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Analyzing the poem Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold, one can say that the images of sound and sight play a significant role in making the poem more effective and bright. The hero of the poem is a young man who stays on the balcony looking out at the sea. The critics are unanimous in the fact that since the poem was written during the honeymoon of the author, he may be talking to his own fiancée. Obviously, this poem contains romantic mood. In this context, the images of sound and sight help the author express the feelings in a more emotional way, making the poem bright, live and moving. The first line of the poem creates a picture of the nature around the man: “The sea is calm to-night” (Arnold 582). This image of sound helps the readers feel the sea which is calm and peaceful at night and comprehend the man who invites his woman to join him looking at this amazing picture with moon and stars. The same as man wants to share his views with woman, the author wants to share them with the readers. The image of sound makes the picture of nature deeper since the readers can not only see, but also hear this poem. They can imagine the quiet rustle of the waves and trees. Besides, they can taste the sweet air and the salty sea. There is no need to talk; the author asks the readers: “Listen! You hear the grating roar of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling, at their return, up the high strand…” (Arnold 582). They hear repeatedly crash of waves being involved in this eternal natural process that never stops. And, obviously, the readers can hear the waves that go forth and back making quiet noise. However, Arnold wants to show not only the picture of the sea in its nature, but also its figurative meaning as the eternal movement with the “note of sadness in” (Arnold 582). The researchers emphasize that “phonetic intensives are speech sounds which in themselves suggest meaning, when such attributable meaning is related to the sense of the words in which they occur” (Walcutt 18). Thus, Arnold shows not only the struggle of the hero, but also indicates the essence of light and dark. The author demonstrates that everything can change drastically and rapidly. The movement of things cannot be stopped. This allusion of small moving light is seen in the image of gleaming stars which are passing by. The image of sight emphasizes the romantic relationship between two people. The readers can see the room and the woman on bed. However, it is eveident that the author does not pay too much attention to the description of the room or the environment. The most important and vital image is the one of the sea. The author wants to describe the nature and the place of humans in this world. The visual image of this poem is dedicated to nature, see, moon and stars. The author wants the readers to feel the harmony with nature and forget about any problems, at least for some time. Suddenly, the scene changes, and the hero sees the sea as “turbid ebb and flow of human misery” (Arnold 582). The hero claims that love should be true and sincere, as it is only one place where people can find peace an
Introduction The global revolution in mobile as well as Internet technology has drastically changed the way we live and operate. Many people in the world today use a mobile phone for different communication purposes. Usually, the mobile phones use one of the many mobile data networks available. Drawing from a study by Gregory (1), most mobile phone applications make use of bandwidth. This has prompted telecommunication companies throughout the world to think about upgrading to the most modern generation of mobile data network. While some people are comfortable with 4G services, 5G technology is slowly taking shape and will soon replace 4G networks. According to Jain, Agrawal, and Awasthi (569), 5G technology is bound to make a significant contribution to the world of communication and greatly improve communication. This paper provides an overview of 5G technology and the major improvements that could be made to it. Description of 3G Wireless Technology Generally, 5G is a term that is used to refer to the fifth generation of mobile networks and is not associated with any particular standard. Apparently, the discussion surrounding 5G technology can be placed in tow broad categories. In one category 5G wireless technology is regard as a service-led technology that consolidates 2G, 3G, and 4G Wi-Fi services designed to offer greater coverage and access to mobile services. The second view is driven by a step-by-step change in data speed as well as order of magnitude reduction in end-to-end latency. Based on a
Introduction Earth looks like a blue ball from the moon because over 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water (The National Energy Foundation, 2001). If we look into the oceans and the organisms living in it, it can be said that thousands of meters below the surface of the ocean is in complete darkness and is sparsely populated. However, there are also places in the ocean such as the seafloor slopes up toward the continental shelf and the oceanic islands where the marine life is concentrated due to the availability of sunlight and nutrients. In some hard bottom areas where conditions are right, the seafloor is colonized by a variety of tiny colonial invertebrates known as corals. It is the most beautiful part of the world and is developed over a million of years. The tiny organisms have created these enormous underwater structures that provide a dwelling place for a number of marine organisms. As of now the scientific community has identified this highly complex interdependent system of coral reefs supports over one million species. However, they also suggest that there are potentially millions more yet to be identified. There is great significance of reefs in addition to their importance for biodiversity. Coral reef ecosystems are important for performing vital ecosystem services such as supporting major fishery resources, they are also important for educational, social, recreational, cultural, and medicinal opportunities. Additionally, they are a great source of income and generate economic benefits for millions of people, particularly through coastal tourism (Waddell, 2005). For instance, the economic benefits from the Saipan’s coral reefs come from the five major sources i.e. tourism, recreation, fisheries, coastal protection, amenity and research that accounts for nearly $ 61 million annually (See Figure 1) (Beukering et al. 2006). This value is just from one coral reefs in Saipan. The total world economy of coral reefs is huge. Figure 1: Total economic value of Saipan’s coral reefs Today, these ecologically significant structures and the organisms that it supports are in great threat. The data generated by
Resources are limited; thus, they require proper planning to enable a person meet his current needs, grow his wealth and mitigate any future financial risk. Managing ones finances takes three levels, they are managing day-to-day income and expenditure, planning for medium, and long-term financial needs and developing measure to fulfil the needs when they fall dues and building financial strength and security where one engages in risk management programs. This paper looks into personal financial planning from insurance and investment perspectives. Investments and personal financial management To achieve financial success and have some saving that can be invested in different sectors of the economy; a person needs to have a personal budget. A personal budget is a financial tool that tries to match income for a certain period and expected expenditure during that period. It acts as a guide on how finances should be spent. In case of an under-spending or overspending, this variance is recorded in the variance column and an individual should ensure he/she has proper explanation to the variances. It does not matter the amount of money a person earns but budgeting them in the right manner plays an important role in financial breakthrough. Investments are financial expenses that are expected to give returns in future. Planning the available income and having extra money to invest in the available different sectors is the start point of investing. Money for investments comes from two major sources, personal saving and loan. Personal savings are monies that one is able to keep aside after all expenses in a certain period. This is referred to as owner’s capital in an investment. It may also come from sale of a property. A loan is advance finances from a financial institution given to a person to invest in various sectors and return the money back with some interest. The payment period is agreed between the lender and the borrower. This is borrowed capital. Investment opportunities can be divided into two broad categories, which a person can choose from: non-risk investments and risky investments. Non-risk investments are mostly government bills and bonds. Despite them being non-risk investments, their rate of return is low. The rate of return is mostly determined at the point of investing. Risk y investments are investment in an economy where the investor cannot be certain that there will be some returns from the investments. The rate of risk varies with different sectors. It is upon the investor to know the best form of investment he will invest in given the risks and income associated with the investment industry. In most cases, when risky investment give a return, they return higher than no risk investments however they can even have negative returns (Victor, and Rosenbloom 3-45). Planning from insurance perspective The future in uncertain, there may come some misfortunes that have not been thought of like accidents or job loss. There is need to have a good financial safety net. Other than having misfortunes, it is necessary to plan the available resourc
Introduction: Antebellum America The period of antebellum in America was characterized by slavery in the southern part of the country. The south was predominantly agricultural and most farmers depended on slaves to cultivate their huge plantations. On the other hand, the northern part of the country was predominantly industrial. Slavery was not allowed in the northern section therefore most workers were free laborers. This difference in labor ideology resulted into a growing tension that erupted as the Civil War (Maier, Smith and Keyssar 45). In the agricultural south, planters were regarded by the number of slaves they had who worked in their plantations. It was common that for one to have a large number of slaves, then his plantation was very large. A survey of the slave plantations The agricultural plantations in the south were focused on the owners’ residences. This is where all the necessary business was conducted. Planters owned huge tracks of land and they used the services of their slaves to cultivate and conduct all agricultural business. A good number of the slave holders used to keep a limit of 10 slaves. The slaves were mostly expected to do domestic works and a few other works in the farms. It is only the huge planters who held more than 20 slaves for their farming activities (Douglas 23). In the early 18 th century, the planters used to focus on production of tobacco since this produce was highly marketable at that moment. However, due to the changing nature of the markets, they had to shift their focus to mixed crop production. The diversity of the market was not the only reason why this change was necessary. The soil was also getting exhausted as a result of too much cultivation of one type of crop. Because of the shift from tobacco planting to mixed crop planting, the farmers in the south who owned many slaves realized that they had extra slaves and no work for them. This meant that they had sale the extra slaves. The idea meant that slavery would expand to the northern part of the country. The north confederation was not ready for the expansion of slave trade. It had policies that condemned slavery in fact, just before the civil Abraham Lincoln was elected into presidency based on his stance as well as the republican stance on slavery. Labor condition in the fire companies Slavery was also witnessed in the fire fighting companies in the District of Columbia. The companies required volunteers to support with their operations. There were many companies and each received support from the federal government. The main reason why the companies were numerous and fire fighting was a viable business is because many of the building structures were made of wood. Every company exclus
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Abu Dhabi Security Exchange(ADX) is a stock exchange located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ADX was established on November 15, 2000, with the goal of trading the shares of local UAE companies. Under Local Law No. (3) 2000, ADX is an autonomous legal entity in both finance and management. To date, ADX has established branches in Fujeirah, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Zayed City. The major sectorsof ADX are banks and financial services, construction, consumer, energy, healthcare, industrial, insurance, real estate and telecommunication. According to Abu Dhabi Security Exchange website, Adx.ae , as of the November 14, 2012, ADX had a total market capitalization of USD 80.7 billion from a total of 66 listed firms. The ADX index has been on an upward surge since early June to the current 2994.81 points, the highest attained in a year (ADX). Dubai Financial Market DFM was established on 26 March 2000 as an independent public institution. DFM is involved in listing and trading of public joint stock companies’ shares, bonds, Islamic Sukuk and mutual funds. As of November 14, 2012, there are 57 listed companies split into banks, Investment and financial services, insurance, real estate and construction, transportation, industrials, consumer staples, telecommunication, services, and Nasdaq Dubai. Nasdaq Dubai is the international arm that handles foreign trading. According to Dubai Financial Market website,on November 14, 2012, DFM had a market capitalization of USD 48 billion with a total of 57 listed firms. DFM has experienced improvement since the beginning of the year. In the 1Q12, it realized a AED 30.5 million profit. According to research firm, Global Research , this recovery has been attributed to better global indicators, good quarterly profitability by local companies, macroeconomic development in the Emirate of Dubai and improved investors’ confidence all over the world (8). ADX has more listed companies than DFM but its trading volume is usually smaller (Omet, 8). Both ADX and DFM have experienced rapid growth since their establishment in terms of market capitalization and number of listings. The two markets form the second largest stock market in the Gulf region after Saudi Arabia’s Tawadul. Investment restrictions were reviewed in 2003 and foreigners were for the first time allowed to invest in these markets. Despite impressive growth, the stock markets are relatively small compared to those of developed countries. Aside from the low number of listed firms, trading volume is usually low and infrequently traded. In addition, the stock market also has weak disclosure requirements. However, authorities have recently stepped up efforts to improve transparency and disclosure in the market. DFM index has been on an oscillatory climb since hitting a low of 1437.03 points in June. As of the November 13, the index stood at 1617.47 points against a base index value of 1000. Performance To assess the performance of companies at the DFM, EPS for each of the companies were obtained from DFM website.From the data, four-year averages were calculated and plotted. Figure 1: Ave
Introduction OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health act. OSHA seeks to enhance safety and health at places of work whether indoors or outdoors. This paper seeks to discuss congress modification of an OSHA bill whose amendment was introduced on 7 th January, 2009. The paper will discuss some of the proposed modifications at that moment, what the proposed modifications were intended to accomplish and who the proposed modifications would benefit. The Congress Modification of an OSHA Bill The bill referred to in this paper is HR 242. The bill was submitted to the committee on education and labor on the 7th January, 2009 and forwarded to the subcommittee on workforce protection on 16th of March of the same year. The amendment bill was introduced as “to direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970” (Thomas n.d., p. 1). The proposed modifications were on the twenty ninth title of part 1904 of the constitution. It required “site-controlling employers to keep a site log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among all employees on the particular site” (Thomas n.d., p. 1). This count was to include both workers employed directly by the subject and those employed indirectly to a contractor of the subject or any other indirect relation to the subject. The proposed changes include penalties on non complying employers. Other proposals included “Rules that would no longer grant employers an automatic stay of requirements that they abate an OSHA violation that they are contesting and Increased protection for whistleblowers” (Stanley, 2010, p. 1). The proposed amendments would improve the safety of workers at the sites as it would make the employers keen on ensuring the safety of workers under their jurisdictions. Among the, would be, accomplishments of the proposed amendments, the improvement of safety conditions in the sites would be achieved by the fact that it would be more economical for the employer to comply with the OSHA requirements in order to avoid the legal charges. The bill was meant to push the employers to comply with the safety measures meant to ensure the safety of the employees. The proposed modifications would benefit a number of parties. The direct beneficiary would notably be the site workers. The bill would have brought about increased security to the workers by the sense that the employers would be aware of the number of employees under his/her watch. Knowing the exact number of people in a site would make it easy for proper precautionary measures to be taken in case of emergency. The records would make it possible for the employers to properly address specific needs of the employees especially in tasks which would require some physical strength thus keeping the chances of accidents occurring low. Generally, the bill would make it possible for the employers to be accountable to all the employees under their s
Introduction Ecosystem implies a complex relationship between living things, their habitats, the surrounding environment as well as the people who reside in a certain area. This includes plants, organisms, soil, and people among others. Biosphere defines the part of the earth that supports life. It is the earths’ atmosphere whereby living organisms exists in. in other words, biosphere is the composition of living organisms and their surrounding environment. Human beings accounts for being part of the greater earth’s ecosystem and their activities affects the ecosystem and the biosphere in various ways as discussed below. Discussion Ludington (n.d) in Ecology 2, observed that human activities were greatly involved in altering the balance in the ecosystem and biosphere. Activities such as hunting, agriculture, urbanization and industrialization are among the major human activities responsible of creating imbalances in the ecosystem and the biosphere. These activities greatly affect the quality and availability of earth’s renewable resources, mainly land, air and water, which dictates the stability in the ecosystems. Human activities reduce biodiversity through various ways. Moving organisms from their original habitats to create space for agricultural activities or for human settlements is a course for imbalance in the ecosystem. For instance deforestation of land will lead to alteration of habitats which in turn may affect food chains and webs. Extensive reduction of forest cover can also contribute to droughts which directly affects the equilibrium in the ecosystem and biodiversity. Extensive hunting of various species to extermination, introduction of foreign species to environment which different from their original habitats also leads to imbalance and conflicts in the ecosystem and the biosphere (Ludington, n.d). According to Ludington (n.d), the exposure of pollutant and toxic materials resulting from human activities to the environment, accounts among the major factors affecting the equilibrium in the ecosystem and the biosphere. Air pollutants such as greenhouse gases from industries and carbonic fumes from automobile exhausts are linked with the ozone layer depletion and global warming, which posses a great threat to the biosphere. The consequences of these air pollutants are excessive warming on the earth’s surface, harmful radiations, excessive flooding and droughts, acidic rainfalls, al
There is no use denying the fact that the modern world could be characterized by the great deal of attention which is given to such spheres as leadership, human relations and technologies. Blistering development of such notions as human resource management, digital devices and humanism resulted in the growth of the level of interest towards a human being and aspects which determine its functioning. Moreover, technologies introduced new possibilities for investigation and people created new spheres of their activity. With this in mind, nowadays, it is possible to cogitate about such issues as technology leadership and governance. It is obvious that these two issues are interrelated as the sphere of leadership implies the possibility of a person to govern society and make some very important decisions. Nowadays, the approach to this relations are reconsidered (Mwawasi, 2014). Thus, the sphere of technology leadership could be described by the relations between various digital devices and technologies available for people nowadays and the way in which a person might govern a certain process, group or society. In other words, technology leadership revolves around the ways, tools and remedies that could help to create an efficient model of a leader and manager (Banker, Hu, Pavlou, & Luftman, 2011). This sphere is closely connected with the issue of governance as the ability to influence the audience and make it focus on a certain thing, or to manage a certain process is one of the key aspects of this very notion. That is why, the main stream of research in the given sphere is connected with the determination of main ways in which technology leadership might influence the sphere of governance and help it to manage human resources in the most efficient way in order to guarantee the prosperity of society. Being a rather complicated issue that is investigated by a great number of various researchers, technology leadership and governance could also be analyzed in terms of several theories that revolve around the main peculiarities of the functioning of these phenomena. First of all, speaking about the main theories connected with the given issue, it is vital to outline some important concepts that are analyzed by these very theories. It is obvious that as any field connected with human relations, technology leadership also has a great number of concepts which appear from the cooperation with various humanistic sciences. However, at the same time, it has already been stated that the given issue is also connected with technologies and science. That is why, it is possible to speak about the complex of certain theories which should be integrated in order to describe the given sphere of knowledge. Thus, first of all, Turel and Barts (2014) investigation of the given sphere suggests a clear theoretical background for the existence of the IT governance and its further development. Resting on the results of some