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Virginia Woolf was a writer who showed her concern and disapproval with the fact that women are so poorly represented in history. As she mentions: “…looking about the bookshelves again, is that nothing is known about women before the eighteenth century. I have no model in my mind to turn about this way and that.” (Woolf 844) This shows the role that women played in a “man’s world”. Virginia Woolf states that every time she did a search on women, it either came up as an article about wife beating or about the lack of rights that women had. Men were the rulers of society and women were “slaves” who would be given into marriage without their consent and then suscept to an unfair and degrading treatment by their husbands. Every time a woman is mentioned, she is one of great fame and personal strength and only then it has been recorded. Otherwise, women as a class did not exist and their rights and freedoms were unheard of. Her displeasement can be compared to Martin Luther King’s fight for the rights of African-Americans. In the same way, history and societies have belittled and violated the equal living of both women and minority groups. Women had to face the challenge alone and quietly, doing anything they were told without any possibility of refusing or retaliating. They were forced down as a whole group and for a very long time, men dominated the world and societies. The same is true when Dr. King talks about the oppression that was going on towards his fellow African Americans. They were put down and had to face injustice and discrimination of the white man. Both Woolf and Dr. King use their power of mind and speech in order to make themselves heard. Virginia Woolf is said to have written in a “controlled and cool tone” this is because “she wrote with knowledge that most men were very conservative. In 1929, people would not read what she wrote if she became enraged on paper. They would turn the page and ignore her argument” (Woolf 839). This shown that she was very intelligent, talented and witty. When a person who does not want to be heard by other finds a way to be heard, it proves that this individual has great knowledge of themselves and the surrounding society, of people and their individuality, views and regulations that frame people’s minds. The same can be seen in Martin Luther King’s addresses to the nation, governments and societies. His speeches were filled with sense and facts; otherwise, he would not be heard or listened to. He uses strong evidence and support for his words, as can be seen in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (King 213). The struggle that Martin Luther King and Virginia Woolf led against the majority is one of intellect and faith. They do not use violent ways or angry and diminishing words. Their only weapon is reason and non-violent conflict resolution, which proved to be very effective. It is interesting to compare the views of Virginia Woolf and those of Stephen Jay Gould in his work “Nonmoral Nature.” Gould talks about the nature of animals and insects and how their cruelty cannot be seen as such, as it is only a product of natural order, of a force that is neutral to suffering (Gould 636).
Introduction Created in 1975 as a programming start-up, Microsoft became a multinational technological giant (Castelluccio 2015). Its revenues in 2014 were estimated to be over 86 billion USD (Chao & Kavadias 2017). Microsoft had been stagnating since 2007, but it saw success under the leadership of Satya Nadella. The purpose of this report is to analyse the organisational design and development of Microsoft , providing recommendations on future development. Scope and Goals of the Organisation Microsoft was meant to create opportunities for people and organisations (Gron, Burton, Obel & Hakonsson 2016). Personal computers and dedicated software formed the primary scope of the company. However, Microsoft started defining customer needs and opportunities rather than responding to them. According to Burton, Obel, and Desanctis (2011), organisational goals assessment table for Microsoft at that period of time is as follows: Figure 1. Organisational Goals Assessment Table (2001–2012). As demonstrated in Figure 1, old organisational scope and goals were largely product-centred, which is a pitfall many large technological corporations fall into (Burton et al. 2011). With the appointment of Satya Nadella in 2014, the scope and goals of the company have been redefined with the emphasis on customer participation, inclusion and autonomy. After the redefinition of organisational goals, Microsoft ’s assessment chart became as illustrated in Figure 2: Figure 2. Organisational Goals Assessment Table (Post-2014). This transformation, initiated by Satya Nadella in 2014, required significant alteration in organisation design and development. As will be shown below, the strategy, structure, processes, coordination and the overall architectural design needed to be re-evaluated to accommodate the new vision and mission of the company. Strategy Assessment Environment By 2014, the technological market environment offered a significant number of digital products and alternatives to a prospective customer. If prior to 2007 PCs were the primary products of interest, in 2014, computing and mobile markets were thoroughly linked together. Microsoft remained the main provider of PC software systems, but its presence in the mobile market was practically non-existent. Figure 4. Microsoft’ SWOT analysis. As Figure 4 demonstrates, the company’s threats existed largely in the external environment segment, as Microsoft was entering a Red Sea market with high competition levels. The environmental factors defined the company’s need to adjust its strategy. Strategy Under Satya Nadella, Microsoft showed a shift in its strategy, changing the approach from being a defender to that of an analyser with high capacity for innovation (Castelluccio 2015). The Defender strategy was utilised by Microsoft since 2001 (Burton et al. 2011); its main purpose is to capitalise on the company’s natural strengths and positions to generate maximum revenue. The Defender strategy helps generate a stable r
Introduction Amazon was started in Washington in 1994 before reconsolidating in Delaware in 1996. Amazon has strengthened its selling mechanism in its SEC Form 10K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (Amazon, n.d. a). The corporation is led by four ideologies: a customer-centric style instead of a competitor-focused approach, a craving for creativity, a commitment to operational distinction, and long-term performance. The firm serves its major client bases in each category, including consumers, merchants, developers, enterprises, and content providers. Additionally, the firm offers various services, including advertising and co-branded credit card agreements (Amazon, n.d.b). This diverse range of services benefits people, industrialists, small enterprises, artists, filmmakers, and large institutions every day. Amazon employs nearly 570,000 full-time and temporary staff, resulting in quarterly and yearly revenue growth over the last three years. Additionally, the company’s development was aided by the 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods Markets. With Amazon’s increasing fame and usage, the firm should build systems and submissions to manage traffic securely. Due to Amazon’s prominence, the firm employs many security measures to stave off cyber-attacks (Amazon, n.d. a). It might be vital for Amazon to focus on three elements of cybersecurity, including antivirus and firewall, SSL/TLS certificates, and cybersecurity training tools. Antiviruses and firewalls may mitigate such risks as hacking, ransomware, and phishing. The SSL/TLS certificates encrypt data during transactions and ensure its integrity. As Amazon is a huge international corporation with thousands of employees, human errors represent a significant risk. Moreover, Amazon operates in a highly competitive market, and hence insider threats are also essential. Both of these two human-related risks may be mitigated by cybersecurity training tools. Governance Frameworks and Standards To address IT-related risks for e-Commerce and related business operations, a number of frameworks can be utilized individually and collectively. For instance, Thomas (2017) provides an example of how COBIT 5 and NIST CFS may be combined within one organization. One of the key tasks to ensure the security of e-Commerce is to maintain the safety of assets from external threats with hassle-free and convenient internal access. By combining COBIT 5 and NIST CFS, decision-makers are able to build a step-by-step management strategy and implement effective cybersecurity-related protocols, respectively (Thomas, 2017). Another example of their cumulative implementation is the development of a set of individual defense mechanisms by using COBIT 5 an
Introduction The Miami Dance project headed by Barbara Delgado is a new and innovative way in which dance is being used as a method of encouraging children with autism to better express themselves and develop more confidence in social situations (Martinez, 1). What must be understood is that adults and children suffering from autism are often more susceptible to stressful situations resulting in actions wherein they withdraw inwards and become silent, don’t move at all or they tend to utilize physical coping mechanisms in order to cope with the stressful situation that they are presented with. When I was younger I had a friend who had autism and I can say from personal experience that at times when presented with a situation he couldn’t cope with such as meeting new people he would just freeze and hide or just sit down and ignore everyone else. It was at times frustrating but I felt mostly pit for him since he couldn’t seem to enjoy the things I myself took for granted. Exploring Autism Based on recent estimates examining the prevalence of autism in the world today 1 to 2 individuals out of every 1,000 has some degree of autism with numbers in the U.S. actually being significantly higher with the potential for 1 out of every 155 children having the potential to be autistic. In the case of my friend I always felt a certain degree of frustration that over the years he still continued to remain the same no matter how many times I tried to help him become more outgoing. A rather interesting aspect of autism explored by Geddes (2008) details how people with autism can actually be quite imaginative when it comes to the use of certain words and physical activities and actually leads to many individuals with this particular type disorder to seek careers as writers or artists (Geddes, 10). Schwarzer (2011) explains this by indicating that people with autism are more “inward thinkers” rather than input interpreters (Schwarzer, 796). This means that the imaginative and at times almost brilliant and striking artistic works they are able to create are a direct result of inward thinking wherein a particular aspect, object or topic is looked at from every angle in a rigid and almost repetitive manner. My Feelings towards the Dance Project It is based on this that my feeling towards the Miami Dance Project is one of bittersweet remembrances; of all the times I attempted to help my friend but couldn’t. I wish that such a project had existed in the past wherein he could have attended a class, got to know people and was able to develop the ability to better express himself to people and within social situations. For me, what the M
Introduction Whether to come up with new or refurbish existing convention centers in different localities is the question decision-makers are toying around with across the entire country. Several of the existing convention centers are not working at their full potential. As the availability of these centers continues to increase, the rate at which they are being used has continued to reduce in the recent years all across the united state as well as Canada. This is what has led to the apprehension of policy makers, citizens as well as private developers to question whether this industry is overbuilt? (Fenich, 2008). As the hospitality industry grows, the more relevant question revolves around competitive advantage, which tend to question whether a freshly built convention center can be able to effectively compete with the existing ones? This paper tries to look at the growth of convention centers across the United States amid limited business opportunities in the hospitality industry. Industry Overview The convention as well as meeting industry has progressed dynamically from an insignificant one to a well organized and mature one that plays a major role in the national economy. In 2003 alone, the convention industry expenditure shot to a whooping $103 billion according to the estimates provided by the industry council. It’s believed that this industry is mutating a new stage of its lifecycle. The swift growth in the provision of display space has been responsible for the industry’s swift growth. This is evident from the fact that unlike before when groups lacked exhibition arenas, now there are so many centers willing and able to host them, (Fenich, 2008). The convention centers industry has come of age and established itself due to the fresh demands driven by several aspects such as overhaul of the general design of the facility, the cost of transport, availability of resources for event promotions, the exploitation of face-to-face meetings in some industries as well as the national economy’s general growth trends, (Jaquetta, 2009). The key to success of any facility in this industry is its competitive advantage; this is one of the hallmarks of a mature industry. Having vital advantages over their rivals is what makes new expansions successful in other mature industries. Technology, marketing efforts, facility design as well as location are some of the aspects that make certain mature industries have advantages over others. Nationally, the availability of convention centers is currently above and beyond the demand for them. This has made it even more difficult for cities to find niches in the market as far as conventions as well as meetings are concerned by merely relying on strategy alone. To be able to do well in the current market, a convention center ought to have very high standards in order to be able to battle in the ever so competitive even business. The losers as well as the eventual winners are determined by their competitive advantages. For any convention center that is put up to do well, it has to be competitively positioned in terms of design, pr
The Ministry of Helps is a vital structure within the church responsible for the support and maintenance of the smooth operation of the church. The support provided by the ministry can take various forms. Typically, such support includes manual work in the church, such as ushering, cleaning, and providing security; it could also involve communications, care, and hospitality services. Finally, the Ministry of Helps can also assist with teaching and paperwork. These services are performed primarily to support the church, as its own resources may not be enough. While supporting the church is significant, there are more reasons why the Ministry of Helps is an essential part of the church. Firstly, if the Ministry of Helps is established and functions appropriately, those who lead the church have more time to fulfill their higher-ranked duties. For example, in 1 Kings 4:1-25 (New International Version, 2011), even wisest Solomon had eleven officials who helped him with administrative issues. Likewise, apostles, who shared part of their responsibilities with others, did the same. “We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word” (New International Version, 1984, Acts 6:2-7). As a result, the spread of God’s word accelerated, and many new people were turned into the faith. Therefore, the correct distribution of responsibilities through the Ministry of Helps supports the church leaders, and it has direct benefits regarding the spread of the faith. Secondly, the Ministry of Helps is essential, as it helps build a community around the church. “You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the Lord’s people” (Modern English Version, 2014, 1 Corinthians 16:15-18). Therefore, people who answer the call of the Ministry of Helps can be valuable not only in their service to the church. These people can also involve their communities and further spread the word of God in their local area. Moreover, these people can be a reason why others could understand that service through the Ministry of Helps is what they wanted and needed, therefore building a bigger, stronger, and more effective community. Moreover, as the mentioned scripture tells, the coming of these new people and strengthening the community also refreshes its leaders, thus making them more capable. Finally, recruiting people to the Ministry of Helps may bring its most significant results later, as those people becoming closer to the church can later be raised as the new leaders. In Acts 13:1-5 (New King James Version, 1982), it is said that Barnabas and Saul were sent on a trip by the Holy Spirit, and they took John Mark as their helper. Later, John Mark wrote one of the four canonical gospels – the Gospel of Mark. The people brought closer to the church and God through their service in the Ministry of Helps may also find themselves full of desire to take their service to the next level. These people will have the best opportunity to do so, as they will already be a part of a supportive community and have teachers to help them follow their path. Overal
Introduction Employees who belong to different generations have varied expectations, skills, and experiences that affect their work both positively and negatively. This paper will identify and discuss the factors that help and hinder the performance of various generations at the workforce. Generation Y Generation Y employees are techno-savvy. They have excellent skills for using modern information and communication technologies, which enable them to complete their tasks effectively. They are also capable of multitasking at the workplace. Multitasking leads to improved productivity and efficiency. Most generation Y employees prefer clear and direct communication with their bosses (Mullich 49-54). This style of communication not only eliminates misunderstandings, but also facilitates quick decision making. However, most generation Y employees lack professionalism. They dress inappropriately and lack respect for others’ privacy. Generally, lack of professionalism limits generation Y employees’ ability to provide good customer service and to interact effectively with their colleagues. Generation Y employees’ are not effective in solving problems due to their poor critical thinking skills. In addition, they do not like criticism. As a result, they can hardly improve their performance by learning from their colleagues or their mistakes. Generation X Generation X employees are confident and often demonstrate high levels of competency in their work. As a result, they
“Hello” is a 2015 song from Adele’s “25” album, and it debuted at number one on “Billboard Hot 100”. This song is a testament to the ever-changing music industry due to the influence it had all over the world. Consequently, it is important to take note of how “Hello” is composed, written, produced, and presented to music audiences. The song’s success in the United States and other places around the world still baffles music stakeholders across the world. Consequently, there is debate as to whether the song’s success was due to good composition or excellent marketing. When it comes to the song’s composition, there is nothing extraordinary about “Hello,” and most of the song’s structure resembles that of Adele’s other music. The song’s composition is based on a dominant piano sound, and it is strategically accompanied by Adele’s strong vocals. The piano sounds are distinctly stereo, with most of the separation is between high and low notes. One aspect of this song that stands out is its reverb elements. The reverbs manage to be noticeable but discrete enough not to overshadow the singer’s vocals and the piano. There is a lot to be said about the vocal production in this song, especially given the fact that Adele is a renowned global vocalist. The vocals are the first element to be showcased in this song, and the singer sings solo in the first stanza and the chorus (“Adele-Hello”). The first installment of harmony in this song comes in the second pre-chorus on the third bar. Background vocals are introduced to the song during the second chorus, and a repetition of some keywords makes the entire ensemble harmonious. The mixing in this song is impeccable, and it is a substantial improvement from Adele’s other piano-based songs. There is a smooth baseline in the song, and it appears to hold everything else together. Work Cited “Adele-Hello.” YouTube , uploaded by AdeleVEVO. 2015,
The Illustration of the Movement The history of art consists of several crucial moments that resulted in several stunning epochs. Every epoch can be regarded as a reflection of the development of human society. People have revealed their major aspirations in numerous works of art. Apart from this, in the majority of cases, works of art inspired people to develop and long for something better. Thus, Surrealism can be regarded as one of the most individualistic and really inspiring art movements. Admittedly, Dali is one of the most important figures within the movement. Many of his works can be regarded as iconic artworks that reveal the essence of the art movement. Of course, The Persistence of Memory is one of the best-known works, which is often regarded as one of the most conspicuous illustrations of the movement. The picture can also be regarded as a symbol of the first part of the twentieth century when people were overwhelmed by ideas, movements, and theories. Surrealism and Dali’s painting was a kind of liberation from all conventions and haunting ideologies. Origins of Surrealism and Its Essence Surrealism dates back to the times when World War I devastated Europe. Paris has always been one of the main centers of artistic activity. However, due to the devastating war and its horrible aftermaths, artists had to abandon the glorious place. 1 Various thinkers tended to proclaim the importance of self-reflection. Many people understood that there was something wrong with conventions that had led to World War I. People were confused. They were at a loss. Thus, Breton, who was one of the most important figures in the development of Surrealism, claimed that artists had to create works “outside all aesthetic or moral preoccupation.” 2 Admittedly, people were disoriented, and that made them focus on their selves. Artists also acknowledged the delusions of the beginning of the twentieth century. Such notions as progress and development were seen as something rather wrongful as people saw that strive for progress had led to the horrible war. Some artists managed to understand the reason for such a failure, and they managed to come up with a specific solution. They claimed that people had to learn more about themselves. Of course, works by Freud and Jung contributed greatly to the development of such ideas. Some artists believed that it was essential to understand the peculiarities of the human’s mind, soul, and consciousness in order to start the quest for true progress and development. Dali claimed that Surrealism is the only way to develop as any artist should understand that this movement no longer involve[d] the representation of the external world, but that of the intimate and personal world of the artist. 3 Thus, surrealists were eager to share their dreams and images produces by their c