...Joseph Conrad himself was a sea man. He went to sea and later joined an English merchant ship, becoming master mariner. Later on, in 1894 he began his career as a novelist. He is famous for his “Heart of Darkness”. “Typhoon” is possibly based upon one of his own experiences as a sea man. One of the most highlighting parts of this novella is the use of nautical language. Conrad is really the master of English language. Short Summary The story is about a ship facing the extreme weather along with its victims. Nan Shan is a ship that is carrying the captain his mates and some China men who are going back to their homeland carrying their wages in wooden chests. The story somehow describes how Captain sails the Siamese steamer into a typhoon. Language is very powerful. Conrad has used sea imageries in it. Many of the time the ship is titled as “she”. This shows that the ship has been personified as a human being. There is also biblical reference of Noah’s ark. The encounter with the storm in this story is related to the Noah’s facing of the storm. Title The title of the story is symbolic in nature. The whole story revolves around the Characters 1. Captain Mac Whirr * Captain Mac Whirr is a man utterly without imagination. He is infuriatingly a literal-minded person. He has a well idea about typhoons, cyclones and sea storms, but had no personal experience of any of them; his defect of imagination renders him incapable of comprehending anything so violent, and so...
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...Antionette Lopez World Since 1945 11/21/13 Power point question How does Kruschev’s message differ from that of Stalin in substance and tone? What is the significance? When repression hit the Soviet Union, millions of Soviet political prisoners were released from Gulag labor camps, due to Nikita Khrushchev's policies of de-Stalinization and peaceful coexistence with other nations. . Khrushchev denounced Stalin in "The Secret Speech" at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party, then banned the pro-Stalinists during his power struggle. The Thaw initiated irreversible transformation of the entire Soviet society by opening up for some economic reforms and international trade, educational and cultural contacts, etc; it was a chain of steps to free people from fear and dictatorship under Stalin. Although the power struggle between liberals and conservative pro-Stalinists never stopped, it eventually weakened the Soviet Communist Party. Khrushchev's Thaw allowed some freedom of information in the media, arts and culture; international festival, foreign films, uncensored books, and new forms of entertainment on the emerging national TV, ranging from massive parades and celebrations to popular music and variety shows, satire and comedies. Such political and cultural updates all together helped liberate minds and changed the public’s view of the government. So many people took to Khruschev’s policies because unlike Stalin he was less cruel and suspicious...
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...Joseph Stalin became the most important figure in the political direction of one-third of the people of the world. He was one of a group of hard revolutionaries that established the first important Marxist state and, as its dictator, he carried forward its socialization and industrialization with vigour and ruthlessness. During the second World War, Stalin personally led his country's vast armed forces to victory. When Germany was defeated, he pushed his country's frontiers to their greatest extent and fostered the creation of a buffer belt of Marxist-oriented satellite states from Korea to the Baltic Sea. Probably no other man ever exercised so much influence over so wide a region. In the late Nineteen Forties, when a world, predominantly non-Communist, saw no end to the rapid advance of the Soviet Union, there was a frightened grouping of forces to form a battle line against the Marxist advance. Stalin stood tall, grand and bold, completely alone. Opposed to him stood the United States, keystone in the arch of non-Marxist states. Stalin took and kept the power in his country through a mixture of character, intelligence and bravery. He outlasted his country's intellectuals, if indeed, he did not contrive to have them shot. He could exercise great charm when he wanted to. President Harry Truman once said in an unguarded moment: "I like old Joe. Joe is a decent fellow, but he is a prisoner of the Politburo." But the Stalin that the world knew best was hard, mysterious...
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...Catch 22 Mr. Secretary, By your request I have researched the directive known as Catch 22. After extensive research through various sources, I am now able to present you with the information I have gathered. I will first define the term for you then I will explain what I see as the best solution to your proposal of its reinstatement. A Catch 22 is essentially a paradox by which a statement leads to the contradiction of that very statement. The term Catch 22 was coined by Joseph Heller and refers to the US Army clause 22 which states: “All persons with mental issues should be removed from active combat upon request; however, requesting removal from active combat is a sign of mental stability as it is the self preservation function of the brain working.” An individual’s recognition of his mental state shows his cognitive ability to understand and value his own safety, therefore, making his mentally capable of the duties at hand. So you see, Mr. Secretary, the Catch 22 is a very assuming and entrapping clause that only takes into account one’s ability to recognize self-preservation. As defined above, the Catch 22 directive is an entrapment tool that was used by the US Armed Forces to avoid losing capable soldiers in a time of high stakes and world war. Mr. Secretary, I believe your interest in re-instituting this clause must have been stifled by the above mentioned; however, if you believe there is sufficient reason to press on with this proposal, allow me to curb your enthusiasm...
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...The word myth is used popularly a lot when describing urban legends, urban myths, urban folk tales or current legends. Myth, from the Greek word mythos, originally meant word, news, message, event, or history. Myths present a cosmology, a picture of how the world and life in it began, how things in the world are related, what they mean, and the role of the gods. A myth uses its own time—mythic time—distinct from historical time, even though it influences historical time. A myth is a story made up from some real life events and from some imaginations of small town folk, story tellers. Myths I believe from different cultures all around the world address such similar or universal themes is because, all cultures ask and want to know answers to the same questions. Where did the human race come from? What is the meaning of life? It does not matter what part of the world you come from, every human being on earth would love to know the answer to these questions. Over time we as human beings have learned how to answer these questions for ourselves through myths and religion. Myths threw religion has answered those questions also given us something to believe in. The relationship between belief, knowledge, mythology and religion to me are they are created by man. Human beings feel they have more of a purpose in life and need something or someone to believe in, this is where myths such as Greek gods come in to play. I believe most myths could easily be explained by natural occurrences...
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...four inches tall and had a severely withered left arm which made his left hand nearly useless (Brent, 2008, pg. 19). While at the seminary, he became heavily involved in Marxist teachings. He led demonstrations and private meetings where he taught Marxist ideals inside the seminaries locked gates. In 1912, Josef Vissarionvich Djugashivili changed his name and became Joseph Stalin, Russia’s “Man of Steel” (Brent, 2008, pg. 72). Heavily influenced by his Marxist teachings and the mentorship of Lenin, he became the most revered and the most feared leader of the Soviet Union. Stalin became leader of the Soviet Union during hard economic times when their industries were fifty years behind other nations. Stalin implemented a series of five year plans to help bring the Soviet Union up to date with the rest of the World. Although is five year plans helped the Soviet Union industrialize quickly, they had a severe impact on his countries citizens. Stalin wanted to be the one and only leader of the Soviet Union and persecuted anyone who did not remain totally loyal to him or his philosophy. The policies of Joseph Stalin had a severe impact on the Soviet Union and left them unprepared for World War II. In 1889, Stalin was expelled from the seminary for missing exams but he claimed it was for his Marxist propaganda (Marrin, 1988, pg. 107). After leaving school, Stalin became an underground political agitator taking part in labor strikes and demonstrations. Stalin...
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...Heart of Darkness A Literary Gem or Trash ? Joseph Conrad an active explorer and a prestigious ,author during the late 1800s , wrote one of the most boring books in history , Heart of Darkness. The novel is reflected upon his exploration in the Congo , where he witnessed human corruption and greed. It is centered around the Imperial Era where the Europeans would do anything to attain more power, surpassing humane behavior , which resulted in their savage and vicious attitude: brutes. Heart of Darkness exhibits Conrad’s alter ego , beheld by darkness itself , human corruption , and discrimination . However , when reading it question yourself whether heart Of Darkness is a valuable worth your time! No. It is a piece of nonsense , that’s captivates our confusion rather than our interest , through the eyes of high school students. High school teachers may say “ it is a literary gem that delves deep into the heart of man, and makes the reader reflect on his/her personal values. While intended to highlight the politics of discrimination, this novella holds merit for high school students as well.” (Ms.Herzog).But is it morally right for teachers to assign such a difficult book considering our limited learning capacities? The book was designed for colleagues; incorporating abstract meanings, “rich symbolism”. and literary devices; things that our minds can not keep up with. As a high school student , I find the novel...
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...Some consider Max Weber (pronounced VAA-ber) to be the father of sociology; however, he was also one of the earliest writers in the field of entrepreneurship. Weber viewed entrepreneurs as innovators, independent people whose role as business leaders conveyed a source of formal authority. As Weber discussed, among other attributes, successful entrepreneurs must possess effective leadership skills. For this assignment, you will listen to a podcast of Steve Case, former Chairman and CEO of AOL, discussing his views of entrepreneurs. In another podcast, you’ll hear James Kouzes, co-author of The Leadership Challenge, describe the five (5) basic points that the best leaders use to motivate. In addition, you will read an article written by Peter Drucker entitled, Entrepreneurial Strategies. Drucker has been referred to as the most influential management thinker in the 20th century. Finally, you will read a conference proceeding from the Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship that describes entrepreneurial leadership dimensions and offers a new definition of entrepreneurial leadership. Former AOL CEO and Chairman, Steve Case, has identified three (3) words 1) People, 2) Passion, and 3) Perseverance as the foundation of successful entrepreneurs. He relies on these three P’s (people, passion, and perseverance) to guide his goals, direction, and decisions. Case states that if you have all three P’s in the right balance, almost anything is possible; if you don’t,...
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...Essay response to: Why did Stalin implement forced Industrialization, Collectivized Agriculture, and the Terror in the Soviet Union? Why did many Soviet peoples cooperate in this “Stalin Revolution,” despite the violence, cruelty, and tremendous sacrifices involved? Joseph Jughashvili (1878 – 1953), later known as Joseph Stalin believed that industrialization was necessary in order to create a true proletariat class so a true communist revolution could occur. Stalin and true Marxists believed that only through a modern industrialized economy could a true proletariat class be developed. Additionally, Stalin believed that the Soviet Union was “backward” and behind in the times and had to catch up with the rest of the world, otherwise the Nation would be conquered. Stalin made this clear when he said, “we are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. Either we do it, or they crush us” (Perry, 193). In doing so, Stalin brought about sweeping changes of economic reform. While Vladimir Lenin’s New Economic Policy (NEP) was successful in returning agricultural harvests to prewar levels, by the late 1920’s, Stalin sided with the critics of Lenin’s NEP in that the Soviet Union could not catch up with other industrialized countries by relying on taxes from peasant farmers (Coffin/Stacey, 908). In 1927, Stalin implemented the first five-year plan, which he referred to as the “revolution from above” and called for a command economy (McKay et al., 907). The five-year...
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...Development Franchising as a Social Innovation: When Entrepreneurial Expertise is Lacking Isaac H. Smith David Eccles School of Business University of Utah Kristie K. Seawright Marriott School of Management Brigham Young University Contact: Isaac H. Smith; isaac.smith@business.utah.edu; (T) 801-518-2991; 1645 East Campus Center Drive, 22 KDGB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Promoting entrepreneurship in “developing” nations has become a popular strategy for alleviating poverty and stimulating economic development (Khandker, 2005). For example, the worldwide proliferation of microfinance institutions is based on the assumption that providing individuals with better access to financial capital will fuel entrepreneurship and microenterprises, providing opportunities for people to work their way out of poverty. The results of such efforts, however, have been mixed (Snow & Buss, 2001), in part, because not all microfinance borrowers have the entrepreneurial skills sufficient to make a microenterprise succeed (Karnani, 2007a). Cross culturally, successful entrepreneurs have been shown to possess a different set of knowledge structures, or mental schema, than non-entrepreneurs (Mitchell, Smith, Seawright, & Morse, 2000). Interestingly, franchisees—often considered to be entrepreneurs (e.g., Baucus, Baucus, & Human 1996; Grunhagen & Mettelstadedt, 2005)—have been found to have entrepreneurship-related knowledge structures more closely resembling non-entrepreneurs than entrepreneurs...
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...viewer will see the background and the foreground as one then drawing the viewer’s attention to the foreground where St. John, Mary and Christ are. There are a few objects that are fascinating or attractive. One of the objects is the white lily in the foreground with a yellow flower. Another thing that attracts the eyes is the circular object to the left of the lamentation, which looks like the thorny crown Christ wore. There are also the nails that held Christ to the cross and the tools used to pull out the nails. Some objects are puzzling like the city in the background most likely Jerusalem or the heavenly Jerusalem. This is a huge beautiful city coming out of the hills behind St. John. Another is Joseph of Arimathea wearing a turban and exotic clothing. Joseph of Arimathea clothing is the only clothing of that style in the painting. There are many first responses to David’s painting discussed in the first paragraph. How David promotes these responses is shown throw the space, placement of the viewer, light, color, line and shape, and the composition. For example, David provides much depth in his painting. He illustrates an illusionistic 3-D boundless space. He does this by having objects (like the cross) leave the picture plane. He has characters touching, with some in front of others and...
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...http://vigaexalt.blogspot.com/2014/01/innovation-key-transformation-for.html Innovative has seen the transformation of modern technology that suits global appeal. Organizations have constantly innovated new ideas, technologies, products and services to have competitive edge in its industry. Entrepreneurs should always constantly look into areas of creating new inventions’ or adapt the existing products. The most common one was the creative introduction of telephone by Alexander Graham Bell. It is still widely used but humans require a gadget that is mobile. In mid 1980s, Motorola launched the first hand phone in market which also prompted other brands such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Siemens and LG venturing in the mobile market in 1990s. However in 2000s, the world saw another innovation from the phone through the introduction of Apple’s IPhone. The birth of smartphones innovation channels in new players such as Samsung, Blackberry, HTC, Acer and Nokia to innovate their models. The creation started by Alexander Graham Bell has been adapted and altered to fulfil the current generation and needs. This process shall not end with the introduction of smart phones or tablet PC but innovation shall continue as it seeks refurbishment of finest and latest technology. Several worldwide popular entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Dell, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Henry Ford, Oprah Winfrey, Ray Kroc, Walt Disney, George Lucas and Mark Zuckerberg has reshaped their respective...
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...Three Major points of the study ? 1.Disregarding the size of the enterprise ,entrepreneurship is the essence of functioning of the new businesses which gives life to modern market economies .Although some enterprises are small scale and employ lesser workers there operations contribute great amounts to the nations GDP which determines the nations prosperity. Small enterprises not only create jobs but also contribute towards promoting innovation and R &D development .like in the US small scale enterprises involve 39% of the high tech workers than any other enterprise which is why small scale enterprises should not be underestimated. 2. Framework of entrepreneur includes many features like government, R&D transfer Infrastructure, and in the modern days Venture Capitalism is one of the significant factors. Entrepreneurs are people with innovative ideas and ability to convince others to invest in their ideas. This is where venture capitalists come in to invest in the ideas of these entrepreneurs and create organizations which sole entrepreneurs would have problems to finance. 3.Churning termed by Schumpeter –the creation of new enterprises by destruction of obsolete ones is a continuous and ever sustaining procedure .Change is coexistent in society and only societies that adapt to change are dynamics ones maintaining their vital existence. Dying out of obsolete inefficient enterprises allows new innovation to replace such enterprises leading to a better economic performance...
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...Synthesis that brings together Stevenson & Conrad– using one thematic idea. The semester has finally come to a close and it is time for our final paper. After Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” we started to dwell in the works of Robert Louis Stevenson and Joseph Conrad. Each of these outstanding authors brings stories that are very similar in plot and surroundings but are very different in character development. Robert had written “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” a story that we all know and even if you haven’t read the book it is famous amongst everyone. This tale is so famous that it’s been produced into movies, plays and it has forced its way into literature making references that always recount back to Robert’s story. Now Joseph had written a story to that goes by the name of “Heart of Darkness.” I am going to be honest; before we had read this novel in class I had never heard or seen it. But after we finished the book it was a great tale (a bit confusing though) about a man recanting his journey to his crew on his ship of how he came to be captain and how he acquired this boat. Both these novels introduce this dark theme that evolves into this mystery and each dwell on the same problems of mostly lying, deceit and greed. I believe that both these stories correlate greatly because of the way the mood of the story changes from this surreal place of peace and tranquility to this dark and gothic area that has overcome the protagonist and changed them from good to evil...
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...5 characteristics that make me a successor in my business is: i) Passion The entrepreneur must have more than a casual interest in the business because there will be many hurdles and obstacles to be overcome. If there is no passion, or consuming interest, the business will not succeed. When people (entrepreneur) feel committed and to what they’re doing and when they care deeply about it, they have a chance of being successful at it. Passion is the enthusiasm, ambition, joy and zeal that emerge when entrepreneur are doing something that they feel is important and truly enjoy. This passion, it is an attitude that results in tenacity in the face of difficulty and a willingness to work hard. Entrepreneur does not give up easily. In fact, on most days they are confident of their ability to meet the challenges confronting them. Passion is one of the reasons that people start a business. ii) High Tolerance of Ambiguity Tolerance of ambiguity is means not getting upset when you don’t know the outcome of the situation. Ambiguity is a fact of life. A person with a high tolerance for ambiguity is one who finds ambiguous situations challenging, one who strives to overcome unstable and unpredictable situation in order to perform correctly. Entrepreneurs do not only work in uncertain environments, but they are also prepared to handle them. And in pursuit of their objectives undertake the unknown with patience. Entrepreneur who is more tolerant of ambiguity may view ambiguity as a...
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