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A dance school is an institution that students interested in dancing can learn more about ballet, including rehearsal. Different dance schools provide a variety of dancing styles. In order to launch a new dance school in the US, it would be necessary to analyze the market. This would include in-depth assessment of various dance schools in the U.S. market, together with products and services offered. The U.S. dance schools offer a variety of classes in hip-hop, tap, jazz and musical theatre dance. Julliard School Based in New York, Julliard is a private dance school managed by President Joseph Polisi. Julliard School has approximately eight hundred colleges, which offers a variety of dances. Since its establishment in 1905, the institution has managed to offer training services to over 800 students in music, drama and dance across the US. Researches indicate that Julliard School admission rate for students has increased from 7.6% in the year 2007 to 8.0% in 2009. However, in 2011 Julliard School admitted 5.6% of applicants. The institution has various collections including orchestras, chamber music, and jazz. Julliard School is focused on raising $300,000,000 to enable it sustain the market as regards to performing arts in the new decade. Julliard advertises its services and products in various media for rising awareness, including journals such as those published by Random House and Norton. The New York Public Library also advertises services offered by Julliard School. Nevertheless, the institution has its website that assist in advertising services at the global level that is, https://www.juilliard.edu/ . The adverts of this organization normally target undergraduate and graduate students. Ballet San Jose Ballet San Jose is a dance organization that is currently situated in California, US. The institution was established with an aim of providing San Jose region with professional skills in dancing that is, in a way that honours the vision of various artists. The ballet offered by this school also aims at meeting the artistic standards, as well as fulfilling cultural requirements of the society it serves. The advert made by this institution normally targets a wider audience. By the year 2007, Ballet San Jose had over 100 traditional and contemporary dances (Giddens 78). Directed by Dennis Nahat, the institution has dancers from various countries, including the U.S., Japan, Canada, Vietnam, and France, among others. Presently, Ballet San Jose has over 450 students. The organization has for long targeted children at risk and young audiences. It advertises its services and products through various media such as New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle. In addition, a number of its advertisements are done via its official website. Roland Dupree Dance Academy Ronald Dupree Dance Academy is situated in Hollywood, US. It has attracted dancers across the world owing to the school’s variety of instructors from various fields including film, television and stage. In partnership with M
Introduction Viktor Frankl is a renowned psychiatrist, who survived the holocaust and transformed his traumatizing experiences to something positive. It is through his experience that he came up with the concept of logotherapy, which emphasizes the will to find meaning in life as the ultimate goal in one’s life. This paper shall express how Frankl addressed the problem of meaning or lack of thereof while in concentration camp. How Frankl addressed the problem of meaning or lack of thereof while he spent time in the concentration camp Frankl, alongside with his entire family, were deported into a concentration camp known as Theresienstadt. In the camp, he worked very hard as a psychiatrist to help people cope with grief. After sometime, he was transferred to a Nazi concentration camp where he was supposed to stay for six months and a number of days laboring as a slave. His mother and wife had been moved to different camps where they perished. The father also died in one of the concentration camps. He was lucky to have escaped from the torment of these camps when he and his sister, who was the only relative alive, were freed by the Americans in 1945. His suffering at the camps, as well as those of the other people they were with, led him to a conclusion that there is still a possibility of one finding meaning in life, even in the most painful and dehumanizing situations. To validate his belief, there are several instances in Frankl’s life when he was able to overcome despair in the midst of very tough situations and made a choice to find meaning in life. For example, he talks of an incident which occurred while they were working in harsh conditions in the concentration camps. During this time, he talks of the inhuman conditions they were subjected to as they moved from one place to another under the strict surveillance of their guards. The guards would treat them without any human dignity, shouting at them and beating them for no reason. It is during this journey that one of the fellow prisoners expressed to Frankl a concern about their wives in the camps. This struck Frankl in a manner that he had never imagined and he started seeing the truth in what song writers and poets said in their works concerning the power of love. He understood that even in the worst situation, it is possible for a person to experience a moment of bliss by just thinking about their loved ones. The thought of his wife brought him a lot of consolation, despite the harsh conditions that were surrounding his life. It is through thinking about her that he found meaning in life, and therefore came to the conclusion that there is a way that everybody, despite what life has to offer, can find meaning in life. Moreover, he also found meaning in life through overlooking the realities in his current life and living in a spiritual world. According to Frankl (47), was a way of finding meaning in life because no one had the capacity to access one’s spiritual life and destroy it. By choosing to dwell in the spiritual rather than the real as a prisoner, he was able to ad
One of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet is the Senegal River basin and specifically acacia forests. The area of the Senegal River is traditionally associated with the abundance of fish, wildlife, grazing land, and vegetation, with the most remarkable being acacias. The ecosystem is reminiscent of the Nile, as floodwaters of the river irrigated a vast land area making it fertile and supporting indigenous communities (Kotschoubey). The floodwaters were also beneficial for several species of fish and shrimp, as they served as a nursery home for juveniles. In short, the Senegal River Delta is a fragile ecosystem that can be easily disrupted by human activities. In recent years, the ecosystem has been severely disturbed to the level of becoming endangered. According to Kotschoubey, the primary reason for the degradation of the area is the lack of water due to human activity. Indeed, the construction of dams and roads can severely affect water routes making ecosystems change accordingly. Another reason for environmental changes is intensive agriculture, as irrigation canals are built to support crop yields (Kotschoubey). These canals and new fields also interfere with the natural water flow, causing extended droughts. As annual floods decrease in volumes due to the disruption of natural water routes, more saline water of the Atlantic Ocean penetrates the land (Kotschoubey). Ocean waters pose a threat to the drinking water supply and agriculture in general. In short, the central problem with the ecosystem of the Senegal River is the alteration of the natural river flow. Special attention needs to be paid to the effect of intensive agriculture and livestock exploitation. The problem is acacia forest devastation due to the need for new fields for crops and cattle food. Deforestation has caused decreased biodiversity, and some animals and birds that helped to maintain the ecological balance disappear. Moreover, intensive agriculture is associated with the use of fertilizers that disrupt natural biogeochemical cycles, which can cause severe environmental problems, such as the disappearance of vegetation cover, soil erosion, and reduction of fauna. Due to the rapid environmental degradation of the region, the situation has to be addressed to save the ecosystem from disappearance. Even though the problems described above are difficult to overcome, there are ways of restoring the ecosystem. The only way
Change is inevitable, and Spencer Johnson knew this very well when he wrote Who Moved My Cheese . This short dramatic story addresses change in life, exploring how one could handle it in the workplace and day-to-day life as well. Positive change comes when one can sense, expect, and adapt to it by responding appropriately through action. After executing all these measures, change becomes enjoyable and life more interesting, with better results in work and life. This summary essay on Who Moved My Cheese shall provide a critical analysis of the main characters of the story and their attitude to changes.. Of all other things in life, change is the only constant thing, and by learning to adapt to and enjoy it, life stops being a puzzle and becomes one enjoyable adventure. With full knowledge of these facts about change, Spencer wrote Who Moved My Cheese from personal experience to help others accept and adopt change in life. Laying down strategies in handling change is of the essence of this book. Who Moved My Cheese Book Summary The book opens by stating the four major characters, Scurry and Sniff, the two mice and Haw and Hem, the two little people. “Sniff…sniffs out change early, Scurry…scurries into action, Hem…denies and resists change as he fears it will lead to something worse, Haw…learns to adapt in time when he sees changing can lead to something better!” (Spencer 1). Into the plot, Spencer adds a maze, which represents the workplace or the place where people look for the things they desire. Cheese is used as a metaphor in Who Moved My Cheese for the things that people look for in life like food, health, wealth, among others. Having put this in place, the author starts the story. The two mice and the two little people live in a maze where every morning, they run to Cheese Station C and get enough cheese for everyone’s needs. With time, self-satisfaction sets in, and Hem and Haw start taking their cheese for granted. Fortunately, Sniff and Scurry are ever serious with their cheese, and they keep on investigating its source to see whether the supply is diminishing. One day, these characters run to the station only to find the cheese is gone. Scurry and Sniff, being little creatures void of intelligence and reasoning, are not surprised by the absence of the cheese. They look for another cheese somewhere else in the maze. However, Hem and Haw employ their intelligence to determine who might have moved their cheese. They cannot accept the fact that cheese is gone, so they end up wasting many days staring at the empty station. In other words, the two little people with their intelligence cannot accept and adapt to change easily, while the two mice notice the change, adapt to it, and move on to find new cheese. After many days of staying at the empty station , Haw decides to leave and search for another source of cheese. Ho
Introduction The founders of the company can affirm that it was never easy at the beginning of the venture and they still recall the hard times they went through trying to strategize and deny themselves to get enough funding for the company (Howies, 2007). What is grown in to accompany at the moment started in June 1995 as a t-shirt designer right in the living room with the help of a mad designer daisy Creswell that saw it trade in a mountain biking magazine realizing a sale of the first four made t-shirt (Alternative Press Centre, Radical Research Center 1997). The theory of entrepreneurship at Howies The start of howies as a company originated from the sole representation of a business venture owned and run by family members that included a husband and his wife. The extend of the available market at the onset of the business was not easy to ascertain until the first attempt that saw the successful sale of the first t-shirts. Their assets were limited to their main source of capital being individual savings from their jobs and their own house as their business premises. Their enthusiastic vision transformed the business into a big company that became, at some point partnering with co-workers and investors who in turn widened the scope of capital. Studying howies reveals a steady transformation of a sole proprietorship into a company. The transformation ensured increased popularity and widened the scope of the market other than increasing the scope of capital and other assets of the business. Some of the individuals who got involved with the growth and transformation of howies were based in different states and that meant that the sale of its products was widely spread. Decision-making was a shared if not a corporate responsibility on transformation unlike what was at the start. ownership changed from the founders to all the shareholders involved. Creativity at Howies In 1996 there came Simon whose advice saw the make of a few t-shirts for the BMXER, lack of funds still held the business back and an attempt to attend the year’s bike event was not successful. An attempt to spread from England to France was made in 1997 and it increased the popularity of the business thanks to Jeff whose efforts saw the sale of the t-shirts increase from 10 shops to about 30.at around 1998 the financial crisis had not been met and the founders at the time took Howies as a part-time job since they still held full-time job responsibilities (single track, 2006). The company’s distribution spread in Britain with the help of a team of distributors under Jeff’s supervision, the growth of the business was evident as more people purchased the t-shits and the founders managed to empl
Traditional Taoism is the oldest system that contained the past beliefs of the Chinese. During that period when this system was applicable when both the shamanism and pantheism were common. Some of the components that were in this system include the repeated occurrence of seasons, life and death of conscious human beings and their continuous generations. Another major component of this system was the mystery of the life origin. In the traditional Taoism, there were some scriptures like the I Ching where most essential readings appeared. This scripture was composed of 64 hexagrams with each one of it carrying six yang lines. In this scripture, the readings included images, solutions of some problems, and the interpretations of the readings. Due to the challenges of the ever-changing world, the people who were responsible in to providing solutions started seeking for unity and continuity among the people. High expectations of finding solutions in Tao were among the traditional thinkers. There were three known sources of Taoism in the traditional china, the first source was the ancestor whose name was the yellow Emperor who came up with the use of traditional Chinese medicine. His wife was also famous through her act of teaching other women on how to obtain silk from silk worms. Through yellow emperor and his wife, there was introduction of the first Chinese characters. The second source of Taoism is the book “Tao Te Ching” the old book that contained supernatural issues, and its author was Laozi. The third source was Chuang Tzu together with his book that was eponymous. Apart from these three major sources, other sources came up later introducing other traditional aspects to the system. Taoism has influenced the culture of china for long period. The influence of Taoism came in different forms for instance, by philosophy, literature, and at times use of arts. Taoism also made some emphasize on getting
Abstract The future European Champions League final which is going to take place in London in May 2011 sets new tasks before BIF specialists who deal with the hooligan groups in the UK. The main idea of this report is to consider possible solution to the information systematization from different countries via the computer system. This computer system is aimed at collecting, evaluating, analyzing and disseminating information before it is used by the BIF specialists. The program is rather useful and may reduce specialists’ time on dealing with the information. Still, many obstacles may be faced while implementing it. Thus, the computer system should be created, but before this the information should be collected, the work planned and the difficulties analysed. This report dwells upon those aspects. Introduction People got used to the information technologies which became an essential part of their life. It is impossible to imagine the modern world without those facilities. Omitting the part where informational technologies help people communicate with each other, search for information and entertain, it should be mentioned that the information technologies are helpful in more serious affairs. First of all, information technologies help people run business, enter into cooperation with different companies worldwide and support human security. It is important to remember that all the security systems of any organisation are based on the innovative technologies. All the video cameras in different organisations are connected to the computer systems which help follow the situation. Moreover, there are a number of different computer systems which help collect and analyse information in such a way that it may be used in catching some criminal groups further. The main purpose of this report is to provide the analysis and express personal opinion on the computer system which may be helpful for collecting, analysing, and disseminating information more effectively and efficiently than it was made before, relating it to the future European Champions League final which is going to take place in London in May 2011. The main purpose of this computer program is going to be the more effective identification of the hooligan groups and their organisation with the purpose to reduce the violation actions. Initial Thoughts on the Feasibility of the Proposed System When the Home Secretary asked me to conduct a research and write a report devoted to the computer system directed at the improving the situation within hooligan groups up to the European Champions League final in May, 2010 in London, I thought that the task is rather complicated, but due to the modern technologies it is feasible. Thus, the Home Secretary wants to consider whether it is possible to create a system which would help BIF specialists make decisions on the basis of the coll
Abstract Background HIV drug resistance is becoming a major concern not only in developing nations but also in developed countries such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The prevalence rate of the condition is high in Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus of this study was to investigate the possible causes of the resistance, its prevalence, and ways of dealing with the problem. Methods The review of literature focused on primary sources, especially peer-reviewed journals. The journals were obtained from online databases such as PubMed Central, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Database (OMIM), and WebMed. Other important sites used include Medscape, MedicineNet, EMedicine, EBSCO Information Services, and ProQuest Results The review revealed that enzyme mutation in the genetic structure of HIV is the primary reason that causes drug resistance. In cases where one is infected with both HIV-1 and HIV-2, it may pose challenges to the effective treatment of the virus. Factors such as poor adherence to medication, the inability of the body to absorb the drug, and varying pharmacokinetics were identified as some of the leading factors that cause drug resistance. When the condition of an HIV-positive individual continues to deteriorate even when they are under medication, it is recommended that such an individual should be taken through phenotypic and genotypic testing to establish if the virus has developed some form of resistance. The use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) would be appropriate in managing such unique conditions. Conclusion The findings of this study show that cases of HIV drug resistance are on the increase, especially in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. To help overcome this problem, it is recommended that patients should avoid cases of reinfection. Patients who have developed resistance to the drug would need to use HAART, which is a more aggressive and effective form of managing the condition. HIV The use of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment has given hope to millions of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) patients across the world. The medication helps to suppress the replication of the virus in the body and strengthens the immune system. Recent studies show a worrying trend of cases of drug resistance among HIV patients. According to res