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In the movie Casper three archetypes are shown through the deathand growth of the characters. The movie Casper shows a girl who movesinto a new home and town with her father and needs a friend. There aremany obstacles that she encounters on her way. Throughout the story evilis shown by the greedy home owner Ms. Carrigan and her partner Dibs,regeneration is shown through the death and the bringing back to life, lossof innocence is shown when Cat looses her father after her mother isalready dead.Throughout the story evils get in Cats way of helping Casper. Ms.Carrigan the owner of the house finds out about the treasure and wants tosteal it for herself. Fatso, Stretch, and Stinkie are always causingtrouble for Cats dad and eventually they take it to far and end up gettinghim killed. Dibs is always helping Ms. Carrigan and one day he getseveryone out of the house and this gives Ms. Carrigan the opportunity tofind the treasure.Regeneration is all through the story and it could be called the...

INTRODUCTION With the rapid globalization and the excessive market competition, it has become very difficult to survive without taking a step toward improving business services. Therefore, many banking sectors have realized the role of e-banking for their business success and have considered information technology as an integral part of their strategic objectives. Today, Information Technology or as usually abbreviated IT is perceived as the backbone that enables communication with people as well as institutions associated with the banking business. It is also considered as a reliable way to respond to the dynamic changes in the market environment. In addition, it can be an effective way to reduce costs, and at the same time to increase the quality of services. In this context, banks seek to collaborate and improve their services through integration. However, this integration can cause different problems between banks as they have different systems and different IT infrastructures.Int...

The Main Thing that I took from the Video as it relates to our course consumer Behavior, is that they Depicted Three stores about, start up companies and there individual Consumer Strategies for Gaining and Maintaining Good consumer relations while keeping on the companies path and cooperate image. The first story about about Star Bucks caf was the most simple, and extradanary example of the three. They based there Marketing around the Cafe and the image of the Cafe not the fact that each cafe should be unique its individual Geographic, each caf that you step into looked exactly the same as the caf across town our in a different state, every time you step into there caf they are playing on your subconscious it would be like you have been there before, physically you are going to know that its not the same caf, but every thing inside looked the same because of star Bucks Mass Marketing strategy and the image that they are portraying. As part of Star Bucks Marketing and the most importan...

Standing alone against the endless blue sea, the SalkInstitute by Louis I. Kahn is one of a kind. "Louis Kahn's Salk Institutefor Biological Studies on the Pacific coast near La Jolla aspires within its ownspirit to an order achieved through clarity, definition, and consistency ofapplication"(Heyer 195). To many, this magnificent structure may seem outof place, but it works well with the surrounding environment because of thespatial continuity that it possesses. The relation to the site, the tectoniccharacteristics, and the ideas of servant versus served, combine to achieve agreat sense of order in the Salk Institute. Many of the ideas that went into theconstruction of this design are still utilized in architecture today. Kahn'smodern design takes full advantage of the atmosphere by opening up a broad plazabetween two research and lab wings providing a view of the beautiful PacificOcean and the coastline (Ghirardo 227). The laboratories are separated from thestudy are...

In the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Steveson used the architecture of Dr. Jekylls house very intelligently. The house can be regarded to be parallel to Dr. Jekylls double personality. Throughout the book, the house lends itself as a powerful prop, by which it is possible for Dr. Jekyll to use his house even when he is in the form of Mr. Hyde. The house, like Dr. Jekyll, has a dark side. On the front side of the house, it seems to be an elite, upper class, respectable home. However, the rest of the house is quite the opposite. As the book described it discolored wall on the upper and bore in every feature the marks of prolonged and so did negligence. Therefore the back door could be used by Mr. Hyde, with very few suspecting Mr. Hyde of having any connection to Dr. Jekyll. Steveson fit the architecture of the house into the story cleverly. The house supports Dr. Jekylls secret of being Mr. Hyde at times. The house symbolizes the double personality of its owner. Therefore Dr. ...

Moral standards are in eye of the beholder. Different views on moral standards lead us to know whether something is right or wrong. There is the divine command theory, which states that God is the one who tells us what is right and what is wrong. God's commands (or commandments) are our source of religious morality. This theory only holds true if your are a beleiver in a devine being. If you are an atheist this morality theory will not apply. Natural Law is another means of finding a moral standard. This standard is based on the presumption that everything has a built in purpose. As long as we follow our natural purpose, we will lead a morally healthy life. Some potential problems are How do we find out what our purpose is, and is everything that is natural really good? A third theory of moral standards is that of cultural relativism. To determine the morality of an action or thought, you would have to refer to the beliefs of that particular culture this would provide you with an o...

I never thought it to be possible for someone to be so caught up in an emotional ideology of economics and money until I read an excerpt from The Armchair Economist Economics in Everyday Life called Why I Am Not An Environmentalist by Steven E. Landsburg, because as much honest scrutiny and logic as he claims to apply to his arguments, they still somehow end up utterly illogical. This is why I see him more as The Emotional Economist.In the very beginning of the essay Landsburg informs us that economics is the science of competing preferences, and that environmentalism goes beyond science when it elevates matters of preference to matters of morality. This is all the discussion he provides on the basis of morality to this point. Logically speaking, why cant morality be a matter of preference? Why cant I decide that I would prefer to help preserve nature (with non-utilitarian motives) rather than pave that parking lot that I would otherwise so love to have? And I feel that his implication...

I have been looking at the Arnolfini'' portrait by Jan Van Eyck, andby looking at the symbols gathered information about the background andhistory of the paining. The portrait has its roots in the NorthernRenaissance, and is one of the more famous wedding portrait of the timebecause of the information it reveals through the many symbols. One thefirst thing you can tell from looking at the paining is the position ofthe couple Giovanna is facing her husband in obedience reaching for herhusband, while Giovanni is looking away with his hand up indicating hehas the authority which represents the gender roles during the 15thcentury. As I first glanced at the painting, Giovanna appeared to be pregnant,but after reading about it, I learned that the bulkiness from her dressrepresent the gothic fashion era of the time. When moving my focus awayfrom the couple, I discovered the dog in the picture, which I learntrepresents fidelity between the couple- a symbol based on a dog'sloyalty ...

Analysis of The Arrival Using brilliantly clear and mesmerizing images, Shaun Tan evokes globally prevalent conditions of multiple immigrants experiences through an unprecedented work of artistry. This brilliant book, containing only pictures, tells the story of a father who says farewell to his family and heads out into the great unknown, toting only a single photo of the wife and daughter he left behind, to pursue a more prosperous life. He travels overseas from an ominous city, riddled with symbolism of communism and persecution. Beautiful visuals of the sky display the days passing, and once he arrives, he is checked into a remarkable new society. The aromas and sights that bombard him are unfamiliar. The food is unusual and so is the language. He uses drawings to communicate in order to find a place to stay and to land himself a job. He discovers that he has his very own odd little pet. He relates with other immigrants as they discuss horrific recounts of their own dismay. A pict...

Student NameInstructor NameEnglish11th Jan., 2015Analytical EssayThis paper is an analytical essay on Jesse Prinzs article, Morality is a Culturally Conditioned Response. The analysis of the article focuses on the strategies that the author of the article has employed in persuading his audience so as to achieve his intended goal of making his audience believe that morality is, indeed, culturally conditioned. The paper, therefore, develops the authors argument while at the same time analysing the strategies that the writer has used to effectively persuade his intended audience the paper, therefore, does not merely summarize the Prinzs article.A close analysis of Prinzs main argument in this article reveals that Prinz is a proponent of relativism theory of ethics, and his main aim in this article, therefore, is to argue and to defend moral relativism. To achieve this end, Prinz employs the strategies of persuasion, giving concrete examples, and relying on authority.Prinz began his argum...

However, the researchers neglected to include into their research the effects of extrafamilial factors (friends, peers, teachers, etc.) on the cognitive skills of these children. If these factors were not overlooked, the research may have proven that the environment does indeed influence cognitive development. Without this research, as it stands now, it is concluded that the greatest influence on cognitive development is solely attributed to genetics. In light of this particular perspective, the article is incomplete. On the other hand, with the limited experimentation of the research, the article is very accurate and effective. The scientists recorded their information onto graphs, and the testing was in a controlled environment. The explanation of the experiment was very thorough. Imagine an experiment in which a scientist decides to separate identical twins at birth an put them in different environments. What would the result be? Recently, a similar issue has surfaced. In the articl...

Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera is Andrew Lloyd Webber's dark romantic musical which has awed audiences throughout the world. It is considered one of the three best on Broadway, along with Les Miserables and Miss Saigon. A mysteriously seductive atmosphere, combined with a strong pulsed musical score manage to keep the audience paralyzed with a sense of fear. From the chandelier falling over the audience to the infamous unveiling of the mask, the audience is a part of the show, thus enhancing the fear, pity, and passion that is masterfully portrayed by a marvelous cast. The atmosphere is intriguing as it brings the audience back to a late 19th century opera house. With the use of heavy dark drapes along with dry ice, hundreds of candles mysteriously rising from the floor, the audience is made to feel all of the sentiments that one would feel in the original Paris opera house which was the inspiration for the novel. The costumes are also meticulously designed to enhan...

John Steinbecks purpose in The Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of Wrath entails a story of perseverance in dealing with oppressive labor conditions faced by migrant laborers during the Depression. Steinbecks purpose contrived by the novels tone, was to inform the public of the migrants plight. Through analyzing the effective use of diction, comparison of man to animal, and organization of alternating narrative with serious discussion about the Depression, one can see the purpose of The Grapes of Wrath.By using the actual dialect of the Okies the dialogue becomes very realistic. Thus, Steinbeck brings the story to the public causing the readers poignant involvement. Tom Joad says They gonna burn the camp tonight, Ma. Now you know I aint got in me to stan by an see our stuff burn up, nor Pa aint got it in him, nor Uncle John. Wed come up a-fightin, an I jus cant afford to be took in an mugged. The Joads are in a hobo town and when trouble got started the authorities usually burned down these t...

Due to the great natural landscapes and deserts in Tucson, people here care a lot about the environment, rocks, minerals, hiking and outdoor sports. And so does the A E family, A E Recycled Granite is a business for recycled granite, located at 1660 S. Research Loop Ste. Tucson, AZ. This business is unique, because they do not just produce beautiful pieces of granite, but all their products are recycled for a better environment. A E targets people who are decorating their houses, like the nature, like to be environmentally friendly and this business allows them to bring recycled pieces of granite to their houses. This business has an amazing website that explains the type of work they do. A E Recycled Granite website, uses images, word choice, video and customers ratings to get website visitors attention to the type of the business they do to advertise their granite products, aiming to sell their products for people designing their house and would like to have environmentally fri...

CyberpornographySpecific Purpose To persuade my audience that cyberpornography which can cause bad effects to people, esp children must be blocked or banned.Central Idea Cyberpornography is an issue that provides many bad things to children, therefore it needs help from parents as well as government to prevent children from pornography.Main points I. Cyberporn is any act or gesture with sexual implications in the internet.II. Cyberporn can cause bad and harmful effects to children as the pornography site can be easily accessed.III. Parents and government should cooperate together to prevent children from watching the scene they are not supposed to see in their young age.IntroductionI.I call it the wonder of the world. Why not? With just a click of mouse, Im able to send letters, communicate or chat with friends, and even find information from all over the world simply in just a couple of minutes.II.I believe all of you know this. Yes, it is the internet. Internet has brought us many...

Act II Scene 2 is one of the most famous scenes of the play. It iscommonly known as the "Balcony Scene" because Juliet appears on a smallbalcony outside her bedroom window, and exchanges words, expresses truelove with Romeo who is standing below in her father's orchard. The scene isfamous for its moving and vivid images, used to express love between twopeople of contrasting nature. In my study I will compare the language ofRomeo and Juliet in this famous scene.The balcony scene is physically separate from the rest of the playby being set in a moonlit garden. The lovers exist outside the feuding andquarreling but cannot completely ignore it. Their love is shown as eternaland pure, rather than motivated by physical desire, lust or money grabbing.This is reflected in the kind of language and imagery that the lovers use. In this scene we notice that the way Romeo expresses his love isdifferent from the way Juliet expresses her love. Romeo speaks in high-flown language to e...

This document was written in Windows 95 Word Pad. The title above, and some of the text looks a little screwed up when read in anything else, so read it in Word Pad.Anyway, for those of you who are wondering "what do the letters "LOA" under his handle stand for?" Well, LOA stands for Legion Of the Apocalypse, which is a group of elite hackers and phreakers in my area. The current members of LOA areRevelation, Phreaked Out, Hack Attack, Electric Jaguar, and Phreak ShowI started LOA when I discovered that there were many good hackers and phreakers in my area. I thought that an organized group ofhackers and phreakers would accomplish much more than an individualcould by himself. Thus the Legion Of the Apocalypse was formed and has been around for a while since. Our main goal is to show the public what hacking and phreaking is all about and to reveal confidential information to the hackingphreaking community so that we can learn more about computers, telephones, electro...

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (Bfoq)INTRODUCTIONTitle VII states that an employee cannot be treated differently because of sex unless sex is a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ). When used as a defense, bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) allows an organization to hire and employ individuals on the basis of the qualifications reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business or enterprise. This paper will discuss the necessary steps employers must take in order to justify using sex as a discriminator when hiring employees and review some known cases where BFOQ was used as a defense.DEFINITIONSSex Discrimination is traditionally defined as systematically treating one sex differently from the other. However, discrimination can be further defined by breaking it down into two areas disparate treatment and disparate impact.Disparate treatment is more commonly known as outright discrimination. It is treating an individual differently than what i...

Beth Henley reveals the theme of how an author can camouflage suffering and tragedy with dramatic humor which she reveals in her play Crimes of the Heart. There are three sisters in which each suffers a certain tragedy in each her own way which is directly related to a certain form of emotional instability. The sisters begin to cope with current problems, old scars that need healing, and the complex bonds of sisterhood, but only then do they begin to find the true meaning of the sacred bond between sisters. The MaGrath sisters are in their own little world until a family crisis brings them together. The play tells of three sisters who are reunited when the youngest sister Babe, is accused of shooting her husband, Zachary. The oldest sister, Lenny MaGrath is unmarried at 30, and has been left at home to take care of poor old Granddad. Meg, the middle sister, is back after a failed singing career, and has failed to find her emotions. Babe, the youngest, is out on bail after shooting her ...

On the exterior it seems that Dougy, the book, is all about racism. However when you delve further into Dougy, many other strong messages come across. Some that stand out are finding yourself, appreciating what we have and, most strongly, having an open mind. At the beginning Dougy, the boy, is timid, unsure of his life and seems to be in everyone's shadow. Whilst being trapped in the hall with the floodwaters rising- Dougy comes out of his shell and comes to the rescue. His brave efforts probably save the lives of Gracey and Raymond. These events bring out the best in Dougy and he gains confidence in being able to achieve his dreams. He did, indeed, find himself and this made him, "bloody lucky." Do you take things for granted? Dougy showed us that there are so many people out there, to who a new car sparks a cry of delight. Yet do we even blink an eyelid, when we see a new Commodore drive past? Oh no, it's just another car. These feelings don't just apply to c...

The book Flipped is based around the lives of the two main characters, Bryce Loski and Julianna Baker, Juli for short. It all started out when Bryce moved in across from Juli and Juli wanted a new friend so she went over to Bryces house and she grabbed his hand and she fell in love with him. As the years went bye Juli still had a crush on Bryce. One day Bryce was flying a kite but his kite got stuck in a sycamore tree so Juli wanted to prove herself to Bryce so she started to climb the sycamore tree when she got up there she saw the best view shes ever seen so from that day on she always loved that spot. One mourning while Juli was up in the tree she saw a bunch of construction workers with saws so she stayed up in the tree for a whole day then finally they got her dad to come and get her. The next few days she was very depressed so she did not go to school for a few days and when she got back to school she was all over Bryce again. After a year or two she started raising chickens and ...

The Untimely lose In Isaacs Storm a book by Erik Larson, it talks about a hurricane which takes place on September 8, 1900 and a town named Galveston which was a city of new technology and development that was destroyed in the greatest natural disaster known to man. In Isaacs Storm there were many attitudes and acting that contributed to the loss of lives. I felt competitiveness and over-confidence of the Weather Bureau, by shunning away all the warning signs given by Cuba. The citizens which werent worried about their glorious town felt it couldnt be touched. Isaac Cline who thought Galveston could survive the bad weather, and preferred waiting the storm out. All these things lead to many deaths in Galveston. The Weather Bureau which was headed by William Moore felt they didnt need help from some third world country like Cuba, refused any assistance. Putting all their confidence in their own bureau which had many bureaucratic problems it self with establishment. On the other hand ma...

The book Lyddie was written my Katherine Paterson. The novel tells a story of a 13-year-old girl whose mother hires her and her 11-year-old brother to work and pay of debts. Lyddie did not want to leave her Vermont farmhouse she was waiting for her father to return after going west two years ago in search of a better life. Lyddie was to go be a housemaid and her brother Charlie to work at the mill. When Lyddie takes a day off to visit her brother and go spend a night at her house she was fired. Lyddie decided to go work as a factory worker in Lowell Massachusetts where she can make real money so she pay the debt and go live with her brother at the small cabin in Vermont. After being sick a couple of times her new friend Diane ask Lyddie to sign a petition for better conditions when Lyddies mother dies her sister Rachel lives with her. Her brother takes Rachel to the mill where they are taken care of. Lyddie signs the petition and is fired then plans on going to a collage in Ohio.The no...

The book I read call Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars byAlbert Marrin is about the life and struggle of Napoleon Bonapart. Thebook talk about everything in his life, from the time he was born to thetime he died. The setting takes place in different places, from where hiwas born, where he fought, and were he died. The time period is from1769-1821.Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, Corsica,and was given the name Napoleon. He was the second of eightchildren of Carlo Bonaparte and Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte.Through his father's influence, Napoleon was educated at the expenseof King Louis XVI, at Brienne and the cole Militaire, in Paris.Napoleon graduated in 1785, at the age of 16, and joined the artilleryas a second lieutenant. Also in 1796, Bonaparte was madecommander of the French army in Italy. Napoleon, no modest soul,decided to leave his army and return to save France. In Paris, hejoined a conspiracy against the government. In the coup d'etat ofNovember 9-10, 17...

The Taj group is one of the major market leaders in the India hospitality industry as well as in South East Asia. The Taj brand is known for its offering of authentic luxury experience seekers for whom luxury if a way of life. Taking the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower as an example, it has particular niche clientele and has been a host for major business deals, product launches, and weddings of some rich people in the country. The terrorist attack in November 26 had a server impact on the Taj brand and Brand India. With over 30 people killed in the Taj hotel and over 400 hundred guests took under hostage, the terrorists had not only destroyed major part of the hotel but also had embarked a deep fear in the minds of million across the globe. The Taj brand was under crisis because when the terrorists hit the hotel, the public started to question if there the attack has any relevance to Taj brand and customer familiarity. Moreover, the attack draws public attention on the safety and security ...

Book ReportFive RingsForm the very beginning Miyamoto understood the chaos of war and the purpose of having inward peace in this chaos. Much of this inward peace came from the mastery of the scrolls. The first of these scrolls was the earth scroll. It taught us how to first see the rhythm of things. The rhythms of martial arts were to be gained through practice. By knowing the rhythms of your opponents you can then use those rhythms to form your attack. The water scroll was a way to free your mind from the subjective biases we use. For example the observing eye is stronger than the perceiving eye. By slowing down and seeing things for what they are you can out due your opponent. When picking up the sword the thought should always be to use it to kill. But not doing so you leave yourself open for weakness. The water scroll also taught us how to use footwork and the five kinds of guards. The guards where once again another way to kill.The fire scroll was the part right before you attack...

For my book review I decided to read the book One Child. Throughout the book I was able to pick out the types of behaviors exhibited by the main characters, the model used to modify the behaviors, the methods of instruction used, the support systems implied, and the effects that the childs behavior has on the surrounding environment.Some of the behaviors exhibited by the main characters have compelled the author Torey L. Hayden to label her class as being the crazy class. These behaviors applied not only to the children that were in her class, but also to the people that would be considered the support staff of those students. Peter had a neurological condition and, Tyler tried to kill herself twice. Max was diagnosed as having infantile autism, and although no one had a positive handle on what exactly was Freddies disability. One expert believed Freddies prognosis was that he was profoundly retarded, one stated it was autism, and another honestly did not know. Sarah was physically and...

In the book Overthrow, by Stephen Kinzer writes about an American being involved in the first overthrowing of a foreign government. He also writes about 250 American sailors died when the Unites States used forcible intervention in what was then to become the conquering of three territories involving several islands in opposite sides of the world. Some argued that the Unites States had to take new territories in order to prevent European power, or perhaps even Japan, from taking them (Kinzer 33). Kinzer argues, the Unites States felt that by intervening and conquering new land they would have financial gain and a vast ability of land for economical used. In 1876 when the treaty of Reciprocity was signed between the Hawaiian Majesty and then current president Ulysses S. Grant where the treaty involved local sugar planters in exchange for into granting United States exclusive rights to maintain commercial and military bases in Hawaii. After the sugar industry began to triple within a th...

Rommel the Desert FoxErwin Rommel Jr. was born on November 15, 1891. As a child, he was even tempered and was unremarkable academically and athletically. During adolescence, he became very adept at mathematics (His father and grandfather were both distinguished mathematicians.) Jr. always preferred practical books to works of imagination. When the airplane was first built, Rommel's imagination went wild and he spent many days studying the airplane. After high school, Rommel Jr. was thinking of applying to the Zeppelin works at Friederichshafen, but his father, the ex-artillery officer, advised him to go to the army instead. In July 1910, Rommel became a cadet with the 124th Wurttemberg Infantry Regiment in the 26th Infantry Division of the German Imperial Infantry. He was going to go in March, but a hernia operation set him back four months.He served as cadet in the Army until March 1911. Then he attended the prestigious military academy Konigliche Kriegsschule in Danzig. The cours...

Zlata's Diary Author Zlata Filipovi Published Puffin Books 1995 Setting September 2, 1991 to October 17, 1993 Plot Summary The diary starts on 2nd September 1991. Zlata is an eleven-year-old girl who was used to live an ordinary life. She goes to school, plays piano and solfeggio, she takes tennis lessons, has choir practice, watches MTV, loves pizza, plays with friends and does all the things a child loves to do. Zlata and her parents spend their weekends and free time in Crnotina, where they restored an old house. On 19th October 1991 her daddy is called up by the police reserve and has to go there frequently. On 23rd October she sees terrible pictures on TV about the war in Dubrovnik. They send packages to Durovnik to help Srdjan, their friend and the people there. Zlata doesn't really understand politics and is also not very interested in it. On 1st March a small group of armed civilians killed a Serbian wedding guest and wounded a priest. The following the whole city was ...

Imagine you are sitting in your cozy, warm bedroom with your TV turned on to the news channel. All of a sudden, the screen turns red with enormous white letters flashing across the screen saying Breaking News. The tune in the background has changed from before its now more intense, making your heartbeat faster and faster. You start to hear the news anchors saying, that a plane crash has occurred on 29th Street, Martin Luther King Drive. While taking a minute to digest the horrific news, there are many thoughts running through your mind. Youre now wondering, how many people were aboard on the plane? Were their any serious injuries? God forbid did anyone die? How on earth did this crash happen in the first place? Wanting the answers to your questions, you find out two minutes later that there was no plane crash. It was a misunderstanding from a scene being filmed for a TV show. You were just told that a crash happened and a few minutes later you are being told that it was all a misunders...

Burial of Count Orgaz by El GrecoThis painting is the Burial of Count Orgaz by El Greco (the Geek) his real name Domenikos Theotocopoulos. It hangs on the wall in the vestibule of the church of Santo Tome in Toledo, Spain and was painted in 1586. It is oil on canvas and was made to fit the very wall it hangs today. The painting does have a Round top making it a very odd fit for anywhere but the church for it to hang.The artist used many dark shades Blue and blacks with yellow and red in the items of importance and detail. White was very common. There was only one other color sort of hid in the robe of St Augastine,Green. He put alot of details in the things that he wanted the audience to pay attention to. The cross for example on the middle right, the keys to the gates of heaven held by saint peter on the top left and a nice touch with the priest with the skull on his rob on the bottom right.This is the first completely personal work by the artist. There are no longer any references to...

By Jack Londen Throughout the novel The Call of the Wild, we follow a dog named Buck through his journey through the Klondike. We experience a transformation in him, as he adapts to the cold, harsh land where he is forced to toil in the snow, just to help men find a shiny metal. Buck seems to almost transform into a different dog by the end of the book. In this essay, I will go over what Buck was like, how and why he was forced to adapt to his new environment, and what he changed into. When we first met up with Buck, he lived in the Santa Clara Valley, on Judge Miller's property. He was the ruler of his domain, uncontested by any other local dogs. he was a mix between a St. Bernard and a Scotch Shepherd dog. He weighed one hundred and forty pounds, and he carried every one with utmost pride. Buck had everything he could want. Little did he know, he would soon have it all taken away from him. One night, while the judge was away at a raisin grower's committee meeting, the garde...

In our consumer-filled world, advertising is the utmost expensive technique companies use to sell their goods. Advertising serves the purpose of persuading consumers to buy a product, while simultaneously convincing viewers that the companys item will offer something better than competitors. Increases in product replication thrust selling pressure, thus requiring companies to seek new methods of advertising in order to make profits. The cigarette ad I chose came about as a result of market competition, and utilizes a new approach to its advertising technique. This commercial for camel cigarettes, shows several scenarios in which busy doctor is seen smoking cigarettes. In each scenario, the doctor reaches for camel cigarettes meanwhile a Thompson 2narrator explains the reason for his decision. The purpose of the ad is to persuade viewers that camel is the best brand of cigarette, due to its popularity among doctors. This representation is harmful to society because it sh...

After the War of 1812 a feeling of nationalism swept over the country. Nationalism is the spirit of nation-consciousness or national oneness. In other words, it is a feeling of unity throughout the country, usually associated with a feeling of national superiority. Nationalism lasted for a short time however people noticed their complacency growing throughout the newly formed nation. This is the story of a gathering of people to Cane Ridge, Kentucky and their revival toward a strong religious nation. In the summer of 1801, 18 Presbyterian ministers, plus several Baptists and Methodists, gathered at a Presbyterian meeting house in Bourbon County for one of the largest "camp meeting" revivals ever seen up to that time. Claims that up to twenty five thousand of people camped out but in all actuality a more reliable figure may be near one thousand gathered to hear the preachers' message of unity among denominations and a return to biblical basics. Backgrounds of those who att...

In Marion Nestles article, The SuperMarket Prime Real Estate, she emphasizes that supermarkets say theyre in the business of offering choices, but they do everything to make the choice theirs, not yours. In her article she states supermarkets are not social service agencies providing food for the hungry. Their job is to sell food, and more of it. From their perspective, it is your problem if what you buy makes you eat more food than you need, and more of the wrong kinds of foods in particular. In fact, Vance Packard revealed the secrets of supermarkets in his book The Hidden Persuaders. In his book he claims that major corporations participated in hiring social scientists to study unconscious human emotions in order to help companies manipulate consumers into purchasing certain products. Reflecting on my personal supermarket experiences, I suppose I agree with Marion Nestles statement(s). I cannot stress enough how many times I have went to the store for a certain product and somehow...

The decade before the end of the nineteen-century has been described by many historians as a period of great discontent for Chinese population as a result of frequent natural disasters, such as river floods and droughts. Historically, these events had severe repercussions on both economy and social life of the entire country, as they created a state of imbalance between man and nature at all levels. At the lowest levels, creating instability among the masses and leading them to rebel, and at the highest levels, threatening seriously the existence of the dynasty in power. Taking this into consideration, it seems appropriate to attribute the rebellion of the Boxers as the consequence of natural disasters. However, studies on the origins of this secret society and the events prior to its uprising in the summer of 1900, led me to consider the floods that struck on China just before the end of the century, in conjunction with other events of the period, as an important cause of the Boxer up...

One of the central themes in Tom Jones deals with the conflict between parental authority and individual choice in matters of love and marriage. As a related topic, Im looking to explore the ways in which Fielding portrays the relationship and dialectic between love and free will. I intend to show that when ideas of love are conveyed or emotionally expressed by certain characters in the novel toward others, they are accompanied by, and frequently interconnected with, the question of autonomy and self-determination. Furthermore, Fieldings treatment of the ideas of love and personal freedom, through the behavior and language of the characters in the novel, underpins another of the central themes that marital felicity is as dependent on mutual affection and harmony as it is on familial and monetary considerations. There is also a suggestion in the novel that true love is somewhat disconnected from free will. Ill show how Im trying to work out this idea in one of the paragraphs from my pap...

Derek Vinyard, a skinhead leader of a white-power organization utterly transformed by a spell in prison, was frightening and heartbreaking, angry and serene. I don't think I've ever seen a character in a film with a more believably wide range. In the hands of a less capable actor, Derek would have been a laughable parody, and American History X a heavy-handed disaster. But Derek never descended to stereotype, and X is a penetrating look at the effects of racism and hatred on its adherents. I thought that many scenes were disturbing not only was the violence brutal, but so was Derek's reaction to killing black men He smiled with smug satisfaction while the police barked at him as they placed him under arrest. However, while a trifle preachy at times, American History X is a profound, if harsh, film about how the bond of love between brothers can also be a conduit of hate. The faint of heart may cringe, but this is a film that should be seen by everyone. However, when Derek,...

Whartons The Age of Innocence depicts Ellen Olenska as a perfect example of courage and strength because of her desire to go against society and the degradation of women. Through the narrative eyes of Newland Archer, the reader sees a woman like no other woman (102). Ellen Olenska is much like Hawthornes Hester Prynne in the way she exhibits courage and strength. As an outcast of a hypocritical society, Ellen is worthy of the yellow roses that seem too rich, too strong, in their fiery beauty for May (69). In fact, she embodies these same qualities. Ellen married an immensely rich Polish nobleman, had her portrait painted nine times, and was surrounded by acres of roses, historic pearls, and priceless furniture, but it wasnt until she moved back to New York that she truly became rich. Ironically, her wealth developed as her place in society dwindled. Ellen credits Newland Archer for her new life, her new wealth It was you who made me understand that under the dullness there are things s...

Harvey is quite an interesting play. It qualifies a classification as a masterpiece of art. The play is a true creation and presentation of mastery of dramatic literature. I watched the show on Saturday 14th April at the queens hall national theatre and the performance was evidently exceptional.Harvey presents the exciting story of Elwood P. Dowd. He is an aging man who is apparently suffering from a streak of schizophrenia. The name of the play is derived from a best friend of his who is a rabbit called a pooka. The pooka is a fair that is in animal form and it is seen to appear only to a selected characters especially those that accompany him at night to social gatherings and bars. Ewoods sister Veta is however, not amused by his antics and attempts to have him admitted to a mental institution. Ewood is however, seen to be so cordial and affectionate, this makes the doctors convinced that she is actually covering up for her own mental ailment (Edward, 2003). The doctors then admit Ve...

The play was first presented in the early 40s. It is also set in this timeperiod. It is a very care-free, take your mind off of your worries comedic work.The main character, Elwood P. Dowd, has a invisible friend, a pooka namedHarvey, who accompanies him during his daily activities. A pooka is a mythicalcreature who appears here and there, where ever it pleases, and to whoever itpleases. In this case, the pooka has taken the form of a rabbit who is six feet,one and a half inches tall. Mr. Dowd lives in a large mansion with his sister,Veta Louise Simmons, and her daughter Myrtle May Simmons. Mr. Dowds familydoes not see Harvey at first, but they Elwood interacting and talking to Harvey.They become extremely worried about him seeing an imaginary rabbit and himspending all of his time with someone who doesnt even exist. As difficult andhumiliating as it is for her, Veta Louise is forced to take Mr. Dowd toChumleys Rest, an psychiatric facility on the outskirts of town where he canreceive ...

"As Good As It Gets" --Plot Summary-- Melvin Udall is a homophobic, bitter, lonely man. He spends his days in the confinement of his own apartment, writing novels. Each morning he follows a routine, from sitting in the same seat at the restaurant, to demanding Carol to be his waitress, and even scaring away those who may be sitting in his spot when he arrives. It isn't until his homosexual neighbour, Simon, is brutally beaten and hospitalized, that Melvin learns to love. As he is forced to take care of Simon's dog, Melvin grows attached to the little animal, and learns to care for someone other than himself. This poses a problem when Simon returns and wishes to take his dog home. However, it seems as though the dog has grown as attached to Melvin as he has to it. Melvin's world is turned upside down when Carol does not show up for work one morning. Melvin, being his usual vulgar self, is kicked out of the restaurant, throwing off his entire routine. He decides t...

Lead It OnIn The Merchant of Venice, the character of Bassanio creates a lot of stir. From the beginning, the reader sees him as opinionated and a little shallow, but as the novel progresses, Bassanio seems to take on a bit of a change, beginning to value morality and virtue over beauty and money. This change is most evident in his speech in Act III Scene ii.Beginning with a thorough analysis of Shakespeares rhetoric In lines 90-91, Bassanio tells the reader to look on beauty and see how it can be manufactured and bought. Oftentimes, beauty is unnatural, created by makeup. Bassanio then goes on to say it works a miracle in nature (92) and the ones that wear the most are the ones that are the ones that are the least respected. He then goes on to describe a womans hair using the word snaky (III. ii. 94) to allude to Medusa, implying that beautiful curly hair could, figuratively, turn a man to stone, meaning that the man is stopped, staring at the beautiful woman. Furthermore, the word wa...

Unable to accept that Emma had died oLeaves her room and clothes just the way it was oHe has her buried in her wedding dress oDaydreams about their memories (her sounds, gestures, and poses) oClipped a lock of her hair oAt the gravesite, he yells, Good-bye! and tries to jump in the grave Cant stick to religion after a week Doesnt talk to anyone in town oJustin ran off to Rouen oHomais doesnt want to talk to him oOnly has a relationship with his daughter Financial situation worsens Begins to take on Emmas characteristics oYells at his mother for complaining about the cost oRefuses to let his mother stay with him in Yonville oStops communicating with his mother Becomes submissive oDoesnt get mad when he finds that Rodolphe had an affair with his wife oBlames everything on fate o In many of the great works of literature, the story is often comprised of unique characters. These characters all exhibit their own unique and individual traits. In Madame Bovary, written by Gustave Flaubert, Ch...

Dead Souls takes place in the Russia of the late 1800s, where, unlike in America, one must be born into a prosperous family in order to have opportunities. The main character, Chichikov, is clever enough to develop a scheme in which he can rise from being a petty clerk to a respected landowner. In order to do this, Chichikov moves into a new town, pretending to already be a landowner, and begins a quest to buy the names of dead serfs who have not yet been officially reported dead. Each person that Chichkov presents this offer to has a different reaction, starting with the shy and introverted Manilov. Though he does not understand Chichikov's need for the names of these dead serfs, Manilov is a character that is so desperate for company that it does not take any effort to trick him into selling his dead souls cheaply. However, as Chichikov continues his journey, he starts to deal with more clever landowners who become suspicious of his scheme. Chichikov finds that the townsmen know...

Executive Summary The following report examines the external environment that SouthwestAirlines operates within. In order to successfully explore every aspect ofthe airline industry, the examination looks at Porter's five forces beforeperforming a PEST analysis. As each aspect is analyzed, its relativeimportance is noted (low, moderate, or high). At the end of the analyses,recommendations are made for the Southwest Airlines company. Theserecommendations are made on the basis of the fact that the airline industryseems to be characterized by a lack of customer satisfaction and overalldiscontent among consumers of the industry. The examination closes withoptimism, suggesting Southwest takes advantage of their competitiveenvironment. The airline industry is an extremely volatile industry which hasshown great responsiveness to a number of forces in its externalenvironment. As such, for any company in the airline industry to besuccessful, they must be very aware of these variou...

Eriksons Psychosocial Theory and Dr. Temperance BrennanEveryone loves a hero emerging from a tragedy. The Dark and Troubled Past trope is seen throughout works of literature, art, and film from all times and cultures, including Oedipus, Macbeth, Star Trek, Batman, Doctor Who, and even Soul Eater. Its no wonder people love to see how other people could possibly become so messed up. Its a sick, human curiosity that prevails through much of history. The 21st century is no exception. Much of recent works contain someone overcoming a tragedy, like Jessica Jones, Daryl Dixon, Carol Peletier, and Severus Snape, is extremely successful, partially due to the depth of character.One show in particular has many people with a dark past Bones. Set in Washington, DC in the modern day, it features a wide variety of characters with a lot of variation in background. The most developed, however, is that of the main character, Dr. Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist working in joint wit...

Duke Orsino By Susan Humphrey "If music be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, the appetite may sicken, and so die." These are the opening words of Shakespeare's play, "Twelfth Night", which welcome us into an atmosphere of depressed love, as Count Orsino, the Duke of Illyria, expresses his feelings of love towards the Lady Olivia. Duke Orsino has received word that the Lady Olivia would none of his affections, as she is mourning the death of her father and brother, and has sworn to not have contact with men for seven years. These opening lines give us a good look into Orsino's character. He is a love-struck bachelor, who, as we later find out, seems to be in love with the idea of being in love. One begins to question the sincerity of Count Orsino's love towards Olivia when he insists upon sending messenger, after messenger to try and woo Olivia. If you were in love as deeply as the Duke claims to be, would you not take m...

Hermann Hesse's novel, , is the story of a young man trying to find his place between the two realms of good and evil. Right from the beginning of the novel Hesse introduces the reader to Emil, of whom the novel is based around. The reader sees how Emil's "good" world of peace, love and protection becomes mingled in the "evil" world of lies, cheat and theft. Hermann Hesse does an extremely fine job of protraying the effects of these two worlds on the human spirit. Rather than trace Emil's actions and every feeling, to better understand his character, Hesse uses Emil's dreams to help define the character. These dreams serve as a function to provide the reader with a better understanding of the direction the novel and where its characters are moving in. Hesse's use of dreams help develop Emil from innocent child to educated man.The first significant dream occurs on page nineteen. Emil dreams that he is on a boat, "surrounded by absolute peace ...

Winston Groom - Forrest Gump summary The story takes place in America in the 60s. Forrest as a child is not popular among his schoolmates and everybody thinks he is an idiot. Only Jenny Curran understands him. Although he wears a special walk-helping apparatus, he becomes a good footballer. As adult he grows up he has to take part in the Vietnam where another soldier Buba, which he already had known from university, becomes his best friend.They plan to start off the in the shrimp buisness when the war is over. Forrest is courageos,safes the lifes of soliers but unfortunately Buba dies and he cant make his dream come true .Forrest comes back home and receives a medal for being brave in war from President Kennedy.After a while Forrest becomes a very good ping pong player and during a national tournament in red china he saves the life of a famous chinese politican.Back to America he meets his old friend Jenny again and Forrest joins her band playing the harmonica and they start to live ...

By definition, a savage is an uncivilized person. Friday would not fit this description because he was civilized. He was a product of the civilization that surrounded him where he came from. His appearance, behaviors, and beliefs were that of all the others in what might be called his tribe. The simple fact that he had religious beliefs is evidence of him being somewhat civilized.A savage can also be thought of as anyone or anything not European. Clearly Friday was not European, yet his features were not consistent with what would normally be considered savage . He is described as having a very good Countenance, not a fierce and surly Aspect , he had all the Sweetness and Softness of an European in his Countenance too , His Hair was long and black, not curl d like Wool , The Colour of his Skin was not quite black, but very tawny and yet not of an ugly yellow nauseous tawny, as the Brasilians, and Virginians, and other Natives of America are , and his Nose small, not flat like the Negro...

Following in the footsteps of movies like Edward Scissorhands, and Pleasantville, Richard Kelly creates a suburbia in his film Donnie Darko that seems out of this world, but in actuality, he shows a suburban town that is so close to real life that it strikes the viewer and forces him or her to reevaluate their own outlook on suburban life. Irony is the tool that Richard Kelly uses to show that the cast of characters, in this almost play-like suburban life, are really the evil that they try so hard to defeat. Many of the characters in the movie are weak minded and are easily influenced into conforming, because of fear, to the teachings of Jim Cunningham, perhaps the most ironic, and disturbing character of them all. Richard Kelly shows that the methods of Cunningham are at the very heart of what is wrong with the people of his suburbia, and that the victims of fear are actually himself and the characters that follow him. Jim Cunningham's role in the town most closely resembles a god...