Essays on Christmas

- Brief Introduction
- Analysis of A Clean and Well-Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway
- Analysis of The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
- Analysis of The Storm by Kate Chopin
- Conclusion
Within the story, lies the dark theme of death and loneliness which is portrayed by the old customer who only exists in despair despite his wealth and providing a brief description of the author’s life, having a physical defect (deafness) and living in old age. The old and the young waiter were the author’s representation of himself as a youth and middle-aged man Continue reading...

The ‘Gift of Magi’ is a short story written by the celebrated American writer, William Sydney Porter. His pen name is ‘O. Henry’ and the story was created in 1906. O. Henry was a brilliant writer and most of his works are known for their exquisite charm, wordplay and excellent characterization with intricate story endings. His stories are commonly set during the early 20th century and deals mostly with the ordinary civilians. The Gift of Magi is a humorous and colorful love story that uses surprise endings and scenic coincidences. The story is about a young couple who are Continue reading...

Advertising is the main resource to business since it allows businesses or organizations the chance to reach or connect with its customers. Moreover, it avails other opportunities of gaining new customers. Through advertising, an organization may raise its market share. Nonetheless, large base of customers determines the market share a company owns. This is the reason effective advertising planning and implementation or executions are important (Berger & Mitchell, 2009).
Many factors can make advertising effective. An effective advertising execution plan has several key components, and every component serves a purpose within the smooth operation or functioning of advertising strategies.
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Though San Gabrielle is the main geographical centre of this region, the ‘Chinese District’ has other regions, Monterey Park, Temple City, Alhambra and Rowland Heights. Being the main geographical area of this place, it has many Chinese people. In this paper, we shall discuss more about San Gabrielle or as many know it, the Chinese District.

History

San Gabriele was founded by Junipero Serra and in 1852; it became the original Township of Los Angeles County. It was named after the Mission San Gabriele Arcangel, and its motto, is ‘A city with a Mission’’. In the 19th Century, the western Continue reading...

Introduction

A consumer diary is important for the following reasons. One, It is used to capture frequent and small purchased items that a consumer uses. The diary is meant to capture all the expenses on food and beverages that a consumer uses nonprescription drug and supplies, tobacco and personal care products. A consumer diary is self-managed within a specified period of time. The diary is used to show the amount of expenditure a consumer uses on products that they use. It can also be employed in analyzing the consumers’ loyalty towards the items and also checking consumer behavior (Maclaran, et Continue reading...

Elvis Presley’s Impact on Popular Music

Elvis Presley 1935 - 1977
Introduction
Music researchers seem to form two extremes in their placement of Elvis Presley in the history of popular music. One extreme pinpoints Elvis Presley as a turning point in the course of popular music and the other regards him as just another musician, one that happened to be in the right place at the right time. The truth probably lies somewhere in between. It is true that Elvis was not the first white musician to authentically perform African American music (Birnbaum, 2013: vii). But it is also true that his undeniable talent, boyish Continue reading...

The dialectical relationship between love and material objects is complex. In the United States of America different elements in culture often take opposing sides: some, like most spiritual organizations, favoring the former, and others, like the capitalistic worldview, favoring the latter. O. Henry was one of this country’s most famous turn-of-the-nineteenth-century writers, who constantly incorporated its culture into his texts; “The Gift of the Magi”, one of his most famous and important short stories, deals with this dichotomy. Using many of O. Henry’s staples, it rests on irony to construct a bittersweet tale where love ends up Continue reading...

Finding One’s Own Identity

Introduction
The topic of this paper is how a person finds his or her story in the midst of a whole new world. As free human beings, we often find ourselves in places which surprise, shock, amuse and enlighten us with their unfamiliarity. It is not very comfortable for every one of us to accept the fact that what we perceive is seldom real, or something that we can relate to when we experience it firsthand. The sources that have been used for the construction of this paper include various articles, essays and books which pertain to the topic. Continue reading...

Introduction

The Holiday is an American Christmas-themed romantic comedy film that premiered in the year 2006. It was written, directed and produced by Nancy Meyers and distributed by Universal Studios and Columbia Pictures. The whole story revolves around two lovelorn ladies, Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz, from the opposite sides of the Atlantic. It is a lovable love story with all Christmas trimmings.

Plot

It all begins when two victorious yet miserable women link through the website of home swapping and decide to exchange their homes for a while in an effort to forget their relationship crises and troubles. Living completely Continue reading...

Retailer 1

The first retailer deals with in selling as well as retailing coco cola products. One of the store’s coca cola products includes the coca cola six pack which was the main product of inquiry. Coca cola is a carbonated soft drink that helps the users to quench their thirst. This type of product was mainly introduced to encourage and even attract coca cola clients to purchase the product and take it with them home. The pack is usually designed to suit different occasions such as Christmas festive seasons. For instance, there is Vintage 6 pack Christmas, 6 pack Continue reading...

- Introduction
Since Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997, there have been a plethora of changes in the country. However, in other ways, the country has remained much the same as it was under British rule. To this day, Hong Kong remains a special administrative region of China, which means that it is afforded special economic and political freedoms that the rest of the country is not afforded. Today, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world, and has a GDP that is the 44th largest in the world. This is no Continue reading...

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1 Introduction
Since the 1930s a new philosophical direction developed almost without recognition of the public. Since then it gained in importance, till it has reached quite recently the predominant role. While this philosophical movement was in the beginning described as Logical Empiricism, or Neopositivism it is nowadays much more accurately described bas Analytical Philosophy. It conducts language and notion analysis on the basis of logic. Gaining popularity in the last years it has altered and even erased some old concepts of classical philosophy.
- Vienna Circle
The Vienna circle was a philosophical school Continue reading...

During Christmas season every year the pressure or retailers to deliver goods right today or the next day increases many folds. The case is no different for the apparel industry where the seasonal demands as well as changing fashions make it mandatory for the retailers like Marks & Spenser (M&S) to have extremely robust warehousing arrangements through out the supply chain. Most retailers particularly those who are online, depend on the strength of their supply chain network and warehousing, like logistics, in a vital part of the overall business model. In this note we will delve deeper into application of Continue reading...

Health Map

12 Disease Categories Listed. A. Animal; B. Environmental; C. Fever/ Febrile; D. Hemorrhagic; E. Hospital Acquired Infection; F Neurologic; G Other; H. Respiratory; I. STD; J. Vectorborne; K. Gastrointestinal; L. Skin/ Rash.
Alerts DATE: 17 Dec 2014. A. 287 Respiratory Alerts; B. 155 Animal Alerts; C. 135 Vectorborne Alerts; D. 111 Gastrointestinal alerts; E. 100 Hemorrhagic alerts; F. 33 Neuro alerts; G. 29 other alerts; H. 22 skin/ rash alerts I. 18 fever/ febrile alerts; J. 16 Hospital related infections; K. 11 STD alerts; L. 6 environmental alerts
100 Hemorrhagic Alerts – 94 Ebola Alerts
Morris, Keith. “Liberia: G.Bassa Predicts Continue reading...

In the era of Digital media, Brand Story telling needs to more realistic and pertinent so that the consumers can immediately relate themselves to the brand. Every band has some characters that help the viewer in association and they keep a track of that character development. The first step in Digital Marketing is making the target viewer feel a part of the story. The L’Oreal Hair color started its Gum Gums advertisement targeting campaign in May 2014; the users could see women from all over the world describing the 40 hair washes post color and listed their experiences Continue reading...

Part One

Target Audience: Parents and Guardians of children between the ages of 3 and 9. The kids’ festival is sponsored by Johnsons and Johnson Company. Further financial assistance is provided by several manufacturers of consumables like toys, toilet soaps, snacks, and detergents. The event is slated for Christmas day.

Visuals

That dominant background color of the poster is a bright sky-blue color that is easily visible. A cartoon of a happy looking male bumble bee (putting on a red velvet jacket and a black leather belts with a candy bag in a posture that makes him appears like he is throwing Continue reading...

As the Christmas season approaches, children all around the world are mostly thinking and talking about Santa Claus, wondering if they have been good enough to earn a Christmas gift or not. The very mention of Santa Claus brings to mind a heavy-set man, with a long white beard, and a potbelly dressed in red and white with a red sack that contained Christmas presents for children, that made the deliveries on the eve of Christmas day. Some people believe that Santa is real, some believe that he is only a tale told to children to make the Christmas Continue reading...

The E-news article written by Zach Johnson presents typical Hollywood characters, it shows their busy acting careers and how their careers affect the decisions they make. Liam Hemsworth and Emily blunt are trying to adjust to their new lifestyle in the USA and are plunged into a tradition that they are not used to, they are, however, very receptive and adjust to the change. Liam, although not excited about thanksgiving, accepts that he has celebrated past Thanksgiving Holidays. Since the article is about a public holiday which is seen in positive light by many people, the writer digresses into Continue reading...

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Supply Chain Description
The supply chain for many companies can be interrupted by different things such as weather, seasons and high demands. One main example that has affected supply chain is the weather. For instance, last Christmas, deliveries were delayed to customers because of extreme weather conditions and snow storms that affected transportation. Amazon, BestBuy and other business are not to be blamed, but the couriers. Distributors use different shipping couriers such as UPS, USPS, FedEx and others. Ground shipping is commonly used because it is easier and more affordable. During Christmas, consumers shop for gifts for their Continue reading...

What with the advent of CGI and other forms of computer animation, it is now almost impossible to tell what is real and what is computerized in movies. Taking a look back at movies made in earlier times can sometimes leave those films open to ridicule, unless one takes the time to consider the technology that was available when those movies were made. One example would be the original version of Clash of the Titans. From a modern point of view, the doddering movements of the Kraken and other creatures, as well as the wavering flight of the enchanted Continue reading...

1.0 Introduction
It is important to critically scan the macro environment before producing a product or expanding into new market or region. Moreover, the detailed analysis of the marketing strategies helps to correctly identify and target potential customers (Cant, Strydom, Jooste and Plessis 2009). This report will briefly discuss the macro environmental scan and marketing strategies which will be followed by detailed recommendations.
2.0 Product Description
The product is the toy that will be especially launch for the occasion of Christmas and will be branded under the name of “Santa Christmas Spin”. The top will spin along with a Continue reading...

Sources of Media Power and Politics in the Media

Introduction
News making is one of the most important parts of media management. It is important to establish early at this point that there are a lot of ways how mass media can be used by the politicians. Most of the time this often greedy group of people deal with influential and key people in the mass media to further their political and other self-interests, which we all know is against the principles and standards of ethical practices in mass media and communications. Below is a list of eight sources of media power or media strategies with specific examples Continue reading...

Trend could be defined as a general direction in which a particular item, subject or object tends to move. It could also be used to mean a style of doing things that would be currently acceptable as new and attracts everybody. That is, trend is a style that everybody would wish to be associated to. Trend prediction would, therefore, imply the ability of a person to be able to forecast a specific line in which a chosen field would likely to move in the foreseeable future. Burning fabric was a specific textile line whose trendy nature could also be Continue reading...

Essay

Roger and Me is a documentary film, chronicles of the efforts of General Motors, one of the world’s largest corporation. Michael Moore makes the social catastrophe, happened in his native city Flint (Michigan) as the theme of his first documentary. This catastrophe happened after the General Motors’ direction decided to close all their enterprises, situated in that city. The entire film Michael Moor chases Roger Smith, the head of this corporation to tell him about the consequences of this decision that led to absolute unemployment. It is hard to imagine, but over 30 thousand of people (from the Continue reading...

Americanization is the United States’ influence on other countries’ cultures. The world’s culture will eventually turn out to have its reference on the American culture. Practically, the world’s business practices, cuisine, and even the political techniques tend to approach that of the American culture. The American media, art, fashion and education system have become adopted by many countries of the world.
The American entertainment culture is very wide. It ranges from television programs, music, writing and other forms of art. The TV listings, radio presentations and the videos playing in the local cinemas are mostly American regardless Continue reading...

No matter how much fun a student may have at school, it is in the nature of students to eagerly await the next vacation. After an exhausting everyday routine, the students seek respite in the form of holidays. As soon as the winter holidays end, the wait for summer holidays begins. Although both the summer and winter holidays are welcomed, the season distinguishes the kind of activities that are undertaken during the holidays.
Winter holidays come at a time when laziness is at its peak. With snowfalls and sub-zero temperature, everyone prefers to stay indoors.Therefore, indoor activities are preferred Continue reading...

Entrepreneurship, Idea LogIntroduction In today’s world business or services has become a very essential option as an earning source. Businesses offer diverse goods and services. Without businesses, life would not be essentially practical since business offers needs and wants. Based on that perspective, it is much easier than being independent for everything aspect in your life. This equally helps with specialization of task and makes an individual more effectual in what they do. Idea Log is one important aspect that formulates effective ideas that are put into practice to evaluate the problem and equally give solutions to that Continue reading...

Introduction

Aggregate planning refers to the “big picture” approach of production process that focuses on groups of similar products in an entire product line for the intermediate future of 2 to 18 months (Nahmias, 2009). Aggregate planning addresses the maintenance of a level workforce, a steady input rate that of a steady output rate.

Aggregate planning and the maintenance of a level workforce

Aggregate planning evaluates the need for outsourcing, subcontracting as well as addition or reduction of the workforce to suit certain production targets. In other cases, the management can also reassign workers to areas that they are best suited. The planning in this optimizes the human capital Continue reading...

“Careful dear,” my mother lovingly caressed my hair as I bumped into her while frantically running upstairs on my way to the roof top. I would be nine years old tomorrow and she still treats me as if I am a three. I didn’t in the least like her gestures of love. ”Why can’t she just keep her hands off me? Why on earth she has to make a show of it every damn time I am near her? Just the thought of her touching me makes me puke,” angrily I mused as I continued to run Continue reading...

Early in the morning as we had breakfast with my family, I thought of what to do during the Christmas period. The weather was not favorable, and I could not imagine spending a whole month walking around the house with heavy clothing and gloves all day long. It was long since we had breakfast together with my father as he was always busy with his career. He works as a contractor in one of the biggest firms in U.S. I wanted to spend the holy month in a different environment. I was looking for a way to approach my Continue reading...

Intercultural Communication

Before the arrival of the Portuguese in the year 1500, Amerindian people stayed in Brazil who spoke different languages. There were around six million Indians in Brazil who spoke 1,000 different languages. After arriving the Portuguese settlers encountered the Tupi people, who then controlled most of the Brazilian coast and used to speak a set of closely related languages. The Portuguese were called "Tapuias", by the Tupi people. In the first two centuries of colonization, a language known as ‘Línguageral’ was widely spoken by all, from Amerindians, Portuguese to the African and their descendants, and a vast Continue reading...

Christmas and New Year are the biggest holidays people celebrate annually all around the world. These holidays have good merry traditions to gather as a family, give each other presents, singing Christmas carols, and decorate the house with sparkling Christmas lights and a New Year’s tree. However, today, these traditions and customs became highly commercialized. For those families who constantly lack money for their everyday needs, Christmas and New Year may become a real headache because nowadays these holidays are quite costly. The commercial side of Christmas is well-described in Howard Nemerov’s poem Santa Claus. This paper Continue reading...

Christmas is the best holiday ever. For me Christmas is a holy day and a holiday at the same time. For Christians it is a very important religious day and one celebrated in America for the six holy feast days. It is major holiday recognized by the U.S public institutions, including school and government offices. Many people was given by their offices the day off for Christmas season.
Christmas has been my favorite holiday always. Mind you, not just my favorite, it is the best time of the year for everyone. There is something good happening about the season, Continue reading...

[Date (January 1, 2014)]

It was Friday morning; the busy shoppers were doing their last-minute errands for Halloween. The store was bustling with chattering people, enthusiasm was in the air. It was cold and windy outside but the warmth inside the grocery store provided a relaxing heat for a comfortable browsing of candies that would soon go on sale as quickly as the occasion was over.
One family got their carts full for the day. It was a cheerful lot except for one tall and pale-faced girl wearing a smug expression on her face, her full attention on texting. Continue reading...

Introduction

Robert Alter stated it rightly by reading Dickens, we can read "all sorts of other things at the same time—plot, character, moral dilemma, historical predicament, and so forth" (Alter 1996). Charles Dickens was not only a great novelist of all time; he was also one of the important social commentators who through his novels criticized the social, economic, and moral abuses of the Victorian period. He was a versatile genius and master of style who through his words woven magic transporting the readers into the realm of imagination. Born on 7th February 1812, he was the second child Continue reading...

Where do Phobias come from?

Study conducted on mice showed that phobias are genetically transmitted from one generation to the next through chemical changes that occur in DNA or through experiences from ancestors. The study was conducted on mice, which were trained to fear cherry blossoms odour by use of electric shocks prior to breeding. The offsprings developed a fear of the cherry blossom odour in spite of never experiencing them proving that the experience can be transferred genetically to the offsprings.

Christmas: a Social Anxiety Minefield

Christmas can cause anxiety in people through worry about finances, potential drunkenness, and involvement in social events. The symptoms of this anxiety Continue reading...

The customers for our firm may be any individuals who may require custom made garments since the standard size may not fit them. This will be known as the Business-to-Consumer transaction. It involves direct interaction between the business entity and their customers. In this situation, the customers will place the order from any country. Timely delivery and accuracy of their order should be checked by the management.
Another form of customers will be the wholesalers and retailers. They are interested in making bulk orders and are willing to have an extra lead time. This will be their Business-to-Business transactions. Continue reading...

- Customer Relationship Management is a very important system for companies that have to keep in constant contact with the customers. Customer relationship management is about managing the interactions with the customers in order to retain them and provide them with valuable experience. Marriot Hotel has recently implemented a CRM system for advance group bookings and streamlines operations. It is also done to make the operations more efficient and eliminating any kind of waste from these processes (Information Week, 2001).
Marriot is using the Siebel Systems package and has given the software to 2000 sales people. The CRM system Continue reading...

The film Of Gods and Men begins with a quotation from the Bible "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes." This neatly sums the theme of the film – everyone is a child of God - and also offers an ominous foreshadowing of the ending. Set in an Algerian monastery, nine Catholic monks live in a Muslim area, where they are accepted by the peaceful and friendly community. However, as the true story develops the safety of the Continue reading...

My Oceanography professor, not a very inspiring and informative individual, has led an interesting and worthwhile life. He appears so sure of what he teaches and is so passionate about his work, one would believe that this was his life’s calling from the moment he was born. However, being an oceanographer was not my professor’s primary goal from the moment he could walk and talk. He was not one of those people who became doctors with a story of how he got a stethoscope for Christmas as a child and, as he played with it, he knew Continue reading...