...Name Course Professor Date “Time is a Lie” – The Essence of Before Sunset Before Sunset is a spectacular film that tries very hard to restore one’s faith in lost connections. The movie has many interesting aspects to it. Quite a few interesting conversations are struck up by Jesse and Celine. But one aspect of the movie that really struck a chord was the cinematic realism in it. Linklater, the director, takes his time with the shots, letting the camera roll. “Time is fleeting”, as a caveat, has never been better portrayed. The movie plays with time at every turn, and the dialogue-heavy structure gives the character space to unfold. Jesse is trying to buy more and more time with Celine. He first takes her to a coffee shop, then a walk through the Parisian streets, followed by a boat ride down the river and finally some more time in the car ride and her apartment. Though the background changes continuously, the movie is essentially an 80 minute dialogue between the two characters. The fact that Linklater has not fast forwarded time in any of the scenes gives the movie a strong sense of realism. Nothing has been hurried. The characters take their own time to revive their lost connection. Throughout the movie, Linklater has played with time as a concept. As Jesse puts it during his book signing, “Inside every moment is another moment happening simultaneously” (Greco). The one exception to the on-screen realism takes place when Jesse is talking to reporters at the...
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...that make up each borough. The five boroughs are Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island. I did some research on my own neighborhood which is located in the borough of Brooklyn. My neighborhood is Sunset Park. Sunset Park has its own unique history in Brooklyn and is considered one the smaller neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Sometimes Sunset Park is confused with Bay Ridge or Park Slope which are the neighborhoods that surround it. However, it stretches from 15th street to 65th street, from 9th avenue to New York Harbor (which can be considered to some 1st, 2nd and 3rd Ave). It is demographically diverse and has approximately 150,000 people. Sunset Park in my opinion is growing everyday and there are many different changes that happen right before my eyes. Sunset Park was named in 1965 after the 25 acre park built in the 1890‘s which overlooks the entire neighborhood. The park itself consists of playgrounds, a pool, basketball/ handball courts and has a gorgeous view of Manhattan skyline from on top the hill in the park. Sunset Park was known by many as a huge migration area during the 19th century due to the establishment of the Brooklyn waterfront which was a major part of maritime trade. Because of the all the trade that went on in the early years of Sunset Park, it was considered a popular commodity for people who were immigrating from the North in search of a job and a more stable life. Irish, Polish, Finnish, and Norwegian families were some of the first people...
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...mountain glazed in snow and had a perfect view of the whole ocean. Blue loved the snow. The only thing she loved more then the snow was her town, Sunset Palm. Her town was small and poor with colors that stood out against the dark blue ocean. As Blue walked through the center of town, her ears were filled by the song of her town and the noise of the people at the stands trying to sell what they could. When she looked at all the stands selling key chains, pots and pans, bracelets, and fresh made chocolates she got excited. Her eyes bounced from stand to stand. She had as much excitement as a three year old in a candy shop. Blue was fifteen years old and had seen all of the shops before, but every time she felt the same excitement. As she walked home, she froze in place when she overheard two older women speaking in muffled voices. Blue could hear the stocky pale women in green cloth with lots of beads in her hair whispered, “Are you sure that Milo will hit in the next week?” After a long pause, the other woman who was tall...
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...provides similar services to their residents, such as nursing care and assistance with daily living. However, every other aspect is much different. Rather than providing these services in a large facility with fifty to two hundred beds, a greenhouse nursing facility only provides care to five to ten residents at a time. This allows more personalized, individualized care. These facilities are actual houses, rather than institutionalized buildings. I would love to own one of these houses. I have the healthcare knowledge to own/operate a facility like this. I am passionate about this kind of work, and would like the opportunity to give seniors a better quality of life. This greenhouse, perhaps named Sunset Village, would have fourteen primary employees aside from the management personnel. Sunset Village would need three nurses and three nursing assistants. The organization would need one employee to work in the business/billing office, one onsite beautician, and one director of resident services. Additionally, there would need to be two plant operations employees and three...
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...Contents Executive Summary 4 Background 4 Problem Statement 4 Analysis 5 Operational Models 5 Options, Implications and tradeoffs 5 SWOT ANALYSIS CHART 6 Blueprint for Sunset Grill 7 Recommendations and Conclusions 8 Executive Summary The Sunset Grill-at-Blue, an all-breakfast franchise, located in the Village at Blue Mountain, Ontario is currently operated by Bruce Melhuish. Even though the franchise was named Business of the Year in the counties of Simcoe and Grey, the first year of operation resulted in breaking even. Sunset’s service concept is aimed at providing affordable family meals. The restaurant features an open-concept kitchen, which allows Melhuish to oversee the interaction between staff and customers, and the order process, as in the breakfast business the main goal is to get food out quickly as possible. The purpose of this report is to identify the operational problems of the restaurant and provide recommendations based on an analysis of feasible alternatives. Based on the analysis it was discovered that customer demand had been increasing due to the Village at Blue Mountain ski resort experiencing high occupancy rates during the summer and winter. Because Sunset Grill had not forecasted the high demand of customers during weekends, and thus not adjusted the staff, the ordering process was delayed and created queues of up to 25 minutes. By performing an assessment of the restaurant’s operations...
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...Jessica Parido, the star of the American series "Shahs of Sunset" has filed for a divorce from her co-star husband Mike Shouhed just almost after eight months of being together. The 26-year-old nurse claimed her husband had cheated on her. She found constant texts with different women that her husband was allegedly intimate with. Jessica told In Touch magazine that, “Barely six months after our (Mar. 29) wedding, I found endless texts with different girls that he would meet up with and have sex with. There were graphic text messages about sex and his penis size. It was disgusting.” Jessica said that Mike had denied it when she confronted him and she is left with no option rather than file for a divorce. She said she needs to start putting...
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...the greasers. Cherry tells Ponyboy “Things are rough all over”. What Cherry is trying to do is that not just greasers have problems everyone has problems even the Socs. Cherry also means that he isn’t the only one that has problems. Also,Cherry tells Pony that other Socs have problems not just him. In addition, Cherry tells Pony how she also sees the sunset from her house. Ponyboy thought he was the only one who would watch the sunset. Ponyboy does not really believe that Cherry watches the sunset because she a a Soc. At the end of Chapter 3 he starts to realize how the...
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...Outsiders Essay The Outsiders is a novel by S.E Hinton that is set in the 1960’s in a city close to New York. It is about the conflict between the rich people, the upper-class, the west-side kids, called the Socs and the lower class, poorer people, called the Greasers. The conflict between the two social groups occurs because the Socs are too real and too demanding for things. The Greasers are being jumped by the Socs and that creates conflict and hatred between the two groups who aren’t really that different, but Socs see Greasers differently and Greasers see Socs differently too. Pg42 “Things are rough all over.” Things are rough all over for the Socs, as the Greasers see that they seem to not have a worry in the world, they have food, clothes, a home and people to love them. But they have problems that the Greasers haven’t even heard of. There is never real conflict, because when the guys are not there, conflict doesn’t exist. Bob is always doing what he wants and nothing is there to stop him, so that makes the Greasers hate him more and more conflict is created. The jealousy that the Greasers have toward the Socs also results to conflict, because the Socs have money, and the Greasers don’t. The Socs make the track team, Greasers don’t. The Socs go to college and Greasers drop out of school. There are many things that result to conflict between the Socs and the Greasers. Conflict between the Greasers ad Socs happen because of...
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...people actually know about it. Islam's main message is about peace, which comes when one fully surrenders to Allah. In fact, that is what the word Islam means. The practices of Islam are all geared toward attaining this peace. When one really looks into the practices of Islam, the practices can seem quite elaborate even on just a daily basis. Muslims pray five times a day, every day. Once just before the sun rises (fajr), noon (dhuhr), afternoon ('asr), sunset (maghrib), and evening ('isha). Muslims pray a prayer called raka'ah during these five times of prayer. This prayer states that Allah is the one, true God. Through the mercy of Allah, we have been given life and through His compassion we have been given a way back to Him in Heaven through the religion and practices of Islam. It also gives a reminder to “...watch out for the steps that you're making in this day.” (Smith, 3) Aside from the daily prayers, the annual practice of Ramadan is observed. Ramadan is a month (of the Islamic lunar calendar) in which people fast from sunrise to sunset. It is fasting not just from food, but bad behaviors and bad thoughts as well. If able, one should make a pilgrimage to Mecca as part of the practices at least once in a lifetime. This is not necessarily part of Ramadan but falls toward the end of Ramadan period. Zakah is another practice in which every year 20% of person's overall wealth is given to the poor to practice charity and compassion...
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...Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School Of Business & Entrepreneurship Assignment for Course: OPS 5095 – Service Operations Management Submitted to: Dr. Rickey Casey Submitted by: Date of Submission: February 8, 2015 Title of Assignment: Case Study: Sunset Grill at Blue CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data, ideas or words, either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. Student's Signature: ***************************************************************** Instructor's Grade on Assignment: ________________________________________________________ Instructor's Comments: _______________________________________ CASE GRADING RUBRIC TITLE OF RUBRIC: OPS 5095 Student Case Grading Rubric | Course: OPS 5095 | LEARNING OUTCOME/S: CC1, CC3, CC7 | Date: November 4, 2011 | PURPOSE: Apply OPS Theory to Business Practice | Name of Participant: Student | VALIDITY: Best Practices in OPS Management | Name of Rate: Professor | COMPANION DOCUMENTS: Individual Cases, Assigned Articles and APA Style Manual | | Earning maximum points in each box in ‘PROFICIENT’ column and / or points in columns to the right of ‘PROFICIENT’ meets standard. | |...
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...Paula L. Symonette University of Phoenix Lecturer: Gil Potter Essay: Critical Thinking and Language Essay Topic: Metaphors in your life Turquoise water, white sandy beach, being watched by a beautiful sunny sky, on a cloudless day. White sandy beach stretching as far as the eyes can see, lined by the turquoise water in different shades. This describes a visit to the beach, which is clean and pristine at Treasure Cay, Abaco in The Bahamas. Viewing the beach located at Treasure Cay is one of the most breathtaking experiences of any human being, weather natives to The Bahamas or Tourist from all over the world. Bursting with beauty, the last shade of turquoise out into the deep water is awesome to say the least. To make it all more breathtaking is the fact that you can see the bottom of the water to sand because of the clearness of the water. The water is not dirty or muddy at all but as clean as see through glass. Treasure Cays beach if filled with glorious beauty. Even though I was born in The Bahamas, each time I visit the beach at Treasure Cay, its beauty energizes me. Treasure beach is rated as one of the world’s top ten most beautiful beaches. The Treasure Cay beach has lured many tourist and investors alike to this Island over the years. Treasure Cay can boast of a striving economy and many foreign homeowners from around the world because of the beach there. Second homeowners visit for at least six month out the year, calling...
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...Your Faith Has Made You Well(St Mark 10:52) The New Testament speaks a lot about faith. Jesus commends some who come to Him for healing, saying “your faith has made you well.” When the Roman centurion tells Jesus that He doesn’t need to come to his house in order to heal his servant, Jesus marvels over the man’s faith, “Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith” (Matthew 8:10). In our culture today, we often hear that all kinds of things are possible if we just have faith. It seems that we think of faith as a sort of force we impose on our circumstances or our lives and, if we have enough faith, we will get what we want. Faith is a commodity we need to have a lot of. And the only way to get it is to work it up in myself by sheer willpower. This view of faith is often the one that Christians hold. We are encouraged when we are struggling to just “have more faith”. The so-called prosperity teaching tells us that if we have enough faith, God will bestow blessings upon us. The implication, of course, is that if we are not healed or well provided for, it is our fault because we did not have enough faith. ? When Jesus tells the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years and was healed when she touched the hem of Jesus’ robe that her faith made her well, does He mean that she was healed because she had enough faith? What was the difference in the centurion’s faith compared to others? Was it simply that he had more? Does Jesus work with us according to the amount...
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...S SUNSET GRILL AT BLUE w 9B10D015 Jason Melhuish wrote this case under the supervision of Professors Dina Ribbink and John Haywood-Farmer solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors might have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmission without its written permission. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2010, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation O D O It always seemed to take staff longer than the owner expected to learn the ropes, and queues were endemic in the restaurant’s operations. On a recent busy weekend, Melhuish had been dismayed to discover that the queue of waiting customers stretched all the way around the street corner. He had darted outside and reassured customers that they would be seated within 15 minutes. Although many patrons groaned and decided to go elsewhere, many others stayed, because breakfast options in the vicinity were...
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...The Wreck of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited Corporate social responsibility is a corporation's obligation to its stakeholders. Amtrak’s stakeholders include owners, managers, employees, the customers and suppliers, as well as the cities in which Amtrak offers service; however for the purpose of this case study, the stakeholders are Amtrak’s owners, the passengers and CSX Transportation, the owner of the railroad. The interests of the stakeholders do vary, but they also share a common interest; the concern for the train to travel safely to and from the desired destinations without incident and the loss of lives. The owners’ interest leans more towards the financial repercussions should an accident occur, such as the cost of replacing the damaged train and the legal costs that would ensue. The legal impact for all the stakeholders was the lawsuit filed by the victim’s families, which lasted over five years before Amtrak agreed to settle ("Amtrak agrees to," 1998). In addition to the settlement payout, the economic impact for the owners most included the loss of financial investors, while the surviving passengers and the families of those who lost their lives received financial compensation from Amtrak. Although I expect the main concern for Amtrak’s owners to still be profitability, the accident and loss of lives might make them think more about the ethical responsibility they have to their customers. The philanthropic impact is that Amtrak makes charitable contributions to organizations...
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... shows Ponyboy that a stereotypical Soc is not that different from the stereotypical greaser. These are all minor themes, but the main theme of The Outsiders is that innocence should be treasured. Ponyboy memorizes the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost. He remembers the words to this poem because he does not know what the author means by it. The poems says, “Nature’s first green is gold…” (Hinton 77). At the end of The Outsiders, Johnny writes a letter to Ponyboy before he dies. Johnny writes that he finally realizes what Robert Frost was trying to communicate in the poem. He thought that being gold means being innocent before the world catches up to you. When you are gold, everything is new to you, and nothing is right or wrong. Johnny mentions in his letter that Ponyboy is gold because he appreciates sunsets. Ponyboy still sees the beauty in sunsets even though it’s normal for everyone else. Sooner or later, however, the world will catch up to you. The young child will always grow up, sunsets will always eventually become normal, and Socs and greasers will always be separated because of class. “So dawn goes down to day. Nothing Gold can stay” (Hinton 77). Johnny was gold, but he didn’t know it. He came from a home where his parents ignored him. His house didn’t feel welcoming or loving. Johnny must have thought that he did something to deserve such a life, and he didn’t realize how worthless he felt until he was in the hospital. In his letter, he tells Ponyboy that...
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