Essays on Scotch

"I'm glad there's some folks gettin' interested in the old ways. This new generation don't know such things, but when they find the old songs and the tales, they'll delight in them." --Granny in Grandfather Tales (Chase & Williams, 1948) The Southern Appalachian region has a rich heritage of folklore and songs passed down orally from European immigrants settling in the mountain range situated from New York to Georgia (Abramson & Haskell, 2006) from the 18th to the 20th centuries (Hanlon, 2000). Since the middle of the 20th century, variations of the folktales have been compared to publications such as Grandfather ...

An effective marketing plan must cover a number of the most important points. As it is listed by Mohr, J., Sengupta, S., and Slater, S. (2010, pp. 43-44), market analysis, company analysis and marketing strategy are among the paramount parts to be discussed in the marketing plan. Marketing strategy is mainly based on the 4P’s, which are Product, Price, Promotion and Place (Distribution). All these elements are interrelated and create a so-called marketing mix, which defines company’s success. In the 3M Greptile Grip Golf Glove (3M) case, each of the 4P’s elements was described as follows: ...

The case why some spirits products are popular all over the world, while others, as a rule, do not go beyond the borders of the country where they are produced has many causes. First of all, it is important to note that the presence of local spirits products is for the best. After all, local products fully meet the tastes of the people of this region (Velvett, 2015); in another country such drinks, most likely, simply will not be appreciated. One might contradict that such spirits products as cognac and champagne are also local products but they are popular ...

Cultural differences are prevalent among different countries as characters are different form one place to the other. Differences are usually evident from several perspectives that include religion, culture and politics. In the book ‘Scotsh and Holy Water’ there is a clear indication of the exertions of Tumpane as he moves to Turkey. The book is a series of short stories that show the experiences of the author based on the cultural aspects of the country and the characters that he meets in the new country. During his stay Tumpane learns the language, lifestyle and the culture of people of ...

Introduction

During the years from 1865 to 1935 great masses of people were traveling from Europe and from China to the Americas looking for a way to fulfill their dreams. The Irish and Chinese immigrant experience was similar in the way that because they were both seen as “foreign unskilled labor” they were both given low-paying unskilled jobs without a path to progress to better jobs. They were both treated badly by the earlier immigrants to the country who now considered themselves the true, native Americans. Other than that the experiences between the two immigrant groups is very different. We will ...

Introduction

Law enforcement organizations recognize lucidly the importance of and the need to collaborate, exchange and share information. Actually, active cooperation of the public and the police service is an important function in every democratic country. Hence, it is important that public perceptions are improved in addition to increasing trust through positive public interactions and fair decision making so that the police service can enhance its legitimacy. Therefore, as implied by the greater need collaborate, share and exchange information, it is imperative to assert that, there is need to identify specific strategies for interacting with groups which need specific ...

Though not always elitist, movies are excellent at reflecting the reality and human history, just as poetry and prose are. The movie industry was being developed over the 20th century while the human civilization was being shaken by major military collisions, be they regional or conflicts of world proportions. There was no way the movie industry could sit sluggish in the circumstances, with film directors addressing the most vital social issues of the day. Genocide is one of grimmest crimes committed during the conflicts. Atrocious was the genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and Jews in Nazi Germany – ...

The family is a perennial topic in disaster films, where individuals struggle over moral and ethical decisions that continuously bother their conscience throughout the narrative. In the conventional collapse of modern society in disaster films, the family is oftentimes the only institution left that can withstand the chaos that ensues as a result of government failure. Where there is no community or social structure whatsoever to turn to, the main characters within the disaster narrative resort to forging their own relationships with the people they come into contact with, whether it is based on blood relations, an identical purpose, or a similar ...