...Define “Creatio Ex Nihilo.” In Latin, “ex nihilo” literally means “out of nothing.” It often appears along with the concept of creation, as in “creatio ex nihilo”, meaning “creation out of nothing.” It contrasts with the phrase “creatio ex materia” (creation out of some pre-existent, eternal matter) and with “creatio ex deo” (creation out of God.) Christians all believe that the world is created ex deo, however, whether the universe was created “ex nihilo” or from already present material is still a topic of discussion today among Christians and people of other beliefs alike. There is evidence in the bible supporting both creatio ex nihilo and ex materia. Despite the simplicity of defining the concept of “nothingness” (a pronoun denoting the absence of anything), it is still difficult to understand nothingness as a concept. It is very hard to describe something, without saying it is something. Therefore, even saying that a certain thing is nothing is technically describing it as something, which gets confusing after a while. For example: Blue is a colour, as are yellow and red. All three of these colours make up every colour tone we see. Theoretically, there was an absence of colour, what would be in its place, white or black? It is very difficult to imagine this, as all our life we have been able to distinguish what we have seen because of their colour(s). Even when we try to imagine a world without colours, it becomes impossible not to end up labelling the absence of colour...
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...A Review of Management Problems Arising From Reintroductions of Large Carnivores Date: September 2014 Abstract | Introduction | Conclusion | Acknowledgements | References | PDF Abstract Large carnivores are often apex predators and are important in ecosystems as their behaviour promotes biodiversity. They frequently fall victim to anthropogenic causes of local extinction and subsequently, have often been the subjects of conservation efforts involving reintroduction programs. As land-use changes restrict ranges and reduce prey for large carnivores, the trend towards local extinction is set to increase; therefore ex-situ conservation is likely to be increasingly prevalent. Reintroduction programmes are divided into two distinct parts. The first part is pre-release, which includes selection, breeding, and preparation of animals. The second part runs from the time the animals are ready for release through the actual release process and may include post-release monitoring and the release of further, supplementary, animals where this is necessary and feasible. This study identifies and discusses a number of potential problems involved in the use of captive animals to seed reintroductions including welfare as well as ethical and political issues. Other challenges include the genetic and behavioural integrity of founder animals and disease control, both in captivity and post release. This study also identifies a number of points for consideration during and after release, including...
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...Lauren Azbell Mr. Vaszily English 101-146 7 Dec. 2012 TITLE The confinement that zoos provide for the animals often causes many issues, resulting to show that zoos are not an appropriate care system for animals. Zoos have always been a main attraction for people since the ancient times, and ever since then we as humans have declared some sort of power over these animals. Around the world zoos are becoming more common by allowing humans to come in close measures of fascinating “wild” animals. But behind the scenes of the zoo's habitats, animals do not live the long and healthy life as some would think. It is very expensive to be able to maintain the upkeep of such extravagant creatures with such immense care needed. Animals from all different ends of the globe are gathered in the zoo's park only to be separated by barriers and walkways. As you may presume, this will cause problems with the animals on many different levels. Vegan Peace, an animal rights activist organization, stated “[t]he major problem with zoos is that the animals who live there are kept in enclosures that don't allow them to live their lives in a natural way” (Zoos). It has been proven that not all animals are compatible in living in confinement; therefore, causing problems in the animals breeding and overall health. In order to gain a larger collection of animals, zoos will participate in breeding programs. The baby animals on one hand will provide the group of animals more company, but will also bring...
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...different strategies. One of Victoria’s secret strategies is not just to focus on a specific group of women but women of all ages. They concentrate on their entire customer base & focus on their 1000 retail stores, $400 mil famed catalogue, & lingerie super brand through the site, victoriassecret.com, where social media is also found, which help Victoria’s Secret stay in touch with their consumers, by making announcements of future new merchandise and offer special promotions. Arguably the most important marketing strategy is Victoria’s Secret fashion show – the epitome of glamour and glitz and a huge marketing machine. The retail chain expands into new products by taking advantage of their brand name, (ex; their new perfume; “Bombshell In Love”. They develop a strong brand and have been able to leverage its name in other products. Ethical & Legal Issues (solutions, perspectives and recommendations) U4 ISSUE: VS brought cotton from a company called Burkina Faso, which had a deal to ensure that the cotton is organic and fair-trade, but in Dec 2011, Bloomberg revealed that Faso was using child labour to gather the cottons. On line of VS that has been contreversal is the line called “Backstage Sexy”, where some stores arranged “mannequins (that were) blind folded and arranged in various sexual positions” in front view of the store. Many consumers began avoiding shopping at the store due to potential negative influence on their young. But the store`s mannequins displays were to...
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...Business Plan Mango EDWARD NEWTON OCTOBER 2009 CONTENTS |1. |EXECUTIVE SUMMARY |3 | |2. |BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND PRODUCTS | | |2.1 |Definition of the concept | | |2.2 |The Products | | | | | | |3 |TARGET, POSITIONING AND ANALYIS OF COMPETITION | | |3.1 |Target | | | |Positioning | | | | | | | | | | | | ...
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...The Pittsburgh Zoo is a great place for anyone of all ages to enjoy. They opened the zoo in June 1898, therefore people could enjoy the many different species that the Pittsburgh Zoo provides. As well as, as the years went on they now have conservation projects, tons of info on all the different animals such as, how they survive in certain climates and environments wild vs. zoo. The zoo had many different species when they first open and now there is over one hundred species of animals from all over the world. The Pittsburgh Zoo has a variety of different exhibits for the different types of animals, such as The Tropical Forest, The African Savanna, The Asian Forest, The Kids Kingdom, The Water's Edge, The PPG Aquarium: Open Ocean, Coral Reefs, The Tropical Freshwater, The Worlds of Discovery, and The Islands soon too come. The Tropical Forest has lemurs, monkeys, bornean orangutans, and western lowland gorillas. Next, in the African Savanna there is such a variety of different animals and species, such as the flamingo, black rhino, african lion, springbok, dama gazelle,ostrich, african elephant, masai giraffe, grant’s zebra, and the cheetah. The Asian Forest has snow leopards, amur tiger, red panda, komodo dragon, amur leopard, and a safari amphitheater. The Kids Kingdom has such a variety of animals that the kids can have fun looking at such as, california sea lion, hornbill,white-tailed deer, river otter, beaver, barn owl, kangaroo, llama, mini donkey, and sheep/ goat yard...
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...when considering breeding programmes. Conservation- is the preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife. In Situ- means that the conservation is taken place in a natural environment. For example, in a forest or in an ocean. There are many associations such as UmPhafa and Action for the Wild that do this effectively. They try and do methods that preserve species, which are endangered in the wild. The individuals who work there try and make sure they have minimal contact with the animals there. UmPhafa’s strategy is ‘less to do with the management of the wildlife, but more the rehabilitation of the habitat itself to facilitate the restoration of a natural balance.’ Ex Situ- Ex-situ conservation means literally, "off-site conservation". It is the process of protecting an endangered species of plant or animal outside its natural habitat. An example of this could be in a zoo. BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) and EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) are both charities that support zoos with the conservation of animals and educating others about them. Zoos take part in conservation to mimic species becoming extinct. Since 2007 it has become a legal obligation to take part in conservation of the animals. Breeding programmes- Why are they necessary? Breeding programmes avoid the extinction of certain species. Many species have decreased in population due to human activity and...
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...to try its hand at one of the Bard of Avon’s problem plays in celebration of their 39th season and Shakespeare's 450th birth anniversary. Does its production of "Measure for Measure," under the direction of Alexander Cortez, measure up? The ones that get most of the attention are Jeremy Domingo as Vincentio, the Duke, who also appears disguised as Friar Lodowick to observe the goings-on in his absence. As a Duke, he turned his kingdom into another peep show, building his own pleasure as he gazes on behind his shabby friar’s disguise. As it gives more sinister, Duke, Domingo solves the notorious problem in the second half of the play, during the unclear part on why he lets things drift for so long before using his power. He acts as a dues ex machina to turn the play from tragedy to comedy. The excellent Tarek El Tayech portrays Angelo, the piously self-assured and moralistic deputy, who rules in the Duke's absence. He is the creepiest Angelo you are likely to encounter. In fact, he is a predator who feels free to unbuckle his instincts after the Duke transfers power to this unfit aide and did take moral temperature of his city. You couldn’t hope to find better acting and direction in the scene in which Angelo faces the novice nun Isabella (Cindy Lopez), who come to plead for the life of her brother, and finds himself, for the first time in his life, falling in lust. Tarek El Tayech gives a magnificent searching performance of a man who is obviously obsessed with law and morality...
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...MEDEA Part 1 Analysis The first purpose of this section is to offer background information for the action about to unfold. It's important to note that at the time the play was first produced, most people in the audience would have known the story of Medea and Jason when they came into the theatre. The myth was part of Greece's cultural and societal heritage. The interest in coming to the theatre, for the Greeks, was to see how the playwright illuminated larger questions of human existence by telling the story in his particular way. This particular playwright's viewpoint appears in the conversation between the Tutor and the Nurse, specifically the Tutor's reference to selfishness ("everyone loves himself more than his neighbor"). The two main characters in this play, Medea and Jason, are models of selfishness. Both of them are concerned with meeting their own needs, acting on their own desires and doing what they think is right without any consideration for anyone else. They both take their selfishness to extremes. Jason leaves his wife for a younger, prettier and richer woman just because he wants to, and the excuses he gives for doing so in Part 2 are just that - excuses. Medea sacrifices four innocent lives because she so desperately wants to cause Jason pain. The question of whether she's justified in that desire will be examined later. Note that this is a different question from whether she's justified in killing her children. The Chorus functions in a similar...
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...How believable is the deus ex machina (literally, the "god from a machine," a theatrical term referring to a sudden and unexpected solution to a seemingly insoluble problem) through which Jim is freed? Answer: The ending feels very unexpected for the time it plays out in. How is he going to have a normal life? Is it really freedom when slavery was still continuing, is his freedom really freedom? Work? Family? How do you feel about the ending? Answer: The ending and the beginning goes hand in hand, we start of in media res and at the ending it feels like we are back at the same spot. We don’t feel that the ending gave justice to the greatness of the book. As a narrate you feel a bit mislead throughout the book. The end makes us feel like Tom Sawyer is the antagonist in relation to Huck, which perepetia involves going from cute boy to destroyer of lives. How is the book narrated and what consequences does it have? Answer: The book is narrated by Huck, 1st person, intra-diegetic –> homo-diegetic, it’s a story with several stories in it. It starts of in media res, we are thrown in the story. For the most it’s a elipsis story but there is also tracks of prolepsis and analepsis here and there in the story. Thanks to analepsis/prolepsis we get a greater view of the story. When we first meet Jim it’s through a prolepsis, when Huck tells about things that he has found out. ...
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...Going to the zoo has been a fun family getaway for several decades now. On average, 175 million Americans visit zoos every year, and 16 billion dollars are contributed to zoos and aquariums annually. The zoo is known as a place to save endangered animals and educate visitors about animals that can be found all around the world. But in reality, the zoo is a place where animals are removed from their natural habitat, placed into cages, and used as entertainment as a source of income. Although many people would argue that zoos do a good job at protecting animals, zoos should be banned around the world because animals are mistreated, zoos are not an effective way to help endangered species, and zoos are not a good source of education about wildlife. The first reason zoos should be banned is because animals are mistreated. In the Salon article “Are Zoo Animals Happy? There’s a simple empathy test we can apply”, Marc Bekof and Jessica Pierce tell the story of an orca whale named Tilly who was captured when she was only a few years old and was sold and traded to several different places until she finally ended up at Sea World. They state, “By weaving together ethological details about the abuses and cognitive, emotional, and social lives of orcas in the wild with a catalog of the abuses and deprivations experienced by Tilly, the film leaves the reviewer in no doubt that Sea World is a living hell for these sensitive and intelligent creatures, who go crazy and must be pumped up with...
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...Item Contexto amaze amazed, amazes, amazing You never cease to amaze me, you know that? Adicionado 05/06/2015, enquanto assistia The Messengers (2015), s01e07 - Deus Ex Machina amity amities It's the amity way, just try to blend in. Adicionado 18/07/2015, enquanto assistia The Divergent Series: Insurgent arse arsed, arses, arsing, arseing Get your arse on that chair. Adicionado 25/07/2015, enquanto assistia Humans, s01e03 - Episode 3 assess assessed, assesses, assessing I'll assess the townspeople and determine how much work is left to do. Adicionado 04/07/2015, enquanto assistia Under the Dome, s03e03 - Redux awhile awhiles After awhile they thought I was a liability, you know I was discharged... Adicionado 05/07/2015, enquanto assistia Thor: The Dark World bail bails, bailed, bailing Who posted bail for me? Adicionado 05/06/2015, enquanto assistia The Messengers (2015), s01e07 - Deus Ex Machina bait baits, baited, baiting The email on his computer was bait. Adicionado 12/06/2015, enquanto assistia Blackhat batten down the hatches Batten down the hatches. Adicionado 22/08/2015, enquanto assistia X+Y be on to Adicionado em 29/08/2015 I'm on to something. 'm on to, AM on to, is on to, bes on to, 're on to, are on to, was on to, were on to, wass on to, been on to, arst on to, isn't on to, being on to, beest on to, wasn't on to, weren't on to bid Bade, bids, bidded, bidden, bidding Not so easy to get humans to do your bidding, is it? Adicionado...
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...Retail Advertising and Marketing Association Gen/200 Retail Advertising and Marketing Association "Consumers know precisely what's wrong with advertising. Be it TV or print or whatever, they know that advertising is never creative enough ... never as witty, inspiring, sophisticated, entertaining and downright likable as they would like it to be” (Phil Dussonberry, former BBDO advertising executive). In the world of retail things are ever changing there is a constant need for new advertising or marketing to grab the consumers attention. Without these tools a retailers profits can quickly dwindle leaving them in the dust. One great tool for retailers is the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association(RAMA). This paper will explain what RAMA is, how it can increase my professional knowledge and abilities, and how perfecting my knowledge and abilities can affect my career success. The Retail Advertising & Marketing Association (RAMA) is a trade association of retail marketing and advertising professionals, plus their counterparts on the agency, media and service-provider sides of the business. RAMA is a division of the National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association (National Retail Federation, 2011). RAMA also is the producer of the annual Racie Awards Competition, the industry’s most prestigious creative contest for retail broadcast, web and print advertising (National Retail Federation, 2011). RAMA is an innovative association that connects retailers...
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...the strategic life cycle challenges for Paramount's current products as well as for Clean Edge? Changes in Non-Disposable Razor Category: The non-disposable razor category has seen changes in the recent years. A 5% growth per year from 2007 to 2010, attributed to innovations and product introductions, has to be the biggest change that the category has seen. Advertising expenditures increased dramatically for several non-disposable razor companies over the last couple of years because of the need to promote new benefits from advances in razor technologies. Changes in retail channel distribution have also been noted in the category. Male-grooming products seemed to be a bright spot in the industry from 2007 to 2010 and the segment saw more growth because shaving became more than just shaving – it started to include body spray, shower gel, etc. Channel distribution for the razor category has become increasingly important, with the recent re-introduction of Old Spice; there has been quite the demand for male-grooming products. Competitive Position: Paramount has established itself as a global consumer products giant with over $13 billion in worldwide sales and $7 billion in gross profits for 2009 since its entry into the market in 1962. Paramount established itself as unit-volume leader in 2009 based on non-disposable razor sales. The non-disposable razor category market is entering a new phase with technology products and new competitors entering the market, posing a threat to...
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... How Our Marketing Research Lead To A Position So Compelling That Consumers Chose Our Client’s Product Over A Larger, Wealthier Competitor CASE STUDY #64 “We are not as broadly distributed as our competition. What can we say - other than „free‟ that will convince consumers to inconvenience themselves and leave (or “walk”) from a retailer that doesn‟t carry our products to a retailer that does?” POINT OF VIEW We never lost sight of the mission: GET THE CUSTOMERS TO PREFER US, EVEN THOUGH WE AREN’T AS WELL DISTRIBUTED OR WEALTHY. The actionable marketing research we conducted enabled us to leap over our competitor’s entrenched, better-distributed brand, craft a message that resonated with the audience, and build preference for our client’s product. Win / Win for everybody except the competition. Situation The client had a great product, but was being outspent by the competition, which also had broader distribution. Our challenge was to craft a concept for the product so unique and compelling, it would encourage consumers to “walk” from a store they typically shop at that carries only the competitor’s product and go to a store that carries the client’s product. Approach Quantitative, qualitative and ethnographic research enabled us to uncover aspects of the client’s product that made it stand out over the competition’s. Then we developed a unique marketing research measurement that tracked awareness, interest, and the actual shopping trip. Result ...
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