Zoological Society of San Diego (ZSSD)

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1. Who are the main stakeholder groups involved in the negotiation, and what are their primary interests?
• San Diego Zoo Global (SDZG) – primary interest is to secure the pandas on loan to increase attendance and revenue at the zoo, and to support conservation efforts.
• Chinese Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) – primary interest is to ensure the safety and well-being of the pandas while on loan, and to maintain positive relations with SDZG.
• US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) – primary interest is to ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing the importation of endangered species, and to protect the welfare of the pandas.
• Animal Protection Organizations (APOs) – primary interest is to ensure the humane treatment and well-being of the pandas during and after their loan period, and to ensure that SDZG is held accountable for their welfare.
• The Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens (CAZG) – primary interest would be to represent and protect the interests of Chinese zoos and promote the conservation of endangered species. They would likely be concerned with the welfare of the pandas during their loan period and ensuring that the loan agreement benefits both SDZG and Chinese zoos. Their bargaining position could be to negotiate for a more favorable loan agreement that includes opportunities for Chinese zoos to participate in conservation efforts and promote Chinese wildlife, as well as to ensure the welfare of the pandas during and after their loan period.
• more Stakeholder Groups:
• Zoological Society of San Diego (ZSSD) – Obtaining pandas to attract visitors and improve revenue, while fulfilling their mission of conservation and education.
• American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA) – Ensuring that the pandas are properly cared for and managed in accordance with AAZPA guidelines, and that the program benefits conservation efforts.
• Conservation and Research for Endangered Species (CRES) – Advancing scientific knowledge about pandas and promoting conservation efforts for the species.
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) – Promoting conservation efforts for pandas and other endangered species and ensuring that the pandas are not exploited for commercial gain.
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) – Ensuring that the trade of pandas is regulated and does not contribute to the decline of the species.
• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – Promoting conservation efforts for pandas and other endangered species and providing guidance on the management and conservation of species.
2. What are the main agenda items for negotiation? Which items would be the highest priority for each side? What issues will be toughest for Myers to resolve?
The terms and conditions of the loan agreement, including the length of the loan, fees, and responsibilities of each party.

 

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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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