Essays on Fran

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1

(1.) The common law of contracts would be applicable in this case (Clarkson et al., 2012). First, for all of its history the common law of contracts has always applied to real estate transactions. This case, which involves the selling of a house, is a real estate transaction. The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is a newer form of contract law that mainly focuses on the sales of goods or tangible property. It was established in response to increasing commercial actions (Blum, 2013). (2.) A court would likely find that no contract existed. The fundamental elements of any contract is ...

Company Background

Fran’s Flower was founded by a business minded Fran, who graduated with an undergraduate degree in art in 2008. Fran combined her knowledge and the love of flowers to bring something new and that is the flower business.

Internal Strengths and Weakness

The greatest strength from the case is the love, and knowledge Fran has for flowers. Another internal strength is the positioning of the business. Fran’s Flowers are positioned in a strip mall offering a huge volume of walk-in clients. However, even though Fran is a skilled arranger, she has been forced to hire some unskilled personnel, something she feels ...

Introduction 4

Literature Review 7

Results and Discussion 13 Conclusion and Recommendations 14

References 15

Appendixes 18 Introduction France has been debated on their expatriates’ citizen lately due to the expansion of expat workers. It is seen negatively as some politics state that it is a “lose of brains” for the country because of the crisis and fiscal pressure of the government (Biacabe & Robert, 2014). The French system is often criticized due to the high risk that entrepreneurs are facing when they open their business in France. For instance, as Jean Tirole who awarded the Nobel Prize in economic, explained the French labour ...

Using Coercion and Threats

Mickey does not leave Francine alone and continues to bug her about getting married claiming it would destroy him if she did not.

Using Economic Abuse

Fran cannot get welfare without her husband’s permission unless she pays a fee. Mickey will not let her work or have any money. Using Male Privilege Mickey tells her to take off an outfit then get him a beer. He takes possession of Fran as if she was an object and not a person. Using Children Children need their father. It is wrong to keep them from him.

They should be a family.

Minimizing, Denying and Blaming When Fran says ...

John Magill is a 75-year-old male with Parkinson’s disease, which he was diagnosed with five years ago. John was admitted to the hospital after falling at home. The physical examination revealed bruising on John’s hips and buttocks, as well as a tear on the right hip, but the X-ray did not reveal fractures in the lower extremities. The emergency department noted generalised tremor, decreased mobility, signs of confusion, agitation, and restlessness. The assessment of John’s vital signs showed that most measures are within expected ranges for an elderly person (temperature 37.2; respiratory rate 24; heart rate ...

29.07.2016

1) 1. French Hip-Hop genre is famous for several names of people, who have made a large contribution to the development of hip-hop culture in France: Dee Nasty, Phil Barney, Bernard Zekri, Jean Karaks, and Sidney. Dee Nasty is a DJ Radio Nova’s producer and a pioneer of Hip-Hop genre in France. He has produced the first Hip Hop record in France in 1980s and soon became world-known. He took part in many DMC World DJ Championships. Dee Nasty is also known for the distribution and development of graffiti, break dance, and funk music in French culture. ...

Introduction to Convertible Bonds

Convertible bonds consist of the bonds that are easily converted into the stocks. These convertible bonds are issued by the company and like any other normal bonds it has maturity date and face value. The convertible bondholder has all the rights of converting the bond into the predetermined share numbers of the respective company in an identified period. The factors influencing the bondholder converting or not depend on the stock interest rates and prices.

Contract conditions and Payoffs

The convertible bonds market conditions are not standardized and hence making it differ depending on every contract case. The maturity date being one of the ...

Barbara McClintock was a one time student at Cornell University under the auspices of one C. B. Hutchison, who was lecturing in genetics during the fall in 1921. Genetics had not become a widely accepted course during the time, and students used to study it as a preamble to becoming plant breeders. Having been born in Hartford Connecticut in 1902, she earned her first degree in 1923, her Masters in 1925 and a Doctorate in Philosophy in 1927. Her steady rise as a geneticist was inspired by C. B. Hutchison. She studied the genetic characteristics of maize concentrating on ...

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, ...

Project Plan

The Ace Star Model of Knowledge Transformation will be used to help guide the planned change process. The ACE Star Model will describe the project and help recognize the process of knowledge discovery and transformation (Stevens, 2012). This model focuses on knowledge transformation for organizational or individual use, but this DNP project will base on organizational change. The ACE Star Model addresses factors that influence adoption of innovation and composed of five major stages. The first step in the ACE Star Model is discovery – search for knowledge. The second step is evidence summary - conduction a rigorous systematic review ...

Diabetes in its generality is a condition that is associated with elevated blood sugar levels. When these elevations persist, the patient may experience cases of disturbance of other body systems and leading to poor functionality and ultimately a chronic condition that affects their quality of life. Type-2 diabetes (T2DM) is the most common type of diabetes whose impact on the health of populations has significantly been documented (Murrock, Taylor & Marino, 2013). Apparently, among the documented aspects of health disparities, T2DM is noted as one of the biggest health challenges for African Americans. The prevalence is even higher among women ...

Each and every period in the Art history has its own significant masterpiece, which is a distinguishing mark of its time. For the Renaissance such masterpiece is the “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci, for the Impressionism it is the “Impression, Sunrise” by Claude Monet. For the Rococo, unmistakably, it is the “Beautiful Country Woman”, created by François Boucher circa 1732. It is well – known fact that the Rococo style was the following period of the Baroque age. From the historical point of view, it is the era, which started from the Regency of the reign of Louis ...

The French revolution is an exercise which saw the French people redesign their political landscape and the ultimate overthrow of the monarchy which began in the year 1789 and came to an end in the late 1790s. The French revolution just like the American Revolution which had occurred before took place majorly as a result of the Enlightenment ideals such as the sovereignty and also the rights that can be said as inalienable. It can be said that the revolution was not much successful in terms of achieving its intended goals but on the other hand it showed to ...

The French Revolution is typically the main historical dividing line between the ancient European regimes and the modern world. It marked the transition from the traditional social order to a democratic system. Nevertheless, the transition process was long and violent which eventually led to Napoleon Bonaparte rising to power in 1799 through a military coup d’état. Even though much of its impact was confined to France, it spread to other parts of Europe and the rest of the world. It marked the beginning of the revolutionary wars in the world over. The French Revolution marked the first occasion whereby a democratic ...

The History of the Toilette of Venus

The Toilette of Venus is a piece of art that has had a significant impact in the history of art. This is due to the impact that it has had through creating inspiration through its unique state. This is where the ancient piece of history that has been effectively integrated to the art industry due to its nature. Through reviewing the history of the piece of art, it is evident that it has been inspired by events that drove the artist to passionately create the painting. It is inevitable to state that art is a passion that is well put by ambition ...

Abstract

This paper presents theory and practice of French sociology in practice after Pierre Bourdieu and the impacts that his work had to sociologist and the society at large, as a preparation for a journal article. It had started by analyzing the life of Bourdieu when young who hardly known in the society who advocated for purely scientific view of sociology and was against sociologically oriented journalism developed by his mentor Raymond Aron. Bourdieu was not known unlike other intellectuals in society of the time. However, him together with his co-writer Jean-Claude Passeron gained instant fame after they wrote two provocative books ...

Women in art have always been a very mysterious and intriguing object to observe, both from the perspective of women as an object and a subject for the painting. Mona Lisa is possibly the most recognized painting in the world. She still puzzles its every observer with her gaze and feeble smile, welcoming him to silent communication. Frida Kahlo is the world’s most recognized woman artist. However, she neither invites for silent conversation in her Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair, nor does she puzzle the observer. What Frida does, is pictures her soul openly and frankly, not hiding anything, not leaving ...

In a world where most people will only be interested in those things that satisfy their selfish whims, it is unlikely that one would passionate about the general happiness of others in the society. The concept of happiness is an emotional state of wellness that is manifest by the exuberance of pleasant emotions that emanates from a feeling of contentment and joy. However, this definition at best does not capture all the multi-facets of happiness as it may be construed by different persons. Disparities in meaning and construction have been raised by commentators who confine happiness to the hedonistic tradition of ...

What the US Retrenchment means for Europe and NATO?

Recent events and occurrences point to the fact that the United States of America now graces itself as a pacific, than a European power. This can be vividly understood in the President Obama’s military strategy review of 2012. However, the need to stave off the worst economic crisis in human history is making the European Government plundering their defenses cottage. Any of the aforementioned developments, on its own, would have a profound impact on how the transatlantic alliances function. When merged, both would, most likely, put NATO into irrelevance. In his report Frecios Heisbourg, pointed out that “the alliance between ...

Introduction

Oxygen therapy is used in many patients with chronic and acute illnesses. It is the supply of oxygen to the body ad is used as a common medical intervention in different hospital settings. Oxygen forms the basis of cellular metabolism. Oxygen is used as a life support for patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Oxygen therapy and long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) are used for patients with PaO2 <60 mmHg. Oxygen therapy is primarily used for patients with pharmacological treatment. There are guidelines for oxygen therapy. Worldwide doctors recommend 18 hours of oxygen supply to patients with COPD. ...

An Analysis of the Formulation of California Senate Bill 4

Chapter IV: Findings Introduction The research had the ambitious goal of identifying the political process that took for the passing of SB 4. The subject was especially interesting because hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has taken place in California for several decades. In this chapter, data collected about the drilling style in California was presented with an effort to include the variety of data available from viewpoints of different stakeholders and their support or lack of support for the duration of the legislative process. Fracking is a national as well as a state political issue. Both external and internal factors impacted ...

The economic growth has been experiencing numerous challenges. The united state economic is affected by both internal and external factors. In an analytical point of view, the current state of the economic relies on the political and social factors influencing the economic sector. For instance, the traditional and cultural practices limit citizens from practicing certain activities that would generate income thus influencing the economic growth. The entry of JA Homes (JAH) into the market faces challenges of high unemployment rates, the inflation in the economy and the entire economic growth (Ortalo-Magné, François, and Andrea 155). JA Homes (JAH) ...

Synopsis

History has witnessed major revolutions of art and architecture in various countries especially those in Europe. These art and architecture revolutions have been marked by various eras and are also usually associated with various kings and leader who are credited with leading the movements. The period between the 14th and the17th Century particularly huge revolutions in the discipline of art and architecture. This paper will explore the development and revolution of architecture during the French Renaissance which started in the early 16th Century. The paper will look at the architectural styles in this era and how they were tied ...

Part1

My name is Jacque-Arouet, a 23-year-old Caucasian female in Paris married to Rogner Arouet. We have two children: a boy and a girl. My two children attend a nearby dame school. Even though the society doesn’t esteem women education, I will educate my girl in order for her to have the benefits of an educated woman like me. I have no political affiliation but highly support the women rights organizations. I have a high social status in the society since am a respected member of the nearby women activist group that champions for equal leadership and civil rights as the men.

Part II

The role of ...

“Living Dolls”: François Ier Dresses His Women In the 16th century, fashion dolls were used as an international exchange of fashion trends. When François Ier asked Isabella d’Este to send him a doll dressed in her favorite fashions, he intended to copy them for his court and give it to the women in France. Fashion dolls practically played a role of the mannequins. Whether given as a gift to a child or an adult, the fashion doll always performed the same educational function – the acquaintance with foreign dress styles. The appearance of the doll was not very ...

Internet technology has revolutionized tourism and travel industry. In traditional airline system, there were several limitations. Traditional airline service providers relied on agents who acted as intermediaries in the system.The travel agent had to purchase client’s travel requirements in a number of ways; either the travel requirements would be obtained from a wholesaler, direct with the supplier or through GDS. The whole process of organizing the travel package was cumbersome. Information is the bulk of the products in travel industry. Traditionally, the travel agent offered a location where the supplier could showcase their products. Information was not readily available to the ...

Internet technology has revolutionized tourism and travel industry. In traditional airline system, there were several limitations. Traditional airline service providers relied on agents who acted as intermediaries in the system.The travel agent had to purchase client’s travel requirements in a number of ways; either the travel requirements would be obtained from a wholesaler, direct with the supplier or through GDS. The whole process of organizing the travel package was cumbersome. Information is the bulk of the products in travel industry. Traditionally, the travel agent offered a location where the supplier could showcase their products. Information was not readily available to the ...

Executive summary

Government agencies, central banks, and other financial agencies are overtly racing to define the legal status of the recently discovered digital coins, bitcoins, and the decentralized digital currency system. Tracing the coin’s rapidly advancing legal status is prodigious. In the bitcoin system, transactions are recorded in a ledger, without the intermediation of a single authority. Whereas countries continue to embrace the bitcoins, others are implementing strict policies to curtail its use. Through a review of literatures that exists over the use of bitcoins, various scholars seem to support its use. A research on a sample of 30 people who filled questionnaires reveal ...

Presentation and Analysis of three paintings on Hamams and Roman Baths – ‘A Female Turkish Bath or Hammam’ by Jean-Jacques-François Lebarbier (1738–1826) painted in 1785, ‘Roman Bathing’ by Ledent Pol (1952-) painted in 2013 and ‘A Favourite Custom’ by Sir Lawrence Alma - Tadema (1836-1912) painted in 1909– Reflections on the technique, the beauty and artistic power of each painting – Reflections on the feelings caused by each one of the paintings on the nature of Roman baths and Hamams [The author’s name]

Abstract

This paper will present you with three famous paintings on Roman Baths and Hamams. ...

The film Fahrenheit 451, which was directed by the stalwart director François Truffaut, was made fourteen years after the novel with the same name was published. Ray Bradbury’s literary work and the film have certain conspicuous similarities as well as differences from one another. However, the basic plot of the book was maintained while making the film without too much change. As the book was adapted into a film, certain key characters and scenes were left out in the process. Faber is one such important character which is missing from the film. The book by Bradbury portrays ...

Introduction

The clothing that the people of 18th century Europe wore has the ability to fascinate us like some objects of their material culture do. Clothing is intimate, for example, an eighteenth century garment seen in a museum collection, usually elicits an instinctive urge to touch it. To some of us, we have the desire to experience the elaborate decoration, the beautiful fabrics and the tactile qualities found in 18th century Europe clothing no longer with our own clothing. To other people, these desires are raised by the need to understand the people from the past a little better.

How the clothes were made

Clothes during this ...

Pablo was on born on 25 October 1881 in Spain to a painter who specialized in the painting of birds and other animals. His father was also a professor of arts which allowed Picasso to attend famous painting schools such as the Barcelona School of Fine Arts, his father also trained him early in life with the painting skills that he had. He would grow up to be a famous painter, sculptor, stage designer, ceramist and print designer who pioneered many painting styles such as cubism. He spent most of his life in Paris and Spain. - How women affected his ...

Introduction

The Senate Bill 4 Pavley is a law approved by the Governor of California on the 20th September 2013 and hence immediately becomes law. The law falls under the ambit of environmental sustainability in the exploitation of oil and gases. It is imperative to appreciate the main drafter of the law, Senator Fran Pavley whose commitment to environmental sustainability knows no boundaries. In addition, it is essential to appreciate that the law comes in the backdrop of the discovery of billions of barrels of oil in the Monterey Shale in California.

Policy

The law’s main concern is on hydraulic fracturing ...

Duality, Duplicity, and Death Defied:

A Brief Look at the Textual and Filmic Versions of Fahrenheit 451 The movie can never be “as good as” the book, some will complain. Of course not. Two different media, and two very different opportunities for artistic expression conveyed differently in terms of everything from time (time passing in a book is only translated in so many or so few ways in film) to technique (representation, action, and intonation are going be interpreted for you in a movie and might not always be done to satisfaction at that). But ironically enough, especially in the latter instance, that is exactly ...

Day for Night or La Nuit Américaine is a 1973 film directed by François Truffaut (1932-84) and written by Truffaut in collaboration with Suzzane Schiffman (1929 – 2001) as well as Jean-Louis Richard (1927 – 2012). A film within a film, it presents life on and off the camera as characters struggle between conflicts of love, work, life’s purpose and the art of filmmaking. Characters deal the problems as individuals yet as part of a production, they are collectively affected by each one’s actions. In the film, director Ferrand played by Truffaut himself is on the verge of finishing ...

Among the leading French realists of the 19th century, Jean-Franҫois Millet is also the leading member of the so-called “Barbizon school”, a group of artists who chose to live and work in the countryside and particularly around the French village of Barbizon (Tansey and Kleiner, 1996, 965). Born in 1814, he lived until 1878 (Tansey and Kleiner, 1996, 965) and produced a series of important paintings, one of which, The Gleaners, will be examined in this short essay.

The Gleaners, Jean- Franҫois Millet, 1857, oil on canvas

Millet painted The Gleaners in 1857. Its medium is oil on canvas and it measures 33 X 44 inches (Tansey and Kleiner, ...

Introduction:

This term paper has presented a proposal for the performing ART class. In this paper, the performance chosen by the student has been elaborated. Penn State’s Center is a staple of the university and the community. The Center was founded in the year 1985. The focus of presentations is on touring Broadway, jazz, classics, chamber music, and others. The purpose of those presentations is to engage students, staff members, and the faculty in dance, theatre, and music.The Center for the Performing Arts aims to schedule highest caliber performances. The Center provides a balance of cultural enrichment and academics. The Center offers ...

Diagnosis:

Some of the steps of the rational change model have been implemented in Trinity High School. David Beck identified issues in the traditional communication system that was very bureaucratic and rigid communication channel and effected change in order to deal with the problem. No force field analysis has been used during the entire change process. No data was collected, no alternatives were provided. Only one solution was suggested and implemented as the change. In the case study, the appropriate change agents have been identified. The district superintendents were the change agents who would lead change to the cluster ...

Communication: Article Review

“A Better Way to Deliver Bad News” by Jean-François Manzoni

Good communication does not always mean sharing good news. One of the most challenging jobs of a manager is to tell someone that they need to perform better at work. Dispensing criticism to improve the work of employees is one of the most important parts of a manager’s responsibilities. A manager’s performance depends on the work quality of his or her team members. Manzoni (2002) has written a very helpful paper on how managers can do a better job of communicating with employees as well as make the job of ...

Alexander McQueen or Lee Alexander McQueen was born on March 17, 1969 in East London to a taxi driver or caddy Ronald and to a social science teacher Joyce. Lee was the youngest of the six McQueen siblings, growing up in a council flat in Stratford. He first entered Carpenters Road Primary School where he started making clothes for his sister and declared his intentions to become a fashion designer. Afterwards, Lee then entered in Rokeby School, however, by the time he turned 16, he left the school with an outstanding level in art. Upon leaving school, he immediately immersed himself to the ...

Sociology: Black and Blue

Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen expresses the traumatic physical and emotional encounters of a nineteen year old woman; by the name of Fran who helplessly fell in love with Bobby Benedetti subsequently becoming his wife. Domestic violence entered the relationship very early intensifying after marriage and birth of a handsome son. The situation became catastrophic. Interestingly, opens the novel with Fran at a Philadelphia train station making her way out of New York into Florida. After years of battering inclusive of verbal and physical abuse Fran was forced to make the hard decision of running away from Bobby with her ...

The issue of immigration has always been a big challenge to the American government. Immigrants have been crossing over the border between Mexico and United states every day. There are many writers and experts have written on this issue for a long time. According to an article by David Hanson, affirmative action policy has its advantages and disadvantages to Americans. He notes that this policy allows illegal immigrants and the average Americans to be at one level. However, this raises many questions most people. They wonder why it should be done this way. In this article by David, he asks ...

Ivory Coast is a West African nation which is bordered by Mali, Liberia, Guinea, Ghana, and Burkina Faso. Notably, to the South its border is alongside the Gulf of Guinea. According to the survey that was carried out in 2009, population in Ivory Coast was estimated to be about 20, 617,000. The country was colonized by the French and it gained its independence in 1960. This explains why the national language of this country is French. According to Janice (2004, pp. 23-25), from the economic point of view, Ivory Coast is well known by the production of coffee and ...