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Introduction Directed by Jose Padilha, Bus 174 is a fascinating documentary published in 2002 in Brazil. It includes people like Sandro, Williams, Luciana, among others. Sandro is a street boy who hijacks a bus, demanding to kill the passengers, a case that forces their journey to stand still for four hours. The media collect this information. During the event, the police force fails to turn up in time, a situation that gives the street children a good opportunity to harass and steal from the passengers. This movie gives the findings of Padilha’s research on the situation of media and traffic in Rio de Janeiro basing on how the two responds towards the hijacking. Street children are all over the city, some begging and stealing while others are harassing the innocent people. Neither police nor media is interested in assisting. Bus 174 provides a picture of the level of poverty in the city through the street children who had parents and relatives but now are alone to feed and sustain themselves. This on the other hand sets clear the reason as to why the kids have turned to robbers. The documentary aims at portraying the life of those living in slums in Brazil. It also shows mistreats of the poor by the government. Padilha is interested in knowing Sandro’s motives behind the hijacking where he searches the information from the present as well as previous street kids. He also questions the police, family members, not neglecting sociologists to gather clear reasons. This film finds out the background of Sandro as a representative of all Brazilian street children. It explores the kind of police Brazil has, who participate in crimes rather than nurturing peace, love, and harmony. Many people have set out to comment the movie and among them is Soares. This overview tackles the relationship between his ideas and the current global state of street children as well as what is being done to meet their needs. Soares’s comments Sociologist Luiz Eduardo Soares after seeing and understanding the documentary, goes further to comment it. Based on what Sandro does to the passengers in the bus, Soares views him as an illustration of the kids neglected by their parents. He says that they end up accumulating pain as a result, which later is poured to other people inform of fighting. In response to this comment, Erving (1963) portrays how neglected people, not necessarily street kids, express their pains and how they use it to communicate to those available to cater for their unattended needs. An example from the movie is seen when Sandro points a gun to a pregnant mother shooting her to death. Soares goes on to comment about the reason for their violence (Padilha, 2002). Any sound mind person expects love; he/she needs to be felt by the society and expects no discrimination based on race, religion, or finance. This is what Soares gives as another reason, generally given by all, who e
Introduction: Subway Surfer and Temple Run Subway Surfer and Temple Run are classified as endless running games wherein there is no pre-determined finish line that the character you play in either game can reach. The point of the game is to continue running along a pre-set track while collecting tokens, power-ups, and other objects along the way. The “goal,” so to speak, is to continue running until you reach a point that you make a mistake, and the monster (in the case of Temple Run) or the Gatekeeper (in the case of Subway Surfer) reaches you (Peckham 1). At this point, the game ends, and there is no feasible way you can return to the point that you were defeated unless you utilize one of the limited revive options that you gain. While it may seem silly, the basis of the popularity of both Temple Run and Subway Surfer are the points that you accumulate, which you can show to your friends or through the game leader board. People basically play the game in order to prove that they can reach a particular level or gain a certain number of points. The “backstory” of Temple Run is that you are an adventurer who is exploring a massive temple when all of a sudden, you are chased by a monster who apparently resides in the area. The background of the game is the temple grounds, which are shown to be crumbling with fallen walls, columns, and other obstacles in the path of your character. The gameplay mechanic involves you outrunning the monster while leaping, sliding, and going around obstacles. Points are based on distance and accumulated tokens in the game. Your character also happens to gain special “powers” in the form of crystals or objects that they encounter, which helps to increase your speed, ability to collect tokens, etc. Subway Surfer, on the other hand, takes place along railroad tracks where the character you control has to outrun and evade the gatekeeper that is after them. While running away, you encounter an assortment of gold coins that contribute towards your overall score. Obstacles in the game come in the form of parked or moving trains that your character can either dodge or go over. There are also power-ups available that enable your character to fly or collect gold tokens at a faster rate than normal. In order to judge which game is better, the following criteria have been chosen as a means of evaluation:   * Ease of Gameplay   * Graphics   * Ability to Sustain Interest   * Progressive Difficulty Thesis Statement Temple Run seems to be a better game when compared to Subway Surfer due to more interesting levels, more realistic graphics, and better implementation of progressive difficulty. Body Paragraphs Ease of Gameplay Both Temple Run and Subway Surfer follow the same basic principles when it comes to the progress of their character in the game world. The motion is continuous, with the player having to make choices involving leaping, ducking, or turning left or right. The main difference between the two is how they choose to implement this type of mechanic (Parker, Cox and Thompson 168). Temple Run focuses mo
Cellular respiration involves a series of processes that are used to release energy from glucose in the form of ATP. Cellular respiration in organisms that have mitochondria involves two steps: anaerobic and aerobic. Anaerobic processes occur outside of mitochondria because they do not require oxygen. For the same reason, the anaerobic step is less energy-efficient and produces a small number of ATP molecules. Aerobic processes, such as the electron transport chain, use oxygen to make more ATP molecules. Glycolysis is the first step in cellular respiration, and it is an anaerobic process that takes place outside of mitochondria. During glycolysis, one glucose molecule is broken down into two smaller molecules called pyruvic acid. Glycolysis starts with the rearrangement of the glucose molecule, where it receives two extra phosphate groups from ATP. The modified molecule is called fructose-1,6-bisphosphate, and it has two three-carbon sugars with phosphate groups attached. This process uses 2 ATP molecules to produce phosphate groups. This step makes the sugar molecule less stable, allowing it to break down into two sugars, each bearing one phosphate group: one glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and one DHAP, which is then converted into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (“Glycolysis”). This three-carbon molecule is then broken down further by releasing the phosphate group. In this step, the phosphate group is detached and taken in by ADP, turning it into ATP. The second ATP is produced when the sugar loses one molecule of water and turns into phosphoenolpyruvate (“Glycolysis”). This compound also has a phosphate group that is donated to produce ATP, thus making it a pyruvate molecule. The process is repeated once for each three-carbon sugar molecule, and, therefore, 4 ATP molecules are produced in total. However, because the process uses 2 ATP molecules at the beginning stage, the net gain is only 2 ATP. Work Cited “ Glycolysis .” Khan Academy , 2019. Web.
Introduction Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is currently one of the leading producers, smelters and marketers of aluminium. This conglomerate has interests in various metal-related business activities, such as aluminium smelting, bauxite and alumina. With the current level of profitability and involvement in corporate social responsibility (CSR), this organisation has remained a reliable brand for many customers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and across the Middle East. These achievements explain why the intended decision to expand its operations to other countries across the globe could make it more successful and competitive. This research paper examines the most appropriate foreign market entry for India and how it can engage in successful marketing procedures to achieve its business aims. Selection of Company A detailed analysis of the background of this company can support the formulation of the best foreign business strategy. The history of EGA began in the year 1975 when Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL) was established as the first company to produce and market aluminium in the UAE (“About us,” n.d.). In 2007, the Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) was established to acquire, smelt and produce aluminium to meet the increasing demand for the metal in the country and across the region (Rahman, 2019). The birth of EGA became a reality in 2013 following the successful merger of these two companies (Thompson, 2020). SWOT Analysis Strengths   * Currently, EGA is one of the key partners of the region’s Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC). The purpose of this organisation has been to identify, promote and engage in evidence-based activities to meet the demands of all industries and companies whose business models revolve around aluminium in the Persian Gulf (“About us,” n.d.).   * This approach has continued to make it possible for many organisations to achieve their aims and meet customers’ demands.   * EGA has competent managers who focus on emerging concepts and strategies to expand and promote the heritage of the two pioneer companies whose business strategies remain essential.   * The company has an effective business model that ensures that most of the targeted customers and partners are satisfied with the available products and ready to achieve their business aims (Emirates Global Aluminum, n.d.).   * Currently, the company has around 7,000 workers whose obligations are essential to continue making it successful (“About us,” n.d.). Weaknesses EGA’s business model of semi-finished products and metals makes it prone to global rivalry.   * The company is yet to expand its operations in different parts of the world.   * The leaders lack appropriate strategies to predict possible trends in the global market and be prepared for them (McCartney, 2019).   * Additionally, EGA lacks adequate safeguards for eventualities and challenges that might affect overall production. Opportunities   * The demand for aluminium at the international level has been on the rise. According to Thompson (2020), many countries are currently characterised
Introduction The case study focused on the emergence and growth of the market for canned iced-tea while laying much attention on the Western markets. Basically, the development of these markets made the Taiwan Shin Shii and Unilever (also known as the USA Unilever Best foods) to further exploit such markets by employing efficient marketing strategies with the newly developed brands namely Kai Shii and Lipton. This study intends to assess the effective market segmentation strategies as well as the prospective markets that companies which produce iced-tea could enter. Besides, factors which iced-tea companies could use when forecasting their future demands are underlined and consequently described. Thus, this study objectively aims at:  1. Understanding the types of markets which drive the elevated iced tea demands in addition to the eminent motivations that cause them to occur.  2. Offering market entry strategies and market coverage strategies for both Shin Shii and Unilever.  3. Tendering the viably recommended brand positioning strategies for Kai Shii and Lipton as well as an alternate ready- to- drink, but hot tea beverage to Unilever. Case study background Basically, the Unilever Group is globally recognized as the leaders in supplying the fast moving consumers’ products or goods (FMCG) (Unilever 2010). The Lipton brand of these suppliers dominates the United States markets and also has an imperative worldwide presence. The Unilever Group seems to have equally established the canned hot ready to drink tea products using the Brook Bond PG guidelines which according to this case is dubbed as the Brooke Bond. As a small corporation that is situated in Taiwan, Shin Shii proved to have already been triumphant in Taiwan with the famous beverage drink known as oolong iced tea. The company has enjoyed market dominance in Taiwan and currently has a target of joining the feasible and promising Western marketplaces. However, to properly respond to this case study questions, the following assumptions have to be made.  1. The iced tea markets have not endured some everlasting changes be it negative or positive, on either the supply or the demand sides.  2. The iced tea market depicts a steady growth which will move along way prior to reaching its saturation point.  3. Both the oolong Kai Shii iced tea and the Lipton iced tea are perceived to be primarily similar or very close and could be categorized under identical products categories.  4. In this case, the entire North America markets are what are deemed to constitute the Western markets. Despite being a narrative case study, there are some accruing limitations that might hinder the chances of properly answering the prevailing case questions. First, the Kotler and Armstrong (2001, p.302) text that is used as the main reference emanates to be somewhat old-fashioned since it might have failed to incorporate the business portfolio or corporation’s profiles alterations. For instance, the alliance formed between Pepsi and Lipton might not be inexistence any more.
There are very many hotels in the world, and a great amount of them are five-star luxury hotels. The management of these hotels has an important job of retaining the best possible service and attracting new, as well as previous customers. Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel, located in Shanghai, is considered to be one of the best in the business and has stayed afloat through many local and global problems. Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel is a part of the Shanghai Centre that consists of 3 buildings. The opening of the complex took place in 1990, with the buildings becoming a major attraction on the West Nanjing Road. The recent renovations have given the hotel a new and fresh look, and it is still considered to be one of the best places for business people and international travelers. In the past, there have been some organizational problems and staffing issues. As the hotel was planned to be an international connection, the staffing had to be selected with great care. The structure of the employees had to be such that people from all over the world would feel comfortable, but majorly local population was dominant in the business. One of the reasons that Ritz-Carlton has such a reputation is because it is a very “people-oriented” organization. As the business is based on the customers, and the service that is being provided, the relationship between the staff and clients is the key feature of such a business. There is a direct correlation between how the staff acts towards the visitors and how the visitors of the hotel will respond towards the staff and the hotel in general. This greatly determines the return rate and the attraction of new customers. The Manager of the Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel does the entire interview with the potential employees himself. Even though it is time-consuming, it allows for a selection of specific kind of people. It is very noticeable when a person forces themselves to act nicely to others, and the response that they will receive is not going to be positive. But when a person is truly pleased in doing their job of helping the customer, the people will respond to that and enjoy their stay (Ulrich 14). The relationship that exists in the Ritz-Carlton between the management, staff and clients is
Alzheimer’s disease is a serious condition affecting the lives of millions of people. Its symptoms and consequences worsen with age. The disease can be caused by numerous factors, and cannot be cured. This paper will provide the background information on the possible reasons leading to the development of this condition and possible ways of preventing it. Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by “a gradual decline in memory and other cognitive functions and neuropathologically by gross atrophy of the brain and the accumulation of extracellular amyloid plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles” (Karch et al. 11). In simple words, it is the condition caused by the negative changes in the human brain that, as the end result, leads to memory loss and some behavioral issues that worsen the quality of patient’s life. Among other primary symptoms, there are initial memory lapses that later evolve into losing things around the house, facing difficulties in expressing one’s thoughts, e.g., problems with finding the necessary word, concerns with forgetting recent events, hardships in making decision, judging situations or with sequential tasks, losing orientation etc. (“What is Alzheimer’s disease” par. 9, 11). This condition has a robust genetic component behind it, as it has been proved that mutational in genes are the ordinary cause of the disease. What should be stressed on about the genetic background of the disease is that these are the mutations in proteins that lead to its development, namely amyloid precursor protein (Karch et al. 11). Except for genetic aspects of the disease, there are is also a strong environmental component that adds to it. What is meant by the word environmental is not only what surrounds the patient but also the way of life he/she leads and the habits he/she has. For this reason, they can be divided into two groups – solely environmental and so-called habitual. As of the first group of causes leading to Alzheimer’s disease, it includes exposure to pesticides and toxins and electromagnetic fields and high aluminum intake with water. Speaking of the lifestyle habits that may provoke the disease, they are little physical exercises, excess consumption of alcohol, imbalanced diet often resulting in obesity, etc. There are also some external factors that have to do with the state of health but cannot be controlled by those in the risk group, for example, diabetes, inflammation processes, high blood pressure, and serious head traumas (Campdelacreu 541). Unfortunately, nowadays, there is no cure to Alzheimer’s. That means that nobody can be absolutely safe from it. However, there are some basic steps that can help prevent the development and worse
The film Boyz n the Hood by John Singleton is a unique blend of humanism and the tough violence-ridden reality of South Central LA. With the help of a snapshot of the lives of three main characters, the author raises a number of uncomfortable questions about the reasons behind the cruelty and lawlessness of the streets, thereby prompting the viewers to transform their political sensibilities. The strongest tool the film possesses for transforming political sensibilities is its permeating theme of the origins of violence. The concept of the constant presence of the threat to every black man’s life is used as a leitmotif and is brought up in every major scene, starting from one of the young protagonist listening to his mother’s concerns. However, its strongest pitch is likely during Jason Styles Jr’s monologue, during which he bitterly acknowledges that the most probable reason for the high level of violence is the same as behind the omnipresence of the liquor stores – catering to the environment where black men are more likely to kill each other ( Boyz n the Hood ). The effect of Furious’ assertion is even more powerful with regard to the ongoing debate on the true reason behind higher rates of violence among the black population. Voiced in 1991 in the picture, this controversial issue still stirs up many minds today, serving both a bitter excuse and a plea for help. In the film, the effect is further emphasized by the stoical acceptance of their fate by the characters. For them, a matter of life and death is not an elusive threat somewhere in the unseen future – it is a feasible, tangible possibility of everyday existence. It is their willingness t
The rate at which organizations’ employees are lost whereas others are employed is referred to as labor turnover. The hospitality industry is among the leading commercial services in the business sector. In this industry, this has led to the need of a large workforce that has created many employment opportunities to the people in the nations. The waiters, waitresses, suppliers, departmental managers, and chief executive officers of the restaurants and hotels are some of the employees who get jobs in the hospitality industry. This is an indication of how hospitality industry is an important sector in the economy. First, it creates a lot of employment opportunities, which help in making majority of the population productive. Secondly, hotels are huge producers in the economy as illustrated by the volume of resources required by hotels to provide their services. This gives the economy a boost through incentives such as taxation. The advantages that come along with this industry being wide are not only seen in the economy, but the benefits also reach the entrepreneurs who invest in this sector. In business, the bigger industries pose more challenges to the firms operating them. Essentially, the labor turnover is one of the most pertinent problems facing this industry. The big workforce attached to this sector of the economy makes the hotel industry one of the sectors affected by high labor turnover rates. The employees in hotels and other firms in the hospitality industry are able to move from one organization to the other more quickly due to the many operating hotels. This has led to the high ratio of labor turnover in hotels. Some problems have been experienced due to this condition, which has tried to solve some tough situations in the hotels as discussed in this paper. Classification of Labor Turnover It is important to highlight the major types of labor turnover experienced in the national economy in order to discuss the many problems that have come along with labor turnover in hotels. Labor turnover can be put into various groups depending on the area which the employees in questio