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Amy WilliamsDr.YowEssay 2A Beautiful ThingLucy Grealy, in her essay Mirrors , gives an awesome portrayal of how our external being, as seen by others, shapes and influences our own feelings of inner worth. The author breaks down the true definition of individuality, pointing out that individualism is really nothing more than the way society perceives us. For example, when Lucy was young, her family and doctors rewarded her good behavior (i.e. silence) during chemotherapy by exclaiming, What a brave little girl. Unfortunately, this type of praise installed a false and unhealthy sense of self in Lucy. She became attached to this courageous, stalwart disposition, feeling that her reticence contributed to the approval, attention, and acceptance she received from others. Grealy states, if I broke down, this would be seen as despicable in the eyes of both my parents and doctors. I got tired of being brave, every week I told myself not to cry and every week I failed (50). The author felt t...

Tone Vendor Vs. Deep Search RecordsMy topic for my ethnography paper will explore the client base for the two similar but different record stores based in St. Augustine and Riverside (located in Jacksonville, FL). After I explore the two daily routines of the stores I will compare the trends of the stores to some of the articles read in class. Some of the reasons for difference in clients would include demographic of the two areas, the variety of vinyl at the two locations, and the areas in which the two stores are located. To conduct my fieldwork I will go to each location and ask the record store workers several questions pertaining to their typical customers, what is their best-selling genre (oldies rock, new wave, old vinyl, new vinyl), and how busy each store stays throughout a typical weekend day. The same questions will be asked to whoever may be working the record store at the time at each location. As well as interacting with the workers I will ask any customers who may be in ...

Modernism in "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" Modernism is an artistic movement that rebels against past traditionsand social norms. Ernest Hemingway shows many characteristics of modernismin his short story, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro." A reader can see modernismthrough Hemingway's unique style of writing, emphasis of values andbeliefs, and common modernist themes, such as alienation and nihilism. Modernism rebels against norms of form, grammar, and taste.Hemingway's structure and style of the "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" reflectsthis as he shifts back and forth from the traditional form to theitalicized passages. These italicized passages reveal Harry's privatethoughts and memories through flashbacks at the same time rebelling againstthe normal chronological order in a story. When Harry is dying, Hemingwayagain shifts between events happening in reality and events happening inHarry's head without clarifying the difference. At first,...

In my reading of A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison, written by James E. Seaver and edited by June Namias, I discovered many things I did not know about not only the Seneca Indians, but also the other Iroquois tribes within upstate New York. I enjoyed the perspective this book gives the reader. The story is told from someone that was introduced to the Indians, not as an original member of the tribe, but from someone that was captured by these Indians at an early age and assimilated into their culture. It serves as a direct source of information from a person that was taught everything about being an Indian. The information comes from someone that wasnt born into the culture, and I think that is what gives the book so much life. The fact that she came from a whole different culture shows us the comparisons she makes, between the people she was once with and the people she resided with till her last days. Mary gives the book a feeling like you are almost there, like being a par...

Oedipus King Of Riddles? In Greek mythology the oracles or gods are rarely wrong in theirpredictions of the future. Yet the characters still try to fight thepredictions. Do their personalities and traits decide their future, or doesfate take its course no matter what? Oedipus was a shrewd man furnishedwith wit and intellect, yet his lack of insight (the ability to see andunderstand clearly the inner nature of himself) and his arrogance led tohis demise, not fate. Oedipus's aret (an exceptional ability or gift) was unravellingriddles, and solving any puzzles with ease. He had a surplus of theaptitude to look outward, but unfortunately he had a deficiency of theability to look inward. This talent of looking outward made him renownedfor deciphering riddles and mysteries. Yet when Tiresias appears and speaksin riddles, Oedipus cannot solve them because of his lack of insight.Tiresias's riddles are clear in what they state, but Oedipus cannotunderstand them because he doesn'...

This book is named Old Yeller and it is by Fred Gipson. This book is based on a 14-year-old boy named Travis and his dog Old Yeller. This book takes place in an old log cabin in Birdsong Creek, with Travis explaining his story from the beginning.Travis was a lonely boy from Kansas who one day finds a yellow haired dog that first makes him so mad that he wanted to shoot the dog, but when he does have to shoot him his conscience holds him back. He begs his father to keep him and at first he was hesitant not to let Travis, but finally comes to his senses, and lets him keep him. Travis named the dog Old Yeller, which kind of has a double meaning, old meaning how old the dog looked, and Yeller meaning he had stingy, short yellow hair. Travis didnt have any friends until he met the dog, which afterwards he began a friendship with Old Yeller. But suddenly when Travis dad was called off to a cattle drive to make money. At first Travis didnt want him to go, but they need the money. Poor Travis ...

Perfume Reflective Statement 1Today in class, we discussed the psychology and the science behind scents. By learning more in-depth about smells, I furthered my understanding of how Sskind implanted scents into his novel, Perfume. Furthermore, I realized how important the role of smells was in the novel. During the oral, I learned about the olfactory system which is the sensory system inside your head used for the sense of smell. In the novel Perfume, by Sskind, Grenouille has an extremely powerful olfactory system. He has extraordinary smelling capabilities which separate him from everyone else in the world. However, we discussed in class how Grenouille lacks a personal odor which results in a lack of personal identity and self-awareness. This thought provoking discussion made me think, Did Sskind purposely create Grenouille without an odor? I think that to make up for Grenouille supernatural smelling ability, Sskind added a weakness to Grenouille so he would not be invincible. Grennou...

Rage Against the MachinesIn Kurt Vonneguts first novel, Player Piano, he brings up quite a few interesting points. His portrayal of a United States that has become a slave to its own ingenuity is somewhat entertaining. What really got to me was the fact that its easy to imagine people acting the way they did. As a reader I can see myself making those very same mistakes, and being just as childish as the ghost shirts, as conniving as Shepherd, and as manipulative as Rev. Lasher. Maybe in our society these people would have acted the same way, but if you look at their alternatives, you dont find that theres much left for them to do in their efficient and productive country. The society portrayed in Kurt Vonneguts Player Piano degrades and dehumanizes its inhabitants, robbing them of their dignity and literally boring them into sin. Theres not much worse than knowing, deep down in your heart that nothing would change if you disappeared. Going through life accomplishing nothing save for yo...

Quinceanera by Judith Ortiz CoferWhat shocked me that midnight was that I heard my own voice loud and clear, Julia Alvarez mentioned. Julia Alvarez remembers the hard work and the amount of time spent in planning her quinceanera, just as if occurred yesterday. Alvarez illustrates her emotions and feeling through this outstanding poem. Starting with the title, Quinceanera, a reader can detect hidden meanings. In the Spanish language, the word quinceanera means that a new voice will be heard as a girl becomes of age, a fifteen-year-old girl s coming out party in Latin cultures. In the poem Quinceanera, by Judith Ortiz Cofer, she tells the story of when she turned fifteen. Cofer demonstrates the tone of the poem very well. The denotation of tone states that one conveys an attitude toward the person addressed, however the attitude is clear to the reader. For example, the tone of the poem is clearly seen when the author is thinking to herself, as she becomes a woman throughout the day. She...

Friendships BooksIn the short stories, "Separate Ways," by Higuchi Ichiyo, and "UncannyStories from the Scholar's Studio," by SongLing, the two pieces bothdemonstrate the limits, high and low, of friendship. Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Heng havea loving friendship, but not being able to trust is their downfall. Okyo andKichizo also have a very loving and caring friendship, but money and richesoverpowers their friendship in the end. Mrs. Chu, and Mrs. Heng, in "UncannyStories..." show a most admirable fulfilling friendship. Mrs. Chu was driveninto the arms of a friend, after feeling deprived of her husband who spent mosthis days with his concubine. Mrs. Chu took a liking to Mrs. Heng, a neighbor.Mrs. Heng has an experience similar to that of Mr. Chu with her husband'sconcubine, although the Heng's never showed any signs of quarrels or discordin their household. This struck Mrs. Chu with an interest, because she wanted toknow how her relationship with her ...

Six Degrees of Separation In the play, Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare, the character Paul visits several couples throughout the play. Paul is the one and only character in the play that is Black and the readers do not know much about his past, which isolates him from the rest of the characters in the play. Readers can argue whether if Paul is beneficial to the people he visits, such as when he visits Ouisa and Flan, where he helps them out in several ways or if he is harming the couples he visits, like when he visits Rick and Elizabeth and takes nearly everything that they own. From all the evidence in the play one can argue that Paul is benefitting the richer couples, while he is harming the not so rich couples as well. The first couple Paul visits is Flan and Ouisa Kittredge, who are in the higher end of middle class. In many ways, Paul is beneficial to Flan and Ouisa and there is one harmful act he does to them and that is he takes fifty dollars and uses ...

"Snapping Beans" by Lisa Parker"In the poem "Snapping Beans" by Lisa Parker. The speakers feelings are of a very shy young lady who has just returned home from her first semester at college HYPERLINK httpwww.enotes.compoetryq-and-awhats-voice-snapping-beans-ascharacterization-294848 . As she sits down with her grandmother, they start engaging in the task of snapping beans together, when her grandmother asks her the question of how school is going. This question brings up a number of possible responses, and these various responses reveal the confusion and homesickness of the speaker. Note the example from the following quote from the poemI wanted to tell her how my stomach burnedacidic holes at the thought of speaking in class,speaking in an accent, speaking out of turn,how I was tearing, splitting myself apartwith the slow-simmering guilt of being happydespite it all.It clearly states that the speaker is from the south and feels incredibly out of place, and whe...

After reviewing the article, TED Talk, and our reading, I feel there is limited chance of reprieve for many of these companies. When conducting business in foreign countries in any capacity one must understand you are at the hands of that nation, their laws, and any political, economical, military, environmental issues that may occur there. Climate change will have significant impacts internationally as Zolkos states in his article Multinational Corporations Face Growing Natural Hazard Risks Analysis, due to the way that corporate strategies and structures have evolved. Relying more and more on natural resources from other regions, they are exposing themselves to the increase in natural disasters, weather disturbances, fires, etc. These increased vulnerabilities must be taken into account. As already proven historically in Cuba, political risk will always be a factor to consider. There are two types of political risk to consider, macro risk and micro-risk. Macro risk refers to ...

Steppenwolf, by Hermann Hesse, is the story of a middle-aged man, who has divided himself into two beings a civilized man, and a wolf-man, as a way of explaining his wretchedness. As a man, Harry Haller "loves all the things of Emil Sinclair's first world, order and cleanliness, poetry and music" (Discovering Authors Hermann Hesse 2). Haller is continually moving, but always occupies suites in houses with "a smell of cleanliness and good order, of comfort and respectability" (Steppenwolf 6). Whereas the savage wolf-man loves Emil's second world, the world of darkness. He prefers open spaces and lawlessness. For him bourgeois civilization and all its foolishness are a great joke. Throughout the story we come to see that Haller allows his imagination full play, and "his journal is a sort of wish-dream diary. He is a man-on-his-own, living in rooms with his books and his gramophone" (Hesse 1). In his younger years he was considered to be a power a sel...

In "Teddy" by J. D. Salinger, Teddy is illustrated as a Christ figure. Many aspects of his life are similar to those of Jesus. Salinger created in Teddy a mirror-image of the real Christ.From a very young age, Teddy displays a profound understanding of the universe and life itself, exhibited by his deep conclusions about everyday life. For example, when he is watching the floating orange peels out of the ships porthole, he says "Its interesting that I know about them being there. If I hadnt seen them, then I wouldnt know they were there, and if I didnt know they were there, I wouldnt be able to say that they even exist." (171) This is not the revelation of a ten-year old boy, just as Jesus proverbs seemed improbable when one considered his age and the level of wisdom that he should have had. The only major difference is that supposedly Jesus great wisdom came from God, whereas Teddys sagacity comes from living many previous lives.Both are very religious. Jesus, obvi...

In scores of languages and shaped to all sorts of storytelling genres, from medieval epic to modern musical, tales of Arthur and his knights have been enthralling people for more than a thousand years (Alexander 1). The question is, however, how much truth is there behind the Arthurian Legend? King Arthur, Camelot, and the Round Table are three of the central elements in the tales that are told of this great era, but the legend does not reveal the whole truth. It is believed by many scholars who have long studied the Arthurian legend that Camelot and the others were real in a sense at some point in time, and over the last 500 years their actual deeds developed into the legendary tales that are told in this day and age.The legend begins with King Arthur being born to Uther Pendragon and Ygraine, the wife of Gorlois. This conception occurred in the castle of Tintagel. After his birth, Arthur grew up as a squire to Kaye, who was the son of Sir Ector, a knight loyal to Uther. Ector had bee...

Tripmaster MonkeyWittman uses theatre throughout the book Tripmaster Monkey to get back to his cultural roots and Asian culture. He is trying to find himself through theatre and to open up a new avenue for his people. There are numerous examples of this throughout the book as he is writing his play and incorporating the old (legends and myths) with the new (contemporary times).The first significant reference to legend occurs when Wittman is putting his entire night s worth of writing into the incinerator (42). As he does so, he reflects on the arrival of Monkey, Tripitaka and friends at the Western Paradise. They secure the sacred scriptures, and are on their way home to china when curious Monkey takes a peek at the books, only to find that the pages are blank. They return to Paradise to complain, and because their spiritual incapacity makes hem unable to absorb the truths of a blank text, are given pages with writing on them. But it turns out that the Heart Sutra s wisdom concerns the...

A Play can be confrontational, challenging and disturbing to the values and assumptions of an audience. Discuss with close reference to The Caretaker. The Caretaker, written by the British playwright Harold Pinter in the late 1950's and early 1960's disrupts the audiences perceptions of existence and their understandings of it. The play deconstructs perceived notions and conceptions of reality, and disturbs the audiences perception of their own identity and place within a world which is primarily concerned with the search and need for identity. Pinter was clearly influenced by the fashionable philosophic review of human condition that was prominent in the 1950's and 1960's - existentialism. The play attacks the notion that there are no absolute truths or realities. Pinter is therefore concerned with what exists as unknown and intangible to humanity. His theatre interrogates the truth of nature and realities of language and demonstrates that much of what the audience re...

Heathcliff's Obsession Throughout Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff's personality could be defined as dark, menacing, and brooding. He is a dangerous character, with rapidly changing moods, capable of deep-seeded hatred, and incapable, it seems, of any kind of forgiveness or compromise. In the first 33 chapters, the text clearly establishes Heathcliff as an untamed, volatile, wild man and establishes his great love of Catherine and her usage of him as the source of his ill humour and resentment towards many other characters. However, there are certain tensions, contradictions, and ambiguities present in Chapter 34 that establish the true intensity Heathcliff's feelings towards Catherine feelings so intense that they border on a jealous obsession. Chapter 34 begins with a tension in regard to Heathcliff's disposition. Since Heathcliff's countenance has seldom expressed anything but a sullen disposition, certainly nothing even remotely resembling joy, it comes as somewhat...

Marko Ramius is the captain of the Russian super-submarine 'Red October'. The Red October is a modified submarine of the Typhoon-class and is nuclear powered. The 'October' can carry twenty-six nuclear missiles, enough firepower to blow up the city of Washington for about twenty times.To test this very expensive submarine (billions of dollars!), the Russian navy has to find the 'Red October' in the Atlantic Ocean. Because the 'Red October' has a new propulsion-system that is very silent, it will be (almost) impossible to find the October by using sonar.Marko Ramius is one of the best captains of Russia, but what the Russian government doesn't know is that Ramius wants to take revenge on Russia, because his parents were killed by Russians. Ramius wants to desert to America.The 'Red October' leaves the dock and is heading to the Atlantic Ocean. When the 'October' is on the sea, Ramius ordered to go on using the soundless propulsion. The...

In The Daughter of Time, by Josephine Tey we follow Grant and a host of other characters as they attempt to uncover the mystery of King Richard III. It begins with a portrait and unravels with each book and document Grant is able to consume. One of the arguments surrounding the study of history is where to categorize it. Most university systems (ours included) call history a social science. As a science, many believe history should be studied as such. The scientific method is the most accepted form of study in science. It is used to prove and disprove theories. Many historians use the scientific method to aid their study. Many others choose to basically gather as much information as possible and use this information to formulate an idea. In The Daughter of Time, this is what Grant does. He absorbs as much information as possible in order to come to a conclusion regarding the life of King Richard III. In the beginning Grant is given a photo of King Richard III. Without knowing who the ...

An important theme in The Death of Artemio Cruz, by Calrlos Fuentes, was the comparison of romanticism and survival. This is shown through two important characters Artemio Cruz, and his son Lorenzo. A romantic (Lorenzo) is a being that has ideals and fights for them. They know their goals and try to achieve them, while survivors have an only goal of keeping themselves alive. The survivors live through their choices and the romantics die as heroes, but each one complements the missing half of the other. Artemio Cruz is a typical survivor. He knew how to fuck up other people and not get himself fucked over (PAGE 137). His choices allow him to survive and others to be killed. Although he lives through his choices, Fuentes shows through his interesting narrative device of expressing Cruzs unconscious, thoughts and memories that he regrets and reflects upon while on his deathbed. When the second person narrator says that you are going to live...You are going to be the meeting point, the un...

The Sedna Water Generation system is a new market with limited competition so it is difficult to determine what the critical resources are to make this product a success. The team has very limited tangible resources that would be applicable to this technology with regard to manufacturing or material sourcing. However, the inventor appears to have strong financial backing from some potential investors and the management team has individual capital resources if the choice is made to allow for outside investment from the inventor. There is tremendous capabilities and competencies within the Sedna team. The inventor is a nationally recognized engineer, scientist and inventor (Might want to have John expand on this) and has a strong reputation for successful product launches within the UT community. He also has many strategic relationships that enhance the fast track potential of this product. The broader management team has various competencies that could be valuable as the produc...

The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Stephen Vincent Benet is truly an exemplary short story which instills upon the reader the very difficult struggle between good and evil, heaven and hell. The purpose for writing this piece was to convey the message that, at times, it is necessary to gamble everything one has in order to improve his or her life and that of their families. Benet manages to convey this message in the story through his many uses of literary techniques such as foreshadowing and characterization. He also uses the element of plot to develop the climax and turning point of the story.The characters in this story each play a significant role in developing the story as a whole. As stated by David Peck, "The Devil and Daniel Webster" has a wide array of characters, each with a distinguished personality, yet an overall temperament that would be fitting of a New England community. The main character is Jabez Stone, a poor washed up farmer recently turned into senator of Ne...

Sylvia Plaths The Elm Speaks Dutch elm disease is one of the mostdevastating shade tree diseases the earth has ever seen. It is a wilt diseasewith an extremely high fatality rate. The disease is characterized by gradualyellowing of the leaves and defoliation. This is caused be a fungus which istransmitted from diseased trees to healthy trees by insects known as barkbeetles. In the 1962 villanelle The Elm Speaks confessionalist SylviaPlath compares her depressed emotional state with Dutch elm disease, whichkilled millions of Elm trees around the world. In the fourteen stanza poemwritten only one year before her suicide, a bitter Plath cries out with pain.The theme of depression originates from the loss of love in her marriage to TedHughes. The poem is extremely rich in metaphorical language from beginning toend. In many ways the poem is designed to fit the definition of a villanelle.The Elm Speaks is a free verse poem with chaotic meter. While living inLondon, Sylvia Plath had a massive...

Namita PuranAP English Period 5March 30, 1999(Empty Slogans Propaganda) in The Fifty-First DragonIt is simply thisman is not sufficient. He must have a rallying cry, a slogan by which to die and by which to live.Heywood Broun Heywood Broun sold his first short story, The Fifty-First Dragon, to the New York Tribune. It was written during the post-Great War period and as such reflected the amount of empty propagandizing the Americans did to entice young people to join the war effort. It can in fact be argued that, as Broun puts it in his 1939 Nutmeg preface to this story, The story says that an empty slogan is better than no slogan at all... but it is a doctrine on which some of the most dangerous causes in the world have been founded. When the United States entered the war in 1917, the nation was deeply divided. President Woodrow Wilson had just won re-election partly because of the slogan, "He kept us out of war." Wilson established the Committee on Public Information which...

In Turgenev's First Love, Vladimir's journey from boyish love to maturity is a tumultuous, burdensome, and often painful expedition. This pilgrimage is a transition from the consuming passions of the young and restless heart to the sound maturity of adulthood. The chief purpose of this undergoing is to leave the inexperienced wanderer with a steadfast outlook on love, life, and the nature of human relationships. For Vladimir Petrovich this expedition is confounded by an unrequited and unfulfilled love that can be seen at every cobblestone of the way. So difficult is his ascent, that the objects of his affection (Zinaida, his father, and ultimately himself) put him through turmoil but eventually leave him with an understanding and acceptance in his adult life of his earlier passionate pursuits. He becomes aware of the consequences that love and adulterous affairs can have and his early romantic notions are replaced with a realistic outlook on love. Because Vladimir's educati...

The imagery depicted in T.S. Eliot's poem "The Hollow Men" evokes a sense of desolate hopelessness and lends to Eliot's generally cynical view of civilization during this period in history. A reaction of deep and profound disappointment in mankind around him is made evident in this stark work, first published in 1925. In this short piece, Eliot enumerates several deep faults he finds in his fellowman, including hypocrisy, apathy and indifference, and leaves the reader with a feeling of overwhelming emptiness. An important feature of this poem is the fact that the narration of the poem is in first person. This establishes Eliot's and the readers relationship to the images and ideas presented. When the poem begins "We are the hollow men" rather than "They are ..." or "You are..." the reader is immediately included somehow in this description, along with Eliot himself. This type of narration creates a sense of common "hollowness...

Leandro Tane dos SantosSophomore SeminarSeptember 14th, 2000Analysis on The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Smoke Signals Sherman Alexie based on some short stories included in his book, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, wrote the screenplay for the movie Smoke Signals. Both the movie and the book portray problems that Indians had to deal with, and how they dealt with it. The book is far more complex than the movie, showing a wider variation of characters facing different situations. In the movie there is Victor, the main character, which tries to be the typical Indian, or maybe just a typical man. He shows just hate towards his father, who left Victor and his mother alone and fled to Phoenix. The picture Victor has about his father is that he was an alcoholic and always tried to talk with his fists. On the other hand there is Thomas, the other main character. He lives a mystical life and is far more emotional than Victor. Thomas has also another point of vie...

I. Introduction For many years, Tennyson has attracted readers by what Edmond Gosse called"the beauty of the atmosphere which Tennyson contrives to cast around his work, moldingit in the blue mystery of twilight, in the opaline haze of sunset." He is one of the greatestrepresentative figures of the Victorian Age. His writing incorporates many poetic stylesand includes some of the finest idyllic poetry in the language. He is one of the few poets tohave produced acknowledged masterpieces in so many different poetic genres heimplemented perhaps the most distinguished and versatile of all the written works in theEnglish language. The first time I read The Lotus-Eaters1, I have to admit that I had a heartydislike for it. Having read The Odyssey in Literature class last year, this seemed like itsreplica. It occurred to me that Tennyson was plagiarizing Homer. But when I reread thepoem with greater depth, I noticed its poetic techniques, imagery, symbols, etc. It wasreally except...

To What Extent is Change the Main Theme of OthelloIn the play Othello by William Shakespeare change is represented not so much by its presence but by its absence. This play is about how an inability to change will bring about tragic consequences.The main characters in Othello are Othello, Iago and Desdemona. All of these characters fail to change throughout the course of the play and consequently are the cause of their own downfall. The characters maintain their restricted attitudes throughout Othello.Othello is a very narrow minded and simple character. It is as a direct consequence of his inability to change that he is able to be so easily manipulated by Iago. At the beginning of the play Othello states For since these arms of mine their dearest action in the tented field And little of this great world can I speak more than pertains to feats of broil and battle. Othello acknowledges his naivety and lack of knowledge of life. My parts, my title, my perfect soul Othello states when Iag...

The PlotExpositionIshmael the narrator tells how he abandoned his life in Manhattan, as a schoolteacher, for the excitement of a whaling ship. He wanted to try something new because was tired of life on land and wanted to see what the life at sea was like. So he signed onto a ship with his new friend Queequeg. Queequeg was an excellent whaler and would be a perfect guide for Ishmael. Ishmael on the other hand was never ready to go on this trip. He didnt expect the hardship and duties that would be appointed to him. The ship that they were going on was called the Pequod. The Pequods captain was Ahab, who had only one goal for the ship and its mates. To kill Moby Dick who had bit off Ahab leg in his last encounter. Ever since Ahab had wanted vengeance on it. ConflictThere are lots of conflicts in this book. One of the conflicts is between Starbuck and Ahab. Starbuck thinks that Ahab is man that he is sentencing everyone to death. Starbuck all through the book tries to change Ahabs mind a...

"Once upon a time," the way most famous most Norwegian folk tales start. Although Soria Moria Castle states There was once a couple who had a son, the idea is basically the same. The people in Norway are used to long and harsh winters and have had to find something to pass the time for centuries. One of their more prominent methods of passing the time has been the re-telling of folktales. Possibly the most famous, Soria Moria Castle is one of their favorites. In the following pages a brief description of this most wonderful tale will be presented, along with an analysis of the function the tale and a summary of archetypal values, characters, and ideas expressed throughout the story and how they relate to the culture of Norway. The folktale, Soria Moria Castle, involves a young male named Halvor, the folktale hero of this story. All he ever wanted to do was rake in the ashes no matter what his parents did to try and get him interested in other things. Then one day he left with...

This report seeks to identify General Motors corporate and global strategies for the long term success of its corporation. Recommendations are provided on improvements to be made on the current corporate and global strategies of General Motors. The purpose of this report is to to advocate recommendations and improvements to the global and corporate strategies of GM to ensure long term success of its entity. Through comprehensive research, global and corporate strategies will be conducted and the evaluation of improvements will be made to both for the success of General Motors. Through the use of research throughout the internet, global and corporate strategies were evaluated. Firstly, a SWOT analysis was carried out to determine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that general motors has (Refer to Appendix A.1 for diagram). The SWOT analysis helped analyze the businesses strategic management process for its direction towards success. Additionally, corporate strategies...

TABLE OF CONTENTS.INTRODUCTION.PROCEDURE.FINDINGS.1.0 INVESTMENT RATIOS MEASURES OF EFFICIENCY. 1.1 Earnings per Share. 1.2 PE Ratio or Price Earnings Ratio 1.3 Dividend Yield. 1.4 Dividend Cover. 2.0 PRIMARY OPERATING RATIOS MEASURES OF EFFICIENCY.2.1 Return on Capital Employed2.2 Debtors Turnover Ratio2.3 Creditors Turnover Ratio2.4 Return on Shareholders Fund3.0 PRIMARY FINANCIAL RATIOS GEARING AND LIQUITY. 3.1 Gearing Ratio 3.2 Liquidity Ratio3.2.1 Current Ratio3.2.2 Quick or Acid Ratio4.0 CASH FLOWCONCLUSIONRECOMMENDATIONSAPPENDICESBIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCESINTRODUCTIONIt can be suggested that accounting consists of identifying, measuring and communicating business information to facilitate judgements and decision making for the further future. This specific report is pointed at investigate National Grid Group Plcs report and accounts in order to decide whether someone should invest or not in this company. Someone, who is able to analyse this company,...

THE PATHOLOGICAL JEALOUSLY OF IAGOIago's crimes define pathological jealousy and a sheer desire for revenge. His actsare pre-meditated and have reasons. In various soliloquies, he reveals grudges that, whilemostly false or overblown, present themselves as clear to Iago. Iago masters duplicity,even remarking himself "I am not what I am." (line 67) Many of his dark motives areprobably concealed from the audience. In his few soliloquies, he presents definitivemotives for his vengeful desires. His passions are so dark that they can only be understoodby himself.The first scene depicts Iago conversing with Roderigo. Iago's goals, grudges, andfurthermore his motives are revealed. His plan is calculated and pre-meditated withRoderigo being a mere source of cash. Iago explains his disbelief on not being selected forlieutenant. He boasts of his military victories "at Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other groundsChristened and heathen, must be beleed and calmed By debitor and cre...

Edger Allen Poe's poem "The Bells" is a poem where the author's intention is for the reader to hear it. The poem illustrates four bells sleigh bells, church bells, warning bells, and funeral bells. The four bells represent life, marriage, war, and death. Poe illustrates the moods that come with the sounds of these four bells and what they represent with the use of sound devices such as assonance. In the first stanza Poe, illustrates sleigh bells, which are usually associated with wintertime and the happy feeling of the holidays. He makes the bells sound light and airy like people spirits of the time. The bells of the sleigh "tinkle, tinkle tinkle, in the icy air of night," (ln 5-6) just like the bells of the ever-popular winter song, "Jingle Bells." He uses the word tintinnabulation, which means the ringing of the bells, but just the sound alone suggests that. The sound suggests the ringing echo of the jingling and tinkling bells. In the second sta...

Harryette MullenTrimmings is a kind of list poem about clothing and accessories, and each oneof those poems is also about woman or the idea or representation of woman.. . . .These poems are all about clothing and accessories that women are worn. And in eachpoem you have the same operation over and over again, is that a metonymical description ofa woman in terms of what she's wearing. So that in that last poem the two ideas comingtogether are the mermaid and the fishnet stockings. From Farah Griffen, Michael Magee, and Kristen Gallagher, "A Conversation with Harryette Mullen" (1997). Click here for the text of the entire interview.Trimmings was in part a reflection on the marginality of women and of"the feminine" in language. (As well as a reflection on the feminization andmarginalization of poetry, and certainly my own marginality as a black woman in relationto the dominant cultural construction of the feminine.) It is a "minor" genre,the prose poem. I...

'John Betjeman's poetry both informs and amuses.' With reference to at least two of his poems show how accurate this statement is.John Betjeman became poet laureate in 1972, and was well known for his appearances on television. One characteristic of Betjeman's poems is his use of satire. With his use of satire he communicates his views on themes such as hypocrisy and egotism in society.In 'The Village Inn', Betjeman attacks the way that people try to recreate 'history' and and at the same time destroy it and how businesses try to hide their real intentions from the public. The Public Relations Officer represents the brewery that is rebuilding 'The Bear' and it is through this character that Betjeman criticises them.The first paragraph of the poem is a retrospective look at the way the PRO first introduces himself to the public. It depicts an idealistic, sentimental picture of the village inn 'ancient, clean, and free from sin.' Betjeman h...

Samuel Richardson writes in the Preface of Pamela Or Virtue Rewarded that the novels main purpose lies in its ability to give practical examples, worthy to be followed in the most critical and affecting cases, by the virgin, the bride, and the wife (Richardson, 31). I would argue that underneath Richardsons seemingly innocent novel of moral instruction lies a political instruction book for advancing the middle class. As a member of the middle class, Richardson wants to reduce the rights of the aristocracy and to advance the rights of the middle class. In order to advocate the promotion of the middle class, Richardson writes Pamela. In Pamela, Richardson portrays the middle class as pure virtue and the aristocracy as the epitome of amoral. Pamela, representing the middle class, proves through her virtue and mettle that she deserves the privileges of the upper class more than Mr. B., who only obtained the aristocratic rights through birth. Pamela instructs her readers on how to rise in s...

Many Americans often portray the president as one of the most power people in the world. This may not be exactly true, but how much power the president really has is a subject that has drawn the attention of many observers. Clinton Rossiter, Richard Neustadt, Thomas Cronin, Michael Genovese, and Aaron Wildavsky are all political scientists who answer the question "How powerful is the presidency?" with their essays on the topic. Clinton Rossiter's essay entitled "The Presidency - Focus of Leadership" clearly shows that Rossiter believes the president has an overwhelming amount of power. Rossiter stated that the president is leader of the Executive Branch, the forces of peace and war, Congress, his political party, public opinion, and the rituals of American democracy. The president has the power to influence Congress, the power to sway the public's standpoint on things, and the power to partly control war. If Rossiter was asked "How powerful is the presi...

Essay on Niccolo MachiavelliNiccolo Machiavelli recommends a very practical course of action for the prince obtain power by direct and effective means, which is necessary. In the story "The Qualities of the Prince" by Niccoli Machiavelli, the concept "The ends justify the means" is saying that a prince should hold absolute control of their territories, and they should use any means of resort necessary to accomplish this end, including violence and deception. In this chapter, "On Those Things for Which Men, and Particularly Princes, Are Praised or Blamed,"(Machiavelli 37) he proposes to describe the truth about surviving as a monarch, rather than recommending high moral ideals. He describes those moralities, which, on todays value, we believe a prince should possess. He also emphasizes that his treatment is meant to be useful for a prince. Thus it pursues "the real truth of the matter," not the many "imagined republics and principalities su...

The Red Curtain Trilogy, upon first thought, could simply be seen as a marketing tool by Baz Luhrmann and the team at Bazmark - put your three popular films in a box set with some added features and set it upon the DVD buying audience. However, upon further inspection, the three films are not boxed together simply for marketing purposes, or just by the fact they have the same director and production team - Simply Ballroom, William Shakespeares Romeo Juliet and Moulin Rouge! all have underlying themes and myths that link them together. This essay will seek to discuss the social and aesthetic themes that run through the Red Curtain Trilogy. The themes will be compared and contrasted between the three films. When explaining the 'trilogy', Lurhmann addresses the first theme that runs through them - it in fact relates not to any social or aesthetic theme, but the inspiration to elements of their storylines. "The 'Red Curtain' style that defines our filmmaking compris...

The Lesson to be Learned in William Carlos Williams The Red WheelbarrowEven though it consists of a single sentence broken down into four stanzas consisting of four words each, the poem The Red Wheelbarrow, by William Carlos Williams is a very complex work. Each stanza is further broken into two lines between the third and forth word. The opening stanza is so much depends upon. Depend can be looked at in a number of different ways. The first thing that comes to mind as a definition of depend is to count on, to trust to do something. Children are viewed as dependants. If something is hung from a string it is said to be depending. Sometimes it can be referred to as a particular choice. You might ask your boss for a raise. Your boss may tell you that it all depends on your performance on the job, that it hinges on your actions. This is what Williams is saying in this case. He is implying that a lot hinges on how you read the next line. He is trying to get you to ponder the poem itself. In...

James Joyce's use of religious imagery and religious symbols in "Araby" is compelling. That the story is concerned somehow with religion is obvious, but the particulars are vague, and its message becomes all the more interesting when Joyce begins to mingle romantic attraction with divine love. "Araby" is a story about both wordly love and religious devotion, and its weird mix of symbols and images details the relationship--sometimes peaceful, sometimes tumultuos--between the two. In this essay, I will examine a few key moments in the story and argue that Joyce's narrator is ultimately unable to resolve the differences between them. While the story's concern with religion seems to speak for itself, a few biographical details bout Joyce's own youth and his religious background help inform any reading of "Araby." We know that he was both drawn to and repulsed by the Catholic church in Ireland, and that just before taking orders, he opted to gi...

INTRODUCTION Purpose and Study FocusThe purpose of the study is to describe the customer loyalty strategy of Tesco and establish, by means of qualitative research, the factors that influence the choice of FMCG retailer in the UK. This dissertation contributes to the growing knowledge on the shopping behavior of customers. The specific focus of the study is the FMCG sector. The study will rank these factors that influence customer choice of FMCG retailer, in order to show their order of significance, with respect to customer choice and loyalty in the purchase of goods. RationaleIn the current times, UK retail firms face their fiercest completion ever. Moving from a product and sales philosophy to a holistic marketing philosophy, however, gives them a chance to outperform their competition (Neupane, 2015). According to Oliver (2010), the cornerstone of a well-designed marketing strategy is strong customer relationship. Retail firms can win customer loyalty and enhance their profits by do...

Eudora Welty's The Robber BridegroomEudora Welty's first novel, The Robber Bridegroom, is a combination of fantasy and reality while exploring the duality of human nature, time, and the word man lives in. The union of legend, Mississippi history and Grimms' fairy tales create an adult dream world. Every character in the story has little insight to themselves and how they relate to the world around them. The antics of Mike Fink, the Harps, the bandits, and the Indians closely relate to Mississippi folklore. The blending of actual history and pure fantasy create a much richer form of entertainment. Mike Fink was an American frontiersman who is said to have beaten Davy Crockett in a shooting contest. The Harpe brothers were notorious rustlers and killers in the South. After being felled by a bullet that paralyzed him, Big Harpe was decapitated as the decapitation began, Big Harpe is reported to have said, You're a God Damned rough butcher, but cut on and be damned (Appel 7...

The Secret Life of Walter MittyJames Thurber was born December 8, 1894 in Columbus Ohio. He is known for his novels but it is the short story in which he excels. In the short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, it is possible to see that Thurbers life has a profound impact on the storys theme.The short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was written by James Thurber. After reading this short story, one can conclude that this short story had some connection with the life of James Thurber.The short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty begins with Walter Mitty landing a plane that was bound for imminent disaster. The words slow down Mr. Mitty youre driving to fast, woke him up from his daydream. These words were coming from his wife who was being dropped off at the hairdresser. Mr. Mitty dropped his wife at the hairdresser. She barks out orders for him to buy overshoes and instructs him to wear his gloves. Throughout the rest of this story, Mr. Mitty goes through other daydreams in ...

With all of the hunting trips that Ike experienced through his many trips, taught him many different lessons about living and many life lessons in which he experienced. On some of these trips he learned courage, self-reliance and conquering his own fear and many more lessons. In William Faulkner descriptive short stories the author use many different symbols that do relate to different things but it take serious thinking to decide what it truly relates too. Set in the deep woods of Mississippi in the early 20th century the story tells about a young boy who goes through a journey to be come a man and a respectable one at that. Though his use of symbols, Faulkner suggests that only when a person can face and conquer their fear, can they attain charter, experience and maturity.Faulkner effectively uses symbolism in "THE BEAR" by using the bear to represent the boy's deepest fear and the relation, in which Ike lives in. "Then it moved. It made no sound. It did not hurry....

Education 521 Midterm PaperThe teen novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers resonates many similarities to the UNC Hospital School and the students experiences there. Steve Harmon, a sixteen-year-old convicted of armed robbery and murder must face imprisonment and stand trial while facing his own inner demons. Similarly, students at the hospital school face time away from their family and friends while reflecting on their psychological illness and how to feel better before returning to their normal lives. The characters, themes, and plot of Monsters all reflect different aspects of students and staff at the Hospital School and the situations they face on a daily, weekly, monthly, and even yearly basis.The main characters in the book all hold similarities to people at the Hospital School. Steve Harmon symbolizes all of the students currently staying for extended periods of time in the psychiatric unit of the hospital. A large majority of the students have tendencies towards violence, suicide...

The Third TwinThe Third Twin by Ken Follett is a type of mystery book. It makes you look at different aspects of the story. When you think you know whats happening it is not always what you think.Dr. Jeannie Ferrami, a scientist funded by a university who is doing a study on twins is one of the main characters in the story. Jeannie Ferrami is tall with long brown hair and is also very athletic. Steve Logan a student at another college is also a very important character in the story. Berrington Jones the head of the college funds Dr. Jeannie Ferrami until Jeannie discovers something Berrington didnt want her to know. Ricky Phillips Berringtons son is a twin just and he plays a small part but with a big impact on the story. Lisa Miller who is Jeannies best friend comes early into the story playing a very dramatic role, another small character is Dennis Pinker one of the twins in the story who is a murderer and is also being studied He is one of Steve Logans twin brothers.Lisa Miller and ...

In Alvin Toffler's book, "The Third Wave," he discusses our progression as a society. One can easily see the pattern to the mentioned waves. He describes wave one as the start of agriculture. It also marks the beginning of our culture. Wave two, marks the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, atomic destruction, and mainstream items. The change that takes place between these two waves is the start of what we call progress. It impacted our families, our planet, and set the pace for economics. With first "wave" of families, communities were formed. Every member of each community contributed to the necessities of the group. Family run farms produced what the town needed. Mass production was not a practice. Communities only produced what was necessary Families had shared responsibilities. Jobs were typically family trades passed down from father to son for many generations. Every person played a key role in the town's existence. In the second wave, we see the ...

The Thorn BirdsThe Thorn BirdsThe novel, The Thorn Birds, is a very well written story about a family living in a poorer section of New Zealand whose livelihood is shearing sheep. The money for the family depends almost solely on the sheep. In the family, there is Padraic Cleary (Paddy), the father of the clan. He is a likable man who commands respect from his children and from those who know him. His wife, Fiona Cleary (Fee), is a woman with a past who loves her children, respects her husband but is living in a world that she did not want, but accepted it as her only possible way of life. Then there are Fee and Paddy's children, Frank, Meghann (Meggie), Hughie, Jack, Stuart (Stu), Bob, and the twins, Jims and Patsy, but the story revolves almost entirely around their only girl, Meggie. When Meggie was about 10 years old, Paddy's older sister, Mary Carson, beckoned Paddy to come work for her on her very large, very wealthy ranch in New South Wales, Australia, Drogheda. The fami...