...English Literature, Key Poems List Thomas Hardy: Men Who March Away - Volunteers marching to war tell those who watch them pass by of their faith in the justice of their cause. Thomas Hardy: In Time of ‘The Breaking of Nations’ - The routines of life and love continue during conflict, and will continue long after it is over. Rupert Brooke: Peace - This sonnet is an expression of thanks for being able to respond to the call to arms and leave behind the stale and empty concerns of civilian life. Rupert Brooke: The Dead - Celebrates those who have given their lives. The sacrifice of the lowliest of them has given the world honour and nobility. Rupert Brooke: The Soldier - A solider reflects that, should he die, his grave will become a little piece of England in a foreign country. Herbert Asquith: The Volunteer - Celebrates a city clerk whose dreams of military glory have been fulfilled. His death in battle is rewarded with a place alongside the heroes of the Battle of Agincourt. Julian Grenfell: Into Battle - Celebrates spring and moves on to describe the validity of the warrior, whose sacrifice will be rewarded. Nature and the solider are at one and this gives him peace and a sense of destiny. John McCrae: In Flanders Fields - The dead, lying beneath ground covered with poppies, urge the living to continue the struggle against the enemy. Charles Sorley: All the Hills and Vales Along - Addressing men marching past, the poet urges them to sing while...
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...“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is a popular television series that offers a feministic perspective of a combatant. Buffy is the lead character, who is a heroine that happens to kill evil forces such as supernatural demons. In Don McGregor’s late 70’s series graphic novel “Sabre”, tells a story of a post-apocalyptic Earth that is suffering from global starvation, energy crises and plague due to a physical leak from the American government’s development of bioweaponry. The illustration is created by Paul Gulacy. The protagonist Sabre is one of the former battling rebels also known as the “Overseers” who helps defend and protect the remaining sovereignty of the United States from the many terroristic actions that have threatened the lasting, secluded...
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...On her official website, she has a link to UNICEF, which she asks people to donate to. Three years ago, Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, and Rupert Grint, the three leads of Harry Potter, were in an advertisement for BBC's Children in Need program. This organization gives money to poor and/or somehow disadvantaged children in the UK, hoping to improve the safety, happiness, and chance of success for thousands of children. Before her 21st birthday, she also requested to buy paintings from Mark Demsteader, who instead offered to paint several pieces with Emma as the subject of his works. These 34 paintings were then sold in public auctions, 10% of the proceeds of each painting going to CAMFED International. This company's goal is to improve the lives of two million children by 2013, but they also battle poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa through educating young woman and encouraging them...
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... Star spangled banner Francis Scott Key used rhyme for the star spangled banner. He describes every detail that was happening. He used bombs bursting in the air to try to put a image in our mind what was happening in that exact moment. He also wrote how it felt, example in the song he wrote ¨ on the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, what is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep¨. It also used a metaphor an example is it says ¨from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave¨. Francis Scott Key used figurative by using his feeling being there, how it felt and what he saw to make those lyrics. For example he wrote ¨ blest with vict’ry and peace may the heav’n rescued land praise the pow'r that hath made and preserv’d us a nation¨, he wrote that to make us see an image when he saw united states won the war with its power. Another example is what he saw, in the song it says ¨ their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps pollution¨. Also there was a hyperbole in the story behind the star spangled banner, ¨ it says british warships sent a downpour of shells and rockets onto Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor¨, they can't really send a downpour of shells. There was another hyperbole where it says ¨ it seems mother earth had open and vomited shot and shells in a sheet of fire and brimstone¨. Key uses bombs,fire,shots,shells and more to make us get images in our mind to see what happened. Key also put...
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...his team more profitable. As an inducement to the Dodgers, Los Angeles County purchased a goat farm located in Chavez Ravine, an area two miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and gave the property to O’Malley for the site of his new baseball stadium. Since moving to Los Angeles, the Dodgers have been the envy of the baseball world: “In everything from profit to stadium maintenance . . . the Dodgers are the prototype of how a franchise should be run.”1 During the 1980s, the Dodgers reigned as the most profitable franchise in baseball with a pre-tax profit margin approaching 25 percent in many years. In late 1997, Peter O’Malley, Walter O’- Malley’s son and the Dodgers’ principal owner, sold the franchise for $350 million to media mogul Rupert Murdoch. A spokesman for Murdoch complimented the O’Malley family for the longstanding success of the Dodgers organization. “The O’Malleys have set a gold standard for franchise ownership. . . . We will do all in our power to live up to that standard.”2 During an interview before he sold the Dodgers, Peter O’Malley attributed the success of his organization to the experts...
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...SWOT Viability Analysis SWOT Viability Analysis on News Corp Schmitt Management Consulting Abstract Buying the newspapers in Rupert Murdoch’s empire is not a viable action for profit today. With the on-going scandal and lawsuit claims, the reputation of the corporation has been damaged beyond repair and your takeover would be fruitless. The future potential regulatory restrictions and fines are unknown today and there-fore leave a large portion of the picture unclear. Being able to hire new staff reporters who have been unmarred by the current scandal will be difficult, and the current staff does need to be replaced to avoid any future problems these recent practices have brought about. The print media is rapidly being replaced by online avenues, so there are few opportunities for growth in the print media. Allowing Rupert Murdoch to accept his own consequences and outcomes of this highly publicized scandal is the best action for you and your future profits. SWOT Viability Analysis on News Corp This is a SWOT analysis on purchasing News Corp. After extensive research and analysis I am recommending that you do not purchase this conglomeration of newspapers. There are currently far too many unknowns in regard to the future outcomes for this to be a viable venture. Analysis This collection of opinions on strengths and weaknesses has been solely compiled from online research of articles posted on the internet. The articles are based on facts known to reporters...
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...Introduction: Many small businesses grow by taking opportunities to diversify, although there are risks because of limited resources on all fronts. Businesses should weigh up the risks and costs of opting for growth carefully against the benefits. business diversification isn’t just selling more types of products. Developing a business plan that includes well-researched, strategic efforts will not only expand the reach of the business, but also help increase the value of existing services. Definition: Diversification refers to a strategic direction that takes companies into other productsand/or markets by means of either internal or external development. Diversification can take several forms, including: • new, related products or services to existing customers • new markets for existing products • new products for new markets Deciding how and when to diversify depends on you having: • thorough market and customer research for the new product or service • a clear development strategy - including trying a new line or service for a short test period with prototypes and test marketing before totally committing to the new project • sales, marketing and supply chain operations that can cope with the added demands DIVERSIFICATION1.Introduction There are basicallytwo broad forms of diversification as listed below: Related diversification occurs when a company develops beyond its present productand market whilst remaining in the same area. For example...
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...Timothy Dixon Leadership Paper Saint Leo University Instructor: Amy Heath Leadership Paper This research paper will be concerning the differences and comparison of two iconic business leaders. Mr. Murdoch and Mr. Iacocca both have made names for themselves in the business world in their own way. It is my pleasure to convey the background and leadership styles of both leaders. Rupert Murdoch background Mr. Murdoch was born March 11, 1931 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. His nationality is Australian-American. In his early years he was raised by a publicly prominent Lady Elisabeth Murdoch and Australian newspaperman Sir Keith Murdoch. “The young Murdoch was educated at private schools and Oxford University in England” (Johnson). He worked as an intern at the London Daily Express under the leadership of Lord Beaverbrook. It has been said that the London Daily Express was the main influence in Murdoch’s development; where he learned to embrace the idea that newspapers were meant to entertain, not educate. After his father’s death in 1953, Murdoch returned to Australia to oversee the operations of the Adelaide News and Sunday Mail. His hands-own commitment and extraordinary approach enhanced movement, and soon was able to add the Perth Sunday Times and additional newspapers in Sydney under his tutelage (Johnson). Furthermore in 1973 Murdoch moved into American newspapers market with the purchase of San Antonio Express. Rejected in his attempts...
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...With reference to appropriate scholarship, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the news service provided to the UK population by the free-market Sun newspaper and the public service BBC. This essay is going to discuss what a free-market is, what a tabloid is, how the Sun newspaper operates, what is a public service, how the BBC operates and it will compare the advantages and disadvantages of the Sun and the BBC. A free market is a market without economic invention and regulation by government except to enforce ownership and contacts. It is the opposite of a controlled market, where the government regulates how the means of production, goods, services and labor are used, priced, or distributed. When established, the press was organized as a ‘free market’ system, in a private ownership. The theory was that this would be best for democracy and society, a “Free marketplace of ideas”. Anyone can start a newspaper. The market empowers the consumer and fosters freedom. Nowadays, only a small part of the press is concerned with public affairs. 80% of the papers are tabloids, less than 20% of the content of the popular press is “public information”. According to the dictionary a tabloid is a newspaper with pages about half the size of a standard (broadsheet) newspaper. However, in more recent years the word tabloid has become synonymous with words like gossip, scandal and ‘exclusive’. By circulation The Sun is the tenth biggest newspaper in any language in the world...
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...‘This is no case of petty right or wrong That politicians or philosophers Can judge.’ Discuss ways in which Thomas presents patriotism in ‘This is no case of petty right or wrong’. In your answer, explore the effects of language, imagery and verse form, and consider how this poem relates to other poems by Thomas that you have studied. Written on 26th December 1915, Thomas had been serving in the army for six months; however he had not yet been overseas and had been based in hare Hall, Gidea Park in Essex as a map reading instructor. It is believed that the basis for writing this poem appears to be Thomas thinking back to the initial stages of the war, where he was contemplating to enlist or not, where he was undecided over his sense of duty towards his country over his responsibility for his family along with his desire to follow his literacy career. Along with this reminiscence of his original decision to enlist, Thomas may have also been thinking about his current position in the army, and deciding whether or not his service in England was substantial, or whether he should volunteer overseas. The poem opens immediately with ‘petty’ – a bold affirmation that is emphasised by the idea that war is much more complicated than black and white that the ‘politicians and philosophers’ would encourage us to believe. It appears that Thomas criticises those who attempt to encourage nationalism and passion by almost creating hatred toward the German people. He states that the guilty...
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...News media from its inception has stood for only one thing - Free Speech. From its early days of spreading government proclamations to exposing corruption underneath, they have come a long way in becoming a reliable standard for truth around the world. Yet, inefficiencies have crept in. The world has shaken by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. scandal. In India the situation is different. Deeply rooted corruption is gnawing through the system insidiously, leading to not only a lack of transparency, but questions pertaining to the authenticity of it. Dr. Subhash Chandra, Chairman of Essel Group, opines about the irony of the shackling of news agency by external elements, the same of which were founded by freedom fighters like Raja Ram Mohan Roy to "inform and empower people”. Transparency in the ownership nullifies the basic assumption about news, i.e. the absence of biases. Furthermore, the hunger for TRP's have driven television programs, including news media to focus not only on impertinent matters, but also have led to sensationalization of matters with no productive value. With these points in mind, three courses of action are recommended. Firstly, the lack of transparency in news media has to be addressed by news media coming under the ambit of Right to Information Act, 2002. Even though private bodies are exempt from this act, a body that concerns itself with the functioning of the Government of India and carries so much clout as to controlling, more importantly swaying...
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...The First World War, the war to end all wars, stretched from 1914 to 1918 and saw over 60 000 Australian soldiers killed and approximately 150 000 wounded, gassed or taken prisoner. Poetry was an outlet for writers to express their views about the war. It was also a common source of propaganda. The Hero, written in 1918 by Siegfried Sassoon portrays a senior officer informing a soldier’s mother about his recent death. The senior officer speaks gallant lies of the soldier’s death to his mother in attempt to lessen her sorrow. Through the use of both sentimental and hostile diction and irony, Sassoon challenges our notions of heroic sacrifice and constructs a brutal and dehumanizing representation of war as well. Throughout this Speech, I will show how Sassoon’s clear use of structure, irony and diction assists him in his endeavour to privilege this representation. The poem is written in very clear iambic pentameter. The simplicity of the overall rhyming scheme emphasises the sentimental feeling within the lines of the poem and the situation that the poem illustrates. The sentimental atmosphere of the first and second stanzas position the audience to feel as though the death of the soldier was heroic and assists Sassoon in encouraging his audience to feel empathy for the mother. The way in which the first stanza is written makes the impact of the final stanza on the audience much greater. The assonance in the last stanza changes the mood of the poem from sentimental to hostile thus...
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...Aaron Vigna The Red Badge of Courage This book is a story of life. It shows the trials and everyday that henry went through. Scholars say that the war is a comparison to daily life. Life is like a war. In the battles of the war, people will change. They can become stronger. They can become weaker. They can choose to go on or give up. In this book, the main character Henry Fleming, changes throughout the battles he goes through. He goes through a character change that shows how people must get through their own fears, daily life, and struggles that hold us back from becoming the best. How Henry changes in this story, he shows that all people in the world have a sense of fear that we should overcome. In the beginning of the book, the first section, he is a young boy. He is inexperienced. He was selfish. He entered the war for the glory and not to serve his country. He wants to become a hero and be known for it. Us humans have a want for self satisfaction. We are selfish. That was his main motive for the first part of the novel. He soon realizes that to become a hero, it costs a price, by war wounds, or death. He at this point becomes self serving where he just wants to survive. Not for the country. For himself. Then he starts asking himself whether he should leave the battle. He then asks Jim, the tall soldier, if he would run. Jim said that he had thought about it. Henry thought, if it was ok for his friend jim to run, it should be fine for himself to do that. He learns to...
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...News Corporation is the world’s second largest media conglomerate founded by Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch. The company conducts business worldwide with operations primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia, Asia and Latin America. News Corp has operations in eight industry segments which are filmed entertainment, television, cable network programming, direct broadcast satellite television, integrated marketing services, newspapers and information services, book publishing, and other assets (News Corporation 2009). News Corp’s competitive strategy in creating economic value lies in its ability to acquire new media assets through the steady revenue generated by its already well-established newspaper, television, and movie industries. Murdoch created News Corp in 1979 as a holding company for News Limited, which was Murdoch’s original business interest in Australia before becoming part of News Corp during the growth of his media empire. News Corp’s growth and success can be analyzed using the Balanced Scorecard’s four perspectives; financial, customer, internal processes, and learning and growth. Because News Corp is a publically traded company, its main goal is to increase the company’s profitability to provide shareholders with greater returns. According to News Corp’s 2009 annual report, revenues were down for the year. Murdoch addresses these losses in a letter at the beginning of the report reassuring shareholders that the recession...
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...Logbog Britains response to WWI Brittany made a poster with the quotation “I want YOU for the army”. The British people got dragged by the poster and they saw the war as an opportunity to become war-heroes. Under the war Poems We have been working with two poems in the last module. “The soldier” by Rubert Brooke and “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen The Soldier This poem by Rubert Brooke is as you very easily can see, putting England in a very god light. England is being praised to the sky, and Rubert Brooke can look a little bit self-laudatory since he is saying that if he dies, England will just become some corner of a foreign field. But I think that he wrote this poem, to give the English people a picture of how all English soldiers thinks about their country and them self and how valuable they are for their country. Dulce et Decorum est This poem is quite the same as “The Soldier”. The message is just completely different than the message “the Soldier” have. Both poems is showing how soldiers think doing a soldiers job, but in “Dulce et Decorum est” it is a more negative way the picture of how a soldier thinks, there is being explained by Wilfred Owen. The battle of Hiroshima The battle of Hiroshima took place 19 February– 26 March 1945 and it was the first American attack on Japanese soil. It was America who attacked the Japanese property. The reason why they wanted that island was because they needed airstrips close to Japan. The Japanese would of cause...
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