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The ever-increasing technological pace has led to some companies legging behind in ancient hardware and unneeded services. Some have been able to barely survive while others have found ways to prosper and adjust to changing times. Xerox is one such company that is determined to flourish in the market and innovate its business techniques to suit the demanding times. One of the ways Xerox has been able to serve a large amount of customers is by creating business partners and offering comprehensive packages that include a number of services. More specifically, it offers help in developing the business and taking care of the necessary tasks. Any business has a lot of paperwork and detailed processes that must be complete for the business to develop and move forward. The advertisements, numerous flyers, documentation and dealing with customers are only a few services that Xerox offers. Xerox has also shifted a great amount of resources towards its customers and was able to better the already existing relations. The number of locations has increased, enabling customers to ask any necessary questions and raise concerns, find out the specifics and data needed for the business, as well as financial and accounting services. It is also widening its global services and partnerships with other companies. Parts of the world that are starting to develop create a great market for businesses. The establishments of new agreements in countries such as India and China have opened up more ways and opportunities for partnerships and economic growth. A great amount of innovation was in the changes of the company itself. The pressures from laser scanners, file transference, enhanced networking and technological advances in general, have forced changes to the company. As the common age is becoming clean energy oriented, Xerox has been able to lower costs and offer reasonable solutions. Many governmental companies have a higher responsibility to avoid any pollution or over usage of energy, and Xerox has been a good resource to such businesses. It has been dealing directly with the federal government, as well as individuals, to provide cost efficient energy uses for the business and people’s homes. Another important change was in healthcare, which is valued highly by governments and private citizens. Xerox understands the demands and needs for healthcare and has taken a step towards bettering the management and administration in the provision of healthcare. There are services that are primarily based on health information distribution, exchange of the needed advances, beneficial pharmaceutical progress, electronic databases in health records and a close management and organization of cases. It is clear that Xerox is very much involved in a lot of governmental and social aspects of life ( Xerox , 2013). The success of any company is based on the competitive market and advantages that a certain business can offer. Xerox has put extra focus on the internal scientific research, engineering breakthroughs and partnering companies that are interested in the com
Introduction It is rather a difficult task to collect an unbiased, factual and accurate material which describes the life, political views of such a man as William Randolph Hearst. As he was a man whose life is marked by eccentricity and rumors surrounding him. Besides, he is that every man, who introduced the term “new journalism”, which was later called “yellow journalism” (Perkins, pp. 2-5) No matter what impact he had good or bad, no one can claim that this man was unknown. It is the fact, that William Randolph Hearst became “one of the best-known, best-hated, and most thoroughly publicized figures in the land.” (Welles, p. 57) He was born in San Francisco, California on April 29, 1863 and was a son of a geologist George Hearst, who succeeded in mining. Since his father was often away from home, he was raised by his mother as a privileged child. He was brought to Europe and tutored there in arts and antique. Then he entered Harvard University from which he failed to graduate because of a prank. Later he became the owner of a great empire of newspapers and magazines. It is obvious that no matter what this man did, whether having to do with his personal life or his professional life or political life, in each and every sphere he remained a highly motivated man and the one in a center of everybody’s attention, the man achieving his personal goals. Personal Life In the first place, William Hearst’s life was lighted thanks to his ability to stand out. Since his childhood he led a life of an only beloved child in his family, an apple of his mother’s eye, taking tours with her around Europe and being taught by the best tutors of Europe. He is sent to a St. Paul’s preparatory school to study, but in two years he leaves the school suddenly. Next he is being tutored at home after which he enters Harvard University in 1882 where he does not stay for long and ends up with the exclusion for a prank in 1885. Nevertheless, William’s university life is memorized for his attempt to work on the university humorous magazine Lampoon, after Hearst’s work in which, it became a money-making matter. Considering his personal life, he did not marry until he was almost 40, when he made up his mind to link his destiny to a twenty-one year old showgirl, thus breaking up with the girl he had supported since he was studying in the university, but this union doesn’t last either. In 1917 William falls in love with another girl from Broadway show, gets in affair with her and this relationship last until his death. Professional life In the second place, William’s professional life leads him to the status of a newsp
It seems to me that this painting will probably be one of my best self-portraits. Admittedly, I have already created many images of myself (Sayre, 2011). Some people do not understand why I take so much interest in this type of paintings. Many of them may even believe that this interest is a sign of selfishness or narcissism; however, they misinterpret my motives. On the whole, I am firmly convinced that that such pictures can offer an excellent “outlet for feelings” and emotions of an artist (Hirsch, 2012, p. 388). This freedom is not always available to me when I paint the portraits of other people who usually want to be depicted in a dignified and idealized manner (Hirsch, 2012, p. 388; Durham, 2004). This is one of the barriers that I find very difficult to overcome. To some degree, creative freedom is probably my major motive for starting this artwork. It seems to me that this portrait will be of great interest
Database maintenance means ensuring that the database is in a readable and secure state and that it is working correctly. A well-maintained database is easy to use, secure, and convenient: it retrieves necessary data quickly, saves them without changes except those implemented, and classifies information based on its properties. Important concepts connected with a database’s maintenance are query and filter. A query is, basically, a request sent to a database to obtain some data stored in it or change them in case of permission. A filter is a mechanism to select only those data which are necessary, based on their labels. Various issues may emerge when maintaining a database: three are described here. First, there is better if the database has backup and version control functions (Zhang & Butrovich, 2021). Databases usually insert or delete new elements, or the database’s owner can make it manually. Such a function is critical in the case of keeping sensitive or important information. For example, if the website’s database keeps passwords that were accidentally deleted or replaced, it can lead to substantial losses if the database has no version control function. A second important point is the necessity of appropriate, apparent, and concise structure and labels (Zhang & Butrovich, 2021). As mentioned, database filters enable selecting only those database elements demanded for a current moment. For example, a clear structure of commodities’ types and destinations in an online store database should be present. A client will not easily choose and order the necessary item in other cases. A third important activity in database maintenance is regularly making checks, such as security or data errors, to ensure that the database works properly and will not fall down. Thus, a query should be used to access or change a particular element of a database and a filter to access a set of elements based on their labels. In addition, as one can see, not all elements of a database are equally easily accessed or manipulated, and it depends on their settings. If a particular element should have a certain format, such as an email address, or number in a defined range, it will be accepted only if it has this format, which is a validation rule. For example, if the database accepts only integers from 1 to 5, which resemble the grade for some product, it will reject any non-integer or number more than five or less than one. Reference Zhang, L., & Butrovich, M. (2021). Unifying logical concurrency control and physical data structure maintenance in database management systems. Conference on Innovative Data Systems Research , 1–6.
This essay is an analysis of “She Had Some Horses” by Joy Harjo. It also demonstrates what common themes are used by the poet in her other lyrics. Harjo is currently on faculty in the English Department at the University of Arizona (Velie 287). A creative powerhouse, Harjo has published 12 books of poetry and two children’s books (Velie 287). She is also an accomplished musician, saxophone player, dancer, painter, screenwriter and feminist (Scarry 1). Of Cherokee descent, Harjo graduated from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop at the University of Iowa and is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma (Scarry 1). Harjo’s early influences include time spent at an all Indian boarding school in 1967, during which the environment devoted to Native American creativity directly inspired her poetic leanings. Harjo also cites a Galway Kinnell poetry reading, the first poetry reading she ever attended, as an event that made literature appear viable and correct as a vocation when she was a fledgling poet (Scarry 1). Best known as a poet, Harjo’s thematic use of animals appears regularly in her poetic works, particularly the horse. Harjo’s most well-received book of poetry to date, She Had Some Horses, was published in 1983 by Thunder’s Mouth Press. This paper details Harjo’s use of animal imagery and its thematic resonance in her most powerful poems. For Harjo, the horse represents Harjo’s dualistic view of the human condition, at once urban and simultaneously of nature. The classic example of this “psychic dualism” occurs in the title poems of Harjo’s She Had Some Horses (Scarry 1). In his analysis of “She Had Some Horses”, critic Dan Bellm characterized the poem as “a long litany of the `horses’ inside a woman who is trying to become whole” (Scarry 1). However, the poem transcends the physical manifestation of a woman and encompasses a broader view of humanity. In this poem, J. Harjo’s perspective on the fundamental dualism of human nature shines as she personifies a slew of horses engaged in decidedly urban and social pursuits. That’s the principal meaning of “She Had Some Horses”. The lyrics speak of “horses who cried in their beer,” a haunting image of addiction, as well as “horses who were much too shy, and kept quiet in stalls of their own making” (Harjo 6). Lines like these show the reader Harjo’s dualistic themes of freedom and captivity; both imposed and self-generated. In the same poem the reader witnesses “horses who spit at male queens who made them afraid of themselves” and “horses who called themselves, “spirit” and kept their voices secret and to themselves” (Harjo 6). Herein the reader feels the urban experience of hate, racism and homophobia, juxtaposed with the spiritual element, the propensity of humans to simultaneously aspire to higher realms while mired in hatred, conformity and separation. Harjo’s brilliant use of metapho
Introduction With the advent of the Internet that emerged as a new domain of interaction, human behavioral ethics have become more complex. An array of moral issues surrounds the Internet and digital technology, and not every one of them is addressed as there is not yet a guidebook or code of conduct in this new area called “technoethics”. In light of this, studying ethics in the context of the Internet becomes increasingly paramount and this is my reason for taking interest in it. This essay will explore the topic of technoethics, discuss its news coverage and give further detail on my motivation for researching it. News Article Summary The opinion article in the New York Times titled “The Internet will be the death of us” is centered on the idea that the Internet is a platform of hate and violence. The author argues that along with its qualities as a source of knowledge and wisdom, there is a dark side that gave rise to terrorism, unconstrained flow of hatred, racism, anti-Semitism, and narrow-mindedness due to anonymity and privacy (Bruni). Cesar Sayoc, Robert Bowers, Dylann Roof, and other mass murderers shared their convictions with the audience on the internet before committing their horrible crimes, from which the writer concludes that the Internet, is an issue that needs to be viewed from the standpoint of balance between free speech and stronger policing. Topic Attractiveness From the article, I learned about the need to establish some form of policy over the Internet, as it indeed may damage someone’s life. On the one hand, the freedom and security that the internet provides to people are what many people cherish about it. On the other hand, this very freedom lets people project violence onto others without being reprimanded for that. The complexity of this issue and the need for a resolution is what this news article provided to me in terms of technoethics knowledge. In light of this and the material learned in the lecture, my interest in the subject has increased. One of the reasons why the topic is attractive to me is its challenging nature. Ethics is fluid, and there are often no right or wrong answers, which gives plenty of room for mental processing. Arguing for one’s position on ethical matters is a fascinating activity that often leads to a more detailed understanding of the subject in its complexity. Technoethics explores an area that seems to be vastly unregulated in terms of appropriate behavior and norms, which makes anyone who invests mental effort into it a researcher and a pioneer. The information that sparked my interest in the topic was a definition of the meme concept that was featured in the lecture. It was defined there as “an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture” (Indiana University Bloomington, slide 9). At that time, I thought of it as incomplete and wondered if it could be further improved by people who engage in scientific studies connected to the Internet. The normative s
Classical conditioning is considered to be the learning model based on dogs’ experiments conducted by Pavlov. This associative learning form is based on the neutral stimulus presentation; the theory includes several forms, such as eyeblink conditioning, fear conditioning, and Hermissenda crassicomis. The basic experiment of Pavlov was based on measuring the dogs’ salivary response by giving them food. He investigated the process of dogs’ learning to associate the sound; the experiment appeared to be the start to the development of learning theory through the psychological methodology. (Gormezano, and Prokasy, 1997) Classical conditioning theory is the basis for dogs’ trainers, by means of which they can reach the following goals:   * To reach effective training of autonomic responses without no special natural stimuli used for this;   * Creating a kind of association between the stimuli affecting the animal and the one which does not. It is necessary to stress that the experiment developed by Pavlov is concentrated on the following principal elements, such as conditioned and unconditioned stimuli, conditioned and unconditioned reflex. The conditioned stimulus is the one that is concentrated on the learning process creating no response without any prior conditioning; while the unconditioned stimulus requires no prior conditioning or learning, causing the automatic reflex response. Taking into account conditioned reflex characteristics, it is necessary to stress that it is evoked as a response to a previously neutral stimulus; as to unconditioned reflex, it happens automatically. (Olson, and Hergenhahn, 2006) Classical conditioning theory can be used in practice; for example, the method can become an important element of the education system, helping to create a conducive learning environment contributing to students’ overcome of fear and anxiety. This model can be used by combining the presentation of the anxiety-provoking situation and pleasant learning environment in front of the whole group; such a step will give an opportunity to receive new associations contributing to fear overcoming. The analysis of classical conditioning theory demonstrated that fact that its psychological interference gives an opportunity to stick to its usage not only in dogs’ training but in the social sphere. It should be noted that the beauty of the theory developed by Pavlov lies in its simplicity to understand and apply in practice; besides, its efficiency has been proved many times. One should note the classical conditioning theory can be considered as one of the most successful psychological experiments contributing to the formation of learning associative models. (Woodruf-Pak, 2000).
Introduction   * Byron bay is a beachside town in New South Wales. It is located in the far northeastern corner of the country (Bureau of Tourism Research, 2001).   * The town is home for more than 28,000 residents.   * The town boasts its wealth in the tourism sector. It has several beaches that are popular for surfing (Ludwig, 1988).   * It is also a resort that has become popular with both domestic and international tourists.   * The type of tourists visiting include backpackers, among others.   * Tourism activities include whale watching, scuba diving and snorkeling (Abnett and Realty, 1999). Planning and development stages   * Based on the course outline, Byron Bay was selected as a suitable case study.   * Research was done on the case study and relevant literature collected.   * The main issues in the tourism industry of the case study were assessed based on the existing literature.   * Based on the issues identified earlier, alternatives have been proposed. Overview and key issues   * With increased tourism activities, there is increase in cases of uncontrolled holiday rentals in residential areas. This causes disturbances due to noise pollution.   * There is traffic congestion and lack of parking space.   * They cause negative impacts on the environment. The policies in place do not seem to ensure sustainability.   * There is risk of loss of the town’s cultural identity.   * There are issues with planning legislation that control tourism development.   * Most screens of the blackberry phones are small and make reading texts or enjoying applications difficult. Policies in tourism planning   * Tourism is the economic lifeblood in Byron (Richardson, 1994).   * In the quest to maximize returns from tourism, the tourists visiting Byron are welcome with no consideration on the impact of tourism pressure.   * The legislative framework appears deficient in regulating some of the activities by the tourists (such as noise) that seem to cause conflict.   * The coalition roads policy is starting to recognize the need to improve its infrastructure in order to ease traffic congestion and delays.   * The state also recognized the pressure in the sewerage system due to the population pressure. Main stakeholder considerations   * In Byron, the main stakeholder considerations during the policy making process seem to be the tourists.   * Tourism is the main economic activity; the only way to foster it is by giving priority to the tourists and ensuring their comfort (mostly at the expense of its resident’s comfort).   * Many residents leave the town due to the unfavorable environment created by the tourists.   * However, efforts have been underway to try to make tourism sustainable.   * Some of the efforts i
Introduction Liberalism and anarchism are two influential political movements that have a great impact on political ideas of the XX century and their historical development. Interns of liberalism, once the government gets involved in one realm of activity, it can surely get involved in another. For modern liberalism, there appears to be a paradox, one ultimately pressing at the heart of the community. Liberals might disingenuously argue that neutrality in economic issues need not be achieved because these issues don’t impinge on our ability to make lifestyle choices — that is, our ability to be ourselves in conformity with the dictates of moral agency. In contrast, anarchists opposed to hierarchy in any form; anarchists have created their organizations, chief among which is the Fédération Anarchiste. With growing criticism among intellectuals of Soviet reality, anarchism spurted in popularity in the 1950s. Anarchism and liberalism are based on similar doctrines which protect human freedom and liberty but Anarchism is the only political doctrine that promotes real and unlimited freedom from political and economic constraints. Main body Liberalism cannot be seen as a real doctrine of human freedom because it stipulates norms and conditions for each individual. A person is limited by the state and its laws, social and economic policies, etc. Liberalism establishes state protectionism and stipulates norms for social order. Liberals merely affect the integrity of the framework that will enable us to continue relying on our agency. But privacy issues do speak to the essence of individualism, which is no less than the essence of the agency. Consequently, liberals often insist that those matters concerning personal privacy, or those matters affecting our fundamental rights — those rights that are essential for securing what Justice Cardozo referred to as “ordered liberty”– strictly adhere to principles of moral neutrality (Ong, 2006). Moreover, the distinction can find legitimacy because what one does in the marketplace will affect others, whereas what one does in privacy will not. The same potential for harm doesn’t exist in the realm of privacy as it does in the marketplace. What remains to be seen is whether this proposition is true. On matters of privacy, there would appear to be a balkanization of community, or at least that is the impression often portrayed by conservatives (Saadi-Failho and Johnston 2005). Because the government cannot make moral choices, it ought not to maintain any common standards of morality, principally because we in a liberal society cannot agree on just what those standards might be. While neutrality has had to be abandoned for liberal purposes on policies concerning material goods, it is still the ideal to be achieved when it comes to matters of conscience. Consequently, the liberal framework should tolerate a diversity of religious positions, political forms of expression, and alternative lifestyles (Aglietta, 1979). In contrast, anarchism permits freedom in all social and economic spheres. “Today, dictionary definitions still define anarchism as the absence of government. These mode