Sound Course Works Samples For Students

A1: The three requirements of moral judgement are that it should be logical, should be sound and based on facts, the moral judgement which is weak on these three requirements are open to criticism, are being discussed below :
- Should be logical: Several things are implied when it is said that judgement should be logical, that is the connection between (1) the standard (2) the conduct or policy, and (3) the moral judgment should be such that 1 and 2 logically entail 3. The aim is to be able to support our moral judgments with reasons and ...

Trace the history of Motown. What was Berry Gordy's vision for his fledgling company and how did he achieve it? Furthermore, the music of Motown reflected a a paradigm shift by the end of the sixties. Describe this shift and suggest reasons for it to have occurred.

Motown record was founded on January 12 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr. in a span of few years; the Detroit-based company had sold more single and more hits than any other record band of the time. There is no hyperbole in the statement that Motown brought together the soul and classics that dramatically changed America ( ...

VENOUS STASIS ULCER

Venous stasis ulcers commonly occur in the legs due to venous insufficiency or poor venous blood drainage. Veins of the legs have valves in then which ensures a proper unidirectional flow of blood towards heart. In venous stasis, these valves are damaged, thus the venous blood accumulates in the legs instead of being pumped upwards. A prolonged pooling of blood in the leg leads to increased pressure in the affected area thus causing a break in the skin and causing ulcers. The causes for venous stasis could be smoking, occupations requiring prolonged hours of standing, obesity or deep vein thrombosis.

Clinical ...

According to Caleb Kelly, there has been an increased interest and development of the theory in culture as it relates to sound. In support of the notion above, the author purports that, Les Back and Michael Bull emphasizes that the human experience of our daily lives is predominantly meditated by a mass of mechanically generated sounds. In concurrence with the above, the author argues that cities in the modern day are noisier than they were before the sound culture evolved. Kelly in his arguments establishes that sound has gained a foothold in our understanding of art subsequent to the many large-scale ...

Introduction

Technological advancement has been one of the greatest dynamic phenomena of our time. In the past, a lot could not be done just because the kind of systems that existed could not match our expectations and needs. Currently, things have changed so tremendously. Every aspect of life incorporates technology. People are able to link up today in various ways, the easiest being through social media. Since the inception of Facebook and Twitter, many people have been able to connect with each other more profoundly, thanks to technology. Life has been made easier in different dimensions. One would therefore think of ...

Respiration is essential in the survival of all living organisms. It is a process where gas exchange occurs in all biological organisms. In the case of animals such as humans, respiration is affected by the ratio of the concentration of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body. The human body generally requires oxygen gas because it is only through this aerobic respiration by which metabolic functions are assumed to maintain homeostasis. In humans there is a specific organ system which is solely dedicated to respiration known as the respiratory system. The human respiratory system constitutes different types of organs which performs ...

Abstract

The Language Arts lesson intended for Kindergarten and 1st grade was drafted based on the major theories of language acquisition. There are several theories in language development introduced to rationalize the process involved in language learning. This paper will provide a rationale to the lesson presented herewith based on the tenets of major language acquisition theories. In order to clearly stipulate the concept of language development from which the lesson based from, the theories to be discussed will be compared and determine apparent contradictions between their concepts. Nativists and Behaviorists are two different ideas and theoretical foundation that define ...

This is a computer mainly meant for use in the day-to-day operational activities in the school office. This specification note will be submitted to several suppliers such that those with the most favorable terms will supply the product. The computer should be a desktop with a stand. The desktop have ability to adjust it brightness with the LD screen.

Purpose of the computer:

The main purpose of this product is to perform the daily activities in the office like recording, processing data as well as presenting data in of graphs, tables and charts for faster decision making. The computer is also meant for storing massive data ...

The twentieth century marked a major revolution in the American music, whereby, different developments based on the American multicultural setting led to the development of music as both an art, as well as a social tool that was and has still been used in entertainment, education, rebuking, and sensitization and as a way of societal information.

Charles Ives and Aaron Copland are some of the monumental persons that played a major role in shaping the American music.
However, it is necessary to note the fact that the second half of the twenty first century recorded a major change in the music art.

This ...

Marketing can be understood as a process of putting tools for communicating about the value of any products or services available to the potential customers, for the main purpose of selling these products or services. Marketing as a component in business is therefore critical for attracting customers. Business and management authors have put forward some definitions of marketing. According to investors.about.com, marketing is a set activities with strategies, which result in making the products get noticed and also satisfy the potential customers and at the same time making profits for the producing companies for these products. According to this website, these activities ...

A local machine shop faces a hazardous noise problem that poses potential threats to the well being of the firm’s employees as well as the general public in the surrounding. Additionally, some of the equipment used in the shop also faces the risk of frequent damages and breakdown. To safeguard the employees from potentially harmful noise as well as prevent losses due to frequent damage of working equipment, it was necessary to conduct an initial hazard assessment in the machine shop. The assessment entailed employee’s reports regarding noise in the work environment, accidents history as well as scientific ...

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning is the association of an automatic reaction with a neutral occurrence. For example, a music might develop sadness for the reason that it reminds us of old buddies whom we don't see any longer. In that case, the automatic reaction of sadness is linked to a neutral occurrence. The automatic response is known as an Unconditioned Response because there's no need for us to understand or be informed to feel sad if we don't see buddies whom we want to be with. The Unconditioned Stimulation is getting divided from individuals that we want to be with us, ...

The ClearSound designers and manufacturers of absolutely high quality sound facilities is glad to bring to your attention a new and affordable purchase strategies. This step has been arrived at so as to ensure that we entirely uphold the interest of our clients irrespective of his economic class. Actually the entire process is negotiable. We have therefore opted to let you have the knowledge of the available new sound devices in our store.

As lovers and reliable clients, we have taken the option of entrusting you with our product for a free in –home trial instead of buying the system ...

The study examines the efficacy of a professional development program for early childhood educators that facilitate emergent literary skills in preschoolers. The program led by a speech-language pathologist, focuses on teaching print concepts, de contextualized oral language, teaching alphabet knowledge within natural occurring classroom interactions. A child with special needs will flourish and benefit from an early childhood environment to empower learning. Center learning empowers a child to engage in the self-directed learning based on ability, interest, and strength actively. Centre learning will enhance interactive language, collaboration, independence, reading, and writing. All of the empowering areas of development relate strongly with the ...

Learning is a continuous process that doesn't end after we received our hard-earned diploma. People have the capacity to discover and explore new things, thus constitutes a continuous quest for learning new things. In the psychological point of view, learning has related principles and theories that explains the process in which a person can effectively absorb new information. One example is myself initiative to learn a new language specifically French. It is not easy to just listen to a French conversation and be able to pick-up the details of the conversation's entire context. It takes a lot of practice and practical application of ...

The Hearing Process and Presbycusis

Hearing is the second most indispensable process, in conjunction to the special senses of the humans. The process is particularly vital, and it comprises of the auditory mechanism, sensation, perception, and interpretation of the information in the brain. The anatomy of the hearing process encompasses the external ear; auricle, meatus and ear drum, the middle ear, which consists of the ossicles, oval window, round window, and the opening into the Eustachian tube, and inner ear, which entails, cochlea and vestibular apparatus (Kiernan & Barr, 2009: Garrett, 2011). The ear and the hearing system are always accompanied by different malfunction. In ...

ABTRACT

The UK’s construction industry is dynamic and has adopted different house design models due to many factors including new requirements for sustainability, thermal and acoustic performance and environmental impacts. The need to conserve the environment while at the same timed improving the social characteristic of the built environment have direct impacts on the choice of constructional system. This paper explores the modular construction system used to construct a residential apartment in the neighborhood.

The UKs construction industry is advanced in terms of construction management and related construction dynamics. In this paper we are going to explore the construction ...

THE IRRELEVANT SPEECH EFFECT

The Irrelevant Speech Effect, also referred to as the unattended speech or the irrelevant sound effect, is one of the cognitive effects that should be taken into consideration. This is because it is one of the factors that highly affect memory, and consequent performance and recalling. By definition and understanding, working memory has a major cognitive task, since it directly affects active memory (Baldwin, 2012). When working memory is altered, it directly affects cognition. Consequently, it affects the person’s memory coordination. The irrelevant speech effect is therefore, the unattended sound of irrelevant list of words ...

Why do firms feel that liquidity is desirable even though it may mean that the firm does not utilize the investment capability of cash?

CASH IS KING! This was highlighted in the article and has become the popular slogan at the peak of the 2008 financial crisis. Indeed, this phenomenon is more apparent in bad times than in good times when businesses and households are somewhat oblivious of their accumulating debt and complacent which entail potential liquidity risks. If for anything, a financial meltdown reminds everyone again of the importance of being liquid.
So why is liquidity important? In ...

Classical conditioning is the process of learning whereby an unconditioned stimulus is paired with a conditional stimulus. It is a process of behavior modification in which the subject responds to a previously neutral stimulus in a desired manner when it is repeatedly presented along with an unconditional stimulus. There have been various speculations by different literature on the possibility of conditioning emotional responses, but the experimental evidence has usually been lacking. There has been a suggestion that there must be a way in which stimuli can call out emotions. John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner decided to put the matter to test through the little ...

Question 1

Are there possible criminal aspects of HIV/AIDS? Consider the case law presented in your textbook and elsewhere, and explain. Please provide specific examples.

The intentional spread of HIV is considered a criminal act. Pozgar (2012, p. 362) describes the case of an inmate who knew that he was infected with both HIV and the hepatitis virus. He was also informed of the ways that he can transmit the infection to others. He bit two correctional officers knowing that he can possibly infect them in this way. He was consequently charged with assault and battery. In State of Louisiana v. Schmidt, ...

- Where did you find the report and time of day (you may choose local, national or international newscasts) You may attach a link (if applicable).
I found this report on YouTube, that linked me to CNN.com. The user uploaded the video on May 30th, 2010.
This is the link to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFI2u5YYGKA
CNN.com :http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/05/30/egypt.virginity.tests/index.html

- What is the reporter package about?
This report package discussed how the Egyptian Military performed the “virginity checks” on female protestor who had been arrested in Tahrir Square on March 9th,2010.

- Do you think this is a legitimate ...

Introduction

The extended activities supports school curriculum helps to increase children’s learning outcome and enables them to make connection with outside world. This paper discusses different activities whose objectives are aligned to accomplish NAEYC standards and ensure participation of both parents and children.

Tell me a Story

In “Tell me a story” activity, the children tell his or her parents a story. The objective of this activity is to increase their learning’s in all school subjects besides helping them to improve their language and literacy (Barbour, 2012). In addition, this activity will help children to expand vocabulary, exercise "story telling", practice grammar ...

I have read so much about the struggle of the idea with form that at one point, I simply could not restrain myself. Why is there such vitality in this topic? It is appropriate to recall Socrates with his definition of concepts and Parmenides with his opinions, but the most basic - look at ourselves, what we like is not the essence of which lies in the form of an idea? What is more important? Why? For what? For whom? What for? At different times philosophers have tried to define the essence of art, to understand what it is. ...

- Identify which of the four possible roles you would play as a consultant (coach, partner, reflective observer, or expert) and explain the reasons why?

The advisers’ role as one is able to assist in the capacity building and development of the organization. They are able to be flexible in all their endeavors during the project cycle and therefore are able to create awareness on whatever it is required to drive the project. The advise ids the light of the project and the driver of the projects life cycle. They need to competent so that they are able to deal with the workers and other staff. They are still required to make critical judgments regarding various issues and conflicts that emerge as the project ...

Introduction

A strategy is essentially a high level plan that is used by an organization to achieve one or more goals under uncertainty conditions. The concept of strategy therefore becomes ever crucial when it is suspected or is known that insufficient resources are present to achieve the desired goals. It is thus about both attaining and maintaining an advantageous position over adversaries through successive exploitation of emergent or known possibilities rather that an institution committing to particular fixed plan that is actually defined at the onset.
Strategy formulation is the task of a manager in every institution hence it is a requirement ...

Psychology - Discussion Questions

Part 1

- Why is it helpful for human service professionals to understand how a client views the world using one of the mentioned cognitive processes?
It is important for human services professionals to understand different ways of thinking in order for them to offer effective services that address the specific needs of different individuals. For instance, relativists view the world as lacking absolute truths or validities and that all values vary depending on perceptions and as such all values are applicable in limited contexts (Mérő & Mészáros, 1990). In other words, an understanding of how ...

Rhoma Irama is one of the most acclaimed Indonesian musicians of all time, innovating and exemplifying the best of the Indonesian dangdut style of popular music. After a difficult and intriguing childhood, he became a superstar in Indonesia in the 1970s, dubbing himself Raja Dangdut, which translates to the "King of Dangdut." Rhoma Irama's contribution to the world of Indonesian pop music is immense, and his popularity helped to provide some crossover success in the United States as well. His popularization of dangdut allowed the lower-class of Indonesia and Jakarta to express themselves in a culturally relevant and powerful way, ...

Management Accounting is that branch of accounting in which crucial accounting information is provided to managers of the organization to facilitate in sound decision making in order to have rational decision making.

Referring to the Institute of management accounting website under resources and publications section, I am not surprised by the topics of management that have been prioritized. The topics of interest are cost/management accounting techniques Activity based costing (ABC), statistical process control, Target costing, Theory of constraints and Methods of calculating stock options. These topics provide the most relevant information to the management. For instance, ABC costing ...

Electrical machines are found in many places. This paper describes how a computer, an electronic iron, a mobile phone, and a fridge are structured, and work.

Computer structures include; the basic input output system (BIOS), Central processing unit (CPU), Random Access memory (RAM) - temporary storage, the hard disk (permanent storage), communication channel ( cables/wireless), Bus(high speed internal communication), and other ad-on devices. The BIOS stores all the parameters to be input as turn on or turn off devices, flash disks, USB, printers, keyboard, sound cards etc. these parameters are found in the flash memory. The CPU is the processing part ...

Ethics entail the acceptable standards and principles that guide behaviors of individuals or groups in society. Ethics have continued to prevail in diverse spheres of human life with the aim of establishing the right conduct while maintaining an equitable balance between various players in society. The media is one of the areas that ethics have been adopted to ensure that dispersion of information avoids manipulation, lies and conflict with the law. Media ethics have continued to espouse principles of accuracy, truthfulness, impartiality, objectivity, public accountability, and fairness. All these principles are enforced by set code of practices that have ...

Interviewer # 1: Jon Stewart Interviewee # 1:Barack Obama

Interview link (URL) or date & network (if watched live) which verifies the interview:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-27-2010/barack-obama-pt--1

How did the interviewer set the climate (opening/rapport) for the interview?

Using humor to position himself as a willing and open interviewer, Jon Stewart used the Presidents entrance to set the audience at ease. Opening with a self-deprecating joke allows for a non-confrontational interview. Jon Steward recognizes that the charisma of the president, this lets him look like a nice guy, even though he uses the interview to ask tough questions.

What types of body language did the interviewer use?

Jon Stewart employs subtle, yet straightforward uses of the hands while speaking. Using a thumb rather than a finger avoids any confrontation, is a great way of making a point but not ...

The bearers of the title Certified Management Accountants (CMA’s) have professional rights and responsibilities that they must adhere to as part of their career. In addition to these rights and responsibilities, there are ethical responsibilities and obligations that are expected of them by the society and, more so, the Institute of Certified Management Accountants. This paper endeavors to focus on the ethical responsibilities and obligations of CMA’s and how they differ from the obligations of financial accountants.

Confidentiality is one key ethical responsibility needed of a Certified Management Accountant. Accountants rely on the private information that concern ...

Introduction

Education is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills, and habits of a group of people are transferred from one to another. This transfer is through teaching, training, or research, using various texts, image, animation, and sound. Therefore, in this modern age of quality maintenance and development of training and teaching, it is good employ these elements of texts, image, animation, and sound through effective instructional design and model. In this age of computerization and globalization, all the educational institutions are utilizing modern tools to impart effective and efficient knowledge. However, the major challenge in front of us is ...

Frequency is defined as the rate at which the wavelengths that are recorded during the resting phases, activity, and emotional states reach their peak. As an example, a test conducted and published by research Mariko Osaka details how higher-level activities affect the alpha wave shifted once more difficult tasks were assigned. (Osaka, 2007)

Amplitude- This is the upper extent of either a vibration or an oscillation which is normally determined from a state of equilibrium. A good example of this would be a twenty-year study undertaken by Doctor’s Isaac Star and ...

Effective communication is overly important in the operation theatre. It is one of the ideal ways of ensuring that the operation theatre is operating efficiently. However, this has emerged to be a challenging task with the vastly changing healthcare system and the heightened complexities in patient care. Rather than having one individual conduct a surgery, modern healthcare requires that the joint efforts of the healthcare professionals in the operation theatre take play. Given this, communication is primal to coordinate the teamwork efforts. Healthcare professionals find this to be a challenge, and hence, leading to unintended morbidity (Weller et al., 2014). Research shows ...

As a health care practitioner, am of an opinion that it was right for the center for disease control to immediately take action; since failure to this may have led to the spread of tuberculosis to other people. Mr. Speakers right to autonomy as a patient could not be exercised in this case because such options do not apply in emergency cases like this one. Therefore, he could not be allowed to make decisions on; whether to seek treatment or not; due the harm that he might have caused to others.

The principle of beneficence was applicable by the center for ...

Is a writer (“Poetry is my thing”), but once upon a time used to be a visual artist.

In 1994 – came from Toronto. Had a dream of becoming a visual artist then. Worked in collage, photography, installation and a little bit in performance.
Two years after she moved to West Coast – started writing in a more serious way. Writing went further than visual arts. Started practicing spoken word.

Got her start as a poet during the poetry reading series in late 1990s – early 2000s. Spoken word – memory work, but also realizing what your body can do (“Inside your body, inside ...

The implementation of a strategy requires a team effort that needs to be supported and headed by an organizational management team. Each person from the management involved in the process of strategic change has his own responsibility. However, often it is seen that even after each individual performing his task properly, a new strategic change may not gather enough momentum and thus, fails. On the other hand, a leader often can help in the successful implementation of a strategic initiative, with or without the help of management.

Though the terms leadership and management are interchangeably used by many people, there are many differences existing ...

Introduction

The place where people live and the family that provides them support are the sources of both positive and negative values. Simply put, these values can either be beneficial to the person or can be a disadvantage. Positive values help in shaping the person to become a morally upright individual. On the contrary, negative values transform the person in an undesirable way. Navigating through life can be complex in the absence of the core values that directed my step and lighted my path.

There are five core values that I will never let go of – family, courage, love, integrity, and ...

Chapter 3: Prior knowledge: Activating and developing concepts and vocabulary

It is important for a teacher to help the students access their prior knowledge before giving more knowledge. In most cases, students do not bother getting back to their background knowledge since they always think it is not important. In order for students to activate and develop prior knowledge, the teacher has to employ numerous strategies. Some of these strategies are discussed below.

1. Three Step Interview. This strategy employs a cooperative organization that is aimed at helping the students personalize their learning. It helps the students to listen and to respect the opinions of others. It is achieved when teacher ...

Introduction

This paper has a sole aim to connect the features of a good training program in relation to other factors like the returns on investment and budgetary considerations in a profit maximizing business. The paper presents that a good training is conscious of the budget, the returns and has its focus on improving productivity and output of the employee base. Through researching on existing literature, this paper will aim to get a better clarification and understanding of the impact good training has on both the employee benefits and the company’s long run agenda.

Budgetary Considerations

Training bears various considerable influences on the finances of the ...

Philosophy questions

- With reference to Locke's theory regarding ideas as well to the idea of primary and secondary qualities, breakdown and explain in Locke’s own terms what exactly you are perceiving when you perceive an object that you would identify as “a yellow banana”. In other words, what exactly are the primary qualities of this object, and what are its secondary qualities?

A yellow banana would be identified according to Locke’s analogy using various steps. The idea that the object is a banana to start with, is derived from learning and after the individual has interacted with bananas ...

The growth of a child is phenomenal. It is illustrated by aspects of development that ensure that the child develops all-round. Many children develop at different rates and reach different milestones at different times. The physical development of a child is a progressively affair as the child will always experiment new skills and repeat them until it masters them. At 9 months Milkah had a few teeth. She was scared of walking because it was a new experience but would comfortably and quickly crawl.

Cognitive development is also a significant part of child development. This is when a child`s brains moves through different stages of ...

Introduction:

The word Renaissance literally means rebirth and it refers to how this era seemed to spring from the earlier Dark and Middle Ages with renewed spirit and restored interest in the classical Greek and Roman Civilizations. In reality it did not leap forth like Minerva from the head of Zeus, it evolved from changes introduced in the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages were a time of turmoil that emerged from the fragmented society that survived the fall of the Roman Empire and ended with the birth of the Renaissance. It roughly encompasses the start if the second millennium and runs ...

A. Introduce the three works you will be analyzing (suggested length of 4–5 slides) by doing the following:

1. Summarize background details about the three works, including author or artist names, titles of the works, and the disciplines to which the works belong.
2. Provide a thesis statement to clarify for your audience how all three works connect to a common theme that applies directly to your chosen profession.

B. Provide an objective analysis (suggested length of 4–6 slides) by doing the following:

1. Describe the literary work-- description includes:-

• Form

• Subject matter (Explain in 2–3 sentences.)
a. Summarize, in list form, how the author approaches the subject matter (reveals what the work is about) without discussing your personal opinions.
2. Describe the first nonliterary work of art - ...

Question 1

Management involves organizing people to enhance amicable communication in an organization. Effective management of enterprises demands managers to have knowledge of the people working for them to motivate them to work harder. Workplace diversity encompasses the variety of differences often found in an organization including gender, race, personality, ethnicity, age, personality and education among other differences (Esty et al., 1995). Organizations realize various benefits when they are able to manage diversity issues amicably. Initially, diverse experiences and skills enable a company to offer a wide range of globally diverse services to different customers. Organizations that employ a diverse workforce are similarly able ...

Summary of chapter 10

Designing the characters’ world

This article talks about how to design the set of a good piece. It states that a set design that is good should be aesthetically pleasing, interesting, evocative, functional, and to be connected deeply with the concept of production. This is achieved through the following explained below

Goals of set design

Facilitate dramatic action- set design should: create space for physical action, tell us the location of the action either outdoors or indoors, and time periods of the action.
Offers a surrounding that represents the lives of the characters- the set should relay information about the people who dwell there by ...

Introduction

This paper discusses the contents of the 9/11 memorial exhibition. The discussion will include the use of different elements by artists to express their feelings about the event. The 9/11 memorial exhibition took place on March 2, 2013. The memorial was dedicated to people who lost their lives in the event. In the event, a metal piece of the World Trade Center was featured. The metal piece was smashed to the ground during the disaster. The metal piece of the World Trade Center was surrounded with ceramic tiles. The purpose of this artwork was to honor the lives of those ...

Marketing research can be interpreted as the systematic process, which information on the different size and trends of any market is collected and analyzed. This is done to provide knowledge and facts, which will enable managers to make more sound decisions concerning an enterprise or area of focus. Marketing research process is described below.

Problem definition

Once management is faced with making an important decision about any vital aspect, they must in turn change this to a market research problem, obtain data pertaining to that problem, and analyze this data to obtain information that will be useful in solving the problem, thereby ...

Animal:

Welcome to a sensational curriculum structure that offers children a dynamic lesson plan to clinch their natural intellect of interest through practical education. This lesson will focus on and explore a variety of animals and their purpose. Also, the lesson will teach the life, home, food and related topics that can be used in each animal’s daily activity. For instance, a list of the word that children may not familiar with will be posted on the classroom wall with pictures to guide the lessons. Each animal’s purpose will be explained in detail, including communication/sounds for sensory, home and body cover such ...

Introduction to Computers

Major Categories of Computers

These computers are regarded as the most powerful computers because of their large storage capacity and a high speed of execution. Most of these computers are developed to be used in sophisticated research project by scientists, for example, space exploration and engineers. The need for faster calculations in the scientific field has increased demand for supercomputers. A good example of the use of supercomputers is in the National Weather Bureau, in the United States, for conducting weather analysis for the whole world. Weather data from around the globe are collected for immediate analysis. Industries such as ...

Turkey is a country at the intersection of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Because of this, its artists have a long historical and cultural mixture to find their inspiration. The Turkish art scene has experienced great expansion within the past ten years, especially since it was named 2010 European Capital of Culture (Harris 2010). The painter Ekrem Yalcindag talks about the growth of the art scene, saying, “Ten years ago there were merely three or four galleries in Istanbul. Today this number exceeds 250” (Harris 2010). Art critic Maryam Eisler believes that part of the expansion of the Turkish ...

Executive Summary

This paper tries to conduct a comparative portfolio analysis for Microsoft Corporation, based on the most recent Annual 10-K Filings made by the company to the Securities & Exchange Commission for FY2011. The base year chosen is FY2010, so as to allow for a clear comparative depiction of both current & historical performance. The analysis, based on the study of the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, & Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, quantifies the annual performance using the most important accounting ratios that provide a summarized diagnosis of the overall current financial health of the software giant, and a ...

Introduction

Strategic management involves several processes. A management team that is strategic in nature conducts external environment scanning and comes with the organizational short-term and long-term goals while considering the organizational strengths and weaknesses. Organizations that have launched into foreign markets have had to formulate strategies in the international context. What are the main considerations when applying strategic concepts in the global environment?

Strategic Management in the Global Environment

The management has to use four main frameworks in strategy formulation. These are the geographic scope of the foreign location, the competitive environment, the geographic access that the firm has and the interaction of the company’s ...

Film Studies Questions

There are three basic categories of sound in a movie: dialogue, special effects and music (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2011, ch.6.4). In the film When Harry Met Sally, the film relies heavily upon the dialogue between Harry and Sally; they are two witty, intelligent characters whose friendship develops into romance and it is through their dialogue that we witness this happening. In Jaws, the film relies upon its music to engage the viewer in the fear that the various scenes exude. For instance, as the shark begins to enter the scene and is leading up to its attack, the music plays ...

Film Studies Questions

There are three basic categories of sound in a movie: dialogue, special effects and music (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2011, ch.6.4). In the film When Harry Met Sally, the film relies heavily upon the dialogue between Harry and Sally; they are two witty, intelligent characters whose friendship develops into romance and it is through their dialogue that we witness this happening. In Jaws, the film relies upon its music to engage the viewer in the fear that the various scenes exude. For instance, as the shark begins to enter the scene and is leading up to its attack, the music plays ...

1. The Short Story and Poem: A Comparison of Literary Forms.

Often, poetry is seen as being a narrative and indeed, in its most traditional form, narrative poetry is best seen as the epic poems such as Beowulf and Gilgamesh (Clugston, 2010, 11.1). The narrative poem tells a story through a number of narrative traits including plot, setting, characters and imagery – much like a short story. One major comparison between the two forms is their ability to tell a story in a short space. For example, in John Keats’ La Bella Dame Sans Merci, the reader is told of a knight who falls in love with a beautiful woman who turns out to be harpy-like in her actions ...

Introduction

The film, my neighbor Totoro presents us with how reality can be viewed. Unlike other films, the characters in this book constitute animals. Miyazaki, an author of the book believes that reality can be viewed from a more direct experience. The way the book is organized is an indication of the confidence Miyazaki has in his claims. Miyazaki claims that he is not interested in religion but that he is interested in “spirits” in Japanese way of life (Mccarthy 121). At the superficial value, the statement may look unreligious, an antichrist and associated with cult. However, as I would explore ...