...Chopin “The Storm” published in Louisiana State University, in 1969 Chopin writes about a woman named ‘Calixte’ who had an affair on her husband with a past lover during a storm. The last story by Kate Chopin “Desiree Baby’s” is about an orphan who got married and had a baby by a well-known and respected man whose attitude towards her changed due to the skin color of their son. These three stories have many similarities and differences in the type of male dominated oppression and relieve each woman felt in their marriage. For instance,...
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...2001: A Space Odyssey Analysis The purpose of this report is threefold. I will begin by briefly discussing my interpretation of the film, 2001: a Space Odyssey, with a particular focus on the piece of alien technology, the black monolith. I will then discuss the plausibility of the Jupiter landing/living scenes, including the accuracy of how it was portrayed and whether living on Jupiter for a sustained period of time is realistic. Finally, I will wrap up by delving deeper into the black monolith. I will discuss the plausibility of the technology and the initial reaction to the technology from life on Earth. The ending of this film is entirely open to interpretation, ranging from an explanation for Darwinian evolution to strictly religious thoughts of God or gods. Personally, I saw the black monolith as some sort of super-advanced alien technology that served multiple purposes. The first purpose, which was seen in the “Dawn of Man” section of the movie, was to assist in the advancement of an intelligent race. The monolith first appeared to the primates, before some of the early Homo species had arose. Shortly after contact with the monolith, one group of primates began to use a bone as a weapon. With the newly found weapons, one group was able to defend the water hole from another group. This suggests that the monolith had somehow inspired, whether through some sort of telepathic thought transmission or simply through touching it, the apes to begin using tools. The monolith...
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...Genetic profiling at birth: a storm in a teacup? 18 August 2003 By Juliet Tizzard Director, Progress Educational Trust Appeared in BioNews 221 This week's BioNews reports on an interview with Human Genetics Commission chair, Baroness Helena Kennedy, in which she describes the idea of carrying out genetic profiling of newborn babies as 'unlikely'. In the interview, published in the Financial Times, Kennedy voices her concern that we might rush ahead with new genetic tests before the public is ready. 'That's where the public has concerns,' she said. 'Insurance, employment, ways in which people with a certain genetic trait might be discriminated against.' According to the Financial Times, she concluded that the Human Genetics Commission (HGC) was unlikely to recommend that such a system be introduced. Baroness Kennedy's comments quickly became the subject of news stories in other newspapers. The Observer newspaper ran the story under the title 'Fears over genetic profiles for all'. The article opened 'Plans for every baby to be genetically screened at birth came under fierce attack yesterday from the Government's advisory watchdog on the new science'. And so, a relatively anodyne comment was represented as a clash of ideas between the government and its own watchdog. Another consequence of the flurry of excitement to Baroness Kennedy's comments is that what started off as a possible future service has now become, in the public imagination, a reality. Readers of the...
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...Jordan Alexander Tuesday 6-8:50 History 1846- Present Document Analysis According to Black Elk, what atrocities took place at Wounded Knee? Black Elk as described it as just that a massacre that just destroyed a town/civilization, with no remorse whatsoever towards the people. Black Elk went into more detail about the whole fight and how it happened as to the others schemed over it. It was like a planned attack of these people and it wasn’t safe for any human being at that time. Kids, adult’s men and women, and babies that some were still attached to their mothers while dying. Overall just an unbelievable sight to see and vision as lives were taking and just left there like trash as a storm comes through and covers the bodies. As Black Elk stated at least they were in a better place for as the older children and adults but the babies were more innocent than anyone else. How did President Harrison describe these atrocities? The President described this as a way for the Sioux tribe to maybe test the waters on the laws that were being handed down to them by the government and engage with these issues. He also describes them as a turbulent group almost warlike in actions so they were excited to see what would go on. Harrison says because of their hostile ways, that this massacre could have be determined as to the result of them being so violent. Whom did Black Elk blame/ whom did Harrison blame? Like I stated in the previous question, Black Elk put more of the blame...
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...Gritty Realism During the 1890s, many women were limited to what they were allowed to do. They could not go to school, have a job, or even vote. Men viewed women as though they were only meant to bear children and be a housewife. However, a writer by the name of Kate Chopin was a voice for women all the over the world. Two of her most famous writings are “The Storm”, and “Story of an Hour”. Within these two writings, she discussed issues that many other women writers would have avoided. Another writer who was famous for his portrayal of gritty topics was Ernest Hemingway. One of his most memorable writding is titled “Hills like White Elephants”. These writers were able to write about challenging realistic new ideas such as freedom after the death of a love one, abortion, and adultery. Although some of these stories are deemed gritty, Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” deals with realistic issues couples often face. These writings also have ironic undertones such as, when Mrs. Mallards dies from seeing from dead husband and the girl who thinks about abortion, but notices greener fields on the other side of the track. Furthermore realism is when an author intends to tell real life events to his/her audience. Realism can appear in many different aspects of society. When it comes to writing, realism focuses on the average individual, and can be heard as a voice for the ordinary human being. There is a focus on realistic people and events. For example in...
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...HS 543 Health Services Finance May 11 Sec A Course Project The Baby Boomers Impact on Medicare Abstract This project will address the baby boomers impact on Medicare. Baby boomers have changed the world in which we live and the lens through which we view it. The aging of the baby boomers, which is roughly one third of the population, will continue to usher in dramatic changes across most business sectors and areas of our lives in the years to come. The Issue A. How is Medicare Funded? Medicare provides health coverage for 45.2 million people. In 2008, Medicare spent $468 billion for covered items and services. Medicare is paid through two trust fund accounts held by the US Treasury. These funds can only be used for Medicare. The first trust fund is the Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund. It is funded by payroll taxes paid by most employees, employers, and people who are self-employed. Other sources, such as income taxes paid on Social Security benefits, interest earned on the trust fund investments, and Part A premiums from people who are not eligible for premium free Part A. The second trust fund is the Supplementary Medical Insurance (SIM) Trust Fund. It is funded by funds authorized by Congress, premiums from people enrolled in Part B and Part D, and other sources, such as interest earned on the trust fund investments. B. Medicare Plans People with Medicare may be able to get health care coverage in several ways. Original...
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...Jaques-Louis David: Mars vs Venus, Love Wins Intro Paragraph – Throughout his life, David created different victorious scenes in his neoclassic style that aggressively contributed to the transformation of European governments. In the last years of his life, sensing his own death, David created his last and final masterpiece, and perhaps the final depiction of his most profound life statement. Mars Disarmed by Venus and the Three Graces. This piece reveals that in the end, David finally surrenders to love and peace after a lifetime of artistic political onus’ . Thesis statement – In this prelapsarian piece, David uses iconography from antiquity and different elements of art movements to summarize his ultimate feelings of painting and politics....
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...coming up, I will be talking about how people are born being kind and some being mean/cruel. My text that I chose to write about is called Unwind, by Neal Shusterman. This book was mainly about three Unwinds trying to escape from being unwinded. In the first section you will be reading about the backgrounds of each character. The three main characters in the story are Connor, Risa, and Lev. Each of them have a different story about being an unwind. Based on an analysis of the book, Unwind, and corresponding research, humans are...
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...External and Internal Environmental Analysis Name STR-581 Date Instructor External and Internal Environmental Analysis “VIZIO, Inc. was founded in 2002 by William Wang with the idea that everyone deserves to own the latest technology”, VIZIO started out providing consulting services for Gateway computers with three employees, today there are over 160 employees, do to outsourcing a majority of the work. VIZIO is “still hard at work taking entertainment freedom by storm”, through adding computers, tablets, and Apps (VIZIO, 2012 para.1). There are various external issues that can persuade VIZIO to make the high-quality decisions in order to select a course of action, which will have an effect on the company’s internal structure. The external environment factors are influenced by one another they are: remote, industry, and operating environment. In a competition situation, these unified features summarize the core of the prospects and threats that VIZIO confronts. In order to track marketing prospects, VIZIO inc. should in addition be conscious of its own internal assets, qualifications, and skills. A method commonly applied by administrators or supervisors is the SWOT analysis denotes the internal Strengths and Weaknesses of an individual business and the environmental opportunities and threats a business confronts. This advance assists managers to consider VIZIO’s internal capabilities, while making use of the findings to enhance the strategic alternatives...
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...Book Analysis & Summary Report Book Title: Turtle in Paradise Author: Jennifer L. Holm Date of Publication: 2010 Awards: Newbery Honor 2011 Central Character/s: 1. Turtle Curry – eleven-year-old; heroine; realistic; brave Other characters: 1. The Diaper Gang – gang created by turtle’s cousins: Beans, Buddy, Pork Chop, Kermit, Jelly, Ira. 2. Aunt Minerva – Minnie Curry; attentive; good mother; sweet 3. Sadiebelle Curry – Turtle’s mama; daydreamer; hard worker 4. Slow Poke – sailor; 5. Archie Meeks – salesman; slimy; dishonest; robber; 6. Nana Phily – old lady; grumpy; always upset 7. Mr. edgit – awful opinions; 8. Jhonny Cakes – rumrunner 9. Kermit – helped turtle to find a job 10. Miss Sugarapple – teacher 11. Uncle Vernon – Beans’ father Themes: 1. Family issues – Turtle’s mom needed to work to earn money 2. The Great Depression- Main cause of economic issues for everyone 3. Realistic beliefs – Turtle has her feet on earth Conflicts: 1. Poverty – the environment is dirty and depressing 2. Confusion – turtle does not understand daydreamers 3. Adventure – kids work for money and looked for a treasure Settings: 1. Aunt Minnie’s house – structure of the story 2. Nana Philly’s house – mean grandma 3. The streets – the diaper gang main place 4. The island - climax Detailed Summary of Main Events: Turtle is an eleven-years-old who will be living with her aunt for...
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...Conflicts in Africa Terrell Campbell English 103 Professor Duguay March 31, 2015 Despising the decades of conflict, death and tragedy, coverage of issues in Africa has often been ignored, overgeneralized, or unreasonably focused on limited aspects. There is a deeper analysis, background and context that has often been lacking, so regardless of what seems like constant images of starving children in scarcities, news of billions in aid to Africa from generous donor countries, the background context and analysis is often missing. Whether aid makes the situation worse, or why there is scarcity and hunger in Africa when African nations are exporting crops to other parts of the world are rarely asked by the mainstream. Why is Africa so violent? There is a reason why some of Africa’s bloodiest, and brutal wars never seem to end is because they’re not really wars. Not in the traditional sense, at least. The soldiers don’t have much of an ideology, not much of a clear goal. They couldn’t care less about taking over capitals or major cities — in fact, they prefer the deep bush, where it is far easier to commit crimes. Today’s rebels seem especially uninterested in winning converts, content instead to steal other people’s children, stick axes in their hands, and make them do the killing. Most of today’s African fighters are not rebels with a cause, but predators. That’s why there are stunning slaughters like eastern Congo’s rape epidemic, where armed groups in recent years have...
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...Everyman lecture – 10:00 (23.0.50) The Origins of the English Language and Its Literature English literature almost precedes the english language. Modern english starts to show up around the 1600’s. Shakespeare writes in modern english. What we see today as modern english is a very new revival. There is no systematized spelling, it’s not until Gutenbergs printer that it’s shaped as a whole. It gets systematized with the printer. Campion wrote in the ”golden age” in english. The theme of love is very common in this period. He wrote before Shakespeare. Campion ”stole” it from Catullus. Rebirth of classical learning. The right place to go is to the source, the roman poets. During the renessance. English had to find itself, therefore it had to go look for inspiration abroad. The first time English could say this is ”our” invention. Homer – The Odyssey. James Joyce – Ulysses. They’re ”borrowing” a lot from the greeks and the romans. Milton is desperate to make english latin. We have got to be latin, if it’s not latin it’s not literature. The language comes really late into the game. English always tries to catch up. Languages comes from a conquerer taking a country and forcing his language onto the native language. English is a mishmash language. Grammar is also merged. The vikings/barbarians invaded England, and beat down all culture/cities/religion. They wiped out the latin culture. And settled. Anglo-saxon 450-550 AD. Britain becomes a series of tribal bands. Britain...
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...Tribe Dialectical Journal Quote (page number) Analysis “The sheer predictability of life in an American suburb left me hoping—somewhat irresponsibly—for a hurricane or a tornado or something that would require us all to band together to survive. Something that would make us feel like a tribe. What I wanted wasn’t destruction and mayhem but the opposite: solidarity.” (pg. xiv) He in no way means that he wants to see devastation, but rather healing. Junger profoundly points out that destruction and mayhem bring unity and togetherness by forcing people together into community. I find it ironic that destruction can lead to healing, but then again rainbows come after storms. The uncertainty, devastation and lack of fortune break people down to their...
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...Running head: ACHIEVING PROJECT GOALS SIMULATION Achieving project goals simulation Marty Gordon University of Phoenix Project Management MGT/437 Dr.William Dickie May 06, 2010 Achieving project goals simulation The Operation Elephants’ Ark simulation was quite a learning experience. Never being involved in a well designed and orchestrated project such as this before, I found the simulation to be a very instrumental tool in helping to understand the concept and theories behind the project management practice. It helped to realize the thorough and in-depth planning that goes into managing a project, well before the plan goes into action. Perspective of project management Understanding what the main focus of the project is and the expected desired outcome, is very important. A project that is properly staffed not only with enough resources but also appropriate, and knowledgeable resources can ensure the project is well covered. Project Transport eight elephants safely from the Zakinaka National Park, to a special conservation area located in Ungoba. The trip will involve the use of two recovery trucks, four trailer trucks (two at the Zakinaka site and two at the Ungoba site), and one airplane. Resources Hiring a team to operate a helicopter for identifying the eight elephants within the herd. This team will also be armed with tranquilizer guns to bring down the elephants. Hiring veterinarians to administer health assessment...
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...Blackberry's lines of products were equipped with voice and data transmission. This led to an explosive demand. RIM's employees grew from 1250 in 2001 to 7000 in 2009. They have a new and expanded target market. ASSUMPTIONS A prevalent assumption we’ve made is that RIM will continue to have enough capital and resources necessary to pursue new technologies and innovations. This is important because research and development requires large amounts of investments. Another is that existing RIM customers will continue to be loyal to the Blackberry brand regardless of new marketing strategies and products. This assumption is made so that market shares can only grow. RIM has the ability to develop new types of products. SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths High customer loyalty to the Blackberry line creates a long lasting business relationship. The term “crackberry” is used to describe users’ addiction to the device. To date, there are...
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