Often in post-colonial South African literature the traumas of the past come to surface in the present. This dynamic between the past and the present not only demonstrates the magnitude of the past, but also shapes the possibilities of the future. These moments are often captured through an explosive, apocalyptic lens which is reflective of death and the violent trauma of the past. The Restless Supermarket by Ivan Vladislavic and Thirteen Cents by K. Sello Duiker showcase these destructive moments in which the past emerges into the present in order for foundational change to occur. Ultimately, these moments of transition from the destruction and violence of the past toward the newness and possibility of the future are not limited to the …show more content…
The protagonist Azure, who turns thirteen years old in the novel, is representative of youth, newness, and potential in regard to the future in a world where, “The old is dying and the new cannot be born”. Gramsci’s words illustrate the cusp of change which South Africa sits on; a space where the ‘old’ and past are no longer existing yet no new change has occurred. This waiting period of tension and advancement toward change is reflected by Duiker throughout the novel as Azure grows up as an orphan in what seems to be a stagnant society dependent on and reflective of the past. Azure’s violent life ridden with child sex trafficking and the death of his parents shatters the illusion that the past of South African oppression has been reconciled and that societal change has occurred. A moment which demonstrates the magnitude of the past occurs after Azure escapes the city and finds refuge in the mountains and his world combusts in an apocalyptic manner. While the world is crumbling around Azure, he remains a figure of newness, repeating to himself, “My mother is dead. My father is dead”(Duiker, 189), as he hears a, “booming explosion below that shakes the mountain” (Duiker, 189). The repetition of the death of Azure’s parents is demonstrative of the end of the ‘old’, as well as a time for the new, as suggested by Gordimer. The repetition also illustrates Azure’s way of dealing with the past; his need to constantly acknowledge his parent’s death suggests that the past cannot be repressed nor forgotten. While objects pile up to physically manifest the past in “The Proofreader’s Derby”, Azure’s traumatic memories accumulate emotionally, demonstrating not only that the past can be manifested and interpreted through different mediums, but also illustrating the privilege of each
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) came into being more than eight decades ago when several independent retailers decided that the power of a cooperative far outweighed the influence of any one individual retail grocer. AWG provides distributor services to independent grocers in over 30 states with nine distribution centers throughout the South and Southeast regions of the country. In addition to their wholesale foods department, AWG offers a myriad of services from new store design, construction, marketing, product placement and “world class” logistical consultation (cite 11). AWG faces many of the same logistical challenges that other similar wholesalers face to include rising fuel costs, inclement weather, stringent timelines and an ever evolving need for stringent quality. One method to exploit a business’s positive and negative attributes is through the use of a Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-Threat analysis, or SWOT analysis (Cite 11). If used correctly, the analysis results can give insight into potential market areas of expansion and expose vulnerabilities to senior leadership so that they can be mitigated. AWG looks at its Supply Chain Management (SCM) as an integral part of its core business offering multiple services such as logistics to new co-op members. The team members of AWG are positioning themselves for sustainable success, now and in the future.
For 85 years, Publix Super Markets, Inc. (Publix), a nationwide chain, has set the precedent for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability. With an added emphasis on the past 15 years due to the implementation of their Green Routine program, Publix has become the gold-standard of sustainability, with comprehensive philanthropic initiatives that support and intertwine housing, education, food security, technology, and more. Publix is taking strides to become more sustainable, environmentally friendly, and beneficial to the local community. By breaking down sustainability into 3 core concepts: social justice, environmental integrity, and economic prosperity, an analysis can be made about the current Publix sustainability
Publix Super Markets, Inc. is a Florida-based grocery chain that has flourished since its inception in 1930. The first store opened in Winter Haven, Florida and to this day Publix has expanded to well over 1,000 stores in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. The supermarket chain now boasts over $25 billion in sales annually (Mujtaba and Johnson, 2012). To withstand the test of time and develop such a stronghold on the market, Publix has excelled in its global business community or macroenvironment, as well as its market environment or microenvironment.
Through vivid yet subtle symbols, the author weaves a complex web with which to showcase the narrator's oppressive upbringing. Two literary
To read the Civil War diary of Alice Williamson, a 16 year old girl, is to meander through the personal, cultural and political experience of both the author and one's self. Her writing feels like a bullet ricocheted through war, time, death, literary form, femininity, youth, state, freedom and obligation. This investigation attempts to do the same; to touch on the many issues that arise in the mind of the reader when becoming part of the text through the act of reading. This paper will lay no definitive claims to the absolute meaning of the diary, for it has many possible interpretations, for the journey is the ultimate answer. I seek to acknowledge the fluidity of thought when reading, a fluidity which incorporates personal experience with the content of Williamson's journal. I read the journal personally- as a woman, a peer in age to Alice Williamson, a surrogate experiencialist, a writer, an academic and most of all, a modern reader unaccustomed to the personal experience of war. I read the text within a context- as a researcher versed on the period, genre, aesthetics, and to some degree the writer herself. The molding of the personal and contextual create a rich personalized textual meaning .
In this film, “Food Inc” they are showing us how the food industry grew into these mega processing plants, and slaughterhouses. First, let us look at the market force; the definition of a market force is the law of supply and demand. This means basically the price determination within the market; moreover, the price is determined by the level of demand and the quantity that is available. In the Tar Heel Slaughter house in Smithfield, is the largest slaughter house in the world. On the “kill floor”, they kill at least 32,000 a day. This makes meat packing one of the most dangerous jobs. The food system and the few companies that control the meat production industry have turned the food
...ith modernity and their resolution held a hope and understanding for the future. This essay has discussed how the novel tackles the conflicts in society which eventually leads to the romantic interests of the novel representing a connection between the two worlds of the past and the present.
Several literary devices are implemented in the novel to convey the author’s experiences and feelings, thus contributing to the overall appeal of the writing. In his younger years
For every $100 spent at a locally owned business, $68 of that will stay local compared to $43 if spent at a “big box store”. Even though people believe that local businesses are not as beneficial as a big box store, buying locally not only benefits the business but also the community because buying locally builds a strong community and the money you spend at a local business gets put back into the community.
But, I will argue that rather than obliterating thought and language, pain adds to them and the trauma that is born out of physical and psychological violence produces a new epistemology about one’s own agency and will. As Dana, the protagonist, is born a few generations removed from institutionalized slavery, her epistemology revolves around who she is as a woman who has never been completely stripped of her agency and will. However, through her journey, she becomes aware that she is bifurcated – not only as a woman living in two times, but also as person who is both black and a woman and of black and white histories – which necessitates a clash between who she is as a free woman in the 1970’s and who she has to be as a slave in the early 1800’s, before melding into a singular self. This singular self has a new awareness of the importance of having the knowledge of self to know that she has to consciously fight against objectification and that once that mentality is shed she has to have the will to reclaim her stolen agency. As she becomes unified, the new knowledge of herself includes who she is as a not only a descendent of slavery, but also what that entails. She has recieved an intimate knowledge of what it meant to be a slave, what it meant to be unable to dictate what one does with her body, and the problem of slaves being illiterate and unable to pass on these stories on their own. By experiencing the violence and trauma, Dana is unable to remain willfully ignorant, and is forced to confront the realities of not just her own families past, but the pasts of the people who surrounded and were connected to her family, who were not only other black slaves, but also the white people who upheld the
C & C grocery store currently operates under a goal approach. They were committed to customer service and satisfaction. This approach provided the grocery chain with the profitability and growth they strived to obtain. The stores operative goals were attained and the chain had over 200 stores in operation. For years overall performance for C & C was excellent and came with ease. Unfortunately employee development and innovation and change weren't a top priority and it began to show. To remain successful C & C had to outsource and get advice from a team of consultants. The team dissected the company from top to bottom and advised the chain to implement an internal approach to go along with the goal approach. Implementing the internal approach will give the store managers full control of their stores which they do not currently possess. The store managers should be knowledgeable in all areas of the store to be able to fully communicate with staff. It was difficult for the district managers to give each store location the time and attention they needed when they were responsible for several other stores. Giving store managers more responsibility was a terrific idea of the consultants because the store managers have more day to day customer and employee interaction and could better assist needs. C & C was in desperate need of providing employee training and development. Cross training is beneficial for company as well as employees. Employees get the opportunity to learn other job positions and have the ability for advancement opportunities within the company. The company benefits from cross training because it provides flexibility if a store is short staffed, and it provides empowerment. A store full of happy employees from mana...
Bibliography w/4 sources Cry , the Beloved Country by Alan Paton is a perfect example of post-colonial literature. South Africa is a colonized country, which is, in many ways, still living under oppression. Though no longer living under apartheid, the indigenous Africans are treated as a minority, as they were when Paton wrote the book. This novel provides the political view of the author in both subtle and evident ways. Looking at the skeleton of the novel, it is extremely evident that relationship of the colonized vs. colonizers, in this case the blacks vs. the whites, rules the plot. Every character’s race is provided and has association with his/her place in life. A black man kills a white man, therefore that black man must die. A black umfundisi lives in a valley of desolation, while a white farmer dwells above on a rich plot of land. White men are even taken to court for the simple gesture of giving a black man a ride. This is not a subtle point, the reader is immediately stricken by the diversities in the lives of the South Africans.
Mathabane, Mark. “I Leave South Africa”. The Many Worlds of Literature. Ed. Stuart and Terry Hirschberg. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2006.
An Abandoned Bundle and Nightfall in Soweto are both veracious poems that have enlightened me about the poverty and anguish suffered in South Africa, as well as the desperation that people in these places suffer.
In this essay I will be discussing how Johannesburg has shaped me; in relation to the theme of danger and opportunity. Johannesburg has made me alert, because I do not feel safe when I walk around Johannesburg. I also feel like I am vulnerable to crime. It has also made me not to trust people because Johannesburg is a place where people seek opportunities and success. They come to the city with the mentality that they will do anything to get to the top or succeed. This has made me perceive Johannesburg as a pitiless and fearful space. I will be proving this by comparing my experiences to the following texts, Welcome to our Hillbrow, City Johannesburg and Yesterday. I have chosen to use these texts because they portray the danger and the opportunities in Johannesburg.