...The film Antwone Fisher is an autobiography directed by Denzel Washington, based on the life of a United States Navy sailor, named Antwone Fisher, with emotional problems and a violent temper that can often be triggered by rage. Essentially it can be concluded that the psychological and emotional problems Antwone experiences are what make him such a prime example of social determinism. When further examined, Antwone was more specifically influenced by early childhood trauma, his naval psychiatrist Dr. Jerome Davenport (Denzel Washington), and the emotional connection he makes with Cheryl (Joy Bryant) a fellow officer in the navy. As a child Antwone was frequently abandoned and abused; in the end, this ultimately affects his emotional and physical response to the people in his everyday life. His mother, Eva Mae Fisher, abandoned him after he was born and unknowingly sent him to a foster home in which Mrs. Tate, Antwone’s foster mother, abuses him and calls him derogatory names throughout the entity of his childhood. However it doesn’t stop there, as the movie progresses Mrs. Tate eventually kicks him out of the house and leaves him alone and starving out on the streets of Cleveland, but not before his childhood babysitter had her way with him. Antwone later reconnects with his...
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...Movie Antwone Fisher MCPY 600 August 16th, 2007 The movie, Antwone Fisher is a wonderful and thought provoking film full of symbolism, pain, and hope. Antwone Fisher takes the audience through a journey of various subsystems of communities: prison, orphanage, foster care, homeless shelter, and the Navy. However a community encompasses more than a system. Community is ever changing, evolving, and interacting with the needs of the people developing into their own. Communities are influenced by environment, political climate, and economy. We watch Antwone Fisher dream of his perfect family, and the need he has to make a connection with his past. However, the journey he goes through with the help of his Psychiatrist, Dr. Davenport and his girl friend Cheryl, is trying, sometimes turbulent, and full of pit-falls. Antwone reaches his own epiphany when he learns who he is, meets his family, and is able to trust others while overcoming his fear of rejection and abandonment. As I watched the events unfold through Antwone’s eyes, I asked myself what specific influences kept him from turning to violence and crime on the streets. I find those answers by carefully examining the progression of events, Antwone’s choices, positive influences, as well as looking at the meaning and symbolism behind the scenes. The first scene of Antwone Fisher sets the tone for the character development throughout the movie. Antwone stands...
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...Esta película narra como el protagonista fue física y psicológicamente maltratado en su niñez, por parte de su madre adoptiva y su entorno. Este episodio violento, provoca que manifieste problemas para tener contacto con otras personas y produce una inseguridad al joven y este la proyecta a otros, incitando pleitos y afectando la comunicación con los demás. Para controlar su ira, Antwone Fisher es obligado a seguir terapias con el psiquiatra, y aquí es donde se observa la misión importante de un terapeuta, que es lograr una buena sintonía con su paciente y cada paciente es diferente, así que necesita distintas maneras de romper el hielo. Marcó los límites al atender a Antwone, nunca se mostró intimidado por el comportamiento altamente agresivo y confrontacional que tenía, respetó cuando Antwone estaba listo para hablar, no lo presionó hasta que él solo decidió abrirse, además le dio tareas para que empezara a entender sus problemas con otra perspectiva. Pero a pesar de que había una mejoría en su comportamiento, recae nuevamente y su reacción inmediata a cualquier situación que no le agrada es la agresión lo cual muestra que tiene problemas más allá de lo que realmente dice. Para ello el Dr. Davenport le aconseja que busque a su verdadera familia y vuelva nuevamente donde vivía y afronte a esas personas que le hicieron daño y a todos esos temores que lo atormentaban. Y finalmente, el tener la convicción y perseverancia para buscar a su madre biológica...
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...Antwone Fisher In this report I will analyze the film “Antwone Fisher” using four standard categories to fully analyze this media product, these are cognitive, emotional, moral, and aesthetic. Cognitive is the mental process and thinking which can be something based on your knowledge of being able to interpret a media product or scene, or can be more complex as to knowing how some media products are created in limited ways in order for them to be successful. Emotional catches the feelings of a person and being able to accurately interpret those feelings. Some lower levels of emotion are those such as hate, fear, and lust and these are easy to interpret and most people know them. Some higher levels of emotions are ambivalence, angst, and confusion. The third standard category is moral, the ability to infer the values underlying the messages. Moral is concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character. Lastly, the final standard category is aesthetic, which is the ability to enjoy and appreciate from the artistic point of view. Antwone Fisher is an autobiographical drama written by the real life Antwone Fisher. Denzel Washington makes his triumphant directorial debut, and also introducing actor Derek Luke. This film won a few awards including Black Reel Awards, such as best breakthrough performance and best actor won by Derek Luke, and also best director by Denzel Washington. This film is about a young man who is...
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...Vander Burgt HRE-4M 3 October 2011 Antwone Fisher, Determined or Free? The film Antwone Fisher is an autobiographical drama based on the true story of Antwone Fisher’s problematic days growing up. Antwone Fisher (Derek Luke) is a sailor in the U.S. Navy with an explosive attitude, whom is ordered to see a naval psychiatrist, Dr. Jerome Davenport (Denzel Washington), about his volatile temper. Slowly Fisher begins to reveal the emotional problems that ultimately trigger this rage. The viewer learns that Antwone’s father was killed and his mother, subsequently ended up arrested and giving birth to Antwone in prison. Soon after, Antwone was sent to a foster home managed by Mr. And Mrs. Tate (Ellis Williams and Novella Nelson) where he was physically and mentally abused. The only support he received was from his best friend, Jesse (Jascah Washington) During his sessions, Antwone develops feelings for a fellow Naval officer, Cheryl (Joy Bryant) and starts to treat Dr. Davenport as the father figure he never had. Ultimately, Fisher begins the quest to find his real family with his newly found girlfriend, Cheryl. While viewing the film, one may begin to question whether Antwone is a product of free will or social determinism. Through Antwone’s past; the frequent abandonment from close one’s, consistent abuse in foster care and the lack of a supporting family, it is visible that Antwone is a product of social determinism. All in all, Antwone Fisher is eccentric and emotional due to the...
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...HLT 362V Exercise 36 Questions to be graded 1-10 1. The researchers found a significant difference between the two groups (control and treatment) for change in mobility of the women with osteoarthritis (OA) over 12 weeks with the results of F ₍₁‚ ₂₂₎ = 9.619, p=0.005. Discuss each aspect of these results. Answer: The F value at 5% level of significance shows a significant difference between the control and the treatment groups. Therefore, the null hypothesis should be rejected because the p value 0.005 is less than 0.05 which means that the control and the treatment groups are different. 2. State the null hypothesis for the Baird and Sands (2004) study that focuses on the effect of the GI PMR treatment on the patients’ mobility level. Should the null hypotheses be rejected for the difference the two groups in change in mobility scores over 12 weeks? Provide a rationale for your answer. Answer: The null hypothesis would be that the means between the two groups, the control group and the treatment group will be equal. Since the p value is 0.005 0.01, the result is not statistically significant. Therefore, I would accept the null hypothesis because there is no difference between the control group and the treatment group. 6. Can ANOVA be used to test proposed relationship or predicted correlations between variables in a single group? Provide a rationale for your answer. Answer: No. ANOVA cannot be used to test proposed relationship or predicted correlations...
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...Individual Assignment: Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 3 Instructions Please highlight (like I just did) the correct answer and upload the entire document to the Assignments link by the due date in the syllabus. This is the only version of the assignment that will be graded. Do not use the matching shown on the Materials tab page for Week 5! 1 Which of the following shapes best represents a normal distribution as it is depicted graphically? A. Square B. Bell C. Triangle D. Star E. Hat For questions 2 through 4, consider the following array of numbers: 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 15 19 20 21 2. In the array provided, what is the mode? A. 7 B. 9 C. 10 D. 15 E. Both A and B 3. In the array provided, what is the median? A. 7 B. 9 C. 10 D. 15 E. Both A and B 4. In the array provided, what is the mean? A. 7 B. 9 C. 10 D. 15 E. Both A and B 5. The difference between the smallest and the largest values in a distribution is the _____. A. mean B. median C. mode D. range E. deviation 6. Which of the following is a bar chart arranged in increasing order by size? A. Control chart B. Simple bar chart C. Pareto diagram D. Histogram 7. Which of the following hypotheses is a null hypothesis? A. There is no difference in the monthly grocery bills of families with one child and families with two children B. Grocery bills vary according to the number of meals eaten outside the home C. Families with two children...
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...1) Estrategia de mercadotecnica: Producto: Caracteristicas que buscan las ninas que tenga su muneca: 1) Que este de moda y que sea la mas innovadora, para obtener reconocimiento en su circulo social. 2) Que cuente con una amplia variedad de accesorios y ropa. 3) Que muestre un rostro de ternura caracteristico de los bebes. 4) Que sea lo mas real posible con mecanismos que les permitan reproducir la satisfaccion de las necesidades fisiologicas de los bebes. Principales marcas de Mattel> Little Mommy: Despues de Nenuco, es la marca mas recordada por las ninas. Cuenta con una amplia linea de accesorios. (Pertenece a Fisher Price – seguridad y calidad). Miracle Baby: Cuenta con muchos accesorios , como babero, sonaja y mamila, ademas de que cuenta con caracteristicas fisiologicas. Otras marcas: Princesa Alexa y Bebe Estrella> Ofrecen caracteristicas unicas como certificado de nacimiento y adopcion, aparte de contar con accesorios innovadores. Bebe estrella es percibida como la muneca mas abrazable. Niveles de producto> Base: Es el concepto principal de cuidar algo que es suyo. Estimulan las emociones de las ninas relacionados a la maternidad, que imitaran las actitudes de sus madres. Se desarrolla el respeto, reponsabilidad y cuidado de algo que les pertenece. Real: Las distintas caracteristicas que tienen las muñecas son de textura de cuerpo suave o duro, variedad de tamanos, cabello imitacion natural, y amplia variedad de ropa y accesorios...
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...I I IBUSINES s I lscHooL 9-512-085 REV: MAY 25,2012 ANAT KEINAN JILL AVERY FIONA WILSON N,IICHAEI- NORToN EILEEN FISHER: Repositioning the Brand Hilary Old, vice president for communications, was one part excited and one part nervous, so she took a moment to adjust her scarf before she entered the meeting. It was ]anuary of 201,0 and she and her colleagues were about to review the first retail sales results following a major strategic initiative to reposition and evolve the EILEEN FISHER brand. 2009 marked the 25tri anniversary of EILEEN FISHER and the occasion gave the company the impetus to pause and assess its history. The company had enjoyed phenomenal success in its first quarter century: its growth in revenues and profits had been driven by both the skong brand loyalty of its core customers, and the opening of fifty retail stores dedicated to the brand. The company was consistently recognized as oue of the best companies to work for and had an impressive environmental sustainability and social responsibility- record. However, a startling discovery had emerged. The median customer age was currently at 59 and increasing each year, keeping pace with the age of the company's visionary founder, Eileen Fisher. Despite the company's best efforts to design age-less clothing to appeal to multiple generations, as Fisher herself aged, so too had the customer base. The company found itself stereotyped as a brand for older, and, to some extent, customers with...
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...Analysis of Research Report Mara Morris Statistical Applications HCS/438 May 4, 2014 Silvio Di Gregorio Analysis of Research Report Introduction The article “How much do parents know about first aid for burns” presents results of a two-month study conducted at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. The premise of the study was to verify if a relationship existed between the general knowledge of initial first-aid treatment for burns and age, gender, education, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The Statistical Procedures Mentioned in the Study Pearson’s chi-squared test was used to determine if there was any correlation between genders, education level, age and first-aid knowledge. The use of logistic regression was employed so that all variables could be compared. There was found to be insufficient data collected to evaluate any relationship based on ethnicity. The Conclusions Reached in the Study It was concluded that people of lower socioeconomic status were less likely to have knowledge of initial first-aid treatment for burns. They were also less likely to have had any first-aid training. Persons of a higher socioeconomic status were more likely to have received first-aid education, which 40% of those stated they had received their first-aid training through their workplace. The study did not show any statistical significance for gender or age in the basic knowledge of first-aid for burns, but did show that prior first-aid training reflected better knowledge...
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...1.INTRODUCTION As per the tin 100 rankings in the years 2011 to 2013 Fisher and Paykel Appliances stands first (tin100.co.nz/tin100/rankings This prestigious company started designing products since from 1934 and made a remarkable growth in to a global company operating in 50 countries and its manufacturing in New Zealand and China and challenged conventional appliance design to deliver products to human needs (https://www.fisherpaykel.com/nz/company/about/) (fisher and paycel appliances ltd NZ) Fisher and paycel concentrating more fundamental principles of sustainable design and developing as a global premium brand within the groups stable. Fisher and Paykel company specializing in European cooking products. 2. INTERNAL ENVERONMENTAL ANALYSIS 2.1 values and company culture Fisher and paykal image has genuine substance and is conveyed with trustworthiness by normal individuals with additional customary aptitude and responsibility to construct associations with our clients through trust and reputation.( www.fisherpaykel.com/nz/company/about/ )and thinks about clients, kin and our planet and have an eagerness and soul of openness all through business. Life speaks the truth normal as much as it speaks the truth the unforeseen, and provides food for both. Clients are individuals with schedules and customs, desires and shocks, occupied and calm times, delights and...
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...NHL Regression Analysis Write-Up 1. I chose the topic because I am a big hockey fan, namely the Los Angeles Kings, who I have been following for quite a while. I am trying to find out whether the amount of goals scored, the number of minutes penalized and a Canadian nationality correlates to a player's salary amount. 2. I think my model will predict estimates of the conditional expectation of my dependent variable (annual salary), given the independent variables (goals, PIM & Canadian nationality). I expect the b for x1 (goals) to be positive as the more goals one scores, it warrants higher skill, thus higher pay. I expect the b value for x2 (PIM) to be negative as an increase of penalty minutes translates into less playing time which can result in lesser opportunities to score/assist on plays. Also, players that accumulate more penalty minutes are more likely to play the role of "enforcer" than "goal scorer", thus are historically paid less than most players. I expect the b value of x3 (Canadian Nationality) to be positive as most players in the National Hockey League are of Canadian nationality. 3. The coefficient parameter for annual salary, goals, penalty minutes and nationality are as respectively follows: 39058.28, -10044.7929 and -354824.588. B0: This intercept literally means if goals and PIM were 0 while nationality was not considered at all, that annual salary is 39058.28. That would not be sufficient. We are relatively more interested in the change of the salary...
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...Factor Analysis |KMO and Bartlett's Test | |Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy. |.723 | |Bartlett's Test of Sphericity |Approx. Chi-Square |403.853 | | |df |105 | | |Sig. |.000 | Table. 1 As the KMO value is greater than 0.6 we infer that the sampling size is adequate. |Extraction Sums of Squared Loadings | |Total |% of Variance |Cumulative % | |3.731 |24.875 |24.875 | |2.348 |15.656 |40.531 | |1.506 |10.040 |50.571 | |1.061 |7.072 |57.643 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ...
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...Fig 4 plots the GDP of Germany and Poland. From 2008 to 2010 there is decrease in Germany’s GDP. In 2008 Germany’s GDP was more than 3500 US billion. In 2010 it reached to approximately 3300 Billion dollars. Poland’s GDP more or less remain same. In 2008 Poland GDP was slightly more than 500 billion dollars and in 2010 it was 500 billion dollars. Fig 5 plots the GDP per capita. There is decreasing trend in Germany’s per capita GDP. In 2008 it was less than 45000 billion dollars and in 2010 it was 40,000 billion dollars. Whereas in Poland’s per capita GDP there is sharp decrease in 2009. But there is slight rise in 2010. Fig 6 plots stock traded and total value. In 2008 Germany’s companies stock traded and total value was 3100 US billion dollars. In Poland there was very less trading and total value was 100 billion and it remain more or less same till 2010. Where as in Germany there was a sharp decline in 2009. Total value reached to 1300 US billion dollar. In 2010 it slightly increased, and In 2011 stock traded and total values of German companies were around 1300 US billion dollars. Fig 7 plots stocks traded and Turnover ratio in percentage. In 2008 Germany’s companies’ turnover ratio was around 190. In 2009 it decrease to 100. In 2010 this ratio remain same. But in 2011 it increased and reached to 130. Poland’s turn over ration compared to Germany is very less. In 2008 it was slightly less than 50. In 2009 it reached to 50 and remain stable for 2010. And then in...
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...1. What is the Fisher hypothesis? Is it Valid? Explain The Fisher hypothesis (sometimes called the Fisher effect) is the proposition by Irving Fisher that the real interest rate is independent of monetary measures, specifically the nominal interest rate and the expected inflation rate. The term "nominal interest rate" refers to the actual interest rate giving the amount by which a number of shillings owed by a borrower to a lender grows over time; the term "real interest rate" refers to the amount by which the purchasing power of those shillings grows over time—that is, the real interest rate is the nominal interest rate adjusted for the effect of inflation on the purchasing power of the loan proceeds. The relation between the nominal and real rates is given by the Fisher equation, which is This states that the real interest rate () equals the nominal interest rate () minus the expected inflation rate (). Here all the rates are continuously compounded. For rates based on simple interest, the Fisher equation takes the form where is the simple nominal interest rate and is the simple real interest rate; this equation is well approximated by using the simple rates in the previous equation provided all three percentage rates are relatively small. If the real rate is assumed, as per the Fisher hypothesis, to be constant, the nominal rate must change point-for-point when rises or falls. Thus, the Fisher effect states that there will be a one-for-one adjustment of the nominal...
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