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For any literary book that undergoes an analysis, the emphasis is often placed on the plot structure, themes, role of characters, characterization, and the stylistic devices used. Basing on the “Birth Mark” by Hawthorne, the plot is structured in a manner that the events flow in a systematic manner making the reader easily understand the story. It is a romantic story that talks about a man who is a scientist and is known as Aylmer and is married to a beautiful woman, Georgina. These two people love each other though Aylmer is obsessed with a birthmark that is on Georgina’s cheek and goes to an extent of asking her to allow him to erase it. According to Aylmer, the birthmark is a sign of imperfection and immortality thus removing it would mean recreating Georgina and she would be more beautiful. The wife later accepts to undergo the process of removing the birthmark. This takes sometime where the husband with the help of a laboratory assistant, Aminadab, helps him in erasing the mark from Georgina’s face. For the laboratory assistant, he remarks that if Georgina was his wife he would never remove the birthmark on her left cheek. The mark resembled a hand and one day Aylmer had dreamt of having removed it. When later Aylmer gives Georgina the concoction he had prepared, she goes to a deep sleep then afterward when she wakes up she bids Aylmer goodbye and closes her eyes (Hawthorne 27). The theme of this story is a conflict that exists between science and nature. Aylmer, a scientist and a human being at the same time develop an urge to experiment on his wife due to the fact he wants to find out the result of such a deed. This urge is built up because his profession is based on carrying out experiments. One thing that he fails to understand is that his wife is a human being and no human is perfect. For him, the obsession grows day by day and believes that resorting to science would remove the birthmark and make his wife more beautiful. He believes that with this power of science, he can alter the appearance of his wife. Thus, Aylmer is caught in between the love for his wife and the love for his career that is science-based. Being caught in such a dilemma, Aylmer decides to embrace both not knowing the science he thinks to be flawless is the most dangerous, and in the process of trying to perfect his wife’s beauty he ends up taking away her innocent life. Another theme that is evident in the story is the obsession for human perfection. Both Aylmer and Georgina fall victims to this dangerous disease where, for Aylmer, he tries to alter the appearance of his wife to make her more beautiful. Georgina on the other hand, in an attempt to please her husband, accepts to go through the experiment just to perfect
Effect of revenue when there is a change in price “Revenues are receipts from selling of produced goods and provided services, purchased goods and stocks, useless assets, patents and licenses, etc” (Krizanova, & Hrivnak, n.d., p.78). The value of revenue is recorded in the profit and loss account of the respective organization. When product’s price is increased its demand reduces and it leads to decreased revenue. The firm Will Bury has developed a technology where there is a choice for reading the materials that are in a digital format and it can be listened with the help of a voice that are synthesized. This voice is very realistic. Will Bury scenario mainly concentrate on the back bone of market which is termed as ‘demand and supply’. Demand means quantity of products for which the consumers are in need. Supply means distributing the quantity of products that are demanded by the consumers. Both are directly related to each other. When demand increases the supply also increases and when demand decreases the supply also decreases. The increased change in price of a product will lead to an increased change in the demand for the product and ultimately affect the supply of the product. It leads to the reduction in the revenue earned by the product. When price decreases the demand for the product increases which ultimately leads to increase in revenue. Currently, the industry offers 500 pages of books on CD at a price of $20. (Remus, 2009). But, if the competitors reduce the price, the customers of Will Bury will switch to the substitute product which will result in low demand for the Will Bury product and high demand for the substitute product which directly results in decreased revenue for Will Bury. Estimating the elasticity of demand in Will Bury scenario based on the estimation on the number of substitutes by using arc method The elasticity of demand means rate of change in the quantity of products demanded by the consumers to the rate of changes made in the price. “One type of elasticity of demand is to calculate the ratio of the percentage change in quantity demanded of a product to the percentage change in its price. This is known as the price elasticity of demand (Ed = the percentage change in quantity demanded of a product over the percentage change in price)” (Remus, 2009, Elasticity of demand, para.1).Substitute products are those products that can be compared and used instead of other product. Before introducing its product into the market, it must analyze the number of consumers ready to buy the product, number of substitutes available, price of the related goods, buyers’ income and buyers’ preferences. To digitalize the copy righted books, extra charge is required. The current charge is $5. The current pricing strategy is $15 for copy righte
Introduction Esther is one of the most inspirational women in the bible. Her life and sermons were so stupendous and of such enormous significance that a whole book in the bible was dedicated to her. Esther was just a normal person that was chosen by God to serve his purpose. The book of Ester narrates the story of a young Jewish woman who rose to the thrones of power but also reveals the life of the Jews under the Persian reign. During that era, the Persian realm was immense and stretched from Asia to East Africa. Even though God’s name is not mentioned in the book, her story is incorporated in the bible because of its significance to humans and God’s prophetic work exposed through its chapters. Despite the fact that this book only talks about Esther’s life and that of the Jewish people in Persia, it is very relevant to people of all faith. This essay will explore the life of Esther and the leadership qualities exhibited in her book. In addition, the essay will try to connect and discuss the story of Esther with the contemporary world, especially women in leadership roles and how God uses people like Esther today. Last but not least, the essay will also relate and discuss the relevance of the book to the business world today. Esther’s Life Esther was an ordinary young Jewish woman who lived with her cousin. Her cousin’s name was called Mordecai. Mordecai adopted Esther after her parents passed away. Esther’s family was captured from Jerusalem by King Jeconiah of Judah. Esther and her cousin lived in the great Persian Kingdom, which was under king Ahasuerus. The king’s palace was known as Shushan. During the third year in office, the king organized a feast for all his princes and servants. At the same time, Queen Vashti also organized a feast for all women in the royal house. On the seventh day of the feast, when the king had taken too much wine, she ordered the queen to come and show the public her beauty. She was gorgeous. However, the queen totally refused. The King was infuriated and sought advice from his right-hand men. They advised the king to gather all the virgins from all the provinces in his Kingdom, and the one who will thrill him would replace Vashti as the queen. The king heeded their advice and ordered all the young virgin maidens in his land. Esther was one of the young virgin maidens who were brought into the king’s palace under the custody of Hegai, the women’s keeper. During that period, beauty was the most desirable attribute of women. Esther was stunningly beautiful. As a result, she won the contest and became the queen of Persia. It is probable that the king realized that Esther was more than just beautiful. She was intelligent, reliable, and courageous. These are the traits that possibly attracted the king. During the same period, Prince Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite was promoted by the king after his predecessor had designed to kill him. He was set above all the male members of the royal family. Since the Jewish tra
Analysis Fabritex is a vertically integrated subsidiary of the Wardman Group that produces fine cloth for both fashion and industrial use. The company has also diversified into engineering, furniture, and finishing products. Its core business is supplying knit fabrics – either branded or non-branded – for lingerie. Fabritex supplies these products to multiple segments but aims to grow its current share of 14% in the Pearlwear business, a premium brand, particularly in its UK factory. The main threat to this corporate goal is the recurrent failure to meet its agreed delivery dates, which forces Pearlwear to revise its production programs. On the other hand, Fabritex loses its market share to rivals that can supply within shorter promise dates. The failed deliveries can be attributed to various causes, which Fabritex must address to realize its growth goals. The ordered pattern for particular fabrics may not be predicted with certainty, affecting product availability. As expected, Fabritex would minimize inventory to hold down costs and avoid stock obsolescence (Szwejczewski, Sweeney & Cousens 2015). The firm requires a solution for downstream management of inventories. A vendor-managed inventory program can help forecast, plan, and replenish raw materials based on point-of-sale data at minimal costs (Heizer, Render & Munson 2016). Erratic demand and losses due to higher knitting machine set-up or changeover time also affect Fabritex’s capacity to meet its delivery promises. In addition, its knitting and dying plants are 12 miles apart, which complicates logistics even further. To address these weaknesses, a marketing strategy is proposed to enhance communication at all levels and ensure a quick and consistent response to orders. Key Order-winners and Order-qualifiers for the Pearlwear Business In the current competitive market, company strategies must be customer-centric. Firms have to offer low prices, high quality, innovative designs, and fast and reliable delivery to compete in the marketplace (Slack & Lewis 2017). A corporate strategy gives a sense of direction that helps achieve competitive gains on these fronts. Order-qualifiers refer to the minimum criteria for a product to be saleable in the market, while order-winners are the additional features that influence customers to pick a brand over others (Hill & Hill 2017). Both represent a dynamic response to competition or changing customer tastes. The current Fabritex order winners and qualifiers are tabulated below. Table 1: Order-qualifiers and Winners for the Pearlwear Business. Order winners                                                                      Order qualifiers
Strategies for Monitoring Student Understanding Brophy (1987) states that effective teaching presupposes monitoring students’ understand. There are various strategies to monitor student understanding. For instance, when the instructions are given, the teacher may move around the class to monitor whether the students have comprehended the task properly. This type of monitoring helps the teacher to make sure the students understand the task. Students benefit from this monitoring as they are likely to complete the task when they understand the task properly. Tests can be regarded as effective monitoring measures as they help the teacher to understand whether students have managed to grasp the necessary material. Students also benefit from this type of monitoring as they can revise the material. These tests also help the teacher to see students’ progress (Brophy, 1987). Completing various interesting projects can also be regarded as a monitoring strategy. The students will have to use the material taught to complete their projects. The teacher will help students with their projects. Students will report on their projects to the class. This will make students more self-confident and the teacher will make sure students understand the necessary material. Self-monitoring is also a very effective strategy. One of the possible types of self-monitoring will be discussed below (in section 3). An Effective Monitoring System for Students Who Are More Likely to Have Difficulties with Classroom Assignments One of the most effective monitoring strategies for students who are likely to have difficulties with classroom assignments is monitoring these students’ understanding after the task is given. The teacher may help the students understand the task properly by giving more instructions, more details, hints, and tips. The teacher should also move around the class while the students work on the task. The teacher can assist the students: giving tips, pointing at mistakes, etc. This will help the students to complete the tasks more successfully, which, in its turn, will increase their self-confidence. The system of these measures will also help the teacher to monitor the progress of these students. Observation and Description The video reveals the way the teacher encourages the learners to self-monitor. All learners create their portfolios. Admittedly, portfolios cannot be regarded as something progressive. However, in this case, making portfolios is not conventional. Learners themselves create their portfolios. They choose works which, in their opinion, are the most successful ones. Notably, the teacher helps them to complete this task. This assistance is revealed in two ways. First, the teacher can give some p
Introduction Towards the end of the 1930s, Japan had managed to expand its military influence in the Pacific. This nation was also pessimistic that the United States’ entry into the ongoing global upheaval could affect its hegemonic position. In order to prevent this possible outcome, Japan designed a powerful plan to cripple the United States’ army and make it impossible for it to engage in war. This strategy led to the infamous Pearl Harbor attack that claimed the lives of over 2,400 people. This historical event would have long-term impacts that would eventually change the world forever. The Impacts of the Pearl Harbor Attack Toland indicates that the Pearl Harbor attack compelled the U.S. government to investigate an attempt to understand the issues surrounding this event (31). The report led to the dismissal of different commanders who had failed to offer adequate protection. The short-term impact of this attack was that the government designed several camps on the country’s mainland. The purpose of such encampments was to confine all people who had Japanese descent. The same treatment was also used to punish Italians and Germans in the country. Many historians have indicated that this attack informed the United States’ decision to declare war against Japan (Bode and Heo 135). Since this surprise assault led to the destruction of eight battleships and around 200 planes, the Japanese believed that America had a crippled navy that could not sustain the ongoing war. Fortunately, the country managed to join the Allies to deal with the challenges facing the world. Within a short duration, most of the battleships damaged after the attack were repaired and launched to engage in different battles. The wave of militarism that had existed after the end of the 19 th century forced many countries to form and sign treaties. Such pacts were crucial due to the existing rivalry in Europe and beyond. The Tripartite Pact that had been signed by Germany, Japan, and Italy explained why the United States attracted new enemies. America’s declaration of war against the state of Japan forced the Axis to be against it (Nagata et al. 361). Consequently, America was forced to join the ongoing wars in Europe and Asia. With the country focusing on the reality of the Pearl Harbor attack, it was quite clear that there was a need to join the Allies (Russia, France, and Britain) and make the world safe again. America’s entry into the war was critical since it sealed the fate of the Second World War and the future of the world. By the year 1940, the Allies were finding it hard to deal with the challenges and problems experienced in Europe. Toland indicates that the Germans were unstoppable and unpredictable during the time (73). They boasted of competent engineers and professionals who produced superior and sophisticated machines such as warplanes, submarines, and missiles. The infamous “enigma codes” used by the Germans were hard to monitor and crack (Bode and Heo 139). These aspects had mad
The Epoch and Its Influence on People The Culture and Religion Since the Visigoths seized power over the Roman tribe, the great troubles brewed over the wrecks of the once great country. The people were oppressed so hard that they could not breathe their last to find their rest in peace. But despite the fact that the changes came very soon and caught people unawares, the bravest summoned up their courage and found the spirits to struggle against the invasion of the barbarians, their hope nestling in the distant and longed for City of God. The state of people changed because St. Augustine appeared with his doctrine about the City of God. He suggested the idea that could change people’s lives and improve the state they were living in. It was his good descend that made him get a good education. He was a man of high culture and brilliant knowledge. Because of the church san of bishop, he was a man of great influence, too. One can say that it was the great power of his mind that made him so famous in his wisdom and it was the church san that made the clergy circles listen to his ideas with more or less respectable attention. He was a genius for his epoch, with his concepts of original sin and just war that later on were taken as the stepping stone of Western Christianity. The Visigoths Coming Because of his wonderful ideas, he attracted a lot of attention and became one of the greatest men of the epoch. Even with the raving and savage Visigoths appearing in the scene and changing the environment that the people lived to an unrecognizable place. The culture that has been valued for hundreds of years was suddenly abandoned and cultivated only by the few that were the most reckless and had absolutely nothing to lose. Unfortunately, they were not numerous. Thus, if it had been not for the bishop, the Roman culture would have vanished without a trace. The decent man contributed a part of his into the further life of the culture. However, his idea was not the one that had something to do with an open mutiny or with a revolt that might cause numerous deaths and take a lot of victims. He was a religious and a pious man; we have to remember that. And his way out was a most Biblical one. As you might remember, the Bible speaks a lot of the great Promised Land, where the poor oppressed Egyptian people could find their own home and peace. This was the place where outcasts were the hosts, and where they could create their society to live in, with its peculiar customs, laws, and traditions, with their own rules to follow and no one to interfere. St, Augustine described it as the kingdom of justice and peace, the realm of their hopes arisen from the ashes. Since bishop restored the idea, the so-called City of God was marked as the point where people’s sufferings end. It was no wonder that Augustine was the man to start the search for better luck first. Because of his virtues, he was the one and only man who could lead
Introduction Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is one of the novels that are frequently argued about. The complexity of the novel and its meaning is often compared to the challenging and full of struggles life the writer herself. As a result, the critics expressing their interpretation and reflection on the novel usually tend to have very different stands. In their critiques, Sherry Ginn and Naomi Hetherington emphasize the reflection of Shelley’s psychological struggles as opposed to the popular idea of Frankenstein being an autobiographic novel. Sherry Ginn’s Critique In her article concerning the meaning of Frankenstein and its possible relation to the real-life events faced by Many Shelley, Sherry Ginn assumed the position contradiction the popular idea that the novel is autobiographic. In particular, Ginn gave credit to the authors and critics who contributed to the creation of the biography of Mary Shelley and reflected on her work. However, Ginn added that there exists a perspective alternative to the one shared by so many critics. In brief, the main point of the author’s critique is illustrated by the following quotation: “reducing the novel to autobiography is too simple” (Ginn). The critic actively acknowledged the basis for the idea that Frankenstein could be linked to some of the events that happened in Shelley’s life such as: “the motherless child; the father rejecting the child; a grieving mother mourning for a dead child; a university student conducting wild experiments” (Ginn). However, at the same time, the author believed that the meaning of Shelley’s work could be better understood through the perspective of psychosocial theory and Erik Erikson’s framework in particular. Evaluating this thesis, one can notice that Ginn offered to view Frankenstein as the reflection of the author’s identity crisis instead of a reflection of her biography. I agree with this perspective and believe that the psychosocial analysis of the contents of the novel reveals more details regarding its meaning for the author and her unconscious intention. More about Frankenstein How Many Frankenstein Plays Exist? 5 162 How is the Theme of Nature vs. Nurture in Frankenstein Used? 5 424 In What Way Did the Monster Take Revenge of Frankenstein? 5 678 What Was Victor Frankenstein’s Curse? 5 259 Which Theme Best Fits the Story of Frankenstein? 5 467 Who Killed William in Frankenstein? 5 4554 Naomi Hetherington’s Critique Similarly to Ginn, Naomi Hetherington acknowledged the opinions and points of view of the other critics reflecting on Frankenstein and what it could represent. However, instead of focusing on Shelley’s unconscious actions and worries that resulted in the creation of the novel, Hetherington proposes searching for the keys to understanding the work. In that way, the author believed that the meaning of Frankenstein was not hidden and did not mirror the struggles and sufferings of the author. Instead, she re