Essays on The Matrix

In Griswold’s article he poses the question whether happiness and cypher's choice is ignorance bliss. He addresses the question what is happiness? As humans, we invest a lot of effort in pursuit of happiness. Precisely, depriving ourselves happiness is equitable to depriving ourselves a reason for living or good life. In other terms, happiness is so sought after that a life without it seems barely worth having. Happiness is so important that even earlier philosophers are cognizant of the fact. According to Aristotle, happiness is either the ultimate end of the activities carried out by mankind or the ...

The archetypal hero’s journey has taken many forms throughout history; in contemporary film, it often requires the main characters to step outside their cynical, grounded physical worlds and enter new realms of imagination. In the case of two classic films from the 1990s, Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King and the Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix , three archetypes of the hero’s journey(the hero, the mentor, and the monster) are found, contextualizing these modern science fiction and fantasy films as modern hero’s journeys. The three characters from each of these films that fit these archetypes are adapted ...

The archetypal hero’s journey has taken many forms throughout history; in contemporary film, it often requires the main characters to step outside their cynical, grounded physical worlds and enter new realms of imagination. In the case of two classic films from the 1990s, Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King and the Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix , three archetypes of the hero’s journey(the hero, the mentor, and the monster) are found, contextualizing these modern science fiction and fantasy films as modern hero’s journeys. In the proposed research paper, the three characters from each film that fit these ...

Organizational structure forms through departmentalization. Separate positions are united into a department, and the departments become vital elements that create an organization. Naturally, there are several ways one can approach departmentalization. Managers decide how departments are interrelated, what major focuses and goals are set before each department, and how the chain of command and hierarchy will establish communication systems and reporting principles. Because different companies operate in highly distinct industries, there are different types of organizational structures developed to meet business-specific goals in a maximally effective and efficient way. There are three traditional organizational structures that are used by ...

Simplex method is an algorithm for solving linear programming optimization problem by sorting the vertices of a convex polyhedron in a multidimensional space. Linear programming problem is that it is necessary to maximize or minimize a linear functional on a multidimensional space for a given linear constraints.

The sequence of calculations simplex method can be divided into two main phases:

- finding the original vertices of the set of feasible solutions, - gradual transition from one vertex to another, leading to the optimization of the objective function. Thus in some cases, the initial solution is obviously its definition or does not require complex calculations, for example, when all the constraints are represented ...

<INSTRUCTOR’S NAME> <COURSE NAME> The movie ‘The Matrix’ revolves around a computer programmer and a hacker named Thomas Anderson, who played by the name Neo during his hacking stint. He opted to find out the meaning of ‘the Matrix’, a cryptic phrase which he constantly encounter, by setting a meeting with a futuristic group headed by Morpheus. Through his journey to find out the truth, he found out several threats to human beings where it actually fights with intelligent machines in the 21st century. Neo exemplified exceptional skills during virtual combat that led the team of ...

Solution to tutorial 1

Problem description Three problems that cannot be solved using traditional computing model but can be solved using neural computing include sensor processing, pattern recognition and speech and even text processing. It is because neural networks provide a different approach for data analysis and pattern recognition within the same data as compared to traditional computing approach. Text recognition, sensor processing, pattern recognition and speech recognition are all problems that cannot be well characterized. Therefore, traditional computing can only work well for problem that can be well described in terms of characteristics. These features include balancing checkbooks, keeping tabs of inventory, ...

Introduction

Individuals hold different ideas regarding ‘reality.’ People base these concepts on sensorial perceptions, which mean that some of the experiences one holds about the world revolve around a deception, which prevents them from understanding the truth. Plato dug into the idea of sensorial deception in “The Cave” and “The Matrix,” which mimicked the story and explored realism of deception.

Question 1

The matrix raises questions relating to reality, which resemble those asked by Plato in “The Cave.” Plato asks readers to envision human beings as captives who live in a dark cave located underground. Furthermore, he insists that individuals live in ...

- When did the BCG experience-curve begin to have a significant impact on business thinking? The experience curve is one of the best known and one of the signature concepts of BCG . The experience curve theory was generated during a cost analysis performed by BCG for a major semiconductor manufacturer in 1966 and held that the unit production cost of a company would decrease by a particular amount (which is estimated to be nearly 20% to 30%) for each doubling of the experience or accumulated production volume . The experience curve theory has been a valuable descriptor and a predictor of ...

Christianity is a religious tradition that is practices in almost all parts of the world. Whenever anything religious oriented happens in the world, people tend to link it with the happenings in the history of their beliefs. It is from this point of view that some people believe that the movie, The Matrix is a messianic movie. This is due to the fact that there are a lot of Christian ideas in this movie therefore leading to conclusions that indeed, there is a Christ like figure in it, Neo, who has a mission that he is supposed to accomplish, ...

It is Ancient Greece, and Plato is seeking to justify is rational foundationalism ideology. He develops an allegory to enlighten his students about the perceptions of reality. It is all in a cave, he gives a description of prisoners chained to the walls of the cave. Their movement restricted, they are unable to turn their heads and all this while their sight is fixated on the wall of the cave ahead. They can only see the shadowy shapes on the wall and to hear echoes. Unbeknown to them, there are puppeteers behind, manipulating puppets in front of a fire. ...

The film The Matrix is edited as a comprehensive thought-provoking and very detailed look at philosophy in the new digital age. The Matrix appears at first as the real world for Neo than Morpheus presumes. Morpheus reveals to Neo the truth about a replicated reality that Neo lives in. As a rationalist, Morpheus only accepts common sense and he even wonders why some people like Neo tend to behave differently. On the central, Neo believes very little in the reality of the Matrix. Ostensibly, it appears that the more Neo believes in the existence of the matrix, he seemingly ...

Nothing troubles the mind more than the thought of living in illusion. However, as Plato’s Cave Allegory and the film The Matrix reveal, living in illusion is not far from mankind. Using philosophical symbolism, Cave Allegory and The Matrix prove that day to day experiences construed as reality reflect the inability of humans to go beyond their natural limits. In Plato’s Cave Allegory and the film The Matrix, people’s sense of reality is warped; therefore, whatever they think of as reality is far from the truth. People living in a cave would not know the reality ...

Abstract

This paper strives to prove different invertible matrices theorems. The following are some of the theorems that the paper will justify - A is an invertible matrix - A is row equivalent to the n × n identity matrix - A has n pivot positions - The equation Ax=0 has only the trivial solution - The equation Ax=b has at least one solution for each b in RN. - The columns of A spans RN - The linear transformation X→Ax maps RN onto RN. - There is an n × n matrix C such that AC=I. - There is an ...

Data security is an important aspect in the life of information systems. Because of these numerous security models have been presented. One of the most effective security model and the simplest to implement is the use of the Access Control Matrix Model (ACMM). This model focuses on restricting access of different users to a specific application. Basically, the matrix is used to provide a description of users who have access to specific objects. It is compose of four important parts which are the listing of objects that are to be accessed, the listing of subjects of the people who ...

Executive summary

MathCAD is a crucial tool for applying in mathematics and especially mathematics for engineering. The software provides an environment of inherent interactivity with scratchpad, real math notation, automatic recalculation and fully integrated project components. MathCAD yields results when making crucial calculations. This is achieved through integration of text, math and graphics into a single worksheet. This in turn, is visualized, illustrated and annotated in all the calculations. MathCAD runs in computer operating systems like MS Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7and windows 8.

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Conclusion 13 Objectives Activity procedures - Load the MathCAD software - s:\ ...

- Thesis: Human’s intelligence in visual reality world: Tron and the Matrix - The thesis goes further to provide information on how Tron was designed, works, and its associated dangers. It portrays the matrix as a controller of both the virtual as well as the real world. - Their similarities are that they are both inventions of artificial intelligence and that they have control over the real and the virtual world. In Tron, computer programs are portrayed as slaves to powerful authoritative programs while, in The Matrix, humans are slaves to programs since they are the ones who run ...

Summary of Article and a Reaction to the Matrix

As a human race, we invest a lot of effort in pursuit of happiness. More precisely, depriving one of happiness is equitable to depriving them of a reason for living or good life. In other terms, happiness is so sought after that a life without it seems barely worth having. Happiness is so important that even earlier philosophers are cognizant of the fact. According to Aristotle, happiness is either the ultimate end of the activities carried out by mankind or the ultimate end. This expresses in unequivocal terms that even earlier beings perceived happiness as a need. In more ...

In today’s digital age of filmmaking, traditional filmmaking has been eclipsed by computer-generated imagery (CGI), digital film recording, and all manner of other filmmaking tools used to bring the impossible to life. With digital cinema, production styles have become innovated and advanced to a turning point, in which the future of cinema is in a state of flux – does digital cinema overtake traditional filmmaking, or can it be used to underline unique thematic content and as a valuable tool for filmmakers? Perhaps the most apropos way to examine digital cinema and its applications to film is to explore ...

Cyberpunk is a fiction genre that depicts a high-tech environment while focusing on low-life characters in the story. Cyberpunk was influenced mainly by postmodernism, so it depicts advanced technology while also focusing on revolutions in the social order. “The Matrix” is an example of a cyberpunk film that uses a desperate and dark setting with advanced technology to address the despair in the social position among the human characters and their fight with the oppressive machines. “Count Zero” depicts a struggle for power in cyberspace between various corporations and the roles of low-life characters in that power struggle. The ...

Elements of Design

Aesthetically, the film The Matrix gave a whole new appreciation of special effects to a new generation of movie goers. It introduced the effect of ‘bullet time’ for the first time – an effect which sees the live action being slowed down so that the character appears to be bending time to meet their needs, something which the characters are able to do whilst in the Matrix. The film’s design drew on classical science fiction, steam punk and dystopian ideas to produce a strongly modern film which, far from ordinary, drew on its ...

"As a writer, after getting over the idea that I had to know only one truth, I realized that my problem is that I have too much truth to tell rather than too little." --Maxine Hong Kingston

These words of author Maxine Hong Kingston reflect a very unique take on postmodernism. According to the tenets of postmodernism, there is no real absolute truth; the subjective nature of the world allows for everyone to have a different perspective on reality and "truth." With this in mind, Kingston speaks to a unique capability for authors and writers to express this ambiguity ...

1) Ansoff’s matrix is a business tool that is used to plan precise growth strategies (Doole & Lowe,2004, p. 170). The precise growth strategy is dependent on whether the targeted market is new or existing (represented by the vertical axis of the matrix) and whether the proposed product is new or existing (represented by the horizontal axis of the matrix). Thus, if the growth project is an existing product in an existing market, the suggested growth strategy is market penetration, as shown in the upper left quadrant of the matrix. If the growth project is a new product ...

The Matrix appeared on our movie screens in 1999 and immediately caused people to question their understanding of reality. It drew attention to the fragile nature of humanity and provided a metaphor for our unrealistic expectations of our existence. From birth, we are inundated with images of beautiful people, expensive possessions and luxurious lifestyles and we are socialized to aspire to these things. However, The Matrix raised awareness that these things are purely superficial and like the un-reality presented in the film, we are raised to desire a reality that for the majority, simply never comes to fruition. In ...

ABSTRACT

There are a number of important benefits that can be gleaned for humanity as a whole if production processes could be moved to space. This is a holistic investigation of the different benefits of moving manufacturing processes to space, and of the current processes that are capable of being carried out in space or in orbit. Full-scale production of space vehicles is the final end goal of the process, but a focus on small-scale production via 3-D printing technologies is also examined over the course of the study. A literature review and meta-analysis was conducted to determine the effects ...

Abstract

Bones are formed through a process known as osteogenesis from three different lineages. This process takes place through two different methods, which are intramembranous ossification and endochondral ossification. A large increment in bone mass takes place in childhood, as well as puberty, through the formation of endochondral bone. At this point, growth hormones are known to play a role. This paper will focus on the process of cartilage and bone formation and the stimulation of bone formation by the growth hormone. There are a number of factors that regulate the formation of bone, while growth hormone affects a number ...

INTERSECTIONALITY

Intersectionality is the meeting place, and overlapping space among different disenfranchised groups. More specifically, it is the study of these interactions as they apply to each other, to the society as a whole and the effects of these multiple systems of discrimination and oppression. It is also the methodology used in study of the relationships and subjects. Some individuals are members of more than one disenfranchised minority. Various groups that may or may not share members are nonetheless subject to the same forms of discrimination. The theory of Intersectionality seeks to examine how these various biological, cultural and social ...

Abstract

Presented is the cautious strategic analysis of newly born bank in the UK. Factual research suggests that UK owns the largest banking industry in the world and federal measures of the company highly support businesses in the country with lesser intervention. Secondly, economic and social factors are providing evidence of promising growth in the businesses in UK. Further, competitive landscape suggests that rivalry is high in the industry that is attributed to industry size as well as competitive pressures in terms of suppliers and buyer are comparatively higher. The internal analysis highlighted the distinctive capabilities of the firm that ...

Introduction

Composition of Dietary Fiber Dietary fiber is an essential component in nutrition and health (Mora et al., 2013; Klosterbuer, Roughead, & Slavin, 2011). Thus, the present study will explore the effect of particle size and source of fiber on the level of cholesterol in the human digestion system. Primarily, dietary fiber is a constituent of plant foods and includes materials that have diverse morphological and chemical structure. Such materials resist enzymatic action in the human digestion system (Dhingra et al. 2012). In the gastrointestinal tracts, the dietary fiber forms a matrix that has both amorphous and fibrous characteristics. The matrix’ ...

3 Commercial Analyses

The car company Lexus has a TV advertisement that breaks the tradition of form of most car commercials. Most car commercials feature a car driving along an urban or rural roadway. Amazing in motion starts with full band music with the letters “Amazing in Motion” appearing above a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton. Then the scene jumps to a number of flying futuristic drones. They move with personality and do not seem robotic. The music in the background is uplifting orchestral music that guides the drones music. They fly through city streets and museums and finally they fly ...

Meditations & Bad Dreams

Introduction Descartes and Christopher Grau found similar difficulties in putting full faith in perceived realities. Descartes set these down in his series of Meditations. Grau used them as the foundation of the film The Matrix. Both men sought the answer to the same question. They wanted to find a method by which individuals could be sure that the reality perceived did reflect the real world. Descartes decided to fix his thinking by rejecting everything knew and rebuilding on an honest foundation. In reach the truth, he needed a way to rule out every other possibility. Like Descartes trying to ...

We live in a time where people can socialise/argue/fight online they can visit casinos and virtual strip clubs, they can shop and take tours of places online so what would be the point of restricting video games in terms of their sexual and violent content when films and television use that sort of content frequently and the internet can never be regulated? My hypothesis is that sex and violence has been around since the dawn of time and censoring its influence in video games will do nothing but blind people to what real life and real expression is. The ...

“Real, unreal what’s the difference? As long as you don’t get caught”

- Trickster (Brainscan 1994) Brainscan was great nineties film starring Edward Furlong (Terminator 2 1991) and the reason the film really interested me was because it laid bare this vital truth about films and videogames and most media really that is they’re all about murder. My hypothesis is that sex and violence has been around since the dawn of time and restricting it’s influence in films and television will do nothing but blind people to what real life and real expression is. This graph is a depiction of the length of violent scenes in animated films for ...

Examine the relationships among various racial and ethnic groups by completing the matrix below. Enter a different group into each row and column and then describe the relations between the two groups where their groups intersect in the matrix. Answer the questions following the matrix in paragraphs of 300 words each.

Racial and Ethnic Relations Matrix

Racial or Ethnic Group 1 Caucasians (Whites) Racial or Ethnic Group 2 Natives (Indians) Racial or Ethnic Group 3 Hispanics Caucasians vs Hispanics Hispanics vs Natives Racial or Ethnic Group 4 Blacks (Africans) Caucasians vs Blacks Blacks vs Natives 1. From the interactions in the matrix, what have ...

List each company and describe the business that each is in

DHL Company Overview DHL is an international market leader in international express delivery, airfreight, and overland transport. The firm is the world leader in contract logistics and ocean freight. DHL’s international network links more than 220 territories and countries. The firm has a team of approximately 285,000 employees dedicated to providing fast and reliable services that exceed customer’s expectation in 120,000 locations worldwide.

Boeing Company Overview

Boeing is the second largest manufacturer of large commercial planes behind Airbus and the second largest defense contractor behind Lockheed Martin. In addition to commercial jets the company also manufacturer military airplane. ...

Project Management

Introduction In my paper you will be able to see the step in the project planning stages, organizational structure, and the charter. There will be steps through each of them. The steps are a very important part of the project planning, the organizational structure, and the charter. In order for everything to run smoothly everyone must give all the respect to each other and must work together to get the project done properly and on time for the delivery.

Project Planning

Project planning is a discipline for stating how to complete a project within a certain timeframe, usually with defined stages, ...

Introduction

Morgan’s images of organization (1998) are popular diagnostic tools in the field of management as they allow for an organization to be viewed from different perspectives. In turn, this allows for a more holistic view of the organization and a better understanding of the situation being diagnosed. This paper uses Morgan’s metaphors of organization in diagnosing an employee motivation problem at Accenture. This paper also presents a critical evaluation of the diagnostic reading, as well as recommendations with regards to the possible alternatives and solutions.

Company Overview

Accenture is “a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company” (Accenture, ...

Companies today set up their organization structure based on their mission, goal and objectives. An organization can increase revenues and widen their profits margin if they select organization structures that match the needs of their operations. There many types of organization structures that exist today with the common ones been divisional, functional and matrix.

Woolworth’s organization structure

Woolworths limited, founded by Percy Christmas in 1924, is a multinational retail store business with over 1000 stores worldwide. Woolworth’s main idea was to introduce retail stores operating on low based prices, selling quality products. Its business activities focus on refreshing their products and ...

BCG matrix is a management tool that provides a framework for assessing performance of different businesses within a company’s portfolio. It considers two parameters in the evaluation: market growth rate and market share of a particular company. The upper right quadrant of the matrix is characterized by high growth and low market share and the businesses in this quadrant are called “question marks”. Businesses in the lower left quadrant of the matrix enjoy high market share, but a low market growth, therefore they are considered “cash cows” (Griffin, 2010).

The electronics division of the company is a question ...

A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM),is an outline that describes the input of various given roles in implementation deliverables or tasks for business or a project. It is particularly vital and very useful in clarifying duties and roles in cross functional processes. Thus, Responsibility Assignment Matrix identifies all the team members directly responsible for each given task as well as a list of supporting organizational members. Responsibility Assignment Matrix(RAM) is also known as a RACI matrix or a Linear Responsibility Chart(LRC).The acronym RACI is derivative from the four key in tasks that are most characteristically used ...

Solid dispersion can be defined as a cluster of solid creations made up of at least two distinguished components one being a hydrophobic drug and the other a hydrophilic matrix which can take any form depending on the crystalline or amorphous nature of the solids used (see figure 1). In the context of pharmaceuticals, this technology was developed to help improve the solubility and bioavailability of oral drugs. Studies have indicated that a score of patients prefers oral drugs for their simplicity in administration hence they show more compliance in comparison to other types of drugs administered in different ...

Introduction:

The idea of trusting, and mistrusting your senses has been part of philosophical discourse for a very long time. In The Republic, Book VII Plato writes of one of Socrates’s discourses most commonly referred to as The Cave. This provides written verification that humankind has been questioning their senses and cognition since 360 BCE. If we fast-forward a couple of millennia or so, we can view this from the Cartesian prospective or bring it into modern times and into The Matrix.

Thesis:

The senses and our understanding of our perceptions cannot always be trusted. Argument: In The Republic, Book ...

The movie revolves around the protagonist Neo as he appears to have been rescued by Morpheus who mentors him during his journey into the Matrix. The movie reveals the projection of an alternative virtual world into the humans’ feelings and minds. Machines with artificial intelligence who captures humans primarily rule the real world. These machines deposit the humans into their sleep in order to harvest energy. During the movie, Morpheus trained Neo to transcend physical limitation of the Matrix and utilize supernatural strengths and skills to defeat the Agents. During one of their encounters, the antagonist was able to ...

- Describe the role of the following in protein synthesis - DNA, nucleotides, RNA, ribosomes, rough ER, and Golgi apparatus. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is a double stranded hereditary molecule containing the genetic code from which specific protein molecules are synthesized. First step in protein synthesis is synthesis of single stranded complementary RNA. RNA also contains all the components of DNA except a ribose sugar. Special RNA called messenger RNA (mRNA) carries the message to ribosomes. Under mRNA’s direction, transfer RNA (tRNA) delivers amino acids to ribosomes and ribosomal RNA (rRNA) attaches each amino acid to form the final ...

Introduction

Tensile testing is usually conducted to select a material for its application, quality control, and to forecast how the material is likely to react on deployment of different types of forces. The properties evaluated through the tensile test include the ultimate tensile strength, the maximum elongation, X-area reduction and so forth. These evaluations facilitate determination of such properties as Young’s Modulus, yield strength, Poisson’s ratio, and the characteristics of strain hardening [1. 2]. Tensile testing on glass fibre is, thus, performed to determine the quality of the material it contains, and to ascertain its suitability for various ...

Introduction

Investments have two aspects; returns and risks that determine their desirability to an investor. In that respect, analyzing the two is crucial, and several models have been advanced for the purpose of identifying most suitable portfolios. In addition, investor's preferences and risk profile determine their investments choices. Thus, a portfolio construction is based on the involved assets return and risk as well as the client’s risk profile. To demonstrate the process of portfolio construction in view of the clients’ profile, this report uses a case of a client with identified investments goals. The report uses a questionnaire to ...

Interactions between the Environment, Technology, and Human Resources in the Organisation

Introduction Casual Togs faces the challenge of establishing advantage in a highly competitive environment amidst the various problems and issues that affect the company’s operations, performance, and outcomes. Henceforth, this discussion is an analysis of Casual Togs’ circumstances based on developments in the external environment and tensions within the internal environment. This discussion also explores other aspects of the organisation such as issues concerning technology and human resources. The objective of analysing Casual Togs is to determine the interactions between the environment, technology, and human resources in the organisation that affect management and organisational performance. Doing so would ...

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Executive summary The Chinese meditation pools are some of the ancient designs that still make sense in the modern times. The design and construction of such a facility requires a lot of keenness from the designer to ensure the designed pool meets the requirements of the client. Anciently, these pools were designed together with a meditation platform because of their complementary use. This project involves the design and construction of a meditation pool and the corresponding platform for meditation. The major challenge in this project is the sensitivity of the final product to the client, which needs to be ...

Introduction

Dr. West who was born on June 1953 in Tulsa Oklahoma spent his life in Sacramento in California. He went to John F. Kennedy High school. He attended Harvard University where he graduated with his undergraduate degree in bachelor of education in 1973.He later received his PhD at Princeton University in 1980.He became the first African American to receive PhD from the same university. He initially thought at Princeton University as a professor before he moved to Union Theological Seminary in New York .He thought African American Studies while he was still in Princeton University. After going to Union ...

reinforced with Aluminium glassy alloys

Engineering

The effects of mixing time, sintering temperature, sintering time and pressure on mechanical properties of a metal matrix composite (MMC) reinforced with Aluminium glassy alloys

Introduction

Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) are an important class of engineering materials because they can continually be adapted to suit the needs of manufacturing and newly available technology. MMCs using aluminium as a basic ingredient can be designed to meet particular needs for high performance materials. Duralumin™ was the first aluminium alloy demonstrating the ability to result in a material with very high temperature strength after solution treatment and aging ( ...

Some commentators have taken the position that risk management is actually more important than revenue management in the hospitality industry (Nand, 2011). Accordingly, this report prepares a risk management strategy for a small, boutique hotel in order to address this outstanding need. The business at present has a generalized risk management strategy, primarily concerned with immediate economic business risks. This approach is not as effective as it could be because it is primarily reactive to present crises rather than attempting to predict issues that could arise and prepare solutions in advance. Furthermore, the time period considered within this generalized ...

What were the legal issues in this case? What did the appeals court decide?

A lawsuit was filed by David Dunlap against Tennessee Valley Authority or TVA under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for racial discrimination during selection of candidates. The district court found that the plaintiff Dunlap has endured discrimination under both disparate impact analyses and disparate treatment, stating that the subjective hiring process of TVA allowed racial discrimination against Dunlap and other colored applicants. The Court of Appeals decided that although there was enough evidence to show that TVA was guilty of practicing disparate treatment, there was not sufficient proof to corroborate disparate impact. Taking into consideration ...

Introduction

Strategic management is an important concept that should be looked into when undertaking strategy formulation. There are several tools that are used in understanding a given organization. This is an important concept that comes into play when undertaking strategic management. This paper will focus on Thomas Cook Company which deals with leisure and hospitality services. There will be analysis of the company regarding external and internal environments.

Stakeholder analysis

Thomas Cook’s main stakeholders include its employees, customers, dealers, suppliers, investors, and the communities in which they operate their business. Of importance to the company also is the society including government ...

Introduction

Wireless is a very important aspect of communication which has greatly impacted on the lives of people in the society. It operates without a wire or electric conductor. However, wireless communication has undergone a lot of developments in the past. Several technological inventions have been done to improve it. This paper gives an in-depth and critical analysis of the use of Space–time block coding and the Alamouti code.

For a very long time now, wireless communication has been focused on using antenna. Its use forms an integral part of in this process. However, such antenna arrays were often ...

The movie “V for Vendetta,” directed by James McTeigue, follows the actions of a freedom fighter who operates under the alias “V” and uses guerrilla tactics to oppose the totalitarian regime established in England. When he rescues Evey Hammond from the secret police, he also gains an accomplice. James McTeigue, the director of “V for Vendetta,” entered the film industry during the 1980s, and he became an assistant director in 1991. He was an assistant director known for participating in the creation of “The Matrix” series and “Star Wars Episode II.” The movie “V for Vendetta” was his debut ...

Question 1: Discuss the implications of co-conducting a project plan from the project and department managers’ points of view.

Beijing EAPS Consulting Inc. (BEC) is a consulting company specializing in the provision of psychological support to personnel of BECs customer companies. BEC began with six staff in 2001 and has grown to 20 staff in 6 short years. The company started with two co-founders managing the company from a single office, shared between them. At the start of the venture, a definite company structure with identified departments did not exist. At the time, employees were assigned projects based on skills and company schedules. In 2006, Beijing EAPS Consulting started setting up new departments and contracting new employees. The ...

Both the internal and external factor matrices are strategic tools used to address audit the performance of an organization with in relation to its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that face the organization. These matrices are used by policy makers in formulating the strategic direction of an organization. In order to put together the external and internal factor matrices, a policy maker in an organization has to identify all the external factors that affect the organization's strategic position in relation to other players in the industry. It's also imperative that the factors that are internal to the organization, and ...

Ansoff Matrix

The Ansoff Matrix was developed by a Russian mathematician Igor Ansoff. The objective of this matrix is to help business managers to analyze and devise business strategies in order to grow the business, using the existing products or by introducing new ones. The matrix describes four major dimensions in which the business can grow and helps in assessing the degree of risk involved. Ansoff Matrix is also called the Product/Market Expansion Grid; the figure below defines the four ways in which the business can grow.

Walmart Ansoff Analysis

The matrix suggests four different ways of business growth i.e. Market Development, Market Penetration, ...

Chapter I

The stereotypes and micro-aggressions suffered by a Black woman in a toxic workplace leads to deleterious effects. The effects reported here include oppression, shame, and isolation. Internalizing these feelings of isolation systematically caused the body, mind, and spirit to suffer physiologically and psychologically. The overall strategy is termed disconnection; this concept is reinforced by the “power over” (Jordan, 2010) by a dominant group who wantonly exercise shame and isolation to discourage mutually empowerment relationships (Jordan, 2010, p. 105). This Black woman is me. The terms Black and African American are used interchangeably. It is my preference to identify with ...

Chapter I

The stereotypes and micro-aggressions suffered by a Black woman in a toxic workplace leads to deleterious effects. The effects reported here include oppression, shame, and isolation. Internalizing these feelings of isolation systematically caused the body, mind, and spirit to suffer physiologically and psychologically. The overall strategy is termed disconnection; this concept is reinforced by the “power over” (Jordan, 2010) by a dominant group who wantonly exercise shame and isolation to discourage mutually empowerment relationships (Jordan, 2010, p. 105). This Black woman is me. The terms Black and African American are used interchangeably. It is my preference to identify with ...