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“The countries of India and China have a right to pollute the environment until they catch up with more industrialized countries.” According to Corcoran, T. (2009) “the Indian Minister of Finance, Palaniappan Chidambaram argues that India and China should be given the right to use as much energy as the West. He further argues that these two countries had the right to grow and use energy that produced carbons.” The Minister only promised to keep the emissions below that of the West. This means that if the West cuts on emissions, so will India and China. I agree with the Minister, every country has the right to grow economically. By asking India and China to do what the Western countries find it had to adopt is just a source of conflict. Furthermore, the US should set an example for others to follow. It is not logical to ask developing countries to cut on emissions yet the West is largely responsible for the harmful gases already in the air. US, Europe, and Japan have been enjoying the fruits of industrialization for the past years. Now that they have realized that India and China are economic threats, they have come up with the global warming debate which is a hypocritical way to stop competition. They are ready to put more pressure on India and China to cut their emissions but they are not ready to stop it. This is simply an ambition but not a genuine move to care for the environment. However, the state of the ozone layer is something that affects not just industrialized countries but the whole world. Global warming causes pollution, diseases, and death. This can be seen from the current extreme weather conditions. Famine, earthquakes, floods, and incurable diseases are just a few of the examples. No country should refuse to take care of the environment. If these countries really wanted to cut on emissions, they would. They have the resources and the money. There is no reason why they should not take care of the environment because this affects the whole world. To summarize, India and China need a better way to grow for the sake of our environment. Methods of Maintaining Peace and Unity in Bi-National, Multinational, and Multiethnic States Bi-National, multinational, and multiethnic states are states that have several distinct cultures within them that compete for control. This causes an unstable situation but can be stabilized if managed carefully. Some of the major issues that lead to this situation are language, religion, and colonization (Bruce 2008). A multinational state requires a lot of work to keep it together. According to Bruce, (2008), “there are various methods of maintaining peace and unity in bi-national, multinational, and multiethnic states.” Some of these methods include; trying to impose a common culture based on language and other shared traditions. Another method would be, using law enforcement to prevent conflict. This can be done by using the law to rigidly control behavior and to have stronger penalties for breaking the law. The third method is using the media and government to create and maintain the reality of a nation. This means that Dean Alger, (1996) “if there is a national government, and
Reading Emily Dickinson’s poems is one of the most captivating and challenging tasks for many students. On the one hand, she raises a variety of interesting themes that fulfill human life and motivate in her short poems. On the other hand, the combination of oddness and restraint confuses. There are twelve lines in her “I Died for Beauty,” but each sentence delivers a message about the poet’s interests and literary contributions. Inevitability, life-long goals, and conflict are the three themes in Dickinson’s poem that are properly conveyed through the imagery of truth and beauty. Death is the only thing that remains inevitable in human life despite multiple intentions to avoid or postpone it by a variety of means. Dickinson introduces two speakers who died because of different reasons but similarly “adjusted in the tomb… in an adjoining room” (lines 2, 4). The poet uses such a terrible but expected end when a person leaves this world to underline humans’ equality before nature and the fact that death ends most people’s capacities to speak, wish, or act (Dahami 256). There is no need to consider achievement, knowledge, or wealth because the outcome, an empty grave, is the same for everyone. Another significant aspect of the poem is the identification of life-long goals and possibilities. According to Dickinson, people may die with two thoughts in mind, either for beauty or truth (lines 6-7). These two concepts are so different and similar at the same time, proving her constant struggle for spiritual victory (Sharma 103). The conversation between the supporters of truth and beauty is not a debate but a contribution to Dickinson’s maturity in understanding the essence of life and the correctness of death. These two metaphors divide society into two groups who may strive for somet
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is a catching title that immediately makes readers assume that a young woman may get in trouble for going out at night. However, the movie has garnered massive attention for flipping the narrative as its protagonist, known only as The Girl, a vampire, stalks the dark streets at night, preying on men. The Girl is presented as a subverted image because she initially appears to unsavory men as potentially submissive, a victim, someone of whom they can take advantage. However, the narrative of victimhood is turned on its head. The chador-wearing protagonist is not afraid of walking the streets at night; instead, she walks them without fear and is the one that men should be feared (Abdi and Calafell 2017). Thus, the movie enables having meaningful discussions on such issues of Iranian conservatism, patriarchy, cultural isolation, as well as female rage. Scene analysis may reveal further insights into the dichotomy between the name of the movie and the message that the filmmaker embedded into it. In the dance scene where The Girl finds herself in Saeeds’s apartment, the protagonist is shot from blunt angles, with the shading and the mise-en-scene giving her an eerie and non-human quality. The black hood draping her body and framing the face give her a striking impression, as if she is a snake waiting to strike her victim. The Girl watches her victim listen to upbeat dance music, snort cocaine, smoke, count his ‘dirty’ money, and dance rather provocatively. In contrast to Saeed’s energetic movements, the protagonist stands still with a piercing gaze. She is not interested in him or what he is doing – the only reason for her to track his movement is to know when to strike best. To Saeed, The Girl is just a victim whom he can use for sexual pleasure. What makes the scene crucial to the core idea of the film is that the protagonist only appears to be vulnerable. Inside, she feels power when the drug dealer is eager to get her; she relishes his desire for a second and strikes, biting off his fingers, only to see Saeed gazing at her in disbelief, shrieking with pain. The second scene warranting exploration is the “Are You a Good Boy?” scene in which The Girl follows a young boy home and sneaks upon him. When the young boy notices her, he tries to run away, but the protagonist’s powers are far beyond child play, which makes the boy confront her. The sequence is dark, almost pitch-black, with the moon serving as the only source of light. The Girl asks whether the child is a good boy, suggesting that she needs an honest answer. The boy fearfully answers that he is, but the vampire is not satisfied, she smells a lie and, getting angrier, repeats her question, now with a threat in her tone. As the boy answers ‘yes,’ the second time, The Girl shows her fangs and growls, leaving the child stunned
Introduction The essay is a case study analysis for project management of Sydney Water Company. The company decided to develop a project that would improve its customer services. The first section entails the pre-contract planning, business and functional requirements. The second part highlights the tracking of the project against the business case. The third part is on project planning and key milestones. The final part is a table on PMBOK knowledge areas. Pre-contract Planning, Business Requirements and Functional Requirements With regard to pre-contract planning. Sydney Water unveiled the importance of the Customer Information Billing System (CIBS) project to its operations. The project would make the customer services better, supplement the existing information systems and provide efficiency in business. This is how important the CIBS project would have been to the organization. The company did not carry out sufficient planning and specifications regarding the project. This later on resulted to numerous requests for changes and eventually led to colossus extra costs and delays. Prior to getting into the contract with Price Water Coopers, a competent project team should have been set up to do the work. This should have comprised of one member with intimate knowledge in the subject of the project. However, the selected team lacked competencies in handling the work meaning there were no proper mechanisms put in place to select a capable team to do the work. Although Sydney Water realized the significance of a business improvement process, it resorted to the utilization of a computer system during the project. The project was not implemented via a company information technology. After coming up with the project, they realized that the
Marketing is an integral part in an organization; when devising the marketing strategy to adopt marketing managers need to understand the target market of their commodities. Different products are likely to have a number of customers in different parts of the world; marketers need to segment the market and decide the specific area, age-gap, economic status, and the social well being of the market to focus on. Market segmentation is a marketing approach where managers establish their market segments or focus market: focus market is a homogenous subset of the main market, which share similar characteristics that make then demand/require similar goods. Whether in the service or good industry, companies need to have effective marketing policies; Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational headquartered in Redmond, Washington . To sells its products; which are services, the company has enacted effective marketing policy (Anctil, 2008). This paper discusses the marketing approach as adopted by Microsoft. Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Corporation is an international developer, manufacture, supporter, seller, and licenser of a wide range of products and service for the computing industry. Although the company is located in the United States, it fetches its market from different parts of the globe; with the wide market the company has an aggressive marketing team. The company was initially incorporated to sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800 on 04 th 1975 however with innovationa dn invention, the company advanced its services to market MSDOS in the mod 1980’s. some of the competitors that the company has to contend with include IBM and Apple Inc. Describe the main line of business of the company Microsoft Corporation manufactures and sells operating systems for information communication gadgets like computers and laptops; currently the company has five main products divisions as Microsoft Business Division, Windows & Windows Live Division, Online Services Division, Server and Tools, and Entertainment and Devices Division. Names four of the countries in which the company operates Microsoft operates in the following nations: United States, United Kingdom, China, and South Africa. Marketing Mix for Microsoft With the similarities of a market segment, an organization is able to develop effective marketing str
Introduction One of the most dynamic aspects of this world is technology, this is the science that human beings use to make work easier, develop new products, and refine natural products to add value. All this is aimed at making sure that man enjoys anything better, anything within his reach. Technology is very dynamic and keeps on changing every day with new and newer innovations. This has a very big impact on human beings and their careers; it has changed the management and running of almost all spheres of the world. The impacts felt out of technology are both positive and negative. This study will take a deeper insight into the impact technology has dealt the Retail stores, Medicine, and Education. Impact of Technology in Education careers Education is the art that imparts knowledge to the human race, for the sake of survival, advancement, and continuity; it can be termed as the epicenter of all technologies, innovations, and human development. Careers in education generally rotate around the transmission of knowledge through means of channels that can either be technologically supported or can be done with little infuse of technology (Oak 1). The salaries for educationists vary greatly among practitioners depending on the level they teach as well as on subjects. The pay rate per hour ranges between $24.30 for elementary instructors to $39.80 for university education professors (Education America 1). One of the biggest inventions in the world that has a direct impact on educational careers is the computer; with the internet, it is now easier to access information interactively, on a web page there are very many items that would make any reader keep on to that page. To search for certain information one just needs to enter the information that is being sought and a huge database will be availed and which makes it very easy for the information seeker. This is more advantageous because the info seeker will be able to compare various
The artist’s name: Unknown; The title of the artifact: Nefertiti Bust; The date of the artifact completed: 1331-1354 BC; The size of the artifact: 47 cm high; The medium of the artifact: Sculpture. One of the cultural artifacts that denote the life of women in Ancient Egypt is the sculpture under the title Nefertiti Bust. It is a life-sized 47-cm high bust of the queen of Egypt, Nefertiti, who was pharaoh’s wife and lived in the 13 th century BC (“The bust,” 2022). The artifact is currently displayed at the Egyptian Museum of Berlin. Due to the high social and political status of the queen, this cultural artifact might have served as a commemorative or burial attribute. Commonly, bust sculptures in Ancient Egypt were “assigned to the realm of private ancestor worship in the domestic sphere or in the context of burials” (“The bust,” para. 21). However, it indicates the high status that a woman could obtain in ancient Western civilizations, where she could perform as the head of a state. The sculpture has a significant cultural and historical value due to its indication of the appraisal of the figure of Nefertiti by society. Moreover, in the context of history, this artifact is invaluable because it was preserved in a very good condition, allowing for examining the materials ad techniques used meticulously to create this masterpiece. The professionals working on the artifact noted that the paint looked as if freshly applied. Therefore, apart from the cultural and historical importance, the bust has an artistic value as a fine example of sculpturing mastery. It might be relevant to expand the discussion of this artifact in the context of women’s role in ancient Egyptian politics. Reference The bust . (2022). Web.
Introduction Harley-Davidson Inc. is a US-based motorcycle manufacturer established in 1903 by collaboration between William Harley and Arthur Davidson. The company was considered world’s leading designer of motorcycles comprising of heavyweight, touring as well as performance motorcycles. The company also deals with line of motor cycle parts and accessories. The supplies of motorcycles from Harley-Davidson were recognized based on their distinctive design as well as heavy customization. The brand image of the company based on raw power formed crucial part of its unique selling proposition (Whalen et al, 2010). This made the company to focus on differentiation strategy targeting more specific products within various niche segments in the market (Whalen et al, 2010). The nature of the powerful brand image HD uses within the market, led to building of deep relationship between the company, customers and matchless riding experiences. This contributed towards massive loyal brand following since the needs of customers using heavyweight motorcycle were catered for. Marketing strategy of the company focused on company-sponsored events, various dealer promotions as well as advertisements in the media. Target market majorly comprised of baby-boomers who happened to be men above thirty five years of age. However, the age limit has risen over the years to over forty years. This represented the age group who contributed towards Harley-Davidson’s iconic figure within United States of America. Due to decline of customers within this segment, the company strategized in the year 2010 to re-organize their marketing efforts and at the same time focus on multigenerational and multi-cultural marketing strategy. Such strategy focused on various age-groups, ethnic backgrounds and also being gender sensitive (Doole and Lowe, 2008). Impact of new and emerging technologies on transport and it applications is currently evident. Advancement in technology have taken very sharp dimension and on upper dimension within the market. Such technologies have been identified to include advances in automobile, accessories and computer production. Increase in the number of automobiles having web superior capabilities as well as new display technologies are on the growing trend. Despite all these, experience within automobile industry reveals that it’s rather expensive to operate within developed countries due to expensive demands from consumers. Such reasons should ensure that the identified gaps in knowledge regarding lucrative markets, and identified opportunities are dealt with amicably (Kotler and Keller, 2007). However, as one of the best managed companies within various regions, HD takes pride on the high technological and modernized level of products and services provided. Summary of environmental appraisal analysis for the U.K. market Internal analysis Harley-Davidson line of production deals with automobiles whereby they retail new and used products. Their market supply has been considered adequate by customers for close to over ten decades. There is provision of various unique heritage and culture to employees
An arranged marriage refers to a marital union, in which an individual’s spouse is chosen by parents or relatives (Divakaruni 45). The individual has little influence or no deciding power in the choice of a partner to marry. Arranged marriages are common in the Orient. However, in Western countries, individuals usually choose their partners or spouses through the process of dating. Dating gives individuals the opportunity to interact with different people in order to choose the most appropriate spouse for marriage (Divakaruni 46). In traditional societies, arranged marriages were the hallmark of marital unions between males and females. Parents were responsible for finding appropriate women to marry their sons. In many cases, the choices made were based on social and economic status as well as kinship ties between families. Today, the rationale behind arranged marriages is that young people are incapable of making wise decisions when choosing partners for marriage because of their immaturity and the lack of life experience (Lamanna and Riedmann 24). Arranged marriages are common in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. I think that arranged marriages promote unhappy families due to the lack of respect, love, and friendship between partners as well as reliance on economic status as a basis for choosing a partner. Arranged marriages ignore the need for people to date and know each other before they get married. It is during the dating period that two people determine whether they love each other and whether they are compatible (Shetty 35). Arranged marriages ignore the importance of love and compatibility between two people. For that reason, they foster unstable relationships that are often dominated by contempt, disagreements, and conflicts. Two individuals that get married under this arrangement enter into a relationship without prior knowledge of each other’s strengths and weaknesses. This creates room for conflicts and many sacrifices that undermine the individual role of each partner in the marriage. Secondly, arranged marriages are usually based on the social and economic statuses of both individuals (Shetty 37). Therefore, love is given a second priority in the union. Such marriages crumble in cases where love fails to blossom between married individuals. In contrast, love marriages allow individuals time to determine whether they are truly in love with those that they choose to marry. A marriage that lacks love and friendship lasts for a short time. I think that arranged marriages are inappropriate because of the constant interference from the families of married partners. In an arranged marriage, a couple does not enjoy the anonymity that they are supposed to enjoy. The family of the bride will always want assurance that their daughter is happy and fulfilled. On the other hand, the family of the bridegroom will want assurance that their son is happy in the marriage. I think it is wrong for a family to choose a spouse for their son or daughter. A successful marriage is based on love, trust, honesty, and resp