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Introduction The fast-laning phenomenon is gaining momentum in the world, especially in the US, where the online platform and mobile applications have improved the convenience of customers in the process of buying goods and services. Currently, most customers are time-starved; thus, the need for fast-landing (Duryee par. 5). This reflective treatise presents evidence that demonstrates why people are busy and are demanding convenience through the four reasons why they are time-starved. Besides, the treatise identifies other triggers of the fast-lane phenomenon. Why people are time-starved There are several reasons why customers are time-starved. The first reason is the busy work schedule each day, which limits the time that customers have to go to stores and queue for services (Stephens par. 3). The long working hours can be attributed to the fixed schedule at work and frequent overtimes in the formal and informal sectors. As a result, the customer remains with very little time on their hand to visit a store and make queues for their favorite brands. As indicated in the Progressive Grocer article, the stop and shop survey indicated that at least 40% of customers are time-starved and would prefer quick-fix meals to make up for the busy schedule (Progressive Grocer par. 4). The second reason why customers are time-starved is the busy modern lifestyle with many homes, education, and health activities competing for the 24 hours that a customer has in a day. In most cases, the time-starved customers have competing needs that must be addressed in a day to ensure that there is nothing left unattended. For instance, a single mother may have to take the children to school, clean the house, cook, and do other chores in a single day. In the end, she may have very little time to visit busy stores to acquire her favorite brands. According to Willson (2007), 47% of customers in Canada find it difficult to be in long queues due to excessive commitment to addressing other needs (Willson par. 5). The third reason why customers are time-starved is the busy education schedule, especially for college students who have to attend several classes in a day and still create time to visit busy stores that sell their favorite brands. For instance, college students would prefer placing orders in advance at fast food stores to waiting at the store for almost 20 minutes to get their order processed. Willson (2007) indicates that the busy schedule has made 38% of customers prefer automated services to guarantee convenience (Willson par. 9). The last reason why customers are time-starved is the busy celebrity lifestyle, especially for a customer segment that is in the icon bracket. This group has very little time to spare since the entire day is always planned for in advance. Losing ten
One of the current issues is that many people are not being called by their valid names and stay unrecognized. The advertisement observed in this essay is called “Starbucks LGBT+ Channel 4 Diversity Award 2019 | Every name’s a story (Extended Version)”. The video sells the idea of the inclusivity of Starbucks, its support and acceptance of their customers of different gender, sex, or race. Their clients can feel safe and accepted using the brand’s services and get a joyful experience at its places. The central idea of the transgender youth’s struggles is represented in the Starbucks ad created in their support. Considering the plot, it is a simple and still demonstrative example of concerns and problems in society, illustrating the casual day with numerous inconveniences caused by the incorrect appeal to transgender people. The first scene of the video begins in the dark rooms and the foreground where the person sits on the bed, fulfilling the sections of the online applications with the forms for first name, last name, and gender. There are some sketches, photos, film cameras, and bracelets with the colors of the transgender people flag. In the next scene, he is washing the dishes when suddenly the doorbell rings. The individual opens the door, and the delivery man asks: “Jemma Miller?” (Starbucks UK 00.23 – 00. 24) and gives the person a package. He becomes sad and devastated after hearing the name that the delivery man has called him. After he attends the party where people are dancing and music is playing loudly, the individual smiles and comes to his dad to greet him. The father holds him and says to the woman he is talking to: “Carol, you remember my Jemma”? (Starbucks UK 00:52 – 00:54) and as he says it, the protagonist smiles melancholy. The woman on the phone says: “Hello, am I talking to Jemma” (Starbucks UK 00:37 – 00:39,) and an irritated expression appears on the individual’s face. On the way from university, sitting on the bus, the protagonists watch at the student identification document with their photograph on it and the name Jenna Miller. The following day the person wakes up in his room, with a blue curtained window, creating a grim and dark atmosphere. As he draws back the curtains, the sunlight illuminates the room and his face. In the following scene, the individual stands at the coffee shop. When the Barista asks for the names, he says in a lower voice: “It’s James” (Starbucks UK 01:08 – 01:10). The Barista writes the name on the paper cup, pours the coffee into it, and gives it to the person calling him by the chosen name. He happily smiles while taking the cup and going outside the coffee shop on the street with the sun shining bright and people of different races and ethnicities sitting at the tables and drinking coffee. The advertisement is effective due to the exponential picture of one day of the life of a transgender
Introduction Globalization is defined as the integration of ideas, values and culture among different nations across the globe. People around the world share ideas in the different fields of practices such as technology and economy. Since the emergence of globalization, nations have realized its importance in the different spheres of life. It has facilitated the movement of people across the world and has made it easy for people to interact. Through globalization, nations have been able to realize many benefits associated with the globalization of the economy. The essay therefore explains the importance of globalization, the economic impact on individuals and countries and how the international security system has been affected as well as the factors that have supported the growth of globalization. Benefits of globalization The introduction of globalization across the world has yielded many positive results that have helped in the development of individuals and nations. The benefits of globalization are therefore discussed as follows. Employment Due to globalization, many companies have been able to source employees for better productivity in the companies. This is because companies with employees from different backgrounds increase the productivity due to the pool of ideas. Developed countries have been able to create employment opportunities for people from developing countries and this has given them an opportunity to explore the untapped resources in the developing countries hence being able to invest in the emerging markets (Shiva 2005, 1). Increased competition Due to globalization, producers have faced stiff competition in the market and this has contributed to easy accessibility of products and services at affordable prices. The stiff competition in the market has led to the production of high quality products and services since domestic companies have no option rather than producing quality goods and services for them to gain advantage in the market. Individuals from different nations enjoy the variety of products and services in the market because companies are compelled to generate new products and services, which are unique for them to survive in the market. This has therefore increased the living standards of people worldwide and improved the economy of countries since they do not spend a lot of their resource in achieving what they need if it can be acquired cheaply from other countries (The Economist 2011, 1). Investment and capital flow Many companies have invested in countries where there are opportunities hence increased their capital flow. Most developing countries have high chances of increasing their capital flow since they are able to invest in developing countries, which have resources but lack enough capital to explore them. Globalization has given developed countries an edge to excel in the
Doing business means being ready to face some highs and lows. Even among the titans of the modern here is hardly a single entrepreneurship that has never experienced a failure or at least lacked success among certain type of public. However, when it comes to such a famous company as Starbucks, one could have hardly believed that there are places in the world where there are little to no people who know about the company. Still, the sad truth is that in Italy, most people have no idea about what Starbucks is and what services it offers. According to the conclusions in the article written by Stephan Faris, Schultz, the company director, the company should try promoting their production among the Italian people, yet the attitude of the latter towards coffee as a quick drink made in between work can ruin the entire campaign. One of the basic complexities concerning the situation is that when entering the Italian market, Starbucks will have not one, but several obstacles to overcome. The first and, perhaps, the least significant problem for the company is that at present, there is hardly a single person in Italy who is aware of the company’s existence, not to mention the services that it provides. However, with a decent promotion campaign, Starbucks will quickly become well-known among the local people. What is going to motivate people to choose Starbucks instead of their traditional cheap coffee is a more difficult question. Hence, it is necessary to develop an advertisement that will emphasize Starbucks’ advantages as compared to other coffee-producing companies. Finally, the fact that the Italians do not understand the culture of “flow food” (Faris, 2012) might become an obstacle. Hence, Starbucks will have to come up with a decent legend of their drink. While the widely accepted image that the Starbucks has, i.e., beverage that one can savor to taste the entire palette, w
Introduction Fiction and the real life are closely connected, especially when it comes to literature, filming, or TV programming. Sometimes fictional aspects can be introduced into the real life in order to save peace or to prevent some outrageous actions; in this respect, lies can be considered a perfect representation of fiction in the real life. Moreover, some people tend to include as much fictional elements into the real life of their own that cannot distinguish between the real and fictional worlds. As lives of peoples are interconnected, we can observe and experience mutual influence of one’s life on other’s one. When this happens, the fiction of one person can easily become a universal truth for other. Similar and different aspects in the real life and in the fictional world are not always easy to recognize, though it is possible to distinguish the real and invented aspects when at least one person knows the truth. When someone believes in the reality which surrounds him/her, this person is sure to live in the real world, as he/she believes it to be. The play Six Characters in Search of an Author written by Luigi Pirandello cleans away the border lines between reality and fiction, while the same effect can be traced in reality shows, suchlike The Jerry Springer Show . Contrast of Reality With Illusion Human beings are artistic creations, though they sometimes manage to confuse the reality and fiction in spite of being aware of their artistic talents and possibility of confusing something. This contrast can be vividly traced in the play Six Characters in Search of an Author written by Luigi Pirandello and in TV shows that tend to describe events from lives of real people, suchlike The Jerry Springer Show . As the reality is always contrasted to illusion, it is considered to be opposite to it, though these two aspects can be treated as integral parts of our life regardless of their origin and relevance to the world of real or fictional things. How the Play Is Conducted The first thing that should be analyzed is the method how the fiction is conducted in the play and in the show. The play seems to be very original and fresh because of this technique implied in order to distinguish the real world and the fictional one. Though the play itself is the fiction, the author introduces six more characters that are searching for an author that would be able to rewrite their play and their lives accordingly. The characters wanted to live another lives for they were not able to change their own ones. As the reality is different for fictional characters and those who play the roles of actors, it is necessary to state that the reality cannot be changed for the fictional characters. “We want to live, sir!” – said the Father, while the Director asked if they were going to live in actors for eternity, the father replied, “No, sir. Just for a moment – in you” (Pirandello 16). The fictional characters are likely to play themselves, though they do not understand that this all cannot be changed. The fiction in the show is obvious and the audience can recognize the lies when they see it. One of the shows by Jerry Springer includes a discussion of relation
Aristotle understood the notion of the “tragedy” as the imitation of serious and complete action. According to his view, this action was considered to be covered by pity and fear causing a burst of emotions. Such an understanding of a tragedy remained for many years and was reflected in the definition of a tragic hero. But the appearance of such characters as Oedipus and Willy Loman proved the fact that every real person could suffer tragedy. That is why these two heroes were described as tragic heroes and discussed by many critics; Aristotle paid attention to these characters disclosing his own vision of their characteristics and defining their role in the tragedy. Considering the definition of the tragedy given by Aristotle one can identify the main features of the tragic hero. Thus, the tragic hero should combine the following characteristics:   * He should cause emotional attachment;   * The audience should fear for the fate of the hero;   * A tragic hero should cause pity in the audience. Taking into account the entire features one can surely identify Oedipus as a real tragic hero. His virtue and nobility are considered to be the keys to the successful role of the tragic hero. Nobility is the component for which he is respected by the audience. Oedipus is the son of Corinth Queen and King; his parents are royalty which explains his nobility. The character deserved the respect of the audience for his really heroic actions and royal roots. Besides, there is one more factor that identifies Oedipus as a tragic hero according to Aristotle’s view and vision. He has hamartia; it is really important because Aristotle identified that every tragic hero should have a hamartia, inherent or accidental. This factor is very important in the scenario because it can cause fear of the audience for the hero’s fate. Willy Loman, a character in the story Death of a Salesman , differs a lot from Oedipus. Arthur Miller is considered to be the creator of Willy Loman as an ordinary man and a tragic hero at the same time. He wanted to illustrate a perfect man who tried his best to be misguided by the newly established superficial standards of the modern generation. The author tried to illustrate this hero as a man who did his best in order to reach his goals of life to become a successful salesman. There are a lot of differences in the description of Oedipus and Willy Loman, but these differences make Willy be closer and relatable to the reader. Willy’s characteristics as a tragic hero are not so bright as those of Oedipus, though they certainly exist. The difference lies in the flow of events of the scenario; the audience comes to know about the fate of Willy Loman too quickly, almost from the very
The HR manager of ComInTec, Thomas Koch is facing a global recruitment task as his company decides to hire twenty-five new employees in the APAC (Krause and Piske 1). The main challenge Koch needs to solve is the development of the new international selection system that would be applicable internationally. Attempting to work out a set of requirements, modules, and dimensions for the new selection system, a team comprised of both German and Chinese professionals engaged in a lengthy debate. From their interaction, it became clear that an Asian collectivist culture clashed with a European individualistic one. Expressing their opinions, the Chinese employees emphasized the collective agreement while their German colleagues relied only on personal perceptions and competencies emphasizing individual perspectives. The proposed selection system included two tiers, each of which consisted of several steps. Tier One was comprised of document review by six selectors, individual telephone conference, and the collection of references from previous workplaces. Tier Two included panel interview, biography-oriented in-depth interview, simulation and a test. HR practices are affected by the cultural requirements of the nations to which they are intended to apply, and it is crucial to take into consideration various cultural differences and dimensions outlined by Hofstede (Dessler 3). The global factors that entered it were the need for different cultural perspectives on cooperation and management, the consideration of cultural peculiarities of the candidates, and potential conflicts in diverse teams. Strengths of Proposed Model Koch’s team attempted to develop a system that would be applicable both in Europe and Asia, which definitely could benefit the company. Discussing modules and competencies, the professionals focused on those valued cross-culturally. Moreover, the team decided to focus on the evaluation of each candidate individually based on the most important skills and experiences, as well as their personal qualities. This approach was intended as a method of detailed and objective evaluation of all the applicants. Besides, taking into consideration cultural differences of the candidates coming from different cultures, the biography-oriented inte
Breastfeeding Breastfeeding is well established in the US (Stokowski, 2007). The extent of breastfed infants was 73% in a survey in 2005. At 6 months, 39% were being breastfed and at 1 year of age, 20% were still enjoying the breast milk. Healthy full-term infants obtain complete nutrition from breast milk (Ip et al, 2007). The latest recommendation by the WHO is to exclusively breastfeed infants up to 6 months. Formula over breast milk Breastfeeding is essential for the adequate growth and development of the physical and mental health of infants (Chudasama et al, 2009). Riordan says it in another way; exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding methods are essential for the growth and prevention of illness (2005). Exclusive breastfeeding implies that breast milk alone, even the expressed variety, allows the infant to have a series of nutritious materials like “vitamins, minerals or medicines and water, breast milk substitutes”( Chudasama et al, 2009). The breastfed children require very much less medical care when compared to the artificially-fed babies who are known to suffer more illness as formula are believed to be deleterious due to contamination through unhygienic methods of handling it (Riordan, 2005). They do not develop the autoimmune response that is exhibited in infants on breastfeeding and do not contain the health-promoting factors. Research has indicated that regular breastfeeding has reduced the risk of otitis media, gastroenteritis, respiratory infections, atopic dermatitis, asthma, obesity, diabetes mellitus, leukemia, sudden infant death syndrome and necrotizing enterocolitis (Stokowski, 2007). Higher maternal age education, more gestational age of about 37 weeks, mothers with previous experience are the factors affecting mothers. Other factors that cause a hindrance to exclusive breastfeeding are “low family income, low maternal age, primiparity and mothers returning to work” (Chudasama et al, 2009). Breastfeeding incorporates religious, traditional and social patterns. Under-nutrition between the ages of 6 and 24 months occurs due to early substitution of breast milk or late introduction of semi-solid foods. The formula has nutrients not ingested by humans and they may not be in physiologic proportions (Riordan, 2005). The mere act of bottle-feeding could harm the cardio-pulmonary system of infants. Artificial feeding also creates some dangers to mothers. Mothers could develop osteoporosis, breast cancer, or ovarian cancer (Riordan, 2005). Mothers with diabetes have greater relief of symptoms when exclusively breastfeeding. Using artificial formula stretches the purse-strings of the families. The economies of the community and nation become affected too. The cost of bringing up a breastfed child is much less than one with artificial feeds. Artificial
Summary Metal ions in solution can be determined by titration with complex forming ions. EDTA is one of the most popular complexing agents that is suitable for this purpose because it complexes with multiple metal ions. EDTA forms stable complexes with many metals anions. The bonding is through the carboxyl oxygens and the two nitrogens. Introduction Titrometry is one of the techniques that chemical analysts use to determine the concentration of metal ions in mineral water. A complexing agent is necessary to facilitate accurate estimation of metal ions concentration in water. EDTA is the most popular complexing agent scientists use in the titrometry of metal anions in mineral water. Complexes form from the interaction of metal ions with tetrabasic ions from an acid. The nickel chemical structure includes an oxygen atom from a molecule of water that substitutes an oxygen atom from EDTA at the sixth position of the structure. This chemical reaction can be represented in the equation below (Gordon & Lim 2012): M n+ + Y 4- ↔ MY n-4 Y 4- represents the tetrabasic anion of EDTA. Titration using EDTA involves indicators that are specific or selective. These indicators form complexes with dissolved metal ions, but EDTA complexes with metal anions preferentially, liberating the indicator at the stoichiometric point. Both the complex and the indicator are colored. Thus, the liberation of indicator causes a color change that is unique to the metal anion (Gordon & Lim 2012). A buffer is necessary to provide suitable pH for the complexing of EDTA with metal. Masking agents may be added to the mixture in the flask to avert interference from extraneous metal anions. Method A 0.01 M EDTA solution was prepared for the titrometry. 25.00ml of aliquot was measured using a pipette into the Erlenmeyer flask. A 2 mL of ammonia, buffered at pH 10, were added into the Erlenmeyer flask before adding 0.2 g of ascorbic acid, and a few drops of Eriochrome Black T Indicat