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In his quote “There Are Nothing but Gifts on this Poor, Poor Earth ”, Czeslaw Milosz had several things in mind. Every word has a unique and necessary meaning in this quote and has a backstory. In general, the author wants to underline the qualities of the planet Earth with its relation to human life and experiences that one has. This quote has a deep meaning about the philosophy of life and what exactly makes this statement so human and descriptive of the way of thinking and living. The word “Nothing” is in itself a negative word that supposes the absence of, a negation of something, usually a physical entity, in some space or time. But in this quote the interesting fact is that the word “nothing” actually, means “everything” or “all”. Here the context makes the word relate to all the things that are on Earth. Czeslaw Milosz says that gifts are the only things that are present on the planet and he uses the word “nothing” to explain that there is nothing else but these “gifts’ ‘. But also, the word exaggerates the presence of any other things in the world. Its over-definite nature presumes that everything in the world is filled with “gifts”, they are all around and people know nothing else. The world relates to people and the way they think about life and what they consider the negative part of it. A person is so immersed in and consumed by the problems and negative matters that everything else fades and turns into “nothing” compared to other things. And it turns out that instead of focusing on the positive, which are other things, a person focuses on “nothing”, the problems and “gifts” that are bringing down the psyche and that increase the bad mood and feeling of “a dead end.” The word “gifts” is defined here sarcastically. Most often, people associate good things with the word and classify it is a something, which is given on a joyful occasion, in a form of product or service, free of charge and with an intent to make the other person, the receiver of the gift, happy. But in this statement, the word “gift” means the opposite. It makes fun of the challenges and hardships that natural order or chaos or the circumstances of life throw at us. It shows how people have started to use humor and sarcasm in their daily life and especially with a meaning, which describes its negative attributes and outcomes. A different perspective shows how people put a positive spin on a negative occurrence. It demonstrates true optimism because humans are very persistent beings and they choose to laugh at their problems and call them “gifts.” The word “poor” has several meanings in this statement. The fact that it is repeated two times, illustrates how important and heavy it is. It talks about the planet Earth and describes pity and feeling or sadness. There are also deeper psychological meanings, as they relate to humans and how they feel about their actions directed to Earth. Human society has had a great impact on the planet. This can be seen in the pollution, unnatural modifications to the environment that cause damage and destruction. So, in a way, the word “poor” is said in a regretful manner that people are really sorry and understand their fau
Historical records indicate that marijuana was used as legal tender in several spots in America since it was a valuable and rare economic resource. Before 1937, it was legal to distribute marijuana for non-medical reasons (Holland 142). After this date, the marijuana Tax Act was put in place. The new law prohibited marijuana distribution. By the beginning of 1951, a minimum sentence for illegal distribution of marijuana was established by the Boggs Act (Fatout 345). This law has remained in force until this date. Besides, the Operation Intercept was implemented by President Richard Nixon as an anti- drug policy in 1969 (Baum 124). Since the hemp plant was completely legal, even the United States’ Presidents like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington grew it in their own farms. According to other personalities like Stephen King, “marijuana should not only be legal…it should be a cottage industry” (Stoned 187). This essay explores the controversies surrounding the legalization of marijuana. Although marijuana was widely accepted by several governments and individuals, it should be noted that most of it was used to manufacture clothing materials (Holland 64). Besides, quite a large volume of the harvests were turned into medical uses. According to the new set of legislation, it was considered illegal to be found in possession of 25 grams of marijuana. If arrested, the offender could be fined from as low as one hundred to 250 dollars (Fatout 164). The option of being jailed for a specific period was also provided depending on the severity of the offense. Jimmy Carter once noted that “I now have absolute proof that smoking even one marijuana cigarette is equal in brain damage to being on Bikini Island during an H-bomb blast” (Holland 135). In 1988, marijuana was declared as one of the safest natural herbs by Francis Young (Baum 89). He was the DEA judge in Washington He noted that marijuana could be used as a therapeutic substance especially in its natural form. Since then, the laws governing the control of marijuana and its consumption have been tightened to make it cumbersome for users to use and distribute it freely (Baum 173). On the same note, there are several agencies and nongovernmental organizations that have been set up to ensure that the prohibition of marijuana remains in force. For instance, DEA is one of the agencies that have been on the forefront against any attempts to legalize marijuana (Stoned 132). The DEA agency has always refuted any attempts to legali
Background The banking industry in the United Arab Emirates is faced with fiancé completion from public and private players. The United Arab Emirates has a well-developed banking sector and the economic strength of the country has created a business opportunities to foreign and local players. The economy has some of the world largest international banks like Barclays Bank, The International Bank for Trade & Finance, Syria Gulf Bank and other small upcoming banks and microfinance (Syria Gulf Bank). This paper takes an analysis of Syria Gulf Bank; it will look into the company’s operating base and its competition. Which business do you think will be the biggest competitor in the United Arab Emirates, why? The main competitors that the bank is likely to face are conventional and Islamic multinational banks that have stated to venture in the United Arabs Emirates business. Among the banks, the bank that seems to have much power and can be said to be the greatest threat to Syria Gulf Bank is Barclay’s banks limited. The reason for singling out Barclays as the main competitor is its international operations and the services that it has embarked on in its branches. Barclays’ Bank is among the oldest banks in the world; it has grown with different economies and transformed with changes that are facing the sector; one way that the bank has used to integrate its business is the use of single fund transfer and access to ones account at any Barclays bank in the world. This means that a customer of the bank has the ability to make banking transaction in any country without having to undertake some interbank transfers; this rate of efficiency coupled with the banks international presence in different countries offers it a higher chance to convince customers that it is the bank of choice. For example, a customer who is transating with the bank in the United Stattes of America receives a transfer by a customer at the United Arabs Emirates on the spot (Barclays Bank). When Syria Gulf Bank is engaging in an international transfer, mostly in the countries that it has not established a branch, it has to do this using another holding bank. This takes time and is costly to the customer. Another area that Barclays bank has been able to stand strong is its financial base; the company has been in operation for a couple of years thus it has accumulated a financial base that it uses to expand its operations; the strong financial base assist the company tap new upcoming business opportunities leaving others banks with less financial base struggling. In the wake of global financial crisis, the company has been able to use its financial base to acquire assets and make policies that strengthen their business approach. The most competitive parameter that Syria Gulf Bank has is its specialized services, the company has only few customers thus it can forge its services and products to meet the needs of the customer. This facilitates business since a customer does not need to queue for banking
In the competitive world, communication is conveyed in several ways. The response of the target audience to a given message will depend on how best the message has been displayed to be analyzed by the said audience. The most common means of communication is through signs and images. Business organizations and various stakeholders apply images in conveying their message to the target audience. In order for the said image to be effective, the advertiser must be able to make a detailed evaluation of what these images connote, how and when they are used and their importance to the society (Chandler & Daniel 2004, p.54). This means that the images should be carrying some connotative meanings, other than the denotative ones that can be easily interpreted. They may be carrying some myths or something the community cherishes. Some signs are polygenic in nature since they carry more than one meaning. Therefore, care should be taken when they are used so that the intended meaning comes out. This paper attempts to make an analysis of an advertisement image. There are three modes of advertisements: Presenter, Demonstration and slice of life. The focus of the analysis will be on presenter advertisement. A presenter advertisement exhibits how a product works by demonstrating the unique product attributes and effectively explaining the product or service to the viewers. This form of advertisement can equally help a business to highlight how the specific needs of another third party business can be met. Presenter advertisements are best suited for internet flash and television. The signifier is the picture depicted in the advertisement. It is through interpreting the image that we create meaning from the advertisement. The text on the other hand is the signified; it highlights the meaning that the signifier indicates. When making an advertisement, several factors are considered. Some of these factors include gender, age, and class of the targeted group (Chiazzari & Suzy 1998, p. 256). Cost of advertisement is a major challenge when choosing the kind of advertisement to make. Advertisements have a lot of impact to the public and therefore the corporate world has developed common trend especially when introducing new products into the market. The image used in this advertisement is that of Thierry Henry. Thierry Henry is an international footballer, an icon, and a renowned person who has worked hard in the field of football to make sure his team prospers. The said advertisement describes a football icon that is not afraid to fail in all his endeavors but hates to lose. This means that the advert urges the subject of the target group to undertake all their activities and focus on winning despite the
Introduction The economic, political, and social situation of countries varies with geographical locations and rate of development in an economy; with the differences, countries have been classified as developing and developed countries. Further division of countries according to their economic well being have resulted to three main classifications as first, second, and third world countries; each classification has its unique characteristics. Despite globalization and international trade, third world countries have continued to lag behind economically; they suffer from lack of basic human needs and inequality in resource distribution is evident. There has been debates concerning global labor practices which seems to vary according to different economies; inequality in labor distributions, sweetshops policies, and equal representation in work places. This paper addresses the issue of sweatshops and third world poverty; it will discuss the issue by reviewing four journals written by different authors on matters relating the topic of discussion. Literature review According to Onora O’Neill in the article “ Kantian Formula of The End In Itself And World Hunge r”, the world has potential to take care of the population that it hold only if the available resources are managed and used effectively. The writer observes that capitalism can have resulted to some of the world issues. The writers argues that the fundamental principle that organizations, people, and the government should use is that they should respect other people and not use them as mere means of attaining their goals and objectives on life. The principle further suggests that it should be universally accepted that people should be used as the ends. When discussing the issues and the principles, the writer is more concerned on the word “ mere ”, he illustrates that people can use others for to attain what they are up to in life; for example an employee will definitely use his employer to attain his life goals and on the other side the employer uses the employee to make profits. The word mere is used to mean using the person to do some actions that in a rational situation the person cannot give consent. In the debates for use of sweatshops, they can be interpolated for taking humanity for granted; organizations like multinationals may take advantage of the poverty situation in a country or population and offer them works at low rates. The action is unaccepted when it is done with malice and for the larger benefit of one party; in some third world countries, multinationals are using the people as mere workers without changing their poverty situations. This should be condemned and taken as a violation of human rights and freedoms. When supporting the second Kantian Formula principle the writer is of the opinion that labor mark
Las Vegas and Boston have been always regarded as among the largest cities in the USA. The cities have different locations in different ends of the US territory, different histories, and origins. But both are similarly popular. Vegas – for gambling, Boston – for schools. Las Vegas It is the most inhabited city in Nevada, and an internationally recognized main resort city for the gambling industry and entertainment. Las Vegas, known as The Entertainment Capital of the World, is renowned for the casino resorts and the entertainment associated with the gambling industry. Las Vegas was named by the Spanish, who found artesian wells on this territory while heading North West from Texas. Because of artesian waters, there were extensive green meadows (vegas in Spanish), so, the place was named simply Las Vegas. Now, the city has the status of an American organized crime center. All of the large casinos were funded by well-known crime authorities Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and Meyer Lansky, and the pleasure of gambling in Las Vegas casinos is difficult to beat. From sports bets to poker, Las Vegas gaming opportunities are immense. The steady flow of tourist finances from the hotels and casinos was increased by a new resource of federal finances. These finances now come from the foundation of Nellis Air Force Base. The arrival of military personnel and casino job- and luck-seekers reasoned the beginning of a land-building boom that continues currently. Although the city’s gambling financial structure goes on expanding, in 2006 gambling incomes in the Macau Special Administrative Region in the People’s Republic of China exceeded those in Las Vegas, making Macau the biggest gaming center in the world. But still, Las Vegas stays the most well-known place for second chances. Boston Boston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The city is situated in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in the northeastern part of the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the economic and cultural capital of the entire region. It was founded on September 17, 1630, by Puritan migrants from England. Boston shares lots of cultural origins with greater New England, entailing a dialect of the non-rhotic Eastern New England dialect known as Boston English, and local cuisine with a huge emphasis on marines, rum, salt, and casual products. Irish Americans had serious control of Boston’s politics and religious organizations. Boston also has its own set of neologisms known as Boston slang, and all these factors shaped unique dialects. Boston has always been the capital of culture and schooling. Home of Harvard University and Paul Revere, Boston has experienced a renaissance since the eminent interstate highways were built underground. The downtown has turned to be a place where the citizens could have a pastime again. There is a wide range of school
Fashion and women clothing commands respect worldwide. Women fashion contributes to the world economy. Market analysis reveals the rise in the production of women fabrics. The flow of information influences the production index of women clothing. In time past, fashion events were open to few designers. The parade of trending fabrics was secretly uploaded to maintain the company’s competitive advantage. Today, social media are embracing women fashion in different ways. Fashion designers showcase their fabrics on every available media channel. Trending fabrics are uploaded on the Internet for comments and feedback. The author believed something changed the protocol. The author recounted an example of a fashion designer who published fabrics one year after sales. The product life cycle requires a careful approach. The designer wanted to protect the product’s competitive advantage. The decline in product sales changed the marketing strategy of top designers. Women’s clothing is displayed on the Internet to attract customers and boost the company’s image. The publicity of a firm’s product and services can be extended using the social media. The author emphasized the need for more fashion shows in the industry. Social media adverts can change the income status of an organization. Women fashion requires public view which is achieved through the social media. Young ladies want to wear trending cloths and can be seen on fashion blog and websites. The marketing manager will upload images of the latest fabrics designed by the company on fashion blog, twitter and other social channels. The article analyzed the trends and benefits of different social media channels. Facebook Facebook users grew rapidly in 2007 with an estimated 7 million subscribers. Women’s clothing industry can support their promotional adverts through their Facebook page. However, Facebook users are trending with other social media channels. This accounts for the decline in the number of subscribers. Designers will choose other social sites to flaunt their products. Corporate website The marketing manager of top designers uses their websites to display women dresses and jewelries. Customers search the Internet to locate quality and beautiful dresses. The word of mouth will be used to inform potential customers about the trending photos on the corporate websites. Direct sales and online order will be carried out on the company’s website. Fashion blog This is another social media site used by fashion designers. Fashion designers upload their product image on popular blog to create awareness. The Internet blog control 20% of all Internet activities and can increase market sales of women’s clothing. Twitter This fast trending social channel is a strong marketing tool. Top fashion designers command millions of followers daily. Twitter can be used to educate, inform, display and market women fabrics without adverts. The cost of product advertisement can be reduced by half through social channels. Although social media influences the sale of women’s clothing, some designers fear its use. Experienced designers argue that brand names control t
Abstract The issue of Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI) is dangerously underrated in the contemporary world. More importantly, the patterns for diagnosing and addressing it have not been identified yet. Therefore, it is crucial to evaluate the existing options to come up with a unique strategy. Krasnianski et al. (2014) suggest that the connection between the specifics of one’s genetic makeup and the progress of the disorder is evident. The study confirms that the issue may be predisposed by the characteristics of one’s gene pool. The research is fairly credible, yet it clearly requires a follow-up study to locate the tools for identifying the most efficient diagnosing tool and locating treatment options. Background and Problem Statement The issue of fatal familial insomnia (FFI) has been gaining increasingly large significance over the past few years. In their recent study, A proposal of new diagnostic pathway for fatal familial insomnia , Krasnianski et al. (2014) address the issue of diagnosing the disorder. Particularly, the researchers seek ways to identify the possibility for a problem to evolve and, therefore, address it at the earliest stages of its development, if not prevent it from occurring. However, studies show that the analysis of the genetic makeup of the patient, i.e., the study of their family history, may lead to an uninspiring small number of results (Krasnianski et al., 2014). Herein lies the problem that the study attempts to address. Stating the Hypothesis Trying to resolve the problem concerning the identification of the threat of fatal familial insomnia, the scholars suggest that a framework for determining the danger should be developed. In other words, the authors of the study propose that the study of the PRNP mutation resulting in the subsequent development of the framework for identifying the risks of developing the disorder in question will help solve the problem of FFI. The hypothesis states that the process of identifying the D178-M129 mutation causing FFI may be improved by developing an algorithm based on the observations of sleep disturbances in the target group. Techniques, Results, and Hypothesis Support To address the questions asked in the introductive part of the study and identify the veracity of the hypotheses stated at the beginning of the research, Krasnianski et al. (2014) adopted a quantitative approach. The required data on sleep disturbances and the patterns thereof was gathered by analyzing the existing patient records, including the results of the diagnostic tests, such as polysomnographies, blood samples, CSFs, etc. additional information was retrieved with the help of anamnestical tools, including conversations with patients, therapists, he relatives of the patients, the staff, etc. It should be borne in mind, though, that the tools for genetic testing were unavailable at the time, which called for the adoption of the sCJD diag