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Brief Market Description Finland is a highly developed country with a relatively free market and significant industrialization. Finland has shown considerable economic growth during the last decade, providing numerous opportunities for both domestic and foreign investors. Digital market development is typical for a highly industrialized country with a strong economy. Hence, Finland has a well-established digital technology market with new niches emerging and consumer demand increasing. Such an increase is particularly relevant in terms of the consumer electronics market, which offers televisions, projectors, and monitors. The targeted market is estimated to produce approximately $350 million in revenue annually ( Televisions – Finland: Statista Market Forecast 2021). Moreover, the market shows a stable growth of 1-2% annually for the last ten years. Even though the recent pandemic delivered a devastating blow to the global economy, the targeted market benefited from related restrictions. COVID forced people to stay and work at home, increasing the demand for televisions and particularly monitors. The gaming industry also has a considerable influence on the consumer electronics market. The industry is growing exponentially, doubling its value during the past few years. The gaming industry in Finland showed record-breaking revenue of almost $3 billion and continues to expand. Such rapid development in the gaming industry increases the demand for both televisions and monitors. Furthermore, the above-mentioned pandemic restrictions had a positive impact on the gaming industry too. Even though there was a considerable revenue decline in 2020, the industry fully recovered and achieved unprecedented growth in 2021. Conclusively, Finland has a well-developed consumer electronics market, which offers numerous opportunities for emerging market players. Demographic Profile Finland is a relatively small country with a population of five and a half million. The median age is estimated to be 42,8 years in general, 41,3 years for men, and 44,4 years for women. The biggest age group is between 15 and 45, which may represent the targeted age group ( Finland Demographics Profile 2021). Young people with decent incomes are the primary consumers of the electronics market. Finland is a highly urbanized country, with almost 85% of people living in cities and towns ( Finland Demographics Profile 2021). Such high urbanization rates may also indicate that Finland is an attractive country in terms of digital technology export. Consumer spending in Finland is relatively high, with positive trends that offer business opportunities. As already mentioned, consumer spending decreased significantly during the pandemic. However, the Finnish economy fully recovered in 2021, increasing consumer spending to almost $35000 million in the first quarter of 2021 ( Finland Consumer Spending 2021). Availability of Infrastructure As mentioned before, Finland
How the Codex Fejervary represents the body as the center of the world The Codex Fejérváry has represented the human body as the central point of the world using various imageries. In order to achieve the in-depth understanding of the correlation that exists between the human body and the world, certain unique elements of the tonalpohualli have been used in form of a Mesoamerican augural cycle. It has a cycle of 260 days. The world has been divided into five main parts. In addition, the compass points have been delineated using vivid T-shaped tress. As such, the top side has been marked as the eastern direction while the bottom side of the sculpture has been labelled as the western direction. On the other hand, the northern direction has been positioned to the left side of the figure while the right side depicts the southern position. Carrasco (1998) notes that “the history of religions teaches us that, at one time or another, almost everything has been considered sacred” (65). This explains why the centre of the world has been taken as the central and sacred point that is being surrounded by the four directions. On the overall, the god of fire also known as Xiuhtecuhlti takes the centre stage and this is why the central part that has been surrounded by the four cardinal points is taken to be sacred. The importance in Aztec religions of the head and its connection to “tonalli” Those who believed in the sacred practices of the Aztec religions (such as the Nahuatl people) held a belief system that there were three key essences in a human being. These essences were largely responsible for life and overall wellbeing of an individual. The most significant of these three essences was the tonalli. The latter was located right at the top of the head. Hence, tonalli always resided on the head. In addition, every individual had his or her own tonalli. The fact that tonalli was located on the head meant that it controlled every fate in the life of an individual. For example, tonalli fashioned and controlled individuals in terms of who they were or what a person would be destined to perfect in life. In addition, it directed the kind of actions or activities which a person was most likely to engage in while still alive. According to Carrasco (1998), another significance of the head was the grown hair on it. As such, the energy possessed by tonalli and which was being needed by an individual on day-to-day life was extracted by the hair on the head of a person carrying the tonalli. This would symbolize getting hold of the tonalli himself. Their souls would be equally grasped in the same process. The importance of the heart and its connection to “teyolia” Teyolia was the second most important essence of an individual. It is kept in the heart of a person because it is largely believed to be the actual soul of an individual that supports the breath of life. It also provides the much needed energy in the process of thinking and acting. It also rules and directs the status and genetic makeup of an individual. The feelings and subsequent response to stimuli are also governed by teyolia. Moreover, the energy provided by teyolia explains the reason why
Introduction Background of the study There is no doubt that the means of communication and information flow have changed over the years. For instance, in the past, one could expect church sermons, political oratory, and the life-time knowledge of community elders to be the major sources of information in many cultural set-ups. However, as time goes by, the influence of such information sources is diminishing with the increasing popularity and confidence in different forms of popular media such as television, books, magazines, social networks, and news networks among others. Thus, besides education and religion, popular media forms such as television, books, magazines, and social networks provide mechanisms for the distribution of images and messages, which in the long run form a symbolic environment for certain beliefs and behaviors (Dana, 2009, p. 3; Striphas, 2003). Accordingly, studies document that the images, messages, and values portrayed through different forms of popular media permeate and shape the cultural attitudes, expectations, beliefs, and perceptions in the contemporary society (Allchin, 2009; Dana, 2009, p. 4). Considering that one’s beliefs affect behavior in different ways, there is evidence to suggest that popular media forms the basis of the positive and negative behaviors noticeable among the youth, women, and other groups in the present day society. Here, it is apparent that if popular media forms are used to deliver falsehoods, myths, indoctrinations, and propaganda, then the repercussions are bound to be catastrophic. Besides, there is evidence to show that the spread of negative or harmful messages through popular media forms has been the major cause of world wars, mass genocides, and increased criminal activities, and thus, placing the future of human civilization at stake. A rich literature, which identifies and describes different values in the society by analyzing various forms of popular media such as advertisements and television programming, has been presented in many research studies. However, most studies tend to be biased towards the description and identification of values, and very few studies have been published that investigate the influence of the values portrayed in the popular media on their target audiences. Therefore, the objectives of this paper are aimed at reviewing the available peer-reviewed literature to show that the values portrayed in popular media can be implicated in the emergence of negative behaviors and beliefs in the contemporary society. Given the limited literature on this topic, this paper is timely, and therefore it will contribute to the available literature. As a result, it is hypothesized that the values portrayed through popular media will directly influence the values, beliefs, and behaviors of the target audience when there are inconsistencies in their own cultural/social values. Discussion Methodology Using the Ashford Online Library and other search engines such as Google Scholar, six academic and peer-reviewed
Sculpting has always been the surest method to embody the image since the finished work of three-dimensional shape is perceived by the human eye as the most realistic. Moreover, it has been an indication of the importance of the idea, as long as the artist decided to perpetuate it in time. The outstanding sculptors from all over the world have thereby made their masterpieces epitomize the impressive figures of politicians and public activists, of scientists and inventors, and even of the same artists as they personally were. The leading motives of those sculptures were not infrequently bound with the time and the place that their creators worked in, and, therefore, nowadays the art connoisseurs often refer to the era and country when talking about the origins of some statue and what had the greatest influence on the author. However, such approach cannot be claimed to be suitable in all cases. Firstly, there is a great deal of eternal images, which trace back to the ancient times despite being present in the following epochs. These comprise the whole family trees of gods and goddesses, who possess powers of different kinds and strengths, and other mythological characters. Another point is that the cultures were sometimes combined, or one could have an impact on the other. One of the splendid examples of the products of such cu ltural mixing is the representation of the French Beaux-Arts style in the American culture of the nineteenth century. As Tolles mentions, it was the Civil War that caused the heavy flow of immigrants from America to France: In the decades following the Civil War, hundreds of Americans joined the throngs headed to Paris. Needing to compete with French artists, especially
Recent years are characterized by increasing awareness of the importance of the quality of both products and services, and the need to have ways to measure and evaluate it. One such way to measure quality was the Six Sigma concept, which focuses on achieving short-term goals to advance long-term ones. Enterprises using this concept are customer-oriented and use measurements focused on them to make better all levels of production continually. As a result, improved processes, both service and administrative, have a small number of defects.   * The Six Sigma concept established that high variation of a process leads to more defects. Each activity greatly affects the quality of the final product. Based on this, it is necessary to reduce variability and monitor each operation rather than its averages. For example, when choosing a resource supplier for production, it is crucial to select one with high-quality products rather than a few cheaper ones.   * The Six Sigma concept offers a stricter look at specific companies’ problems and thereby increases the quality of service. Nakhai and Neves (2009) provide an example of baggage loss by aviation c
Article Summary This article describes unexpected resonance connected with the policy of Facebook about personal data. Dina Srinivasan, a former digital advertising executive, published her article in which she stated that “Facebook harmed consumers by charging them ever-increasing amounts of personal data to use its platform” (Horwitz, 2019, para. 3). She was extremely surprised to know that her work attracted highly substantial attention as she did not have a law license or any institutional affiliation. Nevertheless, Dina Srinivasan was invited to present her article at several antitrust conferences. The representatives of Facebook denied Srinivasan’s claims that “the company tracks its users in an aggressive or unique fashion” (Horwitz, 2019, para. 8). However, the emerged social resonance demonstrated the necessity of the antitrust law’s review. Economic Concept The article refers to the protection of personal data that may be inappropriately used by large social networks against the will of their users. Facebook previously confirmed that “it would track users via the login and like buttons embedded in millions of news sites, online retailers and games” for effective targeting and advertising (Horwitz, 2019, para. 24). In fact, a prevalent number of users rejected being tracked even though Facebook offers its services free of charge. That is why Srinivasan’s article was positively evaluated by the public and initiated the consideration related to antitrust law. Opinion From a personal perspective, the practice of the companies’ use of people’s private information without their agreement is unethical and illegal. Customers do not know who may use their data and for what reason. In order to minimize the clients’ risks of being harmed, Facebook and other large multinational retail companies and social networks should change their policies and certain business practices to protect personal data. Reference Horwitz, J. (2019). She Argued Facebook Is a Monopoly. To Her Surprise, People Listened. The Wall Street Journal. Web.
Introduction Weightlifting, just like any other form of sport has some psychological aspects associated with it. People generally engage in weightlifting to improve their somatotype in addition to keeping fit. This implies that in most cases as an individual starts weightlifting, he or she is trying to correct a ‘defect’ that he or she assumes to have and this expresses the psychological aspect of it for it is based on perception. Psychological Aspects A report on research conducted in 1982, indicates that “Apparently, the more weight training reported by the subjects, the more self-confident and satisfied they tended to be. They also tended to be significantly more sociable, impulsive, and outgoing than was the males who reported relatively few months of experience training with weights” (Tucker 553). This report indicates that weight lifting improves self-confidence and brings about satisfaction. All these feelings result from psychological processes as people change the perspective from which they observe themselves. According to Tucker, self-confidence surges because these people believe in themselves more as they slowly fix the ‘defect’ that they assumed to have (554). Consequently, they become more social and outgoing because if anything, they have something to identify with. Apart from raising self-confidence, weightlifting improves mental health. Weight lifting like any other sport involves goal setting and self-conceptualization. For instance, taking the need to move from self-perceived ectomorph to self-perceived mesomorph as a goal, an individual will work within the stipulated period to accomplish this goal. Eventually, the skills of setting goals and achieving them set in and it becomes a psychological element for this individual to set and accomplish goals. “…increased credence must be afforded the assertion that weight training can play a significant part in the mental health and well-being…as weight-training experience increases; global self-concept, body cathexes, and extraversion tend to increase commensurately and lie-scale scores tend to decrease proportionately in males” (Weinberg and Gould 59). Weightlifting solves psychological problems like stress, depression, and anxiety among others. This results from the concentration that an individual puts in weightlifting. This exercise engages mind and as an individual focuses on what to achieve, the mind slowly drifts from anxiety or stress and focuses on the desired results of training and this ties closely with improving self-confidence. If the anxiety or depression resulted from perceived weak body structu
Introduction As the name suggests our company runs a chain of top-class lodges and resorts operating in four states in the US. The company began operations as a simple hotel before pursuing the horizons and expanding. The journey to expansion hasn’t been a bed of roses all along as there have been many ups and downs. Our business entails the provision of hotel and lodging facilities. Company history In early 1950, a man by the name of Sir Richard Maloney started a small guest house in Las Vegas. Having served as a pilot in the Second World War Sir Meloney had made a lot of friends in the line of duty has been more associated with the evacuation of troops from the war fields, many army men regarded him as the symbol of hope in the war fields where pain and inhuman conditions were the order of the day. As such he received a lot of respect from the soldiers whose lives he had saved. With the end of the war, he decided to start a family business together with his wife who was only a housewife by then. His choice of town as he was later to confess to his children was because retired army men were known to while away gambling drinking and reliving the war with unending stories of their heroic acts during the war, stories of which most were exaggerated to make them more captivating. The town of Las Vegas is very famous for its casinos and gambling and also its strips clubs a favorite combination for the ex-army men. It came to his attention that familiarity with most of those retired army men would make them favor his joint other than other joints where they were treated as ordinary senior citizens. He realized the potential in it and immediately seized the opportunity and opened up several guest houses in the outskirts of the city, after nights of gambling and heavy drinking the men found a den where they could retire to among their own. The guest houses were made to resemble a miniature military base, something that brought them an adrenaline rush and they’re too blood boil in their aging veins. With time the guest houses became so popular that any former army man who had not visited them felt left out and with time it transformed into a meeting place for the ex-soldiers. As time went by Sir Meloney together with his wife retired leaving behind their two sons Christopher Meloney and Wilbert Meloney, to run the family business. Unfortunately, the heirs of the business had no military inclinations thus the theme of the business did not go down well with them. Again the ex-soldiers were also aging and were less involved in travel thus a decline in the number of customers. Something else that was more innovative and creative had to be put in place to replace the old system. A change of business was vetoed by the older Meloney. The only other option that remained open to them was to change the customer base so as to be more inclusive. The military look was immediately done away with, and a more civilian look was adopted. A new customer base was hard to come by and still, there was the issue convincing them o
Food has become an important aspect of different religions and socio-cultural belief systems. The gift of food is considered sacred within the perimeters of Hinduism. Therefore, it is common knowledge within the religion that food “increases life, purity, strength, health, joy, and cheerfulness all which are savory and oleaginous, substantial, agreeable, and dear to the Sattwic (pure) people” (Ramanujan, 2002). In addition, food shares a connection with the main elements of Hinduism. Food nourishes the body by lodging in it a vital force. Consequently, the food portal contributes to the realization of Brahma. Hinduism also upholds the position of food as a category of thought. This essay explores the ascetic significances of food within the confines of Hinduism. The acts of food asceticism are an integral part of Hinduism. A holy person in Hindu can only handle food in order to carry out distinctive purposes such as the alleviation of human suffering and bringing individuals closer to salvation. Furthermore, a holy person has to have control when he/she is handling the food so as to enhance his/her spiritual power. Control over food can only be mastered through activities such as fasting. Fasting and minimal eating activities deny the body food-related pleasures and h
Overall, the play Yellow written by Del Shores can be described as a tragicomedy since it incorporates humor and throws light on emotional suffering of the main characters. This performance was staged by New Conservatory Theatre Center on 5 March, 2014. In this work, the author attempts to show how secrecy, prejudice, and intolerance can ruin the life of a family and separate individuals. This is the main theme which is explored in this play. One can say that the director was able to create a very realistic atmosphere. This goal was partly achieved with the help of scenery which resembled a real-life apartment. Furthermore, the stage was well-illuminated and the audience could see every element of the interior design. The sounds were diagetic; in other words, the origin of these sounds could be clearly identified by the audience. This approach made the play more realistic. There are several details that can attract the attention of a viewer. First, the design of the scene that looks like a real interior of a house helps people place themselves in the position of the main characters. One should mention that stage designers use blue color lighting which eventually merges into yellow color. This technique helps the author to show the progress of time. This is one of the approaches that can be distinguished. The selection of costumes helps the authors increase the home-life atmosphere of the play. Similarly, the sounds were quite clear, and they perfectly fitted the narrative. This play can be praised for the actors’ performance. They were able to show how the emotional state of the main characters changed with time passing. They prompted the audience to imagine the life of the family depicted in the play. So, their performance was quite convincing. Moreover, they were able to work as a single ensemble. Every performer was able cope with his/her role. I would like to distinguish the performance of an actress who played Gracie. For example, her voice reflects the changes in the emotions of the girl. This actress is able to show how conceited her character is. Moreover, it is possible to mention the scene when Gracie imagines an interview with a CNN journalist. Overall, her performance was very authentic, and it made her the audience laugh. This is why this particular scene can be distinguished among others. Much attention should be paid to the work of a director. For instance, the stage was comfortably balanced. The viewers, who were located in various parts of the room, could see the performance of actors. Overall, different elements of the stage design were consistent with one another. There was nothing that could distract the audience. Overall, the director Ed Decker managed to reflect the meaning of Del Shores’ play. The performers authentically portrayed the inner world of this family. However, there are some details that seem confusing to me. In particular, I do not understand why Kendall’s mother is so opposed to his dream of becoming an actor. In my view, her attitude is not quite rational. Overall, this play