Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Game and Passage Essay

Great agony of spirit, went into the bright moonshine, mounted his horse and rode off into the world. He met holy hermits of the Vindhya Mountains and talked to them but he was not satisfied. Then he went to the jungle with five disciples and there he gave himself up to fasting and penance. But it brought no sense of truth achieved. Then he gave up fasting and began to feed himself fully. He realized that whatever truth men may reach is best by a nourished brain in a healthy body. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions: a) What did Buddha find? (1) b) What news was brought to him and what was his reaction? (2) c) What desire took hold of him? (1) d) Why did he give up fasting? (1) e) What did he realize? (1) f) Find words from the passage, which are similar in meaning to the following: (2) i. Very bad pain. ii. A strong wish. 2. Read the following passage carefully: (8 marks) Once a famous tennis player was scheduled to play in a championship game with her most formidable rival. At the last minute, she gave the excuse of not feeling well and refused to play. Her reputation was ruined. Until the day of her death, she was regarded as a ‘poor sport’ afraid of defeat. Why is such a high value put on good sportsmanship in the playing games? The games themselves are not so important. No, but the traits a person shows in playing a game, reveal his 3 | P a g e character and breeding. The qualities needed in games are the same needed for decent living, fairness, honour, self control, willingness to abide by the rules, just tempered by restraint and ability to win or lose with good spirit. If you cannot muster up any interest in a game, you had better stay out of it. A half-hearted player who does not keep his mind on the game ,is for ever asking, â€Å"Oh, is it my turn? † and plainly does not care how things turn out, and is an annoyance. The ideal player plays for the fun of playing. He tries to win; yet he is not so eager that he jumps in ahead of his turn or claims victory before the game is over. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the questions briefly: a) How was the reputation of the famous tennis player ruined? (2) b) How do games reveal a person’s character? (1) c) Which qualities of decent leaving are also needed in games? (2) d). Why should a disinterested player stay out of the game? (1) e) What is on the mind of the ideal player? (1) f) Find words from the passage that are similar in meaning to the following: i) A person who tries to do better than others. ii) An experience or event in which an opponent beats you up. CLASS -VII Reading Passage 1. Read the following passage carefully: (8 marks) Buddha found that all men are unhappy, rich or poor. Wealth brings comfort but no real happiness. While he was in this mood, he came across one of the saints who still performed penance away from the madding crowd. A passionate desire to do likewise took hold of Buddha. Just then the news was brought to him of his firstborn son. â€Å"This is just another tie to break†, said Buddha. At night he awoke in great agony of spirit, went into the bright moonshine, mounted his horse and rode off into the world. He met holy hermits of the Vindhya Mountains and talked to them but he was not satisfied. Then he went to the jungle with five disciples and there he gave himself up to fasting and penance. But it brought no sense of truth achieved. Then he gave up fasting and began to feed himself fully. He realized that whatever truth men may reach is best by a nourished brain in a healthy body. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions: a) What did Buddha find? (1) b) What news was brought to him and what was his reaction? (2) c) What desire took hold of him? (1). d) Why did he give up fasting? (1) e) What did he realize? (1) f) Find words from the passage, which are similar in meaning to the following: (2) i. Very bad pain. ii. A strong wish. 2. Read the following passage carefully: (8 marks) Once a famous tennis player was scheduled to play in a championship game with her most formidable rival. At the last minute, she gave the excuse of not feeling well and refused to play. Her reputation was ruined. Until the day of her death, she was regarded as a ‘poor sport’ afraid of defeat. Why is such a high value put on good sportsmanship in the playing games? The games themselves are not so important. No, but the traits a person shows in playing a game, reveal his 3 | P a g e character and breeding. The qualities needed in games are the same needed for decent living, fairness, honour, self control, willingness to abide by the rules, just tempered by restraint and ability to win or lose with good spirit. If you cannot muster up any interest in a game, you had better stay out of it. A half-hearted player who does not keep his mind on the game ,is for ever asking, â€Å"Oh, is it my turn? † and plainly does not care how things turn out, and is an annoyance. The ideal player plays for the fun of playing. He tries to win; yet he is not so eager that he jumps in ahead of his turn or claims victory before the game is over. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the questions briefly: a) How was the reputation of the famous tennis player ruined? (2) b) How do games reveal a person’s character? (1) c) Which qualities of decent leaving are also needed in games? (2) d) Why should a disinterested player stay out of the game? (1) e) What is on the mind of the ideal player? (1) f) Find words from the passage that are similar in meaning to the following: i) A person who tries to do better than others. ii) An experience or event in which an opponent beats you up. CLASS -VII Reading Passage 1. Read the following passage carefully: (8 marks) Buddha found that all men are unhappy, rich or poor. Wealth brings comfort but no real happiness. While he was in this mood, he came across one of the saints who still performed penance away from the madding crowd. A passionate desire to do likewise took hold of Buddha. Just then the news was brought to him of his firstborn son. â€Å"This is just another tie to break†, said Buddha. At night he awoke in great agony of spirit, went into the bright moonshine, mounted his horse and rode off into the world. He met holy hermits of the Vindhya Mountains and talked to them but he was not satisfied. Then he went to the jungle with five disciples and there he gave himself up to fasting and penance. But it brought no sense of truth achieved. Then he gave up fasting and began to feed himself fully. He realized that whatever truth men may reach is best by a nourished brain in a healthy body. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions: a) What did Buddha find? (1) b) What news was brought to him and what was his reaction? (2) c) What desire took hold of him? (1). d) Why did he give up fasting? (1) e) What did he realize? (1) f) Find words from the passage, which are similar in meaning to the following: (2) i. Very bad pain. ii. A strong wish. 2. Read the following passage carefully: (8 marks) Once a famous tennis player was scheduled to play in a championship game with her most formidable rival. At the last minute, she gave the excuse of not feeling well and refused to play. Her reputation was ruined. Until the day of her death, she was regarded as a ‘poor sport’ afraid of defeat. Why is such a high value put on good sportsmanship in the playing games? The games themselves are not so important. No, but the traits a person shows in playing a game, reveal his 3 | P a g e character and breeding. The qualities needed in games are the same needed for decent living, fairness, honour, self control, willingness to abide by the rules, just tempered by restraint and ability to win or lose with good spirit. If you cannot muster up any interest in a game, you had better stay out of it. A half-hearted player who does not keep his mind on the game ,is for ever asking, â€Å"Oh, is it my turn? † and plainly does not care how things turn out, and is an annoyance. The ideal player plays for the fun of playing. He tries to win; yet he is not so eager that he jumps in ahead of his turn or claims victory before the game is over. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the questions briefly: a) How was the reputation of the famous tennis player ruined? (2) b) How do games reveal a person’s character? (1) c) Which qualities of decent leaving are also needed in games? (2) d) Why should a disinterested player stay out of the game? (1) e) What is on the mind of the ideal player? (1) f) Find words from the passage that are similar in meaning to the following: i) A person who tries to do better than others. ii) An experience or event in which an opponent beats you up. CLASS -VII Reading Passage 1. Read the following passage carefully: (8 marks) Buddha found that all men are unhappy, rich or poor. Wealth brings comfort but no real happiness. While he was in this mood, he came across one of the saints who still performed penance away from the madding crowd. A passionate desire to do likewise took hold of Buddha. Just then the news was brought to him of his firstborn son. â€Å"This is just another tie to break†, said Buddha. At night he awoke in great agony of spirit, went into the bright moonshine, mounted his horse and rode off into the world. He met holy hermits of the Vindhya Mountains and talked to them but he was not satisfied. Then he went to the jungle with five disciples and there he gave himself up to fasting and penance. But it brought no sense of truth achieved. Then he gave up fasting and began to feed himself fully. He realized that whatever truth men may reach is best by a nourished brain in a healthy body. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions: a) What did Buddha find? (1) b) What news was brought to him and what was his reaction? (2) c) What desire took hold of him? (1) d) Why did he give up fasting? (1) e) What did he realize? (1) f) Find words from the passage, which are similar in meaning to the following: (2) i. Very bad pain. ii. A strong wish. 2. Read the following passage carefully: (8 marks) Once a famous tennis player was scheduled to play in a championship game with her most formidable rival. At the last minute, she gave the excuse of not feeling well and refused to play. Her reputation was ruined. Until the day of her death, she was regarded as a ‘poor sport’ afraid of defeat. Why is such a high value put on good sportsmanship in the playing games? The games themselves are not so important. No, but the traits a person shows in playing a game, reveal his 3 | P a g e character and breeding. The qualities needed in games are the same needed for decent living, fairness, honour, self control, willingness to abide by the rules, just tempered by restraint and ability to win or lose with good spirit. If you cannot muster up any interest in a game, you had better stay out of it. A half-hearted player who does not keep his mind on the game ,is for ever asking, â€Å"Oh, is it my turn? † and plainly does not care how things turn out, and is an annoyance. The ideal player plays for the fun of playing. He tries to win; yet he is not so eager that he jumps in ahead of his turn or claims victory before the game is over. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the questions briefly: a) How was the reputation of the famous tennis player ruined? (2) b) How do games reveal a person’s character? (1) c) Which qualities of decent leaving are also needed in games? (2) d) Why should a disinterested player stay out of the game? (1) e) What is on the mind of the ideal player? (1) f) Find words from the passage that are similar in meaning to the following: i) A person who tries to do better than others. ii) An experience or event in which an opponent beats you up. CLASS -VII Reading Passage 1. Read the following passage carefully: (8 marks) Buddha found that all men are unhappy, rich or poor. Wealth brings comfort but no real happiness. While he was in this mood, he came across one of the saints who still performed penance away from the madding crowd. A passionate desire to do likewise took hold of Buddha. Just then the news was brought to him of his firstborn son. â€Å"This is just another tie to break†, said Buddha. At night he awoke in great agony of spirit, went into the bright moonshine, mounted his horse and rode off into the world. He met holy hermits of the Vindhya Mountains and talked to them but he was not satisfied. Then he went to the jungle with five disciples and there he gave himself up to fasting and penance. But it brought no sense of truth achieved. Then he gave up fasting and began to feed himself fully. He realized that whatever truth men may reach is best by a nourished brain in a healthy body. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions: a) What did Buddha find? (1) b) What news was brought to him and what was his reaction? (2) c) What desire took hold of him? (1) d) Why did he give up fasting? (1) e) What did he realize? (1) f) Find words from the passage, which are similar in meaning to the following: (2) i. Very bad pain. ii. A strong wish. 2. Read the following passage carefully: (8 marks) Once a famous tennis player was scheduled to play in a championship game with her most formidable rival. At the last minute, she gave the excuse of not feeling well and refused to play. Her reputation was ruined. Until the day of her death, she was regarded as a ‘poor sport’ afraid of defeat. Why is such a high value put on good sportsmanship in the playing games? The games themselves are not so important. No, but the traits a person shows in playing a game, reveal his 3 | P a g e character and breeding. The qualities needed in games are the same needed for decent living, fairness, honour, self control, willingness to abide by the rules, just tempered by restraint and ability to win or lose with good spirit. If you cannot muster up any interest in a game, you had better stay out of it. A half-hearted player who does not keep his mind on the game ,is for ever asking, â€Å"Oh, is it my turn? † and plainly does not care how things turn out, and is an annoyance. The ideal player plays for the fun of playing. He tries to win; yet he is not so eager that he jumps in ahead of his turn or claims victory before the game is over. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the questions briefly: a) How was the reputation of the famous tennis player ruined? (2) b). How do games reveal a person’s character? (1) c) Which qualities of decent leaving are also needed in games? (2) d) Why should a disinterested player stay out of the game? (1) e) What is on the mind of the ideal player? (1) f) Find words from the passage that are similar in meaning to the following: i) A person who tries to do better than others. ii) An experience or event in which an opponent beats you up.

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Integrated Marketing Communication

During the last decade of the twentieth century, the concept of integrated marketing communications (IMC) received considerable attention from practitioners and academics alike, and that interest has continued into the new millennium (e. g. , Bearden and Madden 1996; Cornelissen and Lock 2000; Duncan, Schultz, and Patti 2005; Garretson and Burton 2005; Nowak and Phelps 1994; Schultz and Kitchen 2000a; Schumann, Artis, and Rivera 2001). As the marketplace has become more fragmented over the years, organizations have embraced IMC as a means to effectively and efficiently target and attract the splintering mass market through the transmission of a unified message across all â€Å"contact points† between organizations and their consumers. Whether the contact point is product packaging, a Web advertisement, or any other â€Å"information bearing experience that a consumer or prospect has with a brand† (Schultz, Tannenbaum, and Lauterborn 1993, p. 1), the goal is to present a message to an audience that is consistent (Duncan 1993) and/or to generate valuable customer information (Roznowski, Reece, and Daugherty 2002; Yarborough 1996). In short, utilization and coordination of various promotion and communication tools is necessary to assure optimal market coverage (Stewart 1996) and to develop a strong marketing program (Nowak and Phelps 1994). Despite its potential contributions, debate still exists regarding the significance of IMC as a practice (e. g. , Cook 2004; Cornelissen and Lock 2000; Gould 2001). Questions pertaining to the prevalence of IMC in the marketplace (Roznowski, Reece, and Daugherty 2002) and regarding its differential applicability across product type (e. g. , Nowak, Cameron, and Delorme 1996) remain. This study was designed to help answer these questions. In recent years, the concept of IMC has made its way into the mainstream of the marketing literature (Duncan and Caywood 1996; Nowak and Phelps 1994; Schultz 2003; Schultz and Kitchen 1997, 2000b; Zahay et al. 2004). This has occurred despite the fact that, in reality, there is no universally agreed upon definition of IMC (e. g. , Cornelissen and Lock 2000; Kliatchko 2005; Schultz and Kitchen 1997; Stewart 1996) and IMC appears to be an evolving concept (Duncan, Schultz, and Patti 2005). While a â€Å"working definition of integrated marketing communication is hard to come by† (Schultz, Tannenbaum, and Lauterborn 1993, p. xv), one simple characterization of the phenomenon poses IMC as the coordination of communication tools for a brand (Krugman et al. 1994). Central to the concept of IMC is the notion that effective communication is accomplished by blending various communication forms–for example, advertising, publicity, sales promotion, and so forth–into a single, seamless entity (Nowak, Cameron, and Delorme 1996). Furthermore, when it is well devised, IMC can generate information that can be used to identify and target different types of consumers with customized communication (Schultz 1997) and, ultimately, help to build a strong relationship with them (Duncan 2002). In a sense, then, IMC involves a process that is circular in nature–a sort of two-way communication between organizations and consumers that gathers and stores responses to communication and uses that information to effectively target consumers in future efforts (Roznowski, Reece, and Daugherty 2002; Schultz, Tannenbaum, and Lauterborn 1993). A review of the phenomenon in practice performed by Nowak and Phelps (1994) uncovered three broad manifestations of integrated marketing communication: IMC as â€Å"integrated communication,† IMC as â€Å"‘one voice' communication,† and IMC as a â€Å"coordinated marketing-communication campaign. † While the distinction among the three manifestations is sometimes hazy, each one poses a slightly different approach that organizations may take to create messages that are uniform in tone and look (Duncan 1993). The â€Å"integrated communications† approach involves promoting brand image and direct audience behavior simultaneously by coupling devices such as brand advertising and public relations communications with consumer sales promotions and direct response tools within an organization's marketing-communication materials, particularly advertisements (Peltier, Mueller, and Rosen 1992). For instance, an ad that contains a direct-response tool (e. g. , a coupon), a public relations appeal (e. g. , support of an esteemed social cause), and brand advertising (e. g. depiction and description of the offering) would reflect the integrated communication form of IMC. A key outcome of this approach is the acquisition of consumer information that is captured when consumers respond to direct-response tools, sales promotions, and the like (Nowak and Phelps 1994). The â€Å"one voice† approach reflects a firm's focus on a single positioning strategy that emphasizes unity among brand/ image advertising, direct-response advertising, public relations, and consumer sales promotions at the outset of a promotional campaign (Reilly 1991; Snyder 1991). In this approach, the position, message, or theme is what ultimately guides an organization's IMC decisions, which ostensibly could be rendered independently by the firm's advertising, public relations, and sales promotion agencies (Nowak and Phelps 1994). The third approach, â€Å"coordinated marketing-communication campaigns,† stresses the need to integrate the activities of different marketing-communication disciplines (e. g. , sales promotions, advertising, and public relations) in order to reach multiple audiences with a synergistic effort (Rapp and Collins 1990; Schultz, Tannenbaum, and Lauterborn 1993). The â€Å"coordinated marketing communication† approach differs from the â€Å"one voice† manifestation of IMC in that it does not simply focus on a single brand position; rather, multiple positions are the norm (Nowak and Phelps 1994), with a goal of targeting multiple audiences (Rapp and Collins 1990). A further comparison of the three forms of integrated marketing communication reveals that the â€Å"coordinated marketing-communication campaign† and â€Å"one voice† approaches to IMC involve an organization's communication activity at a broad level of application, whereas the â€Å"integrated communications† manifestation encompasses a more microlevel application. More precisely, the first two manifestations involve integration across communication campaigns, whereas the latter one entails integration within particular communication devices, such as advertisements. For example, early indications following Super Bowl XL suggested that the ads broadcast during the event were successful not only in terms of their brand advertising, but also in terms of direct response, as evidenced by the increased traffic to the advertisers' Web sites (Horovitz 2006). Of the three forms of IMC, it is the integrated communications† approach that appears to be the one most often utilized in practice (Phelps, Plumley, and Johnson 1994) and the one that is the focus of this study. One broad goal of our research is to discern how the â€Å"integrated communications† form of IMC is manifested in practice. Integrated Marketing Communication Research While the phenomenon of integrated marketing communications has received widespread attention over the past 15 years, there have been very few empirical investigations of its incidence and application. The scant research findings that are available suggest that IMC is perceived to be valuable by practitioners (Duncan and Everett 1993; Roznowski, Reece, and Daugherty 2002) and that its utilization seems to be increasing. For example, one early study found that approximately two-thirds of consumer product companies employed IMC in some manner (Caywood, Schultz, and Wang 1991), while a later investigation reported that 75% of the organizations surveyed had adopted IMC in one way or another (Phelps, Plumley, and Johnson 1994). A more recent investigation revealed that 95 % of Fortune 500 executives responding to an inquiry indicated that their company used IMC to some degree and that nearly the same percentage was at least somewhat satisfied with its results (Roznowski, Reece, and Daugherty 2002). It bears noting that most of these findings are based on respondents' perceptions and may not reflect IMC as actually practiced. In general, most of the examination of IMC has focused on its perceived value and beliefs regarding its potential among packaged or durable-goods marketers. By comparison, there is little documentation of the actual existence or prevalence of IMC in these or other market contexts (Nowak, Cameron, and Delorme 1996). The scant published research on the actual practice of integrated marketing communication suggests that organizations involved in green marketing have been slow to adopt IMC principles in their advertising (Carlson et al. 1996). Meanwhile, retail and consumer service organizations appear to use media and message delivery elements associated with integrated approaches, yet lack strong coordination among these IMC components (Nowak, Cameron, and Delorme 1996). In a further examination of IMC across different business firms (i. e. , business-to-business, retailing, services, and consumer product), it was discovered that coordination among IMC components does indeed exist, yet the selection of specific marketing communication activities differs significantly among the business types (McArthur and Griffin 1997). Given the contradictory results and scarce empirical research, there appears to be a need for further examination of IMC and marketers' activities to plan and execute its implementation (Duncan and Everett 1993; Roznowski, Reece, and Daugherty 2002). Integrated Marketing Communication and Product Type Based on the research results discussed above, IMC appears to be a practice that is used across business contexts, but in different ways (e. g. , McArthur and Griffin 1997; Nowak, Cameron, and Delorme 1996). McArthur and Griffin observe, â€Å"different product-market situations demand different communication tools and techniques† (1997, p. 5). Hence, it is not surprising that a study of media usage within IMC programs revealed differential emphasis on some media when comparing services and retailing firms (Nowak, Cameron, and Delorme 1996) or comparing across services, retailing, business-to-business, and consumer product organizations (McArthur and Griffin 1997). There is even some indication that consumer product firms lag behind others in terms of the degree of attention they accord to IMC (McArthur and Griffin 1997). In addition, and as suggested by Duncan (2005), IMC may be particularly relevant within the services sector. Taken as a whole, these findings suggest that the nature of the product that an organization offers may affect the emphasis it places on IMC and its utilization of different communication materials. Further supporting the notion that the nature of the promoted product may be related to the adoption of IMC is a body of literature that indicates that the advertising of services differs substantively from the advertising of physical goods in several ways (e. g. , George and Berry 1981; Grove, Pickett, and Laband 1995; Legg and Baker 1987; Mittal 1999; Shostack 1977; Stafford and Day 1995). For example, since services are essentially performances (Gronroos 1990; Grove and Fisk 1983) and not things that can be displayed (e. g. , insurance, health care, an airline flight), it is difficult for organizations to communicate about them and for customers to grasp what it is they are likely to receive (Lovelock and Wirtz 2004; Shostack 1977; Zeithaml 1981). Many years ago, in her seminal paper establishing the nature of service products, Shostack (1977) stressed that marketers must strive to â€Å"integrate† evidence of service offerings to compensate for their innate intangibility. She argued that such an effort should involve controlling a broad range of potential clues to foster a concrete, â€Å"total impression† of the service. Essentially, that effort entails coordinating various communicative devices associated with a service and its delivery, including the content of service advertising. George and Berry (1981) similarly argue for the importance of presenting a uniform message as one of the six guidelines for advertising a service. From their viewpoint, â€Å"advertising continuity,† that is, continually using distinctive symbols, formats, and/or themes can reinforce a service's image and differentiate it from the competition. Ostensibly, the creation of a consistent and uniform perception of the service product might also be accomplished as one outcome of effective integrated marketing communications. Yet in a comprehensive overview of the services advertising literature several years ago, Tripp (1997) identified IMC as one of several phenomena related to service advertising's message structure and execution that needed further study. A recent examination of advertisements across various categories of services found a high incidence of IMC portrayed within the ads (i. e. , over 60% of the ads reflected IMC), yet argued that there was room for improvement in terms of the degree of integration that was present (Grove, Carlson, and Dorsch 2002). However, a comparison of advertisements for goods versus services with respect to incidence and character of IMC has yet to be performed, despite the potential applicability of IMC in the area of services promotion (Duncan 2005).

Monday, July 29, 2019

Network Design Consultation Research Paper Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 2000 words

Network Design Consultation - Research Paper Example These elements will all certainly be discussed very in-depth in this piece. II. Recommended Design, Hardware, & Software That Meets The Customer’s Needs A recommended design that will meet the customer’s needs will have 3 computers; a printer will also be included. File sharing is included, along with wireless internet access, several Gmail and Yahoo! and/or Admin addresses at the organization’s official address; additionally, basic security like Norton Antivirus, can be purchased. This would all be within the ballpark of $4000, $1000 under budget, with running costs about $200 per month. There have been several studies done showing that good technical writing yields helpful results, especially when it comes to task-oriented information.   According to Pringle and O’Keefe (2003), â€Å"Task-oriented writing makes up the bulk of technical documentation—installation manuals, getting started manuals, and user guides, for example† (pp. 91).    III. Original Diagram of the Configuration IV. ...   This would probably be done with the help of an online site such as CodePad (at http://www.codepad.org) or others which helps a programmer figure out if his or her C++ (or other type of code) works functionally.   Thus, one can test one’s own code being entered intothe online program and see if one’s code works.   Finally, the written report would basically demonstrate how the code works, why it would be used, and how it would be beneficial to the organization that would be utilizing it.   To be brief, basically the written report would demonstrate the facility of use and usefulness of the scheduling code for the supervisory roles or Admins.   It might also be a code which could be marketed to other organizations and/or business or be put online as open source code in order to enhance businesses’ functioning so they would run more smoothly. V. Cost Table Listing All Items Needed to Purchase and Associated Costs ITEM COST Virus Protection (Norton Antiv irus) Subscription for One Year $100 3 computers (1 Mac OSX, 2 Windows 7) $2000 Admins’ Salary $1900 Total Cost $4000 VI. Basic Configuration Recommended for a Secure Computing Environment The core activities to be focused upon are to provide clear purpose and direction to the workforce, optimize use of financial and other resources, increase operational efficiency and effectiveness, plan and prioritise projects and activities and deliver on time, and remain within budget and achieve performance targets. There are six important activities that lay at the heart of organizational dealings, many of which are aligned with becoming a â€Å"green† or environmentaly-friendly company. These are technical, commercial, financial,

Sunday, July 28, 2019

BUSINESS ACCOUNTING Assignment Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1750 words

BUSINESS ACCOUNTING - Assignment Example by, the requirement for a central global standard for accounting has emerged in order to close the gaps that exist among the many national standardization bodies. The IASB was therefore formed in 2001 as a way to consolidate the worlds accounting standards with the intention to make them more accommodative of all firms regardless of where they operate from. Accounting standardization are every important in not only allowing the generation of standard accounting and financial reports but also in increasing transparency (Needles, 2012). Accounting and financial report play a big role in the economy in that they are used to make useful economic decision both by the managers of a particular firm and by many other stakeholders who are not directly involved in the management of the firm. Standards make it easy for outside stakeholders to access this information in a form that they can understand and also have faith in such reports. Lack of such standards can lead to disaster. A good example is the Enron firm which was an energy generation firm that was based in Texas. Prior to its bankruptcy in 2001, the firm had been using unfair and substandard accounting methods to make its book look good and therefore attract many investors (Sterling, 2002). Enron was able to use this method to lure so many investors, fool the analysts at the NYSE and al so to fool the regulators. In fact, Enron management was the main supporters of the mark to market method of accounting which came to be seen as an unrealistic way to do accounting. It used this as a way to book future (prospective) profits from assets. Because it was performing so well (at least based on its fabricated accounting books), it was able to push for this kind of accounting, to the point of even pressuring the IASB to accept this as a standard of accounting. This later led to disaster and the firm had to finally collapse. The IASB was founded as an attempt to create accounting standards with which firms can generate

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Operations and Quality Management Assignment Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 2000 words

Operations and Quality Management - Assignment Example Visibility: It is perhaps not very necessary for the kitchen and preparation areas of the restaurant to be highly visible to the customers. Medium visibility would be an ideal option in this case. However, since the entire kitchen is "on display" to the customers, there is a high degree of visibility. Variation: There will be a fairly high variation in demand for the dishes at the restaurant. Thus, Yo! Sushi will have to establish corresponding operations to match the variations in demand. There should be a constant check on the demand and other factors should be adjusted accordingly. Yo! Sushi's operations signify that is has a "service shop" process type for the food production based on customer demand. Keeping into view the 4V Profile of the restaurant, this process type complements the profile more than contradicting it. The only setback is that there are a moderate number of transactions and thus the applicability of the service shop process type would be slightly off the mark. However, the other characteristics conform to the 4V profile and complement it. The combination of a cell layout, product and functional layout strategy at Yo! Sushi's makes it very efficient and resilient for change. It is quite optimized and there are few, if any, chances for a change that would make it more effective. For one, the cell layout strategy means that there are tables categorized into cells for each group of 4-6 people that the conveyor belt also caters to. Secondly the product-layout strategy is due to the fact that there is a conveyor belt mounted to the central zone of the restaurant running across it catering to the customers. There is a combination of an assembly line and a fixed-cell layout buffering concept in the kitchen and dining areas making the design suitable for flexible operations. The functional layout is overlapping the cell and product layouts and thus the existing layout of Yo! Sushi is quite comprehensively designed and is in no need of change for the better. The existing technology to process menus and automated handling of demand is a first-class example of how the layout is effective and that there are no changes needed at the moment. The job design is greatly affected by the 4V profile and the aspects of the layout implemented at Yo! Sushi. The fact that there is a great deal of emphasis on quality and flexibility, there is a corresponding effect on the job design: the menu attendants are expected to be flexible and carry out tasks beyond a specific well-defined horizon. They are expected to be aware of the processes in and out of the kitchen in order to make up for any absentees or to complement the short-comings of a particular process or person. The health and safety implications also

Environmental Health Assessment-Stakeholder Analysis Essay

Environmental Health Assessment-Stakeholder Analysis - Essay Example Stakeholder analysis is resorted to identify people, organizations, groups who will have a valid and legitimate interest and stakes in the projects being implemented and policies being developed. "Participation analysis - or stakeholder analysis as it is sometimes called - seeks to identify all persons, institutions, etc. involved in a project, in addition to the target group and the implementing agency, and speculates on their expected support or opposition to the program. This analysis is used at the preliminary stages of a project in order to incorporate interests and expectations of persons and groups significant to a project or program" (Participation Analysis, 1990). The process of identifying stakeholders is very important for participatory analysis to be effective. There are various methods of doing this. J.M. Bryson (2003) lists eight thirteen different techniques of doing stakeholder identification and analysis. Here the method suggested in the source quoted earlier (Participation Analysis, 1990) has been followed to identify the stakeholders. They are listed below: The new multibillion dollar industry proposed sees an opportunity to create a profitable venture through meeting a huge demand from KPLC. In view of the hazardous nature of the industry, the regulatory authorities in Kenya have asked the company to incorporate certain additional safeguards such as shifting the location away from the city, providing safety equipment to workers, monitoring their health regularly, installing water treatment plant. All this will mean both higher capital and operational costs. The company may have already factored these in its cost calculations. However there must be a limit to which they would agree for cost escalation. Any Risk Management plan must keep these concerns of the company to get a reasonable rate of return on investment and not push the company to incur cost beyond its bearing capacity. KPLC who is the targeted buyer will benefit from procuring from a local manufacturer which would lower their procurement cost and in turn affect the performance of their company positively. KPCL's primary interest would be that the new company formed has competitive advantage over its current overseas supplier at all times. If at all at some point the newly formed company becomes non competitive, it will run the risk of going back to its earlier supplier and re-negotiating, possibly from a point of weakness. This may adversely affect the utility company and power distribution costs in the country. Setting up a local industry will no doubt create direct and indirect employment. The local labor force will be a direct beneficiary. The labor is most likely to be organized into a labor union, possibly with wider industry linkage. The labor force and the supporting labor union will be an

Friday, July 26, 2019

Smart City Interface Case Study Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 3000 words

Smart City Interface - Case Study Example A real-time city model can enable feedback loops from people themselves, also enable an interface onto the city, forming a kind of interface for the organization, thus personalized streams of city data are rendered into actionable information making our cities more legible, efficient and livable. City governments, technology companies, and design firms working together to construct these highly-networked future cities have come up with various prototypes of interfaces through which citizens can engage with the smart city. But these prototypes embody only institutional values not always aligned with the values of citizens living in the city. Judging from the promotional materials released by Cisco, Siemens, IBM, Microsoft and other corporate smart-city makers, one would think that the chief preoccupation of the smart city was on reflecting its own data consumption and hyper-efficient activity back to itself. At its heart is a control center filled with screens serving in part to visualize, and celebrate the city’s supposedly hyper-rational operation.IBM designed Rio’s Ops Center that integrated data from 30 city agencies; layered screens featuring transit video feeds, weather information and maps of crime statistics and power failures and others. The city is thus partitioned into atomized projects, services and flows, each competing for technician’s attention. The design of Swansea urban interfaces allows citizens to engage with the operating systems as more than mere reporters.  In addition, considerations of how these interfaces structure their inputs and outputs, how they illuminate and obfuscate various dimensions of the city, how they frame interactions, what are the reflections of these interactions in terms of informing the relationship between citizens and cities, and in what manner these interfaces transforms or shapes people’s identities as urban subjects.

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Written response Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 words

Written response - Essay Example The author relates this to the natural instinct of caring that man and women develop in terms of provision of basic needs. According to Noddings females have a high instinct of caring especially in the way they take care of their children (Noddings N. , 1989). In addition to this, men also develop some sense of caring by the fact that they are the breadwinners in their families. Noddings is keen to assure us that caring involves two parties. The party that gives the care and the party that receives the care. According to Noddings caring will only be relevant if the party given the care accepts the care and provides a positive feedback. On the contrary I believe that someone can show care and be neglected. This does not mean that the care provided is unethical. However, I cannot rule out the fact that some people show caring that are unethical due to the type of relationship established. For this reason I chose to agree with Noddings that ethical moments falls on how we respond to the intuition on what is right and what is wrong. This means that our interpretation of what is right and wrong determines whether the care we give or receive is ethical. The author further clarifies that there is a difference between caring for and caring about. She suggests that caring about is more general than caring for and therefore needs more attention. Moreover, the author argues that caring about plays the major role of establishing our sense of justice. The author affirms this by saying this, â€Å"Those who care about others in the justice sense must keep in mind that the objective is to ensure that caring actually occurs. Caring-about is empty if it does not culminate in caring relations† (Noddings, 1984). Noddings believe that our sense of morality creates the difference in which we pay attention to human beings and animals. The close proximity that one enjoys with his friend and animal determines how we care about each other. Noddings believe that

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Stammering Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 3000 words

Stammering - Essay Example This paper examines the causes, symptoms, effects of stammering and methods of treating and managing the condition. Causes of stammer Researchers have studied stammering for a long period but a lot of information about the disorder remains relatively unknown. However, research studies indicate that the condition is caused by a combination of several factors, including developmental and environmental factors. From these contributing factors, the causes of the disorder are classified into two groups namely developmental and acquired. The beginning of developmental stammering is during early childhood and it progresses to the adulthood. Normally 20 percent of children are affected by developmental stammering from the age of about two and half months. During this age, most children are learning about speech and language skills (Bogue, 2005). Developmental stammering is the most common type and it is normally characterized by repetition of syllable or words. These signs are accompanied by other secondary symptoms including observable physical tensions while speaking. As the child develops into adulthood, he or she may start avoiding people or situations that require verbal communication. However, many young children are not cognizant about their speech disruptions. Children who develop the condition early may experience various patterns of stammering. In most situations, the speech disruption is in two episodes, occurring in sequences of stammering followed by periods of relative speech fluency (Bogue, 2005). Developmental stammering is easy to manage and most patients recover from the condition. However, in other situations, the affected children encounter much more difficulties while speaking as stuttering develops into an advanced stage. In such children, the initial relaxed stammering develops into a more tense and repetitive speech disruption accompanied by pauses and speech prolongations (Bogue, 2005). According to Lewis (1902), the development of stammering i n children could be influenced by environmental factors such as parenting of the affected child. Exerting intense pressure on the affected child in order to acquire normal speech increases development of stammering, because it undermines the confidence of the child (SFA, 2000). In addition, unregulated speech correction techniques applied by guardians make the affected child to become more anxious and fearful, which are some of the factors that accelerate the development of more chronic stammering (SFA, 2000). As the child grows older, secondary stammering symptoms become evident. These include avoiding social contact and situation requiring verbal communication, rapid blinking of the eyes and trembling of lips. Other behavioral symptoms that develop after the child becomes cognizant of stammering condition include phobia of sounds, people and situations that involve talking. The secondary reactions to stammering become more evident in adolescence and early adulthood causing a lot o f humiliation, shame and disappointment to the affected persons. In rare situations, adults with normal speech ability acquire language impairments, which lead to stammering (Lewis, 1902). According to NIDCD (2007), acquired stammering sometimes occur from neurological impairment, arising from medical conditions such as stroke, injury or trauma on the head, brain tumors and abuse of certain drugs. Acquired

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Retention Strategy in GENBAND company Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 750 words

Retention Strategy in GENBAND company - Essay Example GENBANDCARE The technical support provided by GENBAND Care is of extreme quality. For best solutions, GENBAND Care provides timely updates, intense SLA which is inclusive of 24*7*365 help as well as timely releases of software so as to ensure that the client’s network remains current and displays best performance. By providing the customers with greatest up-time, GENBAND Care makes sure that the customers enjoy uninterrupted revenue and the customers of the customers are provided with emergency services. In as many as 80 per cent of the cases, GENBAND provides the clients with effective actions of recovery in no more than 14 minutes. This makes the GENBAND’s emergency services and tendency of restoration among the best all over the world. In addition to the conventional features, GENBAND Care provides the clients with a service of software updates which covers up to 6000 elements worldwide. GENBAND offers comprehensive maintenance for hardware which is inclusive of serv ices for the repair of hardware along with managed spares programs that offer altering Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with a view to providing the clients with accurate responsiveness. GENBAND also provides post-disaster recovery services in emergency. This service is quite unique in that it allows access to GENBAND’s resources for emergency recovery and pre-emergency planning when a disaster takes place. Primary Portfolio Factors They include: 24*7*365 technical assistance for emergency Regular updates for software Hardware maintenance and repair Help desk for disasters Subscription of software Managed spares Advanced Services The portfolio of Advanced Services in GENBAND offers creative and value-added skills that are directed at promoting and improving GENBAND’s solution abilities with the help of optimization, integration and adjustment. GENBAND retains a team of experienced and well-trained professionals that are always available to assist the clients in streamli ning the multimedia services, reducing the cost of operation, enhancing the performance of network from one end to another, and thus increase client’s retention and satisfaction. The provisioning solution GENBAND offers manages more than 2500 switches that include both non-GENBAND and GENBAND ones. The provisioning solution also assists the carriers in solving and automating various tasks of configuration and provisioning on daily basis. GENBAND enables its clients minimize the time of recovery, support expenses and eradicate useless truck rolls with the help of its ticketing and testing solution which encapsulates more than 30 million lines. The Audit and Optimization services of GENBAND are meant to assist the clients in making estimates about the performance of their network and switch close to real time, thus developing a way to ensure proactive arrangement as well as optimization. The services of Revenue Assurance provided by GENBAND align the information regarding confi guration and billing and make it accurate, thus reducing the expenses for carriers and enhancing their revenues. Re-skinning of soft customers and their customization are two very important factors of the capability of GENBAND’s advanced services. Primary Portfolio Factors Provisions of service and product Access care Optimization of capacity, performance and

Monday, July 22, 2019

Reflection Letter Essay Example for Free

Reflection Letter Essay This document contains my knowledge and lessons on ethics and integrity I have learnt from the Academic Seminar as well as the reasons why I found myself interacting with the Office of Student Conduct. My suspension was based on misconduct of academic ethics and integrity. We were caught cheating on quizzes and on online tests. Being afraid to tell the truth, the school gave us suspension which I have served outside school. My involvement in academic misconduct in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has taught me a lesson after the sanction posed on me. It was my actions that have caused me all these mess and according to the lessons I have learnt in the Academic Integrity Seminar, I believe in high degree of integrity from today. My friend and I were caught cheating on quizzes and online tests. Unfortunately, our instructor caught us red-handed and we were referred to the Office of Student Conduct. My relaxed efforts on academics led me into all these mess. Instead of going to do more studies on previously learnt topics, my peers and I would go to the clubs and any other place that we could have fun and forgot our academic roots were more important. Only to find that I had nothing to offer whenever there was an exam. That’s when my best friend would suggest that we improvise a way in which we can acquire high grades and achieve academic scholarship. The truth is that our efforts were imposing a great danger in my academic and personal life. This kind of incidences has also happened to my peers especially my best friend. To avoid such a circumstance occurring again in my life, I have decided to take my studies more seriously. Again, I have decided to make proper preparations in my studies prior to examination period or any other test and quiz. I have also decided to avoid the bad groups or peers in the campus and choose a company with good academic morals. During the Academic Integrity Seminar, I have learnt that I am only destroying my life. I am a person with great vision for my life, my country and the entire world. I don’t want to shun this away. My knowledge on ethics and integrity has gone a notch higher. Being able to know that ethics and integrity is part of my scholar achievement during my academic life, it’s an assurance that I will practice it both in college and after college. This lesson on integrity will go a long way in my life as I have to practice even at work place. Knowledge without ethics and integrity is harm to a scholar’s life. I went through all the modules in the integrity seminar and learnt that some of us fall victims of plagiarism knowingly or unknowingly. We have to include citations in our term papers whenever we use work from other authors whether it’s from the internet or from any other public sources. We should not have the assumptions that the sources belong to the community. From now onwards, I will make sure that I cite any reference that I quote in my academic term papers and any life research papers I work on.

Education for Rizal... Education for me... Essay Example for Free

Education for Rizal Education for me Essay Every now and then my parents keep on telling me that my education should be in the number one slot in my list of priorities. They keep on telling me that I should put a great deal on finishing my studies. They say (like every parents say), it is the only thing they could leave to us when they pass away. So, without thinking about it thoroughly, this idea was instilled in my mind right away. But now that we were asked to write our idea about education and relate it with Rizals, this may serve as an opportunity for me to assess and reinforce this thought. As what the books say, the importance of education is quite clear. Education is the knowledge of putting ones potentials to maximum use. One can safely say that a human being is not in the proper sense till he is educated. The training of a human mind is not complete without education. Education makes man a right thinker. It tells man how to think and how to make decision. Only through the attainment of education, man is enabled to receive information from the external world; to acquaint himself with past history and receive all necessary information regarding the present. Without education, man is as though in a closed room and with education he finds himself in a room with all its windows open towards outside world. The thought that education is indeed very critical for a nation to be at its best is not new to us. Right? Even our national hero has a say on this. In his works and writings, his educational philosophy is the most emphasized. Philosophy may be defined as the study and pursuit of facts which deal with the ultimate reality or causes of things as they affect life. Rizals concept of the importance of education is clearly enunciated in his work entitled Instruction wherein he sought improvements in the schools and in the methods of teaching. He maintained that the backwardness of his country during the Spanish era was not due to the Filipinos indifference, apathy or indolence as claimed by the rulers, but to the neglect of the Spanish authorities in the islands. For Rizal, the mission of education is to elevate the country to the highest seat of glory and to develop the peoples mentality. Since education is the foundation of society and a prerequisite for social progress, Rizal claimed that only through education could the country be saved from domination. Rizals philosophy of education, therefore, centers on the provision of proper motivation in order to strengthen the great social forces that make education a success, to create in the youth an innate desire to cultivate his intelligence and give him life eternal. Another thing, Rizal also sees education as the basis for his idea of an ideal Filipino. We can even observe in all his works and writings education plays a very important role. His characters are greatly shaped by education. For instance, in his Noli Me Tangere, the character of Crisostomo Ibarra, the elements of knowledge and education is clearly depicted. This is the reason why it is said that Ibarra is the character representation of Jose Rizal. He used education as a means towards attaining his aim of Philippine independence. Upon searching for our report in PI which is the Second Wave of Rizals Travels, I came across his letter to the women of Malolos. This letter is a way of extending his admiration to the said women. This also make my previous statements true, Rizal really puts much value on education. In this letter of his, Rizal pleads to the mothers for them to teach their children to love our mother nation and to fight for our liberty. Through this end also, our children will be able to acquire their worthy education. The thoughts of Rizal on education and how he used it as weapon for attaining Philippines independence made me realize its true meaning and importance. I remember, when I was still young, education for me is being able to go to school, nothing more. But it is a whole heap more. Education is a word with too many dimensions, too many to mention. Education plays an important role in the progress of an individuals mind and country. Ignorance and poverty are major speed-breakers in the swift developing country and can be overcome easily through education. You cant really call yourself educated if you can read and write or get flat 1s in every subject. A person who is educated has a certain atmosphere around him, of dignity and wisdom. If you are educated, you dont need to abide by the facts that the book recites, or follow Aristotles philosophy. Like Jose Rizal, an educated person builds on the facts the book says and has his own philosophy. If you are educated, you cant have a wrong philosophy. Education is everything. People are made aware of what is going on in the wide world and can understand these issues and take necessary measures. The quality of human resource of a nation is easily judged by the number of literate population living in it. This is to say that education is a must if a nation aspires to achieve growth and development and more importantly sustain it. This may well explain the fact that rich and developed nations of the world have very high literacy rate and productive human resource. In fact these nations have started imparting selective training and education programs so as to meet the new technical and business demands of the 21st century. The importance of education cannot be neglected by any nation. And in todays world, the role of education has become even more vital. It is an absolute necessity for economic and social development of any nation. Source:Life, Ideas, and Works or Rizal by Zalde.

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Competitive Study Of Indian Airline Company Kingfisher Airlines Tourism Essay

Competitive Study Of Indian Airline Company Kingfisher Airlines Tourism Essay By doing this professional profiling module I try to do a research and analysis of an Indian Airline company Kingfisher Airlines how it become the most prominent and qualitative airlines in Indian subcontinent and also become world famous Indian airlines. I also saying about the SWOT analysis of Kingfisher airlines and what are the marketing tactics that they were using in their business field. I also do an analysis study of PESTEL in which I find out how the Kingfisher airlines affected or affected by Political, Economical, Social, Technological, Environmental and by Legal. 1.2:Objective The main objective of this professional profiling module to say how the SWOT analysis relates to Kingfisher airlines whether it affects directly or indirectly. I also mentioning about the PESTEL analysis of Kingfisher airlines through this Professional profiling module. To study how kingfisher airlines survives from the high competitive field in India and from other pressures by other airline company in India. To study about in which all fields they wants to make changes to improve and by that they can improve a lot in the airline field and they can become the best airline in the world itself. 1.3: Introduction Kingfisher airline is an airline group in India starts by the United Breweries group and its head office in Vile Parley Mumbai .Kingfisher airline is one of six airlines in the world to have 5-star rating from skytrax.Kingfisher daily operates 400 flights to over 72 destinations by 50%of low cost. The marketing stratergy that used by Kingfisher airline is that they were uses the friendly business tactics towards the guest(passengers) by giving a hearty welcome to their offices and flights and give also special kit to the guest. The ticket rates all they divided into two classes such as SEC-A and SEC-B(socio-economic class) clearly defined target audience in the age group of 25 above. 2.0 PESTEL Analysis 2.1 Political Open sky policy It is mainly for opening a free market for the airline companies. In the domestic airlines the foreign airlines were not allowed to buy the stake. Closing down of domestic flights due to decreasing in the number of passengers and due to other issues. Rules and Regulations in the International route lines. 2.2 Economical Contributes more income to Indian economy. It increases the Indian economy. Investment in the sector aviation. The growth of the middle income group family affects the aviation sector. It causes for the shortage of the infrastructure capacity. Rising of cost fuel 2.3 Social It creates a lot of job opportunities in the wide areas. It makes a lot of safety regulations. Developing of cities leads to the better services and airports. The status attached to a plane travel that compares to the other ways of transportation. 2.4 Technological Now the technological system in the airline system is improving day by day. Now the navigation is based on the satellite information which brings a lot changes in the airlines field. The new technological methods were found out the new ways of route lines. The airports were modernised and privatised. They were using the most advanced technological systems for their works and in the organisations. 2.5 Environmental It causes for the increase in the global warming. If it is not carried out in a proper way it may results in the pollution like, Sound pollution Water pollution Air pollution The sudden and unexpected behaviour of the atmosphere . The dependency on whether. 2.6 Legal Inflexible rules and regulations Treaties between the two states-Bilateral treaties. 3.0 SWOT Analysis of Kingfisher airlines Here it is the analysis of Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of Kingfisher airlines. 3.1 Strengths of Kingfisher airlines They were providing the qualitative hospitality and very good service to the customers which attracts the customers attention towards kingfisher airlines. They have both the domestic flights as well as the international flights which links to the different parts of the world. They providing the special promotions during every year to the customers. Kingfisher airline is the first airline with the new fleet of aircraft. They already have the special training academy and well qualified air hostesses crew. They offers a luxury journey with the cheap rate that compares to the other economical airlines. 3.2 Weaknesses of Kingfisher airlines. The main weaknesses that facing by the kingfisher airline is their airline office and head quarters in the metro Politian cities and in the big cities so they can provide the efficient service who living in the towns and the metro Politian cities. They cannot provide good service to the people who living in the rural areas because it is very difficult to contact with them due to problem in the way of communicating each other. The development of the places affects the proper working of the airlines. Kingfisher airlines is not in a high profit because it is not the main source of transportation that compares to the other way of transportation method. The other main weaknesses that face by the kingfisher airline is the slow increasing of the Indian economy and declining of the Indian economy. High ticket pricing that compares to the other charges of transportation so the people also not interested to journey with it and they also have some limits by giving the offers to the passengers. Increasing the price of fuels and the other commodities. If the flight is rescheduled the service from the customer care of Kingfisher airlines to the customers is very weak. 3.3 Opportunities of Kingfisher airlines They can increase their profit every year by promoting the special schemes in the rate of air tickets during holidays and during the seasons of annual vocations. They can starts the new flight trips to the different tourist places because there is a lot of tourist visitors to the tourist spots. They can also starts the flight trips to the different parts of the world because they didnt have much competitor as the international flights that compares to the domestic flights. They want to start their offices at different places other than the cities and towns they wants to come across the rural areas thus the people came to know about it and thus they can get more customers for their each trip. They want to improve their customer care services by opening its service for twenty four hours thus customers can trust the airlines than any other. They want to find the proper solution if the flight is rescheduled and the customer loss their things such bags and luggages. They want to know the customers the advantages of travelling with the kingfisher airlines. They want to give membership or any other exciting gifts to the customers if they were using Kingfisher airlines for their trips for longer times. 3.4 Threats facing by Kingfisher airlines The main threats that faced by kingfisher airline is the high competition from the domestic flights to the same places. They also threatening about the increasing in the rate of fuels and the increase in the rate of other commodities. They also threatening about the unavailability of qualitative and efficient crews. The other problem faces them by the declining of economy and the arising of the middle class people in the society. The government also starting the other methods of transportation to the different parts of the country with cheap rate. The government exposing heavy taxes to the private organisation specially the airline companies. They want to give huge amount to the customers if there is any accident happens during the trip. They also threatening about unexpected climatic changes. Some of the outstanding services done by Kingfisher airlines other than the other Airlines. Reservation: It can be done by visiting their company or just by online method. The amount can be paid by cash or either by debit card and by the credit card. There were no differentiation in the classes and they just wants to wait little time in the ground and the efficient handling of delays. 4.0 Recommendations They want to simplify the flight operations they wants to make it for all the people in the urban areas as well as the in the rural areas. They want to reduce cost of air ticket which favour for all people who have the wish to journey in a plane. Reduce the labour cost. Want to make a friendly customer care services to the customers which can be given in the whole days means that the twenty four hours. Give insurance policies to the customers during the journey if any accidents may happen. Get smart on fuel. Promote safety, comfort and luxury journey to the customers. Make parternership between the other airline companies. Aware the whole people about the facilities and advantages of airlines other than the other airlines. 5.0 Conclusion As the time passes Kingfisher airlines dominating the major role of airlines in India that compares to the other airlines as well as it faces a lot competition from other airlines they facing a lot of challenges and threats throughout every year and they were manage to clear it. But still there is some challenges they were facing they want to manage it other ways they lost their priority in the airline fields. They want to improve their customer care service and they want to make example of other International airlines which is very high in the position of the airline fields. Great hands of business man Dr.Vijay Malia led the foundation of the growth of the Kingfisher airlines and his ideas give its way the main role in the airline fields in India. In comparison to the offer that were given a couple of years ago and now for the fares and other facilities are of no more match. Ticket fares these days have gone down to0as well, because of the massive competition occurred in this sector. Another stratergy that can be deployed is by achieving service quality, namely the in-flight and also the post -flight services given to the customers. Providing extra attention to fragile areas or areas where performances havent met should be taken special care. 5.2 Appendices For the report of this presentation I read some books that tells about the success of Dr.Vijay Malia and his life story what are the ideas that he used for the foundation of Kingfisher airlines and make the number one airline in India. I ask some of my friends who travel in kingfisher airlines and their experiences while travelling in the Kingfisher airlines. I also got one chance to met some officers who working in Kingfisher airlines they gave me more valuable points about the Kingfisher airlines, when I go back to India during the last vocation.

Saturday, July 20, 2019

Explanatory Synthesis on Gunsmoke :: American Culture Essays

Explanatory Synthesis on "Gunsmoke" Gunsmoke the radio program, which aired on the CBS Radio Network, was first broadcast on April 26, 1952 and the final broadcast aired on June 18, 1961. During its nine year radio run, Gunsmoke would air 413 radio stories and six of the seasons would coincide with Gunsmoke the television series. Many of the original cast members of the radio show would go on to have memorable television careers: William Conrad, who played Matt Dillon, went on to play in "Cannon", "Nero Wolfe" and the "Fat Man", from "Jake and the Fat Man". Parley Baer, who played Chester, would go on to play Darby in the television show "Ozzie and Harriet", and Howard McNear, who played the doctor, would go on to play Floyd the Barber in the old "Andy Griffith Show" (http://comp.uark.edu/~tsnyder/Gunsmoke/gun-radio.html). Gunsmoke sought to capture the essence of the west and those individuals who would tame it. Matt Dillon was a hard-bitten, independent, self-reliant and just law man. His character summed up all of t he stereo-typical ideas of the old west hero. As with many men on the move west, Matt Dillon is driven by a need for independence and self-reliance. As a law man Matt was dedicated to making sure that justice was served in the ruff and tumble town of Dodge City. The episodes; "Cyclone", "Pussy Cats" and "Jay Hawkers" all give examples of those characteristics. To not be beholdin' to any person, to feel the sun on his back and the wind in his nostrils, that was freedom. In "Cyclone" Matt is thinking through a problem regarding the sale of a ranch and the subsequent disappearance of the owners. He doesn't want help from anyone in trying to solve the mystery. In "Pussy Cats", Chester offers to stay behind with Matt when a sticky situation develops with two strangers in town. Matt tells Chester to leave because he would be okay without him. In "Jay Hawkers" Matt is summoned to join a Texas cattle herd that is being harassed by Jay Hawkers. In the narration he describes the wide open space of the prairie and the smells of the green g rass. There is a hint of nostalgia in his voice about missing the freedom of the open prairie. Self-reliance is another characteristic of the men of the old west; In "Cyclone" Matt and Chester head off into the night to reconnoiter the Cyclone Ranch for signs of mischief.

Friday, July 19, 2019

Free Great Gatsby Essays: Social Attitudes :: Great Gatsby Essays

Social Attitudes Represented in The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald  Ã‚     Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   This novel is in general about middle and upper class American citizens and their lives a few years after the first world war had concluded.   The author, a World War I veteran himself, shows insight into the lives and minds of American soldiers who fought in Europe during the conflict and the interesting experiences some may have had in the years following their return.   Through written conversation, the novel deals with many of the social attitudes and ideas that prevailed during the early 20's.   Historical facts are cleverly infused into the body of the novel that gives the reader an authentic and classic impression of the story.   A clear view of the discrimination that existed in that time period against non-whites and women was evident by the time the conclusion of the book was reached.   For instance, a conversation takes place between characters in the novel in which civilization is said to be going to pieces as a result of "The Rise of the Coloured Empires".   Women are also constantly referred to as "girls".   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Also incorporated, was an interesting but sometimes uneventful sub-plot of a man's extreme love for a woman and the catastrophic events that take place as a result.   This was indicative of many people of the day who had a spouse but also maintained a relationship outside of the marrage.     Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   The plot centres on a fictional World War I army veteran named Nick Carraway.   After his involvement in the war on the allied side with a machine gun battalion, he returned to his home in Chicago. With no clear direction of what he wanted to do with his life, he decided to move to New York to enter into the business of selling bonds.   He settled down on an area of Long Island called West Egg, directly beside a more fashionable area of Long Island called West Egg.   Across from him lived a rich man named Jay Gatsby who also was a World War I vet.   Not far away lived a married couple Daisy and Tom Buchanan which he knew relatively well.   It was at their residence that he met a woman, Jordan Baker, who was to become his good friend and later his girl friend.   Carraway soon became a good friend with his rich neighbour next door, Gatsby, and soon was exposed to many rumours about this man which caused him to question his relationship with him.

The Aeneid by Virgil Essay -- Greek Gods Shipwreck Essays

The Aeneid by Virgil In Virgil’s famous text The Aeneid he writes about the history of the coming of Rome and the journey of its Trojan founder, Aeneas, from the wreckage of his old home at Troy. While this text is extremely supportive of the greatness of the Roman Empire, it also has a distinctly private second voice that talks about loss. We also find that in Confessions by Saint Augustine the author at times addresses God very personally, and at other times does not refer to him much at all. The private tones of these two texts contrast in that Augustine’s is generally positive, while the corresponding voice in Virgil describes loss. Virgil begins The Aeneid with a general summary of the story that he is about to tell and, while the great rise of Rome is foretold, the suffering of its founder is also interwoven. That the greatness of Rome is mentioned so early is not surprising, because the purpose of this text is to glorify Rome, its people, and their histories. Virgil begins his text with, â€Å"I sing of warfare and a man at war. / From the sea-coast of Troy in early days / He came to Italy by destiny,†¦ / [There] he could found a city and bring home / His gods to Latium, land of the Latin race, / The Alban lords, and the high walls of Rome.† (Virgil, 3) These first few lines appear very optimistic and boastful. Aeneas is destined by fate to found Rome, and also to bring with him the favor of his gods. When read in this form, these lines are positive; however, Virgil also forecasts misfortune for Aeneas. Several of the first few lines also contain prospects for Aeneas to suffer losses. In the lines in the preceding paragraph, the first ellipsis reads as follows: â€Å"†¦A fugitive... ...der’s attention to important issues within the text without compromising the author’s style or message. The main differences between the two are that it is more accurate to characterize Augustine’s writing as having one voice which speaks in a private, direct tone to God when he has something important to say and in a general, relaxed tone the other times. In contrast, Virgil writes in a private voice to pity the large amount Aeneas suffered against his own will to found Rome while the public voice solicits propaganda for Rome. Nevertheless, both authors successfully use their styles to convey important ideas which we continue to see and hear of today. Works Cited Virgil. The Aeneid. Trans. Robert Fitzgerald. New York: Random House, 1990. Saint Augustine. Confessions. Trans. Henry Chadwick. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Principles of Physical Security Essay

Physical security is the wide phenomena that are taken for the prevention or determent of attackers from a possible access of a resource, information that is stored within physical media and facilities. Physical security is viewed under three fundamental aspects. These are; †¢ Responding adequately to the measures of security that would repel or catch the possible attackers in the event of detection. †¢ Using gadgets and implements that are forthwith important in the control of secure atmosphere. This could include cameras, security lighting and use of alarms, patrols by security guards that provide easy noticing of attacks. †¢ Facilitation of obstacles that are aimed at frustrating any possible attackers and delaying the serious security cases. A proper set of security designs has the compliment of all these structures that work cohesively with one another. A good physical security design is a compliment of four important factors which are intrusion detection, electronic and mechanical access controls, environmental design and video monitoring. Physical security is based on various principles that are applied to solve various security concerns at varied depths. (Walter, 1997). These include; Building security:   Buildings are the source of residence for human beings. However, their structural planning and establishments is compromised by various security threat factors that make the life of those living in them unsafe. Building security therefore implies all the fundamental components of architectural and construction concerns that make buildings safe places for living and hostage. It is the compound of all structures that provide authenticity in the physical structures that provides the safest levels for the habitation. The guarantee for this security is well accorded during the designing phase of the building. The aspect of this security is inclusive of both the internal and the external environments that are occupied by the building. The physical structure of the building should be designed in the most appropriate manner that provides the highest levels of security measures for its inhabitants. It should include a coordinated design in the roofs, walls outlet such as doors, windows and locks (Donald, 1997) Ground security: This is the protective aspect that is attached to airports and its surrounding environment. It includes all aspects that are attached to the physical structure of an airport that makes it a safe place for the various activities that goes on within their contemporaries. It incorporates adequate placement of the structures such as runways, surveillance services, communication systems and all aspects that are endowed within the structures of an airport. Due to the delicacy of the airport operations, high importance should be attached in the highest levels of security for the activities and processes of the airport (Azari, 2003) Access control systems: These are systems of control that are applied in securing adequate security towards information and other facets of information systems. This is the provisions of providing the legitimate users with the principles with which they should apply in assessing stored data. Information is deemed as an essential aspect and a resource aspect within any organization. Access control systems should therefore address the fundamentals with which the information should be mined, shared and made into use. Improper and illegitimate use of data and information may lead to comparative disadvantages for the organization. Improper and inappropriate use of information is subject to huge loses to an organization through misuse of the data and information that leaves the organization at a competitive disadvantage when its information is used by its competitors to develop business strengths. Importantly, the aspects of corporate intelligence as well as industrial espionage are two important aspects that define the rationality for data security. The current business environment and the expanding technological advancement have seen this process fully acknowledged. Various tools have been used to safeguard the organization information and their respective systems. Substantially therefore, physical security on information and their systems remains implicit for the success of the organization (Harold, 2003) Perimeter security: This is the broad components of techniques and methods that are used in providing an outer bounder security of premises. This is essential in preventing possible access of unauthorized persons within the premises. These may keep off trespassers, thieves, unauthorized persons and others persons. It can be secured using physically constructed walls and fences. Perimeter security is made to advance the most optimal security prospects that would help to safeguard the internal structures that are endowed within premises. Perimeter security should be advanced therefore as protective measures that safeguard the internal prospects of the premises. Technological advances security: This is the security protection for innovations, technological advancements, designs and process improvements. This should be protected to avoid losses through comparative disadvantages occurring form business competitors. It includes intellectual property security that can be provided through trademarks. Innovations come as the process of advancement in specific lines of production and manufacturing or personal production of his/her intellectual work. Security on these productions providing the environment with which the producer or the copyright owners can be safeguarded form any possible activities of misuse of the product that may make the profit motive of the technology to be unmet. (Peter, 2000)

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Cheating and plagiarism for my religion class Essay

The picture we watched was actu eachy interesting. I felt like I could emphatic all in ally relate to most of the situations they brought up. In particular, the smudge most how you felt the need to slicker nowadays to dungeon up with the riggingers. Their tuition was very accurate and it real gives you a look into what life is like as a student. When watching it I very felt like what they were saying was pro- shafter. The b atomic number 18ly problem with the pic was the give a lot of great reasons why thither is such a high per centum of cheaters out there, but the neer offered any ways to fix the problem. Then the movie switched to the problem of plagiarization. They addressed the issue and chargeed well-nigh of the difficulties of trying to detect it. They then went into the exclusively way of detecting it and how to avoid perception. subsequently they immortaliseed an example of a variety and how faulty plagiarism has gotten. Still they never offered any way to solve the problem.I genuinely enjoyed the movie we watched in class it was very interesting. Through out the movie I felt could relate to the students telling their experiences. For example, unrivaled girl talked about how she feels the need to cheat to keep up with all the another(prenominal) cheaters out there. From my experience, I have act studying long hours for discharges and then firing in the next day, taking the test and then having the person next to me cheat and get a higher rack up. I myself cheat because nowadays it is all about grades and getting into the best colleges and getting the highest grade point average (g.p.a.), and with out a grievous g.p.a., you cannot get into a skinny college. So to get into a good college and get a good gainful job some throng are willing to do what ever it takes and to keep up with them we have to do the very(prenominal) social occasions.Through out the movie I got the sense that they were taking a pro-cheater stand point. I noticed that they really didnt show you anyone who got anywhere in life by not cheating and so I got the feeling that they wanted us to walk of life away with better knowledge and methodologies on how to cheat. By the end of the movie, I really felt like cheating was no longer a bad thing and in fact it had actually buy the farm almost necessary to succeed in life and everyone is doing it. They also gave only examples of people who cheat all the time and easily get away with it. Once again, they never offered any solution to the problem.Next, they talked about plagiarism. They did an try with a World History class and had the kids write a stem on their favorite explorer. Then the teacher took all the document and used the one jibe out there that can disablement for plagiarism, turnitin.com. She submitted all the papers to this website and got them back with all the plagiarized portion of each students paper underlined. When she got the papers back, more than half th e papers were plagiarized and some only had a few original sentences. It just goes to show how big of a problem plagiarism is these days. Then they said that the website only detects plagiarism if eight of the words are an circumstantial match so to avoid detection all you have to do is deepen every eighth word and to be on the safe side you could simulated military operation around with that number.Even though the movie never offered any way of resolving power either problem, they still informed you of the problem. I really enjoyed the movie. I left missing to cheat and plagiarize. In the movie, they talked about a person who would write papers for you for $25 a page. Though I usurpt know anyone that would do that for me, if I did, after watching the movie, I in all probability would have enlisted for his help. However, I dont know anyone who would so I take on that this paper is completely original.