...The analysis of a poem: Dulce et Decorum Est Question 1 (a) Describe what effects the poem has on you. When reading this poem, I can clearly picture the horrifying scene of battle; it is deeply moving and the imagery is vivid due to Owen’s use of similes, metaphors and alliteration. (b) Say what you think the subject matter is about. The poem is a first-hand account of the terrible reality of trench warfare in the First World War. Owen portrays the soldiers as being tired broken and weak, whereas the authorities in Britain [at the time] were depicting them as brave, glorious and strong young men, honourably fighting for their country. This poem is the antithesis to the war propaganda of the British ‘recruitment drive’ during the Great War. Question 2 (a) Identify and list in note form, three of the techniques used in these lines. Simile: “like old beggars”, “like hags” Alliteration: “Knock-kneed”, “Men marched” Metaphor: “haunting flares”, “Drunk with fatigue” (b) Comment in complete sentences on what the effects of the three techniques you have identified might be. Owen uses similes comparing the soldiers to “old beggars” and “hags”, to convey how the war has reduced them to absolute wrecks. The resulting effect is an image of crumpled, broken, hopeless men at death’s door rather than strong, upright, warrior figures. The use of alliteration alters the rhythm of the poem, thus drawing attention to the words. “Knock-kneed” portrays...
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...Chapter One The paper-thin walls of the tiny examining room seemed to be closing in on Laura, as she sat semi-nude on the cold hard table waiting for the doctor to return. It seemed like hours had passed since the nurse had drawn her blood and sent it to the lab for analysis. She glanced down at her cell phone for what seemed like the millionth time, and took in a loud disgusted breath when she realized that it had only been twenty minutes. Looking anxiously around the room, she wondered precisely what the results would show. Surely, there had to be some reasonable explanation for the way she’d been feeling. But what could it be? The longer she waited, the more these questions seemed to invade her mind. There had to be a logical explanation...
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...Decision to Pursue an MBA Degree Decision to pursue MBA Program is a first step to reach my personal goal and start a new career. After my bachelor’s degree in Computer Science I was offered a job as IT Administrator to a well-known organization and never had an opportunity to think about further education. The decision to obtain an MBA requires a substantial commitment of money and time. However, there are many compelling reasons to pursue an MBA to get ahead in the business world. Below are some of the lines of reasoning that I want to mention: MBAs are internationally recognized Travel to many areas of the world, and most people have at least heard of the graduate degree known as the MBA. This makes it much more valuable than many other business degrees. For example, even though a Master's in Commerce may be a prestigious degree in some countries; other locations may not be familiar with the program. Having an MBA, which is recognized almost universally, will increase my ability to compete for jobs in more locations. MBAs can earn higher salaries One of the major reasons, as I have chosen to pursue an MBA is that it often allows graduates to earn a greater salary. Although the average starting salary for MBA graduates is influenced by the number of years of work experience they have prior to starting their degree, even those with fewer than three years of industry experience reportedly start out earning close to $70,000. This figure rises dramatically as graduates...
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...Grenoble Ecole de Management Fashion, Design and Luxury Management 2014 - 2015 Academic Year Question: Why enforcement of IPRs involving fashion, Design, and luxury products is so difficult to achieve? If you were working in the enforcement office of a fashion, design, etc… firm, what would you suggest in terms of enforcement measures? Name: Chengxi WANG Word Count: 1592 While artistic works such as books and music are entitled with delicate protection under IPRs, the situation is quite contrary in the fashion and luxury industry. The counterfeits as well as knock offs are rampant in the market and enormous economic damages are caused to the fashion companies. This essay is dedicated to investigate the reason behind the weak enforcement of IPRs in the industry. In the following paragraphs, the intrinsic nature of fashion and luxury industry as well as the specific legislative seams in the copyright, design patent, trademark and trade dress will be analysed to answer the question. Intrinsically, the lack of intellectual property protection in the fashion and luxury industry accelerates the production and dissemination of creativity. As opposed to the traditional point of view that artists and creators would not have incentives to design and create new works if their intellectual properties are constantly infringed without proper legal legislation and protection, the situation is not applied in the fashion and luxury industry. On the contrary, it is the lack...
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...that Nike now had a larger captive market, not just the market back in America, where the HQ is based. By moving there manufacturing overseas Nike managed to take advantage of low manufacturing costs meaning that a higher profit margin can be obtained! If Nike would be manufacturing in America or developed countries then the price of their products would be extremely high, and in the competitive market this would not work as their competitors would be undercutting Nike. Globalisation can bring a companies product back to life, if a companies product is in a saturated market then they may not be making enough money to keep the company out of debt! The main idea of having a company is to make a profit, in a saturated market this could be hard, as demand may be low or even no room for growth in the future! by making the product global this may spark massive interest, as it is in a fresh market! Increasing the chance of profit! Although with out the correct market research the company may end up losing out on there...
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...Javed 1 Talha Javed Professor Cagidemetrio 13th March 2015 Paper 2 Psychological Subtexts in Kanafani’s Men in the Sun Ghassan Kanafani’s novel, Rijal fi al-Shams, translated by Kilpatrick as Men in the Sun, is a work that has a realist, relatively straightforward storyline but is deeply complex in its various interpretations and profound symbolism. Though the text is brief, it conveys influential messages and thus it is renowned as an exemplar of Palestinian fiction, and considered “among the best in Arabic literature” (Kilpatrick 12). Through its plot, Men in the Sun illustrates the plight of Palestinians and the psychological subtexts of the novel act as focal points of Kanafani’s writing. Through analysis of symbolism and several distinctive interpretations of the story, this paper seeks to underscore the important subtexts related with the journey of the characters that are embedded within Men in the Sun. The story of Men in the Sun presents a disaster that ends with three tragic deaths. It describes an incomplete journey in which three men attempt to cross the desert between Basra and Kuwait. The three men are from different generations: the old man Abu Qais and the young man Asaad and the young boy Marwan. Travelling from the refugee camps, where the three men stay, to Kuwait is a central motivation for the main characters who are smuggled in a water tanker. These three men moved to Basra to cross the frontier into Kuwait, with the help of a guide. The main aim of...
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...BOOKS ABOUT TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS Rdiana.com TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS Updated: 02/26/2015 DISCLAIMER: RDIANA.COM uses the following Tashtego Case Analysis book available for free PDF download which is also related with TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS Tashtego Case Analysis can be easily downloaded from our library. Don’t you believe? It is completely free. You just have to register on our site – click on the link below and answer simple questions. It will provide you for free access to Tashtego Case Analysis and other eBooks. We ask you to pass a registration because of hard hackers’ attacks that knock out of service our library and prevent our users from downloading Tashtego Case Analysis as well as other books when it is necessary. When pass the registration, you can be sure of free and unlimited access to Tashtego Case Analysis and lots of other PDF data. Files can be downloaded on your device when you want. Therefore, if you still need Tashtego Case Analysis and cannot download it from other sites, register on our site and get a free access to a rich collection of eBooks right now. Save your time and efforts. PDF FILE: TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS Rdiana.com BOOKS ABOUT TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS PAGE: 2 TASHTEGO CASE ANALYSIS RR.DVI INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE An Average-case Analysis of the Gaussian Algorithm for Lattice Reduction Herve Daude , Philippe Flajolet , Brigitte Vallee N 2798 Fevrier 1996 PROGRAMME 2...
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...external pressures on organizations to create and market new products. (Use examples to illustrate your reasoning.) Requirements/Expectations (See Bb for some advice and tips) • Word–count 1200 (+/- 10%), plus the completion of an essay plan check-list (See Bb). • Minimum of five referenced academic sources of information (e.g. publications in academic journals/academic textbooks – DMU Library holds many such on e-databases). Do not include Wikipedia as a source. • Essay format please. See handout given in tutorial one if unsure. • Spacing: 1.5 lines • Typeface: Arial, 12 points Submission date: Weeks 9 & 10 in your tutorial. Submit to Turnitin prior to the tutorial and attach the Turnitin originality report to the hard copy.* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This essay I am writing is based on the question of ‘describe and discuss the internal and external pressures on organizations to create and market new products’. (if organization was to bring out a new product how would the internal factors and external factors help develop the product and talk about the good and bad points about both of them) Also talks about how reliable are the sources Introduction: In my portfolio I will consider what factors influence an organization for creating new products within a market. In terms of Internal factors I will reflect on the marketing aspect alongside having a closer...
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...Commencement Speech Analysis Essay In his speech, Jobs explores the crucial role of failure in finding success, specifically in the situations when he shows that it takes hard work, deliberate practice, and the ability to learn from failure and to persevere. The first point that Jobs makes, is that to be successful, you have to work hard. During the commencement speech, Jobs shares that, “If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do,” (7). Though Jobs admits to having dropped out of the class he was originally attending and ‘dropping in’ on a new one the decision he made was one that, in the long run, furthered his career. By making the decision, and putting in the work to go through the calligraphy class, Jobs ended up creating the future of typefaces on the personal computer. By putting himself and his career on the line, Jobs tells the Stanford graduating class of 2005, “Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future,” (8). Jobs let his actions decide his fate for his career, and at the time, he didn’t know that the decisions he was making would land him where it did. It took years of hard work for him to get to where he ended up, at the top of an internationally known company. Jobs later went on to say, “We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple...
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...Poem Analysis Essay ENGL 102 B07: Literature and Composition Summer 2011 Linda Vaughn L24421443 June 19, 2011 APA Style Outline I. Introduction A. Thesis II. Body A. Figures of Speech B. Imagery C. Tone IV. Conclusion Introduction Who, at one point or another in their life, has not pleaded with God for some tangible, physical help? Asking Him to take over, prove Himself, so that we can know that He is real and we can give our heart to Him. In the poem “Batter my heart, three-personed God”, written by poet John Donne, the speaker is asking God for exactly that. With his use of metaphors, paradoxes, and alliteration, we can actually feel the speaker’s urgency to be saved. The violent imagery and changes in tone throughout the poem prove just how desperate he is for God to take over control of him. Body The title itself, with the metaphor “Batter my heart”, draws the reader in. It captures the attention and makes one curious as to what will happen next in the poem. It gives the reader an image of destruction to an essential essence of life; for without a heart, we cannot survive. Is he stating that there is no life without God? The title also provides the initial tone of the poem. It gives the reader the impression that the speaker is desperate, vulnerable, and seeks to be violently manipulated. As we move on, we find that the speaker believes in the Holy Trinity, as he is pleading to the “three personed God”. ...
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...Football is arguably the most dangerous contact sport in America. Head injuries and concussions have always been a part of the game. The number of tragic cases and the lifetime effects that experts are beginning to witness on the older players, make experts question the health of the youth’s future in the sport. People do not take sports related head injuries as seriously as they should. Many NFL players who did not tend to their head injuries like they should’ve were known to have had C.T.E. (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy). Many cases and reports about head injuries go to show why athletes, parents, doctors and even coaches should start taking head injuries more seriously. When we think of a concussion in football, we instantly think about a hard head clashing tackle, or a blindside hit on the quarterback, not knowing that a concussion can occur from something as little as a player getting tripped up and hitting their head on the turf the wrong way. Players don’t truly understand the effect that a tiny injury may have on you, and if that injury is not treated it will create even bigger health issues. This leaves question in the air of “why should athletes take head injuries...
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...Study Guides and Literature Essays Editing Services College Application Essays Writing Help Q & A Lesson Plans Home : The Handmaid's Tale : Study Guide : Summary and Analysis of V: Nap - VI: Household The Handmaid's Tale Summary and Analysis by Margaret Atwood Buy PDFBuy Paperback V: Nap - VI: Household Summary This section begins with Offred simply sitting alone, waiting. She had not been prepared for all this stillness, all of this boredom. She thinks about experiments they used to do on animals, how they would give them something to distract them. She wishes she had something to distract her. She lies down on the floor and begins to do her exercises, tilting her pelvis back. She remembers how at the training center they had rest time every day from three to four. Now she thinks it was practice for all of the waiting. She remembers how Moira showed up, after she'd been there for about three weeks. They couldn't talk for a few days, but finally during a walk they were able to plan a meeting in the washroom. The first time was during Testifying, which Aunt Helena came for specially. That day, Janine was talking about how she was gang raped when she was fourteen and had to get an abortion, and the other women respond as they have learned to, chanting that it was her fault. Despite the surroundings, Offred was extremely happy to see Moira. Now Offred thinks about her body. She used to see it as an instrument of her will, but now she sees it only as a container...
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...Stand by Me Analysis Abstract The following paper will contain an analysis of a movie based on Stephen king’s novel Stand by Me. This movie shows the background of four children in a small town in which they are growing up. The background shows they all come from somewhat of an abusive background and how they cope with having little chance of success in their lives. Throughout the paper you will read how the journey that the group goes on further develops each member as well as the group as a whole. Particularly you will see how the plot, other groups, and each significant moment along the way further develop the group and each member. As the story goes on you will read about the different stages that the group will undergo and how the group shifts its motives. The paper will contain an analysis of each group member so that the reader has enough information to understand the rest of the paper. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve” The movie begins with an older man who narrarates the movie, we soon find out that this is Gordie telling his story about the time him and his best friends went to see a dead body. The movie is about four young boys who are growing up in a small town who have little chance of being real successful. The boys go off on an adventure to see a dead body in hopes to become famous. Throughout the paper I will be giving background information on each character and describe how that information develops their group, describing...
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...Decision-Making-Model: Defining the situation in the decision making process is probably the most significant step. It is vital to have a good understanding and be very clear about the situation and what you want to achieve. Any misinformation about the situation is likely to be amplified in the later stages in decision making. Being cleat about what you want the decision to achieve will also have knock off effects on the later stages of the decision making. It is easy to know what is not wanted, but such framing of the outcome in a negative way does not set a direction to move towards, only what to move away from. Instead, one should state it in a way that they want the decision to achieve. Sometimes in the decision process, you will have a number of alternatives to choose from. These alternatives and the choices that you make will depend on factors such as experience, knowledge, skills and the number of people involved in the alternatives and what one may consider important. The basic steps in the decision making process is: framing, deciding, communicating, implementing and evaluating. Framing has to do with clarifying the purpose and the boundaries of the decision and gathering the information. One also needs to define when the decision needs to be made and communicate to the affected parties who are making the decision and the rationale for it. in the deciding stage, the decision needs to be defined on how the decision will be made, use appropriate tools that...
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...Managements Role in Players Being Violent Jennifer Grant BUS/ December 3, 2012 Dr. David Snow Managements Role in Players Being Violent When sports first started up they were meant to be something fun, to relieve stress, and teach youth about working hard, time management, teamwork, and to build character (Champion, Ruddell, & Thornton, 2012). Over the years, sports have gotten more and more competitive. Sports should have a positive impact on our community and serve as entertainment. If entertainment to our society is violence and causing harm to others then we are living in a messed up world. Management plays a major role in this violence by either being to tranquil in how they handle violence or even if they are encouraging the violence. When I was growing up the sports I participated in taught me about sportsmanship, character, being a good loser and winner, showing respect to others, teamwork, hard work, time management, social skills and more. My coaches played a big part in that, they made sure that we played fairly, and always played with sportsmanship. The coaches that I played under were great role models and winning did not mean anything if we didn’t do it the right way. In high school, we made it to the final four twice, won district all four years, were regional runner-ups twice and won regionals twice. We were very successful and at no point was violence being encouraged, and if there was any bad sportsmanship or violence...
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