...Sound of the Freedom- The Liberty Bell Figure 1 Liberty Bell Forever Stamp Figure 1 Liberty Bell Forever Stamp Meaning can be found even in the most mundane of objects. For instance, consider the USA First Class stamp. On its upper left corner, the number 2008 shows that this stamp was produced in year 2008. The right side of the stamp says “USA FIRST-CLASSS FOREVER”, meaning that this postage stamp is valid for First-Class postage in the United States no matter when it is used. There is an extraordinary metal bell is in the middle of the stamp – the Liberty Bell, a venerable historic relic that I am going to analyze in the rest of this research paper. The bell was first known by the world as a metal musical instrument in ancient China. Tuned bells in that age were created and played to be performed only for imperial families and noblemen, as a symbol of power and status. Later on, bells became widely used in different religions. For example, bells played an important role in the Eastern world of Buddhism and Hinduism as temple bells. In western world, bells were commonly used as church bells or town bells for gathering people together. In 1752, the Quaker William Penn, legislator and founder of the Pennsylvania colony in 1682, had decided and commissioned the bell to be cast in London, and brought to North America to hang in the State House of the colony of Pennsylvania. “They had ordered very precisely...
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...Jenn Santilli 12/19/2014 SEE 3060 Quiz #1 After watching “Rock the Bells” there are many things that the promotion team could have done differently that would have mad a difficult show run smoother. To begin, the venue where the show was being held at was only able to seat about 5,000 people. This was the first problem because they expected to see a lot more tickets. They sold about 8,000 pre-sale, 2,000 at the door, and 1,000 VIPs. They kept selling tickets until they were over sold. The venue was not the proper venue to host a show of this magnitude. Secondly, the promoter, Chang, refinanced his house and borrowed money from his mother to put on the show. He shouldn’t have had to borrow money to put on this show. There could have been something that happened down the road with the show that caused him to lose money. He could have lost his house and it could have taken a toll on him and his family. It also makes things more stressful if you know you have to make a certain amount of money to pay back what you borrowed before there is a profit made. Next, security was a major issue. They were not in the proper place when they should have been so it caused the doors to open late. This pushed everything in the show back and they had to make a lot of adjustments to get the show to end at the allotted time. There was not enough security at the event for the amount of people that were in attendance of the event. There were slow patting people down to let them into the...
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...The Bell Jar like one of Mrs Guinea's novels is 'crammed from beginning to end with long, suspenseful questions'. It examines the character of feminism and, in so doing, begs the question of the relationship between men and women. It looks at the nature of insanity and enquires as to its causes and cure. It questions literature, novelists, suicide, medical practice, American society and so on and so forth. But are these questions ever answered? 'What I hate is being under a man's thumb'. This is a feminist statement if ever there were one, but is The Bell Jar a feminist novel? There are some feminist innuendoes. Jay Cee is a heroic feminist figure, named by her initials in the American business fashion and in her 'strict business suit' and 'luncheon ticket hat'. She has 'brains' to make up for her 'plug-ugly' looks in comparison with the archetypal male Buddy Willard who is 'stupid' although he can 'get good marks all right'. And there is an implied resentment that men have certain privileges denied to women. Only a boy baby may have the privilege of peeing in a doctor's face. Teresa, Dr Quinn and Dr Nolan can be doctors and Joan can aspire to be a psychiatrist but only Dr Gordon can charge twenty-five dollars an hour. Esther could have taken a medical degree if she had not 'dodged chemistry' but her degree in English is of no value without a knowledge of shorthand to enable her to be an acolyte of a man. Esther would have liked to have been a translator but her brother...
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...Liberty Bell Authorizing the Liberty Bell Therefore, the Pennsylvania Assembly ordered the purchase of a new bell. The Assembly authorized Robert Charles, the Assembly’s London agent, to commission the casting of a bell weighing about 2,000 pounds with inscription instructons provided by the Assembly. On November 1, 1751, Mr. Charles comissioned the White Chapel Bell Foundry to cast the bell. The colony paid about $300 for the bell. In 1732 constructon began on the State House (now called Independence Hall) to house Pennsylvania’s government body—the Pennsylvania Assembly. The bell tower, complete with a bell, was completed in 1751. However, the bell was not audible throughout Philadelphia. Cracking the Original Bell The bell arrived in August 1752—ten months after it was commissioned. The assembly members wanted to test the bell before installing it. However, the bell cracked upon being rung because the metal was extremely brittle. Casting another Bell John Pass and John Stow, two of Philadelphia’s founders, were commissioned to recast and solidify the bell. They broke down the original bell, added more metals to strengthen it, and recast. The new bell was installed in the State House bell tower in March 1753. However, Philadelphians were displeased with its sound. Therefore, Pass and Stow recast the bell once again. The new—and third version—of the Old State House Bell was installed in June 1753. The Old State House Bell became known as the Liberty Bell in 1839 by abolitionists...
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...time to learn about the famous liberty bell. Also, as the most significant symbol for the entire United States, this’s the place where I have always want to go. The liberty bell center is located on market street, it next to the independence hall. First, we entered into the red building-independence hall, there are some historical files in the exhibition room, as everybody known, the declaration of independence was signed in the independence hall, unfortunately, I haven’t seen the manuscript of declaration of independence in there. During this time, the tour guide told us a lot of histories and backgrounds. I have known that the red building was the state government of Pennsylvania a long time ago from what did he talk about. After that, we crossed the street and enter into the liberty bell center, the first thing I could see is a long aisle, it hung many pictures of famous people and historic pictures. finally, I saw the famous liberty bell what I had been expected. The Liberty Bell is displayed in a magnificent glass chamber with Independence Hall in the background, everyone stared at the amazing bell, just like met a hero. Suddenly, I saw the distinctive crack by chance, in my eyes, it represent the trace of long standing history. Even we can see the inscription “Proclaim liberty throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof” on the top of bell. From my memory of junior school, I remembered that the inscription of liberty bell even was the question in the final exam...
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...Case Presentation: Taco Bell Case Presentation: Taco Bell Pat Lauscher and Jesse Paprocki BUS 754: Information Systems Mgmt Spring 2003 HISTORY (EVENTS) Company Focus: John Martin joined Taco Bell in 1983 as president and CEO, having previous executive level experience with other fast food chains. He discovered that the company didn’t know what business it was in, so he quickly focused Taco Bell on the fast food industry. Process Improvements: 1983-1988: Strong growth in the 60s and 70s came to a halt in the early 1980s as the fast food industry began showing signs of maturity. To deal with the potential threat of a maturing business, Taco Bell began a series of process improvement initiatives that really changed the way it did business. These improvements included increased restaurant capacity by modernizing its restaurants to include drive through windows, increased seating capacity, electronic point of sales systems (to replace plastic order boards), and reconfigured food production areas. Taco Bell also added some new menu items during this time. 1988-1991: Continuing to feel the effects of an industry margin squeeze, Martin commissioned two studies that tuned the company in to what the customers really valued, FACT (Fast, Accurate, Clean, and Temperature). In response, the organization stopped viewing quality and price as incompatible tradeoffs. The K-minus program transformed the kitchen into a heating and assembly unit and centralized cooking...
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...Joelle Silverman Professor Yoder WR 150 Paper 2 The Bell Jar: What Causes Mental Illness Sylvia Plath’s semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar chronicles the protagonist Esther Greenwood’s decline into mental illness.Throughout the novel, Esther becomes increasingly depressed and suicidal, but it is never explicitly stated what is the actual factor that is causing her such torment. Although the focus of the entire novel is Esther’s psychological deterioration, the question of what it is exactly that causes a person to go mad is constantly posed. Realistically, the mind is complex beyond our understanding, and that of each person’s differs significantly, but there must be a common element that triggers depression. Esther’s circumstance exemplifies the notion that a lack of identity is detrimental to a human being’s mental health. Despite the fact that the precise cause of her depression is never stated, when examined, it is clear that Esther’s anguish roots from the fact that she is unable to find her place in society. Because she is unsure of the type of person she is and therefore the role she fits into, Esther does not have the ability to feel comfortable in the world, and because of this, is miserable being a part of it. Esther is first seen questioning her role in society when she is in New York. During this time, she is split between two types of friends. There is Doreen, who is dangerous and outgoing, and there is Betsy, who...
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...why Taco Bell restaurants should be an investment. This report is designed for Ms. Yolanda Yorbon, the current boss at Yolanda’s Yummy Restaurant. She has asked me and my research team to do some investigative work and present it in a long formal report. This will help her to determine which fast food franchise she should make an investment in between McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and Burger King. I will be examining the background behind the business, start-up costs, commitment, locations, requirements to work, requirements to franchise, and the ongoing fees for Taco Bell. Ms. Yolanda’s expertise is in the area of Mexican food. She really wants to be successful in other restaurant business ventures, and this is the way to provide the answers. Taco Bell Corp., based in Irvine, California, is the nation's leading Mexican-style chain. Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell who first opened a hot dog stand in 1946 when he was 23 years old. Six years later, he sold the stand and opened a new one two years later, this time selling tacos under the name of Taco-Tia. Bell sold the El Tacos to his partner and built the first Taco Bell in Downey in 1962. Taco Bell Corp. started franchising in 1964. In 1970, Taco Bell went public with 325 restaurants. In 1978, PepsiCo purchased Taco Bell from Glen Bell. Taco Bell sells tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and many other Mexican foods. This would be great for Ms. Yolanda because her expertise is in Mexican food. Before starting up a Taco Bell franchise...
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...Period D English The Theme of “Identity” In The Bell Jar Humans’ lives are shaped by success and failure within their personal life, and their relationships with one another. This is expressed in The Bell Jar, a novel written by Sylvia Plath. Plath is concerned almost entirely with the education and maturation of the novel’s main character, Esther Greenwood. The Bell Jar uses a chronological structure to constantly keep Esther in focus. Though significant, the other characters are secondary to Esther and her developing character. As Esther’s character develops, she becomes more central and relatable to the reader. The reader tends to sympathize with Esther’s character. We all at one time have felt that we just did not quite fit in. Esther tries to adjust herself to those that surround her by observing different personalities and trying to find the right one for her. We lose respect for ourselves if we allow others to determine who we are and who we ought to be. Esther’s dive into depression has made her unsure and unsatisfied with the world around her. This leads her thoughts to become dark and eventually attempt suicide. But this novel is much more than a story about suicide, it is a journey that inspires a new beginning, mentally and spiritually. In The Bell Jar, Esther Greenwood’s struggle to deal with the pressures of social and personal life lead her into a dark place full of negative thoughts and depression. Esther feels trapped in her own mind with no escape “…wherever...
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...Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., they serve a variety of Tex-Mex foods including tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "value menu" items. Taco Bell serves more than 2 billion customers each year in more than 6,500 restaurants mostly in the U.S., more than 80 percent of which are owned and operated by independent franchisees. History Founding and growth Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell, who first opened a hot dog stand called Bell's Drive-In in San Bernardino, California Bell began eating there regularly, attempting to reverse-engineer the recipe, and eventually won the confidence of the proprietors such that they allowed him to see how the tacos and other foods were prepared. Several locations in the Midwestern United States were converted from Zantigo, a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Mexican chain which PepsiCo acquired in 1986. Concepts In 1991, Taco Bell opened the first Taco Bell Express in San Francisco. This concept is a reduced-size restaurant with a limited menu, meant to emphasize volume. Taco Bell Express locations operate primarily inside convenience stores, truck stops, shopping malls, and airports. Taco Bell began co-branding with KFC in 1995, when the first such co-brand opened in Clayton, North Carolina. The chain has since co-branded with Pizza Hut and Long John Silver's as well. In 1997, PepsiCo experimented with a new...
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...microenvironment refers to the internal environment of the company such as consumer/customer, Supplier, competitors, the media (public) and in the microenvironment have the internal environment that is men, money, machinery, materials and minute. The micro environmental factors that Yum! Brands, Inc needs to consider before attempting to open up Taco Bell stores in the Malaysia markets are the supplier, customer, competitors, the media (public) and the internal environment of the Taco Bell that is men or employees, money, machinery, materials and minute . To open up the Taco Bell in Malaysia market, Yum! Brands must consider with the suppliers in micro environment. Yum! Brands must make sure that Taco Bell in Malaysia market have the supplier that can supplies all the raw materials to prepare the Taco Bell’s product and other goods such as packaging material in the Malaysia market. Yum! Brands must to identify all the suppliers in Malaysia that can supply the goods to them and deal business with them for example Ayamas Food Corporation and Ramly Mokni Sdn Bhd can supply the meat to the Taco Bell restaurant. Other than that Taco Bell must ensure that the suppliers are not outside from the Malaysia, when the supplier logistic is far so the cost of delivery will be high....
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...Taco Bell Strategy: Martin launched what he called the "four-by-four strategy," a bold plan that meant increasing the number of achieving companywide sales of $4 billion by the end of 1991. To accomplish this there had to be a key change in corporate thinking. The company had to understand it was not competing with other Mexican restaurants, but rather fast-food in general. This meant going head-to-head with well-established fast-food restaurants like McDonalds. To accomplish this, the mindset and capabilities of the company had to be changed. 1983 – 1988: The Company set about modernizing the company’s physical units. This included remodeling existing restaurants, increasing seating capacity, and adding drive-through windows. New signs were installed with an updated company logo and employees were outfitted with more contemporary uniforms. In addition the company experienced a 23% increase in growth by expanding into new regions in the Midwest, Southeast and Northeast. New electronic Point of Sales systems were added enabling a more efficient ordering system within the restaurant as well as allowing the company to track sales, product mix and inventory. New menu items were also introduced which allowed for more choices for the customer. 1988 – 1991: Strategy shifted to customer value (lower prices while preserving quality). Cost reduction was the focus which required a radical redefinition of the business. K-Minus was implemented where processes were transferred to corporate...
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...the norm. The Bell Jar, written by Sylvia Plath, is an outstanding novel which depicts the modernist era as a whole. Sylvia Plath takes her readers through the mind of a young girl in her twenties, Esther, whose stability and sanity slowly start to slip away. Esther’s trouble starts within her mind but become magnified when external factors start to interfere. She disconnects herself from society and as her mind regresses; her hope of reaching sanity starts to diminish as well. Throughout the novel, Esther struggles with finding herself in a society filled with uncertainty. Sylvia Plath was able to create the perfect character to reveal her attitude towards new modernist view through her literary techniques, symbolism, and was able to intertwine reality with lunacy, creating the perfect modernist piece of literature. The modern era was composed of many elements in which authors incorporated a variety of literary techniques. The use of stream of consciousness, juxtaposition of ideas, staccato sentences, and symbolism was what led the modern era to success. The shifting outlook authors had during this era was like a chain reaction, and writers began to utilize these techniques to create a novel which was considered to be taboo. Sylvia Plath uses many symbols throughout The Bell Jar to represent various intangible concepts. Esther often feels disconnected from the real world and feels trapped in a bell jar, where her outlook on life is distorted. A bell jar is an airless...
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...Taco Bell Analysis Introduction In our fast paced world, fast food restaurants are very popular and fit right in. People enjoy the fact that they can get prepared food fast and at a reasonable price. There are a lot of fast food restaurants that offer you the option of buying a hamburger and French fries. So when Taco Bell came along and introduced to the fast food world Mexican food, it received a warm welcome. Taco Bell became an instant success. From the origination in 1954 to the present Taco Bell has been allowing their customers the opportunity to choose a variety of Mexican food. The organization and all subsidiaries/strategic business units Taco Bell is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands. In May of 2002, Tricon Global Restaurants Inc. changes its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. Yum! also operates or licenses Pizza Hut, KFC, and WingStreet. Prior to 2011 Yum! also owned Long John Silver’s and A&W Restaurants. It is based in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world’s largest fast food restaurant company in terms of system units---more than 39,000 restaurants around the world in over 125 countries. In 2011, Yum!’s global sales totaled more than $12 billion. Taco Bell alone serves more than 36.8 million consumers each week in more than 6,000 restaurants in the U.S. Historical perspective on the organization. In 1954, Glen Bell opened the doors to his first Mexican food restaurant called “Taco Tia.” He drove around in an old bread truck handing out sombreros to everyone...
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...its wing, Bell Laboratories aka Bell Labs. They were previously known as AT&T Bell Laboratories and Bell Telephone Laboratories is now the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent. Over the past eight decades, Bell Labs R&D gave birth to new technologies and seminal scientific discoveries. (Alcatel Lucent, para 1) Elisha Grey and Enos N. Barton formed Western Electric Company in 1869. Both of them started a small manufacturing firm based in Cleveland, Ohio which was to become the largest electrical manufacturing company in America. In 1881, Alexander Graham Bell, an extraordinary leader of American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T), purchased a controlling interest in Western Electric and made it the exclusive developer and manufacturer of all equipments for the Bell telephone companies. Now, the Bell system has provided much telephone services and support to America and Canada in the 1877 to 1984. It was then led by AT&T. In 1898, Compagnie Générale d'Electricité (CGE) was born, founded by a French engineer named Pierre Azaria. It was involved in business with several industries in Germany. Mainly it dabbled in electricity, transportation, electronics and telecommunications. CGE then rose up the ranks and became a leader in digital communications and would be known as well to produce train à grande vitesse – high speed trains in France. In 1925, thanks to the consolidation of the R&D departments of Western Electric and AT&T, Bell Telephone...
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