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Introduction The Wild Bunch is a 1969 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah. The film is focused on the story of Pike Bishop and his gang, who are trying to complete their last business before taking a break. An ex-gang member Thornton is now on the other side of the law and is given one month to arrest the gang. The film is notable for its deviation from the Western genre in terms of characters and structure. Moreover, it explores important topics of gender discrimination, loyalty, and leadership. Summary The film begins with Pike’s gang robbing a bank in a small Texas town. Thornton and his gunmen are waiting for the gang members to step out of the bank. A long gunfight results in multiple deaths on both sides, as well as in dead and injured civilians. However, Pike and three of his men manage to escape, joining the rest of his gang on the way to Mexico. Thornton follows them but runs about two days behind. Throughout the journey, the two have flashbacks of their past activities, including the event when Pike left Thornton injured in the hands of the police. Pike and his gang reach the village where Angel was born. There, he discovers that his father was murdered by a Mexican General Mapache, and his former love Teresa left with the Mexicans, seeking a better life. The gang reach the Mexican border and find Mapache at the nearest town. Seeing Teresa, Angel shoots her, after which the gang is invited to share a table with the Mexican leaders and receive a task for a train robbery. The gang outsmart Thornton and escape with the stolen weapons, blowing up a bridge on the way. As they bring the arms to Mapache, it turns out that Angel stole some of the weapons. Mapache arrests Angel and tortures him. The gang returns to Agua Verde and attempts to persuade Mapache to let Angel go, but the general kills him, setting off a gunfight that leaves the rest of the gang and Mapache’s fighters dead. Thornton arrives after the fight is over; he is approached by Sykes, the only living gang member, who invites him to join the Mexican revolution. Thornton agrees and sets off on a journey with Sykes and the rebels. Key Points Right from the start, it is evident that the film deviates from the Western genre, particularly due to the chara
The fundamental of Subjectivism states that it is not possible to know every aspect of the universe and there is no possibility to understand any topic for certainty. The reason behind this thought process is that every individual’s perspective is different and unique and the perception of a certain event is bound to be different by the individual’s experience. (Ratner, 2009) As a result, the arguments of Subjectivism are highly dependent on perception. Let us consider for the same of the argument that this theory is subjectivist and hence the behavior of the individual would be determined by the approach or attitude of some other individual or group of individuals who is/are similar to the subject, his/her society and some ideal being (such as God). Ordinarily this subjectivism, ideal observer theory, cultural relativism, truth relativism and the divine order/command theory all are indeed diverse types of subjectivism. Having this as a background would be an interesting dilemma. The most important objection of Truth Relativism arises from the fact that there can never be a fixed set of rules in the context of this issue. Truth Relativism is generally presented with the perception and parameters of a definite cultural background. But it should be stated that cultural and cultural civilizations are not permanent in the context of space and time. A certain element that could be ascertained as a fundamental belief or Truth Relativism in a society may be considered to be false in the same culture if enough time is given to the society or the culture. Apart from that even if time is taken into as constant then also remain the fundamental differences of cultures and societies. Thus at no point in time or space Truth Relativism can be established as a basic elementary norm of societies or cultures. Truth Relativism’s status as a moral theory or as an approach to making moral decisions also faces objection from different quarters and there are specific reasons for that. The basic reason behind this is the fact that there can be no absolute or moral standards as there are too many societies in the world practicing diversified moral standards. In this context, it should be stated that morality or Truth Relativism’s status as a moral theory is fundamentally applied to an individual but an individual is always influence and morally directed by the society in which the individual resides. Here the local society determines the values and variables of moral norms or moralities. Thus Truth Relativism’s status as a moral theory cannot stand on firm ground as the basic ground of the issue shifts from time to time and space to space and cannot be treated as an absolute or morally standardized law applied to all individuals at the same time
Introduction In the beginning of the twentieth century, the statute of colonial dynasties that had been in use for some time in China ended. This brought havoc in political affairs as the state tried to reconcile and come into agreement with its un-modernized peasant subsistence and escalating number of inhabitants. This spearheaded the spread of Marxism in China as they hackneyed their Russian neighbors who had knowledge in communism that they acquired through the Soviet Union. China then became a renowned communist state (Rigdon 176). This research paper reports on the practice of Communism in China and its effects. The spread of China Communism The Russian Revolution in the nineteen seventeen evidently stirred up the Chinese academic groups to shape up the Communist Party in nineteen twenty-one. Roughly, twenty years after the formation of the Communist Party, the nation experienced some setbacks. Besides, there were gains as the Party of Chinese Communist transformed lots to their peasant-founded communists’ ideologies. Consequently, the stretch of communism in the region resulted into the establishment of the People Republic of China in the fiscal nineteen forty-nine (Fayaz 244). Up to this moment, the communist government gear-shifted the state almost in all corners and aspects of governance. History suggests that in nineteen twenties, the Chiang Kai-shek Nationalist Party managed to scheme China in adherence to the Party of Chinese Communist. Zedong Mao led the communists to inhabit the Southern parts of China in the fiscal nineteen twenty-eight. During this period, the Chiang and nationalists started ruling China. The communist ideologies had inbuilt superiorities which made Chinese to start fielding in followers from pastoral areas. This further made the Soviet Republic of Jiangxi to declare itself sovereign due to communism spread to the southern district. The Chinese Communists established a strong platform in the central north of China in nineteen thirty-six after the nationalists sent them away (Lijun 6). Constant fights between nationalists and communists were experienced till after the Second World War, but the support of communists by the peasant family fostered the conquer of the nationalists in nineteen forty-nine. Finally, the institution of the People Republic of China by Zedong boosted communism he
Fenton and Moon argue that, the Maori translation of the Waitangi Treaty by Anglican Missionary, Henry Williams is ambiguous and obscure. The translation was meant to deceive the Maori chiefs into signing the fake document by their colonials, the British Crown. The Maori who are the indigenous people of the New Zealand thought that their colonialists are given them independence to rule themselves and they saw a new birth for their nation. After the signing of the treaty, there were doubts about the consequences that may come out of the treaty. The doubts led to the realization that there were some ambiguities in the Maori translation of the treaty. The Waitangi treaty disempowered the sovereignty of New Zealand and its citizens because the treaty continued to exert post-colonial effects long after independence. After more than one hundred years of post-colonial effects of the treaty, the Waitangi Tribunal was set up to readdress the past injustices resulting from the treaty and colonialism. The main argument of the Silverman is that, mistranslation of the Christianity led to the mutual growth of the religious beliefs. The element of various religions such as Christianity, traditional and other beliefs merge and grow together bringing a new form of religion. Thomas Mayhew translated the Christian teachings to suite the Wampanoags’ traditions and beliefs hoping to convert and purify them with time. Due to the translation, the Wampanoags misunderstood Christianity and associated it with their traditional beliefs hence making them Christians in their own Indian way. Instead of covering to Christianity, the Wampanoags perceived that their traditions were consistent with the Christianity; hence, there was no need to convert. The Wampanoag Christianity was based on the Indian’s culture and traditions that drifted the Wampanoags from the Christian fundamental beliefs as taught by the missionaries. The lack of equivalent words in the translation of English words into Wampanoags’ language also contributed to their misunderstanding of the Christianity. Rafael main argument is that, the Tagalogs contracted colonialism by the translation of their language and their conversion to Christianity. The Tagalogs translations and conversions made them the subjects of the Spanish. The Spaniards utilized translations of the Tagalog language and conversion to Christianity in the establishment and development of their empire. The priests preached and subjected the Christians to the wishes and the interests of the Spanish because they justify the expansion of the Spanish empire. Fenton and Moon argues that the Maori translation of Waitangi treaty was very ambiguous. Henry Williams made deliberate mistranslations in order to deceive the Maori chiefs and the people of New Zealand into believing that the treaty was going to restore their independence from the colonial rule of the British Crown. Fen and Moon seems unfair and very biased in how they criticized the Anglican Missionary, Henry William. They criticized Henry Williams that, “he had some previous experience in translation and was aware of the strategic goals of the colonization” (26). Fenton
Personal Commentary The article “Evidence-Based Management” (Pfeffer and Sutton) discussed the management follies that are applied in business practices without having any empirically support or experience of using them earlier. Management executives are accused in the article of using a generalized decision for policymaking in different conditions. Decisions that were applied in totally different business situations are used in places that require the same end, which is almost like a doctor prescribing the same medicine for curing a patient with a fever. But the doctor fails to understand the actual cause of the fever. This essay discusses the ailments of “clinical experience” that management decisions suffer and how these decisions cannot be stereotyped or generalized by comparing the management decisions to treatment procedures of medical practitioners. Executives’ decisions to solve a certain problem in the organization are often smeared with influences that shape their decision. These solutions are influenced by various influences such as:   * The best current experience that the practitioner had. For instance, the solution that succeeded in a software firm being applied to another firm that has totally different circumstances, situations and backgrounds. Such clinical decisions often lead to erroneous and unsuccessful results.   * The practitioner’s experience capitalizes on his own strengths. This problem arises for specialists who use the treatments with which they are most experienced and comfortable.   * Advertisements and hyped solutions through promotions are often a barrier to focused decision making.   * Dogmas and beliefs also drive the decisions that are taken. When ideologies drive decision making, decision-takers often fail to realize if the solution will work. Such a thing is the adoption of employee stock options (ESOP) in the compensation strategies of organizations. Belief suggests that ESOP increases financial performance, which research has shown has no perceived relationship.   * First-mover’s advantage always does not ensure success for the company. Research has shown a mixed outcome.   * Benchmarking for management decision making done on an ad hoc basis. An example of a forced raking method of evaluating employees is used to determine if the system so successfully used at General Electronics is applicable to our company. A case of a company is illustrated where this system of performance measurement is dubbed highly unpopular among employees but is still practised. Evidence-based decision making would negate this and still follow it. But what evidence-based decision making would advise is that there should a proper diagnosis of the organizational requirements and the available options that would best fit the organizational situation
In their quest to stand out among many other colleagues, poets normally design their own presentation styles and stick to them. These unique styles are associated with them whenever they arise. Shelley, being among the all time authors of her time, could not afford being a different poet. She employed total complexity in her poems and she most often than not followed a specific pattern through her writing. Ozymandias was no exemption. The idea behind the poem is unveiled in the two different scenes that the persona describes. The first incident is highlighted in the first stanza; in the first meeting between the traveler and the narrator (I met a traveler from an antique land). The persona mentions his second meeting, which occurs around some diminishing statue of an ancient Egyptian king. The king is referred to as Ozimandias, in the ancient of days they were also called Pharaohs. This statue is located at the heart of a very old Egyptian city, located some four hundred and twenty miles to the south of their ancient capital, and called Thebes. The parameters of the city were bordered by a river to the eastern side, the only one that served the city while to the western side it was bordered by a huge field where they put to rest there dead. They referred to this place as the city of the dead. It is in this place that the pharaoh’s kept their most valued assets like statues. The religious points served to keep the king’s souvenirs that reminded the people of their king’s achievements and accolades. This part of the kingdom was not deserted as such. Religious leaders and priests also lived in this place and would time after time offer divine help to the people who needed it. The other group of people who lived around this place was the caretakers of the place (Casey, 12). This group consisted of the designers and laborers who built and keep the monuments in top condition. In the poem, there are four distinct characters at play. The poet take sup the role of the persona in the first line. He speaks what the traveler said and relates to it in the first person perspective. This is evident when he explains to the reader what the traveler said. The other character in the poem is the traveler. This is the person who tells the story of the ancient land. He also comes from an ancient land, according to the narrator. The main character in the play is the king, he’s also called Ozymandia. His fame and rule had spread all over. According to ancient history, his birth was around the year 1314 B.C; he lived through the nineteenth dynasty and ruled Egypt for sixty six years (Julian, 164). Nobody was sue about his exact age at his time of death, but people around him through his life approximate that he lived for between ninety to ninety nine years. He was one king who led his army to war; he was also progressive in that he put up many temples and monuments reminiscent of a prosperous kingdom. Ozymandia happened to be the King when the Biblical Mosses moved the Israelites out of Egypt, according to the holy book. The last character is the person who created and designed the scu
Executive Summary In recent years, there has been a growing trend of nationalization of the job market in Gulf countries, including the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). The current study also examines the views and responses of Emiratis and expatriates regarding Emiratisation in the U.A.E. and factors that are affecting its implementation. The study used a quantitative approach to designing the questionnaire and analyzing the data collected from the primary research. The researcher used convenience sampling for selecting respondents. The results indicate that Emiratis support Emiratisation, and they want their government to continue this strategy. They are also of the view that there are equal job opportunities for them in both the public and private sectors. They also feel that their English skills are weak that could be one of the main barriers for jobs in the private sector. The study concludes that Emirates is in favor of Emiratisation, and expatriates do not want the government to pursue this strategy. Introduction The nationalization strategy of Gulf countries is well supported by the citizens of these countries. The government aims to increase the participation of local nationals in the job market. Before the nationalization of job markets, local citizens preferred to work in public organizations. However, the trend is changing as local nationals also seek equal opportunities in the private sector companies (Randeree 2009). On the other hand, expatriates are concerned about their future, and job opportunities in the Gulf region as companies both in public and private sectors are giving preference to local citizens. Also, expatriates are paid low salaries as compared to local citizens. The current situation is increasing the disparity in the job market, and expatriates are forced to move to other markets. The current study focuses on Emiratisation of the job market in the United Arab of Emirates (U.A.E.). The current study collects data through primary research. The objective of the study is to gather views of both Emiratis (local nationals) and expatriates regarding the ongoing Emiratisation process and factors that affect its success in the U.A.E. The key factors considered for the current study include the government’s strategy support and effectiveness, skills of Emiratis, equal job opportunities, and salaries (Aljanahi 2016). Data source and data type The current study follows a positivist paradigm to carry out quantitative research. The methodology involves the implementation of a survey questionnaire to collect primary data. The primary data comprises of views and responses of individuals working in the U.A.E. The questionnaire is designed with different questions relating to the demographic background of respondents, their support for Emiratisation, and factors affecting Emiratisation in the U.A.E. The questionnaire was developed by using close-ended questions and statements. The first four questions collect demographic information of respondents, including age, gender, location, and education. The next two questions are related to the current employment status an
Introduction Wide as the American culture may be deemed to be and the depth to which its norms and virtues root, it is still open to changes that come across from time to time which in the long-run affect the overall perceptions of things and their outlook of various issues and the circumstances they undergo. The stages of growth which the American culture has undergone over time cannot be summarized in only one piece of work due to the many factors in it that is worth noting, as such there is a tendency by authors and researchers alike to focus on one aspect of this concept in order that they maximally exploit their discoveries. In his Book ‘To the hills of the montezumas; the Mexican war in the American imagination”, author Robert W. Johanssen exploits the perceptions of the general American to the Mexican- American conflict. It digs into the pre and the post war era’s, exposing the deep sited feelings among the Americans and the effects of the war towards both their social, cultural and economic structures. Through the book, he re-activates people’s notions, moods, their feelings about that given period in time and history. He also makes a rejoinder of the generations that came long after the war to it, giving credence to the fact that to many Americans it gave them a sense of pride in nationhood, defined their str
Abstract The elements of a good nursing home are numerous. Among basic procedures in care, Healthy Digest reports that the “overall cleanliness of the home is important” (Seniors Nursing Home Essentials 2011). While most individuals search for a facility that is clean and friendly, quality nursing facilities should offer residents more than a clean restroom and friendly staff. In addition to providing the standard atmosphere, Redondo Nursing Home aspires to exceed average expectations through accessibility and transparency. The nursing center will offer friendly staff, several nutritional plans, and support to family members to make the transition from independent living to assisted living bearable. The Facility Redondo Nursing Home is a small facility located in Fremont, California. Certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility, Redondo has thirty residential rooms and one dining hall. The facility was donated by Sherri and Brandon Richardson upon the death of Aunt Matie Richardson. While half of the residential rooms are reserved for single living, the other half is for double occupancy. Triple occupancy is not available since such living conditions have the potential to lead to sanitation problems. The rooms consist of a living area and restroom. Living areas are composed of bedrooms, televisions, dressers, and lamps. A limited number of hand and bath towels are provided to residents by the facility. Furnishings and towels are provided by a company called Resident Essentials who specialize in nursing home furniture and offers “a variety of nursing home furniture and room furnishings perfect for any nursing home”. While there is no rent or mortgage associated with the building, commercial insurance averages around $1,200 per year. Additional liability insurance for residents costs $2,000 per month. Whereas commercial insurance covers damages to the building associated with natural and human disasters, liability insurance enables Redondo to pay for financial costs associated with a resident falling or choking on food. Redondo Nursing Home strives to provide a safe atmosphere that is both welcoming and cozy. The Position of the Planner Living in an assisted living facility is difficult for many elderly individuals. According to the University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell. “for many older adults, planning to live in a nursing home can be too difficult to even think about. It may conjure up many emotions–helplessness because you no longer can care for yourself, possibly having to leave your home and security, or fear due to an uncertain future” (Planning for Nursing Home Care 2006). Many individuals choose not to plan for assisted living even when their health deteriorates to the point of needing special care. While they are fully aware of their medical situation, such individuals would rather stay in the comfort zone that is their home than explore alternative ways of living that may prove disastrous. With complete awareness of the emotions involved with relocating, Redondo aspires to make the tr