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Summary The film “Meet Joe Black” follows the character Joe Black (Brad Pitt) who is the embodiment of death, who, through reasons of his own (possibly boredom as indicated throughout numerous instances in the film) has chosen Bill Parish (Anthony Hopkins) as his guide on Earth. In exchange for his services, Bill gets an extension of his life on Earth so long as “Joe” remains entertained and amused by the events that surround the life of a normal person. As the movie progresses audiences are shown how the gift of life, of the things most people take for granted, are in fact considered special by death since he himself has never experienced such events in the past. While it is obvious to audiences early on that Bill is slowly dying due to old age it is in his interactions with death that he truly shows the age and wisdom that he has garnered throughout his life. There are two distinct sub-plots in the movie, the first entailing a romance between Joe Black and Susan (Claire Forlani) who is the daughter of Bill. Early on in the story, it is revealed that the body that death currently inhabits was previously alive and that particular person had interacted with Susan the day before and left an impression thus sparking a form of infatuation between the two which progressed in the case of Susan as she thinks that the person she met back then and the person she sees right now are one and the same. The next subplot in the film involves the hostile takeover of Parish Communications (the company Bill started) by Bill’s right-hand man Drew who, in an underhanded fashion, is trying to subvert Bill’s influence with the company for his own gain. The culmination of the film’s series of events is a positive one wherein death, realizing he can never be with Susan since the one she loves is the body he currently inhabits, helps Bill subvert the actions of Drew and allows him to enter into the afterlife peacefully since not only has his company been saved but his daughter has been given back the love of her life by restoring the man back to the state he was in before death occupied his body. Theme While the central theme of the movie is the concept of death it must be noted that this only serves as the top layer of what the movie is truly about. The film explores the concept of life, how ordinary things are taken for granted, and details how love is not about appearances or status but is about sacrifice and dedication. Exploration of the Content While it may not be immediately obvious, the content of the movie itself is actually based on ancient Greek mythology, specifically the myth of the Greek God Hades and his abduction of Persephone. For example, when death states to Bill that he plans to take Susan with him when he departs are similar to the abduction scenario where Hades steals Persephone from her mother and takes her with him to the Underworld. It must be noted that while the theme of the film itself is the concept of death the movie explores through numerous scenes the concept of life. Throughout the film, Bill’s knowledge of his eventual
Challenges of indirect measurement in physics Direct measurements rely on the five human senses; however, this approach may not always work when exploring forces, fields, or other intangible objects like subatomic particles. Here, the physical senses cannot be relied on. For instance, one cannot see electromagnetic fields directly. However, their effects are an indication that they exist. A case in point is a radio wave; it cannot be measured directly because the five senses cannot perceive it. Physicists have the challenge of isolating the parameter that they want to measure. Sometimes this may not always be possible when several other factors exist at the same time (Kirk, 2013). For instance, Newton came up with a way of measuring the force of gravity (F) acting on an object using his law of universal gravitation. However, the earth’s rotation may affect the outcome of this result. Therefore, one would not just be measuring the parameter F; one would also be measuring the earth’s rotation. In certain situations, the accuracy of making direct measurements depends on the tools as well as the reliability of the observer. If different results keep manifesting using different tools and observers, then the initial measure may not be correct. Scientists work around the problem of intangibility by manipulating the phenomena. They analyze how the phenomena behave under certain physical and directly measurable conditions in order to determine whether they follow certain rules (Gauch, 2003). For instance, one can manipulate radio waves to assess whether time, causation, and distance apply to the phenomenon. In order to manipulate the waves, then one must have access to the source or its path of transmission. Therefore, scientists still assess invincible phenomena by measuring the effect of those forces on other directly measurable variables like distance. Another example of how scientists apply indirect measurements to overcome this hurdle is with regard to the mass of subatomic particles. Since a proton cannot be perceived by the senses, physicists instead place it in a mass spectrometer where an electric field causes it to accelerate. The amount of kinetic energy it possesses is comparative to its mass. A magnetic field measures this momentum owing to its accurate calibration. Therefore, scientists depend on the effect that the intangible object has on well known, easily measurable parameters to determine the m
Introduction Cosmetic surgery is becoming more popular nowadays as technology is advancing and more operations become possible. This branch of medical science is different from plastic surgery because it does not serve a practical purpose and only makes the person look different. However, this trend should not continue as not only does cosmetic surgery still come with significant risks but it also changes the perception of beauty and may pressure people into having unnecessary operations. Cosmetic surgery has been becoming more popular recently in the United States as well as other countries. According to Cosmetic Surgery (2017), the number of operations performed in the United States each year has increased by 732% between 1997 and 2016. Cosmetic Surgery (2017) adds that most of the procedures are performed on women and people between 35 and 50 years of age. These statistics suggest that the surgery primarily appears to women who believe they are losing their beauty and want to retain it for as long as possible. Cosmetic Surgery (2017) notes that the most popular procedures are liposuction, breast augmentation, breast lifts, abdominoplasty, and blepharoplasty. These data are consistent with the prevailing view of cosmetic surgery as a tool that primarily applies changes to faces and breasts or reduces the weight of the patient. Reasons for Operations As mentioned above, the primary reason why people turn to cosmetic surgery may be a perceived loss of beauty. Bodies in Christ (2015) supports this idea and adds that many Americans struggle with body dissatisfaction as well as unattainable body ideals. The media frequently promote the latter as they are the primary medium for beauty product advertising. Fashion magazines tend to use Photoshop to edit featured images and make the bodies of the models appear slimmer, with more pronounced curves. Such campaigns as these establish impossible standards and attempt to convince women that unrealistically thin bodies are the norm and that everyone should strive toward them. Attempts to do so promote body negativity and self-harming behaviors, warping the perception of beauty in the minds of people. Furthermore, some people are more impressionable or less mentally stable than others, and they may respond strongly to the kinds of advertising described in the last paragraph. Bodies in Christ (2015) notes that enormous numbers of American men and women are affected by an eating disorder at some point in their lives and that around a thousand women die of anorexia nervosa each year. Furthermore, some people may turn their body image insecurities into mental issues, a condition that is called body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and described by Castle (2018). These kinds of people often realize their inability to
Introduction The demand for hospitality and catering services around the university has been going up and this is because of peoples changing lifestyles. There are a lot of parents who have gone back to class to advance their education. This means that they don’t have enough time to prepare food in their homes because of having to deal with demanding jobs and going to class in the evening. Preparing food at home is quite demanding and this has made most parents and people to go to hotels for take away services. Most of the food that they have ordered has never satisfied them because it is not prepared according to their needs, tastes and preferences. It’s on this need that I seek to establish a hotel and catering business that will deliver food to people’s houses according to their taste and preference. In extreme cases, our staff will be going in our clients houses to cook for them. This is based on the business context and model that we would like our business to use (Westbrook, 1997, p. 12). Concept of the business The business is built on a unique concept that has never been seen before in the market. This is set to revolutionize the hotel and catering business in the neighborhood because the needs of the society have been changing. People need unique services that will serve their specific needs and this is what the business intends to do (Armstrong, 1982, p. 9). As a mater of fact, the business will listen to what customers and clients need as far as food requirements are concerned.Every business has a basis upon which it operates and this is what we will capitalize on (Menon, 1999, p. 34). In this case, customers will always identify us with quality, effective time management and value for their money. This means that customers will always stay with you as long as you are the best (Miles, 2003, p. 53). Our business has been built on existing concepts but we intend to do the right thing that others have not been doing. Competitive analysis Competitive analysis is very important because the market has to be well understood for long term sustainability. Competition will determine if the business will end up being successful (Miles, 2003, p. 36). This is because consumers are always demanding and informed on various products and they will run away from you if you are not offering something unique (Scrizzi, 2007, p. 71). As far as competitive analysis is concerned, there are other businesses but they do not offer the services that the business will give. In this case, they deliver food to clients but not in relation to their tastes and preferences. This is a unique aspect that we intend to use to gain customer loyalty and keep off competition. The business will also embark on a friendly pricing model because we can still prepare food for clients in their homes. This is a service that is not offered by our competitors and we intend to use this for long terms sustainability. There is a gap in the market and this is what the business will capitalize on to enhance its operations and grow. SWOT The SWOT analysis explores and ex
Introduction This essay talks about an entrepreneur. It seeks to define who an entrepreneur is, how one becomes an entrepreneur; whether he is born an entrepreneur already or whether he acquires the skills of entrepreneurship in life. It will therefore, examine various aspects that are likely to influence one into entrepreneurship. It will analyze character traits inherent in an entrepreneur. These include an individual’s level of innovation and creativity, his ability to recognize and take up opportunities and the amount of risk one is willing to get into when starting a business. It will focus on the effect of family and upbringing upon one in becoming an entrepreneur, the effect of culture and various policies by different governments and their impact upon an individual. At the end of the discussion, it will be established that an entrepreneur is both born and nurtured. One’s environment plays a critical role in shaping one’s ideas and character into becoming an entrepreneur. Discussion An Entrepreneur This is a person who ventures into a business despite the risks inherent. He plans, starts, and runs the business growing it to maturity. Unlike a business man who runs a business and becomes part of a larger business community, an entrepreneur takes the risk to star up a new venture, which he expands and grows to a full business empire which he is master. What Makes an Entrepreneur Two propositions have been put forward to explain an entrepreneur. One is that he is born and not made and the other is that he is nurtured and not born. Those who argue than an entrepreneur is born posit that some people are born with certain innate characteristics necessary for entrepreneurship. These individuals are more likely to take risks, identify and take up business opportunities and are more welcoming and ready to explore new experiences that seem promising to their businesses. Some, like Shane (2010), argue that entrepreneurs are made. They further state that anyone has the capability of making an entrepreneur. All one needs is a passion, determination and good mentorship to become a good entrepreneur. The difference is that these people need to work harder than those born with characteristics of entrepreneurship. To some extent, learning and adapting these skills by nurture is of benefits as an individual learns them from professionals who will guide him on how much of the skills are beneficial, and to what extent do the skills become harmful. This is unlike one who is born with the skills and does not know how to regulate them to attain balance between enough and too much. For instance, an individual born with the traits of risk taking might overindulge to take risks even when failure is inevitable. One who learns the art of risk taking will be cautioned that some risks are not worth taking. It has been established that many entrepreneurs fail to succeed because they are too confident and reliant on their innate skills than those that the
Many countries are becoming more multicultural, and doctors are accepting patients from different socio-cultural backgrounds. Thus, there is an increasing need of intercultural communication between people. It is especially critical in the healthcare area since people discuss topics related to medicine, diseases, and even saving life. Effective doctor-patient interaction is associated with increased patient satisfaction, adherence to recommendations and outcomes, and improving health (Purnell, 2002). When the socio-cultural differences between patients and doctors are not studied and brought to practice, this can lead to patient dissatisfaction, non-compliance with recommendations, and harmful health consequences. Previous efforts in building cultural competence have focused on teaching specific aspects of patient care within a particular culture. Indeed, this is useful in some situations because it helps having a common understanding of other people. However, sometimes this approach can lead to stereotypes and oversimplification of a culture. It is vital to remember that people can be extremely different even within one culture. Therefore, cultural competence evolved from assumptions about patients based on nationality to the implementation of patient-centered care principles (Jongen et al., 2018). It includes learning, empathy, responsiveness to the needs, values, ​​and preferences of patients. Becoming multinational, the population of large countries expects an adequate culture-based, patient-centered approach to medical care. The study of the experience of forming future doctors’ cultural competence in higher medical educational institutions reveals problematic issues related to this. The first is the complexity of developing academic and methodological materials describing cultural health problems. The second is the question of whether the efforts of the actual disciplines of the humanitarian profile are sufficient to solve the assigned tasks (Douglas et al., 2018). Perhaps the specialized fields’ content also needs to be “saturated” with cross-cultural interaction’s contextual studies. In addition, the question is whether medical educators will be able to provide the necessary training for students in this area. There are three main components of cultural competence to be developed in professionals. The first is knowledge about the aspects of intercultural interaction in the practice of medical care. The second is the possession of the relevant competencies and the readiness to demonstrate them. The third is the attitude to the phenomena that make up the essence of competence and the skill of activating competence (Kumar et al., 2019). These components, which require teachers’ close attention when planning courses, should form the basis for interdisciplinary integration of materials. There is currently great interest in assessing the impact of educational initiatives on patient health. Research on cultural competence is still at an early stage. The cu
Geneva Convention on terrorism The Geneva Convention on terrorism was formulated in the 1940s and it was intended to regulate armed conflicts (Combs, 2003). The convention stipulated several protocols that were set to manage the treatment of war prisoners. According to the convention, any form of violence, torture or dehumanizing treatment of enemy combatants is prohibited (Combs, 2003). The Geneva Convention protects the rights of soldiers from recognized armies. This treaty was composed to regulate the controversial treatment of terror suspects captured by the west. However, critics argue that terrorists cannot be protected by this treaty because they are not engaged in a lawful combat. Many feel that the convention undermines the fight against terrorism. The Tokyo convention on terrorism The Tokyo convention is also known as The Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed On board Aircraft (Combs, 2003). This is an international treaty that was agreed on the 14 th of September 1963 but was fully enforced in 1969 (Combs, 2003). The treaty has been ratified by 186 parties since it was formulated up to date. This treaty covers offences that compromise the safety and well being of persons or property on board civilian aircraft while in flight (Combs, 2003). Any terrorist engagement that jeopardizes international air navigation is protected by this treaty. According to this law, the criminal jurisdiction with regard to such terrorist acts can be exercised by any signatory state other than the state of registry although under limited conditions (Combs, 2003). The Hague convention on terrorism On the 16 of December 1970, the convention for the suppression of unlawful seizure of aircraft was signed at The Hague (Combs, 2003). The treaty prohibits any unlawful control of civilian aircraft or any form of intimidation or control of an aircraft by individuals who are not cabin members authorized to do so. In this treaty, the member states have agreed to make such an offense punishable by severe penalties (Combs, 2003). According to the treaty, an air craft is considered to be in flight the moment the external doors are closed to the moment when they will be open again (Combs, 2003). These moments are called embarkation and disembarkation moments respectively. The Montreal convention on terrorism The convention of the suppression of unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation was concluded at the Montreal on the 23 rd of September 1971 (Combs, 2003). According to this act, it is a crime to commit violence against persons on board an aircraft. Actions that endanger the safety of persons or properties on board an aircraft are considered an act of terror according to this treaty. In addition, any activity that can cause damage to an air
Dark tourism is a form of tourism that involves visitations of places that have been characterized by deaths, disasters and catastrophes. It involves individual touring places such as cemeteries and graveyards especially where famous people have been buried after death, horrific crash sites like the crash site of princess Diana battle fields and death camps among other places characterized by macabre or where such events are acted as a commemoration of horrible events that happened in the past. London dungeons are one of the famous dark tourism destinations that are managed by entertainment. The purpose of this paper therefore was to find out the social impact of dark tourism in the London dungeons. It therefore sought to find out the meaning and examples of dark tourism, the negative and positive significances of dark tourism, London dragoons in particular and find out the relationship between death and macabre and dark tourism. The research was mainly carried out using a literature survey due to time and resources limitation and the limited accessibility to the site. The paper found out that dark tourism has greatly enriched the culture and heritage of the places in which its located, encouraged cultural exchanges, offers entertainment to the local and foreign tourists, an opportunity for generation to learn about historical events among others. In addition the dark tourism is associated mostly with deaths and disasters hence it at times causes negative psychological effects to the visitors especially those who are affected since it may replay the act which they have been trying to forget. Dark tourism is a form of special tourism that involves individuals visiting places that are associated with horrific and unpleasant events such as death and disasters (Tarlow, 2005). Just like any other form of tourism, dark tourism comes with massive significance and impacts greatly to the areas that visitations take place. In fact, dark tourism has both economic and psychosocial impacts (negative and positive) on the local communities as well as the region where the fundamental attractions and visitations exist. The purpose of this paper is to provide a deeper understanding of dark tourism as a phenomenon and analyze it using SWOT. It gives an analysis to the social impact of dark tourism to the London dungeons and provides analysis of the relationship of death and macabre with dark tourism. What is dark tourism? The term dark tourism was first used in 1996 as an improvement of the Lennon’s black spots. It therefore refers to