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Abstract Because of a tough competition with the Xbox, Microsoft’s brainchild, Playstation is trying desperately to attract more customers with new services, and the recent launch of the Sony PlayStation TV micro-console is an obvious proof for that. Though the console clearly deserves to be viewed as a decent product for the target market, it is still obvious that the company’s goal was not to attract new customers, but to reclaim its position within the global market and be able to compete with Microsoft once again. The lack of concern for the quality of the product gives a lot of reasons for concern; for the company to regain its position within the global market, an introduction of a new brand of an outstandingly high quality is required. Introduction Despite the fact that the new product launched by Sony was supposed to become the key tool in its problem-solving strategy, the TV Micro-Console does not seem to help the current situation. This occurs not only because the new product does not suit the standards for global orientation, but also because the company is clearly using the launch and the excitement around it in order to distract the target audience from its obvious financial problems, which may fail as a marketing plan for the company. Problem Solving and Global Orientation: The Failed Attempt One of the most peculiar things about Sony’s marketing plan is that it can be viewed as both a success (though admittedly a dubious one) and a major failure. Though Sony’s new product is by no means a breakthrough, it cannot be called a complete marketing flop. The great irony of the situation, however, concerns the fact that Sony may have actually succeeded in their marketing plan, as long as the plan was to distract the target customers from the current problems within the organisation (Crossley, 2014). Nevertheless, from the perspective of problem solving, the marketing plan developed by the organisation and presupposing the launch of a new product as the key strategy does nothing. The recent reviews define the product as mediocre and rather half-baked, which means that the company only managed to stress the problems that it is fighting with now. The marketing plan developed by the company also seems to have failed at creating the premises for making the company financially stable within the realm of th
The Catholic Church believes in both the creation and evolution theory. According to the Catholics, all Christians believe in a unique creation carried out by God in six days, and there is a strong belief that the earth evolved with the Guidance of God. Catholics believe that God initiated the continued evolution process and that all humans, whether evolved or made explicitly by God, have unique souls for every individual (Barron, 2010). Early contributions of evolution in biology were made by Augustinian Friar, who was a Catholic scientist. The attitude of the Catholic Church has slowly been redefined and been incorporated into evolution. The church supports evolutionary creation, and they are at liberty not to believe in any part of the evolutionary theory (Schori, 2017). Catholic schools in the United States teach about evolution theory, which shows that there is an acceptance of evolution about God’s creation. The relationship between faith and science occurs through the creation theory and the evolution theory. There have been continued struggles between science and Christianity. In 1996, Pope John II affirmed evolution theory in the case of studies but rejected it for the sake of humankind (Szrot, 2020). The most convenient way of understanding the relationship between science and religion is
In most social settings, child upbringing is seen as a communal issue rather than an individual responsibility that lies squarely on the parents. Children’s health is imperative for the development of any nation both socially and economically. Pediatricians hail some of the mechanisms put in place by parents to promote the health of their children. Physical, mental and social well-being can be regarded as the three key perspectives that play a significant role in determining the health of the young. Cases of reported chronic health problems are on the rise with the latest figures estimating the rate of mental health disorders among the young between the ages of 9 and 17 years to be 21%. It is noted that health conditions such as obesity and asthma among children have recorded a significant increase. It has been estimated that the rate of children suffering from obesity is 22% and those having asthma is 10%. However, health practitioners remain optimistic that the poor health statistics among children will be overcome if parents, organizations and the government observe the correct health procedures for children as set out in the latest health reforms. Health reform movement was introduced in the 1980s in the United States. The change was also implemented to search for solutions to address the increased cases of HIV infections and AIDS. Experts assert that if all these measures are implemented entirely, the nation will shift its focus from secondary and tertiary care settings to the fundamental primary care. Credible sources show that the primary care provision will only receive a significant boost if the government gives more incentives to the healthcare sector. Pediatricians claim that the primary reason for health promotion among the young is to inculcate the culture of “active” health behaviors in future generations. However, they express their displeasure with the changes that come with it noting that children cannot adapt well to the changes or fail to change completely. For instance, one cannot prevent a young child who has the craving/passion for chocolate from eating this product. Another potential impediment to children’s health is bullying that is so imminent in schools. Bull
Introduction When a string or an elastic material is pulled, it extends in proportion to the force exerted until the elastic limit is exceeded. In response to the pulling force, a restoring force is equal to the compression or extension force. The direction of force, that is, compression or stretching force determines the sign on the equation. In essence, the restoring force is equal and in opposite direction to the force exerted on the elastic material.   * F=kx- (i)   * F=-kx- (ii) The first equation represents extension/stretching, while the second equation represents compression. These equations are only valid for as long as the force exerted does not exceed the material’s elastic limit (Mazur, 2014). In the equations above, F represents the force exerted, k is the spring constant given in N/M, and x is the extension or compression given by the difference between the new and original lengths of the material. Objectives   * To experimentally determine the relationship between the force exerted on a spring and the extension or compression produced   * To determine the spring constant from graphical data Materials A vertically-hanging spring  Different masses A ruler                                        Preliminary Set Up and Questions Different elastic materials have different spring constants, implying that they react differently to forces exerted on them. Again, one may not easily tell the value of a material’s spring constant since many are not labeled. For this reason, an experiment on Hooke’s law enables one to generate mass vs. extension/compression change and plot a graph. The graph’s slope can then be calculated to give the spring constant. The three main elements studied in this experiment are mass, force, spring constant, and extension. Element                Description                                                                                                                                         SI unit mass                   Is defined as how heavy a given material is. It is the amount of matter in an object.                                                               Kg      force                  Force is the weight of an object due to gravitational acceleration. It is given by the product of mass and the average gravitational acceleration.  N       Spring constant        The spring constant defines the spring’s resistance to change.                                                                                      N/M 2   Extension/compression  The difference between the original and new length.                                                                                                 m        Procedure  1. Hang the spring on a vertical plane  2. Measure its initial length  3. Hang one mass  4. Record the new length  5. Calculate the difference between the initial and new lengths  6. Repeat the procedure with different masses while recording the new lengths  7. Record the extension by subtracting the new length from the initial in each measurement  8. Plot a graph of the exte
Literature is a rather specific topic for writing. To be competent in this sphere, one must possess profound knowledge of literary devices, knowledge of the language in which a certain book is written, knowledge of the culture of the nation this or that book belongs to, and the ability of a person to think in an analytical way and find hidden meanings in a certain literary creation. Sometimes literature reflects the sides of human life that are usually thought of as tabooed ones, such as sex and violence. In order to consider these phenomena, this essay is written. The essay aims to see how these things are interconnected in the book by Arundhati Roy. For a better understanding of the things, we are going to take a look at the author’s biography and consider her literary ideals. Further on, the essay will be focused on the development of the connection between sex and violence. It all begins between two people who can not stand each other, but then more and more people become involved in it. Thus, little children who were innocent and kind become victims of the violence that results from the actions of grown-up people. In order to understand better the essence of the book under consideration, it is necessary to take a brief look at the author because in her life and values a lot of helpful information may be found. So, Arundhati Roy was born on November 24, 1961, in an Indian state of Kerala, where her mother, a Syrian Christian woman, and father, a Bengali Hindu man, lived and worked. The girl took up studying at Corpus Christi in Kerala, but at the age of sixteen, she had to move to Delhi looking for a better future. She experienced poor life, homelessness and finally pulled through it and became a well-known writer. Her husband always supported her and helped. Consequently, the literary ideals of Arundhati Roy are close to her ideals of life. To be more exact they coincide in almost all the points and reflect the philosophy of her existence. The literature of Arundhati Roy is rather political and in its essence, it touches upon the most important but, at the same time, the most ordinary problems of the human society such as poverty, war and peace, life and death, the good and the evil. Books by Arundhati Roy are filled with the profound knowledge that she brought in them from real life and with her personal experiences. Her pain for the nation, for the people of the whole world, and for every human being, in particular, is reflected in her work as a writer. And the book under the title “The God of Small Things” is her first novel and it presents a bright example of Roy’s manner of writing and expressing her thoughts. It took the author about for years to complete the book which is being analyzed in this essay. It was started in 1992 and finished at the end of 1996. After the publishing of the book, the author Arundhati Roy became well-known around the literary world and soon got the Bookers Prize in 1997. Her book arose a lot of controversies but the supporters a
When an author strives to render his or her message to the audience, he or she considers the smallest details of how to do it. Everything is carefully thought over: appearance of the characters, their manners, the settings in which they act, etc. Special attention is taken to depicting the minor characters of the work. And there are good reasons for it: the role of minor characters is really significant, as they help the author to reveal the main characters’ behavioral patterns, ways of thinking and the like and often play a crucial role in plot development. The current paper is focused on the minor character from the novel Native Son by the American author Richard Wright, Mrs. Thomas. This woman is the main character’s mother. The reader gets to know her from the first pages of the novel. The Native Son opens with a scene of awakening in the Thomas’s house. The very title of the first book does not promise anything good to happen: the atmosphere of fear reigns in Bigger’s house. The constant cry of Mrs. Thomas contributes to the feeling of something horrific vapouring in the air. If she happens to talk and not cry, this sounds as a command of severe general who does not seem to ever have experienced the human feelings of love and caring for others. I believe that the woman’s determination to kill the rat that sneaks into the room speaks for her resolution and abilities to act without hesitation if needed. Still, the author admits her “shaking figure” and eyes “round with fascinated terror” (Wright 8) that suggest that the woman has experienced a lot in her life and her experiences were not that pleasant ones. Moreover, the fa
Week I: Advertising Media for a New Product Launch When it comes to defining types of media available for advertising a specific product, two major ones are usually identified, i.e., the modern and the traditional ones. While the latter is viewed as the one that is targeted at the largest amount of target audience, the former is usually the cheapest one, which serves as the key reason for using it by most modern SMEs. In order to facilitate a complete success of a promotion campaign, one will have to incorporate both types of media into the advertising program, though; thus, the product will receive the attention of the greatest amount of the target customers. Therefore, such types of media as billboards (traditional media) and social networks (modern media) should be considered as the most efficient ones (Iacobucci, 2014). Creating an advertising budget will require an analysis of the costs for the traditional and modern media advertisements. As far as the first one is concerned, the area, where the advertisements must be located, matters greatly. In the second scenario, the costs for placing advertisements on certain sites will have to be calculated. In addition, the money required for designing the advertisements will have to be incorporated into the budget. Though the Coca Cola Company has been doing quite well over the past few years, at present, it seems to be outranked by PepsiCo in terms of food sales ( Food Processing’s top 100 , 2014). In order to attract more customers, the following message can be used: “Coca Cola is new and improved (AIDA: Attention)! Try new flavors that you have never tasted before (AIDA: Interest). Delicious mango, pineapple and kiwi flavors will make you feel that you are in a tropical paradise! (AIDA: Desire) Buy now for only $2.25! (AIDA: Action).” Week II: Components of a Social Media Campaign When creating the media campaign, one must be especially attentive to the strategic/operational KPIs. In addition, the effects that the chosen strategies have on the ROI of the company in question are to be born in mind. Therefore, when picking the approach that can be viewed as viable for a certain small or medium entrepreneurship, one should give their preference to boosting sales via making most of the content that the company introduces to the audience information based, while only about 15–20% of the content should incorporate the promotional elements (Barker, Barker & Bormann, 2012). Moreover, it is essential that the content created by the organization should be very diverse. Thus, the effectiveness/ efficiency ratio will be increased in the company and the subsequent rise in the organization’s success in the target market can be expected. As a manager of a mall, in order to become more successful, I will have to integrate social media into the promotion of the products. To be more specific, it will be required to create series of advertisements for the users of Twitter, as Colleen Francis did (Smith, 2014). The latter has p
Henry David Thoreau was a factory worker, essay writer and teacher before he was a writer. He was also a Transcendentalist and an active supporter of stopping slavery. Most of all, he had a passion for nature and the environment. It is his passion for nature and his Transcendentalist beliefs that can be seen most in his writing. Thoreau’s voluntary determination to live in a small self-built home in the wilderness, well away from all other people, illustrates his dedication to the Transcendental idea that possessions and concentration upon material wealth was nothing more than a distraction from the true process of living. His vision of a successful life, having actually following through on the suggestions he received from his inner self, was to remove himself from society in order to connect himself more solidly with nature, the source of all goodness and truth. His ultimate goal was to perhaps inspire others to follow in his footsteps at least as far as learning more about the inner self through a more intimate connection with outer nature. It was this stance that caused other writers such as William Cronan (1995) to claim that he was establishing a ‘dangerous duality’ in which humans are considered to be living apart from nature unless and until they go to the wilderness. However, Thoreau’s purpose was not this interpretation. Instead, he hoped to be the inspiration for others to follow their own inner guidance rather than the external prodding of the material culture. Within a chapter entitled “Solitude” in his book Walden, Thoreau addresses the issue by comparing his experience in the wilderness with the experience of ‘civilized’ living in terms of communication, companionship and engagement, all of which suggest the same kind of closer identification with the natural world in all areas of life that Cronon suggests. The first concept involved in Thoreau’s consideration of the question of solitude could be considered the opposite of solitude in the form of communication. He begins this chapter of his book with a paragraph that highlights the deep sense of communication he gains with nature as he takes an evening stroll. The first sentence captures much of the essence of the rest of the paragraph when he says, “This is a delicious evening, when the whole body is one sense, and imbibes delight through every pore” (Thoreau 107). He goes on to describe the temperature as perfectly attuned to his own sense of correct feeling, the sounds of the bullfr
Abstract Most governments have embraced the e-government initiatives to argument; service delivery, reduce corruption, spread information, support transparency and increase democratic involvement. The e-government involves two approaches in attaining e-government initiative. These approaches are internal and external. Internal approach involves government dealing with its employees and the government itself. External approach involves government engagement with its citizen and businesses (Hussein et al, 2011). E-governments has transformed the external government interactions by enabling the public unswervingly receive government services at their suitable time without making visits or getting the services through bureaucratic processes. Introduction Rapid development in the technology has largely altered the way modern governments engage with their citizens and eventual service delivery. Most governments have recognized the technology by shifting from traditional service administration to digital or e-governance dispensation. E-governance has made governments services accessible to its citizen at their convenient time. Therefore, this has increased citizen participation, transparency, accountability in government operations and common participation by citizens in decision making. The shift towards e-government has altered the structure of governments, the mode of government information transmission and decision making processes. Thus, these changes have had a trivial effect on the services, which states needs to plan and harmonize. This research paper explores the shift in public administration because of e-government. Through literature review, the writer discusses e-government and how it has heightened accountability in governments with e-enabled technologies. Also, the writer evaluates e-governments technologies such as social media and their roles in heightening government accountability. Though, the e-governments technology has simplified service delivery and information access from government and it’s agencies, some challenges has been observed. Such challenges include; accessibility by wider public, redefining government boundaries and cultural issues among others. The E-government E-government is a popular word in Information Technology. It refers to the general practice of using electronics in government. This may encompass using the internet, telephones, fax machines, surveillance systems and tracking systems by the government. Television sets and radios are used by governments to pass on information. Hussein et al (2011) offers another definition for e-government. He asserts that e-government is where governments use information and technologies to support or improve the activities of public sector organizations. For many years, governments have used radio waves to broadcast warnings in times of disasters or