Racial Discrimination and Making Purchasing Decisions
1: During his campaign for president, Barack Obama used the phrase “post-racial America,” which was understood as an ideal of race and other identity groups ceasing to be targets of prejudice. Although such tolerance has come a long way since the 1950s, what more could be done to bring the United States to a completely “post-racial” society?
2:A student in another class believes that “we should start with the younger generations and educate them on the “real” history and how to educate others on the negatives of discrimination…” I encourage my children to participate in community activities that involve other groups. What other steps can we take to bring the United States to a completely “post-racial” society?
3:I agree with your statement that some groups separate themselves from the mainstream to avoid their beliefs and values from being affected by other groups outside of the community. We have an Amish community not too far from where I live that keeps to themselves and does not welcome outsiders. I did not understand many of their cultures until the TV show “Breaking Amish” aired and shined light on their beliefs. If an Amish person decided to leave their community, they would but shunned and would not be welcomed back. Is there any other communities that are similar to the Amish beliefs?
4: I think if you buy a product from a larger company, it could have its pros and cons. Let’s say you buy a software from a worldwide company, there are obviously more risks involved and more advantages. One thing that I like to think of is if you need assistance with something, how easy is it going to be to get a live person to help you. Also, if their would be a major issue with the software, there will be more people having issues which usually takes longer to solve the problem. With a small company you can avoid these things, but you may not have the best software, so you must weigh your the pros and cons and choose whatever fits your specific needs.
5: Systems will always need to be updated. There are new programs and improved systems and processes being configured and restructured daily. This is great, but can be costly. If you are left in ‘the dark ages’ as we call it at work, than competing in the market will become a joke. The systems and processes we have at my job are considered extremely outdated and very much of a headache. It is a high end manufacturer and people expect us to be able to do so much more than we can. It is embarrassing and stressful to say the least.
6: One major issue with acquiring a system is the cost and the other issue would be the negative reviews on the product versus the positive. It’s hard to invest in anything when their are so many negatives involved with what one wants to purchase. If the system matches the budge then it may be worth the risk but if it’s priced high with many negatives than its considered high risk. One issue faced with maintaining them is to keep the system in shape. That also brings the issue of money back, because if it was purchased at a high amount, more than likely it’s going to cost a lot to repair the system. The other issues one may face is keeping updated with the system. They may always be new updates or new software that is high price as well, that comes with having a specific system.
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