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Can individuals affect revolutionary in society? “Rickshaw” and “Indochine” represent two different answers to this question. Use the characters of Hsiang Tzu and Camille to discuss how and for what reasons the novel and the film have different visions of the relationship of individuals to revolution. Are these visions entirely opposed to one another, or do they have some common ground? The influence of an individual is always predominant for the results initiating for revolutionary society. With the leadership quality and some initiations related to the social norms can well bring in the revolutionary essence through his influences. All kinds of revolutionary results are the cause of the implementation of some mismanagement in the social and political set up. These are the basic consequences that an individual considers and brings in the sources for the reformation of the same. As we make a study of this particular context in reference to Hsiang Tzu and Camille of “Rickshaw” and “Indochine”, we will derive some distinctive features bringing in the same notion of revolution. With little bit of speculation we can well determine the perspective visions of the relationship of individuals to revolution as has been projected in both the genre. The study is in relation to the terrific initiation that brings in these two characters so close at he same time so far away from each other. The character of Hsiang Tzu of ‘Rickshaw’, a novel by Lao She, depicts many trials and tribulations existing as circumference in his life. Hsiang Tzu is a victim of fate is struggling with life in every possible end. He is a fighter as well as the compulsion to fight has brought in the revolutionary instincts in him. As he begins his profession with the rickshaw, Hsiang Tzu gets kidnapped by soldiers. He was made their slave and his rickshaw gets snatched out. This was purely destined to him. In this plot the concentration is more on the attitude of making slaves. The background is very much related to the age when imperialism was at its peak. The whole story is a continuous struggle. It was not only something that is related to the act of surrendering to the fate but also to the social structure. The pivotal character is not a hero kind of person but a man from a lower class who needs to starve to earn. However he consequently tried to escape through the process of selling camels for the soldiers. He somehow managed to get thirty five dollars. With this much of money he had been to Jen Ho agency, from where he got rickshaws at rent to ride and to earn the living. This is a character that has been described by the author to check out all the hindrances that are consequently followed one by one. On the other hand there is the character of Camille of ‘Indochine’. It is a 1992 French film about a young Indochinese woman, Camille. The background of this story too is about the after-effect of colonization. The plot is of the colony of Fren
Introduction Sex research is an essential part in the society because it gives many solutions to public and social health problems. The information provided by sex research may help to counteract unplanned spending by governments in several ways. For example, it is recorded that one million teenage girls are impregnated in the U.S every year (Vern, & Bullough, 1996). Such unwanted pregnancies will only increase the capital spending by the government in providing social, health and welfare services. Sex researchers put much effort in giving advice that would reduce such occurrences. On the contrary, the sex researchers experience problems that reduce the output as discussed below. Problems Encountered by Sex Researchers Sex researchers have endured several problems for several years due to the delicate nature of their profession. In most cases, problems would occur due to reasons solely attached to the topic. Some of the problems that sex researchers encounter in their work are discussed in the following paragraphs and include; research funding, role of ethics, truthful participants and Law Restrictions. Funding Research in sex has received a major blow due to funding issues that have been experienced for several years. Most of the funding problems have been pushed into actualization by conservative groups which put so much pressure on the issue. An example of such pressure is a group that forced an audit of publicly funded sex research in the summer of 2003 (Clark, 2005). These came as a result of doubted usefulness and value of research that was obtained from sexual risk taking and the Asian prostitutes in San Francisco. “A similar scenario took place in Boston University Sexuality and Research Treatment Program where funding was withdrawn by the National Institute of Mental Health necessitating closure of the research section” (Clark, 2005). Generally, these problems of funding affect many sex researchers in a significant way considering their field of specialization is dying slowly. Federal agencies have received pressure from conservative groups to cut spending plans on sex research putting into consideration current budget deficits (Clark, 2005). The big cuts in spending has adversely affected sex researchers and literally forced many of them to turn to drug companies for sponsorship. This condition, however, is believed to be ruining the sex lives of very many people. It is clear, though, that understanding sexuality is of utmost importance because it is believed that it can satisfy relationships more than drugs would do. Ethics From an ethical point of view, sex research has faced several setbacks due to the delicate nature of the topic. Sex researchers faced serious challenges in trying to produce ethical and non-exploitative research that would assist in collecting data from sex workers (Shaver, 2005). Usually, it is very difficult to get a representative sample of the population due to unknown size and boundaries of a population. Also, due to the reputation of sex work as an illegal behavior, it is m
Introduction The article explores strategic strategies used at the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority. Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) is the licensing authority for Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) Free zone, a-2-million square meter mixed use development. The authority was established in the year 2002 by the government of Dubai as a strategic initiative that would offer the physical, market and financial infrastructure needed to set up and run a flourishing commodities marketplace (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, 2014). Currently, the DMCC has been officially touted as the largest Free zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It boasts of more than 10,000 registered firms. Mission “We are the Government of Dubai Authority dedicated to establishing Dubai as the global gateway for commodities trade and enable our members to succeed through continuous innovation delivery” (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, 2014). Vision “We are the world’s leading commodities focused ecosystem and an indispensable partner for our member companies” (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, 2014). The Environmental Analysis From the industry analysis, it is determined, based on the Porter’s five forces analysis, that the UAE’s Free Zones are moving from growth to maturity phase depicted by the following forces. There is a visible bandwagon effect from new entrants, increasing power of buyers, high power of suppliers, low threats from substitutes, and low focus on growth as depicted among rival firms. Since its inception in the year 2002, DMCC has from zero customers to more than 10,000 customers in the year 2015. It has the mandate to register and license specific entities to conduct certain business activities within the Free Zone and outside the UAE, including overseas. The Free Zone is competitive across the globe. It is estimated that there are nearly 600 economic free zones in the world, with nearly 36 of them operating in the United Arab Emirates. Although economic zones may focus on a wide range of opportunities, the specific economic zones mainly focus on industrial economic zones, port economic zones (sea & air), and commercial zones (often focused on a specific business sector). Currently, there are 20 free zones in Dubai, which mainly concentrate on specific business areas, such as financial services (DIFC); maritime (Jebel Ali Free Zone); airport (Dubai Airport Free Zone); media (Dubai Media City); technology (Dubai Internet City); academia (Dubai Knowledge Village and Dubai Academic City); healthcare (Dubai Healthcare City); entertainment (Dubai Studio City); and commodities (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre). In the year 2012, DMCC added 2,000 more new firms to its portfolio, reflecting an outstanding growth relative to any other global free zones. Therefore, it is one of the fastest growing free zones in the world. It has been ranked 11 among the most promising Free Zones of
Overview of the Exhibition The targeted exhibition for this paper was Hiroshi Sugimoto’s “Acts of God”. This was Hiroshi’s first display in the United States. The artist displayed his work in three separate galleries. The first gallery was “The Last Supper: Acts of God”. This was a 5-panel photograph measuring 24 feet. Sugimoto created the work in 1999. The artist based the photo on Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper”. Sugimoto photographed this work of art while he was in a Japanese museum. The infamous Hurricane Sandy of 2012 damaged the original photo. The features associated with this photo make it spectacular and meaningful to the viewer. The photo clearly indicates God’s acts on earth. The second gallery portrayed a single work by Hiroshi Sugimoto. The artist photographed the work “Sea of Galilee, Golan” in 1992. The work portrays the historic Sea of Galilee where Christ walked on water. According to many Christians, Jesus Christ walked on this historic Sea of Galilee thus making it the first miracle as described in the Holy Bible. The black and white artwork also portrays a quiet seascape. The third gallery was a series of photographs by the artist. Each photograph depicted a bright candle flame. The flickering heat from the candle also appeared to scorch the photographic paper. This exhibition by Hiroshi Sugimoto’s portrays the acts and strengths of God. The exhibition communicated to both believers and non-believers. I found this display momentous and inspirational. I attended the show in order to understand the intended message to the viewer. A Critical Account of the Photographs This display by Hiroshi Sugimoto was meaningful. The works portrayed some of the artist’s skills. The first gallery was “The Last Supper: Acts of God”. This gallery explained why the world was becoming a risky place. The artist examined the delicate situation experienced by Jesus Christ. The photo also showed how the original piece of work by Leonardo encountered similar difficulties on earth. The artist did not remove the dramatic marks on the painting. The damage on the original photo occurred after the disastrous Hurricane Sandy hit New York City. “The Last Supper: Acts of God” by Hiroshi Sugimoto. Fiver photos: “The Last Supper: Acts of God” by Hiroshi Sugimoto. The photo sheds much light about the dangers of this world. It also encourages every person to be careful about the world. The second gallery by Sugimoto presents a single photo produced in 1992. The photo “Sea of Galilee Golan” portrays a nebulous horizon. The white and black seascape shows the dangers of the world. The photo also portrays a sense of hope in Jesus Christ. This work explains how Jesus made his first miracle on earth. The photo explains how every person should take the miracle seriously in order to achieve the best in life. The artworks deliver the message of Christ to the audien
Introduction The Boeing Company was started by William Boeing in 1916, in Seattle. The initial name was Pacific Aero Products Company that was later (1917) changed to Boeing Airplane Company. It was in 1919 that Boeing made history by carrying the earliest international mail. Their association with the US military started in 1923. Until 1950, Boeing kept a low profile, but in 1950, based on speculations, it took a massive risk in deciding to manufacture a bigger aircraft that would serve a dual sales purpose; to military and to commercial airlines. The aircraft was named Dash 80 and the aircraft was ready in 1956. In 1966, Boeing developed the world famous 747. For the first time, Boeing ventured into sub-contracting of work. Most of the work of 747 was sub-contracted to Japanese companies Kawasaki, Fuji and Mitsubishi. During the years, Boeing has taken over companies like Vertol Aircraft Corporation (1960) and Hughes Space and Communications and also had a merger with Rockwell International aerospace and defense units (1996) and McDonnell Douglas (1997). After the debacle in the mid 1990s, Boeing staged a comeback in the year 2006. Its main competitor was Airbus. By mid-2006, it was able to garner sales orders for its newest entrant, the super-efficient wide bodied 787, apart from the existing 737 and 777 jets. Now Boeing has five aircraft “families” that differ in their size and capacity namely, the 737, 747, 767, 777, and 787. These have different seating capacities, ranging from 100 to 500. Each family again comes in different variants. On the other hand, Airbus has four families namely, the A320, A300/310, A330/340, and A380. The seating capacity ranges from 100 to 550. It will better to understand the factors owing to the comeback of Boeing if we first evaluate the reasons of its downfall. The purpose of writing this report is to ascertain the factors leading to the comeback of Boeing Commercial Aircraft in the aviation market. Reasons of downfall of Boeing Owing to the competition and subsequent drop in the sales of its aircrafts, Boeing could not meet its breakeven point which, at that time, was 250 to 270 aircrafts. The development costs were also too high. Boeing spent almost $5 billion on the development of the 777 and $8 billion on the 787. The performance of the airline industry and the demand of aircrafts are related in the sense that if the airlines are doing well, the demand for newer aircrafts will keep on pouring in, but if the airline industry is facing a slump, it will have an effect on the demand of aircrafts as well. After the terrorist attack in 2001, there was a steep decrease in airline travel and consequently, the demand of new aircrafts decreased. Figures reveal that the global airlines, as a whole, lost about $40 billion during the period 2001 to 2005. There are various other factors that lead to the low traffic turnover in the airlines industry; number of employees, multiple job performance, in-flight services, choice of airports, etc. After January 2004, there was a surge in jet fuel prices; more than doubled. As a result, the cost of jet fuel took 25% of the total operating costs, as compared to <10% in 2001.
Introduction Consumer relationships management (CRM) program is a business approach aimed at improving relationship between the business organization and customers (Vazifehdust et al., 2012). The business organization is the main service and products providers. Triki and Zouaoui (2012) suppose that customer relationship management program (CRM) is a technology-based program established to create and add value to the relationship between parties in a business environment. According to Gordon (2011), a business environment comprise of a business organization, customers, other competitors and suppliers. CRM also helps in reducing losses and maximizing profits (Triki & Zouaoui, 2011). The above objectives of CRM can only be achieved if the organization employs critical success factors of CRM effectively. They include effective communication and interaction technologies, reputable sale promotion methods, executive audition, and reliable customer care service. This paper describes the above essential components of a CRM and its critical success factors. Critical success factors of CRM program The first critical success factor of a CRM program is the use of technology in managing business-customer relationship. According to Triki and Zouaoui (2011), adaptation of modern technology improves customer management and maximizes the organization’s profit margins. This is realized through application of modern technology in various services such as inventory management, record keeping and determination of the flow of sales of good and services (Gordon, 2001). In addition, technology promotes effective communication between the organization and its customers. Among the modern communication tools proposed by Vazifehdust and his colleagues (2012) include social media such as Facebook, Twitter and e-mailing. Embracing technology in customer management adds value to the two interrelated parties and yields more profits (Gordon, 2001). This culminates into a reduction of costs since the activities are done effectively and efficiently (Mohsen, Mokfi & Golrizgashti, 2012). The second critical success factor of a CRM program is sales promotion. According to Mohsen and his colleagues (2012), customer satisfaction is the main objective of any competitive business entity. Those organizations that identify and satisfy customer needs have a competitive advantage in attracting new customers and retaining existing ones. Advertisement is a major tool of marketing employed by organizations to attract and retain customers. The various advertisement tools frequently used by business entities include social media, billboards and verbal communication through dedicated agents (Hamid, Cheng & Akhir, 2011). Triki and Zouaoui (2011) prefer the management of product consumption by customers to product outflow or service offered because of the central position given to customers in any business organization. Gordon (2001) argues that the supplier must meet the demands of the customer
Introduction Augustus was born in 63 BC and in 44 BC he was adopted by his uncle Julius Cesar; it was during the same year that he became Rome’s emperor after the sudden demise of his uncle. He ruled the empire till he died in AD 14. In 43 BC he collaborated with Mark Anthony and Marcus Lepidicus and together they introduced a form of dictatorship which was known as the Second Triumvirate. He ruled Rome and numerous of its provinces and even took consular power after the demise of consuls Hirtius and Pansa, he even made himself be re-elected continuously. Dictatorship however came to an end due to its rulers ambitions; Lepidus went into exile while Anthony strangled himself to death after he was defeated by Augustus in the battle of Actium in 31 BC. After the death of dictatorship, Augustus revived the outward frontage of the Roman republic, with governmental powers entrusted on the Roman Senate. Augustus took a couple of years to come up with a structure of a republican state that could be ruled by a single ruler. The result of the developed structure came to be known as the Roman Empire. Augustus successes The reasons behind Augustus success in moving Rome from a republican form of government to an imperial one lies within the successes and victories he had in major combats. One of the reasons of his success was the hurting taunts that were hurled by anti cesaerian individuals; such comments made the senate induct him as senator and gave him commanding power which legalized his command on troops. In 43 BC Augustus went for war together with consuls Hirtius and Pansa against Anthony, he managed to defeat Anthony army, however he lost both of the consuls leaving him in full command of the army (George, 38). After the war Decimus Brutus received more praises than Augustus and even the senate wanted to give him command of the consular legions, but Augustus declined. In August 19, 43 BC Augustus was elected as consul to fill the vacancy that was left by the demise of Hirtius and Pansa. In October of 43 BC, Augustus, Anthony and Lepidus established the second triumvirate. The triumvirate set up proscriptions which saw 300 senators branded as outlaws and were striped of their property and those who never escaped were killed. This was a means of obtaining cash to pay soldiers salary for the war against Cesar murderers. The demise of republican senators enabled the triumvirs occupy their positions. The scenario is branded the name Roman revolution; it cleared the old order and formed a basis of Augustus form of leadership. On January 1, 42 BC, the senate declared Caesar as a divine figure of the Roman state. This strengthened Augustus leadership as he was seen as the son of God by his subjects. In the same year Augustus divorced his wife Clodia claiming that his marriage to her had not been legal. Clodia wanted to revenge for the humiliation she had undergone due to the divorce. She collaborated with Lucious Antonious who was Antonys brother and the two waged a war against Augustu
Introduction The United Arab Emirates has experienced rapid development through the building and construction of state-of-the-art buildings and skyscrapers (Abravanel, 2001). Just over 10 years ago, downtown Dubai did not have many buildings. The streets were open and the area was verse. However, from the beginning of the new millennium, Dubai has experienced rapid construction of new buildings and skyscrapers that have been constructed using the latest technology and expertise (Bidgoli, 2004). It is now quite difficult to compare the look of the old city with that of the new one. Buildings such as Burj Al Arab, Burj Khalifa and the Abu Dhabi Central Market are just bit examples of buildings that have been constructed recently giving the UAE a whole new look. This paper will focus on two buildings in the United Arab Emirates; The Dubai Mall and the Abu Dhabi Central Market. It will critically analyze the differences and similarities of these two buildings. It will also focus on the cost that was incurred to construct the buildings, their qualities, size (in terms of area), height, the materials, methods and equipment used in the process of construction, the time it took to construct the buildings and their ages. All these factors will be critically analyzed in this paper in order to get an in-depth understanding of the architecture and construction of these two buildings. Architecture and Construction These two buildings have been constructed using the latest technology, tools, materials and techniques that are available (Herczog, 2011). The owners, architects and contractors have astonished the world by taking building and construction to a completely new level. They have faced astonishing challenges, overcome setbacks and applied their innovations coupled with the use of the latest technology and skills to give out desirable results that have amazed not only the people of UAE but the entire world. The two structures that will be discussed in this paper have gained the same recognition and respect all around the world. As stated earlier, The Dubai Mall is one of the latest and most creative buildings in terms of construction and architecture in the United Arab Emirates. The mall is located in downtown Dubai, next to the worlds tallest building, Burj Khalifa (Nambiar, 2008). The total cost of construction is estimated to be around $20 billion. The building has been rated as the largest mall in the whole world. It has a total retail floor area of 3.7 million square feet, over 12 million square feet total area and a height of 629 feet (Ahmed, 2009). This size is nearly equivalent to fifty football fields. the interior finishing of the mall is superb. It is fitted with an indoor aquarium and an underwater zoo. It also has a fashion avenue that is about 440,000 square feet and several theatres, fast-food restaurants and other entertainment facilities (Gillespie, 2010). Fig. 1: Dubai Mall Construction of the building began on 4 th May 2004 and lasted for four years. It was completed and opened to the public on 4 th November 2008 (Jones, 2010). The building is now approximately three y