...figure, Barry Brown was the only one that was ever truly nice to him or cared about him and now with the absence of his “surrogate” patriarchal figure, “J”'s moral compass becomes unhinged. Jacki Weaver's matriarch is nothing short of disturbing, and not just because she continually insists on kissing all of her grown sons on the lips, one might not find this unusual but she lingers beyond the threshold of acceptability. Despite her small stature and soothing voice, the matriarchal Cody is anything but, she can be cold, manipulative and utterly deceiving, evident when “J” is being held in witness protection and effectively is the prosecutions only witness in the trial of 'Pope' and 'Darren', her only remaining sons, does she contact the family lawyer and utter, without a nanosecond of hesitation that he must “go”, he must “disappear”. The juxtaposition of the average working-man's traditional pastime of watching the cricket with “J's” piecing together of what his uncles have just done and the sociopathic calmness of “Pope” as he makes a funny remark about one of the Sri Lankan players accentuates the notion of a Gothic architecture, the mundane and ordinary are infused with the malevolent and uneasy. This gothic duality is again evident when the Cody boys mercilessly execute two young police officers in response to the murder of Barry Brown, the cowardice slaying is...
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...Women On Screen In China Film, as a unique art form, has come to China nearly centuries. In 1920s, female images just can be seen as the tools in silent movies, which own not only very vague character, but also lack of adequate connotation of the times, not to mention women’s awareness of self-consciousness. However, after the establishment of People's Republic of China, government vigorously promotes that the "men and women are alike". Also with the influence of western feminist movement, the status of women began to turn upside down. Women are demanding equal status with men, and these demands also reflected in the films. Until now, women as a sign of beauty, some are gentle and virtuous, some are sweetie and pleasant, and some are full of unique personality but still attractive enough. In such a representation, it is hard to notice, even their own aesthetic values are deeply affected by the male views. Not so much a woman as a sign of beauty, as it is a sign to attract male attention. In many generations of Chinese directors, only one of the few is female director. In the Male-dominated film industry, obviously, female characters are created by them, reflecting men’s centralism’s view of women. This paper applies feminist film theory, by analyzing the feminine images in a famous Chinese director—Jiang Wen’s films, to reveal the hidden gender inequality as well as the phenomenon of “male gaze”. Through the criticism and introspection of these hidden and potential...
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...Success Factors 16 10. Marketing Analysis 16 11. Opportunities 17 12. Threats 17 Current Strategies 13. Strategic Position 18 14. Proposed Strategies 18 15. Selection of winning Strategy: Feasibility 19 16. Description and Risk Assessment 20 References 21 Appendices 23 1. Introduction. Note: “All work within this report is taken from the case study unless referenced otherwise”. McDonald’s started as BBQ restaurant by (“mac and dick”) which also known as Maurice and Richard. The concept of the McDonald’s at that time was a typical drive in restaurant that offers variety of BBQ menu to choose from. The brothers realised that it is important for them to highlight the menu that get the intention the most. Mac and Dick eliminated McDonald’s carhops’ concept to make McDonald’s as a self- service operation. They also narrowed down the menu from 25 menu lists on focus only 9 menus that is hot sellers. This action will increase efficiency and as an act of cutting cost. McDonald’s came out with the strategies of fast services and low prices. As McDonalds grows, the brothers started to think about opening franchises. Ray Kroc is seller that sells milkshakes machines and fortunately, McDonald’s at that time are using the machines...
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...Governing the House of the Mouse: Corporate Governance at Disney from 1984-2006 CASE ASSIGNMENT At the departure of Eisner, Chairman George Mitchell and new CEO Robert Iger are preparing to move the company forward. They have invited your consulting firm to meet with the new Board of Directors and discuss the situation at Disney. To familiarize yourself with the client, your first task is to prepare a background report which analyzes Disney's business environment and strategy. 1. What external forces and industry conditions have had an impact on Disney's performance over the years? 2. How did the internal organization and culture at Disney influence its performance? 3. How has Disney strategically responded to its competitive environment and internal capabilities? You have been asked to present a five-minute overview of the root causes of Disney's governance issues. The content of this brief presentation should achieve the following goals. 4. Identify the causes and consequences of the Board of Directors' ineffectiveness. 5. Highlight other governance weaknesses that have made Disney vulnerable to managerial opportunism. To be prepared for the ensuing discussion, you'll also need to be familiar with the following items. 6. How have governance mechanisms at Disney been used in the past, and what was their effect? 7. What unprecedented maneuvers were made by Disney stakeholders to overcome internal governance weaknesses? During the discussion,...
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...Governing the House of the Mouse: Corporate Governance at Disney from 1984-2006 CASE ASSIGNMENT At the departure of Eisner, Chairman George Mitchell and new CEO Robert Iger are preparing to move the company forward. They have invited your consulting firm to meet with the new Board of Directors and discuss the situation at Disney. To familiarize yourself with the client, your first task is to prepare a background report which analyzes Disney's business environment and strategy. 1. What external forces and industry conditions have had an impact on Disney's performance over the years? 2. How did the internal organization and culture at Disney influence its performance? 3. How has Disney strategically responded to its competitive environment and internal capabilities? You have been asked to present a five-minute overview of the root causes of Disney's governance issues. The content of this brief presentation should achieve the following goals. 4. Identify the causes and consequences of the Board of Directors' ineffectiveness. 5. Highlight other governance weaknesses that have made Disney vulnerable to managerial opportunism. To be prepared for the ensuing discussion, you'll also need to be familiar with the following items. 6. How have governance mechanisms at Disney been used in the past, and what was their effect? 7. What unprecedented maneuvers were made by Disney stakeholders to overcome internal governance weaknesses? During the discussion, you should be able to demonstrate...
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...Governing the House of the Mouse: Corporate Governance at Disney from 1984-2006 CASE ASSIGNMENT At the departure of Eisner, Chairman George Mitchell and new CEO Robert Iger are preparing to move the company forward. They have invited your consulting firm to meet with the new Board of Directors and discuss the situation at Disney. To familiarize yourself with the client, your first task is to prepare a background report which analyzes Disney's business environment and strategy. 1. What external forces and industry conditions have had an impact on Disney's performance over the years? 2. How did the internal organization and culture at Disney influence its performance? 3. How has Disney strategically responded to its competitive environment and internal capabilities? You have been asked to present a five-minute overview of the root causes of Disney's governance issues. The content of this brief presentation should achieve the following goals. 4. Identify the causes and consequences of the Board of Directors' ineffectiveness. 5. Highlight other governance weaknesses that have made Disney vulnerable to managerial opportunism. To be prepared for the ensuing discussion, you'll also need to be familiar with the following items. 6. How have governance mechanisms at Disney been used in the past, and what was their effect? 7. What unprecedented maneuvers were made by Disney stakeholders to overcome internal governance weaknesses? During the discussion, you...
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...TERM PAPER Marketing of Services SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: DR. SANJAY MEDHAVI, HARSHITA CHATURVEDI, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MBA MARKETING ,3RD SEM, UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I, Harshita Chaturvedi, have completed this project with full determination and dedication. First of all I would like to thank our professor, Dr Sanjay Medhavi, for providing us the opportunity of presenting such an interesting topic. I had very little knowledge of the PVR Cinemas but now i have learned a lot while completing this project. I would also like to thank my sister who was of great help in providing the guidelines of how to prepare the project. Lastly, i would like to thank all those who indirectly helped me in some or the other way in completing this project. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION4 PVR CINEMAS5 STP OF PVR CINEMAS7 MARKETING MIX- 7 PS9 SERVICE BLUEPRINTING16 CONCLUSION 18 REFERENCES...................................................................19 INTRODUCTION Over the last decade, India has registered the fastest growth among major democracies and is now the fourth largest economy in terms of ‘‘purchasing power parity’’.Over the years, spending power has been...
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...Blockbuster’s mission statement is “To be the global leader in rentable home entertainment by providing outstanding service, selection, convenience and value.” Blockbuster is an American based chain of retail stores renting DVD, Blu Ray, and video games. They have over 9,000 locations in the US and 25 other countries worldwide. It is headquartered in the Renaissance Tower located in Dallas, Texas. The first store was opened in Dallas, Texas 1985 by David Cook. Cook had started a company called Cook Data Services Inc. in 1982 selling software to Texas’s oil and gas industries.[i] When the industry went flat Cook was searching for another source of revenue. His wife a movie fan suggested getting into the movie rental business. At the time rental stores were small, specialized, and inefficient. These stores were mainly family oriented stores that provided few former big hit movies. Cook recognized if they displayed the movies, provided a large former big hits selection, and set up a computerized system he could provide a higher...
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...[pic] Case Study 1 Ryan Duran Amanda Greathouse Andy Cook Nick Miller Hillary Hughes Elizabeth Schaible Table of Contents Company Profile History 3 Organization, Mission, and Culture 3 Functional Area Assessment 9 Internal Environment Financial Position of Disney 14 Assorted Financial Ratios 14 IFE Matrix 17 External Environment Key External Forces 19 EFE 23 Competitive Analysis 28 CPM 30 Objectives Short Term 32 Long Term 33 Grand Strategies 34 Initial Findings 36 Company Profile Company History The Walt Disney Company, originally known as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, was formed by Walt and Roy Disney in 1923 with the creation of a cartoon named Alice’s Wonderland. With the start of that popular cartoon, the Disney brothers had unknowingly created a legacy that would live for generations. Since the creation of the Walt Disney Company, it has produced hundreds of chart topping animated films, put on dozens of Broadway plays, acquired TV and radio stations, and has created the most magical place on earth on three continents. Even after the deaths of the founders, the company has thrived for several decades every intent to continue growing. Organizational Mission and Culture Mission Statement The original mission of the Walt Disney Company was to “nurture the...
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...is to make more disciples to Him, even while encouraging one another in counseling. My steadfast goal in life is to know the Lord more, walk with Him, and then see Him face to face when He comes. For me, everything in life is a phase that someday will pass, but our desire in this life is to serve the Lord in all we do. Also in line with that, I am learning to encourage others with the utilization of the Solution Based Pastoral Counseling (SBBPC). With the inclusion of the Hawkins’ Pastoral Assessment Model, and defined teachings from Benner’s (2003) Strategic Pastoral Counseling & Kollar’s (2011) Solution – Focused Pastoral Counseling, it has been simply explained on the best approach to achieve this aim. This project emphasizes on an example linked with the SBBPC method with the general concentration being Brody, from Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness (Harrison 2007). It all comes down to the way that Brody’s emotions are not put into consideration, especially by his father. Steps are gradually taken here on how to improve Brody’s state of mind with the aid of good Christian counseling. THE PASTORAL COUNSELING SCENARIO PART 1: THE COUNSELING SETTING RATIONALE As far back as the twentieth century, the study of psychology has gradually moved from its view that things of the spiritual have little or no place in the area of counseling (Anderson, Zuehlke, and ZuehIke 2000, 15). This has led to further exploration and research in the Christ-...
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...TITLE PAGE TRENDS OF NEGATIVE THEMES IN NIGERIAN HOME MOVIES (A STUDY OF FOUR HOME MOVIES) BY OGBONNIA CHINAZA. C MC/2006/118 A PROJECT PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION, CARITAS UNIVERSITY, AMORJI-NIKE, ENUGU. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN MASS COMMUNICATION JULY, 201 DEDICATION I dedicate this work to God Almighty for his unfettered love. He is the only guide to my life and studies and he dispenses his grace freely. Also to my parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ogbodo Ogbonnia and my brothers Arinze, Nnamaka, Chukwunonyerum, I remain grateful for their moral and financial support. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to acknowledge and appreciate all who fired the flame in one way or the other. First, I thank God, the almighty father who has given me life, knowledge, wisdom and strength to accomplish my work. My special gratitude goes to my head of Department, Damian. U. Agboeze who despite his crowded daily programme as the HOD would readily attend to his students and his fatherly advice. My immense gratitude also goes to my supervisor Justina Obi who devoted her time to supervise, correct and criticize this research work to make it a reality. I can never forget the service of my lecturer, Ferdinand Obasi, who made things...
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...Executive Summary The Walt Disney Company was started in 1923 when brothers Walt and Roy Disney joined together to start what would become known as one of the most successful entertainment companies of all time. Through years of carefully calculated risks, taking advantage of opportunities in the market, and diversifying the company Disney has achieved worldwide recognition and market share in the majority of their business segments. Throughout this analysis of The Walt Disney Company, we will review the major decisions and reasons why Disney is so successful. We review the Corporate Level Strategy – which is on the outside a diversified approach, with a breakdown of all business segments, then go further in depth with their major Business Segment, Media Networks. The Media Networks segment is a highly diversified segment that includes domestic and international elements, with both internal productions as well as many subsidiaries that expand their offerings beyond traditional Disney productions. We will analyze Disney with the Porters 5 forces model, as well as a SWOT analysis. Within these two analysis models, we find Disney is well positioned for the current moment as well as the future. Disney is well positioned against new entrants to the industry as well as current rivals. Disney’s history of family friendly, safe, and “magical” entertainment that is neither offensive or vulgar has paid off, with 87% of parents who watched Disney productions as a child...
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...Journal of Vacation Marketing http://jvm.sagepub.com Strategic theming in theme park marketing Kevin K. F. Wong and Phoebe W. Y. Cheung Journal of Vacation Marketing 1999; 5; 319 DOI: 10.1177/135676679900500402 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jvm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/5/4/319 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Journal of Vacation Marketing can be found at: Email Alerts: http://jvm.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://jvm.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsReprints.nav Permissions: http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav Downloaded from http://jvm.sagepub.com at SAGE Publications on December 2, 2009 Journal of Vacation Marketing Volume 5 Number 4 Academic Papers Strategic theming in theme park marketing Kevin K. F. Wong and Phoebe W. Y. Cheung Received (in revised form): 20th May, 1999 Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (00 852) 2766 6341; Fax: (00 852) 2362 9362; E-mail: hmkevinw@polyu.edu.hk Kevin K. F. Wong, PhD is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Manager of the HTM Resource Centre in the Department of Hotel and Tourism Management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. His major research interests focus on tourism management, tourist behaviour, tourism forecasting models and impact studies. Phoebe W. Y. Cheung is a research...
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...Grade 5 Georgia Department of Education November 2014 All rights reserved. Assessment Guide Assessment Guide Georgia Milestones Grade 5 EOG Assessment Guide THE GEORGIA MILESTONES ASSESSMENT SYSTEM GEORGIA MILESTONES END-OF-GRADE (EOG) ASSESSMENTS ASSESSMENT GUIDE 2 3 3 TESTING SCHEDULE 4 DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE DESCRIPTORS DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND QUESTION CUES 4 6 SCORES 7 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) DESCRIPTION OF TEST FORMAT AND ORGANIZATION CONTENT MEASURED GRADE 5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA): DOMAIN STRUCTURES AND CONTENT WEIGHTS ITEM TYPES ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) EXAMPLE ITEMS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEMS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEM KEYS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) EXAMPLE SCORING RUBRICS AND EXEMPLAR RESPONSES ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) WRITING RUBRICS 8 8 9 10 11 11 21 34 36 40 MATHEMATICS DESCRIPTION OF TEST FORMAT AND ORGANIZATION CONTENT MEASURED GRADE 5 MATHEMATICS: DOMAIN STRUCTURES AND CONTENT WEIGHTS ITEM TYPES MATHEMATICS EXAMPLE ITEMS MATHEMATICS ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEMS MATHEMATICS ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEM KEYS MATHEMATICS EXAMPLE SCORING RUBRICS AND EXEMPLAR RESPONSES 46 46 47 48 49 49 53 61 63 SCIENCE DESCRIPTION OF TEST FORMAT AND ORGANIZATION CONTENT MEASURED GRADE 5 SCIENCE: DOMAIN STRUCTURES AND CONTENT WEIGHTS ITEM TYPES SCIENCE EXAMPLE ITEMS SCIENCE ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEMS SCIENCE ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEM...
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...Abstract North Country (2005) is a fictionalized account of the first groundbreaking successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit. This essay aims to analyze the different roles of leadership and leadership effectiveness in the film North Country. Table of Contents 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………...3 2. Defining Leadership, leadership Effectiveness, Theories and Practice………4 3. North Country: defining Aimes’ Leadership Model…………………....…….7 4. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………….9 5. Appendix……………………………………………………………………...11 6. Reference List………………………………………………………………...13 Introduction North Country (2005) is a fictionalized account of the first groundbreaking successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit. In the late '80s, Josey Aimes fled her abusive husband, and needed to find a way to support her two children. Aimes returned to her hometown in Minnesota and followed the lead of her old friend, who had bucked tradition and found a job in the iron mines. The mines provide a livelihood that has sustained a community for generations. It’s an industry long dominated by men, in a place unaccustomed to change. Aimes found honest labor and a living...
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