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This article is about the American lobbying group. For trade organisations globally, see Chamber of commerce.
Chamber of Commerce of the USA
Founded
April 22, 1912; 106 years ago (1912-04-22)
Founder
Charles Nagel
Type
Advocacy group
Tax ID no.
53-0045720[1]
Legal status
501(c)(6)[1]
Focus
Business advocacy
Location
Washington, D.C.[1]
Coordinates
38°54′02″N 77°02′16″W / 38.900606°N 77.037671°W / 38.900606; -77.037671Coordinates: 38°54′02″N 77°02′16″W / 38.900606°N 77.037671°W / 38.900606; -77.037671
Area served
United States industry
Method
Political lobbying, public relations
President
Tom J. Donohue
Subsidiaries
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 501(c)(3),
National Chamber Foundation 501(c)(3),
Center for International Private Enterprise 501(c)(3)[1]
Revenue (2015)
$174,119,090[1]
Expenses (2015)
$175,893,100[1]
Employees (2015)
470[1]
Website
www.uschamber.com
The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is a business-oriented American lobbying group. It is not an agency of the United States government.
Politically, the Chamber usually supports Republican political candidates, though it has occasionally supported conservative Democrats.[2][3] The Chamber is the largest lobbying group in the U.S., spending more money than any other lobbying organization on a yearly basis.[4][5]
Contents
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1 History
2 Positions taken
2.1 Legislation
2.2 Court cases
3 Lobbying expenditures
4 International network
5 Electoral activities
6 Leadership
7 Controversies
7.1 Climate change
7.2 Immigration reform
8 Opposition
9 Affiliate organizations
10 See also
11 References
12 Further reading
13 External links
History[edit]
Charles Nagel, United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor and founder of the United States Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's own history of itself describes it as originating from an April 22, 1912, meeting of delegates.[6] The Chamber was created by President Taft as a counterbalance to the labor movement of the time.[3] John H. Fahey was the first chairman,[7] and Henry A. Wheeler was the first president[8] and Elliot Hersey Goodwin was the first secretary.[9] It opened its first office in the Evans Building.[7] In 1913, President Taft spoke at its first banquet at the Willard Hotel, where he called for the organization to lobby for comprehensive currency legislation and to support the Commission on Economy and Efficiency.[10] During its first year in existence, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's membership consisted of 297 commercial organizations and 165,000 firms and individuals.[11]
The Washington, D.C., headquarters of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce occupies land that was formerly the home of Daniel Webster.[12]
Although all chambers can work with all levels of government, they tend to concentrate their efforts on specific levels: Local chambers of commerce tend to focus on local issues, state chambers on state issues, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce focuses on national issues at the federal government level.[13] They also work closely with a number of youth organizations in the country about the value and role of business in our society today.[14][not in citation given]
In 1993, the Chamber lost several members over its support for Clinton's healthcare reform efforts. The Chamber had chosen to support healthcare reform at that time due to the spiraling healthcare costs experienced by its members. However, House Republicans retaliated by urging boycotts of the organization. The Chamber operated its own cable television station, Biz-Net until 1997 in order to promote its policies. The Chamber shifted somewhat more to the right when Tom Donohue became head of the organization in 1997. By the time health care reform became a major issue again in 2010–2012, the organization opposed such efforts.[3]
United States Chamber of Commerce building at 1615 H Street, NW, in Washington, D.C. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In late 2011 it was revealed that the Chamber's computer system was breached from November 2009 to May 2010 by Chinese hackers. The purpose of the breach appeared to be gain information related to the Chamber's lobbying regarding Asian trade policy.[15]
Since a 1971 internal memo by Lewis Powell advocating a more active role in cases before United States Supreme Court, the Chamber has found increasing success in litigation. Under the Burger and Rehnquist Courts the Chamber was on the prevailing side 43% and 56% of the time, respectively, but under the Roberts Court, the Chamber's success rate rose to 68% as of June 21, 2012.[16]
Positions taken[edit]
Legislation[edit]
Actively lobbies against anti-tobacco policies implemented in other countries.[17][18] In particular, it opposes attempts to carve out tobacco from the Investor-state dispute settlement mechanism negotiated under the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.[19]
Opposed to using the government shutdown and debt ceiling limit as negotiating tactics.[20]
Supported the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).[21]
Support for business globalization, free trade, and offshoring.
Qualified opposition to financial regulation.[3]
The Chamber views some reform as necessary, but opposed the Dodd/Frank legislation that was passed, asserting that it would damage loan availability.[3]
Campaigned against portions of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act.[22]
Opposes the DISCLOSE Act, which aims to limit foreign influence on U.S. elections.[23]
Opposed the Affordable Health Care for America Act.[3]
Opposed the American Clean Energy and Security Act climate change bill.[24] "[H]elped kill several attempts to pass climate-change legislation" between 1997 and 2010, but did not oppose efforts by Senators Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman in 2010.[25] Opposed the Clean Power Plan.[26]
Supported the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[3]
Court cases[edit]
Argued against mandatory immigration status checks by employers in Arizona including in a Supreme Court case.[27]
Filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens United v FEC to urge the court to overrule Austin and restore "free corporate speech."[28] Its position is opposed by some advocates for independent businesses.[29]
Lobbying expenditures[edit]
The Chamber has emerged as the largest lobbying organization in America. The Chamber's lobbying expenditures in 2015 were more than two-and-a-half times higher than the next highest spender: American Medical Association, at $23.9 million.
US Chamber Lobbying 2002-2015 [30]
Year
US Cham. Rank
US Cham. Spending
Next Highest Spender
Next Highest Amount
2015 1 $64,190,000 American Medical Assn $23,910,000
2014 1 $124,080,000 National Assn of Realtors $55,057,053
2013 1 $74,470,000 National Assn of Realtors $38,584,580
2012 1 $136,300,000 National Assn of Realtors $41,464,580
2011 1 $66,370,000 General Electric $26,340,000
2010 1 $157,187,500 PG&E Corp $45,510,000
2009 1 $144,606,000 Exxon Mobil $27,430,000
2008 1 $91,955,000 Exxon Mobil $29,000,000
2007 1 $53,082,500 Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America $22,733,400
2006 1 $72,995,000 AT&T Inc $27,445,497
2005 1 $39,805,000 AARP $36,302,064
2004 1 $53,380,000 American Medical Assn $18,820,000
2003 1 $34,602,640 AARP $20,880,000
2002 1 $41,560,000 Philip Morris $15,200,000
International network[edit]
As of October 2010, the Chamber had a worldwide network of 115 American Chamber of Commerce affiliates located in 108 countries.[31] The US Chamber says that a relative handful of the Chamber's 300,000 members are "non-U.S.-based (foreign) companies." It claims that, "No foreign money is used to fund political activities." A US Chamber executive has said that the organization has had "foreign multinationals" (foreign companies) as members for "over a century, many for decades."[32] The US Chamber states that it receives approximately $100,000 annually in membership dues from its foreign affiliates, out of an annual budget of $200 million.[32][33]
AmCham China, with members comprise more than 2,600 individuals from over 1,200 companies,[34] is said to be the largest affiliate outside of United States.
Electoral activities[edit]
In the 2008 election cycle, aggressive ads paid for by the USCC attacked a number of Democratic congressional candidates (such as Minnesota's DFL Senate candidate Al Franken) and supported a number of Republican candidates including John Sununu, Gordon Smith, Roger Wicker, Saxby Chambliss and Elizabeth Dole.
During the 2010 campaign cycle, the Chamber spent $32 million, 93 percent of which was to help Republican candidates.[35] The Chamber's spending out of its general funds was criticized as illegal under campaign finance laws.[36][37][38][39] In a front-page article titled "Large Donations Aid U.S. Chamber in Election Drive", The New York Times reported that the Chamber used contributions in campaigns without separating foreign and domestic contributions, which if true would appear to contravene prohibitions on lobbying by foreign nations and groups. In question was the Chamber's international branches, "AmChams", whose funds are unaccounted for and perhaps mix into the general collection.[37][40][41][42] All branches, corporations, and members of the Chamber pay dues; the question is how they divide the money for expenses in national campaigns.
The truth of these allegations is unknown, as neither the Chamber nor its detractors can provide any concrete evidence to support or refute the allegations.[43] In reference to the matter, Tom Donohue wrote his council and members on October 12, 2010. He stated, "Let me be clear. The Chamber does not use any foreign money to fund voter education activities—period. We have strict financial controls in place to ensure this. The funds we receive from American Chambers of Commerce abroad, bilateral business councils, and non-U.S.-based global companies represent a small fraction of our more than $200 million annual revenues. Under our accounting system, these revenues are never used to support any political activities. We are in full compliance with all laws and regulations."[44][45][46] Organizations Moveon.org, Think Progress, and People for the American Way rallied against the Chamber at the Justice Department to start an injunction for a criminal investigation.[47][48] The Chamber is not required to produce fundraising records.[49]
President Barack Obama and other legislators asked the IRS and Federal Elections Commission to ensure that the foreign funds that the Chamber receives are not used for political activities.[50][51] Obama criticized the Chamber for not disclosing its contributors.[52] The Chamber has responded that "No foreign money is used to fund political activities." [32] After the election, the Chamber reiterated the nature of Obama's policy dictated action from the Chamber, however the conflict would not be made "personal".[53][54]
In addition to the expenditures from the Chamber's own funds, in 2010 its political action committee gave $29,000 (89 percent) to Republican candidates and $3,500 (11 percent) to Democratic candidates.[55] The Chamber's PAC received a total of 76 donations from individual donors ($200 or more donation) totaling $79,852 in 2007-2008, or an average of $1050 per donation, and three donations per month.[56]
Despite more than $33 million spent supporting candidates in the 2012 Congressional races, Chamber-backed candidates lost 36 out of the 50 elections in which the Chamber participated.[57]
In late 2013 the Chamber announced it would distribute campaign contributions in "10s" of Republican primary elections to oppose the Tea Party movement and create a "more governable Republican party."[58] In early 2014 Tom Donohue clarified that the push would be to elect "pro-business" members of Congress "who favor trade, energy development and immigration reform".[59]
Leadership[edit]
As of the organization's website in 2015, the leadership was:[60]
Tom J. Donohue - President and CEO
Shannon DiBari - Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President, and Chief Administrative Officer
Myron Brillant - Executive Vice President and Head of International
Lily Fu Claffee - Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and General Counsel; Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center
Suzanne Clark - Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Collamore - Senior Vice President, Communications and Strategy and Counselor to the President
Rob Engstrom - Senior Vice President, Political Affairs & Federation Relations and National Political Director
Amanda Engstrom - Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff; Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness; Acting President, Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation
Controversies[edit]
In April 2009, the Chamber began an ad campaign against the proposed Employee Free Choice Act.[61] Critics such as the National Association of Manufacturers have contended that additional use of card check elections will lead to overt coercion on the part of union organizers. Opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act also claim, referring to perceived lack of access to a secret ballot, that the measure would not protect employee privacy. For this reason the Chamber argued the act would reduce workers' rights.[62]
In November 2009, the Chamber was reported to be seeking to spend $50,000 to hire a "respected economist" to produce a study that could be used to portray health-care legislation as a job killer and threat to the nation's economy.[63]
In December 2009, activist group Velvet Revolution, under the name StopTheChamber, posted a $200,000 reward for "information leading to the arrest and conviction of Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donahue."[64]
Some in the business community have criticized the Chamber's approach to public issues as overly aggressive. Hilary Rosen, former CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, added that "Their aggressive ways are out of step with a new generation of business leadership who are looking for more cooperative relationship with Washington."[65]
Climate change[edit]
The climate campaign organization 350.org estimates that 94% of US Chamber of Commerce electoral contributions went to candidates denying the scientific consensus on climate change.[66]
The Chamber's senior vice president for environment, technology, and regulatory affairs William L. Kovacs threatened to sue the Environmental Protection Agency in order to have what he termed "the Scopes monkey trial of the 21st century" on climate science before any federal climate regulation was passed in October 2009.[67] Chamber CEO Tom Donohue disavowed the comment, but the Chamber strongly opposed the American Clean Energy and Security Act.[68] In response to this position, several companies quit the Chamber, including Exelon Corp, PG&E Corp, PNM Resources, and Apple Inc.[69] Nike, Inc resigned from their board of directors position, but continued their membership. Nike stated that they believe they can better influence the policy by being part of the conversation.[70] Peter Darbee, CEO of former chamber member PG&E (a natural gas and electric utility company in California), said, "We find it dismaying that the Chamber neglects the indisputable fact that a decisive majority of experts have said the data on global warming are compelling... In our view, an intellectually honest argument over the best policy response to the challenges of climate change is one thing; disingenuous attempts to diminish or distort the reality of these challenges are quite another."[71] In response to an online campaign of Prius owners organized by Moveon.org, Toyota stated that it would not leave the Chamber.[72] The Aspen Chamber Resort Association of Aspen, Colorado left the U.S. Chamber because of its views on climate change, in light of how climate change could hurt Aspen's winter tourism industry.[73]
In 2010, U.S. Chamber president Tom Donohue agreed to work with Senators John Kerry, Lindsey Graham, and Joe Lieberman as they crafted legislation to address climate change; the effort fell apart and failed to produce a bill.[25] In October 2017, Karen Harbert, CEO of the U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute, published an op-ed in USA Today criticizing the EPA's Clean Power Plan, saying, "[t]he plan’s fundamental flaw was that it would have intentionally raised the cost of energy without regard to the impact on families and businesses." Harbert also stated, "To be clear, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce believes that the climate is changing, and that man is contributing to these changes. We also believe that technology and innovation, rather than sweeping federal mandates, offer the best approach for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impacts of climate change."[74]
Immigration reform[edit]
The U.S. Chamber opposed President Donald Trump's executive order ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The U.S. Chamber's Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley said, "With approximately 700,000 DACA recipients working for all sorts of businesses across the country, terminating their employment eligibility runs contrary to the president’s goal of growing the U.S. economy."[75]
The Chamber of Commerce has come under attack by conservatives and others for its support of "amnesty" for illegal immigrants.[76][77] In 2014, Tom Donohue stated the Chamber will "pull out all stops" for the passage of immigration reform in Congress.[78] According to the Washington Post, Donohue did not offer specifics with regard to provisions or bills on the matter, speaking generally about the impact immigration would have on the U.S. economy.
Opposition[edit]
Several organization have attacked the Chamber for its advocacy, including Chamber Watch (a campaign of Public Citizen). Advocates for independent business, like the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) and "green businesses," like the American Sustainable Business Council, have fought the Chamber on multiple issues. Among major divisions between the Chamber and these business advocates is allowing corporations to engage in electioneering.[79] Oliver E. Diaz says one example of this was when the Chamber spent $1,000,000+ to fund negative campaign ads against him and have judicial candidate Keith Starrett elected instead.[80]
Affiliate organizations[edit]
Americans for Transportation Mobility
Business Civic Leadership Center
Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness
Center for International Private Enterprise
Essential Worker Immigration Coalition
Institute for 21st Century Energy
Institute for a Competitive Workforce
Institute for Legal Reform
National Chamber Litigation Center
TradeRoots
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation (previously the National Chamber Foundation)
See also[edit]
Political science portal
Advocacy group
American Green Chamber of Commerce
Global Intellectual Property Center
Lobbying in the United States
National Federation of Independent Business
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry
British Chambers of Commerce
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Davis, Cory, "The Political Economy of Commercial Associations: Building the National Board of Trade, 1840-1868," Business History Review, 88 (Winter 2014), 761-83.
Heald, Morrell. "Business thought in the twenties: Social responsibility." American Quarterly (1961): 126-139. in JSTOR
Lesher, Richard and Dave Scheiber. Voice of Business: The Man Who Transformed the United States Chamber of Commerce (2017), Richard Lesher was president of the US Chamber of Commerce from 1975 to 1997.
Werking, Richard Hume. "Bureaucrats, businessmen, and foreign trade: the origins of the United States Chamber of Commerce." Business History Review 52#03 (1978) pp: 321-341.
External links[edit]
Official website
Real Clear Politics Portal
Guide to Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Publications. 5332. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Communications Development Division. Videotape collection, 1988-1992. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
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Balls to the Wall (song)
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This article is about the song by Accept. For the album, see Balls to the Wall.
"Balls to the Wall"
Single by Accept
from the album Balls to the Wall
B-side
"Losing More Than You've Ever Had"
Released
April 1984
Recorded
1983 (1983)
Genre
Heavy metal
Length
5:44 (Album version)
4:28 (Video edit)
Label
RCA (Germany)
Portrait (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)
Udo Dirkschneider
Wolf Hoffmann
Herman Frank
Peter Baltes
Stefan Kaufmann
Deaffy
Producer(s)
Accept
Accept singles chronology
"Love Child"
(1984) "Balls to the Wall"
(1984) "Metal Heart"
(1985)
"Love Child"
(1984) "Balls to the Wall"
(1984) "Metal Heart"
(1985)
"Balls to the Wall" is a song by German heavy metal band Accept. The song was released as the lead single from their 1983 fifth studio album of the same name. The anthemic title track is the album's best known song, and became Accept's signature song, for which a music video was shot that received American airplay on MTV.
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1 Song meaning
2 Music video
3 Legacy
4 Track listing
5 Personnel (Accept)
6 Personnel (U.D.O.)
7 References
8 External links
Song meaning[edit]
Asked about the meaning of the song, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann replied:
"We've always been interested in politics and in human rights and things like that, so a lot of the lyrics that we had in those days, and to the end actually, were dealing with human rights, for instance, and that's really what 'Balls To The Wall' is all about. 'One day the tortured will stand up and kick some ass!'"[1]
Music video[edit]
Filmed in January 1984 in London, the song's music video consists of clips of the band performing the song onstage intercut with scenes of a wrecking ball taking down a clock tower and scenes with fans of the band headbanging against the wall of the tower. Later during the buildup to the final chorus, the fans march through the rubble of the tower, and presumably head towards the stage where the band is performing. At the end of the video, singer Udo Dirkschneider rides the wrecking ball into the tower and takes out the front doors of the building it stands upon. When he discussed the scene with songfacts.com, Dirkschneider explained he was apprehensive about riding the ball because of the cold, wintry conditions on the day of the shoot, but decided to do it in the end. "It was very cold in London, near the airport", Dirkschneider said, "And especially when I had to step on this wrecking ball. I said, 'Please, no, I don't want to do this!' But in the end, I was young so I said, 'Okay, here we go.' But it was freezing like hell".[2] The song was also edited down for the video, with the guitar solo and Dirkschneider's spoken bridge being removed. The video edit of the song clocks in at four minutes and twenty eight seconds long, while the album version is five minutes and forty four seconds long.
Legacy[edit]
The video later appeared on Beavis and Butt-head in the 1993 episode "Tornado".
The song has also been featured on two VH1 countdown shows: as Number 38 on the 40 Greatest Metal Songs, and as Number 29 on the 40 Most Awesomely Bad Metal Songs Ever. It is also on the in-game radio for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the V-Rock station, and appears as a playable track in the video game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, as a cover version. In this game, the word "ass" is censored, and replaced with "case" (and word "rape" was replaced with "fade").
The song was also covered by the following bands:
Fozzy on their 2002 album Happenstance
Altaria on their 2004 album Divinity
Warrant only live, no studio versions.
Benedictum on their 2008 album Seasons of Tragedy
BulletBoys
Eyes of the Dead on their EP Let's Play Drink the Beer!!
Amon Amarth on their 2011 album Surtur Rising (only limited edition)
Chimaira on the 2001 compilation ECW Extreme Music Vol.2: Anarchy Rocks
Puscifer on their 2013 EP Donkey Punch the Night
Sinner
The song was featured in the 2008 movie The Wrestler.
Track listing[edit]
No.
Title
Length
1. "Balls to the Wall" 5:44
2. "Losing More Than You've Ever Had" 5:04
Personnel (Accept)[edit]
Udo Dirkschneider – lead vocals
Wolf Hoffmann – lead guitar
Herman Frank – rhythm guitar
Peter Baltes – bass guitar
Stefan Kaufmann – drums
Personnel (U.D.O.)[edit]
Udo and Stefan's band U.D.O. also perform this song at the end of their shows. Since 2004, this line-up of U.D.O. has performed "Balls to the Wall" live:
Udo Dirkschneider – lead vocals
Stefan Kaufmann – lead guitar
Igor Gianola – rhythm guitar
Fitty Weinhold – bass guitar
Francesco Jovino – drums
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Antunovich, Tony (November 27, 2005). "Interviews - Accept - Wolf Hoffman". Metal Eater. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
Jump up ^ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=9304
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
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Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
Born
(1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 22)
Sedgefield, Western Cape, South Africa
Residence
New York City, U.S.
Education
North-West University
Occupation
Model
beauty pageant titleholder
Height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Title
Miss South Africa 2017
Miss Universe 2017
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color
Brown
Eye color
Hazel
Major
competition(s)
Miss South Africa 2017
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2017
(Winner)
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (born 28 June 1995) is a South African model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2017. She previously was crowned Miss South Africa 2017, and is the second Miss Universe winner from South Africa, following Miss Universe 1978, Margaret Gardiner.
Contents
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2 Pageantry
2.1 Miss South Africa 2017
2.2 Miss Universe 2017
3 References
4 External links
Early life and education[edit]
Nel-Peters was born on 28 June 1995 in Sedgefield, Western Cape, to Bennie Peters and Anne-Marie Steenkamp.[1] She is of Cape Coloured origin.[2] Her half-sister, Franje, has a physical disability, and Nel-Peters says that she is the most significant motivator in her life.[3][4] She received a bachelor's degree in business management from North-West University and is fluent in both English and Afrikaans.[5][6]
Pageantry[edit]
Miss South Africa 2017[edit]
Nel-Peters began her pageantry career representing Western Cape in the Miss South Africa 2017 competition, which she won.[7] As Miss South Africa, she had the right to represent South Africa in both Miss World 2017 and Miss Universe 2017, but since the dates of the two pageants coincided, she was sent only to Miss Universe, held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Miss Universe 2017[edit]
In the final round Steve Harvey asked Nel-Peters, "What quality in yourself are you most proud of and how will you apply that quality to your time as Miss Universe?" She said:
As Miss Universe you have to be confident in who you are as an individual. And Miss Universe is a woman that has overcome many fears and by that she is able to help other women to overcome their fears. She is a woman that nothing is ever too much to ask for and I think that is exactly who I am.[8]
When asked about what she thought was the most important issue regarding women in the workplace, she said:
In some places, women get paid 75% of what men earn for doing the same job, working the same hours — and I do not believe that this is right. I think we should have equal work for equal pay for women all over the world.[9]
She went on to win the competition and was crowned Miss Universe 2017 by outgoing titleholder Iris Mittenaere.[10][11][12] Nel-Peters is the second titleholder from South Africa; Margaret Gardiner won Miss Universe 1978.[13][14][15]
Nel-Peters said during a segment at Miss Universe that she wants to use her self-defence workshops to help as many women as she can.[4][16] This stems from an incident a month after she was crowned Miss South Africa, when she was carjacked at Hyde Park. She handed over her car keys but was forced into her car by the carjackers.[17][18] She punched one of them in the throat and managed to run away and get help.[17][19][20]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ JK, Morne (27 March 2017). "Who is Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters". Jacaranda FM.
Jump up ^ "Outcry after Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wears gloves while greeting black children". nydailynews.com. The Associated Press. 10 July 2017.
Jump up ^ "15 Things You Should Know About Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters". SA People News. 27 March 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Ghosh, Sutrishna (2017-11-27). "Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters beats Colombia and Jamaica to win Miss Universe 2017". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
Jump up ^ "Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wins Miss Universe". CBS News. 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
Jump up ^ Denninger, Lindsay (26 November 2017). "Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Wins Miss Universe 2017". Bustle.
Jump up ^ "Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters crowned as Miss South Africa 2017". www.angelopedia.com. 27 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Crowned Miss Universe 2017". E! Online. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
Jump up ^ Moniuszko, Sara M. (November 26, 2017). "Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters is crowned Miss Universe 2017". USA Today. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
Jump up ^ "South Africa's Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wins Miss Universe 2017". ABS-CBN News. 26 November 2017.
Jump up ^ Domirez, Darren (26 November 2017). "Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wins first Miss Universe 2017 crown for Miss South Africa in 39 years". Inquisitr.
Jump up ^ "Miss Universe 2017". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Jump up ^ Feldman, Kate (26 November 2017). "Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters named Miss Universe 2017". New York Daily News.
Jump up ^ "Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Miss Universe 2017-2018 Winner: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. 26 November 2017.
Jump up ^ "Miss Universe 2017: Crowning moments of Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in PHOTOS". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Jump up ^ Silva, Cristina (2017-11-26). "Who is Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters? South African woman is Miss Universe 2017 winner". Newsweek. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
^ Jump up to: a b "Miss Universe 2017 Pageant: Who Won?". 26 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Jump up ^ "Miss South Africa Wins Miss Universe 2017". 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Jump up ^ "Miss SA Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in hijacking drama - IOL News". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Jump up ^ "I punched one of my attackers in the throat, says Miss SA on hijacking ordeal". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
External links[edit]
Profile of Nel-Peters at the official Miss South Africa website
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
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2017 Incumbent
Preceded by
Ntandoyenkosi Kunene Miss South Africa
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The Imp of the Perverse (short story)
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"The Imp of the Perverse"
1935 illustration by Arthur Rackham
Author
Edgar Allan Poe
Country
United States
Language
English
Genre(s)
Short story
Published in
Graham's Magazine
Publication date
July 1845
"The Imp of the Perverse" is a short story by 19th-century American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe. Beginning as an essay, it discusses the narrator's self-destructive impulses, embodied as the symbolic metaphor of The Imp of the Perverse. The narrator describes this spirit as the agent that tempts a person to do things "merely because we feel we should not."
Contents
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1 Plot summary
2 Analysis
3 Publication history
4 Critical response
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Plot summary[edit]
The narrator explains at length his theory on "The Imp of the Perverse", which he believes causes people to commit acts against their self-interest. This essay-like discussion is presented objectively, though the narrator admits that he is "one of the many uncounted victims of the Imp of the Perverse".[1] He then explains how his conviction for murder was the result of this.
The narrator murders a man using a candle that emits a poisonous vapor. The victim enjoyed reading in bed at night and, using the candle for illumination, dies in his poorly ventilated room. No evidence is left behind, causing the coroner to believe the man's death is an act of God. The narrator inherits the man's estate and, knowing he can never be caught, enjoys the benefits of his murderous act for many years.
The narrator remains unsuspected, though he occasionally reassures himself by repeating under his breath, "I am safe". One day, he notes that he will remain safe only if he is not foolish enough to openly confess. In saying so, however, he begins to question if he is capable of confessing. He fearfully runs through the streets, arousing suspicion. When finally stopped, he feels struck by some "invisible fiend". He reveals his secret with "distinct enunciation", though in such a hurry as if afraid of being interrupted. He is quickly tried and convicted of murder and sentenced to death by hanging.
Analysis[edit]
"The Imp of the Perverse" begins as an essay rather than as a work of fiction, a format that Poe previously used in "The Premature Burial".[2] It is, therefore, less about plot and more about theory.[3] As Poe describes this theory:
We stand upon the brink of a precipice. We peer into the abyss—we grow sick and dizzy. Our first impulse is to shrink away from the danger. Unaccountably we remain... it is but a thought, although a fearful one, and one which chills the very marrow of our bones with the fierceness of the delight of its horror. It is merely the idea of what would be our sensations during the sweeping precipitancy of a fall from such a height... for this very cause do we now the most vividly desire it.
The work theorizes that all people have self-destructive tendencies, including the narrator. The narrator's ultimate confession as a murderer is not inspired by any feelings of guilt but, instead, from a desire to publicize his actions despite knowing that he should not.[1]
Poe's theory of the Imp of the Perverse may also be an early notion of the subconscious and repression which would not be fully theorized until Sigmund Freud.[4]
Many of Poe's characters display a failure to resist the Imp of the Perverse—including the murderer in "The Black Cat"[3] and the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart".[5] The opposite of this impulse is seen in Poe's character C. Auguste Dupin who exhibits reason and deep analysis.[6] One of the earliest examples, which predates "The Imp of the Perverse", was in Poe's novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. In one scene, the title character is overcome by an overwhelming desire to let himself fall off a steep cliff.[7]
Additionally, scholars and critics suggest that Poe had his own Imp of the Perverse. Poe biographer Jeffrey Meyers suggested that Poe wrote it to justify his own actions of self-torment and self-destruction.[3] James M. Hutchisson says that the work reflects Poe's jealousy and sense of betrayal that led to his public feud with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and New England literary culture; the so-called "Longfellow War" was occurring at the same time Poe wrote "The Imp of the Perverse".[8] Three months after the story was published, Poe lashed out against Boston's literary circle by trying to hoax them by reading his obscure poem "Al Aaraaf" at a lecture. Biographer Daniel Stashower suggests Poe's purposeful attempt to provoke his audience and alienate himself further was inspired by his Imp of the Perverse.[9]
Publication history[edit]
"The Imp of the Perverse" was first published in the July 1845 issue of Graham's Magazine.[5] A slightly revised version appeared in the Boston-based gift book May-Flower for 1846.[10]
Critical response[edit]
Poe reported in the Broadway Journal in December 1845 that the Nassau Monthly at Princeton College harshly criticized "The Imp of the Perverse". Calling it a "humbug", the reviewer noted that the author's line of reasoning about this philosophical idea was difficult to follow. "He chases from the wilderness of phrenology into that of transcendentalism, then into that of metaphysics generally; then through many weary pages into the open field of inductive philosophy, where he at last corners the poor thing, and then most unmercifully pokes it to death with a long stick."[11]
See also[edit]
The Imp of the Perverse — Generalized metaphor named after the short story by Poe
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Sova, Dawn B. Edgar Allan Poe: A to Z. New York: Checkmark Books, 2001: 114. ISBN 0-8160-4161-X
Jump up ^ Peeples, Scott. Edgar Allan Poe Revisited. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1998: 147. ISBN 0-8057-4572-6
^ Jump up to: a b c Meyers, Jeffrey. Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy. New York: Cooper Square Press, 1992: 58. ISBN 0-8154-1038-7
Jump up ^ Hoffman, Daniel. Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press, 1998: 12. ISBN 0-8071-2321-8
^ Jump up to: a b Sova, Dawn B. Edgar Allan Poe: A to Z. New York: Checkmark Books, 2001: 113. ISBN 0-8160-4161-X
Jump up ^ Hutchisson, James M. Poe. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2005: 202. ISBN 1-57806-721-9
Jump up ^ Peeples, Scott. Edgar Allan Poe Revisited. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1998: 57. ISBN 0-8057-4572-6
Jump up ^ Hutchisson, James M. Poe. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2005: 201. ISBN 1-57806-721-9
Jump up ^ Stashower, Daniel. The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder. New York: Dutton, 2006: 274. ISBN 0-525-94981-X
Jump up ^ Thomas, Dwight & David K. Jackson. The Poe Log: A Documentary Life of Edgar Allan Poe, 1809–1849. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1987: 571. ISBN 0-7838-1401-1
Jump up ^ Thomas, Dwight & David K. Jackson. The Poe Log: A Documentary Life of Edgar Allan Poe, 1809–1849. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1987: 602–603. ISBN 0-7838-1401-1
External links[edit]
The full text of The Imp of the Perverse at Wikisource
Media related to The Imp of the Perverse at Wikimedia Commons
Publication history of "The Imp of the Perverse" at the Edgar Allan Poe Society Online
Study guide from Cummings Study Guides
The Imp of the Perverse public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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"Some Words with a Mummy" (1845)
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"The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" (1845)
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