Abstract
The writer discusses a small tale entitled, "Chicken Hips," by Catherine Pigott. The reason this writer found it so absorbing is because of its gentle humor and because of the many lessons it teaches about what it is like to be a woman in a world wherein stereotypes abound. With that in mind, the paper looks at how "Chicken Hips" addresses the social construction of beauty, presents a valuable lesson in doing the right thing rather than the popular thing, and highlights the impressionability of the human mind and psyche to outside pressures. The writer asserts that we must stop feeding our children false images and wrong-headed aspirations - and a story like this, read in an English classroom, can certainly help do that.

From the Paper
"The introduction of the paper will highlight the three topics - the social construction of beauty, the life lesson of doing the right thing and not simply the popular thing, and the impressionability of human beings - that will comprise the core of the paper. First topic paragraph: this section will delve into the social construction of beauty and how the construction is different in Gambia than in a prosperous part of the world like North America. Second topic paragraph: the second section will look at how the life lesson to be drawn from the story is how people (especially women) must do..."

Tags:chicken, hips, pigott

Abstract
This paper presents a formal biology laboratory report. It presents a procedure that was devised to remove all bacteria from a chicken wing. It begins by discussing the bacteria that can be present on chicken wings and the possible solutions to the problem. The paper then reports on a test for the efficacy of certain antibiotics on the bacteria of the untreated wing.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Study Organisms
Treatment Of Choice For Elimination Of Bacteria From A Chicken Wing
Serial Dilutions Of Washes From Both Wings
Gathering Of Bacterial Cultures From Both Wings
Effects Of Various Antibiotics On Three Types Of Bacteria
Results
Control Agar Petri Plate
Treatment Agar Petri Plate
Antibiotic Disk Results
Chicken Wing Bacteria
Discussion
Appendix

From the Paper
"It is important to remove all bacteria, such as salmonella, from raw foods to avoid any foodborne diseases. Four serial dilutions were created in microfuge test tubes for a control chicken wing and a treatment chicken wing. The treatment chicken wing was treated using vinegar, salt, and heat. Cultures from each microfuge test tube were streaked on two different agar plates and left to reproduce, incubated at 30o Celsius for 22 hours. The proposed treatment of the chicken wing proved to be 100% effective producing no visible colonies on the agar plate. Four antibiotics - penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline, and chloramphenicol - were used to treat E. coli, M. luteus, and chicken wing bacteria. The bacteria cultures were smeared on three different Petri dishes, and divided into four quadrants where antibiotic disks were placed. After 22 hours of incubation at 30o Celsius, diameters of the rings of clear agar around each antibiotic disk were recorded. Chloramphenicol produced the largest diameter on all three Petri dishes, while penicillin proved to work best on gram-positive bacteria. The bacteria on the chicken wing were gram-negative and most resistant to tetracycline."

Tags:laboratory, experiment, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, penicillin

Abstract
This paper discusses the issue of how an international franchise copes with the speed at which international business and trade are growing. The paper examines the story of a simple American idea (Kentucky Fried Chicken) that became a popular domestic franchise and grew at a phenomenal pace. The Japanese franchise of Kentucky Fried Chicken is presented, and a number of options of how to deal with the rapid changes in the international market, are outlined. The paper offers a possible solution for continued and improved success of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan.

From the Paper
"The most obvious transformation has taken place within the franchise field (which is really nothing more than a distribution system), where new organizational structures and international goals and desires are challenging managers to develop innovative constituency relationships. The idea of managerial constituencies is not a new one, and academic literature as far back as 1958 suggests that the manager has multiple obligations to multiple interest groups that include, but are not limited to, subordinates, superiors, fellow managers, stockholders and other financial stakeholders, and the local and global community (Schell & Marmer-Solomon, 1997)."

Tags:globalization, managers, american, corporation

Abstract
The paper looks at two short works, Catherine Pigott's, "Chicken-Hips," and Adrienne Clarkson's, "An Immigrant's Progress," and examines how each one deals with personal identity in foreign cultures - or, in the case of Pigott's "Chicken-Hips," a "home" culture that might as well be foreign. The paper specifically examines how Pigott cannot completely escape the shackles of her own culture: when she is in Gambia, she struggles to eat with the enthusiasm she should; even when she finally gives in to the entreaties of her Gambian friends, it is not long after her return home that she is, once more, starving herself in an effort to squeeze into some anorexic image of what beauty is supposed to be. Conversely, the paper shows how Adrienne Clarkson and her family are made of sterner stuff: they define themselves and Adrienne never stops being a woman with feet in both the old world and the new.

From the Paper
"The following paper will look at two short works, Catherine Pigott's, "Chicken-Hips," and Adrienne Clarkson's, "An Immigrant's Progress," and will examine how each one deals with personal identity in foreign cultures - or, in the case of Pigott's "Chicken-Hips," a "home" culture that might as well be foreign. The paper will specifically examine how Pigott cannot completely escape the shackles of her own culture: when she is in Gambia, she struggles to eat with the enthusiasm she should; even when she finally gives in to the entreaties of her Gambian friends, it is not long after..."

Tags:clarkson, pigott, identity

Abstract
This paper reviews and analyzes the short story "Chicken Hips" by Catherine Pigott. The writer relates that she found the story very absorbing because of its gentle humor and the many lessons it teaches about what it is like to be a woman in a world where stereotypes abound. The paper then discusses the following issues from the story: the social construction of beauty, the life lesson of doing the right thing and not simply the popular thing, and the impressionability of human beings.

Table of Contents:
Outline of Paper
Why "Chicken Hips" Matters

From the Paper
"Whereas North American - and European - women cut and shape and torment their bodies to fit some artificial construct of what constitutes true feminine beauty, women in Gambia, who have seen more desperation and suffering than most of their white colleagues can imagine, are interested in the things that really matter: health, fecundity, and a positive self-image. In the end, their culture is far less so an artificial one because the exigencies of daily living in a part of the world where drought and pestilence can rear up at any moment have made Gambian women appreciate that only those who never have to fear going without can actually afford to make the bizarre choice of going without."

Tags:humor, narrator, self-image, culturally-constructed, health

Abstract
The paper discusses how the animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) directed an intense campaign for change against Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and the cruel methods its suppliers used to process chickens. The paper describes how PETA first tried discussion with KFC to amend the problems, but resorted to a full-out blitz against the company when PETA felt KFC failed to respond to their demands.

From the Paper
"The issue of animal rights is an old one that evokes strong feelings from many sides. The ideas at stake pit environmentalists and animal lovers against businesses that use animals to produce products, such as fast food, clothing, or even the product of entertainment. One of the best known animal rights groups is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). In the PETA/KFC campaign study, Gerard Seijts and Michael Sider offer informative background about PETA and KFC, and then show how PETA used a variety of strategies to try to force policy changes at KFC that would provide more ethical treatment for the animals that provide the raw..."

Tags:peta, kfc, campaign

Abstract
This paper is a comparison and synthesis of the movie "Chicken Run" with the article "Empowerment as a Trojan Horse" by Yates, Lewchuk and Stewart. The author points out that the film contains many elements of lean production, such as the prison atmosphere and confined space for the chickens. The paper states that, in real life workplaces, the workers also arecontrolled completely .

From the Paper
"Although "Chicken Run" involves chickens attempting to survive automation, the film contains many point discussed by Yates, Lewchuk and Stewart in their article. Most especially, the film demonstrates the emphasis on automation and lean production. The impacts on the chickens and on humans are similar in many respects. Tweedy Chicken Farm is located in England, and is designed like a prison or a concentration camp. Surrounded by barbed wire fences and patrolled by Mr. Tweedy, the farm is made up of numerous buildings for the chickens that are spaced close together and have crowded conditions inside."

Tags:lean, space, automation

Abstract
This paper explores the concerns a business must contend with when dealing with a country such as China, using Kentucky Fried Chicken's venture into China as an example. The paper relates that the type of government in China, the large tariffs imposed on goods, and China's political environment are examples of these concerns. The paper then describes some of the measures to take to combat such risks, e.g., performing a comparative analysis and developing agreements with industries within the country so that many of the costs associated with importation are eliminated. Additionally, the paper points out that the currency exchange as well as the financing of a business venture and the future industrialization of China are also important concerns. The paper concludes that, in spite of the issues raised, China represents a great potential for investment by companies that are willing to take a risk.

From the Paper
"However, the Chinese have modified this government form to allow capitalism to enter into the country. This is largely due to the success of old British colonies in Hong Kong and the fact that Taiwan saw explosive growth after World War II. Furthermore, communist countries can see fit at any time to nationalize a company or bring it under total government control. This would be a huge concern for a foreign company that decided to invest in China. If the government saw fit to nationalize KFC, any investment that KFC made would effectively be worthless because all profits would go to the government and hence the people. "

Tags:communist, population, menus, expansion, local

From the Paper
"Several new companies have entered the fast food business in the sector selling chicken. These companies have a difficult task facing their leadership given the leadership position held by Kentucky Fried Chicken and the degree of competition in different parts of the country. Some of these companies are counting on a shift in consumer tastes from fried chicken to rotisserie chicken, but competition remains strong in this sector as well. Among the new companies that are competing in this area are Boston Chicken, El Pollo Loco, and Kenny Rogers Roasters.

Boston Chicken has been growing rapidly. In Minneapolis-St. Paul, Boston Chicken is among the fastest growing companies in the franchise system. Patrick Clifton is the man responsible for this growth in the region, and he formerly was an ..."

From the Paper
"Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is a company that markets its product around the world, and it is subject to different cultural and economic forces in different countries. Competition can be fierce, and in the United States there is considerable competition today in the chicken segment of the fast food market. KFC is the leader being challenged by El Pollo Loco, Kenny Rogers Roasters, Boston Chicken, Popeye Chicken, and others.

Rotisserie chicken is perhaps the fastest-growing food category in restaurants and supermarkets, and Kentucky Fried Chicken controls half of the $7-billion market for fried chicken. The company is a subsidiary of PepsiCo. In 1993-1994, the company spent more than $100 million to introduce its Rotisserie Gold line at 5,000 stores nationwide."