Dallas Cowboys

I think that what the Cowboys did was inhumane in 1998, in no way does violence justify playing football. I think if we had more details about the issue with Irvin more could be concluded. On the PR side I can not believe that one person did not leak, that is amazing trust in an organization.

Appiah's Cosmopolitanism

According to the Hoover Instituition, Cosmopolitans acknowledge that we sometimes must give the local and our loved ones an extra measure of concern because it may be the only practical way to do good in the world. But they nevertheless insist that our identities as human beings, first and foremost, place real and substantial demands upon us. We cannot think our own parents and children are better than or superior to anyone else’s parents and children, even if we can be justified in loving one set more than the next. In Appiah's Cosmoplitanism, we SHOULD be aware of our what is going on throughout our entire supply chain, even if it is in another country. In a so called "global economy", why are more companies not looking into these problems more in depth. I think that it is about time that companies such as GM step up to the plate. I personally would have never thought that that far down the chain, slavery and no wage workers still exist. I think it is sad that pig iron is in such high demand in the US that so many children and adults are losing their life...It is becuase of us in America and all the money we have that our economy is in a sense supporting these horrible work conditions.

iphone and Steve Jobs

I think that Apple has estblished an overall great brand and have branded themselves as unique and have created revolutionary products over the past decade. I do not think all of this could have been possible without Steve Jobs participation, although we know that he has also created problems as well. As far as the new iphone situation is considered, I think it is safe to say that both sides of the issue have a very good standpoint. People like Apple and their products because they are different. You can't simply walk into any random store and buy all of their products. I know that I bought a nano over 2 years and love it, then last semester bought the MacBook for adobe and all the great features it has. I think that Apple is quality, and consumers like the products not only because of the usability but because the atmosphere in the brick and mortar stores. When they first presented the iphone in January, Apple used lots of hype and reeally put the product on a pedastool, so when the original price came out, consumers somewhat expected the price to be steep at first. As with any technology prices change. I do not think what Apple did was completley unfair and bad stewardship but simply not a well thought out plan. I think Steve Jobs could have made his letter to the consumers a little more understanding and not so blunt. What he said is true of the technology world, but he could have put a little more heart into it. i think Apple did the appropraite thing and gave a rebate. From the PR standpoint, the iphone issue could have been handled better. I think that the bottom line to the situation is that corprate America's first and foremost goal is to make a profit. Apple took advantage of their loyal customers and made a profit. I do not think this situation will have a huge effect on customers considering once the price dropped more and more iphones were sold!

Yea, I finally found my Blog!

Dr. Lambiase, I started a new blog because I can not find the one I started a few weeks ago, I have a few and got them all mixed up with passwords and so on...So here is my new one!