Human Resources at Marble Makeovers.

by | Mar 15, 2023 | Supply Chain

 

You work in Human Resources at Marble Makeovers. The company had to make temporary changes in work shifts due to ash flow and revenue. You are assigned to create a video that will supplement the COO’s written announcement (see below) that was ent to employees the day before. Create a 2 minute video with no more than 5 slides basing your presentation on the information below. You can paraphrase but do not make up content that takes away from the facts. Although this message is informative, it may also be considered “bad news” as it effects employees on many levels. Your message must be clear but remember your tone is just as important as the message being delivered. Your voice should reflect a tone of empathy, goodwill and encouragement that this is just a temporary change.

 

 

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Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

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The COO’s Message:

As you all know, the ash flow that occurred over the weekend has caused a major disruption to our operations and subsequent revenue. We have had to make temporary changes in work shifts and assignments until further notice. This means some of your current roles will be shifted to accommodate this change. These shifts are expected to only last a few weeks and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. As always, we thank you for being loyal Marble Makeovers employees and assure you that every effort is being made to ensure our processes are as smooth as possible going forward.

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The COO’s Message:

As you all know, the ash flow that occurred over the weekend has caused a major disruption to our operations and subsequent revenue. We have had to make temporary changes in work shifts and assignments until further notice. This means some of your current roles will be shifted to accommodate this change. These shifts are expected to only last a few weeks and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. As always, we thank you for being loyal Marble Makeovers employees and assure you that every effort is being made to ensure our processes are as smooth as possible going forward.

For my 2-minute video presentation I would start off by thanking everyone for their loyalty, patience and hard work during this difficult time due to the ash flow disruption in operations. I would then highlight how it has caused some changes in work shifts and assignments which are necessary but unfortunately may bring about some inconveniences such as having different duties or working at different times than usual etc. I would emphasize that these changes are just temporary and that we appreciate everyone’s understanding while everything returns back to normal soon enough. To end off on a positive note, I’d reiterate that Marble Makeovers is doing everything they can to make sure the process runs smoothly so everyone can go back to their original job roles & tasks with minimal interruption .

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