: Describe the overall objectives of your chosen hospitality organization, and demonstrate the current workforce position. Conclusions Recommendations You are required to write conclusions to your assignment. The conclusion allows you to have the final say on the issues you have raised in your assignment, to summarize your thoughts, to demonstrate the importance of your ideas, and to propel your reader to a new view of the subject. It is also our opportunity to make a good final impression and to end on a positive note. Your conclusion can go beyond the confines of the assignment. The conclusion pushes beyond the boundaries of the prompt and allows you to consider broader issues, make new connections, and elaborate on the significance of your find nags. Note: To achieve a Merit, your work must show evidence of all three Ms i. E. MI /MM/ MM. Not just the examples given above. To achieve a Distinction, your work must show evidence of ALL three Ads Achievement of Pass, Merit and Distinction Grade Achievement of a Pass grade: A pass grade is achieved by meeting all the requirements defined in the assessment criteria for pass for each unit. Achievement Of a merit grade To achieve a merit grade you must achieve a pass grade and also your essay/ assignment/coursework demonstrates your abilities and skills in the following areas: MI identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solutions Unselect/ design and apply appropriate methods/ techniques MM present and communicate appropriate findings Grade Descriptors: Merit Indicative Characteristics MI Identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solutions effective judgments have been made complex problems with more than one variable have been explored an effective approach to study and research has been applied MM Select/design and apply appropriate methods/techniques relevant theories and techniques have been applied a range Of methods and techniques have been applied a range of sources of information has been used the selection of methods and techniques/sources has been justified the design of methods/techniques has been justified complex information/data has been s ynthesized and processed appropriate learning methods/techniques have been applied VI Present and communicate appropriate findings the appropriate structure and approach has been used coherent, logical development of principles/concepts for the intended audience a range of methods of presentation have been used and technical language has been accurately used communication has taken place in familiar and unfamiliar contexts The communication is appropriate for familiar and unfamiliar audiences and appropriate media have been used. Achievement of a distinction grade TO achieve a merit grade you must achieve merit grade and also your essay/ ODL: use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusions Take responsibility for managing and organizing activities DO demonstrate convergent/lateral/ creative thinking Structure and Format for report writing, essay format and class room activity (Assignment) You are advised to use the following format Title page -? The details of author, circulation, purpose of submission and date. Contents -? With page numbers. Introduction -? The background, the issue and the aim of the investigation. With headings and sub-headings clearly showing who ICC assessment criteria overfed e. G. (AC 1. 1) Conclusions -? Overall findings of the investigation: the overall picture that has emerged and the implications. References _ Identification of literature and other sources used and referred to in the text. Appendix A: Plagiarism and Collusion Any act of plagiarism and collusion will be seriously dealt with according to the regulations. In this context the definition and scope of plagiarism are presented below: Using the work of others without acknowledging source of information or inspiration. Even if the words are changed or sentences are put in different order, the result is still plagiarism. (Cornell 2003) Collusion describes as the submission of work produced in collaboration for an assignment based on the assessment of individual work. When one person shares his/her work with others who submit part or all of it as their own work. Appendix B: Harvard Referencing System Any information that is not yours needs to be referenced or else turns to be plagiarism. Copying from someones work can be unintentionally if you are unaware of the rules of acknowledging and referencing direct quotations. The Harvard system of citation requires you to acknowledge certain information which are mainly the surname and year of publication within the text.

Developing a marketing strategy for a multinational company Essay

Developing a marketing strategy for a multinational company - Essay Example Individual branding will elevate the new notepad to reach high market standards. This might trigger customers to try other Lenovo products hence paving way for other products to penetrate the new market (Johansson, 2012). To effectively advertize the new notebook into foreign countries Lenovo will use a global advertising strategy. A Global advertising strategy allows a company to adopt or adjust its advertisement to suit the needs of a foreign country’s citizens while maintaining the global reach. Unlike international advertising, global advertising can modify ads to appeal readily to the locals. The contents of Lenovo advertisement will be amended to suit different foreign countries’ styles. Changing advertisement materials might reduce the adverse impacts brought by cultural differences and language barriers. Benefits associated with using a global advertisement strategy include being able to reach people in multiple countries while maintaining respect for each of their culture. A world advertising strategy maintains consistency in the messages sent across the globe. This can create synergy and a common identity among consumers of Lenovo’s products (Johansson, 2012). Lenovo will be looking to introduce the new notepad in South Africa. To effectively introduce the new notebook into the South African market, it is important to carry out a market segmentation analysis. Doing this will ensure the company better understands the country’s market dynamics and needs. The country is at 30 degrees south and 25 degrees east. South Africa covers 471,000 square miles with a population of 59.98 million as at 2009.The South African population is of youths aged between 18 and 35. They make up almost 60% of the country’s total population. Majority of South African people are computer literate. South Africa has seven international airports meaning that the country is easily accessible by air. The