Abstract
The paper examines Harvey Cox's main points on the future of Christianity in relation to a world capitalist culture he seems to see as permanent. The paper discusses the different forms of Christianity and how religion is something more than a reaction to globalization in a Christianity that will serve different people in different forms. The paper also addresses whether globalization's civilization really is permanent.

From the Paper
"This paper refers to an essay addressing Christianity in the age of globalization found in Mark Juergensmeyer's compilation, "Global Religions - an Introduction". (2003, 17-27) Cox reviews developments since the 1970s that have seen more Christians in the developing world than in the West, towards a post-Cold War era that is more inclined to think in terms of Samuel Huntingdon's thesis regarding a Clash of Civilizations. (2003, 21) Fox believes that "we will have a world civilization" and that this has nearly arrived in the climate of globalization. (2003, 23) Christianity he regards as an already global religion but this is not fully explained in..."

Tags:cox 2003, christianity, global rel issue

Abstract
The author of this paper examines the book by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox, "The Goal". "The Goal" is a novel whose own goal is to help managers and employees improve business management through better, though unconventional business and production processes. The author of the paper contends that Goldratt and Cox use a novel approach to explain Socratic theories in that everyone can put the theories into practice in order to improve their own goals, business or personal. The writer then goes on to examine the main character of the book, Alex Rogo, around whom the novel revolves .

From the Paper
"UniWare has been in trouble for some time, and eventually becomes a major concern when Mr. Peach visits the company and demands to be shown a particular customer order. When no one has any idea of the large order, Mr. Peach becomes enraged as the order was from a major customer, Burnside. Their confrontation ends with Mr. Peach giving Rogo an ultimatum- Alex must show that the company is improving within 3 months or it will be shutdown. With this risk, the chances of all the plant workers and possibly division workers being laid off are particularly high. The conflict in Alex Rogo's life continues with his personal life, his recent move has not been an easy adjustment for his family; his wife is unhappy and lonely and children are afraid. Alex Rogo has his biggest conflict within himself because he does not communicate to his family or his employees what is wrong, and instead tries to carry the burden alone."

Tags:socratic, business, factory, production, supply, production, bottleneck, manager, employee

Abstract
This paper summarizes and reviews "The Goal" by Goldratt and Cox. The paper discusses "Theory of Constraints", a philosophy for improving production throughput presented in "The Goal", and looks at the concept of throughput accounting, a concept embraced by Goldratt and Cox in "The Goal".

From the Paper
"In The Goal, (Goldratt and Cox, 1986) Alex Rogo manages a troubled manufacturing plant. When his district manager informs Alex that profits must increase or the plant will be shut down, he turns to Jonah, a former professor. With Jonah's help, Alex turns the plant around while at the same time abandoning traditional management principles in favor of Jonah's Theory of Constraints and Throughput Accounting practices."

Tags:bottleneck, capacity, demand, equal, less, flow, maximize, profits, inventory, operational, expense

Abstract
This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the novel "The Goal" by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox, explaining that, while written as a novel, "The Goal" also teaches sound business practices. The paper also summarizes the plot of the story, introduces the characters and outlines the problems that the characters in the book must face.

From the Paper
"The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox takes the form of a novel. However, this novel also teaches sound if somewhat unconventional business practices. The novel ultimately aims at improving business management through practicing common sense thinking. The main character in the novel is Alex Rogo, the Bearington plant manager of the UniWare plant of the UniCo Company. The approach in the novel is rather different from the conventional, in that it takes a scientific, rather than a business oriented view of managing practice. Standard practice is discarded in favor if a scientific analysis of what is wrong, and taking steps according to a previously set goal: making money. The novel also addresses Alex Rogo's personal life with his wife and children, who feel neglected because of his increasing work demands."

Tags:alex, rogo, plant, manager, suffering, division, unico, company, losing, money, workers, losing, jobs

From the Paper
"Goldratt constructs The Goal as a split-track narrative which focuses on Al Rogo, a plant manager, who is presented as struggling to salvage both his ailing manufacturing plant and his expiring marriage. By juxtaposing two tales where collapse appears imminent, Goldratt heightens the story's narrative suspense while showcasing multiple instances where his innovative crisis management skills would be best applied. His twin focus reinforces his only slightly camouflaged attempt to establish philosophical underpinnings as the basis for all acts of problem solving. While The Goal centers upon developing improved management skills in the midst of crisis, equally it invests itself within the classical format of a quest narrative."

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"The novel The Goal, by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox, is undoubtedly one of the most unusual business books of recent years. The intention of co-author Goldratt in conceiving the book is to introduce and develop a theory of production management based on the principles of physics. The authors, however, chose to develop this view by presenting what amounts to a hypothetical case study. To that point, the exercise is not uncommon in the literature of business.

However, in developing a hypothetical case study in the length and detail required for the argument presented--the book runs to 337 pages--the authors chose to present their work in the form of a novel. The book centers on Alex Rogo, the plant manager of the Bearington manufacturing plant of UniCo; town and corporation are both fictitious, as are the machines in the plant..."

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This paper analyzes the themes of "Los Angeles and the supernatural in Alex Cox's "Repo Man" and Chris Abani's "The Virgin of Flames." The paper considers both the film and the book, further discussing how the supernatural within both works, and how both function to portray Los Angeles as a place of haunting, dichotomous sentiments and possibility.

From the Paper
"Both Alex Cox's 'Repo Man' and Chris Abani's 'The Virgin of Flames' investigate two very interesting themes: the supernatural and the City of Los Angeles, though their mediums and modes of conveying these themes seem to contrast one another. Both are useful forms when looking into artful propagations of the Los Angeles experience, and use supernaturalism to embellish upon and enrich the Los Angeles landscape in their media. Both portray Los Angeles in compelling (and always beautiful) dichotomies: Los Angeles as ugly and aesthetically elegant, deadly and life affirming..."

Tags:los angeles, alex cox, chris abani

Abstract
The paper looks at how Caroline Cox, in her book "A Proper Sense of Honor: Service and Sacrifice in George Washington's Army" describes the American Revolutionary troops. The paper outlines Cox's discussion on the U.S. military's strict hierarchy and their significant distinctions between officers and soldiers. The paper posits that Cox provides a better understanding of the rank and file of the Revolutionary times, and at the same time, shows how the military in the 21st century still continues a hierarchal distinction between officers and troops.

From the Paper
"In her first chapter, Cox analyzes the formation of the Continental Army and the subsequent rapid loss of interest in actually fighting the war, and thus the need to raise an army from the colonial poor and marginalized. She correctly emphasizes that the British Army acted as a role model and that the basic underlying structure of the Continental Army was, as typical in all European-style armies, the "unthinking decision to divide the army into officers who were gentlemen and soldiers who were not" (p. 2)."

Tags:military, officers, soldiers, class, rank

Abstract
In 1922, the year that Iraq became a British mandate, the British High Commissioner to Iraq - Sir Percy Cox - held a tent meeting in the Arabian desert with representatives of regional leaders, including the man who would become King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia. At this meeting Cox arbitrarily set out the lines marking the desert boundaries of Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Almost seven decades later the lines that Cox drew in the sands of the region were reinforced by the orders of an American President.

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This essay will examine Cox's "A Tale of Two Villages: Culture, Conservation and Ecocolonialism in Samoa" in order to crystallize what Cox is describing, his motives and intentions in writing the chapter, and how well he carried out his argument.