...Cosi “The Australian drama Cosi, and its themes, is a reflection of the characters’ immediate world, as well as the world at large. Explain this statement with reference to the text.” The Play Cosi, written by playwright Louis Nowra, is about members from a mental institution, who with the help of the protagonist Lewis are presenting an opera called ‘Cosi Fan Tutte.’ The opera tells the story of two officers, who pretend to leave for war to test the fidelity of their lovers. The themes of madness, attitude towards the mentally ill, transformations and growth and fidelity and love are portrayed through the conventions and techniques of symbolism, play within a play, setting and characters. Readers are positioned to respond to the immediate world and the world at large with complete madness, as it seems the world at large is a world apart from society. The play explores the theme of madness through the convention of setting. The idea of an inside world and outside world is shown through the symbolism and paranoia of society. The dark, derelict burnt out theatre is a metaphor for the world at large, and the drama that is enacted on its charred surface is a reflection of the larger dramas taking place outside. The outside world is noticed to have fear about the spread of communism, the mass casualties and the war crimes, for example the massacre of civilians, the torture of people and the rape. Readers respond to the absolute madness at times with confusion, as it’s hard...
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...23 September 2015 Risks Worth Taking? A Reflection on the Effects of Memoirs The primary purpose of my research paper is to present a cross-section of the current conversations taking place around the way memoirs affect the writers who publish them. Based on my research, it appears that the effects tend to involve emotional and psychological consequences, as well as legal troubles in some instances. The discovery of this conversation helped me to refine my research topic into the question, “Do the benefits of publishing a memoir outweigh the risks of their effects for writers?” This research explores the positive and negative effects of memoirs on their writers to determine whether or not the risks are worth the rewards. Although writing a memoir can result in lawsuits and family discord, it more often proves to be therapeutic and can be the starting point of a nonfiction writer's career. What if I told you that memoirs are incredibly important to our society, because they document the human experience in such an honest way? Although they are valuable, they can also be risky. One key issue is that a memoir’s admissions risk causing major drama for writers, including legal trouble. In addition, they can be a catalyst for burning bridges with former employees. They can also potentially destroy long-term personal relationships. In this paper, I work to discover if it is worth all the drama to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. As I began my research...
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...and social information. Some famous platforms would be Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. There are billions of profiles found in these platforms and this show that numerous amount people out there are quite active on social media. Lately, there have been issues that came up regarding fake identities on social media. Fake identity is intentionally forging your own identity or others for certain reasons especially in terms of personal. In 2010, a documentary titled “Catfish” brought a true story based on fake profiles on Facebook (Peterson, 2013) . New Schulman fall in love with a beautiful young woman’s Facebook picture and her voice over the phone, which turned out to be a middle-aged wife and mother. When asked the reason of her act, she mentioned that she was diagnosed with schizophrenia and she felt lonely. Schulman decided to turn the documentary into a show and reveal all online relationship fraud to create awareness on fake identities used on social media. In my opinion, fake identities should not be used on social media because it is a crime offence, it is not an ethical act to perform and much worst it creates unnecessary troubles for teenagers as they are the ones who are extremely active on social media. Faking identity is a serious crime offence in all the countries. Sometime back in 2011, local United States online mail (Stevens, 2011) reported news of a 41-year-old woman who created a fake Facebook profile of her ex-boyfriend who is a narcotics detective...
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...ask about their whereabouts, link with them personally and share and enjoy your previous experiences with them. After analyzing number of comments on facebook status message, we find that there are many comments/likes/ follow-ups on threads which relate to previous experiences or stories which couple of friends share with them. Like for example if a user name is say Pratul , Pratul: Had a fun time with Rahul , Vinay and Mohit on tracking. Rahul slipped on......(confidential ;) ) Rahul, Vinay and Mohit likes this View all 7 comments Rahul : Dude, not to mention what happened to Mohit ;) Now this is a story feed started by Pratul , liked by 7 people and commented well by Rahul . We see a number of such comments , posts everyday where one would like to relate his/her experience with the similar experience his/her friend had which can be a short story to tell to their social networks and gain a bit popularity / fun association with their friends. Many of the comments are also related to relationship status, uploading new pics, uttering a famous quote, commenting on each other’s albums etc. Anything or almost everything has a story behind it . e.g Relationship status change is a story of the person with his/her girl friend /boy friend/ fiancée/wife where there are two characters involved. Overall, the point is that in facebook, many status messages and social activity is oriented towards a story which a person has to tell and the same is liked and appreciated by his associated...
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...Research Methodology Project How Facebook overpowered Orkut? – The gaming way! Eastern Institute of Management MBA 2009-2011 Prepared by: Mohul Mukherjee Pratim Banerjee Mou Biswas Sukhdeep Kaur How Facebook overpowered Orkut? – The gaming way!2 1. Executive Summary The web based social networking platform in India was always ruled by the giant from the house of Google called Orkut. Launched in 2004, within 5 years of its time Orkut grabbed a whopping 17.5 million visitors in India alone. But since the year 2008 Facebook is experiencing a boom in its user base throughout the world with India being no exception. Facebook (as per data collected till July 2009) saw an amazing growth (YOY) of 342.5% in its user base in India. Of late it has been seen that Facebook has grabbed all the limelight in the social networking website arena. One of the main factors which propelled Facebook to a formidable position in the competition among social networking sites is the introduction of free online games. Games like Farmville, Mafia wars, Cafe world etc has worked extremely well to increase the user base of Facebook. This report is aimed at analysing the attributes of Facebook which has won over Orkut from a user’s perspective. A survey was conducted among 50 respondents mostly of the age group of 18 to 25.For the comparative analysis a semantic differential scale is used. Also a test of hypothesis is done to understand whether playing free online games on social networking...
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...part of the Molson Coors Brewing Company which holds the fourth largest amount of market share globally (Qureshi, 2008, p.1). In 2007 when firms were just starting to see Facebook and other social networking sites, like Twitter, as valuable places to market to consumers and communicate with them, Molson also decided to create a Facebook account to connect with consumers and increase brand awareness. One of the first promotional activities Molson established using its Facebook account was a contest called “Cold Shot” which was targeted at Canadian college aged students between the ages of 19 and 24. This contest was set up to be a competition between Canadian colleges, awarding the title of “number one party school in Canada” to the college with the most pictures posted by students while also giving a spring break trip to the student from that winning school who submitted the best picture (Qureshi, 2008, p. 5). Molson had to pull the promotion, though, because many administrators and other students from the various colleges were not happy with the contest since they thought that it not only gave their schools a bad image, but they also saw it as Molson encouraging irresponsible behavior and underage drinking. Therefore, Molson’s problem is to determine if it should continue to use social media, like Facebook, when marketing its brand, and if it does choose to continue, how the company will use these sites to promote its brand in the future. Another issue this company is facing...
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...For the last decade, social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook have been gaining popularity. They are free, easy to join, and easy to message its members. Teenagers chat about everything from school, to sports, to what they were doing last night. It all seems like innocent fun, and it can be. But many teens are unaware there are hidden dangers of social networking sites. Some say that Social Network Sites are going to be the next social phenomenon. Usually, we have to meet a person to find out what they look like, what their interests are, or to just figure out what kind of person they are. But by using Social Networking Sites, such as Facebook, you can learn all about pretty much anyone just by going on the internet. The only fault of Social Networking Sites is that the information that you receive may not be true. It is hard to keep people from posting false information on social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace. All someone needs to do is click edit and create their own little character. It is tough to say when the issue over Facebook arose but within the past year debates have been coming up more frequently. The controversy over Facebook ignites debates among many because there are both good and bad to the site. Many people believe that Facebook is dangerous for users because of the amount of information that can be added on to one’s account. Also those who oppose the use of the site feel that time should not be spent online because it...
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...Facebook is the most popular social networking site that was created by Mark Zuckberg in 2004.Initially it is become a virtual medium for students of Harvard to identify each other but later it becoming a public domain in 2006.In Malaysia, there are 4.2 million active users of Facebook make it as a medium of social networking( Alexa 2010). Facebook seems to be a strong attraction for students to online because of the web support the motivations to be join. Facebook seems to be the ultimate isolating technology that further reduces young female participation in many activities in the real world. From the literature review found that social escapism, pass time, interactive control, information and communication is among five motivation factors that influenced towards the Facebook site and relationship with the addiction to it. The study to determine the relationships between female student’s motives for Facebook use and Facebook addiction was conducted. It adopts a survey questionnaire method that was distributed to UKM and UNITEN female students, randomly. A set of questionnaire in 3 different parts consist of 51 questions. The data collected were analyzed and determined using SPSS software, the Pearson’s collection and ANOVA. Based on the research results, it shows that 36.6% of them in the range age of 19-21 years old, whereas 51.1% of them are Malay students. Participants from UKM (63.2%) and another 36.8% from UNITEN. A total of 380 students studied IT with 72.6% of them...
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...Malaysia's Air Asia keen to promote its new product through launch blog or micro-site and insist on a long-term and multi-faceted target. The social media of the Air Asia has been confronting a big change over time due to the revolution of the world. Until immediately, Air Asia currently has opened a Facebook page in 11 countries round the globe and a fans quantity of Air Asia have been named first on Facebook compared to other flies company. Also, Air Asia can be supposed to be in the first post for all original and interaction rates, comment, and forwarding capacity. Air Asia gave a high degree of concern and attention on their social media. Hence, social media has changed the way of the Air Asia communication with society. Nowadays, the main function of Air Asia's social media network is to serve passengers, branding and marketing, public relations, criticism of the gathering, and business operations. Air Asia can give such a high attention, investment, and continue to sustain long-term on the social network all need thanks to support from the top management. On the other hand, every piece of information released by the Air Asia is not empty, but there is content, whether it's fun or knowledge, it always fulfils with their commitments, commit to give the fans something which was already agreed and promise and they always start a genuine dialogue with the society. This is why social media is real important for Air Asia over the time. In recent years, Air Asia is concern in their...
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...of social media: Creating virtual and physical hype for Bavaria Bavaria Team @ Nyenrode Business Universiteit Even though there are some doubtful speculations in how social media can greatly affect company/brand’s actual revenue positively, it is not difficult to say that social media are part of people’s lives, creating a whole different dynamics and opportunities for a brand to communicate with the target audiences, especially the younger crowd between 16 and 35, who can be considered as the primary target of Bavaria. As people are getting more connected and expand their social circle and networks using diverse social media, it is important to incorporate social media to increase the level of excitement/involvement and to promote the fun-loving philosophy that Bavaria coveys via its more traditional marketing campaigns. Social media not only will play the role to create synergistic effect, but also can become a ‘virtual playground’ which grows and grows by themselves with a little kick and the encouragement from the brand. In line with our recommendation of creating the ’Bavaria Sky Bar’ and ‘Bavaria Booklet’, the combination of social media activities are recommended to be conducted simultaneously to encourage customer engagement and excitement. Please be noted that all these social media channels as well as our proposition to create ‘Bavaria Sky Bar’, “Bavaria Booklet’ and usage of traditional promotional and media activities including Bavaria’s official website is closely...
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...another student living in college dorms enjoying social experience. At that time facebook was mostly available only at selected colleges and was just making its way through to open public. When I first registered myself on it, I had to indicate what school I go to and prove that I was a student. Although there were many skeptical people about it, I was pretty convinced for some reason that facebook was going to be big. And I need to admit that I was more in to myspace in the beginning, facebook totally “stole” my heart with time going by. In the very beginning it was difficult for me to see any possible advantages coming from being a part of another social network that really did not show benefits at all. Why did I do it though? Maybe out of boredom, maybe I was looking for something that would finally work out for me when it comes to staying in touch all of my friends spread literally all over the world. Yea, there are instant messaging communicators available and yea we talked a lot with each other, but I think all of were looking for something more than just the opportunity of conversation and status updates. What strikes me the most about it is its functionality and high intelligence (if you can even say that about social network). You probably know that whenever you register somewhere, you have to make strives for finding your friends and it really takes time before you connect with someone. Facebook on the other hand does that for you. It simply facilitates search for your...
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...After ‘tech savvy’ it is the ‘social media savvy’ that has become synonymous with today’s generation. About 2/3rd of Indians online spend time on different social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc. Even the trend of sending personal emails seems to have become obsolete as compared to social media. But why is this media becoming so popular in India? Interaction, live chat, status updates, image- as well as video-sharing are few of the major aspects that play a role in the popularity of social media. On the other hand, customer’s responses, interaction and brand awareness is why the companies are using social media in India and across the globe. Thereby, multiple roles played by social media beyond its core role of mere communicating information are leading to its popularity. By December 2012, the number of social media users in urban India had reached 62 million. A sudden availability of smartphones and mobile Internet has led to a spurt in the use of social media. All the business ventures in India rely on social media to understand their consumer base, for brand awareness and interaction. Indian netizens use social media to build virtual communities, groups and to interact and chat. So, there is no doubt that Information and Technology, in particular rapidly increasing social media plays an important role in shaping the mind of customers towards certain products and brands. At the same time, it is used for entertainment and leisure by most of the...
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...Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook is also known as one of the 100 wealthiest and most influential people in the world. Since young, little Zuckerberg had great interest in developing computer programs. He had created different software and computer programs since middle school, and most of them are created for fun including Facebook. He is a very talented young man and also a learner. During middle school, while the other kids were playing in the park, Zuckerberg has begun writing software with the basic programming skills his father taught him. Besides he is also an achiever and very creative. Before Facebook was created, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard’s computer network to steal ID images and wrote a program for students to rank the ‘hotter’ person on campus. Then he vision the need of having a social network service like that and that was how Facebook was started. As an achiever he will reach out and give it a try whenever he gets an idea, no matter it is a good idea or not. In the entrepreneurial world, it is always harder for people to actually start doing something even when they have an idea. Zuckerberg is also an idealist, he always comes out with ideas, which is why Zuckerberg can be so successful. I would say that Mark Zuckerberg is a model entrepreneur. First of all, entrepreneurship is the process of starting a business, developing a business model and is fully responsible for the operation of the business. An entrepreneur is a person who generates...
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...Mridang • A Cultural Extravaganza • 2 Days of Non-Stop Fun – Competitions – Pro-Show – Guinness Attempt – Socially Conscious – City-Wide Events – Informals IIM I Students –World Record Holders ONLINE ROUND Crack the clues CITY ROUND Explore the city Travel the world while sitting in your rooms Reach the treasure before others Find clues in unassuming places Use your local knowledge to emerge victor in this battle of brains and brawn Use your heads and your internet connections What’s in it for you o Make your friends run around the city as per your whims o A chance to pit your brain against the best o Loads of fun and sadistic pleasure PGP 1 Requirement: 9 + 1 (online developer) * Photoshop skills preferred BAZINGA! Beat Boxing Gaming! Chill Out Zone Face Painting Zorbing T-shirt Design Fun Workshops Pot Pourri Tug of War PaintBall Quizzes BAZINGA! • What we look for: – Enthusiasm – Wacky ideas! – Crowd engaging skills – Ownership • PGP1 Team size: 20 LASYA Lasya Dance event of Mridang -One of the most awaited events of Mridang Mudra - Group Dance Lasya Jugal Bandi - Duet Abhinayam - Solo Lasya What we expect Enthusiastic Passionate about different dance formats Willingness to explore and bring fun to campus 8-10 PGP1s Selection Process Apply Pre-Process Interview Lasya Member JAGRITI JAGRITI What we do? • Social initiative with the motto of spreading awareness...
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...ENGL 103.G35 Cultural Analysis Cover Girl has always been a popular make-up company, and since they sell make-up, their main target is undoubtedly woman. In the new Cover Girl Nature Luxe commercial, they target women, especially in their teens, in multiple ways. They use a celebrity that is popular for that age group; she is wearing glamorous, sparkly dresses, she’s dancing nonstop and having fun, and they try to make the audience “join the movement.” Figure 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMt6TFO0zn4 Figure 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMt6TFO0zn4 The advertisement starts out right away with the popular music artist Taylor Swift as the only person in the entire commercial. The company makes a big emphasis on this and even puts her name in the commercial underneath the company name, seen in Figure 1, as if to highlight the fact that she’s in the commercial and wearing their product, even though it’s very clear who it is to the majority of the population. Cover Girl chose Taylor Swift to be the star of their commercial for a few reasons. They are targeting teenage girls, and Taylor is in that age range herself. She’s also extremely successful in her career and is an attractive young woman that a lot of girls wish they could look like or just be. By using Taylor Swift when she has all these qualities, it sends out a message to the watchers that if you use their product, you’ll be able to be like Taylor Swift. Figure 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMt6TFO0zn4 ...
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