Toyota and you

Over the last several week's we have seen the safety of the vehicles of one of the largest foreign automaker's as well as the integrity of their corporate managment come into question. Recently Toyota has experienced a rash of recalls in an ever growing safety crisis for the company. Several recalls include problems with new electrical power steering actuators, sticking gas pedals or pedals being jammed in by floor mats, and even unresponsive brakes. These issues have led to a increasing number of injuries and even in some cases death. Although it is not unusual for a few poorly manufactured vehicles with issues to make it to the market from any automaker, the growing number of complaints from consumers of Toyota's vehicles has forced Toyota to make massive recalls of several of its models to ensure consumer safety as well as keeping the image of the company intact.

At this point many critics decry that  Toyota has already tainted its image to its American customers with its slow response to the growing problems with its vehicles. These critics claim that the company has drug its feet in resolving the issues until just recently as more and more safety issues have come to light. Toyota's president Akido Toyoda has endeavored to maintain and repair Toyota's soiled image by apologizing repeatedly for the safety problems and vowing changes within the company. Toyoda has also recently accepted an invitation to meet with U.S. lawmakers as investigations are launched into the problems at hand with Toyota vehicles. As the recall issues are resolved and the investigation moves forward many wait to see what changes will come to Toyota  and the ultimate result of the current crisis.

Discuss the topic: Letter writing is archaic and should not be taught any more.

Letter writing is archaic and should not be taught any more.

As I look at this topic I cannot help but think how entirely inaccurate that statement is. Of course letter writing should still be taught! The writing of letters is very much in use today. We write letters to loved ones, friends, schools, politicians, and businesses. Writing a letter is still a very effective means of communication. When we consider it, a poorly written letter in business today would surely be more devastating to your career than it was 60 years ago. Business is becoming more and more competitive and if you can demonstrate strong writing skills, even in a simple letter, you certainly have that much more advantage over your competing peers.

Even as the global economy becomes more digital and interconnected with emails, instant messaging, blogs, and text messages; learning to write a basic letter is still critical. Fundamentally writing a letter is really no different from writing a modern day email, and the basic principles of writing a letter can be applied in many areas in a digital era of professional business writing. One should also consider how far an email may travel within a company or how high it may go in a corporate hierarchy. If you authored a brief email to your immediate supervisor discussing some of the advantages of using a Linux operating system over a Windows operating system for the company, and he passed it on to his supervisors; there is no telling who and how many will read and critique what you have written. Ultimately you would be judged on how good or bad you presented your point and how well you demonstrated it in your writing. We can safely say that learning the principals of letter writing and applying them certainly is not archaic.