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The first piece I am going to discuss is the Liederkries movement from the piano concerto, No. 2 Intermezzo by Robert Schumann (1810-1856), the great composer of the Romantic era. This is a piece that is included in a twelve songs cycle, and Intermezzo is the second piece in this cycle. This cycle is called Eichendorff Liederkreis . This composition refers to the Romantic era because all of Schumann’s songs were written specifically for voice piano performance or lieder . I will write about this song because this composition serves the brightest representative of its epoch encompassing all features of romantic songs. While listening to this musical piece, I managed to feel an intense expression of emotion where fantasy and aspiration for adventure can be perceived. The melody was sounding quite lyrical, often chromatic , and I could hear the use of discords . I could also hear the ambiguity in rhythm and meter , and a special focus was also made on tonality . In particular, I could hear the dissonance in voice and piano and, at the same time, it was possible to feel how the piano catches each amplified tone of the voice. Nevertheless, the music sounded much more delicate as compared with rigid voice with a wide pitch range. The second piece I am going to consider is from the Chanson de Don Quichotte from the lieder concerto, No 1. Chanson du Depart of Jack Ibert (1890-1962), a great French composer who did not belong to any of the dominant genres of music. Therefore, he is famous for his eclectic compositions. The composition is from the first part of a two-party Chanson de Don Quichotte. The song is written for voice and piano and has the characteristic feature of the eclectic genre in music. While listening to this composition, I could hear the notes of romanticism in the beginning. At the end of this musical piece, the song sounded even a bit frivolous and confusing. The rhythmic patterns were reminiscent of Romantic music because the voice pitch varied and piano accompanied the narrations of the performer. Hence, the piece reminded me of the incidental music because I could predict what par
Introduction Even, though, plane accidents are uncommon they habitually result into baffling catastrophes. This is accredited to the increased numbers of individuals on board and wiry probabilities of endurance. Prior researches point out that roughly 90% fatal cases arise from the accidents furthermore; passengers’ plane crashes typically affect persons on the ground (Coppola 82). A falling plane may thrust into a structure, a metropolis or rupture into the fire which thus affects many people. Airline incidents have been blamed on inapt weather leading to diminished vicinity and human errors including carelessness and physiological disorders. Other causes include motorized failures especially the engine due to pitiable servicing processes. A sole plane crash of immense significance was illustrated at Lockhart River, while moving towards the airport on May 7, 2005 (Barnes 3). A frightening catastrophe thus incorporated a Fairchild metro, 23 aircraft, this happened at 11.43am. The mishap lead to the loss of close to fifteen lives in a jagged up terrain. It is further noted that this occurred a few miles from the Airport best referred to as the Iron Range. The concerned plane was heading towards a place known as Carins, from Bamaga; however, it was to make a halt at the mentioned airport. It is equally notable that the 19 seater Metroliner had crew members that totaled to two; furthermore close to 15 passengers were on board, thus including 12 men and 3 women. In the end, the spoils were revealed lying on a hillside roughly 11 km from the river (Lockhart). Preface examination indicated that the facts recorder, cockpit, did not document any information for the air travel or flight. It is central to mention that the release and rescue teams held responsible the cruel weather conditions for effectual reply services. The scene was characterized by heavy clouds and grave raindrops that contributed to the occurrence of the accident. It is further affirmed that clouds hanging at about a 1000 feet above the airdrome were hazardous for the plane because of the increased presence of vicinity issues. Another issue of concern is the ruggedness, which complicated the situation thus rendering it inaccessible to the calamity team. This situation could even exacerbate the situation because of the impact arising that may be caused by the rocky places. It is further indicated that the pilot did not conform to the required routes as illustrated by the certified set of laws of the airline itineraries. The report consequently indicates that the copilot had not received approval to put into practice runway operations prior to the plane taking off. It is als
Industry There are more than 5,000 animal shelters in the US. Pet owners obtain 23% of dogs and 31% of cats through shelters (ASPCA). These statistics show that shelters play a significant role in finding animals their homes. Fluffy is a web-based system for animal shelters that will make it easier for people to adopt pets. At the moment, there is a variety of similar applications for kennels (e.g., Revelation Pets, Pawfinity, PetLinx). These applications do not cater to the demand of customers to find pets in nearest shelters to adopt; rather, they specialize in recommending pet-care facilities and various grooming and veterinary services. The current industry of pet shelters is suffering from extreme overcrowding, with 7.6 million animals entering the system annually in the USA (Underwood). Unfortunately, around 3 million of them are euthanized (Underwood). Because of this growing problem, Fluffy will become a unique platform that can fit in a specific industry niche and help animals to find new homes faster and with minimum risks. Description of Target Customers Fluffy’s target audience includes the general public looking to adopt a pet as well as the personnel of existing animal shelters around the country. This sector of consumers is conscious about their spending and takes into account the negative implications of buying a pet instead of adopting ones that are contained in shelters. According to the recent Statista data, in 2017, the total number of registered dogs in the US households was 89.7 million while the total number of cats was 94.2 million (“Number of pets in the United States in 2017/2018 (in millions)”). This shows that pets are in high demand, which points to the possibility of the Fluffy app capturing the attention of millions of Americans and make them adopt. It is important to mention that younger generations that are more in tune with technologies are highly likely to discover the application and use it themselves or show it to their relatives. Company Advantages Most people find their pets “through word of mouth,” which points to the need for presenting potential customers with an application that will make it easier and quicker for them to find pets on their own (ASPCA). Therefore, the advantages of Fluffy as a product and Wuph as a company are associated with integrating technologies into such activities and finding pets. Overall, the company now has a great advantage over competitors because it offers a unique service that addresses the need for a more efficient way of finding and adopting pets from shelters. Regulations Animal shelter regulations vary by state, with amendments introduced each year to adjust the industry to the demand for shelters.
According to Brady (2003), the official US measure on the poverty index has serious methodological problems. However, US sociologists have been relying on the same data for a long time. This implies that the US measure has several shortcomings that need to be addressed. It is equally surprising that the concerned government agencies have never responded to this obvious anomaly. There are quite several theoretical and methodological procedures that can be used to measure the poverty index even though ignorance seems to be derailing the process. Brady (2003) has proposed several key guidelines that should be adhered to when undertaking any measure on poverty. For instance, there should be an effective measurement of comparative historical variation. In addition, such measures are supposed to be relative instead of being absolute. In most instances, poverty should be conceptualized as social exclusion. State benefits, transfers, and the effect of taxes should also be assessed when measuring the poverty index. However, it may not be a practical procedure to precisely ensure that the latter guidelines are followed. The federal and state authorities can still assess the level of inequality among the US residents who are considered to be poor. In other words, the poverty level can be integrated into the analysis so that a clear picture of the situation is obtained. Perhaps, one of the strengths of the article is that the criteria discussed by the author have been supported by series of sociological studies. The author has extensively evaluated the past studies on this subject area to compare and contrast the aspect of poverty from different dimensions. We may not conclusively assert that sociology has neglected to adhere to the proper criteria of measuring poverty as claimed by Brady (2003). The actual cause of the anomaly is the mismatch between sociological objectives and guidelines accepted by government agencies from the local, state, and federal levels. The author proposes three optional poverty indices that can be used to meet the right criteria. These include the sum of ordinals measures, the ordinal measure, and the interval measure. Moreover, the Luxembourg Income Study employed by the author in the research study is indeed instrumental in assessing the three measures as well as the empirical patterns. It is not the first time when poverty scholarship is raising tension in the field of sociological study. Nonetheless, this does not imply that we are on the right path in terms of poverty measurement. The poverty profile of the African American households was studied by Moynihan way back in 1965. This study attempted to offer detailed data on the actual lev
Introduction: Background WWII remains one of the worst bloodbaths in human history and the most horrid crimes against humanity. The Nazi and Fascist movements that represented the Axis were the epitome of evil, striving to conquer the world and deprive people of their basic human rights by claiming that certain nations were superior to others (Butler 2016). The victory of the Allies, while admittedly glorious, was also bittersweet because of the numerous losses that had been taken during the war. However, with the defeat that the Axis suffered, new issues emerged. Particularly, the problems associated with the further development of the relationships between the Entente and the Axis appeared immediately. Indeed, the shift from a military confrontation to the further political, economic, and financial collaboration required further development of relationships between the two camps (Tsai & Nakajima 2016). Therefore, it was needed to introduce the policy that could allow the former members of the Axis to evolve in a way that would not harm the global society. Thus, the occupation policy was born (Shumann 2014). Since the idea was highly controversial and evolved from the mere promotion of change toward democracy to the aggressive promotion of specific relationships, as well as a gradual loss of control over the actions of the military, the overall process of the policy development left much to be desired, providing bitter yet essential lessons about multicultural relationships to the posterity. Policy Description According to the primary principles of the occupation policy that the United States was executed in Japan, Okinawa, the Amami Islands, the Ogasawara Islands, and the areas that were subordinate to Japan at the time had to be occupied by the United States (Cohen 2015). Furthermore, the supervision of how the policy was implemented was assigned to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP). Douglas McArthur was chosen as the SCAP and given the responsibility of managing and controlling the relevant operations in Japan (Culver 2014). McAdams considered the redesign of the infrastructure and, therefore, the creation of new opportunities for agriculture development as the primary goals of the occupation process. The reasons for the specified step to be taken were quite obvious. Devastated by the war and the economic challenges that it entailed, the state was starving and, therefore, needed food resources badly: “The SCAP officials also felt that the zaibatsu – bureaucratic factions – needed to be reformed. MacArthur was concerned with government workers’ strikes, which could signal an attempt at a revolution” (Tsai & Nakajima, 2016, p. 123). Furthermore, the p
As You Like It is a tale that creates conflicts and resolves them through the mixing of the characters called fortune and nature. While reading the drama it is inevitable to think of the characters as being used to show that there is a continuous conflict between fortune and the forces of nature. It shows the conventional comedy of the era which shows the triumph of good over evil, the triumph of nature over fortune. The drama reminded me of Robin Hood and His Merry men when I first read the account of the Forest of Arden, but Shakespeare had more in store in the drama than that. The drama shows Orlando being helped by poor farmer Adams with his money. A peasant gives money to an outlaw and Orlando protects the old man. Outlaw and peasant stand together for a world where social relations are constant and true. When banished from the city, Orlando moves to the Forest of Arden and joins the criminal fraternity as he follows the route taken by the Duke and his followers. And in the forest, these men lived like the Robin Hood of England. Further, Robin Hood’s ballad, As You Like It also revealed symbolic systems transgressing spatial bodily and linguistic bounds and inventing the hierarchies of gender, class, and church. Further, there exists a pastoral love theme both in the Robin Hood ballad and As You Like It . The theme that continuously gets reverberated in the drama is its pastoral romance theme. It relates to a tale of romance. The pastoral element gets highlighted in the tale of the love of Rosalind and Orlando in the Forest of Arden. But to a great extent, Shakespeare develops on the theme. In As You Like It Shakespeare highlighted social themes through the pastoral theme of the drama. He helped in highlighting the social practices of the contemporary world which created injustice and unhappiness. He created comedy out of the anti-social, foolish and self-destructive behavior of contemporary society through a theme of pastoral love. The drama reveals a connection between nature and society. It reveals a set of “winter and rough weather” to portray the harshness of the social climate. The very scene that introduces Rosalind and Celia has its traces when Celia pleads Rosalind to be merrier in her opening line, Rosalind retorts back: “I show more mirth than I am mistress of, and would you yet I were merrier?” (1.2.2-3). The seriousness of this theme is further accentuated with the famous quote of Jacques, “All the world’s a stage”. Reading the drama is enjoyable but it does not show Shakespeare at his best. This play clearly demonstrates instances of high drama and crowd-pleasing wit. Otherwise, it has almost all the qualities of a pastoral drama and is a delightful read.
Introduction New investments often experience hardships while trying to penetrate a strange business market where competition and consumer profiles are still unclear. Since the operational techniques of a new investment are unfamiliar, the products are unique, the customer base is unidentified, and the market challenges are still unknown. Thus, penetration and endurance of such businesses is often a challenging endeavour (Deffuant & Huet 2007). An emergent business venture must therefore consider a number of factors and develop a set of strategic actions that probably assist in the marketing of the new business. United Arab Emirates is among the fastest growing middle-income nations where investors have identified suitable towns and cities to locate their lucrative modern businesses (Al-Sheikh 2011). Elegant state-of-the-art shopping malls are among the most appropriate business ventures that entrepreneurs have developed their investment interests in creating (Al-Sheikh 2011). Using the PESTEL method and the 4Ps strategic audits, this report presents a marketing technique that a new shopping mall venture would adopt to manoeuvre in the UAE business market. Overview of the new investment Each business venture has its own developmental and planning strategy that includes the business infrastructural arrangement, business location, and business departmental arrangement (Vag 2007). The intended business establishment will have three main business sections or departments identified as the Kids Play Corner, Department Stores, and the Shopping Mall section. The Kids Play Corner of the shopping mall is a strategic department that often allows children to have fun and entertainment as their parents explore the various business segments within the mall. Department stores section will be a strategic business department within the mall where each business ruining within the mall will have an opportunity to display its varied business products ranging from a number of consumer goods and services. This is the mall section where a variety of products such as furniture, cosmetics, clothing, home appliances, and electronics would be available for the consumers to choose. The shopping precinct will encompass several outlets. The marketing strategy for the Mall Any emergent business investment must consider developing a strategic marketing technique that would allow its operations to commence and its business portfolio to dominate a market segment (Deffuant & Huet 2007). To respond to the increasing opportunities and the mounting challenges that would be eminent in the Dubai marketplace, a strategic planning for marketing the mall would be essential. In any business marketing action, the variables of an effective marketing are the human capital, the product of the business, finance aspect of the business, the promotional techniques, the pricing strategy, and the marketing channels that include the marketing places (Goi 2009). The strategic marketing plan of the intended mall will involve the inclusion of the 4Ps marketing model that will guide the development and marketing of the mall b
Introduction The Grenville program as it was known was outlined by George Grenville, who at that time was the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury) in Britain. This oppressive and mistimed document had been put together with no thought of the people who would suffer greatly by its implementation, but merely to swell Britain’s coffers that had been depleted by The Seven Years War. The Stamp Act of 1765 was the fourth Stamp Act passed by the British parliament, but this was the first time that it directly attempted to impose a direct tax on the colonies. Britain maintained an army of significant proportions in North America, as they were conscious about the threat from the Native Americans who were displaced by their acquisition of their vast territories. The British felt justified in imposing this tax because they reasoned that since the colonies were the prime beneficiaries of this military protection, they might as well pay for
Summary of the Case The growth of BS&D encouraged the three partners to hire a general manager of operations. This move was undertaken because the partners had been forced to solve various managerial issues and problems. The agency also hired a web designer, two salespeople, a graphic artist, a human resource (HR) manager, and a competent social-media specialist. The agency has been operating in a profitable market segment. The company continues to deliver quality services to its customers. However, Brad Howser presented ineffective managerial practices thus affecting the welfare of the agency’s employees. He also began to make all purchases. Howser used his past experiences to motivate the targeted workers. These malpractices discouraged the employees and eventually made them less productive (Bateman & Snell, 2015). Despite his vigorous approach to his managerial position, Howser failed to interact with the HR manager in order to address the needs of different employees. The workers became unhappy with his leadership strategies. Such malpractices increased the level of staff turnover at the agency. The Underlying Issue The use of ineffective leadership style by Brad Howser has reduced the level of motivation and performance of the employees. As a result, the employees have decided to look for new jobs elsewhere in order to achieve their potentials (Bateman & Snell, 2015). Sources of the Underlying Issue The absence of effective leadership has affected the performance of this small agency. Brad Howser has been autocratic thus affecting the contributions of different followers. Howser was always been assertive and outspoken. He also made every decision without considering the changing needs of different employees. His unyielding nature forced some of the employees to quit their jobs. Howser’s strategy to promote team spirit failed to produce the targeted results. This was the case because he only focused on his past achievements and thoughts. This malpractice discouraged most of the workers from sharing their ideas and concerns (Bateman & Snell, 2015). Howser’s autocratic approach has made it impossible for the employees to achieve their potentials. The malpractice has affected BS&D’s organizational culture. Brad Howser also exhibited a wide range of leadership misbehaviors as the new general manager of operations. The case indicates that Howser was always assertive. He made it impossible for the employees to share their ideas, concepts, and experiences. The case study also shows clearly that Howser was a poor communicator. He failed to listen and encourage his subordinates. The new manager did not embrace the ideas and suggestions presented by his followers (Bateman & Snell, 2015). Howser failed to consider the needs of the company’s graphic artist. Howser was also autocratic thus failing to collaborate with the HR man
The current youth are living in a hostile environment, unlike the one, our parents grew up in. Being the age of twenty-four years, I have encountered and seen the various challenges that many youths in this generation are experiencing. The list of challenges facing the youth in the current generation is endless with most of them having great impacts on the entire globe. Some of these challenges include; unemployment, drugs, violence, peer pressure, and divorce just to mention but a few. With the increasing global population, the youth have been faced with the challenge of getting employment on completion of their studies. The youth have been faced with the difficulty of entering the labor market hence making most of them indulge in the informal sector even after spending years of formal training. This generation is also subject to the influence of peers because at this stage of life individuals lack self-confidence and mostly hold low self-esteem. As a result, the youth are influenced to indulge in immoral and irresponsible acts like drugs and alcohol taking. Due to the reason that the current education system does not emphasize moral guidance for the youth to be able to choose the right course of action in situations of the moral dilemma it becomes a great challenge to them. In addition to this, the fact that the current world is competitive, many parents have resulted in spending more time at work while spending less time with their children hence making them raise themselves in the way they deem fit. The lack of guidance is a great challenge as they are forced to do things on their own whereby some may end up being irresponsible people in the future. Other challenges are those of cultural differences and the rampant cases of divorce.