Essays on Carnival

Business

Section A
Question 1
The term business culture to a great extend refers to the behaviors of individuals in an organization with regard to the meanings that people attach to their actions in the firm. It includes the organizations values, visions, norms, belief systems and habits etc. It also incorporates collective behaviors on the part of individuals working in the organization. More often than not business culture is passed down from the existing members of the organization onto the incoming or new members. Hence, organizational culture is concerned with perceptions, ways of thinking and feeling which influences business interactions Continue reading...

Introduction

A lot of things can happen to a ship after it has departed from a seaport and left to travel against the waves of the ocean on its own. This is where the purpose of maritime safety and risk management comes in. Its purpose is to educate officers and crew members of a ship on how to react to certain risks, or in the worst case scenario a certain crisis. In general, the objective of a maritime safety and risk management is to ensure that the current maritime risk does not escalate into a crisis, and if it already Continue reading...

Carnival plc is one of the companies that have enjoyed continuous dominance in the field of cruise lines in the tourism industry. However, consumer’s confidence has continued to deteriorate recently due to progressively more price competitive alternatives on vacations and mishaps that have occurred on several instances. Thus, rebuilding its brand loyalty and market share is essential for its survival in the current industry.
Carnival has to speed up the rate at which it is installing the new technology on its ships to beef up security and modernity. Some of the consumers who have remained loyal to the Continue reading...

Carnival PLC is a cruise company which carries out its operations in places like North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. It is the largest cruise ship operator in the world which owns 11 brands of cruise lines. The company also offers numerous holiday and vacation products to a base of customers with different tastes and preferences. These customers come from different backgrounds, communicate in different languages as well as having different ways of spending their leisure time. In addition, the company is in ownership of a tour company that complements the operations of the cruise. The tour company combined Continue reading...

Voluptuous Mors

It is a matter of prominent curves running through a black veil that flows beneath them. A game between the lights and the angles. Seven models position themselves to form a skull as the artist stands on the side with an alarmed gaze. Salvador Dali, a Spanish painter, partners with photographer Philippe Halsman to create a surrealist human skull (1951). The image depicts Dali standing next to the models with an "enfreaked gaze” as Ann Millett would write. He is looking at the possible third spectator, implying that there is something in the image that should be looked at Continue reading...

Edgar Allan Poe is a writer who dies in the gutter but left behind a rich legacy. He was born poor and he dies poor, but he filled the years of his life with literary richness. “Edgar Allan Poe has always been a paradox in American literary history. Although he is probably the most widely read of all American writers, he is commonly believed to have been no more than an alcoholic,” ( May, p ix, 1991). He had thousand of readers when he lived, but no friends. Poe was a writer who added value to English literature during his Continue reading...

I set out to document the Haitian American culture which is representative of one of the many cultures within my family. My father is of Haitian descent. of my Dad. He is a Haitian American, born and raised in Bronx, New York in 1970. Both of hHis parents were born in Haiti and migrated into to America in the 1960s. Hewas born July 11, 1970. The culture of a person is extremely vitalCulturally identity is important especially, especially when one experiences migrationmigrates from their homeland to another country. and into America. It is more interesting to learn about the Continue reading...

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most mysterious and remarkable writers of the 19th century, whose artistic heritage has always been readers’ and critics’ concern. Being a representative of the American Romanticism, Poe is also well known as an innovator of new genres of literature (detective-fiction and science fiction genres) and as successful practitioner of the short story. His literature style is considered to be macabre and anxious, and the theme of a death is presented in the most of his short stories, and every time it is inextricably linked with psychological conditions of the heroes. “The Masque Continue reading...

Soccer or football has been played more than three millenniums in various countries all around the globe. Chinese first played it during Han Dynasty, they were followed by Egyptians, Japanese, Greeks, Mexicans and Central Americans, British, Scottish, Italians, Eskimos, Native American Indians, and so on. Most countries had adopted it because of its popularity like most of the countries in Europe and some countries in South America like Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil.
There is a long history of soccer in many nations. However, British, mainly in England, did provide the largest contribution. In 1815, Eton College in England did Continue reading...

Introduction

This essay has the objective of providing an argument that contemporary pop culture is composed of aspects of carnivalesque, which can establish a gap for social and cultural opposition and misdemeanor. Nevertheless, it is important to make a note of how it is limited to modernity. This essay will outline the confines as well as the elements of carnival Middles Ages from Bakhtin’s cultural theory view and the main transformations in society since Renaissance. Authors such as Francois Rabelais and Mary Russo will be used to expound on the theories of carnivalesque, celebration of the lower body, ‘grotesque Continue reading...

Contracts are agreements that two or more parties get into with a motive of honoring the terms stipulate. Contracts can either be written, oral or perceived. Contract law ensures that parties involved in any contract conduct themselves in the acceptable as any misrepresentation would arise to making the contract voidable and illegal. Breach of the contract could also result to fines by the courts of law.
Skyline contractors Inc. v. Spokane Housing Authority

Statement of facts:

The skyline contractors were the appellant in this case while Spokane Housing Authority was the respondent. Skyline contacted had been contracted by the Spoken Housing Authority. Continue reading...

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Literature Review4
Definition of the Problem4
Collection of Opinions, Feelings and Facts5
Identification of the Actual Problem7
Formulating Potential Solutions8
Assessing the Alternatives10
Methodology13
Questionnaire14
Results15
Conclusion15
Appendix17

References20

Abstract
Many airlines offer benefits to their clients in order to gain their loyalty. One of the benefits that are offered is frequent flyer mileage. This analytical report will view the feasibility of a membership at Miami International Airport that increases the frequent flyer mileage of its members while providing the members with a Visa classic card that enables them to accumulate more frequent flyer miles. This analytical report will explore Continue reading...

The novel The Great Gatsby was written by F. S. Fitzgerald in 1925. It continued the Dreiser’s theme of the American tragedy. The events took place in the Jazz age. Imagine a country at the height of its economic growth. The world is ruled by money, luxury, prosperity, and well-being. The twenties were the happiest time in the United States. Nobody could even imagine the Great Depression. At the street musicians started to play improvised jazz, which displaced the old classical styles in music. It was the golden age in the American literature that gave us the works Continue reading...

Introduction

Domino’s Pizza is a fast food chain restaurant with its headquarters in the United States of America, founded by Tom Monaghan in 1960. It is the 2nd largest pizza chain store in the United States after Pizza hut a great competitor in the US. However Domino’s Pizza’s expansion worldwide surpasses that of Pizza Hut with its presence in over 70 countries in the world. Dominos New Zealand is among the over 70 international branches that operates Dominos services in the country. The paper presents an analysis of the fast food industry in New Zealand. Subsequently, the Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

A lack of time is one of the most common problems people face in 21st century. The average people who have nine to five jobs piled on top of personal stress of life, is carried around on their shoulders all day. When they get home they want to be able to relax after work and be entertained. In today’s media driven society that means spending more time in front of the TV. Because of this, the entertainment industry has been more and more focused on the idea of producing TV shows that will claim their attention and keep Continue reading...

Montresor planned Fortunato’s revenge masterfully. He knew that Fortunato loved wine and he planned his revenge to coincide with a time when Fortunato could be drunk and to take advantage of the carnival. Montresor specifically planned to murder Fortunato when drunk during a carnival. Montresor states, “He accosted me with excessive warmth for he had been drinking much” (Poe) He (Montresor) tricked Fortunato that he had obtained a pipe of Amontillado-a kind of wine. He urged Fortunato to help him identify the authenticity of the Amontillado but Fortunato was doubtful that Montresor could receive a pipe (about 500 Continue reading...

Book Review

Introduction
Farewell to Manzanar is a frank, and sometimes, heartbreaking story that many people living in the United States are not aware of. The events described in the book occurred during the World War II when American Japanese were sent to the internment camp after bombing Pearl Harbor. The author brought up several themes including economic and legal injustice done to peaceful Japanese Americans, survival requirements in the internment camps, contradictions inside families based on generational differences, and difficulties experienced by Japanese Americans when they aimed to rebuild their lives after being imprisoned in the camps.
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Abstract

The Australian cruise sector has witnessed significant growth in the last couple of years, relative to the wider tourism sector, mainly measured by total visitor nights. Statistics from the Australian department of tourism indicates that the tourism industry figures have been on the decline because of an unfavorable exchange difference. This paper explores the market for cruise sector players, and makes a critical analysis of various issues affecting the cruise sector, as well as the market segmentation and positioning of the various players in this industry.

Introduction

The cruise liner market in Australia for the year 2013 will be composed Continue reading...

In Bakhtin and Adorno

In Bakhtin and Adorno
Mikhail Bakhtin’s essay From Rabelais and His World discusses the role of laughter and comedy in past and present culture. “Laughter and its forms represent . . . the least scrutinized sphere of the people’s creation,” Bakhtin writes (2002, p.83). He discusses the development and practices of carnival-type festivities in Roman and medieval times. As opposed to official feasts in which rank and order were of great importance, or “a consecration of inequality” (2002, p. 88), carnival existed as “a suspension of all hierarchical precedence” (p. 87). The introduction to the test suggests that Bakhtin’s Continue reading...

Answer 1)

The company recognize the amount received from hotel, tour and transportation at the time services are provided to the customers. Various sources of revenue for the company and their respective classification is as follows:
- Amount deposited by the customers on account of cruise deposits represents unearned revenue which are the then classified as cruise revenues along with revenue earned from onboard activities . These revenues are recognized on completed voyage or pro rata basis.
- Further, the revenue earned from sales to guests of air and other transportation to and from the ships is recorded in cruise passenger ticket Continue reading...

The Cask of Amontillado is a gripping story by Edgar Allan Poe which explores the realm of human emotions. The author pens the literary work and aptly exudes his expertise though the various devices which are used to enhance the tumultuous influence of the story on the minds of the readers. A close analysis of the characters and the theme along with the other literary devices will make one comprehend the excellence and the paramount influence of the story on the human minds. The author personifies his “hostile feelings and thoughts, symbolizing the repressed instincts of the personality” in Continue reading...

"The American Dream" is a society of equal opportunities, not constrained with class prejudices. It is a dream about an ideal of equality of opportunities, unlimited scope for individual, community of people, natural happiness unconditionally accepted by the Americans. An individual was never given even a chance to accept either rejects the “dream”, and it took the possession of him from the moment of birth.
The main trend is the Fitzgerald's work is the reference to the problem of "the American dream" and its influence on the destiny of man. The main task the author sets for himself is Continue reading...

1. For the purposes of this sociological assignment, I attended the Illinois State Fair, an annual event in which thousands of people from around the central Illinois area gather to participate in fun rides, concerts, and meet other people from all over the state. The event was an open-air event at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, and lasted the entire weekend; the entire fairgrounds was occupied by food stands, carnival games, large carnival rides, musical venues and more, all designed to create a huge spectacle experience for a large number of people. There was also a pavilion where local art Continue reading...

Crises are sudden and unexpected events which are at times uncontrollable. However, with appropriate approach and strategy, most of its negative impact is mitigated. Crisis management is a relatively new field of management that deals with handling unpredicted and sudden changes in an organization culture. It is a form of management that responds to a threat towards an individual, a group of people or an organization. Crisis management includes forecasting a possible crisis and planning on how to deal with them effectively. It is widely accepted that at times a business entity would face a crisis that would deviate Continue reading...

Market leaders

The modern cruise industry started to develop in the between 1960 and early 1970 where the establishment of Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean International in 1972 and 1968 respectively. This two leading cruise liners have remained the largest cruise line and the market leaders in the industry. Since then, the cruise line services were considered as activities for the elite. It is due to this reason that the two leading companies came up with an idea to establish and enhance mass market. This was achieved through economies of scales where the large ships were developed to hold more Continue reading...

The Reconciliation of Opposites

We should not forget that Not Without Laughter is, above all things, a bildungsroman (Schultz, p.44), and Hughes presents its protagonist, Sandy, growing up and developing, and slowly beginning to make sense of American society, of himself and of what he wants to do in life. As Sandy matures he is faced with various choices about how to live his life, and he becomes acutely aware of certain oppositions in the novel. Furthermore, Hughes himself presents further oppositions almost all of which stem from the racist society in which Sandy lives or, if they occur within the African American Continue reading...

Journal Entry

Symbolism is a tool used to bring in the underlying story of the era in the fiction, such as Emily’s house and Montresso’s catacomb both are a symbol of Gothic literature. This creates a reality and passion in stories. In both the stories “The Cask Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, the writers present their ideas symbolically that contribute to the development of the themes.

The narrator describes Emily’s house as, “eye sore among eye sore” which symbolizes a deserted, scary house with over grown bushes, chipped off paint. Continue reading...

I believe that Orfeo Negro is one of such movies that should be definitely watched by everyone who is interested in the Brazilian culture. The reason for this is its unforgettable and captivating atmosphere created by the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, which serves as a setting for the events that take place in the movie. The way these events are connected with the carnival deserves special attention.
First of all, it is necessary to state that the script and its end in particular are known almost to everyone, because it is a classic Greek story of Orpheus and Continue reading...

Dona Flor and her Two Husbands is a 1976 comedy directed by Bruno Barreto. Set in the context of Bahia, the film is a humorous look at Brazilian rural establishments and culture in the 1970s. In the film, a Vadinho do Guimares – a perennial gambler and spendthrift dies during a carnival (Barreto). His widow Dona Flor dedicates herself to her cooking school and later marries a pharmacist called Teodoro (Barreto). She later dreams of her late husband’s amorous attentions as she gets dissatisfied by Teodoro’s love-making. One evening Vadinho appears in bed to demand his marital rights ( Continue reading...

Arguably, globalization and information technology has tremendously converted the world into a global village. Therefore, the entire sectors of human life have become diverse. In the business sector, it is crucial to deal with diversity as it affects marketing, product and service delivery, as well as consumer behavior. Hence, in order to deal with, and embrace diversity it is important to understand other cultural beliefs and activities. In order to deal with diversity, I participated in a Brazilian cultural celebration; analytically, the cultural activity had differences and similarities to my Chinese culture, as well as been educative.

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Introduction

The House on Mango Street is a novel written by a well renowned writer, Sandra Cisneros. The main character is a preadolescent girl called Esperanza Cordero. She is Latin and lives in a neighborhood full of Chicanos and Puerto Ricans with her being a Chicana. Her neighborhood is what is called Mango Street and it is somewhat of a ghetto. Every social evil-rape, child molestation, theft- is evidenced in this neighborhood. It is definitely not a safe place to live in but according to the high degree of poverty which is experienced by residents in that area, they Continue reading...

World View and Newcomers to Canada

My family and I decided to emigrate to Canada for economic reasons and to experience a better quality of life in a stable, first world country. I also wanted to ensure that my children grew up in a country where their life-chances would be better and they could take advantage of free health care and social care; a country where the courts and the police are fair and not corrupt; a country with a completely free press and a democratic process that is transparent and accountable – and has been for decades.
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