...Read and Respond 4 I would have to say that most of the time’s in my life I’m always concerned about someone’s problem. I recently went to Miami. Myself and some girl Friends of mine for my birthday. We went downtown Miami to see what some stores and to just see what down town had to offer. Well when we got downtown it wasn’t cracked up to what i thought it would be. There were so many homeless people, just laying under the stairs with card boards just lying on the ground and there beds. I never knew that a beautiful state could have so much poverty. Well there was this one lady walking and she turned to me and ask for $1.75 for bread. and the first thing she said was I’m not trying to buy drugs our liquor, I need to feed my children. And usually you can tell if they are using you but my heart just over took me. I was so concerned with this lady needs that I had to give her what i had which was not much. For some reason my heart was broken for her. I believe i did have a dollar to give her. But as i walked away I just kept looking back and seeing the tear’s in her eye’s was really getting to me so In just kept looking for money. I didn’t fell like it was write that i was in Miami having a ball, just ate a great meal with my friends. And my children were probably at home raiding the fridge. So I came up with 75cents for her. I walk back to the street she was on and gave her the .75cents and you could just see the relief on her...
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...In recognising the value of individual languages we acknowledge the dignity and worth of our fellow human beings. – Desmond Tutu (Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights Follow-up Committee. April, 1998) It all began with the steam engine. The industrial revolution, which kicked off in late 18th Century set off a series of rapid improvements in technology, which provided us with mass transit and mass communications. Many places that were once exotic realms barely set upon, became multi million dollar wellness centres for exhausted western tourists, complete with western television, McDonalds outlets and internet cafes. Professor Austin’s quote rightly alludes to the fact that the developments of modern technology over the past century have been a major factor in permanently concentrating the world closer together, a place where cultures bleed into one another. And it is having a dramatic effect on the number of languages. If means are not devised to stop it, half of the worlds 7000 odd languages that are spoken today will disappear within the next couple of generations. (SBS, 2013). This will also correspond to the loss of half of the world’s cultural wealth and ancestral knowledge. I will discuss the reasons why language diversity is important, and the challenges that are presented to it by contemporary society. Language is the most important tool we as humans have at our disposal. It is the means by which we learn, and the means by which we teach. It provides us...
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...In “Let Them Die” Kenan Malik argue that dying language should not be prevent. Many language died and will die when their last speaker die. Some people are trying to preserve dying language. In author’s view, it is not possible to preserve dying language and dying language are not language at all. He list several examples to demonstrate his point. In my opinion, we should let them die. We should try to protect them first. If they can not stop dying, that do not have to regret. According to the essay, author divided it to four part, first part is the Introduction of the topic: Language Extinction. Secondly, he explain some promote the campaign to preserve linguistic diversity. Then author’s counter arguments. Finally, author make the conclusion: we should let those language die in peace. The essay has a catchy title. Make the reader interested in this essay. Also the essay has a clear text structure. In paragraph two to four, author list the consequences of language death. Language death results in the loss of unique biological and ecological knowledge; reduces knowledge about human language and mind; death of unique cultures. Author describes those in order to laying the groundwork for his following paragraph. In fifth and sixth paragraph we could clearly know some languages lose their function of communication. After that, in seventh to tenth paragraph, the preservers based their argument on the romantic notion of human differences and cultural differences, but the...
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...year olds, at Rosewood Children’s Academy. She also worked part-time as a swim instructor for children at the YMCA. After working at both of those jobs for a while, she was extremely fortunate to come across a job opportunity at a local, podiatrist office in Fremont, Nebraska. Brooke worked as the Front Desk Receptionist for about a year. She also worked as a part-time nanny for one of the neighbor kids on her days off. Right before Brooke turned 21, she took a vacation to Texas to celebrate her upcoming birthday with her best friend who was attending the University of North Texas. While in Dallas, she met the love of her life. It was then she made the executive decision to move to the Dallas area. On August 15, 2014, she moved to downtown Dallas to pursue her relationship. October 2014, she received a job working with school age children at LMNOP Children’s Academy, in Carrolton, Texas. In August of 2015, Brooke enrolled in the Funeral Directors program, at the...
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...Create the Value: Market Segmentation Analysis and a Value Proposition Brief Description of the Concept There is a need in the Celebration, Florida area to provide full service pet care for those residents who want the best for their pets. Currently this location of the Dogtopia franchise offers a wide range of services from dog day care, overnight care, minimal grooming, and partnership training services. In order to appeal to the pet lovers who are too busy or feel as though they cannot drive their pet to daycare because of time, work schedule, etc. This new service would allow those pet owners, who want the best for their family member, to go to work without worrying whether their pet will need to go to day care that day. Dogtopia will take the Pet Taxi market and bring it in-house for its loyal customers who want to best for their pets. Potential Market Segment There are several trends in todays society that create many opportunities for Dogtopia, Lake Buena Vista. One trend is that many households in American no longer see their pets as just important or just special, but they see them as part of their core family unit or as family members. This is not only reflected in how much is being spent, in the area of more than and estimated $60 billion dollars in 2015, but in the products and services in which they are spending this money. (American Pet Products Association, 2015). A market survey, conducted of vacation seekers to the Walt Disney World Florida parks, as...
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...Note: 1. Please present your IHS Card or Temporary Chit for identification purpose upon registration at each clinic visit. 2. Clinics that operate beyond their normal hours may levy surcharges during these extended hours which are not payable by AIA. 3. Information may be subject to change without prior notice. 4. Information is correct as at last updated date. (31 May 2012) Legend + New Clinic (Addition to previous panel listing) # Replacement Clinic (In place of clinic on previous panel listing which has discontinued participation in the IHS programme) Clinics that discontinued participation from the programme wef 01 Jun 2012 (last participation date: 30 Jun 2012) S/N REGION AREA CLINIC NAME ADDRESS TEL MONDAY - FRIDAY MONDAY - FRIDAY (EVENING) SATURDAY SUNDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY REMARKS 1 CENTRAL BEACH ROAD TEXTILE CENTRE CLINIC 200 JALAN SULTAN #03-32 TEXTILE CENTRE SINGAPORE 199018 62982400 9.00am - 12 noon, 2.00pm - 5.00pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED 2 CENTRAL BEACH ROAD VERNON CLINIC & SURGERY 100 JALAN SULTAN #02-25/26 SULTAN PLAZA SINGAPORE 199001 62940244 11.00am - 1.00pm, 2.30pm - 6.00pm CLOSED 11.00am - 1.00pm, 2.30pm - 4.30pm CLOSED CLOSED 3 CENTRAL BRAS BASAH SHALOM MEDICAL DENTAL GROUP PTE LTD 231 BAIN STREET #03-57 BRAS BASAH COMPLEX SINGAPORE 180231 63371884 9.00am - 12.30pm, 2.00pm - 5.00pm CLOSED 9.00am to 1.00pm CLOSED CLOSED ...
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...sampLe Work Forms agenda actIvItIes Greetings & Special Words of Thanks for faMIly prograM tIMe allotMent person responsIble Special Message, purpose of celebration and gathering Declaration of Family Crest, values and beliefs Special Scripture or Poem Musical Selection Blessing of the Family Special remembrances for those who died this year Special Prayer or verse Recognition of new family members, elder birthdays and other special significances Benediction/Conclusion Presentation of Family Record Certificate, Family Tree and/or Family Bible. Group Photo Meal or other activities 36 www.gotolouisville.com sampLe Work Forms reunIon & gatherIngs survey Return Date:______ / _____ / _______ Return to: __________________________ Name: ____________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________ City: ____________________State: ________ Zip: ____________ Phone: ______ - _______- __________ Email: __________________________________ Would you be interested in attending a reunion or gathering? Yes No No Are you interested in serving on a committee or sub-committee? Yes Number of attendees in your group: Adults ______ Teens ______ Children ______ We are considering holding the reunion in Louisville, Kentucky. What activities are you interested in? Churchill Downs/ Kentucky Derby Museum Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Louisville Science Center Speed Art...
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...1.-What factors contributed to Euro Disney’s poor performance during its first year of operation? What factors contributed to Hong Kong Disney’s poor performance during its first year? The primary reason for the failure was its high cost. Hotel rooms at the park were charging rates comparable to luxurious hotels. People found it cheaper to fly to Disney World Florida and get an additional benefit of enjoying the weather. The Gulf war in 1991 also had a negative and during the same period, Europe was facing a recession. The French, for some reason, did not like the American culture while Disney tried to enforce this culture. The world fair in Spain and the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 attracted holiday visitors hence, EuroDisney did not have many guest visiting it that year. Hong Kong Disneyland faced different issues. Firstly, people were not familiar with the characters since Disney was banned for 40 years in China. The park was small, with just a few rides compared to other Disneyland's, therefore customers were not interested. Despite these issues, it fared better since it incorporated a lot of Chinese culture. 2. To what degree do you consider that these factors were (a) foreseeable and (b) controllable by EuroDisney, Hong Kong Disney, or the parent company, Disney? Since the cost of Disney World Florida was cheaper, customers preferred to fly to the US. This meant that prices in Paris could also be controlled. There were several other mistakes made...
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...Mitch Albom once said “Detroit is a place where we've had it pretty tough. But there is a generosity here and a well of kindness that goes deep.” Whether it be through people, the media, or even classrooms, we hear that Detroit is coming back and that it is rebuilding. Many are extremely excited with this news and what it could mean for Detroit, but not many stop to think about how this “rebuilding” is going to occur and what is going to help improve Detroit. Though there are multiple possibilities, the Fox Theater, as well as the surrounding area, is a fantastic place to start. Through the Fox Theater, its contributions, and the region surrounding it, Detroit can become a popular center for entertainment and commerce, increasing the city’s capital for further investments. The Fox Theater is located off of Woodward Avenue, surrounded by other entertainment buildings, such as the Fillmore Theater and Hockey Town. It was, of course, not always like this. Detroit’s Fox Theater was designed by Charles Howard Crane and, after a building period of 18 months, opened in 1928 (Luca). Built as a cheap form of entertainment for people of all classes during this age of novel entertainment, The Fox Theater was a massive success (Herzog 22). As the “Roaring Twenties” came to an abrupt end with the beginning of the Great Depression, the theater managed to stay open; the fall of the economy set off an unfortunate domino effect, however, with its terrible affects visible in the city of Detroit...
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...1. What factors contributed to EuroDisney’s poor performance during its first year of operation? What factors contributed to Hong Kong Disney’s poor performance during its first year of operation? a.) EuroDisney: * Families were reluctant to spend $280 a day to enjoy the attractions of the park * Staying overnight was out of the question because hotel rooms were so expensive * Old Work thinking of Europeans who did not understand US style free market financing lead to French Bankers hesitating to provide funding * By summer 1994, EuroDisney had lost more than 900 million dollars * Disneyworld in Orlando ended up being cheaper than a trip to Paris due to currency movements and transatlantic airfare wars * French visitors stayed away due to view EuroDisney as “American imperialism—plastics at its worst” * Advertising by EuroDisney aggravate local French sentiment by emphasizing glitz and size instead of the attractions * The Gulf War in 1991: * Put a heavy break on vacation for the rest of the year * High interest rates and devaluation against the franc * Competition due to “The World’s Fair” in Seville and the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona * Ban on alcohol goes against French culture * Disney executives believed in cultural inconsistencies such as: Europeans didn’t eat breakfast which is not true * Disney didn’t stress the entertainment value of visit to the theme park in their promotions which “ruined the magic”...
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...community and participating in community service is part of success is very moving. As I drove home after class I began to think of all of the different possibilities that there are to give back to the community. When I came to a stop at a light there was a homeless mother and her child asking for food and that is when I decided that I wanted to participate in feeding the homeless. After much searching I decided to volunteer for one of my friends Non profit organization which focuses in feeding the homeless in downtown Miami. On the day of volunteering my group and I meat up with more volunteers and the members of the organization in midtown Miami to prepare food and organize clothes that people had brought to give away. During the preparation session the group of about 20 people made and assembly line to prepare lunch bags. Inside of each lunch bag we provided a sandwich, 1 banana, granola bar, and a bottle of water. After we assembled an estimated 250 lunch bags drove to downtown Miami and began walking the streets. As we started to pass out the bags all different types of individuals (homeless) began to approach us with excited faces. During this time some of the individuals where very friendly and interacted with me I got to share time with them and converse with some of them, their stories where very moving. I was surprised to find that a lot of them where homeless because they had disabilities and could not find a job that would permanently hire them. During this experienced...
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...1.What factors contributed to Euro-Disney’s poor performance during its first year of operation? What factors contributed to Hong Kong Disney's poor performance during its first years? · they were over charging there customers and breaking the customers banks, to where they could not afford to go there basically. · when comparing flight prices, it was actually cheaper to go to Florida and stay there, rather than going to theirs also the weather in Florida is more suited to family conditions usually. · they banned alcohol within the premises of the park. · Disney was more concerned advertising on how big the park was, when they should have been advertising the entertainment side of the park and show that disney is fun filled family vacation event, that Disney is actually known for all around the world, or at least the United States. · Hong Kongs Disney world, was trying to push to hard to make it happen and therefore made the park too small. · the park did not differentiate themselves from the surrounding amusements parks in china, it was just like the others basically · Hong Kong had very few rides compared to the theme park in Paris. · Did not offer current or hit movie theme based rides that were popular in China at that time. 2. to what degree do you consider that these ffactors were (a) foreseeable and (b) controllable by EuroDisney, Hong Kong Diisney, or the parent company, Disney? I believe that most of the mentioned factors were very foreseeable and controlable...
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...Background of Transformation of Suntec Singapore by partnership Suntec Singapore, Asia’s Convention City established in 2001. The purpose of the partnership is to set up efforts in promoting Suntec Singapore, and the surrounding hotels and adjacent infrastructure as a unique and fully integrated convention city (Suntec Singapore, Media Release, and 2 March 2004). The initiative partners are Suntec Singapore, hotels including Conrad Centennial Singapore, Pan Pacific Singapore, Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore, Mandarin Oriental Singapore, Marina Mandarin Singapore, Fairmont Singapore and Swissôtel The Stamford Singapore, also Singapore Airlines and Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau (SECB) currently in its three years. All of them are joint marketing alliance to market the self-contained meetings, convention and exhibition hub. Also, the Singapore Tourism Board actively supports the project, such as orgainsing network session (Asia’s Convention City, 2010). Besides, convenient location and strong ownership background of Suntec Singapore are helping Suntec Singapore to be transformed by partnership. Reasons for Transformation of Suntec Singapore by partnership - Location factor Firstly, the district surrounding area forms a unique, self-contained and fully integrated convention city, so it is easily transforming to partnership as Suntec Singapore enjoying a prime central city location as Suntec Singapore offer direct access to 75,000 square meters of meeting place...
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...Analysis of the Cirque du Soleil case What is Cirque Du Soleil’s product and its strategy? Cirque du Soleil is a dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment. It was the first and foremost a circus without animals. Cirque du Soleil combined street performance, clowns, acrobats, and gymnast to present feats and create theater and dance dramas. In 1999, Cirque released its first feature film and its first television. In 2000, Cirque created an IMAX large-format film production. Besides, it focused on diversifying its commercial activities projects in publishing and merchandising. In 1998, it opened its first store on the property of Walt Disney world Resort in Florida. The company was beginning to develop a concept for entertainment complexes. What has Cirque done (especially relative to HR practices) to support its casts’ ability to deliver superior performances? Cirque hired artists from different countries and took into consideration what their nonartistic needs were. Cirque helps artists to grow. They cast children who live on the streets of Brazil, and changed their lives. If they find a single talented people in the village, they will not bring him. They only bring him if they find a few people who are equally talented that he can be supported by and who can support him. Cirque did everything possible to improve their performance. Each artist can feel comfortable to be a excellent artist. What challenges does Cirque face in the future and how would YOU suggest...
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...1. The first year of Eurodisney in Europe was disastrous for many reasons. Actually, the first one could be the weather. People who are going on vacations to have a good time, but more importantly to enjoy the weather. People in Europe or from everywhere are not going to vacation at a spot where the weather is going to be irregular; they choose a place where they have more chances to enjoy the journey. France get cold in the winter, therefore going to Disney World in Orlando would be more logical. It will be cheaper and the weather is going to be decent for whenever you choose to go. Secondly, European and other people haven’t got the same Fairy-tale culture. In France, they have their own characters and stories. Maybe it’s because of that Mickey did not create reason or attraction enough for the European community, unlike at the sister theme park Tokyo Disneyland. The diffenrence of price could be also a reason of this failure. For example, if we compare how much can pay a French and a Japanese family to enjoy a whole day in family in Eurodisney, the gap is really big ($280 and $600). The macro-environmental scanning of namely, the political, the cultural, and the economic aspects of Europe had been grossly miscalculated. They definitely had to change their way of seeing European people like American people and adapt Eurodisney to the European culture. For the Hong kong one, I think the most important thing is that the designers didn’t create the park as the population...
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