ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
The world history witnessed a great number of changes in the political state of countries, in the form of ruling and the change as well as the form of power in every state existing nowadays. One can hardly find a state that has remained unaltered in its form of ruling from the ancient times until the present day. The politics as well as any other notion in the world experiences the effect of evolution, development and change, so the form of states is fluent, continuously changing in the course of centuries. Historically, democracy has been recognized as the most progressive form of power, and at the contemporary moment of historical development practically all countries have proceeded to this form of ruling in different ways. Thus, looking at the present political map of the world researchers have become obsessed by determining the ways and influential factors that have made their more or less significant contribution to the democratization or de-democratization process that took place on the territory of all states of the world. There are different theories of democratization that put forward different factors and influential forces of democratization; all of them have their right for existence since they are grounded and reasoned by a multitude of facts and observations. However, a comprehensive analysis thereof will help estimate the most credible and generalizable theories that may be applied to as many states as possible and will explain the democratization processes in the most efficient way. There is a strong scientific basis for the formation of a grounded opinion about what a democratic state is and how it has reached the stage of a democratic political form of power. Here historical, economic and social studies may be relevant depending on the extent of their realization in every particular state and their importance on the nationwide scale. For example, the study of Tilly is highly important as to determination of the main features of a democracy and the characteristics of the democratization and de-democratization processes in every particular country. He sees the three main characteristics of these processes as follows:   * Increase or decrease of interpersonal networks of trust commonly represented in religion, kinship and trade (Tilly 23);   * Increase or decrease in the insulation from public politics of the major categorical inequalities such as race, gender, ethnicity, religion etc (
Introduction This project seeks to undertake a musical review through evaluation of composition, lyrics, content, diction, execution, delivery and instrumentation in the music produced. It is mainly based on emotional appeal and seeks to highlight one of the key leading singers in their performances. The themes addressed in these songs are clear and include an emotional reflection and discovery of an inner meaning of the songs. In my research, I considered three songs written by acclaimed songwriters and musicians. The choice of these songs was influenced by the message which is accompanied by the sweet music. (Scott 17). This criticism is based on a number of factors, For example, my preferences of music styles. As for me, I am accustomed to several genres of music. Thus, the opinion on the quality of music is subjective as it depends on someones’ musical taste. Seldom will one find two people with similar musical tastes. Overview of choice of songs The first song, which I consider very inspiring, is by a Christian contemporary band, Six Pence None the Richer called ‘Don’t Dream it’s Over’. The last two are by British nationals, Adele, for her spectacular song ‘Rolling in the Deep’, and James Blunt, the author and performer of the song ‘Wise men’. Six Pence None the Richer is a band which leading singer has an enviable vocal prowess and instrumentalists understand their instruments very well. Adele and James Blunt, both solo artists, are respected for uniqueness of their voices and their richness in composition of lyrics. ‘Don’t Dream it’s Over’ by Six Pence None the Richer The first song by Six Pence None the Richer, ‘Don’t dream it’s over’ is from their album Divine Discontent . The theme of the song pertains to renewed relief and rejuvenation. It serves as a reminder that there is hope no matter in what situation one finds himself. It elaborately brings out the idea that there are brighter days to come. Personally it gives me a reason to ‘come alive’ and push on through the obstacles of life as it gives a renewed purpose for life. The lyrical content or message is rich and relates to any audience. It is a form of soft rock that is music to the soul. The execution of the song is spectacular bringing in a voice that is husky yet expressive. The instrumentation brings out a harmony and rhythm that adds musical flow to the song. The lead vocalist, Leigh Nash, has one of the rarest voices. Layered with variations, Leigh has a distinguished voice that makes one believe in the lyrics she sings out. Leigh Nash has been acclaimed on international media for her sterling voice that adds vibrance and pomp to all performances by the band. The instrumentation layers the performance of the song in a manner that displays solid mastery of the instruments in the creation of melody. Nash draws inspiration from her Christian life and country artists who have previously done well including Tanya Tucker and Loretta Lynn. Leigh Nash started singing country music and learning the guitar at a tender age of twelve. She is also a songwriter. Nash spent her childhood in Southern Texas in the town of Braunf
The effect of Immigrants on income, employment, and productivity vary by career and industry. The American economy is dynamic and flaking thus creating several jobs to match its diversity. Based on the evident positive impact that immigration has had to the American economy, it does not beat any logic to term immigration as bad to the US’ economy. As a result, following the inexplicable benefits witnessed out of immigration, American has been investing much on it to the level that it is currently out of control: it cannot do without immigrants. Immigrants increase the production capacity of the economy by enhancing and stimulating investments opportunities besides promoting specialization. The increase in competence and output of the states’ economies hikes returns per worker. The immigration policy shows that fewer immigrants do high-skilled and professional jobs hence contributing positively towards labor and the US’ economy. Immigrants also work hard, create jobs, and above all improve consumer economy by maintaining low consumer prices for the benefit of the Americans. Even though many people feel that immigrants diminish the job avenues of the American-born workers, the immigrants also fill most of the critical jobs that the American-born workers shun. Consequently, the US’ economy takes in the foreigners by increasing job chances rather than dismissing the employees born in America. Notwithstanding, through flexible labor force scheme, employers can easily hire and fire immigrants compared to the U.S-born counterparts. In addition, availability of immigrants in the US translates to a higher output per worker. As a result, businesses amend their paraphernalia and structures to maximize the use of discounted labor offered by the foreigners. Although immigrants are scattered almost everywhere in the US, there are no cases of harassment of the incoming group. Therefore, it makes no sense at all to view some segments of America as more anti-immigrants in relation to others. As the U.S’ residents, immigrants are entitled to basic needs such as security and healthcare. As a result, they increase tax, revenues, fund social security, and Medicare programs. Besides, immigration increases average hours per worker besides reducing the skills per worker, effects, which are opposite and approximately equal on labor productivity thus posing insignificant danger on the economy. It is possible to justify the notion that illegal immigration is out of control. First, employers often demand many immigrants who offer low skilled and cheap labor leading to the creation of black market because the demand for labor surpasses the legal supply. This is also possible because every employer wants to maximize his/her output with minimum input since the end justifies the means. Businesses want to pay less for any legal labor. Consequently, illegal immigrants become victims of circumstances compared
The article explains that most studies about initial public offering (IPO) are conducted in the US context. Promoting a successful IPO is a goal for many business organizations to attract institutional investors and improves stock exchanges. The author recommends integrating new aspects of financial strategies like informational asymmetries, rightful ownership, and venture capitalism into the discourse. Despite the intention to examine the IPO market world, certain failures emerge and bother leaders and managers. The article introduces a critical review of academic literature to find out how finance executives should make helpful public decisions. The IPO process is determined by a proper understanding of such factors as ownership and the level of control, intermediates who participate in investment activities, effective pricing, and the quality of the information in management. In the article, several strategies to reduce unnecessary data asymmetry and underpricing are concluded. For example, organizations should be ready to go beyond the corporate governance requirements to satisfy investors. Another recommendation includes the background of low floating charges, which allows lessening underpricing. Although the study covers a broad topic and approaches to improve the financial situation and IPO processes, there is an evident scope for future work about valuation, pricing, and institutional investments. I think that the author succeeds in explaining the main idea of IPO firms and market factors that play an important role in decision-making. However, it is hard to see a clear plan in terms of which specific improvements may be achieved at the moment. Therefore, this article may be a solid background for a new study but remains a limited source of information about pricing issues and the correct institutional investment outcomes. The author is interested in discussing the reasons for the long-run performance of IPOs. Firstly, price patterns create new opportunities for trade strategies in order to promote effective returns. Secondly, market prices can be changed due to informational efficiency. Finally, it is hard to control all IPO processes over different periods of time. There are certain time- and industry-dependent factors that do not make it possible for companies to perform IPOs properly. The author believes that some bad luck should not be ignored and chooses the long-run IPO underperformance as a phenomenon for the current study to elucidate the peculiarities of the investors’ work. A 3-year experience with 1,526 IPOs between 1975 and 1984 was described in the article. There were five criteria (offer pric
Twitter’s Challenges 2010, so far, has been a very challenging year for Twitter. In the start of the year, many of the important investors like Borthwick reduced down their investment ratios by 52%. The investors backed out because they feel Twitterno longer provides a good platform for mass marketing (MacMillan). Apart from this, Twitteris also loosing the race of winning more active users. Both, the general users and the marketers prefer Facebook and other mediums over Twitter. This has landed Twitterinto great stress, making them question if the strength of their strategies(Porterfield). Twitteralso faces challenges in technology. The features of other social networks appear to me more appealing to the users. Many have complained that Twitteris not userfriendly, it takes a lot of time for them to understand how to properly utilise all of its features (MacMillan). Till last year, Twitterused to get its applications developed by third parties, while other social networks have in house developers. However, Twitterthis year announced having their own team of developers. Currently, Twitteris in a fix because of its negligence other social networks seem to have taken over the cyberworld. However, Twitterhas realized that in order to keep its web presence alive they need to boost the element of continous innovations, or they will loose the battle (Mil). Twitter’s Competition Established in 2006, over the four years Twitter has experienced tremendous growth. 2007 was the year when Twitter’s popularity was at the highest, they did a festival by the name of South by Southwest. When the festival ended, Twitter was receiving up to 60,000 tweets daily (Douglas). As of June 2010, Twitter receives around 65 million tweets each day, including 750 tweets every second (Garrett). Despite the great performance shown by Twitter, competition threatens the smooth operations of the organization. The walls of Twitter Inc. have become quite weak since the performance scale of Facebook has started going high. Recently, in a survey done by the team of Social Media Examiner, it was found out that marketer preference over Facebook is more compared to Twitter. Although, the number of marketers present on Twitter is way more than Facebook, still only 20% of them actually updated their statuses daily on Twitter, while the 35% of the marketers are updating daily on Facebook. (Porterfield). The population
Description of “Batman Begins” In 2005, director Christopher Nolen was successful in reintroducing the apotheosis of Batman to the modern world with his film “Batman Begins” This film depicts the birth of the god-like figure known as Batman. Rather than being a God to be exalted, Batman is a god to be feared by the criminals he hunts. Everything in the film contributes to this sense of a dark god being born. This starts with his birth in the dark cave, considered by prehistoric peoples to be the womb of the Earth Mother, as Bruce Wayne, a small child, falls in among an entire colony of black bats that frighten him terribly. Not long after that, he finds himself in a theater with his parents where the production features great human bat figures again frightening him. His fear causes his parents to leave the theater early with him, an action that brings him into direct close contact with traumatic death as they are confronted by a mugger and killed. Thus, anger is coupled with fear in the form of the bat within the mind of Bruce Wayne. His subsequent training as a fighter in Asia further details his formation as a demi-god. His return to the city is originally intended to seek his own justice for his own purposes, but, as he discovers the vapor chemical, its effects and its intended use, his goals change. By the end of the film, Batman as apotheosis has emerged, a demi-god dedicated to the defense of the weak and helpless through the terrorization of those who would terrorize.
Introduction Power supply is a gadget that delivers electrical energy to electronic loads. The power supply that is required in this project is an uninterrupted type, which provides emergency power when the input source fails. This power supply provides immediate protection from input power failure. Besides preventing discontinuation of the test if power outage occurs, uninterrupted power supply can also be used to protect the test equipment from damage or data loss. The purpose of this proposal is to recommend the most appropriate alternative power supply to solve the power outage problem. UPS Power Supply UPS power supply comes in two forms that is, standby and online. A standby type reacts only when a power outage occurs. Consequently, it must come with a particular circuitry that promptly converts to a power backup. An online power supply does not end its supply of power to the equipment. As such, it does not need to respond promptly when a power outage occurs. When the source of power discontinues, the devise’s batteries continues to supply the equipment with power. This type of power supply is the most preferable, though more expensive (Rashd 79). Considerations While Choosing the Power Backups When choosing one of these power backups, it is important to consider factors such as the amount of time the UPS battery sustains power, whether it provides any warning signal to the server when on standby and whether it has a power-conditioning feature that can trap the inward bound passing noise. Furthermore other factors should be considered such as how the battery degrades over time, the life span of the battery, whether it provides warning signs whenever the battery’s backup power ceases to function and when the batteries need replacement. It is also very important to consider the power requirement of the equipment that will be attached to the power UPS. For example, server installation considerations can be based on the devices that are added to it, such as CPU, monitor, wiring centers and concentrator units (Rashd 98). The Strength of the Power Backups UPSs have a volt-ampere rating, which are the current/amperes multiplied by the line voltage. The power equipment on which the UPS is attached should be added up then a UPS that accommodates such a load should be chosen. First, the ampere rating on each device that is to be attached should be obtained then the rating multiplied by the voltage. The values for each device are then added up and a UPS, which can accommodate at least 20 percent above that load, is chosen. Power supply for each chamber Each of the chambers, including the deepfreeze and oven, should have their own powe
Introduction Jean-Honor Fragonard was a pupil of Chardin and Boucher. The experienced he got from these artists contributed to his achievement of the Prix de Rome in 1750s. According to Wildenstein (2005), Fragonard was heavily influenced by Baroque and Tiepolo styles. However, he was among the classical artists who turned to Rocco style sometimes in the 1770s (Sheriff, 2010). Arguably, his work ‘The Swing’ exhibits one of the best examples of Rocco paintings developed in the 1700s. This painting is an example of some of the paintings in this genre that portray the intensive theme of controversial love and romance. Critical analysis of the painting Primary analysis The painting portrays a mistress being swung back and forth by her elderly husband and a young man hiding in the bushes. The woman seems to notice the presence of the young man in the bushes, but the husband does not. As the woman swings towards the young man, she opens up her legs to give him a good glimpse of the area under her dress. She is wearing a shepherd’s hat and a large skirt under which many petticoats are visible. Her clothes have bright colors, with a mixture of white, red, orange and some few patches of blue. The men, trees, bushes, two cherubs, and a Cupid are in the painted dark. The color differences give the painting a point of contraction between the woman and other details. Also, the artists have used the effects of light and shade. The woman’s clothes and face are illuminated while the ground area, the men and the trees around are dark (Farber, 2006). In the background, light penetrates between the trees and illuminates the swinging woman. It appears that the position of the event is somewhere in the bushes, which indicates the possibility that the swinging is an activity of marital leisure. The painting has a dimension of 64.2 by 81 cm and is displayed ay Wallace Connection, London. It was developed using ‘oil on canvas’ and portrays romantic games and sports of the 17th and 18th centuries (Cuzin, 2009). Secondary analysis An in-depth analysis of the painting reveals that Fragonard had more than one social and religious theme. First, it portrays the theme of individual freedom. This freedom is both physical and emotional. For instance, the woman is experiencing free childlike movements on the swing, giving her some physical freedom. Also, freedom is emotional because it shows the strong relationship between the two lovers. The freedom allows the two lovers to shed constraints of love by enjoying life in a simple manner. It is also worth noting that the woman has released her shoe, which is an indication of the degree of mental freedom she enjoy
Introduction The reason why a lot of prior preparedness is done before the actual business negotiation is to ensure that there is a flow of events during the actual phase of negotiation. The main steps that are followed by the parties to the negotiation are drawn from the activities that are done prior to business negotiation, like planning and rehearsal. In this paper, the key steps and strategies that are used during the actual negotiation are discussed. The paper begins by bringing out the desired steps during the opening of business negotiations. This is followed by a discussion about the vital steps to be adhered to in conducting the actual negotiation. In addition, the steps that ought to be followed in closing the negotiation session are brought out in the discussion. The discussion ends with an exploration of the attributes of a negotiation that entail a non-American partner in the negotiation. Key steps in opening a business negotiation session The opening of business negotiation is a critical step since it is the determinant of the mood and the pace that is set for the negotiation. Business negotiations often take place on formal grounds. Therefore, the first step in business negotiation is