tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52776678710934184602024-03-08T11:24:39.935-08:00Research paper and report writingHow To Write An Argumentative Essay Samples Outlinedonaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-59194528730752426362020-08-27T04:09:00.001-07:002020-08-27T04:09:05.180-07:00The Return: Nightfall Chapter 23Acoldfrisson went down Elena's back, the most fragile of shudders. Damon didn'task for kisses. This wasn'tright . ââ¬Å"No,â⬠she murmured. ââ¬Å"Just one.â⬠ââ¬Å"I'm not going to kiss you, Damon.â⬠ââ¬Å"Not me. Him.â⬠Damon indicated ââ¬Å"himâ⬠with a tilt of his head toward Matt. ââ¬Å"A kiss among you and your previous knight.â⬠ââ¬Å"You wantwhat ?â⬠Matt's eyes snapped open and he got the words out dangerously before Elena could open her mouth. ââ¬Å"You'd like it,â⬠Damon's voice had dropped to its gentlest, most intimating tones. ââ¬Å"You'd prefer to kiss her. What's more, there's nobody to stop you.â⬠ââ¬Å"Damon.â⬠Matt battled up out of Elena's arms. He appeared, if not so much recouped, maybe 80% of the path there, yet Elena could hear his heart working. Elena thought about to what extent he'd lain pretending obviousness to get his quality back. ââ¬Å"The last thing I realized you were attempting to murder me. That doesn't actually get you on my great side. Second, individuals simply don't circumvent kissing young ladies since they're pretty or their beau takes a day off.â⬠ââ¬Å"Don't they?â⬠Damon climbed an eyebrow in shock. ââ¬Å"I do.â⬠Matt just shook his head, bewildered. He was by all accounts attempting to keep one thought fixed in his psyche. ââ¬Å"Will you move your vehicle so we can leave?â⬠he said. Elena felt as though she were watching Matt from far away; and as though he was confined some place with a tiger and didn't have any acquaintance with it. The clearing had gotten an extremely excellent, wild, and hazardous spot, and Matt didn't realize that either. Additionally, she thought with concern, he'smaking himself hold up. Weneed to leave â⬠and rapidly, before Damon does whatever else to him. In any case, what was the genuine way out? What was Damon's genuine plan? ââ¬Å"You can go,â⬠Damon said. ââ¬Å"As soon as she kisses you. Or then again you kiss her,â⬠he included, as though making a concession. Gradually, as though he understood what it was going to mean, Matt took a gander at Elena and afterward back at Damon. Elena attempted to discuss quietly with him, however Matt wasn't in the mind-set. He glanced Damon in the face and stated, ââ¬Å"No way.â⬠Shrugging, as though to say,I did all that I could , Damon lifted the shaggy pine bar â⬠ââ¬Å"No,â⬠cried Elena. ââ¬Å"Damon, I'll do it.â⬠Damon smiledthe grin and held it for a second, until Elena turned away and went to Matt. His face was as yet pale, cool. Elena inclined her cheek against his and said soundlessly into his ear, ââ¬Å"Matt, I've managed Damon previously. Furthermore, you can't simply resist him. We should play along â⬠for the time being. At that point perhaps we can get away.â⬠And then she made herself state, ââ¬Å"For me? Please?â⬠The fact of the matter was that she knew a lot about difficult guys. A lot about how to control them. It was a characteristic she'd come to abhor, however right now she was excessively bustling attempting to consider approaches to spare Matt's life to discuss the morals of forcing him. She wished it were Meredith or Bonnie rather than Matt. Not that she would wish such agony on anybody, yet Meredith would be concocting Plans C and D even as Elena thought of An and B. Also, Bonnie would as of now have lifted tear-filled, heart-liquefying earthy colored eyes to Damonâ⬠¦. Unexpectedly Elena thought of the single red blaze she'd seen under the Ray-Bans, and she adjusted her perspective. She didn't know she needed Bonnie around Damon now. Of the entirety of the folks she'd known, Damon had been the only one Elena couldn't break. Goodness, Matt was difficult, and Stefan could be outlandish here and there. Be that as it may, the two of them had splendidly shaded fastens some place inside them, labeledPUSH ME , and you simply needed to mess with the component a little â⬠alright, at times all around â⬠and in the long run even the most testing male could be aced. But oneâ⬠¦ ââ¬Å"All right, kiddies, enough time out.â⬠Elena felt Matt pulled from her arms and held up â⬠she didn't know by what, however he was standing. Something held him set up, upstanding, and she realized it wasn't his muscles. ââ¬Å"So where were we?â⬠Damon was strolling to and fro, with the Virginia pine branch in his correct hand, tapping it to his left side palm. ââ¬Å"Oh, that'sright â⬠â⬠as though making an incredible disclosure â⬠ââ¬Å"the young lady and the robust knight are going to kiss.â⬠In Stefan's room, Bonnie stated, ââ¬Å"For the last time, Meredith, did you discover a reinforcement record for Stefan's note or not?â⬠ââ¬Å"No,â⬠Meredith said in a level voice. In any case, similarly as Bonnie was going to fall once more, Meredith stated, ââ¬Å"I found an alternate note totally. A letter, really.â⬠ââ¬Å"Adifferent note? What does it say?â⬠ââ¬Å"Can you stand up by any means? Since I think you would do well to examine this.â⬠Bonnie, who had just barely gotten back her breath, figured out how to stumble over to the PC. She read the report on the screen â⬠complete aside from what appeared to be its last words, and wheezed. ââ¬Å"Damon planned something for Stefan!â⬠she stated, and felt her heart dive and all her inside organs tail it. So Elena had been off-base. Damonwas insidious, completely. At this point, Stefan may even beâ⬠¦ ââ¬Å"Dead,â⬠Meredith stated, her brain clearly following a similar track that Bonnie's had taken. She lifted dull eyes to Bonnie's. Bonnie realized that her own eyes were wet. ââ¬Å"How long,â⬠Meredith asked, ââ¬Å"has it been since you called Elena or Matt?â⬠ââ¬Å"I don't have the foggiest idea; I don't have the foggiest idea what time it is. However, I called twice after we went out and once at Isobel's; and when I've attempted from that point forward, I either get a message that their letter drops are full or it won't associate at all.â⬠ââ¬Å"That's about precisely what I've gotten. On the off chance that they went close to the Old Wood â⬠well, you comprehend what it does to telephone reception.â⬠ââ¬Å"And now, regardless of whether they come free and clear, we can't leave them a message since we've topped off their phone message â⬠ââ¬Å" ââ¬Å"E-mail,â⬠Meredith said. ââ¬Å"Good old email; we can utilize that to send Elena a message.â⬠ââ¬Å"Yes!â⬠Bonnie punched the air. At that point she collapsed. She dithered for a moment and afterward nearly murmured, ââ¬Å"No.â⬠Words from Stefan's genuine note continued resounding in her mind:I trust Matt's natural defense for you, Meredith's judgment, and Bonnie's instinct. Instruct them to recollect that. ââ¬Å"You can't mention to her what Damon's done,â⬠she stated, even as Meredith started hectically composing. ââ¬Å"She most likely definitely knows â⬠and in the event that she doesn't, it'll simply raise more hell. She's with Damon.â⬠ââ¬Å"Matt let you know that?â⬠ââ¬Å"No. Be that as it may, Matt was crazy with pain.â⬠ââ¬Å"Couldn't it have been from those â⬠bugs?â⬠Meredith looked down at her lower leg where a few red welts despite everything appeared on the smooth olive tissue. ââ¬Å"It could be, yet it wasn't. It didn't feel like the trees, either. It was justâ⬠¦pure torment. What's more, I don't have the foggiest idea, not for certain, how I realize that it's Damon doing it. I just â⬠know.â⬠She saw Meredith's eyes unfocus and realized that she was considering Stefan's words, as well. ââ¬Å"Well, my judgment advises me to trust you,â⬠she said. ââ¬Å"By the way, Stefan spells à ¡Ã¢ ®judgment' the favored American way,â⬠she included. ââ¬Å"Damon spells it with ane . That may have been what was irritating Matt.â⬠ââ¬Å"As if Stefan would truly disregard Elena with everything that has been going on,â⬠Bonnie said angrily. ââ¬Å"Well, Damon tricked we all and made us think so,â⬠Meredith brought up. Meredith would in general point out things like that. Bonnie began out of nowhere. ââ¬Å"I wonder in the event that he took the money?â⬠ââ¬Å"I question it, yet we should see.â⬠Meredith pulled the recliner away, saying, ââ¬Å"Grab me a hanger.â⬠Bonnie snatched one from the storage room and got herself one of Elena's tops to put on simultaneously. It was too large, since it was Meredith's top given to Elena, yet in any event it was warm. Meredith was utilizing the snared finish of the wire holder on all sides of the section of flooring that looked generally encouraging. Similarly as she figured out how to pry it up, there was a thump at the open entryway. The two of them hopped. ââ¬Å"It's just me,â⬠said the voice of Mrs. Blossoms from behind an enormous duffel sack and a plate of gauzes, mugs, sandwiches, and solid smelling cheesecloth packs like the ones she'd utilized on Matt's arm. Bonnie and Meredith traded a look and afterward Meredith stated, ââ¬Å"Come in and let us help you.â⬠Bonnie was at that point taking the plate, and Mrs. Blossoms was dumping the duffel sack on the floor. Meredith kept prying the barricade. ââ¬Å"Food!â⬠Bonnie said thankfully. ââ¬Å"Yes, turkey-and-tomato sandwiches. Help yourselves. I'm sorry I was away so long, yet you can't hustle the poultice for swellings,â⬠Mrs. Blossoms said. ââ¬Å"I recall, quite a while in the past, my more youthful sibling consistently said â⬠gracious, wow gracious!â⬠She was gazing at where the section of flooring had been. A decent estimated empty was loaded up with hundred-dollar notes, flawlessly enveloped by parcels with bank-groups still around them. ââ¬Å"Wow,â⬠Bonnie said. ââ¬Å"I never observed so much money!â⬠ââ¬Å"Yes.â⬠Mrs. Blossoms turned and started circulating cups of cocoa and sandwiches. Bonnie piece into a sandwich ravenously. ââ¬Å"People used to just place things behind the free block in the chimney. In any case, I can see that the youngster required more space.â⬠ââ¬Å"Thank you for the cocoa and sandwiches,â⬠Meredith said following a couple of moments spent wolfing them down while dealing with the PC simultaneously. ââ¬Å"But on the off chance that you need to reward us for wounds and things â⬠well, I'm apprehensive we just can't wait.â⬠ââ¬Å"Oh, come.â⬠Mrs. Blossoms took a little pack that smelled to Bonnie like tea donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-43481672117816376492020-08-22T10:36:00.001-07:002020-08-22T10:36:21.169-07:00Advertising Strategies of Colgate BrandQuestion: Compose a point by point examination on how the publicizing for the brand has changed throughout the years, what showcasing and promoting systems the organization utilizes, how the association considers Consumer conduct, patterns and perspectives, what the qualities and convictions of the brand are and its purchasers, how the brand positions itself against its rivals and how this may differ upon nation. Answer: Presentation The methodology for promoting is a battle that can be made to impart various thoughts regarding the administrations and items to the intended interest groups to persuade them in purchasing the administrations and the items. This system is to be created in insightful and judicious way as it assists with mirroring the business. The key arrangement behind advancement of compelling promoting technique is adaptable and inventive arranging that is centered around inside and out information on the intended interest group. The principle purpose for executing viable publicizing techniques are to advance the business consciousness of its administrations and items, increment the deals to draw in more clients and contenders and furthermore alter or set up the brand picture. This implies publicizing is tied in with reminding, convincing and educating the shoppers in the market. This report will feature the publicizing procedures that the organization Colgate follows to advance its items, will likewise comprehend the conduct of its objective clients and their perspectives towards the brand and assess the situation of the brand contrasted with its rivals in the market. The brand will be broke down from worldwide point of view. Publicizing Strategies of Brand Colgate is relaxing establishing joining with purchasers non-standard courses, particularly by using the Internet and cell phones. One of the effective procedures is picked up by the common use of the articulation Colgate Smile for any great grin. Colgate underpins individual, excited relationship with their picture by inviting customers to share their Colgate Smiles through photographs, stories and highlights posted on www.ColgateSmile.com and different individual to individual correspondence districts, for instance, Facebook and MySpace. To best accomplish the present clients, Colgate utilizes joined advancing correspondences that fuse a mix of standard and new media, and also inventive constrained time works out. For example, as a part of its especially powerful showcasing effort Taking care of Is Believing. To advance its image, Colgate chiefly utilizes promoting methodologies. Its unmistakable items which are planned for assorted segments are engaged to the gathering of spectators by featuring its segments. Its typical motto for all items is - No1 brand suggested by dental specialist. As such no headway is done at retail level beside the recommendation by the agent. Anyway in the provincial markets Colgate uses (van is a flexible headway station having screen show offices, slide show and mike notoriety). In India, the analysts of Colgate had lowered themselves in the lives of townspeople, watching and looking at their oral thought affinities, how they clean their homes and other consistently plans. A key learning was that mothers trust in a prevalent life for their children through guidance. Taking into account this information, Colgate executed an outstanding publicizing procedure that helped structure care for good oral thought affinities and offered awards to kids. Another way Colga te interfaces with the present customers comprehensive is by utilizing coordinated promoting interchanges that join a blend of non-conventional and customary media. The starting of Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief toothpaste used various mechanized touch centers, including on the web media, featuring the ground-breaking tributes of the purchaser and furthermore sites for enlightening items. These exercises, solidified with progressively limited time occasions and standard media, are adding to more piece of the pie (Colgate, 2011). Colgate instructs its customers about its new items and furthermore the thing that is being used by the customers. Colgate-Palmolive initiates and convinces its new and also old customers to purchase its new items. By utilizing a viable publicizing techniques Colgate has prevailing to hold its image picture and clients. By this Colgate unequivocally focuses on unmistakable publicizing or special techniques like deal advancement, exposure, promoting, mass selli ng and so on. Colgate has validated itself as a sharp passerby of the business and the lifestyle all around itself. Colgate has done before and so far doing at the present time. It is conveying introducing its items remarkably for the youngsters. Colgate is very well known among energetic kids just because of its optimal publicizing systems. Colgate advances the children items by naming the animation characters like Barney, Barbie Looney tunes and so on (Berger, 2011). Colgate's strong relationship with specialists have added to making Colgate and Hill's the most recommended marks by dental pros and veterinarians around the globe. Capable backings manufacture legitimacy for Colgate's brands and drive thing trial.In the United States, Colgate's new Oral Health Advisor framework is building relationship with dental hygienists to additionally drive capable proposals for Colgate things and extend open minded use. Additionally, In the United States, Colgate cooperated with store grapple Kroger to patch up the oral thought way. Taking into account a blend of client encounters and customer data, Colgate's cross-valuable business bunch worked almost with the retailer to realize a more client very much arranged way. Colgate attempts to propel cognizance of good oral prosperity all through the world. In Malawi, Colgate teamed up with the Malawi Ministry of Health in the midst of Oral Health Month to help show youths and adults about extraordinary oral though t affinities. The fight consolidated a powerful communicated message that exceptional strong oral thought penchants and featured the Ministry's support of Colgate things. The new framework pulled in more clients and extended class bargains. In minimal natural shops where space is compelled, Colgate operators work about with shop owners to achieve the ideal course of action of Colgate things with the best detectable quality. Remarkable packaging that fills in as a self-show unit, for instance, toothbrush allocators and hanging sachets, is just a single strategy that gives elevating versatility to shop owners and pervasive detectable quality for Colgate things. Giving second and suffering assistance from the torment welcomed on by tooth affectability, Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief toothpaste is driving limitless bit of the general business gets for Colgate in the basic, rapidly creating affectability section. Inside just two or three months of its dispatch in Greece, Colgate got busine ss activity in the affectability segment shockingly. In China Colgate's especially capable toothbrush plant in Sanxiao, China, is extending the flexibility and cutoff of the Company's overall stock system. The greatest toothbrush mechanical office on earth, the new plant makes 1.4 billion brushes each year and holds quick to the most raised standards of essentialness capability besides, biological quality (colgate.com, 2010). Customer Behavior, Trends and Attitudes By and by, shoppers are extra mentioning of what they regard in brand choice precious and are affected by a creating display of new influencers. Associating with to construct Colgate Brands implies extended commitment with their purchasers, customers, the calling and distinctive influencers with compelling consolidated showcasing efforts that misuse web based systems administration destinations and advanced advances. They are in like manner focusing on separating increasingly significant, progressively critical bits of information to develop more grounded relationship with most of their democratic socioeconomics and make a progressively significant degree of obligation to their brands. The Net Sales of the organization developed to 7.5% and kept developing for 4%. Because of better reaction of the clients Colgate have rose the publicizing consumption to 5% and piece of the pie has developed across a large number of the center classifications. In 2011, creating markets typified in excess of a huge segment of their overall arrangements have been a fundamental piece of development methodology of Colgate for a long time. By centering viably and opportune, they have created driving business part and solid shopper unwaveringness positions in various key classes. Today, these business segments have overwhelming GDP advancement, an immense masses with low infiltration of item and even lower usage, lower customers, development rates and development classes. The development procedure of Colgate, in these organizations focuses on driving use. For instance, they train clients about the benefits of good medicinal services of oral and offer items to test as tests, for instance, Brilliant Smiles, Bright Futures. With this overall action, Colgate has come to in excess of 650 million youths, and reliably they help out dental specialists and their retail associates to help an oral prosperity month in every one of their geologies (Semenik and O'Guinn, 2012). In North-America, in the year 2011, the deals declined by 0.5% and the volume of the unit developed by 2%. The working benefit had diminished by 11%. Brands like Colgate Senstitive Pro-Relief and Colgate Optic White toothpastes and furthermore the re-propelling of the Colgate Total toothpaste have contributed towards the oral human services. Correspondingly in the year 2011 in Latin America, the deals of Colgate had expanded by 12% and the unit volume developed by 4.5%. There was decline in the working benefit of the organization by 9%. Also, in South Pacific or Europe, the unit volume and deals developed by 5% and 9% individually in the year 2011. 4% was included by Sanex obtaining t donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-35417222082521203902020-08-21T08:18:00.001-07:002020-08-21T08:18:19.837-07:00Blog Archive Professor Profiles Sanjay Sood, UCLA Anderson School of Management Blog Archive Professor Profiles Sanjay Sood, UCLA Anderson School of Management Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school. However, the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Today, we focus on Sanjay Sood from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sanjay Sood is a professor of marketing and behavioral decision making and the faculty director of UCLA Andersonâs Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment, and Sports, which he helped develop. Sood focuses on marketing management, brand management, advertising, and consumer behavior, and he is a strong believer in incorporating the real business world in the classroom experience. Indeed, he often welcomes executives from such companies as Google and MGM Resorts International as speakers, and he takes students on field trips to other companies. One second-year student we interviewed said Sood brings âa lot of practical experience to the classroomâ and uses connections from his work with Procter Gamble to enhance his classes. Sood received his PhD in marketing from Stanfordâs Graduate School of Business in 1999 and was later recognized as a Marketing Science Institute Young Marketing Scholar in 2003. In 2010, Sood was selected by his fellow faculty members to receive the schoolâs Niedorf âDecadeâ Teaching Award, which is presented to professors who exhibit âexemplary teaching over a period of seven to ten years.â Five years earlier, he received a Citibank Teaching Award, which was also determined by his fellow faculty members. For more information about UCLA Anderson and 16 other top-ranked business schools, check out the free mbaMission Insiderâs Guides. Share ThisTweet Professor Profiles University of California Los Angeles (Anderson) Blog Archive Professor Profiles Sanjay Sood, UCLA Anderson School of Management Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school. However, the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Today, we focus on Sanjay Sood from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sanjay Sood is a professor of marketing and behavioral decision making and the faculty director of UCLA Andersonâs Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment, and Sports, which he helped develop. Sood focuses on marketing management, brand management, advertising, and consumer behavior, and he is a strong believer in incorporating the real business world in the classroom experience. Indeed, he often welcomes executives from such companies as Google and MGM Resorts International as speakers, and he takes students on field trips to other companies. One second-year student we interviewed said Sood brings âa lot of practical experience to the classroomâ and uses connections from his work with Procter Gamble to enhance his classes. Sood received his PhD in marketing from Stanfordâs Graduate School of Business in 1999 and was later recognized as a Marketing Science Institute Young Marketing Scholar in 2003. In 2010, Sood was selected by his fellow faculty members to receive the schoolâs Niedorf âDecadeâ Teaching Award, which is presented to professors who exhibit âexemplary teaching over a period of seven to ten years.â Five years earlier, he received a Citibank Teaching Award, which was also determined by his fellow faculty members. For more information about UCLA Anderson and 16 other top-ranked business schools, check out our free mbaMission Insiderâs Guides. Share ThisTweet Professor Profiles University of California Los Angeles (Anderson) Blog Archive Professor Profiles Sanjay Sood, UCLA Anderson School of Management Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school, but the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we focus on Sanjay Sood from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sanjay Sood is a professor of marketing and the faculty director of UCLA Andersonâs Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment, and Sports. Sood focuses on marketing management, brand management, advertising, and consumer behavior, and he serves on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Marketing Research, the Journal of Consumer Psychology, and the Journal of Consumer Research. He received his PhD in marketing from Stanfordâs Graduate School of Business in 1999 and was later recognized as a Marketing Science Institute Young Marketing Scholar in 2003. One second-year student we interviewed said Sood brings âa lot of practical experience to the classroomâ and uses connections from his work with Procter Gamble to enhance his classes. In 2010, Sood was selected by his fellow faculty members to receive the schoolâs Niedorf âDecadeâ Teaching Award, which is presented to professors who exhibit âexemplary teaching over a period of seven to ten yea rs.â Five years earlier, he received a Citibank Teaching Award, which was also determined by his fellow faculty members. For more information about UCLA Anderson and 15 other top-ranked business schools, check out the mbaMission Insiderâs Guides. Share ThisTweet Professor Profiles University of California Los Angeles (Anderson) Blog Archive Professor Profiles Sanjay Sood, UCLA Anderson School of Management Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school. However, the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Today, we focus on Sanjay Sood from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sanjay Sood is a professor of marketing and behavioral decision making and the faculty director of UCLA Andersonâs Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment, and Sports. Sood focuses on marketing management, brand management, advertising, and consumer behavior. He received his PhD in marketing from Stanfordâs Graduate School of Business in 1999 and was later recognized as a Marketing Science Institute Young Marketing Scholar in 2003. One second-year student we interviewed said Sood brings âa lot of practical experience to the classroomâ and uses connections from his work with Procter Gamble to enhance his classes. In 2010, Sood was selected by his fellow faculty members to receive the schoolâs Niedorf âDecadeâ Teaching Award, which is presented to professors who exhibit âexemplary teaching over a period of seven to ten years.â Five years earlier, he received a Citibank Teaching Award, which was also determined by his fellow faculty members. For more information about UCLA Anderson and 16 other top-ranked business schools, check out the free mbaMission Insiderâs Guides. Share ThisTweet Professor Profiles University of California Los Angeles (Anderson) Blog Archive Professor Profiles Sanjay Sood, UCLA Anderson School of Management Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school. However, the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we focus on Sanjay Sood from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sanjay Sood is a professor of marketing and the faculty director of UCLA Andersonâs Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment, and Sports. Sood focuses on marketing management, brand management, advertising, and consumer behavior, and he serves on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Marketing Research, the Journal of Consumer Psychology, and the Journal of Consumer Research. He received his PhD in marketing from Stanfordâs Graduate School of Business in 1999 and was later recognized as a Marketing Science Institute Young Marketing Scholar in 2003. One second-year student we interviewed said Sood brings âa lot of practical experience to the classroomâ and uses connections from his work with Procter Gamble to enhance his classes. In 2010, Sood was selected by his fellow faculty members to receive the schoolâs Niedorf âDecadeâ Teaching Award, which is presented to professors who exhibit âexemplary teaching over a period of seven to ten ye ars.â Five years earlier, he received a Citibank Teaching Award, which was also determined by his fellow faculty members. For more information about UCLA Anderson and 15 other top-ranked business schools, check out the mbaMission Insiderâs Guides. Share ThisTweet Professor Profiles University of California Los Angeles (Anderson) Blog Archive Professor Profiles Sanjay Sood, UCLA Anderson School of Management Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school. However, the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Today, we focus on Sanjay Sood from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sanjay Sood is a professor of marketing and the faculty director of UCLA Andersonâs Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment, and Sports. Sood focuses on marketing management, brand management, advertising, and consumer behavior, and he serves on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Marketing Research, the Journal of Consumer Psychology, and the Journal of Consumer Research. He received his PhD in marketing from Stanfordâs Graduate School of Business in 1999 and was later recognized as a Marketing Science Institute Young Marketing Scholar in 2003. One second-year student we interviewed said Sood brings âa lot of practical experience to the classroomâ and uses connections from his work with Procter Gamble to enhance his classes. In 2010, Sood was selected by his fellow faculty members to receive the schoolâs Niedorf âDecadeâ Teaching Award, which is presented to professors who exhibit âexemplary teaching over a period of seven to ten years.â Five years earlier, he received a Citibank Teaching Award, which was also determined by his fellow faculty members. For more information about UCLA Anderson and 15 other top-ranked business schools, check out the mbaMission Insiderâs Guides. Share ThisTweet Professor Profiles University of California Los Angeles (Anderson) Blog Archive Professor Profiles Sanjay Sood, UCLA Anderson School of Management Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose an MBA program to attend, but the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we highlight a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we profile Sanjay Sood at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sanjay Sood (âEntertainment Marketing,â âDigital Marketing Strategy,â and âBusiness Modelsâ) is an associate professor of marketing and the faculty director of UCLA Andersonâs Center for Managing Enterprises in Media, Entertainment, and Sports. An ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Marketing Research and the Journal of Consumer Research, Sood focuses on marketing management, brand management, advertising, and consumer behavior. He received his PhD in marketing from Stanfordâs Graduate School of Business in 1999 and was later recognized as an MSI Young Marketing Scholar in 2003. One second-year student we interviewed said Sood brings âa lot of practical experience to the classroomâ and uses connections from his work with Procter Gamble to enhance his classes. In 2010, Sood was selected by his fellow faculty members to receive the schoolâs Niedorf âDecadeâ Teaching Award, which is presented to professors who exhibit âexemplary teaching over a period of seve n to ten years.â Five years earlier, he received a Citibank Teaching Award, which was also determined by his fellow faculty members. For more information about UCLA Anderson and 15 other top-ranked business schools, check out the mbaMission Insiderâs Guides. Share ThisTweet Professor Profiles University of California Los Angeles (Anderson) Blog Archive Professor Profiles Sanjay Sood, UCLA Anderson School of Management Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose an MBA program to attend, but the educational experience itself is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we profile Sanjay Sood at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sanjay Sood (âEntertainment Marketing,â âBehavioral Research in Marketing,â âElements of Marketing,â âApplied Management Researchâ) is an associate professor of marketing and the faculty director of the Center for Managing Enterprises in Media, Entertainment, and Sports at Anderson. An ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Marketing Research and the Journal of Consumer Research, Sood researches marketing management, brand management, advertising and consumer behavior. He was recognized as an MSI Young Marketing Scholar in 2003 and received his PhD in marketing from Stanfordâs Graduate School of Business in 1999. One second-year student we interviewed for this guide said Sood brings âa lot of practical experience to the classroomâ and uses connections from his work with Procter Gamble to enhance his classes. For more information about the UCLA Anderson School of Management and 14 other top-ranked MBA schools, check out the mbaMission Insiderâs Guides. Share ThisTweet Professor Profiles University of California Los Angeles (Anderson) Blog Archive Professor Profiles Sanjay Sood, UCLA Anderson School of Management Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose an MBA program to attend, but the educational experience itself is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we highlight a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we profile Sanjay Sood at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sanjay Sood (âEntertainment Marketing,â âBehavioral Research in Marketing,â âElements of Marketingâ and âApplied Management Researchâ) is an associate professor of marketing and the faculty director of UCLA Andersons Center for Managing Enterprises in Media, Entertainment and Sports. An ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Marketing Research and the Journal of Consumer Research, Sood researches marketing management, brand management, advertising and consumer behavior. He received his PhD in marketing from Stanfordâs Graduate School of Business in 1999 and was later recognized as an MSI Young Marketing Scholar in 2003. One second-year student we interviewed said Sood brings âa lot of practical experience to the classroomâ and uses connections from his work with Procter Gamble to enhance his classes. In 2010, Sood was selected by his fellow faculty members to receive the schoolâs Niedorf âDecadeâ Teaching Award, which is presented to professors who exhibit â exemplary teaching over a period of seven to ten years.â Five years earlier, he received a Citibank Teaching Award, which was also determined by his fellow faculty members. For more information about UCLA Anderson and 15 other top-ranked business schools, check out the mbaMission Insiderâs Guides. Share ThisTweet Professor Profiles University of California Los Angeles (Anderson) Blog Archive Professor Profiles Sanjay Sood, UCLA Anderson School of Management Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose an MBA program to attend, but the educational experience itself is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we profile Sanjay Sood at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sanjay Sood (âEntertainment Marketing,â âBehavioral Research in Marketing,â âElements of Marketingâ and âApplied Management Researchâ) is an associate professor of marketing and the faculty director of UCLA Andersons Center for Managing Enterprises in Media, Entertainment, and Sports. An ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Marketing Research and the Journal of Consumer Research, Sood researches marketing management, brand management, advertising and consumer behavior. He received his PhD in marketing from Stanfordâs Graduate School of Business in 1999 and was later recognized as an MSI Young Marketing Scholar in 2003. One second-year student we interviewed for this guide said Sood brings âa lot of practical experience to the classroomâ and uses connections from his work with Procter Gamble to enhance his classes. In 2010, Sood was selected by his fellow faculty members to receive the schoolâs Niedorf âDecadeâ Teaching Award, which is presented to professor s who exhibit âexemplary teaching over a period of seven to ten years.â Five years earlier, he was presented with a Citibank Teaching Award, also determined by fellow faculty members. Share ThisTweet Professor Profiles University of California Los Angeles (Anderson) donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-56522239667129229892020-05-25T07:12:00.001-07:002020-05-25T07:12:03.019-07:00Knowledge Management A Competitive Advantage Business Essay - Free Essay Example Sample details Pages: 9 Words: 2704 Downloads: 8 Date added: 2017/06/26 Category Management Essay Type Narrative essay Did you like this example? Ãâà In the twenty first century landscape with all its uncertainty and dynamism, many firms are competing in a complex andÃâà challenging environment which is being transformed by many factors ranging from globalization, technologicalÃâà development and increasingly rapid diffusion of technology, to the development and use of knowledge (Hitt, Keats, andÃâà DeMarie, 1998).Ãâà As such, the foundation of organizational competitiveness has shifted from an emphasis on physical and tangibleÃâà resources to knowledge (Wong and Aspinwall, 2005) and managing knowledge-based resources has become the key forÃâà sustaining competitive advantage (CA) and superior performance (Grant, 1996b; Grover and Davenport, 2001; Jackson,Ãâà Hitt, and DeNisi, 2003; Sharkie, 2003; and Teece, Pisano, and Shuen, 1997). To deal with this enhancedÃâà dynamism and uncertainty of the business environment, one of the current strategic philosophies assis ting firms to develop strategic capabilities is the knowledge management. It helps the organizations to systematically acquire,Ãâà create, share, and use knowledge so as to develop, renew, and exploit theirÃâà knowledge-based resources, thereby allowing them to be proactive and adaptable to externalÃâà changes and attain competitive success.Ãâ . Donââ¬â¢t waste time! Our writers will create an original "Knowledge Management A Competitive Advantage Business Essay" essay for you Create order Review literature:- Under the light of the previous researches, some researchersÃâà (Davenport and Prusak, 1998; (Zack, 1999) (Alavi Leidner, 2001) noted that competitive advantage isÃâà realized only when the organizations tracking methodsÃâà and ways are efficient and distinctive and one of thoseÃâà ways is through the knowledge management of the organizationÃâà that have achieved competitive advantage not forÃâà a specific period, but a long term.Ãâà (Gupta Mcdaniel, 2002) studied knowledge managementÃâà and competitive advantage by examining theÃâà vital link between the management of knowledge inÃâà contemporary organizations and the development of aÃâà sustainable competitive advantage. The used variablesÃâà are conceptualized in terms of organizational effectiveness,Ãâà efficiency, core competency, costs; knowledgeÃâà acquirement, knowledge filtering, knowledge configuration,Ãâà knowledge dissemination and knowledge ap plication. (Goh, 2005) also identified that the field of knowledgeÃâà management has emerged strongly as the next source ofÃâà competitive advantage. (Ismail Ong, 2008). Emphasized that firms canÃâà achieve the sustainable competitive advantage by informationÃâà technology facilities. He sees that even if a firmÃâà owned the most sophisticated information technologyÃâà facilities which are impossible for the competitors toÃâà imitate or substitute, and for sure it is rare, but if there isÃâà no knowledgeable personnel in the organization, or the knowledgeable personnel in the organization is not willingÃâà to utilize these facilities, these facilities would not generateÃâà any value to the organization. Obviously, to achieveÃâà sustainable competitive advantage, knowledge, willingnessÃâà to use operations and availability of facilities mustÃâà co-exist.Ãâà Hence, the question before the organizations is how shoul d theyÃâà develop a knowledge management system to coordinateÃâà people, technology and infra-structure to createÃâà advantages competitiveness and sustainability inÃâà business environments? Knowledge:- Knowledge is a different term from data and information. Data is simply raw facts, measurements etc. Information is organized or processed data that is timely and accurate. Knowledge as defined by (Tiwana, 2000) is the actionable (relevant) information available in the right format, at the right time, and at the right place for decision making. For example, sales of a particular year will be simply data, if we process the sales data and find sales in the north region is more, it will be information. By applying our experience we can conclude that south region requires more marketing efforts than north, it is knowledge. Knowledge is a valuable source for the organization because it helps the organization in taking important decisions in the rapid changing business environment. Knowledge is dynamic in nature. This implies that todays knowledge may well become tomorrows ignorance if an organization fails to update knowledge as environmental conditions change. Definition of Knowledge Management:- Knowledge management is an emerging concept and has got many different definitions. The term knowledge management was first introduced in a 1986 in a European management conference. Alternative definitions have been proposed since that attempt to capture the complexities of knowledge management. The 20Ãâà American Productivity and Quality Center defined knowledge management as the strategies and processes of identifying, capturing and leveraging knowledge. (knapp, 1998) defined knowledge management as the art of transforming information and intellectual assets into enduring value for an organizations clients and its people. Darroch also defined knowledge management as the process that creates or locates knowledge and manages the sharing, dissemination, and use of knowledge within the organization. Ãâà The traditional definitions of knowledge management focused only on the knowledge that is recognized and already articulated in some form. However, increasingly, knowledge m anagement is also incorporating the managing of important tacit knowledge (Sabherwal Ãâà Becerra-Fernandez, 2003). Davenport and Prusak (1998) defined knowledge Ãâà management as the management of a corporations knowledge through a systematic and Ãâà organizational specified process for acquiring, organizing, sustaining, applying, sharing, Ãâà and renewing both tacit and explicit knowledge from employees to improve Ãâà organizational performance and to create value. Ãâà Wiig (1994) suggested that knowledge management in an organization must be Ãâà considered from three perspectives, each with different scopes and purposes: (a) aÃâà business perspective focusing on why, where, and to what extent the organization must Ãâà invest in or exploit knowledge, and which strategies, products and services, alliances, Ãâà acquisitions, or divestments should be considered from a knowledge-related point of view; Ãâà (b) a management perspec tive focusing on determining, organizing, directing, and Ãâà monitoring knowledge-related activities required to achieve the desired business strategies and objectives; and (c) a hands-on operational perspective focusing on Ãâà applying the professional skill to conduct explicit knowledge-related work and tasks. Ãâà In fact, knowledge management is a principle that is aimed at satisfying and exceeding the customers expectations (Keskin, 2005). Knowledge management is a relatively new business philosophy. The goal of knowledge management is to identify, capture, store, maintain, and deliver useful knowledge in a meaningful form to anyone who needs it, anyplace and anytime, within an organization. Knowledge management is about sharing and collaborating at the organizational level. Knowledge management has the potential to revolutionize the way we share expertise, make decisions, and conduct business. History of knowledge management:- Knowledge management era started with the use of different programs which include on-the-job discussions, formal apprenticeship,Ãâà discussion forums, corporate libraries, professional training and mentoring programs. The use of computers in the second half of 20th century brought a revolution in the knowledge management field. It resulted in the specificÃâà adaptationsÃâà of technologies such asÃâà knowledge bases,Ãâà expert systems,Ãâà knowledge repositories,Ãâà group decision support systems,Ãâà intranets, andÃâà computer-supported cooperative workÃâà which developed the emerging knowledge management field to a large extent. In 1999, the termÃâà personal knowledge managementÃâà was introduced which refers to the management of knowledge at the individual level (Wright, 2005). In terms of the enterprise, early collections of case studies recognized the importance of knowledge management dimensions of strategy, proce ss, and measurement (Morey, Maybury Thuraisingham 2002. Recently with the use of theÃâà Web 2.0, the concept of Knowledge Management has taken into consideration the participation of people andÃâà emergence. This line of evolution is termedÃâà Enterprise 2.0Ãâà (McAfee 2006). However, there is an ongoing debate and discussions (Lakhani McAfee 2007) as to whetherÃâà Enterprise 2.0Ãâà is just a fad that does not bring anything new or useful or whether it is, indeed, the future of knowledge management (Davenport T. , 2008) Knowledge management cycle:- TheÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà cycleÃâà asÃâà givenÃâà byÃâà TurbanÃâà involvesÃâà sixÃâà steps.Ãâà ToÃâà keepÃâà theÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà systemÃâà effective,Ãâà theÃâà knowledgeÃâà hasÃâà toÃâà beÃâà updatedÃâà withÃâà time.Ãâà TheÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà cycleÃâà worksÃâà asÃâà follows:- CreateÃâà knowledge:Ãâà Ãâà knowledgeÃâà creationÃâà isÃâà theÃâà generationÃâà ofÃâà newÃâà ideas,Ãâà insightsÃâà orÃâà routin.Ãâà ItÃâà involvesÃâà developingÃâà newÃâà waysÃâà ofÃâà doingÃâà thingsÃâà orÃâà developsÃâà knowhow.Ãâà SometimesÃâà newÃâà knowledgeÃâà isÃâà broughtÃâà inÃâà orÃâà sometimesÃâà ownÃâà knowledgeÃâà isÃâà improved . CaptureÃâà knowledge:Ãâà Ãâà newÃâà knowledgeÃâà mustÃâà beÃâà identifiedÃâà asÃâà valuableÃâà andÃâà beÃâà representedÃâà inÃâà aÃâà reasonableÃâà way. RefineÃâà knowledge:Ãâà Ãâà newÃâà knowledgeÃâà mustÃâà beÃâà placedÃâà inÃâà contextÃâà soÃâà thatÃâà itÃâà isÃâà reused.Ãâà ThatÃâà isÃâà whereÃâà humanÃâà insightsÃâà mustÃâà beÃâà capturedÃâà alongÃâà withÃâà explicitÃâà facts. StoreÃâà knowledge usefulÃâà knowledgeÃâà mustÃâà beÃâà storedÃâà inÃâà knowledgeÃâà repositoryÃâà soÃâà thatÃâà others inÃâà anÃâà organizationÃâà canÃâà accessÃâà it. ManageÃâà knowledge:Ãâà Ãâà aÃâà knowledgeÃâà repositoryÃâà mustÃâà beÃâà updatedÃâà soÃâà thatÃâà itÃâà holdsÃâà theÃâà currentÃâà dataÃâà thatÃâà isÃâà relevantÃâà andÃâà accurate. Create knowledge Capture knowledge Refine knowledge Store knowledge Manage knowledge Disseminate knowledge DisseminateÃâà knowledge: knowledgeÃâà mustÃâà beÃâà madeÃâà availableÃâà inÃâà aÃâà rightÃâà formatÃâà toÃâà anyoneÃâà inÃâà theÃâà organizationÃâà whoÃâà needsÃâà it,Ãâà anywhereÃâà andÃâà anytime. Ãâà (turban, sharda, delen) BenefitsÃâà ofÃâà knowledgeÃâà management:- WithinÃâà theÃâà usageÃâà ofÃâà KnowledgeÃâà Management,Ãâà theÃâà companyÃâà canÃâà haveÃâà followingÃâà advantages:- InnovationÃâà withÃâà theÃâà helpÃâà ofÃâà flowÃâà ofÃâà ideas:Ãâ TheÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà programsÃâà canÃâà allowÃâà employeesÃâà andÃâà departmentsÃâà toÃâà seeÃâà theÃâà overall statusÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà companyÃâà aboutÃâà aÃâà specificÃâà developmentÃâà field.Ãâà WithÃâà theÃâà helpÃâà ofÃâà thisÃâà ability,Ãâà newÃâà ideasÃâà andÃâà innovativeÃâà techniquesÃâà canÃâà beÃâà emergedÃâà withÃâà respectÃâà toÃâà theÃâà existingÃâà knowledge. ImprovingÃâà theÃâà customerÃâà satisfactionÃâà byÃâà reducingÃâà theÃâà responseÃâ à time: WithÃâà theÃâà helpÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà KnowledgeÃâà ManagementÃâà usage,Ãâà theÃâà employeesÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà companyÃâà willÃâà beÃâà ableÃâà toÃâà findÃâà theÃâà opportunityÃâà ofÃâà appropriateÃâà solutionsÃâà toÃâà customersÃâà withÃâà anÃâà acceptableÃâà responseÃâà timeÃâà becauseÃâà KMÃâà willÃâà allowÃâà themÃâà toÃâà findÃâà theÃâà necessaryÃâà informationÃâà aboutÃâà theÃâà demandÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà customerÃâà moreÃâà relativelyÃâà andÃâà rapidly. IncreasingÃâà theÃâà revenues: WithÃâà theÃâà helpÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà KM,Ãâà theÃâà necessaryÃâà productÃâà andÃâà serviceÃâà thatÃâà theÃâà companyÃâà providesÃâà willÃâà beÃâà locate dÃâà inÃâà theÃâà market,Ãâà withÃâà theÃâà helpÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà rapidÃâà interdepartmentalÃâà communicationÃâà toÃâà useÃâà theÃâà rightÃâà informationÃâà atÃâà theÃâà rightÃâà time. KeepingÃâà employeeÃâà dynamic:Ãâ TheÃâà employeesÃâà areÃâà importantÃâà toÃâà beÃâà keptÃâà aliveÃâà duringÃâà criticalÃâà transactions.Ãâà WithÃâà theÃâà helpÃâà ofÃâà KnowledgeÃâà Management,Ãâà theÃâà informationÃâà systemÃâà thatÃâà containsÃâà theÃâà functionsÃâà ofÃâà KMÃâà canÃâà recordÃâà theÃâà valueÃâà ofÃâà everyÃâà employeeÃâà andÃâà allowsÃâà managersÃâà toÃâà rewardÃâà themÃâà ifÃâà theyÃâà haveÃâà criticalÃâà additionsÃâà toÃâà theÃâà business Ãâà processÃâà transactionsÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà company. ProcessÃâà reduction:Ãâ WithÃâà theÃâà helpÃâà ofÃâà KM,Ãâà theÃâà costsÃâà andÃâà amountÃâà operationsÃâà canÃâà beÃâà reducedÃâà byÃâà eliminatingÃâà theÃâà redundancyÃâà ofÃâà processÃâà phasesÃâà andÃâà unnecessaryÃâà ones. SustainedÃâà competitiveÃâà advantage: Ãâà KMÃâà canÃâà allowÃâà companiesÃâà toÃâà increaseÃâà theÃâà importanceÃâà ofÃâà intellectualÃâà propertiesÃâà andÃâà knowledge-basedÃâà assetsÃâà thatÃâà canÃâà beÃâà costlyÃâà toÃâà imitateÃâà nÃâà theÃâà marketÃâà thatÃâà theÃâà companyÃâà locatesÃâà in.Ãâà ThisÃâà canÃâà helpÃâà theÃâà companyÃâà toÃâà haveÃâà aÃâà com petitiveÃâà advantageÃâà inÃâà aÃâà long-termÃâà period. KnowledgeÃâà managementÃâà canÃâà improveÃâà theÃâà totalÃâà efficiency,Ãâà productivityÃâà andÃâà revenuesÃâà inÃâà anyÃâà businessÃâà transactionÃâà ifÃâà itÃâà canÃâà beÃâà usedÃâà well. CompetitiveÃâà advantage:- Ãâ AsÃâà theÃâà globalÃâà competitionÃâà becomesÃâà increasinglyÃâà fierce,Ãâà howÃâà toÃâà achieveÃâà competitiveÃâà advantageÃâà startsÃâà obtainingÃâà moreÃâà attention. (Barney J. , 1991) notedÃâà thatÃâà whenÃâà anÃâà organizationÃâà isÃâà implementingÃâà aÃâà valueÃâà creatingÃâà strategyÃâà notÃâà simultaneouslyÃâà beingÃâà implementedÃâà byÃâà anyÃâà currentÃâà orÃâà potentialÃâà rivals,Ãâà thenÃâà theÃâà organizationÃâà hasÃâà aÃâà competitiveÃâà advantage.Ãâà AndÃâà whenÃâà otherÃâà organizationsÃâà areÃâà unableÃâà toÃâà copyÃâà theÃâà benefitsÃâà ofÃâà thisÃâà strategy,Ãâà itÃâà confirmsÃâà thatÃâà theÃâà organizationÃâà hasÃâà aÃâà sustainableÃâà competit iveÃâà advantage.Ãâà InÃâà 2008,Ãâà BarneyÃâà distinguishedÃâà twoÃâà typesÃâà ofÃâà competitiveÃâà advantage:Ãâà temporaryÃâà andÃâà sustainableÃâà competitiveÃâà advantage.Ãâà AccordingÃâà toÃâà him,Ãâà competitiveÃâà advantageÃâà typicallyÃâà resultsÃâà inÃâà highÃâà profits,Ãâà butÃâà theseÃâà profitsÃâà attractÃâà competition,Ãâà andÃâà competitionÃâà limitsÃâà theÃâà durationÃâà ofÃâà competitiveÃâà advantageÃâà inÃâà mostÃâà cases,Ãâà therefore,Ãâà mostÃâà competitiveÃâà advantageÃâà isÃâà temporary.Ãâà OnÃâà theÃâà otherÃâà hand,Ãâà someÃâà competitiveÃâà advantagesÃâà areÃâà sustainableÃâà ifÃâà competitorsÃâà areÃâà unableÃâà toÃâà imitateÃâà theÃâà sourceÃâ à ofÃâà advantageÃâà orÃâà ifÃâà noÃâà oneÃâà conceivesÃâà aÃâà betterÃâà offering.Ãâà Furthermore,Ãâà refers (Al-hawary hani, 2009) toÃâà competitiveÃâà advantageÃâà as,Ãâà toÃâà createÃâà someÃâà barriersÃâà thatÃâà makeÃâà firmsÃâà performanceÃâà imitationÃâà difficult.Ãâà ThatÃâà is,Ãâà sinceÃâà theÃâà competitiveÃâà advantageÃâà isÃâà atÃâà theÃâà heartÃâà ofÃâà firmsÃâà performance,Ãâà itÃâà shouldÃâà protectÃâà itselfÃâà fromÃâà beingÃâà despoiledÃâà andÃâà assimilateÃâà newÃâà sourcesÃâà ofÃâà technologies,Ãâà skills,Ãâà andÃâà coreÃâà competencies. MichaelÃâà portersÃâà conceptÃâà ofÃâà competitiveÃâà advantage:- AccordingÃâà toÃâà porter,Ãâà whenÃâà aÃâà firmsÃâà profitsÃâà areÃâà moreÃâà thanÃâà theÃâà industry,Ãâà itsÃâà saidÃâà toÃâà haveÃâà aÃâà competitiveÃâà advantage.Ãâà MichaelÃâà porterÃâà identifiedÃâà twoÃâà typesÃâà ofÃâà competitiveÃâà advantage:- costÃâà advantage differentiationÃâà advantage CostÃâà advantageÃâà isÃâà enjoyedÃâà byÃâà theÃâà firmÃâà whenÃâà itÃâà producesÃâà theÃâà sameÃâà productÃâà asÃâà itsÃâà competitorsÃâà butÃâà atÃâà aÃâà lowerÃâà cost.Ãâà DifferentiationÃâà advantageÃâà resultsÃâà whenÃâà aÃâà firmÃâà deliversÃâà benefitsÃâà thatÃâà exceedÃâà thoseÃâà ofÃâà competingÃâà products.Ãâà ThusÃâà aÃâà competitiveÃâà advanta geÃâà enablesÃâà theÃâà firmsÃâà toÃâà deliverÃâà superiorÃâà valueÃâà toÃâà customersÃâà andÃâà superiorÃâà profitsÃâà forÃâà itself. Ãâ KnowledgeÃâà managementÃâà aÃâà competitiveÃâà advantage:-Ãâ KnowledgeÃâà managementÃâà helpsÃâà inÃâà gainingÃâà competitiveÃâà advantageÃâà inÃâà theÃâà followingÃâà ways:- KnowledgeÃâà managementÃâà canÃâà IncreaseÃâà productivityÃâà ofÃâà anÃâà organizationÃâà byÃâà applyingÃâà effectiveÃâà organizationalÃâà knowledgeÃâà management.Ãâà ByÃâà havingÃâà yourÃâà knowledgeÃâà processesÃâà inÃâà aÃâà structure,Ãâà itÃâà willÃâà allowÃâà thoseÃâà withÃâà theÃâà necessaryÃâà knowledgeÃâà toÃâà quicklyÃâà shareÃâà orÃâà applyÃâà itÃâà andÃâà youÃâà canÃâà reduceÃâà wastefulÃâà meetingsÃâà andÃâà inefficientÃâà knowledgeÃâà bottlenecks.Ãâà ThisÃâà willÃâà helpÃâà youÃâà getÃâà moreÃâà workÃâà hoursÃâà fromÃâà yourÃâà em ployeesÃâà andÃâà createÃâà aÃâà costÃâà advantage. TheÃâà technologicalÃâà solutionsÃâà canÃâà beÃâà appliedÃâà inÃâà anÃâà organizationÃâà forÃâà knowledgeÃâà dispersalÃâà withinÃâà anÃâà organization.Ãâà ByÃâà offeringÃâà easier,Ãâà moreÃâà intuitiveÃâà waysÃâà forÃâà yourÃâà employeesÃâà toÃâà createÃâà andÃâà shareÃâà knowledge,Ãâà yourÃâà companyÃâà canÃâà produceÃâà moreÃâà andÃâà betterÃâà knowledgeÃâà thanÃâà yourÃâà competitors,Ãâà thusÃâà gainingÃâà aÃâà qualityÃâà advantage. FosterÃâà andÃâà rewardÃâà theÃâà sharingÃâà ofÃâà knowledge.Ãâà WhetherÃâà creatingÃâà master/apprenticeÃâà relationshipsÃâà orÃâà monetarilyÃâà rewardingÃâà thoseÃâà whoÃâà shareÃâà knowledgeÃâà withinÃâà yourÃâà company,Ãâà takeÃâà stepsÃâà toÃâà ensureÃâà thatÃâà everyÃâà employeeÃâà isÃâà tryingÃâà toÃâà shareÃâà usefulÃâà knowledge. ItsÃâà theÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà toolsÃâà thatÃâà helpÃâà theÃâà organizationÃâà inÃâà identifyingÃâà theÃâà unmetÃâà needs.Ãâà HavingÃâà aÃâà proactiveÃâà approachÃâà toÃâà satisfyÃâà thoseÃâà needsÃâà isÃâà definitivelyÃâà goingÃâà toÃâà provideÃâà anÃâà organizationÃâà aÃâà competitiveÃâà advantage.Ãâà GoodÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà alsoÃâà allowsÃâà inÃâà identifyingÃâà theÃâà nicheÃâà marketsÃâà andÃâà byÃâà addressingÃâà theÃâà needsÃâà inÃâà theseÃâà nicheÃâà marketsà âà isÃâà going Ãâà toÃâà proveÃâà oneÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà attributeÃâà ofÃâà yourÃâà organizationÃâà success. AlmostÃâà allÃâà organizationsÃâà areÃâà usingÃâà theÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà toÃâà remainÃâà competitiveÃâà inÃâà market.Ãâà TakingÃâà theÃâà exampleÃâà ofÃâà WallMart,Ãâà theÃâà worldsÃâà largestÃâà retailÃâà corporationÃâà ,Ãâà itÃâà viewsÃâà theÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà notÃâà onlyÃâà asÃâà aÃâà wayÃâà ofÃâà enhancingÃâà profitabilityÃâà andÃâà financialÃâà growthÃâà butÃâà alsoÃâà asÃâà aÃâà wayÃâà ofÃâà remainingÃâà competitiveÃâà inÃâà aÃâà turbulentÃâà worldÃâà ofÃâà businesses.Ãâà ItÃâà hasÃâà investedÃâà aÃâà lar geÃâà amountÃâà ofÃâà moneyÃâà inÃâà buildingÃâà aÃâà strongÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà system.Ãâà ItÃâà isÃâà becauseÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà effectiveÃâà kmÃâà systemÃâà thatÃâà itÃâà hasÃâà emergedÃâà asÃâà theÃâà worldsÃâà largestÃâà corporation.Ãâà WallMartÃâà employsÃâà differentÃâà toolsÃâà ofÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà toÃâà remainÃâà competitiveÃâà inÃâà market.Ãâà StartingÃâà fromÃâà theÃâà simpleÃâà toolsÃâà ofÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà likeÃâà onthejobÃâà discussions,Ãâà formalÃâà apprenticeship,Ãâà discussionÃâà forums,Ãâà corporateÃâà libraries,Ãâà professionalÃâà trainingÃâà andÃâà mentoringÃâà programsÃâà toÃâà theÃâà advancedÃâà technologiesÃâ à likeÃâà knowledgeÃâà bases,Ãâà expertÃâà systems,Ãâà knowledgeÃâà repositories,Ãâà groupÃâà decisionÃâà supportÃâà systems,Ãâà intranets,Ãâà andÃâà computersupportedÃâà cooperativeÃâà work,Ãâà itÃâà usesÃâà eachÃâà andÃâà everyÃâà technologyÃâà ofÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà toÃâà haveÃâà aÃâà competitiveÃâà edgeÃâà inÃâà theÃâà market.Ãâà TheÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà helpedÃâà theÃâà WallMartÃâà inÃâà cuttingÃâà operationalÃâà costsÃâà andÃâà buildingÃâà upÃâà aÃâà valueÃâà forÃâà itsÃâà shareholders.Ãâà TheÃâà employeesÃâà inÃâà WallMartÃâà areÃâà veryÃâà muchÃâà satisfiedÃâà withÃâà theÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà systemÃâà functionalÃâà inÃâà almostÃâà allÃâà units.Ãâà WithÃâà theÃâà toolsÃâà ofÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà theÃâà bestÃâà employeesÃâà inÃâà WallMartÃâà areÃâà chosenÃâà andÃâà accordinglyÃâà rewardsÃâà areÃâà given.Ãâà TheWallMartÃâà storesÃâà reliableÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà skillsÃâà haveÃâà resultedÃâà inÃâà enhancedÃâà efficiencyÃâà inÃâà serviceÃâà deliveryÃâà andÃâà customerÃâà careÃâà asÃâà wellÃâà asÃâà developmentÃâà ofÃâà greatÃâà competition.Hence,Ãâà anÃâà effectiveÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà systemÃâà isÃâà oneÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà drivingÃâà forcesÃâà forÃâà WallMartÃâà forÃâà itsÃâà greatÃâà success.Ãâà TheÃâà otherÃâà examplesÃâà thatÃâà provedÃâà thatà âà effectiveÃâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà canÃâà helpÃâà achieveÃâà organizationÃâà goalsÃâà andÃâà helpÃâà inÃâà remainingÃâà competitiveÃâà inÃâà marketÃâà areÃâà sportswearÃâà giantsÃâà AdidasÃâà andÃâà Nike. (KNOWLEDGE-MANAGEMENT-A-CASE-STUDY-OF-WALLMART) Conclusion:- CompetitiveÃâà advantageÃâà isÃâà atÃâà theÃâà heartÃâà ofÃâà aÃâà firmsÃâà performanceÃâà inÃâà todaysÃâà challengingÃâà andÃâà rapidlyÃâà changingÃâà environment.Ãâà ToÃâà secureÃâà theÃâà competitiveÃâà advantage,Ãâà firmsÃâà shouldÃâà beÃâà ableÃâà toÃâà continuouslyÃâà acquire,Ãâà createÃâà andÃâà disseminateÃâà knowledgeÃâà acrossÃâà variousÃâà levelsÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà organization.Ãâà KnowledgeÃâà isÃâà centralÃâà toÃâà strategyÃâà formulationÃâà andÃâà Implementation,Ãâà knowledgeÃâà managementÃâà hasÃâà becomeÃâà aÃâà keyÃâà strategicÃâà taskÃâà facingÃâà managersÃâà forÃâà achievingÃâà successÃâà inÃâà todaysÃâà complexÃâà andÃâà dynamicÃâà environmentsà âà (MuthusamyandÃâà Palanisamy,Ãâà 2004).Ãâà TheÃâà shiftingÃâà windsÃâà ofÃâà changeÃâà inÃâà todaysÃâà businessÃâà environment,Ãâà whereÃâà theÃâà MarketÃâà placeÃâà isÃâà increasinglyÃâà competitiveÃâà andÃâà theÃâà rateÃâà ofÃâà innovationÃâà isÃâà rising,Ãâà haveÃâà madeÃâà EnterprisesÃâà realizeÃâà thatÃâà knowledgeÃâà isÃâà theirÃâà keyÃâà asset.Ãâà ItÃâà isÃâà pointedÃâà outÃâà thatÃâà theÃâà mostÃâà valuableÃâà AssetsÃâà ofÃâà theÃâà 21stÃâà CenturyÃâà enterpriseÃâà isÃâà itsÃâà knowledgeÃâà andÃâà knowledgeÃâà workers(SunmanÃâà andÃâà Kruger,Ãâà 2004).Ãâà ItÃâà isÃâà arguedÃâà thatÃâà knowledgeÃâà isÃâà displacingÃâà naturalÃâà resources,à âà capitalÃâà andÃâà laborÃâà asÃâà theÃâà basicÃâà EconomicÃâà resourceÃâà inÃâà theÃâà newÃâà economy.Ãâà KnowledgeÃâà mostlyÃâà theÃâà tacitÃâà knowledgeÃâà isÃâà hardÃâà toÃâà imitateÃâà soÃâà effectivelyÃâà managingÃâà suchÃâà typeÃâà ofÃâà knowledgeÃâà inÃâà anÃâà organizationÃâà isÃâà definitelyÃâà goingÃâà toÃâà leadÃâà theÃâà organizationÃâà toÃâà aÃâà placeÃâà whichÃâà forÃâà othersÃâà willÃâà beÃâà difficultÃâà toÃâà achieve.Ãâà KnowledgeÃâà managementÃâà helpsÃâà usÃâà inÃâà identifyingÃâà unmetÃâà needsÃâà inÃâà theÃâà market.Ãâà HavingÃâà aÃâà proactiveÃâà approachÃâà toÃâà satisfyÃâà theseÃâà needsÃâà isÃâà goingÃâà toà âà placeÃâà yourÃâà organizationÃâà aboveÃâà allÃâà inÃâà theÃâà turbulentÃâà competitiveÃâà businessÃâà environment.Ãâà So,Ãâà everyÃâà OrganizationÃâà shouldÃâà startÃâà thinkingÃâà ofÃâà aÃâà soundÃâà knowledgeÃâà management,Ãâà becauseÃâà inÃâà aÃâà knowledge-drivenÃâà economyÃâà itsÃâà theÃâà onlyÃâà sourceÃâà ofÃâà achievingÃâà successÃâà overÃâà others. donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-84408876263799625952020-05-14T14:06:00.001-07:002020-05-14T14:06:04.132-07:00After Effects of Enron Scandal and Sarbanes-Oxley Act on... 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Through his works such a Sartoris (book, donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-2409090855245764472020-05-05T17:03:00.001-07:002020-05-05T17:03:06.829-07:00Project on Micromax free essay sample With profound sense of gratitude and regard, we express our sincere thanks to our guide and mentor Ms Deepshikha Kalra, for her valuable guidance and the confidence she instilled in us, that helped us in the successful completion of this project report. Her thorough understanding of the subject and professional guidance was indeed of immense help to us. INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRY AND GROWTH RATE Indias telecommunication network is the second largest in the world based on the total number of telephone users (both fixed and mobile phone) It has one of the lowest call tariffs in the world enabled by the mega telephone networks and hyper-competition among them. It has the worlds third-largest Internet user-base with over 137 million as of June 2012 Indian telecom industry underwent a high pace of market liberalization and growth since 1990s and now has become the worlds most competitive and one of the fastest growing telecom markets The Industry has grown over twenty times in just ten years, from under 37 million subscribers in the year 2001 to over 846 million subscribers in the year 2011 India has the worlds second-largest mobile phone user base with over 929. We will write a custom essay sample on Project on Micromax or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page 37 million users as of May 2012 The total revenue of the Indian telecom sector grew by 7% to INR 283207 crore (US$43 billion) for 2010ââ¬â11 financial year, while revenues from telecom equipment segment stood at INR117039 crore (US$18 billion) INTRODUCTION TO MICROMAX Micromax is an Indian consumer electronics company located in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. It is in the business of manufacturing of Mobile Telephones, Tablet Computers, 3G Data cards and LED Televisions. It has 23 offices in India and an international office in Hong Kong.The company has about 656 employees. Micromax started as an IT software company in the year 2000 working on embedded platforms. In 2008, it entered mobile handset business and by 2010 it became one of the largest Indian domestic mobile handsets company operating in low cost feature phone segments. The company has a 22% market share in the Smartphone segment in India. As per IDC for Q2 2013. This transformation was steered by four friends who divided responsibilities on functional lines, which havenââ¬â¢t changed since: Rajesh Agarwal, Rahul Sharma,Vikas Jain, and Sumeet Arora. The companys product portfolio embraces more than 60 models today, ranging from feature rich, dual-SIM phones to QWERTY, touch-enabled smart-feature phones and 3G Android Smartphones. They also lay special focus on the products to enhance the customers overall experience with the device. Most of their products come with innovative packaging and bundled accessories. The company claims it has many firsts to its credit in the Mobile handset market including the 30-day battery backup, dual SIM, QWERTY Keypad, Universal Remote Control Mobile Phone etc. Micromax has presence in more than 560 districts through 125,000 retail outlets in India. The company has sales presence spread across Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Competitive Rivalry within the Industry Competition if healthy would bring huge success but if negative would destroy the whole industry so it should be critically analyzed for better future of the company. Micromax has a very strong position in the Indian mobile industry but few major rivals do exist in the industry like Samsung, Sony, HTC Etc. Above mentioned companies are fighting continuously to get on toà each other and avoid any sort of competition but I is still there. If we talk about marketing and advertising these companies have spent hell of their expenditures for the purpose of effective marketing and advertising and in competition they have always out performed each other. Competition is violent in the mobile industry, and this is a plus point for consumers. Provided that these companies carry on in competing with each other, consumers will persistently enjoy improving product qualities. Bargaining Power of Customers The bargaining power of customers has always been an important factor in terms of companyââ¬â¢s performance so this should be given reasonable value while accessing the companyââ¬â¢s position. Customers carry huge quantity of bargaining power concerning their utilization of different Micromax products. Although a lot of substitute products and competitors Micromax customers have very influential choices but still the quality and pricing that has been maintained by Micromax has made it very successful among the users. It is very important to understand the power of the customers and also their needs so that they can be better satisfied. This is what Micromax always cares about and that is reflected in Micromaxs strategies that are being used wile creation of new products as society has in progress of becoming more tech savvy . Bargaining Power of Suppliers Bargaining power of suppliers is very important factor to be considered in any industry as they are the main strength of the company. Micromax is now known for strong relations with the suppliers around the globe due to its immense buying power and also because of the fact that in such products quality is always important. Micromax as always focused over strong and sturdy business relations to make the ongoing quality stronger. Additionally, Micromax also presents helpful guidance to its suppliers on how to work more proficiently to decrease redundant expenses. And thus it cares of its suppliers which in return pays them off in the form of quality products. Threat of Substitute Goods Substitutes have always been in line whenever we talk about products market, every kind of product has a substitute present which leads it to the heights of competition when taken seriously. As the product is very common and frequently used product so the threat of substitutes is very high here. Like if we take the example of Airtel Mobile Network Connection the substitutes of this is Vodafone Services that serve as a competition. So Micromax has to innovate its products tremendously to stay in the market and to work efficiently for removing the threat of substitutes. We can take the example of recent innovation which are very effective and efficient factor that has been introduced in all products of Micromax. Such initiatives would make it easier for Micromax to go beyond the substitutes Threat of New Entrants If the market is attractive the new entrants would always be a threat for the company but if the market has been restricted to a limited resource and it has very few areas of improvement so it becomes difficult for new entrants to get into the market and hence monopolies exist. Although Micromax has accomplished a strong name in the Indian mobiles market but as the Mobile industry is very huge and viable; so there are a lot of companies who already entered in this market like ( Karbonn, Gionee, Lava, Xolo, Lenovo, Etc) and somehow achieved a place in the market even though they could not cross Micromax in terms of market share. Every year number of companies attempt to enter the market and strive for their share of profit and productivity in the market but very few survive. Micromax has been the leader of market for almost 2 years so now it has become a very big challenge for the new entrants to not only work over their quality but they also have to cut the share of Micromax to survive which is quite difficult. Fundamentally, Micromax is persistently on the board, and therefore the threat of new entrants is temperate. donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-85475521232145537872020-04-08T22:12:00.001-07:002020-04-08T22:12:02.413-07:00Who really was Pocahontas Was she like the Indian Essay Example For Students Who really was Pocahontas? Was she like the Indian Essay girl in the Disney movie, who saved her reservation? Yes and no. She was an Indian of the Algonquian Indians. Her father was Powhatan, the chief. Her original name, however was in fact, Matoaka. But Pocahontas mean playful, frolicsome little girl and so they nicknamed her that. The meeting and capturing of her acquaintance, and possible first love, John Smith, was in fact true. But, the saving of him may be as made up and make believe as the movie. Many people speculate the authenticity of the execution and salvation story, told by Smith. Supposedly, Smiths Englishmen team landed in Jamestown, 12 miles from the Indian reservation. John Smith was captured and forced to stretch on two flat stones, then out of nowhere, and little Indian girl cam up and put herself on his body as to say, Kill me instead. We will write a custom essay on Who really was Pocahontas? Was she like the Indian specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now Weather this is true or not, it doesnt change the rest of her story. After the saved him, Smith and the Indians became friendly for the following year. Smith stayed in Jamestown, and Pocahontas visited him frequently. She carried messages from her father, and other Indians carried food, fur, and then traded hatchets and trinkets. After a while, Smiths relationship with the Powhatas worsened. Pocahontass visits started to lessen, and in 1806, Smith was injured, and had to go back to England. Pocahontas went on with her life though, she married an Indian Pryvate Captyne named Kocoum in 1610. Although in 1614, she fell in love with an Englishman, John Rolfe. They married and she got baptized. They went to London with a man named Sir Thomas Dale, and a dozen other Indians. She was presented to King James I, and all of the royal family. John Smith, the man who she had not seen in eight years, was also in London at the time. They met, and talked about the past, but at first she couldnt speak, she was overcome with emotion. This was their last meeting.After 6 months, Ralf and his family wanted to go back to Virginia, but unfortunately, Pocahontas didnt make it. She was ill from pneumonia. Pocahontas affected society, she was a compassionate girl, and saw to it that the colonists got food. She was also known to have saved lives of certain colonists. John Smith wrote that Pocohontas was the instrument to pursurve this colony from death, famine and utter confusion. I would consider her to be a hero to the lives she saved, and a role model for someone who helps out someone without asking for anything back. She doesnt really affect us today, unless you know about her, and when you do, your outlook and accomplishments with life seems so little compared to her great achievements. I have learned a lot from reading about her, and her life. I have learned that she was a REAL person, and not some little Indian girl in love with a strong, Englishman, like the movie. She is said to be an enthusiastic young girl, a lot like me, and she is respected for that. I respect her for her compassion and heart, and I think everyone should, because behind that love story, there is a honest, innocent, loving woman. donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-43721484736755814742020-03-09T11:20:00.001-07:002020-03-09T11:20:03.526-07:00What Not to Buy When Giving Gifts in ChinaWhat Not to Buy When Giving Gifts in China While giving a gift is much appreciated in Asian countries as everywhere, there are some gifts that are absolute no-nos in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.à In these countries, politeness, in particular, polite language, is an important part of gift-giving. It is always polite to give gifts at festivities, or when youre attending special celebrations such as a wedding or housewarming, visiting the sick, or attending a dinner with people one doesnt know well. Some gifts have subtle meanings associated with the name or the pronunciation of the name. You wouldnt want to remind a sick person about death or funerals, nor would you want to hint to people youve never met that you neverà want to see them again. Here are some gifts which have names with subtle linguistic impoliteness. Avoid these Chinese gift-giving blunders. Gifts with Subtle Meanings 1. Clocks Clocks of any type should be avoided because é⬠é Ë (sà ²ng zhÃ
ng, send clock) sounds like é⬠ç µâ (sà ²ng zhÃ
ng),à the funeral ritual. Clocks also symbolize the truth that time is running out; therefore, giving a clock is a subtle reminder that relationships and life have an end.à 2. Handkerchiefs To give a handkerchief to someone (é⬠å · ¾, sà ²ng jà «n) sounds like æâ" ·Ã¦ ¹ (dungÃân), a farewell greeting. This gift is especially inappropriate for a boyfriend or girlfriend - unless you want to break up. 3. Umbrellas Offering your friend an umbrella may seem an innocent gesture; however, its subtle meaning is that you want to end your friendship with him or her. If it is raining and you are worried he or she will get wet, it is better for both of you to huddle under your umbrella until you reach your friendââ¬â¢s destination. Then, take the umbrella back home with you. 4. Gifts in Sets of Four Gifts in sets of four are not good because Ã¥âºâº (sà ¬, four) sounds like æ » (sà , death). 5. Shoes, Particularly Straw Sandals Giving shoes é⬠éžâ¹Ã¥ (sà ²ng xià ©zi, give shoes) sounds similar to break up. Also giving two shoes sends the message that you want the person to go his or her separate way; thus, ending your friendship. 6. Green Hats A green hat is a metaphor in Chinese Ã¥ ¸ ¶Ã§ ¶ Ã¥ ¸ ½ (di lÃÅ" mo, with green hat) that means that a manââ¬â¢s wife is unfaithful. Why green? A turtle is green and turtles hide their heads in their shells, so calling someone a ââ¬Ëturtleââ¬â¢ will get you in trouble because its like calling the person a coward. Gifts Which Explicitly Refer to Funerals or Break-ups 7. Towels Towels are gifts which are usually given out at funerals, so avoid giving this gift in other contexts. 8. Sharp Objects Like Knives and Scissors Giving sharp objects that are used to cut things suggests that you want to sever a friendship or relationship. 9. Cut Flowers Particularly Yellow Chrysanthemums/White Flowers Yellow chrysanthemums and white flowers of any kind are used at funerals, so giving white flowers is synonymous with death. 10. Anything in White or Black These colors are often used during funerals so presents, wrapping paper and envelopes in these colors should be avoided. donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-60865242391180685512020-02-22T01:46:00.001-08:002020-02-22T01:46:02.262-08:00The Most Viable Method of Stadia Financing DissertationThe Most Viable Method of Stadia Financing - Dissertation Example Since the 2022 Football World Cup is to be hosted in Qatar there is an urgent need to consider the issue of how to finance stadium building in time for that event. The country must be able to demonstrate a) the availability of sufficient capital to fund such projects and b) a sufficiently robust financial sector to regulate the major financing deals that such projects require.Although relatively small in size, Qatar has become one of the fastest growing economies in the world. With its persistence economic growth and economic development, the country observed a phenomenal growth rate of 18.9 percent between the years of 1999 to the year of 2004. As a result, by the end of the 2005, the GDP per capita in the country was around QAR 157,000 which is equivalent to USD 43,000 according to the GDP estimates released by the Qatar Central Bank. The financial and capital sectors of Qatar have been strengthened in the past twenty years or so. A significant development was the creation in 1997 of he Doha Securities Market (DSM) was established. The DSM grew by 16% a year, on average from 1997 to 2001 even though it remained closed to foreign investment. Qatar was not immune to the global financial crisis of 2008, but the SDM performance was nevertheless stronger than that of other countries in the wake of that downturn: in DSM % change from 2007 to 2008 was only -28.2 which compares with Bahrain Stock Exchange -34.52, Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange -47.49 and Saudi Stock Market -57.02. donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-1121461018482744492020-02-05T18:31:00.001-08:002020-02-05T18:31:02.535-08:00International peacebuilding and the Role of Education EssayInternational peacebuilding and the Role of Education - Essay Example Self-awareness denotes an individualââ¬â¢s ability to understand the self, personality, identity, as well as strengths and weaknesses. Researchers highlight that self-aware individuals are more likely to engage in positive approaches of conflict resolution. Conflict resolution has been defined a reconciliation process that promotes the peaceful tackling of conflicts. This research assumes that self-awareness is a precondition for developing awareness towards the world and enabling one to solve problems effectively while promoting social justice. Education has been identified as one of the avenues that promote the development of self-awareness. More so, multicultural education offered in a multicultural setting presents a better avenue for the development of self-awareness. According to Zirkel, multicultural education presents five main dimensions, which may serve as factors that promote self-awareness (1149). One of the dimensions is content integration, which implies that students are introduced to a diverse curriculum with ideas from different authors. Moreover, multicultural education is characterized by knowledge construction. According to Zirkel, knowledge construction makes an individual aware of how different frames affect the interpretation of the curriculum offered in the school. Multicultural education serves to reduce prejudice because of the positive inclusion efforts of both the students and the teaching staff. Moreover, Zirkel highlights that multicultural education promotes equity pedagogy, which ensures that all children have equal opportunities (1149). A multicultural setting in education also serves to empower the school culture and proves to be more empowering to individual students because there is minima racism. Evidently, content integration promotes identity developments in students. Although the relationship is not simple, there is evidence suggesting that students who donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-48484923769861931522020-01-28T11:36:00.001-08:002020-01-28T11:36:04.435-08:00Examining The Sonata Form Music EssayExamining The Sonata Form Music Essay According to Green, D. M. (1979), the term sonata has usually been reserved for works which are performed by one or two players. Sonatas which have more performers are usually called trios for three players, quintets for four players, and orchestra symphonies for many performers. The history of the term sonata is not related to the history of genre itself during the sixteenth century and before because sonata means a piece to be played on instruments and could denote to any type of instrumental compositions. But in genre, sonata is a piece consisting of several sections for one or more instruments. The author also said that in the seventeenth century, the sonatas history was very complicated. During that time, two main classes of sonata emerged. It was usually written for two instruments such as violin with basso continuo, along with harpsichord and other instruments that can produce harmonies. The three movement and four movement types of sonata became standards in the first half of the eighteenth century after it emerged. The three movements usually consist of fast slow fast sections and it has been very common since the beginning of the eighteenth century. The four movements on the other hand, had two fast movements surrounding two middle movements. One of the middle movements is slow, the other will be a minuet. Then the last movement which is fast is usually the scherzo such as Beethovens Piano Sonata Op.2 No.1) Sonata form is a standard form and the most important type of large scale in the eighteenth century for instrumental music. According to Caplin, W.E. (1998), many historians and theorists consider it to be the periods most highly developed and complex compositional design, the one in which composers reveal their greatest technical skill and expressive potential. He also said that the sonata form continued to influence compositional practice in later musical periods and styles until the middle of the twentieth century. The Sonata form consists of three large scale functions which are the exposition, development and recapitulation. Sometimes there are two functions which is the exposition may be preceded by an introduction in a slow tempo and the recapitulation is followed by a coda. The Sonata Allegro, is also known as the first movement form. According to Rosen, C. (1988), this may be one of the most complex and tightly organized series of forms because of the tendency of the late eighteenth century to put a tremendous weight in the opening movement. In the first movement form, there are two sections. The opening bars give a strict tempo, a tonic, characteristic thematic material and texture to create frames. The first part of a sonata form is called the exposition then it goes to development which indicated that the section is often devoted to the motivic development based on the themes heard in the exposition. Lastly is the term recapitulation which indicates the return of a number of themes rather than a single one. According to Rosen, C. (1988), the exposition of a sonata form is a thematic material that articulates a movement from tonic to dominant in various ways so that it takes on the character of the piece that it is composed upon. This character can be defined as a large scale dissonance which the material is played outside of the tonic key. The sonata style did not create this dissonant concept but it is the first style to make it the useful force of an entire movement. This style can be achieved by a variety of procedures. The first procedure is to have a half cadence on the dominant of the dominant with a clear break of texture which is usually seen as V of V on V. It is usually reinforce before going to the tonicization of V. A half cadence on V is followed by a new theme on the dominant which is always seen on any sonata in Mozart and Haydn. The second procedure is a very common procedure and has always remained useful from the eighteenth century until the late of nineteenth century which is the sudden move to the dominant of the relative minor. It usually goes like V of vi to vi, V of V to V, V of V of V of V of V and V. The third procedure it about going to the dominant and remain there which is V of V and to V of V again. This make the music sounds like it has no meaning to want to move on. The fourth procedure is about the changes of texture and rhythm. It will change at the point of departure from the tonic, at the arrival of the dominant and at the confirmed cadence. There are two significant breaks in the harmonic rhythm and there is always a pause so to mark the two events of the exposition. It always begins at the beginning of the second group and at the end of the entire section. The first section is in an animated texture and it will modulate itself. The second section which is the dominant section will also have an animated rhythm toward the end and will have a harmonic rhythm that is against the animation by starting in at a faster rhythm and ending with a stable rhythm. The fifth procedure is that it may be useful to summarize the articulation by theme briefly and a new theme has sometimes a different character which may arrive when the modulation to the dominant key is completed. In order to articulate the movement to the dominant, the first theme might be played in a new key or a part of the theme is played more complex, moving and unstable. This method is usually used by Haydn and it requires longer and more varied modulatory sections between the opening and the dominant section. The eighth procedure is that modulation in an exposition need preparation and this is where we can see the one of the revolutionary side of the sonata style. The dominant is treated as a dissonant tonality in the exposition. The ninth procedure is about the interchange between the harmony and rhythm. It may show us something from some classical expositions such as a move away from the tonic and can be imperative if the initial cadence on the tonic has been final. Rosen, C. (1988) said that the term development consists of two meanings and is also partly overlapped. The first is that it indicates both central section of a sonata. The second is a series of techniques of thematic transformation. The function of development is distributed over both the exposition and recapitulation part and also sometimes in the coda part too. The techniques of the thematic transformation are fragmentation, deformation, used of themes in an imitative contrapuntal texture, transposition and arrangement in a rapidly modulating sequence. There are three main places in a sonata movement where the development is most likely to occur which is the modulation to V in the exposition, second phrase of the recapitulation which often goes to the secondary development section, the development section proper and sometimes found in the coda section. The central section of a sonata form has two different functions which are development and transition. The development usually cre ates polarization and then delays the resolution but the transition prepares the resolution. Rosen, C. (1988) also said that the recapitulation can be said as the most fundamental and radical innovation of the sonata style. This concept is usually found in the Baroque binary forms but for sonata it does not occurs because the sonata does not like binary forms. It sometimes repeats all or parts of the exposition which are transposed into tonic. In the sonata, there is a reinterpretation of the pattern of the exposition and a transformation of articulated movement away from stability into an affirmation of a stable area. This section always exhibits a great variety of forms as the exposition and the development. The form of recapitulation is always determined by the development section as by the exposition on which everything begins from there which is their base. The more dramatic tension is build up by the development section, the more elaborate the measures are taken in the recapitulation section to ease and solve the dramatic tension. The recapitulation can continue the th ematic development while it is resolving the harmonic tension. 2.2 Introduction of the First Movement The first movement, Grave then allegro con brio begins in C minor. The time signature is in 4/4 time. This movement reveals his characteristics such as manly, earnest, painful and passionate. According to Elterlein, E. V. (1920), at the beginning of the first movement, it seemed restraint but sometimes fire breaks out here and there. After that the fire will immediately ease out. But just as the allegro con brio comes in, the fire breaks out again and this time it explodes and became even stronger in E flat minor. Then in D flat major, a soft, soothing voice pleading the storm to retrain itself. After a moments pause which the passage is marked grave; the storm begins to break out and with increased intensity in E minor. Then it became calmer after it modulates to F minor and C minor. A third grave appears and then a last short outburst, followed by a great calmness. The grave which is repeated three times in the first movement is special and it is not written repeatedly by the composer for no reason because the composer might have his own reasons for repeating them and is also to remind us of the introduction to the work. This movement gives the impression that the composer has very strong determination. 2.3 An analysis of the First Movement The passage which is marked grave starts in bar 1 to 10. Then it repeats again in bars 133 until 136. It repeats the third and final time in bars 295 until 298. The difference of the passage is that it starts at a different key but it still plays the same rhythmic pattern. The beginning of the piece is the exposition from bars 1 until 26 because in bar 27 the key of c minor has modulated to the dominant key which is G major. The development starts to build up after modulating from c minor to G major. In the development section, there are modulations which are from G major to Eb minor and then it goes back to G major from bars 27 till 130, including first and second house. After that the piece goes back to the grave passage in the key of G major and then modulates to E major in bar 137. Later it modulates to D major in bar 142 then to G minor in bar 147. It returns back to G major in bars 167 till 186. Before going to recapitulation part, the piece returns to C minor in bars 195 till 220. The recapitulation part is from bars 221 until the end. It is in the key of f minor from bars 221 until 252 before modulating to c minor from bars 253 till 268. Then it modulates back to f minor from bars 254 till 298. The grave passage appears again for the third and last time from bars 295 till 298. The theme in c minor after the grave passage is repeated for the final time as the first movements ending from bars 299 until 309. The piece started in grave tempo in bar 1, it started in fortepiano (fp) which means it is played loud, then immediately soft and it lasted for 3 bars. The sforzando (sf) which means it is played with accent on the first beat of bar 4 then gradually moved to piano (p) which means soft on the second beat in bar 4. There is a crescendo (cresc.) to make it gradually go back to sforzando. In bar 5, it is played in piano (p) then suddenly in fortissimo (ff) which means very loud. In bar 6, it returned back to piano (p) and is played softly until bar 8 where a crescendo emerges. Then a sforzando and immediate piano (p) is played until the ending of the grave theme in bar 10. Then it goes into the Allegro di molto e con brio tempo meaning it is played in the quick and very animated tempo. In bar 11, the dynamic is in piano (p) then there is a crescendo starting from bars 15 18 and went back to playing softly in bars 19 22. The crescendo emerges again in bars 23 26 and went back soft in b ar 27 but the melody on the right hand are reinforced especially on the octaves which are played in bar 27, 28, 31 and 32. The crescendo emerges again in bar 35. In bars 38, 42, 45 48, some of the notes are being accented and goes back to playing softly in bars 49 84. There is a decrescendo in bar 85 because it gets gradually softer to prepare the bar which needs to be played in pianissimo (pp) in bar 88 only and then it returns back to piano on the following bar which is bar 89. There is a crescendo from bars 93 98 so that it is played gradually getting louder towards forte (f) which means loud from bars 99 100. Then immediately became soft again from bars 101 104 and the crescendo emerges again to go to forte in bars 111 112 and again it immediately became soft again in bars 113 116. The crescendo emerges again and gradually gets louder to forte in bars 121 131. Finally, it ended with fortissimo in bar 132 before beginning on the second grave theme. The second grave theme began in fortepiano (fp) and ended it pianissimo in bar 136. Allegro molto e con brio tempo is played again for the second time. It begins softly then crescendo in bar 137 and it gradually goes loud in bar 139 then goes back soft in bar 140. The crescendo is again appearing in bar 143 and gradually becomes louder again in bar 145 then goes back soft in bar 146. Starting from bar 163, it is played softly until bar 167 which it is being played even more softly because it is written pianissimo (pp). It was played in pianissimo until bar 186 which sometimes in between those bars there are crescendos and sforzandos which are written on the score. In bar 187, the fortepiano (fp) returns for a while and gradually becomes softer to piano. Starting from bars 195 284, it is played softly but in between there are a few crescendos and sforzandos. There is also forte in bars 263 264. Forte (f) is played from bars 285 onwards until it reach fortissimo (ff) in bars 293 294 . The final grave theme comes in and it is played softly instead of fortepiano (fp). It gradually became louder then gradually became softer to pianissimo (pp). The first movement ended with fortissimo (ff) which it ended with a very loud ending. The pedal points which are found in the score are mostly consists of the tonic pedal and the dominant pedal. The tonic pedal in c minor is played from bar 11 until bar 15, bar 195 until 199, bar 203 until 207, bar 253 until 254, bar 265 until 266, bar 281, bar 285 until 289 and also from bar 299 until 303. The dominant of c minor are from bar 17 until 18, bar 25 until 27, bar 280, bar 284 and in bar 292. The dominant pedal of e flat minor is from bar 35 until 62, bar 76 until 78, bar 84 and bar 87 until 88. The dominant pedal of A flat major is from bar 89 until 90, bar 101 until 102, bar 117 and bar 121 until 125. The tonic pedals are bar 115, bar 119 and bar 129. The dominant pedal of D major is from bar 141 until 142 and the tonic pedal is from bar 143 until 145. The dominant pedal of f minor is from bar 221 until 230 and bar 245. In bar 246, there is only the tonic pedal. There are suspensions in the first movement. From bars 25 until 26, there is a 4 3 suspension in G major. From bars 46 until 47 and bars 48 until 49, there is a 4 3 suspension in those bars in e flat minor. There is a 7 6 suspension in E major in bar 141. There is a 6 5 suspension from bars 173 until 174, bars 181 until 182, bars 183 until 184 and bars 185 until 186 in G major. There is a 4 3 and 6 5 suspension in bars 201 until 202 in c minor. 2.3.1 This is a table of the analysis of the first movement. The Graves theme that appear in the first movement of the piano sonata. The modulations which are found in the first movement of this piano sonata. Bars 1 10 Begins in the key of c minor. Bars 11 26 The key still remains in c minor. Bars 27 50 The key is modulated to G major in bar 27 and remains in that key until bar 50. Bars 51 92 The key is modulated to e flat minor in bar 51 and remains in that key until bar 92. Bars 93 132 The key is modulated to A flat major in bar 93 and remains in that key until bar 132. Bars 133 136 The key is modulated to G major in bar 133 and remains in G major for 4 bars. Bars 137 141 The key is modulated to E major in bar 137 and remain in E major for a short while. Bars 142 146 The key is modulated to D major in bar 142 and remain in D major for a few bars. Bars 147 166 The key is modulated to g minor in bar 147 and lasted in the same key until bar 166. Bars 167 194 The key is modulated in G major in bar 167 and remain in the same key until bar 194. Bars 195 220 The key is modulated back to c minor in bar 195 and remain at the same key for 5 bars. Bars 221 258 The key is modulated to f minor in bar 221 and it remains in the same key until bar 258. Bars 259 268 The key is again modulated back to c minor in bar 259 and remain in c minor until bar 268. Bars 269 284 The key is modulated to f minor in bar 269 and remain in f minor until bar 284. Bars 285 310(ending of first movement). It goes back to c minor in bar 285 and ends perfectly in the tonic chord in bar 309. Bar 310 are a long pause and a semibreve. The dynamic markings which are written on the first movement of this piano sonata by the composer. Bar 1 3 Fortepiano(fp) is on the first beat of every bar. Bar 3 A sudden sforzando (sf) on the third beat of the bar. Bar 4 On the first beat issfthen gradually getting softer to piano(p) on the second beat of the bar. There is a crescendo(cresc.) then a sfon the last beat of the bar. Bar 5 6 On the first beat is pand the third beat is played in fortissimo(ff). Bar 7 This bar is played in p. Bar 8 A crescendois written in this bar to prepare for the sf in the next bar. Bar 9 Sf is played on the first beat and is immediately soft to p. Bar 10 It is played in p. On the last beat and a half, it is played in sf with a pause sign. Bars 11 14 Is played in p. Bars 15 18 A crescendois written and so it is played gradually getting louder. Bars 19 22 It is played in p. Bars 23 26 A crescendois played. Bar 27 It is played in p. On the third beat of the bar, there is rforzando(rf). Bar 28 There is rfon the third beat of the bar. Bars 31 32 There is sfon both bars on the third beat. Bars 33 34 They are played in p. Bars 35 37 A crescendois played. Bar 38 42 There is sfon the first beat of both bars. Bars 39 41 Bars 43 44 They are played in p. Bars 45 48 The sfdynamic are played on the third beat in every bar. Bars 49 87 They are played in p. Bars 53 54, bars 61 62 bars 69 70 The sfis played on the first beat of every bar which is mentioned while still maintaining pfrom bars 49 87. Bar 79 There is rfon the second beat of the bar. Bars 85 87 There is a decrescendoto prepare for bar 88. Bar 88 It is played in pianissimo(pp). Bars 89 92 It is played in p. Bars 93 98 A crescendois played to build up the tension for the next bar. Bars 99 100 It is played in forte(f). Bars 101 104 It is played in p. Bars 105 110 A crescendois played to build up the tension for the next bar. Bars 111 112 It is played in f. Bars 113 116 It is played in p. Bars 117 120 A crescendois played to build up the tension for the next bar. Bars 121 131 It is played in f. Bar 132 This bar is played in fortissimo(ff). Bars 133 135 Fpis played on every bar but in bar 135 it is played in pon the third beat. Bar 136 There is a decrescendoon the first beat and ends with ppon the last beat of the bar. Bar 137 The first beat is played in pand then a crescendois started on the third beat of the bar. Bar 139 It is played in f. Bars 140 142 It is played in p. Bars 143 144 A crescendo is played. Bar 145 It is played in f. Bars 146 148 It is played in pimmediately in bar 146. Bars 149 162 A crescendois played. Bars 163 166 It is played in p. Bars 167 170 It is played in pp. Bars 171 174 A crescendois played. Bars 175 178 It is played in pp. Bars 179 186 A crescendois played. Bar 181, 183 185 The sfis on the third beat of these bars. Bar 187 The first beat is played fp. Bars 188 198 It is played in pbut on the second beat of bar 198 the sf is played. Bars 199 202 A crescendois played. Bars 203 206 It is played in p but in bar 205, there is sfon the third beat. Bars 207 218 Crescendosare played from bars 207 until 210. Pis played on the first beat of bar 211 and then on the third beat a crescendois played. The same goes in bar 215. Bars 219 250 Pis played but in bar 223, 224, 231, 232,239 and 240 have sfon the first beat. There is a decrescendoin bar 245 and it gradually gets softer until it reaches bar 250. Bars 251 252 It is played in pp. Bars 253 256 It is played in p. Bars 257 262 A crescendois played. Bars 263 264 It is played in f. Bars 265 268 It is played in p. Bars 269 274 A crescendois played. Bars 275 276 It is played in f. Bars 277 280 It is played in p. Bars 281 284 A crescendois played. Bars 285 292 It is played in f. Bars 293 294 It is played in ff. Bars 295 296 It is played in p. Bars 297 The crescendostarts on the second beat. On the third beat, there is sfand it gradually gets softer. Bars 298 Decrescendois played and the third beat is played in pp. Bars 299 302 It is played in p. Bars 303 304 A crescendois played. Bars 305 310(end of first movement) It is played in ff. The pedal points which are in the first movement. C minor Tonic pedal Bars 11 15, bars 19 23, bars 195 199, bars 203 207, bars 253 254, bars 265 266, bar 281, bars 285 289 and bars 299 303. Dominant pedal Bars 17 18, bars 25 27, bar 280, bar 284 and bar 292. E flat minor Dominant pedal Bars 35 62, bars 76 78, bar 84 and bars 87 88. A flat major Dominant pedal Bars 89 90, bars 101 102, bar 117 and bars 121 125. Tonic pedal Bar 115, bar 119 and bar 129. D major Dominant pedal Bars 141 142. Tonic pedal Bars 143 145. F minor Dominant pedal Bars 221 230 and bar 245. Tonic pedal Bar 246. Suspensions which are found in the first movement Key Suspension Bar C minor 4 3 Bars 26 27 E flat minor 4 3 Bars 46 47 E flat minor 4 3 Bars 48 49 E major 7 6 Bar 141 G major 6 5 Bars 173 174 G major 6 5 Bars 181 182 G major 6 5 Bars 183 184 G major 6 5 Bars 185 186 C minor 4 3 and 6 5 Bars 201 202 2.4 An Analysis of scores edition According to Badura-Skoda, E. (1994), sometimes a serious musician feels agitated about a previously trusted edition. For example, the musician is disturbed by an articulation mark or by a piano sign in a passage that he or she thinks should be played in loudly. After looking at other editions, the author discovered that printed editions of the same work often contradict each other. There are some editions which proudly labeled themselves as Ur-text but some might not be favoured by the musicians. The term Ur-text also means original or authenticity. The author said that a good Ur-text edition always states which markings are the composers and which are editorial additions by printing them in italic or parentheses and further explanations are written in footnotes. There should be a preface to inform the musician about the editors addition. The Beethovens piano sonata in c minor, op.13 Pathetique first movement piano score that will be used are the ABRSM version and the G. Henle Verlags Urtext version. They will be compared to which edition is the best to be used by everyone who is interested in playing this piece. G.Henle Verlags Urtext Version ABRSM Version This movement consists of 8 pages. For example, see Appendix I. This movement consists of 10 pages. For example, see Appendix II. The title is written in German. For example, view Example 1.0. The title is written in English. For example, view Example 1.1. The score also includes the year that it was composed. For example, see Example 1.0. The score in this version did not include the year that it was composed by the composer. For example, see Example 1.1. The score is not altered by the editor. For example, see Example 1.2. It is bar 1 of the first movement. The score is a bit altered by the editor. For example, see Example 1.3. It is bar 1 of the first movement. The arrangement of the melody and chords are the same as what the composer had written. For example, see Example 1.2. It is bar 1 of the first movement. The arrangement of the melody and chords are slightly altered especially in page 1 (Gravepart). For example, see Example 1.3. It is bar 1 of the first movement. There are no pedal markings. For example, see Example 1.4. There are pedal markings written on the score by the editor. For example, see Example 1.5. There are no staccatissimo in the score. For example see Example 1.6. There are staccatissimo in some bars. For example, see Example 1.7. The fingering markings are written as followed by the composer. For example, see Example 1.8. This is in bar 10. The fingering are slightly different than what was written by the composer because that is the editors fingering after deciding that the fingering the editor used is easier to be played than the composers given fingering. For example, see Example 1.9. This is in bar 10. Example 1.0 Example 1.1 Example 1.2 Example 1.3 Example 1.4 Example 1.5 Example 1.6 Example 1.7 Example 1.8 Example 1.9 After comparing and analyzing both versions, there are pros and cons in using either one of the versions of this first movement from this piano sonata. It seems that the ABRSM version is a better version to be used in the 21st century for any musicians who wished to play this piano sonata. The Urtext version of the piano sonata consists of eight pages of the first movement but the ABRSM version of the piano sonata has ten pages of the first movement. The ABRSM version has the piano sonata name written in English but for the Urtext version, it is written in german. The Urtext version and the ABRSM version also includes what the composer had been written on the score which is Beethoven dedicated this piano sonata to Prince Lichnowsky. Only the Urtext version included which year it was composed although they were all written in German. On the other hand, the ABRSM version of this piano sonata, this version did not include when the piano sonata was composed although it was written in Eng lish. The Urtext version of the first movement does not have pedal markings on the score but the ABRSM have meaning that the editor has added his own opinion on how the first movement should be played. The Urtext version of the first movement does not have pedal markings and is maybe because it follows what the composer had written. There is also a possibility that the editor wants the pianist to apply the pedal on the chord or bar which is suitable to the pianist own technique of playing the piano for that piano sonatas first movement. In the G.Henles Urtext version of the first movement of this piano sonata, the score is still the same as what the composer, Beethoven had written. The editor of this book did not want to change anything on what the composer had written because he wanted to preserve the originality of the score. But, in the ABRSM book, the editor had slightly altered the originality of the score because the editor tried to make it easier and understandable for the pianist w ho wants to play the composers pieces. For example, the arrangements in bar 1 of the first movement, in the Urtext version of this first movement, the c minor chords are all written in the bass line with only the middle c on the treble clef line but in the ABRSM version they appear different. The ABRSM version has both lines with chords. Another example is that the Urtext version does not have staccatissimo on their scores. They have only staccatos written on the scores but in ABRSM it is slightly different. Some of the notes in the ABRSM version are played in staccatissimo which is written by the editor of the ABRSM edition. The staccatissimo is written on the score by the editor and is most possibly the editors suggestion on whether to play it in staccatissimo rather than in staccato. On the other hand, the Urtext version is only written in staccato and it might be possible that the editor wants the pianist who is playing this piano sonatas first movement to play it with their own preferred technique, creativity or just want them to follow what was originally written on the score. The fingering on the first movement is slightly different after comparing both versions. The Urtext version follows according to what the composer had written but the ABRSM version of fingerings for this first movement is according to the editors fingering. It might be even easier for some pianist to follow his fingering. The finger markings which are on both versions can be used but it also depends on the pianist on which is most suitable for him or her to use while playing the first movement of the piano sonata. Some pianist will prefer the Urtext version because it is tidier, lesser pages and lesser markings. It might be possible that they prefer it too because it is almost like the original version of the piano sonata that was written by Beethoven and the pianist have more freedom in applying other playing techniques on the first movement while playing it without getting distracted by the markings on the score. But, some pianist would prefer the ABRSM version because it might be possible that they must follow what the donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-50545908591678285682020-01-20T08:00:00.001-08:002020-01-20T08:00:03.649-08:00A Scream in the Night :: essays research papers natasha Smith. A Scream in the Night. Chapter 1 Ahhhhhhhhâ⬠¦Ã¢â¬ ¦ I jumped out of my bed and turned on the night. I slowly creaped over to my bedroom window, what I saw was petrifying. A humongous light came bursting in at me I was sure that it wasnââ¬â¢t the sun. It came closer each second, closer, closer and closer, bigger, bigger and bigger. But before I got to faint, Mum got up and the light dissapeared. Weird. Chapter 2 I put on my warm and cosy dressingown, slipped my foot into my bright and yellow slippers, and crept down the creaky stairs for breakfast, trying to act normal. When I got there I said, à à à à à ââ¬Å" Morning Mum, Morning Dad.â⬠à à à à à ââ¬Å" Morning,â⬠Replied Mum and Dad. I sat down and said nothing, Still wondering what weird thing could happened this morning. Chapter 3 I sat there thinking what could have happened?, what could it be?, how could it be? Mum noticed me being quiet, she asked, ââ¬Å" Dear what is the matter? You look awfully pale.â⬠At first I wasnââ¬â¢t listening, then she asked again, à à à à à ââ¬Å" Oh, Oh nothing motherâ⬠, trying to keep it to myself. à à à à à ââ¬Å" Look what ever it is you can tell me you know I wont bite! She explained. à à à à à ââ¬Å" Look mother, Iââ¬â¢m ok, just abit tired thatââ¬â¢s all.â⬠I roared. I knew it wasnââ¬â¢t ok though. Just maybe Iââ¬â¢ll tell her one day, but just maybe. Chapter 4 When I went to bed, I woke up again at midnight, I turned on my light, but when I turned aroundâ⬠¦Ã¢â¬ ¦. Ahhhhhhhhâ⬠¦. Cried a voice coming from outside. I went to the window and looked in the sky, there was a man he was very red and looked half alive and half dead. Then he said nothing else, and just layed there, then he dissapeared. I ran into mums room and said ââ¬Å" Mum, Mum wake up,â⬠Mum said ââ¬Å" Yes dear,â⬠she mumbled. donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-21113128687378751042020-01-12T04:23:00.001-08:002020-01-12T04:23:05.497-08:00The Working Roles of AnimalsAnimals in the media Animals have been used in the media for many years as they catch the eye of the viewer. Animals which are used in advertisements usually donââ¬â¢t have any or much relevance to the products being advertised. An example of this is the adverts for Dulux Paint, which uses an Old English Sheep dog in their adverts. They have used this breed of dog in their adverts since 1961 because this breed of dog has been used for so many years people associate it with the Dulux Company.The adverts catch peopleââ¬â¢s attention and as the dog has no relevance to paint products and therefore people will discuss the adverts. Another example of animals having no relevance to the product in which they are being advertised is the Andrex adverts, they use Labrador puppies in their adverts for toilet paper. When the adverts first came out, Golden Labrador puppies became extremely in demand. However some of the people who were buying the puppies had done little to no research about the dog. The appeal of owning a Labrador was having a small, cute dog.However many owners didnââ¬â¢t realise the size that they would grow to, many owners then re-homed them as they grew larger. However, there are exceptions to this where the animals are relevant to the product being advertised. These adverts are usually for pet products and rescue centres. Recue centres use abandoned looking animals in their adverts, which is an emotive technique. Another example of animals being used relevantly in adverts is pet products, such as Iamââ¬â¢s or Pedigree. They show the animals which the product is for. They use cute animals which the public find appealing.Many adverts portray animals inaccurately; this causes people to believe that the images which are shown are a true reflection of the animal, as they have little or no knowledge of how the animal behaves. This may result in people potentially buying dangerous pets. This can be harmful to the owner or the animal and can result in abandonment. Animals which are portrayed as unpleasant, scary or dangerous can be in danger when people assume animals are worse than they are from seeing them on television. A good example of this is ââ¬ËHarry Potterââ¬â¢, where spiders are shown to be dangerous and scary.This causes people to have a higher fear of the animals, this can also develop into phobias, which may result in people hurting or killing animals. Another good example of where animals are portrayed to be much more vicious than they actually are is in the film ââ¬ËJawsââ¬â¢. Great white sharks are perceived to be human killers and go out of their way to hunt humans whereas in reality the chance of being killed by a shark is less than 1 in 264. 1 million (1). Films also promote animals, implying that they would be good pets.In the film ââ¬Ë101 Dalmatiansââ¬â¢ many breeds of dogs are perceived as being extremely intelligent and easy to care for. This causes people to purchase them without doing the correct research and easily become overwhelmed with the responsibility of caring for a dog. Animals in sports The most popular sports involving animals are horse racing, dog racing and angling. Many people find pleasure and excitement in racing and betting on animals, it creates enjoyment for owners, trainers and spectators. A large part of racing is when people gamble on the race.This will generate money for the owners and trainers of the animals as well as the book makers and the people who place the winning bets. Television will provide a source of income and promote the sport. People may also watch the races and place bets at their local Bookies. The animals which win the most races, are the most successful and will be highly valued for breeding. This helps to ensure good offspring for racing. Race horses will usually be spoilt and have the best quality of life to ensure that they are the fittest they can possibly be for racing. However, Greyhounds may be starved and beaten before races.Starving the dogs may provoke them to run faster to try and catch the ââ¬Ërabbitââ¬â¢ because their natural instincts kick in. Some owners/trainers may be more concerned with the financial gain than the animalsââ¬â¢ welfare. As a result animals may be harmed during training. This also means that animals that are not fit enough to race may be abandoned, rehomed or destroyed. Animals may also be killed during racing as a result of injuries. Angling is very popular in the UK. Live bait is usually used to attract the fish but dead bait or artificial lures can be used instead.There are different types of angling including coarse, game and sea. The advantages of angling include the financial gain for manufacturers, dealers, charter skippers and the owners of the lakes and rivers where fishing takes place. The water quality in the lakes and rivers has greatly improved over recent years to benefit the stocks which also improve the quality of the fishââ¬â¢s life and the underwater ecosystem. Many of the fish are returned to the lake or river in which they came. There are also disadvantages with angling. Fish will become stressed and physically injured through being captured and handled.Even when the fish are returned to lake/river, they may not always survive due to the shock. Careless anglers have been known to spread disease within the lakes and rivers. Alien species have also been introduced to the ecosystem which shall compete with the native species. Animal fighting is illegal in the UK as well as other countries. Animals which are used to fight include bulls, cocks, dogs, fish, as well as badger and bear baiting. There are no advantages in this for the animals however some people get pleasure and money from this particular sport.The dogs are mistreated and starved so they become more aggressive. All animals involved in fighting suffer and many die from injury and infections to wounds received. The survivors to the fight will not receive the veterinary treatment that they require; therefore the healing process will be long and painful. Animals in work Animals have been used for helping disabled people and in working situations for many years. Guide dogs are given to the blind or extremely visually impaired people so that they find it easier to partake in everyday life.The dogs are trained to watch out for cars and objects that the owner may walk into, the dog will be able to guide them away from danger. Dogs can also be specially trained to help the disabled by opening doors, retrieving medicines and food. They can also be trained to alert help if the owner is injured or is unconscious. Some dogs can be trained to detect oncoming epileptic fits and can therefore warn the owner before a seizure occurs. Animals can also be used in a farming environment. The dogs which are commonly used are Border Collies, they are used to herd animals into a group.They are extremely intelligent and can learn commands by whistling and speech easily. They are trained to know the difference between herding left and right, they are also usually trained from a young age and are used until they are old. Dogs such as Spaniels can be used as gun dogs, this is where a shooting team shoots down birds and the dog will retrieve it unharmed. Horses were used to plough fields, gather sheep and cattle and transporting goods. However, they have now been replaced by machines. Animals in commercial use Animals can be used for their meat or for the products they produce.Chickens are used for their eggs until they canââ¬â¢t produce anymore, then they are killed for their meat. Battery farms keep chickens in cruel conditions, they will sometimes be force fed and have their beaks cut off to avoid pecking other chickens in the overcrowded conditions. Free range chickens however, are kept in good conditions with lots of room to run around. Cows are used for their milk, which can be turned in to yogurts and cheese; meat and their ski n, which is used to make leather. Animals can also be used for medical testing as well as the testing of cosmetics.Many animals are put through stressful situations whilst being tested on. Medical testing can include testing drugs on animals for humans. However, animals have a different anatomy to humans and what may be harmful to them may be good for humans. For example, rabbits will die from taking Penicillin whereas it is beneficial to humans. Testing cosmetics on animals is needless as there are alternative methods to testing products. Itââ¬â¢s not as common as it used to be, however, it does still happen. Products that donââ¬â¢t test on animals often publicise it as itââ¬â¢s an effective selling point. donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-51575371705946919502020-01-04T00:47:00.001-08:002020-01-04T00:47:02.510-08:00The New Age Movement Essay - 1129 Words The New Age Movement Although the New Age movement is not technically a religion , eight to nine percent of people that do not believe in organized religion find the New Age as their replacement. The New Age movement is very difficult to describe although not impossible. It is a complex sociological phenomenon that can be perceived in many ways. Basically, what another person sees, the other may not. The New Age movement is best understood as a network of networks. A network is an informal, loosely knit organization which is very different in both structure and operation than other types of organizations. Networks are spontaneously created by people to address problems and offer possibilities primarily outside of establishedâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦New Agers believe that a man can be saved and made whole by spiritual technology. New Agers believe that specific techniques for changing the consciousness can enable the seeker to consciously experience his supposed oneness with God. The techniques can be meditation, chanting and dancing. Salvation for the New Ager is linked with experimental knowledge. In addition to the beliefs just stated, most New Agers adhere to the ancient Hindu doctrines of reincarnation and Karma. By the definition of Karma, it is understood that whatever a person does, whether it is good or bad, it will return to him in the exact proportion of good or bad. It should be made known that New Agers go on to spiritualize the universe by making consciousness its essence, rather than matter. 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The rise of religious revivals, movements for equal rights and protecting liberties of different social groups, want to advance society technologically, and desire to bring order and control helped reform the society to live up to the nationââ¬â¢s donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-9293923092458182102019-12-26T21:12:00.001-08:002019-12-26T21:12:03.541-08:00Analysis Of The Book The Night - 2564 Words CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Dungeons, Smoke, and Mirrors The kingââ¬â¢s hands shook as he gripped the arms of his gilded chair. ââ¬Å"Set that monster there!â⬠he shouted with such rage, the entire castle trembled. The gruesome goblin shuffled over and plopped down on a wooden tripod stool in the center of the dungeon floor. Argos came over and had to stoop so he didnââ¬â¢t scrape his huge head on the sloped ceiling. He squatted behind Gordok, wrapped chains around his wrists and ankles, then melted into the dark shadows again. For a few moments, I stared at the monster and started to kind of choke up, thinking about all we had gone through to capture him. I was still lost in thought when Emma skipped down the stairs, smiling at me. She took a few steps, then screeched loud enough to vibrate the cobwebs that were stretched across the corners of the room. ââ¬Å"Eeew, yuck.â⬠She pointed to Gordok who was still in a stupor. ââ¬Å"That monster stinks like rotten fish. Wow! Iââ¬â¢ll talk to you later,â⬠she said and marched out of the dungeon and up the stairs. King Zander sighed. ââ¬Å"You have my things Aiden?â⬠ââ¬Å"Oh . . . Sorry. I almost forgot. Here,â⬠I handed him the golden key. He set it on top of a small box with an inscription written in silver and it vanished. 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The books are just for show.â⬠ââ¬Å"Iââ¬â¢ll ask.â⬠They walked the garden, Tizbeth studying the different plants, thinking of questions. Lord Donovan was insulted when he told herRead MoreAnalysis Of The Book The Night 1151 Words à |à 5 Pageswhile on the road, Seth screws up his courage enough to profess his love for Lyla. She freaks out. Unable to deal with Seth, Lyla leaves him a note, saying that she does not see Seth in the same light that he does her and flees in the middle of the night. Unable to return home and depressed that he scared off Lyla, he meets a mage named Jay-with-a-J tangled in enormous brambles. He rescues him with a fire spell and learns of the alternative group of naturalists called druids. Able to manipulate lifeRead MoreAnalysis Of The Book The Night 852 Words à |à 4 PagesWith a basket on his back and an arm filled with a rifle, Eustace started out with his husky, Hunter, to check his traps. The black spotted, white fluff pounced forward with determination, well acquainted with the trap-line, howl ing and barking as he went ahead of Eustace along the Yaak River. Mornings like this along the trickling river with nobody and nothing, but greenery and his furry, elusive neighbors in sight in their natural orchestral of bustling calls made Eustaces transition from anRead MoreAnalysis Of The Book The Night 1325 Words à |à 6 Pagesnecessary. Thank you for the offer. But- really. Iââ¬â¢m fine. I promise to be quieter.â⬠ââ¬Å"I can help-â⬠ââ¬Å"No, really, I almost have it. Sorry for frightening you,â⬠Jemma said. Daisy sighed, ââ¬Å"Alright. Well, good night, Jemma.â⬠She turned around and walked to the door. She locked it. ââ¬Å"Good night, Fitz!â⬠She called out before slamming the door closed. ââ¬Å"Lock the door next time you do shenanigans!â⬠The man beneath Jemma started snickering. She looked down at him disapprovingly, ââ¬Å"Itââ¬â¢s not funny!â⬠She exclaimedRead MoreAnalysis Of The Book Night 1048 Words à |à 5 Pageshappened to Elie and was one of the main conflicts of the story, ââ¬Å"Nightâ⬠. As you can see in the book he loved going to his mosque and his love of God, however, as the story went on his faith slowly deteriorated and crumbled away even though he fought hard to keep it. This can happen to the best of people and there is no way to control it unless you are strong with your beliefs. This was the case for Elie In the beginning of the book because he was excited about his path with God and would talk withRead MoreAnalysis Of The Book The Night 1512 Words à |à 7 PagesCameron, a young man, awoke abruptly. It was another long night in 2257 AD near modern day China. ââ¬Å"Another nightmare,â⬠he whispered under his breath.Panting heavily, he turns and puts his feet on the cold, damp wooden floor. Standing up, he let out a yawn as he stretched. ââ¬Å"Well I guess I better go eat some breakfast,â⬠he said to himself. As he goes down the stairs he passes his fatherââ¬â¢s room. Cracking the door open he could see his father sprawled out on the floor covered in glass bottles. ââ¬Å"Drunk donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-40878436494610710762019-12-18T17:01:00.001-08:002019-12-18T17:01:02.501-08:00Essay on Influence of the Media on Societys... Art is an expression of the mind that is open for interpretation. We are appealed to the mystery behind every meaning and the ability to the be the judges. However, what happens when that ability is lost? When art is no longer open to interpretation because the artists already know what they aim to make us believe. The power of manipulation is strong and we find ourselves falling for it everywhere we go. How we see art is influenced by what we know or what we do not know, and manipulation relies in what we do not know. The problem is we let ourselves become victims to the mediaââ¬â¢s power, losing the ability to see the meaning for ourselves. Art has transformed from free expression of the mind to becoming a tool in one of the worldââ¬â¢s largestâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦John Berger, and English art critic, wrote an essay titled the The Ways of Seeing in which he says ââ¬Å"The way we see things is affected by what we know or what we believe inâ⬠(Bartholomae, and Pe trosky). We look through the artistââ¬â¢s eyes on a subject we are not entirely familiar with, relying on we know to fill in the spaces. Berger believe seeing is a powerful tool and we should be the only ones to influence what we see. We cannot choose what we see because we are constantly surrounded by art, but we can choose how we interpret it. 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It is important to examine movies donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-59088121482684514102019-12-10T13:43:00.001-08:002019-12-10T13:43:03.235-08:00Hektor Is A Greater Hero Than Achilleus free essay sample Essay, Research Paper Every civilisation throughout history has had its heroes, those who represent the values of their society to the highest grade. In today s society, we think of heroes as super-humans who run faster than a hurrying train and spring over edifices in a individual edge. In ancient Greece, heroes were people who demonstrated great efforts of strength and enormous bravery in conflict. Grecian heroes possessed wealth, power, and bravery which earned them regard and award in the community. In the Iliad, Homer tells the narrative of two warriors, Achilleus and Hektor, both of whom exhibit many of the qualities of a Grecian hero. Although Hektor battles against the Greeks, Homer expounds on his good qualities and even makes him more heroic than Achilleus. Hektor s shows his gallantry in Homer s description of him as the greatest of the Trojans. Homer describes Hektor s strength and illustriousness several times in the heroic poem. In Helen s conversation with Hektor in Book VI, she entreaties to Hektor and makes several statements about him being the best adult male among the Trojans, much better than her hubby Paris. Helen says, I wish I had been the married woman of a better adult male than this is ( book VI, ll. 26 ) . The better adult male to whom she refers is Hektor. Hektor besides receives praised at his entombment ceremonial when the adult females of Troy speak in his award. Here, his married woman, Andromache, says, There were so many Achaians/whose dentitions bit the huge Earth, crush down by the custodies of/Hektor ( book XXIV ll. 286-289 ) . Andromache makes it really clear that Hektor fought courageously and dominated the Grecian forces. Even the Gods concede Hektor s illustriousness in their addresss. In book XVIII, Thetis warns Achilleus that Hektor has great strength and that Achilleus should non travel to contend him without Godhead armour. Homer s description of Hektor s power and strength l ays a solid foundation for turn outing that Hektor s gallantry exceeds that of Achilleus because he is the greatest of the Trojans. Priam does non contend due to his age and Paris does non assist the Trojan forces, so Hektor burdens the full weight of the war on his ain shoulders. He gives his aid for the good of his metropolis. Hektor shows his love for his community several times in his addresss to fellow Trojans. In his talk with Paris, he urges Paris to fall in the conflict for the interest of Troy, particularly since the war is being fought for him. Besides, in his talk with Helen, Hektor says, Already my bosom within is rushing me to defend/the Trojans, who when I am off long greatly to hold me ( book VI ll. 37-38 ) . Hektor shows that he knows he controls the destiny of Troy and he acts as its exclusive defender. He besides protects Troy to assist his loved 1s, in peculiar Andromache and Astyanax. His relationship with Andromache, shown during their conversation, has love and compassion, particularly compared to Helen and Paris loveless relationship. Hektor shows his love for his boy, Astyanax, in the scene when he plays with Astyanax after he was shouting. In these scenes, Homer gives Hektor a loving, fatherly image. Homer shows this really human side of Hektor in contrast to his illustriousness as a warrior. The emotional side of Hektor illustrates his gallantry merely every bit much as his strength and power. Homer makes the award of adult male a cardinal subject of the Iliad. Several characters of the Iliad, particularly Agamemnon, Achilleus, and Hektor, allow their actions be driven by pride and award. Harmonizing to the ancient Greeks, life and deceasing with award was of premier importance to one s heroic position. The Iliad discusses Hektor s honest life and decease twice. In Hektor s conversation with Andromache, Andromache says she wants him to halt combat because he is fated to decease. Hektor answers, I would experience deep shame/before the Trojans, and the Trojan adult females with draging garments, /if like a coward I were to shrivel aside from the combat ( book VI ll. 117-119 ) . Hektor clea rly would instead accept his destiny and dice than be dishonored and non fight. The mentality of Hektor in book Twenty-two when he is at the Skian Gates and debating whether to withdraw into the metropolis besides shows Hektor s award and pride. He decides to remain outside and accept his destiny instead than travel inside the metropolis, put on the line his award and have to be scolded by his brother Poulydamas. Homer s description of Hektor s bravery even in the face of decease shows his willingness to continue his award at all costs. Although the Iliad describes Achilleus as a hero, Homer shows some defects in Achilleus character that would do people to doubt his gallantry. One major defect Homer shows in book I, is when Achilleus negotiations with his mother-goddess, Thetis. In his conversation, he wants Thetis to inquire Zeus to assist the Trojans push back the Achaians so they will recognize that they need Achilleus in order to win. This scandalous act by Achilleus diminishes my position of him as a hero. Wishing one s ground forces to lose, no affair what the fortunes, lacks true gallantry. Achilleus merely wants his ground forces to lose so Agamemnon will necessitate him and apologise for disgracing him. He clearly fights in this war for personal glorification and addition as opposed to Hektor, who is contending for Troy and for award. Achilleus lese majesty strongly diminishes his heroic position. Achilleus gallantry is besides diminished in his battle with Hektor in book XXII. Although, Achilleus defeats Hektor in conflict, and hence seems to be a mightier warrior, one has to look at how Achilleus wins to find who genuinely battles better. Achilleus merely won because he had aid from the Gods. Hektor, on the other manus, really had the Gods against him. Athene tricked Hektor into contending by masking herself as his brother and converting him to contend. Athene so deserted him in the center of the conflict. Conversely, Achilleus had the aid of Athene. Hektor had no aid from the Gods after Apollo abandoned him shortly into the pursuit. Achilleus Godhead aid besides appears in the first spear throws of each of the warriors. Achilleus throw girls while Hektor s throw merely fails because it hits Achilleus shield. The God Hephaistos made this shield, which represents another manner the Gods helped Achilleus win the conflict. Homer does non demo who would win if this was a just ba ttle. In fact, some might state he shows that Hektor is stronger because Hektor s first spear throw was on mark. Although being favored by the Gods may be a epic quality to the Greeks, in today s society it is non associated with gallantry. Although this essay is meant to praise Hektor and diminish Achilleus, I must profess certain points that can weaken my statements. There are several illustrations when Homer describes the epic Acts of the Apostless of Achilleus. For illustration, Achilleus wins the conflict and putting to deaths Hektor, hence, one can reason about Achilleus high quality over Hektor in conflict. Achilleus devotedness to his friend, Patrokolos, who died in conflict demonstrates another one of his heroic qualities. Achilleus stays loyal to his friend even after he accepts the ransom and so asks for Patrokolos forgiveness. Last, Achilleus shows a human side that eluded him throughout most of the heroic poem. He gives back Hektor s organic structure to Priam and even congratulationss Priam for his courage. After all his hatred and choler, Achilleus shows compassion, although non about every bit much as Hektor. Despite these facts, Hektor surpasses Achilleus as the greater hero of the Iliad. In the Iliad, Homer brightly shows the gallantry of two opposing warriors. The contrasting heroes themselves become a major subject and add an interesting component of contrast to the narrative. Fascinatingly, Homer makes Hektor, a Trojan, the greater hero of the Greek heroic poem, the Iliad. The contrasting gallantry between Hektor and Achilleus is one ground we are still reading the Iliad over 2000 old ages after its creative activity. 356 donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-10216790168107037462019-12-03T01:26:00.001-08:002019-12-03T01:26:03.689-08:00Sam Sheppard Essays - Sam Sheppard, F. Lee Bailey, Sam Sheppard The media had to much power and are the ones who put Sam Sheppard in jail in 1954. On the evening of July 3, 1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard and his pregnant wife were having the neighbors over for drinks. They invited them to thier home witch was on lake Erie. Sam fell asleep on the couch before the neighbors left. His wife, Marilyn, then let the neighbors out and went to bed herself around midnight. Sheppard woke up to loud screams sometime later. When Sheppard herd the screams he rushed upstairs to his bedroom. He saw a ?white form? standing beside his wife on their bed. Sam then tried to attack the form but was clubbed on the neck and quickly blacked out. He then herd a noise and went racing downstairs. He then saw the intruder and chased him out the backdoor and onto the beach, he noticed the man had busy hair. While he was chasing the intruder he leapt at him and tackled him from behind. They struggled for a few minutes and then Sheppard was knocked out again. When he came to he was partially submerged in water, he got up and staggered back to his house and called for help.(courtroom drama) Sam called his neighbor Spen Houk, the mayor. The police Dan Sam's brothers Richard and Steve were called. His brothers then took him to the hospital. The newspapers however said that the Sheppards sped him off to the family hospital and kept him away from the investigation. They did not report however that the police at the scene had no objections with Sam going to the hospital, or the fact that Sam was questioned three different times on the day of the murder or that he had a full-scale questioning four days later with no counsel present. Those facts did not matter, the newspapers were spreading the idea that Sam Sheppard was rich enough and had enough influence to get away with murder. (Cooper) For the next few weeks the papers were crazy with Sheppard stories, they were accusing him left and right. They were continually pressuring the police. They even called for an inquest. Also, some of the media speculation was due to the discovery of a canvas bag at his house that included a watch, a fraternity ring, and a key. This made people believe that he faked a robbery. Then it was revealed that he was involved with another women, the media went crazy.(courtroom drama) On July 30, an article called ?Quit stalling - bring him in!? was run by the leading media hound of Sheppard, Lois B. Seltzer. That night police arrested Sheppard at his parents home on the charges of murder. Outside of the house was a carnival. When Sheppard was lead out of the house people started to cheer. The grand jury indicted Sam on August 17, Dan is trial began a month later. Before the trial even started the judge, Judge Blythin, told reporters that Sam was ?guilty has hell?. Sam Sheppard was blamed with second degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison on December 21, 1954. (internet site) Sheppards attorneys were not even able to get into Sam's house until after the trial to collect evidence. Corrigan, Sheppards attorney, hired Dr. Paul Leland Kirk. Kirk was a nationally known criminologist from the University of California. Kirk turned up lots of great evidence that proves Sheppards innocence. He determined that the killer was left handed, and Sam is right handed. He also found a spot of blood that did not belong to either Sam or Marilyn. ?He also said that Sam's story was consistent with the known facts, and that the technical evidence presented by the prosecution had been worthless. But petitions for a new trial on the basis of Dr. Kirk's findings were turned down by the courts, as were other appeals over the years.?(Bailey) After Sam's conviction his mother shot herself and his father died of cancer in less than a month. He survived in jail by writing to his son, working has a surgeon for limited pay, letting doctors use him for medical research, participating in athletics and made and sold religious jewelry. The years in jail were bitter ones for Sam Sheppard, none of the appeals succeeded. The nations legal system had failed him. He was in jail for a crime he did not commit, and to boot half of his family was dead because of it, his wife, his mother and his donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-70968913820628752122019-11-27T09:23:00.001-08:002019-11-27T09:23:03.222-08:00How to Identify Trees With LeavesHow to Identify Trees With Leaves Would you like to learn how to identify trees in your local community? The best place to get started is by looking at the trees foliage.à Trees With Leaves This is a big category, so lets break it down into two main groups: Trees with needles or scale-like leaves.à Cedar and juniper trees have scale-like leaves that look more like flattened out fans than either leaves or needles.à Cedarà trees have green scales and small cones.à Junipers, on the other hand, have bluish, berry-like cones. Trees with leaves.à To make things simpler, we are once again going to break this category into two groups. Trees With Simple Leaves These trees have one leaf attached to each stem. Leaves with a consistent leaf edge are called unlobed leaves while trees with leaves that form shapes along their margins are called lobed leaves.à If your tree has unlobed leaves, you must next determine whether or not it has teeth - or serrations around its margin. Unlobed and smooth (no teeth).à Magnoliaà have large, glossy green leaves with rust-colored hairs on the under-surface.à Live oaksà have long slender deciduous leaves and small acorns.à Dogwoodsà have wavy edges and 6-7 veins that pattern either side of the leafs midrib. If your tree has leaves that are oblong or elliptical and appear crowded on short branches, it might be aà Blackgum.à And if its leaves are thick and pointed, it might be aà Persimmon.Unlobed and serrated.à Willowà trees have long skinny leaves.à Basswoodà trees have wide leaves with coarse teeth and a notched area around the stem.à Elmà trees are asymmetrical at the stem and double serrations around the edge. If your trees leaves are soft and shiny with teeth that curve in from the surface, it is probably aà Beech.à If its leaves are heart-shaped with double serrations, it is likely aà Birch. And if it has elliptical leaves with jagged edges, it is probably aà Cherry.à à Lob ed. If your tree had leaves with different lobe patterns on the same tree, it is probably aà ââ¬â¹Sassafrassà or aà Mulberry.à If the lobes seem to radiate from a central point like fingers on a hand, it is called palmate and it is a maple, sweetgum, sycamore, or poplar.à Mapleà trees have three to four lobes and are arranged opposite of one another on the branch.à Sycamoreà trees have big leaves that are larger than four inches with shallow lobes and alternating (not directly across from one another,) on the branch. Trees with star-shaped leaves with pointed lobes are likelyà Sweetgums.à And leaves that look like they have been cut off or flattened at the top with two lobes on other side of the mid-rib are probablyà Poplars. If the lobes appear to radiate from several points along the midrib, the leaves are considered pinnate and it is either an oak or a holly tree.à White Oakà trees have lobes that are rounded along the edges and no spines.à Red Oakà leaves are rounded at the base but jagged or spiny along the edges. Andà Hollyà trees have small red berries and leaves with sharp, pointed lobes. Trees With Compound Leaves Palmately compound leaves. Trees in this category have multiple leaves that appear to grow from the same point on the stalk.à Buckeyeà trees have long leaves with jagged saw-toothed edges while Horsechestnutà trees have shiny nuts and seven leaflets that turn yellow in the fall.Pinnately compound leaves. Trees with that have pinnate compound leaves have leaflets that grow from multiple points along the stem. Leaves that appear doubly compound (leaflets within leaflets,) are likelyà Locustà trees.à Hickoryà trees have nine blades that are uneven in size and alternate along the stem.à Ashà trees have leaflets that are opposite from one another along the stem and are the same shape and size. Walnutà trees have 9-21 pointed leaflets that alternate along the stem.à Andà Pecan trees have 11-17 curved, sickle-shaped leaflets that alternate along the stem. donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-14437733394422842392019-11-23T16:57:00.001-08:002019-11-23T16:57:03.605-08:00Other cultures poetry EssaysOther cultures poetry Essays Other cultures poetry Paper Other cultures poetry Paper Essay Topic: Maya Angelou Poems Aint I a woman? which was written by Sojourner Truth in 1854 and Maya Angelous poem Still I rise which was written in the 20th century both deal with the themes of racism and inequality between white and black people and especially white and black women. The first poem is Sojourner Truths, which asks why she wasnt treated like a woman throughout the speech Aint I a woman? . The two main themes she looks at are the themes of racism and inequality she gives examples throughout the poem that show that women have no rights and the poem questions the morality of why she does not have these rights. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery and therefore had no real education and throughout the poem she highlights this using non-standard English Aint I a woman? She has a deep Christian faith from her childhood and she expresses this at the end when talking about how Christ was from a woman and man had nothing to do with him. In this poem she addresses a wide audience because this poem was originally as a speech for a womans conference there would have been numerous people at this conference including men, women, blacks and whites. In the first stanza she talks about how all women should be treated equally comparing the treatment of white women to herself as a black woman. She also talks about segregation when she says that man over there say referring to him as that man and as being over there creates a distance. In the second stanza she talks about how she works as hard as a man in the first few lines of this stanza she engages the reader by using the imperatives look at me followed by look at my arm these commands capture the reader. In the third stanza she talks about the fact that she as all the bad points of both men and women about how she can work as much as a man and that she is not given the right food to match and highlights this point when she says I can bear the lash as well. In the fourth stanza she gathers both sympathy and empathy from the reader when recalling some of her harshest experiences of inequality as a slave she recalls how her children were taken by the slave owners and she recalls how there was nobody there none but Jesus heard me this will engage everyone but especially mothers she also refers to her faith in this line when she mentions that the only person there was Jesus. In the penultimate stanza she refers again to segregation when saying as she did in the first stanza that little man in black there say the use of the word there creates distance between Truth and this person. She again refers to her faith when commenting that man had nothing to do with him when talking about Jesus in a time when religion was a very powerful tool as many people were deeply religious. In the last stanza she says that women should be able to have positions of power saying that as a woman had the power to turn the world upside down they should be able to turn it right side up again. Still I rise was written to express Maya Angelous plight during the 20th century and how she will never be down hearted about it repeating the line still I rise throughout the poem. Maya Angelou had a disruptive childhood when she was three her parents divorced and she was sent to live with her Grandmother in a different state. After being sexually assaulted whilst staying at her mothers she didnt speak to anyone but her brother for four years. She has no target audience as the poem was written as just that a poem and therefore has a large span of people reading the poem however it is aimed at an adult audience rather than children talking of things like haughtiness, sexiness and sassiness. In the first stanza she talks about how people make up lies and put her down your bitter twisted lies she uses personal pronouns to make the reader guilty for her plight and therefore more sympathetic. The second stanza talks about her confidence and power oil well pumping in my living room this use of imagery is very powerful as oil was and still remains a very expensive material. The third stanza is used to make her point that she cannot be stopped using the line just like the moons and the suns and she goes on to say with the certainty of the tides she uses nature as it is the only thing that cannot truly be stopped. She backs this up like she has done with many of the other stanzas by using the phrase still I rise this line is assertive saying no matter what I will rise. The fourth stanza relies on the theme of pain and suffering talking about how she feels people want her to be treated again using personal pronouns to make the reader feel guilty she uses past tense to make the reader feel guilty for what they may have done. The fifth stanza reverts back to present tense and is similar to the second stanza claiming confidence again using the theme of power and wealth gold mines diggin in my own backyard. The sixth stanza almost repeats the theme of pain but is more violent using violent verbs such as cut, shoot and kill and at the end of that stanza again uses the analogy of nature when saying still like air I rise this makes it sound effortless and done with ease. The seventh stanza shows sarcasm in the first to lines of the stanza does it come as a surprise and then as we have seen before the theme of wealth and power diamonds at the meeting of my thighs. The last few stanza change structure in an explosion of rage. Again using nature as an example of power, Black Ocean. It ends with the repetition of the line I rise to enforce her point. Aint I a woman asks people, lets work together using collective people such as women whereas Maya Angelous poem is more of an out cry of anger finalising with the words I rise. Sojourner Truth is ill educated and therefore she uses non Standard English however Maya Angelou uses non Standard English to highlight her roots throughout Mayas poem a theme of aggression moves to the forefront of the poem whereas in Truths poem she grows in confidence questioning the reader throughout. Both poets address a wide audience one in a womans conference and the other (still I rise) not having a real target audience. Still I rise follows a set pattern of quatrains until the end when the structure explodes into a vent of aggression and defiance it also changes from past tense when talking of oppression to present tense when talking about hope. The previous poem on the other hand was written as a speech but still has a rhythm she splits up the poem every 5 or 6 lines with the words Aint I a woman Still I rise is very fast paced because it has shorter sentences compared to Aint I a woman which because it contains longer sentences is much slower. In Still I rise Angelou uses personal pronouns to grab the readers attention and make the reader think about the injustices done. While in Aint I a woman Truth never uses personal pronouns but instead opens up to the reader supplying her inner most thoughts. Both poem repeat their titles right through the poems but for different effects in Still I rise it is used to make a point while in Aint I a woman it is used to back up a point and to question the reader. Both poems use rhetorical questions still I rise uses more, more frequently to highlight or to make points whereas in Aint I a woman they are used purely to highlight or to remind the reader of the theme f the poem. Aint I a woman uses verbs right from the start describing how white women should be treated using the verbs helped, lifted and how they need and the use of verbs continues throughout the poem when describing Truths tasks Plowed and gathered etc all of which are tasks commonly set to men as opposed to the violent verbs used in Still I rise such as cut, shoot and kill. Both poems have very strong endings; Angelou repeats the line I rise three times after rallying people with the word I am the dream, the hope of the slave whilst Truth tells her readers to work together. Still I rise was more a vent of anger whereas Aint I a woman was open and it seemed like she was revealing her inner most secrets. It was for that very reason that I preferred Aint I a woman as I found it therefore easier to sympathise with her than In Still I rise as it felt as if sympathy was almost forced on you despite the fact that Truth used less personal pronouns the imperatives she used grabbed my attention and she kept my attention by discussing personal issues that were very intimate. donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277667871093418460.post-17439413192263232092019-11-21T05:26:00.001-08:002019-11-21T05:26:08.576-08:00Environmental Science Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 words - 2Environmental Science - Essay Example Denver has taken many initiatives in the past in an effort to become self-sufficient in terms of energy needs. For example, Greenprint Denver promoted the development of a joint group of businesses, and city departments. This group was called the Neighborhood Energy Action Partnership (NEAP). The objective of NEAP is to make use of the local non-profits so that community outreach can be organized. Providing the residents with energy audits is a potential way to increase their awareness and motivation to save energy. Denver should install subsidized smart meters to lower their cost for the residents and hence, enhance their adoption. The best way for Denver to reduce its carbon footprint as well as the demand for fuel is by introducing the public bike-sharing system, regulation of traffic jams and reduction of carbon emissions being two of the major requirements of sustainable development. The bike system saves on gasoline through its link with buses and trains so that a whole web of substitute transportation is spinned in Denver. This builds resilience into the transport system so that the reliance on one type of transportation is reduced. Presently, over 400 bikes have been located at 50 bike stations in the public areas to ensure maximal usability. Success of the Denver Bike Sharing program can be estimated from the fact that more than 96000 single rides have been recorded along with a procurement of over 1765 yearly memberships (Peterson, Matthews and Weingard 17). A significant population of the residents of Denver acquires the bikes on per-day basis and pays the fee accordingly. In order to increase the popularity of energy-conservation programs among the residents, there needs to be a concerted effort made by Denver. This can be achieved by creating awareness in the masses through demonstration of the usability of such programs on TV, schools and all donaldlewis1975http://www.blogger.com/profile/04700603416523208623noreply@blogger.com0