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Persian and Jewish Culture
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Persian and Jewish Culture PAGEREF _Toc320564155 h 2Introduction PAGEREF _Toc320564156 h 2The Two Cultures PAGEREF _Toc320564157 h 3What are the Differences in Family Life? PAGEREF _Toc320564158 h 4What are Some Traditions and Special Holidays in the Jewish Culture? PAGEREF _Toc320564159 h 4What are some traditions and special holidays to Persian Culture? PAGEREF _Toc320564160 h 5References PAGEREF _Toc320564161 h 5
Persian and Jewish Culture
IntroductionFor the purposes of the scholarly study, culture may be defined as shared patterns of interactions and behaviors, cognitive constructs, as well as affective understanding that may be learned through a socialization process. These shared patterns categorize the members of a culture grouping while also differentiate those of a different group (Banks, 2009). This paper posits to present an inclusive analysis of the Persian and Jewish cultures.
The Two CulturesThe Jews and the Persians lived in closely in Mesopotamia for a period of more than 12 centuries. By and large, these two cultures co-existed peacefully, while the Jews comprised of a large minority in a very important province. In reality, Mesopotamia was so essential that the capital was right across the Tigris River at Ctesiphon, from Babylonia. The Jews were consequently a fortification of the Empire in the event that they were politically quiescent and satisfied. Consequently, the Sasanians opposed demands from the Zoroastrian Church to discriminate against these minorities (Banks, 2009).
Zoroastrianism, the official faith of the Persian Empire, was comfortable and well-known to the Jews, with its theological dogma of creation by the omniscient and benevolent Ohrmazd, judgment, punishment and reward, hell and heaven, creation, the fight in opposition to evil, the messiah’s coming, the ultimate trounce of evil, the replenishment of creation, as well as the resurrection of the departed. This was factual of its ethical system also, with its prominence on right thought, right action, and right speech, as well as its ritual system with the emphasis on the avoidance of idol worship. It also abhorred sodomy, sorcery, and contact with women during menstruation as well as dead bodies.
Its valorization of doctrines bearing rabbinic inclinations as the importance of verbal transmission and the power of the rabbis were close similarities in the two cultures. On account of this long-standing peaceful coexistence and the basic resemblance in world-view, there are a large number of comparables, mutual as well as one-way borrowings and influences. These are manifested in a number of areas of Jewish-Babylonian rabbinic life, in lifestyles, in legal as well as theological borrowings, and in awareness (Satlow, 2008).
What are the Differences in Family Life?The differences are as illuminating as are the resemblances, and historians of Sasanian as well as Jewish law disregard them at their risk. An upper-class Persian woman was allowed to manage the family’s estates, and therefore, stand for the estate in a court, provide testimony, disaffect her husband’s property, become heir to a double-share from the husband as well as a half-share from the father, and occasionally select her own. This was not the case in the Jewish culture (Yaakov, 2006).
What are Some Traditions and Special Holidays in the Jewish Culture?Jewish holidays, several of which are extremely ancient, are founded on the seasons in the year and signify the agricultural phase. The days in the Jewish calendar are calculated from one day’s sunset until the next day’s sunset. The Sabbath, Shabbat, therefore starts on Friday sundown, and is referred to as Erev Shabbat. Shabbat concludes on Saturday sundown, referred to as Motsa’ei Shabbat. Several of the Jewish holidays are religious holidays associated with Judaism the religious festivals are generally celebrated in a community or family setting (Banks, 2009).
The Jewish holidays’ cycle commences with Rosh Hashanah, which is the Jewish New Year, in Tishrei, the Hebrew month which overlaps with late September as well as early October. Rosh Hashanah is followed by Yom Kippur, also referred to as the Day of Atonement, and lastly Sukkot, the holiday of Booths. The second festival period in the Jewish calendar comes in the spring, when the festivals of Purim, Pesach, and Passover are observed, in the months of Adar, Nissan as well as Iyar, which match with March, April as well as May (Satlow, 2008).
What are some traditions and special holidays to Persian Culture?The Persian calendar is used in Iran with twelve months, which are different, from the Western cultures. The festival of NoRooz is Persian festivity of the spring equinox or New Year, around March 21st in western calendars. This is the most esteemed and most fêted holiday. The No Rooz preparation start before the real date and the occasion lasts for 13 days. It is traditional for all to cleanse meticulously and take a bath prior to NoRooz. This is believed to be a purification ritual, but, contemporary times have lost the true significance (Satlow, 2008). On the final Tuesday of every year, prior to No Rooz, Persians perform spring cleaning and light bonfires in the night, to symbolize the salutation for the return of the deceased souls.
The custom of commemorating Yalda goes back to the Mithraism faith and rites of the triumph of good over evil. Initially, it was alleged that final night of Azar, when winter solstice takes place is a gloomy time in which evil forces are at their utmost power. The following day and the opening day of Dey, marks the triumph of sun, a representation of good over evil given that, the days become lengthier while the nights become shorter (Banks, 2009).
ReferencesBanks, J. (2009). Multicultural Education. N. Y: Free Press.
Satlow, M. (2008). Flavoring the Dish: Rabbinic Expressions of Sexuality. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Yaakov, E. (2006). Marriage & Marital Property In Rabbinic & Sasanian Law. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education.
Part A ABC Marketing Plan (Change to your name of business here)
Part A: ABC Marketing Plan (Change to your name of business here)
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MKT500 Marketing ManagementStrayer University
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Introduction
Write an introduction to your company. Describe your hypothetical company, its location (why did you choose this location?), and the product it makes or the service it provides, and introduce the contents of your marketing plan.
Mission Statement
Develop your company’s mission statement (do not confuse a mission statement with a tag line, slogan, or positioning statement). Develop your company’s mission statement that has a long-term view, and includes its industry, goals, and values. Also, your mission statement should resonate with your consumers/customers as well as with your employees and stakeholders—remember to see the purpose of a mission statement and rationalize yours. Do not just state a mission statement without rationale—answer why.
Goals
Write an introduction to this section here (minimum of three sentences). Identify the main goals that you would like to achieve within the next year (short term) and within the next five years (long term), including the most appropriate ways to measure them both. Note that your goals should be realistic, practical, and SMART (that is, S – specific; M – measurable; A – assignable; R – realistic; and T – time based). What does your company need to accomplish in the long and short term? Consider revenue and profit goals.
Long Term
Decide the mains goals that you would like to achieve within the next five years (long term). Determine the most appropriate ways to measure long-term goals. Note: Consider the example metrics: tracking downloads of website content, website visitors, increases in market share, customer value, new product adoption rates, retention, rate of growth compared to competition and the market, margin, and customer engagement. For information on website analytics, visit Google Analytics.
Short Term
Text starts here: Decide the main goals that you would like to achieve within the next year (short term). These annual goals should be steps toward achieving the long-term goals. Determine the most appropriate ways to measure short term goals. Note: Consider the following metrics: tracking downloads of website content, website visitors, increases in market share, customer value, new product adoption rates, retention, rate of growth compared to competition and the market, margin, and customer engagement. For information on website analytics, visit Google Analytics.
Environmental Analysis
Develop an environmental analysis that includes competitive, economic, political, legal, technological, and sociocultural forces. Include an introduction of these elements. Write an introduction to this section (minimum of three sentences).
Competitive Analysis
Competitive analysis here. (Who is the competition—direct and indirect, why do you consider them competition, what do they do well, what might be a weakness?)
Economic Analysis
Economic analysis here. (Through this factor, businesses examine the economic issues that are bound to have an impact on the company. This would include factors such as inflation, interest rates, economic growth, the unemployment rate and policies, and the business cycle followed in the country.)
Political and Legal Analysis
Political and legal analysis here. Separate the topics if you have significant analysis. (Political and legal: Here government regulations and legal factors are assessed in terms of their ability to affect the business environment and trade markets. The main issues addressed in this section include political stability, tax guidelines, trade regulations, safety regulations, and employment laws.)
Technological Analysis
Technological analysis here. (How technology can either positively or negatively impact the introduction of a product or service into a marketplace is assessed here. These factors include technological advancements, lifecycle of technologies, the role of the Internet, and the spending on technology research by the government.)
Sociocultural Forces Analysis
Sociocultural forces here. (With the social factor, a business can analyze the socio-economic environment of its market via elements such as customer demographics, cultural limitations, lifestyle attitude, and education. With these, a business can understand how consumer needs are shaped and what brings them to the market for a purchase.)
SWOT Analysis
Develop a SWOT analysis for your product. The analysis should examine at least three strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for your company. The opportunities and threats are external to the company and should include the external analysis you completed. The suggestion is to write an introduction (minimum of three sentences) and create a SWOT table. Include an analysis, not just the table. Rationalize why you chose these SWOT elements.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
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Opportunities
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Note: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for xxxx company.
Strengths
Include at least three strengths and explain the importance (think features and benefits to customer). Strengths are internal—what you can control.
Weaknesses
Include at least three weaknesses and impact to the business and/or customer. Weaknesses are internal—what you can control.
Opportunities
Include at least three opportunities and explain the importance (think features and benefits to customer). Opportunities are external—what is happening outside your company you can take advantage of such as new technology.
Threats
Include at least three threats and impact to the business and/or customer. Threats are external; what is happening outside your company that will impact your business such as new government policies or laws.
Conclusion
Summarize the plan to this point (minimum of three sentences) and you should not include any new thoughts (just summary).
Sources
Use three credible, relevant, and appropriate resources as marketing research to determine the feasibility of your product or service. To receive most points as exemplary, you must meet the required number of credible, relevant, and appropriate references.
These resources should be industry specific, relate to your chosen product or service, and be published in the last five years. A good way to incorporate is by using Journal of Marketing, as an example, for your theories and consumer behavior observations.
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Paris is Burning (1990)
Paris is Burning (1990)
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Paris is Burning (1990)
Introduction
Paris is Burning (1990) is a documentary that centers on the drag scene of New York in the 1980s with a focus on voguing, balls, and the dreams and ambitions of people that gave the era vitality and warmth. Specifically, the film details the ball culture of the gay, transgender, Latino, and African-American communities of the time. The film’s characters include Venus Xtravaganza, Will Ninja, Octavia St. Laurent, Freddie Pendavis, and Sol Paendavis Williams, with the main characters being Dorian Correy, Pepper LaBeija, and Angie Xtravaganza. Pepper LaBeija is an American fashion designer from the Bronx. Pepper is also a drag queen, and she details her experience with competitions and balls. Angie Xtravaganza is a renowned drag performer in the city. Alongside Hector Xtravaganza, she founded the House of Xtravaganza. Additionally, Dorian Corey is also a fashion designer and drag queen from New York. She had performed as a drag queen for many years before creating a clothing label. She succumbed to AIDS at 56 years.
Paris is Burning does not have a specific plot. Instead, the three main characters remember and narrate their lives as they attempt to expound more on the subculture of balls and its significance to the LGBT pantheon. The film explores gender roles and the semantics of ball culture (Feldman & Hakim, 2020). The competitors in the featured ball walk on the runways like fashion models. The decision is based on various criteria. They must have a talent for dancing and must wear the finest fashion. Most importantly, the winner must look as much as possible as the gender they purport to be. Essentially, they are judged on if they could pass as their purported gender in the real world or not. The documentary’s director interviews numerous leading people in the ball scene. Angie Xtravaganza changes her last name to Xtravaganza. She is a transgender dancer and singer in the ball scene. She adopted numerous street children that later became superstars in their own capacity. Pepper is the fashion designer majority of the costumes work by the contestants. She is the only remaining member of the ball scene, as most of them have passed on. The majority of her performances are Egyptian-themed. Angie has over two hundred and fifty trophies.
Various themes are addressed in Paris is Burning, such as sexuality, race, and gender. Sexuality is the most evident theme as the film centers mostly on the LGBTQ movement of the 1990s. Despite the hate and discrimination, they go through, these individuals still proudly represent themselves in ball competitions. Some of the performances depicted gay men dressing up like their heterosexual counterparts to fit in a society that is against them. LGBTQ individuals express their inner struggles they otherwise could not showcase in the normal world (Parrine, 2017). The theme of race is also evident. Most characters in the film were Latino and African-American. Initially, these people were most discriminated against for being minorities. Their involvement in the drag scene and ball culture made them even bigger targets of racial discrimination. Some were disowned by their loved ones and kicked out the society for challenging norms. In African-American communities, gay, queer, and transgender people were discriminated against and isolated, exposing them to violence (Schweitzer, 2017). The theme of gender arises during the competitions. The competitors were mostly men who dressed up and performed as women or women performing as men. All their actions purported the idea that gender does not exist, so they can be who they want. Their performances depicted their rebellion for social norms that mainstream media showcased to the masses.
References
Feldman, Z., & Hakim, J. (2020). From Paris is Burning to# dragrace: social media and the celebrification of drag culture. Celebrity Studies, 11(4), 386-401.
Parrine, R. (2017). Gender Construction, Kinship and Mourning in Paris Is Burning. Revista Estudos Feministas, 25(3), 1419-1436.
Schweitzer, D. (2017). Having a Moment and a Dream: Precious, Paris Is Burning, and the Necessity of Fantasy in Everyday Life. Quarterly Review of Film and Video, 34(3), 243-258.