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Alice is used by Lewis Carroll as a fictional character in the ‘Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland’. In the book, Alice is characterized by her care and loving abilities. The people around her acknowledge the gentleness and affection offered by Alice to her family members and friends (Weissbrod 219). The Treasure Islands plot develops from Jimmy’s fearful traits as a young boy. He gradually develops bravery and intelligence as he grows up. Morality and diligence are the key traits that govern the characteristics and responsiveness of Jimmy Hawkins. Jimmy finally sees the need to be the ship’s captain. However, Jimmy’s actions and tendencies depict his youthful age and lack the required maturity to lead. Jim’s character can be analyzed as predictable because he follows the same procedures and acts in the same way in various occurrences. Analysis of the Similarities portrayed between Alice and Jim (Hawkins) and the respective applications of the authors style of literature. The behavior of Alice is so tremendous and unique that the ‘Wonderland creatures’ who are commonly seen as well mannered and mature seem wicked (Shavit 75). The behavior of Alice is easily recognized, and her polite attitude towards different people and occasions is well established amongst her friends and peers. On the other hand, Alice was neither created as a brat nor as an angel. The author uses various scenarios in the literature to validate of certain instances where noble people forego their normal behaviors and beliefs. Consequently, the author illustrated on different occasions the negative side and behaviors of Alice. Alice’s level of curiosity is shown as incredibly high. The high level of curiosity is however mitigated through self-control and restraint (Weissbrod 222). The Duchess and Caterpillar tease Alice and lead her into rage and resentment but she manages to control her resentments thus avoiding the exchange of words between her and the people making mockery over her. The Rabbit disputes the social class of Alice by mistakenly addressing her as a maid or servant. In addition, the pigeon, March Hare, and Mad Hatter discusses the intelligence of Alice with some irrational perspectives that are only found in Wonderland. Alice is subjected to ridicule and rudeness during her entire stay in Wonderland. These challenges are used to weigh the perceptions of Alice of good behavior
Introduction Buddhism is not a religion, it is rather a philosophical thought which speaks for the objective of living: realization of the essence of existence. Buddhism writers have produced an intensive number of works on life values, human values, and feelings. Dualism, as the essential part of Buddhism philosophy, is found in the writings on ignorance, fixed feelings, and clinging, with the emphasis made on the notion of emptiness. Dualism, ignorance, and clinging “Heaven and earth are set apart; if you wish to see it before your own eyes, have no fixed thoughts either for or against it” (Seng-t’san’s, “On Believing in Mind”). These words carry symbolic meaning and underline the key principle of Buddhism – having no fixed thoughts. If the person has a fixed perception of something, gives labels to everything around him, he is not able to see the essence of these things. To understand the truth of life, the essence of objects, and the meaning of existence, it is necessary to set yourself aside from fixed thoughts. Seng-t’san’s encouraged us to avoid pursuing dualism, and as soon as the person has a clear perception of right and wrong, the Way is lost. Reality can be seen only by ignorant people, those who do not try to seek after the true and those who cease to cherish the opinions of others. Clinging has no boundaries, and all things follow the order they should. Essence cannot depart as well as cannot abide (Seng-t’san’s, “On Believing in Mind”). He further notes that ignorant cherish the ideas of dualism (rest-unrest, likes-dislikes, right-wrong), and to understand the essence, the Way, the person has to leave dualism aside. Buddhism, Emptiness, and Awareness Emptiness contains nothing and everything at the same time. Two opposite objects cannot be distinguished in one emptiness, and when the person draws a distinction between the two, he has an understanding of neither. “The wisdom of emptiness refers to a lack of something” (Zen Master Seung Sahn). Existence means that things appear and exist independently, while at the case time, they exist in dependence upon cause and condition. The understanding of emptiness is about understanding that nothing exists separately from the rest of the things, everything depends on some events and things. All humans depend on other humans; dying depends on birth, birth depends on becoming, becoming depends on attachment, and attachment depends on thinking. The sequence of causes a
Background of the Mortimer’s Castle Mortimer’s Castle is one of the most important tourist attractions in the United Kingdom. William Fitz Osbern founded the Castle in 1067. The castle served as an administrative base for the Lords of the Mortimer who ruled the West Midlands and East Wales. The castle was a center of power for over 500 years (English Heritage 2012). Thus, several kings and queens used it as a palace or a residential area. The Mortimer’s family owned the castle from 1075 to 1425. However, the ownership of the castle was later transferred to the Crown. Sir Thomas Harley bought the castle in 1601(English Heritage 2012). Currently, there are no houses or any form of accommodation of the site. However, the ruin of the castle still exists. Concisely, the ruined Mortimer’s Castle is located at Wigmore in Herefordshire. The ruin dates back to 921AD, thereby making it one of the oldest and culturally significant historic treasures in the United Kingdom. Currently, the ruin is owned by private entities. Nonetheless, the government is responsible for its preservation. The castle, as well as, the adjacent land is currently available for sale. PEST Analysis The PEST model is a marketing tool that facilitates analysis of the macro-environment of a firm. Concisely, it enables marketers to measure the impact of political, economic, social, and legal factors in their industries (Winer 2006, p. 114). Political The Ancient Monuments Act of 1913 prohibits alteration of historic buildings (Historic Houses Association 2012). Similarly, the planning Act of 1990 protects buildings and areas of special architectural or historic interest from the destruction that might occur due to commercial or residential development (Parliament UK 2012). In this regard, developing Mortimer’s Castle by changing its architectural attributes will not be possible. Hence, the Hereford Tourist Board has to use the castle without making significant alterations to it. The national Heritage Act 2002 permits private entities to produce and sell souvenirs, which are associated with ancient monuments that are located in England. In this regard, the board can generate an income by selling souvenirs that are associated with the castle (National Heritage Act 2002). Economic Tourism is one of the key drivers of economic growth in the UK since it contributes 8.2% of the country’s GDP and supports over 2.6 million jobs (British Tourism Authority 2012). The demand for rural heritage
The Joys of Motherhood is a popular title of literature book written by Buchi Emecheta. The ‘Theme of this book could be suitably applied in the modern days, where there is a serious drift/immigration to The West and European countries in the quest for a greener pasture. The central issue in this book is the clash of cultures Nnu Ego has encountered, when she moved away from her original home, where she was groomed or indoctrinated to give full respect to traditional ethics, to a cosmopolitan town, in which these ethics are not necessarily, acceptable. Now, if Nnu Ego is placed in American society, most of the issues raised, which were seen as unsatisfactory to her whims and aspirations, would have been turning to her favor. The American society is not patriarchal, and Nnu Ego would have found total comfort and freedom. First of all the cultural beliefs that men are always superior to women and therefore, have given them undue respect in all its ramifications, would not have become incumbent. She will have to work in collaboration with her husband to reach all heights of success. And as such, the bringing up of children should be a collective responsibility where both of them have to make sound contributions. The issue of second class position or earning respect from the husband and his family, once a woman bears children should not have become a basis for elevation within the husband’s family. One of the most serious challenges Nnu Ego would face while living in America will be the attempt to maintain her culture, and at the same time adopting to the vast freedom the American cultures offered. Secondly, the family or traditional ethics deeply rooted in her must also change. Even though, she might be caught struggling between two different cultures, which at the end, one has to prevail. The last serious challenge would be the Capitalist nature of American society. She might be shocked to realize that, money is now the alpha and omega of life. The issue of the number of children a secondary, and that, Men, like her husband, are not all that superior and can work as houseboys, to earn a living. The advantages Nnu Ego would have are; freedom, where she will be out of traditional chains of control, self-confidence, While the only disadvantage, as I feel, she would have is the ordeal of trying to adapt to new traditions and ethics. Now, if I were Nnu Ego’s friend, the first advice to give is to draw her attention to understand that, a woman is not to be enslaved. And she has denounced the notion that: “All the sa
After the analysis of student course evaluations at Green Valley Community College has shown an unfortunate trend of a slight decrease in dropout rates and students complaints referred mainly to the absence of technology in the classroom activities, the educators were involved into the profession development sessions for enhancing their awareness of the possible methods of incorporating technology into the curriculum. The goal of this paper is to develop an interview design for analyzing and measuring the students’ opinions of the outcome of the chosen interventions, paying special attention to the structure and methods of gathering the information and evaluating it. The choice of a qualitative research method is explained with the peculiarities of the research topic and the characteristics of the target respondents. Along with the learning achievements which can be measured by analyzing the student course evaluations, the learners’ perception of the modified curriculum and their attitude towards the classroom activities have a significant impact on the students’ involvement, the effectiveness of the curriculum and the rate of student dropouts. The measurement of the quantitative results would be insufficient for evaluating the effectiveness of the measures imposed by the administration for enhancing the professionalism of educators and incorporating technology into the classroom activities. Hancock & Algozzine (2006) noted that students often give preference to elaborated expressions of their concerns (p. 8). An interview would not only provide the target respondents with an opportunity to express their opinions but also would enable the researchers to evaluate the results of the survey analyzing the responses critically. The main difficulty of conducting an interview can be caused by the inability to access the individuals but is crucial for conducting interviews with busy officials and those who may have problems with allott
The history of Algerian diaspora in France goes back to 1827 when France barricaded Algiers for around three years. This period heralded the colonization era because by 1848, the French had taken control of almost the entire northern Algeria before announcing that the occupied areas were part of France (Bennoune, 2002). Colonization facilitated the earliest migration of Algerians to France. This paper focuses on the history of the Algerian diaspora in France by focusing on other aspects apart from the Algerian War. From the early late 19 th Century, cheap labor was highly needed in factories in France. Therefore, male Algerians moved in huge numbers to bridge the workforce deficit. The entire Algeria became an extension of France, and all the Algerians became French nationals. Therefore, before independence in 1962, Algerians were only allowed to migrate to France. By 1924, the number of documented Algerians in France surpassed 100,000 (MacMaster, 1997). However, during the World War II, the numbers reduced as the French authorities feared that Algerians would be prone to the communist manifesto, and thus the majorities were sent back to Algeria. The number of Algerians living in France has never gone below 100,000 apart from this incidence during the Second World War. Before the end of the Second World War in 1945, the migration of Algerians to France was exclusively for male workers. This movement, which was occasioned by the need for cheap labor in French industries, is regarded as the “first stage” of the Algerian diaspora in France (MacMaster, 1997). This migration was temporary, as Algerian men sought to improve the living conditions of their families back in Algeria. After the Second World War, the French government passed the Statute of Algeria in 1947, which “granted Algerian men full citizenship in mainland France and instituted unregulated passage between Algeria and France” (Sessions, 2015, p. 113). This period marked the “second stage” of the Algerian diaspora in France. After becoming citizens, Algerian men brought their wives and children to live in France. Similarly, nuclear families started trooping in following the unregulated movement between the two countries. By 1956, the number of Algerians immigrants in France had increased to 300,000 (MacMaster, 1997). Unfortunately, the living conditions for most immigrants were poor due to wage and class disparities in the society at the time. After Algeria gained independence in 1962, Algerians enjoyed a window of freedom where they could move to France with ease. Therefore, by 1965, the Algerian population in France had grown to 0.5 million (MacMaster, 1997). The last group of Algerian immigrants in France was marked by the mass movement of Algerian soldiers working in French security forces in 1962. Over 100,000 such individuals were allowe
According to test results, my personality type is Extravert-Sensor-Feeler-Judger (ESFJ). I agree with these findings since the indicators describe me quite accurately. I am outgoing and like communicating with different people. Also, I enjoy pointing out the best features or abilities in individuals and helping them to develop their positive traits. As a child, I did not choose to be on the team that was prominently stronger but selected a weaker one and encouraged everyone to win. Although my preference for extraversion over introversion is not high (3%), I must admit that like being among people and do not feel any discomfort when I have to collaborate with complete strangers. I have always liked making new friends and communicating with peers. At school, I used to love group projects which demanded close cooperation with several people, exchanging opinions and data, and coming to a mutual conclusion. Now that I am a student, I have the same preferences. Still, I can feel quite happy by myself, which proves the low preference of extravert in my personality. The other two features with low preference over their counterparts are sensing over intuition (1%) and judging over perceiving (1%). Indeed, I cannot say that any of these two pairs’ alternatives pertains to me to a greater extent than others. Sometimes, I rely on facts and in other cases, I focus on concepts and ideas. On some occasions, I am organized while at different moments, I tend to be spontaneous. The most prominent characteristic, according to the test, is the preference of feeling over thinking. I cannot but agree with this result since I frequently make impulsive decisions just because I sense so, without considering the outcomes. However, this feature, as well as all others, describes me correctly and makes me who I am.
Introduction Continuing education has become a crucial endeavor in every academic field as the need for knowledge and expertise continues to be the foundation of professionalism and competitiveness in various business fields. Continuing education refers to the pursuit of post-secondary programs and activities that are involved therein or registering for non-degree trainings, credit courses for degrees, training of workforce, self-enrichment study courses, self-directed learning, and learning through experience amongst others. Many professions have specific curriculums designed for further studies. Continuing education therefore falls under a certain classification due to its specificity and the fact that a certificate is issued at the end of it. According to Lea and Jonathan (2012, p. 179), during the course of continuing education, marks are awarded to the scholar in the form of continuing education units. Further studies enable specialists in a certain field to update their knowledge in that field with current information. For instance, in the law and information technology fields, new knowledge develops each day. Such education is important especially in some fields where information develops very fast due to the dynamics of the profession. The medical field, which is the basis of the paper, provides a working illustration where new treatment and diagnostic methods are developed every day with the changing characteristics of disease-causing pathogens such as those of malaria and HIV/AIDS. This paper will therefore focus on continuing education in this area (the medical health field) by specifically expounding on the importance of taking such a move with regard to ones education and professional development in the field. Why continue Education in the Medical Field The field of medicine stands out as the most sensitive and marketable based on the central role it plays in terms of securing the lives of people. Therefore, it suffices to declare it the best choice for all who wish to continue their education and professionalism. After completion of their formal training, medical professionals enroll for further training. Further education in medicine aims at maintaining, developing and increasing knowledge, improving the ability to solve problems, acquisition of new technical skills, and improvement of profess
Analysis Contract law terms require that individuals entering into the contractual agreement should be of majority age. Thus, minors are incapable of entering into legal contracts given that in case there is a breach of the contract liability cannot be imposed on the minor (Cheesman 2010). In this case, the company selling the used car discovered that Jeremy would be unable to pay the remaining installments for the vehicle because he had lost his job, as a result, the company would have no option but to pay back his installments. According to the law, it is not right for adults to enter into contractual agreements with minors as they end up being declared null and void. In this particular instance, due to the incompetence of the salesman and the sales company to verify the age of Jeremy, it resulted in financial liability to the company. As a result, the company will be forced to pay back Jeremy his total money by the fact that he was a minor at the time of the contract/transaction (Cheesman 2010). But if Jeremy’s actions and the act of entering into the contract was overseen with his parents or guardians in the presence of the sales personnel, the company will be able to sue for damages and the full sum by transferring liability to the parents or guardians who assisted the minor in making the decision and gave consent to the contract. There is no legal action that could be taken against Jeremy as an individual since he is a minor, he can take action against the used car sales company and recover the full sum of the money which he had paid because contracts entered by minors are null and void (Cheesman 2010). In the case: Hallman v. Lemke 99 Wis.2d 241, 298 N.W.2d 562 (Wis. 1980) “ Hallman contracted to buy a car for $1250 from Lemke. Before he had paid off the car, it broke down and he took it in to be repaired (costing $637). He didn’t pay the repair bill, and the garage came after Lemke as the title-holder of the car. At the time, Hallman was still a minor. Hallman paid Lemke $1000 cash and had paid another $100 in installments at the time the car broke down. Lemke then endorsed the title to Halbman to try to avoid liability for repairs. Hallman returned the title and disaffirmed the contract and wanted all the money back that he had paid so far. While under possession the minor of the car was vandalized beyond repair. Hallman was able to disaffirm the contract under the infancy doctrine (aka the doctrine of incapacity), which protects minors from “foolishly squandering their wealth through improvident contracts with crafty adults who would take advantag
Poliomyelitis was a severe disease in the United States in the 20 th century. That is why numerous American health care professionals tried to find ways of how to protect children from that health issue, and Jonas Salk was among them. The scientist managed to develop a vaccine against polio, but that process implied numerous challenges and essential outcomes in the field of vaccine development. Thus, the principal purpose of the paper is to explain that polio resulted in one of the largest medical trials in American history, while its drawbacks emphasized the necessity of robust regulations in the field. To begin with, one should state that polio was a severe threat to the US, affecting numerous citizens. That is why it was decided to organize “a mass nationwide trial, the largest of its kind ever attempted” in 1953 (Warner & Tighe, 2001, p. 452). The trial involved numerous government officials and federal agencies that tried to make the medical experiment the least harmful for society. In an attempt to reach this objective, the Food and Drug Administration only insisted on the necessity to make the test drug safe (Warner & Tighe, 2001). Consequently, this governmental body did not draw any attention to the effectiveness of the medication. Thus, it was required that the vaccine “had to undergo safety tests in three laboratories – the producer’s, Salk’s, and the US Public Health Service’s Division of Biological Control” (Warner & Tighe, 2001, p. 453). Since the tests above proved that Salk’s vaccine was not harmful, the trials began. According to Warner and Tighe, they involved “more than 1,800,000 children participating” (p. 455). Initially, the vaccine was a tremendous success because it was capable of reducing polio rates among American children. However, some issues emerged in 1955 when children who had received vaccines were infected with polio. The investigation revealed that the Cutter Laboratories in California were responsible for those cases. It was so because they failed to meet safety precautions while producing the vaccine. The situation above denoted that it was necessary to bring some changes to the field of medical trials and drug production to prevent similar issues from happening in the future. Firstly, the Public Health Service revised requirements for drug production, making them obligatory standards. This step was necessary to control whether pharmaceutical companies produced qualitative medication. Secondly, the polio vaccine failures emphasized the weak role of the federal government in the area of biological control. Thirdly, the case under consideration revealed: “th