...Personality Evaluation: Rubeus Hagrid. Personality characterizes who we truly are; rooted by psychological traits that are expressed mechanically, and influenced by our surrounding environment. Carl Jung believed that through the two major functions (how we make decisions, and how we take in information) that we function in two main opposite ways: perceiving information by means of senses and intuition. Jung deduced that these functions could configure whether one was an introvert, or extravert and that introversion, and extroversion (dominant functions) overshadowed the other four functions when assessing personality types (Axia eBook). The Big Five, and their facets, help configure where one fits within a personality cluster. By incorporating what I know about personality in conjunction with traits, I became intrigued by Rubeus Hagrid, a fictional character in the Harry Potter series; focusing on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone. Throughout the movie Hagrid’s background is exposed; by the knowledge of his character and the observation of his actions I deduced that Hagrid is an introvert that has an avoidant personality. Hagrid’s personality was molded early in his adolescent. Hagrid was deemed a half-blood; his father was a wizard and his mother was a giantess. At the age of three Hagrids mother abandoned him, in his second year at Hogwarts he was orphaned, due to the death of his father. Dumbledore, Hogwarts head master, took Hagrid under his wing. However, with...
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...KARLSHOCHSCHULE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Seminar Paper Co-creation and its impacts on film tourism as reflected by The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter Tours Nguyen Thi, Thu Thuy WS 2014 23.12.2014 Contents Introduction ................................................................. 3 I. Literature review ........................................................ 4 1.1 Studies on co-creation ....................................................................................4 1.2 Opportunities and challenges of co-creation .......................................5 1.2.1 Opportunities of co-creation ................................................................5 1.2.2Challenges of application co-creation ...............................................7 1.3The process of co-creation ............................................................................8 II. Impacts of the concept co-creation on film tourism. ........... 9 III. Case study: Co-creation in case of Studio Tour with examples Lord of the ring tours and Harry Potter tours ................... 12 IV. Conclusion ............................................................ 17 References ................................................................ 18 Page | 2 Introduction Globalization has had a great impact on economic activities, of course, including services. Wilson, Zeithaml et al (2012) explained that services are not tangible things that can be touched, seen and felt...
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...Estudio de caso de “the lego group: working with strategy Paso: 1. Explain how the developments of strategy at the LEGO Group reflect the key characteristics of strategic management. Tomando en cuenta que la definición de estrategia es la dirección a la lago plazo de una organización. La estrategia del negocio también está dirigida a abordar el cambio en los ambientes macro y micro y la explotación de los recursos para mejorar las competencias de la empresa. En las etapas iniciales de su estrategia, el grupo LEGO identifica su posición actual en el mercado, así como la evidencia de los competidores que fueron compitiendo por el mismo. Llegaron a la conclusión que con el fin de aumentar su ventaja competitiva la empresa necesitaría identificar y analizar a los competidores en el mercado . Esto les permitiría determinar cuál es su plan a largo plazo sería en lo que respecta al cambio y la innovación. LEGO analizaba sus elecciones estratégicas para poder seguir creciendo. Se hacían preguntas hacia ellos mismos con respecto a su estrategia. Incluso ellos mismos se plantearon nuevos objetivos a cumplir en forma de visión para lograr como meta ser la primera opción al pensar en juguetes para niños 2. What features of the external environment have influenced strategy development at the LEGO Group? -introduction of brand new competitors such a sony Nintendo, with new, more advanced electronic games. Children seemed to mature earlier and demanded more from the toys they...
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...Literature Literature can be used to place value on a wide span of topics. From books that may break our hearts to one’s that make us laugh uncontrollably. Even though literature is only written in words, it is our imagination that makes those words come to reality, by the way we see the words in our imaginations. Whatever literature that is read, it is in the perspective of the author and you are reading through the lens of the writer. Philip Marchand said “Not to understand the disposition of things is the fate of children or slaves. Imaginative literature is the race's best tool for acquiring such understanding. This is the childishness and slavishness in the soul of someone who cannot respond to great literature.” Marchand talks about how our imagination is one of the most important tools that an individual can have. Ultimately, with the way literature uses up the creativity side of the brain, it truly helps expand our imagination. From a very young age, many of us were introduced to books with big pictures and little words. These simple little books were meant to teach us the names of colours, the alphabet and what noise animals made. While continuing to grow older, individuals starts to explore more genres of literature to find what they enjoy. For example, in the last couple years of high school, I have really gotten into the horror/mystery genres of book which is the reason I chose The Shining as my ISU novel. The fact that I had read The Shining before watching the film...
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...general, where did advertising came from and why? The word advertising comes from Latin language with its original meaning being "to turn toward.“ Sociologists and psychologists believe that advertising is a cultural thing. It is believed that first advertisements were created in Egypt 2 thousand years before BC. Then advertising was only notes on clay, wooden or metal tablets which offered information about what profession was of the shop keeper or what goods did he sell. Others believe that this still wasn‘t advertising, and that true advertising began when separate job roles and trade of goods were established. It was stated, that the value of advertising grew the most when in trades middlemen started to take action. They were searching for how to present goods in a more fascinating way. So, nowadays as the business sector grew to everyday norm, advertising grew with it together accordingly. As the advertising is so wide and multiplatform, in my opinion, it can be friendly and harmful which depends on the use of it. Clients in the wide range of products often feels lost on the decision that to choose. It’s hard to...
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...constitutes classical Hollywood cinema as a whole (“Alternation” 88). This illustrates that Hollywood often portrays and idealized version of love. Hollywood’s emphasis on romantic love and courtship, is almost like a reflection of America’s commercial enterprise. Producing movies only for mass entertainment purposes. We happen to live in society in which the choice of partners and marriages completely free. Although Pierre Bourdieu (1990) has argued that our relationships and marriage patterns have been heavy influenced by cultural institutions. As Hollywood film is particularly addressed to young people, film can be seen as an institution that has influenced their formation of ‘habitus’ or their behaviour towards courtship. Popular romantic films are often provocative and complex. They tell us about ourselves as men and women. Sexual desire, love, relationships and our fallibilities and fears. They show us how our beliefs, what we should think and how we should behave. They reflect the attitudes, prejudices and assumptions we make about love and relationships. Romance films represent our wishes and desires and transform them into alternative imaginative realties. Whereas in real life, the imaginative world of romantic comedy has become entwined with our real lives. Audiences have become acclimated with this idea of love. Hollywood’s obsession with stories of...
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...This may have been the earliest reason to why Gladwell wrote Outliers. Since he couldn’t continue to graduate school, Gladwell must have wondered about where he had gone wrong and why he couldn’t continue his education. He may have asked himself about his classmates, and how they were able to be successful in moving on to graduate school when he couldn’t. Another question he may have thought about was: why were some people so smart while others weren’t? Gladwell must have wondered whether or not he would be successful with just a bachelor’s degree in history. This whole incident must have started Gladwell’s train of thought. Soon after his graduation, all of Gladwell’s job applications to advertising agencies were rejected. This factor contributes to the making of Outliers, like Gladwell’s inability to continue on to graduate school. Just like before, this incident must have gotten Gladwell to think about the reason behind people’s successes. He may have thought about why he couldn’t get the job while others...
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...they speak, and the homes they live in. To learn about the finer things in life, like priceless art and high society would make a person “cultured” because most high class things are usually historical. Popular culture can be defined as anything that reaches a huge audience. Things that are popular today, like the iPod, the twilight series, trendy fashion, reality TV and celebrity obsession are pop culture. No matter how much you say you don’t follow pop culture it is still a active presense in your life. It reaches all audiences of life as long as they are a part of society. Three major trends that are popular in America today are among those mentioned above. The iPod is in everyone’s pocket these days. It has become more of a pocket pc and less of a music device. You can get the latest news, social networking updates and email all on the iPod. Reality TV is also popular in America. Americans enjoy watching “real” people deal with the drama in their everyday lives. Jersey Shore is a (arguably) popular reality series. The Twilight series, much like the Harry Potter series 10 years ago, has taken American youth by storm. In pop culture trends you either love it or hate it, with majority of the people loving it. Popular culture affects the clothes I wear, the things I watch on TV, and the music I listen to. Now that I think about it, popular...
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...many places such as New York and Brussels. When her father came back every six months, he always told Suzanne and her three older siblings about the war. According to Suzanne, her father would take her frequently to places that had war monuments. Her books were influenced by war stories told by her father. Collins’ writing style in the Hunger Games series reflected on the stories she was told. This plot takes place in Panem which what was once North America. The Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing each district to select a boy and a girl as tributes to compete in the annual Hunger Games. Citizens must watch as the youths fight to the death until only one survivor remain. Each writer has their own writing style, but nowadays, in many people’s opinion, all writers who share the same genre seem to have a very similar writing style as well as the plot. However, Suzanne Collins’ books are very different compared to today’s bestselling books. Most of today’s top selling books have some sort of fairytale surrounding the main character. But in the Hunger Games series,, children battle to the death. That’s an avant-garde plot. Her three book series surprisingly surpassed the sale of Harry Potter seven-book...
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...I’ve been reflecting a lot about different leadership styles as I’ve been reading Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs and observing the RIM leadership change and ongoing punditry about it. With the proviso that I’m no tech or business guru and I’m using these examples as metaphor (so don’t take them to be stock tips!) let’s take a look at how these two stories translate into leadership archetypes. Steve Jobs is the poster child for iconoclastic, mercurial leaders. If only half of what is in Isaacson’s recent bio is true, working with him was grueling, filled with bullying, drama, tears and temper tantrums. But also exciting, creative, and episodically even empowering as he pushed individuals beyond what they could imagine they were capable of. Ousted from the apex of the company, Jobs’ odyssey through Pixar and NeXT ultimately brings him back to rescue Apple from its descent into ordinariness. This is the Harry Potter model of leadership: the chosen one, different and special from birth, with abilities virtually super human, able to do things ordinary humans can barely aspire to. Contrast RIM: co-chief executives have been at the helm, the technology has always felt like it was about being secure and functional rather than dazzling. As critique upon critique mounted (and the company’s market share fell) the company responded with incremental changes to the product and its marketing, tinkered with its corporate governance (hardly sexy), and eventually allowed its co-CEOs to...
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... Based on the novel writing, it is clear to infer that, Harper Lee, is expressing that equality is certainly a stressed point in the book as it is a recurring symbol by the fact it makes another appearance in court when Atticus quotes the words of former third president and progenitor of the Democratic Party’s, Thomas Jefferson’s, known words of all time when saying, “‘All men are created equal,’” (“Symbolism in to Kill a Mockingbird”). It is additionally used to tie into the fact that the snow (the white people) is not enough without the dirt (the colored people) and that it takes a substantial amount of each of them to achieve anything worth making because they are independent on one another. It is clear in the end that the reader just how much Scout has in fact grown into the adolescent woman, destitute of the instinct to...
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...Art: the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. There is a debatable essence in what is categorized as art and what is excluded in this categorization, but there is a forerunning proponent that amplifies the difference between art and everyday objects. That proponent is simply intention. If crafted consciously with underlying symbolism in the aesthetical representation, it should be considered as an art piece no matter how beautiful or grotesque it may appear. Lee Alexander McQueen was born March 17, 1969 into a working class from London’s Lewisham district. At sixteen he...
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...Prompt: “The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree? Imagine, if you will, that you are sitting at a local café in France and happen to overhear the man sitting behind you say “He did it in cold blood.” As an American, the uneasy feeling of apprehension shoots through your body while waiting to sequentially overhear the dark deed belonging to this mysterious “he” the man behind you speaks of. Now, imagine that you are the friend to whom the Frenchman is confiding who also hears the same “Il l’a fait dans le sang froid.” As a Frenchman, your calm but curious ears wait to hear what the mysterious “he” has done with such grace. For though it may be the same idiomatic expression, “cold blood” takes on two drastically different meanings depending on the language and thus perspective of the person hearing it, consequently altering the tone of the subject entirely. To an American, a deed done in “cold blood” is a vicious deed done without empathy, however, to a Frenchman, a deed done in “le sang froid” is one done with self-control. The variation in the two languages is what causes the American to interpret negatively the words the Frenchman says in good spirit with the knowledge of his own language. Their two perspectives changed the meaning of the sentence entirely and it is for this reason why I would agree wholeheartedly that the knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge. The challenges of understanding...
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...Assignment 1: The Lego Group 1. Explain how the development of strategy at the LEGO Group reflect the key characteristics of strategic management outlined in section 1.2 and in the model in Figure 1.4 First of all, in order to explain the strategic management, the strategy model needs to be taken into account (Figure 1.4). It encompasses three key sections, namely the strategic position, the strategic choices and strategy into action. When talking about the strategic position, four questions have to be asked. Examining the opportunities and threats of the Lego Group's environment led to finding out that the company takes advantage of being a family-owned business which entails clear responsibilities. Furthermore, the Lego Group made use of the constantly growing brand name which gave them the opportunity to enter new markets globally. Additionally, the company undertook immense investments which paid off after a while, as the group tried to keep up the pace technologically and took the chance to offer the most innovative products. However, while experiencing massive competition, the company also had to cope with the rapidly changing environment which ultimately resulted in huge deficits and drawbacks. Threats, such as the oil crisis also contributed to worsening the financial situation of the company. The organisation's strengths can be summed up by mentioning an effective leadership style, acting as a risk taking entity, actively looking for new concepts, continuously...
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...Amazon.Com Strayer University Online 1. Examine how at least three (3) growth strategy alternatives utilized by Amazon.com in the global and domestic retail markets influenced profitability, and indicate if the strategies were successful. For the past 18 years, Amazon.com has entered a variety of product categories both domestically and globally. Since 1995, Amazon.com started by selling physical media and has expanded by adding categories such as electronics, toys, baby, tools & hardware, home & garden, apparel, sports & outdoors, jewelry & watches, health & personal care, beauty, shoes & accessories, dry goods, auto parts & accessories, Kindle Devise & Store, and office supplies. Amazon.com first entered the European market in the United Kingdom in 1998 by selling physical media, and has expanded to other nations. As of 2012 year-end, Amazon.com has achieved $61 billion in revenue a far cry of $34.2 billion in revenue just three year prior in 2010. The breakdown of the revenue mix is $34.8 billion in North America and $26.2 billion internationally in 2012. The top three categories in North America as presented by Amazon.com is electronics and other general merchandise, media, and other which “[i]nclude sales from non-retail activities, such as AWS in North America segment, advertising services, and our co-branded credit card agreements in both segments”. Amazon.com objective is “not to discount a small number of products for a limited...
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