...Peter Hovenden represents materialist skepticism, the first force working against Owen, Peter’s former apprentice. The father of Annie, he once owned the watch shop Owen now holds and now has intense disdain for him because of his eccentric art project he works on instead of watches. He first shows this disdain in the opening scene of the story, where while passing by Owen’s shop he tells Annie "He has not the sort of ingenuity to invent anything better than a Dutch toy… A plague on such ingenuity… He would turn the sun out of its orbit and derange the whole course of time, if, as I said before, his ingenuity could grasp anything bigger than a child's toy!” (Hawthorne 1). From here Peter’s skepticism discredits Owen’s work by saying his ingenuity...
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...This was the launch of the Apollo 13 mission. Three astronauts, Lovell, Swigart, and Haise, were sent on this mission to explore a hilly section on the moon. So far, the mission was going as planned and very well, at least for now. No one knew of the catastrophe that was soon coming. When Swigart was instructed to “turn on the fans inside the oxygen tanks,” all went downhill. Seconds after the simple task was complete, there was a loud crash. “Faulty wiring in an oxygen tank had triggered an explosion.” Even though many thought of the mission as a failure, it was successful. This was because of a flawless mission that went completely downhill, but turned into something even greater than bringing back samples from the moon; it turned into using the astronauts and NASA engineer’s ingenuity to save this important mission. Sometimes, things don’t work out the way you want them to, but that’s when you can reach the greatest success of all. These men had to “do everything in their power to bring the astronauts home.”...
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...often cited passage of the bible used to explain the unexplainable or as an excuse for failure. I will allow that circumstances will always arise (whether in war or everyday life) that could not be predicted; however, the relative reaction to those circumstances is what separates the truly great from the merely average. I will show in this paper that the ability to creatively control ‘chance’ is the single most important factor of Carl von Clausewitz’s paradoxical trinity in understanding the greatness of Napoleon Bonapart. He called this ability in a battlefield situation, ‘military genius’ and although Clausewitz believed in the equity of the three points in his trinity, I would posit that the ability to successfully apply military ingenuity and initiative to the probabilities and uncertainties of war is what was ultimately the deciding factor in the Napoleonic Wars. A closer look at the Battles at Austerlitz, Borodino and Waterloo will demonstrate the role of chance and the military genius in victory and defeat. It is necessary first to briefly explain Clausewitz’s trinity. There are many interpretations of the precepts described in On War, but the work and research of Christopher Bassford and Edward Villacres describe the trinity as violence, chance and reason. It is also often referred to as the people, the military, and the government. While it is convenient to boil down the trinity into single word compliance, it does not do justice to...
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...to build his frequency counter. The Valley is also the place that witness the materialization of the fateful friendship between Jobs and Wozniak. At college age, Jobs develops an interest in zen and enrolls in Reed College - a liberal art university in Oregon. This period refines Jobs’ inner awareness and shapes his disposition to be the facilitator of technology and art, therefore sets him apart from competitors down the road. The idea for Apple Computer budded from Wozniak’ meetings with Homebrew Computer Club – a group of hobbyists that are passionate about computers – that drives him to build a computer for himself. Technically speaking, the first Apple computer credit belongs to Wozniak alone. However, without Steve Jobs’ business ingenuity, Woz would probably still be handing out free blueprints of his genius invention to hackers and geeks. It...
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...Learning Team Activity: Innovation Strategy STR/581 August 13, 2014 Company's History Starbucks started in 1971 selling coffee beans, tea leaves and spices in Seattle, Washington. Today, the company has grown over 19,000 branch outlets in over 60 countries selling coffee, tea, beverages, food and store branded items. According to Starbucks Coffee Company (2014), the company’s mission statement is “to inspire and nuture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhoor at a time.” Starbucks Coffee Company has always been determined on evolution through transformation and modernization. They have enhanced almost all of their product lines over the years and have ventured to other products besides coffee. Thus, this includes fresh organic fruit juices, bottled teas, pastries, mixed soda beverages, and even downloadable music. Starbucks’ Innovation Strategy “In January 2014, Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks announced that the company would now focus on innovation in coffee, tea and that the Starbucks Experience. The important focus would be to become the next generation retails and payments initiatives in the areas of digital, mobile, card, loyalty and e-commerce that would position Starbucks for its next wave of global growth” (LinkedIn, 2014). By using consumer feedback approach regarding their products and services offered, they are able to find out what they do not offer and the importance of these particular items to loyal customers. Starbucks...
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...KODAK CASE STUDY HOW KODAK LEVERAGED THE POWER OF COMMUNITY published on 5/20/2008 at MarketingProfs.com by Kimberly Smith When it chose to enter the saturated inkjet market 20 years late, Eastman Kodak had a few surprises up its sleeve: half-priced ink cartridges and prints that retain their bright colors more than 600 times longer than competitor brands. Still, in a world where more-tantalizing gadgets such as ultra-thin laptops and digital cameras often take center stage, the company found it also needed a little ingenuity on the marketing side if it was to merit the attention it needed to gain market share. Proven advertising techniques were set in motion and a special promotion with NBC's Celebrity Apprentice was launched; nevertheless, questions remained about how effective those were in luring the target market. So company Research Analyst Aprille Byam quickly set out to get a better feel for market perceptions and behavior, hoping she might also generate excitement around the new technology. Aspiring to bridge the gap between quantitative and qualitative research, she worked with online panel management provider Vision Critical in 2007 to create Print Rave, a fusion of Web-based panel and online community that allowed the company to both directly communicate with users and moderate member-to-member interactions. That combination allowed Eastman Kodak to delve into the hard questions and keep users engaged so that it could gather the insight needed to forge ahead...
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...With that being said the weasel as we know acts off of pure instinct, whereas the human mind needs to process and articulate each move we make. People often search a definite answer on how to live their lives, as if there is a road map or instructions that will lead you to resolution. Actually, the truth is we, humans, are blessed with an ability that separates us from any other creature; the capacity to intelligently choose to live as we please, instead of how we were created to. I believe that in earlier times humans lived as Neanderthals and were definitely more like the weasel than they were different. Dillard alludes to us how the weasel acts and lives, when she notes “The weasel lives in necessity” (91). Similar to the weasel, back in those times humans only hunted out of necessity and for survival. Basically, these humans...
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...Basic techniques for generating ideas. Brainstorming. Brainstorming consists in writing series of words or sentences just as they flow from our mind, although they have no logical order or connections. Once the words are written down, we have to establish relationships among them. This is the embryo of the future text. Free writing. Free writing is a similar technique to the brainstorming. Consists in writing a text without previous decisions or ideas about how we want to write it. Just choosing a topic and writing about it, and then we can summarise the main ideas. Organisation of information. There are some basic rules for writing a well - structured text. The text should be organised in a clear way; it must not be a twisted or an incomprehensible lot of ideas. We have to try to write according to certain conventions about hoe the text is organised. We have to structure our text in paragraphs. Each paragraph must express one idea. Some rules referring to the paragraphs: A paragraph must be clearly separated from other paragraphs, either by an empty line or by indenting the first line, or both. There must be no blank spaces or half-empty lines inside the paragraph. A paragraph in academic prose does not begin with a dot, a line or a kind of mark, except in special circumstances. Each body paragraph must normally have a topic sentence, and more than one sentence. Types of paragraphs. The introductory paragraph. There must be at least one...
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...Robber Barons Nikki Jakus – 5th In 1859, Frederick Douglass delivered a lecture in which h explained America's success as the effect of men's drive to conquer each new frontier they were faced with, whether it was the mysterious West, or the struggle for land and resources. They used theses invisible walls as motivation to fuel their drives in building a new nation from nothing. Thus the American Dream was born. These men, those who, born with none of the advantages/privileges of others yet managed to become great successes through their own hard work and determination, became known as Self Made Men. Rugged, independent, and driven: they became pioneers of their time. They lead the way in progress and innovation during the Gilded age. One of history's best know examples of a Self Made Man is Andrew Carnegie, the Steel king . Born in Scotland to hand loom weavers, his family immigrated to America when the mechanization of the cotton industry put them out of work. They settled down in Allegheny, PA where Carnegie worked as an errand boy in a textile mill to support his financially struggling family. He soon gained a job in a telegraph office where he proved himself dedicated when he memorized addresses and names. When his father died he was left the sole supporter of his family at age 20. With little education, Carnegie taught himself at the library and night school. While in the telegraph industry, he proposed new ideas that increased profit in Railways and communication...
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...whatever will be will have function. When one ventures into creation of any machinery, the venture is such that the machine must achieve certain ends. So them that make automobiles have transportation of humans and goods; they that make houses have shelter as the end, and the list continues likewise. This is the same even for trades; there exists a purpose for each trade that exists. They that teach have imparting of knowledge and skills as the end; they that practice law seek justice as the end, and those that practice medicine, good health as the end; and the list continues in like manner. In the universe, the cycle of life shows dependency on one another, hence, each species of life serve the other in death or in life alike. With this back ground, it becomes impossible that man can be without a purpose. He is definitely created to accomplish a certain good. As an individual, there exists a purpose for which he was created. In like manner, there exists a corporate end for which man must aim. This to a greater extent must be searched for by those who aspire for the greater calling of politics. It is only as the politician fully understands what they seek to achieve on behalf of the people will he know what to do. Crucial to life is discovering what to aim at. Questions that beg to be answered include; how will one know the purpose for life? How does one get the purpose? The answers to the questions lie in the forest of one’s inquisitiveness. It would take super powers for one...
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...for acceptance and approval for Pre-Oral Examination. Adviser ------------------------------------------------- Approved by the committee on Pre-Oral Examination with a grade of ____ on _____________________ Chairperson Member Member Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Computer Science. ENGR. MICHAEL V. BENAVIDEZ Dean Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION The Philippines is well-known for the ingenuity of its people. This is nowhere reflected than in the diversity of transport vehicle available. Jeepney which is a testimony to the craftsmanship of the Filipino. An enterprising vehicle that continues to provide livelihood for the Filipinos, cheap transportation for the poor, employment for the unemployed, vocation for the uneducated, recognition for the unknown artist, and manifestation of entrepreneurial spirit of the Filipinos. Jeepney makers made no effort to make it into Western style bringing to bear the resources of modern science and technology, not by exact imitation of the latest methods used in industrialize advanced countries but...
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...DEFINITIONS Mission A mission is a statement of the reason or reasons for the existence of the organization, the ultimate purpose the organization serves in society, and the boundaries within which it operates. A mission is one of the four key building blocks of an organizational plan. The other three are vision, goals, and strategy. A mission sets direction and defines the boundaries, both of which are critical to the organization's effectiveness and success. Vision Outlines what the organization wants to be, or how it wants the world in which it operates to be (an "idealized" view of the world). It is a long-term view and concentrates on the future. It can be emotive and is a source of inspiration Values Beliefs that are shared among the stakeholders of an organization. Values drive an organization's culture and priorities and provide a framework in which decisions are made Values include beliefs and attitudes that guide behavior and relationships with others. They are often unspoken as well as difficult to universally define. BEXIMCO Pharmaceuticals Mission: “We are committed to enhancing human health and well being by providing contemporary and affordable medicines, manufactured in full compliance with global quality standards. We continually strive to improve our core capabilities to address the unmet medical needs of patients and to deliver outstanding results for our shareholders.” Vision: “We will be one of the most trusted, admired and successful...
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...Introduction By the 19th century, slavery had become entrenched in the culture of the United States. Slaves toiled endlessly in the southern states and yearned for their freedom. They learned from various insurrections that violent resistance (such as Nat Turner’s rebellion in 1831 ) usually resulted in death. People needed to figure out more secretive, and thus, safer, ways to fight back against their white owners. However, without organization, it was impossible for larger numbers to escape. Abolitionists (people who believed slavery should be outlawed) in the North and South needed to work together to provide a way to move more slaves from plantations to free states. These people established a series of places and a system of codes designed...
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...Benjamin Franklin is a figure that comes to mind whenever you mention the early beginnings of America, not only for his political involvement, but more so in my opinion, for his inventive ingenuity. It's my belief that many of the ideas and inventions not only helped shape early America but also continued to shape the country long after his death. We'll learn of his most prominent ideas as well as some of his lesser known creations that have found there way into nearly every city in the country. Benjamin Franklin was born to Josiah Franklin and his second wife Abiah Folger on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. At the time Boston was still a British Colony. Benjamin's father had originally planned on Benjamin being a tithe to the church1 as a preacher, having him sent to grammar school at the age of 8. Foreseeing the inability to pay for Ben's higher education after...
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...Introduction: Macy’s Inc. Quality Management Related Problem: Customer Service over the phone and within the store front. Employees need to be visible and provide more customer service. Customer service is very vital and it goes a long way. Macy’s has great vendors and partnerships and there is quality within those 2 important factors. However, the customer service factor overall is lacking and it falls short. Great customer service brings customers back for more. Recommended Direction to Implement/Quality Management: The recommended direction is to revamp their customer service techniques and strategies. Starting with upper management and working the system all the way down, keeps everything in perspective with the support of upper management. Macy’s employees will also need to see this change being supported by upper management. We perceive change by seeing in order to support and believing. Changing with the times keeps organizations above water; with changes new approaches and strategies must be evaluated and implemented. In the retail industry, organizations who are consistent and lead take risks however they set a forecast report. This report gives them a heads up on planning for the next season and what decision needs to be made to keep their organization relevant. This course paper will show you how Macy’s is a steady leader within the retail industry, how they are consistent as a company, how they build their partnership, quality in their venders, along with a SWOT...
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