...analysis of Chameleon by Ranbir Sahota Disposition: 1. Introduction Vi lægger ud med at præsentere temaet kærlighed og ægteskab – også forskellige religioner imellem – og relaterer det til Rita i Chameleon – reference til novellens titel – muligvis starte med beskrivelse af kamæleoners egenskaber 2. The main part * Præsentation af situationen samt personkarakteristikker Fortælleren - her fortæller vi om Rita og hendes baggrund, og de øvrige personer (med særligt fokus på Ritas forhold til de forskellige) * Miljø: Herunder forklarer vi hendes og hendes forældres forhold til den engelske kultur – miljøet i novellen. 3. Conclusion * Tema og budskab Ritas dilemma – gamle traditioner eller integration (ægteskab) – forklaring på titel * Konklusion analysis of Chameleon by Ranbir Sahota Chameleons are known for their ability to adapt to their surroundings by changing their appearance depending on different factors, such as the settings, mood and their state of mind. If they feel threatened they simply camouflage themselves in order to stay alive. In the short story Chameleon, by Ranbir Sahota we meet Rita Patel a young Indian girl but who has lived her whole life in England. She sees herself as “white in every way” (l. 3 s. 94). That is until she gets a wake up call, when her boyfriend Mark’s mother turns her down because she is Indian. But also Rita’s parents are making problems as they live the traditional Indian way and want their...
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...ectotherm's metabolic rate is largely dependent on the temperature of its environment because, they are organisms that allow their internal temperature to mimic that of the environment they are inhabiting (Wyse, Hill & Anderson, 2009). Ectotherms control their body temperatures primarily through behavior. Contreras & Bradley (2011), found that as the temperature increased the metabolic rate of insects, which are ectotherms, increased; thus showing an expected linear relationship between temperature and mass-specific metabolic rate. The metabolic rate of an ectotherm can be measured by analyzing the oxygen intake per unit time per unit mass, using a respirometry system. In this lab the metabolic rate change of an ectotherm, a chameleon, was measured through indirect calorimetry. Indirect calorimetry refers to a set of known conditions to which an organism is exposed (Buffenstein, Lemons, Levitt & Hanks, 2015) in a closed chamber. These conditions include the animal diet, the animal’s diet is known, no anaerobic metabolism, the change in body oxygen stores over the measurement period is minimal, the animal is at...
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...Is asexuality a lack of sexual orientation and analogous to other sexual orientations and identities? One of the most inescapable social assumptions is that all humans possess sexual desire (Cole, 1993; 192). A related assumption is that sexuality is not only something one does, but an identity or something one is (Weeks, 1986; Foucault, 1978, cited in Scherrer, 2008; 621). Most inquiries into asexuality have approached it as either behaviour (lack of sexual acts) or a lack of desire for sexual acts. However, Scherrer argues that the complexity and variability of asexuality also encompasses those who are interested in romantic attachment but with limited or no physical contact, along with others who are simply not interested in sex (Scherrer, 2008: 634), a discourse appears frequently in which self-identified asexuals participate. It is in this context where identity labels such as demisexual, hyposexual, romantic or aromantic asexual, hyporomantic, straight-A, gay-A, bi-A, grey-A, etc. take on meanings, as asexuals attempt to position themselves not only according to the genders of people to whom they experience romantic attraction, but also according to the degrees to which (and the ways in which) they do so (DeLuzio Chasin, 2011; 713). It is already clear from the language of asexuality that it positions itself as an alternative to sexual, instead of as an alternative to straight or queer, with significant variations in both ‘romantic orientation’ and the degree to...
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...occasions. Additionally, as I will be working within the court system, I reviewed the scenario for Professional Law firm. In this scenario the dress is very business professional and conservative. It also requires a certain amount of communication skills, assertiveness, tactfulness, correct posture and excellent vocabulary skills. Last I reviewed the scenario for Law Enforcement. In this scenario we find uniforms are generally worn, there are strong ethics and knowledge of law and notes of authority within one’s body language. In not one of these scenarios did I detect any unprofessional aspects of professionalism or presentation. My chosen career field is that of a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with a focus on Applied Behavioral Analysis. As part of this field of expertise, I will also be writing the true crimes stories associated with the cases that I have been both directly and indirectly involved in, in order to make sure the victims and their families are not forgotten. In this field I will be merging several aspects of the above mentioned professions. For...
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...Executive Summary The company chosen for this assignment will be the Crocs, the product will be an adjustable high heels. The company will be analyzing based on their internal and external analysis which includes competitors, environment, consumers, market segmentation, targeting and positioning. Besides that a budget of RM 1 million will be given to spend for implementing the marketing channel within a 12 months period Table of Content No. | Title | Page No. | 1 | Executive Summary | 1 | 2 | Introduction | 3-4 | 3 | Situational Analysis | 5-8 | 4 | Creative Strategy | 9 | 5 | Campaign Objective & IMC Mix | 9-11 | 6 | Media Choice | 12-13 | 7 | Synergy between Media & Scheduling | 14 | 8 | Costing | 15 | 9 | Conclusion | 16 | 10 | References | 17 | I. Introduction About Crocs Crocs were founded in Boulder, Colo in the year of 1999. Project a simple, comfortable boat shoe image, Crocs footwear comes along with 120 styles and more for men, women and children. Colorful, lightweight comfort for all kind of occasion and all season has become Crocs distint collections & trademark. (About Crocs, 2012) All Crocs shoes are special designed and manufactured with the company's proprietary closed-cell resin- Croslite, an unique technology that makes each pair of shoes with soft, comfortable, lightweight, non-marking and odor-resistant qualities. Crocs footwear is ideally for casual wear, as well as for professional use and recreational activities...
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...5S\~t Controversial advertising has become more significant. Discuss in the context of the rise of so-called Post Fordism. (Figure 1) The two adverts depicted above highlight a development in what we have (as a nation) come to consider 'controversial'; the term itself refers to "A debate or dispute on a matter of... contrary opinions. 11f These adverts (Figure 1 and Figure 2) have this in common, at the time of each of these campaigns a flurry of controversy shrouded the message that the advert was aiming to present. In 1969 Saatchi and Saatchi presented a poster (on behalf of the Health Education Council) depicting a pregnant man (Figure 1) challenging the nation, particularly men, to think differently when taking precautions of a sexual nature. When one considers the current social issues at the time, the significance of the controversy increases; this campaign was rife during the early stages of the Women's Liberation Movement at which point such acts as the 'Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act' were coming into effect thus guarantying the wife a share of the family assets on dissolution of the marriage 2 , entailing that historical context leads the advert to carry stronger social implications then at first may appear particularly from a 21 st century perspective. This Post-Fordist society highlighted J11 SS\~\ that "one threat of [this] consumer culture was the way in which is appeared to offer women forms of independence that undermined their traditional...
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...Lecture 1 Ten school´s one word definitions Design: Spider Plan: squirrel Position: position How should I approach (positioning school) Vision: wolf, I have a vision Perception: Owl, Patterns: Monkey, Agenda: Lion, Belief: Peacock, Response: Ostrich, Stage: Chameleon, Timeline of the ten schools Planning and design school came in the 70-80´s. Then Porter came with the positioning school in the 90´s. Why ten schools? Organizations vary and change greatly, so we need more than 1 school. The five p´s of strategy Plan: Forward looking. Can be dangerous if it is strictly planned and something unforeseen happens. Patterns: Backwards looking Positions and perspective. Locating a particular product in a particular market: Strategy of positioning a product. Example: Introduce breakfast at McDonalds to use restaurant in the morning. The new position is consistent with existing perspective. The strategy of absent strategy Deliberately using absent strategy promotes flexibility, experimentation and innovation. Management control. Chapter 1 in the book. Management control is the systematic process by which the organization’s higher-level managers influence the organization’s lower- level managers to implement the organization’s strategies. Decentralization is the single most important reason for organizations to need management control systems. So, Management Control is about decentralized organizations. Need for control Decentralized...
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...What Leaders Really Do In the article Four Seasons Goes to Paris we learned about the ins and outs of Four Seasons’ transition into a market they were not in until 1999. The transition was extremely smooth and, as the article showed, that was due in large part to their rock solid approach to international growth. While it didn’t hurt that Four Seasons was already the world’s leading operator of luxury hotels and that their revenues increased at a compound rate of 22.6% per year from 1996-2000 (Hallowell, Bowen, & Knoop, 2003), for a company as deeply committed to customer service as they are, the real success of the Paris venture would not have been possible without their exceptional leadership and human resource management. Former Harvard Business professor John P. Kotter has done extensive research in the field of organizational change and development. His article What Leaders Really Do examines the role of leadership and human resource management in the transitions of an organization, which closely relate to the challenges that Four Seasons faced. Introduction Kotter promoted the theory that management and leadership are different but complementary and that, in a changing world, one cannot function without the other. While each have their own functions and specific activities, in an increasingly complex and volatile business environment, they are both necessary for success. He found that US corporations tend to be overmanaged and underled and that successful corporations...
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...As we know Samsung is one of the most wide spread and well known companies in the world. With its destination and wide range of production segments Samsung is establishing its ownership globally. But in other hand, macro-economical factors such as pressure from competitors, innovations of new type of technologies, customers demand and many others is tackling Samsung company to survive in the turbulence. Managers and marketers of Samsung have successfully been doing their job to promote the business. They used unique techniques to survive and to lead their brand forward, such as Samsung created lots of production segments (smart phones, Tablets, TVs, household equipments and so on) they made their goods available to everyone by selling in premium prices. They opened their doors and contracted with many well known corporations. There are some more ways to improve efficiency of the business. Let’s look each of them in detail: 1. In order to be globally successful, Samsung should use and develop marketing strategies by taking into account its strengths, weaknesses and availability of resources. It’s been too long for Samsung company to come this position, however, to reach their objectives they need to never stop “fighting”. 2. The company should try to develop product which global consumers could identify easily from competitors one. We can take the best example of “Apple” goods. Each person can recognize Smartphone - “Iphone” without any difficulty. 3. Identify...
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...P SY CH O L O G I CA L SC I ENC E Research Report Mimicry and Prosocial Behavior Rick B. van Baaren, Rob W. Holland, Kerry Kawakami, and Ad van Knippenberg University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ABSTRACT—Recent studies have shown that mimicry occurs unintentionally and even among strangers. In the present studies, we investigated the consequences of this automatic phenomenon in order to learn more about the adaptive function it serves. In three studies, we consistently found that mimicry increases prosocial behavior. Participants who had been mimicked were more helpful and generous toward other people than were nonmimicked participants. These beneficial consequences of mimicry were not restricted to behavior directed toward the mimicker, but included behavior directed toward people not directly involved in the mimicry situation. These results suggest that the effects of mimicry are not simply due to increased liking for the mimicker, but are due to increased prosocial orientation in general. When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. —Demotivatorsr 2000 calendar (Despair, Inc., http://www.despair.com) By now, there is substantial evidence that humans mimic a wide range of behaviors. People not only mimic several speech-related behaviors, such as accents (Giles & Powesland, 1975), tone of voice (Neumann & Strack, 2000), pauses (Cappella & Planalp, 1981), rate of speech (Webb, 1969, 1972), and syntax (Levelt & Kelter, 1982)...
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...Even at its most ecstatically upward-rushing, it is troubled by passing dissonances, undercut by harmonic rootlessness. All of it is the music of Scottie's mind, and this character is, in the last analysis, completely mad. Mr. Stewart delays that realization with all his practiced reasonableness; the final tableau atop the San Juan Bautista Mission tower is all the more stunning in its finality. Herrmann, steeped in Victorian melodrama, gets to write a fanfare for the triumph of Fate. With all dialogue finally out of the way, the whole orchestra rises to its feet to proclaim, ''This man is...
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...cultural belief systems, and adorn more sophistication in our diplomacy. Globalization has dramatically increased foreign trade due to the falling trade barriers, easier emigration possibilities, improved transportation and technological revolutions. ‘Growing interconnections bought about by the globalization process require that both managers and organizations expand repertoires of roles’(Parker,2005). Hence effective communications with differing cultures is more important than ever(Tannen,1985). Culture is man-made part of the environment(Herkovits,1948),management must consider the relativity in such analysis, since absolute meanings cannot be derived due to the differing meanings of cultures explained either through the actor or observer. One may assume cultural idioms using models such as ‘Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions’ or ‘Turner&Trompenaars Cultural Analysis’ but may create sophisticated stereotyping, by using such analyses as absolute truths(Osland&Bird,2000). Culturally intelligent person must acknowledge the differences between cultures, using them as a guideline to better understand differing product and organisation perceptions. One must distinguish the stereotype of...
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...Racism is a term that is often used to describe a variety of social, culture and economic problems, but has, unfortunately, acquired “so many contradictory meanings that it takes on the aura of a myth,” it has become increasingly difficult to define . Although the term wasn’t officially featured in the Larousse Dictionary until 1932, racism had been a dark cloud hanging over the global horizon for centuries (de Benoist, 1999). Whenever there are people of different cultural and social characteristics introduced into the mix, a recipe for racism and the hostilities it generates is created. Because racism defies a singular definition but is usually represented by the categorizing of people according to certain criteria, it can perhaps best be understood by discussing the issue itself in terms of such categories as the reasons for racism, its causes, why it continues, and how its meaning is ever-changing. It is widely accepted by sociologists that racism is essentially an ideology or belief system with its foundation cemented by three basic ideas. First, there is the fact that human beings can be divided naturally into different physical types (Vorster, 2002). For example, Africans are ‘typed’ by their dark skin color and by their curly hair; Asians are known for their ‘yellowish’ skin color, black hair and slanted eyes, etc. Often, solely on the basis of these physical traits, assumptions are automatically made that become “intrinsically related to their culture...
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...GM592 Leadership in the 21st Century | Leadership Development Plan | Course Project: Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Goal, Requirements, Deficiencies and the Strategies 3.1. My goal and its requirements 3.2. Determined deficiencies and the causes of their perceived causes of having them 3. Strategies to address deficiencies with corresponding time table 4.3. Improving Patience 4.4. Improving Communication 4.5. Improving Organization Skills 4. Conclusion 5. Reference 1. Introduction This paper seeks to prepare a personal development plan in my objective to become a leader in an organization. I will analyze the requirements of the targeted job in relation to my inventory of skills including my strengths and weaknesses in relation to the requirement of a goal in mind for which I am willing to know my deficiencies in terms of skills. I will therefore have to make an action plan on how to correct my deficiencies and to improve on my weaknesses to take advantage of my strengths in attaining a target job that I want to have and quality of a person that I want to happen as a result. 2. The Goal, Requirements, Deficiencies and the Strategies 3.1. My goal and its requirements The goal of this plan is to be able to attain the position of Staffing analyst which requires the following having strong analytical skills and ingenuity to provide logical solutions to nonstandard issues, having...
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...h Nursing Leadership Theoretical Perspectives of Change The question of leadership in nursing education is one that has been examined extensively in the past literatures. In this paper, various dimensions and aspects related to change in nursing leadership will be discussed in the following assignment. After the discussion of principles related to change, it will be then followed with an analysis of actions and strategies used in a capacity building project aimed at developing novice nurse academics' research skills. Theories of transformational leadership, and contingency theory of leadership, highlighted, in relation to the processes used, thus illustrating the application of theory to the practice of nursing leadership in the academy. Kurt Lewin was one of the first social psychologists who developed a way to observe the change that has proven skilled for managers and action-oriented employees. His approach was called Force Field Analysis, and, said that any situation can be considered in a state of equilibrium resulting from the balance of force that pushes each other constantly. To initiate change someone has to act to change the existing balance of forces which are: 1. To increase the force for change 2. By reducing the intensity of the forces that resists and total removal of them becomes necessary. 3. With the change in the direction of a force that transforms a resistance to pressure for change (Courtney, 2004). Strategies used...
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