Essays on Jacket

In one afternoon when I was sipping coffee in a certain restaurant looking out of the window, a boy seated on the ground on the other side of the road drew my attention. The boy seemed hungry and exhausted, just seated waiting for help. I stood up, got out of the restaurant and approached the boy. The temperatures were not very accommodative and the boy was shivering as the wind blew. The boy was in a tattered t-shirt, very hungry and in an awkward situation. I took him to the restaurant and bought him food and gave him my ...

This report recommends that no bonuses be awarded to the production department. Responsibility accounting assigns costs, revenues, and profits to those managers who have direct responsibility (Hansen, Mowen, & Guan, 2009). Responsibility accounting forms the basis of assigning responsibility, establishing performance measurements, evaluating performance, and awarding rewards. The production manager is responsible for the costs incurred in the production department. The standard cost and quantities establish the performance measurements. The production manager performance can be evaluated against the standard costs and the variances computed. The variance analysis forms the basis of awarding the bonuses. The variance analysis shows that the ...

The Concept of the Collection: Japanese Warrior

Introduction Nature, the environment and the universe as a whole, provided a huge influence on mankind for a long time. It was particularly pronounced prior to the active development of technical progress. Japanese culture can be considered as one of the brightest representatives of such influence. It is a multi-faceted, surprising and unusual world of images and objects. Everything is living his own life in harmony with the surrounding space. Japanese style evolved over the centuries. Now it is an excellent example of the preservation of a constant shape in combination with the cycle of patterns and colors. The ...

Personal Statement – Reflections in the Garden

The butterfly garden has an ethereal quality about it. I have found a warm and quiet spot to sit. As I observe the little garden around me, I study its features to determine what gives it this special mood. Spring is arriving and I am grateful for the warmth of the sun on my back, through my jacket to my skin. It reminds me that warm weather and longer days are coming. Anticipation of better weather ahead lifts my mood. Perhaps even the butterflies and insects that fly around here are also excited for warm days ahead – they seem ...

ABSTRACT

Pilot uniforms, particularly in the commercial airline industry, conveys professionalism, competence, and experience. However, historically, uniforms started as a component of safety in aviation, which relied not just in their protective functions but as well in their capability to protect combat pilots from the natural elements of extreme heat and cold, particularly during the era of open cockpits. Protective flight clothing has evolved significantly through decades and even centuries. The sophisticated development in protected flight clothing, however, failed to influence adaption in the civil air transport industry. Using grounded theory through archival literature analysis, the Capstone Project revealed advantages ...

If one tries to figure out the first illustrations on the planet, they will be taken back all the way to the cave paintings by ancient men. Illustrations in books surfaced only after the invention of the printing press. Traditionally speaking, illustrations have always been part of books. They should not be looked as mere decoration of the books became of the greater amount of information the reader can derive from those drawings. In the past centuries, examples of illustrations have included books illustrated by copper engraving, woodcuts and wood engraving (Eshragh 9).Diagrams were essential in a mathematical ...

Description of observation process:

The goal was to understand the dominating type of customers, who are shopping at Walmart Supercenter. The time was taken due to the assumption of the most saturated customer flow on a weekday. In order to observe the subjects in their natural environment the observer was taking a neutral position in approximately 4-8 yards away. The observer was also making an impression of a regular shopper, which allowed deflecting the suspicious behavior. The notes were taken with the help of the cell phone. None of the observed subjects noticed that he was being watched.

Cars’ description:

Customers’ description: Customer A A ...

Bikers associations range from conventional groups supported by the American Motorcycle Association (A.M.A) to biker gangs who find identity only in their outlaw clubs and saloon society (Quinn, 2001). Outlaw biker groups are commonly called “one-percenter” clubs. The term “one-percenter” originated from the biker take over that took place in Hollister California in 1947 (Quinn, 2001; Maas, 2013). The 1947 rally turned wild, and most of the attendees were injured or arrested. Following the incident, A.M.A claimed that it was only one percent of the association’s members that were inclined to crime and violence while the other 99% ...

Art and Architecture

1. Camouflage in Art and Fashion: The Embodiment of War 1.0 Introduction Shopping malls are a place where war in the popular culture is obvious because of images ranging from the clothing displayed that is made with camouflage-printed fabric to the war movie posters at the cinemas. The culture of war is hard to avoid and somehow the idea of war seems to be comfortable to the consumers of goods and images in the mall. The world resembles the shopping mall in the way war is embodied throughout popular culture. War shapes our bodies while defining space and identities ...

Introduction

The 5-portioned documentary called Sweatshop: Deadly Fashion presented pressing and critical issues concerning society and humanity. This specific series focused on struggling citizens in Cambodia, but represents other countries where majority of the citizens suffer in poverty, prejudice and terrible governance – especially third world countries for that matter. In a span of days, this project managed to drastically change the perception of three magnificently well-off teenagers who lived life easily in their hometown-comfort-zone Norway. Miles away from home, these three wealthy Norwegian citizens named Frida, Ludvig and Anniken took time to be in an immersion and see how life ...

Abstract

This paper reflects the representation of gender in modern popular culture. Actually, the paper examines the fashion and beauty industry, visual culture and education to investigate the relevance of gender-abiding illusion. The paper describes the innovative project of Selfridges, which respond to the concept of agender. The project has the aim to provide its customers with a line of apparel ‘For All to Buy’. This paper describes one more example of the unisex tendency in fashion, which is ‘Le Smoking’ by Yves Saint Laurent. The implementation of the typical men apparel to female customers triggered a revolution in both ...

“The Goat Herder” is a painting that was created by Ernest Martin Hennings in 1925-1927. The work is a part of a private collection. It was demonstrated in the Denver’s museum. This is two dimensional work. The picture’s type is oil paint on canvas and its dimensions are 45x19.69 inches. Hennings’s work shows an old man in blue pants, brown jacket and hat on the foreground. He turned his back on the auditory. Auditory can define character’s age by his posture and the lower part of face with grey beard. The man is a goat ...

Pinturicchio has many interesting works in his heritage. One of the most famous works by this author is “Portrait of a boy”. It is a masterpiece that portraits a young boy. This work shows the audience a young boy with who has a very concerned glance. At first, it is necessary to state that the masterpieces of the Perugian Renaissance school are fundamentally the same; and artworks by Perugino, Lo Spagna, Pinturicchio, and a youthful Raphael might regularly be mixed up one for the other. In the execution of substantial frescoes, students and colleagues had an extensive offer in ...

Music provides a unique reflection of different issues in the society by use of both lyrics and videos. Music videos help to reinforce the main theme of the song, which may include issues of ethnicity, sexuality, gender, class, and religion. The different elements and styles employed in music videos tell a sort of visual story, which is the case with Grimes’ music video titled Genesis. Directed by Claire Boucher, the video is part of Grime’s 2012 album titled Visions (Battan, 2012). The video, which involves both a suburb and desert scene ties into several ideologies including those about ...

ABSTRACT

Safety in aviation relied historically not just in the protective features of the airplane itself but as well in the capability of flight clothing to protect pilots from the natural elements of extreme heat and cold, particularly during the era of open cockpits. Protective flight clothing has evolved significantly through decades and even centuries. The sophisticated development in protected flight clothing, however, failed to influence adaption in the civil air transport industry. Using grounded theory and archival literature analysis, the Capstone Project revealed advantages and disadvantages of protective flight clothing, its evolution through history primarily from the British military ...

Sheila Rae, The Brave by Kevin Henkes and Willy the Wimp by Anthony Browne are two picture books that examine the themes of personal development and possibility to change through the prism of bravery and strength as opposed to weakness and cowardice. The change in the characters of Louise and Willy, which represents the key component of the books’ themes, is greatly expressed through illustrative elements’ use. Book jacket of Willy the Wimp is the picture of Willy in the process of changing his personality: while running in the park, and doing other exercises that shows the character in ...

Denim is a fashion statement that has withstood the test to time. The fashionable contemporary man or women will have section of their closet devoted to denim. This includes not only pants that are traditional denim products but also bags, hats, jackets and other accessories. These additional items represent the newest to market in the denim world. Everyone wants to feel good in their clothes and the wearing of denim can be as comfortable as a Saturday relaxing day to a night on the town by just adding jeans to the bling that you are wearing to a night ...

Leather jackets in the fashion industry are marketed to men and women who want to dress cool and edgy. Many of the jackets are actually designed for men’s wear, but there are several stores that will sell the jacket to women, and make women’s designs. The leather jacket is designed to be “long a staple of off-duty-model style, those are pieces backed up by decades’ worth of ineffable cool,” (Anderson). Leather jackets are normally worn in the spring and fall. This paper will look into leather jackets in the fashion industry. In reality, many of the fashion ...

Synopsis:

I witnessed the body of a victim lying supine on an outside deck on arrival to the location of the reported shooting. From observation, it is evident that the victim is an elderly man since he has grey hair. The victim is dressed in a blue jacket (that is zipped up past the halfway point), blue shirt, and blue pants. The victim is wearing wire-rimmed silver glasses with blood spatter on the left lens. Closer examination of his face reveals that there are numerous evident blood spatter patters below his nose on his upper lip, chin, and upper left ...

"Full Metal Jacket" (1987) dedicated to the theme of the Vietnam War and presents the adaptation of the novel “The Short-Timers” written by Gustav Hasford. This film traces the fate of 18-year-old rookie Joker who was in training camp for the preparation of the US Marines, and then sent to the front as a military journalist (Ditum, 2012). In "Full Metal Jacket" Kubrick shows that Marine Corps faces a difficult task: how to convince people to neglect their inherent from birth domestic ban on the killing of their own kind. Most easy decision meant an opportunity to "brainwash" the ...

My front window faces the street that I live on. It’s an old street with a very narrow sidewalk. Many of the houses on this street are over one hundred years old. Then there are others that were built in the 1950s and 1960s. It’s a short street, with only 42 houses on it and it being only one block long. This is unusual, as most streets start up and either carry on for miles, or start up and stop and begin again. The houses on my street are well maintained with a few exceptions. I would ...

Literature Review: Body Armor Overview

Literature Review: Body Armor Overview - Body Armor: Introduction - History

In modern times, security forces and military personnel use body armor to mitigate the likelihood of serious injury while engaged in their professional activities. However, the use of body armor is by no means a new phenomenon. From the earliest times that man developed weapons, he has also produced means of providing protection against weapons wielded by others, including the use of body armor. Early man used comparatively primitive methods, but as civilizations developed and techniques advanced, body armor evolved. Whilst the soldiers of ancient Greece ...

A BattleJacket is a product of High Impact Technology (HIT) and is designed in a manner that enables the minimization of leakages from fuel tankers. The leakages in fuel tankers are caused by attacks from firearms. These leakages can cause serious health conditions to the troops handling the tankers and also operational failure due to lack of fuel. The BattleJacket was developed through the testing of several formulas of spray coatings. The BattleJacket has a coating made of a urethane which is fire resistant and similar to that of the spray-in bed liner of the Rhino Linings USA Inc. The BattleJacket contains a polymer ...

Literature Review: Body Armor Overview

Literature Review: Body Armor Overview

- Body Armor: Introduction

- History

In modern times, security forces and military personnel use body armor to mitigate the likelihood of serious injury while engaged in their professional activities. However, the use of body armor is by no means a new phenomenon. From the earliest times that man developed weapons, he has also produced means of providing protection against weapons wielded by others, including the use of body armor. Early man used comparatively primitive methods, but as civilizations developed and techniques advanced, body armor evolved. Whilst the soldiers of ancient Greece used shields ...

Introduction

Computing has gone a long way since the conception of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine in 1837. Although the original ancestor of today’s modern computers have failed to deliver its intended function, technological revolution have changed the way people use the machine. This evolution of computers also entailed the same changes in associated hardware that changed the way people store information. The extinct era of floppy disk is divided into three generations, the 8”, 5.25” and 3.5”. Prior to the introduction of the floppy disk, storage medium back 1977 is in a form of a tape. However, the 8-inch drive has ...

Question 1 Identify two passages from the essay where the author uses description effectively. For each passage, explain the impact or effect of this description.

“A thigh-length leather vest covered with fringe and studded with silver, it dates from around 1967, a fanciful time in college-boy fashions.”

In this passage the author uses description effectively, for presenting how his leather vest looked like. This description depicts a fashion item and its effect is visual, as the readers can imagine how the jacket looks, attaching all the elements of the description to the item, for identifying a glamorous and fancy leather jacket. Moreover, this description generates also an immediate association with a person who wears it: a young boy, portly, proud, with a somehow restlessness temper. In the same time, ...

Part A

Question 1 We went up to the attic, into a long, low room under the eaves where I’ve squirreled away some boxes of old stuff; I dug into one box, and the first thing I hauled out was the very thing he wanted. A thigh-length leather vest covered with fringe and studded with silver, it dates from around 1967, a fanciful time in college-boy fashions. Like many boys, I grew up in nice clothes my mother bought, but was meanwhile admiring Roy Rogers, Sergeant Rock, the Cisco Kid, and other sharp dressers, so when I left home I was ...

Question one

Identify two passages from the essay where the author uses description effectively. For each passage, explain the impact or effect of this description. “My son is almost fifteen years old, the size of a grown man, and when he bursts into room glassware rattles and the cat on your lap grabs on to your knees and leaps from the starting block.”

This passage not only presents to the reader the physical qualities of the son, but also effectively describes to the audience the behavior and the personality of the son. It through the description of how the son ...

Abstract

The paper below is a project management plan for the construction of an oil rig design in the United States expected to produce oil from pre-drilled wells. The project will be carried out in three phases that is the Initial phase, Planning phase and the execution phase. Perceived as an opportunity to the government, the paper outlines the cost of the project, objectives and the benefits the oil rig design will bring to the stakeholders, direct and indirect users. Key words: Acidizing, Gun-Perforating ,Oil Rig design, Rotary tools, Rigs

Oil Rig Project

Project Definition Describe the Scope of the project? ...

Project Definition

Describe the Scope of the project? The project will entail the construction of an Oil Rig design that will produce oil from pre –drilled wells. It will be installed at a water depth of about 180 meters. The production oil capacity is estimated to be 185 barrels per day. The project has a budget of $350 million US dollars and should be completed within a period of three years.

Explain the need and desire for the Project?

The project aims to enable the country capture a huge part of the oil exporter market in the region. The project also aims to provide more employment opportunities for the fresh graduates of ...

Heated hose pipes are the pipes that offer constant water supply in freezing temperatures. Mostly, they are built and designed to fit personal equipment, structure and requirements. Mainly, they are made up of thermostat switches. As temperature approaches freezing zones, the heat from the heaters keeps the water flowing if need arises. Mainly, the heating element used is copper wire. It’s mainly inside the hose pipeline. It mainly regulates the water flow by turning on and off the heater. The element is usually 50 feet long as it runs with the hose pipe. The length and diameter plays ...

Before the advent of the computer, artists and artisans alike utilized a complex tool in making their letter forms; the hand. At ten digits, five for each hand, the hand was efficiently the first digital lettering tool, utilized in engravings, carving and in the production of the various letter forms. The hand, while allowing for a few technological flaws and eccentricities, still facilitated the creation of some of the most beautiful lettering forms ever made. The advantages of the hand as a lettering tool underscore the paradox that, with technological advancement, both a loss and profit were incurred. The computer, on the one ...

It’s rather usual relatively chilly autumn day in London and to the world a major event has caught the attention of viewers across the world. Pictures of two dark skinned men wielding a machete, a revolver and a cleaver and a Caucasian male lying prostate. A red sedan is also parked next to the three men. There is nothing unusual in having three men near a busy road in London, however, what could have transpired to bring about the circulation of the pictures of the three men? Dressed in a black hoodie, Jake (not his real name) was jogging back to the military barracks ...

The book jacket is the outer cover of a book that has colorful pictures and words. The back of the cover has flaps displaying the author’s biography. The book jacket makes effort to promote the book and protect the book from damage. Jamie Keenan and Chipp Kidd are examples of graphic designers who produce the book jacket. This paper compares and contrasts Keenan and Kidd works as graphic designers. The two are some of the best graphic designers in the world and have an enormous contribution in designing book jacket. Chipp Kidd is a renowned book designer in the ...

It was a sunny morning in early September, and I was travelling by bus, heading for my new school. It would be an understatement to say that I was somewhat apprehensive. My previous school had been much closer to home, so even this bus trip was new. But now I was heading for an entirely new school environment where I had no existing friends, and where all the teachers were as yet strangers to me. I found myself feeling increasing anxiety as the school buildings drew nearer, because I was not wearing the school uniform. That uniform was a major ...

Introduction

Topshop claims a stake as one of the top retail brands in the field of fashion. The brand is based in the United Kingdom, and it is an Arcadia Group’s central brand. Topshop started off from humble beginnings in 1964 and has grown to be a trendsetter across the world (Topshop USA Website). Internalization of Topshop store’s business was prompted by the need to explore new markets. However, such a kind of expansion poses problems for the brand since the company has to embrace various cultures and still uphold a congruous brand image. On the other hand, internalization heightens the exposure ...

EXT. STORE PARKING LOT - LATE AFTERNOONA YOUNG WOMAN, early 20's, stands in the parking lot of a shabby-looking grocery store. She has a haggard expression and wears a work apron below a puffy down jacket. She is just about to light up a cigarette when she freezes. Peering ahead, she sees a BLACK LIMOUSINE coming toward her. She recognizes the limousine and has a brief debate on whether to go back into the store or stay standing. Her hands are trembling with rage, and she stands in anticipation of what she predicts will be an explosive confrontation, for yet another time. CATHY takes a deep, calculated ...

WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2: THE X SCENE

Part one Dusk. Pounding sound of heavy rain. Fully dressed, X lies on the bed, gazing at the ceiling. After a moment, X gets up slowly and walks to the dresser. She stares at the mirror, at the woman that she has become. With calculated but daring movement, she opens the drawer and stares at the black, hidden weapon. Almost immediately, with a reflex action that is forced by her emotions, she turns her eyes away and concentrates on making herself look good, just like instructed. With dignified movement, she opens the make-up drawer and selects what she thinks befits ...

Poor Performer Evaluation

- What are the HR issues that arise in this scenario? - Where the college being the employer, is concerned, the decision that is taken by an employee to drink or use drugs is that employee’s prerogative, but when the use contravenes with their ability to carry out their duties, then the Human Resource Manager of the college will have legitimate issues. These issues are the way in which the employee’s duties are performed, issues with safety and health, the conduct of the employee and safety issues in the workplace. - Does the college have ...

Intellectual Property Advise for the Company.

First, let me take this opportunity to congratulate you for finding a way to make the lightweight rainwear jacket hood that does not cover the wearer's face. The move is likely to spur competitive advantage of the business in the regional, as well as international market (Grossman and Helpman 49). However, the move is just the first step; there is a long way to go to make sure that the business exclusively benefits from the solution we have just discovered. The legal way to do this is to identify the kind of intellectual property (IP) measure that will protect this idea. ...

Introduction

Wrestling is a combat sport in which two opponents with the help of different grappling techniques like throws and takedowns, clinch fighting, pins, and joint locks try to obtain and maintain a superior position (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2014). Wrestling is a form of ancient martial art that was very popular in the Olympic Games in ancient Greece. It is believed that the ancient Greeks developed wrestling in order to prepare soldiers in hand-to-hand combat. After the Greeks were defeated by the Romans, wrestling was borrowed by the Romans who modified the sport by eliminating much of the brutality of the Greek way wrestling. ...

Patagonia targets customers from a different direction using demographic and psychographic market segmentation. Patagonia organization has different countries where they are marketing their product and merging with major manufacturing organization. The Patagonia has employed different marketing criteria and directing the effort in attraction of customers through advertisement and promotions (Fifield, 2007). The information that is presented to the customers is mainly concerned with the products such as clothes and drinks. Jackets that are being advertised have different colors and materials quality hence covering different wide region depending with the weather and climate in such places. In demographic market segmentation, ...

[Title of Institution] Reading 1: Using the assigned reading from Rowlandson, and then EITHER the assigned reading by Columbus OR Cabeza de Vaca, discuss the tone and the purpose of each piece. Which piece best fulfills its purpose? Why? How does the first person narrative form help the purpose? Rowlandson’s approach was more formal and less direct. The narration appeared less personal as compared to how Columbus made his letter, although both authors were telling the story of what transpired base on personal experience. The content of the reading was pure of emotions—fear, anger, rage, ...

It was a relatively chilly day in London. Three dark skinned men appear holding two machetes and two revolvers. Everyone watching these scary men got nervous and took cover in shops. Dressed in a black hood; Jake (not his real name) was jogging back to the military barracks just outside London. He is wiping goblets of sweat on his brow as he sighs to the accomplishment of completing his usual 5 mile morning run. He seems lost in his own world, maybe thinking of his young, newly-wedded wife who must mean much in his life especially at this stage of marriage. ...

1.0 Lab 1: Heating Value Measurements: Solid and Liquid Fuels with a Bomb Calorimeter 1.1 Introduction Measurements of heating values can be derived for both solid and liquid combustible fuels using an Oxygen Bomb Calorimeter. The calorimeter measures heat. Heat is not the same thing as temperature. The heat of combustion is called the calorific value. The calorific value is “:the number of heat units liberated by a unit mass of a sample when burned with oxygen in an enclosure of constant volume” (Introduction 2007). The experiment uses the 6100 Bomb Calorimeter. The definition of calorific value in a bomb calorimeter ...

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 ...

The film Full Metal Jacket was directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1987 (IMDB), 20 years after the events described in the movie. It depicts several crucial moments of the Vietnam War, the Battle in Hue and the Tet Offensive, and trainings before. First of all, soldiers’ training does not seem to be realistic because of its cruelty and sarcasm from Hartman, the Senior Drill Instructor. Hartman treats soldiers in a way that hardly can be called humane. Yet the main aim of these episodes is to show that training is not a holiday and that soldiers should be prepared to all ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with an analysis of two literary works which represent the genre of urban fantasy. The first book is ‘Kitty goes to War’ by Carrie Vaughn who has become acknowledged for her novels of supernatural context and character with Kitty Norville holding the main leading role of her books. Kitty Norville is a werewolf who works as the hostess of the radio program ‘The Midnight Hour’. ‘Kitty goes to War’ has been published as part of this series of novels. The second book presented in this essay is ‘Sharp Teeth’ ...

Introduction

There exist about 33,000 violent gangs among street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and prison gangs a population of members active in committing criminal acts. Most of them are sophisticated and properly organized. They employ violence to control their territories and make robust their money making activities that far include; robbery, fraud, drug and gun trafficking, prostitution rings, and extortion (Barker, 2007). A report released by the National Gang Threat Assessment in 2011, shows that gangs are responsible for an average of 48% of criminal activities and up to a high of 90% in other jurisdiction. There are a number of motorcycles ...

Nothing beats the joy of coming to terms with one’s identity. However, defining one’s identity is always a challenge, especially in the face of cultural restrictions. It also becomes more challenging when there are stereotypes that restrict chances of personal growth. In an attempt to overcome these challenges, and define their identity, some people may be forced to break ranks with their past. Although culture and stereotypes influence people’s way of life, the ability to define one’s identity lies with self. Culture has a great impact on how people define their growth. Through the beautiful poem “ ...

Non-verbal Communication is an extremely common form of language. It is a form of communication where words are determined by interpretation of certain situations or images that individuals’ interactions may relay. Since most people do not understand non-verbal communication it would be wise to investigate how people perceive this habit. An experiment is conducted in an elevator to affirm some of the non-verbal communication elements. Upon entry to the elevator I will start the conversation facing the back of the elevator while I do not establish eye contact with the individual. The day being extremely hot I will wear a woolen ...

Writing bad-news messages

Dear Ms. Leketa Young, Introduction Our esteemed customer, I received your email. In the package, you are bringing to my attention the fact that the jacket you bought from my women’s clothing shop in California turned out to be defective since the panes have different coloring. You also requested for refund of the cost of the jacket and the shipping charges. Thank you for expressing your claims to me. Unfortunately, I’m sorry to inform you that it will not be possible to refund you for reasons that you will understand.

Reasons for refusal

- Leather jacket is defective ...

Funding is requested from the National Science Foundation in order to carry out proposed research based on the calorimetric study of enthalpy, Gibb’s energy, and entropy. The technique of calorimetric experimentation has changed a great deal from the early 1960s when studies of the heat ionization of water were conducted. The first adiabatic bomb calorimeters were very simple and controlling the difference in temperature between the inside and outside jackets was hard to control. The difference in temperature needs to be as small as possible, close to an infinitesimal amount. Technology has developed to sophisticated levels. The automatic capabilities ...

#1: I went to the local Starbucks that lies nearly a quarter mile from my house. While I was there, the coffee shop was moderately populated. Soon after I arrived, in walked a young Caucasian woman in her early to late 20s; she was dressed informally, with a checkered plaid button-down shirt, well-fitting jeans, and her long brown hair in a ponytail. She had wide-rimmed glasses, and a nose ring. Carrying a laptop bag and several notebooks, it seemed as though she was going there to just write and surf the Internet on their laptop. The expression on her lightly-made-up face was one of slight ...

Executive summary

This report takes on a personal, critical incident to illustrate various approaches in understanding cross cultural communications. It aims to explore the communication problems which arise from cultural differences. By way of a narrative inquiry and analysis, the critical incident is related to general workplace miscommunications which happen when verbal and non verbal communications do not cross the same level of understanding between the sender and the receiver. This report applies three specific theories: theory of verbal communications by Mellor (1990), theory of non verbal communications by Ekman & Friesen (1969), and theory of individualism and collectivism by Hofstede (1980) to ...

Full Metal Jacket, produced in 1987, is a movie directed by Stanley Kubrick, which highlights the experiences of Vietnam War soldiers. The title of the movie depicts the metal jackets worn by foot soldiers. Through the film, the director seeks to showcase Gustav Hasford’s novel (The Short-timers) by following a platoon of U.S marines. New recruits undergo a rigorous training under the command of a drill instructor, Sergeant Hartman, who prepares them for grueling combats ahead. Full Metal Jacket earned rare plaudits from the Academy Award after its nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, and after the American Film Institute put the movie ...

A single train track can be seen the dust jacket of Edward L. Ayers’s monumental books The Promise of the New South: Life after Reconstruction that cuts through a forest and points into an apparently unknown terrain. The image seems to be both promising and foreboding because the progress that the train track symbolizes also posed a threat to the necessary changes in the physical and social landscape that so well known to the southerners. The fundamental theme of Ayer's book is propelled by this image, in which the uneven course of fundamental changes in a post-Reconstruction South is tracked. ...

In the documentary film China Blue, success is depicted as relative to one’s situation. For the migrant worker Jasmine, success means she earns enough to send money back home to help support her family. For the garment factory owner, success is making enough profit to enable him to have a comfortable lifestyle and convince himself he is a progressive boss. For the representatives of large global retail organizations, success means being able to buy cheaply produced jeans to sell with large profit margins. These different meanings of success reflect the different cultural norms inherent in the three different groups of ...

Introduction

Fashion forecasting mainly focuses on upcoming trends and how they may impact the fashion industry. A fashion forecaster is charged with the responsibility of predicting the colors, styles and fabrics to be presented on the runway or in the stores for upcoming seasons. This concept is applicable to all levels in the fashion industry and covers quite a number of activities. Trend forecasting on the other hand is the overall process which may focus on other industries not related to the fashion industry. The main aim of a fashion forecaster is therefore to attract customers and help the retail business owners ...

There is no movie with a greater effect than one in possession of a rebellious teenager for a protagonist, who finds himself at odds with his peers at a new school, who meets a girl, stands up for what he believes is right, even though it may be in conflict with what society perceives as right, thus disobeying not only his parents but the law as well, all in an attempt to make a potent social commentary about the American youth. Such a movie is Rebel Without a Cause. The film’s enormous success has not only its story, but also its stars to thank for: heartthrob ...