...English 122 Nature vs. Man In the world now there are views of what can or should be done with the environment, use what is available to save any animal/plant/bug for the future. Then there are the options that go between those two extremes. Looking at some of the views from our readings as well as other sources, we’ll see what is looked at as right and wrong ways to use and preserve nature. There are many views on how the Earth should be used or preserved, but the how to do it with the world’s increasing population makes the answer so important to those that will come after us. While not about nature, Aldous Huxley’s “Time and the Machine” talks about time and how man has made himself a slave to time. Knowing that we have a limited amount of time in our lives, many want to do as much to fill that time as can be done. Most in the western world view time as something that needs to be taken advantage of, that there’s always a deadline for creating or making something. In some eastern cultures, there isn’t the hurry seen like we have. They aren’t as concerned for man-made time as they have “not been made conscious of the existence of minutes.” (Huxley, 366) He goes on to say that people living in large cities can live “without being aware of the daily march of the sun across the sky; without ever seeing the moon and stars.” (Huxley, 366) This goes to show that people are too into the passing of time and don’t look at taking time to relax and exist with nature. ...
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...The table given below represents the marginal valuation of a beekeeper (collecting honey) and an orchard farmer (producing mangoes). The beekeeper’s opportunity cost reflects the loss in honey collection resulting from the usage of the same orchard again and again. Table 1 Days used Total honey value ($) Marginal honey value ($) Beekeeper's opportunity cost ($) Total value of mangoes ($) Marginal value of mangoes ($) 1 18 18 2 10 10 2 23 6 2 17 7 3 27 5 2 23 6 4 30 3 2 28 5 5 32 2 2 32 4 6 33 1 2 30 2 7 34 1 2 29 1 1. Refer to Table 1. What will be the maximum number of days for which the beekeeper would like to stay in the orchard without being compensated for his stay by the orchard owner? a. 1 day b. 6 days c. 3 days d. 5 days ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Medium NAT: Analytic 2. Refer to Table 1. What will be the maximum number of days for which the orchard owner would prefer the beekeeper to stay in his orchard without having to pay any compensation? a. 3 days b. 6 days c. 1 day d. 5 days ANS: B and D!!! PTS: 1 DIF: Medium NAT: Analytic 3. Refer to Table 1. What would be the maximum number of days for which the orchard owner would wish to keep the beekeeper in the orchard by paying him a compensation which is sufficient to cover the latter’s opportunity cost? a. 5 days b. 7 days c. More than 7 days d. 6 days ANS: A and D!!! PTS: 1 DIF: Medium NAT: Analytic 4. Which of the following is an example of a possessory property...
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...Internship Report on | | A Study of BRAND REPOSITIONING STRATEGIES AND BRAND PERCEPTION OF CITIZEN ECO DRIVE WATCHES By Vivek Kumar 149010108 (BIM BANGALORE) To Bharathidasan Institute of Management Period (March 2009 –30th May 2009) Declaration I hereby declare that that the dissertation titled “A Study of BRAND REPOSITIONING STRATEGIES AND BRAND PERCEPTION OF CITIZEN ECO DRIVE WATCHES” is done for partial fulfillment of internship which is a part of study “under the guidance of Sharon Andrew and I have invested my earnest effort to accomplish the task and it has not been submitted anywhere for any other award. Where ever I had made any references I have furnished the source of information and they have been acknowledged. Vivek Kumar PGDBM BATCH-06 Bharathidasan Institute of Management ...
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...Eco Terrorism Eco-terrorism is the term used to describe the violence in the interests of environmentalists. There have been cases when environmentalists have inflicted damage to the industrial factories, due to the fact that, they cause pollution and other environmental problems. According to Manning (2012), “Eco-terrorism can be defined as the act of violence or sabotage against person and property commits and support animal right activist.” There are some organizations that participate in it, such as, Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and Animal Liberation Front (ALF). These organizations managed to burn down a ski resort and blow up a laboratory among other things. On the other hand, some groups such as the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society are labeled as eco-terrorists although they do not commit such acts of violence against humans- they do not attempt to injure or kill people, but only provoke people through property. This has led to a debate that touches on whether or not to classify these actions as "terrorist" or not. The FBI has given the environmentalists a definition ‘the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against innocent victims or property by an environmentally-oriented, sub national group for environmental-political reasons, or aimed at an audience beyond the target, often of a symbolic nature.’ John Lewis, a top FBI official says, ‘The number one domestic terrorism threat is the eco-terrorism, animal-rights movement.” Eco-Terrorists...
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...struggle. Someone who knows how to read has no restrictions, the sky is the limit for them, they are our lawyers, doctors, and teachers. In Moody’s article “The Joy and Enthusiasm of Reading”, he expressed his love for the unpopular selections, and how he learned how to dissect his readings. Moody also states that nobody will ever be able to tell him how to read, and also believes there is no right or wrong way to read. In Moody’s article “The Joy and Enthusiasm of Ready”, he explains his high school and college reading experiences. He tells us how his, Mr. Buxton, taught him how to analyze Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Mr. Buxton did not give him his own interpretation and made sure Moody noticed how Shakespeare repeated somethings to help Moody come to a conclusion. In eleventh grade Moody’s teacher Mr. Flanders encouraged Moody to develop his own relationship with the Gospels, in his religious studies. Then Moody continued onto college where he read Umberto Eco’s Role of the Reader, where he was introduced to Eco’s “Open Text” philosophy. He also read some of the great European and Latin Americans articles. After his college and high school experiences he talked about the critics who believed there are right and wrong ways to read at the end of the article Moody expressed that there will never be a person who will tell him how to read. He believes in the freedom o f seeing literature unfold. I believe that there is no right or wrong way to read, and absolutely agree...
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...factors can be focussed upon to help a product move from low involvement to high involvement (utilitarian) category: QUALITY: Quality aspects and companionship of the brand can be projected to make high involvement. We should focus on main attribute of the brand which can differentiate it from other brands. A brand which is with people all the time can improve loyalty to the brand. For example, Lightwel brand whose main attribute is quality can be promoted likePerfect Match to you in all Season: Be it rainy or summer, be it dry or winter, Lightwel will always be on your side. SOCIAL AWARENESS AND SUSTAINABILTY: Social causes can be stressed to gain popularity. Sustainability of the product, environmental consciousness and the help it does to society can be used to improve the brand popularity. Lightwel’s eco-friendly approach can be promoted likeSave Trees: Use Snowax matches made from wax and recycled paper. Save mother earth use Snowax. Educate India: In Lightwel child labour is abolished, use Lightwel let children go to school. Eco- Friendly and Reusable: Our matchboxes are made from recycled paper and are coated with a special layer that keeps it almost waterproof. So when you are done with the matchboxes, bring the empty ones to us and we would offer you a discount on your next purchase. BY PROJECTING OVERALL BENEFITS: We can promote a brand further by not only focussing on its primary use but also by projecting it as a brand that can help to achieve other benefits that...
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...Prisons-Reentry One very important function of the corrections system is to assist inmates that are up for release from federal prison. Assistance is given by connecting these individuals to outside organizations for assistance. These organizations help to reduce recidivism rates. “The BOP contracts with residential reentry centers (RRCs), also known as halfway houses, to provide assistance to inmates who are nearing release. RRCs provide a safe, structured, supervised environment, as well as employment counseling, job placement, financial management assistance, and other programs and services. RRCs help inmates gradually rebuild their ties to the community and facilitate supervising ex-offenders' activities during this readjustment phase.” There are basically five general services provided by (RRCs.) (1) Accountability- Daily counts are conducted to all residence. A resident is only authorized to leave by sign out procedures, and only approved activities are accepted. These are for recreation, counseling, looking for employment and working. These approved activities are constantly monitored by RRC staff members. Individual’s that return to their RRC facility may be given a random drug/alcohol test. (2) RRC staff members help residence locate employment opportunities in their local communities. ” offenders are expected to be employed 40 hours/week within 15 calendar days after their arrival at the RRC.” (3) Residence are required to pay a fee that defrays the cost of their...
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...The Help: Chapter 1 Set in Mississippi in the early 1960′s, “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett is told from three alternating viewpoints. One narrator is Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, a progressive young college graduate from an upper middle-class, white family who dreams of becoming a writer. Another narrator is Aibileen, a middle-aged African American woman who has been a maid her whole life and who has raised no less than 17 white children in the process. The last narrator is Minny, another African American maid in her thirties. Minny is Aibileen’s best friend, despite the fact that the two women could not be more different. All three women narrate around the same event: the publishing of Skeeter’s novel about working for white women. The story commences in August of 1962 in the kitchen of Elizabeth Leefolt. Aibileen is caring for Leefolt’s plump, two-year-old, Mae Mobley Leefolt, whom she calls Baby Girl. Aibileen's own son, Treelore, was killed months before she began working at the Leefolt residence. Treelore fell from a loading dock and was crushed under a tractor trailer. When the story opens it is the fourth Wednesday of the month, bridge club day, and Aibileen straightens up the house, manages Baby Girl, serves the women food, and overhears their conversation. The women discuss the upcoming Junior League Benefit, and Miss Hilly tells the women present, Elizabeth, Skeeter, and Hilly's mother, Miss Walter, about the Home Help Sanitation Initiative, a bill that requires a separate...
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...The Help is a 2009 novel by American author Kathryn Stockett. The story is about African American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s. The novel is told from the point of view of three narrators: Aibileen Clark, a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children, and who has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson, an African-American maid whose back-talk towards her employers results in her having to frequently change jobs, exacerbating her desperate need for work as well as her family's struggle with money; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a young white woman and recent college graduate who, after moving back home, discovers that a maid that helped raise her since childhood has abruptly disappeared and her attempts to find her have been unsuccessful. The stories of the three women intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help", with complex relations of power, money, emotion, and intimacy tying together the white & black families of Jackson. A USA Today article called it one of 2009's "summer sleeper hits".[1] An early review in The New York Times notes Stockett's "affection and intimacy buried beneath even the most seemingly impersonal household connections" and says the book is a "button-pushing, soon to be wildly popular novel".[2] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said of the book, "This heartbreaking story is a stunning debut from a gifted talent".[3] The...
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...Karie Eitel Project Report Cloud Computing Application Why Wait? is a new cloud-based web application designed to help consumers find restaurants in their areas with the shortest waiting lines. With this app, people will be able to view real time information about certain restaurants that they wish to go to on that night (location, waiting time, how many reservations ahead of their party). It will be able to tell exactly how long the wait is for groups of various sizes, as if they arrived at the restaurant right then, and will be able to navigate customers right to their desired destination. The thing which will set this app apart is it’s ability to be real-time; constantly updating itself with the help of information online from restaurants. Why Wait not only will list the exact current amount or wait at a restaurant, but will be able to locate and display certain restaurants around the customer’s desired area as well. This app can direct a user straight to their destination with only the click of a few buttons. The user will be able to narrow the search by cuisine category as well, in order to locate a desired restaurant in their area. There will be a link to the direct phone number of that restaurant under the location as well, for reservation creating purposes. Also there will be a link to the restaurant’s website in order for a customer to look at menus as well. Reservations tab will allow a user to view the current amount of reservations already taken prior to their...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix F Research Plan As part of your Research Plan, you must draft a research question for your research paper. A research question, which is more specific and focused than a general topic, is the question that you will answer in your paper. For example, if your general area of interest is Social Security, a potential research question might ask, “How might low-income families save more money under a reformed Social Security plan that includes personal retirement accounts?” As you develop a research question, keep in mind that you will research sources with both supporting and differing viewpoints. Do not select a narrow or one-sided issue that will limit your research; instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate. |What is your topic or area of interest? |My topic of interest is Drugs. | | | | | | | | | | |In what ways is this topic appropriate for a persuasive essay? |The way in which this topic is appropriate for a persuasive | | ...
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...Salvation Army is an organization created by an evangelist from England named William Booth in 1852. He preached to the poor, hungry, homeless and destitute. William had the capability to convert people such as prostitutes and gamblers from non believers to believers. In 1872 he had about 1000 volunteers, and by 1885 numbers grew to 250,000 followers under the same Christian mission. The Army’s mission statement is to help people from bad habits and achieve their goals in life. The Salvation Army is a wonderful organization that can help a struggling person physically, mentally and spiritually. I have donated clothes before to the Salvation Army and Goodwill, but unfortunately never took time to devote a full day as a volunteer. I’m looking forward to serving their religious army in the future. The Salvation Army can benefit me in a couple of ways, personally I love networking with positive and influential people, taking in consideration that in life it’s not always what a person knows but also who they know! In a business aspect this organization can help me with more communication abilities, also give me the knowledge of the organization that can be passed down to someone with interest or in need of guidance. A career can also be made with the Salvation Army, Considering that I served in the United...
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...Everyday people undertake physical journeys. They can be as simple as walking down the street or as complex as moving to a whole new place. Some are big and some are small, but they all have a unique significance for the individual. Journeys can be meaningful or unimportant but they all come with their own obstacles that may or may not be overcome. Journeys provide opportunities such as challenges and obstacles to help us discover ourselves and the world around us. One’s perspective and opinion can be changed along the way of a journey in a good or even bad sense. Many composers of text use their chosen medium, whether it be music, poetry, writing or art, to reveal their observations about physical journeys. Peter Skrzynecki uses his medium of poetry to convey his thought about physical journeys. Many of his poems suggest his idea that the journeying process never ends. In his poem A Drive in the Country he expresses his quest for freedom from his traumatic past and the hardships he has encountered along the way. In the song Nowhere Man written by John Lennon for The Beatles, it explains the journey of ‘Nowhere Man’ who doesn’t know where he is going or when his journey will end. A cartoon from the site www.cartoonchurch.com illustrates the struggle of a man trying to conquer a mountain but doubts he will ever be able to. All these text relate as they demonstrate that journeys can be difficult to complete and can also be never...
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...In the current competitive world, its only who is fit survives i.e. person who work will complete dedication and with immense concentration is almost certain to achieve his or her desired target. Now question arises what’s the motivation behind being workaholics? People who are in business or in service or even government employees have some or the other motivation to work. Business houses wants to work in order to achieve better sales and net profit compared to the last years, with the help of various planning and implementing the same. Person in service works to achieve sales target or the weekly or monthly reports targets in order to get better variables and incentives. Government employee work to help in the development of economy, by making various committees for infrastructure development, social development etc. In the current economic situation companies survives only if it has right entrepreneur. Entrepreneur makes the plans by his innovative thinking and plan is executed with the help of his or her employees. Employees in return get incentive along with fixed salary and entrepreneur gets better profit. One thing in common in all of them is vision, thus they become workaholic to achieve that piece of success which they ever dreamt off. More the person works, more he is near to achieve his or her target. Targets can either be net profit for businessman, sales target or monthly reports target of service man or development of economy and society for politician or government...
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...Woodstock is a place where teens and adults are assisted in many ways. I am an interviewee for the upcoming position here at Family of Woodstock and I would like you to be aware of my knowledge and to let you know why I applied. I am a person that is really interesting in helping other people and that is the reason why I am graduating with a degree in human service. After reading and learning about the facts of Family of Woodstock, I became very interested in the working for the organization as I would like to take part of the people helping the young adults by providing my knowledge and skills. It is very difficult to prepare an organization as well as to understand the needs of the people. A person has to have the heart to be able to help others in need; otherwise that person will not be able to fully assist others. Family of Woodstock began as the founders found several factors that led them to create such an awesome organization. The people in need are the people that inspired the founders to open the organization. The founders had to learn and understand why so many teens and young adults had decided to run away or to escape the confines of the world they had been living in. Listening to their reasons and to understand why is what helped them plan an organization that would be able to assist them fully. The founders saw how people slept on benches, on parking lots, hitchhiking, and even seeking out food and clothing. These are some of the reasons that led the founders...
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