When Bill first met his supervisor, the supervisor did not want to offer him a job because “he walked weird” and did not see anyway Bill could handle the salesman job.1 He also called him a “cripple” and said the job was too physically demanding for him to complete. It was not until Bill insisted that he could do it and offered to take the neighborhood that no one wanted, that the supervisor was willing to hire Bill. He did almost let him go after just one week because he did not think Bill was selling enough, but Bill insisted that he give him until the end of the month the make more sales. Later in the movie, the supervisor retired and talked very highly of Bill. He even defended Bill to the new supervisor and said that he was a salesman …show more content…
He was able to walk door to door for many years and built a rapport with his sales neighborhood. They all knew him by name and appreciated him and eventually his supervisor did the same. Bill was able to accomplish all of this even with a disability, which likely impressed his supervisor and made him start respecting Bill and treating him like all of the other salesmen. Give two examples of people who responded positively to Bill and two examples of people who responded negatively to Bill and describe why you think they reacted this way. People tend to react differently towards those with disabilities whether it is positive and accepting or negative and insulting. One negative reaction to Bill was the kids at the diner making fun of him and calling him names. They probably reacted this way because it was common for kids back then to make fun of people who were different and they figured it was the “cool” thing to do. They saw someone different from them and did not understand why he was that way, so they assumed he had a mental disability and decided it would be funny to make fun of him. Lack of understanding of people with disabilities can cause this negative reaction toward them. Another negative reaction was the kid who ran away once he saw Bill and …show more content…
The empowerment model emphasizes the importance the disabled person changing their own lives rather than having a nondisabled person advocate for them. 2(p 12) The person with disabilities has to correct misperceptions that nondisabled people have about their worth and advocate for themselves. Bill’s mom fits this model because wanted her son to take control of his own life and wanted him to land a job.1 She did not advocate for her son to get the job, instead she encouraged him to advocate for himself. She also reminded him that sometimes it takes people a bit to warm up to him, but he has to keep trying and eventually they will like him. Although she was also protective of her son, she did not want him to think his disability was a limiting factor in his life. She never viewed him as weak or inferior and she knew that he was able to help her when she started to lose her memory. She did help him a lot, cooked for him, and tried to take care of him, but she knew that he could manage to take care of himself as well. Furthermore, Bill’s disability impacted his mom by making it so that she had to take care of him for most of his life.1 His mom accepted his disability and treated her son with love and support. She often protected and defended him, like at the diner when she defended him against the people who were making fun with him. She spent most of her
This case arose when I went out of town on my first business trip. I have been a sales trainee for the last six weeks, and my supervisor felt it was time to send me out. I was lucky enough to get sent with the number one sales rep for the company, Vince Collier. I was excited because I knew that if I was going to learn the best ways to make a sale, it would be with Vince.
Usually, salespeople get commission for their performance. This could have been the reason why Dick did so well but we are not entirely sure. Performance incentives can solve Dick’s troubles however, without more information we cannot dive deeper into the issue. The siding department supervisor could have had personal problem or employees could have been physically incapable or Dick’s request. However, as mentioned before, incentives are usually all you
...ctive we are able to understand analyze previous achievements and forward progress within the community. According to Kirsten-Ashmen, “ empowerment is defined as the process of increasing personal, interpersonal, or political power so that individuals can take action to improve their to improve their life situation (p.81)”. Within the empowerment theory there is a focus on conscious raising, social justice, mutual aid , power, socialization, and group cohesion. The DSNI strives to achieve all of these sub-ideas within the theory.
This paper entitled, Imitation of Life is based on the movie Imitation of Life. This movie is set in the 1940s. In the movie, an African American woman by the name of Annie becomes the care taker of a Caucasian woman's (Lora) daughter, Susie. In the movie, the caretaker Annie has a daughter named Sarah Jane. Sarah Jane is the product of a rape, performed by a Caucasian man, which results in her being fair skinned and able to pass as a Caucasian woman, which she does for a long time. Due to the fact this movie focuses on the themes of identity and class, I will use the following psychological views and tests to discuss how psychology can be demonstrated every day. The Kenneth
Saw is a American horror film directed by James Wan. The film is about a killer who calls himself the Jigsaw. He kills and/or “teaches” his victims to respect life. He watches his victims and then abducts them when learning their problems in life.
"Mrs. Robinson, you are trying to seduce me," says Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman). The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols in 1967 is an influential satire/comedy film about a recent East Coast college graduated who finds himself alienated and aimless in the changing, social and sexual general public of the 1960s, and questioning the values of society. The theme of the film is of an innocent and confused youth who is exploited, mis-directed, seduced (literally and figuratively) and betrayed by a corrupt, self-indulgent, and discredited older generation (that finds stability in “plastics”) that I found to be quite clear and understanding, while also capturing the real spirit of the times and allows America's youth to perceive onscreen an image of themselves which they can both identify with and emulate. The Graduate is a significant film even today due to its use of abstract camera angles, telephoto lenses, excellent cinematography, and great acting. Few visual effects were used, however, matting and numerous point of view shots were used. These characteristics and the fabulous use of mis-en-scene, great writing and the era of the film all made The Graduate what it is today, magnificent.
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In the documentary “Fed Up,” sugar is responsible for Americas rising obesity rate, which is happening even with the great stress that is set on exercise and portion control for those who are overweight. Fed Up is a film directed by Stephanie Soechtig, with Executive Producers Katie Couric and Laurie David. The filmmaker’s intent is mainly to inform people of the dangers of too much sugar, but it also talks about the fat’s in our diets and the food corporation shadiness. The filmmaker wants to educate the country on the effects of a poor diet and to open eyes to the obesity catastrophe in the United States. The main debate used is that sugar is the direct matter of obesity. Overall, I don’t believe the filmmaker’s debate was successful.
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Empowerment is the feeling of control, the ability to make our own decisions, the confidence to achieve autonomy and well-being.
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It is known that corporations play a large part in making the world go around. Many times we read, hear or see stories on companies and why something was done a certain way. The film “The Corporation” has given a whole new insight to not only how businesses operate but what motivates them and their decisions that they make to keep their businesses thriving.