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Introduction Conan the Barbarian is among the most known fictional characters associated with the revenge trope and success in martial arts. The hero’s personality is depicted in different works of art, including printed books, comics, games, and films. Based on what is known about ancient Mesopotamia, to create the remake of the movie Conan released in 1982, it will be necessary to recreate religious structures, such as ziggurats and temples. Also, it will be possible to illustrate the distribution of wealth with the help of decorative elements. Main body Historical authenticity is critically important when it comes to buildings and architecture. Therefore, first of all, it will be pivotal to represent ancient Mesopotamians’ approaches to both religious and residential buildings. A ziggurat, a high building of religious importance that is similar to Egyptian mastabas, will be used in the temple scenes (Nadali and Polcaro 103). Along with a long wall that surrounds residential buildings, the ziggurat and the temple complex will shape the settlement’s architecture, thus “connecting the earth and the sky” (Nadali and Polcaro 103). There will not be a lot of decorative elements in the residential areas inhabited by the lower class, whereas commercial structures and spaces accessed by more prosperous citizens will be colorful. Conclusion In particular, the gates of the most important buildings should be decorated with panels depicting relevant historical events. For instance, it will be possible to recreate the panels from the gates of Balawat (one of the famous works of art related to the historical period) or create panels similar in style ( Architectural Marvels of Ancient Mesopotamia ). Other decorative elements to be used will be presented by objects made of marble, stone, alabaster, and other materials. Among them will be funeral steles, sculptures of gods and goddesses, figurines that symbolize female fertility, and other works presenting ancient people’s philosophy and value system ( Architectural Marvels of Ancient Mesopotamia ). In addition, it will be critical to depict citizens’ attitudes to nature with the help of architectural and design solutions. Therefore, there will be many trees in the city, animalistic motives in art, and so on. Works Cited “Architectural Marvels of Ancient Mesopotamia: The Land Between the Rivers.” Fairfield University , Web. Nadali, Davide, and Andrea Polcaro. “The Sky from the High Terrace: Study on the Orientation of the Ziqqurat in Ancient Mesopotamia.” Mediterranean Archaeology & Archaeometry , vol. 16, no. 4, 2016, pp. 103-108.
An airport is presumed as an aerodrome facilitated for commercial air transportation. Air transport has been thought of as a public utility with little ability to make considerate market opportunities. However, the business has faced a transition from government ownership to privatization, leading to stiff competition among the various stakeholders in the industry. Intensification of the airport advertisement is vital in keeping the business thriving despite the competition encountered. Making advertisements for the airport informs and attracts customers to the facility, making the airport profitable (Romanova & Smirnova, 2019). Moreover, asking the customers to provide the advert with a direct rating ensures an evaluation of its effectiveness by giving the customer impression. The sponsor’s principal role is to provide funding and resources for the airport’s operations and decision-making on the quality of its services. An influential supporter plays the role of mentorship, providing support and encouragement to the airport staff. Sponsorship is beneficial as it improves the airport’s efficiency and effectiveness of its operation. Moreover, relationships with external partners are forged for expertise sharing. Funding, however, comes with a share of disadvantages that may affect the airport. There is a risk of controversies whereby any ill action done by the sponsor stains the airport’s name. This will cause underwriters to withdraw their support leaving the airport operations in a dilemma. Public relations keep the prospective clients, airport staff, public, and other stakeholders informed of the airport and its operation. This helps in persuading them to maintain a favorable opinion (Nugraha, 2019). Pittsburg International Airport should build a personal relationship with the media and, consequently, a positive brand image. The company should produce articles that inform the customers about the industry’s services and incentives. Moreover, social media ought to be utilized as a source of customer feedback, desires, and current threats or competition in the market. This will help in identifying the shortfalls and improving on them to the clients’ satisfaction. It can also serve as a tool for passing information since many people use several social media sites. The business of Pittsburg Airport will flourish through sponsorship and following the ment
The U.S. society is not homogeneous as there are multiple representatives of different cultures and nationalities. Despite numerous claims to provide equal opportunities to all citizens regardless of their status or ethnicity, there are still many differences preconditioned by the peculiarities of the historical development. A similar situation could be observed in the sphere of womens health as divergences in status, nationality, and well-being impact their states and the emergence of particular risk factors. Reproductive experiences are one of the central components of health for women as they impact their lives and the health of the nation significantly. Thus, there are certain divergences regarding this aspect. By statistics, in 1991 in the USA, fertility rates ranged from 67.6 among white and Asian women to 108.1 among Hispanic ones (Wingard 38). Even within these groups, a variation was significant as Cuban women showed a rate of 49.1 while Mexican had a rate of about 121.6 (Wingard 39). Nevertheless, speaking about reproductive health, access to abortions should also be discussed. The fact is that a pregnancy termination remains problematic for women from poor households or women of color (Ruzek et al. 67). Using some illegal methods to terminate a pregnancy, women undermine their health significantly. Access to contraception is another significant health issue as many nonwhite women do not have an opportunity to select the most appropriate method (Ruzek et al. 67). Maternal, infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality also demonstrate a substantial difference between ethical groups as black women have much poorer statistics regarding this factor if compare with white ones (18.3 deaths per 100.000 births and 5 deaths respectively) (Wingard 42). In such a way, in the U.S., womens health varies regarding different social and ethnic groups (Wingard 43). Nonwhite women have numerous problems with their reproductive health, access to health services, contraception, etc. (Wingard 43) However, positive dynamics towards the improvement of the situation could be observed under the impact of feminist movements. Activists managed to attain success by attracting attention to the most problematic issue. Unfortunately, the current state of this problem remains complex and more changes are needed. Another problem threatening womens health is HIV. Specialists determine the current state as an epidemics threatening the health of the nation and resulting in the deterioration of the quality of life (CDC). For this reason, numerous attempts to investigate the problem to attain an improved understanding of its state and dynamics are made. At the same time, there are alterations in the ways the disease is treated and monitored. Thus, AIDS incidence achieved its peak in the early 1990s (CDC). At the given period, about 25.837 women were diagnosed with HIV (CDC). The number continued to grow as new and new cases were reported every year. However, in the 2000s the situation started to alter, and some improvement was observed. By the statistics, HIV diagnoses among women of all races living in the USA de
Music has been part of the human lifestyle since the beginning of time. Teaching and learning music was made through folk songs, lullabies, and traditional instruments made from wood, hide, and animal bones (Gerischer, 2017). During the colonial period and introduction to Christianity, learning music was done in churches and schools, which developed modern singing and reading music sheets. The first music academy introduced theories and methods of teaching music to improve the learners understanding of reading, composing and playing musical instruments. Through teaching music, students learn to be creative and acquire skills and experiences which build their musical persuasions. Different methods and materials are used in teaching and learning music and musical instruments. Learning The Piano The piano is one of the most familiar instruments that piques the interest of music lovers. In teaching piano, learners are grouped according to age, from children to adults. Beginner tutor books cover music for children between age six to ten and contain the primary and straightforward teaching materials that introduce learners to music. Teenagers, usually high school seniors, use more advanced tutor books that describe all information regarding the musical pieces. Finally, tutor books for adults contain more comprehensive and technical knowledge that requires higher understanding (Gerischer, 2017). In this essay, discussions entail the different textbooks, materials and pedagogy in piano lessons, showing their suitability and effectiveness in studying music. Teaching and Learning Materials for Children Learning the piano has become necessary for children aspiring to pursue music in education and as a career. For young beginners, the methods and materials for teaching are simple to help the learners understand the basics of music first. Children between five to ten years old understand more through pictures, colorful illustrations, and images as their minds are more visual. The best textbook for teaching piano lessons to young children is ‘Alfred’s Basic Piano Book 1A’ and ‘WunderKeys Primer Book One.’ They contain suitable material and content for teaching children (Comeau et al., 2019). The books start with colorful book covers that attract children to explore their contents. Inside, the books also contain intriguing and bright images motivating children to learn the musical content. ‘WunderKeys Primer Book One’ learning materials explains music pieces using cartoon illustration, which is more understandable because children see the action invoking the music (Brown, 2016). For example, the Twinkle Twinkle L
In every person’s life, many minor and serious challenges require decisive solutions. However, people often tend to act impulsively and do not always make the right decisions. With more experience, it becomes obvious that there were other ways to resolve the issue. In this essay, I will write about two problems that I encountered earlier in my life. I will describe how I solved them and explain what other techniques could have been used to approach these situations. The first problem I would like to describe is connected to my relationships with my parents. Once, I became especially close to a group of my classmates. I enjoyed spending time with them; however, they did not pay a lot of attention to studying and regularly missed classes. As my performance at school also became worse, my parents did not approve of our friendship and claimed that my new friends negatively influenced me. The solution I found was to introduce my friends to my parents to prove that even though they were not very diligent at school, they were good and friendly people. As a result, my parents’ attitude towards my friends improved; however, I was still disappointed that they did not fully trust me. Today, I can say that a compromise could have been a better technique for solving the described problem. Menkel-Meadow et al. (2020) define compromising as a strategy of “finding middle ground and using some empathy and creativity” (p. 180). From my parents’ side, it would have been fair to give me the freedom to choose friends. At the same time, my good performance at school could have been the most evident sign that my new friends did not affect my studies and well-being. Moreover, I did not empathize with my parents and did not understand that they cared about me. Therefore, I consider open communication, mutual trust, and negotiation the most effective methods of resolving such problems. Friendship is another sphere of life, where it is important to make the right choice. Sometimes, it is difficult to predict how friends would react in a specific situation. In middle school, I faced a problem with my best friend when I could not be present at his birthday party. I was interested in sports and wanted to attend the skiing competition, which was held at the same time. Being afraid that my friend would be offended, I lied to him and said that I caught a cold. However, I accidentally met him when I was going to the competition with all the skiing equipment. My friend was understanding about my dilemma, although I noticed that my lying made us more dist
Introduction Oil, otherwise known as black gold, is the driving force of the world economy. It is a major commodity of trade that is required by all countries. Western countries rely on the constant supply supply of oil, thus they try to ensure its supply is not interrupted. Given this realization, oil played a major role in influencing the western powers to intervene militarily in Libya, but not in Syria. Libya accounts for 2.8% of the global oil reserves (Cohen par. 1). It plays a major role in supplying many industrialized countries, especially those in Europe. In 2010, Libya produced over 1,789,000 barrels of oil per day. In comparison, Syria only produced 400,000 barrels of oil per day (Cohen par. 2-3). Therefore, oil is the main reason why military intervention was used in Libya, but not in Syria. As a major oil supplier, it was important to ensure the stability of Libya to avoid affecting the global oil supply. Reasons for the intervention Many western countries rely on oil to run their economies. Thus, problems with the supply of oil can have devastating consequences on the economies. The problems in Libya began with an uprising in 2011, which wanted to replace Muammar Gaddafi with a more democratic leader (Roff and Momani par. 6). Gaddafi was a threat to the western countries. His leadership decisions after the uprising meant that oil exports would be affected adversely. His response incited the people more, especially when the ruling regime was accused of working with the Al Qaeda terrorists. Moreover, Gaddafi ordered his people to capture the protestors. He also threatened to start a door-to-door campaign and ‘cleanse’ those who were against his regime. Thus, there was a threat of mass genocide in Libya. This led to a global response, with many countries being against the decisions made by Gaddafi. Those who were opposed to Gaddafi included groups like the League of Arab States, the United Nations Security Council, and other western powers (Wood par. 4). Gaddafi was later killed, but the country is yet to return to normalcy. Western powers were uncertain about the consequences of a rebel government. Thus, they saw it fit to help the opposition in order to gain their support once they took power from Gaddafi. Currently, the parliament is held by two differing groups, thus it has not reached a state of stability (Daoudy par. 5-6). Despite this, oil production has started to increase to its original output. Therefore, the western powers and their allies were able to gain and retain their oil supply. The situation was similar in Syria, where the Bashar al-Assad regime reacted harshly to uprisings against the government. Gaddafi’s death influenced the opposition in Syria to think that change could be achieved in the country. However, the opponents of the ruling regime in Syria continue to suffer, with many dying as a result of harsh responses by the security forces. Many supporters of the opposition are captured, tortured, and the military uses excessive power against them. Moreover, the
Problem Statement and the Planned Innovation Introduction: The Overview of the Company Amazon.com is a global online commerce retailer initiated by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as an Internet shop (Rozdolskaya, Evtushenko, Somina, & Degaltseva, 2014). The organisation not only sells all kinds of products but also produces electronic devices and is involved in cloud computing. It currently manages to be successful in everything it does: Amazon.com has more than 200 million active customer accounts in all countries, and its popularity is still on the rise. It is explained by the fact that the organisation provides the most convenient way to deliver goods, a moderate price, all the necessary information, and a wide variety of options–as a result, it has good reasons to compete for the title of the most client-oriented company in the world (Foss & Knudsen, 2013). Due to these facts, the organisation has good chances of being named the world’s most innovative company of 2017 as, unlike its major competitors (Apple, Google, and Microsoft), Amazon.com does not tie the customer to its ecosystem offering platforms that would meet everyone’s individual needs (Barnard & Van der Merwe, 2016). Innovation-Related Problems Despite the fact that the effectiveness of the customer-oriented strategy is unquestionable, Amazon.com must cope with a number of inner challenges and issues related to its strategic management as currently this aspect is rather questionable (Kantor & Streitfeld, 2015). The three major issues related to innovation that have to be overcome are (Ejdys, Ustinovičius, & Stankevičienė, 2015):  1. The corporate culture of company relies on scientific management and digital Taylorism, which creates a negative perception from the perspective of employees and leads to problems in the market (Aitken, 2014).  2. The company fails to attract new employees due to the lack of innovative HR practices. Furthermore, it runs the risk of losing its current labour force as employees dissatisfaction is growing while the company’s managers do not seem to take any measures to deal with it.  3. Although Amazon’s sales are on the rise, its profits are gradually falling. This failure is linked to its management. The tendency is worrying indeed, taking into consideration the fact that the company is an unquestionable leader of the industry and for a long time its position has not been questioned. The Proposed Innovation Since the organisation is lagging behind its competitors in terms of management practices, it would be reasonable to suggest a new HR-strategy as the most suitable and relevant innovation (Villar, Alegre, & Pla-Barber, 2014). While services provided to customers are excellent indeed, employees have to suffer from neglect as far as their needs are concerned (Alexander, 2013). As a result, the workers who know that the organisation is not going to protect and support them in need will never do anything for its benefit (Albrecht, Bakker, Gruman, Macey, & Saks, 201
Abstract The work is focus on the analysis of data got from the scientific research. The field of Physiological psychology is very important for the nowadays science and demands great attention. So, the research was made with help of Books, scientific journals and internet resources. The researches of animals are very important for contemporary science. It helps much in the science researches for medicine. So that is why the aim of this research is to define the influence of caffeine on rats that would contribute much to the knowledge about caffeine and its medical effects. It was studies the psychological function of behavior of rats and the influence of caffeine on it through 8-9 weeks from the beginning of application of caffeine. The injection of caffeine to awake rats (10 mg/kg intravenously) was accompanied by short-term decrease systolic pressure in the left ventricle and its first derivative, and also increase of frequency of reductions and minimal diastolic pressure ( Lorist, 1997) . After 7-day’s injection of caffeine (on 10 mg/kg twice a day) pump function of the isolated heart did not differ from the control, but over the maximal resistance to exile created by means of overlapping outflow. Consumption of caffeine during 8-9 weeks in the form of 0,1 % of a water solution also was not accompanied by change of pump function, but the maximal intensity of the pulsate functions, defined by product of developed pressure upon frequency of reductions, has been authentically raised on 23 %. The hearts of rats consumed caffeine also were capable to support higher level of pump function at electrostimulation of auricles with the raised frequency. Calculation of factors of correlation between power and functional parameters has shown, that the most significant for is the total maintenance of myocardium (factors of correlation 0,64-0,74). Results have shown, that at long application of caffeine initial (through 1 week) decrease in developed pressure is replaced by increase through 8-9 week, and it is combined with improvement of pump fun