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Australia geo-political history makes it a unique nation in the international scheme of events. Australia was colonized by the United Kingdom, and from its behaviour, there are aspects of westernization and whiteness. The early Australian domestic and foreign policies were vulnerable due to threats from Asia and the long distance from the “mother country”. This made Australia feel to be in isolation, hence had to seek friendship from powerful countries, for security. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the political leaders in Australia might have been worried about the security of its nation; therefore, they were determined to maintain a close relationship with Britain. This made Britain provide many migrant to Australia. Surprisingly, Australia took a lot of time to take responsibility of its foreign policy until World War II forced them to assume responsibility. This did not end the tradition of cultivating close relations with the “great and powerful friend” (Norman 1987, p. 241). Historians believe that the foreign policies of Australia were similar to that of Britain up to World War II. At this time, Australia experienced a sense of independent due to the establishment of Balfour Report and the Statute of Westminster. The immense support that Australia offered to Britain during World War I was enough to show Australian loyalty to its “mother county”. This was the first instance where Australia relied upon its “great and powerful friends” for security. Before 1941, Australia viewed Britain as its “great and powerful friends”. By the onset of World War II, Australia had joined the war against Germany and received a lot of protection from Britain. The good relationship between Britain and Australia was short lived, and after two years, it changed. In 1941, Australia foreign policy shifted its interest to the United States as its allies. Australia feared Japanese attack, if they were to join World War II due to its heightened threats. In 1940, John Curtin attempted to cut off the threat from Japanese by creating friendly relationships with Japan (Miller 1978, p. 326). Australia’s greatest fear about Japan became a reality when 180 Japanese aircrafts bombed Darwin. On December 1942, Australia was force to turn to America as the new “great and powerful friends” for protection. This gave America a base where they could launch attacks to Japanese; therefore, they became the core protectors of Australia. In 1941, Japanese plans attacked the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbour, which resulted in termination of the negotiations between the two countries. Britain had a prodigious burden because of the struggle for power with Germany and Italy and could no longer protect Australia, therefore, General Eisenhower to sent troops and military equipment to Australia under the command
Shakespearean comedies, during the Elizabethan Age, created the genre of cross-dressed heroines, embodying masculine characters both in their appearance and temperament. In As You Like It and Twelfth Night , he created two lively and witty heroines. Resembling comic heroines in other Shakespearean plays, both embody a man and a woman. The female characters’ androgynous self shows their true characters. The individuality of Rosalind in As You Like It and Viola in Twelfth Night creates distinct characters, unattached to the masculine figures in the plays. They are humorous, prudent, and independent. Their identity is separate from that of their male relations – father, son, or husband. Thus, their ‘self’ is quite apart from their ‘other’, and so the readers are not compelled to see the heroines as the appendage to the heroes. Both Rosalind and Viola exemplify the Shakespearean comic boy-heroines who wear men’s clothes and create an identity that is distinctly theirs. Evidently, the characters of Rosalind and Viola are similar, as both of them are women belonging to aristocratic families, forced to disguise themselves to travel or live alone. Both show a certain degree of charm and refinement in the man’s role and successfully create a place for themselves in it. Evidently, both characters demonstrate a degree of similarity; nonetheless, they are different. I believe Rosalind and Viola, though apparently similar characters possess different personality traits. In this essay, I will analyze and compare the characters of Viola and Rosalind and try to show the difference in their personality traits. Rosalind is the boy-heroine of As You Like It , who, like her father, deprived of her rightful inheritance, lived a life of captivity as a friend and lady-in-waiting to Celia. However, in the forest of Arden, disguised as a man, she finds freedom. She is no longer bound to the sufferance of the usurper’s court and women’s limited roles. Rosalind’s temperament finds freedom from the restrictions of romantic love-cult. Though Rosalind is not opposed to the idea of love for she sincerely believes that there is only one thing that could surpass the ridiculousness of love, and that is not to believe in it, which is puerile. However, she is opposed to the idea of the Elizabethan idea of love-cult. Once she enters the forest of Arden, she takes control of her life, and even her father after some time. The union of Rosalind and Ganymede is significant not only for her physical appearance but for her mental capability as well. Thus, Rosalind’s disguise was not just a change of clothes, but that of her whole nature. Shakespeare fashions Rosalind as taller, tougher, and braver than Celia, the other main female character in the play. Rosalind, when convincing Celia that they must disguise themselves as men to escape the castle, says: “…I am more than common tall, / That I did suit me all points like a man?” (Shakespeare, As You Like It 1. 3. 116-118). However, the reality of the matter does not elude her, as she immediately points out that e
Introduction Pericles was an Athenian leader during the Peloponnesian war; he was the leader responsible for the reconstruction of Athens after the war. Pericles was killed by plague, which descended upon the city. Pericles was the General during the Peloponnesian war, and he was of the opinion that Athens should firmly remain in the war. He organized approximately 100 ships for that purpose. When several soldiers died from the war and from plague, the people of Athens began blaming Pericles for having forced them to go to war, and they wanted him to be held responsible for all the calamities and the misfortunes that had befallen them. Pericles also felt bad about the situation, but he was prepared to tackle the outcome. The outstanding qualities of Pericles were espoused during the funeral oratory speech which he was asked to deliver as a routine and custom during funerals; in Athens, speeches were made as a way of honoring and praising the departed. During the burial of the people who had died during the Peloponnesian war, Pericles, the son of Xanthippus was chosen to deliver a speech in their praise, and it is in his speech that some of the outstanding qualities of Pericles were brought to fore (Thucydides 35). Astute Leader and a Commander Pericles was an astute leader and a commander. Despite the misfortunes that had befallen his people, he still managed to convince them that the course was justified and argued that it was for the benefit of the whole state and city. He defended himself by arguing that he knew he was doing what was to be done, and he described himself one who loved the city and could not be influenced by money or any form of bribery. From his words
Introduction In order to receive full information regarding my research question about how college students’ work habits in the library affect how well they think they are doing in their classes, I will go to the Odegaard undergraduate library of UW. It is the site where representatives of different faculties spend much time. Here, it is possible to easily find respondents and ask them to answer a number of questions. Such a site is a good place to receive valuable data about which work habits are typical for the participants of the study and what impact they have on the process of their learning. Location, Date, and Time of Observation Period The place of data collection was the Odegaard undergraduate library of UW, in particular, its first and second floor, where physical space can be found. I went there on April 20th, 2018, on Friday, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is the time interval when the largest number of students can be met in the library since most of them spend time preparing for classes in the afternoon. First, I studied the first floor and the layout of the workspace, and then I went up the stairs to the second floor and conducted additional analysis of the atmosphere there. Description of the Site Having come to the first floor of the library, I noticed that there was free space, despite the fact that a large number of people were in the room. Students worked in groups, uniting at the same table, and also sat separately with their records. Most people were dealing with books and not with computers. Some students communicated with their mates, and some worked in silence. On the first floor, there were also specially closed studios where people could work in a calm atmosphere. It cannot be said that the floor was very noisy, but a large number of people involuntarily made a lot of sounds when talking to one another. The atmosphere on the second floor was more informal than on the first one. Here, most of the students worked on laptops, and many used cell phones. It was a little noisier there compared to the first floor, but there was also enough space to move around freely and not to distract people. Some students did not sit at tables and walked around the premises. When looking from the stairs on the first floor, it was possible to notice that people were more focused there. In order to conduct a survey, it would be interesting to discuss some of the details of my research with those who were upstairs and those who preferred a calmer atmosphere on the first floor. There was a place to relax, and there was enough space for work. Most of the students on the second floor worked individually. The work process took place in a noisy environment with many extraneous sounds. Conclusion The Odegaard undergraduate library of UW is a good site to find people who are ready to answer questions and help to conduct a study. Not all students were deeply involved in the learning process, and it was unlikely to be difficult for them to answer a few questions concerning their work habits.
Introduction The enhancement of globalization and growth of technology has opened new opportunities to the business sector. This is so because; businesses are able to open new operations in foreign markets. However, the growth of globalization has not come singly whereby it has been associated with growth of international tensions and more specifically the issue of terrorism. With this in mind, business organizations operating across the global scene are obligated to ensure high levels of security. In this case, Los Angeles International Airport has not been exempted from this security threats. This has forced the airport to establish higher security operations to curb any threat. It has been worrying to note that Los Angeles Airport is viewed by terrorist as an attractive target. With regards to the high levels of terrorism to the US and its allies, LA airport has made efforts in several progressive program to beep up its security. This is aimed at protecting the passengers as well as the airport premises from terrorist attacks. The security program is to be implemented in accordance with the 2004 recommendations and is aimed at ensuring optimum security to all persons using the facility. The security program is aimed at installation of security film across the airport. This is particularly on the windows facing the airport. The program is also designed to reduce the density or congestion of people in all unsecured areas (Stevens et al, 2011 ). With implementation of the security program, permanent vehicle security checkpoints will be added which will involve use of devices and equipments with bomb-detection capabilities. The unsecured areas comprises of areas near uninspected vehicles as well as areas where baggage is not inspected (Weikel and Simon, 2011). By adopting these security apparatus, the airport will be able to attain high levels of security which will help to counter any external threat from terrorists and other individuals with illicit thoughts. The new security project is aimed to ensure adequate improvement of baggage security and system. The design of the project is done in accordance with the projected growth of passengers as well as the requirements of the transport security administration plan formulated after the 9/11 attack. The security program entails the modernizing of TBIT’s public systems and areas. This will help in boosting efficiency and security in all terminals points within the airport. By undertaking the renovations, the levels of convenience and comfort offered by the airport to
Abstract Global warming and climate fluctuations that occur due to air and water pollution are well known and frequently discussed issues. Their consequences are followed and studied all around the world. One of the countries that took its time to start paying attention to the ecological problems is China. Yet, in 2013 the Chinese government faced the need to address the country’s ecology due to serious climate changes that affected the country’s society and slowed down its economy. Now China’s economy is threatened by its ecology, so the country might lose its status of the world’s number one distributor of goods. In the world of nowadays weather patterns are discussed in reference to global climatic conditions. The changes of weather in the world are carefully observed and analyzed by thousands of experts. This is done because the change of climatic patterns can be highly dangerous, so when it happens unpredictably people’s lives become endangered. Moreover, according to the latest research the countries that did not care to keep an eye on their weather and climate are now facing a lot of trouble due to such phenomena as greenhouse effect, smog and water pollution. China is one of such countries. Fluctuating climatic conditions that massively occurred in China in winter of 2013 have a future tendency to create significantly negative impacts on the development of the country’s economy that is based on severely ecologically unfriendly manufacturing processes and materials. The difficulties inflicted by the fluctuating climatic conditions in China enforced issues with transportation, human resources and maintenance of the standard manufacturing and trading practices. Background Section Fluctuations of climatic conditions have been observed in China for a while, yet in 2013 their impact became quite serious so the Chinese Government had to work out ways of addressing them. Air and water pollution that happened due to the rapid industrialization in the country created massive fogs and haze phenomena in the North of China. As a result, the transportations slowed down significantly. Fog and haze affected both motor vehicles and air transportation modes, which made the country unable to export its goods and also import raw materials for the manufacturers. Due to the delay of export sales, the country’s income also dropped. Since China is known as one of the world’s major international traders, it is obvious that the whole system supporting the Chinese economy immediately occurred under a serious threat due to the weather conditions. Literature Review Batty (2010) noticed that significant changes in weather conditions and climate started to happen decades ago all around the world. Many countries reacted quickly and immediately enforced eco-friendly programs and policies reducing the waste disposed to the environment, bringing social awareness about the issue of global warming and introducing the citizens to new ways of living and consumption. In order to constantly monitor the changes of climatic conditions the meteorologists of
Executive Summary Practitioners, consultants, and scholars have come up in the recent years with varied models in the sphere of performance measurement in a bid to come up with appropriate approaches for the improvement and sustaining of business. Whereas there are suggestions that businesses that thrive are those guided by formalized, balanced performance measures, emerging scholars are of the view that indeed businesses that thrive are not necessarily those that have performance measurement systems. Further, Holloway 1 observes that in as much as many scholars have their focus on research that formulates models and frameworks that are bound to change the implementation of performance measurement, little or no attention is given to problems arising from the application of the same. Observably, very few of these scholars focus on keenly investigating the four stages of performance measurement systems. Indeed, the interplay between performance measurement, organizational culture, and management styles has not been studied by many researchers. In fact, previous research has not been able to develop an effective model that has its focus on the relationship between performance measurement and organizational culture. On the same note, the role of management styles with regard to the definition of organizational culture has not been as profound as it should be. A unique approach to this research as noted by Claver 2 is the need to understand Management control systems as noted by Chenhall 3 cannot be compared to organizational culture. Rather, many business
I am impressed by the Sociocultural Theory which describes the influence of environment including family, friends, culture, and society on children’s development. Even though every child is born with certain character traits, their character and mindset can change depending on the environment they live in. Therefore, the parents’ basic responsibility is to provide their children with comfortable living conditions and proper social surrounding, which will positively affect their kids’ development as individuals. To my mind, in the process of studying, teachers should also consider schoolchildren’s temperament and character traits. For instance, some kids are hardworking and curios, while others may be shy and lonely. Moreover, if people around show an example of good behavior it will lead children to successful development and learning. On the contrary, the uncomfortable and dangerous surrounding will harm kids’ development and will affect the potential occurrence of childhood trauma. Many things that children are interested in, like movies and series that they watch, also have a large influence on their development. Today, people live in a society where they learn through interaction and can develop certain character traits and habits depending on their culture, background, etc. Therefore, the Sociocultural Theory presented by Lev Vygotsky can be applicable to all human beings.
Introduction Background Nowadays, the water crisis is one of the most serious problems faced by humanity. For example, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (2017) states that approximately 1.1 billion people do not have constant access to water. It creates difficulties for agricultural development, causes a high prevalence of diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, and diarrhea, and increases mortality rate among children (World Wildlife Fund, 2017). Its devastating effects on health cannot be underestimated, and before proposing any solution, it is vital to understand the nature of its occurrence. In the first place, the water crisis is majorly caused by climate change and associated environmental phenomena such as the drought that is currently present in different parts of the planet (Silva, Galvao, & Silva, 2015). Along with that, another potential reason is the insufficient management of water resources, as governmental authorities and other organizations often use them for wrongful purposes while the global population continues to grow (Silva et al., 2015). A combination of these factors implies that recommendations have to focus on approaches that will resolve the fundamental problems indicated previously. Currently, there is an array of solutions that include conservation of water supply, converting seawater to freshwater, water transportation, and reusing water for various purposes (e.g. in the agricultural sector) (Hadadin, Qaqish, Akawii, & Bdour, 2010). These solutions are sustainable, but the major problem is the lack of finances. Consequently, should the water crisis be reconsidered and be reviewed from the angle of investors? Purpose of the Paper Based on the factors mentioned above, it could be said that the primary goal of the paper is to discuss the issue of the water crisis, as it is of paramount importance for the survival of the planet and humanity. At the same time, it is essential to describe this issue in detail, as, otherwise, it will not be possible to review critical constituents of this situation. Today, an array of solutions exists, but, in the context of this paper, it will be rational to discuss it from marketing and investors’ perspectives. In the end, conclusions are drawn to summarise the main findings of the paper. Description and Analysis of the Problem Apart from a clearly presented background of the water crisis, it is of critical importance to unveil additional details. As was mentioned earlier, at least 2.1 billion people do not have constant access to fresh water supplies while 2.7 billion experience difficulties every month (World Wildlife Fund, 2017). Today, 70% of the planet Earth is covered with water while only 3% can be used for drinking and consumption (World Wildlife Fund, 2017). These aspects present that water is already a scarce resource that cannot be renewed. Apart from that, its continuous decrease can be explained by global climate changes. For