...The Power of Knowledge Knowledge can be approached in different ways and numerous interpretations are considered. Knowledge can be stimulated through humility or ignorance. I have selected three separate texts that illustrate the connection human aspirations and knowledge has in common and the impact hierarchy rankings have on one’s insight. The literary analysis essay interprets and defines the term “knowledge”. The meaning focuses around learning, instruction, insight, philosophy, and proficiency. The texts that will be used throughout the essay as sources are: Beowulf translated by Michael Swanton, The Wife of Bath’s Tale and the author is Geoffrey Chaucer, and The Tempest which is a product of William Shakespeare. Characters from the chosen texts demonstrate their perception of knowledge and wisdom based on the significance of superficial existence. People’s assumed power and privilege promote certain actions they could partake in when trying to fulfill personal desires. Acts of knowledge can be either appropriate or inappropriate gestures. It is difficult to distinguish right from wrong deeds the overall circumstances has to be examined and the answer lies in the outcome of the decision when wisdom was applied. There is good and evil in everyone, selfless or self-centered choices formulate one’s character and the observed perception others have. The texts educate the reader that karma usually constructs challenges or rewards depending on if your knowledge was practiced...
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...In his sixties now, white-haired, he still moved along with ease, though more slowly. Siti and his son kept him young. Arlen and Angus had been successful Knights of Camelot, and Taran and Bili joined their ranks soon thereafter. Taran had long been Sir Taran, a devoted Camelot soldier. Fortunately, the Picts, still ruled by King Brude, expressed no interest in warring with Camelot, but the Saxons were another matter. The Knights of Camelot had been forced to beat them back time and time again. They had been successful during the past twenty years, but the Saxons’ number grew larger, and Taran wondered how much longer they could be held off. Other kingdoms had given up and offered large swaths of land to the Saxons, but King Arthur and Prince Llacheu would not. Taran agreed. To give a foothold to these Saxons might mean losing everything. Taran and Llacheu remained the closest of friends over the years, and Taran and Sir Perceval maintained a solid friendship. Sadly, Sir Lionel had passed away several years ago. They’d all fought...
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...life of its own by reinventing a genre, creating likable characters against a backdrop of strange planets, robots, spaceships, and aliens. Star Wars came about at precisely the right moment when audiences were craving for something better, this new, action-packed space opera played like a western in outer space where the good guys win. The film’s popularity comes from its stunning special effects, makeup, costumes, actors,...
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...called "Air Jordans." and urged him to give Nike a chance. Really Not That Interested.. At that time, there was not a tremendous impact from a shoe endorsement, and few companies were willing to risk so much of their marketing budget to bet on one athlete to promote their products. An athlete as paid for wearing the products but little else resulted from an endorsement. It's possible that Jordan's reluctant attitude stemmed from this fact as much as his allegiance to Converse and Adidas products. Nike saw something special in Michael Jordan, though. They saw a chance, an opportunity. He was a champion with personality, charisma, and heart, and they were willing to put the company on the line. They knew from the beginning that he would be a star and wanted to help him get there. Finally, after much persuasion from his manager and parents, the reluctant rookie agreed to fly to the Nike headquarters...
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...": U.S. Show/Hide Brasil BR Canada CA Deutschland DE España ES France FR Ελλάδα (Greece) GR India IN Italia IT 日本 (Japan) JP 한국 (Korea) KR Maghreb MG United Kingdom UK United States US Newsletters Top of Form Get EntertainmentNewsletters Email address Enter Email Address Bottom of Form Huffington Post Search Top of Form Search The Huffington Post Enter Search Terms Submit Search Bottom of Form iOS app Android app More Desktop Alerts Log in Create Account $USERNAME Desktop Notifications Profile Settings Logout FRONT PAGE Politics The Levy Breaks: Democrats Rage Against Obama Over Wall Street Giveaway 0 The Speech That Could Make Elizabeth Warren the Next President of the United States 0 Lawsuit Settled Involving Ferguson Officer Who Allegedly Choked, Hog-Tied A 12-Year-Old 424 GOP Senator Mansplains Democracy To Elizabeth Warren 0 Obama's New Triangulation Strategy Has Democrats On Edge 654 Go to Politics More in Politics Pollster Politics Blog Off The Bus Election Maps Pollster You Might Also Like WorldPost Green Black Voices Latino Voices Gay Voices Business Black-White Wealth Gap Has Reached A 24-Year High 58 RadioShack Planning More Store Closures, Layoffs To Avoid Collapse 28 'Eat More Kale' Guy Beats Chick-fil-A 28 Hurry Up! Big Obamacare Deadline Coming Monday 134 For 'The Interview,' Even Negative Publicity (Like A Massive Sony Hack) Is Good Publicity 11 Go to Business More...
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...particular genres of film changes through time in tune with the prevailing human social mood. Human social mood is determined by the human herding instinct which is generated by the limbic system of the human brain and is an involuntary, unconscious, “hard-wired” human condition. In order to establish the correlation between highly successful movies and human social mood we require a quantitative measure of human social mood, this is provided by the “Wave Principle” which measures the wave behaviour of the major stockmarket indices. These indexes are a qualitative measure and ‘barometer” of social mood. We will discuss principally, highly successful movies, as these are believed to be most representative of the public mood since they reach the largest audience. Successful movies don’t just happen, but rather they result from having perfect empathy with the prevailing mood of the public en-masse. Highly successful movies, include groundbreaking movies which define a genre and we will look at the historical correlation of these with public mood. We will discuss numerous examples of how social mood has influenced the production of blockbuster movies over the past 70 years and how these movies have captured the public mood and imagination of the times. We will then discuss, in more detail, the manifestation of the ongoing severe “bear” market in equities since 2000 within the film industry. Specifically, we will look at the recent blockbuster ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008) and how This film...
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...many do not see the devil, but can hear him. Everyday people are faced with choosing right or wrong, listening to the devil or listening to God/other religious figures being their subconscious in their minds. The description of an invisible figure talking to the women and then taking shape of a man, to many is the supporting evidence of it being the work of the devil. Although, throughout the stories, Merlin shows no evidence of evil. He actually shows goodness and willingness to help. Geoffrey continues on saying that his father could either be the devil or be an incubus, which is what the Greeks called daemons that are the messengers of prayers and wishes to god (Monmouth, page 129). Several people think of Merlin’s character as a paradox, he is said to be the son of the devil, but he was the servant of God (timelessmyths). In addition to this, some say that though his powers are inherited from a demon, the influence of his mother’s kindness helped to present his powers in a “positive light” (Magic in in Medieval Manuscripts). While there are many similar interpretations, there are several opposing interpretations on the character of Merlin. This is often because of his wide range of characteristics and the large amount of diverse traits that has persuaded readers to have an unknown impression of him. In the book, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, it describes Merlin as “a very clever man and he knew a lot of magic. He could change into an animal or a bird. Sometimes...
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...Adlerisms 1. “I can think, I can wait, I can fast…” –Siddhartha 2. “Fate will unwind as it must…” -Beowulf 3. “A mistake is repeated until it is learned…” -Confucius 4. “My worst enemy, my best friend – myself…” -Henry Reyna – Zoot Suit 5. “Tender yourself more dearly!” -Polonius, Hamlet 6. “If you fail to prepare – prepare to fail…” -Steve Prefontaine, Olympic Gold Medalist 7. “Our intentions are far more different than our actions…” -Coach Adler LQHS 8. “Defeat distraction, or distractions will defeat you…” -Coach Adler LQHS 9. “Those who settle for less end with less…” -Coach Adler LQHS 10. “A good fall makes one wiser…” -Aesop 11. “If I were you I would turn back now and save some time and grief. Believe me; you’re heading in the wrong direction…” -Coach Adler LQHS, The Two Ants 12. “In the middle of the journey of our life – I came to find myself in a dark woods where the straightway was lost…” -Dante Alighieri 13. “Acta non verba” (Actions not words) -Latin Idiom 14. “Carpe diem” (Seize the day) -Latin Idiom 15. “A good student only needs to be told once!” -Coach Adler LQHS 16. “Every day wasted is another day you’ll never get back!” -Boyd Grant, Fresno State Basketball 17. “A future filled with regret is not a bright one…” -Koby Serreitelli 18. “If you remain organized you stay in control” -Elise Alverzez 2013 19. “Impossible is just a big word that gets thrown around by small...
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...attended a live performance of opera. This performance has performed about two hours long. The performance was take place in Central Park SummerStage, Manhattan. There are four people who performed in the performance. They are Erin Morley (soprano), Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano), Stephen Costello (tenor), and Bradley Moore (pianist). The first three people are stars of Metropolitan Opera, which is the largest classical music organization in North America. This performance’s gorgeous members are charming and outstanding. There are five operas piece that made me to feel amazing and enjoy the performance. First opera piece is Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss. It is a comic opera that has three acts. The four main characters of this opera are Marschallin, Count Octavian Rofrano, Baron Ochs, and Sophie von Faninal. In the performance, Erin Morley and Isabel Leonard performed Act two in this opera. Act two is take place in Sophie’s home. Sophie and her father wait for Rosenkavalier (Knight of the Rose). From the tradition, Sophie’s father needs to leave before the Knight appears. Sophie is worried about her marriage with a man who never met. After that, Octavian reaches with gorgeous pomp that dresses all his clothes in sliver. He expresses the silver rose to Sophie in a complicated, precise ceremony. Then, the two young people look at each other and they sing an excellent duet, “Mir ist die Ehre widerfahren”. Erin Morley and Isabel...
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...The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe From the Quarto of 1604 Edited by Rev. Alexander Dyce THE TRAGICALL HISTORY OF D. FAUSTUS. AS IT HATH BENE ACTED BY THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE EARLE OF NOTTINGHAM HIS SERUANTS. WRITTEN BY CH. MARL. 2 In reprinting this edition, I have here and there amended the text by means of the later 4tos,--1616, 1624, 1631.—Of 4to 1663, which contains various comparatively modern alterations and additions, I have made no use. DRAMATIS PERSONAE. THE POPE. CARDINAL OF LORRAIN. THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY. DUKE OF VANHOLT. FAUSTUS. VALDES, ] friends to FAUSTUS. CORNELIUS, ] WAGNER, servant to FAUSTUS. Clown. ROBIN. RALPH. Vintner. Horse-courser. A Knight. An Old Man. Scholars, Friars, and Attendants. DUCHESS OF VANHOLT LUCIFER. BELZEBUB. MEPHISTOPHILIS. Good Angel. Evil Angel. The Seven Deadly Sins. Devils. Spirits in the shapes of ALEXANDER THE GREAT, of his Paramour and of HELEN. Chorus. Dr. Faustus Christopher Marlowe 3 Enter CHORUS. CHORUS. NOT MARCHING Mars did mate the Carthaginians; NOW in fields of Thrasymene, Where Nor sporting in the dalliance of love, In courts of kings where state is overturn’d; Nor in the pomp of proud audacious deeds, Intends our Muse to vaunt her heavenly verse: Only this, gentlemen,--we must perform The form of Faustus’ fortunes, good or bad: To patient judgments we appeal our plaud, And speak for Faustus in his infancy. Now is he born, his parents base of stock, In Germany...
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...Chapter 1: The End and Beginning Prologue Facing the young girl and her little sister, the armored knight raised his sword. To have mercy was to take away a life in a single strike. Struck by the sunlight, the sword glistened high up in the air. The girl shut her eyes and bit down on her lower lip. Her expression showed that she never wished for this situation. She was simply accepting it since there was nothing she could do. If the girl had power of some sort, she would have used it on the man before her eyes and ran away. But— the girl had no such power. Thus there existed only one conclusion. The girl would surely perish here. The sword struck down — —Yet she did not feel any pain. The girl opened her tightly shut eyes. The first thing that the girl saw in her world was the sword that had stopped in its path downward. The next thing that entered her sight was its wielder. He had stopped in motion as though he were encased in ice. The knight’s attention was no longer on the girl. The completely defenseless state of the knight clearly revealed the shock that surged inside him. As though led by the knight’s gaze, the girl also turned her face toward the same direction. Then— she saw despair. There was darkness. Pure darkness as thin as paper, yet of an unfathomable depth. It had emerged from the ground in an ovoid shape with its lower section cut. A scene that evoked mystique with indescribable apprehension. A...
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...Marvel Entertainment: Marvel Studios Amy J. Keller June 28, 2009 This case study focuses on the Marvel Studios franchise. Marvel Entertainment took a huge risk when it decided to stop licensing its’ characters to outside production companies and develop their own in-house productions via Marvel Studios. This study focuses on the history of Marvel Studios and what harm or benefit has come from the creation of Marvel Studios and the expansion into filmmaking. Biography/History Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is a prominent character-based entertainment company that is worldwide. The have a collection of 5,000 characters that cover a 70-year company span and sever media types (comics, toys, movies, et cetera). “Marvel’s strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world, including feature films, consumer products, toys, video games, animated television, direct-to-DVD and online” (Viacom). Marvel Studios mission is to “develop and manage entertainment projects that leverage Marvel’s vast universe of creative content” (Marvel.com). Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Marvel had licensed out a number of their characters for movies and direct-to-TV productions. Very few of these are remembered today. One that you might recall is Howard the Duck; it didn’t do so well in the box office. The reasoning behind such failures was the lack of research the company put into it’s licensing (Stax). Marvel Studios...
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...century saw a number of events that began to change the Medieval worldview. 1) from Wyclif at the end of the 14th century came an emphasis on individuals understanding the Bible for themselves rather than through priests, and in English rather than Latin; 2) the fall of Constantinople led to Greek classical texts being read and translated in Western Europe. Some of these texts conflicted with the scholastic philosophy based on the limited ancient texts (mainly Aristotle) previously available. A particularly important one was the work of Sextus Empiricus, who was a skeptic. Another important text discovered at this time was On the Nature of Things by Lucretius which advocated a mechanistic universe. 3) the invention of printing led to the rapid dissemination of new ideas; 4) the discovery of the Americas led to the further discovery of information difficult to reconcile with Aristotle. Maps before Columbus look like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_revolutionibus_orbium_coelestium Twenty-five years after the map above was printed we see the Waldseemuller map: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1272921/Ten-greatest-maps-changed-world.html . A whole new continent is added! Worse, in 1572 a new star appeared in the sky. Tycho Brahe’s careful observations showed that it was beyond the moon (Gingerich). According to Medieval Aristotelianism the celestial regions (beyond the moon) were unchanging. 5) Guns! The Knights were not so important as fighters and this again...
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...Process of Nike To, Sir Imran Hussain Nike’s supply chain, and its emphasis on sustainability – along with its aim to cut emissions – has been well-reported. But it goes far deeper than merely calculating the carbon cost and asking its transport providers to try to cut emissions. No, this is a company well ahead of the curve in sustainability. And there’s a lot other companies can learn from it. If its vision of the future comes to pass, then logistics providers seriously need to take note. It could change everything. Company Overview NIKE, the world's biggest shoe company, has a reputation for fancy footwork, especially in the arena of marketing. With both Forrest Gump and Michael Jordan sporting NIKE's athletic shoes, NIKE's appeal is wide ranging. The shoe giant still holds nearly 37% of the US market, a giant lead over #2 Reebok, which has 20.5%, and #3 Fila, with only 5.1%. NIKE - a powerhouse in the world of sports, the designer and international marketer of athletic shoes, casual footwear, apparel, and accessories - is looking for new growth opportunities. Founders: Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. First year-sales totaled $ 8,000 (1962). Employees: NIKE employs approximately 26,000 people worldwide with 650,000 workers are employed in Nike contact factories around the world. Revenue FY05: $ 13.7 billion ( 12% increase from FY04) Manufacturing: Nike brand had 137 factories in Americas (including US), 104 in EMEA, 252 in North Asia and 238 in South Asia. Subsidiaries: Cole...
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...$20-30 billion; the brand alone is valued at $10.7 billion, making it the most valuable brand among sports businesses. The second and closest competitor Adidas has a market value of about $12 billion. Before becoming a global powerhouse in the athletic department Nike began its humble beginnings in January 25, 1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports, created by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. The company first began making history by selling track shoes out of Knights car at local track meets. In 1964 in its first year in business 1,300 pairs of shoes were sold grossing only $8,000. By 1971 its relationship with Onitsuka Tiger, the company BRS was distributing for, was nearing an end and BRS prepared to launch its own line of footwear and apparel that would have its signature swoosh logo designed by Carolyn Davidson. The Swoosh was first used by Nike on June 18, 1971, and was registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on January 22, 1974. Interesting enough, Knight told Davidson that he did not love the logo but knew he would grow to like it. For her services, the company paid her $35. In September 1983, Knight gave Davidson a golden Swoosh ring with an embedded diamond, and an envelope filled with an undisclosed amount of Nike stock to express his gratitude The company did not officially become Nike, Inc. until May 30, 1971. Its name Nike comes from the Greek goddess of victory. By 1980, Nike had attained a 50% market...
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