...MULAN Overview In mythology, the journey of a hero is an ancient and universal theme. In every culture from ancient Greece to China, Southeast Asia, and the Americas, heroes have embarked on life-altering journeys (Kurtti 1998: 11). Stuart Voytilla states that there are twelve stages to a hero’s journey and no matter what the purpose is for their journey, in the end the heroes or in this case heroine, share the same destination. It does not matter if the hero gains a kingdom or returns home with the elixir, as mythologist Alexander Eliot puts it, “he actually earns self-integration, balance, wisdom, and spiritual health” (Kurtti 1998: 11). One of the most renowned and beloved of these “wandering heroes” says Kurtti, is a young woman named Mulan. It is a story that is well known in China and has been told from generation to generation. “Mulan” is a Disney animated film based on an ancient Chinese folktale about a brave young woman who is faced with the terrible dilemmas of war during ancient China. She is not like any of the other Disney heroines, such as Cinderella or Ariel from the “Little Mermaid”. You do not see her daydreaming or looking for her “Prince Charming” in the film. All she wanted to do was to please and honor her family. But every time she tried, it seemed as though she was destined to fail. She also had one simple motivation and that was to save her father from having to serve in the Imperial Army. So when the emperor sent his orders to the...
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...In the movie Mulan, the character Mulan embodies a couple very significant archetypes. One major archetype she embodies is the hero. She is the hero of the movie because she saved china from being taken over. She first started to become a hero when she snuck out of her house the night before her farther was supposed to leave for war. She put on her fathers armor and left for war. The whole time she was in war she convinced the other soldiers that she was a man. When the Huns attacked china Mulan was a hero because she saved all of the soldiers by shooting a cannon into a mountain top creating an avalanche which stopped the Huns. She also becomes a hero at the end of the movie when the Huns return to china and almost overtake the emperor, but Mulan once again saved them all by leading the soldiers to take down Shan Yu and the Huns. The other archetype that Mulan embodies in the movie is the Scapegoat. She is the scapegoat because her father was supposed to got to war with the soldiers even though he was old and hurt. He could hardly walk but was going to suck it up for his country. Mulan couldn’t watch her father go knowing he probably wouldn’t make it back. So she took his responsibility and went to war. She also took his suffering away from his because she ended up getting stabbed and injured. She did it all for her father and that is why she embodies the hero and scapegoat archetypes in the...
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...Mulan Archetypes In the movie Mulan, the character Mulan embodies a couple very significant archetypes. One major archetype she embodies is the hero. She is the hero of the movie because she saved china from being taken over. She first started to become a hero when she snuck out of her house the night before her farther was supposed to leave for war. She put on her fathers armor and left for war. The whole time she was in war she convinced the other soldiers that she was a man. When the Huns attacked china Mulan was a hero because she saved all of the soldiers by shooting a cannon into a mountain top creating an avalanche which stopped the Huns. She also becomes a hero at the end of the movie when the Huns return to china and almost overtake the emperor, but Mulan once again saved them all by leading the soldiers to take down Shan Yu and the Huns. The other archetype that Mulan embodies in the movie is the Scapegoat. She is the scapegoat because her father was supposed to got to war with the soldiers even though he was old and hurt. He could hardly walk but was going to suck it up for his country. Mulan couldn’t watch her father go knowing he probably wouldn’t make it back. So she took his responsibility and went to war. She also took his suffering away from his because she ended up getting stabbed and injured. She did it all for her father and that is why she embodies the hero and scapegoat archetypes in the...
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...Fighting Spirit of Poland War is not won by standing alone. The evil posed by Hitler required the forces of many great nation to oppose, including the British, the French, the Soviets, and the Americans. However, the contributions of the smaller nations to the Allied war effort largely go unremembered by the general public, especially the contributions of Poland and its Home Army. Mostly seen as a vicitm, rather than a contributor to the overall victory in Europe, Poland's surviving armies get very little mention, if at all within the context of the shallow military historians of today. The foreword to Micheal Peszke's The Polish Underground Army, by Piotr S. Wandycz states that “Poland’s contribution to the Allied war effort is often minimized or glossed over. . . And yet, in proportion to the size and population of their state, the Poles rendered great services in the war against the axis powers.” They helped to reconstruct the German Enigma machine ciphers and handed it over to the French and the British. In the September 1939 campaign, Polish soldiers inflicted heavy casualties on the Germans, who lost about 300 planes and 1000 tanks in their Blitzkrieg in Poland. Wandycz says that Peszke’s book can be viewed as a noble attempt to evaluate the military and strategic thinking of the Polish government in exile in Paris and London. Michael Alfred Peszke is no stranger to the field of Poland during World War II. This is his third book related to wartime Poland; his previous...
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...The Rise and Fall of the Western Front Elizabeth Leighton, Deryck Gallegos, Jaeson Howard, Jamie Kraft and Joseph Mrus His/335 May 13, 2013 Tracy Cobden Wilson’s Fourteen Points “Wilson’s statement on peace terms came to be known as the Fourteen Points, which he first proclaimed in an address to Congress on January 8, 1918” [ (Lyons, 2000, p. ch. 20) ]. This was an unselfish declaration of war aims. Short reviews of these Fourteen Points are I. A call to end secret diplomatic agreements that he believed started the war in 1914. II. Freedom to navigate the open seas outside territorial waters. III. The removal of economic barriers and establish equal trade conditions to nations consenting to peace. IV. A guarantee armament will be reduced with domestic safety. V. An impartial adjustment of all colonial claims determining all questions of sovereignty. VI. Evacuation of all Russia territory and such a settlement of all questions affecting Russia. VII. Belgium to be evacuated and restored without limiting the sovereignty. VIII. All French territory be freed and the invaded portions restored and the wrong done to France by Prussia in 1871 should be righted. IX. A readjustment of the frontiers of Italy should be affected. X. The people of Austria-Hungary should be accorded the freest opportunity of autonomous development. XI. Rumania, Serbia, and Montengro be evacuated and Serbia accorded free and secure access to the sea. ...
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...Republic of Poland Communication Styles Biznes Consulting report on the communication norms in Poland for a Canadian construction company contemplating entering the foreign industry. 2009 Biznes Consulting 12/1/2009 The Republic of Poland Communication Styles Biznes Consulting report on the communication norms in Poland for a Canadian construction company contemplating entering the foreign industry. 2009 Biznes Consulting 12/1/2009 Introduction Communication styles and business norms vary from country to country. When a company tries to globalize their business and break into a foreign market, the firm must take many precautions in order to adhere to the country’s many social and cultural rules. In order to succeed in any foreign industry, extensive research is required, possibly in the form of an ethnographic study. Biznes (Business) Consulting will give a presentation to the board of a Canadian construction company who is considering expansion into the Polish market. The report is designed to give the Canadian construction company a detailed assessment of the differing communication styles and business norms in Poland compared to those in the Canadian market. To begin this assessment of the Polish communication styles and examination of working norms, Biznes Consulting group will analyze how to conduct a business meeting in Poland. This...
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...Europe, The Renewable Energy Union Europe, the renewable energy union It is not a secret anymore that the world is running out of fossil energy resources. The oil winning has peaked which means that it becomes harder and harder to pump up the oil these days. Eventually the costs will exceed the benefits. Without payable energy resources the world economy will collapse which will result in hunger, chaos and war. Action has to be taken on a wide scale to prevent these scenarios and the European Union has a big role in this. Leaders and civilians have to be prepared, lifestyles adjusted and alternatives implemented. I can argue that securing the availability of the EU’s energy resources can only be done by modifying all member states, from fossil energy consumers, to renewable energy consumers. The European Union and fossil energy resources Only 15.59% of all oil the EU member states consume comes from their own natural resources. This means that 84,41% comes from non-EU members which shows how dependent we as the EU are on other countries. The EU is mostly dependent (42,4%) on the FSU (former soviet union) with Russia as its biggest supplier.[1] This means that they decide whether the prices are high or low. And nowadays, with the oil peak that is reached and other negative forecasts, barrel prices are increasing rapidly. Next to oil, another major energy resource is gas. By 2030, 60% of all natural gas the EU consumes comes from Russia too.[2] Clearly, Russia is of big...
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...PORTFOLIO TASK D MUSIC VIDEO, CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES Women around Europe feel betrayed by a young polish musician. She has been stereotyped and also criticized by almost everyone that had laid eyes on her daunting music video. In this summary, following a short video clip based on a research carried out amongst random individuals with human rights and human values at the tip of their tongue. This research was carried out by a BBC journalist. A female polish musician names Donatan- Cleo. 1 in every 3 people in Poland have watched this video and a staggering 16million viewers have seen this video worldwide. A comment by a critic states, “This song has no context”. Another critic indicated that “this behaviour should not be tolerated by women all over the world.” In the words of the singer, she herself said, “This is what the Lord gave me and I would flaunt my myself.” This Polish musician has only made a music record to make sales but bad publicity is also good publicity and in regards to this topic, she had 16million viewers. That is good publicity. However, she is the latest victim to be criticize and stereotyped by not only the masses but also the disgusted and ashamed women of today fighting for equal rights and standing up for women as a whole in the society we live in. Reference YouTube 2014. 'Us Slavs' music video mocks stereotypes Available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrJdcjM5osY ; [Accessed on 13 March...
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...CHAPTER 3: BRIEF PROFILE OF POLAND Poland officially the Republic of Poland is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) and Lithuania to the north. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometer’s (120,726 sq. mi) making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. With a population of over 38.5 million people, Poland is the 34th most populous country in the world, the sixth most populous member of the European Union, and the most populous post-communist member of the European Union. Poland is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions. POLITICS * Poland is a democracy, with a president as a head of state, whose current constitution dates from 1997. Poland is one of the most stable and peaceful countries peaceful countries. The government structure centers on the Council of Ministers, led by a prime minister. * The Constitution of Poland is the supreme law in contemporary Poland, and the Polish legal system is based on the principle of civil rights, governed by the code of Civil Law. * Historically, the most famous Polish legal act is the Constitution of 3 May 1791. Historian Norman Davies describes it as the first of its kind in Europe. Foreign relations * In recent years, Poland has extended its responsibilities and position in European and international...
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...QUESTION 1: How was Poland able to avoid the worst effects of the economic crisis that gripped most of Europe during 2008–2009? Poland was able to avoid the worst effects of the economic crisis by being fiscally conservative keeping public debt in check, not allowing it to expand during the recession; joining the European Union, giving it easy access to the large consumer markets of Western Europe; and curbing inflation to ease Poland’s entry into the European Union. QUESTION 2: What lessons can be derived from the Polish experience during 2008–2009? The lessons that can be derived from the Polish experience during 2008-2009 include the fact that Poland was able to embrace change. The transition from communist rule to a democracy went smooth and they were able to successfully implement the market-based economic rule. Another lesson to be learned is the fact that Poland was able to keep public debt in check. Other countries allowed the public debt to expand during the recession, contributing to their economic downfall. QUESTION 3: From the perspective of international business, what is attractive about the Polish economy? What are the weaknesses and risks associated with doing business there? The polish economy is attractive because they know how to maintain the monetary policy; they have simplified tax laws, reduced tax rates, and attempted to remove bureaucratic hurdles. The latest Entrepreneurship Law makes it easier to start a business in Poland. On the other hand, it could...
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...Online banking in Poland Polish online banking services are amongst the most technologically advanced in Europe and rank very high in terms of security of payments. Although the wider banking sector reaches saturation, Polish e-banking still has a very rosy outlook for further growth as the younger generation will dominate the market in the future. The condition of Polish e-banking market In terms of market penetration of internet banking, Poland ranked 6th among 19 European countries surveyed. According to the report, 52.3% of Polish internet users visited online banking websites in 2012, which places Poland well above the European average of 39.9%, beating such developed countries like Germany, Norway, Belgium or Denmark. These calculations seem to find confirmation elsewhere: According to the June 25 “Netb@nk” report prepared by the Polish Bank Association (ZBP), 51% of adult Poles own an online bank account, while 66% of Poles have an access to it. On the other hand, the number of new e-banking contracts for individual clients has dropped in Q1 2013 for the first time in the history, the ZBP report states. “The growth rate of active clients has visibly decelerated, and the segments of small and medium enterprises have both recorded a drop in the overall number. These data indicate that the economic slowdown has finally hit the banking sector as well” – the report reads. The Q1 2013 overall number of individual clients with online bank account amounted to 20.5 mln...
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...Culture Essay Mallory McBlaine Sociology 121 I decided to interview Ola Krupinksa, a polish sixteen year old currently living in the United States. Ola was born in Poland but moved here at the age of five. Interview: 1.Your definition of culture? Answer: Beliefs, customs and arts of a particular society. 2.How do you define family? Answer: Family is people who you care about and would do anything for. 3. Who holds the most “status” in your family? Why? Answer: My dad; he is the main person that receives income. 4. How do you define success? Answer: Success is a moment where you have completed your goal. 5. Do you consider your parents to be successful? Answer: I believe they are extremely successful because they came here from Poland and started fresh and created several of their own company’s. 6. How important is education in your family? Answer: Education is very important. My mom is constantly checking my grades and if my homework is completed. 7. Is punctuality important to you? Why or why not? Answer: Yes because I believe if you are early you are on time, and if you are on time you are late, and if you are late you are dead. 8. What is the most important meal of the day? Answer: Dinner is the most important meal because it is spent with family. I spend at least five nights a week with my family for dinner. 9. Do you eat foods that are indigenous to your culture? Why or why not? If yes, name some. Answer: Yes because it is important to my...
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...1. A. What country ran the area after WWII? A: Russia occupied most of the countries in Eastern Europe after WWII. B. How do you think the two world wars affected the people of Poland? I think the two world wars affected Poland’s economy because of the war damage, and it lost many of its citizens. 2. A. How do the languages spoken in Poland and the Balkan republics affect the region’s history? The languages spoken there reflect on who ruled the country the most in the past. Polish is related to the languages of countries in the south, and Estonian is similar to Finnish. Latvia and Estonia, on the other hand, were under Swedish rule for a long time and because the Swedish are mostly Lutheran, most people in Latvia and Estonia are Lutheran as well. B. Why do you think people across the region practice many of the same customs? People across this region practice the same customs because they all are linked together from being under Soviet rule for so many years. 3. A. What is an industry that has grown in the region since the fall of the Soviet Union? One industry that has grown since the fall of the Soviet Union is tourism. The Americans have started visiting the countries that used to be under Soviet rule because they did not like to go there when it was under Soviet rule, because the Americans didn’t like the Soviets. B. How did Soviet rule hurt the region’s economy? Soviet rule hurt the region’s economy because the Soviets did not create a decent infrastructure...
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...Poland empires include the German and Russian/Soviet which overran the country during World War II. One major deficit Poland has is no natural boundary. To the north there is the Baltic Sea. In the Baltic Sea, Poland has three major seaports, Gdynia, Gdansk, and Szczecin. In the east, the border runs along the Bug River which separates the country from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. In the south, there are the tall Tatra Mountains to separate the country from Slovakia and Czech Republic. To the west was the Odra River which separates it from Germany. Another reason for Poland’s difference is its uniqueness in Europe. It’s the only Northwestern European non-Germanic country. There are other smaller countries like Finland, but they are too influenced by other big countries. On the other hand, Poland is large enough to be noticed, developed distinct cultural traits, and develop unique art, architecture, and personalities of the people residing in there. Poland is a relatively small country, nearly the same size as New Mexico, Unites States. During winter, Poland has cold temperatures, cloudy days and nights, as well as moderately severe winters. In the summer, the temperature is mild and the country has frequent showers and thunderstorms. It’s mainly flat plains which give a lot of living space and a mountainous south. The story of the struggles and endurance of this country began at approximately the tenth century. Poland’s recorded history began in the tenth century when...
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...EU solidarity The broad concept of EU solidarity is said to be the underlying aspiration of the integration of the people of Europe and is guaranteed by the following freedoms: * Free movement of persons / workers * Free movement of goods * Free movement of services * Free movements of capital Central to the European Union is the concept of unification of nations with the emphasis representing recognition of the autonomy of individual states. Free Movement of Services & the Internal Market Article 56 of the EC Treaty guarantees companies from any European Union Member State to be able to establish themselves in another European Union Member State and provide services on the territory of another European Union Member State or on that one which they are thus established in. Companies established in one EU Member State are therefore able to provide services in any of the other EU Member States. The internal market is the market within the European Union, a market not based simply on the individual Member States but across all Member States and is achieved through the free movement of services and the free movement of goods throughout the European Union. Benefits of the Internal Market Since the creation of the internal market and in the ten years following the first completion of the first Single Market programme in 1993 the following tangible benefits were recorded: * 2.5 million extra jobs created due to the removal of national barriers ...
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