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The Industrial Revolution brought about a great time of change for the people who lived in this time. As the country changed from being mostly agriculturally based to mostly industrialized, people began to debate the relative merits of machines over nature. Newspapers made available through advances in printing techniques pointed out both the advantages and disadvantages of the new machine age. The great issues of the day were the main focus of articles as well as the works of fiction that were becoming much more popular as the price of books fell. “The Victorian novel, with its emphasis on the realistic portrayal of social life, represented many Victorian issues in the stories of its characters” (“The Victorian Age”, 2007). One of the biggest debates in this period was discovering what people felt the proper role of the scientist was in the contemporary age, which was addressed in the novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley. In this book, the main character is Victor Frankenstein who is a scientist that intentionally pushes the boundaries of technology in an attempt to overcome death by re-animating dead tissue. Through this story, science is criticized for its inability to deliver on all its promises as well as having a lack of imagination. “The ancient teachers of this science,’ said he [Frankenstein’s first professor], ‘promised impossibilities, and performed nothing. The modern masters promise very little; they know that metals cannot be transmuted, and that the elixir of life is a chimera” (Shelley, 1993: 40). Frankenstein believed he could create a better human than the one created by God. In the end, though, the monster he succeeds in creating turns out to be the destruction of Frankenstein’s entire family. This makes the argument that science cannot and should not attempt to replace nature in terms of creation. In addition to examining the ideas of physical science and the capabilities of machines, Shelley attempts to take a scientific approach to the development of her characters. For both the scientist and the monster, she adopts the Lockean model of individual development in which all people are born as a blank slate, without any
Introduction Liquid Animation This is an entertainment company that is located in the Brisbane. It is known to produce educative, informational, and enlightening and entertainment materials that adapts to the most modern technology. It is known to produce high classic series of animation and general media resources in all the aspects and forms such as through the internet, video and film (Dholakia 2002). The company was established in the year 1999 and its management is under four able brothers, their ability to manage has been witnessed through the tremendous growth that has been recorded by the business in the near past. The company has also received several awards including the “Golden Pixie” that was presented by the US Animation magazine for being the best in service provision in their industry of operation. This signifies how competitive liquid animation is, the facets of its competitive advantage is the type of leadership that is steering the organization. Huge of the companies revenues come from its exportation abroad largely in the United States, the company is currently spreading its wings to the UK and Asia. The management is also busy on research with the verge to expand on the variety of the products they deal in such as the 3D series and 2D television series. The driving force towards such operations is the needs of the customers, the company highly values their customers and they constantly conduct research to satisfy the consumers (Dholakia 2002). Long Tall Clothing Company This is a form of a sole proprietorship formed by an individual by the names Sue in the year 1995. The company has specialty in constant production and continued development of the women clothing. Sue determination to see her company grow propelled her to do the work alone before a company approached them that could now ensure their adequate supply and production. The increased production, intensive marketing and advent of technology which facilitates internet marketing and mail order systems. This enables customers in the foreign market to embrace the purchase of the clothing online. Television and lifestyle magazine advertisements, the consumer market is in the position of accessing the variety of products on offer (Dholakia 2002). Through internet marketing and online sales, Long Tall Clothing Company has vastly reached a variety of markets both locally in Australia and overseas markets. The company is also able to extend its sales in the foreign market from Europe to the East smoothing the operations in the fashion industry. The company through its management was so systematic in their operations; they in the first place set a website in 1997, then they established their first show
Adult love relationships can be very complicated. It calls upon a wide range of emotions that can create patterns with prospective romantic love partners. Robert Sternberg theorized that the key components of love are passion, intimacy and commitment, and various combinations of these factors yield different types of love. The motivational component that reflects attraction, romance and sexual desire is passion. Feelings of closeness, trust and sharing one’s innermost feelings and thoughts is intimacy, and the decision to maintain a long-term, caring relationship is commitment. Passion is a “state of intense longing for union with another” (Hatfield, 1988). It involves very strong emotions and if love is returned by the object of passion, then one feels fulfilled and even ecstatic. Passionate love is associated with physiological arousal, as in one’s heart beats faster, palms sweat and pupils dilate at the feeling of excitement over seeing one’s love interest. The process of getting closer to each other by divulging innermost thoughts, feelings and exposing otherwise hidden behavior is intimacy. Both partners feel more comfortable with each other, enough to disclose well-kept secrets, with the backdrop of mutual trust. Commitment is a promise one makes to keep the relationship going. It comes in various levels. Personal commitment is the desire to continue a relationship because it is satisfying and there is strong attraction to each other. Moral commitment, otherwise known as obligation, is usually dictated by outer forces such as societal expectations or religious beliefs, and people comply to it since it would be improper to break one’s promises or vows. Constraint commitment involves fear of the social, financial and emotional effects of ending the relationship, so one keeps the commitment to the other. As mentioned earlier, the combinations of the three-fold components of love creates different love dynamics. Romantic love takes on the two components of passion and intimacy. Lovers, feeling physiological arousal, due to strong attraction and longing for their mate, usually interpret this as passion. This desire to be one with the other, often leads an individual to self-disclosure. When it becomes mutual, then intimacy is developed. Usually, the heat of the passion in romantic love cools down but if the lovers continue to have intimacy in their relationship, and become more serious with each other, then commitment is likely to be under way. The combination of intimacy and commitment becomes companionate love. Partners think of themselves as “we” instead of separate entities. Their constant companionship gives them fulfillment, and see each other as stable figures
Corporate social responsibility is defined as corporate self-regulation employed in business environment (Urip 2010, p. 45). This is done to ensure that companies and businesses comply with the required ethical standards, laws and other norms and regulations internationally. It entails the voluntary activities that a company engages in to enhance a sound and sustainable business environment and development of the immediate communities. According to Asongu (2007, p. 67), CSR begins with the onset of a company. This scholar explains that companies should not only have the business principle of making profit, but needs to consider other factors that are part of CSR. First, companies should be concerned with the quality of the items sold and consumed by their customers. They should also mind the welfare of the working staff to ensure them healthy and a good working environment. The scholar also argues that the operations of the company should be characterized by a high level of integrity, observing all the laws pertaining the company’s culture. Companies are coming up at a high rate both locally and internationally. Countries have now realized the importance of integrating corporate social responsibilities in the business environments. Judgments on the performance of a given company in most nations are viewed from a CSR angle. In Russia CSR is viewed as a kind of behavior regarding compliance with rules governing profit making in companies. Although CSR in Russia is considered hyper from the charity work of the individual companies, CSR policy is not very clear in Russia. In fact, researches show that evaluations on Russian’s CSR are contradictory and immature. CSR in Russia companies can be regarded as being poor due to the lack of knowledge and poor outcome. This picture brings out the Russia businesses as being irresponsible. Recently a group of companies with a desire of CSR has emerged in Russia. These companies have realized the importance of CSR, which is now considered crucial in corporate governance. Some businesses are always legal in some parts of the world, but considered illegal in other parts of the country. One such product is small arms. Most countries around the world, especially in the developing nations have illegalized sale of arms to the civilians. However, the government has licensed small arms in the hands of the civilians (Urip 2010, p. 16). The government is encouraged to allow trade of this product because of its benefits to the users. It is believed that in this society, this helps enhance security. When one owns a gun, he or she is in a position to defend himself and herself. With a small arm in the society in the hands of the civilians, the rate of crime is reduced because the criminal knows that the target can fight back. This eliminates cases where some individuals have guns through illegal means, which encourages them to act criminally. They act criminally because they know that they are advantaged having the weapons while other society m
Introduction There are several types of organizations, and it is essential to examine them before opening any business. For instance, a corporation is a united group of partners where each of them has a part in the industry. A sole proprietorship is a business owned and operated by a single person. A limited liability company is a hybrid of corporation and partnership. Probably, Otis should start running his business with sole proprietorship because it is easier to create; today’s simplified method of receiving documents for individuals is more accessible than before. Sole Proprietorship Otis will take responsibility for his business by himself, and he does not need any accomplices. It is essential to consider that there are no formal requirements for running a sole proprietorship (Cappellino, 2020). According to the source, anyone who wants to start this type of business and has money can conduct it (Cappellino, 2020). In contrast, when the person wants to start with a corporation or limited liability company, he has to gather people, which can be problematic. It has a specific type of taxation, which will cost more than in sole proprietorship (Cappellino, 2020). Corporations are similar in this sense, and for Otis, it might be costly to spend money on taxes. With a sole proprietorship, Otis does not need to separate rights on ownership with his partners. It becomes one more benefit, and Otis will own his business alone. In addition, it is easy to enter and exit the market; for example, if Otis wants to close the company, it will not be hard to conduct. Responsibility The employer is responsible for the actions of his employees, significantly if they harm visitors of the agency. Elements of an agency relationship are crucial here. They include the consent of the employer and apprentice, actions by the employee on behalf of the company, and the employer’s control (Enfield & Kockelman, 2017). Usually, the responsibilities of both sides are written in the contract, which the agent signs during the hiring process. By state r
‘ Let the Right One In ’ is a 2008 horror movie directed by Thomas Alfredson. The movie features a 12-year-old boy who develops a romantic relationship with a child vampire in his Blackeberg neighborhood. The film is adapted from the 2004 novel Let the Right One in written by John Ajvide Lindqvist, who was also involved in the development of the film’s screenplay. Oskar, the main character in the movie, seems unable to shake off bullies, but everything changes when he encounters the 12-year-old vampire girl who moved into his neighborhood. They start off their friendship with an innocent conversation, and before the boy realizes that the girl is a vampire, he was deeply in love with her. Despite the danger of being around a friend who is responsible for many deaths happening in his neighborhood, the boy lets friendship take precedence over any fear. However, the film has a way of flipping the audience’s expectations through psychological manipulation. This is a recurring theme in the movie, and it is used to engage with the audience. Oscar and Eli meet for the first time near a jungle gym. Eli finds Oscar stabbing a tree with a knife and asks him what he was doing. He replies, saying that he was doing nothing. After a while, Eli tells Oskar that she cannot be his friend. Oskar later replies by asking Eli what made her think that he’d even want to be her friend. This suggests to the audience that the two characters have very little interest in becoming friends. However, friendship was the intended end goal for both of them. In their second encounter, Eli meets Oskar playing with a Rubik cube and shrewdly asks him what the cube was. Shocked by her ignorance, Oskar still ends up explaining what the cube was and how it worked. But the next morning, when Oskar goes to the jungle gym, he is surprised to find the Rubik cube solved. In both instances, Eli is portrayed to have psychological subterfuge. Both Oskar and the audience expected Eli not to solve the cube. However, this expectation is flipped through Eli’s psychological ploy. Another reversal is shown in the character Hanken. He is Eli’s human caretaker, and his responsibility is to feed her. This paternal image and relationship are created in the minds of the audience in the early stages of the movie. However, as it progresses, the audience is made to believe that Hankan could be a pedophile. It later emerges that Eli’s main intention of befriending Oskar was to find a replacement for Hankan due to his incompetence in his role as a caretaker. In this instance, the film suggests that the previous relationship between Hankan and Eli was romantic, but appearances in this film are always deceiving. The theme of psychological manipulation and flipping the audience’s expectations are repeated severally in the film. Eli is shown to have an influence over Oskar, which can be described to be a mirror to the film’s control over its audience. Eli is also portrayed to have control over Oskar’s self-image. The audience’s expectation was to see a romantic re
Introduction Organisational managers and employees are two factions that come into direct confrontation with respect to employment relations in most cases. The state is also involved in matters pertaining employment relations. Nevertheless, the state is a third party and thus its involvement is not acknowledged. In employment relations, the state may take different forms, which may include varied agencies playing different roles in industrial relations. According to Howe and Landau (2007), state is relatively an ‘open system’. No single party represents the state; in essence, the state is characterised by organs like the police, the judicially, and various employment institutions. In spite of the current rate of globalisation and the emergence of intercontinental business, employment relations are still rooted in the state instead of global institutions. The national government enacts laws that govern employee relations, thus influencing organisational operations. Some pundits claim that Australian state should not take part in employment relations, which leaves this role to employers and employees. However, based on the environment at the workplaces, the state should participate in promoting employee relations in the country. This paper will discuss how state’s intervention in the working environment may help in enhancing employment relations in the modern Australian workplace. State intervention State intervention in employee relations in Australia facilitates in safeguarding the interests of employees, especially those with limited skills. Technological advancements are giving way to the emergence of new roles in organisations and changes in operations. Most of the unskilled employees are not capable of coping with these changes. Hence, they are vulnerable to losing their jobs as organisations perceive them as unproductive. Employers are fond of dismissing unproductive employees at their will. In spite of existing negotiations between employers and employees, it is hard for unskilled employees to retain their positions when changes occur in organisations. However, through state’s intervention, the Australian government is capable of establishing stable employee relations in the country. In 2009, the state came up with Fair Work Act. The Act facilitates in enhancing employee relations by ensuring that employers furnish their new employees with working information immediately after recruitment (Howe & Landau 2009). Employees get information regarding the terms and conditions of their employment, and issues that would affect their employment. In most cases, employers tend to hide some information regarding the terms of employment if they believe that
In the process of document/image storage, it is imperative that proper identification systems be developed in order to making cataloguing and searching easier. This essay shall focus on the Bates numbering system of document branding. To this end, a definition and explanation of the basic steps that the procedure entails shall be provided. Aside from this, an example of the usage of the identification system shall be provided. Bates numbering is an identification system utilized in various professional fields such as medicine and law. It basically involves putting identifying digits alongside dates and the specific time of branding on documents and pictures as they undergo scanning or other forms of processing. This technique can also be utilized in marking and identifying pictures with copyright symbols by impressing acceptable legal marks such as company logos on them. Aside from identifying images and documents, this technique also provides protection and security for them. In legal documents, there may be need for identifying each page of a given document. In this usage, the Bates numbering machine gives random and unique tags to each and every page of the document. The identification marks may comprise digits or a combination of digits and letters. In other words there is no standardized format for the technique. The Bates numbering machines can either be electronic or manual. The manual machine is a wheeled stamp which updates itself upwards every time the stamp is put into use. This stamp mainly comes with 3, 4 or seven wheels and also has a mechanism for re-inking after each usage. It is however worth noting that the manual Bates numbering machines are gradually becoming extinct as the world moves onto digital technologies. The electronic Bates numbering system is basically a computer application entrenched in various software such PDF readers. They operate in the same incremental way as the manual system such that documents or document pages are assigned uniquely different identification marks. A common usage of the Bates numbering system particularly since the advent of computer technology is the branding of PDF documents. For instance, if an individual has a single page or one PDF document that needs tagging, all that he/she needs is to select the Bates numbering feature from the appropriate tab depending on the type of software used. Several adjustments will be required including the digit at which to start the numbering as well a
Dighton rock was discovered in river Massachusetts. In the year 1963, it was excavated for storage and later listed among the artifacts in the year 1980 (Hurstwic.org par. 23). Dighton rock is sandstone of about 40 tons. It is a six-sided slanting block, approximately 3.4m long, 1.5m high and 2.5m wide (Hurstwic.org par. 23). It is classified as an artifact due to the inscriptions found on one side of the rock. The rock has a crystalline, grey-brown appearance. Currently, the rock is located in Dighton museum in Massachusetts and can only be viewed on an appointment basis. The original place where it was found has been converted into a park open to the public (Department of Conservation and Recreation par. 1). This inscription dated back in the 17 th century. It has been classified as an important archeological tool. The inscriptions found on the stone are believed to have been made by the Indians according to the 17 th century American scholars (Hurstwic.org par. 24). Other scholars urge that this historical landmark is linked to Portuguese explorers who visited the Americus. The surface where the inscriptions are located has a trapezoidal countenance inclined at an angle. The stone was found inclined 70 degrees northwest, with the inscriptions oriented towards the waters of the bay (Hurstwic.org par. 24). The inscriptions found in the rock were identified to have originated from Portugal by an American scholar in the 20 th century. This scholar went ahead to suggest that the tool used to make the inscription to be bug-eyed aliens (Hurstwic.org par. 27). The evidence retrieved from the site back the theory suggested by the American scholar. There are many theories that have been put in place to try to explain the origin and meaning of the inscriptions (Massachusetts Historical Society par. 1). Currently, scholars have not adopted any theory as that can be used to explain the mystery surrounding the rock. Artists, on the other hand, have also come up with numerous arguments about the artistic nature of the rock leading to varied explanations about the origin of the art used to decorate the rock (Massachusetts Historical Society par. 10). The most credited explanation on who made the inscriptions goes to Rafn Carl C., the Secretary of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries in Copenhagen in the year 1830 who linked the inscriptions on the rock to the Norse explorers who are believed to be among the earliest explorers to have reached North America (Hurstwic.org par. 28). The information available about Dighton Rock places it at the center of three important groups in American history (Department of Conservati