...Conch. A shell described as a deep cream touched with pink color throughout as their only type of actual civilization. As the conch's worth slowly fades it may have brought out savage, betrayal, and desire in all the wrong ways out of the boys. Individual vs. Society is a rough way to look at this situation being there is no adults to keep the way to live, society believes in. They're growing boys unknown of who they are to become, with the conch there to help support the holding of civilization up. The conch is a sense of civilization and order. Once the shell has shown that the boys pick a chief. "'We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They'll come when they hear us-'....'you try, Ralph. You'll call the others'" (Golding, William page16) and "But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerful, there was the conch. The being that had blown that, had sat waiting for them on the platform with the delicate thing balanced on his knees, was set apart" (page 22). Shows how the conch has appeared to...
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...As humans we pride ourselves on being civil and intelligent beings, but what happens when that is taken away? According to William Golding author of The Lord of the Flies we become cruel and savage. A conch shell is the boys way of settling law and order, so they don't de-evolve to this state. With this shell they are ready to start a society doomed to fail because of the conch.When Piggy and Ralph find the conch shell it is empty meaning the creature inside it has passed on. The conch, which was created by death,helped lead a group of boys into a doomed society. To them death is now a symbol of power. They chose the leader based on who controlled the conch, who controlled death. When the boys are picking their leader they make a point of saying "'Let him be the chief with the trumpet thing' Ralph raised a hand for silence." (Golding,William 22). Already he showing the qualities of a leader and they are following because he has the conch, he wields death. They are following death. Not only are they following death, but they are following the person who controls it. This foreshadows the failure and loss their society will...
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...Conch Republic Electronic Case Questions: 1. What is the payback period of the project? The payback period is 2,882 years. 2. What is the profitability index of the project? The profitability index is 1,557. 3. What is the IRR of the project? The IRR of the project is 28,31%. 4. What is the NPV of the project? The NPV of the project is 18 096 790,85 $. For questions above please see the calculation paper in the attachment – page 1-2. 5. How sensitive is the NPV to changes in the price of the new PDA? For each dollar change in the price, the project´s NPV will change 184 462,16 $ via the exact same direction. To examine the sensitivity of the NPV to changes by the price I calculated a price of 510 $ for unit price. For complete calculation please see the attachment on page 2. 6. How sensitive is the NPV to changes in the quantity sold? For one unit per year change in sold quantity, the project´s NPV will change 635,24 $ via same direction. To examine the sensitivity of the NPV to changes in the quantity sold, I calculated that we will increase 150 units sold per year. For complete calculation please see the attachment on page 2. 7. Should Conch Republic produce the new PDA? Conch should have produce the new PDA because it has a positive NPV. Through a marketing strategy, Conch Republic had determined two important factors in the new product investment. They have determined that a new PDA will cost 500 $ and estimated sales of the new PDA...
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...A Guide to Writing the Literary Analysis Essay I. INTRODUCTION: the first paragraph in your essay. It begins creatively in order to catch your reader’s interest, provides essential background about the literary work, and prepares the reader for your major thesis. The introduction must include the author and title of the work as well as an explanation of the theme to be discussed. Other essential background may include setting, an introduction of main characters, etc. The major thesis goes in this paragraph usually at the end. Because the major thesis sometimes sounds tacked on, make special attempts to link it to the sentence that precedes it by building on a key word or idea. A) Creative Opening/Hook: the beginning sentences of the introduction that catch the reader’s interest. Ways of beginning creatively include the following: 1) A startling fact or bit of information Example: Nearly two hundred citizens were arrested as witches during the Salem witch scare of 1692. Eventually nineteen were hanged, and another was pressed to death (Marks 65). 2) A snatch of dialogue between two characters Example: “It is another thing. You [Frederic Henry] cannot know about it unless you have it.” “ Well,” I said. “If I ever get it I will tell you [priest].” (Hemingway 72). With these words, the priest in Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms sends the hero, Frederic, in search of the ambiguous “it” in his life. 3) A meaningful quotation (from the book you are analyzing...
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...There was a reported plane crash somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. There were a group of boys that have survived the crash. The boys are left with no adults. We do not know what exact island the crash was on so we can not find the boys at this moment. The boys have to work together to survive the island. As the boys are at the island they find a conch shell. They used the shell to talk through it and nobody else can talk while someone has the conch shell. The boys imply the rule “rule of the conch”. Ralph blows in the conch. It runs their whole speaking system at one point in the book. The boys then have to follow whatever rules come out of the conch. Ralph and Jack both wanted their own rules on the island. All the little boys wanted to follow Jack because he was their leader. Ralph had better interest in the kid’s hearts. So they came to a decision that whoever wanted to go with Ralph, could go with Ralph and whoever wanted to go with Jack, could go with Jack. The boys had split up to kill each other. A boy named Simon has passed away on the island. He was killed by the boys hunting him. The boys had mistaken him for the beast. It was when Simon had found the dead body. He ran out of the cave and the boys did not that it was Simon. They killed Simon and then just left him there to die. The rain on the island eventually moved...
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...something bad happened. First we went to the airport to board the airplane. We boarded the plane mommy was crying like if she wasn’t going to ever see me again. I thought she was crazy. We soon took off the flight was smooth as can be it rocked me to sleep along with soothing lullaby song by my choir boys. When I woke up I was being tossed through the air like a rag doll. We had crashed on an island. The island was full of mates like Ralph, the choir, a fat kid, twins, Simon, Robert, and little’uns. I lined the choir boys up and we marched looking for other survivors. When we could look any more because of heat exhaustion we stripped but naked and went swimming to cool down. While I was doing that ralph stole leader as chief and found thee conch shell while he appointed me as leader of the hunters. Sincerely, jack Journal entry #3: Today was long frustrating day ralph was a dear mate of mine until he started to become a bossy nag. Since we had to stay the night on the island ralph made us go hunt for pigs and berries to eat because we might be here longer than a day. While we do this ralph is watching the little’uns we got fruits and...
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...their entire darker side will manifest itself in full force. The consequential regression of the boys from civilization to savagery is symbolized by the use of the conch, fire, and Piggy’s glasses. First of all, the conch shell manages to demonstrate civilization to savagery through its ability to establish order to build a civilization, lose its power and deteriorate civilization, and shatter to eliminate civilization. In the beginning, the conch is used to establish and uphold order and peace on the island, playing a key role in forming and maintaining a civilization. Ralph uses the conch and his leadership to summon the others, have meetings and delegate positions, assign power, and set rules such as: “[Giving] the conch to the next person to speak” (Golding 31). By adhering to the set of rules regarding the conch shell, the boys still maintain their civilized way of living back at home where there is the existence of government and laws to be adhered to regarding to the existence of social order. However, as time passes by, the conch begins to lose its power and significance and boys begin to succumb to savagery. When Ralph tries to convince the other boys to return to his tribe instead of joining Jack’s tribe by appealing the conch shell as a symbol of authority, Jack denies its significance by saying: “the conch doesn’t count...
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...neighbors? Playing soccer or hockey with your team? Reading books? Riding your bicycle? I think by now you get the idea – choose something that you already know a little something about and enjoy. The next steps is to research that topic. So let’s take the example of collecting sea shells on the beach when vacationing with your family. You can approach the research from several angles. You can research the specific types of shells that are located in a specific region. You can research the area where you found the shells. So let’s say that you found a conch shell on the beach in the Bahamas. You can start researching conch shells. The first step to research is one you already know about “Google”. Type Conch Shell in the google search engine and here are just three of the many choices: http://www.naturefoundationsxm.org/education/queen_conch/how_queen_conch_grows.htm http://www.communityconch.org/why-conchs/conch-facts/ http://www.caske2000.org/survival/conch.htm Be sure to avoid Wikipedia, as this is not a factual website. If you choose instead to write about the area where you found the shells, you can start researching the Bahamas. You can write a paper about the climate in the Bahamas, the history of the Bahamas, foods...
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...이 책을통해 여러 게임을 소개했고 게임을 실제 해보았다. 게임에 대해 사람들은 어떻게 반응하며 게임에서 적용가능한 여러 전략을 살펴보았다. 몇가지 이야기는 우리의 도덕성을 자극하였을것이다. 이 마지막 장에서는 앞에서 다룬 내용을 간략하게 요약한다. 아시다시피 훌륭한 협상을 하기위한 종합적인 계획이란 존재하지 않는다. 다양한 여러 전략적 가능성을 필요한 다양한 협상 게임이 존재하기때문에 다양한 상황에 어울리는 완전한 계획을 만들려고 시도하는것 자체가 말이되지 않는다. 전략 선택의 범위가 다양하고, 각 게임마다 작은 미묘한 요소들이 결과에 미치는 영향을 바꿀수 있다. 능숙한 협상가 일수록 특정 상황에서 사용할 수 있는 전략을 제한한다. 그러나 때로는 상황들을 진단하는 능력을 확대해야할때가 있다.(즉 기존의 상황 진단하는 방법외에 다른 진단 방법을 사용해야할 필요가 있음) 직감이 맞다고 생각하면 몇가지 일렬의 효과적인 전략에 즉시 촛점을 맞춘다. 만약 직감이 잘 맞는다면 (1) 자신에게 적합하고, (2)상황에 적합하고 (3) 관련된 사람들에게 가장 적합한 전략을 선택한다. 게임에 따라 이 세가지 요소들이 다르기 때문에 하나의 장대한 계획을 세운다는것은 거의 불가능하다. 이 책의 각 장에서 여러번 직감적인 전략 선택 과정을 더 효율적으로 할 수 있도록 돕는 구체적인 지침에 대해 논의했다. 우리가 앞에서 다루고 게임을 했던 특정 상황 보다 더 다양한 협상 게임에서 협상할 준비가 되어 있어야한다. 협상가로서 당신이 누구이고, 어떤 상황에 어떤 기본적인 전략이 제일 효과적인가, 기본 전략내 어떤 변화를 줄 수 있는가에 대해 이 책의 여러장에 걸쳐 다루었기때문에 독자들이 잘 이해하리라 믿는다. 다른 말로, 당신이 협상가로 자신의 절대적인 전략적 이론을 가지고 있어야한다 책의 마지막 장으로 앞장에서 다룬 이론과 비슷한 이론을 간략하게 목록으로 제시한다. 이 목록에 추가로 도덕성과 조언 및 약간의 논평도 추가해 본다. 정확하게 말해 이 장은 앞장의 요약이 아니라 추가적인 논점을 제기하기 위해 마지막 장을 추가한것이다. 아래의 목록은 앞장에서 제시한 내용과 대략적으로 관련있으며, 마지막에는 마무리를 위해 첫장에서 다룬 내용을 언급하겠다. 목록은 아래와 같다: 1. 자신을 알라. 게임도중 여러 협상 상황에서 당신이 어떻게 반응할지 살펴볼 기회가 많았을것이다. 상황이 자신에게 불리하거나 또는 유리한 위치에서 당신은 협상을 해 보았을것이다. 때로 경쟁적일때가 더 유리하게 작용할 때도 있고, 반대로 협력적일때가 상황에 도움이 될 때도 있으며, 믿어야 할 때 또는 의심을 해야할 때가 있을것이다. 당신이 어떻게 행동했는가를 회상해봄으로써 당신이 어떤 협상가인가에 대해 잘 알아야 한다. 각 게임에 대한 당신의 반응뿐 아니라 게임에 대한 타인의 반응, 타인의 당신에 대한 반응에 대한 정보도 가지고 있어야한다. 타인이 경쟁적일때 화를 냈는가? 타인이 협력적일때 배신할 생각이 들었는가? 이 배신 유혹에 대해 저항했는가 또는 기회를 활용해 배신했는가?...
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...Conch Republic Electronics Conch Republic Electronics is a midsized electronics manufacturer located in Key West, Florida. The company president is Shelly Couts, who inherited the company. When it was founded over 70 years ago, the company originally repaired radios and other household appliances. Over the years, the company expanded into manufacturing and is now a reputable manufacturer of various electronic items. Jay McCanless, a recent MBA graduate, has been hired by the company's finance department. One of the major revenue-producing items manufactured by Conch Republic is smart phone. Conch Republic currently has one smart phone model on the market, and sale has been excellent. The smart phone is a unique item in that it comes in a variety of tropical colors and is preprogrammed to play Jimmy Buffett music. However, as with any electronic item, technology changes rapidly, and the current smart phone has limited features in comparison with newer models. Conch Republic spent $750,000 to develop a prototype for a new smart phone that has all the features of the existing smart phone but adds new features such as wifi tethering. The company has spent a further $200,000 for a marketing study to determine the expected sales figures for the new smart phone Conch Republic can manufacture the new smart phone for $205 each in variable costs. Fixed costs for the operation are estimated to run 5.1 million...
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...Initially, the conch shell seems to be nothing more than a fascinating toy when it is found by Ralph and Piggy. Soon, though, significant meaning is placed on the shell when Ralph blows it to summon the other boys. It quickly becomes a symbol of society and order, and it also becomes associated with leadership and authority. Ralph’s control of the conch prompts the boys to elect him the leader, which illustrates the importance of the conch in their developing society. The conch continues to gain significance, as seen in Ralph’s decree about the process the boys will follow during meetings, “‘And another thing. We can't have everybody talking at once. We'll have to have 'Hands up' like at school.’ He held the conch before his face and glanced round the mouth. ‘Then I'll give him the conch’” (16). This scene once again strengthens the shell’s representation of order, as the conch has become directly associated with keeping the boys’ meetings organized and maintaining a civilized society. The conch shell’s symbolic nature is important to the story because of the major themes focusing on the breakdown of society. As order is destroyed by Jack and his followers’ savagery, the shell begins to hold less and less sway over the boys. Gradually, they stop...
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...Conch Republic Electronics Conch Republic Electronics is a mid sized electronics manufacturer located in Key West, Florida. The company president is Shelley Couts, who inherited the company. When it was founded over 70 years ago, the company originally repaired radios and other household appliances. Over the years, the company expanded into manufacturing and is now a reputable manufacturer of various electronic items. Jay McCanless, a recent MBA graduate, has been hired by the company's finance department. One of the major revenue-producing items manufactured by Conch Republic is a personal digital assistant (PDA). Conch Republic currently has one PDA model on the market, and sales have been excellent. The PDA is a unique item in that it comes in a variety of tropical colors and is preprogrammed to play Jimmy Buffett music. However, as with any electronic item, technology changes rapidly, and the current PDA has limited features in comparison with newer models. Conch Republic developed a prototype for a new PDA that has all the features of the existing PDA but adds new features such as cell phone capability. The company has performed a marketing study to determine the expected sales figures for the new PDA. Conch Republic can manufacture the new PDA for $200 each in variable costs. Fixed costs for the operation are estimated to run $4.5 million per year. The estimated sales volume is 70,000, 80,000, 100,000, 85,000, and 75,000 per each year for the next five years, respectively...
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...101 5 December 2011 The Almighty Civilizing Conch Visualize being stranded on a deserted island. There is no way to escape and no rules to abide by except what you decide upon. What is most necessary to survive with everyone you are trapped with? Civilization is an important part of who we are as a country. This is what happened in Sir William Golding's The Lord of the Flies when a group of boys, none of which have yet to reach their teen years, have been stranded on a deserted island during a time of war. This book symbolizes how humans can decline from civilized people to savages. At the beginning of the book Ralph, the protagonist, discovers a conch lying in the water and uses it to call all the boys together. The conch's power is effective and is revered by the boys as a symbol of order, discipline, and civilization. As the boys begin to ignore the conch they start to become more like savages. There is a direct correlation between the conch and their declining morals and behavior. Golding uses the symbol of the conch to demonstrate the theme that civilization is necessary to keep the dark side of human nature within and in control. The conch's power in the beginning of this book represents the structure the boys try to hold. Ralph and Piggy use the conch to “Call the others” to a meeting (16). Calling everyone together to have a meeting is a civilized, grown-up thing to do. The fact that the boys respect the power of the conch shows they were raised civilized and they...
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...Golding, the conch is similar to a crown. The conch shows power and law over the boys on the island, he who held the conch is in charge. Lines began to blur and the boys began to lose this power and control around the same time the conch was deteriorating. This deterioration represents the loss of authority and rule on the island, resulting in conflict, anarchy, and death. The conch is...
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...MediSys Corp: The IntensCare Product Development Team Donnellon, A & Margolis, JD 2009, Harvard Business Publishing, no. 4059. Andrew Kuszczakowski Contents Question 1 Creation of Executive Committee Product Development Process Different Decision Making Process Question 2 Product Delivery and Modular Design Points of Conflict Resolution Strategy Regulatory Compliance Points of Conflict Resolution Strategy Question 3 Personal Goal Organisational Goals Influence Tactics Question 4 Team versus Group Analysis Team Development Tactics References Appendix A – Decision Making Style: Formation of Executive Committee Appendix B – Decision Making Style: Implementation of Cross-Functional Teams Appendix C – Conflict Map: Product Launch Date Appendix D – Conflict Map: Modular Design Issue Appendix E – Conflict Map: Regulatory Compliance Appendix F – Merz’s Organisational & Professional Goals Appendix G – MediSys Corporation: IntensCare Structure Question 1 Art Beaumont joined MediSys Corp in January 2008. Within weeks he introduced a series of changes. What were those changes and how did he go about making them? If you were Art Beaumont what would you have done under the circumstances? Support your opinions with appropriate evidence. Beaumont identified areas in the corporation that he believed required changes in order for MediSys Corporation to continue to grow its business. He identified a lack of strategic focus within the corporation...
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