...How Representation of James Bond characters has changed since October 5th 1962 ‘007 licenced to kill, HM Secret Service agent’ ‘The description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way.’ (Wikipedia descriptions) The above description defines the word ‘representation’ in a way in which can be understood by anyone. The term has a whole new level of meanings that would take more than twelve words to describe and that which I plan to go into in-depth detail about. This case study will map out why the term ‘representation’ is so prominent in the ongoing fifty-year old thriller sequel, James Bond, how influential it can be on a persons opinion, and the way in which it shapes a whole film. Representation may or may not have shaped not only the way we see the characters but the way in which we look at features after the film has been made, for example, do we view stockbrokers on Wall Street the same now as we did before the Oscar winning film ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ was produced? Or do we assume that every secret agent is just like James Bond? Michael Wilson, producer of Skyfall and screenwriter of many of the 007 films, says: ‘the film character of James Bond is always dependent on the actor who plays him and the time at which the film is made because Bond always lives in the contemporary time the films are made.’ The representation of characters in films is vital to how we view a film and whether we take an instant like or dislike to the character....
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...For exclusive use at University of Strathclyde, 2015 IMD320 02.10.2006 INTERNATIONAL PRUDENTIAL UK: REBUILDING A MIGHTY BUSINESS Research Fellow Jean-Louis Barsoux and Professor JeanFrançois Manzoni prepared this case as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a business situation. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…. It felt like New Year’s Eve as Prudential senior managers joined their chief executive, Mark Wood, in counting down the seconds to midnight. The date was October 4, 2005. The venue was a trendy London restaurant. And they were celebrating the completion of the company’s 1,000-day journey. Wood gave a very personal speech, thanking several individuals. He also recognized the tremendous collective effort that had propelled the insurer from seventh position to second in terms of domestic market share. In less than three years, there had been a 55% jump in sales, a 58% increase in new business achieved profit and a 22% gross reduction in cost base. Yet the success had not been achieved without pain. The UK workforce had almost halved since Wood had been appointed CEO in February 2001. Indeed, of the 87 executives present that evening, 38 were new to the senior management group. And from the top executive team he inherited, there were only two survivors. As he completed his speech, Wood’s mind wandered back to the state of the company he had joined. Copyright © 2006 by IMD - International...
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...George Washington's Greatest Challenges George Washington's Greatest Challenges Good Morning, Everyone. My name is Jeremy Beltran, and today I will be talking about George Washington. At the time of the American Rebellion Washington was a great leader of the continental army. Following his role as a leader he was elected as the first president of the United States of America. Yet, he had two issues that became his greatest challenges; the military and government development. One of the issues Washington faced was with stock for the military forces. There was an old saying. "amateurs study tactics while professional warriors study logistics." (Facts about Washington, n.d., Para#6) Not being able to provide the army with all the required material effected combat efficiency. As an active duty member myself receiving required materials is what I would expect the government to focus on. As well as it being conducted effectively. "George Washington urged congress and the thirteen states to replenish the desperate need for the following items: shoes, shirts, blankets, and gunpowder." (Facts about Washington, n.d., Para#6) Yet it became difficult for him to get these resources due to the selfishness of the thirteen states. It seems George Washington was adamant about the military, and if he wasn't so strong willed it may have consumed him. During the Valley Forge winter military camp of 1777-1778 it became very difficult to get supplies to them. "Rather than snow and cold temperatures...
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...WORI( EXPERIENCE U.S. Army Reserves Decatur, GA. Human Resources I Petroleun fuppty Ins*uctorJxne 2010 - Present Human Resources Instructor: Managed incoming calls, data entry, faxing and copying documents for the Quartermaster Command Center. . Organized special events, travel arrdngements, corporate agendas and itineraries. 'Planned and coordinated co4rorate luncheons, and develop presentations for related on- and offsite meetings. 'Managed incoming calls, data enty, faxing and copying documents for the Quartermaster Command Center. . Organized special events, travel arrangements, corporate agendas and itineraries. 'Planned and coordinated corporate luncheons, and develop presentations for related on- and offsite meetings. Operated 20 , 37 , and 45 passenger buses for fhe Quartermaster Sustainment of Excellence Center. ' Ensured internal staffmd customers were provided with timely and accurate project information and status updates. 'Maintained an archive of all incoming and outgoing correspondence for Director of Military Logistics. 'Drafted letters, reports, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint Presentations and forms that may be confidential in nature from rough drafts to making changes in grammar, punctuatio& to final copies. 'Mailed shipments (sorte4 distributed U.S. Mail and disfibuted inter office mail), prepared overnight and urgent packages (DIIL, UPS, Fed-ex). . Managed emails and heavy calendar entries through Lotus Notes and Outlook. 'Inventoried and ledger office...
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...During the battle of Trenton Greene commanded one of the two American columns. After the victory he proposed to exploit the favorable situation and immediately head for Princeton, but his idea was rejected at the military council. At the Battle of Brandywine Greene commanded the reserve. At the battle of Germantown Greene's troops arrived later than the right wing of Sullivan. However, after arrival in Germantown, Greene and his troops displayed an outstanding skills and performance. After spending the winter at Valley Forge, Washington appointed General Green a Quartermaster. Along with that Greene maintained command of the troops on the front lines. On June 28, 1778 Greene commanded the right wing in the Battle of Monmouth. In June 1780, Greene's troops, with the support of the local militia, defeated the British at the Battle of Springfield, New Jersey. In August Greene resigned his position of a Quartermaster. On October 14, 1780 he, replacing General Horatio Gates, led the southern army, and on December 2 took command of the garrison in Charlotte, North...
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...- History/Origin Northern Ireland came into existence with the British Government of Ireland Act (1920) which divided Ireland into two areas: the Irish Free State, made up of the 26 southern counties, and Northern Ireland - comprising of the counties of Antrim, Down, Armagh, Londonderry, Tyrone and Fermanagh. Roman Catholics, who made up around one-third of the population of Northern Ireland, were largely opposed to the partition. Irish Republican Army (IRA), nationalist organization devoted to the integration of Ireland as a complete and independent unit. Organized by Michael Collins from remnants of rebel units dispersed after the Easter Rebellion in 1916 (see Ireland), it was composed of the more militant members of the Irish Volunteers, and it became the military wing of the Sinn Féin party. With the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, the IRA became the stronghold of intransigent opposition to Ireland's dominion status and to the separation of Northern Ireland. During the troubled early years of the Free State, the IRA was responsible for numerous bombings, raids, and street battles on both sides of the Irish border. Popular and effective at first, its fortunes turned after Eamon De Valera, a former IRA supporter, took over the Free State government in 1932. Weakened by internal dissensions, by a loss of popular support because of its violence and pro-German agitation during World War II, by the attainment of republican objectives in 1949, and by government...
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...noncommissioned officers At the time the Blue Book outlined the five separate ranks of noncommissioned officers and their duties. The five ranks were (from lowest to highest) Corporal, Sergeant, Quartermaster Sergeant, First Sergeant, and Sergeant Major. It was the responsibility of the noncommissioned officer for instilling good order and discipline amongst the soldiers of their company. Sergeants and corporals where in charge of day to day duties, which included training and mentoring soldiers of their squads. They also maintained their squad’s personnel records. They taught the soldiers the basics of marksmanship, the discipline of maintaining cleanliness of one’s self and equipment, and basic formations. First Sergeants were and still is a company’s top enlisted. His role was to monitor the overall discipline and conduct of the soldiers in his company. He kept company records of supplies and soldiers. Knowing who every soldier was, what their trade was, where they were from, and the terms of their enlistment. He also recorded the orders of the captain, also known as the company commander. The Quartermaster Sergeant was the assistant to the regiments Quartermaster. He was able to do the Quartermaster’s job in his absence, so he needed to know all of the responsibilities and duties of the Quartermaster. When the regiment went on marches he was responsible for ensuring that all the equipment was properly packed, transported and nothing was lost in transit. A Sergeant Major, just like...
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... the Baron joined the Prussian Army in 1747, when he was seventeen years old. In May 1756, the Seven Years War began in Europe, and Prussia and Britain were fought against France, Austria and Russia. At this time, von Steuben was a second lieutenant. He was wounded at the Battle of Prague, where the Prussian army was victorious, despite being outnumbered 2 to 1. In 1758 he served as General Johann von Mayer’s adjutant and principle staff officer in a special detached corps. Von Steuben was promoted to first lieutenant in 1759, and he was again wounded at the Battle of Kunersdorf during the summer of that year. On June 26, 1761, he was transferred to general headquarters, where he served as a staff officer in the position of a deputy quartermaster. Later in 1761, he was taken prisoner when Major General von Knoblock surrendered at Treptow on the Russian front. In 1762 he was released, promoted to captain, and he eventually became an aide-de-camp to Frederick the Great. Then he joined the King’s personal class on the art of war, where young officers were trained in the complicated art of leadership. But shortly, following the peace treaty, he was discharged from the Prussian army on April 29, 1763. The road to America began in 1763, when von Steuben met Louis de Saint Germain in Hamburg. Saint Germain later became the French Minister of War during the American Revolution. This acquaintance was in France while von Steuben was serving as Grand Marshall to the Prince of Hollenzollern...
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...Rookard The Fifteenth Amendment and President Ulysses S. Grant The fifteenth amendment of the united states was made to create equal opportunity for voters in America without being discriminated against. I believe one of the good things Grant is known for was creating the first park – Yellowstone National Park – bringing together federal lands in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. I think the 15th amendment was a good idea because it overturned the preexisting statute prohibiting African-American citizens of the United States from suffrage so any previous station of servitude or slavery undertaken by any individual was immaterial with regard to the right to vote. The third reason I think that both the 15th amendment and Grant are good is because he successfully carried out his plan to integrate blacks, guarantee their rights, and support equality may be this: during Grant’s eight years in office, the South went from being half Republican to nearly entirely Democratic. The reason I support the 15th Amendment is because it was difficult to pass due to racism and prejudice in the south and Grant’s presidency, which he thought that having the votes of African Americans was more important for the future of the republican party, especially if it was able to be passed and he ran for a second election he’d win for sure, because he supported equal rights among voters although the abolishment of slavery started not long before its’ ratification. (The civil war and its aftermath: Civil Rights...
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...in WW II the German Army needed 12 garrison troops for each Greek partisan. The Taliban have the superior advantage, they live there. Do we leave now or wait for their kids and grandkids to continue killing our troops? Prudence say leave now. Forget about the Taliban ever lining-up to be shot like the Redcoats during the American Revolution. Forget about all those military theories and remember Carl von Clausewitz statement that all the careful planning is useless when the battle starts. The Taliban will never be defeated by the folly of military power, but only by the lost of their sources of money and materials. Study Arnold J. Toynbee's two volume abridgment of The Study of History. The conflict is with the Taliban is a Quartermaster issue: cut-off their supply of money and materials, and make an offer to the tribal tribal leaders they can't refuse.” Henry Rawlinson and Douglas Haig: Sir Henry Rawlinson (1864-1925) was born in 1864, the son of a diplomat. Having joined the British Army he served in the Myanmar expedition of 1886-87 under Lord Roberts, in the Sudan campaign (1898) with Lord Kitchener (minister for war during the First World War from 1914-16), and in the Second Boer War (1899-1901). When war broke out in August 1914 Rawlinson was given command of IV Corps sent to assist the Belgian Army against the German siege of Antwerp. In 1916 he was appointed Lieutenant General of Fourth Army, playing a primary role in the Battle of the Somme of July-November...
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...Arthur had strong political ties at this point, and in 1858, Arthur became a member of the state militia in New York. The governor of New York, a Republican named John A. King, needed people to fill important positions, such as generals and quartermasters. He chose Arthur as New York’s quartermaster general. Arthur quickly became the brigadier general and was in charge of the housing of hundreds of thousands of militia. Because of his leadership and respectability, Arthur gained prestigious position in political affairs. Arthur retired from his position as brigadier general in 1863 and became involved in law. Through this practice he became very affluent. Nominated by Ulysses S. Grant in 1871, Chester A. Arthur became the Collector of the Port of New York. His position required him to deal with the affairs of the country’s imports. Arthur, however, used his power for graft; not for himself, but for Roscoe Conkling, whom he supported. Chester had strong political influence, and used this to take salary kickbacks...
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...that they return home to their families but every soldier has a reason for life. Matram life flashed before him in one quick instant He had only joined the kings army out of a stroke of bad luck but he had never regretted it. After his father died of old age and his mother of grief he had been living on the street until his nineteenth name day. He had tried to pick pocket a quartermaster who was picking up supplies up in the city to take down to the kings barracks in the center of the city. Well, as fate would have it he was caught by the quartermaster and was immediately thrown in jail. He was offered two chooses by the city officials, one was he would loose his right arm or he could join the kings army and make a decent living. After Six years of stealing and sleeping out in the cold an honest living was what any man would want. It came with food clothing and a decent pay out. This was all more than Matram had ever really had in his who life. He looked at the officials and just nodded his head and waited as he was escorted out of the door and in to the waiting caravan. The quartermaster smiled when he saw Matram. He let out a quiet laugh and started the horses down the road to the barracks. It amazing how many people just take life itself for granted everything you do has an affect on the turn out of your future. If only he had not tried to steal from that man on the particular day he would have been some were else by now. But after two years of training...
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...5 February 2012 Prudential UK: REBUILDING A MIGHTY BUSINESS A case study answers Submitted to the Department of Business & Social Studies In the School of Human Resource Development in partial fulfilment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration Of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Case Study - DBAS 4104 –Organisation Dynamics Solomon Kinyanjui HD 433-C002-2986/2011 Questions: 1. Discuss the relevance of Kotter’s model in bringing about change in Prudential UK. Professor Kotter 8 Step Process organizations can avoid failure and become adept at change. By improving their ability to change, organizations can increase their chances of success, both today and in the future. Prudential Chief executive Mark Wood turns around the organization within a period of 1000 days using the model to the letter. The effort propelled the insurer from seventh position to second in terms of domestic market share .55% jump in market sales ,58% increase in new business and achieved a profit and a 22% gross reduction of cost. Step 1 - Establishing a Sense of Urgency • Examine market and competitive realities • Identify and discuss crises, potential crises or major opportunities Tactics that can make this happen include: • Bringing the Outside In • Behaving with Urgency Every Day • Finding Opportunity in Crisis • Dealing with NoNos -Wood establishes a sense of urgency within two weeks of arriving when he calls a strategy...
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...Team Planning Sheet You will work in a team of students to design and build a solar-powered truck that can pull the maximum load. Engineers almost always work in teams to solve problems because a team brings together multiple points of view, multiple ideas, and multiple skills to attack a problem. But an effective team does not just happen, it takes planning and work to form a good team. A fundamental rule for successful teamwork is to listen carefully to each other’s ideas and opinions, and to consider each of them carefully and respectively. This sheet will help you (meaning collectively your group) organize your team, and to determine your approach to the design problem. Your team will need to discuss the various issues and come to consensus; this will take some time and effort. It is important to keep a team notebook to record your data, to describe your ideas and to sketch trial designs. You will need your data to make calculations, and you certainly don’t want to lose a good idea. Even if you decide an idea or design is not the best one initially, you may change your mind later and want to go back and try it. At the end of your project your team notebook will help you to reflect on and evaluate the entire experience. This will help you learn which approaches worked and which did not so you will be an even better design problem solver on the next project. Start your notebook by recording your team’s answers to the following issues. • How...
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...American Civil War Experiences of the American Civil War (1861-1865): Honor, Duty and Death Introduction The following pages are an essay on the cause of the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the effects that the war had upon the soldiers, women and African Americans of the North and the South. In this essay I will write about the following topics and present a view of how the war was witnessed by these different groups of people. In regards to the soldiers of the North and the South, I will answer the following questions: What was the enthusiasm of the soldiers from the North and the South before the war? What was their perspective after the fighting had started? How did the soldiers of the invading armies treat the civil population? The horrors of the Civil War witnessed by the soldiers of the North and the South? Then I will answer some of the following questions about women and the Civil War: What role did women play during the war? What respect did women attain for their role? How did women help the soldiers to endure the hardships of the war? The questions dealing with African Americans are: Did the Civil War change how their comrades in arms viewed African Americans? How did African Americans help in fighting the war? Why did African Americans fight in the war? What did African Americans hope to gain from fighting in the war? The Causes of the American Civil War The American Civil War (1861-1865) occurred because the two principal regions of the country...
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