...A bulk of these final chapters are spent reading of the interactions between three of the main characters and Mustapha Mond, the ‘World Controller’, discussing their views on science, religion, control and happiness. Because of this, the reader is able to get a stronger grasp on the concepts and logic behind this society that has been created. The controllers have eliminated high art and complex beliefs because the society they’ve created is one where these things cannot he comprehended to ensure stability. They’ve explained here with the quote, “Universal happiness keeps the wheels steadily turning; truth and beauty can’t” (201) that as long as everyone is satisfied with their lives without deeper meaning, although less grand than a life of uncertainty, there should be no reason for things to become unstable. One might infer that some of Mustapha Mond’s logic...
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...MOTIVATIONAL TECHNIQUES MOTIVATION TECHNIQUES AT TATA CHEMICALS About Tata Chemicals Tata Chemicals Limited is a global company with interests in businesses that focus on LIFE: Living, Industry and Farm Essentials. The story of the company is about harnessing the fruits of science for goals that go beyond business. This story began in Mithapur, Gujarat in western India with the creation of a plant that would raise a wealth of marine chemicals from the ocean, with the potential to touch human lives in many ways. From these humble beginnings a market-leading international business has been created, with operations across four continents. Through its living essentials portfolio the company has positively impacted the lives of millions of Indians. Tata Chemicals is the pioneer and market leader in India’s branded Iodised salt segment. With the introduction of an innovative, low-cost, nanotechnology-based water purifier, it is providing affordable, safe drinking water to the masses. Tata Chemicals is the world’s second largest producer of soda ash with manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. The company’s industry essentials product range provides key ingredients to some of the world’s largest manufacturers of glass, detergents and other industrial products. With its farm essentials portfolio the company has carved a niche in India as a crop nutrients provider. It is a leading manufacturer of urea and phosphatic fertilisers and, through its subsidiary...
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...Northern Drilling Inc. Questions. Chapter 3 (External) 1. Does the industry offer attractive opportunities for growth? I believe that the industry does offer attractive opportunities for growth.Northern is a subsidiary of the worlds third largest exploration drilling contractor. In 2010 the exploration market worldwide was 10.68 billion and expected to increase. The exploration market in Canada was 1.4 Billion USD in 2010. The market is very cyclical and dependent on commodity prices yet is expected to increase over time. 2. What kinds of competitive forces are industry members facing, and how strong is each force ? Rival Sellers:The industry is highly competitive and very fragmented.Canadian industry comprised about 80 drilling contractors, including many smaller owner operators with almost no overhead costs, these owner operators drive down industry prices by operating on relatively thin gross margins. Potential New Entrants: High start up costs, not likely to be too much of a threat. Customer Bargaining Power:This is a very price sensitive industry and customers shop around for the lowest price often.Northern was struggling to be competitive in the market. Problems may be because of the price relative to some of the commodity type drillers and owner operators Competition from Substitute products/Producers: See Rival Sellers. Low switching costs for customers. Supplier Bargaining Power: Low supplier bargaining power. From the information we know there...
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...Northern Drilling Peter Bremner’s main goal should be to keep the business with Noranda while successfully winning both long-term specialized jobs for Mond Nickel Contract and buying 8 drills. The Company Northern Drilling is a profitable company (Exhibit 1). It was able to decrease its debt/equity ratio from 19,33% to 3,65% within one year (Exhibit 2) and at the same time managed to grow not because of its debt but because of its operations which underlines its financially sound condition. However, Peter Bremner is an ambitious person with a long history in the industry and he wants to secure Northern Drillings future growth. Mond Nickel Contract Because of the highly competitive Canadian exploration drilling industry especially for less profitable routine work, Northern’s growth strategy is to focus on long-term specialized work. A strong support for this strategy is, that Peter’s company has no further capacity in the deep diamond drills, however for all drill types the company only has a utilization of 75%. Therefore, the Mond Nickel Contract is the perfect opportunity to increase its infrastructure for and exposure to specialized work. Moreover it’s a great opportunity to diversify the company’s revenue sources. Currently, Northern is highly dependent on the revenues of Noranda Nickel (Exhibit 1). When comparing the different NPVs of the different options (Exhibit 3-6) and the respective income statements (Exhibit 7-10) assuming a depreciation of 10 years and a tax...
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...a request for proposal from Mond Nickel Company (“Mond”), one of the largest players in the Canadian mining industry. Northern only has three weeks before the proposal deadline. However, Northern currently does not have a drill or the crew necessary to work on the contract, which requires experienced drillers. Northern needs to consider whether the contract is financially feasible for the company; whether the contract is worth the risk of spoiling Northern’s relationship with their current biggest customer, Noranda Nickel (Noranda); whether the contract would help in strengthening the business; and if it would aid the growth of the business as a whole. Would Northern be able to handle these issues? 2. Problem Definition (1) How to respond to Mond’s request for proposal? Bid high or low? (2) How to secure necessary resources to implement the job? (3) How to maintain the relationship with Noranda, and a reputation in the closed mining guild? 3. Criteria Selection (1) ROI (%): Will Northern be able to generate profit in line with management requirement? (2) Labor availability: Does Northern have enough labor to handle the contract or not? (3) Noranda: How does Northern’s decision affect its relationship with Noranda? (4) Future growth: Is Mond’s contract essential for Northern’s future growth or not? 4. Alternative Development (1) Will Northern respond to Mond’s request for a proposal or not? (2) If Northern bids to Mond, should Mond apply for a deep job, intermediate...
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...Growth within our company has been increasing, however with our current contracts and clients, we will soon hit a dead end. Noranda’s contract is about to expire at the end of the year, and even if our contract is renewed, this will only be a temporary solution for our continuous growth. We need to seize the opportunity, bid, win, and execute properly both of the jobs (intermediate and deep) in the Mond Nickel contract and place ourselves as the top major drilling contractor in Canada. This is easier said then done, we currently have a few obstacles before reaching our goal and taking the Mond Nickel contract. Our lack of equipment/machinery, lack of personnel, the uncertainty of geological conditions, and the risk of damaging our client relationship with Noranda are factors we need to take into consideration. As a company we can take advantage of our competitive advantage over the other three mining competitors and build ourselves an even bigger reputation and employee skillset that will put us at an advantage for any future tenders that may arise. We have three main competitors for the contract; Boart, Major, and Orbit. Major is the only one that has a technical competitive advantage over us, they have the equipment and personnel to perform such a job. Whereas in Northern’s case, we need to, purchase 4 new drills, bulldozers/skidders, and supporting equipment. Other than buying new equipment we can always rent, as long as the rental period of the drill, bulldozer, and supporting...
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...Nativity scenes are an integral part of Christmas for many families, helping set the mood for the annual celebration. Christian stores and other retailers can offer a wide range of choices to meet consumers' tastes. Jared Monds, business development manager for Blessings, said the store is selling a new line this year made of olive wood from the Holy Land. "They look gorgeous." The olive wood scenes are one of many nativity choices available at Blessings, which has locations in Edmonton and Calgary. Other stores, such as Wisemen's Way Bookstore in Camrose and Scott's Parable in Red Deer, also stock a good selection of nativity scenes. Jim Pearson, president of Scott's Parable, said the Fisher Price Little People nativity scenes are popular. These scenes feature figurines that children can pick up and move around. Wisemen's Way Bookstore in Camrose stocks a good selection of nativity scenes.View Larger Image View Larger Image Wisemen's Way Bookstore in Camrose stocks a good selection of nativity scenes. Dave Halliday Email to a friendEmail to a friendPrinter friendlyPrinter friendly Font: AddThis Social Bookmark Button "Nativities continue to be a big seller every year," he said, adding that high-end decorative versions can cost up to $1,000. Books are a mainstay at the Alberta stores. "Books make great gifts," said Pam Reber, owner of Wisemen's Way. "Bibles are our No. 1 seller." When a bible is chosen as gift, a natural accompaniment...
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...this idea could possibly work through such extreme circumstances. We see the importance of community over oneself through Lenina, as well. After Bernard explains to Lenina about his feelings of indifference within the World State, she states “When the individual feels, the community reels” (Huxley 94). This devotion to community is very prevalent throughout the novel through Lenina, which mirrors the importance of community in Karl Marx. While we see Lenina play a role in ensuring the priority of community, Mustapha Mond also plays a role in demonstrating communal happiness over individual wants and needs. Towards the end of the novel where Mustapha Mond is explaining to Bernard, Helmholtz, and John why being on the islands is better, he explains why he decided to stay at the World State rather than being exiled over his love of scientific research. He states “That’s how I paid. By choosing to serve happiness. Other people’s- not mine” (Huxley 229). Mustapha Mond contains the mirroring aspect to Marx’s belief as the “World Controller” throughout the novel...
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...NORTHERN DRILLING INC.: A TACTICAL DILLEMA IN GROWTH STRATERGY The DILEMMA The General manager of Northern Drilling Inc.(Northern) Peter Bremner (referred to ‘Bremner’ hereafter), has received a request for a proposal to perform exploratory drilling for MOND NICKLE COMPANY, and Bremner will need to submit his proposal within the next three weeks. If Northern manages to get this order, this will be their largest contract till date and will give them a chance to get on board one of the largest Canadian mining companies which is on the verge of massive growth. On the flipside, this project may endanger the relationship Northern has with Noranda Nickel (Noranda), one of its most loyal customers who contribute to 60% of their business. Also since this is a highly complex project, Bremner must evaluate whether Northern has the capability to handle a job of this magnitude given the challenges the industry is facing with finding experienced drillers. PROBLEM STATEMENT: Bremner must factor in all the challenges mentioned and take a call to submit a proposal. If he does then he should make sure that price is competitive yet profitable and that should also make sure Northern has contingency plans in place to handle this complex project CRITERIA: 1. Project Profitability (Cash Flow): Given that the company management wanted a 30% gross margin, what would be the cash flows of the company for the duration of this project. What alternative will fetch them the highest positive...
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...nobility are similar to those of Shakespeare, as he believes nobility should be based on ones actions. In King Lear Shakespeare repeatedly refers to Burgundy as “noble Burgundy” (1.1.223). He does this in order to show the irony in calling him noble as Burgundy is noble by birth, but not by action. This is obvious when Burgundy dismisses the idea of marrying Cordelia, once Lear removes her dowry, which in his eyes makes her worthless while in the eyes of France her worth does not change. Huxley uses the same motif to emphasize that there is a lack of nobility in the World State. In Kazi 2 Brave New World John Savage is one of the only people in the World State who has a proper understanding of what nobility is. While Mustapha Mond believes that “civilization has absolutely no need of nobility” (237), John Savage believes the opposite. John refers to the World State as a “nightmare” (210) and comments on the “possibility of transforming” (210) it...
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...Plot: This book starts off in the Central London Hatching and Conditioning center, where the Director of the hatchery and his assistant, Henry Ford, are giving a tour of the facilities to a group of young boys. The Director explains to the students the process of Bokanovsky and Podsnap by which humans are grown inside bottles and then conditioned/brainwashed to believe the moral “truths” that the World state wants to implant in them. This conditioning, also known as hypnopaedia or sleep-teaching, instructs the citizens to believe in the value of society over the individual. Each person exists to serve the community. It’s their job to be consumers and workers, which in turn keeps the economy stable and strong. Buy lots of clothes. Use lots of transportation. For example they use electrical shocks o young children to make them afraid of books and flowers, this allows the government to install fear of knowledge and nature in the society. To assure the stability of the society, the bottles are divided into castes: the alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas and Epsilons. The alpha embryos are the highest cast for they are designed to become the leaders and thinkers of the world state, they are smart, tall, and muscular. Epsilons are the total opposite; they are short, dumb, and ugly. The government implies that the best way to keep non-Alphas stupid is to give them dangerous substances, such as alcohol and oxygen deprivation, while they’re still in the test tube. Epsilons are also grown in...
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...death if millions of young soldiers, where destruction from advancement in technology caused composers to predict the future where technology could adversely affect society to a great extent, where individuals emotions are suppressed. After World War I, extravagant spending stimulated composers to discuss ideas of what type of future capitalist ideals could create. Within the community, there is a lack of empathy to highlight that education and culture are not part of their world. This idea challenges Huxley’s belief of culture and education as an important part of societal development. By keeping them ignorant, Mustapha Mond maintains power, which is what Huxley attempts to convey as a warning to individuals of the power of central institutions. The moral and intellectual value of education is juxtaposed with the immoral behaviour of the ‘feelies’. Further, Mond refuses to publish ‘A NEW THEORY of...
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...where they grow. Not just one but multiple are grown at the same time in one room, they’re manufacturing them by the dozens. “Making ninety-six human beings grow where only one grew before. Progress”( Huxley p.6). There is no such thing as free will, the lives of these people are planned out from the beginning and there’s no way around it. The relationship with God Huxley mentions is something he wants to be true. He hopes and wants to believe there is a God. At one point he is talking to The Savage and Mond about religion, discussing the absence of God now in their modern world. Mond give the argument “‘You can only be independent of God while you’ve got youth and prosperity; independance won’t take you safely to the end.’ Well we’ve got youth and prosperity right up to the end.” (Huxley p.233) Which is referring to the dystopian yet utopian world they exist in that makes it so that they have nothing to worry about. By mentioning people turn to God when people get lonely, Mond admits the government has made people hate solitude as well as literally arranging their lives so that “it’s almost impossible for them to have it.” (Huxley p.235) “Our civilization has chosen machinery and medicine and happiness. That’s why I have to keep these books locked up..”( Huxley 234) Which ties into the earlier discussion of how much power the government has over their citizens. Books equal the type of knowledge not allowed to have because it’s outside of what the government teaches them so they’re...
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...Bewijzenmap creativity takes no excuses. if it’s important you’ll make time for it. if you don’t know where to start. start anywhere. if you feel stuck, ask someone to help out. if you’re tired take a timed break. if you don’t know how to do it, try doing it the way you can. if you believe you can do it, you will. charlotte de goey 63721 v4m3 Voorwoord Stage lopen, 2 woorden waar mijn hart van doodsangst sneller van ging kloppen. Een periode waarin het niet aanklooien is en lol op school een periode waarin je jezelf serieus moet gaan bewijzen in de echte wereld. Ik doe de opleiding Mode en Trends en moest dus opzoek naar een stage die hier bij past. Nou is mijn eerste stage die niet geworden, het zoeken van een stage had ik flink onderschat en heb dus via school een stageplek gekregen. Dit bleek uiteindelijk heel erg leuk te zijn en heb het hier onwijs naar mijn zin gehad. Maar heb hier wel geleerd dat ik later nooit in bij een marketing communicatie bureau wil werken. Hierna ben ik terecht gekomen bij Wayne Parker Kent, een online publisher die verschillende websites hebben op het gebied van trends en leuke weetjes. Dit valt dus al meer in het mode en trends straatje. I N H O U D S O P G A V E Pagina Mijn stagebedrijven 8-9 1. MAAKT MEDIA-UITING 1.1 Beoordeelt opdracht en adviseert opdrachtgever 1.2 Maakt plan van aanpak 1.3 Maakt concept 1.4 Maakt ontwerp 1.5 Presenteert media-uiting 8-9 8-9 8-9 8-9 8-9 2. REALISEERT MEDIA-UITING 2.1 Bereidt realisatie...
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...Control of the Masses According to Webster's dictionary a dystopia is “an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives”. Brave New World and The Matrix both take place in scientifically advanced, futuristic, and horribly imperfect worlds that strip people of human individuality. In Brave New World, the World State controls every aspect of human life, all psychological, economic, and social factors. The world that Huxley has created is a place where free thinking has never been a thought, and the freedom to choose can never be chosen. In the Matrix, a technological evolution creates artificial intelligence, that views humanity as a virus that needs to be eliminated. In the movies, people are “programed” before they are born so they can be controlled. The worlds of The Matrix and Brave New World both revolve around societies that are scientifically advanced and controlling of all aspects of human life. The World State system in Brave New World is centered around consumerism. In the novel, society modifies human behaviors so that people will want to consume goods and spend as much money as possible. They are brainwashed to think that they live in the perfect system because they don’t feel pain, discomfort, or recognize injustice but their incomprehensible truth is they don’t live real life. (Read this next sentence dramatically) They're all living a lie because they don’t got no freedom! The person who controls this society is called “The Director”...
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