...After the war that lasted for seven years, Britain emerged to be victorious. However, the victory was a painful cost; the England government, however, struggled after 1763 to constrain the American colonists some of the financial costs of the empire. The amendment in the British colonial policy strengthened an evolving perception of American political uniqueness and assisted in acceleration of the American Revolution. This adjustment in British approached fortifying a rising feeling of American political personality and accelerated the American Revolution. What started as an argument about economic policies later exposed conflicting differences between the Britain’s and Americans over cherished political standards. The following conflict between the Americans and the Britain’s brought forth another country. The New World sustained new thoughts regarding the way of...
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...Tommy Campbell Fr. Williams Eng 241 26 February 2011 Symbolism Symbolism is a powerful tool used by people every day to force people to look past the obvious and find the deeper meaning. Symbolism is used by authors, musicians, priests, and many others. James Joyce, a well-known Irish author, uses symbolism repeatedly throughout his collection of short stories published in 1916. In these stories, titled Dubliners, Joyce uses symbolism not only to enhance the stories, but to also show the hidden, underlying message of each story without coming out and saying it directly. Joyce’s stories are centered on the problems of Dublin and through his use of symbolism Joyce is able to focus attention on what problem each story is addressing. James Joyce, author of Dubliners, uses symbolism effectively to enhance the stories. The first story in Dubliners deals with the problems of the Catholic Church. “The Sisters” is about a priest, Father Flynn, who goes crazy because of the incredible stress placed on him by the rule-centered church. A note publicly announcing the priest’s death read “July 1st, 1895 The Rev. James Flynn (Formerly of S. Catherine’s Church, Meath Street), aged sixty-five years. R.I.P.” (Joyce 4). Joyce associates Father Flynn with S. Catherine’s Church because St. Catherine was torn apart physically and Father Flynn was torn apart mentally, because of the rules and strict guidelines he was expected to uphold. Making this connection enhances the story because it...
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...The world has joy in it. When you find a place that allows you to experience that joy, when you find people that make you feel safe and loved, like you belong... you don't walk away from it. You fight for it.”( Espenson). In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare a lot of violent and scary things happen, but the characters somehow find a way, in the midst of the chaos, to find that happiness. Shakespeare focuses on the power of love to capture the attention of his audience. This love leads to things all throughout the play to come across as much different than suspected and end up defying stereotypes. Shakespeare uses characterization, visual motifs and dialogue to convey this theme that things aren’t always what they seem. The first way that Shakespeare conveys this theme to his audience is through showing the thoughts on marriage from Capulet and Lady Capulet. Capulet says “And too soon marred are those so early made. / Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; / She is the hopeful lady of my earth. / But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart, / My will to her consent is but a part, And she agreed, within her scope of choice/ Lies my consent and fair according voice.” (I. II. 13-19). Back in this era most fathers would marry off their daughters as early as possible to men that they thought would be suitable for them. The women would usually be reluctant to marry that early due to the fact that it was arranged. Capulet thinks the opposite and wants to hang on...
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...Joel Hodson’s research is thorough at disproving this claim, demonstrating that this occurrence would be all but impossible given Thomas’s itinerary and what Thomas wrote about—especially how he neglected to mention this occurrence in any of his travel journals (Lawrence of Arabia 24-25). Lawrence himself, in fact, protested often to both his own personal friends and Thomas’s publishers about these “red hot lies” that Thomas was printing about him (300-302). Essentially, these stories that Thomas created can safely be discredited. Essentially, Thomas created a very interesting, romantic, exciting figure out of Lawrence—as if he were straight out of an action movie. With the fantastic tales and exotic titles Thomas bestowed on Lawrence, amplified by Thomas’s public speaking ability and use of special effects, he created what he called “The Matinée Idol of Arabia” out of Lawrence, and transformed him into a cultural figure (Thomas, “The Matinée Idol of Arabia”). This figure was all too easily brought—along with its Orientalist context—into...
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...How does Shakespeare explore the theme of ‘Justice’ in King Lear? It is often assumed that the role of ‘Justice’ within a play is to serve as the source of goodness and anti-thesis of suffering, however in ‘King Lear’ Shakespeare utilises the theme of Justice to portray powerful messages, providing not just a contrast to the deterioration within the play but an explanation for the anguish witnessed. The notion of ‘Poetic Justice’ or deserved retribution is arguably denied by Shakespeare in ‘King Lear’, revealing the dangers of ‘unnatural evils’ and their far reaching consequences through its absence. The uncomfortable dramatic irony throughout Gloucester’s journey to his attempted suicide as he calls out for his ‘dear son Edgar,’ unaware that he stands before him, leaves the audience desiring union and peace for the victim of a horribly vivid crime. Despite this, resolution is never achieved, the eventual union causes only further death and is reported alongside Edgars regret, ‘’Never - O fault - revealed myself’, and bitter comments about Gloucester's ‘flawed heart’. As a result Shakespeare builds pity for the character of Gloucester to an unbearable level, denies the audience an opportunity for ‘catharsis’ and hence Gloucester's fate feels poetically unjust. In a society that saw suicide as a deadly sin, synonymous with questioning God’s wisdom and an ingratitude for the sacrifice of Christ, the real significance of Gloucester’s hopeless situation lies in it serving as...
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...audience. Mary McCarthy says in her essay about Macbeth, "It is a troubling thought that Macbeth, of all Shakespeare's characters, should seem the most 'modern,' the only one you could transpose into contemporary battle dress or a sport shirt and slacks." (Signet Classic Macbeth) Audiences today quickly become interested in the plot of a blindly ambitious general with a strong-willed wife who must try to cope with the guilt engendered by their murder of an innocent king in order to further their power. The elements of superstition, ghosts, and witchcraft, though more readily a part of everyday life for the Renaissance audience, remain intriguing to modern teenagers. The action-packed plot, elements of the occult, modern characterizations, and themes of import to today's world make Macbeth an excellent choice for teaching to high school students. This study guide offers ideas for presenting Macbeth to a high school class. The activities have been divided into sections: 1. 2. 3. 4. a brief literary overview, including a synopsis and commentary on the play; suggestions...
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...What a Luv-ly Company: Southwest Airlines Executive Summary This case study delves into Southwest Airlines, analyzing their tactics for growth and sustainability, and how they compare to the airline industry as well as how they compare to privately owned companies in general. According to Southwest’s fact sheet, they have reported more than 40 years of consecutive profit as they have grown from an intrastate Texas airline into an international phenomenon. Southwest is the largest air carrier in the United States. They have taken a fun-loving attitude and turned it into a money maker, as well as being a fantastic place to work. Southwest has had only two fatalities since its start, with neither death being a direct cause of a crash. Southwest operates only one type of aircraft, Boeing 737s, thus making maintenance much more streamlined and cost effective. Southwest is heading the effort to make commercial flight more eco-friendly, with lighter, more comfortable seats as well as new types of customer comforts such as in-plane Wi-Fi and free streaming music and movies. Southwest is not only a great model for the airline industry, they are a model that many companies can learn from. (2015) Introduction: A Few...
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...(Instructors’’ Name) (Unit’s Name) (Date) Cause and Effects of Ethical Decision: A Comparison between two Movies The realities and practicalities of the world present steady suggestions that run through different movies with respect to ethical decisions. Just as business concentrates on efficient ethical decisions models to strike a balance between making profits, satisfying customers, and achieving stakeholder’s needs, movie directors continue to identify the right combinations of ethical decisions that main characters have to follow through their actions and scripts to foster ethical conduct. Ethical decisions made have causes and effects, consequences, framed in context of how a movie with different scripts can achieve its highest-priority themes and guarantee positive ratings. A 2012 film, The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross and 2014 film, Divergent, directed by Neil Burger presents two ideal films focusing on the ethical decisions made by the main characters. This essay aims at identifying the causes and effects of ethical decisions made by the main characters, the impacts of these decisions, how these decisions affect the society. The movie, Divergent, revolves around a society with five different factions: Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and the Erudite. Members of ultramodern dystopian Chicago join any of the five groups based on their fondness but are, at first, given a proposition by an aptitude test. The group that controls the government, Abnegation, has brought...
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...The Ethics of Marketing to Children: The Unethical Side The Ethics of Marketing to Children: The Unethical Side The Ethics of Marketing to Children: The Unethical Side Contents Introduction: What is Unethical Marketing? 2 Why are Children Targeted? 3 How are Children Targeted? 4 Nag Factor 4 Psychology 4 Brand Loyalty 5 Buzz Marketing 5 The Internet 5 Technology 6 Sexualisation of Children 7 Case Studies 8 Jours Après Lunes 8 Pink 9 Conclusion: What can we do? 10 Bibliography 11 Introduction: What is Unethical Marketing? Unethical marketing is a complex topic. Whether practices are considered ethical or not can be openly discussed and examined. It is not until we have a clear understanding of what ethics is that we can begin to examine the unethical side of marketing. Ethics is known as the study and the philosophy of human behaviour, with an emphasis on the determination of right and wrong. For a marketer it refers to rules, such as standards and principles, and the significances of marketing decisions (Ferrell, 2005). Ethical marketing can be defined as “practices that emphasize transparent, trustworthy, and responsible personal and organizational marketing policies and actions that exhibit integrity as well as fairness to consumers and other stakeholders” (Murphy, Laczniak, Bowie and Klein, 2005). If ethical marketing seeks to promote honesty, equality and responsibility, therefore unethical marketing endorses a dishonest...
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...Langston Hughes Philia (Friendship)- Definition Love and Friendship- Emily Bronte Time to Talk- Robert Frost Eros (Romance)- Definition Somewhere Never Traveled- E.E. Cummings Wind and Window- Robert Frost She Walks in Beauty- Lord George Byron Agape (Unconditional Love)- Definition How Do I Love Thee- Elizabeth Barrett Browning Love is More Thicker than Forget- E.E. Cummings Biographies Epilogue Storge Affection Affection- is the love through familiarity, especially between family members or people who have otherwise found themselves together by chance. It is described as the most natural, emotional feeling because it is outcome of love due to family ties. Fatefully, it is the strong point what makes it the most defenseless. The affection is “built-in” and as a consequence people expect it. Prologue This poetry anthology is a collection of poems, which shows the people's view of love. As I am a hopeless romantic, I chose this topic. I think the journey that life takes us all on is one filled with many adventures. I believe to truly live life to the fullest would be to love. If a person can say that he or she has never truly been loved or loved someone then he or she has never really lived. The feeling of love is so euphoric. The closeness and love that a truly spiritual person has for God or any other religion is a “gift-love”. The love a mother feels for her child is a “need-love”. There are other types...
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...ALEX KATZ: “GIVE ME TOMMORROW” TURNER CONTEMORARY MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, MARGATE THOMAS SIDNEY COOPER: THE BEANEY HOUSE OF ART AND KNOWLEDGE, CANTERBURY THOMAS SIDNEY COOPER ALEX KATZ The two exhibitions that I have visited and about which I am going to discuss are both taking place in Kent. The first one is entitled ‘’Give Me Tomorrow,, and its author is the American contemporary painter Alex Katz. He is exhibiting in Margate at Turner Contemporary Museum and the concept of the exhibition focuses on a collection of works chosen by the author himself. The other exhibition that opted for is taking place in the Beany Museum in Canterbury and its author is the British painter Thomas Sidney Cooper. This exhibition is composed by a collection of paintings that are very representative for the author’s artistic life. Both exhibitions are opened to the large public and offer useful information about the paintings presented in the collections and about their authors, approaching a less sophisticated atmosphere but a very welcoming one were even the people who are not so much involved in an artistic life can relate to the compositions and understand them without much efforts. The reason for choosing these particular exhibitions was the fact that they are so different in many aspects and this reveals how prolific the artistic action can be and here I am referring in particular to painting. Also putting both of the exhibitions into the...
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...The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, I will explore the struggles the main characters’ have within themselves in their fight for good over evil. How Macbeth and Dr Jekyll change throughout the stories and explore the similarities of each of them and why they came to change. These two books are worlds apart from one another. ‘Macbeth’ is about a great warrior who fights for the King and is set in medieval Scotland, while ‘The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ is set in the upper classes of Victorian England where everything is done correctly and bad behaviour or wild ways are not tolerated. Dr Jekyll is a Physician who is curious about separating the good side of a personality with the bad and begins to experiment and invent potions to control the evil side of a person. However, both of these books have mystical themes about them, the witches in ‘Macbeth’ that can see the future and plant the seed of success in Macbeth’s head and the strange disappearances of Dr Jekyll and the sudden mystical appearance of a Mr Hyde. These main characters, Macbeth and Dr Jekyll evolve from being heroic, well-respected men into twisted, ruthless killers and their nature completely changes throughout their lives. Both characters become so obsessed with ultimate control they are prepared to remove anyone who gets in their way or tries to stop them from reaching their final goal. The obsession of their ambitions make both, Macbeth and Dr Jekyll eventually...
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...Introduction The Indian retail industry is estimated to have a market size of $180 billion accounting for a national GDP of 10%. It is poised to see a growth of 11 -12% per year. India is placed sixth in the global retail development index and it is predicted that there will be 1000 – 1500 stores in each of the metros by next year. The Indian retail business has the capacity to employ over 2 million in new jobs within the next 6 years. About 60% of these are expected to be in the area of fashion and lifestyle, and visual merchandising is one key area for the same. Visual Merchandising is the art of displaying merchandise in a manner that is appealing to the eyes of the customer. It sets the context of the merchandise in an aesthetically pleasing fashion, presenting them in a way that would convert the window shoppers into prospects and ultimately buyers of the product. Passion for design and creativity are essential to be a good visual merchandiser. A perfect design process and the ability to create ideas that are different are required. Awareness of happenings in fashion world is needed so as to keep up-to-date with the dynamics of the market constantly. According to Apurv Satdeve, "Visual Merchandising is a perfect understanding of one's business strategy filtered into highly creative solutions" The store derives as much of its identity, character and gravity from its physical contours, as from the products it houses and the individuals who manage the transactions...
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...Life of Pi Theme of Religion At times, Life of Pi reads like a defense of religion. Has science proved religion wrong? Here's a protagonist who believes passionately in both zoology and religion. What about the fact of multiple faiths? Don't these faiths contradict each other, cause wars, and other problems? Here's a protagonist who is Muslim, Christian, and Hindu – all at the same time. The book defends not only the common spirit behind these three religions, but the rituals and ceremonies of each. It's as if all three religions find harmonious common ground in this character. Seems unlikely, but then again, the protagonist argues passionately that the miraculous happens in our darkest moments. Quote #1But I don't insist. I don't mean to defend zoos. Close them all down if you want (and let us hope that what wildlife remains can survive in what is left of the natural world). I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both. (1.4.14) | Do zoos incarcerate animals in confined spaces and make them miserable? Pi doesn't think so: "Certain illusions about freedom" tempt us to this conclusion. In actuality, an animal's life in the wild is more circumscribed than "a knight on a chessboard" (1.4.8). Predator-prey relationships restrict the animal's movement. A zoo enclosure is actually more like a hearth for an animal: a place of comfort and rest. Likewise, most people think of religion as a restrictive...
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...SPARK ARKNOTES W W W. S PA R K N O T E S . C O M Great Expectations Charles Dickens EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Justin Kestler EXECUTIVE EDITOR Ben Florman TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Tammy Hepps SERIES EDITORS Boomie Aglietti, Justin Kestler PRODUCTION Christian Lorentzen WRITERS Brian Phillips, Wendy Cheng EDITORS Ben Florman, Jennifer Burns Copyright ©2002 by SparkNotes llc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, any file sharing system, or any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of SparkNotes llc. sparknotes is a registered trademark of SparkNotes llc. This edition published by Spark Publishing Spark Publishing A Division of SparkNotes llc 120 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor New York, NY 10011 USA Context All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, any file sharing system, or any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of SparkNotes LLC. SPARK ARKNOTES W W W. S PA R K N O T E S . C O M Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, and spent the first nine years of his life living in the coastal regions of Kent, a county in southeast England. Dickens’s father, John, was a kind and likable man, but he was incompetent with...
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