Adapting to variable change in the market

Adapting to variable change in the market Adapting to change continuously is something thats very essential for an organization to survive and prosper into todays business environment.The focus of customer value is changing focus from product innovation to business innovation . Companies today need to evolve with customer needs, especially companies in the technology sector where innovation is fast paced and obsolescence is always around the corner .However trying to implement changes without adapting its strategy ,structure and processes to the change being implemented would almost surely lead to failure because a successful change needs to be a synergy of all the components /processes within the company. There are many companies which failed to capitalise on their success and lost out to their competitors over time because they were unable to successfully adapt themselves to the change . some of the examples of such stories are Canon , Nintendo and now Nokia ( Nintendo however managed to recover from the setback and that is something Nokia is looking to learn from/replicate) . Nintendo was the leader in gaming consoles till the years leading to 2000s but then Sony with it Playstation 2 took over the game and was the leader in gaming console but amongst the current generation of gaming consoles Nintendo has managed to recapture its position as the market leader with its offering the Nintendo Wii. Same was the case with Xerox , who was the leader in photocopier machines however it failed to evolve with the market and eventually lost out to Canon and Kodak and never manage to recapture its initial position of the market leader. The lesson to learn from the above cases is that being the market leader doesnt necessary guarantee you security from the environment , there is still a dire need to evolve with the market . infact the company at the front has to LEAD from the front . Changes the Source of Opportunities Innovation  is the weapon of choice for entrepreneurs.  Doing things in a different improved way or trying to do old things different is how organizations  leverage changes as a business opportunity. Innovation need to be approached systematically , with a watchful eye for changes and by looking for the opportunities that the company can capitalise on . In todays market innovation is the key driver towards success if the current success stories are anything to go by ranging from the iPhone to the Nintendo Wii.Companies look to knock out the competition by leading from the front . There are 2 trends that are successful and are popularly known as leap frog and second one is known as disruptive technology. The leapfrog strategy basically implies that you leap over the competition ,it might be developing new technologies or using a new business model to completely bypass the competition.The idea is as the name suggest to jump over the competition so that the competition . Disruptive technology is an innovation that disturbs the market forces. It basically refers to do innovations which improves on a product or service in a way not expected by the market , it typically could be by lowering the price or even offering a lower quality product which caters to a different customer segment such as in the case of Ryanair . Models of change management : There are a few models proposed for effective change management ,I will discuss a couple of them so that they can be leveraged to study the given case in a more analytical manner ,namely Kotters 8 step model and ADKAR model. Kotters 8 step model has the following steps: 1)a sense of urgency : for a change to occur there has to be a sense of urgency around the need for change .this help motivate other people so that you have more support you and help you build a sense of urgency . 2)form a powerful coalition: You have to make sure that the people around you believe in the change being necessary . This requires convincing key people in the organisation so you can garner their support and approval which helps you build momentum . For that you will need to find the non traditional /radical leaders ,people who are willing to adapt change and approach with an open mind . Once the coalition is formed , sense of urgency has to be continued and built upon . 3) create a vision for change : There would be many ideas/concepts for the change but the idea here is to link all of them so as to have a coherent vision for change providing a more holistic view of the change to occur and also a better understanding . This will the people around you understand your ideas better as well as help them help you better by having a better sense of your objectives. 4) communicate the vision : The vision needs to be communicated in a clear ,succinct manner on a frequent basis so it can compete with the other messages being broadcasted daily and stands out . 5)Take care of the obstacles : After all the above steps , it is highly likely that you will come across some obstacles maybe on an operational level or at a support level where you will have people questioning your ideas or resisting change , afterall its innate to every human to resist change as pointed out the only person who probably likes change is a wet baby. 6) create short term victories : the short terms victories as in positive feedback from the initial steps of change will help convince both the company and the support about the positive effects of the change being brought about . It will reaffirm the faith of your supporters as well as silence the critics . 7) build on your success: often many changes fail because victory is declared too early . Build on your initial success to keep up the momentum and see it through till the end . You should continuously be looking to make improvements. 8)ingrain the changes into the corporate culture : the changes need to be ingrained into the culture of the company to keep up the success else it will fail as soon as the processes and culture returns to its original state. So the change has to be maintained inorder to ensure long term success. The ADKAR model [Source: http://www.change-management.com/Tutorial-ADKAR-series-1.htm ] The ADKAR model What is change ? Change as per Websters dictionary is described as : To make something different in some particular way To replace with another To give a different direction , position etc And so on [Source : http://www.merriam-webster.com/ ] So what is change management  ? Change management can be defined in many different way but some of the best ones as per the KISS ( Keeping it short and simple ) are mentioned below  : The systematic approach and application of knowledge, tools and resources to deal with change. Change management means defining and adopting corporate strategies, structures, procedures and technologies to deal with changes in external conditions and the business environment. -SHRM Glossary of Human Resources Terms, www.shrm.org. Change management can be divided into three phases : Adapting to change Controlling the change /trying to manage it Effecting the change Successfully adapting to change is as crucial to the business world as it to the natural world , however in business the change is much more rapid and the pace at which an organization needs to adapt has to be much quicker than in the business world since the pace of change is also much quicker and the magnitude of change more extreme, so the change has to be well planned and well thought out to ensure maximum efficacy. Leading from the front [Source: http://www.gaebler.com/Leading-from-the-Front.htm] Leading from the front is a commonly used term in business jargon ,but if you stop and think about its exact meaning it can be interpreted in 2 ways: that you as a leader expect everyone else to follow the exact same route That you do whatever youve been asked to do ,exactly as per instructions Now these 2 interpretations may not seem that different at first but on deeper inspection it has to be realised that a person /organisation may only have x capacity or y resources and that these are the limitations of the organization. For e.g. no matter how many years or how many tournaments of golf you may have played in your life , its still next to impossible to be as good as Tiger Woods at golf because there are just some inherent resources which are at Tiger Woods disposal that you may not have such as a natural deep swing etc . so the second interpretation in most scenarios is the most feasible one on account of the fact that it takes into account the limitation factor. I will later extend on this argument to explain Nokias position in the current market . Leading from the front driven change Leading from the front driven change would imply going ahead and being a source of change . Instead of following a leader , you try and be the leader of that particular change .Its best explained with an example, like in case of Apple when they came up with the iPhone they went ahead and made the key differentiator to the be the user experience , they didnt go over board in the hardware war against Nokia instead they created a niche for themselves with the user experience . The key to the iPhone was the sheer simplicity and joy of using one , infact in terms of hardware Nokia was way ahead ,Nokia offered a camera of resolution of the magnitude of 5 megapixels with a xenon flash ( N82 announce 2007) as compared to a measly 2 mega pixel with no flash offered by the Apple iPhone first generation . There were a lot of similar points of comparison where in terms hardware Nokia was way ahead of the offering made by the Apple iPhone ( first generation ) and yet the Apple iPhone did really w ell despite being the companys first offering in the mobile phone market .( Apple sold 2,70,000 iPhones in first quarter and till Q1 2010 had sold over 42 million handsets put together)[Source : http://gorumors.com/crunchies/quarterly-breakup-of-iphone-sales/ ] What Apple did right was they didnt try and race ahead in the handset war against Nokia instead they formed a new class and started a new race where they were the leaders and now Nokia has to play catch up . Another example of such a story can be found in the gaming console wars between the 3 biggies of the industries : Nintendo , Microsoft and Sony. Nintendo , Sony and Microsoft each had their gaming console and while Microsoft and Sony were busy with their hardware wars for their Xbox and Playstation console in system in the mid 2005-2008 trying to outdo the other in terms of sheer processing power ,Nintendo decided to change game by concentrating on the gaming experience rather than the hardware specifications of the machine . What this resulted in was leading from the front driven change scenario . Nintendo lead from the front and while Microsoft and Sony were busy in their hardware specification war (which eventually escalated the prices of the consoles further up : eventually close to double the price of a Nintendo Wii ) came out with a gaming console which was so different (with the Wii stick ) that it actually has outsold both Xbox and Sony Playstation in the current generation of gaming consoles in terms of sales . As mentioned in the case this success story is something Nokia can learn from since Nintendo has been through a similar change of fortunes over the years, initially it was the leader, then it lost out to the play station and Xbox and then it recapitalised it position as the market leader in the current gaming console generation similar to what Nokia is planning on replicating through it new CEO.

First Confession

By Frank O'Connor I'm very attracted with the first person in this story named Jackie. This is a story about Jackie's experience of his first confession. Jackie always thought the terrible things about confession like the angry priest, a lot of sins he made, the sinner who would burned the furniture, etc, but the fact that he passed the first confession successfully. I think Jackie have the same bewilderment with me about first confession. I don't have background knowledge of the story and also do not know ome terms like Confession in the Church or Three Hail Marys.Because of Jackie's story, I could imagine the situation since Jackie was also experienced it at the first time. Moreover, I can understand the rites and practices of the Catholic religion. In this story, Jackie hated her grandmother and sister so much and wanted to kill them. I'm sure Jackie would not truly do that as he was only a eight-year-old child who still couldn't control his emotional feeling. Actually, it's becau se of the bad behaviors of them. His grandmother should be a good example for him but she always drunk and ever gave pennies to him but to his sister, Nora.It was good that Jackie was not influenced with his grandmother behavior, he thought that it was an awful instead. Usually a child will follow what adult does but Jackie was different, he was precisely mortified to follow the wrong one. He also realized that his wish for killing her grandmother and sister were wrong. Then, I think that Jackie was very honest and courageous. Although he was scared to death of confession, he told his sins truthfully to the priest. Some of us maybe will remain to silent about our sins or even denied it, n the contrary Jackie told everything.At first I thought he would not have courage to confess because of the threats from her sister who claimed being a sinner would get punishment not treatment. A bad confession story from Mrs. Ryan that made shocking impression on him also could make him denied his sins. But Jackie was one of a kind; his honest confession made the priest amazed and so did l. Jackie honesty and braveness made the priest gave him Three Hail Marys even the priest came out of the church with Jackie that he'd never done to Nora. First Confession Alexandro Ramirez English 1302 Professor Robin Russell 4/12/13 Critical Essay #1 â€Å"First Confession† At the beginning of the story, O’Connor, in the short story, â€Å"First Confession†, may use the all-knowing or omniscient point of view. He describes to choose any act of the character and any thought of the character, and he tells the goodness and the bad side of the character. Instead the story is written in first person point of view. The narrator in this story is also the main character, or protagonist.This way the reader is allow to the see the world in the eyes of Jackie, and his point of view about his grandmother, Nora, and Mrs. Ryan, and women itself. Jackie does not stand her grandmother at all, he relates her as the source of his entire problems, â€Å"and all because of that old woman! † Even thou his grandmother lives with him, because of the dead of his grandfather, he was actually afraid of her, he had to make excuses to his friend so h e won’t go inside his house to play because, â€Å"because I could never be sure what she would be up to. He also is disgusted by the woman’s love of porter beer, her inclination to eat potatoes with her hands, â€Å"she had a jug of porter and a pot of potatoes with-some-times-a bit of salt fish, and she poured out the potatoes on the table and ate them slowly, with great relish, using her fingers by way of a fork,† and of course favoring Nora, â€Å"she knew Mother saw through her, so she sided with Gran. † Nora his old sister was a pain to Jackie, she often was picking on him, and got him into trouble, â€Å"Oh, Dadda, do you know what Jackie did at dinnertime? Then, of course, it all came out; Father gave me a flaking; Mother interfered, and for days after that he didn't speak to me and Mother barely spoke to Nora. † Even thou Jackie is really nervous and afraid for his first confession, because he doesn’t want to tell the priest he wan ted to kill his grandmother, Nora instead of supporting him, she was playing with this mind, â€Å"She held my hand as we went down the hill, smiling sadly and saying how sorry she was for me, as if she were bringing me to the ospital for an operation. † Also before arriving to the chapel, Jackie confesses horrible things that Nora does to him that we will never know of or his mother, â€Å"that girl had ways of tormenting me that Mother never knew of. † An old woman called Mrs. Ryan is teaching Jackie and his class mates about the Ten Commandments and hell. She tells the class the story of a man who made a bad confession which was not telling the truth to the priest and whose hands burnt the bed of a priest. Jackie thinks Mrs.Ryan is trying to frighten the children into being good or they will burn in hell for eternity, â€Å"Then she asked were we afraid of holding one finger-only one finger! † Also she is trying to make sure that they don’t tell the pr iest a bad confession, â€Å"hell had the first place in her heart. † To tell a bad confession in Jackie’s eyes means dying and burning in hell. Jackie  doesn’t  want to make a bad confession but knows that he will because he  doesn’t  think he’ll be able to tell the priest that he wants to kill his grandmother.The day the class is to make their confession Jackie pretends that he has a toothache so that he can avoid confession, because Mrs. Ryan gets wind of his absence and makes arrangements so that Jackie can go to confession he was literary scared to death, â€Å"I was scared to death of confession,† the following Saturday and still be able to attend his first communion. Jackie does not see women with good eyes, in fact he thinks they are bad people because of the way they treat him, â€Å"girls are supposed to be fastidious. Also in this short story we are able to see three great examples for this. First his grandmother, which h e thinks it’s all her fault and an ugly woman who doesn’t know how to act in town, â€Å"unsuited to the life in town. † Nora another great example who is a bad big sister, who only plays with his mind and doesn’t see the suffering of his young brother. Lastly Mrs. Ryan a woman who tries to scare him, â€Å"new half-crown, and offered it to the first boy who would hold one finger, only one finger! in the flame for five minutes. † With this Firs Point of View we could actually feel Jackie’s feelings and intention to why he portraits women, or in this case this three women like that. A third person point of view, would help much at understanding Jackie, but the author choose wisely and now the reader can conclude all of the ideas portrait on this short story, and also we can be on Jackie’s shoes and know the true story behind it.

Example Of Cancer Project - 950 Words

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These flaws within the tool prevent the user from acquiring beneficial knowledge on the types of cancer, current risks, and preventative steps they should take. Novel Approach Our approach to classification of user’s cancer risks will use a larger number of dimensions to calculate risk of different types of cancers than other similar analytic techniques. The data used for this project will come from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data from the National Cancer Institute. SEERs extensive datasets allow many different analyses to be done from general population cancer statistics (Siegel) to specific medical decision making applications such as whether a certain treatment for prostate cancer would be beneficial (Culp). Other approaches have utilized SEER datasets and supervised classification methods to develop survival prediction models for colon cancer (Al-Bahrani) and chart survival curves for different treatments for lung cancer (Owonikoko). 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Conscription in Canada during World War 1 - Free Essay Example

Sample details Pages: 12 Words: 3655 Downloads: 2 Date added: 2018/12/15 Category History Essay Type Assignment Level High school Tags: Canada Essay Military Essay War Essay Did you like this example? PART 1: BRITISH COLUMBIAN WOMANS LETTER TO ROBERT BORDEN Am British Columbian lady and am writing this letter to express my concerns about the ongoing conscription of young men for overseas military services. I live in Toronto and am deeply concerned about the forceful enlisting of the military due to the failure of the voluntary military to raise enough numbers. My son is among those taken to take part in the war, and these have left me worried about the whereabouts of my son as well as his safety. Don’t waste time! Our writers will create an original "Conscription in Canada during World War 1" essay for you Create order Away from my son, the whole process is a violation of human rights. The military should be solely optional and by taking people to the military by force undermines human right. In my view, this strategy cannot be effective since some of those taken to the war field by force may be less committed and therefore your government may be doing itself more harm than good. My son received a letter to join the military camp last month. Since it was a government order, we couldnt rest though I never wanted my son to join the military. Also, this was not the right time for him to join the military given that he was in school and yet to clear his college education. Am concerned about his education and how the government could just take young men forcibly into the line. The strategy is not a good one, and the government should abandon it. In my view, this is not the right strategy to raise enough numbers for the military in the ongoing war. The military act of 1917 is a violation of human r ights and also what Canada stands for[footnoteRef:1]. This act has questionable military value, and it is likely to undermine military power. The debate over the conscription of young men to raise numbers in the military has divide Canadian people. It is evident that some French Canadians are supporting this policy while most of the English Canadians are opposed to the policy. This division in the country is likely to undermine the countrys harmony and thereby threat its stability. The enforcement of the said act violates the rights of the Canadians especially the farmers who are not willing to let their laboring sons join the military. Also, the policy is likely to sink the country into unrest as evident in the riots that broke out in Quebec, where the supporter of the war and the policy are lukewarm. [1: Cathcart, Jordan, Rebecca Macdonald, Allison McCartney, and Vince Shannon. Grade 10 Canadian History since World War I, Academic (CHC2D) Resource Pack. (2015).] It is not good for the government to ignore the consequences of the enlistment of young men to take part in the war. The conscription is a serious violation of personal freedom[footnoteRef:2]. It is not fair for the government to force people to do what they dont want to do, especially when it comes to war. This move is a serious violence of human rights and the right to make decisions. It is against the freedom of the Canadian young men to act and decide freely. Surely, it is not right to force people to leave their private lives to join the military. [2: Simon, Rita J., and Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim. A handbook of military conscription and composition the world over. Lexington Books, 2011.] Also, deaths are inevitable in a war field. The thought of the death of a family member who has been forcefully taken into the military leaves the families devastated. I am always worried about the welfare of my son, who was taken to serve in the military by force. What would happen if my son dies on the b attlefield? Considering that this is my only son, I am likely to be highly traumatized and therefore the conscription effects extended to directly. The government should look at the consequences of the conscription before enforcing it. Many young men are taking part in the war unwillingly. Since deaths are likely to occur, in my view, this is a violation of their rights to live. Taking young men into the war forcefully without adequately training them risks them lives. Therefore, this puts them at a disadvantage in the war field. Taking uncommitted men to the war field risks their lives, and this is a violation of their rights to live. Also, I have noted with concern that the administration of the policy is conducted unfairly. Those taking part in enlisting the young men are doing it without considering equality with some regions being affected than other. This move is further likely to sink the country into divisions that will undermine the unity of the Canadian citizens. The process of taking the young men into the military is also faulty[footnoteRef:3]. The recruitment process is not taking into consideration the fitness of those was taken. Therefore, as much as the government sees this as a way to raise numbers into the military, the quality is likely to be adversely affected. Therefore, the whole process is likely to undermine the quality of the Canadian military and the overall security. Most of the young men who find themselves in the military like my son may not have the military heart. Surely, it is not everyone who fits to be in the military. It is possible that those taken into the military unwillingly will not be able to take instructions and functions effectively[footnoteRef:4]. Therefore, through the process, the government will surely be able to raise enough numbers but should be concerned about the quality of the force. It takes proper training and military education to build a strong military, something that is not likely to happen for t he conscripts. Therefore, it is not possible for the government and the military department to convince the parents of this people that their sons are adequately trained and fit to serve in the military. [3: Theobald, Andrew. Divided Once More: Social Memory and the Canadian Conscription Crisis of the First World War. Past Imperfect 12 (2008). ] [4: Cathcart, Jordan, Rebecca Macdonald, Allison McCartney, and Vince Shannon. Grade 10 Canadian History since World War I, Academic (CHC2D) Resource Pack. (2015).] With the concerns highlighted by the human rights activists the reason I have stated above, it is therefore important for the government to stop the conscription of young men into the military and look for other ways to raise the military number. Also, the government should let free the conscripts to resume their home and bring back those that have been taken overseas to take part in the military. The military act of 1917 is a violation of the human freedom and the right to act and decide'[footnoteRef:5]. The government should let every person make his decision freely as long as it does not affect other peoples rights. Therefore, the government should abandon the policy and embark on other policies to raise the military numbers. The government should let people to join the military as well as other government functions willingly. The government should recognize the importance of quality rather than quantity. Therefore, the military department should embark on sufficiently training the volunteers rather than take uncommitted men into the military. In this regard, I would wish the government to bring back my son so that he can continue his education. It was not his will to be part of the military. [5: Heath, Gordon L. The Protestant Denominational Press and the Conscription Crisis in Canada, 1917-1918. Etudes dHistoire Religieuse 78, no. 2 (2012).] PART 2: PRIME MINISTER ROBERT BORDEN RESPONSES TO THE BRITISH COLUMBIAN WOMAN I have noted the questions raised against the conscription of young men into the military. However, in my view and considering what Canada stands for, it is the right thing to do now given that volunteering as a means to raise the required military numbers has failed. Many people have opposed the conscription in the argument that it is against the right to freedom of choose and action. However, it is important to note that if we dont work together to secure Canada, there will be no place to access that freedom. It is important to consider the importance of something and not just concentrate on the negative side of it. Therefore, I would urge your and fellow Canadian citizen to pay attention to the need to secure this control by all means[footnoteRef:6]. In some cases, it is important to sacrifice for a better tomorrow. It is the responsibility of every person to ensure that we live in a safe and secure country, free from intimidation from our neighbor. In this respect, it is the refore justified to go into the war prepared to secure the name, legacy, and stability of this country. [6: Shaw, Amy J. Crisis of conscience: a Conscientious Objection in Canada during the First World War. UBC Press, 2009.] It is not right to concentrate on the negative side of the conscription only. It is important to also pay attention to the many advantages it brings to our country. I would like you to ask yourself one question, what will happen if Canada goes to war without adequate numbers in the military force. The simple answer is sure is, we will lose to the enemies. Therefore, it is important to raise numbers in the military, and given that volunteering has failed, the government and the military department has no option but go to conscription. Many have argued that the conscription would lead to serious divides in our country and threaten the countries stability. What the critiques of the process fail to consider is the critical part that unity plays in making our c ountry stable and ensuring that the country remains stable. Therefore, it is important to consider the benefits of a big military force. And given that volunteering have failed to raise the number, the government of Canada must be concerned about the diminishing military numbers, and therefore necessary steps are required to ensure that we solve the problem earliest possible. For now, the only way out for the government is to conscript young and able men to the army to protect the security of our country and your name internationally. Apart from ?international recognition regarding to the military power which protects the country from intimidation by foreign forces, there are other advantages of conscription which most of its critiques ignores. It is not right to ignore the role of military conscription in promoting the national unity. The compulsory military services will help build national unity in Canada through many ways which most of its critiques tend to ignore. First, thr ough conscription, our young men will train together in the military camps. Therefore, the military will bring together all the Canadians, whether they are British Canadian or French Canadian. These men will learn the military skills together and learn to work together as they serve in the military. Also, together as young men from the same nation, they will enjoy the free military training and learn together how the military life is. These will help build our military as well as the national unity, starting from our young men and then the spirit will spread to the entire nation. It is important to consider the losses Canada has made from the war. Therefore, it is important to bring our nation together during this hard times[footnoteRef:7]. Taking our young men together regardless of their background, will help them unify and serve the country for a common purpose. As the young people learn how the military life is, they will learn the sacrifices made by the volunteers to serve t he nation and maintain our sovereignty. These lessons learned from the military will help build national unity as the young men serve the nation for the common good. Learning what is required for the job will bring the citizens together as they serve the nation especially when it comes to political and cultural threats from our neighbors. [7: Theobald, Andrew. Divided Once More: Social Memory and the Canadian Conscription Crisis of the First World War. Past Imperfect 12 (2008).] Most critiques of building the Canadian military through conscription argue that the method will weaken the military through including people who are not interested in the military. They argue that this weakens the military force. I have also noted that you have raised the same issue in your letter. However, what you and other critiques of the process fail to pay attention to is how the process helps the country build a strong military force that is active. Letting the trends that have been noted in the m ilitary continue will seriously affect the nations military force regarding the numbers and therefore the capacity of it to protect the countrys interests internationally. Making it compulsory to join the military will ensure that the country has enough numbers in the military and ensure that our military is strong and active. Most people have opposed the conscription of the youths into the military but fails to consider have it makes the citizens pay more attention to the functioning of the government. Unless the citizens feel that they are part of the government, they will always feel isolated by the government functions. Therefore, it is important by all means to increase the citizens participation in the functions of the government[footnoteRef:8]. One of the means that can be used to increase the citizens monitoring of the governments functions is conscription. With the citizens expected to join the military force when a need arises, the citizens will fall closely and be more aware of the governments decisions especially when it comes to the matters of national security and national cohesion. Therefore, during this times of war, it is important to make the citizens feel they are part of the government through all means possible. For example, in your letter, you are more concerned about the security of your son. Therefore, understanding that the lives are at threat or sacrifice, you will seek to understand more about the threat of the country from foreign forces, and you will be concerned about how the government approaches such condition. [8: Brown, Robert, and Donald Loveridge. Unrequited Faith Recruiting the CEF 1914-1918. Canadian Military History 24, no. 1 (2015): 24.] People will be concerned about the security of their family members and friends in the war filed, and therefore they will be more committed to working with the government of Canada to ensure that its forces, as well as the country, are safe. This commitment will enhance national un ity and the levels of public participation in the functioning of the government. It is evident that more French Canadians have volunteered to be part of our military by looking at the ?military statistics. It is clear that the military department has failed to meet the expected number of volunteers to join the military. Therefore, by all means, we have to raise the numbers of the military forces. It is important to note that we lost a good number of soldiers in the Battle of the Somme and now it is not possible for the government to continue relying on the volunteers since fewer people are volunteering to replace them. Since volunteering has failed in Quebec, Canada have to turn conscription to maintain our numbers in the forces working overseas and those protecting our boundaries[footnoteRef:9]. [9: Shaw, Amy. Expanding the Narrative: A First World War with Women, Children, and Grief. Canadian Historical Review 95, no. 3 (2014): 398-406.] It is important to consider that most French Canadians have opposed to conscription on the issues that they have to specific loyalty to either Britain or France. These citizens of our country only feel that they should be loyal to Canada. Therefore, they are less willing to take part in the war which threats the stability of Canada and its security from interruptions from the foreign forces. Therefore, letting the volunteering process to be the only process that will raise the military numbers is likely to divide the Canadians into ethnic lines between the Anglophones and Francophone. Despite the many raised questions against the conscription, it is important to ask ourselves what will happen to our soldiers in the war field if the numbers remain that low. Therefore, it is important to increase the numbers to protect them. It is also important to understand that the longer the war takes, the more our economy and the stability of Canada is threatened. The idea of larger military force will help fasten the war and mak e end soonest possible. If will increase the number of our soldiers in the battlefield, will be in a position to overcome Germany soonest possible and therefore the war will end soon. By increasing the numbers, we will contribute to the success of our allies, and they will win the war. It is important to recognize the importance of the win to our country and the entire world. Canada has a good reputation in the war till now. It is therefore important to consider the position and not let the allies see as if we are contributing less in the military. Increasing the number of military forces to help our allies fight the enemies will help keep the good reputation we have earned ourselves by fighting on to this point. Also, it will ensure that will Canadians effectively contribute to the military since the military department has noted that there are fewer men from the French-Canadians volunteering to take part in the military. Mandatory enlistment into the military will ensure tha t Canada promotes equality among its citizens. This equality will only be seen if all groups of people living in Cana will contribute fairly to the military forces. Therefore, instead of just picking the soldiers by just Volunteering, it is important for the government to come in and ensure there is equality. This equality regarding the contribution to the forces can only happen through conscription since people from different groups cannot in equal proportions contribute to the military. Many critiques of the Military act of 1917 argue that it is against the human rights to life. Have noted that you have also raised the same question in your letter. You have raised the question whether our military is adequately trained[footnoteRef:10]. It is important to understand that when you get into a war, casualties are expected. The military department has always ensured that the soldiers are well trained before they are taken to overseas countries to take part in the war. Therefore, it is not right to judge the conscription as a violation of the right to life. The aim of the government is to take the young people to take part in the war together with our allies to protect the interest of our nation and not to die in the war field. [10: Brown, Robert, and Donald Loveridge. Unrequited Faith Recruiting the CEF 1914-1918. Canadian Military History 24, no. 1 (2015): 24.] Some qualities are good for the military. There exist specifications that the military department always feel are good. Some people have the qualities but are reluctant to join the military as volunteers. Therefore, the government should intervene to ensure that it utilizes its potential regarding the military manpower. In this regard, it is the responsibility of the government to decide who should join the military when it feels that such people fit to serve in the military. However, any person who is taken to serve in the military is given a chance to appeal the decision. You are supposed to argue your case before two judges. If the judges feel that your case have some weight, they can always decide to let you stay at home and not take part in the overseas military force. In your letter, you have raised the question of how the whole process is being undertaken. You have argued that the process does not consider the fitness of those people taken and therefore this risks their life.[footnoteRef:11] However, I find this information not right and in bad faith. The process always considers the fitness of those taken to serve in the military. The government realizes the importance of quality and not just quantity. It is better to have a military force with fewer numbers but great quality. However, it is important to remember that the number of soldiers in the war field and the reserve camps are also important. [11: Heath, Gordon L. The Protestant Denominational Press and the Conscription Crisis in Canada, 1917-1918. Etudes dHistoire Religieuse 78, no. 2 (2012).] Conscription of young people in the military is not a violation of the law and human rights as highlighted in your letter and argued by many people against the process. It is in the quest to help raise adequate numbers in the military to help our allies win the war so that we can also reap the benefits of the win. Our military force is very important in avoiding intimidation by our enemies, and therefore we must show our power on the battlefield. Therefore, it is important to consider the advantages of the conscription and not just concentrate on the negative side. It is important to weigh both sides before coming to a conclusion about the whole process. It is important to consider the contribution of the process in building a strong army, bring about equality and unity in the society as well as maintaining the good reputation of Canada since the war started . Bibliography Brown, Robert, and Donald Loveridge. 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