...Revolutionary Road. Many of the main characters day dream and imagine theoretical situations. This can be applied in real life to the majority of people because whether tired or bored, one will eventually dream in one way or another. Lucid dreaming is a term created by Frederik van Eeden that is used to describe a dream in which one is aware that he/she is dreaming. This type of dreaming is considered by many as a higher level of consciousness. Most people do not know what lucid dreaming is and those who do rarely are aware of how to realize that they are dreaming, let alone actually manipulate their dreams. Lucid dreaming can have many benefits in one’s life, whether it’s relieving stress, learning or studying, having fun, etc. Also, there is little risk in dreaming lucidly, since dreams do not take place in the physical world. Anything that can benefit many people with little risk should be readily available and encouraged. Dreaming lucidly fits this description yet is not studied often, and on top of that, is not taken very seriously within the scientific community. Lucid dreaming should be a topic that is taught and discussed more often than is currently in everyday life. To understand lucid dreaming, one must understand the two different types of “life”. One of which is waking life, which you probably can guess, refers to one’s life while they are awake. The other of which, is dreaming life, which refers to one’s life while asleep. The special thing about lucid dreaming...
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...This is why there are overcrowded prison systems in the U.S. An example of an exaggerated sentencing, which is the cause of overflowing prisons, is that when Kemba Smith Pradia what sentenced to twenty-four and a half years in federal prison for her involvement as a drug mule in a violent cocaine ring. “Smith's ‘nightmare’ was a case of a promising college student who became a poster child for the failures of a hastily written federal mandatory minimum drug sentencing law” (Stuart, 2010, p.10). Her story is a clear advocate for how poorly these minimum mandatory sentencing laws are written out, so badly that President Bill Clinton commuted Pradia’s sentencing to only the six and a half years she already served. Some people are okay with overflowing prisons as long as the streets have a safe feel to them, because those criminals are incapable of committing crimes behind bars and thereby it protects the public...
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...INVESTIGATING TUFS There are number of problems that can be addressed from this case. The two main issues I noticed in this case is lack of communication and lack of interest shown by the underwriting managers. TUFS (Technical Underwriting Financial Systems) was a project that was going to help Northern Insurance transform their underwriting process and also provide strategic business capabilities. As, per the case there was a lot of excitement when the project begun two years ago but it looks like as the time passed by the focus from the project shifted as the interest kept getting lower from the all the team that were involved. Hence the project was completed on time and in budget but the TUFS system has turned into a nightmare in its first few months of operation and was not delivering what it was built for i.e. to streamline and transform their underwriting process. Looking at the problem I think the issue started at a very early phase of the project where requirements for the project were not well-defined. Also as this project was the most highly invested project in IT interest and attention was required by the CIO and CFO all along the project. It seemed like the CIO Martin Drysdale who was in charge of this major project didn’t take that responsibility to track the project and keep everyone on their feet while completing the requirements that were needed for this project to be a success. Being in charge of a huge project that is going to effect the whole organization you...
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...Chapter 1 – Written Essay 1 Title: Case: Rolls Royce’s ERP implementation Author: Jessica Cedeno Date: January 2015 Abstract: Rolls Royce’s is a global company with multiple divisions all over the world. It operates in all global markets, civil aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and energy. Roll Royce’s outsourced their IT department to a contractor name Electronic Data Services (EDS), they were responsible for overseeing all the existing IT structure for RR. Due to the number of legacy systems that Roll Royce’s had, they decided on SAP/R3 an ERP platform consisting on 12 modules would be implemented in it aerospace division. Due to company culture and business processes RR faced many challenges for the implementations. Lots of changes had to be made within the company in order to successfully implement the ERP system. Rolls Royce’s ERP Implementation Rolls Royce, is one name to come to mind when dealing with well recognized, powerful, yet elegant engines. Unlike Volvo and Saab which have been in the market of powerful machines for many years, Rolls Royce has been the one to manage to be ahead of the game in the engine industry by creating each and every machine a masterpiece of their own. In the late 1900’s, Rolls Royce underwent a crucial implementation of a new, yet challenging system that the organization has seen itself since the early years of the company. Such implementation was needed to continue ruling the world of engines, technology and to continue...
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...Dissociative Identity Disorder Rebekah Cohen PSY-101-031 Bergen Community College Abstract Dissociative Identity Dissorder is a rare condition in which the brain splits the original personality into multiple identities as a coping mechanism for posttraumatic stress. An assortment of different personalities is created depending on what temperaments the person is missing, or is subconsciously recreating in their life. These “alters” can range from extremely aggressive to frail and weak, all without the control of the original personality. The person diagnosed with this disorder can suffer time loss due to the fact that they are not aware when another alter is present. Although there is no medication specifically for this exact disorder, there...
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...Something About Introductions, Thesis Statements, Titles and Conclusions.... Why have them? Well, they are needed in order to give your reader an idea of what they will be reading, to get their interest, to tell them your specific point about the subject, and to give them a "map," a blueprint of how you will approach the explanation of your thoughts, and to make sure that your point is clear.. How do you do all that? -- One step at a time. Let's start with giving your reader an idea of what they will be reading: Your Introduction 1. Start with a broad statement about your topic, then continue to narrow it until you get closer to your point.For example: People think that terrorism is someone else's problem, that it happens to others who are far away, and that they are safe from it. Luckily for most of us that is the case; but for some, living with terror is part of their daily lives. For these unlucky folks, life at home, in the neighborhood, and even at school can be a nightmare. This will help you connect with the reader, who needs to find some common ground in order to be interested in what you have to say. Mentioning current topics, popular or unpopular attitudes, or making a general statement about the topic are all good ways to start your essay. 2. Start with a contrasting thought, then lead the reader towards your point. For example: Before kids are born, parents usually think their children will bring only happiness to the household. Little do they know....
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...researchers have collected thousands of cases from around the globe to support their claims, though the topic is still subject to extreme skepticism. They have created a possible explanation for these occurrences, one theory involving quantum physics as related to the human consciousness. The conducted research seeks an explanation for seemingly impossible events as believed by the...
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...Most of the people coming into the Western cost were farmers, the main reason that people migrated was due to unfertile soil and high land prices. Men and women had their own responsibilities, for example, men cut trees, they were building shelters, planting plants and broke the soil, on the other hand, women were cooking, taking care of their children and houses. Despite this, women also manufactured clothes, made soups, cultivated crops for the winter time and so forth. Eventually, they completed all tasks that were required by frontier framing (Divine page 207). After the war of 1812, the road transportation was very primitive that it took up to one hundred days for one wagon with products to travel from ‘Worcester, Massachusetts, to Charleston,...
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...of Teddy’s Supplies From: Independent Human Resources Consultant Subject: Appeal on Pollard Case The reason why I write this memo is to respond to your request for the facts regarding to the alleged sexual harassment of Virginia Pollard case and the possible liability that Teddy’s Supplies could be facing. Moreover, I strongly believe that you should know specifically which liabilities you are exposed to, the likelihood of being found liable, and the worst case damages that could be given to Ms. Pollard. She would argue that there was a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids sexual discrimination in the workplace, which may lead her to state that your workplace is a hostile environment. This is defined as discrimination in the form of foul physical and verbal conduct which is related to her constitutionally protected classification. To support this position, Pollard will raise the case Faragaher v. City of Boca Raton in which the court can find out that Teddy’s Supplies will be liable for the conduct of its employees. Mr. Steve King, your new warehouse supervisor, did create such a hostile work environment around Pollard which included elements of sexual harassment. This would include any pranks in which she was the victim in the warehouse and sign posted on a truck that read “Hardhat required/bra optional”. Steve King created an environment where Pollard could be uncomfortable. The Teddy’s Supplies sexual harassment policy, which stated...
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...Methods used in this report include empirical and theoretical analysis. In aviation industry, airlines experienced a cost pressure and that is the main reason that they cut cost wherever possible. Ethical issues and stakeholders’ benefit would be considered and play key roles in decision criteria to value the solution. United Airline would be suggested to establish a temporary team to solve the short-term crisis and invest in customer service departments to prevent similar issues in the future. The balance between cost and profit would be achieved to save the reputation and earn the profit, which would maximize the stakeholders’ value. Limitation of this report could be found in the scope of decision criteria. Some main points are covered and other attributes are not. Introduction The purpose of this report is to deal with the customer service issues facing United Airline. The causes would be discussed and the decision criteria would be considered to measure the alternatives which could be taken to address these issues. Moreover, recommended solution would be derived as the best of the alternatives with supported reasons. Finally, suggestions would be provided on how to implement the solution as well as the related implications. Issues United Airline suffered a public relationship nightmare as a result of retaliatory song videos which were released on YouTube by an unsatisfied customer (Richard Wilson, 2011). The customer travelled with United...
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...Best study strategies for a stressful exam Mohammed Sami Sachinwala University of Toronto Abstract Exams can be a nightmare for some students and a breeze for others. The purpose of this paper is to explore the possible reason why it is and create a method on to studying effectively and efficiently. Both mood and studying habits will be taken into account. We will be looking at a altered version of the KM cycle (Knowledge Management Cycle) for the intent of students and the coping strategies of students while under stress and their moods while studying. 100 3rd year students will be split into two groups, the control group and experimental group. All students will have a 70-80 averages on the final exams from the previous year. The experiment...
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...recognizable qualities it means that they have identifiably parallel traits with other films of the same genre. If a film has distinct qualities it means that it cannot include definable traits from other genres. A film with clustered traits has a bunch of associated things that would go on in the same genre. Transferable traits in a film mean that the traits can interchange between film varieties and styles. Neo-noir is a type of movie in which critics often argue whether it is more of a style than a genre because as Paul Schrader says it is, “not defined, as are the western and gangster genres, by conventions of setting and conflict, but rather by the more subtle qualities of tone and mood” (Schrader). Neo-noir movies are known for their dream/nightmare like worlds in which authority is chasing crime. In these dark, unknowing worlds the complex characters endure violence and eroticism in life or death situation (Silver). In Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) he has shown that neo-noir can be translated through any genre. He did this by proving it is more of a style because it is limited to technical elements. The aesthetic, economic and cultural elements of Blade Runner all express to the viewer that it not only has a Neo-noir style but it also falls in the genre of Sci-Fi. A film style is when a cluster of films have the same recognizable traits but it can be used together with any other genre because it can include too many traits from other genres. Scott was able to use shady lighting...
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... just one year after WWI ended. The beginning of this poem reflects on how evil has taken over the minds of good Christians, and the world has turned into chaos. It is apparent that Yeats believes that a Second Coming is at hand, and he spends the last half of the poem discussing what that Second Coming could look like. Turning and turning in the widening gyre (line 1) Yeats imagines the world in a cyclical sphere known a gyre (shape of a cone). In Yeats' note on the text, he states that "the end of an age, which always receives the revelation of the character of the next age, is represented by the coming of one gyre to its place of greatest expansion and of the other to that of its greatest contraction" (2036). Yeats believes that the two thousand years of Christianity will be coming to an end, and after a violent reversal a new age will take its place. The widening part of the gyre is supposed to connote anarchy, evil, and the loss of innocence. The falcon cannot hear the falconer; (2) The falconer in this analogy is most likely God (or Jesus), and the falcon is the follower (or devotee). Humanity can no longer hear the word of God, because it is drowned out by all of chaos of the widening gyre. A wild falcon can symbolize an unconverted Gentile; someone who has sinful thoughts, and does sinful things. A tame falcon (one who listens to the word of God) is a Christian convert. In the Egyptian culture, the falcon is used to represent sky deities (or in Christian terms, God)...
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...taught by top professionals and these skills will be useful in the real life after military services. From De Souza’s point of view, he states that focusing on building a strong army can lead to the unnecessary threats to the country’s neighbors and it might end up triggering a war between the countries. Thirdly, Blythe also states that conscription is gain more knowledge and have wider perspective, he supports his idea that it lead to “a more tolerant society”. On the other hand, De Souza emphasizes that the army should upgrade the condition of the army and conscription is not the only way to contribute the society. This essay will analyze the strength and weakness of both authors’ arguments. Discussion: The perspectives of these two authors are very different. Blythe’s argument is quite strong...
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...The Choice of FreedomSean O'DonnellNetworking Essentials DL1 – CSIT 184Week 15 Professor Buchannan AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to answer why hacking and malware are so intrinsically linked to the Internet, why it is so hard to stop , and what choices we have to make, as a community as a result of it. A theory that Jonathan Zittrain proposes is that the internet is a “generative system.” A generative system is a system with “the capacity to produce unanticipated change through unfiltered contributions from broad and varied audiences.” (Zittrain,2007, p.246) A generative system, by its nature grants a great amount of personal freedom to the user of that system. With freedom comes choice, and with choice comes the possibility to choose to do the wrong thing. As long as there is freedom, there will be those who abuse it. Bruce Schneier states that, “Security is a trade off.”(Bruce Schneier,2008, p.) The question: How much do we wish to trade off in order to have security? It is not a statement, but a question I ask to ourselves as a community as the conclusion of this paper. To fully explain this concept, this paper begins before personal computers and the Internet, to a court case in 1959, without which the Internet as we know it may not have been possible. The topic then moves forward in time to “phone phreaking”, a notable precursor to computer hacking, in order to better understand the mind-frame of the original of hackers, and to be able to contrast...
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