stereotypes in a poem

stereotypes in a poem

Introduction

The basic element in this poem is stereotypes. The poem also entails criticism, prejudgments and ignorance in the society. Stereotypes in this poem symbolize how the author was aggravated by the general ignorance of the society. The one who asks the Native American questions is dumb in a way and very curious to know more about the American. The poem has majored in stereotypical questions about culture, religion and heritage. The poem is more of both dialogue and monologue; however the conversation in the poem is very awkward.

It is a part of human nature to isolate the minority the other person in the poem is very prejudiced. He thinks that he knows the author based off one fact, that she is a Native American. The other person is very inquisitive and impolite to the other. This is clear shown in the following lines.

So that’s where you got those high cheekbones.

Your great grandmother, huh?

An Indian Princess, huh?

Hair down to there?

Oh, so you’ve had an Indian friend?

That close?

Oh, so you’ve had an Indian lover?

That tight?

Oh, so you’ve had an Indian servant?

That much?

The author thinks that she knows what the other person in the poem is about to ask, therefore she answers before the release of the question. She is mad at explaining her ethnicity to people, therefore she starts mocking what the other person is saying and being sarcastic to him. She is irritated with this conversation since she has addressed the very same questions many times. This is illustrated in the following stanza.

Yeah. Uh-huh. Spirituality.

Uh-huh. Yeah. Spirituality. Uh-huh. Mother

Earth. Yeah. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Spirituality.

No, I didn’t major in archery.

Yeah, a lot of us drink too much.

Some of us can’t drink enough.

This ain’t no stoic look.

This is my face

The other person see them as an “Indian” and not just any other person
the author is tired of people showing up  like they have a connection with her, simply because they know someone of the same race. She is tired with people coming to her every time for something that their ancestors did to hers. The other person shows lack of sensitivity and ignorance on the author’s culture.

Yeah, it was awful what you guys did to us.

It’s real decent of you to apologize.

No, I don’t know where you can get peyote.

No, I don’t know where you can get Navajo rugs real cheap.

No, I didn’t make this. I bought it at Bloomingdales.

This ain’t no stoic look.

Q 2B.Company CEO is the chief executive person in an individual company or organization.CEOs roles depend on the size and power of the organization. Company CEOs are prone to making the following mistakes.

Being Afraid to Make Mistakes

CEOs that fear to make mistakes and taking risks they miss new ways to expand their business. A lack of confidence can blur good judgment and become a roadblock. When CEOs is afraid to make mistakes it seems that he is not going to meet all the duties he is entitled and thus can fail to manage the company properly. This is common in most of the companies which are failing today.

Failing to play Leadership Role

As a CEO, it’s your job tasks is important, being the leader isn’t one of them. Taking responsibility as being a good leader; helps you in meeting the companies’ objectives by managing the workers in production to maximize output. Having unfocused leaders who fail to play these roles is a major mistake in the society. With the launch of new Maps the apple company. Fell short on this commitment. The apple company management is playing their leadership roles properly, for instance after causing frustration to its customers and the company is doing best to meet the customers demand can.

Obscure communication instead of transparency is another mistake by company CEOs.

Communication transparency is paramount, and it is the CEO’s job to ensure that the correct pathways are made available for everyone under his/her management.

When many people are working on the same project, it is imperative that measures can be taken.

Of course, emails are not the only means of communication, and the CEO should ensure that plenty of other channels are available for complete transparency as well.

Ignoring knowledge transfer

It’s simply no good keeping all the knowledge and information of a product or a project too close to your chest. CEOs can sometimes do this, perhaps to try and keep certain business processes separate, but, at the end of the day, building and nurturing team spirit is what’s important. The culture of content sharing encourages promoting and supporting internal and external knowledge to reinforce team morale and collaboration.Knowledge sharing within teams is also important, of course. CEOs should take the measures to set up the pathways that make this possible. We use workshops, an internal wiki, webinars, podcasts, books, and online chats.

Insufficient business data protection policy

Is one of the mistakes by companies CEO where the data is not properly protected it can be accessed by some people who are not necessary to and this might bring problems in the company. Like loss of data, money .All may result from including your client’s data serious matters of security for your company, and can never be taken too lightly. Coming up with laws and policies that govern the companies data help to mitigate this challenge. Many CEOs realize that part of their role is to give feedback to their employees, though some don’t realize that to be truly useful not only as a boss but as an active team member, then they have to be accepting of feedback from their employees as well.

Hiring the wrong people

Involving employing unqualified employees .This happens as a result CEO’s being tribal or racial. Being a top official in company makes an individual to be tempted to employ people from their family and this is among the the major challenges in the job market. The current companies have been greatly affected by this mistake from those who are playing management roles in the company ,such people are getting corrupted to employ unqualified or partly or semi-skilled personnel instead of the appropriate people.

How to put these mistakes in right

.Writing a suitable job offer will help to minimize the number of errors that the CEO is likely to make. This ensures that the suitably qualified employees get the job vacancy.

• Understanding that a perfect CV is not enough will also help reduce cases of employing unqualified and semiskilled labor force.
• Working as a team when interviewing, will contribute to select and interview the best and qualified job seekers. This reduces chances of employing the wrong persons.
• Picking the Perfect Match. This helps the CEOS by ensuring that they pick the best and those who are compatible with the company rules.

All CEOs should be neutral to avoid the above common mistakes. They should practice honesty, openness, and transparency in their work. This happened when Apple launched the newest version of its Maps app, and faced an avalanche of disastrous reviews and negative attention. However, Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, chose not to sweep the negative press under the rug. Instead, he confronted it, and issued an apology. That is certainly a good move, one all company leaders can learn from.

In every person who is a CEO profession, he should always have to be free to the management and, clients and even to himself. He should feel the courage to face the control the clients and the other team members to say sorry for any mistake made and always feel free to listen to be corrected. There’s one basic way to start an apology, and that’s to write “SORRY” in capital letters before you say anything else. “We apologize for that. We should have done a better job in communicating what these policies mean and how any information you choose to share will and will not  be used,” he that’s also a good example of how a CEO phrase for apology should be. The CEO can also vow “we have heard your concerns loud and clear,”, “We’re listening to you and we take your concerns very seriously.” Such statements will always put the CEO’s and the entire fraternity in good terms and conditions. This will always create an enabling environment for employees, management and the clients.

In real sense, it is hard to get an apology right, but experts say it should always be unconditional. An apology should make no excuses and should have plenty of explanation. As a CEO when you identify a problem in your company or organization, first you should Make it personal, and recognize your role. Show that you take this seriously and that the buck stops at the top. It’s not just your company’s problem; it’s your problem too.  Be sincere, and demonstrate that you really care about the impact that this problem has had on your customers.”

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