Business report on a hotel

Business report on a hotel I have given you the assignment of preparing a detailed business research report on any good business problem or opportunity or may be you can prepare a report based on a problem related to your institute or may be on some other factors. The purpose of this term report is to enhance your professional skills in terms of practicality and research skills. The body of report should be prepared and presented to me by November 8, 2011 It should be a survey research for the collection of primary data. You may use secondary sources for gathering information. I would like you to make use of SPSS software for feeding and analyzing the data. It would be better if you support your findings with visual aids that would illustrate the facts in a more meaningful form. A hostel is a facility where students, families, back payers and other travelers can stay. The trend of hostel facility is very low in Pakistan, the main reason of which is self satisfaction. We are not quite confident as a student to avail the hostel facility within the campus. Also the hostel fees, security, room safety and size are the main factors of not availing the hostel facility. These issues happen to take place everywhere but we wanted to know the core reasons behind the low trend of hostel facility in Pakistan. We have collected relevant data via well designed questionnaires and interviewed some of the students of IoBM. We tabulated and analyzed our data using SPSS software. The results interpret that the students of IoBM are aware of this concept and have the tendency to avail the hostel facility but factors like financial issues and security of these services not being trustworthy is refraining the students from availing this facility. If the respective improvements are considered then there is a high opportunity for such services to flourish in IoBM in the near future which in turn will benefit the academic progress of IoBM. LITERATURE REVIEW A hostel is a low-priced facility where students, families, backpackers and other travelers can stay. But in our research we are only focusing on students to avail this opportunity if provided to them.hostel.jpg The primary purpose of this research is to identify the most important factors that predict undergraduate students level of satisfaction with the student hostels they are living in. This research will also explore the difference in the satisfaction levels of students living in hostels within the campus and the ones who live in their own houses and homes etc. Based on literature review, our hypothesized will be is there any difference in the satisfaction level between these two groups of students. This means the ones who will avail this facility and the ones who will not avail this type of facility if provided to them. In our research the most important factor or the keyword would be satisfaction. For example Satisfaction with fees, Satisfaction with distance from university facilities, Satisfaction with room safety, Satisfaction with room size, Satisfaction with hostel security, and Satisfaction with hostel facilities are the most important factors which predict undergraduate students. Satisfactions with hostel influencing factors: Many researches have been conducted on the impact of hostels on the life of students among which most of the researches showed a positive and a far reaching impact on students life. Following are the factors that influence the satisfaction level of students. Academic Challenges According to the previous researches it has been revealed that most of the students who live at university hostels/boarding schools face many academic challenges. They are very competent because of the living environment provided to them over there. It is also revealed that students that lives at hostels spend 17 hours a week on their home works and academic work where as other students who lives at their own home or not availing the facilities of hostel spends 8 to 9 hours a week. This is one of the satisfactory factor with which 95% of the students living at hostels are agreed. Time Productivity Time is a very important factor about which most of the people remain curious. As everyone knows that ones the time is over it wont come back again. Therefore spending the time productively isnt an easy task. Most of the people keep on trying to manage the time better and productively. Students living at hostel better know about how to spend a time and productively because they have been taught in such a way that it builds sense of responsibility in them. According to the previous researches students live at hostel spend their time equally in extracurricular activities and studies. They spend less time in watching television and computers and spend more in other activities like painting, sports etc. Personal Development Hostels play a vital role in shaping the values of the students and ethics. Hostels not only focus on making the student more competent in academics but also focus on the personal development of each student. More specifically they focus on their self-discipline, maturity, self-determination and critical thinking skills. Hostels not only provide accommodation but their objective is to make a student competent in each and every aspect of the life. Therefore this is also a satisfactory factor for most of the students for being the part of the hostels. Career Development As students learn how to live independently and how to cope with the particular situation as well as they come to know about stress management as they go through a hard and tough time, they become more career oriented. Hostel life creates such abilities and potential in them because of which when they go into the market for searching jobs the recruiter take them at first hand. Hostel not only provides opportunity to develop their personal skills and abilities but also helps them for their career. There are many more factors that provide satisfaction to the students lives at hostel but most important of them has been discussed above. These all factors have been taking from the perspective of those students who lives at their university or college hostels not from those who have their own accommodation. INTRODUCTION The prime objective of Hostel is to provide the students with the necessary amenities to develop an integrated personality, besides providing a calm and peaceful atmosphere for students. The hostel can provide an environment that certainly provides self-confidence and instills discipline in the minds of students. The personal development of students could also be nurtured and supported through living in a community environment. The secondary objective of establishing hostel for students of Institute of business management is to provide them a Home away from their Home where they can feel some ease and put their best in academics. Our research has been divided into two groups of strata. This means the ones who live in Karachi but far away and the ones who live outside Karachi. We have conduct this research through survey and will ask the IoBM students that would they like to avail this facility (if provided) to them or not? RESEARCH METHODOLOGY SamplE design QUOTA TOTAL Students of IoBM: At least 60% long-route 100 People (students) Students live in Karachi: 60% 60 Students live outside Karachi: 40% 40 Our population includes every student who lives in Karachi but little far away from IoBM and as well students who live outside Karachi. No age or gender limit is imposed. However to get a mature result, we would be targeting people above seventeen years of age. The above mentioned table shows how we have distributed the total transport users. We have set a quota that our respondents must contain at least 60% of the people who live in Karachi but little far away from IoBM and the remaining population should belong to some other areas of Pakistan. This quota is set because of the fact that they are the ones who are the most frequent users of such type of hostel facilities if provided to them. Because of many factors like time and control of work, we are keeping our sample size small. The total sample size is of 100 respondents. Moreover, we are not dividing the population geographic regions. Therefore, people from every part of the city have the equal participation opportunity. Research design We selected survey methodology because it is quick and inexpensive. The cost of contacting the respondents is very low and respondents will contact randomly from classes, library, and activity centre of IoBM etc. Person-administered questionnaires were developed which are more accurate than face to face interviews in which many open ended answers would be given. A short and simple questionnaire was designed for this research. As our segment of the target audience includes students from IoBM only. Name and contact number of every respondent is recorded for the back checking of the data. This eliminates the most common researcher bias in which the field researchers cheat by self filling the questionnaires. We tried to keep things very transparent so that our course instructor or other concern authorities may any time randomly check our data collection efforts. This will eventually increased the credibility of our research findings. Data collection Every group member worked as a field worker in carrying out the research. The female group members as well as male group members collected data from boys and girls. We wanted to make sure that there shouldnt be any gender biasness involve in our research. We went and interviewed students from activity centre, library and etc. We tried our best to cover the students who live in all areas of Karachi and as well as outside Karachi. HYPOTHESIS Null Hypothesis: Students of IoBM prefer the hostel facility. Alternative Hypothesis: Students of IoBM dont prefer the hostel facility. DATA ANALYSIS All of the questions were close ended except the remarks of the respondents. This made our analysis work much easier. We developed a complete database of all the hundred questionnaires in SPSS software. Limitations Initially, we thought to target 200 respondents. But then we realized that as the questionnaires are person-administered, so it will increase our time per respondent. That is why we restricted our sample size to 100 respondents. As the research is carried out by a group of six students, limited human resource definitely restricted us from covering a large sample size. This research is compiled under immense time pressure. Some more time might have improved the accuracy of this research. RESEARCH PROPOSAL PROBLEM The problem of the topic is that students who live far away from Korangi get chaotic and tired because of their long routes which tend to affect their performance. The law and order situation of Karachi is deteriorating day by day so many a times the students who live far away and in the areas which are not safe have to miss their classes as they are unable to reach university in strikes and calamities. Secondly, the students who live outside Karachi are hesitant to come to IoBM even after getting admission, because of the absence of hostel facility. So IoBM loses valuable students who can add to its prestige. So our research problem is Should there be hostel facility for the students of IoBM. OBJECTIVE The prime objective of Hostel is to provide the students with the necessary amenities to develop an integrated personality, besides providing a calm and peaceful atmosphere for students. The personal development of students could also be nurtured and supported through living in a community environment. The secondary objective of establishing hostel for students of Institute of business management is to provide them a Home away from their Home where they can feel some ease and put their best in academics. DESIGN Secondary Data: Google search engine, Jstor.com, Springerlink.com, Yahoo search engine. Primary Data: Descriptive Survey Research. SAMPLE Sampling quota: At least 80% long-route people (students) Students live in Karachi: 60 Students live outside Karachi: 40 QUESTIONNAIRE Language: English only (Because we are targeting only students of Iobm and therefore we dont required multiple languages) No. of Questions: 15-18 Variables: Positive Impact on Studies (Dependent Variable) Easeful routine (Dependent Variable) Hostel Facility (Independent Variable) Competency (Intervening Variable) Ease of registration (Moderating Variable) PROJECT MANAGEMENT Members: 6 Researchers All students of MBR 20 questionnaires per researcher Scheduling: Oct 20, 2010: Secondary data collection Oct 20, 2011: Questionnaire design Oct 30, 2010: Sampling Quota setting Nov 1, 2010: Survey starting Nov 4, 2010: Collection compilation of questionnaires Nov 6, 2010: Evaluating (results) studies variables Nov 17, 2010: Interpretation of results in meaningful forms. COSTING For Questionnaire: No. of prints (P) = 100 Total Pages (TP) = 200 Cost per print page (CP) = 10 Photocopy per page (PC) = 1 rupee 2(TP) * 10(CP) = 20 rupees 198(TP) * 1(PC) = 198 Total Cost = Prints Cost + Photocopy Cost + Travelling Cost Total Cost = 20 + 198 + 150 Total Cost of Questionnaires = 368 For Report: No. of prints (P) = 38 Cost per plane print = 10 Cost per colored print = 15 Total colored prints = 20 Total plane prints = 17 Colored Prints Cost = 20 * 15 = 300 Plane prints Cost = 18 * 10 = 180 480 TOTAL COST: Questionnaire Cost + Report printing cost 368 + 470 850 approx. FINDINGS ANALYSIS SECTION: A GENDER 68.9% Male respondents 31.1% Female Respondents 68.9% 31.1% Question: 1 When asked about the residence of the respondents 40% replied that there permanent residence is outside Karachi and 60% claimed that they are permanent residential of Karachi. QUESTION: 2 The permanent residential of Karachi are from diversified locations that cant be calculated through SPSS QUESTION: 3 When the respondents were asked about how they come to university in the sense of mode of transport than 61% respondents replied that they come through Universitys own transport (University Van), 30% replied that they prefer their own conveyance to reach IoBM where as only 9% respondents claimed that that use public transport (Buses, Taxi or Rickshaw) to come to IoBM QUESTION: 4 On asking about the time they spent in coming to IoBM 40% respondents claimed that it takes them an hour to reach university, 49% respondents claimed that it takes them 1-2 hours to reach IoBM where as 11% respondents claimed that it takes More than 2 hours to them to reach IoBM. QUESTION: 5 On asking the question that how many of respondents from the sample of 100 would like to avail Hotel facility if IoBM provides? 41% respondents replied that they wont like to avail such sort of facility but 59% replied in favor of availing such hostel facility if IoBM provides. SECTION: B (Only those people who want to avail Hostel Facility QUESTION: 6 Among 59% respondents who want to avail hostel facility, 19.7% replied that hostel facility should be near IoBM whereas 80.3% respondents replied that it should be with in IoBM. QUESTION: 7 63.9% respondents replied that the hostel should be only for students and 1.6% respondents replied that it should be only for faculty where as 34.4% respondents replied that it should be for both Students and Faculty QUESTION: 8 On asking a question about the sharing of a room,18% respondents replied that there should be separate room for every person, 73.8% replied that 2 persons should share a room where as 8.2% respondents replied that the room should be shared by 4 or more people. QUESTION: 9 On asking about the attached bath in a room, 82% agree that its essential, 18% replied that it is not essential whereas no one replied in no idea. QUESTION: 10 On asking about the 24/7 security, 93.4% respondents agreed that its essential, 4.9% replied that they dont have any idea about that whereas 1.6% replied that it isnt essential. QUESTION: 11 On asking about the Wi-Fi facility that should it be there 24/7; 83.6% respondents replied that yes its essential that there should be 24/7 Wi-Fi, 8.2% respondents dont have any idea whereas 8.2% of respondents dont feel that its essential. QUESTION: 12 On asking about the Mess/Cafà © facility, 93.4% respondents showed there interest that there must be a cafà ©, 3.3% respondents were with no ideas and 3.3% respondents dont feel that its essential. QUESTION: 13 On asking about the recreational facilities (i-e, Indoor games, gym and swimming pool), 67.2% respondents says that its essential, 11.5% have no idea where as 21.3% respondents dont feel that its essential QUESTION: 14 For knowing the impact of the hostel facility on students a question was asked that will hostel facility be helpful in providing learning environment, 80.3% respondents said yes its very helpful, 16.4% said that its somewhat helpful whereas only 3.3% respondents said that it will not really be helpful. QUESTION: 15 On asking to what extent hostel facility would be helpful to you in extracurricular activities, 49.2% respondents replied that it will be very helpful, 41% replied it would be somewhat helpful whereas 9.8% respondents replied that it wouldnt be really helpful. QUESTION: 16 On asking about the impact of socializing in hostel facility ,72.1% respondents replied that it will be really helpful for them to socialize, 23% replied that it would be somewhat helpful whereas 4.9% replied that it wouldnt be helpful QUESTION: 17 On asking about the saving of travel time and cost due to hostel facility if provided, 83.6% respondents replied that such facility would be very helpful for them to save time and cost, 13.1% replied that they dont have any idea where as 3.3% replied that it wouldnt be that much helpful for them. QUESTION: 18 On asking that will your parents allow you to live at hostel or avail hostel facility, 83.6% respondents replied that yes their parents will allow them to avail such sort of facility if provided but 16.4% respondents replied that they are not sure that whether their parents will allow them or not. QUESTION: 19 On asking the question that what charges are you expecting per month of hostel facility, 63.9% respondents replied that it should cost 5000 per month, 23% replied that it should cost 8000 whereas 13.1% replied that it should cost 10000 per month for such facility. QUESTION: 20 When a question was asked about the political interference in such sort of facility, 88.5% replied that No there shouldnt be any sort of such interruption whereas 11.5% replied that Yes it should interfere. HYPOTHESIS TESTING Null Hypothesis: Students of IoBM will prefer the hostel facility. One-Sample Test Test Value = 0 t df Sig. (2-tailed) Mean Difference 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Lower Upper Would you like to avail hostel facility? 11.936 99 .000 .590 .49 .69 Alternative Hypothesis: Students of IoBM wont prefer the hostel facility. One-Sample Statistics N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error Mean Would you like to avail hostel facility? 100 .59 .494 .049 RESULT: Since 0.49 CONCLUSION: From this we can conclude the the students of IoBM are willing to avail Hostel Facility in case IoBM provides to them. CONCLUSION This research has shown some very enormous facts. Almost 59% of the students of IoBM want the hostel facility and out of those 59%, 80% of the students want to have this facility within the IoBM campus only, with a Wi-Fi facility, low-cost, no political interference, security should be good enough and also with a cafà © facility. 80% of the students said that the hostel facility will be helpful in providing them the learning environment, so that they could concentrate on their studies and should be able to perform well in this competitive environment. About 72% of the students also said that the hostel facility will also help them in socializing with other students and their fellow members and as well as with the management also. About 83% of the students responded that the hostel facility will reduce the travelling time and cost, which will eventually help them in giving more time to their studies and extracurricular activities. So, after analyzing all the questionnaires and the respondents answer to those questions, we can easily accept our null hypothesis and can easily conclude that the students of IoBM are willing to avail the hostel facility if IoBM provides it to them. REFERENCES www.schools.com www.research.com.au www.tarsa.edu.au www.springerlink.com www.jstor.com www.wikipedia.com

Earth 2 Puzzle :: essays research papers

PlotA. The main idea of this story is for the colonists that landed on the new earth to get out of the terrian's (an alien life that lives on the planet) underground city, that was thought to be built a long time ago. 1. One event that is really important to the plot of the story was, the colonists were wondering in the dessert for days. They were running out of water, their best bet was to follow their tracers to the nearest body of water. An underground city was the closest thing to having water. Another important event that led up to the plot of the story was, It was migration time for the buffalo like creatures on the planet. As the colonists were making there way through the desert, the creatures broke one of there primary water tanks which is what made them head toward the sacred city.2. The problem that the main character must sole by the end of the story is, Devon Adair must find a way out of the terrian tunnels. The colonists and her were trapped in them by a puzzle that was misinterpreted by Devon.3. The climax of the story is when one of the colonists got part of the tunnel buried on him and everyone had to dig to get him out. This is the high point in the story because earlier in the story he had a dream that that would happen to him.4. The story ends when the colonists get out of the tunnel alive. They pop up in a part of the sacred city they have never seen before, but manage to unlock the puzzle of trying to get out of that part of the city. They meet up with the colonists that were not trapped inside the tunnel.a. I think the ending was respectable. It had its good and bad points. One good point is no one died. One bad point is they just leave you hanging to wait till the next book comes out.b. At the end of the book I felt happy because their mission did not end and there is a possibility for a new book to come.c. The ending was very logical in terms of events because it took the group to figure out all different kinds of puzzles and traps. At the end of the book they had to figure out another puzzle to get out of the underground city.

Equal Human Rights for Women Essay

This paper explores human rights issues as it relates to women; the right to work; the right to an adequate standard of living, the right to be treated equally, the right to autonomy, and the violations of basic human rights. I will reflect on how the issue of equality for women is addressed nationally and globally. In discussing human rights related to women’s issues of social injustice by industrial and global exploitation, I explore ways in which social workers commit to equality and what current attitudes may need to be refined. I discuss how global exploitation continues to oppress and stigmatize females. This paper also examines barriers to change and how empowering women can raise their understanding of human rights and the process of change. In July of 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, based on the Declaration of Independence statement on equal rights for all, The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions demanded the equality of men and women in several issues including the right to vote (Stanton & Anthony, 1997). This proposed resolution stated, â€Å"The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her† (Stanton, 1889). Thus, in the United States, the plight began for equal rights for women in a male dominated world. Considering the period of time human beings have inhabited this planet, the concept of equality of the human sexes is a rather new prospect. Men are generally physically stronger than women and have exploited this for centuries influencing societies, religions and traditions. They have created for themselves arenas which are beneficial and convenient for them however abusive and oppressive for women. In many countries, including our own, religion and tradition are often used as justification for not implementing equal rights. According to UNICEF, working women globally not only earn significantly less than men, they own far less property and still maintain the majority (80%) of household work (UNICEF, 2007). Biases in property law and inheritances also make women (and children by virtue of being born to women) more vulnerable to poverty. Historically, and in some countries currently, violence against women was/is generally acceptable and at times, considered necessary (i.e. honor killings). So how do we advocate for change from centuries of oppression and discrimination towards women? Ending discrimination in all forms and advocating for social justice is the concrete foundation and commitment of the Social Worker. The National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics states â€Å"Social Workers should act to expand choice and opportunity for all people, with special regard for vulnerable, disadvantaged, oppressed, and exploited people and groups (NASW, 2000, 6.04b). Social work practices, policies, and services must continue to address the disadvantages women and girls face. Advocacy for equal education, health care, employment, protection from violence, and rise from poverty for women is essential. According to NASW ethical principles, Social Workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of a person and are consistently proactive in helping people in need and advocating for social justice. In 1945 in its preamble, the United Nations and the peoples therein declared their commitment to â€Å"fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small† (United Nations, n.d.), solidifying their commitment toward equal rights for women. Social Workers and the nations representing the world have sworn their allegiance to ensuring impartiality between the sexes. But how far have we come in successfully accomplishing this goal? Jessica Valenti, a writer for the Washington Post states in her article For women in America, equality is still an illusion (2010), â€Å"despite the indisputable gains over the years, women are still being raped, trafficked, violated and discriminated against — not just in the rest of the world, but here in the United States. And though feminists continue to fight gender injustices, most people seem to think that outside of a few lingering battles, the work of the women’s movement is done.† This especially rings true to me. There are still so many serious injustices against women here in the United States (i.e. violence, trafficking, unequal pay, unequal governmental representation, etc.) but the general public rejects this fact, therefore, we are only beginning to tackle this problem. Many programs which support, empower, and assist women toward self-determination (NASW, 1.02) have been created however progress is slow and many more are needed. How is the rest of the world fairing toward the goal of equal rights for women? Read more:  Why Should Women Have Rights? There is a saying in Ghana, â€Å"If you educate a man, you simply educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a nation† (Women’s rights worldwide, 2007). But, unfortunately, being a woman in a developing country could mean a life of poverty, abuse, exploitation, and deprivation. In some countries, girl babies are killed because boy babies are considered more valuable. Woman worldwide own 1% of the property however work two-thirds of the world’s labor and earn 10% of the world’s wages. Honor killings (those women determined to dishonor a family) still occur in at least 17 countries identified by the United Nations. In 1980, the United Nations supported the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, sometimes referred to as the international bill of rights for women, where nations committed to end discrimination against women. People around the world express support for these world conferences and gender equality however people in many countries say inequalities persist. A 22-nation survey by Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project in the spring of 2010 suggests the world supports gender equality however many more changes are needed and change is less than vigorous. The following study chart describes the percentage of countries views on who has a better life and who supports equal rights (Pew Research Center, 2010). In my research of global rights for women established by macro entities toward practice and policy change, the Worldwide Women’s Integrated Society for Everyone and Everything best defines a global bill of rights for women which I admire and support. They call this The Thirteen Rights – A Global Bill of Rights for Women. It includes the following: 1) The right to vote in all elections 2) Equal representation in the government 3) The right to assemble and access to communication 4) Females will be educated equally to males 5) Freedom of movement 6) Freedom of marriage or non-marriage 7) The right to carry weapons for protection 8) The right to own property 9) Equal rights, pay, and access to work 10) The right to choice of personal appearance 11) The right to birth control 12) The right to safely terminate a pregnancy 13) The sanctity of female genitals. The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) recognizing social workers’ commitment to human rights and equal treatment for all human beings, issued an international policy on women in 1999. Policy Statement 5.1 best sums up the views of international social workers by stating, â€Å"Women’s rights are human rights. To the extent that women and girls do not enjoy equal rights, their common human needs, and those of their families, will not be fully met and their human potential will not be fully realized. Therefore, the social work profession’s core commitment to human rights must involve a commitment to protecting and preserving the basic rights of all women and girls. Women of all ages and at all stages of the life cycle deserve protection from discrimination in all forms, including the elimination of all forms of gender-specific discrimination and violence† (IFSW, 1999). I am in complete agreement with the NASW and IFSW’s policies on equal rights for women. We must continue to research the effectiveness of national and international programs and reorganize, if necessary, to ensure delivery of rights to women everywhere. As social workers, it is imperative to advocate for all human rights, especially those oppressed, as women have been for centuries. We can do this through support, education, opportunities, and empowerment. I would like to see the United Nations imply sanctions to those entities that profess commitment to equal rights yet in reality do not â€Å"practice what they preach†. In this paper I have reviewed the journey toward equal rights for women on a personal, national and internationally level. Historically we’ve lived in a male-dominant world and the concept of equal rights for women has been generally foreign to global communities. Social workers are instrumental in expressing to each other and to the world the importance of dignity and worth of every person and the significance of a just and honorable society. In creating policies to define the rights of women, we must follow-through with punishing injustice practices in our own society and the global community. We still have a long way to go! References International Federation of Social Workers. (2012, February). Policies – women. Retrieved from http://ifsw.org/policies/women/ National Association of Social Workers. (2000) Code of ethics of the national association of social workers. Washington, DC. National Association of Social Workers. (2012). Social work speaks: National Association of Social Workers policy statements 2012-2014. 9th edition. Washington, DC: NASW Press. Pew Research Center. (2010). Gender equality universally embraced, but inequalities acknowledged. Pew Global Attitudes Project. Retrieved from http://www.pewglobal.org/2010/07/01/gender-equality/ Sowers, K. M., & Rowe, W. S. (2007). Social work practice and social justice: From local to global perspectives. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. Stanton, E. C. (1889). A history of woman suffrage. (Vol. 1, pp. 70-72). Rochester, NY: Fowler and Wells. Stanton, E. C., & Anthony, S. B. (1997). The Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony papers project. In A. Gordon (Ed.), Declaration of sentiments and resolutions (Vol. 1). New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. Retrieved from http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/pubs/volume1.html UNICEF. (2007). Women and children – the double dividend of gender equality. (p. 36). The state of the world’s children, (2007), Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/sowc07/docs/sowc07.pdf References Valenti, J. (2010, February). For women in america, equality is still an illusion. Washington Post. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021902049.html Women’s rights worldwide. (2007). Working against the oppression of women around the world. Retrieved from http://womensrightsworldwide.org/ Worldwide Women’s Integrated Society for Everyone and Everything. (n.d.). thirteen rights – a global bill of rights for women. Retrieved from http://globalwomensrights.org/index.php

During the Industrial - Free Essay Example

Sample details Pages: 5 Words: 1486 Downloads: 6 Date added: 2019/04/16 Category History Essay Level High school Tags: Industrial Revolution Essay Did you like this example? During the Industrial, the world and future were changed but at what cost. The quote, â€Å"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (Dickens 1)†, represents the revolution for its ups and downs. The Industrial Revolution was a very good step forward in history but also includes many bad aspects. It was a great time because many businesses figured out how to use different machines and strategies to make production faster and different. But, because of this, they learned how to make more products for less, therefore, they also made many cheaper products. Many of the machines helped business and production but there were also a large number of other inventions that made everyday life easier. The Industrial Revolution was a time where many new, life-changing inventions were invented and old ones were innovated. Alexander Graham Bell was one person that has changed the whole world. He invented the first telephone in 1876 and since then it has been changed into a whole new idea but it all started with his idea. Don’t waste time! Our writers will create an original "During the Industrial" essay for you Create order There were hundreds of people who tried to claim Bell’s invention and there were multiple lawsuits filed against him but none were ever successful (â€Å"Alexander Graham Bell†). His idea was so sought after by many people because everyone knew that this would become the most useful way to communicate. Bell started a telephone company and it was perfect because his invention immediately became a high-demand item. The telephone became so popular, so quick, that 100,000 people had telephones within 10 years of it becoming available to the people (â€Å"Alexander Graham Bell†). The phone because so popular because everyone wanted to communicate the easiest way possible, and so they did that by getting a telephone. Trains were another big invention that changed the world. They made transportation for the whole country completly different. In 1801 Richard Trevithick made a carrige to 70 men and 10 tons of iorn using steam. Then in 1804, he invented the the never-invented locomotive that works on rail roads (Model of Richard†). By him inventing the steam locomotive, with the help frome some othere peoples ideas, he made transportation easier for people and good during the industrial revolution and today. The locomotive could pull a 25-ton train and would normally have a speed of around 5 miles per hour. But the locomotive could reach abut 16 miles per hour if it was not pulling a 25-ton train (Model of Richard†). Throughout the Industrial Revolution, mass production became more popular led to more efficient production, cheaper prices, and faster transportation which was a large step in history. This helps us today because we still use that same core idea with some slight adjustments of how mass production was back then versus today. Henry Ford made the decision that his company would only produce Model Tees from 1908 and so on. Ford took the essence of the best features of his cars. The consumers that were buying his cars would not understand how simplified production is when they only manufacturer one model. This production worked efficiently and Fords company agreed that if they charged less for the cars then they would not be financially functional, so they worked to make the cars good quality. The Model T was a very popular car show Ford was correct with his idea. Many different Praises came from many different sources including praise from the US Board of Tax Appeals said it was a good car (DiBacco 126 and 127). Ford understood that making many, cheap cars needed updated production methods and that is why he became so successful. Ford was one of the few companies that took part in mass production many other companies would still manufacture cars in a workshop with a small group of people (Nardo United States 62 and 63). The Model-T was the cheapest car that you could buy and was the best value. Because its price was so low, this car had such high demand. The great price and great value cause this to be a very popular and sought after product for most people (DiBacco 127). Mass production was still a fairly New Concept to many manufacturers, but Ford took much success out of mass production. Within one year Ford sold almost 800,000 Model T’s, and half of the cars in the US were Model T’s. This continued on for many years after with a similar success rate. In a little over 10 years, 15 million Model Ts were sold, and he changed the auto industry forever (Nardo United States 63). By Ford changing what car he sold, the design, the price, and how it was produced, he made transportation easier. Also, many other people also started using his general idea which was very impactful. Although mass production was a positive aspect of the Industrial Revolution, child labor was one part of the process that was extremely unacceptable. As the revolution started, child labor became a main factor for sweatshops. It became normal and excepted by people almost everywhere. And there were few to no laws regarding, or preventing child labor (Woog 24). In sweatshops, children would perform a wide variety of tasks, something so simple and others being as complex as adults jobs. their jobs would include sorting buttons, running errands, and threading needles if they worked at it Shirtwaist Factory. Children were hired in the sweatshops for many reasons. Children would not have to be paid as much as adult workers and also their small hands and enthusiastic energy would make the jobs much easier than if they were adults (Woog 24). Some of the children were physically abused which gave them some other physical problems. in the US and Britain, even if there was a small problem, there were very intense consequences for the workers. For example, some workers would get their head shoved in a bucket of water if they fell asleep. they would fall asleep because they were forced to work for long periods of time (Nardo Workers 61). In industrialized nations, the United States and Britain, the abuse is like long work days, fatigue, accidents, and punishments were not something that was hidden. These abuses would continue to occur even when people would want to stop them (Nardo Workers 64). This treatment seems very extreme, and it, but this was very normal during the industrial revolution. This is why this time period was the worst of times from some perspectives. This harsh treatment was not only occurring towards children. It would happen to adults too. These adults were most likely new immigrants that came into the country and just wanted to make some money for their family. The â€Å"With Drops of Blood† campaign was written about the history of industrial workers of the world. It says how since June 1905 people have been trying to stop the growth of industrial workers that are treated horribly and not paid enough. The campaign lists what the I.W.W. members have gone through such as murder, imprisonment, starvation, they have been beaten, deported, kidnapped and so on (Haywood). This continues on to list some more in-depth mistreatment experiences. People were murdered and so they wrote â€Å"Samuel Chinn was so brutally beaten at the county jail at Spokane, Washington, that he died from the injuries† or â€Å"Anna Lopeza, a textile worker, was shot and killed, and two other Fellow Workers were murdered during the strike at Lawerence, Massachusetts.†(Haywood) This campaign shows how so many workers were killed and treated horribly. The I.W.W. was trying to stop this abuse with this campaign because it was not so dreadful that people were letting this happen. The fact that workking conditions were very horrible and there were long, draining hours is not ideal but the dicipline oof the workers definely intensified. I would not matter if they would work in a textile factory or a small sweatshot, they would still be worked more than they ever should have (Hopkins 52). If someone was to work in one of the mines during the Revolution, you would work the day shit most likley everyday. The day shit would last 12 hours and you would have some time to eat your dinner. There was not a night shift for the miners and they would leave a bit earlier on saturdays, but those were the only reaonable parts of working a a miner (Hopkins 59). In conclusion, many aspects of todays world were created and invented but at a large cost. The suffering of all of the children and workers that made America as advanced is it is today is something that we cannot change take back, but it something that we are grateful for. This is why the quote, â€Å"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (Dickens 1)†, is one that describes this period of time so perfectly. Our country might go though another Industrial Revolution but if we do, lets hope that we do not have to torture so many people to advance our country.