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Introduction This essay focuses on the importance of letters in “Pride and Prejudice,” the most well-known novel by Jane Austen. The analysis aims to demonstrate their role, function, and significance as the literary technique used to reveal the main characters’ personalities. Jane Austen, the seventh daughter of a priest, wrote the novel Pride and Prejudice in 1893. Although her education level was low, she taught her own how to write numerous literary pieces. Her first novel was Sense and Sensibility that she released in 1811 (Copeland and Juliet 1). The second novel called Pride and Prejudice was set during rough times of England, but the author chose to dwell on a fantasy about a blissful England where women sit and gossip. Use of Letters in “Pride and Prejudice” Austin uses letters as one of the main literary devices in the novel. The characters constantly correspond with each other. The list of letters in Pride and Prejudice includes numerous messages by Elizabeth Bennett, Mr. Collins, Jane, Lydia, and – last but not least – the thrilling Mr.Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth. Mr. Collins repeatedly wrote to Mr. Bennett to reveal the personalities of people in society to the reader (Devine 10). Furthermore, the letters of Darcy and Elizabeth act as windows through which the writer can peep into her characters, thus exposing their flaws or strengths. The letters in “Pride and Prejudice also lay bare gaps in the education and social standing of her different personalities, and they confront such traits. The topic, therefore, shows the critical significance of Austen’s letters as used by her characters Elizabeth and Darcy. The author intends to depict class, age, and personality of her characters as perceived by other characters. The text also presents a new voice in which readers can listen to feelings of the characters; therefore, revealing their internal self. This aims at understanding the use of letters from a different perspective as opposed to only friendly letters (Devine 14). The essay aims at discussing several issues on letters in Pride and Prejudice (Copeland and Juliet 192). First, we must comprehend why the author chose the literary technique of using letters to enhance the communication of the characters. Therefore, the essay aims to look at the significance of responses of the characters involved. Also, the symbolism employed by the author is necessary for the reader to puzzle out the hidden lesson behind the letters. The use of letters in several chapters enables other characters to learn about their counterparts. Austen, Jane (1893) says, “When they were gone, Elizabeth…chose… the examination of all… letters Jane had written to her…” (p.294). Here, Elizabeth is enraged that Mr. Darcy is still mistreating her sister. She learns this by reading all Jane’s letters that depict a lot of unhappiness. Austen, Jane (1893) continues to reveal the exposure of Jane’s troubles as Elizabeth scrutinizes her letters. Jane is permitting her to know that she is not well where she is residing. The writer wants the reader to feel the misery and pain of Elizabeth and her sister (Aus
The main features of the Zeeshan Import-Export Company and the Somaan Brother FZC export trading company crystalize in the context of the nature of their businesses and the environments in which the companies operate (Malik, 2). For instance, the key business features of Somaan Brother FZC include exporting of Electrical & Electronics, Sports and Games, Textiles Raw materials, and surgical instruments. The organizations are characterised by internal environments, which consists of a corporate governance structure that is based on the management principle of creating value for the customers. A proactive approach defines that is designed for resource optimization and creation of customer value and the discloser of cooperate information to shareholders defines the internal business environment. The operations of the directors are overseen by the statutory auditors who constitute the internal control mechanism. Factors such as market competition, intellectual property rights, acquisition of human resources, product quality, and controls are recognised as having the long term impacts on the companies’ business operations. The Zeeshan Import-Export Company’s internal business environment is defined by its value system that is embedded in the mission and vision statements of the long term provision of the best quality products in the market. Agricultural goods such as dry- fruits and beverages are the core focus of the organization’s product offerings. Zeeshan Import-Export Company’s management structure consists of a board of directors and others in the management hierarchy who formulate policies and make long terms strategic decision that drive the company. The Somaan Brother FZC and Zeeshan Import-Export Companies operate in external business environments that are characterised by legal and regulatory frameworks that define the obligatory requirements to adhere to that are unique to each country. The key features that distinguish the companies include customers, suppliers, the public, market intermediaries, and competitors. Other external environmental features include the political, economic, demographic, technological, natural, and socio-cultural factors. Fig1: Exports volume UAE. Socio-cultural and technological aspects in UAE According to Hassan Al Marzouqi and Forster, the people of the UAE, with seven small emirates are dominated by people of the Islamic religion (3). Their culture was shaped by the nomad
SWOT Analysis The company has more than 300 management consultants in more than 58 offices (Nanda & Morrell 2004, p. 4). The company hires people who are well trained and have no motive for self aggrandizement (Nanda & Morrell, 2004,p.9). The firm has 122 partners, 200 nonpartner consultants and 240 researchers, all university graduates. All these operate from 58 offices distributed in more than 39 countries. The company adapts one firm partnership concept where all offices are owned by partners. The company has built its reputation for quality for over 36 years. The company has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East and the Americas. Clients range from Mid-Cap businesses to Fortune 100 international companies to entrepreneurial ventures and not-for-profits. The client first idea was drove company as all functions of the weaknesses. Many firms have been emerging and are eating into the traditional markets of EZI (Nanda & Morrell 2004, p. 12). These has been as a result of internet growth. The initial growth rate of the company was very slow as it relied on its meager returns to set up other subsidiaries. The fee charged by EZI were higher than those charged by competitors (Nanda & Morrell 2004, p. 6). This is depicted in the way old employees were leaving the firm; the new young employees did not have enough motivation to adopt to changes (p. 12). The company has a reach global market. It has growth potential in European market, Asia pacific, North American and South America. The company also has continued acquiring new partners to enhance its business. Some of these acquisitions include Seoul in 2001 and Miami in 2000 (Nanda & Morrell 2004, p. 14). Some of the new products and services introduced include insurance services, financial services and life sciences (Johanson & Sudzina 2009). The internet created new challenges for EZI as new companies with faster search sites have kept emerging (Besanko 2007). Continued loss of professionals to competitors also has been a great threat posed to EZI (Nanda & Morrell 2004, p. 6). The cost labor forced the company to dismiss some of its top management employees (Porter 2008). PEST Analysis The concept of executive search in EU was new and with this, the company
Introduction In the course of history, parenting has always been a challenging vocation. Since children are not born with “how to raise” manuals, parents usually have no choice but to figure out things for themselves with regards to rearing their offspring. Often, when children become difficult to control, parents resort to corporal punishment. Strauss (2001) defines corporal punishment (CP) as “the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child pain, but not injury, for the purposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior” (p. 4). More often than not, parents use “spanking” as a form of disciplinary action. Mcloyd, Kaplan, Hardaway, and Wood (2007) defines spanking as “striking the child on the buttocks or extremities with an open hand without inflicting physical injury. It is distinguished from physical abuse, which consists of beatings and other forms of extreme physical force that inflict bodily injury.” (p.165 ) Whereas spanking is a normative practice within the United States, physical abuse is not (Baumrind, 1997). Over the years, alternative disciplinary strategies have evolved. Nowadays, parents can choose from a plethora of effective disciplinary approaches to apply in rearing their children such as using time-out, logical consequences, withdrawal of privileges, and merely talking heart to heart. Nonetheless, the debate in using corporate punishment goes on. However, the endorsers of corporal punishment seem to be losing out due to the said alternative disciplinary measures being more commonly advocated by child psychologists, educators and pediatric doctors. The Pro-Corporal Punishment Position The bible admonishes parents to love their children by correcting their mistakes. The saying “Spare the rod and spoil the child” comes from Proverbs 13: 24 which is quoted as “He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.” Many parents interpret this proverb literally, especially the first part mentioning “rod”, or an instrument used to inflict the pain of discipline. Spanking is an act that may surprise a child into the realization that what he did was not appropriate. Usually, when spanked, the child immediately stops the inappropriate behavior with the parent’s intention that the spanking will deter any future misbehavior. Parents usually think that children associate the negative behavior with spanking, and to avoid the consequence, they will likewise avoid the negative behavior. This belief stems from behavioral theories authored by the great behaviorists – Skinner, Watson, Pavlov, etc. Although normally employed as a discipline strategy, spanking is used with varying frequency depending on child attributes (ex. age, sex, temperament), parental characteristics (ex. age, education, ethnicity, psychological well-being, religious conservatism), and contextual factors (ex., poverty, social support) ( Day et al., 1998; Ellison, Bartkowski, & Segal, 1996; Gils-Sims et al., 1995; Rohner, Kean, & Cournoyer, 1991). The Anti-Corporal Punishment Position More and more studies are proving that corporal punishment brings more negative effects on children than positive ones, thus, the d
The process of children education has a number of specifications that have to be taken into consideration by any tutor. It is very important to define what virtues have to be admitted at first, what aspects are better to touch upon as soon as possible, and why children have to study different issues from different perspectives. One of the most important aspects concerning children education is the ways of teaching on how to disobey correctly. On the one hand, it sounds a bit strange that children have to be taught to disobey because the process of disobedience implies some kind of breaking rules, orders, and the already established norms. On the other hand, for its own sake, disobedience is anarchy. And in their turns, our culture and our society depend on authorities being obeyed. The type of obedience that is desirable but still exclusive of any form of submission. “[When authority] acts in the name of reason, being universal, I can accept without submitting. Irrational authority has to use force or suggestion, because no one would let himself be exploited if he were free to prevent it” (Fromm 359). This is why it is wrong to believe that disobedience is a rebellion, insubmission, and evil. It is another way to demonstrate person’s own point of view, thought, or idea that may probably improve the situation and lead to positive outcomes. In his works, Doris Lessing believe that children are in a burning need to be taught properly on hot to disobey in order to be able to recognize wrong situations, avoid negative consequences, and provide any type of obedience that is harmful. In this paper, the ideas of how children may gain knowledge of how to disobey properly will be given alongside with a curriculum and activities offered to children that aim at improving their attitude to their roles in society and understanding of the reasons of why they have to disobey under particular conditions; it is important for children to learn how to disobey in order to become better for the society they live in and be ready to define what is fair/unfair, safe/unsafe, good/bad. The problem of attempting to educate children in areas of social importance, such as the importance of disobedience, is the fact that there is an element of political correctness that must be challenged without causing too much of a stir. Parents could become quite aggravated, angry, and irate to learn that their children have been studying ways to disobey. This is why the most fundamental design in the curriculum that could be implemented for teaching children about the importance of rational disobedience would be the aspect parents being interwoven throughout curriculums. Bringing children’s attention to the elements of positive and negative disobedience throughout history, especially, would be of benefit. In his works, Fromm admits that “Man has continued to evolve by acts of disobedience. Not only was his spiritual development possible only because there were men who dared to say no to the
In today’s Army facing the geopolitical challenges as well multiple socially-based issues, the art of being a leader includes multiple aspects. These aspects include possessing essential qualities and values, organizational abilities, communicational skills, ability to win subordinates’ trust, decision-making skills, ability to create the climate of participation and dedication to the mission, technical competences, and many more. The following paper aims at making a detailed overview of the quality leadership in today’s Army. First of all, the art of being the best Army leader goes hand in hand with the essential qualities and values that the person should posses including charisma, dedication, commitment, patriotism, heroism, strategic thinking, and duty (Allen, 2015). All these qualities and beliefs will help the Army leader carry out the set mission and serve the country and Army interests selflessly (Johannes, 2015). Moreover, these are the values that will help the leader put the nation’s welfare ahead of the personal wellbeing and safety and that one of the troops (Fischer & Garn, 2014). Next, the art of being a leader in today’s Army implicates the ability to organize the subordinates with an objective to perform the set tasks timely and proficiently (Fallesen, Keller-Glaze, & Curnow, 2011). This ability includes such sub-skills as motivation, inspiration, and commitment development in the subordinates (Fallesen et al., 2011). It also deals with the accountability matters. As such, the leader should be skilled in raising the sense of accountability in one’s subordinates to ensure the high degree promptitude to obeying of among them (Fallesen et al., 2011). Further
Introduction Transportation and the associated issues are of especial concern in the present-day world. Since in the modern environment, developmental processes in practically every field have taken up a much faster pace due to the faster information processing and delivery, the speed with which the services are rendered to the customers nowadays matters incredibly. In many respects, this speed is defined by the transportation issues, which, in their turn, depend on fuel production and delivery. Israel Corp., the organization ranked in the top 25 most successful companies of 2013, manages to stay afloat in the realm of chemicals and energy despite extremely high competition rates. Main body The history of the Israel Corp. is not that complicated; starting out as a relatively risky project, it turned to be one of the world’s most famous companies ever, and for a good reason – with the help of the Israel Corp., the world has seen how a private company can have a tangible impact not only on the economical life of the state but also on its political affairs, including both domestic and foreign policy. An impressive foot forward into the area where business, economy, technology, and politics cross, Israel Corp. definitely deserves being mentioned among the most influential firms of the XXI century. It is quite peculiar that the Israeli market system does not seem favorable enough for the development of a company that deals with the issues related to fuel production, selling, and delivery. Israel Corporation never even started out as a major holding company that specializes in fuel and fertilizers production and delivery. According to the existing records of the company’s history and productivity, however, Israel Corp. was bound to succeed, since it was founded by one of the most successful people of the time, Shaul Eisenberg. When Eisenberg died, however, the company passed to Michael Tzur. Nowadays, Israel Corporation is a part of the Ofer Brothers Group: “The bitter family feud after his death only demonstrated that there was no one to carry business forward. Eisenberg’s 53 per cent of Israel Corporation was therefore put on the bloc, and in January 1999 was sold to the Ofer Brothers for a mere $330 000 million” (Nitzan & Bichler, 2002). When it comes to talking about the most impressive things about the Israel Corporation, one inevitably mentions the fact that the company’s reputation is far from being perfect. For instance, it has been accused several times of abusing its power and exercising its influence on the Israeli politicians a few too many times. Moreover, its CEO, Michael Tzur, was accused of bribery and fraud: Michael Tzur, the CEO of the Israel Corp., was convicted in 1974 of fraud and bribery – taking advantage of his
Introduction ‘Things Fall Apart’, is story written by Chinua Achebe in 1958. It talks of the social and cultural aspects of pre-colonial Africa and the effects of western civilizations (Ogbaa xv). The author criticizes imperialism and British colonization. It is a tragic story where the protagonist is Okonkwo. It talks of a man named Okonkwo, who was a wrestler and an influential leader in an African village called Umofia, inhabited by the Igbo ethnic group. He initially amasses fame, and honor in Umofia through victorious wrestling but finally comes to a tragic downfall. Okonkwo was polygamous with three wives and several children. The novel emphasize on the encounters of the pre-colonial Africa and the effect of British colonialism during the 19 th century (Bloom 51). This paper shall discuss culture and tradition as a social issue involved in the Chinua Achebe’s Things fall Apart. Culture and Traditions of Igbo The author emphasize on cultural and social aspects on the brink of change thorough different characters, creating tension on if to embrace change or to remain for status quo. Okonkwo disregard the new system religiously and politically, may be because he would lose his social status. The Igbo however, have been oppressed by these traditions and therefore find refuge in the new system, where once outcasts, are now be recognized. There exists a dilemma on the new dawn that scares them since it could interfere with their social life such as farming and trade. Okonkwo is a rich and respectable African warrior in Umofia. However his late father, Unoka was a lazy man, a coward, disreputable and died with several debts since he concentrated on taking palm-wine, leaving his family to go hungry. Unoka became the laughingstock of Umofia being referred to as Agbala to mean, ‘womanly weaknesses’ Unlike him, Okonkwo is resentful to his father and evades being like him by becoming ‘manly’ as a clansman, a wealthy farmer, and a respectable warrior not to mention him being a controlling family man. This parent-child relationship affects him to become violent, over-ambitious and disrespectful, associating masculinity with aggression and acts irrationally (Bloom 141). Okonkwo‘s son, Nwoye is lazy and it disturbs Okonkwo that his son might take after his grandfather, Unoka. This indicates that the villagers believed in passing inheritable aspects to future generations. Moreover, they engage in adoption, for instance the village adopts a young boy called Ikemefuna whom Okonkwo takes guardianship as a surrogate son, for peace offering from the village, Mbaino to maintain peace after the boy’s father murdered an Umofian woman. He has to live with the boy until further instructions are given to elders from the oracle. The two becomes so close to each other, as the boy regard Okonkwo as a father and Nwoye becomes friends with the boy. Ikemefuna coexist happily with the family for three years, becoming part of them. In another instance, Okonkwo’s kinsmen particularly, Uchendu his uncle, welcomes him and his family in his maternal village called Mbanta after they are sent into exile. He seeks refuge in his motherland as Uchendu states that; It is true th