...Can anyone wrapped there mind around a world without animals? A world where we have destroyed all nature and killed our ecosystems. A world where all we see is flat ground and buildings. Its desolate and unhappy. Most people believe that animals are items, that they have no meaning to us. So we slaughter them, and kill them like they are worthless, but if you think harder, are they really meaningless to us? Animals are creatures just like us. They show affection, they have fears, and they breath. Isn’t that what we do? Like humans animals have rights to live peacefully, and not become rugs or coats. When coming into a neighbors house when I was younger, I was appalled when I saw the tiger rug, the moose head on the wall, and the grizzly bear that stood right behind the TV with glassy eyes, and an opened mouth. Those animals had lives, they had children, but somehow people just came out and murdered them, like they had no feelings, and they felt to pain. Yet, looking into that bear’s eyes that day I saw the pain, with its mouth opened wide bearing its gleaming teeth, trying to defend itself. What I realized about the neighbor boy was, he didn’t care about animals. He acted like they were his and his dad’s to kill. He didn’t think that they could really have a heart, or a mind. That is what most humans succeed to miss, that animals aren’t so different after all. Ever since the dawn of humans animals have been harmed and treated unfairly. Most countries have...
Words: 1054 - Pages: 5
...The Tempest Review The Tempest had many interesting qualities and factors in the show that made the play particularly enjoyable. A few of the unique characteristics were the circus theme, the aerialist, and the costume design along with the actors’ makeup. I think that these elements made the play more interesting to the audience, and truly engrossed the audience in the unique showing of The Tempest. The setting of The Tempest in a circus was quite a distinct portrayal of the show. It fit the exotic performers of the play very well and added a unique twist to the play. I think that the addition of a circus to The Tempest made the show more interesting and drew the attention of the audience. It certainly made the play quite exciting to watch. The performers possessed what would be known as different traits, such as the Tattooed Strong Man Freak. As far as society is concerned, someone with odd features like that would fit into a circus or a freak show. I think the aspect of a circus was a great idea and made the work of Shakespeare more appealing to the audience. The aerialist was one of the most fascinating parts of the play. The elegance and grace needed to balance oneself and perform on silks is a captivating performance. The show put on by an aerialist is not typically found in a normal play and I think it makes this particular play stand out in my mind from other performances I have seen. The act of balancing precariously on silks is an enthralling show which put me...
Words: 474 - Pages: 2
...TLFeBOOK Blue Ocean Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant H A R VA R D B U S I N E S S S C H O O L P R E S S BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( W. Chan Kim Renée Mauborgne Copyright 2005 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 09 08 07 06 05 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior permission of the publisher. Requests for permission should be directed to permissions@hbsp.harvard.edu, or mailed to Permissions, Harvard Business School Publishing, 60 Harvard Way, Boston, Massachusetts 02163. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kim, W. Chan. Blue ocean strategy: how to create uncontested market space and make the competition irrelevant / W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-59139-619-0 (hardcover: alk. paper) 1. New products. 2. Market segmentation. I. Mauborgne, Renée. II. Title. HF5415.153.K53 2005 658.8 02—dc22 2004020857 The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Publications and Documents in Libraries and Archives Z39.48–1992 To friendship and to our families, who make our worlds...
Words: 72695 - Pages: 291
...Stereotypically, “Many of us … will ooh and ahh over a dog playing in the theatre, but wouldn’t dream of going to see an animal performing in a circus…” (Gardner, L. 2014). So, should animals be used in the Theatre and the Entertainment Industry? This essay discusses the history of animals performing within a theatre or circus, the representation of animals within a performance, whether it is humane or inhumane for animals to be apart of the entertainment industry and should animals continue performing in theatres and the entertainment industry. Animals that perform within the theatre and entertainment industry can be traced back to Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. However, travelling performances, such as circuses, gained popularity in the...
Words: 1207 - Pages: 5
... In the popular horror series, American Horror Story: Freak Show, a character named Jimmy Darling, expressed, They don’t even know us. If they just got to know us they would see we are just like them. What this quote is trying to say is that just because one person is different than the other, it does not mean they are not human. In the show American Horror Story: Freak Show, People are described as “freaks” because they look different than others. When in reality the real “freak” is the serial killer because he is going around slaughtering people, but the members of the Jupiter, Florida community, do not suspect the serial killer, Dandy, to be a suspect, because he is rich and looks ordinary, so instead, the police suspect the “freaks”and think it is them who is killing all of these people, because they look abnormal, so they must be slaying all of these poor citizens. The quote expresses how people like to judge a person, they do not even know, because they look different then them. In other words, do not judge someone because of how one looks because everyone is human and we all have feelings. Lizzie Velasquez can relate to the “freaks” in American Horror Story: Freak Show, she was titled “The Ugliest Woman in the World” because of her physical appearance. She thought she was the same as everyone else that was living on Earth, until she started school. Velasquez was very excited to start school and thought it was going to be super fun, but “Instead I was met with staring...
Words: 1284 - Pages: 6
... In the popular horror series, American Horror Story: Freak Show, a character named Jimmy Darling, expressed, They don’t even know us. If they just got to know us they would see we are just like them. What this quote is trying to say is that just because one person is different than the other, it does not mean they are not human. In the show American Horror Story: Freak Show, People are described as “freaks” because they look different than others. When in reality the real “freak” is the serial killer because he is going around slaughtering people, but the members of the Jupiter, Florida community do not suspect the serial killer, Dandy, to be a suspect, because he is rich and looks ordinary, so instead, the police suspect the “freaks”and think it is them who is killing all of these people, because they look abnormal, so they must be slaying all of these poor citizens. The quote expresses how people like to judge a person, they do not even know, because they look different then them. In other words, do not judge someone because of how one looks because everyone is human and we all have feelings. Lizzie Velasquez was titled “The Ugliest Woman in the World” because of her physical appearance. She thought she was the same as everyone else that was living on Earth, until she started school. Velasquez was very excited to start school and thought it was going to be super fun, but “Instead I was met with staring and name calling.” said Velasquez. She didn’t understand what was...
Words: 1259 - Pages: 6
...In January 2008 a British journalist, Sarfraz Manzoor, wrote an article with the title “Me, Me, Me” that appeared in the magazine “Esquire”. He gives his opinion on how the phenomenon “New Narcissism” has its influences on today’s society through the Internet. And he leaves us with the impression that there is a reason to be worried about today's youth being more narcissistic than ever before. Narcissism is not new for us. New Narcissism is a modern version of the phenomenon narcissism. And it has been known since ancient Greece with the Greek myth about Narcissus that fell in love with his own reflection in the water. The man that got narcissism recognized as a medical condition was Sigmund Freud (l. 53). But in our age, the word, narcissism, does not seem that serious and is mostly defined as a phenomenon. This New Narcissism has come to life because society reproduces itself (l. 59). And growing numbers of people are more narcissistic according to a study performed by psychologists. Sarfraz Manzoor, who has written this article, describes that New Narcissism is the offspring of today’s society. He makes an example by including a person named Chris Crocker. Crocker became famous because he put a video on the Internet where he defended the celebrity Britney Spears. There can be two reasons for his behaviour. Is he doing this to tell people that they shall back off and because he is fond of her? Or is he doing this to get attention? But it does not seem as if Britney is the...
Words: 1096 - Pages: 5
...anyone applying Michael Porter’s “Five Forces” competitive analysis in 1984 would have told Guy Laliberté not to start another circus. Explain your reasoning. Applying Michael Porter’s Five Forces to Guy Laliberté’s decision to start ‘another’ circus would lead individuals to come to one of two conclusions, depending on how in-depth they understood Laliberté’s plan. On the surface level, his plan seems to be an inevitable failure - trying to become a new player in a market that is declining and facing new challenges in sustainability daily. Laliberté’s plan fits almost all of the criteria for struggle and potential failure according to Porter’s Five Forces. Breaking down each of Porter’s forces, it is clear that starting a new circus lends very little promise for Laliberté. First, Laliberté was facing supply issues to find talented circus acts that would draw in an audience. In order to acquire a high caliber of talented performers, a circus at the time was forced to put financial strain on their profits from ticket sales just to afford the acts themselves. Additionally, the power of buyers produced a real challenge at the time, as audiences were only interested in attending the circus if compelled by acts that were in turn too expensive for the circus to make a profit on. Laliberté was also facing tough competition in entering the circus industry. This space had been established by the century-old Ringling organization, and the name recognition alone made it extremely...
Words: 1152 - Pages: 5
...University veterinary student and ends as a tired, old, former circus member. A variety of vital themes that were portrayed throughout the novel were incorporated in the movie in both different and similar ways. The circus is a big deal to Jacob Jancowski. It’s where he regained control of his life after his parents died. It’s where he fell in love with an elephant named Rosie, who went on to become his personal pet. And it’s also where he met the love of life, Marlena. For much of Water for Elephants, Jacob is almost painfully old. He can barely walk, it's a struggle to bathe himself, and many of his desires are severely limited. He thinks about fresh fruit with the same longing he used to reserve for sex. And yet at his core, his personality remains unchanged; he's still the same person on the inside. To make sense of this, he retreats into the past, focusing on a time when his inside and outside matched – a time of adventure, wonder, excitement, and drama. It seems like all of those qualities are missing from his current life. Even though Jacob has aged, his desire for excitement and wonder has remained. And through his decision to return to the circus, we know he's still got that gumption he always had. In the movie, Lawrence chooses to share Jacob Jancowski’s story through flashback method. Jacob is at the circus meeting with a current employee of the Benzini Brother’s when he shares his memories of the circus. However, in the novel, the old Jacob Jankowski is nostalgic...
Words: 1832 - Pages: 8
...centre located in Calgary which offers unique, noncompetitive, gymnastic based programs. They include circus arts, trampolining, demonstrative gymnastics and parkour. • Services offered focus on 3 core areas: ˗ Youth, teen and adult programs ˗ Preschool programs ˗ Bookings (birthday parties, day camps, special needs groups etc.) • More than 1,500 on site participants every week, over 450 birthday parties a year, over 2,000 participants in other on site events and more than 200 off site participants through Flip Mobile program. • $786,503 of revenues in 2013 • Darlene Traviss, owner and CEO of the company, created and developed the business based on her passion for physical fitness and gymnastics. After three years of steady growth she needs to decide what steps should be taken in order to secure successful future for Flip Factory. Options include maintaining the business as is or pursuing some form of expansion. Competitive strategy Flip Factory’s strategy is based on a unique product offering and a close, long term relationship with the customers. Traviss noticed that the fitness market favoured competitive aspect of sports and left many children without options to advance their interest in recreational gymnastics. She decided to differentiate her business by focusing on noncompetitive programs and providing nontraditional activities like circus acts, parkour and trampoline gymnastics. She also created the culture of inclusiveness and fun to promote...
Words: 1168 - Pages: 5
...always thanking Sydney for the finances and professional success he was in life. Charles had this quote “Like everyone else I am what I am : and individual, unique and different, with lineal history of ancestral promptings and urgings ; a history of dreams, desires, and of special experiences , all of which I am the sum total.” Today that is something I think is a great why to describe who he was. He really was who he was he never tried to cover himself up in lies. He truly lived out everything he talked about. Many and nearly all of Chaplin’s contract called for a ten thousand dollar paycheck a week and today that would be around one hundred thousand seventy-four dollars a week. In the year of 1924 no studio was able to afford Charles. “The Circus” won Chaplin a special Academy Award in 1928, which today is now called the Oscar’s. The year of 1931 Chaplin took two years and eight months of hard work in filming “City Lights”. Albert Einstein the night of the premiere was Charles guest in Los Angeles. Charles Chaplin once said, “We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.” These very words are what we also need today. We need kindness and gentleness. Charles has made a huge impact for our society not just with film but the way of life. That is why I believe he made a mark in history. That so many times we think too much and we...
Words: 1006 - Pages: 5
...is our job as the human race to do all that we can to take care of our planet and reduce the amount of global warming that humans are responsible for. This essay is significant because this is our world. Global warming may not be something that has a significant impact on our lives, but whether it is our grandchildren or great grandchildren, there will be consequences eventually for the human race and the other species that we share this planet with. While reading Kolbert’s book, there were a few chapters that stood out to me and got me thinking more in-depth about global warming in general. In chapter 4, Kolbert goes into details with a couple of scientists on the affects of global warming on a species of toad, several species of butterflies, and a species of mosquitoes. The golden toad was a bright, tangerine colored toad that could be found in the Monteverde Cloud Forest in north-central Costa Rica. This species of toad spends a majority of its life underground, only emerging above ground to reproduce. Once males mate with a female, she lays her eggs in small puddles that usually are no more than one inch deep. It only takes a few days for the tadpoles to emerge from the eggs, but it then requires four or five more weeks for metamorphosis to complete. During this whole period, the eggs and tadpoles are extremely dependant...
Words: 1052 - Pages: 5
...Butterfly larvae, or caterpillars, consume plant leaves and spend practically all of their time in search of food. Although most caterpillars are herbivorous, a few species such as Spalgis epius and Liphyra brassolis are entomophagous (insect eating). Some larvae, especially those of the Lycaenidae, form mutual associations with ants. They communicate with the ants using vibrations that are transmitted through the substrate as well as using chemical signals.[4][5] The ants provide some degree of protection to these larvae and they in turn gather honeydew secretions. Caterpillars mature through a series of stages called instars. Near the end of each instar, the larva undergoes a process called apolysis, in which the cuticle, a tough outer layer made of a mixture of chitin and specialized proteins, is released from the softer epidermis beneath, and the epidermis begins to form a new cuticle beneath. At the end of each instar, the larva moults the old cuticle, and the new cuticle expands, before rapidly hardening and developing pigment. Development of butterfly wing patterns begins by the last larval instar. Butterfly caterpillars have three pairs of true legs from the thoracic segments and up to 6 pairs of prolegs arising from the abdominal segments. These prolegs have rings of tiny hooks called crochets that help them grip the substrate. Some caterpillars have the ability to inflate parts of their head to appear snake-like. Many have false eye-spots to enhance this...
Words: 356 - Pages: 2
...Life Cycle of a Butterfly Bamba, Phamella F. Name BEED 2-D Year and Section Second Semester S.Y 2013-2014 MRS. REMELIE R. ROBLES Instructor I. Objectives * Students will learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. * Identify the four different stages of a butterfly life cycle (from egg, caterpillar, pupa or cocoon, to a butterfly). II. Subject Matter Topic: Life Cycle of a Butterfly Materials: Real eggs of a butterfly, caterpillar, cocoon, a butterfly, pictures III. Procedure A. Motivation I’m a Hungry Caterpillar (tune of I’m a Little teapot) I’m hungry caterpillar Walking slowly Looking for something To fill my belly When I go to sleep I’ll make a little cocoon Pop! I’ll be a butterfly soon. B. Discussion I will show to the class the four different stages of a butterfly life cycle one by one, which are the eggs, caterpillar, cocoon and a butterfly and explain to them each stage. * The first stage is the eggs. This is where a girl butterfly lays eggs. She lays them on a leaf. * The second stage is the caterpillar. At this stage, the caterpillar eats all the time. It also grows really fast. * The third stage is the cocoon. The caterpillar makes a cocoon. It is mostly brown or green. This protects them. * The fourth stage is the butterfly. A butterfly comes out of the cocoon. It can now learn to fly. Butterflies are very colorful. * A butterfly finds a mate. When...
Words: 1067 - Pages: 5
...According to National Geographic monarch butterflies travel up to 3,000 miles each fall to their wintering site in central Mexico. In 2004, an estimated 550 million completed the winter migration, while in 2003 only 33 million arrived. Further, between 2012 and 2013, there was a 43.7 percent decrease in the area occupied by the butterflies in the winter sanctuaries, the decline has numerous reasons: climate change, deforestation, and habitat loss, agricultural use of pesticides and herbicides Monarch butterflies are known for the incredible mass migration that brings millions of them to California and Mexico each winter. North American monarchs are the only butterflies that make such a massive journey, the insects must begin this journey each fall ahead of cold weather, which will kill them if they tarry too long. Monarch butterflies reflect ecosystem health and biodiversity, they are pollinators which make them very important for plan reproduction, and ecosystem sustainability. During the journey north, monarchs produce four generations, and share habitat with small birds and animals which feed larger birds and animals. Monarch butterflies begin life as eggs and hatch as larvae that eat their eggshells and, subsequently, the milkweed plants on which they were placed, short after that the larvae become juicy, colorful caterpillars, then create a hard protective case around themselves as they enter the pupa stage. Although Monarch butterflies may well qualify as one of the most beautiful...
Words: 1543 - Pages: 7
