...acrobatic, exaggerated, and often obscene (Price, 2012)”. The zanni’s in this case being the two Arlecchinos utilised acrobatic skills in order to produce a highly comical atmosphere that thoroughly engaged the audience and established their recklessness. This could be seen when the Tartaglia’s walked off stage a got tangled in the curtains and the other put his foot in the bin. Due to the clumsiness of this act this showed that the zanni’s were extremely stupid as they remained immersed in the curtains and struggled to escape from the material, although appearing ever so simple to the audience. As a result, the Tartaglia’s exemplification of the human vices of stupidity and recklessness assisted in the creation of humour. Additionally, the zanni’s also performed a burle which generated a sense of tension, to ultimately result in humour. For instance, a sense of mystery was generated as the two Arlechinno characters performed an acrobatic act where the audience witnessed one climbing on top of the other shoulders, and standing up straight. Arlecchinos reckless behaviour resulted in finding their acrobatic movements. This created a suspenseful atmosphere resonating with the audience and thus effectively generated tension, and gives clarity to the human vice. Through the manipulation of movement, tension and stock character Homunculus successfully established a succinct piece of Commedia Dell’arte that clearly communicated the human vice of recklessness and stupidity, therefore producing...
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...EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY An employer has a DOC to see that reasonable care is taken to ensure the safety of employees. The DOC of the employer to employee extends to the provision of competent staff, a safe place of work, safe equipment and a safe system of work. -Metropolitan Parks v Percival The respondent lost both legs following a fall from a flat-bed truck on which he worked. During the course of the afternoon, there was an interlude for refreshments. The respondent admitted to having had either three or four drinks of alcohol. The medical report indicated that the respondent was indeed intoxicated as a result. On his way home, the respondent fell from the back of the truck and his legs were unfortunately crushed. The major point in this case was whether MPM had provided a safe work system. The court held that, the failure of duty to provide a safe system was not the effective cause of the accident. It was the respondent’s intoxication that was the effective cause of the accident. A safe system of work had been provided. The system had been ignored by the employees including the respondent. The circumstances of each case have to be considered in determining what is a safe system of work, as the requirements depend entirely on what exits at the workplace and on the level of danger that a situation poses. As such, no fault was found with the treatment of evidence nor with the finding that MPM had not provided a safe system. -Wilsons and Clyde Coal v English Mr. English,...
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...Whites’ lives forever. Mr. White Mr. White is a conservative, satisfied man who enjoys his quiet domestic life. Jacobs shows this in the very first scene in the story, which opens with father and son playing chess in their cozy cottage on a rainy night, while Mrs. White, knitting by the fire, comments on their game. Clearly, the Whites live a contented, if somewhat contained, life. Later in the story, the grandest thing Mr. White can think of to wish for is to clear the mortgage on their little house. White does have reckless tendencies, though. In the first paragraph of the story, in the chess game with his son, he puts his king “into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment” from his normally docile wife. This recklessness leads him to tempt fate with the monkey’s paw, endangering his family as a result. Mr. White is a kind of “everyman.” Happily retired, content with his life and his family, he is nevertheless intrigued by the tales of the exotic that his friend, Sergeant-Major Morris, brings home. His curiosity and his greed (a very minor greed, really) prove to be the undoing of his entire family — but these characteristics are what make him so...
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...Actus Reus The equation for Actus Reus is, Actus Reus, which is a guilty act and must be voluntary. Actus Reus is actually doing the acting, for example stabbing someone. The next part of the equation is plus Mens Rea, this means guilty mind, which means they had to of wanted to stab someone either by Intention, recklessness or malice aforethought. Strict liability can be here instead, this is where committing the offense alone is enough for you to be guilty, for example speeding, it doesn’t matter if you intended to you did it and that’s enough for you to be charged. Absence of defence is next and finally this all equals crime. Actus Reus + Mens Rea or Strict Liability + Absence of a defence = Crime There are four ways in which Actus Reus can be committed. The first is “Results crimes are those in which the actus Reus is defined in terms of prohibited consequences irrespective of how these are brought about.” This is where causation takes place and it is the actual consequences that are important where physical act links with consequences and results. The next for cases are example of causation. T R v Smith 1959, a fight broke out in a military barracks and a soldier was stabbed, on the way to the hospital he was dropped twice and the treatment at the hospital was inadequate, he later died, did he die because of the wound or the care he received. The stabbing was seen as the reason he died. R v Malcherek, a Defendant’s actions put him in the hospital and on life support...
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...company ran into hurdles in what it considered a fun contest. While Molson was able to target its main demographic in this contest, I believe they tried to portray their perceptions rather than their own core beliefs. Almost all that opposed the contest believed that it promoted irresponsible behavior that shed a negative light on all participants. This is in spite of the fact that Molson Canada believes in drinking responsibly. For now, I would advise Molson to keep a low profile and perform damage control. The contest has brought on much unwanted attention from those who did not want to associate with the recklessness it portrayed. With a few discounts and promotions within the next few months, the consumers should be purchasing Molson again. After all, much of the alienated population is students. While some may remain steadfast, most should be swayed by the lower prices. Lower attention spans and a student budget should be enough to have some return to the company. Once much of the negative attention has passed, the company should take another shot...
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...Mission Statement * No official mission statement could be obtained, since Red Bull is not a publically traded company. B. Slogan * “Red Bull gives you wiiings.” / “Red Bull verleiht Flüüügel.” * This slogan was popularized via TV commercials in German-speaking countries in the 1990s; the slogan was later translated into English as Red Bull became more internationalized. * Controversy arose over the rights to use the English slogan in the early 2000s when a patent attorney from Sarajevo claimed that he had patented the slogan for his own purposes back in 1997 in Romania. The slogan is still in use today by Red Bull. II. Core Competencies * Needless to say, the brand has developed an image for power, speed, and recklessness, and dominates the energy drink market all across the globe. * As can be seen in Pricing Strategies, the energy drink is marketed as a premium product. * Special ingredients like taurine and alpine spring water in addition to a high concentration of caffeine in a can half the size of other energy drinks are used to differentiate Red Bull from competitors * Red Bull is known primarily for its dominating position in the energy drink business, selling its Red Bull Energy...
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...merchandise, purchased at rock bottom prices, to turn a small profit. The success was unusually rapid and even had Sam Walton, of Wal-Mart, worried; and in July 1992 Mickey Monus (President), David Shapira (CEO), and Patrick Finn (CFO) felt like they were on top of the world. They had 25,000 employees and sales of more than $ 3 billion. Accounting issues: Phar-Mor bankruptcy was one of the largest private companies in 1992. The fraud was executed primarily by upper management from the President, CFO, and COO to name a few. Phar-Mor executives embezzled money by using it for personal use and creating the World Basketball League. Phar-Mor accounting issues included falsifying financial statements. The false financial statements were submitted to banks and allowed them to increase the credit line from $435 million to $600 million. Phar-Mor defrauded Corporate Partners, Chemical Bank, Westinghouse Credit Corporation, and Westminster National Bank for a total of $517 million dollars (Mintz & Morris). Mickey Monus, Pat Finn and associates managed to overstate inventory which amazingly increased tremendously each year. Phar-Mor inventory in 1989 was $11 billion and by 1991 it was $153 million. Phar-Mor initial strategy was to mark up “merchandise up to 20% resulting in a gross margin of 16.7 and cost complement of 83.3%” (Contrell & Glover). The budgeted strategy was never executed because in or to entice customers they lowered prices on sensitive items. Monus's plan to...
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...President who allowed the country to go into the most memorable depression to date. Herbert Hoover was a laisser faire President. He was blamed for not taking a more aggressive approach to the Great Depression. Only to believe the economy would fix itself. At the time of the Great Depression the US unemployment rate was at an all time high of 25%. So what are the main reasons that sparked the Great Depression? There are several reasons behind what actually caused the Great Depression. The Great Depression was not the first the nation experienced, but it was the most memorable. With recklessness on Wall St. Stock Market – excessive greed “buying on the margin” and over speculation. The banking industry took a dive for the worse. Farmers suffered tremendously because of the plummeting agricultural prices. Hoover attempted to intervene, but the acts passed by Congress and signed by him were the worst. Many believe it caused the problem to exacerbate. Hoover signed the Smoot- Hawley Act, which raised taxes. Raising taxes at a time of a depression was the worst. It was guaranteed to be doomed. President Hoover did led the Food Relief Effort, which put food into the hands of many Europeans during the world wide depression. During the Election of 1932 Hoover is defeated by Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt attempts to pass a number of acts in 100 days. This is also called the New Deal. Roosevelt’s...
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...at the extremities of the spectrum and in similar ways. Capitalism has allowed people to gain absurd amounts of wealth, often through corruption and deceit, and that wealth gives them unimaginable power while socialism tends to be corrupt and oppressive. This leads us to the obvious deduction that no system is perfect, whether it is a public or private health care system, a capitalist market or a democratic government, some might seem foolproof in theory but all have their flaws in practice, probably due to the volatility of human nature. We will argue that, in many ways, health care is a right, with the optimal yet not perfect system being public and equitable while serving everybody’s medical necessities at a reasonable and affordable price. There are quite a few horror stories heard about the Canadian public health care system involving lack of personnel, equipment, funding and waiting...
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...Crystal Beach Amusement Park During the late 1800 hundreds, a community of people in religious manner came together to explore the culture in a religious like, campground. As time progressed in this are, larger crowds became amass due to the increased amount of attractions imp laced in the area, drawing in large crowds well over 150,000 per season(annually). Soon after, the money scheme came into play where local entrepreneurs saw a chance to make an increased amount of money by adding small sideshows and to offer food and drink as well. When 1890 came across, the company Crystal Beach Company was created based off the idea of the beautiful sand this beach portrayed. During the same year, the creation of the park was first scene with the addition of amusements, a new in service pier, and on the 16th of July that year, it attracted its first customers. The height of its peak, the Crystal Beach Amusement Park left huge impacts of the way Canadian culture will forever be affected. The years went by, and as the additions of new rides and attractions increased, so did the occupants. A large impact this park had was the increased attraction of american population with the pier in service, servicing its main boats the Canadiana and the Americana. A huge anthropological input this park had was creating a name for Crystal Beach and at the time, making us one of the number one visited places in all of Canada. Another immediate cultural implication was it made us well known, and created...
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...Name Instructor Course Date Case Study In the case study provided, Westport Electric Company seems to be having serious budgetary problems. The selection, planning and implementation of various projects seem to be faulty. In this particular case, King who is the supervisor of the administrative staff budget staff section has raised a red alarm with regard to two recent budget approvals (Kieso 161). Background Information: Origin and Magnitude of the Problem The operating activities of Westport Electric Company are categorized in four main groups: “the electrical and transmission group, the Military and Space group, the Home Appliances group, and the Electronics group” (Kieso 161). These groups have various operational divisions. These administrative offices vary in nature and categories. The administrative offices offer top management advice in area of specialty. The vice presidents of these departments constitute the policy committee which takes part in the decision-making. These administrative offices “offer advice to operating divisions and other staff offices and coordinating among divisions” (Kieso 161). Generally, before a project is approved it undergoes a series of checkpoints. “At the beginning of the year, the budgeting department provides timetables and instructions required for the preparation, submission and approval of budgets for the forthcoming year” (Kieso 162). During budget preparation, a number of elements are considered. They...
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...A Profile of Viktor Bout He claimed that he was just a normal businessman, a deliveryman. But his extradition has tightened the relations between two world powers: Russia and the United States, as well as entangling Thailand. The Western media nicknamed him the "Merchant of Death". Even a Hollywood movie, Lord of War, starring Nicholas Cage was based on his life. His name is Viktor A. Bout, a Russian arms dealer who owns the largest private fleet of Soviet-era cargo aircraft. His weapons fueled conflicts in Africa, Afghanistan and even armed the U.S. army in Iraq. Little is known about Viktor's early years. According to the U.S. intelligence, Viktor Anatolijevitch Bout was born on Jan 13, 1967 in Tajikistan. But he himself has claimed another birthplace in Turkmenistan. While his family background seems ordinary—his father was an auto mechanic and mother a bookkeeper—Bout showed an unusual gift for languages and business insight. Since an early age, Viktor has been the more adventurous and ingenious boy in his family. He was said to have earned extra pocket money by selling pirated pop songs. He also joined Komsomol, the Communist Youth League, because it seemed to him the only way to be successful in the Soviet Union. Graduating from Moscow's Military Institute of Foreign Languages and then earning a degree in economics from the Russian military college, Bout speaks almost perfect English and French, fluent Spanish and Portuguese, as well as German and several South African...
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... helped motivate actions for the Boston Tea Party. The Native Americans played a nontraditional role for the protesters in Boston because of what they symbolized. The youth of Boston were another example of nontraditional actors that helped shape what the protests became. Boston faced many struggles as a town, from being heavily taxed to having their port shut down. Citizens of Boston never gave up the hope of freedom and they came together as a town to fight for what they thought was just.. The East India Company was in Bengal, today located in India, and they were administrating the colony for the British government on a charter granted to them. In the year 1769 not a single drop of rain fell, rice was 20-50 times higher the normal price, an estimated 1.2 million died, and citizens were driven into poverty, this was called the Fall of 1769. The East India Company was only in Bengal to make money, and regardless of the well being of the people the East India Company continued to tax the people heavily. This caused the East India Company to fall into debt and so the British government bought the company to save it because the revenue brought in from the company was an asset to the crown. Once word of these events reached Boston and the rest of the colonies, Americans...
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...manipulate behavior, together with that of children. The key argument of the infotainment is that, as the corporate legal “body” under current law is regarded to be a person, founded on its characteristics and personality, is a sociopath. Bakan establishes this standpoint on several things but letting the Psychologist tackle the question while the expert deals with psychosis. The major problems of a corporation discussed in the film after assessing “The Corporation” are as follows: Irresponsibility – The corporation places others at risk in the quest for its own goals. Manipulativeness - It manipulates individuals to have an opinion in the quest for its goals. Grandioseness – The corporation at all times asserts that it is the best. Recklessness - It never takes responsibility for what it does....
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...consider when deciding exactly which products to launch. Kerosene heaters are often times used in shops and garages as well as inside homes. They are quite a bit heavier than standard electric space heaters, which tip over easily. Because of their weight (and low center of gravity with fuel), kerosene heaters are typically very sturdy. Tipping over a kerosene heater takes some doing. Additionally, because there is fuel involved, people are probably more cautious than they might be with an electric heater. Users have the responsibility to use extreme caution when operating any fuel-based component, especially any type of heating device. Due to the stability of these types of heaters, a corporation should not be held liable for recklessness that results in a kerosene heater tip-over. Using these arguments, I would recommend that CSH does not incorporate an automatic cut-off when tipped over on any of its units. Instead, one of the most important features that should be implemented is an electric spark ignition. The first danger of no electric start option is simply the repetitive lighting of a match. While it is the users’ responsibility handling matches safely in their own home, a combustible fuel is also involved, which increases danger significantly. According to...
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