...A Streetcar Named Desire I strongly agree with Brown’s assertion that Williams’ text A Streetcar Named Desire is relevant to study in 2013. In this essay I will explore some important issues that are seen in the text and today in 2013 in order to prove my stand. To begin, I will address the issue of domestic violence, which permeates all the relationships in the play. Secondly I will discuss the issue of loneliness and a need for love. I will also analyse the life of illusion that Blanche leads and the issue of alcohol as it pertains to Blanche and the men. A major issue in the play is that of domestic violence, a fact that makes the play relevant to modern audiences. There are a number of incidents involving domestic violence throughout the play. It is Stanley who states that “every man is a king and I am the king around here.” It is his need for dominance that makes him believe that he can throw the radio out of the window because Blanche refuses to switch it off. Williams takes great pains to describe Stanley’s sense of dominance as seen in the words “richly feathered male bird among hens.” Stanley represents the violence of the real world. He is physical and is often associated with animalistic imagery. He is described, “Baying like a hound, bellows his wife’s name.” Blanche also associates Stanley with the brutes, “don’t hang with the brutes.” But violence is not limited to the Kowalski’s alone. Eunice threatens Steve saying, “You hit me! I’m gonna call the police.” Stanley...
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...Changing America Kiley Johnson ETH/125 August 12, 2012 Henry Williams Changing America Walking down the halls of Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota or any inner city school gives a student a view of what their community looks like. Different types of people walking among each other, learning together, and participating in activities with each other every day. Attending such a diverse school gave me an opportunity to learn about different individuals and where they came from. Learning to love rather than hate because of appearance or culture is a lesson that was drilled into the minds of the children that walked the halls of the school and produce more accepting people. Exposing young adults or children to the diversity is crucial for the progress of this vast nation. The face of America is changing into a culturally diverse nation, which comes with issues of prejudice and discrimination that the people can overcome by learning and understanding the new cultures around them. The face of this country is changing and has been for some time. Education has been a link between understanding and accepting each other for who a person is, without the pretense of race, ethnicity, and religion. Most prejudice and discrimination is born from misunderstanding one another. Different religions or even food may seem odd and strange but they do not make a person good or bad. The beliefs of others give others a chance to examine their own life and determine who they are...
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...Changing Healthcare Professional nursing practice models enable nurses to control the delivery of care and the environments in which that care occurs. Nurses have input into decision making and can design innovations specific to a particular care setting. (Professional Nursing, 2011) Today the nursing profession is increasingly in complexity and versatility. The current healthcare reform is adding a broader scope of practice for nurses. The current standards of practice continue to evolve allowing nurse to practice at higher functioning than what was previously expected. This has caused a shift to a higher complexity and more advanced level to the profession. Advancement in science and technology has added to the complexity in the nursing practice during the past 20 years. Technology savvy nurses are required to meet the standard of practice as we continue to advance into a paperless world. These issues are raising the bar on the practice of medical care for all healthcare workers across the board. There is a wide spectrum of nursing expertise, education, and credentialing that is now necessary for the ever changing profession. Differentiated models of practice are supported by a clinical "ladder" or defined steps for advancement within the organization based on experience in nursing, additional education, specialty certification, or other indicators of professional excellence. (Erickson, 1998) Much higher expectations are placed on registered nurse new graduate. ...
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...Changing Journalism in the Digital Age Jamiela Flournoy HUM/186 October 20, 2014 Terri Thorson Changing Journalism in the Digital Age Traditional news reporting has changed over the years with the advent of the Internet and converging media and will continue to change as the emerging of media continues. Media in itself has a strong influence over the American culture, but with the Internet reporting the news and other media forms it has calculated a much larger audience than that of news broadcasting via television. Traditional news broadcasting has paved the way for the news to be reported via the Internet and for converging to take place. Many of the programs that are currently available on television can also be found online, but the Internet has also allowed an opening for other media sources to be able to report. With all the blogs and other sources that able to be viewed online it catches the attention of many different cultures, ages, and, genders and opens up a larger audience. Traditional news has become more adverse with the type of media information that they are reporting. Prior to the other media outlets and the media converging the news reported information based on local news. Since the emerging of other media sources and outlets that news has expanded to include other reports in the broadcasting. Local news now show things like cooking sessions, interviews with celebrities, and even more interaction within the communities, which has allowed...
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...Changing the World The Greenpeace organization began more than 30 years ago and has grown from a small group of activist to an international origination with office in more than 30 countries ("Greenpeace", 2010). Through peaceful protest and creative communication to expose environmental problems Greenpeace as worked together with activists and supporters to ban commercial whaling, convince world leaders to stop nuclear testing, and protect Antarctica ("Greenpeace", 2010). Through protest and working with universities that have on-campus coal plants Greenpeace is fighting for the future and the health of future generations by asking the universities to change policy and transition to 100 percent clean energy. According to the Greenpeace website Michigan State University burns over 2000,000 tons of coal per year. Students at Michigan State risked being arrested and staged a sit-in at the University President’s office to demand a meeting with her about their on-campus coal plant. The Present of the University never did agree to meet with the students. (Greenpeace, 2011). . According to "Green Peace" (2010) America’s coal burning power plants, in addition to causing global warming are killing Americans through poisoning our air and water and making our children sick. Over the next three years Greenpeace plan of joining local communities to shut down dangerous coal plants across the United States. They...
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...I came across with a quote on changing the world. "This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind... let it be something good." - Anonymous After reading, I was inspired and we can ask ourselves “What we are going to do today?” Our answer, which is usually 'change the world', might seem a little over-ambitious to some of us. Maybe because some of our heroes and great idealists had ultimately failed to change the world. I am referring to Mahatma Gandhi who had brought down the oppressive British Empire with non-violent protest, Martin-Luther King who had helped change the fortunes of millions of African Americans and our very own, Ninoy Aquino who relentlessly exposed and revealed all the graft and corruption happening behind the curtains of politics. His death sparked a series of revolutions against the administration leading to the EDSA Revolution of 1986. They had fairly changed the world with their messages of love, peace and non-resistance but the evil still exists. Actually, 'change the world' means 'change the entire world forever so there are no more problems at all anywhere'. But in my mind, even the smallest change is a change worth making. If I can raise the spirits of just one person for a few hours, I...
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...Elizabeth Rodriguez Syg2010 March 11, 2015 The Changing American Family Unlike in the 1950s, there is no ‘typical’ American family today. Typically in the 1950s an American family consisted of a breadwinning father and a stay at home mother. Today that is not the case for most Americans. What purpose are families actually suppose to serve in contemporary societies? Is it families that create problems or solve them? In the twenty-first century how are we suppose to reduce family related social problem? I will examine Ch.11 The Changing Family and examine the functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interaction views. Meet Kristi and Michael Burns both have a lot in common. They both share a love for crossword puzzles, going to football games, museums and reading up too five or six books at a time. As for today, their blended family is extensive, sometimes uneasy with two sharp-eyed sons from two of Kristi’s previous husbands, a daughter and son from Michael’s second marriage, an ex-spouses unreliable degrees of involvement, the partners of ex-spouses, the puzzled in-laws and a kitten named Agnes that likes to sleep on computer keyboards. (Angier) If the Burns seem as an atypical American family how about we throw in the Schulte-Waysers a merry couple of two married dads, six kids and two dogs. The functionalist perspective emphasizes the importance of family. Functionalist perspective also stresses the ability of maintaining the stability of society and well being...
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...What are the benefits of undergoing an ample amount of diverse experiences while being considered a college student? The word diversity has a different meaning to every single individual but, it may be considered as a variety for the purpose of this paper; or the opposite of monotony. When students attend a university or college campus that encourages diversity it pushes them to go through these diverse experiences that may help change their lives in an array of different ways. Diverse experiences could consist of something as simple as joining a club you never would have thought you’d join or making a bolder choice like taking a trip to another country with the study abroad programs provided by higher education. It is important to keep in mind that although it takes will and a certain mindset to throw yourself at experiences like these, it may not be as hard as one may think. When students chose a higher education school they typically like to see that their future campus will be a diverse one, because the benefits that come with that type of environment are tremendous for college students. There is an article that was published in The Philadelphia Inquirer about the specific views of students and how they feel about the role diversity plays on their individual campus experience and the overall impact diversity had on them throughout college. The diversity generates a better classroom discussion, students say. Jillian Smith, a Dickinson College sophomore, said her courses on...
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...CHANGING ETHICS Personal ethics is an individual's belief about morality or conscience .It defines one’s stand on what is right or wrong.This branch of ethics gradually develops since childhood and tend to emulate the things which are set as an moral value to us by our parents or guardians in the family. It can heavily be influenced from any major incident in our life. Personal ethics refers to the ethics that a person identifies with in respect to people and situations that they deal with in everyday life. Professional ethics defines adherence to rules and regulation. The individual is expected to follow religiously, the code of ethics framed by the organization .It can be heavily influenced by the culture of the organization but it cannot change as frequently as the personal ethics. Professional ethics refers to the ethics that a person must adhere to in respect of their interactions and business dealings in their professional life. PERSONAL ETHICS VERSUS PROFESSIONAL ETHICS A person's ethical code determines their views on right and wrong, and influences how they interact with other people. 1.Influences • Personal ethics depend largely on a person's background and life relationships and concern. They are also influenced by the experiences you had growing up with dilemmas such as lying, cheating or even violence. Personal ethics may change as you learn and experience more, they often retain much of this early influence. Professional ethics...
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...Sherrie Joyner January 24, 2015 English Comp II Professor Wall Essay 1 Family Relationships: How Roles of Families Have Changed When the word family comes to mind, what do you think of? I think of a father, mother, children and extended family-such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. Although, historically known as a typical family, nowadays family has a list of different meanings. Growing up, family was always an important part of whom I was and who I would mold my life around. I remember spending most Sundays and all major holidays with my dad’s family, which consisted of my parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and a bunch of cousins; sitting around catching up on daily activities, sharing highlights of what’s happening and usually enjoying a big dinner together. Never were we involved much with my mother’s family. The differences between both sides of my families were almost night and day. The traditional family structure in the United States is considered a family support system involving two married individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring. (Edwards) With that being said, my definition of family is definitely a traditional one. Although over time, the traditional structure has had to adapt to influential changes. Changes such as divorce, step-families, single-parent families, same-sex marriages, increased interest in adoption are making the new “norm”; while the once “traditional “ family is become almost a thing...
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...Changing Organization Carrie Kawa HRM/310 June -11, 2012 Rana Lindstrom Changing Organization Chang Management is an important process of any company or origination that wants to be innovative and staying in the cultural relevance .When it comes to stockholders, employees, stakeholders and the general public change is a necessary evolution. When technology started to evolve more rapidly organization had to keep up with the public demand. The BTS Group has stepped up to help organization and companies reach a new goal and demand for innovation and change. Coke cola decide to embark on the journey of innovation and change in realizing this BTS had an interesting challenge to deal with Coca cola being a cherished symbol of constancy that cuts across cultures like a universal friendly face. But while the secret recipe for the taste of Coke has remained unchanged for decades, the Coca-Cola Company is transforming to meet future needs. The type of changes BTS decide to take with Coke cola are is called a 2020 vision a roadmap for growth. Coke is transforming its management model to fit evolving markets and new competition, without compromising one of the strongest product identities on earth. To meet the goals embodied in the 2020 Vision, top executives at Coca-Cola understood that new tools for building management capabilities would be necessary. Chasing several lead business indicators, Coca cola’s success factors are numerous, complex, and variable from one country...
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...Dell no longer sees its business as making and selling PCs , focusing instead on enterprise IT. The claim follows Dell posting full-year results showing growth in enterprise, but a struggle in consumer sales. Speaking at the launch of new enterprise hardware at an event in Twickenham, West London today, the president of Dell's enterprise solution group Brad Anderson said: "We're no longer a PC company, we're an IT company." "Dell's changing very quickly," he added. "We are dramatically changing the make-up of our business." "It's no longer about shiny boxes, it's about IT solutions [that let companies drive efficiencies]," he added. The move follows Dell's creation earlier this year of a software division, echoing the strategy HP attempted last year, buying British business software firm Autonomy and considering spinning off its PC making business. That move was catastrophic for HP's then CEO Leo Apotheker, who has since been replaced by Meg Whitman, and its bottom line, with HP's income sliding 44% last quarter. Dell believes its recent full-year results "validates" the success of the business-focused strategy, with increases in revenue and operating income boosted by record sales on the enterprise side, while consumer sales slid 2%. Enterprise solutions and services now make up 30% of sales and 50% of profits, Dell said. "We think our strategy is the right one," Anderson said, adding Dell expects to make more acquisitions to extend its enterprise reach. Aongus...
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...very beginning of language, it has been changing. Each and every day, there are changes made to language. These changes can range anywhere from the rules that individual languages are based off of or even the definition and use of a word. This is possible because there are so many words and each language is so versatile that over time, words can begin to take on new meanings based on the context that they are used in. An example of this would be the word “brave.” Stemming from the Old Spanish and Old Italian word “bravo,” the use of brave was first recorded in the early sixteenth century by Henry VII in State Papers (Merriam 3). After its evolution from Old Spanish, the original meaning of brave was “to defy or to challenge (Photo 1).” Shortly after making its entry into language, brave became a word that was often used in the fine arts. Less than fifty years later, brave was being used in plays written by Shakespeare and many other English playwrights. Once again though, the meaning of the word had changed and was no longer intended to be used when challenging or threatening somebody. First seen in Shakespeare’s play Henry VI, the word’s definition had once again evolved and was now being used as an adjective. At this point in time, the use of brave had completely changed and was used to describe a person who was courageous, daring, or intrepid (Photo 1). Although there are many rules in every language, it is still constantly changing. The way that the use of brave has changed...
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...Changing with the Wind As time passes, there are many things that change with it. Some changes bring out a positive outcome, and the rest, are the ones that ought to be regretted. There has been a change of behavior in the men of present time with respect to our parents’ generation. Some changes have made men succeed more than their parents but some have made them careless of what goes around in the world surrounding them. Men have become more self-obsessed and disrespectful of their parents. On the other hand, the determination to achieve remains the same for all men. The behavior of present men as compared to their parents’ generation has changed a lot in terms of attitude and habits, but their drive to succeed remains the same. Back in the old days, men used to only think about their families, friends and parents. Men of this present generation have become more self-conscious than their older generation. They tend to think about themselves more and more as time passes. Men nowadays care too much about how they look, how they dress, how they talk and even how they eat, whereas all this was uncommon in the older generation. Men have started to care more about the cars they drive, the watches they wear and the perfumes they put on; all of these situations do put the modernized man in much troubles such as credit debts etc. Self-obsession, by itself is not a major change in men, it is those other factors too that change the behavior of men overall. The older generation lived...
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...“Changing Lanes” a movie that is consisted of drama and thriller. This movie it told and expressed through the two main characters, Gavin Banek and Doyle Gipson. The character that will be analyze from the movie is Doyle Gipson, that’s because I feel he has more of a interesting perspective on his own life through the movie. Samuel L. Jackson’s character “Doyle Gipson” is mainly based on him trying to get to the court house in time for his two sons custody battle. Although once this gets interrupted by the collision on the F.D.R he chooses the setting according to Gavin Banek. Doyle Gipson is simply a father who is trying to be a better father by being a recovering alcoholic and trying to get his life back on track. He does this all by stopping hid drinking addiction , then he decides on buying a home for his sons and wife near him so his wife wont move to Oregon with his two sons. He had finally gotten everything figured out, although that one collision changed everything. At one point in the movie the setting was placed in a bar where Doyle was debating in whether to have a drink or not. This only occurs after the hearing that he was 20 min late for because of the collision on the F.D.R. The hearing was pronounced and Gavin begs him for the file that had the power of appointment in it back. Doyle Gipson's life is so different from Gavin Banek's, their social status;s are opposite. Doyle is a insurance seller that is normally associated in a lower income life style. Doyle...
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