Essays on Charles

Introduction

The financial crisis of 2007/9 was the worst in the U.S. since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was the cause of the failure of some of the biggest financial institutions including Washington Mutual which was closed in 2008, and its assets transferred to JP Morgan. In 2008, the crisis reached its peak with loans dropping dramatically to the lowest levels to be witnessed in a half a century. For example, new loans to large borrowers fell by 47 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 as compared to the previous quarter and by 79 percent relative to ...

Chromatography is the method for separating components from a mixture on the principle of the relative quantity of each element that is distributed between a moving fluid medium referred to as the mobile phase, and the immediate stationary phase. Chromatography is employed in the separation of various mixtures (Wixom and Charles, 103). It is used in the preparation of materials for purifying them. Chromatography has several uses in biological and chemical worlds. Chromatography is broadly applied in biochemical research to identify and separate chemicals or biological origin. This method is applied in the petroleum industry to determine and analyze ...

First Thessalonians is Paul’s first letter to the church at Thessalonica which he himself founded. This letter was written while Paul was ministering to the church at Corinth in the accompaniment of Timothy and Silas (1 Thessalonians 1:1). It is not clear about exactly how long Paul spent with the Thessalonians before leaving, but scholarly parlances place this period at around three weeks or three months, subject to different scholars (BTM). Being that Paul had received a number of offerings from the church at Philippi serves as enough evidence for having spent three months at Thessalonica (Philippians 4:16). ...

Rituals

Rituals can be described as a sequence of activities that involve gestures, objects, and words that are performed in a sequestered premises following a predetermined manner and sequence. Rituals may be dictated by the traditions of a certain community which may include a religious community. Characterization of rituals is majorly done through traditionalism, formalism, sacral symbolism, rue governance and performance. On the other hand, rituals are not defined by these factors. From time immemorial, we find that rituals have always been a feature of each known society. Rituals include rites to worship, sacraments of organized religions that extend to ...

Foremost, about the losses that the Westerners caused in countries with which they came into contact, imperialism revolved around perceptions of white supremacy. The possession of white skin became the ticket one needed to guarantee his or her place among the civilized nations while that of any other shade belonged to a lower class. Surprisingly, while signs of the given perceptions were present even when the Portuguese used religion as a cause for exploration and domination of the world in the seventeenth century, it was not until the mid-nineteenth century that the West found conclusive proof. In 1859, Charles ...

INTRODUCTION

The formation of the foreign aid kitties to assist countries in turmoil is due to the continuous aspects or war and peace especially in the late twentieth century. Most countries in Africa were and are still experiencing these effects. Such a country is Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is a country on the West side of the African continent. The Sierra Leone civil war can be traced back to the late twentieth century and most specifically 1991 and came to an end in 2002. The cause of the war was an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government. The Revolutionary ...

Quality assessment and improvement

Many activities within the nursing profession require that care is a priority in order to provide a quality and correct medication. In such scenarios, the health professionals need to adhere to set out procedures as they are in the provision of the medication to patients. Process maps are essential in guiding the health professionals to treat patients accordingly without necessarily seeking any other outside assistance of an outside expert. Process maps are well-designed charts or rather directions that assist in outlining the right procedure in executing any given plan. Therefore, this ability of the process maps to direct the ...

Abstract

Statistics involves the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. The analysis, interpretation, and presentation techniques use the excel program. The excel features make it easy for statisticians to conduct researches as the program provides a convenient way to enter data into the program and run to determine the actual outcome of research. In particular, the excel program is applied in the statistical research in different forms. For example, it can be applied to a database which stores data to allow easy retrieval for references if need be. In addition, excel allows the calculation of simple and complex statistical ...

Introduction

The use of social media enables the American and the global society to communicate through social networking. Additionally, individuals have been able to actively participate in different activities relating to their lives such as leadership. Various internet platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have significantly contributed to the capacity of individuals to make effective communications with the social world (Ore 12). However, the use of social media has caused various problems to the American and the global society as a whole. This paper will focus on the discussion of some of the common and potential problems that are currently ...

The Map of Haiti and others countries in the Caribbean

Haiti Acknowledgement This Cholera Proposal would not be having been possible without the support of “the Hinckley Institute at the University of Utah who gives me opportunity to serve the world and to see the good in the world. I am grateful to those who provided guidance and support during my internship at Medical Care Development International from ministry of health in Haiti (MSPP) I’m thankful my best Dr. Benavente Louis for his valuable contributions to this proposal. I’m thankful to Dr. Pablo Paolo and for Dr Jeff Wendell their leadership support of my research for this ...

The Eiffel Tower is one of the well-known human engineering constructs in the history of the world. Located in France, it is considered as one of the cultural icons worldwide to the point that it is one of the most recognizable structures. There is a great detail of story regarding its construction and history, and it holds a significant part not only in the history of France but also in the history of the world as a whole.

THE EIFFEL TOWER: ORIGINS

The concept of building the Eiffel Tower came about when senior engineers Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier thought of making a ...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 had a significant practical and emotional impact on the world. Being the longest-reigning queen in British history, Elizabeth II maintained a unique position of influence and admiration not only in the United Kingdom but also globally. In this essay, we will look at how Queen Elizabeth II’s death affected the world in several spheres, namely, the future of the monarchy, international relations, economy, and sentiment.

Queen Elizabeth Death: 2022 Marked the End of an Era

When did Queen Elizabeth die? The monarch died on September 8, 2022, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96. This marked the end ...

INTRODUCTION

Throughout human history there has always been crime, from the most petty of crimes to the most heinous of criminal injury, abuses and murder. The most gruesome of crimes are those involving murder, whether premeditated or “heat of the moment,” which carry heavy criminal consequences. These cases are tragic, but no murders are more disturbing and shocking than those committed by serial murderers. These are killers who torture, dismember and murder victims in very specific and very ugly ways that are an extension of the killer’s needs. There have been many serial killers who have become famous for ...

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Section 1: Basic Concepts Concept of the Cloud The IT term “ cloud” is short for two related concepts. For the man on the street, it can just mean the internet and that is acceptable1. For the IT initiate, it would be “cloud computing” which is the delivery of on-demand computing services (e.g. applications) to clients via the internet from server farms of the service provider. These services are applications and databases which reside in the vendor’s various locations unknown to the customers. Google and Facebook are there in the cloud. Such architecture allows the type of service called ...

Sustainable energy building: It incorporates several natural factors for sustainability. The presented design will allow the building to harvest wind energy through an opening at the top and integrated wind turbines. The wind funnels will be used to produce energy from predominant air currents. The design of the building presents sustainability gains at its core (Kibert 25). Energy generation techniques: The design capitalizes on Indonesia’s extensive familiarity with geothermal energy, leverage the neighboring campus as a reserve for generating and conserving energy, and shaping the building itself to focus ambient wind into the wind turbines integrated into the ...

Charles Baudelaire has played a significant role in modern art and culture. He came up with the word modernity and emphasized the importance on why art has to capture the experience of urban life. In 'The Painter of Modern life', an essay by Baudelaire, he highlighted important points such as originality by analyzing the ways and art of a man known as Monsieur C. G. Baudelaire argues that art and culture should not borrow too from much on the past. He emphasized the importance of originality. He did so by looking at M. G.’s desire to remain anonymous, ...

The company (TinD) uses many information systems that make its core. The three key ISs include Jidoka, Poke Yoke and T-WINS LS in relation to the identified situation. Jidoka’s purpose is to stop in a safely manner in case of normal processing. In addition, it enables the machine to detect the issue and stops automatically through andon (Toyota Motor Corporation, 2016). Moreover, the purpose of the Poka Yoke is to make issues visible and act as fuel for the Kaizen Teian (Obara & Wilburn, 2012). On the other hand, T-WINS LS helps to manage warehouse and logistics centers of ...

Introduction

The book mentioned above gives a continuation of the captivating autobiographical aspects of Charles Eastman. It tells the story right from his Indian boyhood, to his years while in school and lastly his life as a medical doctor. As a result, he becomes one of the best known and highest paid Indians at the time. Notably, he devoted his entire life to government service by providing assistance to his fellow Indians so that they may sufficiently adapt to the ways of the white world while at the same time maintaining their culture. It is on this basis that the ...

Introduction

Watergate was a controversial scandal that rocked the USA in the 1970s, following a burglary attempt at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters located in Watergate Office Complex in Washington D.C. and the alleged involvement of the then US president Richard Nixon in the cover-up. The Watergate scandal marked a historic significance in the US politics as it showed how politicians abused their power to get what they desired. The Watergate scandal brought to the surface an array of secret and illegal activities conducted by the members of the Nixon administration. These activities involved the adoption of unethical means ...

Introduction

In the modern day, competition has led organizations to re-evaluate their strategies and identify new approaches to enhance their competitiveness. The need to improve the competitiveness of businesses has to the identification of efficiency improvement measures to enhance efficiency that leads to increased productivity and profitability of the organization. Junction Hotel is strategically located and it has operated for a long period. However, with the changing trends in the business environment, there is an increasing need to enhance their efficiency strategies to enhance their competitiveness in the business environment. Organizations adopt strategic approaches through effective management of human resource ...

Introduction

The negative or positive experiences of early childhood play a very significant role in the development of the social and emotional behavior of an individual. According to Fagundes, Bennett, Derry, and Kiecolt-Glaser (2011), the ability to understand the social and emotional behavior of an adult is complex because it requires one to have a comprehensive understanding of their entire lifespan (p. 40). This is because the social and emotional development of an individual are influenced by several factors that they encounter during their major stages of growth in their lifespan (McClelland, Ponitz, Messersmith, & Tominey, 2010, p. 35). Some of ...

Introduction

The invention and development of computers have changed many aspects of human society. Most of these changes were too revolutionary, that it is often hard to imagine a life without computers. This increasing reliance of the society towards computing technology is referred to by scholars as ‘internet of things’, a term they use to describe the interconnectedness of people and computing technologies (Gubbi, Buyya, Marusic & Palaniswami, 2013, p.1646). One of the most impacted professions in the advancement of computers is the accounting profession. In fact, computing and accounting are so related that they are often used interchangeably. For accountants, ...

1. In the article, “Why Private Donations Aren't Helping America's Poor”, Charles Kenny, tells why social protection cannot be completely trusted to charity, and why charity cannot replace government safety net in America. America holds 10th position globally, with respect to income equality. More than 50% of the country’s wealth is owned by just 3% of the American population. Though rich American make donations to charities, these donations tend to fall during the recession, when the need for support is at the highest. In addition, only 12% of the total charity amount is spent on human services. Though ...

Thesis

Charles Baudelaire’s poem, The Swan (1860), is a clash of emotions, from nostalgia to despondency, brought about by the destruction of the City of Paris and the memory creation on the events of the war.

The feelings of loss and nostalgia keep on bugging the persona’s mind, and he remembers Andromache, the widow of Hector, a Troy great warrior. When Greece defeated Trojan, the son of Achilles took Andromache as a trophy of war, taking her away from the familiarities of her entire life and surroundings to a new civilization and establishment where she became a wife ...

Proposal for Criminal Justice and Policing Reform for the Charles Koch Foundation

Proposal for Criminal Justice and Policing Reform for the Charles Koch Foundation

Introduction

The world as we know it cannot exist without justice and policing bodies. This is because we are all genetically flawed to do some bad things at one time or the other, in varying intensity. Our crimes may range from over speeding, theft to some as may be as bad as causing serious harm to other people or even death. This is why since time in memorial the world has always had a justice and policing system, varying upon different locations. However, as much as these systems ...

Introduction

On most occasions, historians construct world history according to the emergence of civilizations associated with a particular empire. Egypt is one of the rich areas studied by the scholars to understand how ideas and people came together to formulate civilizations and empires. Imagine a region that is sparsely populated but still fertile and watered by several water sources. Individuals settle in the region and proceed to domesticate the animals and plants. The process of domestication is made possible by migration and riverine territories. As the population rises, so do the needs of the people. The requirements introduce political and ...

Wheat, genetically a hybrid of various grasses, was one was one of the original grains . In fact, wheat is so important that it warrants its own web page - “Wheat: A Plant That Changed the World.” Although wheat has less direct food value in terms of calories produced per acre (Ma. n.d.) it has advantages over corn (maize) and rice, the grains that outproduce it in this key metric. Corn is more generally used as animal feed, although it can be easy converted to a very high value low bulk commodity, alcohol (Steinson, 1994). Rice has a longer growing ...

Art & Architecture

Introduction The work of Charles Baudelaire had a significant contribution on the concept of modernism particularly in his essay “The Painter of Modern Life”. Baudelaire’s influence on modernism was constructed from his criticism of art and urban space where he seeks for inherent beauty within the bustling landscape and transitional urban spaces. Before the publication of his work, Paris, France is undergoing a major industrialization phase, which served as a theatre for Baudelaire to redefine the context of modernism conveyed in his controversial verse (Tuman, 2010). The discussion explores the conception of urban modernism including the ways in ...

Introduction

Architecture as a discipline has evolved over time, with architects from different periods adopting unique approaches to architecture. In the 1950’s, the architectural world saw the introduction of the theory of the postmodern architecture . This came hot on the heels of the famous modernist approach to architecture, which had the support of various classical scholars and architects. The primary argument in this paper is the fact that the post-modernist approach to architecture was a representation of the effort by architecture to establish a voice of its own. This is built on the realization that architecture is a dynamic ...

Summary Synthesis

In this paper, the author aims “to offer a more compelling understanding of the foundations of new international relations theory” (Vitalis 911). He seeks to do this not merely from the perspectives of historical sociology and international law but also regarding the racial anthropology and racial biology in the American historical context. He argues that there is a problem in the way social and political scientists understand the place of race and how the early scientists of these centuries construed or thought about it. He considers it an error for modern scientists to examine the works of early scientists ...

The children who conflict with the law before age 14 were registered by the police are called offenders. The children who committed criminal offenses in the teenage and also continue to commit further criminal offenses in adulthood. The behavior of such children can be termed as delinquent. This potential predictor may also involved in the illegal activities in which they had their past history of engaged in such criminal offenses. Under the juvenile delinquents, the two types of characteristic behavior exist. The one who become chronic offenders into adulthood is called persisters and the one who committed the criminal ...

Description of the company

Woodside is an Australian gas and oil company that explores, develops, produces and supplies oil and gas. The company is composed of a portfolio of world-class producing assets, projects and develops in Australia and globally. The company has maintained a strong performance despite the challenges. In December 2015, oil prices reached an 11-year low. The Chairman’s report shows that he is optimistic. The proposed Browse Floating LNG (FLNG) is expected to improve the company’s income. Despite the falling oil prices, the company is confident of a sustainable growth and high returns on shareholders’ investment. It has taken ...

Source 1: McGovern, C. (2012). Rock, Introductory Essay. Retrieved July 26, 2016, from Illinois State: https://library.illinoisstate.edu/americasmusic/essays/Rock.pdf

Summary:

This Article written by Charles F. McGovern is an article that tends to give in detail the history of American Rock music from its emergence to its characteristics and the various cities that it prevailed. In addition to this, the Article clearly stipulates the barriers that Rock Music experienced as it gained popularity in the nation. Rock music is believed to have emerged in the mid-20th Century, after the end of World War II and it emerged due to the interaction between the ...

Executive Summary

The raise of popularity of the product introduced by the company highly depends on the marketing strategy applied. The Company The enterprise per se which is to create its digital marketing strategy in order to get advantage on the market is engaged in additive manufacturing trying to popularize mass 3D printing. The former is advertised as the instrument which can provide people with both professional tools and toys. The company ‘3D Printing & Home’ has already become a sensation in wide circles, as the items it offers used to be always respected only by certain categories of society, but not ...

Proposal Letter and Article Summary - (Criminal Justice Career Field)

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Dear Ms. Kasic:

The Peace and justice youth foundation is pleased to submits its technical and cost proposals via this letter to the Charles Koch foundation regarding the above referenced Request for Proposal. Our experience in this field has given us the opportunity to fully understand and appreciate the requirements. Being a new foundation, we believe that we will be able to source and offer The Charles Kotch foundation new insights in the pursuit of making a better nation to live in. we believe that it is the rights of citizens to enjoy good protection ...

History is a source of knowledge. It is an exceptional chance to learn from someone’s experience, which is especially important when in to comes to studying leadership. World-famous intellectuals, like Galileo, Machiavelli, Charles Darwin and Karl Marx are the quintessence of unconditional leadership, as their innovative contributions to science, politics and economics made a significant impact on the course of history. Niccolo Machiavelli, a 16th century Italian diplomat and political thinker, wrote a revolutionary “The Prince” political treatise. Between the years 1498 and 1512 he served as a political analyst and a diplomat in Florence. That period is ...

American painter John Frederick Peto created mostly still-life painting. A distinctive feature of his paintings was similar theme of dilapidated, time worn nature of what is depicted on his paintings. The objects of his attention include old books, lamps, boards, tubes, photos, everything that bears a particularly visible impact of aging, the inevitable influence of time and use. In the XIX century, when the artist lived and created his paintings, such images were not popular among the general audience preferring to see on the canvases something luxurious and rich. Only after his death, huge interest arose to Peto`s ...

People expect Christians to live morally acceptable lives and rightly so. Christianity teaches virtue like honesty, sexual purity, and kindness. Statements such as "What would Jesus do?" are used a lot especially in television shows for comic effect. At times these statements feel provocative role in his or her Christhood. However, looking deeply into such remarks makes a Christians take a little offense to what is said to them. For instance, Jesus would never be adulterous. Jesus would also never steal nor covet another man's property. Doing what Jesus would do is not so offensive. Therefore, Christian worldview recommends ...

Negotiation is the most basic method of conflict resolution. It is backward and forward communication between the parties of the argument with the objective of trying to find a solution. It is a process of combining diverging viewpoints in order to arrive at an agreement. Negotiations can prevent or end a conflict while guaranteeing that both parties get at least fraction of what they desire. When both parties obtain major advantages, the negotiation is considered most successful. Nonetheless, any negotiation involves the risk of making a bad deal, and sometimes, a failed negotiation can worsen the existing conflict (Zartman ...

Charles Yale Harrison was a soldier in WWI and his book Generals Die in Bed is a reflection of his war experience. He dedicated his book to the Canadian, Australian and German soldier that died in the woods near Amiens in 1918. It is hard to know exactly why Harrison wrote the book just as no one knows for sure why Leonardo Da Vinci painted the famous Mona Lisa. But certain reasons can be speculated that fit well with Harrison’s writing. Harrison hated war and realized that soldiers are mere pawns in wars that do not even understand ...

Charles Wilkinson and his famous book “Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern Indian Nations” provide a brilliant description of the life of American Indians and how Indian tribes' could lose their sovereignty in the 1950s that was the turning point in the history of Indian nations. The author of the book characterizes Indians as passive victims of dark pages of their history. In fact, the author provides the description of separate stories which prove how American Indians became the active creators of their own history and moved from dispossession and darkness to well being and flourishing. Wilkinson accurately demonstrates ...

Works of art can communicate critical information on the times in which they were created. Different time periods and different cultural backgrounds provide the stylistic and media elements of a work of art. There may be no specific intent to portray the times, but that is what happens when the artist creates a work of art in a particular artistic period. Examples of art works from two distinctly different times and cultures will demonstrate how the art in the Medieval period of European history and Pop Art from the late mid-20th century differ. The Medieval period in art history ...

The Reasons That England did not have a Revolution when France Did

The reasons that England did not have a Revolution while France did is (1) they had already had two revolutions in the 1600’s. When Charles I had tried to eliminate Parliament. This resulted in the English Civil War and Charles I being beheaded. Later when James I took the throne there would be another revolution due in part to James I’s strong Catholic beliefs (2) They had also just spent many years fighting the Revolutionary War thirteen years prior to the French Revolution (3) There was not a clear consensus amongst the British on whether the French ...

CONLICT MANAGEMENT STYLES

Conflict is interference between groups of people or individuals with different values, aims, purposes and expectations. Conflict is a clash of interests, beliefs or ideologies which are opposing. External conflicts are conflicts originating from outside the organization. External conflicts arise due to intervention by third parties (Charles 2006). External areas of potential conflict in U.S. court system include: when there is a disagreement between the lawyers and the court system on the circuit split. This occurs when some lawyers suggest that it is the Supreme Court which should solve a particular case while the judges have a different opinion ...

IN THE SUPREME COURT

BETWEEN: CHARLES WAITROSE Appellant and

REPUBLIC OF CANADA Respondent

APPELLANT SKELTON ARGUMENT _________________________________________________________________________

INTRODUCTION AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The agreed facts of the case as it was before the trial and first appellate court were that Florence Waitrose, 8, had been suffering from an inoperable malignant brain tumor for six months. Despite receiving significant amounts of medication to help abate her pain, she continued to suffer considerably in the terminal stages of her life. All other curative treatments had ceased, and she was being nursed at home by her parents. Her father, Charles Rose, under the feeling that neither he nor his daughter could cope any longer with ...

Part One

Chapter 1: After the WWII, the United States experienced industrialization, population boom, and the “America First” pride that pushed the country forward, while Indianness symbolized past. As the result, the nation and the government wanted to assimilate Indians as soon as possible, and the BIA took the leading role in this process. Furthermore, the BIA managed all Indian issues. The absence of exclusive rights on the tribes’ territories, the consequences of the 1887 General Allotment Act, and the new harden policies that aimed to cause the rapid assimilation of Indians led to lack of food, health and education services, ...

It is easy as a student of history to ignore major development with Native American tribes after the end of the nineteenth century and the so-called “closing of the frontier.” This is seen by many as the end of an era and a time where the federal government had finally settled its policy regarding the status and treatment of this country’s many Native American tribes. Charles Wilkinson in Blood Struggle paints a completely different picture of how the relationship between the tribes and the US government developed through the course of the second half of the twentieth century. ...

Mid Term Exam

Discuss the impact of the theories of Immanuel Kant, Charles Darwin and Jean-Paul Sartre on modernity.

Jean-Paul Sartre was flourished in Existentialism. He believed that a man acts in his free will in the society and time in which he lives. This philosophy inspired others to acknowledge their own free thinking and live the life they believed in. It broke the cookie cutter of what people were otherwise programmed to be and motivated others to break free in essence of their true self. It’s the true quest to fine a purpose in life. Because Jean Paul Sartre wrote and published many of his writings on Existentialism, his readers began to think ...

Across the globe, officers have a duty to control crimes by all means, and they are given guns to shoot only where applicable. However, there are so many cases that draw various views especially where officers shoot unarmed suspects. Obviously, it is shady for any officer to shoot unarmed suspect, and even those armed suspects should not be shot after surrendering. Officers can only shoot unarmed suspects as a way of self defense-in cases where a suspect is likely to inflict physical injury to the officer. In addition, an officer can shoot an unarmed suspect in case they try ...

“Great Expectations” is the penultimate novel by English writer Charles Dickens. One of the most important events in it is the fire in Miss Havisham’s house. This event has the multiple symbolic. When the main character Pip talks about fire in earlier chapters, then this symbol has the positive connotations; it represents the warmness of family house. But the big fire in Miss Havisham’s home, described in the chapter 49, has the opposite symbolic meanings: guilt, suppressed emotions and finally - fire symbolizes the change of the characters. First reason for the author to include motif of ...

Question 1: Chapter 4

Each of them men played an essential role in ushering the American Indian Movement. For instance, Charles Eastman was a physician and author who was well-versed in the cultural Indian life. He produced different publications that depicted the malicious treatment of the Indians by Christians (Wilkinson, 93). Black Elk, on the other hand, was an American Indian philosopher and Mr. Nickle was an Indian publisher (Wilkinson, 98). The three individuals wrote articles that voiced the plights of American Indians and acted as the guiding lights of the American Indian movement. The first episodes of the activism came about following ...

The natural selection theory is also referred to as the Darwinian Theory and is found in his book the Origin of Species which was published for the first time in 1859 . The Darwinian Theory has always been considered controversial due to the lack of background material to offer inheritance. Darwin makes the theory based on his personal observations of the fauna and the flora. Darwin’s ideas tend to focus on the end product and not on the process that leads to the existence of the end product. The theory was first introduced by Darwin in the 1850’s ...

Final Essay: Robert Bresson’s Dictum & Film Analysis of “A Man Escaped”

Introduction The modern film-viewer may anticipate feeling abashed, or risk feeling bored when scrutinizing an old, black-and-white movie that lacks an action package. However, Robert Bresson’s film made in 1956, A Man Escaped, offers a compelling example of filmmaking skills which captivate the attention of its audience. One of Director Robert Bresson’s favorite dictums asserts that “What is for the eye must not duplicate what is for the ear” (“Notes on Sound”). Control of narrative space, and command of sound perspective strategies in the film demonstrate an exercise of the filmmaker’s philosophy. The film analysis herein, ...

Identifying the Object

The Mondrian dress is a red, blue, white, and yellow dress that shows the integration of art and fashion. One of the renowned French designers, Yves Saint Laurent, designed the dress in the winter of 1965-66 and made it his signature piece. This illustrates that the integration of art and fashion is an old concept, and it remains significant today. The Mondrian dress takes the form of the 1960s modified form of a sack dress, and Laurent utilized the color blocks. Inspired by the contemporary artists of the Mondrian art movement, Laurent incorporated the flat planes derived from 1960s’ ...

Charles L Mee, Jr’s article “A Good Way to Pick a Fight” (1977) focuses primarily on the Cold War and the events that led up to a tremulous time in American history. Mee begins his article with the death of President Roosevelt and the beginning of Truman’s presidency in which, one could argue, the relationship between America and Russia became strained as Truman chewed Russian foreign minister Motov out because of what Russia was doing in Poland (1). Mee then goes on to state “most people, most of the time, want peace in the world, and they ...

Chapter 21

As a young man with a supportive family, “Mark Rivera” completed his degree, yet has remained undecided about what to do with his life after college. Just like the majority of people who decided to commit their lives in preaching the gospel, “Rivera” has gone through a difficult process before finally committing his time and effort to preach the word of God. His family and even himself do not have any inkling that he will someday become a preacher of the word of God. While he was a good young man by societal standard, and that his family was ...

1. Identify a problem and explain the problem: Background: The project proposal is related to the prevention of fall among elderly. The incidence of falls is high among the elderly population. Studies suggest that elderly who fall once, are more likely to fall in the future. A number of conditions like poor eye vision or transient ischemic attacks or pets or general body weakness or other miscellaneous reasons, can increase the risk of fall in the elderly population. Falls can be particularly serious and life changing for elderly. It can make them dependent on others and also increases the ...

The song 7 years by Lukas Graham is focused on emotional extremes with the composer focusing on a real life story to represent what he passed through to the world. Lucas Graham made the song to ensure that he would believe it and make the world understand his story which many other people pass through. The beats and instrumental has worked at ensuring that the theme of extreme emotions is focused upon.

Charles Ives plays Charles Ives

In this musical piece, Charles Ives mainly focused on theme of emotional extremes with the composer making the instrumental with utmost silence to bring in the emotional ...

(1a) Charles Mills supports that white supremacist society has its roots both in the past as well as in present society. In societies such as the United States, history is littered with discrimination by whites against nonwhites. Additionally, white supremacist society could be seen during the Civil Rights era where whites believed nonwhites were not intellectually, emotionally, or physically the same as them and therefore there was a need for segregation of between the races. In present society, people still deal with a white supremacist society through issues like the one drop rule which was put into law at ...

Identifying the Object

The Mondrian dress is a red, blue, white, and yellow dress that shows the integration of art and fashion. One of the renowned French designer, Yves Saint Laurent, designed the dress in the winter of 1965-66 and made it his signature piece. This illustrates that the integration of the art and fashion is an old concept, and it remains significant up to date. The Mondrian dress takes the form of the 1960s modified form of a sack dress, and Laurent utilized the color blocks. Inspired by the contemporary artists of the Mondrian art movement, Laurent incorporated the flat planes ...