...Andy Wachowski’s The Matrix (1999) can be regarded as an illustration of the post human condition, an extreme illustration nearing the end of human life. While Matrix viewers are more interested in virtuality and the Real, the movie articulates significant post humanist concepts surrounding embodiment, human consciousness, and entropy. When considering what is human, or what constitutes humanness ‘the body’ has been of significance, however, moving into a posthumanism era embodiment has seemed to lose all significance; here the body is likened to a machine. While both the body and the machine are capable of ‘cycling energy into different forms'(Hayles, 1999, p. 101), the body has become simply a manipulatable cavity for posthumans, a mechanical entity that has the ability to reproduce. Equated with machine, the body can no longer be considered an asset for humanist thought, implicating the human consciousness as the only remaining precursor for humanism. When civilization reaches this stage or, on the other hand, machines acquire the ability to reproduce, the gap between mankind and machine may be completely bridged as machines and humans will become comparatively the same. Wachowski’s The Matrix (1999) fashions a world where that which is natural (or humankind) has incorporated the technological and the technological has incorporated the natural. What we consider our everyday world is known as ‘the matrix’, a fantasy dream world that is nothing more than a...
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...Renaissance as, “the period of European history between the 14th and 17th centuries when there was a new interest in science and in ancient art and literature especially in Italy.” Much of the change in music can be attributed to the changes in mindsets brought about by the Enlightenment and the Reformation. Music became less sacred, and more secular--although certain composers stuck with religious texts. However, some composers such as Francesco Landini in Italy, wrote no sacred works; whereas Machaut wrote fewer sacred works than composers in the past. The importance and influence of religion slowly declined in this period. Motets in the fifteenth century and early sixteenth century differed vastly from the ones preceding them in the late middle ages: “The years [circa] 1480-1520 witnessed an explosion in quantity and stylistic variety in motet production. Motets from this time period may have three to six voices; texts can be from the Old Testament, New Testament, liturgical rites, books of hours,...
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...connecting all of us, it is increasingly important that people have access to the internet so they too can participate in the world around them. Technology has curved the way we live our lives on a daily basis. Social media, elections, bill paying, communication, leisure entertainment and education are all done or can be done through the use of the internet. For example, teachers use technology for educational purposes giving the kids access to use computers, smartphones, tablets and the internet to search and expand the resources from what the school has to offer. Research has proven that schools and communities that have access to the internet and computers average an income $30,000 higher than those that don’t. This is the metaphorical gap we need to bridge in the United State of America. The goal is to ensure 100% of our country has access to the internet with the skills they need to utilize it and understand its capabilities. The Importance of Bridging the Digital Divide in America The term “digital divide” is often used to discuss the connectivity gap among distinct regions and demographics throughout the world. Rarely has this topic been the headline in any major newspaper here in America. In a nation that was founded on progress and equality why is it that only 71% of Americans actually subscribed to broadband at home? (Council, 2013) The digital divide is the gap between those people who...
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...University The Future of Libraries Technology (namely, ‘Internet’) has made a very significant impact on our lives. It has brought about those changes that were not even expected. One of the affected yet quite ignored field is the field of libraries. As we continue to go hand in hand with the techno culture, we need to ask ourselves that, are we leaving hands with the library culture? Slowly and steadily, as we keep watching as mere spectators, we are able to see that technology has replaced ways of doing things. It is a very difficult state to say whether it is an advantage or a disadvantage. There were days when people used to consider libraries as a place of learning but now is more like a community centre. Technology did create a gap which was named as the “digital divide” (S. Coffman 2012). People today have become so used to this technology that it has become a basic necessity. Sherry Turkle talks about this in her book, ‘Alone together’ published in 2011. Turkle tells us as to how technology was earlier perceived as a substitute has now become the primary source. Turkle argues technology that was earlier used to help us find time has in turn to lead us more and more busy life. We feel that we are free but we are not. Technology had offered us a virtual world, a virtual ‘AVATAR’ of our own self. But as we continue to use it, we are no longer able to differentiate between the virtual and the real. According to Turkle, “We come to see what robots offer as relationships...
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...Organizational Structure and Culture Student’s Name: Institution: Date: My current service area is the pediatric nursing department. The service area is part of a collection of nursing service areas that operate under the nursing practice department of the teaching hospital. The teaching hospital works under a well-managed structure depicted by the hospital’s organizational chart. The chart is a vertical organizational chart that begins with the highest levels of management and highlights the hierarchy of the levels in a descending order (Ezzat, n.d). The lowest levels of management are shown at the bottom of the chart. The nursing practice department is the largest due to the numerous service areas the department oversees. The head of the service areas are associate directors who report to the chief nursing officer. The chief nursing officer is responsible for the management of the nursing practice department. The organizational chart plays numerous roles within the service charter of the teaching hospital. One of these roles is the creation of a supportive environment that enables the teaching hospital to accomplish a client-centered model of care. The organizational chart meets various demands that support a client-centered care model. These demands collectively make up the clinical dimensions of the client-centered care model (Green et al. 2012). The first demand is the provision of a supportive and actively involved management system. Provision...
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...excess emotions that do nothing but keep me from accomplishing my tasks, or violence that I would, in very rare cases, manifest, although not completely because I am a good citizen of the state. Silence, in addition to rest, has also become impossibly elusive; in fact, it is beginning to have that illicit feeling to it whenever I get hold of it in especially rare and fleeting cases, such as when I am sitting on a toilet bowl or when I am beginning to sleep and having REM. Either the metro drowns me in ceaseless, diaphanous noise, or I hear the monotonous sound of my voice, which can be very irritating at times, but quite often, as among narcissists of my kind, I’d find myself listening to its cadence, quality, and idiosyncrasy with furtive conceit. It was a mistake choosing to live on this part of the planet, but I’d be more mistaken if I think that there was a choice to begin with. What makes this generation of young people unique (and superior) is that we think that noise is a given, that it is necessary in the unobstructed marching of time. We survive despite it, and even thrive in it. It is a surprise that we have not all...
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...whole. According to a report by McKinsey & Co. (2014), there are 4.4 billion people that are offline worldwide and 3.4 of those individuals offline live in just 20 countries. These billions of people that cannot access the Internet as easily as those more fortunate suffer from achieving a greater economic standing, education, social mobility, or other benefits that help improve overall life. This is not just a problem for those that aren’t as privileged, but for everyone whether they are connected or not. The input, opinions, and contributions from those who are not connected cannot be made to help better the world community until they are connected. It is crucial the digital divide that separates the fortunate and unfortunate is bridged for it is consistently widening. This research paper defines and...
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...group invitations, 1 suggested page, 2 cause invitations and 3 friend requests, one of which is of an unknown person. You are not new in Facebook. You've been using it for almost two years now. And what you do this Saturday morning is what you've been doing nearly all Saturday mornings since Facebook joined your life. When the weather is nice, you ignore half of the invitations for new apps and you quickly accept the group and the cause invitations so that you go out and enjoy life. Only later, when the weather is bad and you have to stay indoors, you start deleting apps, causes, groups and people. And this goes on and on, relentlessly. Whether you have realized it or not, Facebook is a real part of your life, is a real partner whom you have to see for good morning and kiss for good night. What changes over time is your degree of addiction; as it happens with all love-hate relationships.You don’t think you are a Facebook addict. Social networking is just a part of your generation that feels more comfortable with text messaging, chatting and online communication. But, hey! Your generation counts nearly forty years already, while Facebook is around the last five. Supposedly, social networking is addressed to the next generation, to your kids. But, if you take a look at your contacts, you will find people who are at your kids’ age. The generation gap is bridged when it comes to Facebook. Facebook can be used for personal reasons or for promoting your business and gain greater exposure...
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... “Socialization” is the process by which we learn to become members of society, both by internalizing the Norms and values of society, and also by learning how to perform our social roles as workers, friends, citizens, and so forth. This process of human development is said to be based on the concept of “Nature vs. Nurture”, that is the comparative importance of heredity (nature) and the environment (nurture) in the causation of human behavior. The mass media, which refers collectively to all media technologies such as the radio, internet, television, film and smart phones, has the ability to constantly communicate messages to extremely large audiences across the globe and therefore is a major influence on the way the environment affects our socialization process. Mass media is a significant force in moderrn culture; sociologists refer to this as mediated culture, were the media reflects and creates culture. Although family is suppose to be the most important agent of socialization the development of new technologies has bridged an increasing gap between the older and younger generations. Newer generations are drawn into the entertaining and appealing world of technology and are being constantly bombarded with messages from a multitude of media sources, these messages not only promote products, but moods, attitudes, and a sense of what is and is not important. With lesser and lesser interaction between the older and younger generations cultural traditions, values, morals...
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...Ceja Vineyards 1) What has made Ceja Vineyards successful to date? Consider both favorable and unfavorable factors. The success of any business starts with a good story. Stories can be captivating, educational, thought-provoking, and inspirational. A story that is genuine and humble can create a deep connection between the consumer and the business. A properly communicated story can cause the audience to experience a vicarious feeling of nostalgia. In the case of Ceja Vineyards, the story is humble and relatable. Winetasting (and drinking in general) tends to spark up conversation. For instance, when I toured the Terlato Family wineries in Napa, the man that was providing us with various wine samples (while also sampling them himself), decided to share a special wine with us. Of course, the “special” part of the wine was centered in its story. One day while workers were installing some posts to brace up the grape vines, they bumped into something hard in the dirt. The workers removed the object from the ground and, to their surprise, discovered that it was a tomahawk. Further research on the tomahawk confirmed that it was a genuine Native American weapon that dated back several hundred years. The vines that were in the immediate vicinity produced their best tasting wine, which they properly named “Tomahawk.” It just so happens to be their most expensive wine as well. Here I am several years later, bragging about this Tomahawk wine that I got to try and why it has its...
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...[Type the company name] | Strategy and Leadership Analysis | Samsung’s case | Table of Contents Executive summary 1 1 External Analysis 2 1.1 Current Position of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., division of mobile communications 2 1.2 Detail External Analysis 2 1.2.1TEMPLES (Growth) 2 A. Technological Factors 2 B. Economic Factors 2 C. Legal 2 D. Environmental factors 2 E. Social Factors 3 1.2.2Poter’s 5 forces - Profitability 3 A. Threat of New Entrants is low 3 B. Bargaining Power of Suppliers is low and changing 3 C. Industry competition is very High and increasing 3 1.2.3Competitors Analysis 4 2 Internal Analyses 4 2.1 Corporate strategy 4 2.2 Key Stakeholders 5 2.3 Five questions (5Qs) approaches 5 2.3.1 Growth-does the organization plan to grow? 5 2.3.2 Products/services—what products and services does it plan to provide? 5 2.3.3 Markets—what customer and geographic markets does it plan to provide service? 6 2.3.4 Generic strategy—what generic strategy does it plan to follow to position itself uniquely against competitions? 6 2.3.5 Industry position--- what position in the industry does it plan to hold in the future? 6 2.4 SWOT analysis 7 3Option 7 3.1 option one 7 3.2Option two: Samsung Experience Stores 7 4 Recommended Strategies 8 4.1 Recommended Strategy 8 4.2Recommendations 9 4.2.1External consistency 9 4.2.2Internal consistency 9 4.2.3Feasibility 9 4.2.4Sustainable competitive advantage creation...
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...Q1: Perform a PEST on Samsung and Identify the Change Drivers The group has identified the following analysis on SAMSUNG, one of South Korea’s key income contributor from the electronics industry that has resulted on a positive impact to the growth of the nation. The following table will highlight an analysis from Samsung’s perspective with regards to the nation’s political, economical, social and technology areas, where we have identified the change drivers, be it negative or positive, from the PEST analysis. |SCOPE |Samsung PEST Analysis |Change Drivers | |POLITICAL |Government: |Government: needed to improve the situation and| | |Was the second poorest country in the World (in|ensure the quality of the people rise at par | | |1954) and this was a huge concern. |with its other neighboring countries ie Japan, | | | |China and Russia. | | |Government strategy was to leverage on Samsung | | | |by promoting the company during the Seoul ...
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...seem to think that our decades old oil and coal based energy systems would barely change. Developments all over the world have already proved them wrong, however the world may soon witness the most dramatic changes in its energy economy in a hundred years. Energy experts projects that global oil supplies will only meet demand until the global oil production has reached a peak between 2013 and 2020. Declining oil production after peak production would cause a global energy gap to develop, which would have to be bridged by unconventional or renewable energy sources. Renewable energy refers to energy that occurs naturally and repeatedly in the environment. This can be energy from waves wind, the sun and geothermal heat from the ground. Renewable energy can also be produced from plant sources such as wood or crops grown specifically as fuel. The existing conventional renewable energy sources are as follows: Hydropower. Currently, about 3% of the world’s energy is generated by hydropower, or falling water which turns turbines at the bottom of dams to generate electricity. If global energy demand increases, it is unlikely that hydropower’s contribution to the total electricity use will be much more than it is. This is because, most of the great rivers have already been tapped for many uses, and some don’t even reach their mouths. Also, the trend now is to destroy old dams rather than build new dams because of their negative environmental impact. For example, in the U.S. now, many...
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...Innovation Strategy & Growth by Firdaus Khan Assoc. Prof & Trainer at ICBM-SBE 20 December 2012 firdaus@icbm.ac.in 1 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, … we had everything before us, we had nothing before us” 20 December 2012 firdaus@icbm.ac.in 2 SURPRISE!!! Q: Which is the number one mobile payment country on earth? A: It’s Kenya! 20% of its entire GDP passes through its service mPesa. 20 December 2012 firdaus@icbm.ac.in 3 GUESS WHAT !!! Q: Per capita, which country has the largest audience/users of youtube? A: Saudi Arabia The largest category of videos watched is educational. The largest demographic is middle aged women 20 December 2012 firdaus@icbm.ac.in 4 GOTCHA !!! Q: Where is the world's largest collection of fresh water? A: Egypt-Libyan desert. Remarkable solar technology is being invented to more reliably pump it and affordably extend food and fertility of land 20 December 2012 firdaus@icbm.ac.in 5 Today’s Race for Profitability is.. • not a 100m dash, • its rather a decathlon – where success comes from all round excellence in multiple sports - sitting out is not an option & - competing effectively entails mastering a number of competencies in a balanced way. 20 December 2012 firdaus@icbm.ac.in 6 Clued In ...
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...believers – to go forth and make disciples of all nations. It is a call that has pervaded through history and its impact is still being felt in the current generations. Knowing what one is expected to do is one thing but how to do it is an entirely different task altogether. Paul lands in Athens after an unpleasant time in Berea and Thessalonica. Luke does not clarify on how many days Paul spent there but it appears like Paul only stays there for a short duration. At the time of Paul’s celebrated visit, Athens was a great center of art, architecture and philosophy. Provoked by the rampant idolatry in Athens, Paul starts preaching at the slightest available chance. He starts at the synagogue where Jews and gentiles worshipped and then goes to the market place. He then encounters the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers who bring him to Areopagus to preach. Authorship The author of the book of Acts is not mentioned in the book itself. However, at the beginning of Acts 1:1, the book is addressed to Theophilus as in Luke 1:1-4. The author may have seen some of the happenings of the early church but was not an original witness to the workings of Jesus. In addition, the author distinguishes himself from other gospel writers in that he distinctly addresses the intended audience at the beginning of his book. This study explores the sermon which led people to Christ. In this case, Apostle Paul makes an extraordinary address, a sermon that was proclaimed to a pluralistic society. His audience...
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