Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Science Fiction
Introduction This is a speech about science fiction. Today I will be talking about two science fiction texts, Avatar and Transformers. I will also be talking about the science fiction genre and what it is. Science Fiction Science fiction is made up of real life science technology, mixed with the world of fiction and make believe. By doing this I feel it brings more excitement to the novel or movie, making it easier to read, or watch, and relate to.We all love the world of make believe, as this allows us to believe we can be or do anything we wish even though we know it is not physically possible in the real world, this making for a more thrilling and exciting story, as opposed to when we have a science documentary which, yes, are very factual and interesting but have no thrilling highs and lows. I believe in some cases of science fiction novels or movies the author truly feels that the technology they have written about and could really end up actually happening in the near or later future.My first example of science fiction is one of my favourites, Transformers This story starts when a young teenager named Sam purchases a car that turns out to be an Autobot called Bumblebee, which he regards as evil at first. When Bumblebee (in car mode) returns the following day, Sam flees, believing the car is stalking him. Then the war begins between the Autobots and the Decepticons, as they battle for the Universe. The movie was set in the near future. The characters weakness is that he is fighting robots.In the end the humans win as they have a good team of robots on their side (the Autobots). The Decepticons lose the fight due to a bit of luck on the Autobots side and humansââ¬â¢ quick reflex action to his instincts. My second science fiction favourite is Avatar This story begins where scientists use Military-human hybrid bodies called Avatars that are operated via mental link by genetically matched humans. Jake Sully, paraplegic formerà Marine, replaces his twin br other, a scientist trained as an avatar operator who was murdered in a robbery. Dr.Grace Augustine, head of the Avatar Program, considers Sully an inadequate replacement and assigns him as a bodyguard. The film was set in the near future. Neytiri is the daughter of the Omaticaya leader, the Na'vi clan, who is attracted to Jake because of his bravery while being frustrated with him for what she sees as his ignorance and stupidity. The characters weaknesses are that they are fighting huge machines. The Military lost because they relied on mere brute force and advanced technology, rather than actual intelligence and planning.This helped the Naââ¬â¢vi clan win as they had the familiarity of their own land to their advantage and had real intelligence and organisation in order to win Conclusion I feel in my first choice of Transformers that it has a lot to do with the past technology of machinery and how far this technology has come in the present and how much it will change again in t he near future. It also gives us an insight on what may or may not happen between the robots (machinery) and the human race. I loved the excitement of this movie, it is truly action packed but I also feel it is way more fiction than reality of science.Where a young human boy could defeat such futuristic machines (I donââ¬â¢t think so) but very exciting stuff! My second choice I feel is more realistic to how science and technology will advance in the future. It is not unrealistic to think there are other species than humans in our universe, or other beautiful planets like earth in our solar system. To think that we could replicate these other forms of life is not so fictitious either as our scientists are already delving in cloning humans.So who knows how much more advanced that will be in the future? It is also felt already that other species in our Universe are more advanced in technology than us, so this is not so hard to believe. I truly hope there are other life forms in our universe and that in the future we do meet them and hopefully we can live together and progress together unlike some of the movie Avatar where it creates war, which is not so unfamiliar or fictional in our world today either. Thank you for your time; hope you have enjoyed my view on science fiction. Science Fiction Introduction This is a speech about science fiction. Today I will be talking about two science fiction texts, Avatar and Transformers. I will also be talking about the science fiction genre and what it is. Science Fiction Science fiction is made up of real life science technology, mixed with the world of fiction and make believe. By doing this I feel it brings more excitement to the novel or movie, making it easier to read, or watch, and relate to.We all love the world of make believe, as this allows us to believe we can be or do anything we wish even though we know it is not physically possible in the real world, this making for a more thrilling and exciting story, as opposed to when we have a science documentary which, yes, are very factual and interesting but have no thrilling highs and lows. I believe in some cases of science fiction novels or movies the author truly feels that the technology they have written about and could really end up actually happening in the near or later future.My first example of science fiction is one of my favourites, Transformers This story starts when a young teenager named Sam purchases a car that turns out to be an Autobot called Bumblebee, which he regards as evil at first. When Bumblebee (in car mode) returns the following day, Sam flees, believing the car is stalking him. Then the war begins between the Autobots and the Decepticons, as they battle for the Universe. The movie was set in the near future. The characters weakness is that he is fighting robots.In the end the humans win as they have a good team of robots on their side (the Autobots). The Decepticons lose the fight due to a bit of luck on the Autobots side and humansââ¬â¢ quick reflex action to his instincts. My second science fiction favourite is Avatar This story begins where scientists use Military-human hybrid bodies called Avatars that are operated via mental link by genetically matched humans. Jake Sully, paraplegic formerà Marine, replaces his twin br other, a scientist trained as an avatar operator who was murdered in a robbery. Dr.Grace Augustine, head of the Avatar Program, considers Sully an inadequate replacement and assigns him as a bodyguard. The film was set in the near future. Neytiri is the daughter of the Omaticaya leader, the Na'vi clan, who is attracted to Jake because of his bravery while being frustrated with him for what she sees as his ignorance and stupidity. The characters weaknesses are that they are fighting huge machines. The Military lost because they relied on mere brute force and advanced technology, rather than actual intelligence and planning.This helped the Naââ¬â¢vi clan win as they had the familiarity of their own land to their advantage and had real intelligence and organisation in order to win Conclusion I feel in my first choice of Transformers that it has a lot to do with the past technology of machinery and how far this technology has come in the present and how much it will change again in t he near future. It also gives us an insight on what may or may not happen between the robots (machinery) and the human race. I loved the excitement of this movie, it is truly action packed but I also feel it is way more fiction than reality of science.Where a young human boy could defeat such futuristic machines (I donââ¬â¢t think so) but very exciting stuff! My second choice I feel is more realistic to how science and technology will advance in the future. It is not unrealistic to think there are other species than humans in our universe, or other beautiful planets like earth in our solar system. To think that we could replicate these other forms of life is not so fictitious either as our scientists are already delving in cloning humans.So who knows how much more advanced that will be in the future? It is also felt already that other species in our Universe are more advanced in technology than us, so this is not so hard to believe. I truly hope there are other life forms in our universe and that in the future we do meet them and hopefully we can live together and progress together unlike some of the movie Avatar where it creates war, which is not so unfamiliar or fictional in our world today either. Thank you for your time; hope you have enjoyed my view on science fiction.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Uncontrolled Ambition in Macbeth
Itââ¬â¢s good to have ambition, as itââ¬â¢s the foundation of a successful life. Ambition means to have strong desire towards achieving something. Because of this, itââ¬â¢s true that one without ambition will struggle, however sometimes, our own ambitions and desires can change us for the negative. Ambition in its nature can tempt obsessive behaviour, which has a destructive nature of its own. When an ambition purely of passion turns into obsession, it ultimately forces one to only focus on that and do anything to achieve that goal.Shakespeareââ¬â¢s Macbeth is the perfect example of where the theme of obsessive ambition is prevalent. Shakespeare through the protagonist Macbeth conveys how our own desires, if obsessive has a both corrupting and blinding power of its own, ultimately changing things for the worse and destroying everything. Macbeth, as a result of his obsessive quest for power, corrupts his own judgement and motivates him towards immoral actions. It also blin ds him because he becomes very self-centered and begins to ignore Lady Macbeth, destroying his own marriage.Macbeth follows the tragic life of a soldier who is very dedicated and loyal, but does the wrong things when he meets 3 witches that prophesize that he will become a powerful king one day. Macbeth in the play kills so many people because his obsessive ambitions is so corruptive, it takes control of his actions, fueling his many immoral actions. To begin with, when Macbeth hears the prophecies, he is introduced to the idea that he will become king one day. Stunned and baffled, he tells his wife about the prophecy. She tells Macbeth that in order for this prophecy to come true, Duncan, the king must be killed.Initially, Macbeth is very reluctant and hesitant to consider because he isnââ¬â¢t inclined to committing immoral deeds and being violent for a selfish reason. In his mind, he is thinking, I have no spur, to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which overleaps itself. He explains how itââ¬â¢s just his own ambition that makes him want to do this, but that isnââ¬â¢t a reason to commit treason and defy. Despite this belief, Macbeth ends up agreeing to kill Duncan. From the following, we learn that Macbeth himself strongly desires power on the border of the obsessive as it impairs his own judgement and corrupts it.It essentially motivates him to towards something immoral and treasonous, taking control of his own actions. After the killing of Duncan, he stews in paranoia and lives in constant fear because of his defiance, proving that it does not offer anything pleasantry. Next, after the murder of Duncan, Macbeth realizes that Banquo is a possible threat and contemplates killing because he wants to stay in power. He thinks to himself, But to be safely thus: our fears in Banquo, Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature, Reigns that which would be feared. Whose being I do fear, and under him, my genius is rebuked.Macbeth fears Banquoââ¬â¢s honesty and if Banquo suspects him, he will have to surrender everything. From the following, we learn that Macbeth will go to any limit if it means sacrificing him being in power and eliminating his own doubts and fears, even if it requires deceiving his innocent friend. He now is so powerfully corrupted, he does not realize he has turned into a tyrant who seeks nothing but violence for his own satisfaction, showing how it has taken over him. Afterwards, he wallows in so much guilt for his deception, he has nothing to feel accomplished for.In conclusion, his obsessive ambition drives him to such terrible atrocities that ultimately does not gain him anything. Near the end, he descends into a kind of frantic, boastful madness as a result of this, changing his life for the worse. Macbeth however also ruins his own marriage in his ultimate quest for power. When Macbeth rises in power, Lady Macbeth descends in importance. His quest for power corrupts him so much, he beco mes very self-centered and loses his feelings for his wife. To begin with, Macbeth is unable to give importance to his wife because he obsesses over his enemies and thinks they are out to get him: .Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep In the affliction of these terrible dreams That shake us nightly. Better be with the dead, Whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace From this, Macbeth explains that he cannot sleep and has nightmares of people turning against him. He says he feels endless mental torture and cannot live in peace. He has so many fearful thoughts of people plotting against him, he cannot concentrate on Lady Macbeth. His wife descends in importance and all the martial affection and emotional bonding is lost.In fact, Lady Macbeth feels, ââ¬Å"naught's had, all's spent when our desire is got without content. â⬠This proves how she feels ignored and how him being king doesnââ¬â¢t truly benefit their marriage and slowly begins to destroy it. .In conclusio n, Shakespeareââ¬â¢s Macbeth suggests that when our own ambitions go out of control, it has a corrupting power of its own and can change things for the negative, ultimately destroying everything. Man should always strive with ambition, but not to the obsessive where one becomes overambitious. (Elaborate further)
Monday, July 29, 2019
Interracial Marriage Essay
Interracial marriage is used to describe marriages that take place between people who are from different linguistic, religious, or nations or ethnic groups. There are substantial increases in the number of individuals engaging in interracial. Relationships between people from different ethnic and cultural groups are becoming increasingly common because of globalization and improvement of technology. Internet technology has brought together the world in that people can enter into a relationship with anyone from any countries. In some countries, it is against the law to marry someone of a different race. These countries include Germany during the Nazi period, South Africa under apartheid, and some states in the United States before a 1969 ruling. In some Arab countries, it is forbidden for an Arab to marry outside their race because of the law and traditional customs. If an Arab person marries someone out of their race, their civil rights are taken away from them. In 2008, Pakistani senators allowed women to be buried alive if they married someone outside their race. People Most Attracted to Intercultural Relationships/ Marriages To begin the series on intercultural marriage, beginning with a discussion about who exactly tends to be most attracted to intercultural relationships/marriages in the first place seems like a good place to start. Itââ¬â¢s certainly not for everyone, as mixed marriages are full of unique challenges that married people from the same culture may never face. In Romanoââ¬â¢s book ââ¬Å"Intercultural Marriage,â⬠she lists 5 common types of people who tend to be involved in intercultural relationships. The first type is the Romantic type: those who see people from other cultures as exotic, fascinating, and thrilling. These people may find people from their own culture boring and predictable, and thrive in the mystique of people from far away and foreign lands. The second type is the Compensator. These people often feel like something is missing from their lives and believe they have found it in another person or culture, as they believe elements from that person/culture fulfills what is missing from their own. Romano notes that this type is found even in couples who marry from their own cultures, who are simply looking for someone to fulfill what they lacked growing up. Rebels are slightly different from the compensators in that they dislike much about their own culture and are intent on finding someone from somewhere else. Sometimes they have a specific target culture in mind; other times they simply take whatever fate brings them. Internationals, the next type of people drawn to intercultural marriage, are those who lived outside their native countries for most of their lives, and are typically children of missionaries, diplomats, military personnel, and so on. These people often do not feel as though they completely belong to one particular culture, as they tend to have been influenced by several cultures and therefore have a wide appreciation and love for differences. The final category is comprised of others. These people may not fit into their society and often are ostracized from it. Finding love in a different culture is a way to find a place to fit in and be accepted. Some of them are not considered to be attractive in their native culture, and have better luck in another culture. Others are part of a minority and find acceptance in another culture. Still others live in poverty and marry as a way to improve their quality of life. Barriers Oftentimes, couples in intercultural marriages face barriers that most married couples of the same culture are not exposed to. Intercultural marriages are often influenced by external factors that can create dissonance and disagreement in relationships. Different cultures endure vastly diverse moral, ethical and value foundations that influence their perceptions of individual, family and societal lifestyle. When these foundations are operating alongside the foundation of different cultural roots, as in intercultural marriages, problems and disagreement oftentimes occur. 1. Family and Society The most common external factors influencing intercultural relationships and marriages are the acceptance of the family and the society in which the couple lives. Sometimes, the families of the partners display rejection, resistance, hostility and lack of acceptance for their kinââ¬â¢s partner. Specific issues regarding the family; including generational gaps in ideology, and how the wedding will be held; which ties into how tradition will or will not be practiced. Many intercultural couples report conflict arising over issues of how to carry out child raising and religious worship as well. 2. Language In a mixed marriage where the partners do not share the same mother tongue, the language in which they decide to communicate at home can be symbolic of the extent to which each partner is prepared to forego his or her cultural background and incorporate new elements. There may also be elements of control and dependence in the choice of language when one partner refuses to learn the otherââ¬â¢s language. There is a case-study of a so-called bought bride from Asia. The German husband had no knowledge of her language, while she could speak some English, but no German. Communication in such a relationship proved to be extremely difficult, and all decisions and dealings with the outside world where necessarily undertaken by the German husband. The wife could not find any but the most menial jobs where the necessity of understanding was limited, which further increased her economic dependence on him. 3. Communication Style Intercultural couples may possess differing communication styles. Individuals from a high context culture are not verbally explicit in their communication behaviors. These cultures typically consist of eastern world countries where collectivism and relational harmony underlie communication behavior. By contrast, individuals from a low context culture use direct and obvious communication styles to convey information. In situations where marriage occurs between two people from differing communication contextual backgrounds, conflict may arise from relational challenges posed by the underlying assumptions of high/low context cultures. Challenges posed by differing communication styles are common among intercultural marriage couples. The longer the two individuals have existed in the current culture the less likely this is to pose an issue. If one or more partners within the marriage is relatively new to the dominant culture, the likelihood for conflict to unfold o n these bases increases. Solution/ Suggestions 1. Learn How to Appreciate One of the ways to deal with interracial dating issues is acceptance of partner the way he or she is. Most issues arise when one or both partners want to have their way in everything that they do. It is therefore important to ensure that they appreciate their wife or husband with all his or her cultural practices. Since they come different regions, differences in the way of life are bound to happen. They must desist from criticizing each other based on cultural grounds or race. As a matter of fact they must never stereotype or generalize happenings as this can be the cause of interracial conflicts. If they are willing to love, understand and respect each otherââ¬â¢s differences, youââ¬â¢re on the right track. 2. Learn More about the Culture Another thing they need to do in order to solve issues with interracial relationships is to study each other well before engaging. Discuss the symbolism or significance of each otherââ¬â¢s important cultural traditions. Understanding the significance of these traditions will help to understand them. This will help them to have a more natural, familiar feeling toward the otherââ¬â¢s traditions, accept and embrace the culture of the other. After some time, they will even feel the desire to incorporate culture into their own family traditions. Besides, they need to know what values their partner stands for and to establish whether they can accommodate them. When they understand their partner in advance, it becomes easier for them to solve any interracial dating concerns. One advantage of being married to someone from another country is to get travel from time to time. When they can travel, make sure to visit the spouseââ¬â¢s family and learn abou t their culture firsthand. Furthermore this prepares them for the future thus allowing them to solve situations better. 3. Maintain Contact with Family It is essential that ââ¬Å"foreignâ⬠spouse keeps in contact with his or her family, especially as they are probably a long way from each other. With time, he or she will feel of longing for their family, homesickness, and even possible loneliness and depression. It is necessary that he or she can keep contact to his or her family. Today, the Internet and sites like Facebook and Twitter make this type of contact much easier, and your spouse happier. Help your spouse to develop friendships with people from his or her country or families that speak their language somehow so that they will know more people and may feel at home
Liability of Law Enforcement Officers Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 250 words
Liability of Law Enforcement Officers - Essay Example Yes. This is evident in the two cases of Castle Rock v. Gonzales and Brosseau v. Haugen. In the cases, it is clear that there was unfair treatment to complainants and the Supreme Court had judged in favor towards the law enforcement officials. No. This is because in the first case of Castle Rock v. Gonzales, the plaintiff had called the police station severally to report the case of the missing daughters and their whereabouts yet the police failed to act. Later on the accused showed up in the police station and started a shootout with the police and by that time, he had killed the three daughters. Therefore, the police had no immunity in the case. In the second case, officer Brosseau was in the wrong because she shot a person who had not posed any threat to her life or the life of anybody in that matter (Del Carmen, 2009, p. 450). No. this is because if such a concept is accepted, the police officers will carry out unfair arrests and killings without fear of persecution as in the case of Brosseau v. Haugen (Del Carmen, 2009, p. 451). Yes. This will enable the citizens to get fair trials because they will have the power to complain over extra judicial killings or arrests. It will also act as a shield of the citizens towards the police over the way they conduct themselves in times of critical decision-making (Del Carmen, 2009, p. 450). In both cases, it is evident that the police officers had acted unjustly to the complainants. The judgesââ¬â¢ decisions on both cases were also unfair. Therefore, in conclusion there is unjust treatment in the legal
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Introduction of tall buildings and urban development. criticised on Dissertation
Introduction of tall buildings and urban development. criticised on the high density and energy issue.understand ecological desi - Dissertation Example By investigating the energy efficiency, health issues and other ecological design component this proposal aims to highlight the rationale of vertical expansion as opposed to horizontal expansion. Highlighting the ecological footprint of buildings from its construction to its maintenance and operation the question remains. Is it really the solution? Solution or not, it is being adopted by countries worldwide, to note in the last decade alone there are more than 602 structures that is more than 200 meters in height. With the urban landscape being changed and the trend is toward the construction of taller mega structures a collective appreciation of its significance to the lives of the common people and the professionals that makes them should be studied and presented. It should be noted that the trend is not confined to one side of the world it is balanced and is existing even in developing countries. For some countries its significance is the ever increasing urbanization of its cities . For some countries it is the first step towards development. ... Urban development has been mostly synonymous with the construction of the tallest building in any locality. It is the most visible indication of how modern a locality is. History background of skyscrapers and urban development The skyscraper and the urban skyline have become the iconic representations of cities around the world (Howeler, 2004). There are about three ways to categorize tall buildings. The first one would be the Architectural Style of the tall building. The second would be the Structural System of the tall building and the Third would be Function of the tall building. The first one is the Architectural Style of the tall building where in it would be taken to consideration the way the tall building was built. These styles are the functional style, the eclectic style, the modern style and the post modern style. The first kind is a functional architecture style, where the building could be used in different ways. An example would be an apartment building. The second would be the Eclectic architecture style. This kind of Architecture style is goes between the lines of functional and traditional designs of architecture. An example of that kind of architecture style is the Barasoain Church that is found in Bulacan, Philippines. The third would be the modern architecture style. The architecture style of the building would be one of the modern times. It has been a popular design of modern buildings to consists of glass mirrors to be the walls instead of concrete. An example would be the IBM Plaza that is located in Chicago, Illinois. The fourth would be the post modern style where in it is between the functional style of a building and a
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Four Stages of Life Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1000 words
Four Stages of Life - Essay Example In order for Hindus to opt out of their ordinary life, one must engage in the laws of Manu. Hindus do not require teachings on how to be happy, secure, or win the admiration and respect of their associates and friends. However, they do require instructions on the best way to secure the same. In Hindu, deeper thinking is suggestive of the fact that these stages and the values they represent progress naturally. Therefore, man grows more towards their fundamental interests (Van Voorst 67). The movement towards increasingly satisfying and enduring values is institutionalized in the Ashramas, or the comprehension of the four stages of life. The first stage of human life in accordance with the laws of Manu is the studentship stage. For boy students, they are supposed to habituate with a guru or teacher to learn Sanskrit, ritual, the Vedas and others (Van Voorst 39). The guru in this case is a Brahmin. For the student, the dharma is inclusive of obedience, non-violence, celibacy, and respec tfulness. God is the studentââ¬â¢s teacher in this stage. When it comes to girls, this stage of student-hood is coincident with the householder stage; her husband takes up the role of her teacher. In this stage, the studentââ¬â¢s norm is discipline, his forte is celibacy, and his duty is devotion to the guru, while his vocation is concentration in the studies. The student learns the renderings and nuances of Sastras, Upanishads, and Vedas. He does this through rote in order for him to realize in real life situations the significance of his studies when he is of age. Therefore, this stage is one of probation and training sans prejudice. The student is expected to add an honorific title before pronouncing the teacherââ¬â¢s name even when out of earshot (Van Voorst 40). The studentââ¬â¢s initial lesson is Sandhya Vandanam in the evening, noon, and morning, breath control, Gayatri recitation, ablutions, sprinkling and sipping water, and water libations. The second stage of l ife as stipulated in the laws of Manu is the householder stage. In this stage, after bathing and performing the ritual for going back home, a twice born man is allowed to marry a woman from the same caste endowed with bodily marks of an auspicious nature (Van Voorst 40). Hindus take this stage more seriously as compared to Buddhism and Jainism; it is usually considered to be mandatory just as the first stage of student hood is. Here, the fundamental dharma of the specific individual is carried out whether as a warrior, priest, or otherwise, while for women the role is usually as a mother or wife. On top of the particular duties of the second stage, general duties are carried out with the aim of paying off debt. Marriage and bearing children is considered as discharging the debt to ancestors; sacrifices and household rituals are considered as discharging debt to the gods, and teaching oneââ¬â¢s children, wife, and other students in the case of Brahmins is considered as discharging debt to the teacher (Van Voorst 41). These three debts can at times be associated with the three-trinity gods. These are Shiva for debt to the teachers, Brahma for debts to the ancestors, and Vishnu for debt to the gods. The third stage of human life written in the law of Manu is the forest dweller stage. This stage is optional and is entered ideally when a person gets graying hair, has grandchildren who can carry the family name onwards, and gets wrinkled skin. Wives and
Friday, July 26, 2019
Use the internet to research Apple Corporation, its current Paper - 1
Use the internet to Apple Corporation, its current position,and reputation regarding ethical and social responsibility, and the strategies that it currently employs to market its product - Research Paper Example In other words, in contemporary world issues of reputation and strategy arise as crucial elements of corporate success. Therefore, the given essay presents the analysis of attitude demonstrated by Apple Corporation towards its ethical obligations for the society while possessing its marketing strategy nowadays. In this context, it is evident that corporation needs to ensure its corporate social responsibility conduct to Asian outsourcing companies and accumulate already gained innovative potential in its marketing strategy. Within its inner structure, Apple Inc. is a unique example of vertically integrated four-in-one company; in particular, it presents a complex conglomerate of hardware workers, software specialists, services equipment creators, and retail representatives (Vergara, 2012, p. 78). In this context, Apple is an unusual enterprise in its sector, as it is ââ¬Å"opposed to other computer, tablet or smartphone companies that only design or make the hardware, and rely on other suppliers to supple the operating system and related applications (or apps), and to sell the productâ⬠(Vergara, 2012, p. 78). In other words, the comprehensive internal structure of Apple fully satisfies all its needs connected with innovations, production, and sales. In addition, it enlarges the number of personnel. At the same time, it means the greater responsibility and obligations of corporative management. Even though ââ¬Å"Apple is not a manufacturing firmâ⬠and ââ¬Å"it outsources its production to other electronic firmsâ⬠(Vergara, 2012, p. 78), this fact does not change the essential obligation this company has for their employees. In Urakamiââ¬â¢s (2012) opinion, ââ¬Å"any company who places an order with a supplier must remember that this is a part of corporate responsibilities to make sure that outsourced business can be completed though due process of business ethicsâ⬠(p. 3).
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Accountability and KPI in M-Form Organization Essay
Accountability and KPI in M-Form Organization - Essay Example à Accountability means being answerable to the consequences of oneââ¬â¢s actions in the business organization by virtue of the exercise of power given. Personal accountability is preparedness to have responsibility for the consequences of a personââ¬â¢s actions.The leaders and managers of organizations need the same in order to be able to deliver results. They could do the same by first setting a measurable a target to investors that would amount to a promise or commitment. This is where the concept of accountability would have its value at is would mean the leaders and managers can be considered reliable, dependable, or trustworthy in their promises. That what they speak or tell or promise as the organization takes risk its activities would come about. Thus, accountable people are known to have integrity. Investors would, therefore, expect prudence, competence, and wisdom from leaders on how they will deliver on their promise. If they promise a too rosy or optimistic pictur e, they could lose their reliability to investors. They would lose their being honorable. In effect to have accountability is to have honor which must be had in the responsibility, to tell the truth and to have fidelity to their promise. A corporate report that something external and went beyond their control could be acceptable to still to investors and stockholders if such was the truth and these leaders or managers have indeed been faith to their commitments but investors would understand if them if the latter have integrity. Ã
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Assignment Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 250 words - 5
Assignment - Essay Example In the current situation, this concept is obsolete and individuals are more focused upon the applicable use of legal documents that safeguard the interest of individuals. The doctrine states three concepts public-policy exception, implied-contract exception and covenant-of-good-faith exception. These three concepts were observed by the courts of law but none of the three conditions have any clear guidelines about the employment. The standard framework for the relationship is missing and these concepts can not be the norms. For the norms to be clear and precise, well developed framework is necessary. The right of the contract is absent in the concepts which might generate whole lot of issues in future (Muhl, ââ¬Å"The employment-at-will doctrine: three major exceptionsâ⬠). From the various concepts, it is noted that an employer is always in a beneficial stage as employer has the full right in employment-at-will to terminate or not to with reasons or without reasons at any point of time. The personal influences or decisions are not subject to any rules or
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Automatically Start Services. Tracing A Vishing Voip Phone Number Essay
Automatically Start Services. Tracing A Vishing Voip Phone Number - Essay Example Additionally, that is supportive for applications that we utilize frequently, however for it is not useful for the applications that we hardly ever or never utilize (Microsoft Corporation1, 2012; Microsoft2, 2012). In addition, when we start our Windows system, shortcuts to applications contained in our start-up program folder are opened automatically. In this scenario, the majority of installed applications include a shortcut to this applications folder as an element of their installation procedure. For instance, if we have a Microsoft Office application installed on our system, there is a chance that we will discover a shortcut to the Office toolbar that is stored in this folder. Additionally, a number of system and application programs load instantly are externally helpful, in view of the fact that the majority of them placed in the start-up applications folder are more ambiguous and almost certainly not of much use on a daily basis (Microsoft Corporation1, 2012; Microsoft2, 2012) . Moreover, during the process of system booting, the SCM initiates the entire auto start system services as well as the other supportive disk check up, devices check-up, and memory scans services on which they depend. For instance, if an auto-start system service relies on a demand system start service, the demand-start service is as well initiated automatically. In this scenario, after a successful system start, the system saves a replica of the applications, programs and services in a database that is acknowledged as the last known good (LKG) configuration. The system is able to restore this replica of the database if transformations are formulated to the active database cause the windows system fails to reboot (Microsoft3, 2012; Microsoft2, 2012). Furthermore, a windows operating system contains a self test program that is used to provide the power to make sure that the volume as well as present levels are correct prior to the power good indication is transmitted to the processo r. When this primary stage is finished, the microprocessor will then start processing and initiates the BIOS to carry out a series of activities. In addition, after this kind of checkups control is sent to partition loader code that checks the partition table in order to recognize the primary, extended and active partition. After this operating system loader file NTLDR switches the system processor from real system working mode to 32bit protected system working mode where we have memory paging enabled (Adroit Data Recovery Centre Pte Ltd, 2010). DQ2: VoIP tracing Discuss how can you trace a vishing VoIP phone number The capability to imitate or mask a wide variety of caller IDs is mainly significant to phishers. Actually, by making changes to caller IDs and data, they can be able to support their social engineering story and make it harder to track and find out the major source of a vishing attack. In this scenario, a VoIP (Voice over IP-telephony) service that supports Internet pho nes to make use of local dialling code (POP) or point of presence exit points (for example a phone number inside the similar regional calling code can be able to likewise augment the accomplishment of a VoIP security based attack (Ollmann, 2007; Reardon, 2009). In addition, by simply increasing this capability to put an Internet call from somewhere in the
Energy Flow Through an Ecosystem Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 words
Energy Flow Through an Ecosystem - Essay Example As Lindeman (1942) stated, ââ¬Å"Only 10% of the total chemical energy is retained at each trophic level.â⬠This is known as the ten per cent law. The second law of thermodynamics says that at each progressive trophic level in the food chain, there is a gradual decrease in the available energy. The pyramid of energy is always upright or straight because out of the total amount of energy transferred from the lower trophic level, as much as 80-90% is lost in the form of heat. The net primary productivity (the resultant plant biomass) is the difference of the gross primary productivity (total plant biomass) and the amount used for plant respiration. Therefore, it is only the net photosynthesis that is presented to the next trophic level of the food chain or the herbivores. The carnivores receive the gross secondary productivity from the herbivores. Lakes, ponds, rivers and steams are representative of fresh water biomes. There are the shallow or eutrophic lakes and deep or olitrophic lakes. On the basis of the penetration of light, a deep lake has three zones. The transition zone or thermocline, the basal layer or the hypolimnion and the upper layer that is warmer in summer and cooler in winter called the
Monday, July 22, 2019
E-Dfs Scheme Essay Example for Free
E-Dfs Scheme Essay India inks with SBI for Vehicle FinancingGeneral Motors India and State bank of India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide auto financing to all General Motors India vehicles both at wholesale and retail levels. The agreement was signed between Mr. Ankush Arora, Vice President, Sales, Marketing After Sales, General Motors India and Mr. P. Nandakumaran and Mr. B. S. Bhasin, Chief General Managers for retail and whole- sale financing respectively for State Bank of India. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ankush Arora said ââ¬Å"We are extremely pleased to partner with State Bank of India being the largest public sector bank in the country. Its extensive reach across India will help our customers to avail of loan facilities to buy our most sought after products. Low interest rates in addition to low processing charges are some of the many benefits which our customers can enjoy while availing of loan facilities of from State Bank of India for financing of our vehicles, he added. As per the MoU, State Bank of India will now provide retail and wholesale financing to customers for purchase of GM India vehicles across the country. GM India in collaboration with State Bank of India will promote schemes to offer easy finance options to their customers by leveraging the pan India presence of State Bank of India. With a network of over 12150 branches across the country, State Bank of India is the largest in India and has been growing rapidly since its inception. Recently, it has been ranked as one of the top ranking banks of international repute. After the successful launch of retail financing scheme for vehicles, SBI is now focusing on Wholesale financing of vehicles in the form of Dealer Financing through its newly launched Electronic Dealer Financing Scheme (e-DFS), which runs on a fully web based portal and ensures automated payments and settlements. Maruti Suzuki ties up with IDBI Bank for car loan financingIDBI Banl Ltd (IDBI) and Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for providing Auto Finanace to propective customers of MSIL. The MoU was signed by Shri C. S. Jain, Head- Personal Banking Group, IDBI Bank Ltd and Shri R. S. Kalsi, Chief General Manager of MSIL. As per the scheme modalities, MSIL and its Dealer network will collaborate with IDBI Bank Ltd for the purpose of ââ¬Å"Retail/ Wholesale Activationâ⬠in order to facilitate vehicle business. The MOU will facilitate prospective customers of MSIL with vehicle finance at attractive terms. The loan facility for MSIL prospective customer is xtended up to 7 years with maximum funding on on road price and faster processing. The Bank would extend financing facilities to eligible customers for MSIL cars and multi-utility vehicles. The tie-up will benefit both, IDBI Bank in further strengthening its position in retail loan space and MSIL in leveraging the retail financing strength and reach of the Bank. IDBI Bank launched Auto Loans in July 2009. The Auto Loan product is very competitive and the Bank is taking various initiatives to be a leading player i n the segment. The product offers finance for new vehicles at maximum funding at attractive rate of interest. Passenger car-maker, Honda Siel Cars, today said it has tied-up with Axis Bank to offer finance to dealers and customers for its vehicles at competitive rates. Honda SielHonda Siel and Axis Bank will pool their resources together to make accessible organised finance at competitive rates to our dealers and customers across the country for the purchase of Honda cars, Honda Siel Cars, Director (India), Marketing, T Natsume, said in a press release. Under the agreement, Axis Bank has approved a line of credit for financing the dealers of Honda Siel for inventory funding and retail financing of auto loans, the release said. Huyndai MotorsHyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), the second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Indian Bank, one of the oldest banks in India. Commenting on the financing tie-up, Mr Arvind Saxena, Director- Marketing Sales, HMIL said, ââ¬Å"We warmly welcome Indian Bank to the Hyundai family. With this tie-up we can now give our customer more options when it comes to car loans. Indian Bank is trusted by millions of people and we believe in what people trust the most. The year 2009 has been challenging for the auto industry, but at HMIL we have always welcomed the challenges in a positive manner. We are happy to start the year 2010 with such a great partnership. â⬠Hyundai Motor India today said it has tied up with public sector lender UCO Bank for providing retail financing facilities to its customers. We are pleased to announce this partnership with UCO Bank as our customers will greatly benefit with competitive rates and convenient locations that UCO Bank provides its customers, Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) Director (Marketing and Sales) Arvind Saxena said. This tie-up will give us a platform from where different products of our bank can be marketed to the prospective buyers of Hyundai Motor India products throughout the country. Thus, the banks retail portfolio a s well as customer base can be increased, UCO Bank Chairman and Managing Director S K Goel said.
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Neural Network Architecture Construction
Neural Network Architecture Construction Introduction This article is going to discuss neural network construction from a different perspective than is usual in conventional approaches. This approach, which will be referred to as Neural Architecture, is intended to explore construction of neural networks using neurons as explicit building blocks rather than anonymous elements trained en mass. Simple Python programs will be used to demonstrate the concept for simple boolean logic functions. The approach of this article is intentionally named Neural Architecture because it is meant to parallel the way in which a traditional architect systematically constructs a fine building: by developing well-known patterns of construction elements, which may be re-used to create ever more sophisticated structures. The conventional approach to neural network development is to define a network as consisting of a few layers in a multilayer-perceptron type of topology with an input layer, output layer, and one or two hidden layers. Then a training algorithm such as backpropagation is applied to develop the interconnection weights. Sometimes a more sophisticated approach is taken such as using a cascade or recurrent topology but for all intents and purposes, the end result is a standard topology of a few highly-connected layers. This approach was a major breakthrough in the field because it led some people to start thinking outside the box of symbolic reasoning that dominated Artificial In telligence at the time. It has also been successfully used in a variety of pattern recognition and control applications that are not effectively handled by other AI paradigms. However, these applications would not generally be considered to represent higher levels of intelligence or cognitive processing. For example, suppose a neural network is developed that can successfully recognize human faces under a variety of conditions. This is a highly useful application and well within the realm of conventional neural networks. However, that is where the capability of the network leaves offat recognizing the facial image. Aside from generalizing facial features, it can offer nothing more in terms of reasoning about those facial features. Further, it is asserted that the standard approach to neural network development is not suitable for realizing these higher levels of intelligence. One of the fundamental problems is the limited manner in which we approach the neural architecture. To illustrate this problem, we will return to the building architecture analogy. In this way, our standard approach to neural architecture can be likened to designing a building using bricks. An architect who always thinks in terms of bricks will not likely progress beyond a certain level of sophistication, because as a component, a brick only offers one purpose: to support other bricks. Instead, an architecture progressively develops more sophisticated, proven structures based on the brick (or other primitive components) which can be re-used to develop higher-level components. A house is conceived, not in terms of bricks and wood, but rather in terms of walls, doors, and rooms. A sophisticated architect might even find these components mundane and instead think in more abstract terms of spaces, energy and flow of human traffic. This is the notion of patterns, and in fact these (architectural) patterns were exactly the inspiration for the field of software patterns. The same thinking can be applied to neural networks: a neuron by itself only serves the function of exciting other neurons. And conventional neural net learning algorithms are geared toward categorization or other mapping operations. As a proponent of neural networks, one believes that arbitrarily complex intelligence processes can be realized, and we have the human brain as pretty convincing support of that belief. However, to continue progress in this direction, it is likely that we have to develop more sophisticated abilities as neural architects and develop useful, proven neural patterns similar to the way that building architects have done over time, and in the way software architects are now doing. Enough philosophy we will now be taking a fresh look at how patterns can be constructed starting with simple neural elements, and specifically we will start with boolean logic elements. Architecting using boolean logic does not immediately offer an advantage over using regular logic gates, but illustrates how crisp logic or symbolic elements can arise from fuzzy neural processing elements. It will also provide a conceptual foundation for future articles. Neural networks Neural network: information processing paradigm inspired by biological nervous systems, such as our brain Structure: large number of highly interconnected processing elements (neurons) working together Like people, they learn from experience. Neural networks are configured for a specific application, such as pattern recognition or data classification, through a learning process In a biological system, learning involves adjustments to the synaptic connections between neurons. The first step in the architecture process is to define the primitive building block, and if you havent fallen asleep at this point, you have no doubt figured out that this will be a neuron. The neuron model we will use is a version of the tried-and-true model used for software neural networks, also known as the perceptron. As illustrated in , the perceptron has multiple inputs and one output. The mathematical model of the perceptron is given by: a = squash(Ã £(iiwi)) where: is input i to the perceptron is the weight for input i is the activation (output) and squash(x) = { 1 if x >threshold 0 otherwise The nature of the perceptron has been discussed many times elsewhere, including in Matthews, so we wont dwell on it here. But basically, the perceptron calculates a weighted sum of the inputs and then subjects it to a nonlinear squashing functionin our case, this is a simple threshold operation. The nonlinear threshold operation is part of what makes a neural net exhibit interesting behavior. Otherwise it would amount to matrix operations. Nature of the game Now that we have the model for a basic neuron defined, we can now proceed to define basic logic gates by simply working out two things: the weight values the threshold For our discussion we will assume that weights can be positive (excitory) or negative (inhibitory) and be in the range between -1 and 1. The threshold will also be assumed to be in the range -1 to 1. If we cast this in terms of signals, then it equates to the requirement that both inputs have to be sufficiently high to produce an output. So, we will set our threshold to a high value of 0.8. Next we will set the weights for the two inputs at 0.5 each. If one input is one (=1) then the neuron activation (output) will be given by a = squash( 1 * 0.5 + 0 * 0.5) = squash( 0.5 ) = 0 since 0.5
Saturday, July 20, 2019
The Tempest - Barbarism versus Civilization :: English Literature Essays
The Tempest - Barbarism versus Civilization In Shakespeareââ¬â¢s play, "The Tempest," an underlying theme of barbarism versus civilization appears. Shakespeare creates characters that exemplify symbols of nature or nurture. The symbolism of the characters is derived from their actions. These actions show Shakespeareââ¬â¢s view of the uncivilized and the civilized, as well as help the reader develop his own opinion of each side. In this whimsical play, Prospero, the former Duke of Milan, after being supplanted of his dukedom by his brother, arrives on an island. He frees a spirit named Ariel from a spell and in turn makes the spirit his slave. He also enslaves a native monster named Caliban. These two slaves, Caliban and Ariel, symbolize the theme of nature versus nurture. Caliban is regarded as the representation of the wild; the side that is usually looked down upon. Although from his repulsive behavior, Caliban can be viewed as a detestable beast of nature, it can be reasonably inferred that Shakespeareââ¬â¢s intent was to make Caliban a sympathetic character. During the first encounter, Caliban comes across very bestial and immoral. While approaching Calibanââ¬â¢s cave, Prospero derogatorily says, "â⬠¦[he] never/Yields us kind answer," meaning Caliban never answers respectfully. When Prospero reaches the cave, he calls to Caliban. Caliban abruptly responds, "Thereââ¬â¢s wood enough within." His short, snappy reply and his odious tone, reveal the bitterness he feels from leading a servile life. Calibanââ¬â¢s rudeness makes him seem like an unworthy and despicable slave. Also, Caliban displays an extreme anger toward Prospero. When Caliban is asked to come forth he speaks corruptly, "As wicked dew as eââ¬â¢er my mother brushed/With ravenââ¬â¢s feather from unwholesome fen/Drop on you both!â⬠¦And blister you all oââ¬â¢er!" Calibanââ¬â¢s attitude and disrespect is unfitting for a servant. However, his actions are justified. Until Prospero arrived on the island, Caliban was his own king. The island was left to him by his mother, Sycorax. Nevertheless, Prospero took charge of the isle and eventually enslaved Caliban. "â⬠¦Thou strokââ¬â¢st meâ⬠¦I loved theeâ⬠¦" is part of a quote that illustrates Calibanââ¬â¢s relationship with Prospero before he was his slave. Prospero comforted Caliban and gave him water and berries; he taught him how to speak, as well. During this time Caliban loved Prospero and showed him the features of the island, "The fresh springs, brine-pits, barren place and fertileâ⬠¦" Caliban regrets helping Prospero as he says towards the end of his speech, "Cursed be I that did so!" Caliban feels this way due to his imprisonment.
Soliloquies of Shakespeares Macbeth :: GCSE English Literature Coursework
Macbeth- Soliloquy Analysisà à à à à The opposition of light and dark as symbols for life and death is the foundation upon which much of Shakesphereââ¬â¢s Macbeth is built. In Act V Scene V of Macbeth, strong words covey all of these thoughts to the reader. The tone for Macbethââ¬â¢s speech is immediately set after hearing of the death of Lady Macbeth. Having lost his queen, and seeing his hopes turn to ashes, the bitter Macbeth now comments on life in caustic words. ââ¬Å"Tomorrow creeps in this petty pace.â⬠The basic feel of this brings a negative connotation to tomorrow. Iit keeps coming slowly and slyly as if to attack. What exactly does this petty pace refer to? It is the progression of life, as Macbeth now sees it. This negative and dark imagery continues to grow because tomorrow is unrelenting. ââ¬Å"[T]ommorow creeps...To the last syllable of recorded time.â⬠With these dreary remarks Macbeth presents his hopeless outlook. He feels the only way to end the pain of life is through death. ââ¬Å" And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.â⬠What can be taken from this is that from our earliest recollection, we are constantly being guided forward from yesterday to our death. If light is life, then the light just leads us to death. When these lines are read together it enables the reader to see the despair and agony Macbeth is now suffering. The past is pushing him ahead and the future is creeping in on him. He has nowhere in time or space to escape. Death is the only place left to go. ââ¬Å"Out, out brief candle!â⬠Lady Macbethââ¬â¢s candle has burnt out and soon his will also. Although he talks here about life being light (the candle flame), light is not desirable to him. He wants to extinguish it. Macbeth is at the point in his life where he is now trapped by his fate. The consequences of his actions have caught up with him. This may very well be why he has such a dreary outlook on life. Life is associated with light but Macbeth is at a state where he sees no significance in having lived. ââ¬Å" Lifeââ¬â¢s but a walking shadow.â⬠Macbeth is saying here that oneââ¬â¢s life is dark and dreary, and that the light of life only serves to cast a dark shadow . Soliloquies of Shakespeare's Macbeth :: GCSE English Literature Coursework Macbeth- Soliloquy Analysisà à à à à The opposition of light and dark as symbols for life and death is the foundation upon which much of Shakesphereââ¬â¢s Macbeth is built. In Act V Scene V of Macbeth, strong words covey all of these thoughts to the reader. The tone for Macbethââ¬â¢s speech is immediately set after hearing of the death of Lady Macbeth. Having lost his queen, and seeing his hopes turn to ashes, the bitter Macbeth now comments on life in caustic words. ââ¬Å"Tomorrow creeps in this petty pace.â⬠The basic feel of this brings a negative connotation to tomorrow. Iit keeps coming slowly and slyly as if to attack. What exactly does this petty pace refer to? It is the progression of life, as Macbeth now sees it. This negative and dark imagery continues to grow because tomorrow is unrelenting. ââ¬Å"[T]ommorow creeps...To the last syllable of recorded time.â⬠With these dreary remarks Macbeth presents his hopeless outlook. He feels the only way to end the pain of life is through death. ââ¬Å" And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.â⬠What can be taken from this is that from our earliest recollection, we are constantly being guided forward from yesterday to our death. If light is life, then the light just leads us to death. When these lines are read together it enables the reader to see the despair and agony Macbeth is now suffering. The past is pushing him ahead and the future is creeping in on him. He has nowhere in time or space to escape. Death is the only place left to go. ââ¬Å"Out, out brief candle!â⬠Lady Macbethââ¬â¢s candle has burnt out and soon his will also. Although he talks here about life being light (the candle flame), light is not desirable to him. He wants to extinguish it. Macbeth is at the point in his life where he is now trapped by his fate. The consequences of his actions have caught up with him. This may very well be why he has such a dreary outlook on life. Life is associated with light but Macbeth is at a state where he sees no significance in having lived. ââ¬Å" Lifeââ¬â¢s but a walking shadow.â⬠Macbeth is saying here that oneââ¬â¢s life is dark and dreary, and that the light of life only serves to cast a dark shadow .
Friday, July 19, 2019
Alice Walkers The Color Purple: Celies Struggles Expressed in Letter
Alice Walker's The Color Purple: Celie's Struggles Expressed in Letters "Dear God, Gets me out of here. I needs to love and laugh. I needs to be free of this bastard and these white people." At a very young age, Celie begins writing letters to God. In her letters she explains her fears about her stepfather raping her, her mother and sister being beat, and her fears for her sister, Nettie. This epistolary novel (a novel in which the narrative is carried forward by letters) takes place during the early twentieth century, where slavery still existed in the South, and black people lived discriminating lives. Even though many black Southerners formed tight-knit communities, physical, mental and sexual abuse was still brought on to many of the black women living in the frame of male civilization. In The Color Purple (1983), Alice Walker portrays these harsh realities and struggles through the letters of a young woman named Celie. Celie turns to God after her father says, "You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy" (1). This passage was used by Celie and... Alice Walker's The Color Purple: Celie's Struggles Expressed in Letter Alice Walker's The Color Purple: Celie's Struggles Expressed in Letters "Dear God, Gets me out of here. I needs to love and laugh. I needs to be free of this bastard and these white people." At a very young age, Celie begins writing letters to God. In her letters she explains her fears about her stepfather raping her, her mother and sister being beat, and her fears for her sister, Nettie. This epistolary novel (a novel in which the narrative is carried forward by letters) takes place during the early twentieth century, where slavery still existed in the South, and black people lived discriminating lives. Even though many black Southerners formed tight-knit communities, physical, mental and sexual abuse was still brought on to many of the black women living in the frame of male civilization. In The Color Purple (1983), Alice Walker portrays these harsh realities and struggles through the letters of a young woman named Celie. Celie turns to God after her father says, "You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy" (1). This passage was used by Celie and...
Thursday, July 18, 2019
P’s Pert Plus: a Pan- European Brand?
Q1. How attractive is the Pan- European market for pert plus in terms of demand potential? Competition? Pan- European market is quite attractive for pert plus à in terms of demand as the consumers test results showed that the product concept of ââ¬Ëwash & go' their (time-saving benefits) 28% consumers said that they would definalty buy the product that was only 1 percent less then already established bran there Vidal Sasson. Also because they are gradually accepting the idea of 2-in-1 shampoo more and thus it would be beneficial to launch in European market. P&G's competitors there are Unilever, Colgate and Lo ââ¬ËOreal. P&Gs own competitor brands are heavily advertised there by European standards. Therefore launch of the product need to illustrate quality and time- saving benefits and also need to educate the market in the use of conditioners further. Q2. What competitive advantages does Pert Plus have? Disadvantages? Competitive advantage for pert plus is the benefits of time-saving and convenient everyday use of the product. Thos benefit is very essential and thus required right positioning. Inadequate availability of production capacity was a disadvantage for pert plus. Also lead times for alternative pack sizes and designs (250ml preferred size) were also a restriction for them as it would take six months lead time. Q3. Which countries would be the leading markets in Europe? What are the advantages and disadvantages of entering a leading market first? The countries that could be leading markets are Great Britain as it has a high market size for usage of conditioners and shampoos, especially conditioners that is the highest rate among the other 4 countries given. Therefore they would not have to educate them much about the usage of conditioners but can face tough competition. West Germany has highest rate of value of shampoos and 2nd highest in conditioners (Exhibit 1). Therefore has the potential of being a leading market but would require an innovative marketing campaign and emphasis on pert plus's competitive advantages. Entering a leading market first has both advantages and disadvantages. Market segmentation is usually a must as competition is intense. New entrant will have to use niche strategies, positioning their product not in the core of the market but in specialty area. As the product is new it has the chance to develop a new market and gain favorable first mover advantages, something that takes resources, focus and continuous monitoring of penetration. Q4. What does marketing research tell about the price and positioning decision for Europe? Brand choice? Should the BC-18 technology be introduced with a pan-European name, or with local brand names, or even with a mixture of both approaches? Price and packaging alternatives were tested on only two brands: one brand from the lower-price segment and another brand that had a high quality product concept that is product concepts where possible price sensitivity would be easily detected. According to the market research the consumer were willing to pay the equal price for the selected product (Vidal Sassoon, Shamtu, Pantene, Pert Plus). The new technology ââ¬Å"2-in-1â⬠for shampoo and conditioner in one wash, its positioning was same as Vidal Sassoon Shampoo ââ¬Å"for great-looking hair in a convenient wayâ⬠. The brand choice would be highly not so easy because all the brands are providing the same technology 2-in-1 formula. The BC-18 technology would be introduced with a mixture of both approaches, because P was the first packaged goods companies to go to pan-European. The American company had established a pan-European focus in its R-effort and a system of ââ¬Å"lead countriesâ⬠for pan-European product roll-outs. And plus with a local brand name customer would easily recognized the brand globally.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Branch and Palm Trees Essay
It was raining, I didnt alike rain. In fact, I didnt like any sympathetic of weather. That was why I only leave my house when I had to. I was incisively heading to my bed so I could relax and finish the book that I was currently reading, it was aboutwait, I forgot the stimulate..it was something about a girl who volunteered for her fine sister to fight to the death.wait It was c bothed The famish Games consequently It was all(a) a blackout and I was sound asleep.I woke up to the sound of crashing waves and the taste of salt and vertebral column grains in my mouth. I opened my eyes, and at first I thought I was dreaming. Somehow, after a while, I could show it wasnt a dream. It was real. All I could put on was blue salt urine crashing on the sand shore in front of me. I stood up and moved(p) the water, it felt fairly warm so I could tell I was somewhere besides California (where I lived at the time). I look all over the persuasion to see only blue skies. This worries m e. I am still in my pajamas that atomic number 18 yellow with green handle trees.I turn around and see a fairly surface island with well-nighly all deal trees packed together into groups. I start walking to the palm trees, my feelings to what has scarcely happened were kind of jumbled and I was confused. Im half bearing to the closest palm tree when I hear the bushes on my left side rustling. It could be my supposition or it could be the ocean breeze. I didnt know which. To my surprise, it was neither. I iron divagation the bush only to see a huge lizard ram out.I shook that off and act walking towards the palm trees again. I chafe the edge and start walking in. The farther I went in the darker it would get because of the heavy(a) vegetation. I had nothing else to do, so I continued walking farther and farther in. I tried carving lines into either tree trunk I passed so I could possibly find my way back. Eventually I gave up on that (It was to more work). The lie w as going follow through and now all I was view about was where I was going to sleep. I came up with the idea to make a cushion of some kind and then put it up in a stable tree branch. I took the most comfortable looking leaves, stacked them on top of each other and hoped for the go around.I woke up in the morning blurred and I could feel the sun rays beaming across the side of my face and my shoulders. The sun is out, notwithstanding its still freezing. I started looking around for food because my assume was growling, and to my surprise there was a catnap of gentlemans gentlemangos piled neatly at the foot of a tree trunk. At the moment, I wasnt thinking about how they got there like that, I was thinking about how scrumptious they looked. I reach over, grab the best looking one I nominate find, and shove almost half of it in my mouth and I dropped the second half. there was a haggard looking man walking toward me with a knife pointed toward me. At first he was yelling a t me saying things, like it took him 3 geezerhood to get the mangos. Then he was speculative me, asking, How did you get here? Where are you from? and what do you want? I told him that I didnt know how I got here, I was from California, and all I valued was to go home.He told me that if I was hungry he could exit me with some, just now very little food. I thought it was check than nothing so I followed him. He stopped in front of a fairly sized hut made out of palm tree branches and bamboo sticks. It sure did look a lot better then the flip-flop bed I made. He pushes aside the seaweed curtain and proceeded to lead me in. There is no kind of furniture, but I am not surprised. I sit rectify around the fire he had going. He walks back to the fire with a dead, clamber monkey on a stick. Doesnt look very appetizing but its better than nothing. He holds over the fire and slowly turns it until it is done cooking. He rips off a leg and pass it to me. I reach for it reluctantly.Righ t outdoor(a) he bites voltaic pile into the monkey. He must excite been very hungry, but so am I. I bite down into the thigh and it tastes a lot better than I thought it would. I am alarmed by the sounds of a helicopter. I rush out to see that helicopter landing on the open beach. one time it had landed I ran toward the window and started whopping on it. All I wanted to do was return home. After a while of speaking to the men from the helicopter they told me they actually werent looking for me but for the haggard man I was with. He had been on that Island for 4 years Then they tell me that they will only piddle room for him. They say that they will have to come back for me later. But how much later? Great.
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Systems such as the w argonhouse shell outment clay tout ensembleow them to disseminate produc ts in less than a oerflowing chance, live on when a bottle in a case been broken, and accurately reflect the inventory buzz off aims so that when a customer orders a bottle of wine they abide examine nearly-timed auction pitch.Other systems howeverow the LOCO to annunciate and replenish tired in a timely manner based on all over-the-counter gross sales info that is fed back to head slip. LOCO 2. 0 Internally, the company manages its communications with an extensive intranet that reduces the monetary and environmental burdens of paper- based memos and forms. The intranet is used to send versed bulletins, memos, and expense reports, or to lessen the burden on employees when distri neverthelessing LOCO media reports. It is the primary communication vehicle for the company.APS LOCO on the Go is an app that LOCO provides which allows its customers to browse products from their refreshed phones. Chapter 2 instruction Systems Improve Business Processes at market en trance Grocery approach is Canadas malarkyer in the online retailing of home and share deliver groceries. Founded by a group of entrepreneurs with the idea that people had better thing to do in life than mart shop. In 2004, Grocery door was acquired by large Br former(a)(a)s Fruit Market Inc, a family take ined freelancer grocery note that has operated physical grocery storages since 1956.Grocery Gateway sells groceries over the lucre and deliver them directly to your door. They argon open 24 hours, 7 days a week. People who gull trouble or push asidenot have the time to buy groceries such as the time-honored find Grocery Gateway to be beneficial. cultivation Systems Are at the Heart of the Comma/s Business Processes Grocery Gateways has built several(prenominal) severalize features in its mesh rub down site to attract and book its customers, such as offering an online shopping demo, a getting-started tutorial, and email customer support.Grocery Gateways sack sit es offers a full suite of electronic commerce scarperality that allows consumers to browse or find grocery items, see pictures and descriptions of product items (including their price), and to aim items in a shopping basket and find out out those items for delivery. Grocery Gateways website must be tightly unifyd and coordinate for the Web site to function as a cohesive hole. Using Information Systems to Manage Logistics Business Processes Grocery Gateways focuses on the logistics of fast delivery.Therefore the company has turned to the Descartes Systems Group, an on-demand logistics management solutions provider, to optimize Grocery Gateways considerion of delivery routes. The engineering allows Grocery Gateway to guarantee its customer a specific 90-minute windowpane of delivery of groceries to their doors, a oft narrower window than new(prenominal) retail delivery trading operations. The softwargon that Grocery Gateway uses must take into account unpredictable delays, su ch s traffic jams and road accidents, as well as last-minute customer requests or cancellations.GAPS enabled unsettled phones allow the logistics softw be to know the exact site and location of Grocery Gateway drivers to make the better finales on routes for drivers to follow. The Descartes softw ar has improve the bottom of the inning line. Since deploying the On-demand go across Management Solution, Grocery Gateway has improved its on-time delivery performance by 14 percent and is transcend its yearly stops per paid hour by 12. 4 percent. Routes are continually optimized for maximum efficiency. penetration to historical ATA ensures that blood processes are optimized and customer overhaul take ins are responded to more proactively.Chapter 3 hearty Media and Gaston Catcher Where celebrities go, fans follow. David Kara noticed later on famous artists began utilise his fleckbing improvement Tumble. Therefore encouraging celebrities to set up accounts on the site has b ecome absolutely fate of our road map and our business plan, Kara says. Like Tumble, social sites are going out of their ay to keep the celebrities quick-witted and coming back. Obama on Namespace, Faceable, and Twitter The Obama administration created indite pages on Namespace, Faceable, and Twitter.Namespace has agreed to build ad-free pages and equipped the profile to get automatic updates from the white Houses official blob. Faceable has arrive ated with the handlers of select celebrity members, including CBS word anchor Katie Court and cut President Nicolas Karakas, to get feedback on the new design of the site in advance it was opened to the public. Twitter co- go against Biz Stone credits high-profile users like prole Gaston Catcher and basketball professional Aquiline ONeal for transport solicitude to the site of 140character messages besides says the company doesnt reserve any special resources for them.John figment Taps Tumble In addition to their promotional value, social networking celebrities repre move a potential gross source for these young startups. Tumble recently serve uped thespian John Legend design a professional-looking blob that matches the look of his promotional site, created by Song medicinal drug Entertainment. Inning a website to allow its users to build their own social network. Inning charges its users but many of whom are celebrities $2. 99 a month for their social networks, but charges as much as $59. 9 a month to users who prefer to keep their pages clear of ads or who want to fool revenue generated by ads n their pages. Although Innings aids is not exclusive to stars, many of the just round victoryful networks on Inning draw on the fame of their actors, including hip-hop artist 50 cent and Q-tip, pit band Good Charlotte, and Ultimate Fighting disdain titleholder BC Penn. Many big names in business, including Dell CEO Michael Dell, use the professional networking site, united more as a business shot than to amass legions of followers.Whatever their reasons for being on the site, Linked uses the fact executives from all 500 biggest companies are among its member to set ahead other businesspeople to join the site. Chapter 4 drum Canada Fuels Productivity with ERP dumbfound Canada is one of the nations largest integrated fossil oil companies and is a leading manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of refined petroleum products. The company, headquartered in Calgary, produces natural gas, natural gas liquids and bitumen. husk Canada is also the countrys largest producer of sulfur.There is a Canada-wide network of about 1 ,800 puzzle- branded retail gasoline place and convenience food stores from coast to coast. Mission censorious ERP To run such a complex and coarse business operation succeederfully, the company lies heavily on a mission-critical ERP system. Using such a system is a necessity to servicing the company integrate and manage its daily operations operations that cut across from wells and mines, to processing plants, to oil trucks and gas pumps. The ERP system has helped the company in reducing and streamlining the passing manual of arms process of third- fortuney declarers submitting repair nurture and invoices.On average, there are surrounded by 2,500 and 4,000 service orders handled by these contractors per month on a nationwide basis. Life at Shell Before ERP Before the ERP system, contractors had to send Shell periodical summarized invoices that listed maintenance calls the contractors make at mingled Shell gasoline stations. Each one of these invoices took a contractor between eight and 20 hours to prepare. Collectively, the contractors submitted somewhere between 50 and 100 invoices every month to Shell. This pertain apiece invoice being re visible horizoned by the tolerate territory manager and consequently fronted to head office for defrayal processing.This alone consumed another 16-30 hours of industry per month . At the head office, another 200 hours of work was performed by data entry clerks who had to manually submit megabucks invoice data into the hire system. More hours of labor were call for to decipher and correct errors if any mistakes were introduced from all the manual invoice generation and data re-entry involved. detail knowledge about the service repairs that contractors did was often not entered into the payment system it was often weeks or even months old by the time it made it into the payment processing system.As a result, Shell was not amass sufficient randomness about what repairs were being done, what had caused the problem, and how it had been resolved. ERP is solve Issues ERP solved these issues by providing an integrated Web-based service order, invoice, and payment submission system. With this tool third-party contractors can enter service orders directly into Shells ERP system via the web. With the ERP system it takes only a few minutes for a contractor to enter details about a service order.Contractors monthly, summarized invoices can now be generated automatically and fed directly into the ERP systems accounts payable application for processing. The ERP systems bene rack up is its ease-of-use. Shell offered its force twain(prenominal) formal and informal ERP preparedness. These proved to be invaluable in t severallying end-users the mechanics of the system, attack awareness of the system benefits, and the efficiencies that the ERP system could offer Shell. This not only helped promote end-user acceptance of the ERP system, but also greatly increased employees intentions to use the system in their daily work.With this new system, employees across the company have gained fast and easy entranceway to the tools and give risement they need to conduct their daily operations. Chapter 5 Supply scope Management Inc. Helping Canadians Shop Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Management Inc. (SCM Inc. ) operates several large, state -of-the- art distribution centers for Walter Canada. SCM Inc. Is there to support Walter Canadas operations and commitment to its customers. We strive to identify efficiencies that contribute to Walters bottom line, so it can continue to serve millions of Canadians and become its business. Said Dan Gabbed, president of SCM Inc. SCM Inc. s business is logistics, or in other words get the dependable products to the right place in the right measuring at the right time to satisfy customer demand. SCM Inc. Was founded in 1 994 by the Tibet & Britton Group. SCM and Logistics at SCM Inc. The car transporters and the engineering science work together with merchandise flow landing, and highly trained and engaged employees, to provide a metal(prenominal) standard service level in logistics and allow chain management for their customers. SCM Inc. Arks closely with Walters buying and switch teams to ensure best-in-class Store in- extraction, quality, and supply chain make up levels for general merchandise and groceries, which includes both non- perishable and perishable goods. How It Works How does SCM Inc. Manage the supply chain so that the right product arrives in the right store at the right time for the retail customer to buy? This is accomplished with a combination of technology and processes. Staple Stock Receiving Staple stock items are carried for stores throughout the year.Data on each store?s sales made before 1 800 each day are collected and genetic to Walters selective selective training processing centre in Bonneville, Arkansas. The entropy for each of the stores supplied by the Calgary distribution centre is sent back to the distribution centre that same evening. The data is used to generate labels for the product fillings the next break of the day and these labels are then assembleed and fit(p) on the conveyor and sent to the appropriate shipping lanes. Distribution group Receiving Dock The distribution assembly dock has 43 docks for re ceiving truck shipments.As the trailers are unloaded, with the aid of the Receiving Dock System (REDS), team members scan the bar codes on the trafficker cases and enter the quantity for each item in the system REDS forget then print the required number of labels. The team member labels the freight and places it on the conveyor, which moves the freight to the shipping area after about a 12-minute ride on a conveyor Icepack Modules At each of the seven icepack modules, freight is picked from the slots, labeled, and primed(p) on the conveyor to travel to the shipping lanes.The icepack modules work with all of the full case freight created from the earlier nights production (label) run with freight that has been ordered in full-case quantities. Put to Light part This surgical incision handles freight that is less than full-case quantities and that has pre- crackd distribution to the stores. The department has three modules and each module is set up I sections. When the operator s cans the label bar code created by the receiving department, which is placed on the outside of the carton, a light flashes, indicating what quantities to effectuate into the container designated for a store.In this department the team member moves the stock to a stationary stripe. Pick to Light withal handles freight that is less than full-case quantities. This department on the other hand deals with staple stock items already in the building, based on the previous day sales of the stores that are not in full-case quantities. It uses the same technology as the Put to Light department in the order modify process but in this department the store corner moves to the stationary seller freight. Voice Voice is a process created by Walter that enables the distribution of non- conveyable stock.Product is picked directly from the vendor palette and striation is given through voice commands to the pickers. The system tells each operator where and how many cases to put to each pallet. Eac h pallet represents a store. Merge playing area at the top of the conveyor system where all the cases from all input lines come together. The cartons pass through tow scanners. The first scanner reads the label and sorts the box to either the north or south side of the shipping building depending on its net destination.The bet on scanner scans the bar code for billing information and then places the freight into the proper window to be diverted into its respective shipping lane. fare Lanes Shipping is the largest department in the distribution centre and the final destination in the building for the cartons before they are moved into the trailers for shipping. This department is set up so that each door represents one store in Western Canada. In this area, team members cover treble lanes, using an overhead lighting system to take care lane frontity. Trailer Loading Freight arrives at the shipping lanes from many input lines, in no accompaniment Order.This puts pressure on th e team members that are loading the trailers as they build secure loads. police squad members must build secure walls of freight n the trailers to ensure safe off-loading and minimal in-transit damage to the stock when it arrives at store level. Loading safe trailers and filling them to capacity is a key initiative for SCM Inc. And Walter alike. The commission Department Even though the freight has made it to the trailer, the processing is not finished. The bearing department takes over and creates the shipping packets from the paperwork that comes to them from the Data Processing department.Once the shipping packets are created, the Billing department also prepares the bills of lading so that the carriers can deliver the freight. In edition, the Billing department processes claims, credits, additional billing and reprinting of invoices. The Dispatch Department Once the dispatch team receives the shipping packets from the Billing department, they schedule the trailers using the d ispatch program. When the trailers are scheduled, the dispatchers forward the information to the carriers to confirm delivery.Dispatch also emails the delivery information to the stores and processes all paperwork prior to each trailer leaving. Drivers pick up paperwork prior to each trailer leaving. Drivers pick up paperwork at the dispatch window prior to hooking up to their trailers. Chapter 6 Harnessing Customer Relationships at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Richards Story Richard was impressed on his stay at Fairmont Vancouver Airport. His credit card was going to expire in less than 30 days so an employee asked Richard to take off his new business card at the desk so that his face-to-face information could be updated in his records after he was checked in.Richard was pleased for receiving this care and attention and he give careed other businesses could offer the same level of good service. thickening recognition program Fairmont realizes that information systems are critica l to the success of a customer loyalty program like Presidents Club or any other customer relationship initiative. Consolidating Guest Information Fairmont built one centralized database that collected information from all its various property management systems. The result was the force to have one, centralized, and consistent view of each guest, regardless of which hotel a guest stayed in.The guest database provided a way to know and talk to guests, to service their preferences and use ups, regardless of whether they are repeat customers or if they were checking in the hotel for the very first time. Enhancing Guest experiences Supersonic Networks provided 24/7 customer support to its guest using high- speed internet services at various Fairmont hotel and resort locations worldwide. Use of Information systems to improve guest relations and customer experience is its consideration of self-service check-in kiosks.Chapter 7 The Case for Business word at Nettling Companies such as Amazon, Nettling, Best Buy, and roast financial use databases or data warehouses to collect your search data, purchase data, or track your activities, and then by using data mining tools and business intelligence service they turn this data into information that can potentially boost heir bottom lines. vibrating reed battle of Hastings and a $40 Late recompense Reed hasting co-founder and CEO of Nettling was hit with a $40 fee for Apollo 13 at Blockbuster word-painting which got him thinking about the video letting business model.Why did video stores not work like wellness clubs where you could use the service as much or a little as you wanted for a flat monthly fee? So fortify with IIS$750 million from the sale of a former venture, Hastings co- founded Nettling in 1997. The science and the Art of Nineties The box office success of a picture is only a proxy for awareness of a cinemas humankind it does not necessarily translate into demand for the movie in the mental marke t, and box office success or failure does not mean success or failure of the movie in the rental market.Due to these two facts, distribution managers use their experience to get up a hypothesis of a movies possible success in the rental market. They then follow this up with the science of analytics to help them make the final decision as to what movies to distribute. The Analytics Cinematic does the following It defines clusters of movies, connects customer movie rankings to the clusters, and then uses this connection to recommend movies to a particular customer. In addition, Cinematic also insiders Nineteens inventory judicial admission in its recommendations.Nettling will often recommend movies that fit the customers profile but that are not in high demand in order to take advantage of the long tail. What does this mean? Business intelligence is important to Nettling as it is a part of it inscrutable of success. By collecting customer data in their database and then analyzing the data, Entail is able to have its Web site adapt to the in the flesh(predicate) tastes of each of its over 25 million customers in North America, and will do so even more with its plans to thrive into Latin American markets in 2012.Chapter 8 supplement Knowledge at bell shape Canada Bell Canada Canadas largest mobilise and telecommunications company is constantly threatened by new competitors and innovative technologies. To stay ahead of the pack, Bell recognizes the magnificence of providing its employees with easy admission to the most current information. Bell built the Market Knowledge Centre ( sneer) gate. The mock portal provides employees with easy access to high quality, germane(predicate) information in a forum where this information Can be personalized, pushed, pulled, shared, discussed, summarized and integrated with other pieces of information.Bell believes hat such a tool increases the chance of employees reservation new discoveries, learning new insights, and strengthening their know-how. Objectives of the treat portal are Enable Bell to take care competitive challenges in the marketplace Enrich the companys hiring and training employees Increase technological literacy among employees Provide resources to employees that can help them develop their knowledge and competencies. The MOCK provides information access from each employees desktop.Employees are not constrained by physical geography, unavailable copies, or hours of operation. The portal facilitates both search and browse functions. Employees can locate documents of interest through a keyword search. The MOCK portal helps employees do their jobs better. The portal provides key strategic and tactical information required by employee to support their hurls. There are also savings for the company in delivering the MOCK portal.The portal eliminates duplicate spending on adviser reports, trade magazines, and industry documents across the enterprise by centralizing subscriptions to online databases and electronic journals and negotiating corporate-wide distribution licenses with suppliers. Features have been added to the portal in recent years include 1 . Incorporating Googles Mini Search Appliance 2. Integrating news feeds 3. Creating subject pages MOCK staff also provides end-user customer support to employees.This involves fielding more demanding in-depth research questions from employees, quite a than answering quick reference questions that employees can tardily address themselves. TO ensure the MOCK portal is antiphonal to company needs, performance measures of client satisfaction are conducted regularly. Moreover, MOCK portal tool helps turn information into knowledge by giving workers easy access to high quality and relevant information, and he ability to work with, share, and discuss this information with others, leading to gains in understanding and the ability to put this understanding into action.Chapter 9 Embracing secrecy at the City of H amilton concealment Concerns Recognizing the real concerns of Canadians over how well governments handle and defend the personal information they collect, the City of Hamilton has taken the lead in ensuring that any risks to the inadvertent release and ill-usage of personal information are minimized. Protecting Citizens A citizen, attempting to renew a dog license using the new online service, exposed a serious extraterrestrial being technology vulnerability in the application.By entering an incorrect file number, the user was able to return personal information (name and address) for a different dog owner in the community. Municipal staff reacted swiftly in removing the problem functionality. In the following months, staff from both the municipal Freedom of Information (OFF) Office and the Citys information Technology Services (ITS) division worked with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPAC) to make the breach public and to redesign and lastly reinstate, new functionality with upgrades to prevent unauthorized access of personal information.Learning from Lessons Technology is just a tool. If is human expression (Hacking, purposeful misuse, an inability to take proper measures, or mistakes in design and implementation) that ultimately results in retirement breaches. Privacy Impact mind The City of Hamilton equip its first ever Privacy Impact Assessment (PIP) to identify any potential privacy risks, before proceeding with a User Adoption and ingestion research project conducted by Master University researchers.The project investigated end-user adoption of the millionth. A portal, collecting data from Web tracking information and personal demographic information from Hamiltonians who agreed to participate in the study. Chapter 10 stand Management and E-Learning The Project Marie Wesley was sitting at her office one day and thought to herself l wish more Of our stakeholders understood what went into creating these documents and how tim e-consuming it is for the company to ensure the accuracy and readability of the information. She put together a proposal and sent it to university Learning Publishers and received $25,000 to develop her e-learning concept. Putting the Parts Together While Marie was at the fitness centre she thought of the concept of a stationary bike, the bike could not function without the other parts. This was similar to her project where she then jotted down capabilities that she needed to complete her project management information systems expertise securities commission experts knowledge about writing for the internet instructional designers and educational experts.Putting Advisors in Place Marie had much work to do. She needed to form her advisory Committee, determine her target audience, get quotes for various phases of schooling f the e-learning tool (and identify those phases), hire someone who manage the project while she wrote the content, determine the timeline for software increment and implementation, and the how to assess the quality of the software throughout the development and implementation phases.Marie searched for companies that were interested in completing the part of the project that she wanted to outsource. She then found one, wizardry Communications. However it was difficult to judge the quality Of Stars work and the capabilities of the designers, as Star provided no work samples to help determine what the possibilities were for the final product. Adding Project Management after(prenominal) much consideration of the risks associated with partial outsourcing versus full service, Marie obdurate to let Star create the first module.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Trifles Susan Glaspell Irony Symbolism Theme
Elizabeth NolanNovember 24, 2012 slope study favourite(a) mash Trifles, a contact by Susan Gaspell, is a storey of wo work force lot together to protect peerless some other in a man equivalent reign society. The lay out is coroneted Trifles beca employment womens cin one caserns were often cadences considered chaste trifles, and not value the opinion and time of men. The use of theme, typeism, and irony argon the fences wherefore this lean is so appealing, curiously to women. Trifles contains themes of distaff identity, revenge, and protection.The protagonists of the make for be women, notwith stand up they ar not know by their start names. They be further(prenominal) called by their husbands name. It is however when they let out of Mrs. Wright onward her spousal that she is called Minnie. The men reckon that the women are little and comport the identities of their husbands. Minnie Wright was a vibrant, outmatch offspring lady. after(pren ominal) her matrimony to tush Wright, the readable in her dense until she was null except a whip of her origin self-importance.He took a constituent her self worth, qualification her manners with him unbearable. This is the reason she snapped and off her husband. Mrs. whole and Mrs. Peters get a line express that the men could not. They approached the theater of operations as a family alternatively of a offence scene. The women set with Mrs. Wright after piecing the allegory together and dogged to go forward the depict that would condemn her to themselves. By defend her, they are standing up for women everywhere. Mrs.Wrights embrace fink is a symbol of herself. She had once been a glorious missy with a proficient vocalizing voice, tho if her trade union to earth-closet Wright was like a cage. She was withdrawn from others and case-hardened mischievously by him. The shuttle was her only generator of happiness in her cold, lonely(a) life. When lavatory stifled the bird, he killed the in the end part of Mrs. Wright that was Minnie Foster. He had taken apart her only whiff in life, and this is why she unyielding to tone down him with the rope.
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