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Surrounded by the aggressiveness of the present-day world, people tend to look for places where it is possible to find a figurative temporary refuge to escape from the stress which they are prone to. Therefore, pieces of art which contain an imaginary world have always attracted large audiences. “The Giver” has not happened to be an exception. This is a world best-seller novel written by Lois Lowry in 1993 which was screened by Philip Noyce in 2014. Having the plot in common, the book and the film have some slight differences in the content, and the most significant of them can be acknowledged the theme of love which is touched upon only in the film. To start with, it is necessary to note that “The Giver” manages to serve a rare example of the situation in which it is rather difficult to say which one tends to be better – the novel or its screening. The main character Jonas is a young man who lives in an ideal and maximally civilized future society. In this world, there are not any wars, sufferings, joys and memories. Here, any person has a certain mode of living, without any chances to make choices and changes. Regardless these limitations, people live in peace and agreement, as they do not know that it is possible to have a different lifestyle. Soon, the High Council of the society makes a decision to appoint Jonas as the Memory Keeper and direct him to the Giver in order to be taught peculiarities of the Memory Keeper’s work. After the young man gets to know the truth about the existing world, he finds himself in front of an extremely difficult dilemma whether to reveal the truth to everyone in the society or to go on keeping it secret (Lowry, 23-76). As mentioned above, the both creations have the same plot line. However, the film does not copy the book entirely, and there are some variations, with the film scenarists having managed to take into account modern realities, among others. Yet, the most important difference between the book and the film is that the book does not dwell upon a love theme in its plot (Noyce), whereas the film does, which exalts the story and makes it more live, emotional, and holistic. The difference is notable because nobody in the world is likely to imagine even an unreal world without romantic feelings as they tend to fill the life with sense. Besides, it looks like that the two works appear to be a hint of the day-to-day life: people have the beautiful and the wonderful hidden for them to discover. However, they painted their lives gray and cannot guess that there is much more in front of them to obtain. Love is one of the most powerful wonders in the world, and here it is to experience. Apart from this, it is necessary to underline that the main character of the book is a school-aged boy. However, in the film, he is about 16. Thus, the film is focused on the teenagers with their thoughts, ideas, values, beliefs, and expectations, and adolescence is a perfect time to fall in
Is he really a monster? If so, in what way? If not, why is he called that? In Merry Shelly’s story, Frankenstein , people regard Victor’s creation as a monster, but it is not a monster. The society rejects it and whoever sees it reacts hysterically even though it means no harm. An attractive person can be labeled as a monster by his or her actions and character, but not the way s/he looks. Victor’s creation might appear as a monster, but inside that hideous looking creature, is a normal being. Society should be blamed for what the creature has turned out to be. People treat it like a monster, and thus it becomes one. The creation becomes the victim of Victor’s obsession. The creation is not a monster because it has human habits and affection. While observing the cottagers, the Frankenstein’s creation notes that it is deeply affected by the people’s unhappiness. A monster cannot say such things. In addition, a monster cannot care for people it does not even know. Observing the cottagers sympathetically is a reflection of the soft side of this hideous creature. The monster even goes out of its way to rescue a girl, but this kind gesture is misinterpreted. The monster has all the traits of human beings. Being outlawed and rejected by society is very traumatizing for the monster. From the start of the story, Frankenstein’s creation is misjudged due to the way it looks. More about Frankenstein How Does Victor Frankenstein Die? 5 4008 Why Did Victor Decide to Become a Monster Girl Maker? 5 65 What Is the House of Frankenstein? 5 56 What Was the Face of Frankenstein’s Monster Like? 5 286 How Is Figurative Language Used in Frankenstein? 5 1856 What Was Victor Frankenstein’s Strongest Motivation for Creating Life? 5 1594 The creation describes the cottagers as perfect human beings and as his “protectors”. The creation is regarded as a monster due to its appearance. For instance, Victor runs out of his apartment the moment he sees it. It has yellow skin and black lips with watery eyes make it abnormal in appearance, which explains why people called it a monster. Why has this story endured and been so popular for so long? This story has endured and remained popular for so long as it addresses pertinent issues in society. The issue of scientists creating other beings has been pertinent in society for a very long time. The question of technology vs. morality arises every time the issue of human cloning and stem cell research comes up. The fact that humans are in a position to so something does not mean they should do it and perhaps Mary Shelley understood this maxim clearly. In the story, Frankenstein, Victor first attends the university where he studies Chemistry and he sets out to unravel the mystery of origins of life by creating a monster. Similarly, universities are the breeding grounds for scientists who seek to create other beings. The monster becomes rogue and starts working against its creator. It kills Victor’s friends, bride, and associates. The loss caused to the creator is immeasurable. The
The speech from Plato’s Symposium creates a unique insight into human nature, revealing the reason for the desire to become socially complete. The initial strength of Mankind is in unity, love, and empathy that is different from attitudes toward interactions, which are appropriate in the contemporary world. The speech claims the initial existence of three sexes that are “man, woman, and the union of the two.” The work compares a male and a female individual to the sun and earth, and their combination is considered the moon. According to the speech, Zeus tried to humble men by splitting them into two, which divided their strength. And at the end of the discussion, Aristophanes proclaimed that if “each one returning to his primeval nature had his original true love, then our race would be happy.” It explains the human desire to become complete through finding the love in a person, who might potentially be an individual’s second half as per speech. Explaining the philosophy of ubuntu, Archbishop Desmond Tutu reveals the significance of relationships based on the religious story. He states that “none of us can ever be totally self-sufficient,” discussing the creation of Eve from Adam’s rib (Video Mark: 3.38-3.44). It may indicate the existence of the initial intention of a higher power to assist humans in becoming better versions of themselves through making them divided apart and weaker. I believe that it is human nature to endlessly search for the people who can make us complete for a period. Despite the pandemic, which reduced our opportunities to find new intimate connections and maintain existent ones, we must not separate ourselves from society. It is vital always to stay open to people who enter our lives. Perhaps, it is not about finding true love and the second part of identity, but more about obtaining the absent feelings and motivation in any relationship to become kinder, happier, and more productive. We should consider using the Internet to maintain social bonds regardless of the distance between our beloved ones and us. Reference DesmondTutu PeaceFoundation (2019). APA format essay (example, citation). YouTube. Web.
Over the years RIM’s Blackberry brand has been a powerful contender in the IT industry. It was one of the pioneers which drove the smart phone revolution in 2007 but as per our research we found out that while Blackberry’s revenue and gross profit have been improving between the years 2007 to 2011, the rate at which they have been increasing has been deteriorating. There are many factors to consider in the stagnation of the company’s growth. These can be attributed to the world economy with financial crisis at bay, aggressive competitors such as Apple, Android and Windows consuming the Blackberry market and/ or problems with regards to the saturation of the market with an abundant number of players in the industry. In terms of net marketing contributions, our findings show that year on year percentage change has been decreasing. Packaging the company’s sales, marketing and administration cost over the given years of 2007 to 2011 under the “marketing cost”, column we have observed that the 2011 marketing cost is two times that of 2010 which is more or less a 50% increase while revenue for 2011 has only increased by 33%. Such occurrence may had been a result of the growing number of aggressive competitors of Blackberry namely Apple’s iPhone series, Google’s massive android franchises and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile smart phones to name a few. According to Iain Mackenzie of BBC New “For at least a decade, besuited city types spent every spare minute twirling their way through corporate emails and pecking out responses. But then the iPhone arrived, after spending a year or so turning the consumer market upside down, it went after the office inbox” (Mackenzie, 2011). When the iPhone was first released in 2007, Apple improved its iOS’s exchange server compatibility and provided additional security which not only attracted graphic designers and artists whom are the target market of Apple as a company but also captured Blackberry’s middle-aged gentlemen from the finance departments market. Along came Google’s Android which collaborated with other brands such as HTC, Samsung, LG and other mobile phones to house its operating system. With Android’s wide budget range it captured most of the markets of the smart phone industry from the high end ones to the lower end consumers. Lastly Microsoft’s Windows Mobile phones constant innovation and marketing has won a fair share of loyal followers in the corporate scene. With these growing competitors RIM had been having difficulties addressing concerns with regards to Blackberry’s competiveness. Another theory of Blackberry’s declining sales can be attributed to the recent problems encountered by its marketing department. On October 2011, the Blackberry service in its largest markets had been disrupted causing its users to have problems accessing data services. According to RIM the service problem was caused by a core switch failure within its infrastructure
The notion of social justice has become a buzzword recently, having been used so frequently in media that its mere mentioning tends to spark a wide range of emotions, from light confusion to strong irritation. However, the problem of social justice – or, to be more accurate, the lack thereof – becomes especially poignant when considering criminal issues and their management, as well as the factors that contribute to reducing the rates of crime and violence against vulnerable groups. “Finding Dawn,” a 2016 documentary, sheds light on the issue of missing indigenous women in Canada and the factors that define the slow pace of the investigation process. The present-day situation that indigenous Canadian women face can be described as dire. Due to a combination of social prejudices and economic factors, a range of women belonging to the identified group face the threat of poverty and become a victim of a crime (NFB, 2016). In order to address the specified injustice, one will have to introduce changes to the social justice and, thus, alter the legal one by considering a variety of factors from social to economic to financial ones. Safety for All or Restrictions for Everyone In principle, the idea of promoting social justice on every level and in every facet of people’s lives sounds rather alluring. Due to the presence of persistent social stereotypes and prejudices, as significant number of population groups are prone to rather unfair treatment, ranging from negligence to bullying to social ostracism (Nelson, 2000). Therefore, introducing the tools that will allow avoiding or addressing the described concerns is essential. However, the proposed solution makes one posit whether the active provision of support to vulnerable groups in the form of inhibiting specific types of interactions and communication patterns may become detrimental to others. The observed problem can also be located in the management of the difficulties encountered by other vulnerable groups. In fact, the described issues intersect in the area that is related to the public image of the specified populations and the ostensible differences that lie between them and the rest of the community (Johnston, 2016). Although aa’s claim is supposed to reflect upon the hardships faced by the representatives of the transgender community, it also applies to indigenous women and other groups that experience the weight of social prejudices. The Other Side of Social Justice However, the described approach toward interpreting the notion of social justice begs the question whether the very existence of the specified notion is viable. Specifically, t
Abstract A natural disaster is the consequence of a natural hazard (e.g. volcanic eruption, earthquake, and landslide) that moves from potential in to an active phase, and as a result, affects human activities. Human vulnerability, exacerbated by the lack of planning or lack of appropriate emergency management, leads to financial, structural, and human losses. The resulting loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster, their resilience. This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: “disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability”. A natural hazard will hence never result in a natural disaster in areas without vulnerability, e.g. strong earthquakes in uninhabited areas. The term natural has consequently been disputed because the events simply are not hazards or disasters without human involvement. [3] The degree of potential loss can also depend on the nature of the hazard itself, ranging from a single lightning strike, which threatens a very small area, to impact events, which have the potential to end civilization. For lists of natural disasters, see the list of disasters or the list of deadliest natural disasters. It is no secret that the frequency and impact of natural disasters are on the rise worldwide. Earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, forest fires, tornados, ice storms, and severe rainstorms are happening more often than ever before and costing us more dearly. Consensus-type crises are best exemplified by disasters and catastrophes. Generally, the majority of disaster researchers have dealt with the human and social aspects associated with natural hazardous agents (such as hurricanes, floods, volcanic eruptions, tornadoes, earthquakes, and tsunami), and with risk producing technological agents (such as explosions, fires, chemical and nuclear plant accidents, electric and energy system failures, biological poisonings, and large scale transportation wrecks and structural collapses). The events associated with the above o
Costing is the foundation for a stable price-quality ratio. Each product or service has a cost to the customer, although it can be calculated individually based on production specialization. Choosing the appropriate costing system model allows one to optimize pricing and meet the needs of the audience. Espadrilles, sweatpants, and crafts were selected as products with unique costing methods in production. Their peculiarity is that the audience’s specifics sets the parameters for paying for processes or specific works that made it possible to obtain a high-quality output. Sweatpants are not associated with high fashion, but they become more in demand during a pandemic. Thakoon Panichgul adapted apparel development to the updated needs and concentrated production on sweatpants (Segran). It is process costing, as production is divided into many procedures to obtain the final product. On the other hand, the USS Zumwalt destroyer was created in a single unit (Crucchiola). This job costing project was custom-made and is not standardized. Each of the examples presented justifies the chosen strategy in terms of production volumes. Espadrille is a trendy shoe made from sustainable materials in Cervera, northern Spain. The manufacturer is not a specific company, but rather the entire population of the town. The final product is provided by Jose Luis, who puts the product pieces together (Science Channel). Espadrille is made from compressed jute rope and soft fabric for the upper part of the shoe. The debit part of the T-account shows the cost of extracting the material, the craftsmen’s work, and depreciation, while the credit is the selling price. Jute and textiles are direct materials, while bonding threads, adhesives, equipment cleaners, and work surfaces are defined as indirect. Direct labor is craftsmen who provide manual work for the sole and soft upper material. On the other hand, indirect labor is truck drivers and industrial premises guards. Manufacturing overhead costs are supplies, insurance, repair, and depreciation of equipment. Process costing is more suitable as espadrilles are produced as a mass product in a standardized system. Espadrilles production is environmentally friendly and reflects regional culture, which is essential in modern fashion. Management should be aware of the cost of work due to growth opportunities, potential resource optimization, decisions about possible business closures, the feasibility of the current production structure, and the potential to replace expensive materials. Besides, the USS Zumwalt and sweatpants manufacturers have adopted the correct pricing models for their production volumes. Works Cited Crucchiola, Jordan. “ The New $3B USS Zumwalt as a Stealthy Oddity That May Already Be a Relic “. WIRED , 2015. Web. Science Channel. How Espadrille Shoes are Made . 2015. Web. Segran, Elizabeth. “ Can Sweatpants Ever Be High Fashion? Thakoon is Here to Persuade You “. Fast Company , 2020. Web.
Introduction The topic of the report is the importance of understanding theoretical approaches to leadership for effective work of new graduates. The report includes the introduction discussing the importance of the topic, the main body, discussing the relevant theories, and the conclusion, proposing a generic action plan. The appendix includes reflective essay discussing the specifics of leadership abilities of the author. Many graduates lack knowledge about the ways of enhancing their leadership skills. The provision of relevant information about this issue is of vital importance for new graduates, as by starting developing the appropriate skills from the beginning of their career, new graduates can achieve their goals and provide excellent performance in a short period. Enhancement of leadership skills of new graduates is the key to improving the company’s performance, encouraging good teamwork, and supporting young specialists on the way to building strong relationships with the colleagues. Main body Theoretical approaches to leadership could support new graduates to succeed in the workplace by giving the understanding of the specifics of the relationship between the leaders and the subordinates. Fiedler’s Contingency Theory is among the theoretical approaches that can help young specialists to understand the nature of the leadership. According to Fiedler, there are two general types of leaders: those who are task-orientated, and those who are relationship-orientated (Moreland 2006). The author of the theory suggests that the type of the leader can be defined by using least preferred co-worker (LPC) scale (Mullins 2007). The scale is aimed at revealing whether the person is loyal to workers with poor performance and positive personal traits or harsh with workers who do not complete the work tasks (Miner 2015). One of the main strengths of Fiedler’s theory is its ability to predict the effectiveness of the leader in certain situations based on the identification of his/her leadership style without labelling any of the styles bad or good. Fiedler states that task-orientated leaders are more effective when situational control is extremely low or high while relationship-orientated leaders are effective when the situational control is on the middle level (Hogg 2013). Therefore, the theory enables the person to apply the scale and reveal for which circumstances his/her leadership is more favourable (Rollinson 2008). However, the theory has a weakness related to the lack of precision provided by LPC scale, as if the person receives the result that is in the middle of the scale, it is impossible to identify the leadership style and suggest further actions. Another theory that can benefit new graduates is Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory. This theory suggests that leadership can be defined as the relationships between the leader and the members of the
Challenges that the City of Alexandria faces in managing stormwaters The stormwater management program is composed of activities that have been designed to reduce pollution which is caused by stormwater. Stormwater is defined as water from rain or snow which has melted which does not get absorbed in the ground. Stormwater flows to the nearby water bodied like lakes and rivers. Stormwater carries with it foreign materials as it flows on the ground. The foreign materials include chemicals, oil, grease, and other contaminants that act as water pollutants. The water then flows to water bodies like lakes and rivers without getting any treatment. Pollution and erosion are some of the problems of keeping water clean in the city. Water pollution is dangerous to water animals like fish. Stormwater is also dangerous because it leads to floods. Since this water is not absorbed in the ground, it can cause floods, especially in low lying areas. These are some of the challenges that face Alexandria in its effort to provide clean water. Stormwater management is therefore important to avoid flooding and pollution of water bodies (Congress, 2003). Detention methods the city uses The city of Alexandria requires measures of controlling erosion so that sediments are prevented from washing from the streets to the water bodies. Some projects must be applied to Stormwater management. They include construction, land development, and landscaping. These projects will help in the reduction of soil erosion. Low Impact Development the city uses Low Impact Development is a technique of development and design used in the preservation of the quality of water through the use of structural and non- structural methods. LID is beneficial because it reduces the costs of infrastructure and also reduces the costs incurred by the government in water conservation. These practices also control pollution.LID methods are important because of the provision of clean drinking water. Water is also preserved for use during the dry seasons. The practices control small hydrologic storms which occur frequently and which have negative effects on the ecology. Three processes take place after precipitation. Water runs-off and is drained in the water bodies like lakes and rivers. Water is also lost to the atmosphere by evaporation a process called evapotranspiration. Plants also take in water. Water is absorbed to the ground through a process known as infiltration (American Planning Association, 2006). The three processes are used in the management of precipitation. Best stormwater management programs used by the city The flow of stormwater is reduced by employing activities which help in reducing the speed of the flow of water and also reducing pollutants. Management practices are used to minimize the i