Hypocrisy

When I first thought about this GDR I wanted to figure out exactly which route to go. I looked up examples of hypocrisy and found the one I thought was most appropriate. The example of hypocrisy I chose is when people say one thing but do another.

Everyone has or will be an example of hypocrisy in their life time. We all do things in life that we say we won't, don't and do not approve of. In high school I lived a totally different life than I do today. I did a lot of things back then that I would never do today. One of the big things in high school was FCA or Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Although I am a Christian man I did not attend these events in high school. One of the main reasons I did not participate is because of the individuals in it. More than half of the participants and leaders all lived differently than they preached. They would commit to not drinking alcohol and then the very next weekend they would go to a party and drink. There are other examples but I’m sure you get the point by now. I also did not participate in FCA because I did not see it right to participate in this organization and live the life I did. I am not perfect nor will I ever be and I know I have been a hypocrite at some point in my life. These individuals all meant well I feel, but to preach a certain way of life and then live another way is not right in my eyes.

Managing a company

Managing a company has its ups and downs throughout the day, week, month and year. When managing a company you have the freedom to do a lot of things. You also have the headache of dealing with everything from employees, customers and money. I began with the company I am with now in August of 2007. I decided that college wasn’t for me (AT THE TIME) and walked away. Working my way up through the company I was eventually offered the Operations Manager position in June of 2010. At first I was unsure of what the entire position held. There was a sense of excitement and nervousness all at once. I began working immediately and was handed the reins to the entire company. Where do I start? What exactly am I to do? What goes here? What goes there? All these questions were going through my head. I did not receive a complete orientation into the position, I was just told to“sink or swim.” I’m not sure if the owner of the company had full faith in my abilities to do the job or was just going to really see if I would sink. Fortunately I swam and have continued on this journey. While this is great in all aspects, learning how to swim was not easy. I was twenty one at the time and was forced to manage employees who were double my age. Can you imagine the response the first day I told them to do something? This took time and effort on both sides. Another learning curve that was presented was dealing with customers. I had to learn to walk the walk and talk the talk in a position that I was trying to learn all at once. On top of that, I was put in charge of all accounts and transactions dealing with the company’s money. I had to make up for money that was not spent as it should and also try to save money for the future. These tasks were not easy and left me with my mind going ninety to nothing all the time. I still to this day have things running through my mind about the company well after I leave my job, but  the ups have slowly leveled out the with downs.

Is Troy Maxson racist?

Troy Maxson is the main character in the play “Fences” by August Wilson. Troy is born and lives in a time where African Americans are not accepted well in America. When asked if Troy Maxson is a racist, I automatically come to the conclusion of No. I believe Troy is actually a victim of racism throughout his life and that he is concerned with racism as any other American would be. One example of Troy being a victim is that he was an outstanding baseball player who played in the Negro Leagues. Troy was victimized by rules in Major League Baseball that prohibited African Americans from playing. Troy struggles to cope with the fact that those rules were in place back then and his life was affected by them. I think this shows when he does not allow is son Cory to play football. He knows Cory is good and he has the potential to make something of himself on the field. Troy possibly does not want Cory to outdo him in life. Another example of Troy being victimized by racism throughout his life is with his job. Troy works as a sanitation worker. African Americans are not allowed to drive the garbage trucks. Troy complains about this to his boss and his boss tells him to take it to the Union. Troy eventually wins the case and is promoted to a driver, but for years he was victimized for being an African American. Troy may refer to his son with a racist word or do other small things that one could consider racist. But in the end Troy Maxson is not a racist person, he is only a victim to the ways of life in his era.