...Sydney Roberts Mrs. Williams English IV- 1 10 November 2011 Beauty Within Throughout history, emotions, and events have been reflected in the arts. No matter the time period artists have used their works to convey a meaning to the audience. The arts are used to communicate feelings in a way that impacts the viewer. Literature, music, and artwork are all genres that artists use to express their feelings and thoughts. Beauty is often used as a theme in each of these genres. Beauty can be illustrated in many different ways, and not everyone sees beauty the same way. Poets use their works to express a mental state. By using specific literary elements and words the reader can determine what they are feeling. Musicians use musical notes and beats as well as words, which allow them to express themselves. Artists use visual elements to represent a particular theme or emotion. Although all of these genres are different, they each contain a message and a theme. Beauty as a theme can be found in the eighteenth century poem “She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron, in the twentieth century song “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” by Prince, and in the fifteenth century painting The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. Lord Byron is famous for his works in literature, especially his poetry. His journey to fame was full of obstacles. “Byron was born in London to a poor but noble family” (“Prepare to Read”). He used his writing as a way to express his feelings. At first his works were not accepted...
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...texts bear to other black texts, as well as to the Western canon? Are African-American texts necessarily “political,” by definition protesting the social and political marginalization of black people in America? Do African-American texts represent the particular experiences of African Americans, or do they (also?) address universal problems and experiences? The cultural, literary-formal, and political distinctiveness of African-American writing will thus be the guiding theme of this course’s rigorous, fast-moving survey. Additionally, students in 311 will acquire knowledge of the following: * The ways African-American writers have negotiated the tensions, contradictions, or harmonies between African and American identities within the experiences of African-American subjects in various historical periods. * The strategies employed by African-American literary and sociopolitical texts to analyze and protest racist and economic oppression, as well as racial and sexual violence, in various historical...
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...Chandria Wilhelm WRT 102 8:40 3/10/2008 The History Within William Faulkner, is a well known and very influential American writer of the 20th century, and is considered to be one of the most important Southern writers of all time. Faulkner is known for writing fictional short stories, novels, and poems about history, culture, and family traditions. In his first collection of short stories, These 13 contained the short story “Barn Burning,” one of Faulkner’s more popular short stories. The story tells of an impoverished man named Abner Snopes, who continuously takes revenge on higher class men by burning down their barns, which creates a conflict of morality and loyalty between Abner and his son Sarty. Throughout the story Faulkner provides the reader with information about how people lived in the South during the 1930’s and the post Civil War era (Hönnighausen). In William Faulkner’s story “Barn Burning,” the role of class, race, and the change from the agrarian to the industrial age arising during the 19th century is put into perspective. Understanding the setting of “Barn Burning” is crucial to interrupt the story. The story takes place in 1830’s post Civil War in the south during the reconstruction and Great Depression era. During this time the South is struggling to avoid being conquered by the North, and “…has retreated into plantation life and small-town existence, and it maintains in private the social hierarchy that characterized the region in its...
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...Within in the job/career atmosphere there will always be a stepping ladder to improve and import productivity and success upon employees and the company. The first procedure for anyone is to know the procedures that recommended for them and what is an obligation towards there position. Knowledge is a huge factor and real world experience as is a key objective as well. You can be a simple crossing guard and assisting kids to cross the street vs. a janitor whom cleans a building and hoping to improve their positon to acquiring a promotion. Knowing physical statures and mental abilities can be a main requirement towards a successful position. If any assistance is needed for them to cover above and beyond then it should be provided. The factors of employment are, job analysis, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, job context and organizational culture. Job analysis is described as job tasks, work requirements and contextual factors (Youssef, Noon, 2014). In the final parts of the job analysis in order to attract the right way to perform duties. I believe that factors are truly important in critical equivalent and organizational solutions. In my own personal belief I do find that things are a little bit easier and more subjectable towards the fairness of any hiring situation. The job analysis is a certain study as Youssef explains as a “specific job based on the collection of information about the directly observable and verifiable job tasks” (C. Youssef , A. Noon...
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...Running head: THE LEADER WITHIN The Leader Within Billy Bob Thorton MGT-3700 ABC University Abstract Are we born with the natural ability to lead? Can being a leader be taught? Is being a successful person in today’s business world mean being a leader? The answer to all three of these questions is yes. Many of us has what it takes to become successful within our firms, but our skills will go untapped. It is up to us to tap into them and find the leaders within ourselves. The Leader Within A few years ago, I noticed that it was time for a change. I was tired to doing the same old mundane job functions. Don’t get me wrong, I was blessed to be employed, especially with all the economic turmoil that we’ve been experiencing as of late. As humans, we tend to stick with the status quo and tend not to venture out of our bubbles. A feeling so strong inside me occurred when my wife and I had our first child. We wanted to give them everything that we could afford. Fast forward 20 months later and we were blessed again with our daughter. The time was now to become the leader that has been lurking inside me. It was the summer of 2007and there was an opening within my department for a group leader position. I thought to myself, that would be the coolest thing. Imgaine all the new responsiblies that would come with it, all the networking channels that could be formed, the new found glory that could be had and being able to further advance my career to that next level. Question...
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...The threat within A study on insider threat by DSCI in collaboration with PwC About Data Security Council of India (DSCI) Data Security Council of India (DSCI) is a focal body on data protection in India, setup as an independent Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) by NASSCOM®, to promote data protection, develop security and privacy best practices & standards and encourage the Indian industries to implement the same. DSCI is engaged with the Indian IT/BPO industry, their clients worldwide, Banking and Telecom sectors, industry associations, Data Protection Authorities and other Government agencies in different countries. It conducts industry wide surveys and publishes reports, organizes data protection awareness seminars, workshops, projects, interactions and other necessary initiatives for outreach and public advocacy. DSCI is focused on capacity building of Law Enforcement Agencies for combating cyber crimes in the country and towards this, it operates several Cyber labs across India to train police officers, prosecutors and judicial officers in cyber forensics. Public Advocacy, Thought Leadership, Awareness and Outreach and Capacity Building are the key words to continue to promote and enhance trust in India as a secure global sourcing hub, and also to promote data protection in the country. For more information about DSCI or this report, please contact: Data Security Council of India Niryat Bhawan, 3rd Floor Rao Tula Ram Marg New Delhi – 110057 ...
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...“A compassionate universe?” Science, Sternberg, E.M. (2001). 611-612. This article was on mood disorders and how they are separated into two principal forms. The first one is major mood disorder, and the second one is called bipolar disorder. Major depressive disorder is a prolonged disorder that affects the overall mood of a person. Bipolar disorder is classified as someone who changes their mind a lot and has a good and a bad personality. This person alternates between depression and mania. The article states that people are more depressed in the winter months because of the darkness and gloomy, cold weather. A survey was done with 90,000 college students and in conclusion they found that 44% of these students had at least one episode of depression. The article quoted that students felt “so depressed is was difficult to function.” (ACHA, 2006). Depression is commonly mistaken for the common cold, because of the same symptoms like nauseous, tiredness, not be able to focus, and feeling over immortal. Bipolar disorder is mainly caused by high anxiety. People don’t know they have this disorder because they don’t want to admit it. Bipolar disorder is very embarrassing to the public world and is look frowned upon. Bipolar disorder causes a person to have different manias. Mania signals are the main cause of bipolar disorder. Major depression disorder occurs when atleast five different signs of depression lasts for more then two weeks. These signs can include, feeling of worthlessness...
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...The Violence Within “The lottery,” written by Shirley Jackson was written in 1948. When Jackson wrote this story there was much controversy and many people were angry with the story and the ending. This story had many symbolisms to current events in the world. The story begins on a very pretty day and the people in town are excited and nervous. Tessie, the woman killed in the story, comes late to the lottery. The lottery, an annual event which is done to make sure there are good crops, begins with every man of the household pulling a piece of paper out of a box. Mr. Hutchinson, Tessie’s husband, pulls the one slip with the black dot which means that his family has been chosen. Each member of the family then pulls one piece of paper and Tessie gets the one with the black dot. The village then begins to stone her to death while she exclaims the unfairness of the whole thing. “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, represents the evil nature hidden in our civilized culture. It demonstrates that even though we think we have evolved in our culture some things still stay the same. The story takes place on June 27 which was a clear and sunny day (Jackson 247). Patrick J Shield seems to think it was a New England town, very likely North Bennington, Vermont (413). Shirley Jackson was married to Stanley Edgar Hymen, a literary critic who taught at a nearby college (Shields 413). This is relevant because of New England’s history of trials and persecutions (Yarmove 2). These were rituals...
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...Jeremy M. Williams Summary I am looking for something along the lines of customer service or labor. I am really good with people and working along side with people. I have great communication skills and I am also good at taking directions and giving directions. Objectives My objective is to get somewhere where I can excel and better myself career wise and to be able to learn and grow with a company. Education Waverly High lansing community college, lansing, mi Graduated: June 2007 Grade: sophomore studying criminal justice i hope to maybe become a parole officer or a c/o Employment History June 2011 – Present: Maintenance Company: McDonalds Lansing, Michigan I maintain the restaurant as far as cleaning and changing the grease traps, and unloading the trucks when we get an order and I put up decorations for promotion items. March 2010 – August 2010: Cook/Host Company: Olga's Kitchen lansing, Michigan Worked as a cook , did prep, and assembled food. I also hosted, i would greet and seat customers and bused tables. August 2010 – November 2010: Picker/Selector Company: Mejers Warehouse Lansing, Michigan Labeled and Packed Supplies April 2009 – August 2010: waiter/cook Company: Bennigans Lansing, Michigan Waited tables and as a fry cook I was in charge of fried foods. August 2006 – November 2006: cashier Company: G.N.C Lansing, michigan I was a cashier and I stocked shelves Hobbies & Interests My favorite thing to do in my spare time is to workout...
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...Analyzing films is considered an art form that attempts to “break up the whole to discover the nature proportion, function, and interrelationships of the parts” (Boggs and Petrie, 2008). Final Fantasy, the first CGI (computer generated image) film featuring synthetic human actors, opens with its protagonist, Dr. Aki Ross, surveying her barren, alien surroundings. Aki wakes from the recurring dream and looks out at earth from the window of her spaceship. As the music swells, our heroine wonders if she will be able to save the world from the “phantom” spirits that have invaded it. Two scenes later, we learn that the phantoms also have infected Aki, effectively linking the fate of the devastated planet with that of a beautiful, young though entirely computer-generated into a female body. I’m introducing the film by way of Aki’s dubiously raced, female body for two reasons. First, Hironobu Sakaguchi, its creator, director and producer has made it clear in press releases and the supplemental documentary on the special edition DVD that the film functions as a showcase for the protagonist. “Identifying the theme can be considered both the beginning and the end of film analysis” (Boggs and Petrie, 2008). According to Sakaguchi, Aki represents his mother (the two share the same name) and his coming to terms with her death (Pham, 2001). Second and more to the point of my essay, critical reception of the film places strong emphasis on the character, which often is treated as a metonym for...
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...Unit 2, Activity 7 Hannah Wylie The poem “A Dream Within A Dream” by Edgar Allan Poe is one of the many pieces that this poet has written. The mysterious poem has a profound theme in order to explain how a dream can cause hope, but can also cause a lot of sorrow. It is extraordinary due to the strong examples of imagery, symbolism, and sound devices such as rhyme, repetition, and alliteration that it contains. The main theme of this famous poem is all about a dream. It implies that a dream can cause hope, but also sorrow. It shows that you could be living something that feels like a dream, but it could slowly take a turn for the worse and no longer bring you the same happiness that it once did. Due to the fact that Edgar lost his wife, he may have implied through this piece, that something that brings you so much happiness can slip away so quickly, like, “Grains of the golden sand” (Poe 15). An image is a picture that readers visualize, and it appeals to the five senses in order to create an emotional reaction. An example of imagery in this poem is when Poe says “In a night, or in a day” (Poe 7). This is because, night and day, make people visualize light vs. dark and portrays daydreaming, and dreaming while sleeping. This develops a twisting atmosphere, leads to contrast imagery, and helps create feelings of controversy. Another device used in this poem is symbolism. Symbolism is “the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities” (Oxford Dictionaries) meaning...
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...Motivation within Tesco Motivation is a very important concept for all businesses. Studies have revealed that employees, by their own admission, waste up to two hours a day. This is becoming a great issue for businesses, as without a fully motivated workforce productivity and profitability will be down. So what is motivation? It is defined as “the willingness to exert high levels of effort toward organizational goals, conditioned by the effort’s ability to satisfy some individual need.” (Robbins, 2001). There are two types of motivation, these are intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation is self-generated motivation that can still be activated by management, for example feeling of work importance and responsibility, autonomy, developing opportunities. Extrinsic motivation is externally generated motivation. This refers to the environmental response to individual behaviour. For example, increased pay, promotion, demotion, and constructive feedback. Our group has chosen to evaluate Tesco and current motivation levels within its workforce. Tesco is a huge organisation. It is the second largest retailer in the world measured by profits, only falling behind Wal-Mart. The company generated revenue levels of over £60 billion in 2010/2011, with £2.67 billion of that being net profit. With over 2200 stores and over 472000 employees Tesco’s managers have to manage a vast amount of staff, which demonstrates the major importance motivation levels have to the business. Tesco...
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...as an institution in order to understand treating family discord (Groves & Ogburn, 78). A family is the only institution where everyone is allowed to express their satisfactions and dissatisfactions with the other members (Groves & Ogburn, 78). No other institution is ran and operated like a family. A family is the dumping ground for all sorts of grievances, meaning people within the family can deal with things outside and express the issues within the household. What happened to one member of the family may have had a horrible day at work, because they cannot express their discontent with their boss, they may come home and lash out negatively at the other family members. The family members who are being lashed out on will respond in a negative way. These types of incidents are what create discord. The family as an institution suffers and deals with things that it was not initially responsible for (Groves & Ogburn, 78). There are two types of discord, one focuses on the discharge of personal maladjustments that are caused by the outside activities of life. This discord is caused when someone within the family institution relieves his or her stress of the outside world. When outside experiences occur at a social gathering or a place of employment, the ability to be able to speak out about the terrible day reduces the strain on the members of the family (Groves & Ogburn, 79). Even though this reduces stress for the person as an individual, it harms the family. Troubles...
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...Coaching within Organizations Student’s Name Institution Coaching within Organizations Background of the Study Coaching entails training the employees to equip them with them new skills and perhaps prepare them for an upcoming task (David & Clutterbuck, 2013). Coaching creates awareness among employees of what is expected of them and when this is to be achieved. Organizations have consistently incorporated a coaching culture in their operations (Keddy & Johnson, 2011). Coaching especially that is conducted by experts and professionals have significantly increased value and investment of the organization. This fact has been enabled by effective performance and reward mechanisms that organizations have adopted to boost morale and ultimately increase effectiveness and productivity of the organizations (Passmore, 2010). Coaching culture has led to enormous benefits towards the groups. These benefits are that; coaching bolsters innovativeness and creativity within the organization, it assists an organization formulate its goals, increase effectiveness and operational excellence (Passmore, 2010). Coaching also helps organizations to manage resistance that might occur from the employee.This act is manifest in the fact that with coaching, employees are equipped with skills and necessary information, and them are empowered to overcome uncertainty and resistance to change (Rostron & Rensburg, 2009). Coaching within organizations also enables...
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...I chose the poem, “A Dream Within a Dream” by Edgar Allen Poe because it is about the questioning of what exactly classifies reality and fantasy. Dreams can fade away, and this poem gives imagery of watching those dreams disappear. In the first two lines, Poe says, “Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now.” So he is saying goodbye to those dreams. The rest of the first stanza could possibly be referring to saying goodbye to one’s true love. The narrator feels that “his days have been a dream,” and “hope has flown away.” So this true love could have meant everything to him, and now since this lover is gone, so have any dreams the narrator once had for his future. In the second stanza of “A Dream Within a Dream,” the narrator is now standing on a beach attempting to grasp a handful of sand, however, only a few grains of the golden sand remain in his palm. Most of the grains of sand slipped away from his palm, just like his lover did. “How they creep, through my fingers to the deep, while I weep.” The narrator knows that everything he once thought was obtainable in his life is now inaccessible to him. The narrator also feels hopeless; he is wishing and begging to take grasp of the sand, which represents broken dreams. He wants to be able to fulfill his dreams, but he cannot. This poem is an example of deferred dreams, and could also relate to death, or departure after having been with someone for a long period of time. The first stanza represents departing...
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