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Introduction Over the last two decades, there has been a surge in body modifications especially piercing and tattooing in the West. While most body modifications are acceptable in society and are popular amongst the youth, other body modifications fall outside the category of mainstream body modifiers. Young people not only exercise social rebellion through the non-mainstream body modification but also they cause controversy by modifying their bodies in ways that contravene the mainstream beliefs. Such body modifiers communicate contentious issues of cultural identity, sexuality, and gender equality. For instance, some gays brand and scar their bodies as a way of rejecting or standing out from the mainstream gay rights activists. In addition, distinctive body art used by some women is meant to show rebellion against men dominance and control of one’s body (Gagne & McGaughey 2002). Sometimes women use piercings, scars, and tattoos to reject the social norms associated with beauty and femininity. On the other hand, ‘modern primitives’ use nonmainstream body modifiers as a means of proclaiming self-identity and a way of rescuing the self from the modern day problems. All of the above cases show how people project the body as a medium of social significance rather than as a matter of personal choice. These non-mainstream body art practices are closely tied to people’s conceptualizations of the self and society, social control, and gender relations thus making it impossible to modify one’s body limitlessly. This paper analyzes Featherstone’s claim that self-invention “is an ideology that informs body projects as much as it is a practice that constitutes them. No body projects limitlessly expand the range of possibilities for human subjectivity, nor do they ‘invent’ the self as a matter of personal choice” (Pitts 2003, p.34), with reference to nonmainstream body
Introduction Competitive advantage refers to the superiority that an organization has, over its competitors on the basis of achieving higher sales, profits, revenues, market share, market growth, and customer satisfaction among others. This paper looks at how the IznBooks Company plans to market its library and information services and products in the Ajman University of Science and Technology. It provides an analysis of the company’s competitive advantage, and the best strategies it can employ to satisfy the needs and wants of customers in the university. The paper shows how the company matches the segment needs with its resources. In addition, it analyzes the company’s business objectives, problem statement, solution statement, and the marketing environment. It also discusses the company’s consumer profile, segmentation strategy, targeting strategy, differentiation strategy, and positioning strategy. Company analysis The IznBooks Company is incorporated in the UAE and operates in the entire Arab region. IznBooks is a renowned library and information services company in the Arab World. The fact that the company is near the Ajman University of Science & Technology makes it better placed to serve the university than its competitors. To avoid the challenges associated with the library and information services and products business, the IznBooks Company employs marketing strategies to ensure that it meets the specifications of customers. This enables it to ensure customer satisfaction leading to increased sales, profits, and revenues. Through its marketing research, the company gets to know the commodities and services that should be put on sale, exchange, lend, or transmit. The following information shows how the IznBooks Company is planning to market
The portrayal of Socrates in various novels and plays differs according to the epoch and according to the writer who describes him. It is argued, that the three most well-known literary works which portray the image of this philosopher are “The last days of Socrates” “The Apology” and “The Clouds”. All three works show the image of Socrates in different ways, and each emphasizes different details. Accomplishing the first claim of the assignment, it is necessary to emphasize, that Socrates as a historical person is viewed as the philosopher and sage who always lived in poverty, and Socrates is often regarded as the archetype of the heroic professor. An analysis of the career, character, and teaching methods of Socrates is used to identify essential qualities which define the professoriate. Further, the example of Socrates can inform and inspire our teaching today. It must be said, however, that Socrates was the author of the “Theory of Ideas.” Strictly speaking, of course, Plato was the author of none of his doctrines, which are identical with the wisdom revealed by the ancient Hindu sages. The Platonic shapes or archetypes were symbols of the world as it existed in Universal Mind, as pointed out in The Secret Doctrine I, 200. The devotion to the Platonic account of Socrates makes him presume that the Theory of Forms or Ideas was an innovation of Plato’s teacher, as the doctrine is pronounced by Socrates in the dialogues. It seems probable that this highly metaphysical clarification of the nature of belongings originated with Plato and only was stood for by him as being skilled by Socrates. Aristotle, who had no motive to hide the truth of this theme, says in his Metaphysics that Socrates occupied himself only with issues of ethical philosophy and that Plato commenced both the name and the commencement of the “Ideas.” It is said that Socrates is often pictured, insofar as philosophical teaching is concerned, as Socrates as comes into view in Plato’s writings, and not Socrates the historical character. Although there is a bit of the real Socrates in the “Clouds” by Aristophanes in the character of the same name in the play, it is clear that Aristophanes’ description of Socrates in the Clouds is in good part a comedian deformation. Socrates was a well-known person in Athens who was commonly distinguished as an intellectual. Aristophanes, taking benefit of this fashionable awareness, randomly places him at the head of the Thinkery, in which topics such as rhetoric and astronomy are taught. As will happen to be evident in the Apology and the Republic, Socrates was not a tutor of rhetoric or any of the other subjects taught in the Thinkery. He was not alarmed with teaching students to attain material achievement through rhet
Abstract A project on industrial applications of thermal imaging was completed to fulfill the requirements of NAIT’s IET 490 Technical report. This research-based project explains the industrial use of the thermal imaging technique to get beforehand information about the working condition of various components and equipment. The information and data can be used to develop a plan to address the problems foreseen before some breakdown occurs, and therefore, sudden damages can be avoided. This project deliberates on how thermal imaging has been put into practice in various industries. Moreover, the paper also looks into the importance of thermal to the industries that use them and to the extent to which thermal imaging has revolutionized progressed firms. Features of thermal imaging cameras from renowned manufacturers have been discussed, and a comparison has been given. It is very interesting to know that the infrared light emitted by objects conveys some meaningful messages that can be used to increase the life span of the objects and the system to which they belong. The implementation of this kind of innovative technology in the industry requires time, but it will increase productivity and enhance sustainability. Introduction Thermal imaging is a peculiar character of photography that encompasses many habits. The use of thermal imaging has tremendously changed the mode of operations in the various firms that use thermal imaging. However, many people are not conversant with thermal imaging and the impact that it has on companies. Thermal imaging is the detection of surface temperatures by capturing the emitted infrared radiation. In other words, Thermal imaging is the mean by which humans enable themselves to see in the infrared portion of the spectrum of light, a type of infrared-imaging science, also known as Thermography or Infrared Thermography. Problem How do we identify problems within the electrical or mechanical distribution systems, and how can we detect a fault before it is too late? It is obvious that the person responsible for the general predictive maintenance of a company faces various challenges. How can you tell when equipment or a component is about to fail? Many firms face a challenge when the management cannot realize certain problems on time that eventually cause a mess in the company. Purpose Many companies have shifted to the use of thermal imaging to enhance their efficiency. Therefore, this paper states how various companies are using thermal imaging in solving their day-to-day challenges. Moreover, this report explains how predictive maintenance inspection has been made possible using thermal imaging. The purpose of this technical report is to discuss thermal imaging as a solution to the problems faced by many industries. Further, the project deliberates on how the use of thermal imaging has transformed projecting preservation checkup programs in all types of firms. The
Introduction The Malayan was a guerrilla war fought between Commonwealth armed forces and the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA).The war lasted from June 1948 to 31 st July 1960 and during this period the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) decided to prepare for armed conflict which it had expected to break out later that year, thus there was an increase in murder and violence in support of labor disputes however, the British pre-empted the communists plan (war) by declaring a state of emergency in June 1948. This State of emergency and hostilities brought social problems to the community which consisted of; unemployment, low wages, starvation, scarce and expensive food supply to the people and as a result there were numerous social unrests that resulted in civil disobediences for example, the strikes in 1948 that forced the British administration to revamp the Malaya’s economy especially from investments such as the Malaya’s tin and rubber industries were important in providing revenue to Britain’s own post war recovery. Therefore during this period (state of emergency) the people who proved hostile or uncooperative towards the administrations interests were dealt with unsympathetically. Hence the administration adopted measures such as deportations, detainments and arrests. Out of the above measures and others outlined below, Britain was able to successful handle the Malayan counter insurgency during 1948 to 1960. In addition, the communists were not prepared for British’s response where Britain used aggressive attacks and the destroy tactics. On the other hand, the communists were very determined in their cause and also gave the British Administration a hard time in countering the insurgency for example despite the fact that the communist units were destroyed during the fights in large numbers, the always managed to regroup once again, rearm and retain their previous position that allowed them to continue with their campaign by persuading and influencing the public to kick out the British nonetheless in the end their campaign was unsuccessful. The British troops were strong, better armed as there also had air power which the Malayans did not. In addition, the British were able to win the affection of the local people as they provided humanitarian assistance to them thus creating a mutual respect between the locals and the British. The guerrillas on the other hand failed to achieve any relationship between them and the locals as they were held in fear and they were known for their brutality. Thus in 1960 the Communist force fell apart, Thus after twelve years of jungle warfare, the British were able to achieve success by using a numbers of methods or principles, the first principle was the primacy of political purpose ; this principle dictated that during counterinsurgency, political purpose had dominance. This made counterinsurgency not different from any other type of military operation because for UK and its allies, the military operated in support to its pol
Radical and revolutionary change is influenced by values and traditions of society, their cultural and social preferences. The cases of Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Politics and Exodus demonstrate that radical change is inevitable caused by new values of new generations and their life preferences. The crisis of social reality is both statistically obvious and easily apparent to the eye of an ordinary observer. New values makes us inescapably aware of the dilemma of most of the world and unremittingly accuses the rich and powerful nations of complicity in this state of affairs. The theological tradition has responded with incisive images and an instinctual awareness that the passion of religion for issues of social justice is inherent to its nature. In Politics Aristotle portrays that the Greek city-states whose histories formed the factual background to Aristotle’s political theory were, most of them, of pygmy proportions. They were frequently torn by faction, and their independence was ultimately destroyed by the advance of Macedonian power. Aristotle was familiar with the evils of faction (Book V of the Politics is given over to an analysis of the causes of civil strife), and he was intimate with the Macedonian court; yet he never lost his conviction that the small city-state was the right — the natural — form of civil society. A State is a collection of citizens, and a citizen, in Aristotle’s view, ‘is defined by nothing else so well as by participation in judicial functions and in political office’. The affairs of a State are run directly by its citizens. Each citizen will be a member of the assembly or deliberative body of the nation, he will be eligible for the various offices of State, which include financial and military appointments, and he will be a part of the judiciary (for under Greek legal procedure the functions of judge and jury were not distinguished) (Hamburger, p. 43). Aristotle portrays hat generational change is crucial as it helps to change elite and their values and create new social order and renew politics. The old power and statement are unable to introduce change and eliminate corruption. How much political power a citizen possessed would depend on the type of constitution which his State enjoyed, different constitutions entrusting to different persons or institutions the authority to pass legislation and to determine public policy. Aristotle
Various scholars and majority of American parents have come to a conclusion that some of today’s music is darker and dirty compared to the classics and blues of yesteryears. In the essay “Eminem Is Right” the author, Mary Eberstadt discusses the meanings, social implications of contemporary American popular music and how parents blame artists for what their children go through from youth rage, suicide, self-violence and sexual exploitation. She thinks that it’s the present parents who are not as protective, loving and as attentive as parents of previous decades (Eberstadt, 2004 p.229). In addition, she claims that the parent-child separation is greater than it ever was and all of these reasons had a major effect on children. Eberstadt takes a profoundly deeper look into the meaning of Eminem’s songs; they were made in the first place because of bad parenting e experienced and he’s expressing it. She also says “As with rappers, the vicious narrative treatment of women in some of Eminem’s songs is a part of this self-conception as a child victim” (, 2004 p.226) and brings an example the song “Kill You” (Eberstadt, 2004 p.266) by a popular metal band to show that behind every song, there was a motivating reason that’s pushing the artist. I completely agree with the author’s article. Eberstadt’s article is convincing in general but incomplete because she quoted several different people, but ironically not the artist himself. Eminem’s quotes convey his experience and the reasons why he is doing what he is doing. His perspective is extremely vital in my opinion since he is the subject of this article and the fact that the reader would like to know what he thinks and try to see what he sees from his point of view. As suggested by Britt, 2004 family dysfunction, checked-out parents, broken homes and especially the absence of fathers cause this negative effect on children’s particular way of conducting themselves. Children need attention and good parenting to avoid negative outcomes such as suicide or self-violence. It is worth noting that media plays a vital role in shaping the cultural as well as social aspect of a given group of individuals. Some of present parents are not as attentive as they were and this creates a significant gap between their relations with their children, which the author mentions on the last sentence of her essay (Eberstadt, 2004 p.229). They are simply shifting the blame towards the artist. Eminem can be looked as an illusion just like the rabbit-duck picture; people call what they see but that does not mean parents should be biased and blame the rapper. Children who have experienced bad parenting or a disturbing childhood would com
Introduction Air travel has undergone dramatic changes since its humble beginning at the Wright Brothers’ garage. Today, air travel is the most fast and effective form of travelling and many nations boast of having an operational airline with commercial flights being prevalent. These commercial flights are encouraged by governments all over the world since it is understood that increasing movement and availability leads to the prosperity of the nation. Many governments including the US are therefore in the habit of subsidizing the airline industry and while this habit is not as prevalent as it was in the early years of commercial airlines, it is still present today. Subsidies are seen as necessary to ensure that the industry is successful even in the face of uncertain economic realities. A significant occurrence in the history of US commercial airlines was the enactment of the deregulation Act which removed most of the federal government’s regulations imposed on the industry. According to Bailey (1986), deregulation and “free sky” resulted in other flavors of government assistance to the industry. This paper will engage in an in-depth description of government assistance to the airline industry. The history of this assistance and why it is necessary will be discussed and any setbacks that can come from subsidizing articulated. Birth of Subsidies for Commercial Airlines Government subsidies to commercial airlines trace their root to the First World War. As a result of this war, businesses were destroyed, capital diminished and investors were unwilling to take great risks. The War also resulted in the military airplane being seen as a valuable weapon of war. Since hostilities between nations had ceased, some countries decided to develop commercial air transport so as to have a potential military weapon (Hiram, 1998). Commercial air transport was then a new and experimental business and the private industry was unwilling to fully support it. Government therefore had to assume the lead in promoting the development of air services. Private companies were therefore offered grants to engage in aeronautical research and the government subsidized the purchase of aircraft parts for companies to assemble their aircrafts. Reason for Subsidies At the onset, airlines were pitted against well established forms of transport. Hiram (1998) states that commercial aviation had to compete with other older agencies of transportation such as railroad, automobil
Total quality management (TQM) is an evidence-based approach for improving organization performance. Institutions implement this process to deliver high-quality services and goods to their clients. One of the key elements of the TQM model is that of innovation. This literature review gives a detailed analysis of Dubai Police and how its adoption of the TQM model has resulted in exemplary performance. Literature Review: Application of TQM at Dubai Police Organizational Commitment Different theories focusing on organizational effectiveness propose that compatibility between resources, processes, and strategies is something critical for success. As Awadh and Al-Dhaafri (2018) note, the concept of TQM guides the leaders at Dubai Police to consider existing gaps, acquire adequate resources, and propose superior measures for maximizing effectiveness. The organization promotes innovation by acquiring high-quality training tools and improving the experiences or competencies of the targeted officers (Igbal, Tufail & Lodhi 2015). It considers modern technologies and systems to maximize efficiency. The consideration of the innovation theory in this institution has delivered meaningful results. For instance, the organization focuses on emerging procedures and approaches to solve problems, identify new opportunities, and improve coordination. As Jiju, Rodgers, and Cudney (2019) observe, such a strategy supports the acquisition of new resources capable of promoting performance. The organizational leaders are always committed and willing to make appropriate decisions that can support the needs of different stakeholders (Tomaževič, Seljak & Aristovnik 2015). This kind of commitment creates the best environment for innovative practices. At Dubai Police, the managers have presented innovative orientations whereby evidence-based approaches, missions, and functions have become part of this institution. According to Shafiq, Lasrado, and Hafeez (2019), the idea of democracy is a new reality whereby officers receive timely support and empowerment. The organization allows and encourages them to use modern technologies to meet the needs of the people they serve. Alosani and Yusoff (2018) acknowledge that decision-making and communication processes have been streamlined than ever before. The concept of community policing has also empowered all officers. Employee Attitudes With these approaches to innovation, Dubai Police has won numerous awards in the recent past. This achievement explains why most of the employees continued to record positive attitudes. Nalla, Paek, and Lim (2016) indicate that officers are always empowered and willing to offer exemplary services. Positive attitudes mean that employees are involved, part of every decision-making process, and capable of focusing on the intended goals. Organizational Commitment and Employee Attitudes With improved levels of organizational commitment, positive employee attitudes continue to be recorded in this institution. The leaders introd