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Richard Rodriguez has become one of the most controversial figures of study today. In his writing, “The Achievement of Desire” Rodriguez gives a narration of his life while recounting the reasons and the ways in which he educated himself. Notably, he is not the only author who narrates about his life. Malcolm X also wrote a narrative about his experiences. However, it is necessary to note that Rodriguez’s writing as well as the work by Malcolm X is very intimate. However, Rodriguez’s writing is more efficient as the author uses winning writing strategies. Thus, this essay aims to argue that Richard Rodriguez is a more effective writer by considering issues of word choice and writing style. Rodriguez gives a narration of the path of his educational career in his writing. The author uses emotional appeal to incorporate writing styles such as first person narration, comparison and contrast, and evidence: aspects of writing with style that makes his revelations fascinating, thus an excellent writer (Vonnegut 27). Having laid down the fact that he was a scholarship boy, Rodriguez, in a strategic manner, makes use of the first person narration technique to underline his inner struggles as a scholarship boy. He plays his own informant by using his voice to narrate what he went through, “I intended to hurt my mother and father. I was still angry at them” (Rodriguez 601). Additionally, by using his own voice, he makes the story even more original. Malcolm X also uses first person narration. His writing is intimate as he reveals his emotions and ideas, “I became increasingly frustrated at not being able to express what I wanted to convey in letters that I wrote” (Malcolm X 78). The author highlights the time he spent in jail. Of course, such kind of experience makes the reader sympathise the writer. With the help of the first person narration, the author achieves a very special effect. He shares his emotions and he does not alienate himself from the events he is revealing. Of course, this is one of the most effective writing techniques. It is possible to note that Malcolm X manages to write a more appealing paper. Thus, Rodriguez simply narrates about his experiences. However, Malcolm X addresses the reader, “As you can imagine, especially in prison… an inmate was smiled upon” (80). It seems that Malcolm X is simply having a friendly and even frank conversation. This is a very strong writing technique. It is possible to note that Rodriguez’s writing lacks this technique. However, Rodriguez’s writing has features that make his writing more effective than that of Malcolm X. Thus, a common writing strategy that Rodriguez employs in his essay is comparison and contrast. The author u
Charlotte Davies’ virtual environment Osmose (1995) has attracted the enormous attention of international society of media art creators. Though the project has been exhibited only a few times, its uniqueness made it famous across the globe and brought popularity to its author widely recognized as the leader in creating virtual reality artworks. Char Davies has managed to employ the most important features of digital media in Osmose and created a virtual environment that can help people to experience the state of altering consciousness by using appropriate technologies and design. Osmose is an immersive virtual environment characterized by “technically advanced and visually impressive” simulation of natural spaces (Grau, 2003, p. 93). The environment is designed to make the user submerge into the virtual world where the person is solitary and surrounded by the unusual space that resembles doom and transparent natural scenes (Davies, 2014). One of the unique features of Osmose is that the user controls the environment with the help of breathing and balancing. While virtual environments using a joystick or a wand tend to promote “distanced and disembodied stance towards the world”, the user interface employed in Osmose is based on breathing in to rise, out to fall and reaching forward to change direction and helps the person to relax and experience a complete submersion into a virtual world. The passages between different scenarios inside the environment are smooth and fluid, as the shift happens when one image gradually fades, and another one evolves. The design of Osmose lets the users experience being in another world and feeling like this virtual reality is completely real. Char Davies’ creation appears to be very powerful and have huge psychologically transformative potential, as many participants reported that the environment of Osmose promoted the changing of perceptual sensibilities (Davies, 2001, p. 297). Osmose helps to experience an altering state of consciousness and encourages the user to reconsider the nature of being. Osmose perfectly fits digital media’s distinguishing qualities. The environment presents an example of integration – combining artistic forms and technology. Such integration helps Osmose to achieve a highly impressive effect. The combination of advanced technology contributing to the immersive effect of Osmose and appropriate images and music contributing to the unique atmosphere of the environment creates a powerful effect and leaves a remarkable impression on the user. Interactivity is also the quality of digital media efficaciously used by Char Davies. In the environment of Osmose , the participant is not a passive witness of events. Instead, the user is involved in the process of controlling the environment, as the direction of its exploration depends on his/her desires expressed by breath and position. Osmose leaves the impression of a dialogue between the user an
Introduction According to a report issued by Equality and Human Rights commission in London, most of the financial institutions have been found to be dominated by cases of gender discrimination when it comes to promotion and job assignment. Women in financial institutions have been found to remain in the same position for years despite them being productive. This has hampered their growth career-wise (Alvesson & Billing 1998, pp. 73-103). Kiboko Bank is one of the banks in London that have also been found to suffer from this problem. Despite it not being mentioned by the commission as one of the affected banks, female staff in the bank have complained of being discriminated against. Some have complained of sexual harassment by their male counterparts while others even lose their jobs when they become pregnant. There have been cases where women have been denied permission to look after their sick members of the family while men have been freely allowed to do so. In addition, women working in Kiboko bank have complained of not being paid equally with men they are working in the same position with. In bid to ensure that this issue does not go out of hand, Ms Mukebe; the only woman in the bank’s board of directors, has appointed me as the ethics manager to come up with the most viable measures to implement to help the bank. This report aims at giving some of the measures to be implemented in the bank to eliminate cases of gender discrimination. According to Baker (2002, pp. 113-134), it has been revealed that the rate of gender discrimination in the country has significantly gone high. This is relative to the level it was at before the economic recession experienced recently. Most of the institutions have been found to request their recruiting team not to hire expectant women or women who have reached the age of giving birth. Baker also claimed that rate of women losing their jobs during the recession was also higher than that of men. It is with this respect that gender discrimination issues in all organizations need to be addressed with immediate effect. Measures to be taken in addressing the issue In fighting gender discrimination at workplaces, business organizations as well as bodies responsible of ensuring that there is equitable treatment of all employees such as International Labor Organization (ILO), have come up with different measures. Some of the ethical management tools being used to avoid cases of gender discrimination at workplaces include ensuring that they have availed policies that foster equal income and employment opportunities for all regardless of their gender (Bradley 1999, p. 64). This has helped in eliminating cases of women being denied promotion opportunities at workplaces. Organizations have also come up with regulations that promote the rights of all
Real estate management involves the operational control and responsibility bestowed in an organization or an individual person over some given assets. A real estate manager needs to apply science, pseudoscience and ideology of the day to day operations so as to achieve their desired goals. Successful real estate managers require epistemological knowledge relevant to the estate in order to execute their mandate as well as responsibilities successfully. Epistemology is concerned with the nature, sources and limits of knowledge about a particular field. The managers need to understand the link between empirical, rhetoric and social constructivism in order to be successful. Pseudoscience is usually the rhetorical part of management where the managers depend on their guts to make decisions. The nature of pseudoscience is untested and is a limited way of gaging things, although it is very important in real estate valuation and development and also when buying new estates on the market (Kvanvig 2008). Social constructionism applies ideologies that are as a result of the society. It requires the real estate manager to jointly adhere to the social setting of a given society in order to achieve effective communication. Thus, it implies that one will not communicate elaborately with a given group of people without prior knowledge of their social environment. The ideology also relates to the laws of the state the real estate manager intends to have their property, the manager should at all times ensure they understand the state and county laws that directly affect the real estate business. Real estate managers apply the concept of ideology to deal directly with tenants who belong to a certain social class and before entering into managerial contracts, real estate managers are required to understand the social setting of the location of the property to be managed. This will adequately prepare the managers on the kind of clients to expect. Prior knowledge of expected tenants will subsequently help the real estate managers prepare on the best communication methodology to employ in dealing with the same tenants. Thus, it is important for real estate managers to carry out a thorough scrutiny and assessment of the social setting before finally agreeing to take over as managers of the property in discussion. Managers who plunge into estate management without prior knowledge end up in constant wrangles with tenants. Sometimes the worst scenario may occur; no tenants at all. Science is often considered a recipe for finding the ‘truth’ about some the issue of real estate management is a business vent
Introduction Today, teenagers desire to be the most up-to-date customers and as such are the prime focus of the colossal retail and the marketing industries. Competition in business has never been as cut-throat as it is now and with the teens playing a major role in spending, the facts of teen marketing get scarier with the marketing industry’s “never-ending quest to capture the $100 billion teen market, one in which ‘even those with the best intentions get caught in the downward spiral of sex and violence’…” (Barbara D.Philips, ‘The Wall Street Journal’) Main text Traditionally teen psychology has been subject, difficult to comprehend by most people specifically by the marketers. But his does not discourage the “merchants of cool: creators and sellers” from doing their job. On the contrary, newer means and techniques are devised to get an insight of what the teens consider being “cool”, banking on which, they design the new product or look, which is then released into the teen media market. The design could be just about anything under the roof, a look, an attitude, a behavior, apparel, make-up, songs, dance, a movement….. just about anything. The basic idea is to create something novel, something that is a “trendsetter”, so that there are ardent followers. The “midriff”, is an example of such a trendsetting character inclined towards female teen populace, and additionally has a male equivalent, the “mook”, who is essentially portrayed as an immature, ill-mannered teenager who is absolutely unsophisticated, hates women and is extremely irate. “The Merchant of Cool’ explains the vicious cycle of the process of observation of teen behavior, remodeling by the media and its consequent portrayal and display thereby generating powerful statements, for example, the “midriff” as “your sexuality is your best asset” to the female younger generation. In the Britney Spears video, where she undresses herself, basically catering to t
Introduction Terrorism is a methodical use of terror, particularly, as a method of compulsion. No unanimously approved, lawfully binding, criminal laws of the explanation of terrorism exist at present. Terrorism is commonly defined according to the violent actions done with the intention of creating fear/terror. These are committed for religious reasons, political causes, deliberately or in disregard of the protection of civilians. Today terrorism takes different shapes, and it is important to note that not all forms of terrorism are identical, as there are noteworthy disparities between two basic types of terrorist acts, which are religious and secular terrorism. In this paper, we will compare religious and secular terrorism from the perspective of their origins, aims and manifestations. We will also try to outline the border between religion and religious terrorism and analyze secular motives in religious terrorism. Despite the names of two kinds of terrorism draw a neat border between them, we will see that these two terrorism types have much in common and that these names can be considered somewhat generalizing. Religious Terrorism: Essence and Justification “Religious terrorism is terrorism by those whose motivations and aims have a predominant religious character or influence” (Stern, 2003). Religious terrorists find inspiration and justification for their actions in religious scriptures; committing terrorist acts is seen by them as their duty to God, and the acts themselves are viewed as the way to execute the God’s will (Al-Khattar, p.5). Most of the religiously convicted individuals who indulge themselves in acts of terrorism are always eager to attain a specific desired task. Religious terrorism attacks have been boosted to some extent as a result of technological advancement. Religious terrorism can be articulated in two ways. The first one is where violence from politics through terrorism is applied in solving of religious problems. Whenever political pressure becomes more dominant, it normally causes a change towards the religious performances. The second form is where religious resolutions are applied towards politically related problems. These practices are total efforts for justification of terrorism. The activities are also performed for attraction and motivation of terrorists all way through religious expressions. A big share of terrorist acts committed in the World is associated with Islam; however, there is ground to state that the religious terrorist acts in the world are conducted by followers of different religions. For example, in 1982, suicidal bombings related to
TV violence has been blamed for the increasing crime levels and child aggression for the longest time. Most of the proponents of that theory state that by witnessing a certain behavior in fiction people become more prone to repeating it in real life. They use the examples of the maniacs who have been found to enjoy violent movies and video games. However, that line of thought is heavily flawed. First of all, while the research does find a correlation between TV violence and aggressiveness in adolescents, it is important to remember that correlation does not equal causation. As the recent studies conducted in Kuwait have shown, parental mediation is an important factor determining how much the children are affected by violent TV programs. Parents who controlled TV consumption made it considerably less likely that their kids will be engaged in deviant behaviors in the future. That means that simply showing violence does not necessarily harm children – the lack of parental attention does. Secondly, an often overlooked fact with deviant behavior in fiction is that it attracts real-life deviants. It is incorrect to use the examples of the school shooting maniacs in this argument since it is very likely their own mental state has led them to seek media with high levels of violence. When arguing about the negative effects of TV on society, it is important to remember that most scientific research only sh
Introduction The US Constitution is an integration of initiatives emanating from diverse sources. Thus, it is the synergistic endeavor from indigenous persons, and settlers, who were intolerant towards afflictions, but accommodative towards principles that were mutually binding. The Constitution is a superlative US decree since it offers the basis for administration. It is crucial to note that Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson constitute three grand minds that drew the agreement (Leebrick, 2002). Consequently, Gouverneur Morris set the entire convention’s declarations and verdicts into final form. Nevertheless, it was the cooperative effort of delegates from the thirteen protectorates that enhanced success. The designers separated the government into legislative, judicial, as well as executive, which is the presidential wing. Reasons for Government Division The ancestors ensured harmony within the administration by creating three arms of the government, legislative, judicial, and executive. The chief reason was to ensure regulations, since the diverse branches have the power to check one another. Ideally, each branch has specified quantity of checks it can use to tame other branches from overstepping. For instance, the president can veto legislation; on the other hand, the Supreme Court may pronounce acts congress unconstitutional. Moreover, the senate must approve treaties, as well as presidential selections. This ensures equilibrium in management of the country affairs, where none is on the top, but operating on the same plane (Patterson, 2008). Even though, autonomous governments were present, the ancestors wanted a unique government from others. This prompted them to use the proposal of constitutionalism and federalism, which allows states to administer themselves; however, the nationwide government, has the power to rule both states and national divisions. Another reason that led to the division of the government was to restore the liberties of the people. This prompted them to use the values articulated by the philosophers like Hobbes and Locke. Some of their philosophical ideas outlines that citizens should give up some privileges or ideologies to guarantee fortification of a solitary leader of a state. Locke added that the idea warrants every person his/her absolute rights. Furthermore, governing people grant them societal contracts thus safeguarding their total civil liberties. The ancestors thus deemed that structuring a government found on the division of authorities, as well as checks and balances, was the only way of ensuring civil liberty. They then separated the government into trio, legislative, presidential, and judicial to thwart a solitary authority from taking the ruling. Magna Carta and Mayflower Compact form another basis for the division of the government. The Magna is an ancient charter outlining that it is impractical for the king to execute beyond the law. It further empowers the populace to petition to such rules if they go beyond the law. Then again, the Mayflower Compact became the primary, overriding manuscript of the Plymouth protectorate that granted settlers the liberties to s
Introduction Marketing of any product is essential for it to gain fame in the market. It can be described as the process through which firms show out their products to the people in order for them to buy their products. Products that are not advertised to the people stay a for a long period of time and may even end up expiring. Marketing therefore can also be described as the process of trying to put sense to the consumers about the value of the product. It may also be in term of the services that are offered. It usually aims at knowing the customers needs and doing best to achieve customer satisfaction. These are usually done by the exchange products in the market that helps a firm to create a long term relationship with its consumers. It also entails the concept of consumer positioning. Customers are positioned according to their needs and wants. These makes it easier for an organization to produce what the customers wants. A firm must also have a distribution channel for the goods and services to be sold with ease. The distribution channel ensures that the services offered and the goods sold are availed to the customers at their comfort zones. The channels also act as intermediaries between the consumers of the products and the producers. The agents can mix the products for them to make the work easier. The most essential thing in the distribution channel is the product. It is usually considered as an element of the marketing mix. If the customers are not satisfied with the products, then it is the intermediary who reports these back to the organization. The product that is produced by a firm needs to be attractive for it to sell in the market. In the distribution channels, there are many conflicts that arise as a result of the intermediaries. These may be as a result of jealousness or one intermediary feels he / she is more superior to the others. The conflict may make the distributors not to achieve the objectives of the organization thereby leading to the failure of the firm. The brand of a product speaks a lot about the product. An attractive brand name will attract the consumers to use the products. The PepsiCo is a firm that mostly deals in the processing and the distribution of juices and snacks. This research is about the PepsiCo and the overall organization structure. The study was based on both primary data and secon