...P-3 Waiting Lines Waiting lines and delays occur when there is either not enough capacity in general for demand, or when short-term rises in demand occur1. These incidents are so common as to be daily occurrences. Every day we wait at traffic lights or if we are less fortunate we get stuck in traffic jams. Still we wait in lines at banks, restaurants, and theaters ….. The study of waiting lines is an exploration of the probabilistic phenomena of frequent disparate outcomes. That is to say, sometimes having to wait for long periods of times, while at other times being so fortunate as to have no wait at all. Operations management places a great deal of consideration into the anticipated performance of waiting line systems. These systems are of vital importance in many contexts, but particularly important in the realm of service operations management. Certainly, in our everyday lives we dislike waiting. Truthfully, for the consumer such a delay is little more than a nuisance; however, from an operational standpoint the same delay has far greater consequences for a business. When you consider, for instance, the machinery and various equipment that may be lying idle, there are great costs at stake. In the case of our HVAC scenario, customers would be quite content if there was a technician available at a moment’s notice to service their particular heating and air-conditioning needs. Unfortunately, the costs associated with maintaining the necessary infrastructure would be...
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...Waiting For Godot – the absurdity Beckett is considered to be an important figure among the French Absurdists. "Waiting for Godot" is one of the masterpieces of Absurdist literature. Elements of Absurdity for making this play are so engaging and lively. Beckett combats the traditional notions of Time. It attacks the two main ingredients of the traditional views of Time, i.e. Habit and Memory. We find Estragon in the main story and Pozzo in the episode, combating the conventional notions of Time and Memory. For Pozzo, particularly, one day is just like another, the day we are born indistinguishable from the day we shall die. It is very clear from the very word "Absurd" that it means nonsensical, opposed to reason, something silly, foolish, senseless, ridiculous So, a drama having a cock and bull story would be called an absurd play. Moreover, a play having loosely constructed plot, unrecognizable characters, metaphysical called an absurd play. Actually the 'Absurd Theatre' believes that humanity's plight is purposeless in an existence, which is out of harmony with its surroundings. This thing i.e. the awareness about the lack of purpose produces a state of metaphysical anguish which is the central theme of the Absurd Theatre. On an absurd play logical construction, rational ideas and intellectually viable arguments are abandoned and instead of these the irrationality for experience is acted out on the stage. The above mentioned discussion allows us to call "Waiting...
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...ANALYZING THE CONCEPT OF DERRIDA’S DECONSTRUCTION IN SAMUEL BECKETT’S WAITING FOR GODOT ANALYZING THE CONCEPT OF DERRIDA’S DECONSTRUCTION IN SAMUEL BECKETT’S WAITING FOR GODOT Deconstruction is a literary theory and philosophy of language derived principally from Jacques Derrida's 1967 work Of Grammatology. The premise of deconstruction is that all of Western literature and philosophy implicitly relies on a metaphysics of presence, where intrinsic meaning is accessible by virtue of pure presence. Deconstruction rejects the possibility of a pure presence and thus of essential or intrinsic meaning. Due to the impossibility of pure presence and consequently of intrinsic meaning, any given concept is constituted and comprehended from the linguistic point of view and in terms of its oppositions, e.g. perception/reason, speech/writing, mind/body, interior/exterior, marginal/central, sensible/intelligible, intuition/signification, nature/culture. Derrida says that one member is associated with presence (more highly emphasized) while the other is associated with absence. He proposes “difference” - a perpetual series of interactions between presence and absence - where a concept is constituted, comprehended and identified in terms of what it is not and self-sufficient meaning is never arrived at. Derrida's theories on deconstruction were influenced by the work of linguists such as Ferdinand de Saussure and literary theorists such as Roland Barthes (whose works were an investigation...
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...Pastiche on Waiting for Godot The Theatre of the Absurd is a style of writing which portrays human life as a meaningless and futile existence resulting in one’s inevitable death. Similar to the Lost Generation movement created as a result of the death and destruction of World War I, the Theatre of the Absurd is a reaction to World War II in which the war survivors felt as though death was inevitable and therefore nothing in one’s existence mattered since material possessions would not travel with one after death. Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot exemplifies the characteristics of the Theatre of the Absurd, not only through its content and dialogue, but also through its language and structure. The structure of dialogue chosen by Beckett, mixes short and concise sentences with meaningful ideas and opinions about the human condition. Although the dialogue appears to be an illogical banter, it would be a mistake to make the assumption that it has no meaning. For instance, throughout the play, Estragon and Vladimir repeat the lines “nothing to be done” and “nothing happens.” Such references along with the cyclical nature of the dialogue, suggest Beckett’s vision that human existence is bleak and that nothing significant ever really happens in our lifetimes, but instead the same situations are repeated throughout life. Beckett’s style revolutionizes the traditional play as he deviates from the orthodox playwright by creating a play with no central plot or storyline. There is no...
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...Logan McGeady 14 October 2014 ENG 121-020 Essay #2 Nothing To Be Done The play Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett engages the idea of what it means to be human and how meaningless life can really be. Beckett uses literary techniques to show that human life is based on chance, time is meaningless, and that people will impose meaning on life to distract themselves from the fact that their situation is unalterable. The realization of this drives the characters to rely on outside forces, which may or may not be real, for order and direction. The basic proposition Beckett imposes in the play is that chance is the main factor behind existence and human life. Therefore life is determined by chance and there Is nothing Vladimir or Estragon can do that can influence their life. This is established when Vladimir alludes to the story of the two thieves from the Bible. "One is supposed to have been saved… and the other…damned” (Beckett 4). The idea of percentage is important because this represents how the fate of humanity is determined randomly and without any reason. There is a percentage chance that a person will be saved and sent to heaven or damned and sent to hell, taking away meaning of human life and simply categorizing people into those who are saved, and those who are damned. Vladimir continues by citing the fault in the Gospels on the story of the two thieves. "And yet…[pause]…how is it that of the four Evangelists only one speaks of a thief being saved. The four of them...
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...Austin Druckemiller Period 4 Waiting For Godot Waiting for Godot has been my main thought for about two hours now. While considering the work, its author, and the comments I have found about the play, I have come up with three hypotheses as to the meaning and theme. As I will explain my three hypotheses in my next few paragraphs, I would like to put forth my most accepted theory, and the answer that Samuel Beckett, the author of the play, put forth when questioned about the meaning of his strange little piece. I think many people put this theory forth as the true meaning of Waiting, and there are many aspects of it by which they can make their point. The most obvious is the title character, Godot, because the root word of the name is God. The many references to Christianity also create a close connection between the storyline and many important stories from the Bible. From the very beginning Vladimir and Estragon think about their salvation, consider death, and draw a parallel between themselves and the two thieves that were crucified along with Jesus, according to the Gospels. The general attitude expressed throughout the play is the hopelessness, or maybe the meaningless-ness of life. A good example of the hopelessness I am talking about is on page 3 when Vladimir is searching through his hat and says “Sometimes I feel it coming all the same. Then I go all queer. How Shall I say? Relieved and at the same time… appalled. AP-PALLED. Funny. Nothing...
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...Deconstructive literary criticism uses binary oppositions. Binary oppositions can be defined as “ a pair of related terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning.” “Waiting for Godot”, a classic of modern theatre, is a tragicomedy in two acts which tells the story of two men, Vladimir and Estragon, who are waiting to meet a man named Godot. By using deconstructive literary criticism, the play can be analyzed threw the following binary oppositions: passive/active hopelessness/hope, forgetfulness/remembrance and staying/going. Vladimir and Estragon are in a constant state of waiting for Godot: “Nothing to be done. / I'm beginning to come round to that opinion."(Waiting for Godot). Although they are being passive they try to occupy themselves while waiting for Godot. Derrida states that in binary oppositions there is a unspoken hierarchy in which the first term functions as superior to the second term which is considered inferior: “ Derrida’s procedure is to invert the hierarchy in which the first term functions as privileged and superior and the second term as derivative and inferior. By showing that the primary term can be made out to be derivative from or a special case of the secondary term” By reversing the first term with the second a greater meaning can obtained. Although Vladimir and Estragon as in a passive state of waiting they attempt to keep active in order to pass the time. This shows that being active is valued over being passive: “ What about trying them. / I’ve tried everything/...
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...Waiting for Godot is hailed as a classic example of the "Theatre of the Absurd," Such dramatic works present a world in which daily actions are without meaning, language fails to effectively communicate. The characters reflect a sense of artifice, even wondering aloud whether perhaps they are on a stage. Waiting for Godot begins with two men on a barren road by a leafless tree. These men, Vladimir and Estragon, are often characterized as "tramps". The world of this play is operating on its own set of rules, its own system. There nothing happens, nothing is certain, and there’s never anything to do. Vladimir and Estragon are waiting for Godot, a man or perhaps a deity. The tramps can’t be sure if they’ve met Godot, if they’re waiting in the right place, if this is the right day, or even whether Godot is going to show up at all. While they wait, Vladimir and Estragon fill their time with a series of mundane activities (like taking a boot on and off) and trivial conversations (turnips, carrots) scattered with more serious reflection (dead voices, suicide, the Bible). "We always find something," Estragon casually remarks in Act II, "to give us the impression we exist." The tramps are soon interrupted by the arrival of Lucky, a man/servant/pet with a rope tied around his neck, and Pozzo, his master, holding the other end of the long rope. The four men proceed to do together what Vladimir and Estragon did earlier by themselves: namely, nothing. Lucky and Pozzo then leave so...
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...Waiting for Godot is hailed as a classic example of the "Theatre of the Absurd," Such dramatic works present a world in which daily actions are without meaning, language fails to effectively communicate. The characters reflect a sense of artifice, even wondering aloud whether perhaps they are on a stage. Waiting for Godot begins with two men on a barren road by a leafless tree. These men, Vladimir and Estragon, are often characterized as "tramps". The world of this play is operating on its own set of rules, its own system. There nothing happens, nothing is certain, and there’s never anything to do. Vladimir and Estragon are waiting for Godot, a man or perhaps a deity. The tramps can’t be sure if they’ve met Godot, if they’re waiting in the right place, if this is the right day, or even whether Godot is going to show up at all. While they wait, Vladimir and Estragon fill their time with a series of mundane activities (like taking a boot on and off) and trivial conversations (turnips, carrots) scattered with more serious reflection (dead voices, suicide, the Bible). "We always find something," Estragon casually remarks in Act II, "to give us the impression we exist." The tramps are soon interrupted by the arrival of Lucky, a man/servant/pet with a rope tied around his neck, and Pozzo, his master, holding the other end of the long rope. The four men proceed to do together what Vladimir and Estragon did earlier by themselves: namely, nothing. Lucky and Pozzo then leave so that...
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...Pamela Hendrix is a hard-working mother of six. While pregnant, Pamela was working at Frito Lay. Pam was a stocker for the company. The job of os stocker is to go to the assigned stores, bring in the products from Frito Lay from the back, and add more to the selves. Simple enough but something was different this time. Last year around end January, early February Pam was doing the normal thing she did. Moving products from the back to their correct shelving units, adding more to the empty spots along the shelves, packing up, then heading off to do more on her 18 hours days. Only, Pam was not only struggling with these tasks but she was seven months pregnant with her newest addition, Letty Elizabeth. The hours at each store were torture...
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...CLERK OF WORKS REPORT Site: Yuen Long CDA Area 15 – Retail Bridge Site Activities / Programme of Construction (up to 10 May 2013) Contract Period: 195 days (CDA 15) Piling Contractor: Simon & Son Engineering Limited Hand-over Date: 04 January 2012 Commencement Date: 12 January 2012 |Progress of Socketted Steel H-Piles Works |Remarks | |Region |Total No(s) of |Nos. of Socketted Steel |Nos. of Socketted Steel H-Pile(s) |Completion Date |Completed % | | | |Socketted Steel H-Pile |H-Pile (s) in Progress |Completed | | |Sanfield handed over CDA12 side to S&S on 26 | | | | | | | |Sep 12 | | | | | | | |S&S handed over CDA15 side to Sanfield for | | | ...
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...Tony Harris October 14, 2014 Literary Device/Element|Line and Page Number|How does this device/elementenhance the writing/memoir?| SIMLIE|p. 13 ".that memory blinked like a distant fog light in a story sea and it drowned in my panic."|It shows the panicked feeling he had when his mother wasn't there to pick him up at the bus stop. | SIMILE|p. 262 "Being mixed is like that tingling you have in your nose just before you sneeze: you're waiting for it to happen but it never does.|He is describing how James feels which is how he doesn't really know he is comparing his race, being half african, half white to waiting for sneeze. He is saying how he doesn't know what/where he is yet.| SIMILE|p. 178 "It was as if she pulled out a grenade, yanked the pin, dropped it on the floor, and exited. My brothers and i looked at one another in shock.|James expresses the astonishment that his family when they realize that his mother will not move the family from New York. The family carries a lot of weight living in New York, so when they heard the news it was like they were going to experience an explosion. But, James did not agree with his mother's choice of staying and wants to move.| SIMILE|29 , "Mommy's contradictions crashed and slammed against one another like bumper cars at Coney Island." |James says this because everything that Ruth was for, she contradicted. She hated the way blacks were treated by whites, yet she sent her own children to an all white school so they could get the...
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...Assignment 1 – Netflix Personalizes the Customer’s Experience 1) I believe that these types of deals can be beneficial to Netflix because it gives their customers more streaming content, which is ultimately what they want. Netflix saw an opportunity in the customer dissatisfaction from Blockbuster. So I believe more streaming content equals happy customers. The 28 day delay shouldn’t be a threat to Netflix because the gain is higher. As a customer myself, 28 days isn’t a long time. People are used to waiting months before a movie goes from theatres to DVD. More options can also lead to more subscriptions from different types of people. Although these types of deals appear to be risky, the reward is much greater. Companies should take risks to figure out what works best for them. 2) Netflix should charge for streaming content because of the convenience they offer. No late fees, no commercials, no commitment and a large variety. Netflix currently charges $7.99 a month and gives you the option of a one month free trial before creating an account. The price alone attracts people because at Blockbuster you have to worry about late fees. Not to mention, renting three movies there can equal a one month fee with Netflix. 3) Some potential problems Netflix could face in the future are that Blockbuster is trying to imitate how they operate. Not only that but they can easily come up with something new and better. Netflix can also face competition with cable and satellite companies...
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...I was not fortunate enough to see Se7en in the movie theaters but I have seen the movie more than once since its original release. I think this time was the first time I watched it differently though, I usually watch movies in anticipation of what is coming next, what will happen to the characters next. I have found over the past 15 weeks in this class, that by always watching movies like that, I’m missing out on some of the enjoyment of the movies themselves. Since I already knew what was going to happen in the movie, I watched it for moment it was in, not what was going to be. It was the first time I watched a movie for what is going on now as opposed to waiting for what is to come. This was also the first time that the movie had a very different feel to me, it was as if I knew what was going on. Therefore, I did not have to pay as much attention to the plot and could focus more on some of things that we have talked about in class, like the signs and moods set by the director. The movie had a different feel to it regarding the location and place in time that it occurred. It could have been anywhere, any major city or even a just a major concentration of people without being defined as a city. The character, plot, and events did not seem dated, the only thing that had a dated feel to it was the technology, even that can be viewed a couple different ways. It could be the past where beepers, fax machines, and limited internet access are the cutting edge of technology, or it could...
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...Waiting… I was waiting for my dad to come and pick me up. He was never late, so I thought that there was something wrong with the car or his boss wanted to talk to him about something. I didn’t call him because if he was talking to his boss, then I didn’t want to interrupt him. My mom called to tell me that she was coming to pick me up. She came a little while after she called. When I got in the car I asked her where’s dad, but she didn’t say a word. I started to worry about dad. We went home and my mom said to me: “Emily, I have to tell you something.” I was sure that it was about dad. Something bad had happened to him. “Honey, your dad has been sent to Afghanistan this morning with the U.S Army. Don’t worry, he will be okay. “said mom. I could hear the pain in her voice. “How long is he staying? “I asked with tears in my eyes. “Probably… 6-7 months, but he is coming back for a while to visit us and then he will leave again, but I don’t know for how long this time.” Said mom. I really missed dad. We used to do everything together. On Saturdays and Sundays, we used to walk the dogs, have a little picnic. The first days the pain was stronger. It made me sick and weak. I was really worried about him, because he might get hurt… or worse. I couldn’t stand his emptiness...
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