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Introduction Every now and then, a certain artistic style in the field of film-making emerges. It uses a consistent format or technique in its’ story-telling, as well as provide a fresh concept on characterization, plot, setting, or in any other way which has not been previously noticeable (used but not hyped). Definitely, every viewer has seen and kept a favourite movie or film from one period to another. There are great movies, lots of them viewer cannot keep count. Many end up as collectors of films. Many return to their favourite movie from time to time. But there are those critics and some viewers question how a certain movie ticks. Quentin Jerome Tarantino born March 27, 1963 is a film-maker, actor, writer director rolled into one that provided a fresh new look at cinema with his stylistic formats. This paper shall try to present Quentin Jerome Tarantino’s life and work and his influence on modern US cinema. Discussion Tarantino is an award-winning American film director, actor, and screenwriter whose rose to fame in the early 1990s as an auteur indie filmmaker is through the use of post-modern nonlinear storylines, and stylized violence interwoven with often-obscure cinematic references. It has been said that Tarantino wrote wrote his first script, The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Lee at the age of 14 (Bernard, 1995). Tarantino’s film career started with the screenplay True Romance which was optioned and eventually released in 1993. In meeting Lawrence Bender at a Hollywood party, Bender encouraged Tarantino to write a film which then became the Reservoir Dogs (1992), a dialogue-driven heist movie that is said to have set the tone for Tarantino’s later films. It was reported that Tarantino wrote the script in three and a half weeks (Dawson, 1995). Tarantino’s second script sold was Natural Born Killers of which director Oliver Stone made a number of changes that made Tarantino disown the script. The success of Reservoir Dogs made Tarantino a Hollywood name, and he was offered numerous projects, including Speed and Men in Black. But tarantino retreated to Amsterdam to work on his script for Pulp Fiction which won the Palme d’Or or the Golden Palm in the 1994 Cannes film festival (Clarkson, 1995). Pulp Fiction earned Tarantino and Roger Avary Oscars for Best Original Screenplay, and was also nominated for Best Picture. He then proceeded to direct episode four of Four Rooms and “The Man from Hollywood” which is a tribute to an Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode that starred Steve McQueen. Tarantino’s next film was Jackie Brown (1997) which is an adaptation of Rum Punch, a novel by his mentor Elmore Leonard. It is a homage to “blaxploitation” films that starred Pam Grier. In 1998, Tarantino turned to the Broadway stage, where he starred in a revival of Wait Until Dark. In 2005, Tarantino
Efficiency Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) aims to stimulate the free movement of urban community members across distinct residential, commercial, business, and leisure spaces. Therefore, efficiency may be viewed as one of the major criteria for its assessment. Lynch defines efficiency in terms of cost: the less costly the creation and the maintenance of a system is, the more efficient it can be considered (118). However, the efficiency of a transit-oriented community (TOC) can also be measured by how easy its various elements can be used by individuals who live there and if their use allows community members to achieve their transit objectives well. It means that efficiency refers to the overall functionality of systems and their usability. Accessibility The dimension of accessibility is pivotal to take into account since it is much harder to use different functions and elements of a system if they are scarce. Noteworthily, opportunities to perform certain transit-oriented tasks (for instance, travel through public transport hubs and road infrastructures) constitute merely one aspect of accessibility. Lynch indicates that access to various services, information, and places is also important in TOCs as these resources allow meeting the diverse needs of their inhabitants more feasibly (118). As such, the availability of necessary intangible and tangible resources, including infrastructures and facilities, largely defines whether a TOC is usable or not. Diversity The availability of different types of resources is linked to the criterion of diversity. However, in the context of TOD, the diversity of activities is particularly important. For instance, Jabareen notes that “lack of concentrated diversity can put people into automobiles for almost all their needs” (5). In contrast, the presence of diverse transit modes, including public transport, paths for walking, and cycle tracks means that people can utilize a greater variety of means to reach their goals. The same applies to types of residential areas, services, opportunities for leisure, and so forth. The more diverse these resources and possibilities are in one area, the higher quality of life and the greater community sustainability may be achieved. Coherence Diversity is always associated with complexity, yet it does not mean that a community must be developed in a disorganized manner. It makes coherence, which refers to an orderly manner of arrangement, an essential dimension for the assessment of TOCs as well. From the perspective of Ewing et al., coherence, as an evaluation criterion, must mainly be used to analyze the visual character of an urban area and, in particular, consistency and complementarity in the way different buildings and landscape elements are placed in a community (S226). However, the same criterion may be utilized to assess the social environment of a TOC by focusing on the consistency of available services and activities with various residents’ interests and needs. Compactness Compactness is another dimension of a special arrangement of buildings and landscape elements in a community. The term “compactness” implies that an urban area has reasona
Introduction According to the Nola Pender’s Model of Health Promotion, a person’s past behavior affects their beliefs about the effects and depiction of health-promoting behaviors. This paper applies the model to influence changes in an identified patient’s risky behavior. It shows that recognizing and understanding the patient’s perception of obesity and diabetes mellitus is paramount. It also expresses the patient’s need for being involved in the change process in a personal way. This is achievable through consistent communication and direct involvement (Abdi, Eftekhar, Estebsari, & Sadeghi, 2015). Explanation of how the model will be used to influence changes in patient’s risk behaviors The first step in applying the Nola Pender’s Model of Health Promotion is to present avenues that allow the patient to be receptive of the suggested changes. The second step would be the reinforcement of positive beliefs towards prescribed behaviors. This step should lead to the first outcome, where the patient becomes motivated and shows commitment to the treatment. In practical terms, the first step would be to help the 21 years-old patient to identify people who are close to him. The model notes that a patient should recognize personal beliefs about the people in their life. The existing relationships have the potential of being perceived as barriers to health improvement. Therefore, once the patient identifies people who are close to him, such as a spouse or parents, he should be taken through a series of questions to determine whether he sees them as enablers or barriers of his intention to improve his health. The next practical step is to identify the steps-to-action required for positive health outcomes. This exercise is done in cooperation with the patient. According to the id
Introduction The aim of horror films and books is to cause fear and trepidation while at the same time entertaining and fascinating the viewers and readers. This discussion will look at two works of horror fiction, the film White Zombie by Victor Halperin and the tale The Thing on the Doorstep by H.P. Lovecraft. The discussion will explore the similarities and differences between the two works, with regard to the plot, characters, themes, and how these are used to bring about the effect of horror. Discussion White Zombie is the story of a girl’s conversion into a zombie. The film is set in Haiti, the originators of the voodoo culture. Voodoo culture involves the use of black magic to bring the dead back to life as zombies. Neil Parker and Madeleine Short plan to get married, but an affluent Charles Beaumont sees Madeleine and falls in love with her. Murder Legendre is a master of voodoo cults who with the assistance of his zombie bodyguards steals dead bodies from graves for the cult purposes. Charles seeks Murder’s assistance in order to win Madeleine’s love. Murder tells him that the only way is to turn Madeleine into a zombie through the use of a portion. Charles takes the portion and gives it to Madeleine, who dies shortly after her wedding to Neil. Charles and Murder go to her grave where they resurrect her, but as a zombie. Neil, on finding his wife’s empty grave, seeks help from a missionary, Dr. Bruner, who reveals that Murder has been using black magic to convert many of his enemies into zombies. Charles’ plea to have Murder return Madeleine back to life falls on deaf ears. The portion begins to act on Charles too and he starts transforming into a zombie. Neil and Bruner defeat the zombies at the cliff and when Murder dies, Madeleine leaves her zombie state and returns back to life. On the other hand, The Thing on the Doorstep is a horror tale that tells a zombie story about how Daniel Upton, the narrator, killed his friend Edward Derby, but he claims that he is not a murderer and hopes this story will prove his innocence. Daniel talks about his friend’s life, including his wedding to Asenath Waite. Edward tells Daniel odd stories about his wife and he believes that Ephraim Waite, her dead father, might still be alive. Edward starts having seizures and illogical speech, and in one of these moments, he tells his friend Daniel that Ephraim lives in the body of his wife. Edward visits his friend Daniel and starts ranting about Asenath and Ephraim. Daniel take
Then, that exchange and meddling is injustice. Or to put it the other way around: For the moneymaking, auxiliary, and guardian classes each to do its own work in the city is the opposite. That’s justice, isn’t it, and makes the city just? Introduction It is believed that Plato advocated a society that would have mainly three classes. The ruling class also called the guardian classes, whose duties are the protection and benefit of the community. This class was instituted to ensure that all actions performed by them were for the enhancement of benefits to all community members. Next is the auxiliary class, consisting mainly of soldiers and law enforcers who helped the guardian class to serve the community in the best possible manner. They would help the rulers in executing their executive decisions more effectively and meaningfully and address issues of dissension and non-compliance. And finally, agricultural trading class that would provide resources and earn money for the services they rendered to the other classes. Justice does not encourage switching of individual roles This compartmentalization was not only in the physical aspects governing various classes but also the mental mind sets and attributes for each class of society. The highest class the guardians exercised their mental faculties and intellect, their wisdom, while for the warriors it was honor and courage; for the moneymakers it was business ethics and money discipline. Thus, it was virtually impossible for a warrior to perform a trader’s job or for a trader to assume the role of the guardian, unless he was endowed with such skills which could put it into commanding use. Thus the perception of justice emanated from the fact that these classes, or even characteristics were in tight compartment and each faculty managed its own business without intrusion and the concept of Justice- “minding your own business and not interfering with other people. “ (Plato; the Republic: Guardians and Auxiliaries, 204). Justice means minding one’s own business and non–interference attitude “The principle of specialization keeps the farmer from carpentering, and the carpenter from farming. More important, it keeps both the farmer and the carpenter from becoming warriors and rulers. The principle of specialization separates society into three classes: the class of producers (including farmers, craftsmen, doctors, etc.), the class of warriors, and the class of rulers….. Producers stay out of political affairs, only worrying themselves about the business of ruling insofar as they need to obey what the rulers say and the warriors enforce. A city set up in this way, Plato contends, is a just city.“ (The Republic: Philosophical Themes, Arguments & Ideas). Thus, unjustified assumption of non-assigned jobs could be disastrous for the economy and in simple terms, simply unjust. “And conversely, when each of our three classes (businessmen, auxiliaries and guardians) does its own job and minds its own business that,
Pain management in end-of-life care for Aboriginal peoples Research problem McGrath (2006) argues that there is a lack of data on pain management when it comes to Australian Aboriginal peoples. Notably, the author claims that there is enough data on end-of-life care for Caucasians, which has led to the development of effective techniques in this field. The author also states that it is important to explore this issue as these data can help health care professionals work out techniques to provide adequate care to the particular group of patients, i.e., Australian Aboriginal peoples. Conceptual framework The present research touches upon a broader topic, i.e., class analysis. Thus, McGrath (2006) focuses on a particular group of patients, i.e., Australian Aboriginal peoples. The researcher explores available data on pain management and end-of-life care provided to this specific group of people. Study Design The study design is comprehensive. The major aim of the study is to collect data on end-of-life care. Mcgrath (2006) interviews a significant number of samples. Thus, McGrath (2006) interviewed ten patients, 19 carers, 11 Aboriginal health care workers, 30 health care professionals. Notably, the author resorted to the help of 2 interpreters as some of the participants did not speak English. The method is chosen addresses the major aim, i.e., the author wants to explore people’s attitudes towards the services given. The data were coded, and then these data were analyzed thematically. This enabled the researcher to obtain the necessary data and come to specific conclusions. However, it is possible to note that the study could be improved. The researcher should have interviewed more patients and carers. Admittedly, it is important to pay attention to the voice of this group of people to improve services provided. Another downside of the study is that the majority (87.5%) of the participants are females. The data could be more relevant if the ratio were different; i.e., the number of females and males should have been equal. Findings McGrath (2006) claims that Aboriginal peoples tend to complain and express their pain less. The author also notes that there is “a fear of Western medicine,” there is also “fear of administration, side effects and ramifications of medications” (McGrath 2006, p. 1). As for pain management, the author states that health care professionals try to develop trust, provide emotional support and provide information “to decrease fear” (McGrath 2006, p.2). The findings are rather justified as the right questions to the significant number of people were asked. Of course, it could be better to increase the number of participants (especially male participants) to obtain more data. Conclusions McGrath (2006) concludes that the findings of the survey provide the necessary insights which can help develop end-of-life care for Aboriginal peoples. The research highlights existing gaps in the field and some effective techniques used by health care professionals.
How China created a centralized state down to 500 CE Centralization of china was brought about by King Ch’eng, the king of Ch’ing after the weakening of the Chou and Shang states in 500BC. The fall of these states led to chaotic period known as The Warring states period. Ch’ing state led by the young King Ch’eng adopted an aggressive policy to achieve territorial expansion. They were to do this guided by adopting a new style of governance on principles of Legalism. These principles guided him to conquer the neighboring states, since they did not have wealth and military powers like he had. He was able to conquer all the northern states. In order for centralization to take place, there needed to replace the existing feudal system with a strong hierarchical system. After conquering the states, Ch’ing started a system of central governance with ministers of state being appointed. As a way of stopping aristocracy’s power, he decided to take all the pieces of land and gave them to the peasants, the same way the government got its taxes directly from the peasants. As a way of strengthening the central government, Ch’in introduced currency and standard measures of measurement (Sutter 38). Role played by Confucius ideas and other philosophers in the rise of a strong central government in China Confucian was one of the great Chinese philosophers who significantly impacted the rising of the central government in china. He stood by the policy of Legalism that defined human beings as selfish in nature, and had to be governed and controlled through laws. He also considered that the laws were to be severe to the humans so that they could follow them. The Legalist philosophy stated that there was the need to have a strong central government that had a strong military and a strong economy, and citizens were to be under a strong regime. Later, after the incorporation of these philosophies, the Legalist system was the most followed since it was stricter especially to the people in the government. Offenders were severely punished, and some crimes for example corruption, attracted punishments like death. On viewing that non legalism ways could lead to revolution, Legalists decided to outlaw other school of thoughts especially the Confucian, and their practitioners were executed (Morris 94). Material factors that contributed to China’s rise Many factors have lead to the growth of China. Rapid growth in both imports and exports has ultimately improved their economic stimulus, hence more growth economically. China’s size and its population also offer an adequate market for the products produced in their industries, contributing more of their economic development. The economic reforms of 1978 as china changed its communist f
Introduction I am a consultant to Diligent Consulting Group. In this case, consultations were conducted with an organization called Loving Organic Foods . To better understand what might motivate shopping habits, I was tasked with analyzing the factors that influence the cost of organic food. To achieve this, I decided to use linear regression analysis. Regression analysis is one of the most popular statistical research methods. It can be used to set the degree of influence of independent variables on the dependent ones. Winston (2019) claims that by analyzing and examining the raw data, the researcher can make and come to inferences, compare and contrast, or even classify the data based on a specification attribute. Using statistical regression techniques is one of the most effective ways to examine these attributes properly. Moreover, according to Zhou (2020), it may be necessary to apply the concepts of correlation and linear regression equations. Once enough data has been collected and analyzed, the attributes with the most and least significant data can be identified. Before proceeding to the analysis of data, it is vital to identify the variables. In this study, variables such as Annual Amount Spent on Organic Food and consumer Age are used. In this case, the independent variable (x) is Age, and the dependent variable (y) is the Annual Amount Spent on Organic Food. Interpretation of the obtained results The regression output generated in Excel   * Multiple R = 0, 114912552   * R Square = 0, 013204895   * Adjusted R Square = 0, 00511641   * Standard Error = 3718, 777442   * Observations = 124 Interpretation of the coefficient of determination (R-squared) R-squared statistically measures the closeness of the data to the fitted regression line. The R-squared is 0,013, which means the model describes 1, 3% variability in the response data based on its mean. Interpretation of the coefficient estimate for the Age variable The correlation coefficient is the square root of the R-squared value. It is used to measure how strong the relationship is between two variabl
Making Life Accessible Another argument in favor of online communication is that this phenomenon makes life more accessible for individuals, which allows them to utilize many benefits of everyday life. According to an article by Uhls et al., a significant number of adolescents deal with online communication because it allows for “sharing information, interacting with peers, and developing a coherent identity” (S67). This information demonstrates that technology provides individuals with an opportunity to be fully-fledged society members without the necessity to leave their homes. This state of affairs is in line with the world trend toward digitalization and globalization, denoting that more people’s activities go online. Thus, if an individual faces difficulties leaving their home, it does not mean that everyday services and opportunities are not accessible for them. Furthermore, online communication makes life more accessible because it can help people learn and develop. In particular, various online courses are requested today since people enjoy learning at loose hours. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this activity even more requested since individuals had more spare time. As a result, a scholarly article by Wong et al. demonstrates that online communication is helpful since it made healthcare education possible against the COVID-19 background since it helped “disseminate consensus and expert opinion” (256). The scientists reveal that the phenomenon under consideration is beneficial because it is “a common channel for healthcare professionals, patients, and the public to communicate regarding health issues” (Wong et al. 259). Consequently, online communication makes life more accessible because technology allows people to become more educated. One can also mention that online communication implies some economic benefits that make life more accessible. When it comes to digital technologies, people only need to pay Internet fees to have access to this service. Approximately $60 is an average monthly payment in the United States for using the Internet. Since the health crisis has contributed to the increased use of online communication, it is reasonable to identify what financial expenses are associated with this situation. According to Owl Labs, people “are saving almost $500 per month” by working from home (2). This finding demonstrates that digital technologies result in the fact that people have more economic resources to access various services and resources. Distributing Knowledge It is also worth admitting that online communication is helpful because it contributes to the fact that ordinary people have access to information that