...language you have chosen and preview the points you will be making in the paper. The Artifact I Have Chosen That Best Represents the Culture I Live In Today Write your response to this element here. Remember to include in-text citations at the end of every paragraph in which you refer to information from any source, i.e., (Burnette, 2013). Please refer to the APA Guide found under Instructor Guide > Course Overview, Course Materials > APA Guidelines for correct formatting of in-text citation. A Description and Analysis of How (your chosen artifact) Relates to the Values and Beliefs of My Culture Write your response to this element here. Remember to include in-text citations at the end of every paragraph in which you refer to information from any source, i.e., (Burnette, 2013). Please refer to the APA Guide found under Instructor Guide > Course Overview, Course Materials > APA Guidelines for correct formatting of in-text citation. The Cultural Roots of (your chosen artifact) Write your response to this element here. Remember to include in-text citations at the end of every paragraph in which you refer to information from any source, i.e., (Burnette, 2013). Please refer to the APA Guide found under Instructor Guide > Course Overview, Course Materials > APA Guidelines for correct formatting of in-text citation. The Historical Roots That Allowed (your chosen artifact) To Come Into Being Write your response to this element here. Remember to include in-text...
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... 9/25/13 Dev. Writing II Ms. Harper Kevin Jennings’ American Dreams In Kevin Jennings' American Dream, he talks about some of the major cultural artifacts in his life that made his own social identity. While growing up in rural community in Lewisville, North Carolina, Kevin Jennings and his mother wanted what most people wanted in the 60s, the American Dream. One of the first cultural artifacts that affect Kevin Jennings was his father and his father’s ministry. He was brought up as a Southern Baptist and right from the beginning he was taught in his father’s sermons that, “gay people were twisted perverts destined for a lifetime of eternal damnation.” He knew from a very young age of six or seven that he was gay and that because of his upbringings and his father that he needed to hide his difference and pretend to be wheat he thought was “normal”. This trend of Kevin Jennings pretending to be “normal” followed him in to high school. He graduated from Radford High in 1981, which is another cultural artifact that shaped his social identity. While in high school he again tried to do what he thought was normal. He tried to date every girl he could get his hands on. Jennings said, that these actions were “earning a well-deserved reputation as a jerk who tried to see how far he could get on the first date.” He also would...
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...homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/im User acceptance of hedonic digital artifacts: A theory of consumption values perspective Ofir Turel a,*, Alexander Serenko b,1, Nick Bontis c,2 a College of Business and Economics, California State University Fullerton, P.O. Box 6848, Fullerton, CA 92834-6848, USA Faculty of Business Administration, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada c DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M4, Canada b A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history: Received 24 June 2008 Received in revised form 11 September 2009 Accepted 2 October 2009 Available online 14 October 2009 Hedonic digital artifacts have become prevalent in today’s society. Their users typically pay for them, and in exchange are generally provided with benefits involving enjoyment. Today’s research on technology adoption and use, though, has focused mostly on organizational or personal aids that provide efficiency and effectiveness and are free of charge for users. To bridge this gap, we identified several value drivers of hedonic digital artifacts and measured them in the context of mobile phone ringtones using the theory of consumption values. Hypothesis testing was performed using PLS on data collected from 422 ringtone users. Results confirmed that the overall value of hedonic digital artifacts is a third-order composite assessment, which successfully predicted behavioral...
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... 1. What project did you do for you second project? Since we had just finished our second project, I thought that it would be interesting to learn what projects that everyone did and to see how it went. The Fasting project was done by one group member and two other group members did Sabbath project and I did the Service project. We talked about thing that we liked about the project and things that we did not like about the projects. The two members that did the Sabbath project both said that they enjoyed their projects, although they did find it a tiny bit frustrating that during the times that they were trying to commit to their time of Sabbath that was the times that they we most motivated to do homework. The group member that participated in the fasting project said that it was a hard project to stay committed to simply because as a college student you eat when you get a chance or it convenient to eat. I did not find the Service project hard at all simply because I have many opportunities to serve certain people in my life. 2. Did you learn anything about yourself from your project? I, also thought it would be interesting to talk about what we leaned about ourselves as we did our projects. The two group members that participated in the Sabbath projects said that they both learned that we live very busy lives but that some of the busyness that was in their lives was not necessary. They found that it was possible to get all of the things that the y really need to do done...
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...The 10 Most Puzzling Ancient Artifacts The Bible tells us that God created Adam and Eve just a few thousand years ago, by some fundamentalist interpretations. Science informs us that this is mere fiction and that man is a few million years old, and that civilization just tens of thousands of years old. Could it be, however, that conventional science is just as mistaken as the Bible stories? There is a great deal of archeological evidence that the history of life on earth might be far different than what current geological and anthropological texts tell us. Consider these astonishing finds: The Grooved Spheres Over the last few decades, miners in South Africa have been digging up mysterious metal spheres. Origin unknown, these spheres measure approximately an inch or so in diameter, and some are etched with three parallel grooves running around the equator. Two types of spheres have been found: one is composed of a solid bluish metal with flecks of white; the other is hollowed out and filled with a spongy white substance. The kicker is that the rock in which they where found is Precambrian - and dated to 2.8 billion years old! Who made them and for what purpose is unknown. The Dropa Stones In 1938, an archeological expedition led by Dr. Chi Pu Tei into the Baian-Kara-Ula mountains of China made an astonishing discovery in some caves that had apparently been occupied by some ancient culture. Buried in the dust of ages on the cave floor were hundreds of stone disks. Measuring...
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...SWOT Analysis. Strengths:- Swatch Group LTD., which is based in Switzerland, is one of the world’s largest companies which as of 1998, produced about a 119 million watches with consecutive yearly sales of over 3.2 billion Swiss francs {1}. This shows how strong and popular the company is since the late 90’s. They have proved time and time again that their quality and durability are splendid which also goes to say, the brand name and image associated with it are top notch. The Swatch Group does not only deal with watches but also different products such as components, quartz and mechanical movements and other products which are manufactured and distributed by them. They also take interest in producing innovative designs so that their customers are given the best of the best and not stuck with old and out-dated designs which are also provided by other companies such as Tag Heuer, Tissot or Timex. It shows that they are trying to keep good relations with their customers which, in turn will give them a strong financial position in the market and is also cost advantageous to them and also helps them build a good reputation for themselves. {2} Weaknesses:- The absence of certain strengths can be considered as a weakness. Considering all the competition the world faces today plus the credit crunch coming into this factor, coupled with depreciation creates a lot of problems. Problems could arise internally within the company or even externally considering how geographically...
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...The Gigantic Identification Project Aadhaar is the ambitious government project mounted on massive scale at a huge budget that promises to change the face of social sector in India. It is the project of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) launched in 2009 with the responsibility of producing and distributing it. Aadhaar is a twelve digit unique identity number which will be issued to every Indian resident (1.2 billion) and provide an easier access to the social benefits from the government. “It will ease and fasten the process to get a scholarship, bank accounts, LPG connections etc.” says UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani. For this, demographic details (residence address) of a person and biometric information (photograph, iris-scan, fingerprints) are collected by the operator which gets encrypted and are stored in a centralized database. It is not a compulsory approach instead, it is voluntary based. It is valid for the whole life of an individual and is free of cost. The objective of this project is to bring transparency and accountability to the system by plugging in leakages and thus leaving no space for ambiguity. The main idea is to reach out to those poor and unprivileged people and provide them with direct cash and benefit transfer so that they can easily get access to important documents like passport, ration card, driving license, voter id, mobile connection and pension. This project is in the middle of execution and closing which involves status...
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...Aadhaar: India’s ‘Unique Identification’ System In our politics, we have yet to tap into our new language of hope. For this to be mirrored in our political institutions it requires us to imagine an India that rests not on the struggles of our past, but on the promise and challenges of the future. It requires us to shape systems and policies that give people the ability to travel in search of work, to educate their children and to tap into economic growth.1 — Nandan Nilekani Nandan Nilekani, chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), sipped his coffee while thinking about how to reply to the journalist badgering him and his core team about UIDAI’s challenges. “Will you actually be able to deliver ‘unique identification’ to every Indian resident?” asked the journalist. It was August 30, 2012, three years after the government of India (GoI) had approved the UIDAI project plan. In that time, UIDAI had chalked up some victories. 190 million people had been enrolled within two years of the initial rollout in September 2010. The Australian and Indonesian governments were studying the UIDAI system to adapt it for themselves. Yet some were skeptical that UIDAI would meet its interim goal to cover 600 million of India’s 1.2 billion residents by 2014, and whether the time, cost, and effort were justified. Nilekani responded, “175 million Indians have received a letter in the post giving them a 12-digit number.” India had the largest number of post offices...
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...Problems of Unique Identification Authority:- First of all to reach mass people through (Aadhaar) the Unique Identification Authority has to spend a huge amount of money just to make people aware of their services. They have to make the information of all the user available anywhere their databases since anybody can apply it and can use it from anywhere and establishing & maintaining such databases will be very expensive indeed. Secondly the problem they will face that is due to electronic based identification information system there is very high possibility of misplacement of user/applicants information and they might be used against the individual or the company itself. Thirdly since it is an electronic based services the rural people might find it very complex service and might as well move away from the service in spite of its many benefits. Generally the village people find the electronic system very complex and don’t rely on them very often. Moreover they think that in this way their personal information can be leaked and manipulated in many ways which can be harmful for them. Fourthly since it is an electronic based identification system and it involves fingerprint scan & Irish scan sometimes it might happen that due to faulty or defective machines the identification process could be hampered or delayed which is very inconvenient for the customer. Discussion:- Since it is a new as well as innovative identification system at first the government should make the...
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...------------------------------------------------- Synopsis Introduction of Aadhar Card Aadhar is a 12 digit unique identification number issued by the Indian government to every individual resident of India. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UDAI), which functions under the planning commission of India, is responsible for managing Aadhar numbers and Aadhar Identification Cards. The Aadhar project was initiated as an attempt towards having a single, unique identification document or number that would capture all the details, including demographic and biometric information, of every resident Indian individual. Currently there are a plethora of identity documents India including passports, permanent account number, driving licenses and ration cards. Its replace these documents. ------------------------------------------------- Chairman of the Unique ------------------------------------------------- Identification Authority of India Nandan Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur and Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India. After a successful career at Infosys , He is now heading the Government of India’s technology committee ------------------------------------------------- Early Life : Nandan Manohar Nilekani was Born in 1995 in the town of Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. His parents are Durga and Mohan Rao Nilekani’s mother tongue is Konkani. His father worked as a General manager of Mysore...
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...500 words analysis on any public policy Aadhaar, the brand name of a 12-digit unique identification number which the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) setup for purpose of issuing to all citizens the sole and unique document of valid identity. Much like USA’s Social Security Number, the Aadhar was set up to duplicate the system in the United States in order to facilitate welfare programmes to reach intended beneficiaries and serve as basis for e-governance in banking, insurance and such other value-added services. There certainly have been crosshairs of argumentation about the inception, feasibility and desirability of the scheme. Talking about pros, Aadhaar will facilitate ‘anytime, anywhere, anyhow’ authentication to its beneficiary. Aadhaar will be a single source of identity verification. Hence, Easy Identification. Secondly, it would facilitate Direct Benefit transfer. This adds to the BJP government’s initiative to work towards creating a social welfare scheme, including accidental, health, senior citizen welfare schemes, through the JAM Trinity. This in-turn would better target the PDS. Thirdly, Duplication at all points can be eliminated. For instance, the Election Commission is planning to link Voter ID to Aadhar doing away with the problem of multiplicity. Also over a crore ghost LPG gas connections were weeded out when it was linked with Aadhaar. Thirdly, this would remove multiplicity of documents and smoothen processes from opening a...
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...Return to Owner If you had misplaced something that was valuable to you, you would want it returned. Well, this is exactly how countries feel about their artifacts. Artifacts should be returned to their country of origin. This is so the culture can be celebrated by the people whose ancestors were part of it. Even though when artifacts are in other countries it makes easier for others to learn about the culture, the artifacts may be stolen or they may have been made for private ceremonies, and not meant to be publicized. First, the artifacts may be stolen. Artifacts are often stolen during transport and will be sold to unknowing collectors who will then sell it to a museum. As shown in the third article; The Getty, which had bought the statue...
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...1. Write a clearly defined mission statement for Sorzal Distributors. Sorzal Distributors is an importer and distributor of a wide variety of South American and African artifacts aimed at offering high-quality and unique pieces of art. Sorzal Distributors mission is to honorably offer customers novelty items and develop a national reputation as one of the most respected importers of southwestern jewelry, pottery and artifacts. 2. What information is needed to evaluate an opportunity? What is the best target market for Sorzal Distributors? Evaluating an opportunity requires a feasibility analysis that can show the extent to which the opportunity is a viable and realistic. In the case of Sorzal Distributors, it is important to take into consideration the set of internal and external factors that could influence opportunity assessment. Thus, it is important to weigh the knowledge, skills, and abilities of their top managers, to check the resources available, to have a solid knowledge of the preferences, values, and buying behavior of the target market, to understand who the customer is, to verify whether the product or service can boost the firm’s financial position, to analyze the competition in the market and to see whether the firm holds a sustainable competitive advantage over its rivals. Nevertheless it is also essential to check whether there are any barriers to the product’s entry into the market, to be aware of the legal and regulatory forces that could affect the...
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...At Newark Museum, it was a privilege to witness the unique scope of African art and the culture behind the artifact. The African continent is a mass collection of nations, however within its national regions are numerous tribes forced to interact with one another. This is of course a result of their close proximity. Before and after western colonialism such interactions were already taking place. Today, these same tribes continue to function under its ancestral traditions. Probably not as strict as before, however present day artifacts continue to reflect its individual culture and understanding of the world. At the museum, the artifacts dated to recent years such as 2007. An example of this was the sculptor made from discarded material and other found objects designed to represent the different attires worn by elite women in Lagos Nigeria. Throughout history attires has been a way is distinguishing social status among communities. Such a sculpture reflects the continuation of tradition, thus how artwork, portraits, artifacts, and sculpture continue to represent the structure, system and lives of individual communities. At the site, what I saw were a community of people...
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...assignment, the Bowers Museum is chosen for the essay due to its vast quantity of unique artifacts as well as its close proximity compared to other museums with Orange County.. A bit of background, the Bowers Museum was opened to the public in 1936 in Santa Ana by Charles Bowers and Ada Bowers. The missions and goals of the museum are to display the cultures around the world through their arts and artifacts as well as educate the general public about the diverse cultures that can be found throughout the world. The Bowers Museum is open to the public on Tuesday to Sunday from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. and closes on Monday. The Bowers Museum has an extensive collection of...
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