...Martin Golan The Arena" is a short story written by Martin Golan. I am going through this task to analyze and interpret this text. The text sheds light on several different areas. This means that the text comes in on topics, such as nervousness, stress, discomfort, family, children, etc. It’s easy to like the lilt in Martin Golan’s writing: his word choices are crisp and his tone effervescent. The twelve stories in his collection Where Things Are When You Lose Them snap, crackle, and pop in their examination of modern travails. Suburbia is, for the most part, Golan’s milieu, and it’s one he negotiates well. His characters tend to be white and affluent, and the rigors of the working day or making ends meet are not such a concern. Rather, Golan takes on matters of the heart in times of testy human behavior. He uses hefty topics—ranging from sexual etiquette to domestic abuse to the grim specter of assisted living—to catapult his people into their moment of reckoning. Many of the stories have a straightforward structure: a phrase or image is introduced, used symbolically to counterpoint the action, and then returns to wrap things up in the denouement. The typical narrator is a middle-aged male, looking back at a life-defining episode. This perspective can be poignant, as in “The Shape of Water,” in which the protagonist reminisces about a love lost amongst the emotional debris left by swinging couples in the 60s; the stirring image of his lover diving off a boat into the ocean...
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...POL 441: Arab-Israeli-Conflict Tuesday November 29, 2005 The Battle Over the Golan: Israeli Perspective The Golan Heights, seized by Israel from Syria in the closing stages of the Six Day War (June 5-10, 1967) and then again during the surprise attacks of the Yom Kippur War of October 1973, has held not only political and strategic significance but historical importance as well. Overlooking northern Israel and southern Syria, the Golan, annexed in 1981, has given Israel an excellent vantage point for monitoring Syrian movements with a topography that provides a natural buffer against any military thrust from Syria. The Golan Heights embraces 1,250 square kilometers (500 square miles) and borders southern Lebanon, northeast Israel and northwest Jordan. Its elevations range from 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) in the north to below sea level along the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) and the Yarmuk River in the south. (Wikepedia) Israel may be willing to return some of the Golan but wants to retain the 1920 border drawn during the French Mandate of Syria and the British Mandate of Palestine following World War I. Syria asserts the Heights are part of the governorate of Al Qunaytirah, and the international community considers they are to be a part of the Israeli-occupied territories. (BBC News) The military importance of the Golan Heights has increased during recent years mainly due to the introduction of ballistic missiles and technologies...
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...Identification of Ancient Gennesar[1] On the morning of the 24th of June 1875, the French researcher Victor Guérin climbed up a small hill in the western ‘Alawir’ valley on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. At the top of the hill stood the grave of Sheikh Abu Shusha, after whom the surrounding ruins were called “Khirbat Abu Shosha” (the Ruins of Abu Shusha). Guérin wrote the following in his notebook: ‘As to [the town of] Kinneret, which is identical to Gennesar, I do not see any place more reasonable than the hill of Abu Shusha. Indeed, the ruins covering it now are not very impressive, and the dilapidated Arab village whose remains are to be found here do not suggest a city that apparently stood in this site ages ago. However, Kinneret was no doubt laid to ruin many hundreds of years ago…Josephus, who described the incomparable beauty of the Gennesar valley, does not refer to the city by this name. It is therefore reasonable to assume that this city was much in decline in his day, and was overshadowed by the large neighboring city of Tiberius, which had just been established and drew many inhabitants…’(Guérin 1969: vol. VI. 211-212). Thus Guérin tried to suggest a single site identification to solve the riddle of the disappearance of two settlements that had given the lake in the Galilee their names over the course of many generations; Kinneret and Gennesar. The object of this article is to evaluate the literary sources, and present the archeological data...
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...Country Notebook – Part A A. OVERVIEW OF COUNTRY/BUSINESS ASSIGNMENT – 5% OF PROJECT GRADE 1. Describe relevant factors of the business (this is a modified version of the Notebook: I. CULTURAL ANALYSIS, subsections I. & II.) Company name: Golan Heights Winery Chief Executive Officer: Anat Levi Rushansky Location: Katzrin on the Golan Heights. History Founded in 1983 in Katzrin on the Golan Heights. Golan Wines held 18 percent of the domestic market and 38 percent Israeli exported wines. Exported 20 percent of production to 25 different countries! In 2012, Golan Wines was a company owned by four kibbutzes and four mochas who managed the vineyards. As consumers were moving into the middle and upper classes, consumer consumption increased exponentially. Consumers directed towards international brands and demanded the world’s best products; including wine. New distribution outlets and exposure of China’s affluent middle classes to overseas travel has created a market for good wines. Product(s) Three distinct labels: • Yardmen • Gala • Golan Marketed Wines: • Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon • Yarden Pinot Noir • Yarden Syrah • Yarden Mount Hermon Red • Yarden Katzrin Chardonnay • Yarden Sauvignon Blanc • Yarden Viognier • Yarden Geweurztraminer • Yarden Mount Hermon White • Yarden Heights Wine • Yarden Rom • Yarden C.S. El Rom • Yarden C.S. Yonatan • Yarden Syrah Tel Phares Current international activities, if applicable: China and Israel...
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...Water, War and Peace in the Jordan River Valley Introduction The Great Rift Valley extends longitudinally from northern Syria more than three thousand miles into southeastern Africa. Sweeping laterally across North Africa, Arabia, and Asia we find the world’s most immense expanse of deserts. At the crossroads of this desert space and Great Rift Valley, the Jordan River flows two hundred miles from its sources in Lebanon, Syria and Israel to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth . This dramatic geographic setting is home to some of the most ancient and continuously sedentary civilizations in known history. In this essay I intend to briefly explore the ecological history, sources, and climatic changes of the Jordan River, and give an overview of its political history. In a more in-depth investigation I will inquire how population increases during the past century have contributed to both conflict and cooperation between the diverse inhabitants of the region. Focusing on the major issues of water usage, distribution, and control, I will examine the negotiations, agreements, treaties, development projects and international laws governing the use of water from the Jordan River watershed. How have war, land disputes, and peace affected the management and distribution of this water? What is written in legal documents, and how successfully have terms of agreements been implemented? What importance do the clauses about water in the recent Jordan/Israel peace accords have...
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...war” actually drove indirect fighting and war between many other smaller nations such as Israel and a few Arab nations, and how these two superpowers were on the brink of an a out war. To be able to fully identify the role that the United States and Soviet Union played in this war, the history and background must be understood. This war was the fourth battle of the ongoing dispute today known as the Arab-Israeli conflicts that started in 1948 when the Jewish state of Israel was formed. In the earlier war known as the “Six Days War” in the year of 1967, Israel had captured the Sinai Peninsula from the state of Egypt and half of the Golan Heights from its neighbor Syria. “On June 19, 1967, the National Unity Government of Israel voted unanimously to return the Sinai to Egypt and the Golan Heights to Syria in return for peace agreements. The Golan would have to be demilitarized and special arrangement would be negotiated for the Straits of Tiran. The government also resolved to open negotiations with King Hussein of Jordan regarding the Eastern border.” (Herzog, 253) This offer...
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...1967 THE SIX DAY WAR - AIR CAMPAIGN INTRODUCTION 1. The 1967 Arab-Israel six day war was the 3rd major struggle faced by the Israel in order to maintain its existence since it became a state in 1948[1]. The war can be considered as one of the most perfect military operations in the modern period. Surprisingly in just six days, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) managed to defeat the armed forces of the three major Arab countries and conquered Sinai, The West Bank and The Golan Height. The victories gave Israel more security from attack and secured a dominant military position in the region[2]. The combination of three major (Air, Land and Maritime) strike planned by the Israel has resulted the victory for Israeli. Even though the war involved three main elements, this paper will just focus on the air campaign which can be considered as the main factor for the victory of Israel and the failure for the Arabs’ allies. 2. The purpose of this paper is to provide a general brief on the background of the war and will focus more on the air campaign as the decisive factor that lead to the Israel victory. The flow of this paper will start with the genesis of the war which will provide the background of the six days war followed by the comparison of the Order of Battle (ORBAT). The comparison of ORBAT will give the summary of the assets involved and destroyed in the war and its effects on the outcome of the war. Series of the event from the first day of war until...
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...------------------------------------------------- Advice to the Minister Date NOTE: PLEASE DELETE INSTRUCTIONS AS YOU FILL THIS TEMPLATE OUT ISSUE: * Two and half years have now passed and the Syrian civil war is getting further out of control with no clear indication of things getting better anytime soon. If anything the situation in Syria is getting worse by the day. Syrian Civilians are fleeing the country to neighbouring borders such as Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey, in hopes of a better future for their families. Unfortunately thousands of people have already fallen victim to shameless crimes committed by the Syrian government, with no end in sight. BACKGROUND: * Syria has seen constant unrest for the better part of almost two and a half years. Close to 100,000 people have been killed and millions of Syrians displaced due to the internal conflict that has now become a full-blown civil war. The killing started when peaceful protests inspired by earlier revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia rose up to challenge the dictatorship running the country; namely President Assad. Government forces started quickly kidnapping, killing, torturing, raping, and mutilating bodies of activists and their families before dumping them on the sides of roads. Then troops simply disregarded any judgement of humility and simply just started opening fire amongst crowds of people. Eventually, civilians started shooting back. Syria’s government has been trying to supress a popular...
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...MGMT 205 International Business 2015/2016 Term 1 Cover Page - Case Discussion Note Name: Duarte Maria Loureiro José de Mello NRIC: G150899X Group (i.e. G1 or G2): G1 Case: Israeli Wines in China: Reaching for New Heights | Below Standard | Meets Standard | Exceeds Standard | Point Range | 0-4 | 5-7 | 8-10 | Relevance | Does not identify the relevant facts from the case or incorrectly identifies facts | Correctly identifies relevant facts from the case | Correctly identifies most key important facts from the case. Able to explain why some facts are more important than others | | | | | Theoretical framework | Identifies the wrong theories or framework or just randomly look at the case | Identifies the right theoretical tools to address the question | Identifies the right theoretical tools and explains the significance towards analysis of the case | | | | | Application of theories | Applies theories incorrectly | Applies the theory correctly and attempts to link to some facts presented in the case | Applies the theory correctly and provides a full, logical and concise explanation of how it links to facts presented in the case | | | | | Quality of discussion | Provides only conclusions and outcomes, without specifying arguments | Provides a complete and reasonably balanced response with some arguments in addition to conclusions and outcomes | Provides a comprehensive and balanced response, with full, logical & concise arguments in...
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...John Bowman 1017 Pearl St. Unit B Santa Monica, CA 90405 Dear Mr. Bowman, I am sorry to inform you of our company’s decision to discontinue Martin, the show in which created and produced. Our decision to cancel the show came in the mist of the lawsuit between two of the cast member, Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell, although all the details have not been released. With that being said we, Fox Broadcasting Company, have came to the conclusion that nothing beneficial would come out of continuing the show especially with the main characters of the show going through a number of personal issues with each other. Also as the show continues for a number of years just like any other show the numbers begin to decline and the numbers for Martin have declined in every statistical category since the show began in 1992. The show’s ratings have almost been cut in half since the first season , in which there was 11.40 million viewers, compared to our most reason season, which is the 4th season that has a less than desirable 6.70 million viewers. With all that being said the show will not be just taken off the air. If it is possible to get both parties to put their issues to the side to conclude the show in a respectable way is what we would like to do for the sake of the loyal fans of Martin. I would like to thank you on behalf of everyone at Fox Broadcasting Network and we definitely look forward to working with you again if you any other ideas. Hope to hear back from you about...
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...Experiential Exercise: For this exercise, I chose to compare the websites of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Two prominent companies in the aerospace and aviation industry, which is, and will most likely always be, the primary industry I'm employed in. Both companies' websites successfully convey information in a simplified and descriptive manner. With Lockheed Martin, there are navigational links for different levels of employment and experience levels, such as ex-military personnel transitioning into the civilian careers, new college graduates, interns, and experienced professionals. This simplifies the job search into a 'one-click' method in which interested applicants can view the opportunities that are available to their respective experience levels, as well as any further instructions for applying. Boeing, while also having links to different employment levels, seems more focused on communicating information about the company's ethics, history, and products. This field is based on staying on top of new technology and producing goods of exceptional quality, which means there is a . However, at some levels of both companies, there is a cost-leadership strategy in producing goods for the lowest cost and having employees more efficient than the other. Therefore, it appears that both companies are using a combination strategy, and doing so successfully. There seems to be an encouraged strong desire for entry level applicants with both companies, however, there...
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...FINANCIAL COMPARISON BETWEEN THE BOEING COMPANY AND LOCKHEED MARTIN Keith L. Hohl EMGT 452 Semester Project 14 December 1999 Table of Contents 1. Introduction/Study Objective 2. Boeing Financial Statement and Analysis 2.1. Background and Product Lines 2.2. Consolidated Balance and Income Statements 2.3. Divisional Financial Statements 2.4. Ratio and Trend Analysis 3. Lockheed Martin Financial Statement and Analysis 3.1. Background and Product Lines 3.2. Consolidated Balance and Income Statements 3.3. Divisional Financial Statements 3.4. Ratio and Trend Analysis 4. Financial Comparison between the Two Companies 4.1. Consolidated Comparisons 4.2. Military Aircraft and Space Divisions Comparisons 5. Summary/Conclusions 6. Bibliography 7. List of Tables 8. List of Figures List of Tables T-1: Consolidated Financial Balance Sheet-The Boeing Company T-2: Consolidated Income Statement-The Boeing Company T-3: Divisional Financial Summary-The Boeing Company T-4: Consolidated Financial Ratio Analysis-The Boeing Company T-5: Consolidated Financial Balance Sheet-Lockheed Martin T-6: Consolidated Income Statement- Lockheed Martin T-7: Divisional Financial Summary- Lockheed Martin T-8: Consolidated Financial Ratio Analysis- Lockheed Martin List of Figures F-1: Total Assets Divisional Trend Analysis-The Boeing Company F-2: Sales Divisional Trend Analysis-The Boeing Company F-3: Net Earnings...
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...Lockheed Martin, Fiscal Year 2012 Donna K Falkenburg Professor Susan Lightweis Accounting 206 – Accounting II 6/02/2013 Lockheed Martin is a publicly traded, global security and aerospace company formed in 1995. They are principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. They are also known to provide a broad range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information systems. They serve both domestic and international customers with products and services that have defense, civil, and commercial applications. Their principal customers are the agencies of the U.S. Government. In 2012, 82% of their $47.2 billion in net sales were from the U.S. Government, in which they were a prime contractor or as a subcontractor. This includes 61% from the Department of Defense (DOD), 17% were from international customers, which includes foreign military sales (FMS) that were contracted through the U.S. Government), and 1% were from the U.S. commercial and other customers. Lockheed Martin’s main areas of focus includes defense, space, intelligence, homeland security, and information technology which includes cyber security. The organizational governance and structure of Lockheed Martin include a Board of Directors which is made up of ten (10) Executive officers. The positions range from Chairman which is held by Robert J. Stevens, to executive vice presidents...
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...Some people have their own dreams since they were young. And they are sure that they want those dreams to be their future. However, some people find their dreams after they have grown up. Most of the teenagers are still having numerous dream jobs in their mind. Most of them not sure of what they want to be but they knew where they want to be. They want to live without worries , and live happily in the future. For me, as a 17-years-old student, my only aim for now is to pass my O'level with good grades so that i can get into the course that i want. Even though my mind has been wavering with a lot of thoughts and people's 'suggestion'. It is really hard for me to stick on one dream as i am easily influenced by other people. I wanted to be a business woman when i was young because i saw a movie about a successful business woman and i thought she was cool. After a while, i wanted to be an engineer like my father, a hotel owner after i visited to a grand hotel as i thought it would be awesome and a ballet dancer when i saw a Hong Kong movie about a beautiful ballet dancer. As i grew up i had more and more dreams. I wanted to be spy, detective, singer, and lastly architecture. And now i had realized, no matter how many dreams i had, there are some common factors about the dreams that i want. I wanted those career because i thought it would be cool, famous and mostly money. The fact that i like money does not change. My last dream was to be an architecture because i thought it...
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...The Fortune 500 Company chosen for this paper is the Lockheed Martin Corporation. Lockheed Martin is a global securities and information technology company headquartered in Bethesda, MD. Lockheed Martin employs roughly 126,000 people in several facilities throughout the world. The company's main business is in research, design, development, manufacturing, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. Lockheed consists of four operating units, or business areas, which consist of Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Global Solutions, and Space Systems (LMC, 2011). Lockheed Martin Corporation was created in 1995 from a merger of two major global technology companies, Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta Corporation (LMC, 2011). Lockheed Corporation first began in 1912 when two brothers, Allan and Malcolm Loughead, created the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company to manufacture a floatplane. In 1916, the brothers used their own profits to buy out the other investors and organized the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company. In 1921, the company was liquidated because of poor sales. Allan Loughead returned in 1926 to create the Lockheed Aircraft Company, which began to be much more successful. Lockheed is the matching pronunciation of Loughead and used instead (Weiss & Amir, 2009). The Martin Marietta Corporation also had its beginnings in 1912 when Glenn L. Martin, an aviation pioneer, created the company to manufacture and sell...
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