Essays on Director

Summary of Article Macy & holder

Complainant, V.

Eric Holder,

Attorney General, (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives),

Agency.

Short Description of the Case The complainant was denied employment by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the Walnut Creek Lab despite having the required qualifications. She was interviewed by the director of Walnut Creek Lab. The director told her that she would be hired after the lab conducts some background checks. At this time, Macy (complainant) was presenting herself as a man. However, as the process of background check was going on, she started her transition from male to female. She called her prospective ...

Born in 1958 in Shanghai China, Wong pursued graphic design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University prior to enrolling in the training programs provided by the local television station. He started his career as the screenwriter, initially in television, then in the movies, and established his debut as a director with the 1988 film As Tears Go By, in the prime of Hong Kong movies (Yeh 6). The movie, which had a gangster theme, joined genre conventions with the infrequent visual skill, representing the gift of the formal experimentation, which was still evident in the succeeding work—earning him ...

Ang Lee is a Taiwanese-born film director who has made America his base. He grew up in Taiwan and studied in the tertiary level at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he finished a degree in theater in 1980. Thereafter he studied at the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University where he received a master’s degree in film production. In 1982, he finished the film Shades of the Lake, which won Best Short Film the same year in Taiwan. Another film made in 1984, Fine Line, bagged the NYU Wasserman’s award for Outstanding ...

Job Analysis – Operations and Logistics Manager

Paper Due Date Organizational Need Uber is a company that offers mobile and desktop application, allowing to connect drivers and passengers and offers public transportation solutions in various formats. Our company is growing at a rapid pace and has ambitious plans to grow 200% in Latin America. The primary focus is on Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, as part of the Mercosur market entry strategy. That said it is essential that the internal capabilities, competencies, and skills are aligned with the generic growth strategy and company’s Human Resources can support the growth by providing adequate knowledge and expertise. Now, ...

Introduction

Social work is a noble endeavor of the highest order. In the midst of all sorts of negativity, man still finds time to help his fellow beings. A charitable organization can also be a source of income if one has the resources to further this cause. Donations and volunteering are the major source of income for non-profit companies today. Twin Cedars is one such organization that is involved in charity for empowering children, youth, families, and the community in general. This essay begins with the goals and objectives and the formal structure of Twin Cedars. It also discusses the ...

Video in Opera Stage

Introduction Advances in technology and the corresponding creation of digital technologies have significantly impacted the performing arts (Poole & Ho, 2011). Opera has not escaped the technological advancements and as such, new forms of opera have emerged in both digital and virtual formats (Symonds & Karantonis, 2013). Salter (2010) explains that since the 1990s, the scenography of opera has emerged with technological advancements transforming stages into video and monitor accompaniments. The obvious payoff is an enhanced experiential, virtual reality of the opera’s stage. The new technologies blur the lines between the opera’s stage and the motion picture common in ...

A Passionate Revival of Movie Musical Styles

Film Review: La La Land – A Passionate Revival of Movie Musical Styles La La Land was released by Lionsgate and Black Label Media on December 25, 2016. It is considered a comedy/drama/musical production. Damien Chazelle is the director and writer of the film. Major stars in the movie are Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Rosemarie DeWitt (Platt & Gilbert, 2016). It has received 14 Oscar nominations and numerous Golden Globe awards. The plot involves the evolving and troubled love affair between an aspiring actress and a disillusioned jazz pianist. This is a musical production that includes drama, romance and comedy ...

Introduction

Occupational therapy focuses on increasing participation in a client’s daily activities. It involves the identification of environmental barriers that limit the customer’s ability to perform his or her daily activities and eliminating them. This is done by modifying the tasks, educating and teaching the skills to the client to enhance his or her daily activities. More emphasis is placed on the needs and goals of the client. Young@Heart is a film about a chorus composed of senior citizens. They sing contemporary songs as well as pop and classic rock songs. Eighty is the average age of ...

Thesis Statement: The film illustrated how greed and blood lust of the people can lead to a bitter end after several African Americans became victims of exploited labor force which is in the simplest form of slavery employed by the Native Americans, who took advantage of their ignorance during the 18th century. 1.) The block quotation that was chosen and was compressed in the film which and should have been more highlighted is the line, “As the price of whale oil continued to rise, while the economy of the other countries continued to suffer due to economic depression, Nantucket ...

Introduction

The doctrine states that occupation is supposed to take an undefined time and can be terminated by both the worker and the employer. The guideline has been applied historically by the courts in the interpretation of employment relationships. The employers and workers have been awarded unequal bargaining power. It causes criticism of the doctrine since the outcomes are seen to be harsh. The unions looked to, are seen as the certified employees’ representatives, thus trying to equalize the bargaining power. Various benefits are associated with the union powers such as job security and bonuses. With the acceptance of the “ ...

Informational interview with a University Information Communication Technology (ICT) Director

Me: What amount of formal education is required in your field? Is there any special training or advanced degree required? In your opinion what majors or courses are the best? Director: For one to be an ICT director must have gone through formal training at different levels. At least three degrees (undergraduate, masters and doctorate) are required for the job. Apart from the formal training, one must also have special training in technical areas to enhance the practical skills necessary for the job. Computer Science or Information Technology is the major course for this profession since the issues handled ...

An Assignment Submitted by

Narrative Report After a thorough investigation, it was revealed that two individuals, namely Mr. Smith, the associate director of purchase and Ms. Bad, his administrative assistant, implemented a fraudulent scheme using the corporate funds for their personal gains. The analysis of the evidence determined that these two individuals managed to buy items for personal use instead of the planned corporate purchases. This activity resulted in the loss of $8,795.60 of corporate funds. The investigation came to the conclusion that the main culprit of the fraudulent scheme was Mr. Smith due to his status as the associate director, the ...

Introduction

The review of Wong Kar-Wai’ work by Peter Brunette is an inclusive yet critical analysis of Wong’s films which provides the audience with an insight of the themes of filmmaking aesthetics. Mazierska and Rascorali explore the theme of time in Wong’s films by exploring the various ways in which Wong displays his understanding of postmodernity. These two theses on Wong’s works evoke several questions. For instance film, students might be tasked to answer the various ways in which Wong directs his films. Thus, examination questions may include: In what way does Wong stand out as a ...

Businesses have no control over external factors, but they can plan their strategies to deal with the external environment. The business must prepare a plan that is best suitable as per the external environment and be prepared to survive in the market. Orlando Bizline is a restructured company that has introduced new members in the business. These members are the Vice President of Account Management, Director of Strategy, and Creative Director. These people replaced former executives who have joined a political agency. If Orlando Bizline receives a large new order with a tight deadline, then it could be challenging ...

Robbinsdale Hospital is one of two hospitals among the six facilities in the city to have an intensive care (Level III) nursery. This facility is tailored to treat infants suffering from severe medical complications upon delivery. The program director is deciding whether to use an emotional or rational appeal in advertising copy. (a) What are the considerations in this decision? The advertisement that the director wants to create will automatically target parents who are expectant because the facility is for newborn babies. The concerns in this situation are the kind of services offered at the facility as well as ...

Introduction

Under Armour is the brainchild of Kevin Plank who initiated the company in 1996, which has grown to a multi-billion business venture operating in the American market and producing accessories and sports clothing. It is among the largest suppliers of casual and sportswear apparel in the Americas. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with franchises across Houston, Austin, Denver, Texas, New York and other major states in North and South America. Further, Forbes notes that Under Armour’s core business is the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of branded sports apparel including footwear, accessories for men and women and ...

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INTRODUCTION

The following discussion is a literature review on five sources each for sustainability monitoring systems and effective indicators.

Sources for Characteristics of Good Monitoring Systems

“Monitoring Systems for Sustainability. What are they measuring?” This is a doctoral thesis from an Australian university that examines the sustainability reporting and monitoring systems by governments, private corporations and global non-governmental organizations. Australian frameworks are compared to those of international models. Sustainability indicators in the Australian context are discussed extensively. Two case studies from the private sector are presented. (Davidson, 2008) Using the case study of the Australian Gas Light Company, shortcomings in current sustainability reporting practices ...

The human civilization started from the bottom of the hierarchy among the species and becomes the most supreme or influential specie in the modern times. People have greatly changed the world. The grasslands and forests became cities and agricultural lands. The natural environment has been useful for humans and provides people almost everything they need to survive on earth. The natural environment provided the oxygen, water, food, materials and other resources to humans (Muir 37). However, instead of being thankful to the environment, people have been destroying it in order to acquire additional benefits such as additional land use ...

Humanity has developed and flourished over the span of centuries. As civilizations grew and develop, humans learn many things about nature. Ancient people realized the benefits of nature to humanity and began using it for hunting food, acquiring resources to build homes and to protect them from numerous threats from the environment. As humans learned other benefits of nature, they started to interfere with the environment and greatly change the way it was used. People started to change the structures of land and to remove trees from the forest in order to build farm lands and cities. People continue ...

Thesis reading 1: the characters depict the loneliness they feel after they have lost love and all meaning of love, each action they do in their daily life tries to fill that hole which only leads to more misery. Thesis reading 2: the use of two different setting in the film is a depiction that emotion is the same to all people even those of different status, the outcomes of the feelings are the same.

Question

Reading 1: what is the director of the film trying to depict and what is the purpose of each character when it comes to ...

Abstract

The airline industry is, once, one of the most highly regulated industries in Canada. Initially a government owned company, Air Canada has enjoyed the monopoly and protection of the country’s legislation. However, the increased pressure to improve the country’s airline industry led to its privatization. In the modern era, the need to be more competitive has been more pressing than before as Canada’s airline industry became open for competition. In a bid to improve the company’s business processes and customer experience, in 2011, Air Canada employed IBM’s expertise in providing computing systems. This partnership ...

"Education is the key to opportunity, It's a ticket out of poverty." George H. W. Bush. My life began in the inner city Housing projects in East Orange, New Jersey. I was born in a large household being the sixth of seven children. My father died when I was two year's old and my mother had to struggle to bring us up on her own. My mother was the third of nine siblings, born and raised in Brookneal, Virginia in abject poverty. As was the norm during her childhood years, children had to work in plantations and tobacco fields ...

How Joan Utilizes Her Role

The case of Joe is an example of what pride can do to a successful individual. His situation shows that he is aware of his achievements as well as excellence. Therefore, it gives him the moral authority to look down upon other workers in the module. He has no respect for his fellow AMMs, as one can observe with his interaction with his colleagues. However, he is humble and presents himself with utmost respect when he interacts with superiors from outside his module. Jan, his boss at the module, finds it difficult to give him any meaningful disciplinary action ...

Claire Betker is a Canadian based registered nurse who believes and aspires in providing a chance of promoting quality and affordable healthcare globally and to the Canadians in particular. She also believes in empowering the family unit in the community as it is the fundamental stage of making the difference to the universe and a way of transforming lives as well (CNA, 2017a). Further, when it comes to nourishing individual’s health care system, she believes that everyone is a leader for it is through their collective voice, support, and actions that help in establishing a society where everyone ...

Introduction

Founded in 1983, AOL (America Online) is an American media conglomerate that specializes in the digital distribution of online services, products, and content and handles such websites as The Huffington Post and TechCrunch. It was one of the first and biggest companies to build the business on the Internet use. In 2015, AOL became a part of Verizon Communications. Nowadays, it has about 4,000 employees and more than 2 million dial-up subscribers (Karaian, 2015).

Mission Statement and Vision

AOL’s mission is to: Unleash the most skilled and talented coding and cultural builders and simplify the Internet for consumers (Glassdoor.com, n. d.) ...

After Giving Birth

NR451 RN Capstone Course Term and Year After Giving Birth Even though postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of mortality after giving birth, most health care facilities do not have a standardized measures to assess blood volume loss and rely only on visual estimations for assessing and documenting blood loss. Consequently, blood loss below 250 mL tends to be overestimated, whereas blood loss above 2,000 mL tends to be underestimated (Bamberg et al., 2015). Inaccurate diagnosis of PPH delays treatment and increases mortality risk among intrapartum and postpartum women, so the purpose of the proposed nursing plan ...

‘A Man Escaped’ is a powerful and thought-provoking movie, which was directed by Bresson. The movie ‘A Man Escaped’ supposed to the most crucial in the lifeline of the Bresson’s works, and is admired to be nominated as a masterpiece. The movie focuses on the struggle and suffering of the people, who are in the prison. They are searching for the opportunity to escape from the prison in order to end with these unfair suffering and killing surrounding (‘A Man Escaped: Quintessential Bresson’). The movie pictures people with different worldviews and perspectives. Besides, the director wants to express ...

Throughout the history of the film industry, the cinematography was aimed at expanding and solidifying the nature of storytelling. The development of cinematography influenced the development of cinema as a whole, while cinematography itself was impacted by the expanding methods of storytelling. Cinematography also makes you involved in the art of expressing your thoughts and worldview to many people and allows convincing and sharing your opinion with many at the same time. In a movie, you have an opportunity to employ your imagination and explain things that can be hard to explain. For some people, cinema provides a platform ...

I have been given the task and privilege of directing the film Macbeth, (Macbeth) and the essay will examine many aspects of the play including the main characters, personalities, themes as well as the important incidents in the film and the historical background. I have chosen Lady Macbeth as the main character for discussion. The 2010 film, saw Macbeth as Stalin and the weird sisters or witches were portrayed as nurses and then cooks. It was filmed in an abbey which retained some of the original scenes of Shakespeare’s play. The 2010 film starred Patrick Steward as Macbeth ...

Introduction

HRIS is an essential tool in large corporations as it helps in connecting HR management with all departmental roles. Technology is the key tool that connects organization systems and HR software. The HRIS allows the human resource management activities and process to be carried out electronically. The electronic systems and software enable the organization to undertake different activities such as management, accounting, and payroll. HRIS aims in increasing efficiency in decision making by HR (Martin, 2006). The decisions made are essential in increasing quality and productivity of both the human resource manager and employees. Furthermore, it offers different solutions ...

Assess

The mission of the Joint Task Force North (JTFN) is to streamline and implement an effective Command and Control structure and policy for military support to counter-drug efforts and fight transnational organized crime (TCO). The vision of JTFN shall be to meet the objectives set by the Northern Command Commander and add value to Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) in addressing the illegal activities of TCOs. The mission and vision of JTFN cannot be achieved without the support of appropriate key internal and external stakeholders. The internal stakeholders include JTFN’s staff in El Paso and its headquarters, law ...

Introduction

There are several reasons why the annual Burning Man festival is unique among mass gatherings. Held in the Black Rock section of America’s Great Basin desert in Nevada, Burning Man’s 70,000 participants construct a city that houses—and in itself functions as—a participatory performing arts space, a communal spiritual retreat, and a cathartic experience of radical self-expression (Brill 2007). Then, one week later, they tear it all down, pack everything out, and leave no trace behind. It is an anti-market event (Cesewski & Giles 2007) whose participants rely on gift-giving and barter to secure any necessities ...

Titanic

The premise of Titanic is, of course, the sinking of the ship. It also involves Rose and Jack falling in love while on the ship.

Jack Dawson and Rose Dewitt Bukater are the main characters

The film has several women in it, including Rose, her mother, and the Unsinkable Molly Brown. The women do mainly talk to the male characters, but do have scenes with one another. Molly talks to Rose’s mother about general ship gossip. Rose’s mother speaks to Rose about their debts. Rose’s character is meant to represent the invisible lives women lead. Breaking away to be with Jack is meant to signify rejecting ...

National Security Council

Colleagues, good morning and welcome to the White House! The fact that you are here today already speaks highly of you all, considering the demanding education requirements, professional skills and personal integrity required to serve in this office. My name is Keith Kellogg, a retired Army Lt. Gen. I was recently appointed as chief of staff and executive secretary of the National Security Council. You may have seen my name in media headlines branding me as the top spy and the right hand of the National Security Adviser to the President (Bender, 2016). The realities are slightly different. As ...

Introduction – Case Summary

Carnegie Industrial is one of the biggest corporations in the US with over USD$ 125 million turnover and 45, 000 employees globally. The company started as a producer of engineering and construction equipment and further expanded in consulting business. The aggressive inorganic growth strategy through acquisitions made the organization face challenges, related to cultural diversity, as it experienced the mix of at least four different cultures among its people. To address the issue, the company opened doors to Leadership Development Center (LDC), but it failed to deliver the results under the previous management. Elizabeth Silver, the Director, decided that ...

Yves Saint Laurent is a French fashion designer renowned for making ready to wear clothing. Recently Yves Saint Laurent has changed the brand name to Saint Laurent Paris. The change in brand name to Saint Laurent Paris was introduced by the director Hedi Slimane. “Unfortunately, Hedi Slimane is no longer with the company (Phelps, 2016)” and the director is now” Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent Paris (Milnes, 2016)”. In the fashion world things are subject to change which is good in some ways. It depends on the timing of the change in the industry. To make sure the name ...

The competence level of the employees based on an organization is one of the big issues, human resource management tackles in current times. Competence at work is the ability to handle the tasks that are set forth by the organization and to have a result that meets the manager’s expectations. In the video clip, we see the young Dr. Frankenstein rejoicing over the fact that his creation has come to life. The celebration is, however, cut short when the monster does not behave as the doctor would have expected it to. He asks Igor, who was assigned the ...

Executive Summary

Nutella’s has been very successful in the UK market with the brand becoming a leader in sweet spread market with a share of 36 percent. The success of the brand in this market could be attributed to the company’s long experience in the UK. However, the brand’s future in this market is threatened by the perception that Nutella has saturated fats and sugar. Hence, it is important for Ferrero to investigate this problem and come up with a communication strategy that will change the image of the brand in the eyes of the current and potential ...

It is always difficult to watch movies about impaired people, let alone see them in real life. However, it is the real life that we must accept. Cinema is an excellent field and sphere to analyze the potential symptoms of characters playing the role of an impaired man or woman. Forrest Gump is an excellent example of the director’s and actor’s mastery at showing the people what a real psychopathology is. Watching Forrest Gump one always thinks of the protagonist as mentally retarded (or rather suffering from mental retardation - a congenital form of an intellectual disability ...

Introduction

This is an individual business research report that focuses on the Philip Morris International Corporation (PMI). This paper will critically analyze the corporate elements of the company and evaluate the various strategies employed by Philip Morris (PMI). The critical analysis will culminate in the identification of gaps that would be utilized in drawing a set of recommendations for the company.

Corporate History and Background

PMI is an American company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It is known for producing and marketing cigarettes and tobacco around the world. PMI is a conglomerate of four major cigarette and tobacco companies including Sampoerna, PMFTC ...

Project

Company mentor: Name Company: Name NHL University student number: ### Stenden University student number: ##### The following professional portfolio places emphasis on three major IBMS competencies, with concern for how I encountered and managed them during my internship within the Finance Department at the Ministry of the Interior, Qatar. The three IBMS competences of concern include:

Inter-cultural competence

Planning and organizing competence Process of graduation and professionalism competence. The STARR Method: The STARR Method is useful in considering each of these competencies, by evaluating the situation, task involved, actions taken, results demonstrated, and reflection on outcome.

Inter-cultural Competence

Planning and Organizing Competence Process ...

Director of Program Development and Organization

Job Purpose Director of Program Development and Organization (DPDO) reports to the society’s Chairperson. The DPDO is responsible for management of development programs in the Saudi Society for Political Science (SSPS). The Society aims at promoting political science in various jurisdictions. Director's primary role is to restructure programs within the insitution. Additionally, the DPDO should develop a plan to achieve organizational objectives. The Director should also possess a desire to learn, as well as expand responsibilities. Director of program development should assist the executive director in making crucial decision on various programs.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

The director of program development and ...

Introduction

Sierra Ltd. is an automotive parts’ manufacturer situated in Eastbourne, England. The company manufacturers several distinct products and follows the traditional cost management system. It uses machine hours as the basis of allocation of overheads to its product costs. This report provides an assessment of Sierra’s finance director’s proposal to adopt the Activity Based Costing system for allocating overhead costs more appropriately and to increase sales margins. The most important issues faced by Sierra Ltd. are the declining revenue and profits since the last five years, low projected net profits for 2016 and high product costs. Sierra ...

Difference and Similarities among three Positions

Similarities and Differences The key similarity among three jobs, such as receptionist, information clerks and database administrators is that all provide information to customers. All three types of jobs are linked to providing information to the internal and external customers about company’s operations, policies, processes and new products and services. On the other hand, there are various differences between three jobs. One of the differences is the scope of the jobs. For example, receptionist is responsible for administrative tasks like taking calls and welcoming visitors (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Information clerks perform clerical duties ranging from maintenance of ...

The director owes a duty of care to act in a diligent manner that pertains to the affairs of the company. It is the duty of directors to avail themselves for meetings as an obligation towards the successful running of the enterprise. Neglecting meetings and failure to observe due care while passing resolutions that may cause the company to experience issues may lead to the director being held personally and wholly liable for the damages arising. A director who knowingly votes for an illegal action will be held personally accountable for their actions. The director’s duty of care ...

Introduction:

The case study has pointed out different challenges that is faced by a project manager. The book written by Laufer discusses about different core principles of leadership that is related to this case study. It can be used to successfully manage a project at different environment to achieve the desired objectives. There are many government employees who are not interested on new culture but prefer to close the project. The case study symbolizes it more clearly. As time passes Judy shows them importance of new culture and make them work on it to have profit and an air of ...

IT Technology Implementation

IT Technology Implementation Verizon is a leading provider of telecommunication services including wireless services and equipment and wire line services tapping the mass market, global enterprise, and global wholesales (Verizon, 2016). The company’s wireless services include retail connections and retail postpaid connections. Such include Verizon LTE, 4G LTE, fiber broadband services, FiOS, internet, and cable, and video telematics. Verizon also offers technology such as cloud and security products and interactive products such as video, music, and commerce (Verizon, 2016). The company exhibited a growing revenue and net income in the last five years in all of its business ...

During my years of study, I have had both effective and ineffective instructors in my classes. The teacher who I remember as being the most positive was Mr. Bander, who taught math. Along with some of the other students, I was having problems with some of the procedures. Mr. Bander used a teaching method of cooperation between classmates. I not only improved my ability to communicate, but made a friend, too. Mr. Bander also used dialogue in his classes and assigned groups for discussions. In addition, he opened his heart to his students and I went to him for ...

Guided Study: DNP Scholarly Project Proposal Development

1. Setting The DNP project will be conducted at JDH Medical Group which is a health care setting with a primary level of care. The typical clients in this institution are adults and elderly adults, majority of which are Hispanics. As a health care setting, the JDH Medical group aims to promote excellence in education, research, and patient care. Additionally, JDH Medical group has the mission to extend quality, accessible, and affordable health care services to everyone especially to the people of Miami Dade (e.g. prevention programs, comprehensive care, and highly complex care) and to work hand in hand ...

RECRUITMENT PLAN FOR NOVA SERVICES

Nova Service is a geotechnical engineering and construction inspection firm based in San Diego in the state of California. The company was established in the year 2012 and serves to assess the soil for development elopement and suggest the suitable type of construction and appropriateness of material. The task has been assigned to determine a recruitment plan for three positions at Nova Services. The three positions are of Human Resource Director, Compliance Officer, and Inspection Supervisor. There are a couple of steps which will be involved in the recruitment process which are all interconnected and every step has its ...

Count the number of shots in the scene. Make sure to note number of all shots. There are as many as 59 shots in the entire movie sequence from the film Requiem for a Dream (2000) directed by the stalwart director, Darren Aronofsky. The 59 shots in context span across a very small sequence of as much as 2 minutes 5 seconds.

Determine the average shot length (ASL) by dividing the running time of the clip by the number of shots.

The average shot length (ASL) of this sequence from the movie, Requiem for a Dream, is just 2.118 seconds. This can be determined by dividing the running time of the contextual clip by the total number of ...

Abstract

The paper begins with a detailed introduction of Hotel Beacon and Lotte New York Palace, highlighting the frame of reference, the grounds for comparison and the thesis statement. The analysis that follows assesses the person-organization fit, the person-job fit, and the steps of recruiting, the applied cut-off, evaluation of abilities and personalities and finally the competency models that the firms use in the hiring process.

Introduction

The analysis presents a famous Hotel in New York, Hotel Beacon, and a successful restaurant, International House of Pancakes in Glendale, California, United States. Comprehensive qualitative interviews on the issues of recruitment and staff ...

Abstract

Special education is about educating students with special needs because of their disabilities, such as speech or vision impairment, autism, and orthopedic issues among others. Their condition does not allow them to progress in the normal classroom environment, and so they need special attention. Over the past 20 years, the legal system has evolved to guarantee the inclusion of children with disabilities in the public school system. Various laws have been passed, such as Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHCA) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to afford the necessary services to special students and ensure that ...

The film depicts the fear and terrors that children in Beirut faced during the 1975 uprising that divided Christians and Muslims. The film is based on the boyhood memories of the director and writer. While the film presents an adequate progression and a series of characters and events that portray the fearful state of the children at that time. However, the narrative, to some extent, departs from the confines and structure of the classic narrative. Classic narrative requires a depiction of the emotional life of the main character which is lacking in the film. The director's focus is on ...

Identify the key external and internal strategic issues and forces impacting upon WGF.

William Garden Furniture is a small business that is owned and established by Martin William twenty years back. Since its origin, Mr. William is the managing director and sole owner of the business. William Garden Furniture principally serves the high-end customers and manufacturers up-market wooden chairs, tables, and benches for gardens. William Garden Furniture had fought very hard to develop a sound market reputation, and the underpinning factor for its success is its highly skilled craftsmanship. Unfortunately, after 8 years of its start-up, William Garden Furniture started encountering a number of internal and external strategic issues that are still ...

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 ...

Film Studies Portfolio

Xavier Dolan’s “Laurence Anyways” Film Review

An extremely ambitious project from a very young director, Xavier Dolan, the romantic drama “Laurence Anyways” follows the love story between Fred (Suzanne Clement) and Laurence (Melvin Poupad). Ironically, although they both have masculine names, Fred and Laurence are women. A transgender who had lived as a man, Laurence comes out with the revelation that he has always felt as a woman inside, and continuing his fake male life would kill him. The filmmaker situates this unique love story in the 1990s, a time when transsexuality was still considered an illness, and ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT The document consists of a Project proposal for a new startup company in the United States of America. The new start-up will be named Everyone Walks Inc. The company will have the objective to offer mobility solutions to its clients with a wide variety of products as mechanic and electronic wheelchairs, crutches and other devices to people with mobility limitations. The future organization will be established in the United States of America with the intention to exploit this market first and then expand to other countries in the world. The hospitals, malls, and airports ...

(Student’s Full Name) The name of the film that is being reviewed is Goodfellas (1990), which was directed by Martin Scorsese. The movie’s symbolic value lies in the fact that the movie is about the main character’s desire to pursue the “mythos of glamour, power, and money” regardless of the means that are required (Friedman, Desser, Kozloff, Nochismon & Prince, 2014, p. 420). In Goodfellas (1990) is a “late-twentieth-century” gangster film, which subverts elements of other gangster film genre conventions that preceded it (Friedman, Desser, Kozloff, Nochismon & Prince, 2014, p. 420). Firstly, it sought to subvert the ...

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The Gangster Movie: Questions and Answers

1. VIDEO CLIP 1: Identify two classical conventions of gangster genre (e.g. theme, plot device, character type, and/or stylistic device) present in this image and briefly explain the significance of each one. (2 points) The two classical conventions of Gangster Genre present in the first video are theme and character type. The theme that is being explored in the video clip is the immigrant criminal, who has been left to die in humiliation and as a comic, as required by the Production Code Administration (PCA). The character type is the gangster, who has dark, ethnic ...