... A. Choice B. Dreams, Hopes and Plans C. Man and the Natural World D. Exploration III. Settings A. Forest B. On a gravel or dirt road IV. Symbolism A. Roads B. Nature V. Conclusion The Other Road Not Taken Speaking on roads that are not taken can literally be analyzed on a personal stance. Before I get into the poem I would just like to take the time to make this a reality. We all know the singer Whitney Houston passed away a few weeks ago. Her life can be analyzed as being two roads and which one she should have taken. Whitney grew up in a church in New Jersey where she began singing in the church choir. Her career took off in 1987 officially. Fast forward a few years and the good girl we knew seemed to crumble up before our eyes. Whitney married Bobby Brown and had a daughter Bobbi Kristina. Whitney and Bobby’s relationship soon became a downhill ride over powered by drugs and alcohol. We thought by looking at her, that her career was over. She proved us wrong by coming back more faith driven than ever before and with a new attitude. You see in “The Road Not Taken”, you have a decision to make as to which road you will pave for your life. Whitney chose her road and is at peace with it. Let us analyze the poem to see which road we will take. In the following paper, Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”, will be broken up to show the theme, settings, and symbolism. We have choices in life that we must make. The choices that we...
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...payment period is over in twelve months with no prepayment limitation that is an excellent deal. Taking the first loan will help the hospital close the loan within three months, as compared to the second loan option which could take six months to prepay. Phase II: Choosing refurbished machines will be a good option and will save the hospital almost 50 percent of the cost price as compared to a new one. I realized that it might be best to go with this. I selected the operating loan because it has a lower upfront payment and lower monthly installments. Leasing allows businesses to address the problem of obsolescence. Therefore, when the technology advances and the machine turn out outdated the terms of the loan would allow the machine to be replaced with a new updated model. Phase III: Tax Exempt Revenue Bonds is not the best choice, for it has a usable time set of three years as well as an escrow against gross revenue. I chose HUD 242 loan because it has the lowest interest rate of 3.9% with eight years of repayment installment. Summary I learned the importance of leasing or buying a new or refurbished medical equipment. Many options were available, and the type of the machine also needed to be considered before making a decision. For the loan process, I have learned to research the options before making decisions on any loan. I will attempt...
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...What choices do we make in our lives that are driven by our needs and wants? There are many differences between our needs and wants when making decisions. Some purchases are driven by the basic everyday items that we need to survive. Other choices are made by the personal desires of our own wants. We see in our society new items coming out everyday. There are things such as new technology, cars, houses, and more. Everyone in the modern day society, everyone wants what everyone else has. They want to be better than one another. Some of the choices that we make will affect us for the rest of our lives. There are some things in life that we feel are obligated to do such as attend college, purchase our everyday needs, and provide for our families....
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...Dreams Botswana- Feb 2015 Edition Men’s Column Cars are a man’s best and most favorite accessory or some may even refer to them as toys. Since 1335 when the first ever man made care was created by a gentleman called Guido Da Vigevano, an influential culture of men’s style and fashi0n paired with the car has been an important aspect in commanding and the demand of respect as well as recognition. This has evolved with time, new & modern technologies, fashion, grand car designs and the different types of acquired and preferred tastes in choices of fashion brands & class. Social situations make some of the greatest influences in fashion, style, accessories as well as the type of car you are to purchase. In ‘todays’ era we have an amazing range of cars to choose from and our intrinsic motivation comes from affordability, durability, brand communications, neediness, technology, social media as well social status. As I took a visit to GM Motors in Gaborone to look at some of the most popular car brands & style that Batswana men love to own, The General Manager ‘ Daryl’ described to me 3 different types of drivers we have in Botswana; The Family man; The young and aspiring youthful gentleman and the locally travelled gentleman. This made perfect sense to me because I realized how everyone of those gentlemen are different and part of where their influence in style and fashion may be derived. Fashion and style for men in Botswana used to be one of the nonfactors in consideration...
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...(a) Using the production possibility curve, explain the concepts of scarcity, choice and opportunity cost. [10] (a) The concepts of scarcity, choice and opportunity cost can be explained with reference to the production possibility curve. Scarcity leads to choice and choice leads to opportunity cost. Although factor inputs are finite, human wants are infinite which leads to the problem of scarcity. Scarcity is the situation where finite factor inputs are insufficient to produce goods and services to satisfy infinite human wants. Scarcity necessitates choice. In other words, due to scarcity, society must choose what goods and services to produce. The opportunity cost of a course of action is the benefit forgone by not choosing its next best alternative. When a choice is made, an opportunity cost is incurred. In other words, when society chooses what goods and services to produce, it is choosing what goods and services not to produce. The production possibility curve (PPC) reflects scarcity, choice and opportunity cost. Suppose that there are only two goods produced in the economy. The PPC shows all the different combinations of the two goods that can be produced in the economy when factor inputs are fully and efficiently employed, given the state of the technology. The above diagram is the PPC. Although the points inside and on the PPC are attainable, the points outside the PPC are not. Scarcity is reflected by the unattainable points that lie outside the PPC, such as point...
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...dispel the misconception many executives and scholars hold that a strategy is a catchall term used to describe whatever they wish. Instead, Hambrick and Fredrickson persuade us that a sound strategy, or as they define – an integrated set of choices, incorporates five separate elements that must work together to create one unified strategy. These five key elements, which are guided by the company’s mission, objectives and strategic analysis form the strategy - consisting of these domains of choice: arenas, vehicles, differentiators, staging, and economic logic. Consideration should be placed on all five elements, and not just a few components of a strategy. These elements call not only for choice, but also preparation and investment. It is important that they align and support one another. Finally, only after the design of all five elements can the strategist plan other supporting activities that are needed to reinforce the strategy such as functional policies, organizational arrangements, and operating programs. The arenas element is the most fundamental choice a strategist makes. It answers the questions, where will the company be active? It includes what product categories, market segments, geographic area, and core technologies to include. The challenge in this step is to be as specific as possible – the strategist needs to include not only where the business will be active, but also how much emphasis will be placed on each. Vehicles,...
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...TOEFL Writing Topics Topics in the following list may appear in your actual test. You should become familiar with this list before you take the computer-based TOEFL test. Remember that when you take the test you will not have a choice of topics. You must write only on the topic that is assigned to you. People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your community. Do you support or oppose the factory? Explain your position. If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. How do movies or television influence people’s behavior? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons...
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...to be had. I personally am for euthanasia or even terminal sedation because if my quality of life reaches the point that I am a burden to family and on myself and in constant irreversible pain I should be able to make my own choice if I am of sound mind. I do also believe there should be laws and provisions that must be satisfied before hand. Society, politics and religion tell us that euthanasia takes the value away from human life, that it is immoral in religion and can lead to potential financial gains if left unchecked. Valid arguments exist for those for and against the subject but the right questions need to be asked. Since we are born with the ability to make our own choices when is it acceptable to end ones own life? First and foremost the patient's personal feelings should be taken into consideration. Secondly, the family of the patient’s feelings and needs cannot be taken lightly. Is there considerable pain and suffering involved that cannot be repaired. Medical professionals should take into consideration the patients wants and needs while looking at it as professional as well. Is the patient suffering from an incurable communicable illness? Are there any treatment options left to explore. With medical advances and technology a patients suffering can be softened and their life extended by weeks, months and even years. If a patient is terminal the pain and suffering can be relieved to a tolerable level until nature takes its course. When a person’s...
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...Our group's choices for a business info system to create include these businesses: -Travel agency -Clothing retail shop -Small bed & breakfast chain -Motor-oil delivery company -Dried nuts store The top choice that we have decided on is the travel agency, and the motor-oil delivery company is our second choice. The travel agency is ideal because it is a family business that is trying to implement more technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Many of the office's data are hand-recorded and this method can be improved upon. Ideas for this business include a data-entry and retrieval system, which could hold customer information or payment records among many other data-entry system possibilities. Our second choice, a motor-oil company, is a local inventory-based delivery organization. Our idea for this company's system is to create an inventory-tracking system. The dried nuts store is not a preferred option because of the non-cooperation of the management. Specifically, they are not interested in an info system and are not convinced that it would be worthwhile and would not significantly help their business. Furthermore, the clothing retail shop is not a top choice because our group had no interest in the ideas for this business, which included sales records to show high or low-selling products. Finally, we did not choose to create an info system for the small bed and breakfast chain because they are currently looking for an online reservation system, which...
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...TChapter I The Problem and Its Setting This chapter presents the background of the study, statement of the problem, scope and limitation of the study, significance of the study, and definition of terms used in this study. Introduction Living in the era of technology, people nowadays are looking for more machines or equipments to better accomplish their tasks, thus, the onset of the Automatic Tubig Machine (ATM). People became reliant to this machine for their source of drinking water and are preferred by consumers instead of water delivery services especially for people who find the task of calling the water stations for delivery a tedious job. This study aims to find out why the Automatic Tubig Machine is preferred by most consumers compared to water delivery services. This will answer how convenient this machine is for the people in Koronadal City who have experienced obtaining their drinking water from the automatic tubig machine. The result of this study will not only benefit the citizens of the city but also the businessmen who are engaged in the same business or the businessmen who plan on entering the same business. Furthermore, the purpose of this study is to really know why this machine became famous to the people in Koronadal, given the fact that people are used to have their water delivered. This would also answer the questions to why they did and why they did not get their water to the ATM. Statement of the Problem This study aimed to determine...
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... The first step is selecting a team. This team would be the stakeholders. They would decide which system would help the most in what the organization is trying to accomplish. “The stakeholders of the organization have seen a need in an increase in a certain area which an information system can help and the information system will be brought in to address that particular need” (Johnson, E. pg.1). This will ensure that they are making the right decision for the company. The main factor for choosing an information system is to make sure the system will meet and exceed the goal of the organization. Stakeholders are involved because they know what part of the needs are the most help. They have to make sure that the system is the best choice for everyone who would be affected by the change. Organizations’ goal for selecting an information system is to improve the quality of healthcare, patient safety, and cost effectiveness. It is also a way to cut down on medical errors and wrong medicine assigning. It will cut down on the paperwork that the organization has to store on offsite storage because the storage onsite is full. It is the way to keep up with all of the changes in the healthcare field. Another goal is to see how the system will benefit the organization. This is where the stakeholder has identified a problem and has reviewed how the system would...
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...It seems obvious to many people that they have free will, for example, say you have just made a decision to go to the library, and you feel as if you could have chosen to do something else. Yet many philosophers state that this instinct is wrong and according to them free-will is just a part of our imagination. According to Shaun Nichols, “No one has it or ever will. Rather our choices are either determined—necessary outcomes of the events that have happened in the past—or they are ¬random” (Nichols 1). Institutions about free-will however change this view. Say you don’t know the answer to a question on a test; your first guess is more likely to be correct. “In both philosophy and science, we may feel there is something fishy about an argument...
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...feel overwhelmed by the various choices. In order to narrow down the choices, some well-meaning friend will tell you, “do what you love”, while another will say, “choose a career that will pay a lot of money”. These cause conflict in an individual’s career pathway. Some individual would prefer working for a good pay career rather than working for a job which satisfies them and make them happy. In vice versa, there are individuals who work on what they love to do and not for the money. There have been research which was done by Handerson on year 2011; he stated that people whom work they love to do have prosper in terms on money as well as happiness. It might be a late start but yet it profits at the end of the day. There are some people whom work for money, gets frustrated at one point of time on their life and lives an unhealthy lifestyle despite having money. Introduction In life there are three stages which determine the career pathway of an individual. Based on that, the stages are, childhood, teenager life and as well as adulthood. Career pathway starts from teenager life itself. From then, it moves on to the adulthood whereby that’s the time an individual would implement what is learned on teenager life to a real working life. That is when exactly it moves on to career pathway of a person. Career pathway is a pathway for a new movement in life. It’s a huge decision making term for an individual. A person shouldn’t make a wrong choice at that point of time, or the individual...
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...| BRM PROJECT PROPOSAL | FACTORS AFFECTING CHOICE OF SPECIALIZATION IN MBA | | | | SUBMITTED BY: Aditi Parija (15202189) Mohammad Adnan Ali (15202216) Pemba Tamang (15202221) Sana Quereshi(15202226) DECLERATION We hereby declare that the report titled “FACTORS AFFECTING CHOICE OF SPECIALIZATION IN MBA” is our own work carried out in partial fulfillment of the MBA program at School of Management, KIIT University under the guidance of Prof .Suvakant Mohanty, KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar. All care has been taken to keep this report flawless and we sincerely regret any unintended discrepancies in this report. This work is original and has not been submitted to any other University/Institute for an award for any degree/diploma Date: Signatures: Place: Names: CERTIFICATE OF FACULTY GUIDE It is certified that our report entitled “Factors affecting the choice of specialization” is based on original study. It has been completed under the supervision of faculty guide, Prof Suvakant Mohanty. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We would like to sincerely acknowledge the contribution of all those people who have, directly or indirectly, been instrumental in helping us complete this project...
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...The Ambiguity of the Impact of Life Choices By Stacy Tohar In the Road Not Taken by Robert Frost the reader is left with ambiguity about the personal impact on the traveler of choosing one road over the other, and therefore ambiguity about the impact on a person from making one life choice to the exclusion of another, as this poem is of course a poem about life choices. The definition of the word ambiguity is doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention.It is unclear whether the subject of the poem, the traveler, feels contentment, regret, or both about his choice of roads. However, from the poem’s conclusion, it appears that the author intended that the ambiguity remain without resolution, just as is often the case with life choices and the impact of those choices. In the Road Not Taken, the traveler stands at a fork in the road and must choose one road over the other. Of course, this is a metaphorical fork, symbolizing life choices and paths. Knowing that he must choose one road over the other, the traveler attempts to look as far down the way as possible in an attempt to see where each road will take him. This is as in life, where we must attempt to visualize the impact of choosing one life choice over another. However, as with life choices, the traveler cannot see the consequences of one choice over the other with any certainty: “And looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in the undergrowth.”(4-5). The traveler can only see that one road...
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