Theory comparison paper
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The basics of this situation are that two people, Jack and Jill, met through their mutual friend, Brian. Jack and Jill become close friends very quickly and start spending a lot of time together. Eventually, Jack develops romantic feelings for Jill; however, he is afraid to...
The shining
Essay - 5 pages - Literature
By choosing to produce ?The Shining' Stephen King's masterpiece, in 1980, Stanley Kubrick tackled one of the most bounded and codified cinematographic genres: the fantastic mode. Kubrick produced the film just after the relative failure of Barry Lyndon, and this time, it was a huge...
Reactions to a Life and Death
Essay - 2 pages - Literature
The account of Jack Turner's life, as shown in William Warren Rogers Sr. and Robert David Ward's August Reckoning, demonstrates the drama that occurred in Choctaw County, Alabama in the late 1800s. Jack Turner, a well-known Republican leader and freed slave, was lynched after being...
Ideal and Not Ideal Leaders
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
An ideal leader is an intellect, an analyzer, an interpreter. He will not bend to the demand of the public solely for their approval of him, nor will he drift down the path of corruption. An ideal leader has strong character, a crafty personality and an admirable demeanor. He is patient,...
Developments in the image of death: Walt Disney
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The image of Death in the films of Walt Disney before his death was concealed. This was seen in the films of Neige White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi or Sleeping Beauty. But these days, the image of death is it not more explicit? Maybe it had to Hays code [66] applied from 1934, well after the...
A spiritual procedure
Case study - 90 pages - Medical studies
The small studio apartment is cluttered with pizza boxes, cigarette butts, and ashtrays on the counters and floor. There are dishes in the sink, and numerous bottles of beer and wine on the desk. Also on the desk, next to the desktop computer, are many surgical textbooks and notebooks. Lee throws...
Identity Construction in Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' and Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
Essay - 3 pages - Literature
Both Henrik Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' and Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' depict the constant conflict between the individual and the society in which they live; and, more specifically, the struggle of the individual to construct his or her own identity in light of...
Case study of General Electric
Essay - 4 pages - Business strategy
Jack Welch was the CEO of General Electric (GE) from 1981 until 2001. He is regarded as one of the most successful CEOs of the 20th century. This essay intends to analyze Jack Welch's two-decade leadership by answering the question of what made him the "Manager of the Century"...
Civilization
Course material - 47 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
No empire other than Great Britain brought to its colonies the technological tools (railroads, modern medicine) and the political ideals (capitalism, the rule of law) that made possible the development of stable and egalitarian societies. This explains why 54 nations, most of them former British...
Market Dynamics - Tiger Corp's case
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Jack (the customer) anticipates, in the wake of the Covid health crisis, a drop in Tiger Corp's earnings, greater than the market's projections. He asks Marie (his JP Morgan equity representative) to sell 500 shares of Tiger Corp in three months' time using a futures contract....
Phallocracy in Alan Moore's "From Hell"
Book review - 8 pages - Literature
Alan Moore offers a diagnosis of reality that portrays misogyny, homophobia, racism, classism, and governmental tyranny as demonic forces. Moore uses the graphic narrative medium as a means to communicate the demonic nature of these systems of power. In Moore's work on Swamp Thing, he created...
Unfair Terms in contract
Essay - 5 pages - Business law
Seller Ltd ("Seller?) is a manufacturer and seller of lifting equipment. Buyer Ltd, ("Buyer?), provides heavy goods vehicle servicing. On 1 July 2006 Buyer requested a copy of Seller's brochure and this was sent by post and received by Buyer on 3 July 2006. Tom, a representative of Buyer...
Power and weakness in "American Power in the 21st Century" by Robert Kagan
Book review - 5 pages - Political science
Robert Kagan is a neo-conservative American scholar and political commentator. He was born on September 26th 1958 in Athens. After graduating from Yale University in 1980, he earned a Masters from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a PhD from American University in...
Gesundheit: On Chiasmus
Thesis - 1 pages - Literature
Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. It just so happens that one of the most immortal phrases of one of the most immortal political speeches in history is a chiasmus. Coincidence? Indeed not. Jack knew what he was doing. Chiasmus,...
A Study On Literature on Vampires
Essay - 5 pages - Literature
This paper will deal with immortality and the fear of death as embodied in the vampire: its construction, its body, and its pop culture eminence. The impetus for this line of thought began with our reading of White Noise, where Jack and his wife are consumed by their fear of death, a death...
McDonald's: Strategic challenge and SWOT analysis
Thesis - 30 pages - Business strategy
In the 90s, the firm had to cope with a number of challenges: The microwave oven, increasing health consciousness and competition. In 1999, as Jack Greenberg took over the reins of the firm, the situation was complicated due to competition between fast-food giants. McDonald's timelines:...
Provide a description of the various market entry strategies into a foreign country and critically discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each
Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies
Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual capital - the world's best talents and greatest ideas (jack welch, 2009) Now all the countries are sharing their market together and that because of the...
Business Analysis - Duane Reade
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
Since the inception of Duane Reade in 1960, the drug chain has recorded remarkable growth from three stores started by the Cohen family comprising Eli, Abraham and Jack Cohen. The company named after streets from where the location of its first full-service drugstore -between the Manhattan...
Logistics Management- Tesco's Supply Chain
Case study - 6 pages - Logistics
Tesco is one of the most important grocery and general merchandising retail chains in the world, and the largest British retailer. It was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen in East London. The company had a turnover of 59.4 billion for 2009. During the three last decades, the group has...
Film analysis: Mean Streets
Case study - 5 pages - Film studies
The famous American filmmaker, Martin Scorsese spent his childhood obsessing over missionaries and gangsters. These two themes remain dominant even in his films. He is the man behind the autobiographical, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968) and the feature film Boxcar Bertha (1972). Mean...
The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 have led to a complete change in American foreign policy
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
When George W. Bush arrived in office as President in 2000, he was determined to limit the role of the United States in foreign affairs, although there was in his electorate a hope for a strong foreign policy. The new administration saw in the failure in Yugoslavia, Clinton's war ,...
General Electric's product differentiation strategy
Market study - 3 pages - Services marketing
Throughout the course of its development, General Electric has undergone a number of changes. While many of the changes have been quite overwhelming for the organizationsuch as when Jack Welch took over in 1980 and drastically downsized the organizationthe end result has been...
White noise
Thesis - 5 pages - Literature
Traditional nature writers often describe the benefit man can derive from interacting with nature. For example, in Nature , Ralph Waldo Emerson describes in the presence of nature a wild delight runs through man, in spite of real sorrows (Emerson 38). Furthermore, he purports that...
Paradise Hermit Crab
Essay - 4 pages - Psychology
Everybody has their own idea of what paradise consists of. Freedom from the confines of the labor force, a tropical vacation with endless beaches and relaxing afternoon naps, a spending spree with no bill in sight, and streaming chocolate with an edible rowboat have all been described to me as...
East London love story
Thesis - 112 pages - Literature
They were both children of poverty, born into the dark slums of East London. Yet their worlds could hardly have been more different. Eric De Milo blessed with a loving Italian family and an artistic gift that gave him a chance for a better life. On the other hand, Helena Whitman who knew little...
Lord of the Flies: Leadership and its consequences
Thesis - 3 pages - Literature
While there is vast disagreement over what exactly defines leadership, most agree that it is a response to societal needs. Ultimately, leaders provide consistent assurance and protection from external as well as internal threats. In view of that, the concept purely results from the...
'Invisible Man' by Ralph Ellison: A comment
Book review - 5 pages - Literature
'Invisible Man' by Ralph Ellison is a novel detailing an unnamed African-American's journey from the south to the streets of Harlem. The reader sees the main character attempt to find his place within the world, as well as within himself. In this novel written in 1947, there exists a...
How does the organizational culture of General Electric affect organizational behavior?
Essay - 6 pages - Management
Competition among organizations in the same industry has promulgated the development of numerous strategies to facilitate the success of the organization. While some strategies focus on streamlining operations to reduce fixed costs of their strategies focused on the development of internal...
American Culture and Code: Technology, Reinforcement, and Collective Perception in Don DeLillo's White Noise
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
DeLillo's White Noise is largely a critique of American culture after World War II and after the popularity of home television in the 1950s. In White Noise, white noise itself has covered up a gaping hole in American culture. The hole is the obtrusive, persistent, and arguably natural...
Determination of hire charges on mobile equipment of MSG (mechanical) for external business at Tata steel
Tutorials/exercises - 45 pages - Business strategy
The project is a study of the cost structures in steel manufacturing company. It has been found that the heavy equipments which are supporting the mechanical maintenance services in the process of steel production are not put to use at the optimum level and there is some idle capacity left after...