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Frankenstein - Gothic, Romantic, Science Fiction"That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong"" (F. Scott Fitzgerald). In the novel "Frankenstein," written by English novelist, Mary Shelley, a scientist plays "God" and has to pay the consequences. The charm of this masterpiece is not only is it a gothic novel, but a romantic and science fiction novel as well. Often, Gothic literature is steeped in dark and mysterious atmospheres, damsels in distress, and a solitary protagonist. In "Frankenstein," Victor Frankenstein becomes mad and determined to give life to the dead, Victor goes to extraordinary measures to seek it through, "I collected bones from charnel-houses and disturbed, with profane fingers, the tremendous secrets of the human frame." Victor goes to morgues and cemeteries to collect the human body parts that he needed in order to create the monster. Shelley is showing the reader the darkness and eeriness of |
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Discourse on the Method by DescartesDescartes is one of the most important western philosophers of the past few centuries. In Discourse on the Method" we see how he questions his own existence, and knowledge that he obtained from different sources. Being a well-educated person, Descartes finds his knowledge unsatisfying due to its uncertainty and as a result sets out on a quest in which his task was to undergo a process of discovering knowledge and rid himself of uncertainties. In Part One, Descartes explains how much interest he took in learning and how much he wanted a "clear and steady knowledge to everything that is useful in life." That is, he wanted to learn not only information and ideas and opinions, but mainly things that were true and useful. He came to later learn that after all those years at school what he learned was nothing near the truth or it wasn't of importance to life. However, Mathematics on the other hand was the main area that held out any hope. Reason being it had procedures that ena |
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Incident Reports, Logs, and Narrative ReportsIntroduction The use of incident reports, logs and narrative-only reports is commonplace in a number of public and private sectors, including law enforcement and health care where they are used to codify different types of events for different purposes. Irrespective of the setting and purpose, though, these types of written records can play a vital role in keeping track of important events and establishing accountability for future analysis or investigation. To gain some fresh insights in this area, this paper provides an explanation concerning the purposes of and differences between incident reports, logs, and narrative only reports. A discussion concerning the five rules of narrative report writing is followed by a summary of the research and important findings concerning the importance of honest, factual report writing. Review and Discussion Incident Reports As the term implies, an "incident report" is intended to capture the important details of an untoward incident of |
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Congress, Checks and BalanceThe founding fathers set Americas' government, and future, up for success. They drafted the Constitution up in a way that it prevents the government from becoming too powerful. The government uses two systems known as a system of separation of powers, and checks and balances, to ensure this happens. The Constitution is composed of nine sections; Preamble, Articles I through VII and Amendments. These sections direct, or guide, how the government will function. By using the system of separation of powers the Constitution breaks up the government into three branches, and outlines the power, duties and responsibilities of each branch. Those branches are the legislative, executive and judicial. The system of separation of powers gives each branch certain powers, and allows each branch to "check" (challenge or limit) the power of the other branches (Mount, 2010). This is understood as having a system of checks and balances. The Constitution was drafted in this way to prevent any one branch |
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Daisy Miller by Henry James"Poor little Daisy Miller was above all things innocent." - Henry James No one could disagree with the words of the author about the character he has created. If not Henry James, then who would know what he meant in his writing? Sometimes the facts from the story and the statements of the writer can be very contradicting. In the case with Henry James and the way he presented the main character, there are some discrepancies between Daisy Miller's behavior and the perception of her by others. If you looked a little deeper, I think that the author's words are not only truthful, but have a strong base of facts. It is important to show that the characters real name was Annie P. Miller. The name Daisy is the first characteristic that should lead the reader to some reflections. The choice of her name reveals something important in itself and reveals some traits that the character possessed. There is no wonder that the most of associations that can fall into one's head are absolutely positive and kind. If you compare a flower, with something fresh and airy or the childish fortunetelling of he-loves-me-he-loves-me-not, the name |
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Destined to be a Villain - From Iago to the JokerIn an article concerning the modern performance of Shakespeare, W.B. Worthen describes, "The modern stage becomes a site of interpretation, rather than a place of production, a place where meanings are found."" Regarding the character of Iago in Shakespeare's "Othello," critics, performers, and readers have determined numerous interpretations and meanings for the villain over the centuries. Iago is a portrait of a practical joker of a uniquely atrocious kind, and the best way to approach the play is by a general a thought that the practical joker I someone who enjoys playing God behind the scenes. Reconsidering Worthen's quote, imagine replacing "the modern stage"" with "the modern cinema," and then drastically changing things from Shakespeare to superheroes, such as Batman's legendary arch-nemesis, the Joker. The Joker represents another character with troublesome interpretations given over the years, particularly in Christopher Nolan's 2008 film, "The Dark Knight." The similarities |
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Media and African American Men and Women"The media's the most powerful entity on earth because they control the minds of the masses."" Malcolm X. Television has become a viable affiliate in majority households in the United States. According to statisticsbrain.com the average American spends 35 hours a week watching TV", then spending it with their family members. Whether we understand the adverse effects of Television have on our brains or not, media has the authority to rule society. Media has played and will continue to play a crucial role in the way White Americans perceive African Americans and how African Americans perceive White Americans. The media stereotype of bad guys wearing black or that anything that is black is evil has been encouraged for over a hundred years. Where as, Whites are portrayed as the beautiful, hero's or even as Jesus. As an effort to extol pre-conceived notions about African Americans, media over the years has displayed African American men with many negative stereotypes such as Sambo's, vi |
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The United States and a Constitutional ParadigmThe constitutional paradigm, according to Col. Paul E. Roush, is a reference point. It's an idea that guides people in the military to operate ethically, and clarify good from bad. There are four principals that must be used sequentially. The constitutional paradigm would be used when there are two conflicting moral issues that might both either be a win win or be a lose lose situation. The paradigm is a hierarchal system that places where your first moral obligations are. This system is mostly used in the military due to the high pressure and quick commands that a commanding officer might have to make. Not using this paradigm properly could lead to serious long term effect either physically like getting jail time or emotionally by doing something that at a later time you regret. The constitutional paradigm is the idea that you put everything before yourself. It's saying that you need to make sure that you think of you country and your mission before you worry about your own problems. If someone thinks that an order is trivial that the paradigm describes 4 principles you should go through to make your final decision on this order. The first is the priorities of loyalties; does |
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Performance Appraisal SystemsThere are a number of performance appraisal systems which various organizations utilize for various occupations. Rating scales are the most prevalent form of performance evaluations in many job types in addition to check list formats. In some workplaces with highly trained human resource managers, they may utilize some more intricate techniques specific to certain career types or job functions. No matter what performance appraisal system is utilized for the rating, each offers both positive and negative aspects. These rating systems are designed to help mold good employees into better employees and also to document the poor performance of a bad employee should the need arise to discipline or terminate that employee for cause. Additionally, the appraisals can also be tied to incentives such as pay raises, promotions or increased benefits to help motivate employee enthusiasm and loyalty. Per the text Human Resource Management (2013), the authors' state some of the advantages and disadv |
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Chemical Engineer Code of Ethics"If you can revive the ancient and use it to understand the modern, then you are worthy to be a teacher." - Confucius Chemical Engineer Code of Ethics Section 1. The chemical engineer shall be guided in all his relations by the highest standards of honor and integrity and shall act with fairness and impartiality to all. Section 2. The chemical engineer shall uphold at all times the dignity of the chemical engineering profession and shall protect it from misrepresentation. Section 3. The chemical engineer shall avoid being associated with any enterprise which is of questionable character or is contrary to law or public welfare. Section 4. The chemical engineer shall express a professional opinion only when he is adequately informed of the facts related there to and the purposes for which the opinion is asked. Section 5. The chemical engineer shall not issue statements, criticism or arguments on matters of public concern which are inspired or paid for by private interests, unless he indicates in whose behalf he is making the statement. Section 6. The chemical engineer shall not i |
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Film Analysis of Blade RunnerThe scene I chose is from 1:08:00 to 1:12:38. It is mainly about Rachel playing piano while Deckard is sleeping. Deckard wakes up and tries to kiss her. Rachel refuses and tries to leave, but at the end of the scene, she faces her real emotions and kisses Deckard. It starts with a medium over-the-shoulder shot of Rachel. The room is dark but the area around her is quite bright because there is a lamp on the piano plus light is coming in from the advertising spaceship outside. Rachel wears the clothes and hairstyle of a 1940's American woman, as she always does. The shot of her back clear shows her curves and her dress with its 1940s design of wide-shoulders. Then comes a close up of Rachel's hand, she is picking an old photo from the piano. When she sits down, the background is blurred, after which the camera focuses on another picture on the piano. It is a photo of a woman with fluffy hair. We can see a medium shot of Rachel and the pianos as she is looking at the picture. She casts |
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Overview of Pfizer, IncorporatedPfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is the largest research-based pharmaceuticals corporation in the world. Founded in 1849 by cousins Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart, the company is dedicated to discovering and developing new, and better, ways to prevent and treat disease and improve health and well being for people around the world. In fact, the following is Pfizer's mission statement: "We will become the world's most valued company to patients, customers, colleagues, investors, business partners, and the communities where we work and live." Although Pfizer's corporate headquarters is located in New York, USA with their main research headquarters in Connecticut, USA, Pfizer's products reach over five billion people in more than seventy different countries. Pfizer discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets many human and animal biologic and small molecule medicines and vaccines, as well as nutritional products and many of the world's best-known consumer products. The company |
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My Turning Point and TransformationMy transformation started approximately three years ago when I turned 30. I had an epiphany about my life; I wasn't getting any younger. I always envisioned going back to college but the timing was never right and I felt trapped. I'm a combat vet and suffer from a service related disability called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. My disability and lack of vision for my life rendered me impotent in making forward progress. My entire life changed when I took one terrifying step forward and enrolled in my first college class in over ten years. I still remember how terrified I was prior to walking into class for the first time. Since I suffer from chronic anxiety triggered by social settings, and given the fact I nearly flunked out of high school, I had many apprehensions. Would I succeed, could I succeed, what if I failed, what if I made a fool of myself? These were the plethora of thoughts racing through my mind. Accompanying the decision to go back to school was the decision I made tha |
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Drug Addiction and Type 1 DiabetesTwo serious health issues that plague America are drug addiction and Type 1 diabetes. Both of these issues are causing the nation substantial distribution of resources in revenue, health care personnel and treatment resources. Research literature suggests that many high-school students begin the increasing use of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine and that when they reach adulthood drug use becomes addictive. The American Heritage Dictionary defines addiction as ,"compulsory physiological and psychological need for a habit-forming substance." On the other hand, Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder caused when an infection results in the body to make a mistake and attack the cells in the pancreas that make insulin. It can occur at any age but is most common in children and young adults. Both Type 1 diabetes and addiction are diseases in which genetic and environmental factors seem to play a role. Legally addiction has been recognized as a disease and so |
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The Swimmer by John Cheever"He was far from young", (Cheever 1), is how John Cheever describes the main character Neddy Merrill in his story "The Swimmer." While Neddy is far from young, his actions say otherwise. On a hot summer day, Neddy decides to take an adventure across the seemingly perfect suburb back to his home only to find that it is empty. Cheever is expressing the inescapable of aging with his use of symbolism in swimming pools, alcohol, ladders, and the empty house. Along with multiple symbols in The Swimmer, one can also see reoccurring themes. The nonexistence of a utopian society is a theme that can be seen in this short story. "He seemed to see, with a cartographer's eye, that string of swimming pools, that quasi-subterranean stream that curved across the county" (Cheever 1). While everything seems to be perfect in the suburb, along Neddy's journey one can see all of the problems that the town |
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Autoethnography - A Syrian AmericanI consider myself an average American teenager. I like going to the movies, football is a very unhealthy obsession and when I'm not driving a Ford, my heart breaks a little. My favorite food? The cheeseburger, and one shouldn't even get me started on the grandeur of Johnny Depp. You could say I grew up surprisingly normal "holding to one acceptation; a Syrian father raised me. My dad came to the United States in the late 80's hoping to further his medical degree by going to school for a few years and then ultimately return to Syria. This changed of course when he met my mother and "poof " here I came. While its important to note that my mother was very much American, it was my father who actually raised me and therefore my greatest influence has come from him. This has allowed me to grow up not only as an American teenager, but also as a Syrian. Any person who has visited the Middle East will vogue for how strikingly different it's culture is from the American, and I believe mys |
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Cultural Anthropology in a Globalizing World by B. MillerThrough biological means, or "physical anthropology", we study humans as organisms, specifically by evolution and variation. According to Barbara Miller's book, "Cultural Anthropology in a Globalizing World," anthropology encompasses three subfields; the first being "primatology" which is the study of the nonhuman members of the order of mammals called primates. the second is paleoanthropology which is the study of human evolution through the evaluation of fossil records. and the third subfield is the study of contemporary human biological variation, which explains differences in the biological makeup and behavior of humans (DNA, body size, shape, nutrition, dis |
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My Mother Must Be SuperwomanTrue role models are those who posses the qualities that we would like to have and those who have affected us in a way that makes us want to be better people. My mother is my role model and she has impacted my life immensely and many others' lives. My mom is always there to help me, and those who surround her, through difficult times. She is one strong woman in my eyes, her customers, and our family. I have struggled and gone through many rough stages, but my mother is always there to guide me. No matter what the circumstance may be, she is constantly at my side. Without my guardian angel, who knows the girl I'd be today. My mom helps me understand right from wrong. I went through a very rough stage my freshman year. I was being cyber bullied, making wrong decisions on the friends I hung out with, and not focusing enough at school. My mom said as long as we lea |
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Euphiletus and the House OverviewThe testimony of Euphiletus is a significant document, depicting, life during the Greek "Classical" era. The source reveals inner workings of a Greek home as it pertains to husband and wife. From this primary text, written by the speechwriter Lysias (c.440-380B.C.E.), one can reach a decent understanding of the gender roles within the Athenian society and the aspects of domestic life and public justice in ancient Athens. It is a testimony of a man, who claims to have brought just to the society by killing his wife's seducer when he caught him in act. Euphiletus's speech was directed towards the court of Athens in an effort to present himself as innocent and more of a victim than the man he murdered. He claimed to have killed his wife's lover for the good of the city and expected the Athenians to perceive him as an exemplary citizen carrying out the laws. "...I, who now stand in danger |
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Fashion Styles of the Italian and Northern RenaissanceThe Italian Renaissance was influenced by many cross-cultural influences resulting from political conflicts and alliances between Italian city-states and from other influencing countries such as Spain and France. Fashion were derived from an International Gothic style in the first part of the era, though became influenced by French and Burgundian areas as well. Italian styles differed from the rest of northern Europe specifically evident within clothing cut and fabric usage. Italian Weavers produced elaborate brocades, velvets and other decorated textiles. The spirit of the Renaissance was marked by a development in the arts, learning, and literature. The economic climate brought a system of social class that related directly to the usage and quality of certain fabrics as textile production became an important theme. Fashion was influenced cross culturally within the 16th century as Italy was overrun by Spanish, French, and Austrian influence. Within the other parts of Europe within |
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Overview of Marriott InternationalMarriott International is an American hospitality company that has dealership of a broad list of lodging facilities and hotels. It was founded by J. Willard Marriott in May 15, 1927 with headquarters are in Bethesda, Maryland. Today, the President and CEO of Marriott is Arne Sorenson and Bill Marriott is the Executive Chairman (Clabaugh, Jeff, 2011). Its 2011 revenue was reported to be 12.31 billion and net income 198 million. The entire information regarding Marriott international can be viewed in the website marriott.com. Marriott International has more than 3,700 properties in more than 73 countries. History In 1927, John Willard Marriott, opened a nine-seat root-beer stand in Washington DC. This business organization flourished many years to include airline catering (1937), food service management (1939, fast-food and family restaurants, senior living services and adjustment (1989), housework and washing services (1989) and food selling. In 1957 the Company opened its first |
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My Life in Vietnam and CaliforniaI lived in Ho Chi Minh City (known as Sai Gon) for more than 30 years. Then, I moved to Orange County in 2010. Whenever I went back to Viet Nam to visit my family, most questions I received from my relatives or my friends revolved around the diversity of life in the United States and Viet Nam. Because I have lived in Little Sai Gon, a Vietnamese local area in Orange County, I have recognized many similarities and differences between Ho Chi Minh City and Orange County. Even though the word "city" in Ho Chi Minh City and "county" in Orange County are not the same, the civil administration unit and the spread of these two places are almost similar. Ho Chi Minh City has 2.095 km2 is roughly as large as Orange County's land area which is 2,044.5 km2. The "district" of Ho Chi Minh City might same unit as the "city" of Orange County. Living in area surrounding Little Sai Gon, Vietnamese people sometimes think it is not necessary to speak English because |
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Business IntelligenceFor many businesses, new technologies are causing information overkill, leaving decision makers overwhelmed with insufficient, incorrect, and unreliable information. Indeed, the various acts of accessing and processing this information can tie up numerous resources. However, there are businesses that manage to provide their decision makers with processed and automatically consolidated raw data, presented in a clear, easy-to-understand format. These businesses provide perceptive information for quick, decision making. What do these businesses have? Business intelligence (BI) capabilities and processes. What Is Business Intelligence? Business intelligence or BI is a term used to describe a variety of software and hardware vendors and information technology consultants that create infrastructure for warehousing integrating, reporting, and analyzing raw data that comes from the business environment. Business Intelligence Vendors They consist of hardware and software packages sold predo |
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In SAying Yes to the HPV VaccineAt the turn of the nineteenth century, America was defined as a period known as the imperialistic expansion; a time of incorporating policies of military conquests and economics to attain territories necessary to extract resources and extend markets. The United States had expanded from a relatively small thirteen colonies on the eastern seaboard, to a country spanning from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The participation of the Navy played a key role during this period due to the main line of communication and exploration being sea power, causing them to be a crucial aspect of imperial expansion. Two influential Naval Officers who emerged from this time period were Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan and Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce. Unlike the industrialist and politicians who are recognized for their contributions, Mahan and Luce were intellectual historians who sought to reform the Navy. They are credited for their ability to use educated knowledge and incorporate it into ways th |
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Liberal Society and ToleranceBeing tolerant is not being indifferent; it is having a position, understanding differences between the opposing view and respecting it. A liberal society believes that humans are naturally free. Therefore any restraint on their liberty by the state, in the form of laws, needs to be justified. There are certain arguments for this view, which are strife, fallibility and autonomy; the fact that a Liberal society should be, by definition, tolerant. However there are views, which contradict this that will be explored further. The first argument, which suggests that a liberal society should tolerate a minority culture that doesn't respect its values, is the threat posed by strife. If opposing is part of human life, then the alternative to tolerance is conflict. But this conflict won't solve, as matters of belief cannot be solved by force. Such strife threatens the survival of a society; this can be seen through anarchy. Therefore, in order to avoid any form of strife, including war, strug |
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