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The Divine Comedy is one of the greatest samples of the world literature, the synthesis of the medieval philosophy and the premonition of the Renaissance. It is the brightest embodiment of Dantes thought. Dante was born in 1265 in Florence in the atmosphere of the political passions and the civil discords. Being the scion of the ancient and the noble house, Dante was the typical representative of its time and of the local clerisy, which was tightly connected with the local cultural traditions. The impulse for the creation of the poem was Dantes love for the daughter of his fathers friend Beatrice. The peculiarity of the Divine Comedy is its distinct composition. The poem is divided into three big parts, the so-called canticles, which are devoted to the description of the three parts of another world. They are the Inferno, the Purgatory, and Paradise. In the way of traveling through these spheres, Dante describes the arrangement of another world by the Catholic doctrine. The entire poem is full of symbols that may be found practically in every canto of it. When the main hero wends his way from the dusk forest to the light peak, he sees three beasts on his way. “Then lo, not far from where the ascent began, a Leopard which, exceeding light and swift, was covered over with a spotted hide… …but not so, that I should not fear the sight, which next appeared before me, of a Lion, — against me this one seemed to be advancing… …and of a she-Wolf, which with every lust seemed in her leanness laden, and had caused many are now to lead unhappy lives…”( Alighieri 34). Each beast is the symbol of a certain human vice. The leopard symbolizes the salacity, the lion is the pride, and the wolf is the greediness. The allegory of Dante is obvious – on the way to the persons salvation. There are dreadful obstacles, represented by these vices. (Barker par.4). At the national center of the poem, at the point that divides it in half, there is the scene of Beatrice appearance. “Over her snow-white veil with olive cinct Appeared a lady under a green mantle, Vested in the color of the living flame.” (Alighieri 392). The colors of her clothes are white, green, and red. They symbolize the highest human virtues – the faith, the hope, and the love. At the beginning of the heros way, there were three obstacles, impersonated by the vices. Now Beatrice is the embodiment of a bright, heaven-sent opportunity of the ascension to the Paradise. Paradise is described by Dante as a welter of the light. The higher he soars the clearer his sight is. Dante has made his grand journey in order to see the light and at last, this light is presented to him. The author describes the emergence of the apparition of the Rose of Paradise. “In fashion then as of a snow-white rose Displayed itself to me the saintly host, Whom Christ in his own blood had made his bride” (Alighieri 786). The image of the rose always
Modern technologies are revolutionizing the operations undertaken in different fields, including education, business, and health. The emergence of different social media platforms, smartphone-based apps, websites, and e-mail services has empowered both parents and teachers to achieve their goals. The purpose of this essay is to describe the unique benefits and challenges of using parent-school online communication platforms. Background Information The education sector has benefited significantly from modern technologies, such as the Internet and the proliferation of computers and smartphones. Online communication has become a reality between schools and parents or guardians (Palts & Kalmus, 2015). This process entails the adoption and use of different platforms that make it possible for these two stakeholders to exchange views and establish positive relationships that can transform learners’ outcomes. Many parents are empowered to get real-time updates, academic reports and information about the targeted learners (Gu, 2017). Some of the outstanding platforms include schools’ websites, e-mails, apps, learning management systems, and social media networks. Due to the nature of modern technological transformation and innovation, chances are high that more resources will emerge to meet the demands of both parents and educators. Benefits of Parent-School Online Communication Platforms Just like any other innovation, parent-school online communication platforms increase the speed of interaction between educators and parents. Individua
The new internet law that has been passed by the Canadian Government has evoked numerous reactions from the civilians. For the new laws have subjected the residential users of internet a maximum of 25 GB, which makes internet usage limited for them. Actually there is uproar over this matter with many Canadians who often use appliances such as Skype phones and accounts, which are extensively used for web surfing, sharing of music and video streaming. Uproar has also been heard from civilians who are fond of downloading playing games and music as well as from the young civilians who have got to shop online. This would also adversely affect the power users, for instance those who use multiple computers and smart phones. Therefore, this new law may become an inhibiting factor to the real internet users [residential users] (Gingras 31). This by extension has brought fourth complaints by the residential users. Actually the bottom line, being that there will be no more unlimited buffet, for the TekSavvy users, who had prior bought the ‘high speed premium of internet’ plan at $31.95 are currently subjected to get 175MB less than what they were offered before. This implies as earlier put that more people will stream on Netflix than to be subjected to this loss if they have to subscribe to premium channels (Brett 35). This law in view, will serve both the corporations and the residential internet consumers, however the highest beneficiary will be the corporations as most of the time, they use the data from google search which may ultimately not require high capacities relatively to the residential users, who may often need to get music, graphical data, download movies, perhaps watch games (Parry 69). In this view, the new laws will have a lesser negative impact on the cooperation’s than that which it would have on residential users (Hopkins 35). This law was not created to create a monopoly, however in the long run that may be so. This is in regard to the restrictions of the 25 GB subjected to the residential consumers. This implies that although the CRTC gave a number of these ISP’s a 15% discount, TekSavvy asked for fifty percent. It implies that their will still be, some real adjustments for consumers. In simpler words, their may have been competitive threats particularly from independent ISP’s which certainly are tailored for the residential users who have diverse internet usage other than just Google search (Schwabach 49). This intervention is at all not accepted by civilians, as it is restrictive. A good number of internet users in Canada are up in arms over the new law. I have captured the views of David Bradbury, a Canadian civilian who was furious and was on the verge of writing a complaint letter to his MP. He says; I wrote a letter to my MP and mailed it off this morning. I was going to email it, but thought it would carry more weight as a printed piece. I am a TekSavvy customer and my monthly data transfer is moving from 200 GB to 25 GB. An 88% drop in service, but without a corresponding 88% drop in the cost of
Unlike many other dystopian movies and TV series, The Handmaid’s Tale is a mediation on beauty and esthetics that conceal terrible acts of people. This series was based on Margaret Attwood’s book and initially directed by Reed Morano, who set the tone for other directors. The story tells about a new totalitarian regime that came into power on the territory of the United States, where the fertility rates dropped significantly because of environmental pollution and sexually transmitted diseases. The government of Gilead, the new country, enslaved all women capable of childbearing and forced them to become handmaids. The director did an incredible job by using shallow focus to tell a horrifying story through the lens of the main characters. Morano’s primary technique of narrow focus allowed her to focus on the characters’ emotions and perceive the terror of the polished streets and houses of Gilead. The first episode starts with the hunt, which shows a larger perspective, attracting spectators’ attention to the surroundings, the road, and cars. However, as the chase approaches an unfavorable outcome, the camera narrows its focus on the main character’s face, which displays fear and hope simultaneously. Later scenes seem to make the characters’ emotions, camouflaged under white coifs, the center of attention because their facial expression demonstrate that their words are not their true thoughts. Handmaids’ costumes of red color and white caps represent their particular class of slaves whose only mission is to give birth to children of the totalitarian state’s leaders. Although the red color symbolizes passion, the closed design of their dressing depicts an extreme religious perspective of the new regime. Moreover, the shallow focus suggests how people’s inattentiveness to their surroundings leads to the regress of democratic society back to slavery, armed with digital technologies. To summarize, the first director of The Handmaid’s Tale , Reed Morano, utilized one of the modern techniques of shallow focus. It allowed her to capture the characters’ emotions and enable viewers to be amazed and horrified by the beautiful world created by slaveowners and murderers in the position of power. Overall, the chosen method of visualizing the story changed the audiences’ perception of the world, usually unnoticed because of their extreme concentration on screens and unimportant issues.
Introduction A contract is an agreement entered into by two or more persons with a view of creating legal obligations (Saleemi 2002:135). A contract differs from an agreement in that while an agreement does not contemplate to create legal obligations, a contract intends to create obligations that are legally enforceable (134-5). Generally, agreements relate to domestic relationships while contracts relate to commercial relationships. Voluntary consent Voluntary consent implies an agreement based on free will. Voluntary consent is a salient feature of contracts. It therefore follows that where there is no free consent, there is no contract unless the person for whom the contract is entered into is incompetent to contract (Abott 2007:408). In the case of Jerome and Philip, the contract is not valid. This is because Philip relies on the fact that Jerome is completely dependent upon him for upkeep to coerce him into consenting to transfer his rights to the land to Philip at a cheaper price. Philip had a social and moral responsibility to care and provide for the ageing Jerome especially that he was a kin to the elderly Jerome. It is to be found that Philip exerts undue influence on Jerome to have Jerome consent to this transfer. Arising from the threat of losing Philip’s support, Jerome had no otherwise but to consent to transfer his rights in the property to Philip in order to continue surviving. To this extent, it
Abstract The need to use multiple servers by many organizations around the world is causing many problems for them. It is also causing wastage of energy resources and environmental damage as well. This is a report that analyses the scenario after which a solution is proposed. This is very much applicable in the case of our company also. The proposal is to opt for virtualization of our IT infrastructure which will be beneficial to the company’s financial and other resources. Moreover, this technology is much more eco-friendly when compared to our current system of using multiple servers. The drawbacks of the current system and the benefits of switching over to this technology have been clearly explained. It is proposed that this new technology be incorporated by the company at the earliest. Introduction Virtually every organization in the developed economies and in many developing economies has implemented some level of information technology into their systems. Increasing complexity and competition in the marketplace have forced companies to upgrade, migrate to or use multiple applications and operating systems. This competition is compounded by increasing levels of free trade and globalization. The old market boundaries have practically disappeared and the world is now emerging as one huge single market. Due to removal of trade restrictions in many countries, new and old players are emerging everywhere. What is typically being done with regard to information technology is to buy new servers with the accompanying personal computers, nodes and other necessary hardware with each new operating system or application. This paper will provide an analysis of the current scenario where multiple servers using different applications and operating systems are a burden and a waste of resources. This is of particular relevance to our company because we are also facing a similar situation of having to deal with multiple servers. The purpose of this study is to suggest the implementation of virtualization software as a way out of this complication as an alternative to buying mainframes or other expensive upgradation of the IT systems in organizations. The study will finally propose a concrete software solution that can be implemented in our company, taking into all the factors that will be mentione
The concepts of Yin and Yang and religion in China Taoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy, is the main source of the omnipresent Yin Yang. The Yin, or black splash, is connected with depths, softness, and a wave’s trough; the Yang, or white splash, is associated with light, enthusiasm, and development. According to the concept of Yin Yang, the cosmos consists of opposing and balanced energies such as darkness and light, moon and sun, masculine and feminine. Yin and Yang have influenced the religion of Taoism by instilling continuous patterns. According to Taoism, Yin and Yang coexist, illuminating the fact that dual forces can be interconnected and complementary (Cogito, 2020). Since Daoism is a religion based on the understanding of energy and nature, Yin and Yang symbolize irregularity and the only constant changes. These two forces grow and gradually replace each other. Hence, while there are no specific definitions of Yin and Yang, they play a pivotal role in various religions, specifically Taoism. Taoism is based on self-discovery, change, and the absence of restrictions, and Yin and Yang are the epitomai of change and alteration. The concepts of these forces were deliberately obscured for individuals to discover them on their own. Thus, Yin and Yang are integral parts of religions, defining infinity and shifts. Shintoism Shinto is the most popular religion in Japan, with an estimated 80 percent of the people practicing it. The primary distinguishing element of Shinto is that, unlike Buddhism, it is seen as a way of living rather than a system of beliefs or worship of a particular god (Religion for Breakfast, 2020). Furthermore, unlike other faiths, it does not have a recognized founder or sacred scripture. Shinto also advocates “purity, sincerity, and gratitude” as its core values and believes that incorrect and destructive behaviors pollute a person (Now This World, 2017, 5:19). Shinto’s only objective is to connect with Kami or spiritual spirits that live in earthly objects and concepts via sacred rituals. Weddings, funerals, worship at a shrine or house, and large festivals are examples of these. Furthermore, in Shinto, prayers, and sacrifices to Kami spirits at Shinto shrines and festivals are supposed to wash away bad spirits and thereby cleanse a person or an object. Participating in ceremonial worship and cleansing constitutes the totality of the faith. Another aspect of Shinto is that, although it is a vital part of Japanese people’s lives, many do not identify as Shinto followers of religious people (Cogito, 2021). The last element of Shinto that many other religions lack is that both men and women can become Shinto priests, marry, and have children. Daoism Daoism is an indigenous Chinese religion noted for its concern for the environment and for maintaining harmony. The first component of this religion states that the Universe was created and transformed by the Dao. Life emerges fr
Introduction One of the qualitative aspects of the educational reality in today’s world is the fact that, as time goes on, the number of students who decide in favor of studying abroad increases rather exponentially. The validity of this statement can be well illustrated in regards to the available statistical data, concerned with the subject matter. According to Stroud: “The number of American students studying abroad has more than doubled, rising from under 100,000 in 1996/1997 to almost a quarter of a million in 2006/2007” (491). The tendency to prefer receiving education abroad is also clearly observable among students in other English speaking and non-English speaking countries: “564,766 foreign students studied in the United States during the 2005-06 school year… Twenty years ago, 343,777 foreign students were enrolled in colleges in the United States” (Stuart 17). This, of course, suggests that the growing popularity of education, obtained abroad, is objectively predetermined. Apparently, there are independent preconditions for this to be the case. Among them, is being usually mentioned the fact that, while studying abroad, students are provided with the opportunity to excel in leaning foreign languages and to increase the extent of their cross-cultural competence. Nevertheless, even though that the earlier mentioned suggestion is thoroughly legitimate, it does not really address what accounts for the innermost essence of the phenomenon in question – the fact the educational paradigm of studying abroad cannot be discussed outside of the Globalization’s discursive implications. That is, it is namely due to the paradigm’s ability to help students to attain the sensation of being thoroughly secularized and intellectually flexible ‘citizens of the world’ that there can be only a few doubts as to its growing popularity. By obtaining university diplomas in foreign countries, graduates confirm that they indeed have what it takes to qualify for most prestigious and highly paid jobs, as individuals capable of recognizing the counter-productive nature of a number of cultural/religious/moralistic prejudices, which accompany the majority of conventionally educated people, throughout the course of their lives. In my paper, I will explore the soundness of the above-statement at length. Analytical part As of today, it became a commonplace practice among people to refer to the concept of education, as being essentially synonymous to the notion of a socio-cultural/scientific progress. After all, it is namely due to the fact that, while gaining knowledge about the surrounding reality by the mean of growing ever more educated, that individuals are able to ‘bend’ it in accordance to their wishes, and consequently to enjoy ever-higher standards of living. The validity of this suggestion can be shown in relation to the inventions of electricity, penicillin and internal combustion engines. However, in order for the paradigm of education to continue benefit people in a vari
Advertising is criticized not only for the role it plays in sales but also for the way it affects society because the promotion process might involve empty promises and playing on feelings of older adults. Some critics argue that advertising at best provides extremely positive information about products, and at worst – frankly biased. Others accuse advertising psychologically manipulating older people to acquire things that they cannot afford through promises of sex appeal or higher social status. In addition, advertising is criticized for an insulting tone, bad taste, and simply because it is too much. It should be noted that the negative impact of non-professional, incorrect advertising on the preferences of the audience is also profound. The fair criticism of the recipients of advertising appeals causes an outright lousy taste in the choice of the form and means of transmission of the advertising idea. In some cases, rude and dismissive attitudes to the entire audience or its specific part are applied. Erotic scenes are used, and they are not always justified by advertising purposes (Kim & Hancock, 2016). Advertising has been criticized throughout the entire period of its existence in many areas. Among often used arguments of criticism, the most frequent one is the use of advertising media for unseemly and sometimes merely criminal purposes (Muncy, Iyer, & Eastman, 2015). This problem is particularly relevant among older adults, which historically has developed so that the degree of trust in any printed word is much higher than in other generations. In conclusion, the given circumstance contributed to the commercial success of advertising various trusts, foundations, and other financial “pyramids” that robbed depositors. Critics of advertising often include the accusation of the irrational use of resources by advertisers and society as a whole, rising costs, and, ultimately, retail prices. Advertising is also criticized for the fact that some advertisers receive undeservedly high profits by presenting useless, ambiguous, and often misleading information.
Introduction In the ensuing discussion, you will discover the Marxist understanding of the exploitation of the working class through an appropriation by the owners of the means of production. The nature of exploitation has been demonstrated by the number of working days in the industrial setting. The argument is that even in the advent of technological changes, the number of workers may reduce but the intensity of exploitation remains high. Marx’s analysis demonstrates that there is a class struggle between the proletariats and capitalists. Scholars have intimated that contrary to Marx’s prediction that during the history of time, there will be a class struggle between the opposites that will lead to a rebellion or a revolt in the industrial stage of development. Skeptics have argued that proletarians have delayed to revolt in developed countries. On the contrary, developing countries have confirmed Marx’s prediction. There are central causal factors to this revolt such as repression, inequality and economic decline associated with economic development (Dixon & Boswell: 681-702). Exploitation According to Marxist theory, exploitation is a fundamental source of class struggle and rebellion between the capitalists and the working class. The conflict between the bourgeoisie and the proletariats comes due to class exploitation. Marx defines class exploitation as the appropriation of surplus value from its producers. Every time there is industrial development, it correlates directly with the extent of exploitation and size of the working class (Dixon & Boswell 702). In essence, high levels of exploitation only end up in a rebellion of the workers. The increased expansion of wealth creation by capitalists results into the suppression of peasants, artisans and other producers who contribute to the surplus profits and increased productivity. It creates a level of powerlessness where proletariats that own no productive property must work for their wages or salaries to survive. Capital exploitation implies that the means of production have been monopolized by a small number of people; many are forced to sell their labor power in order to purchase commodities. Capital can be understood as a class relation of exploitation which allows capitalists to live off the surplus value extracted from the working class (Moseley 42). Length of Working Days The length of the working day continues to be a source of conflict between proletariats and the bourgeoisie. The argument in this paper is congruent to Harvey’s thinking. Class revolt is manifested at various st