Essays on Gesture

Ismael Ferroukhi gives us a tale of Reda (Nicolas Cazale) a young man from France who must chauffeur his Muslim Father on a pilgrimage journey. This was just before a few weeks to Reda's college exam. The relationship between Reda and his father is based on the clash of cultures and faith. As they embark on their pilgrimage journey to Mecca, a clear difference between the two in terms of commitment to Islam is seen. Reda portrays pensive sadness in their journey and he has nothing in common with his father. He reluctantly agreed to take the pilgrimage journey ...

1. Support or criticize the statement that rude gestures (e.g., showing the middle finder to a police officer, etc.) would constitute fighting words or a threat towards a police officer. Justify your position Gestures are part of communicating in our everyday life, and they can be interpreted positively or negatively. The variations in the interpretation of gestures occur due to cultural, religious, ethnic and environmental differences. Some gestures are generally rude and inappropriate no matter the context in which they are used. Rude gestures are annoying and offending. They are intended to offend the other person to whom it ...

The British novelist, critic and essayist Virginia Stephen Woolf is considered one of the most authentic writers of England in the period between the First and the Second World Wars. Being discontented with the novels on the basis of the well-known, actual and apparent, Woolf went on her own experimental way. Walking along this path, the writer discovered a more internal, subjective interpretation of life experience, which is reflected in all of her creative works. It is also worth mentioning about the impact of such famous people such as Henry James, Marcel Proust and James Joyce on her work. ...

Cognitive processes are complex and entangled, involving a multiplicity of elements and factors, which still makes it a remaining mystery for many researchers and scholars. The greatest questions concern how the system of cognitive processes function and how it is developed. The latter one will be further analyzed in the essay, with a special attention paid to the differences in the children's and adults' cognitive processes, and the aim to trace certain stages or tendencies in their development, as well as trying to define the ways of their performance improvement. The essay will primarily focus on the cognitive process ...

Communication between people takes place every time and everywhere. Language is extremely powerful tool which helps people to understand each other's needs, wishes, expectations, convey meaningful messages and just reach a desired consensus. However, it often occurs that the way people speak, how they behave during a conversation, is much more important than what they actually say. The function of our facial expressions is “to convey delicate shades of emotion and intention” (Burling, 2015), as it is much easier than to do with a language. Likewise, observing people speaking or reacting to the co-speaker, not even hearing the words, ...

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Embodied cognition incorporates that the human cognition is comprised and shaped by various aspects of the body, which eventually indicates that it exceeds from the dependency on brain. In this manner, cognition is observed to be dependent on the experiences that an individual receives from numerous sensorimotor capabilities of the body. These capabilities are considered to be highly integrated in accordance with the psychological, biological and cultural setting of an individual (Wilson & Foglia 2011). Embodied cognition also accounts for the feedback mechanism that takes place between an individual and the world and hence, the prevalence of action ...

Emily sat and explored just purchased ancient manuscript with unknown runes. She tried not to miss any symbol and understand its true meaning. For a long time she sat in front of her laptop monitor at her desk, surfing the Internet. After all, she could not hold everything in her head and her memory was not perfect. And it can filter out some information. For Emily it was very important, what she did, after all, she dedicated her life to this. Well, but when she was a child, she could not even imagine it. It was already too late ...

Acts of Kindness

Group I Know My family had never travelled to Europe and they have always craved about taking the whole family to Europe. But, my father spent most of his money on his children’s education and a suitable home for us. After working hard for past few years, I decided to give my family a gift and take them all to Europe. I booked everything myself and gave my family surprise on my parent’s anniversary. I will remember the happiness on my parents face when they learned about my surprise gift. Even better was their happiness when they ...

Introduction

The English legal system is based on elements of the Christian Bible and its tradition. This comes with some moral concepts like lying about other persons and spreading false information. Defamation is made up of libel and slander. Whereas libel is a false and damaging comment written down, slander refers to such a statement spoken orally. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical analysis of the concept of defamation and how it relates to media law.

Basically, every human being has a right to a reputation. Reputation is a kind of personal right that embodies a ...

<Tutor> <Department> Simon hired the boy band No Direction to appear on the last episode of the show “You’re hired” with an agreement of £250,000 paid to each band members. The objective is to ensure the highest possible viewership and publicity, which in return will give the show a worldwide advertising revenue. Apparently, one of the members Payn is not very happy and as a goodwill gesture, he was offered a whole week of vacation with his fiance at Maldives. Unfortunately, Payn delivered a poor performance, which resulted to negative feedbacks from the press. Consequently, ...

Body Language

The term ‘body language’ speaks for itself. It conveys the following meaning: your body can speak without words. In fact, it is a kind of non-verbal communication, which sometimes tells more than words. That is why it is important to learn body language, in order to understand it and to know how to apply this knowledge in practice.

Psychologists unanimously agree that emotions can be understood with the help of face expressions. The Facial Expression Program is aimed at making emotions easier to understand (Russell and Fernández Dols 3-4). It is composed of assumptions, methods and theories. The ...

Should Jim shot the Indians?

The decisions that are about to be made in the most critical situations are the hardest ones. Quite often they question the sense of morality and the way people perceive this world. The essay “Jim and Indians” is an example of an ethic dilemma, in which a traveler that had become a victim of circumstances should make a hard choice, involving murders . These murders are all potential, as well as the people who will be in charge of them. It could be Jim himself or the military men that keep the control over the village. In the first case, ...

Exhibiting partial bias is a trait that today’s society sees so little of, but this should not be the case. Partial bias is something that families should learn to emulate as this is a stepping stone that can not only help the less fortunate in the society today but also mould the children of today into better human beings that will shape tomorrow. Partial bias is something that shows love and acceptance not only by the parents but also their children and the needy, who benefit from the gesture presented to them. The relevance of this philosophy in ...

Technical Communications

Executive Summary Filmmaking, like everything else, has benefitted from the development of technology. However, this evolution was slow but fruitful, enhancing the world of filmmaking, the quality of the film, and the skills of th filmmakers. From the simple idea of Louis and August Lumier, the French brothers who first screened the short film they were able to take, to the development of the phenakistoscope, or the kinetoscope, by Simon Stampfer and Joseph Plateau, the development of filmmaking technology kept moving forward. Thomas Alva Edisonand Kennedy Laurie Dickson were the first to show one shot films without any camera ...

If one delves deep into the course of human history, it would be understandable that the forms of human communication have been developed and transformed over the ages. While verbal communication has come to become the widely accepted and used form of communication among people of the society, kinesics or body language holds a place of paramount importance when it comes to communicating as well. Often it has been seen that the nonverbal form of communication are used for subversive actions by people so as to register strong protest. Now, it needs to be noted that such body language ...

In this paperwork, I am going to discuss the rituals practiced by religions of the East: India, Japan, as well as China. A ritual consists of a series of actions involving expressions, objects, and gestures. Rituals are performed according to a set of progression and in appropriate place. In most cases, rituals are prearranged by the traditions of a society, as well as a religious society. Rituals play a very influential task in the behavior of any fastidious religion; for example, in the life of Indian people pursing Hindu religion, rituals play domineering task in determining their lives in ...

Introduction

The essay chooses works of art in the Museum’s collection belonging to different periods. These include ancient as well as modern examples of art and architecture from different geographical locations.

Art from 200 to 1000 - 6th–7th century

Camel with Packboards and Baggage The Bactrian camel is about 11 inches in height and is exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum. Made of Earthenware with pigment, the camel carries the right proportions and has been carefully modeled. It is captured in a movement and as it is about to take the next step. Except for the packboard, there is no other object or ornament on the camel. The ...

I love Lucy is one of the pioneer sitcom comedies shot in front of a live audience in the US. The setting of the sitcom is in New York with the show following the life of Lucy Ricardo and her husband Ricky Ricardo, who is a professional singer. The show also includes the couple's friends, Fred and Ethel Mertz. The show follows the life of Lucy, who is naïve in her ambitions to become a star in the big city. Together, the cast gets into various hilarious situations that are brought about by the actions of Lucy in ...

David Fincher’s 1999 film adaptation of the Chuck Palahniuk novel Fight Club provides a uniquely slick, stylish filmic presentation of the book’s gritty, darkly comic sensibilities. Tracking the life of a disillusioned, emasculated, narrator (known only as Jack in the film, played by Edward Norton) and his newfound rebellion against the existential crises of modern American life with the help of charismatic lowlife Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), Fight Club explores both the immense appeal of rebelling against the hegemonic systems set up for men in late capitalist society and the unique beauty and eroticism of masculinity. Director ...

Human communication in the society can take the strongest form if a person involves kinesics along with the spoken language. The physical domain of existence provides the scope to the individual to use verbal and non-verbal communication in unison to communicate some idea or matter. Now, the physical attributes that are used in such communication can very well be subversive in nature. One needs to delve into the matter in context to explore how the physical gestures work as symbols of subversion in various situations so as to accentuate the vehemence of opinion and expression by the individual engaging ...

Brand name and identification

Prol Grill The name Prol emerges from the sale of burgers to university students at the campus during lunch time. The name simply means professionals in London. The burgers sold to university students were nicknamed 'meant for professionals' burgers.' From the deep passion for selling burgers during lunchtime for students, the founder members decided to have a joint for working professionals in central London. Prol simply means professionals in London. Prol Grill is Located in central London Diamond building's ground floor suite number 10. The location of the Grill provides for easy access by our patrons. The restaurant in ...

The European Debt Crisis has been one of the most adverse economic tragedies for the world since the end of 2009. The impact of the crisis is still evident in the world economy characterized with ongoing strategic complications and uncertainty. As the problem directly or indirectly has affected the world community as a whole, it is important to explore the reasons and consequences of the crisis from a monetary economic perspective. The paper will also identify the interdependence of fiscal and monetary policy with regard to the crisis. The debt problem could be attributed to so many complicated factors ...

A Speech and Language therapy

Shewan, C. M., & Kertesz, A. (2014). Effects of speech and language treatment on recovery from aphasia. Brain and language, 23(2), 272-299. According to this article, speech and language therapy is classified as one of the best treatment procedures for people with Aphasia. The major aim of this therapy is to help a person communicate at their best of ability (Shewan & Kertesz, 2014, p.275). The SLT helps restore as much of a person’s speech as possible at the same time finding alternative ways to communicate. This type of therapy is effective when started at earlier stages. The process ...

The statue of David was made by three legendary sculptures, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Bernini. It is also evident that all the three artists were (chronologically) referred to be the greatest artists of the renaissance period. All the three artists used their own interpretation and ideology to create their version of the David of Israel who killed the Goliath with only a stone and a swirl in his hands (Hauger, 1). Hence, the representation of David by all the three artists is intended to depict the heroic deed and character of David.

Comparing the 3 versions of David

In spite of the various differences between the ...

Introduction

The film, City of God, provides a broad perspective over which a number of issues can be drawn. A story is told of a generation of children trying to survive in one of the biggest slums in Rio de Janeiro in the sixties and the seventies. Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund direct the movie the city of God. The main character in the movie is Li’IZe. At a tender age, Li’IZe who is the main character in the movie had wanted to become a leader in the City of God. Through Li’IZe’s aggressive and ambitious nature, he becomes ...

The Blind Side exemplifies important principles of interpersonal communication. Based on true episodes and life events, the film explores the struggles that characters go through to succeed in life. The highlights of the theoretical understanding evidenced in the film is anchored on the scene where Michael Oher goes back to Memphis and meets a new atmosphere altogether forcing him to engage in intercultural communication, listening, perceptual accentuation, feedback and nonverbal cures. This paper presents an analysis of “The Blind Side” using various concepts and theories in interpersonal communication.

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Presentation Outline

With dark red lipstick, a tight lipped lady storms into the office and takes her seat, pushing her bag to the corner she glares at her computer. Her co-workers stand up to inquire, but receive a blunt “I am fine” reply. This contradiction between her nonverbal and verbal language leaves a confusing message for all. Such confusion definitely gives more value to the nonverbal message being communicated to others. Similarly, while giving a presentation in a conference room having the top management of an organization, talking on the subject of downsizing, let suppose a female presenter formally dressed stands up to speak. With normal sized ...

A very important issue in inter-cultural communication is the varied difference in the gestures and practices across cultures of the world. For Americans it is quite troublesome that the peace sign is actually taken as showing the finger in nations like United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia. Actually, the palm needs to face outwards so that an individual is not mistaken in this context.

In the United States of America, thumbs up is taken as a common positive gesture, while in Iran the gesture as the worst possible insult and hence it needs to ...

Business norms and motives in Spain

Personal contacts are extremely important to do successful business in Spain. Building a friendly relationship with people and meeting them one-on-one will help the business meetings and contribute in business success. Spanish people tend to do business, only if they are able to establish a right chemistry, so good and positive image is important in front of them. Furthermore, Spanish appreciates a good sense of humor, and they feel free to share jokes with each other, but it is important that the humor should not be offensive to anyone. (Bove, 2012) Another important norm is the presentation ...

A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and souls of its people,” said Mahatma Gandhi. It is the culture of a people that gives them a sense of belonging, identity and pride of who they are. Culture is an integral part of a people and cannot be separated from them. Being passed from one generation to another, culture is indelible in the hearts and souls of its perpetrators. The centrality of culture has a number of effects in shaping the opinion, style and character of a people. It is to this effect that various groups of people have their own way of ...

Book Review

Tilman Allert the author of “The Hitler Salute: One the Meaning of a Gesture” is a sociology as well as social psychology professor at the UF the (University of Frankfurt). “The Hitler Salute: One the Meaning of a Gesture” is the Tilman’s first book to written in English. In the book, Allert Tilman employs the Nazi transformation, the greeting, one of the ordinary human interactions to reveal how National Socialism initiated submission, as well as conformity of the entire society.

The Hitler salute as made mandatory in the year 1933 and became a daily reflex within few months, quickly the ...

There are different perceptions and ideologies among various cultures today. Faux Pas refers to acts that are socially inconsiderate or rude, and are not accepted by a community’s norms and social standards. There, however, are behaviors that may be socially awkward in one society, but do not seem socially offensive to another. Learning and appreciating such acts are an essential element, as it enables a person to adapt to different inter-cultural situations. The rapid globalization effect requires people to understand various cultural differences to avoid the incomprehensible behavior.

Some Asian countries consider stepping over someone as an anti-social behavior. People ...

Background information

William Labov is a renowned American linguistic whose contributions in language development are highly regarded across the globe. He is attributed to the evolution of sociolinguistics. Labov was born in December in the year 1927 in Rutherford, New Jersey. He has contribute his knowledge towards improving language in several universities with the latest being Pennsylvania university as a professor in research in sociolinguistics and dialectology. He has received many awards in honor of his contribution towards language.

Main contributions in language

Labov has contributed immensely in linguistics, both as a tutor and an author. Through his unique ways, he shifted his study to a more scientific oriented ...

Play observation is considered a kind of observation which can take part within the borders of the educational procedure. Observation, generally speaking, in the educational field, is a widely acknowledged term used to determine the procedure during which, the ones being educated are observed by the educator. There are different methods of applying observation and different kinds of observation, one of which is Play Observation. Since the benefits of using observation as an educational tool is not the target of this presentation, I will only refer to what Friedrich Froebel once said concerning its benefits:

“Let them observe, lead their ...

Abstract

The paper is based on the notion of high commitment human resource management being of much interest in many organizations and research studies recently. The practices of high commitment human resource management are directly linked to high performance in employees resulting to good financial performance, greater productivity, quality service, and good customer relation experience.

Introduction

High commitment approach in human resource management focuses on increasing productivity and effectiveness by motivating employees to give their best and work towards achievement of organizational strategic goals. The approach revolves around policies that motivate employees and cause them to be committed towards their work. ...

Introduction

Change is an inevitable phenomenon in the organization. When initiatives for change run aground, business executives face resistance to change among its employees. Change agents can easily point their fingers at the people who never wanted to be the part of the change. However, blaming in the change phenomenon is not only pointless; it can also pave the way to destructive managerial behaviors. If the perception of managers for the resistance is threat, they can become defensive, competitive, or uncommunicative. The need is to find out the missing pieces and defective assumptions. Although resistance can be self-serving or unreasonable, ...

Introduction

The fictional tales in world literature resources are found abundant in tales of various war heroes and heroines. Most of the renowned heroes appeared as protagonist of the fictional tales and mythologies, like Hercules, Achilles, Hector, etc. However, they all were at some point of adolescence as per the maturity patterns dominant in their era and their judgment was often flawed that led them to dangers and a subsequent creation of highly chivalrous tales. On the contrary there were some other scenarios of an aristocratic display of heroism, where the heroes were found to attain a certain maturity level, as ...

Is it a Controversial and Complex Issue to Change the Name of Washington’s Football Team?

English Is it a Controversial and Complex Issue to Change the Name of Washington’s Football Team?

Introduction

The clamor at the national level for the ‘Washington Redskins’ to change their name is a source of controversy. Proponents for change cite historical wrongs associated with the name ‘redskins’. Continued usage of the name creates harassment for the young amongst peers. On the other hand, fans do not wish to let go of the name they have been associated with for a long time. Opponents to name change also aver that over-sensitivity and political correctness would ultimately sanitize the entire national framework, leaving ...

One has to comprehend the fact that cultural traditions and customs vary from one country to another as the communities and cultural roots of two different geographical lands are mostly different from one another. Thus, it is a very interesting quest to gauge the differences as well as similarities in the customs and traditions of different nations or communities. In the age of globalization and cultural communication, comprehension of such etiquettes and traditions becomes all the more necessary. One can take into perspective the customs and traditions that are prevalent in countries like India and Japan. The Indians are ...

The ideal and real roles of women depicted in the plays The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Women have been the subject of greater literary interest since times immemorial. They frequently serve as the means to replicate contemporary society. During the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, women were largely portrayed as the victims of a patriarch society. Modern feminism was nonexistent until the 19th century and female voice was completely subdued. “Feminists’ scholars regarded the 18th century author Mary Wollstonecraft as the original harbinger of feminism, a ...

Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to show how though the U.S. version of “The Office” is a comedy; it also has many elements of romance. Thesis: “The Office” is a romantic show.

Introduction

- Adapted for the U.S. in 2005, “The Office” is typically thought of as a comedy. - For nine seasons, the show brought laughter to the homes of millions. - With the humorous styling of comedians such as Ed Helms and Steve Carell, not many would believe that the show is interwoven with many elements of romance.

Thesis Statement: “The Office” is a romantic show.

Transition: To begin with Body - In ...

Scott McCloud book, Understanding comics: The Invisible Art uses symbols and concepts like human reflection. Often, artists recognize these concepts, blend this creation of symbols, simple or distinct, to invoke different feelings and reactions within the readers and to deliver certain messages and emotion to the audience. McCloud makes the reader an active partaker within the comics and to create own realism based on own visions and ideas. Arguably, when taking the images, symbols, icons, and drawings and putting them in a picture, language and reality, differentiating them from abstract, the realism, and considering all icons/images that fall between, one ...

Question 1Neue Mozart Ausgage, Series 4: Orchestral Works, volume 7 for Sinfonie in D nach de Serenade KV 204.

Question 2 A. Measures 1-9 are organized in the form of a small ternary. This is explained where the exposition section is modulating period that ending with an authentic cadence in A major. The development section modulates back to the D major and ends with a half cadence (Eisen, 1). B. In measure 9, there is a repetition of the cadential idea. In measure ten to 20, there is an 8 note motive measure 21, on the other hand, is an augmentation of the 8 note motive (Eisen, 1). C. The tone is low at measure 9 the 16th ...

Being a good listener can seem like an easy thing to do. Many people believe that the mere act of having ears means that they are doing their job to show that they are listening. They think to themselves, “I am a person who can hear. How could anybody think I am not listening to them?!” But just having ears is not all there is to being a good listener; it takes much more. There are things such as eye contact, nonverbal communication, and gestures that can let a person know that you are listening. In settings such as a hospital or a veterinary clinic ...

Carpe diem is a latin aphorism that means seize the day. That means to take advantage of an opportunity to do something that you want without worrying about the future. The phrase is significant in “A&P” by John Updike whereby Sammy is expected to seize the day in some occasions. Sammy is the main character in A&P a short story by John Updike. The story focuses on a single day in the life of the nineteen year old Sammy, who is a grocery store clerk. Sammy is distracted by the entry of three ladies dressed in nothing but swimsuits and he is filled ...

“In giving her existence, a great law had been broken; and the result was a being whose elements were perhaps beautiful and brilliant, but all in disorder, or with an order peculiar to themselves, amidst which the point of variety and arrangement was difficult or impossible to be discovered” (Hawthorne, Chapter 6 p. 98). The quote above generalizes Pearl’s character. She was the daughter of Hester Prynne, a woman living in the standards of the Puritan society condemned by the people as ‘brazen hussy’ who bears the scarlet letter ‘A’ fantastically embroidered upon her bosom (Hawthorne, Chapter 2 p. 57). ...

Located outside Target store location

The observation is a study of altruistic behavior of adults toward strangers. One goal in the study is to determine if the presence of an audience motivates a person to be charitable. Hudson and Bruckman (2004) theorized an individual of a particular personality will respond more to the opportunity to participate in a charitable contribution if others are aware of the donation. This may be evidenced in a donation when the plate is passed n church when a person feels others are watching. Some religious organizations include an envelope to conceal the amount of the donation. In this way, the individual is acknowledged as donating ...

Aphrodite of Knidos: Critical and Theoretical Interpretation

The Aphrodite of Knidos was a great historical work that has proven to be of high socio-political relevance. The work presents a sculpture of a nude woman; however, it is interesting to learn the rich message communicated by this simple work. The Aphrodite of Knidos marked a clear change from the perspective and assumptions conservatively promoted in relation to Kore of the archaic period. The work pioneered the idea of including sensual female sculptures in Art. From a critical viewpoint, this can be viewed as a breakthrough for the women. This classical Greek artwork can be viewed as portrayal of real and ideal situation that ...

Introduction

Political process is the process in which few representatives of certain political parties or independent candidates are nominated to be elected by general public. The turnout in elections mean the percentage of people from the total eligible population coming out and casting their vote during elections. The number of people participating in the process of electing a candidate depends on various factors. In recent decade, a large number of people have been avoiding to participate in political process due to several reasons. These reasons may include economic, cultural, and many other aspects of life. This paper is aimed at recognizing these ...

Introduction

The application of metaphor has important function in human computer interaction (HCI).It can be used as a device to aid users appreciate new or strange technologies and as a tool to direct the design process. The creators of fresh computer based instruments face the same issues of design just like those in human computer interaction. It is widely used in various type of interface designs ranging from computer interfaces, gesture controlled instruments, mobile phone interfaces, smart phones and tablets, other structures of mental model, autonomous systems, assistive devices and any other interface design that is based on users’ mental model. ...

Сulture of Saudi Arabia and native Canadian

The society is very multifunctional (labor, politics, economics, ethics, aesthetics, law, family, religion, etc.). Each of the spheres of society corresponds to a certain level achieved by the culture as a qualitative characteristic of his life. Culture plays an important role in the life of man and society, which consists primarily in the fact that culture is a means of accumulation, storage and transmission of human experience. Culture brings people together, integrates them, ensures the integrity of the community. Culture concentrates the best social experience of many generations, acquires the ability to accumulate wealth of knowledge about the world and thus to ...

The Tulsa race riot refers to an incident of racial violence that occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma from May 31 to June 1, 1921. The incident was instigated by male members of the white community, which prompted the black community to take defense. There were fatal casualties on both sides, as well as a massive loss of property. Racial violence was quite common in those days, with lynching against blacks and repressive laws to pervade the course of justice or to deny it outright. Large-scale mass incidences of racial violence did occur, but the Tulsa race riot was by far the ...

I have watched movies, read and heard about the Indian culture. I have come across a few native Indians on previous occasions, but I had never interacted or been exposed to any of them at a closer scope. Therefore, my visitation to an Indian family recently made a difference in my understanding of their way of life, which was thoroughly intriguing. The experience was different because many Indian practices were explained to me from people who do practice them. The house was decorated with many colors. The portraits, curtains, beads and furniture in the living room were all chosen with care and ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

‘Subject’ Short stories about love Alienation and initiation are two important themes in cotemporary short fiction. Literature exists through experience, and, more often than not, the protagonist of the story represents the society we live in and the experiences of every man. Particularly, in modern fiction, the adolescent hero and his struggles to embrace adulthood has been a major theme. Most stories having an adolescent protagonist portray the coming of age or the initiation of the young hero. This essay is an attempt to compare the portrayal of the experience of initiation of two such protagonists, from the ...

Orson Welles’ seminal film Citizen Kane is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, and for good reason – Welles’ uniquely Expressionistic and evocative cinematography, as well as editing and mise-en-scene, elevates an already stellar cast and incredible script to a deeply-felt character study of a man seeking immortality. One of the most intriguing sequences in the film is the scene wherein Charles Foster Kane (Welles) is inspired to create the Declaration of Principles for his newspaper; its simple, elegant yet effective visual style is indicative of the film’s look as a whole. In keeping the vast ...

In O’Connor’s “A Good Man is hard to find” and Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner,” both writers look at the destructive nature of the family. Although the setting and conflict is different in both stories, the writers choose to show that all families have disagreements with each other. These disagreements often lead to negative reactions to the members of the family. In “The Rocking Horse Winner,” the story centers on a young boy’s need to experience a positive relationship with his mother. He tries to win her love, but fails in his attempts. Similarly, the grandmother in “ ...

Smoking has been a consistently rising issue in the United States since tobacco plantations sprung up in the south, before the Civil War. Since the popularity of cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco began to catch on, the citizens of America have experienced a wide array of side effects because of the substance. The various forms in which tobacco and nicotine are consumed cause cancer of the mouth, esophagus, and lungs, which can cause death or disfiguration. Gum disease is also possible, as well as heart disease and emphysema. Most popularly, however, is the addiction that nearly everybody consuming nicotine and tobacco ...

Leap motion Name: Course: Lecturer: Date: Introduction Leap motion device was designed by Holz, who is now twenty-three years old. His new startup in leap motion was dedicated to changing the way people will be interacting with their computers. Michael Buckwald, Holz co-founder built a device the size of a cigarette lighter that contained three tiny cameras inside it. They attached it to a computer, and it turned any Mac or PC into a gesture recognizing device. This idea resembles the one that was designed by Microsoft’s Kinect and also far much accurate. They have also created software for third party developers ...

Factors affecting logistics in international borders

Companies working across international borders have many things to take into account before embarking on such a move. Some of the factors affecting logistics across international borders include financial matters like exchange rates that play a key role in logistics. These include factors like suppliers, transport means and in other cases inventories that directly influence variables in logistics. Culture is also an important factor to take into consideration if any business hopes to make it in international business. Different countries have different cultures and one gesture from one person may be gross to the locals. It is therefore, important to ...

Q.1 What are some of the particular practices that Westerners need to be aware of when dealing with Japanese business people? The practices to comment on include the following:

A Japanese manager's approach when dealing with groups or teams

How Japanese social customs may be different than those in the United States When it comes to carrying out business with companies based overseas, it is essential to understand and be fully aware of the potential differences in terms of both culture and business practices. As it is well known, there are huge cultural differences between Easterners and Westerners. And when it comes to culture, the Japanese are considered ...