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Introduction The memoir, “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City”, by Nick Flynn can be aptly described as a tale of redemption, of finding one’s self and how despite the passage of time and the buildup of resentment family is still considered an essential aspect of one’s existence. When reading through the early chapters of the book I could not help but think that this work was a way in which the author was trying to develop a sense of closure with his past and with the departure of this father early on. An example of this particular point of view can be seen in the following passage: “ Some part of me knew he would show up, that if I stood in one place long enough he would find me, like you’re taught to do when you’re lost. But they never taught us what to do if both of you are lost, and you both end up in the same place, waiting.” (Flynn, 1 – 357). From this passage alone it can be seen that the author, in a way, was always waiting for his father to arrive. The sense of loss that is exuded by this passage is palpable and it is obvious that the author truly did miss his father while growing up. Upon further reading it can even be implied that the author in effect blames his father for all the misery that occurred to him. In that if he had only been there, if had tried his best to be a father instead of taking the easy way out then maybe things would have been different. Their family might have been happier and his mother would not have had a succession of failed relationships and drinking binges which lead to her inevitable depression and death. T hus, from a certain perspective it can be said that the memoir is a way in which the author showcases his “inner demons”, shows his vulnerability by hesitating to overcome them and in the end portrays how he come to terms with who he is, who his father is and what he should do with his life in order to move forwar
Analysis of Baby Gap Baby Gap is the company which used to be rather popular among youth in 1990’s. Still, the wrong expansion strategy of the company turned it to suffer greatly. The company debt increased and to save the situation, Baby Gap spent less on the quality of the product. People noticed it immediately and the company sales were declined as well. Since 1990’s up to 200’s the situation in the company was rather unstable, still, having expanded internationally and having invited a new designer, the company is planning to return its positions at the market. The main competitors of the Baby Gap are the following family clothing industry performers, TJX Companies Inc., Ross Stores Inc., and Abercrombie & Fitch. These companies have managed to store their positive image and offer the customers the products of the top quality that makes Baby Gap attempts to occupy strong positions at the market harder. SWOT Analysis Strength The main strength of the company s that it used to be popular and it is recognised among the customers. Additionally, the company has grown internationally that opened new markets before the company. The market globalization in general is an essential step forward which has pushed the Baby Gap. Weaknesses The company has failed to store its positive image and this is one of its weaknesses. It is hard to return positive image. In comparison with other companies, Baby Gap may fail to restore company positive image. Additionally, having expanded internationally, Baby Gap still has some problems in the USA, the debts which are to be paid back. It goes not give the company an opportunity to go forward too fast as other companies in the industry can do. Opportunities The international market is full of opportunities as the customers there may be unaware of the bad image of the Baby Gap which has occurred during the previous years. Nevertheless, the USA market may also return its privilege to the company if it uses the correct strategies for renewing its image. Moreover, using the franchise strategy as the international marketing business, Baby Gap does not have to spend too much on advertising as the company brand is recognized. Moreover, the company has entered the international market that opens many countries for franchising as this strategy does not pretend much input. Threats However, using franchising as the strategy for entering the international market, the Baby Gap is threatened to decrease its image which may worsen the situation. Additionally, there are a lot of companies which managed to become successful while Baby Gap recovered from crisis. Thus, it is possible to state that high development of the rivals is one of the main threats of the company. The failure to return its positive image is also the company threat Conclusion Therefore, it may be concluded that having mistaken once Baby Gap may suffer greatly, even ore than the debt is had to pay back up to 2007. The company rivals have managed to strengthen their positions, however the entrance of th
Genesis from the Holy Bible gives an idea of how the Earth was created and how people who originated from Adam and Eve lived. The Holy Bible is arranged like an ordinary book where all the characters have their own personalities and can be judged by the readers according to their actions. The narrator, however, is unknown and the fact that this book is holy implies that God himself is a narrator, which excludes him from the range of characters to analyze. Thus, though Genesis abounds with a variety of characters, God, who is the most important in Genesis , is rarely discussed as a separate character having distinctive features. If God is perceived as a character in Genesis , he can be stated to possess such character features as rationality and discretion, authoritativeness, vindictiveness, and mercifulness. What should be mentioned above all is that God is reasonable and rational judging from the order in which he created the Earth. All the steps of this procedure testify to the fact that God acted according to a carefully designed plan. Thus, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (The Holy Bible 1:1). After this, God created light and the opposition of light, the darkness. The rationality of such actions lies in further division of the Earth into firmament and water, as well as into day and night: “And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night” (Holy Bible 1:5). It also seems prudent that he created grass, seed, and fruit tree before creating living creatures, as well as it was no less reasonable to create living beings prior to the creation of a man for the man was blessed by God to “multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth” (The Holy Bible 1:28). Therefore, some of God’s character features in Genesis are prudence and rationality. Divine intervention and divine selection prove further these features of God’s character emphasizing that God is an authority who rules over all creatures. Genesis shows that God’s authority is unquestionable and only he is able to intervene in people’s lives and even deprive them of these lives: “The end of all flesh comes before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth” (The Holy Bible 6:13). In this way, divine intervention may either save or destroy a person. In addition, without divine intervention Isaac would have never been born and, similarly, without God’s intervention Jacob would have never returned from Aram. The idea of divine selection further proves God’s authority for only God could select Noah as the chosen one and command him to take “every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort” and “bring into the ark, to keep them alive” (The Holy Bible 6:19). Thus, God’s authority is exhibited through his abilities to select the chosen ones and to intervene into the people’s lives. Moreover, Genesis shows that God can be merciful, but since he is also just, he can be vengeful. God’s mercy consists in helping even in judgment: “Un
Toyota Company is committed to quality and safety of consumers in the American market, as well as other markets in various continents. Apart from being concerned about the safety of consumers, the company is also committed to safeguarding the environment (Bivins, 2011). Conservation of the environment is the responsibility of all individuals and organizations in the world. The Toyota Company is committed to ensuring that the world’s air and water bodies are safe. It is factual that the company started as an underdog in the automotive industry, but it is now the most popular company in the world in the motor industry. This is attributed to quality products and unmatched customer service. In the American market, the company offers high-quality vehicles such as Camry, Corolla, and Lexus. The company shocked the world when it developed the first gas/electric vehicle. This shows that the company is committed to saving the revenues of customers. However, the development of the new electric vehicle is not the only prove that the customer cares a lot about its customers. It has always developed products that are environmentally friendly. In 2002, the company developed the first zero-emission vehicle, which was believed to be customer friendly. In the American market, the company has always occupied the top twenty positions because of its continued quality service delivery. Recently, the company withdrew some of the vehicles suspected to have been compromised at the garage by fraudulent individuals. Even though the claims were not verifiable, the company’s management decided to withdrew the products from the market in order to conduct further investigations. The company has always held the interests of customers at heart meaning that it responds to their problems immediately. Vehicles were withdrawn from the market because it was rumored that the quality had been compromised. Since the company cares so much for its customers, it decided to take an action by withdrawing all brands of vehicles affected. Press Release for the TV The Toyota Company is dedicated to offering quality products, as well as unrivaled service to its customer. That is according to the management of the company, which claimed that the recalling of the defective vehicles was a move aimed at safeguarding the interests of consumers. The management observed that the company had worked extra hard to achieve its status. The company could not want to spoil its image by allowing the vehicle to enter the market. Speaking as soon as the strategy was pursued, the company noted that it was confident consumers would be willing to cooperate with the it to ensure that quality is maintained. The way the management handled the crisis was prove that it was dedicated to quality. Some pundits had earlier noted that the company had tempered with quality, but its move to recall all vehicles proved such analysts wrong.
Introduction Language is an important tool in our everyday interaction with other people. There are thousands of languages used all over the world and English has emerged as the most widely used language. While in the past a person did not have to master languages outside his native one, the 21 st century has been characterized by interaction of people from various regions of the world. This has led to the emergence of many English Second Learners (ESL) students who study in universities outside of their native countries. These students face a number of unique challenges in the class setting since they are non-native speakers (NNSs). The English used by native speakers (NS) and international students in the class setting differs considerably. This paper will address this issue and discuss how language can be both an empowering and disempowering factor for the non-native speaker. The attitude of NNSs towards English will also be discussed. Variety of English between NS and NNS students There are significant differences exhibited in English usage by the NS and NNS students. To begin with, NS have a tendency to use short sentences when speaking. This shortened form of the sentences is mostly a derivation from the Standard English. This form of English leads to some words being omitted and is preferred since it is fast and interesting. Non-Native speakers on the other hand are mostly inclined to speak in whole sentences which may become boring and lead to lose of concentration by the listener especially if they are NS (Reid, 1987). Accent which refers to the manner in which words are pronounced is another aspect which differs between the English used by NS and NNS. For non native speakers, their accent is heavily influenced by their native language or their cultural background (Braine, 2010). In the class setting, having a non native accent may prove to be a disadvantage to the student. This is because speaking to a NS using the non-native variation of English which is mostly ungrammatical in nature proves to be a major distraction. This greatly impedes on the communication efforts of the student in class Non native speakers have to take into consideration the culture of the Native speakers. Bayyurt (2006) asserts that language and culture are interrelated and therefore, the learner should consider “target language culture” even as they use the language. The non-native speaker needs to first learn the standard “text-book” English before they can try learning native-speaker variations. This presents a complication since the native variation is often complex for the non-native student. For this reason, Edwards and Ran (2006) suggest that international students should not be treated
Introduction Curriculum development is a concept that has attracted a lot of discussion in respect to the way it can be appropriately defined. According UNESCO and IIEP (2006), there is no single definition of curriculum development. Most definitions focus on the syllabi and learning materials. The broader definitions consider that curriculum is concepts that include other factors within and outside the school systems. Traditionally, curriculum was referred to as a group of courses that formed part of the school’s education program. This refers to the approved courses that have to be accomplished so that a student can be promoted to the next educational level. As the world continues to modernize its education systems, various definitions have been developed to explain the concept of curriculum development. Therefore, curriculum can be defined as the organization of sequences of learning outcomes. The sequences are entrenched in the education system of a country, and are aimed at achieving quality education (UNESCO and IIEP, 2006). Schools and colleges have designed curriculums to develop the skills of students. This is aimed at achieving various professional requirements in the changing modern world. Therefore, the need for superior skills has contributed to the need for curriculum development in education systems worldwide.Curriculum development has been described as the process of planning aspects that are taught within an educational institution. Curriculum development is done to match the school courses and programs to the skills of students (Hedden, 2012). The aim is to develop a curriculum that provides educational sustainability in the long run; thereby achieving the goals of national development. Curriculum development focuses on major and minor topics and courses that c
Motif is a fundamental element of any story since actions of all characters are stipulated by a particular cause that shapes their behavior. Therefore, a motif could also be defined as a central idea of a story, which constantly appears in different situations or visual elements of the movie. In such a way, it correlates with the central theme and adds sense to various events. Race is a sports biographical movie. It exhibits the story of Jesse Owens who becomes a legendary athlete through hard work, dedication, and struggle (Schaap, 2015). The film reveals the efforts the protagonist has to make in order to overcome various obstacles in his life and sports paths. In general, the work displays the continuous struggle of the main hero with his weaknesses and prejudices that have existed during the time shown in the film. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the motif of struggle that can be traced throughout the movie. General Description and Scene Analysis The film reveals the story of an African-American person who comes from an ordinary family that does not possess much wealth. Nonetheless, the young man is gifted physically. Due to his outstanding athletic potential, the man is enrolled in the university athletics team in Ohio in which he starts his career under the strict guidance of his coach (Schaap, 2015). The central themes of the work are the outstanding power of will and the determination to meet all challenges to attain success. Therefore, the main motif of the movie is the internal and external struggle of the African-American male with the existing biases. Overall, the work displays the three most important years in the life of Jesse Owens, a legendary black American runner who has to fight against racial discrimination and prejudiced attitudes. However, despite all the problems, he manages to achieve success and become strong enough to take part in the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Brunig & Hopkins, 2016). The plot emphasizes the main motif of the movie, which is the readiness to overcome all obstacles and demonstrate an outstanding power of will to reach significant results. The first scene in the movie immediately introduces the motif of struggle to the viewer. In particular, it demonstrates a young African-American male who li
Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) has been significant in styling Web text. However, CSS is now crucial in “positioning and styling content at all levels related to local, global, or in-line” (Eccher, 2011). Effective application of the CSS design can ensure that a single CSS document can control all styles of the entire Web site. CSS designs styling and structures provide simple ways of adding, deleting, and editing contents (Gasston, 2011). These designs also enable the designer to make changes in a single page which then cascade to the entire site. The designs also have relatively low weight and download size (Meyer, 2011). However, CSS designs experience challenges with many browsers and their different versions (Pouncey and York, 2011). This creates many bugs, which translate to workarounds and hacks for the designer (Collison, 2006). These chapters’ summaries provide highlights of how Web designers can use CSS designs in order to develop highly professional Web sites. Low-Content CSS Design This chapter presents a two-column layout that offers the designer an opportunity to put a floating section on second-level pages. It also shows how a designer can use either fixed or liquid design technique. Eccher also covers areas like mortising images and mouseovers in switching background images, and application of transparent GIFs in layouts. The mouseover menu needs JavaScript for an image switching task. CSS design gives the designer a chance to switch the background image with another image during the design process.The designing process begins with the creation of the initial CSS container and XHTML framework. The designer creates many CSS style sheets commented into different sections. These contain different and general styles in comment tags such as the “formatting of theandtags, hyperlinks, and fonts” (Eccher, 2011). There are also rules that defineandtags. These rules and designs give the designer flexibility in designing more than a single site with a similar default code. Troubleshooting also involves easy steps that save time and consume little download size. The designer also nests tags for quick recognition when there are additional codes added later. Addition of the header content may involve mortising more than two images together. The CSS container enables designers to move all elements at once to a suitable position, and the tags can stretch to full width in their positions. The designer applies the shorthand background rule when setting background images, hyperlinks, and menu. The designer can also add second-level pages in order to maintain consistency and reduce downloads (cache certain images). CSS sites reduce the number of nested tables. This is a simple design that relies on a header and two columns beneath it to mortise images and put the content where necessary. Medium-Content CSS Design This approach differs from the previous one. It has three columns in the homepage with mortised images in the right par
Introduction Modern teachers have to address various objectives, including curriculum-, academia-, and culture-related aspects. Multiculturalism has become a common feature for the educational setting in Australia as well as other countries. Students from varied backgrounds and with different levels of skills and knowledge study in inclusive classrooms, which is a considerable benefit and a substantial challenge (Grant & Sleeter, 2003). Teachers have to acknowledge students’ needs and their capabilities in order to ensure the achieving educational goals. This paper includes an analysis of certain changes introduced to four history classes. Classroom Context and Language Learning Phases The class is not culturally diverse as the students are Australians of European ancestry, but four new learners came to the class. These four students have different cultural backgrounds as two of them come from a Middle Eastern country, while two others are Asian. The classmates have not shown hostility or any negative attitudes, and the atmosphere in the class is favorable. The new students are rather open and ready to take an active part in discussions. Three of the new students are in the second language learning phase, which is emerging English (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2011). The learners distinguish “spoken English from other languages and dialects” and can read simple texts, speak in familiar contexts, as well as write simple sentences using a limited number of structures (ACARA, 2011, p. 23). One of the students is in the third language learning phase, developing English. In this phase, learners have quite extensive knowledge and skills that enable them to decode texts independently, speak in familiar contexts, and write sentences using diverse structures. Key Concepts and Their Application Inclusion of Multicultural Representation When reviewing the given lesson plans and adjusting them to make them more appropriate for the multicultural context, four major concepts were applied. One of these is the inclusion of multicultural representation, which implies the educator’s focus on the perspectives utilized when presenting facts and details. Although modern classrooms are becoming more culturally diverse, and this diversity is propagated in all settings, knowledge sharing often occurs in quite homogeneous ways. Zhou, Knoke, and Sakamoto (2005) claim that the mainstream perspective violates the principle of multicultural representation. Students and professors pertaining to the dominating cultural group tend to create (mainly, unconsciously) a specific environment where mainstream knowledge is shared. The lesson plans under consideration lack multicultural representation as the focus is on the Australian culture related to the European cultural domain. Week 4 lesson (HMS Siruis) can be regarded as an illustration of this cultural bias. The suggested changes enable students to share their indigenous knowledge without being silenced by the mainstream perspective. It is noteworthy that Tateishi (2008) emphasizes that Asian students, as well as learners having other cultural ba