...Title: Figurative Language versus Literal Language Student: Jessica Figuereo Instructor: Dr. Chad Redwing Class: PHI 210 Date: 7/15/2013 We use all different types of languages to communicate effectively. Some use sign language, some speak, some write. There is a difference between literal language which means, "in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words" (Dictionary.com, 2013), and figurative language which means, "speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning, speech or writing employing figures of speech" (Dictionary.com 21st Century Lexicon, 2013). In this paper we will discuss the different types of figurative languages, their meanings, their function and examples of each. An idiom "is a group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary meaning of the words, an example would be Put a lid on it" (Oraclethinkquest, unk). This translation does not mean to literally put a lid on Tupperware, or on a bottle again it is a figurative language which means you want someone to be quiet. Maybe you are in church and the person next won’t stop trying to have a sidebar conversation with you while a sermon is being given. You can always say shhh, or can say something with more emphasis such as put a lid on it so that person gets the idea. However, you must know your audience when speaking to children using an idiom you might have to explain the meaning to them....
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...data wharehouse Term Paper CIS 111 The concept of data warehousing is easy to understand—to create a central location and permanent storage space for the various data sources needed to support a company’s analysis, reporting and other functions (2011). This actually traces back to about 1990 and the works of Bill Inmom. Inmom defined a data warehouse as ‘a subject oriented, intergraded, time-variant and non-volatile collection of data in support of management’s decision making process’. Since that time, the data warehouses have become very large and single subject data marts have proliferated. There are some advantages to data warehousing are they are. A Data Warehouse Delivers Enhanced Business Intelligence, by providing data from various sources, managers and executives will no longer need to make business decisions based on limited data or their gut. In addition, “data warehouses and related BI can be applied directly to business processes including marketing segmentation, inventory management, financial management, and sales.” A Data Warehouse Saves Time, since business users can quickly access critical data from a number of sources, all in one place—they can rapidly make informed decisions on key initiatives. They will not waste precious time retrieving data from multiple sources. Not only that but the business execs can query the data themselves with little or no support from IT—saving more time...
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...Student Center. Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center. Assignment 1: IT Consultation for Mr. Green Due Week 6 and worth 100 points You are a private computer consultant. Anew client, Mr. Green, has approached you to offer general IT consultation to his small business. Mr. Green’s business is currently not networked. However, his business is growing substantially and he is thinking about becoming networked. His IT infrastructure, as small as it is, consists of several stand-alone machines installed with Windows 7 Home Premium. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you analyze and solve the following issues: Mr. Green recommends installing the Windows 7 Ultimate version since he believes all the networking features he requires can be provided by this “ultimate” version. Mr. Green’s stand-alone machines consist of 2 GHz processors, 4 GBs of system memory, and approximately 350 GBs of free hard drive space. At the same time, Mr. Green is concerned that this potential new edition may not be the correct one for his needs although he wants to experiment with it and be able to resort back to the previous version, if possible. 1. List and explain the concerns about Windows 7 Ultimate’s capabilities that Mr. Green should be aware of currently. 2. List and explain the concerns about Windows 7 Ultimate’s capabilities that Mr. Green should be aware of down the line as his business and network grows. 3. Use Excel, Visio, MS Project, or one...
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...important to the person (Hunter, 2012), which in Barbara’s case is being able to go to the German Association Club and Catholic Church group meetings, and being able to complete Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s); in return increasing her quality of life and independence. Take action: Mrs Green’s vision deficit may due to her dry macular degeneration, as well as a number of age-related vision changes including contrast sensitivity changes, distortion and altered central vision (Buschbacher & Kortebein, 2013). In addressing the visual effects of Barbara’s macular degeneration, the nurse may review her medication regime and consider referrals to ophthalmologists and occupational vision therapy. Surgical solutions would not be appropriate for Mrs Green due to her age (Jones & Player, 2011)....
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...I.T Consultation For Mr. Green CIS 329 – Administering Desktop Clients August 11, 2013 Mr. Green has decided to implement a network within his small business. This is a good choice in moving forward with his growing operations and size. He has several questions, and already has a few opinions about how he will go about this implementation, including both the software and hardware involved. My job as a private computer consultant will be to clarify some of the common misconceptions made by Mr. Green, and ensure that his network implementation will allow him to reach the goals he has as a small business owner. Mr. Green does not seem to have any interest in a Windows-based server up-front, meaning he will have to use the sharing or home group capabilities found within each computer’s operating system. Mr. Green needs to take into account the fact that Windows 7 Ultimate has little to no benefit over Windows 7 Professional as far as networking is concerned. The only added features he will get with Ultimate include the pre-installation of extra languages, and a service called Bit Locker. Bit Locker is an encryption software similar to an array of open source alternatives found on the internet, so if Mr. Green does not employ non-English speaking employees, he can save a good bit of money buying Windows 7 Professional. With Windows 7 Professional, he also maintains the ability to connect to a domain network if he was to purchase a real...
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...Assessment Task 1 <Written Complaint with reply> * Customer complaint (name : Hong, 23 / 07 / 2013) Dear. Customer service manager I am writing to complain about my address information. About 1 month ago, I required to change my address to other one. But it wasn’t done. So I couldn’t get some letters from bank. And I needed to pick them up myself. It was very bothering on me. Can you explain why it wasn’t changed? And change my address to 35 railway TCE Lewisham please! I don’t want to waste of my time again. I anticipate your swift response. Hong * Commonwealth Bank response (manager, 24 / 07 / 2013) Dear. Hong Thank you for taking time to contact Commonwealth Bank. I confirmed your problem. It happened because of a computer error. It was obviously our fault by the person in charge who didn’t recheck the data. We apologize for the error and regret any inconvenience it may have caused. I made assurance doubly sure to change your address. Once again, please accept my apologies for not providing you with the service you expected on this occasion. If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me at 9455-7789. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to assist you. Yours sincerely, John Krey. <Verbal Complaint written script> A : Hello, how can I help you? B : I would like to make a complaint. A : What’s the problem? B : One month ago, I required to change my address...
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...Consultation Paper No 3/2011 TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA Consultation Paper On Green Telecommunications 3rd February, 2011 Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg New Delhi-110002 Preface Operation of telecommunications networks requires electrical power. The expense on energy accounts for a significant share of the operational cost of these networks. This is particularly so in the rural areas where availability of power is uncertain. The use of diesel generators to ensure continuous power supply has the disadvantage of increasing the greenhouse gas emission and consequent enlargement of the carbon footprint which has a deleterious impact on the environment. While contribution of the telecommunications sector to the global carbon footprint is low compared to other sectors like transportation and construction, it nevertheless contributes a noteworthy share and increasingly so with growing reach of the telecommunications network. Efforts are afoot, all over the world, to find measures to deal with this issue. As the second largest and fastest growing market in the world, there is need for India to be conscious of the concerns in this regard. Besides, as a country heavily dependent on import of petroleum products while being abundant in renewable energy sources there is scope for innovative measures towards making telecommunications green. It is in this regard that TRAI believes that this is an opportune time to discuss the related issues...
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...REPORT ON COURT ROOM OBSERVATION. This report is based on my observations carried out in two Courts in England and Wales precisely in Manchester. The report is in two parts, one on civil jurisdiction and the other one on criminal jurisdiction. This visit has afforded me the opportunity of witnessing “law in action” different from “law in books”. I have also been able to compare both the civil and criminal process and proceedings. The two courts I visited are both in Manchester. The Crown court I visited is situated in an old building commissioned years ago whereas the magistrate court is situated in an ultra modern building commissioned not too long ago. I have read books and journals enumerating the differences between the judges and magistrates. This court room observation has given me he on the sport assessment of the differences between the two courts and many other questions that I will be addressing in the course of this report… As we were advised, my first visit to the courts (Magistrate and Crown Courts) was to find out about the time and the cases. I discovered that youth cases and family are not opened to the public and at this point, I was able to decide on the dates to attend the courts and the types of cases to observe. “The Magistrates’ courts are purely the courts of first instance”. The Magistrates in England and Wales are lay men without the knowledge of law and they are also referred to as “Justices of the Peace” but they are assisted by a Justice’ clerk...
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...IT Consultation for MR. Green Mr. Green wants to upgrade Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate. I have researched this upgrade and will be describing concerns and options so Mr. Green’s business will be more efficient and capable of expanding in time. From the information you gave me Mr. Green, it appears that your stand-alone machines are capable of running Windows 7 Ultimate. It requires 1GHz processor, 2GB RAM (for 64 bit) and 20GB available disk space. My concern for the future would be to look into getting more RAM as you install different programs and have many applications running at the same time. Attached are graphs that will take you step by step in preparing to upgrade as well as the steps for using Windows Anytime Upgrade. Running the upgrade advisor will ensure that your systems are capable and compatible of running Windows 7 Ultimate. It will check your hardware, search for updates, check your applications, disk space, ensures computer functionality, also performs a full system backup and allows you to purchase Windows 7. The next graph walks you through Windows Anytime Upgrade which I believe will work for you since your systems already have windows 7 on them. The graph has you click start, control panel, system and security tab, and Windows Anytime Upgrade. When you get to that window, just click on go online to choose the windows 7 edition you would like and then click the buy button. It will then walk you through the install process. You may have...
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...to increase awareness of green consciousness Prepared for Mr J Tan Sales Executive GREENtoes Pte Ltd By Miss A Chee Marketing Executive Simple Shoes 25 January 2011 A proposal to introduce environmentally friendly footwear to increase awareness of green consciousness 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose This proposal aims to introduce new footwear products to GREENtoes and seeks the approval of the Sales Executive for the reselling of Simple Shoes’ products in the company. 1.2 Current Position GREENtoes offers a wide variety of shoes so as to cater to customers’ needs. Besides selling GREENtoes’ own brand shoe products, the company also brings in footwear from other corporations. Despite the wide range of shoes that are being offered, ranging from sportwears to casual shoes to flip-flops, environmentally friendly footwear is not being provided. Hence, there is a need to introduce eco-friendly footwear in GREENtoes in order to meet the needs of the green conscious consumers. 1.3 Need for the Proposal Since the natural resources are being depleted at a fast rate, greater emphasis has been placed on being environmentally friendly. Therefore, the usage of natural resources needs to be reduced by switching to other alternatives. Presently, a few companies such as Simple Shoes, Toms and Birkenstock, make use of the eco-friendly materials to make their footwear. With more consumers getting green conscious nowadays, GREENtoes...
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...1-Police have charged people with a string of offences after an early morning fight outside a Kalgoorlie bar. Officers were called out after reports of people fighting outside the Maritana Street bar about 2.30pm. Police arrived to find an injured man lying on the ground. He had suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. "While police were attending to the man, it is alleged another male entered an unlocked police car and drove off," a police spokeswoman said. "It is further alleged the man drove the stolen police car along Boulder Road before stopping and collecting a 15-year-old female passenger." It is alleged that the occupants of the stolen police car drove through the streets of Boulder and ran down street signs and street furniture. Police found the car on Keegan Street and it was followed until the offenders abandoned it on York Street, police allege. The alleged driver and passenger were apprehended nearby. A 35-year-old Piccadilly man has been charged with stealing a motor vehicle, reckless driving, failing to stop and having no authority to drive. He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear in Kalgoorlie Magistrate's Court on March 3. A 15-year-old Somerville girl has been charged with stealing a motor vehicle. She is due to appear in Kalgoorlie Children's Court next month. Four men aged between 22 and 28 years of age have been charged with disorderly behaviour in public and are due to appear in Kalgoorlie Magistrate's Court on March...
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...Green Case Study Analysis: L. J. Summers Company Problem The problem in this case is L. J. Summers Company’s recently implemented cost reduction plan is causing degradation in the organization’s laissez-faire culture and has put the company at risk while challenging their competitive advantage. Furthermore, the inexperienced production manager (owner’s son, Blaine) is using his unearned power as an authoritarian leader to drive change. However, due to poor leader-follower relations, his management style is negatively influencing the synergies ultimately causing a decrease in group productivity and member satisfaction. In addition to causing turbulence between management and the employees, the cost reduction plan resulted in increasing waste and costs while putting productivity behind schedule. In order for L. J. Summers Company to increase efficiencies and reduce production costs, management should develop a plan that will lead to a re-organization of the company’s culture and create a new competitive advantage over their competition. L. J. Summers Company has remained in existence primarily due to one major customer driving 90% of their revenue. Although the informal standards and norms the company is founded on seemed to work, it had many deficiencies that were either not recognized by management or simply overlooked. The perception owned by the employees indicates that it is acceptable to assume a lax work ethic, which includes stealing company property in lieu of below...
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...IT Consultation for Mr. Green Kenya Newton Cynthia Orth CIS 329 – Administering Desktop Clients Ethics and Local Governance Ethics has been defined as “moral principles that govern a person’s or group’s behavior”. Ethics affect different professions in different ways. Since citizen data is basically a bunch of records and files, I looked up a code of ethics for Record Managers locally and internationally. I found that there are multiple groups that work throughout the world helping governments with the records that they keep, the only one that I actually found that had a code of ethics was the Institute of Certified Records Management (CRM). The CRM’s code of ethics is extensive and very well put together. You have to actually become a member and if you are accused of unethical behavior you have to go through an ethical review board which determines if you can continue to use their designation. Two ethical issues that I believe are associated with the consolidation of citizen records in the London Borough of Bren are respecting the rights of privacy of individuals whose lives may be documented in intimate detail in those records and government agencies and other people can misuse the gathered information for their personal gain. The privacy issue would probably be my biggest concern since there can be very sensitive information about disabilities, mental and physical health issues, etc. listed in them. Government agencies can use the information to profile different...
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...MIA ICS Case Writing Group Case Study No. 3 WHY DON’T WE SELL THE CLUB? By Hur Tze Huan CA(M), FCMA(UK), CFP, MBA(UKM), Cert. Trainer The Club Releks Golf & Country Club (the Club) was one of the few members’ clubs in Malaysia. Its 4,000 plus members not only enjoyed golfing and other recreational activities of the Club, they were also each a part owner of the Club’s assets, including the land. The Club’s 36-hole course sat on 300 acres of prime land surrounded by residential and shop-office properties. In addition, the Club had accumulated a cash reserve of RM10 million over the years. This was placed in fixed deposits at several local banks. The organization structure of the Club was just like any other club or association. The President, Vice President, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer and 8 committee members made up the decision-making inner circle, called the General Committee (the GC). The GC was the equivalent to the board of directors of a company. The biannually elected GC members served on honorary basis. The Club operated on an annual budget of over RM10 million. The operation of the Club was complex. It employed a work force of more than hundred persons to run the day-to-day activities. The work force was headed by the General Manager (GM). Under him there were 11 functional departmental managers or executives. The departments were finance, food and beverages (F&B), golf operation, course maintenance, membership, administration &...
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...Assessment Task 3 Report A summary of your Analysis of Green River’s performance in the last year: The Green River Clothing Company boasted an increase in yearly sales of 59% on all their product lines last year. The company had its most success in New South Wales with 36% of its total sales from the region, with Victoria coming in second at 22%. The Green River retail chain was its most prominent mode of sales with 80% of the total; the wholesale division owning 20% of the sales share. There was an average increase of 7.5% in wages over previous year coinciding with a 6.71% increase in store sales. The GRCC had a $175,000 budget for their Marketing Research and a $1357 Advertising and Sales Promotion Budget. A summary of your analysis of the environment: Effortless style, authenticity and easy-going living are at the heart of the brand philosophy. These positive values shine through at every level, from the laid-back tailoring and hand-crafted details to the made-to-last quality, use of natural materials and responsible production. International designers bring the brand’s charisma and energy to life with inspiring collections for women, men and kids. There is something stylish and unique for every occasion from contemporary and relaxed casual basics to the perfect dress for life defining moments, be it at...
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