...completely incompetent. Even though Jack had very poor eye site, this did not hold back Kipling’s actions to help his son join the army force. His performance as Jack is very real that as some point, I internally screamed NO! when he directs and leads his group to fight. Daniel Radcliffe brings both power and sadness at the same time in his role, especially when he speaks to his father for the last time and takes off. Another very significant cast member is Carrie Mulligan. Carrie began her acting career in 2005 and even though she is an Amature when is comes to acting, she displayed a very Professional part playing as Kipling’s independent daughter, Elsie - the only one of Kipling’s three daughters to live past the age of 18. Kim Cattrall (Carrie) delivers and magnificent performance as Kipling’s...
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...“Take up the White Man's burden— / Ye dare not stoop to less—/ Nor call too loud on Freedom / To cloak your weariness. / By all ye will or whisper, / By all ye leave or do, / The silent sullen peoples/ Shall weigh your God and you.” reads Ruyard Kipling’s poem, “The White Man’s Burden.” Rudyard Kipling, who was a well-known author around the turn of the century. He was a prestigious college graduate who had won many awards, including the Nobel Prize for writing. This tells us, the readers, that he is a very credible writer. Now, academically, there is much discourse and disagreement in regards to weather the poem is satirical. Many scholars believe that Kipling’s sentiment expressed about Imperialism as genuine, especially considering some of his other work. However, some do believe the poem is satire, and that Kipling is mocking the concept of “The White Man’s Burden.” Regardless of whether or not the poem is satirical, and while disregarding that the poem is directly about the Philippine-American War, “The White Man’s Burden” still shows what pro-Imperialists believed. “The White Man’s Burden” shows modern readers the thought process that lead many Western forces to go to lands they had never been before and systematically destroy a people’s way of life....
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...The greatest and obligated duty to the children is to love them, secondly, it is to teach them according to Richelle E. Goodrich. The meaning behind this is that children should not only be loved, but that teaching them important life lessons are just as vital. This can be seen in Rudyard Kipling's poem "If" poem. "If" is about being who you are without the thought of someone else's opinion in the form of a conversation with his son. Another poem that relates to this theme is Langston Hughes' "Mother to Son" poem which shows a discussion between a mother and her son about never giving up just because life can grow problematic. The significance of the two poems is that both authors display some sort tougher affection by teaching meaningful life lessons with a simple heart-to-heart talk. In Kipling's "If", the author is teaching his son influential values and etiquettes if he wants to be more like a man. Not just stereotypical jobs but more general ideas like, "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you." Meaning that just cause others are against, people should never doubt oneself or "give way to hating" because it is a mistake if people mold oneself around others' views. This is the father's advice to his son. Hughes has a similar outlook in her poem. "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes has a strong resemblance to Kipling's "If" with its themes that harmonize with each other. The difference being that "Mother to Son" is more about overcoming...
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...Kipling’s use of syntax and tone reveals a sympathetic and considerate approach to interracial relationships as a means of discarding imperialistic dogmatism. The majority of the story occurs within Holden and Ameera’s home in which Kipling employs poetic and romantic diction which lends itself to “sense of artificiality [that] often surfaces whenever they speak of the eternality of their love and the permanence of their happiness” (Dillingham 68). However, this artificiality is not a genuine flaw in the work, but indicative of the artificiality, or rather, unsustainability of Holden and Ameera’s relationship. Holden deviates from any imperialistic language within the house and speaks poetically: “‘I have seen fire-balloons by the hundred. I have seen the moon, and – then I saw no more fire-balloons’” (WBOC 1728). The absence of legalistic language suggests a childlike ignorance of the outside world. This ignorance, however, is a conscious rejection. The reality is, Holden is a man employed by the empire and knows “the drawbacks of a double life are manifold” (1729). He chooses to live the double life because he is implicated within the empire but finds more joy in his relationship: “she was all but all the world in his eyes. By every rule and law she should have been otherwise” (1728). Therefore, Kipling established Holden as knowing what he is doing, but doing otherwise as a means of finding happiness. This is indicative of the complexity nostalgia brings to the work. Just...
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...Sinem KELEŞ THE CONCEPT OF IDENDTITY IN ‘KİM’ About the Writer of the ‘KİM’ and the novel Rudyard Kipling, writer of the novel, is a British writer from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He acquired great fame with his novel which is notable for detailed depiction of the culture and people of India. It is described as a picaresque novel in which the adventures of the main characters are told. Kim is an orphan son of a British soldier. One day, he meets a Tibetian Lama who is in search of the River of the Arrow and becomes his chela. Incidentally, the priest of the regiment which his father is the member of it, identifies him and sends him to an English school. Then, Kim sets out on a journey with Lama who is in search of the River of Arrow. Meanwhile, Lama gets into a conflict with Russian agents. So, the Lama realizes that he should search for the river of the Arrow in other place, not in the mountains. Then, Kim summit the secret documents to the required people and the Lama finds his river and manage to reach Enlightenment. It is an adventure story of a boy who is seeking for his place in his country while he is trying to find an identity for himself. “The novel develops along two interconnecting threads of Kim‘s life from age thirteen to seventeen: his adventures as he traverses India both as the servant of Teshoo Lama, a Tibetan monk, and as a spy-in-training for the British government, and his eventual hand in saving British...
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...Video research paper Kim Peek: The Real Rain Man Kim Peek was known as a savant, something so rare it was said that an individual such as himself with such abilities only comes around once every century. Kim has the amazing ability to read and memorize books and other things in a way that seems nearly impossible. He truly has a rare gift. Kim is able to memorize things that like books, addresses, calendar dates, birthdays and several other things that that most people couldn’t even remember after a few hours or minutes. Contrary to this nearly unbelievable ability to read and retain information, Kim has a hard time doing things that most people don’t even think about doing or put very little effort into. Kim can’t simple things such as combing his hair, getting dressed, or holding a simple conversation is often a struggle for him. Kim is socially outgoing with poor social skills. Kim wants to engage in conversation but he’s not really sure what to talk about. If some ones asks him a question on something that he has memorized in the past he can give you answers all day, but if he is asked something like a metaphor he thinks that the metaphor is literal, and he tries to come up with an answer, whereas most people wouldn’t even think twice about simple metaphors, it almost registers in one’s mind automatically. Doctors examined Kims brain to make comparisons of his brain to a normal brain and they discovered that his Kim was missing connectors...
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...1. What were the key steps in the early stages of Maria’s career development? The early stages of Sharapova’s career development began with her parents, and their willingness to support and push Sharapova in Tennis at an early age. Her parents moved to the United States when Maria was eight to seek ‘world-class coaching’. In the U.S Sharapova attended a top tennis academy and was able to hone her skill to where she started getting noticed as a tennis prodigy. She put her first mark in tennis as a thirteen year old when she won The Girls 16-and-under Eddie Herr Championship. 2. From the case how does the Business of Sports impact players’ careers (outside their sports activities)? Establishing a brand is key in any athletes career, in the case of Maria Sharapova she had ‘team sharapova’ that helped her build her brand. Like in Sharapova’s talent and winning are at the forefront of it all, without it it is impossible to build a power brand. Maria had all the talent in the world and winning the 2004 Wimbledon she exploded as tennis superstar on the court but also off the court as Max Eisenbud said “my phone did not stop ringing”. An athlete takes that winning image and sales it to corporations as the perfect person to the face of their brand. Athletes apart from their winning on the court, they have endorsements, licensing deals and merchandising the players earn huge amounts of money in the business of sports. Every endorsement is carefully chosen to fit and...
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...The Kardashian’s and Jenner’s are very interesting families with many weird things about them. What if someone were to give them their own day? Well there would be a few reasons why I believe they should get a day and some of them include ones that I am about to share. Both of these families are very busy and always up to something weather its weird, funny or is something important. Many things go on in their lives, and this is why they have their own reality TV show, though it is called Keeping up with the Kardashians it also includes the other sisters which are the Jenner’s. Now having a show is nice but I believe that all of the people who watch the show agree with me that they deserve a day to their self’s every year. Most of them have...
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...threaten to kill you. It may sound a bit far-fetched but it is the sad reality for reality television star Kim Kardashian West. Not only has this event left her mentally scared but the men also got away with over 10 million dollars’ worth of her belongings, including 4.9 million dollar engagement ring. Many journalists have blamed Kardashian West for this horrific event, although there are masses of evidence to prove that this was in fact an inside job. The staff at the apartment were the only ones who knew Kardashians whereabouts, the police were not contacted by a member of staff and it was a very unprofessional job. One of the most obvious pieces of evidence that proves that this was an inside job, is that the staff at the apartment where the only one who knew that Kim did not have any protection at this time. When the incident occurred Kim was in her apartment with her assistant who was asleep and unaware of the silent struggle Kim was facing just one floor above her. Her bodyguard was out doing his job, looking after her two sisters, but how would an outsider know this? Of course the only people who were there to witness the bodyguard’s departure were the members of staff, leaving only them to blame....
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...One of the top rated advertisements shown during this year’s super bowl was for Skechers new GOrun sneakers, created by Rob Siltanen, chairman and chief creative officer of Siltanen & Partners. Last super bowl, the company used celebrity Kim Kardashian to create buzz for their Shapeups sneakers by showing a sex appeal advertisement. Kardashian’s contract expired in late 2011 and she was not resigned by Skechers due to her recent negative publicity. This year, Kim Kardashian was replaced by a French bulldog who appealed to a wider audience. The commercial featured the dog named Mr. Quigley who was sporting athletic clothing and two pairs of red Skechers Gorun sneakers. He is shown racing a pack of greyhounds at Tucson Greyhound Park and not only wins the race, but also manages to do the moonwalk across the finish line to rapper Tone Loc’s hit single, “Wild Thing”. The commercial ends with a funny remark stated by billionaire entrepreneur and owner of Landmark Theaters and the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban. The use of animals, especially dogs, was a featured trend of this year’s super bowl commercials. A lot of people enjoy pets, so the use of a cute dog in this commercial makes it easy for anyone to relate to. In the Skechers commercial, the use of Mr. Quigley demonstrates the company’s attempt at humor appeal for their audience and it is also a metaphor for the brand as the company’s CMO, Leonard Armato, states “There’s an underdog in all of us”. Skechers succeeded with...
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...so focus on her passed life and worried that it reoccurring, he deprived her of real love. Everyone deserves a second chance better yet should be given the benefit of the doubt. Just because I stole in my past, doesn’t necessarily mean that I am or will remain a thief for the rest of my life. If wanted a robot he should have married one. Nobody is perfect. People learn from their mistakes and sometimes change for the better. Take for example, the many relationships of Kim Kardashian. According to Wikipedia, in 2000, Kim married music producer Damon Thomas; their relationship ended in divorce in 2004. Subsequently she dated R&B singer Ray J, NFL star Reggie Bush and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin. She also dated model Gabriel Aubry. She is now dating rapper Kanye West. Does that make Kim less of a Woman? I do not believe so. Sometimes all of the break ups are not just her fault. But many people are constantly judging her to be useless and unserious woman just because of her pass. When who really Kim is a very smart, family oriented young woman and an entrepreneur. And I believe she is going to be happily settle down when the time is right. When I was in high school, my uncle Fulton had a pretty girlfriend name Patricia. I use to call her “Sis Pat”. She was the most holy lady I have ever met in my entire life at that time. Everyone in my family used to love her because she was polite, calm, could cook, and clean. She did everything to the “T”. She was everything any...
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...the Americans. This essay will look at the background of each member and how they joined the Soviet intelligence services, their operations and its impact in the world of espionage. In addition, this essay will evaluate the significance of each individual’s actions and how it affected intelligence services. Origin of Cambridge Five Cambridge Five refers to a spy ring which the members were all part of Cambridge University. It is unclear there were more than five men, regardless the five individuals are Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Kim Philby, Anthony Blunt and John Cairncross. They all attended Cambridge University between 1926 and 1934 studying in different disciplines with a strong belief in Communism. They were all good friends with each other with the exception of Cairncross who was never really part of the circle. The first of the Cambridge Five group and probably the most famous was Harold Adrian Russell Philby, also known as Kim codenamed Sohnchen, then Tom and Stanley. He was born in India on January 1, 1912. His father is St John Bridger Philby who worked in the Indian Civil Service as a civil servant. He later became a Muslim, married a Saudi slave girl as his second wife, and lives in Mecca as an Arab. St John spoke seven different languages, wrote for The Times, stood for parliament twice, won international honour as an explorer, and was a member of London clubs....
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...Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology on Society Annie Martin Professor Marin CS 105 March 10, 2010 Abstract Today’s society is heavily influenced and affected by technology. My paper will explain and highlight many advantages and disadvantages of technology on society. It will discuss some ways it can hinder reputations and how private matters can become public property because of technology. My paper will also reveal how technology can bring people closer together, although many people may beg to differ. Today’s society is driven and greatly influenced by technology. This can be a beneficial fact, and it can also be detrimental and yield major problems. Whether one is using a digital camera in order to snap a photo of a precious moment, or whether one is sneaking and videotaping an embarrassing video that will last forever, these are components of technology that effect society because it effects people. It is in the eye of the beholder of whether technology has more or less advantages than disadvantages on society. My paper will discuss some advantages and disadvantages of technology on society. There are many advantages of technology. Technology allows people to email, text, talk on the telephone, mow the lawn, vacuum carpets, blend food, straighten...
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...2=4 1=2 3.Flexibility/control 1=3 2=6 3=9 Stage of career lifestyle Don’t adjust so that it fits your wants** -if there are numbers in the case you have to do the quantitative case. Total: EA: 16 2K:20 Microsoft:24 After changing the qualitative case it is Total: EA: 16 2K:24 Microsoft:20 -How would you describe the LBJ brand? -What would be your approach to marketing LBJ as Carter? -What are the challenges and risks associated with marketing athletes such as LBJ? Why would LBJ use LRMR? -trust -relationship -ownership: personal input and ability to control his own brand -larger profits for LBJ and equity ownership/profit sharing -carter worked with nike before -emphasis on partnerships vs transactions (eg. Kim kardashian) -focus and dedication to LBJ Cons: -lack of scale, resources and relationships with global companies -business model is direct from athlete to firms vs. use of agents and salespeople -lack portfolio of sports related properties and marketing for other similar athletes -inexperienced Option 1: Electronic Arts (EA) -experience in bball games -features athletes as cover -biggest video Option 2: 2k games -blockbuster gta -james is signature athlete -bonus payments -less exposure than EA...
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...Executive Summary With the zombie apocalypse, came initiatives to providing ongoing solutions and safety measures for survivors at Blue Mountain, a former summer camp. In the middle of the year, Rob Carlson, a former dentist and mountain climber, and Carol Montega, the US Army’s first and only female Green Beret at the time of the apocalypse, assessed the situation of traveling to New York state’s CDC in July to find a cure for zombie-ism by co-teaching a proposed zombie evasion training program, especially for the 10 out of 50 scientist who had no training and would be traveling with Carol Montega. This training class had two goals: 1. Scientist would know how to hunt, build a fire, and to find edible plants to eat. 2. Generally survive in the wilderness With the nature of this training program that should begin on June15th, certain stipulation have to occur such as trainees must arrive with their own rifles and camping equipment, and lastly, all trainees must have undergone a 10-day quarantine to ensure they have not been infected with the zombie virus. However, the brief study finds the prospects of the training program in its current state are not positive. The major areas of flaw require further investigation and remedial action by the co-trainers. Recommendations include: • Discussing with co-trainers about why 3 of 10 scientists haven’t been quarantined • Improving/increasing scientists learning how build fire without matches and surviving in general • Increasing...
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