...Hawa Diallo 094010 09/16/2013 pr: wiseman The teenage years Teenagers have no responsibilities which is one of the main reasons that make them happy. As a teen they don’t have to think about how to make a living because their family helps them, that gives them time to enjoy themselves. In my own experience and the observation of others I believe that the teenage years are the happiest time of a person life. Most teenagers depend on their parents which give them no responsibilities and give them all the time to have fun They also don’t have any extra stress from the work place because they don’t have a job or a boss to deal with, they also don’t have to pay any bills, All they have to do is to go to school and that is only in the morning so they have the rest of the day for themselves to hang out with friends, play games or do their hobbies in other words they can do whatever they want and that make them happy. Teenagers who don’t have responsibilities have time to be alone and ponder about their future and dream about how they want their life be and all the opportunities they have ahead of them. That makes a person happy. Teenagers are also tolerated by adults they allow them make mistakes because they think their mind are not mature enough to think about the consequences of all the wrong things that they do. That remind me of myself as an teenager I used to do a lot of things without thinking about the consequences like sneaking out at...
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...The characteristics of each of these are described below: Realistic • Likes to work with animals, tools, or machines; generally avoids social activities like teaching, healing, and informing others; • Has good skills in working with tools, mechanical or electrical drawings, machines, or plants and animals; • Values practical things you can see, touch, and use like plants and animals, tools, equipment, or machines; and • Sees self as practical, mechanical, and realistic. Investigative • Likes to study and solve math or science problems; generally avoids leading, selling, or persuading people; • Is good at understanding and solving science and math problems; • Values science; and • Sees self as precise, scientific, and intellectual. Artistic • Likes to do creative activities like art, drama, crafts, dance, music, or creative writing; generally avoids highly ordered or repetitive activities; • Has good artistic abilities -- in creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art; • Values the creative arts -- like drama, music, art, or the works of creative writers; and • Sees self as expressive, original, and independent. Social • Likes to do things to help people -- like, teaching, nursing, or giving first aid, providing information; generally avoids using machines, tools, or animals to achieve a goal; • Is good at teaching, counseling, nursing, or giving information; • Values helping people and solving social...
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...Management of Innovation Developing an integrated MP3 online storage tool Laruelle Alexandre – Messaoudi Sami – Mharzi Amina – Ndao Soda - Touré Adama Institut de Commerce International de Dunkerque Target Market Needs Target: general public Needs: security, products availability, rapidity, wide products range, competitive prices Lead-Users Lead-users within the industry: cultural goods consumers, readers, e-buyers Lead-users outside the industry: none Lead-Users wishes Security of the purchasing process Rapidity Practical Product availability Amazon Competitive prices Key products Basic activity: selling books Amazon payments: secured payment system Amazon Premium: Annual subscription Amazon MP3: MP3 platform R&D strategy Selling diversified goods using innovative e-commerce methods all over the world Competitors spends in R&D Competitors Apple Toys R Us eBay R&D Expense ( as % of total revenue) in 2010 5,58% 7,3% 13,73% Amazon 19,78% Source: Ycharts, december 2010 R&D budget Categorie of projects Spends (%) Derivatives Platform Breakthrough 40% 40% 20% Project formulation Categorie of projects Name of the product Derivatives Platform Breakthrough Kindle 3 ( color screen) Online storage MP3 files RFID (logistics) Assignment formulation Making an online program allowing the user to store and read MP3 files without the need of downloading the file. Assignment...
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...Seminar Innovation and Marketing Polyphonic HMI: Mixing Music and Math Marco de Graaf 350111 We Fong Ma 375268 Oliver Müller 373496 Instructor: Dr. G. Liberali Master Business and Economics, Specialization Marketing Erasmus School of Economics Rotterdam, January 22, 2013 Diagnosis The management team of Polyphonic is entering a market, which is currently facing permanent changes and a lot of pressure. Rapid technological changes, like the development from CD to DVD and movements towards digital downloading, forces recording companies to adapt their business models consequently. In addition, the music industry is facing negative annual unit sales growth in their most important markets: North America, which accounts for 41% of global music sales, showed a decline in demand of enormous 10.4 % in 2002. The European market, which is the second most important market, also showed a negative trend in most regions. This situation puts a lot of pressure on the recording industry: Funds have to be allocated wisely and it cannot be afforded to waste and risk any money. In an industry, where the average success rate is approximately 10% and where a lack of tools to measure the potential of a song/artist efficiently is immanent, the task of not wasting money is a difficult one. The industry has to rely on the feelings, ears, guts and experience of its producers. The most popular scientific alternative currently available is the so-called “call-out research”. Depending on...
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...talent, and music lovers of all ages. The owners, Ruben Keys and Lisa Tejada, endeavor to provide a comfortable, friendly atmosphere that keeps customers coming back on a regular basis. The goal is to move from a “brick-and-mortar” business to a “click-and mortar” business leveraging the Internet for marketing, customer service, sales, and information sharing (Rainer & Turban, p. 38). Embarking on business-to-consumer e-commerce strategy will broaden the company’s customer base and showcase what the club does best, music. Lisa and Ruben have a clear mission, “to offer live music, DJ’s, dance space and refreshments that suit your lifestyle.” They believe that customers are also friends and seek to build a community that considers Club IT a regular meeting place. The goal is to extend the company’s reach and provide a portal in which customers can get information, listen to song selections, and buy merchandise. This will enhance the customer experience and enable the club to market its artists and events. The customer demographics are young adults ages 21 to 35. The club specializes in Hip-hop, Techno, Electronica, and some Top 40 music. Friday and Saturday nights feature live bands and local talent. Weeknights, talented, local Disc Jockeys create a high energy atmosphere and play the latest dance music. Each month the club showcases a different music genre featuring music from Folk to Country to Jazz. This club has a large selection from the local music scene. ...
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...Being a musician has really enlightened me with the motivation to put the effort in making and playing great music with others or by myself. Music is a form of expression in which many emotions can be shown from happiness, depression or rage. Music gives people the chance to express themselves without using words of their own and instead through emotional music or just simply a great song they love. Musicians without question successfully manifest Swale's characteristics of a discourse community. When it comes to musicians, setting goals is the first step to achieving success. If musicians don't know exactly where they want to go, then how can they know which paths will lead them there? Music has been alive since the beginning of time basically. Mankind in general used many forms of sound like rocks in the stone age, medieval times used wind instruments like flutes or a recorders, and the renaissance era used string instruments such as Violins or Piccolos . Music has many types of genres to this day from jazz, rock, country, classical, and many more. Every group around the world has some sort of music that suits themselves whether it is classical music, rock or country. The great thing about music is that its all opinionated, what's good music considered to someone might be completely terrible to another. The most important thing is that the music comes first; music makes the musician, not the other way around. When musicians play...
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...drivers, utilities, and programming languages. It is designed for computer-centric tasks. For example, you would use system software to diagnose a problem with your hard disk drive or Internet connection. Application software includes music, graphics, mapping, finance, and entertainment. It is designed to help people accomplish real-world tasks. For example, you would use application software to edit a photo, write a term paper, or play a game. Music software offers many ways to work with music, sound effects, and narration from your desktop, laptop, or handheld computer. The most popular music software capabilities are as follows: download music and other sound files, play music and sound files, create playlists, transfer music to handheld devices, convert audio CDs into digital music, record music and narrations, edit volume, speed, and quality of digital recordings, crop and mix recordings, stream radio music to your computer, identify songs playing on the radio, and voice training. Music software may offer some, but not all, of these features. For example, some music software offers extensive playback features, but no way to make recordings. You might have to use more than one music software product to complete a project. The most popular music software is iTunes – it can be used by...
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...Pawitra C. A Critical Review of “Developing Critical Thinking and Assessment in music classrooms” As many American students have a difficulty to reach a goal of testing standard makes music teachers are required to add the reading and writing skills in their classrooms. Maria Stefanova has provided some options to solve this problem in the article called “Developing Critical Thinking and Assessment in music classrooms”. It was published in May, 2011 by American String Teacher. In the article, she presents five classroom strategies to fill the gap between music and literacy classes. The first strategy is a prior step of the class which requires teachers to survey the students about their interest and background, while the second one could be done at the end of the class as an “exit ticket”. The next two are tactics which conceal the knowledge behind the performances and inviting a musician as a guest to classroom. The last one is to ask students to record their homework constantly. The author says that “[these strategies are] not only strengthening music instruction, but also to develop active thinking and assessment tools in the music classroom” (Stefanova, 2001). Most of the strategies are agreeable, however, I have a different point of view in some issues. Maria (2011) says that it is important for teachers to know more about their students’ interest and background to help them improve their skills, especially for new students. It is better to use written form of survey...
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...“Music, Marketing & the Youth” Professor: Dr. S. Thompson Management Seminar MG-591-101 Fall 2010 Table of Content I. Cover Page II. Table of Content III. St. Barnabas Hospital Letterhead/Business Card IV. Thesis Statement V. Introduction VI. Body Paragraph I * Management/Leadership * Different Styles VII. Body Paragraph II * Problem Solving/Decision Making * Dealing with Both Situations VIII. Body Paragraph III * Managing Change * Understanding/Responsibilities of Change IX. Body Paragraph IV * Planning/Organizing * Implementation X. Body Paragraph V * Teamwork/Perspectives * Building Teams XI. Body Paragraph VI * Evaluation/Feedback * Managers XII. Body Paragraph VII * Motivation * How to Motivate XIII. Body Paragraph VIII * Traditional Management IX. Body Paragraph IX * Conclusion/Reconfirmed Thesis “Music, Marketing & the Youth” Kay Heart Monroe College Management Seminar MG591-101 12/02/10 Abstract In today’s society, music is a way of culture. Music defines the way the youth of today think, act, talk, and walk. It sets a trend for generations since the beginning of time. Music allows for one to express the way they feel. The problem today is music has changed drastically which has lead our youth to perceive negative lyrics and videos as a norm. Artist as well as CEO record companies should be held accountable and parents need...
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...itself with the music industry as an example, it is important to first state the economic benefits and costs of intellectual property rights as a whole, as this will be the basis in which one will examine intellectual property rights in the music industry. The main arguments for intellectual property rights include: improved innovation, enhanced wealth and limited dispute over resources, and the promotion of competition and ideas. (Mackaay) The main arguments against Intellectual property rights include: net utility is not achieved, moral and ethical problems of intellectual property rights, higher costs and no evidence of wealth maximization. (Kinsella 1-53), (Perelman) In general, it was found that intellectual property rights can have a positive or negative effect on economic growth, depending on the environment and situation. (Maskus) Thus, it is important to realize that any discussion and evaluations related to the music industry are not relevant to intellectual property rights as a whole and should not be used as a comparative measure for other industries in general. Also, it is vital to analyze the political aspects of the music industry and its influence on intellectual property rights as it is a contributing factor in the forming the environment which is being analyzing. Lastly, before introducing an analytical discussion of the economics pertaining to the music industry , it is important to identify the stakeholders within the music industry so that...
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...INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9, SEPTEMBER 2013 ISSN 2277-8616 Game Development Of Ibong Adarna Visual Novel Celso T. Agos Jr., Mark Lester C. Bal-Ut, Lorraine G. Calam, Relly N. Cantuba, Marlon Heindric M. Vallo. Engr. Mary Regina Apsay Abstract: Computer games are becoming a main entertainment. But this research tackles about Visual Novel a kind of game that has extremely minimal game-play, story-driven, usually have multiple or branching storyline and is commonly developed and released in Japan. The proponents made a game based on a story tackled in high school, after they developed it; the high school students compared it with a Visual Novel that is made and popular in Japan. The results are; the Ibong Adarna Visual Novel has the advantage with a difference of .08 in the over-all weighted mean but after the statistical treatment, this score is not significant with the score of .017. Index Terms: Branching Storyline, Game, Game Development, High School Students, Ren’Py Visual Novel Engine, Story-driven, Visual Novel, ———————————————————— 1 INTRODUCTION In this past decade, computers revolutionized the way of living. Computers make our work faster, more reliable and more accurate. Computers can be in different form like mobile phone, tablet PC, or in the form of desktop computer. Computers help us in numerous ways; communication, transportation, education, entertainment and many more. While computers have entered millions...
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...tradition of storytelling with the latest technology lead to compelling tool that motivates students to read more and write better. The approach is called digital storytelling. It is a good way to engage students in both traditional and innovative way of telling a story. It is emerging as a way to shape narrative and facilitates efforts to capture classroom moments for learners to reflect upon and revise practice, as well as to develop teaching consciousness. Digital stories revolve around a chosen theme and often contain a particular viewpoint. They are typically just a few minutes long and have a variety of uses, including telling of personal tales, recounting of historical events, or as a means to inform or instruct...
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...The Value of Music in Basic Education “Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.” Herbert Jeffrey Hancock, famed American musician, defined music’s transcendental nature very aptly. Music is now widely recognized as a learning medium, an educational tool, and a means of expressiveness of creativity. Modern education emphasizes the importance of using learning methods that will effectively teach children having a variety of learning needs. The old “one size fits all” education system is rapidly being overcome by a more flexible and welcoming system that caters to each child’s individual learning needs. Elementary education is the first level of learning children are exposed to so it is imperative that their foundation is concrete and long lasting. Contrary to rote memorization techniques of the past, modern teaching techniques let children learn at their own pace. In some cultures inclusion of music as a learning element from an early age is not an alien concept at all, e.g. in ancient Indian, Chinese, and even African American cultures. It has been a part of everyday cultural and religious learning for young children. In his paper “The History and Development of Multicultural Music Education as Evidenced in the Music Educators Journal, 1967-1992”, Terese M. Volk sheds light on how music educators were initially encouraged to adopt a multicultural music perspective and include all kinds of music in their curriculum. The paper describes in detail the struggle...
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...find useful information, or will be able to see patterns in the information that may have not been noticed any other way. Also data mining tools can help organize data to clarify any patterns found, this allows for more accurate and reliable findings. There are many different types of patterns that can be found with data mining that could be useful to stores, such as what products are often sold together or what products are sold best in cretin areas. There are some different tools used when data mining some examples would be classification tools, clustering analysis tools and association rules discovery. Before these tools for data mining were used the way people used to find information was with hypothesis verification, this technique would find information based on what the user’s hypothesis which limited how effective this tool was (Ramsey). Classification tools are the most commonly used in data mining, these tools have the ability to try and difference between objects or actions. An example of this would be if a company wants to know what part of their advertisements their customers liked best the classification tools would find information in classifications related to that (Keating). This would give the company useful information about what advertisements should be used in the future. Also there is clustering analysis tools, these tools are powerful and have the ability to group products together that naturally fall together. This type of data mining is...
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...How Music Treats Women Madonna and Don Mclean sang about “the day the music died.” While music hasn’t died, it has certain changed. Music has been commercialized, and it has become quite the profitable business. Gone are the days of artistic expression. They’ve given way to the era of the bottom dollar. This music industry is dominated by men. The artists, managers, and executives are all mostly males. They target other males as their primary consumers, and everything revolves around that fact. The easiest way to market a product is with sex, and since these industry’s power players target male consumers, they use women as cheap sexual marketing tools. The music industry promotes the objectification of women because they are used to sell a product with their sexual appeal. While the majority of the earth’s population is female, most people in positions of influence are actually men. For years, females have been forced to keep silent in a male-dominated world. Jennifer Mclune states in her article “Unlike men, women in hip-hop don’t speak in a collective voice.”(1) Women have very little voice in the music business, and few females wield any real power. The industry is full of male power players including most producers and composers. A heavy hitter in the hip hop world is Rapper Jay Z. He’s been around for several years, and he’s sold plenty of records. Jay Z also has his own clothing line and owns a sports representation agency. Needless to say, this man is at the top of...
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