...My Fear by Lawrence Raab struck me as a simplistic poem when first read. Upon the first reading I understood that Raab was talking about the emotion of fear, but once I read it again you couldn’t help but pick up on the obvious personification that Raab uses. I believe that to be the overall literary device that he uses in this poem. He refers to fear, an emotion, as “he” and “mister” giving it a much more personal backbone. “Mr. Fear” shows how Raab has respect for him and what he does. He doesn’t want fear to not exist, but instead he acknowledges fear’s existence. Raab gives fear its own emotions by saying, “Maybe he smiles when he finds the right one. Maybe he’s sorry.” I also feel like in this poem, Raab is talking about a nightmare. Nightmares always induce fear into our peaceful rest. The poem talks about dreams and what fear has in store for them. He also asks fear to make his burden he takes from him to be small and easy to get rid of. I tried to find some underlying meaning to the part of the poem where it says, “Fear, let me have a small brown bat and a purse of crickets...,” but I still wasn’t sure. A brown bat might represent a boy because boys play baseball and the purse would represent a girl. But I was still unaware how it tied into the fear notion. The overall theme that Raab is trying to get across with this poem is that fear is alive. It’s an emotion everyone feels, but it is also something that lives inside each person. It feeds off our deepest thoughts...
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...I have chosen to analyze the novel “Fifth Business”, written by RobertsonDavies. I selected this novel as the title had initially intrigued me the most in comparison to the other available options. I have also read the novel “The Manticore” written by him as well, I thoroughly enjoyed it due to his writing style and was keen on reading “Fifth Business” as a result. Robert Davies is a Canadian author, playwrighter, journalist and professor whom is from Thamesville Ontario. I will prove that within the novel “Fifth Business” the theme of psychology is identified. Psychology influences not only the life of the protagonist named Dustan, but it also touches on the lives of the antagonists within this novel as well. I will prove that this theme exists by showcasing the connection it has with the characters in the novel. For example Dunstan lives his life trying to understand himself through the eyes of others. I will prove that Dunstan foreshadows the theme Psychology as he is a introverted young boy with characteristics of a confident young boy. This strange combination of archetypes is shown throughout the novel as Dunstan reflects on his life. The second character known as Davies is proven to be the opposite of Dunstan, he is a young extroverted boy that has a simple understanding of what his motivations are in life. Lastly the character known as Mrs.Dempster is a middle aged woman that represents the archetype of a sacred yet profane feminine woman. She poses an obstacle to Dunstan...
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...Enlightenment in Fifth Business: The Beauty of Change Fiona Doomasia West Carleton Secondary School Ms. Bell (e-Learning with O.C.D.S.B.) ENG4UT Monday, July 13, 2015 Enlightenment in Fifth Business: The Beauty of Change Millions of people devote their entire lives to achieving enlightenment; however, very few people truly understand how to do this, and what it feels like. Enlightenment is an abstract concept of attaining knowledge and reaching self awareness. Despite the ambiguity in the meaning of enlightenment, today’s society believes that it will guarantee self satisfaction. In Fifth Business, Robertson Davies portrays a man’s quest for enlightenment through his unpredictable life journey. Every change in Dunstan Ramsay’s life journey teaches him a valuable life lesson, and changes him for the better, resulting in his discovery of enlightenment. The road to enlightenment is paved by the insight on life that Dunstan gains as he changes his physical locations over the course of the novel. It is also clear that change can be enlightening when looking at the important characteristics that Dunstan develops from the variety of people that he surrounds himself with throughout life. Lastly, the knowledge that Dunstan learns through his many ambition changes proves to help him find personal enlightenment. Through the principles that Dunstan learns from his perpetual changes in setting, friends and ambitions, Davies uses Dunstan’s life journey to show that in order to...
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...Erio Zucchet Mrs. Zakowski ENG 3U1-07 Monday, May 30, 2011 Fifth Business: Origin, Nature and Burden of Guilt In Robertson Davies’s Fifth Business, the concept of guilt is an important component in the development of many major characters within the novel. Guilt is defined as a feeling of responsibility for some offense or crime. Throughout the novel, Robertson Davies utilizes the motif of guilt in order to express the feelings of certain characters. He also employs the logic behind their decision-making. The concept of guilt influences many characters, especially in the lives of Percy Staunton, Paul Dempster, and Dunstable Ramsay. The way in which these characters cope with the guilt they have combined in their lives, is also an essential part in their rebirths. In Robertson Davies’s Fifth Business, the concept of guilt directly influences the events, characterizations, decisions, and transformations of Percy Staunton, Dunstable Ramsay and Paul Dempster. The element of guilt proves to be properly portrayed through the description of Percy Staunton. Percy Staunton is an important figure in emphasizing the importance of guilt within the novel. It is also a prime example in showing how guilt influences a person’s decision-making process. During the first stages of the book, guilt is introduced when Percy throws a snowball at Dunny, which ends up hitting Mrs. Dempster. This shows the reader the moral...
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...prominent in Canadian society as we have always been a “branch plant” of other countries, beginning with England in the 1600’s. Our own culture has never had the ability to develop to its fullest potential. For years, a student in Ontario would study British writers, such as Shakespeare, and currently students may also study American authors such as Fitzgerald. However, many schools limit a student’s exposure to the Canadian novels on ISP reading lists. Canada is an attic in which we have stored American and British literature without considering our own1. As Robertson Davies has said “no wonder a Canadian student has problems appreciating their culture.” Canadian society today includes people of many different races and ethnicities; however their addition to literature is not recognized. By choosing to become familiar with authors from different backgrounds the large population of multicultural students will feel accepted. As Robertson Davies stated, “Canada is not going to have a national literature in the mode of those European lands where a long history has bound the people together…” It is time for the true population of Canada to shine through and be appreciated. Margaret Atwood can comment that Canadians have issues with establishing their identity, and...
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...District Manager for Dunkin Donuts Odera Mogor MGT330: Management for Organizations Professor Jamal Ibrahim December 21, 2015 Introduction With the promotion of being the new District Manager, it is my mission to execute and coordinate business operations to achieve financial goals. I will make sure that business operations are executed in compliance to company standards. Establish a relationship of trustworthiness and effective communication with my staff. I will identify the company’s weaknesses and create a plan of action to remedy them. I will identify and maximize the company’s revenue, while addressing the teams concerns and provided guidance when necessary. I will also be providing my expertise in talent acquisition for the company. It is my responsibility to ensure that all guests are always serviced at a high personalized level, and will make sure that Dunkin Donuts is deeply involved with its communities. “Dunkin’ Brands offers a comprehensive series of award-winning training programs for crew members, managers and franchisees designed to foster deep connections to our brands’ heritage and improve the guest experience and business results at the restaurant level” (Dunkin Brands, 2014). In this paper, I will outline how job design, organizational design, staffing, staff training and performance evaluation are the fundamentals of creating a business that is built to last. Job Design In order for the new Dunkin Donuts to be successful, it is very important to...
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...Dunkin Donuts District Manager Dunkin’ Donuts Joe Schmoe MGT 330: Management for Organizations Prof. Frances Marvel March 11, 2014 Dunkin Donuts As a district manager, many responsibilities come with the job. District management is responsible for virtually all the operations in the company with respect to the business goals that have been set out in the company plan. This is especially the case when the district assigned is a group of new area start-ups. District managers are responsible for the allocation of resources, hiring, training and managing teams. The roles of a district manager starting new Dunkin’ Donuts locations are no different yet they include the responsibility for a smooth start. These added responsibilities include job design, organizational design, staffing functions such as recruiting and selection, as well as the implementation of a training and performance appraisal processes. Job Design Job design aims to reduce job dissatisfaction and employee alienation by means of repetitive and mechanistic tasks. Organizations attempt to increase productivity levels, satisfaction and motivation to employees through job design. Job analysis, job description, and job specification are the three standard approaches to job design (Baack, Reilly, & Minnick, 2014). Job Analysis Job Analysis is a process, which is followed right after position identification and position building in an organization chart. It is the first step in the process of hiring...
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...Final Strategic Plan Bus/475 Integrated Business Topic Final Strategic Plan The strategic objective of Dunkin Donuts is to constantly fuel the growth of the franchise by continually trying to engage and attract potential new customers – while keeping current customers loyal. To meet these strategic objectives, Dunking Donuts must compile date and complete a balanced scorecard. According to Pearce and Robison (2009), a balanced scorecard measures a company’s financial performance, customer knowledge, internal business processes, learning, and growth to strategize to plan to meet company goals. The date compiled will be analyzed to measure process performance, productivity improvements, operations metric, employee satisfaction, employee turnover and retention, evaluate the level of organizational capacity, discover the nature of the organizational culture, and research the technological innovation of the company. Process or Internal Operations Perspective 1. Measure of process performance. A. Measure every employees’ performance including store managers and supervisors B. Look at the least productive stores and compare them to more profitable stores. Observe what the least productive store may be doing different from the more productive store. Implement those differences and observe if they work to better the store. C. The productive stores should be analyzed to determine where deficiencies lie and fix it. D. Observe how the current process can be made better...
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..."Using the case study provided at the end of the module, identify and explain the client's issues and devise a course of treatment for him, taking into account any ethical issues”. In this essay I will be exploring the issues raised in the case study provided which is about a 45 year old man named 'Mr. X'. I shall be explaining the issues Mr. X has expressed as I have understood them. To be in a position to help Mr X I need to identify issues that arise from the initial interview and produce a course of treatment that I feel would enable Mr X to meet his identified goals. I will be taking in consideration any ethical issues that need to be accounted for. Mr. X is a 45 year old man who has worked at the same Estate Agency for 18 years. He has presented to me the issue that he would like to apply for the manager’s position at his branch but his lack of confidence is holding him back. Mr. X has stood in for the current manager on many occasions so he knows that he is capable of doing the job but has reservations as he doesn’t want to cause any upset amongst the other staff or management if he is not successful. Further discussion with Mr. X revealed that one of the reasons he would like the job as manager is so that his mother would be proud of him and show him a little more respect. She is currently living in a home and he visits her regularly every Friday night although he says she tends to pick on him. Mr. X isn’t clear how or why his mother picks on him, just that she...
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...The day was starting as it would in Mr Volk’s classroom when Kai brought up the discussion of snowflakes. “Why does it snow diamonds here on neptune but not over on the moon where I used to live?” “The pressure is so strong here that all precipitation is diamonds, but back on the moon and mars it snows water.” Colton said. “Why does it snow water on other planets instead of other things?” Kai asked “It’s because of the way the atmosphere is on other planets and moons.” Mr Volk stated, “Let’s go outside and study this, do not forget to exit through the airlock system.” “It feels good to get some fresh artificial air made by machines.” commented Colton “So do either of you have any stories about how snow comes about on other planets, or do I need to say one?” “No, tell us one.” Kai and Colton said in sync and turning to each other in shock at what had happened. “Well I have one, but both of you must listen and not interrupt.” Mr Volk said. “ It happened a long time ago on a planet called Earth which was the only place humans could live before space exploration.” “ I thought that was fake.” said Kai....
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...1. Discuss the Dunkin’ Donuts store and/or visit the company’s website. Dunkin’ Donuts is famous for their many varieties of doughnuts and their wide range of bakery products which include muffins and bagels. Dunkin’ Donuts was first introduced as a retailer designed to bring quality donuts and the freshest coffee to consumers. Since they opened for business, it has rapidly became an intrinsic part of the American society . Though famous for their bakery goods that include among many others muffins, cookies, scones, and donuts . Dunkin’ Donuts also has a wide range of coffees- espressos, lattes and cappuccinos, which are freshly brewed . The website is also very enlightening and tells you alot about the various products that the company carries. 2. Based on the information presented in the video, and the information and experiences gathered in the store or online, assess Dunkin’s Donut’s points of differentiation and points of parity. In my opinion, based on the information presented in the video, and the information and experiences that i gathered when i visit a Dunkin’ Donuts store or when i browsed the website online, I think that Dunkin’s Donut’s points of differentiation lies in the fact that it has established a powerful brand and image through its efficient operations, low prices and the various high quality products it offers to it's customers on consistent basis. Additionally, I think that Dunkin’s Donut’s points of parity rests...
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...A. I. ”Cirrus, Socrates, particle, decibel, hurricane, dolphin, tulip, Monica” those are the words Monica says to David to “make him love her”. David is a mecha, also known as a highly developed robot. He is an experiment to Dr. Hobby, who wants to take robots a step further, and want to build a robot that can feel love. “We built a robot child, who can love, a robot child who will generally love the parents with a love that will never end.” Mr. and Mrs. Swinton’s son is critically ill. Henry, Mr. Swinton, is an employee of Dr. Hobby, so he and he’s wife gets go be tester of the new robot. Monica, Mrs. Swinton, is horrified by the thought of adopting a mecha, but her need for love is so big that she ends up saying yes. David is built to love, which means that he also can be jealous, needy, angry and sad. After a while, suddenly their son, Martin, gets out of his coma and come back home. The two boys gets jealous of one another, and Martin starts asking David a lot of questions, kind of annoying questions. He also begins to ask about his birthday, but the only thing he remember is some kind of a bird. After some time in the family, David begins to get annoyed by Martin, and it ends up with Monica driving him to the forest, and has to leave him there. David begins to apologize for not being a real boy and for not being Martin. He looks at Monica, and tells that Pinocchio became a real boy, so if he could just find the blue fairy, he could be a real boy too. She is telling...
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...With becoming the new District Manager at Dunkin’ Donuts comes great appreciation and responsibility. High standards and dynamic initiatives will be incorporated at the five new Dunkin’ Donuts locations. As a District Manager, new responsibilities will be given to help determine the success of this organization. Such responsibilities include but are not limited to creating a successful job design that offers a clear understanding of each position and their job tasks, recognizing the type of organization this business is to cater to each location’s consumer needs, and provide training to management at each store in order to recruit the most suitable employees and help them develop in the company. Job Design Within each Dunkin’ Donuts location, every job role is critical to the success of the franchise. During the initial implementation, each restaurant location will be comprised of a store manager, an assistant manager, a shift leader, three to four crew members, and a baker. These positions and staffing will fluctuate and depend on the demand of each individual location. A bi-monthly review of employee performance and sales analysis will be executed throughout the five Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants. Every restaurant includes a store manager that is in charge of directing the daily tasks. They will insure that their restaurant is kept up to standards in regards to food costs, sanitation, food preparation, and merchandising. Store managers are a vital component to the success...
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...Ubaidur Khan Ms. Walters ENG3U 4/17/2016 Eurocentrism; It’s all a Matter of Perspective When it boils down to it, everything in literature is a matter of perspective. If you were to read a book implying a conspiracy about the crises in Palestine and pinning all the blame on Canada, would you believe it? It’s quite likely - because when you read a book, you begin to see things from the perspective of the author, or, the perspective the author wants you to see things through. The author’s passages and vivid imagery would figuratively allow you to see, hear, and feel things from a perspective that ultimately influences your views, beliefs, and values. Eurocentrism is the practice of viewing things from a European perspective and it’s effects are usually subconscious in a way that those affected don’t realize they’re affected. So to what extent exactly does literature force us to consider the long term effects of eurocentrism? Now, as they have taught the next generations, which compose themselves of their own children and immigrated families, these traditions get passed on to them, and so on. However, the key point here is that they aren’t passed on as ‘eurocentric beliefs’, rather, they are passed on as ‘normal’ beliefs and traditions. Literature certainly allows us to consider the long-term effects of eurocentrism to a great extent, and it does this by modelling everyday examples where eurocentrism takes place in a way that allows us to see where and when eurocentrism takes...
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...Fifth Business Essay There are paths that many people can take throughout their lives. “Fifth Business”, a story written by Robertson Davies, focuses on one person, and that is the main character, which is Dunstan Ramsay. In the novel, he takes the path of the Canadian hero, which helps his personality/character change by doing the following: searching for little Madonna; going through the underworld; and leaving his old life behind to begin a new one, and to discover who he truly is. These are the different steps to be taken by the hero and Dunstan follows his path by completing each step. One way that Dunstan’s personality/character changes is by going on a search for little Madonna. His journey begins when he gets his call for adventure. The call for adventure lets the him know that his life is about to change. Dunstan’s call for adventure comes when he leaves for Europe for the second time to search for the little Madonna. The little Madonna was what called him to come back to Europe. “The little Madonna was a bee in my bonnet; I wanted to see her again, and quite unreasonably (like a man I knew who lost a treasured walking -stick in the London Blitz and still looks hopefully in every curiosity shop in case it might turn up) I kept hoping to find her” (pg. 123). Dunstan had to leave the life he was living in order to begin his journey. Even though he knew he might never find the little Madonna again, he had to keep looking. While searching for the little Madonna...
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