...Canción de hielo y fuego George Raymond Richard Martin (Bayonne, Nueva Jersey, 20 de septiembre de 1948), conocido como George R. R. Martin y en ocasiones por sus seguidores como GRRM, es un escritor y guionista estadounidense de literatura fantástica, ciencia ficción y terror famoso por ser el autor de la serie de novelas Canción de hielo y fuego, adaptadas para la televisión con el título de Game of Thrones. Martin fue un famoso autor de obras cortas de ficción en los años setenta y su obra fue premiada con varios premios Hugo y Nebula. "Canción de Hielo y fuego" es una serie de novelas del género fantasía épica, más específicamente, se trata de un texto literario. La saga es conocida por tener personajes complejos, cambios de trama repentinos, e intrigas políticas bien desarrolladas. En un género donde la magia normalmente posee un papel central en el argumento, además se caracteriza por un uso limitado y sutil de la misma, empleándola como una fuerza ambigua. Se trata de una fantasía épica indudablemente dirigida a lectores adultos debido a la naturaleza hiperrealista de los conflictos. La saga fue originalmente planeada como una trilogía, sin embargo, actualmente cuenta con 5 libros, 1 en desarrollo y otro anunciado, por lo cual se espera que la serie sea una heptalogía. La narrativa de Martin es realmente interesante, pues cada capítulo es relatado en tercera persona desde el punto de vista de un personaje; el escritor explico su particular estilo argumentando que, debido...
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...Sara Watson HIST 1301-325 Trail of Tears Major General Winfield Scott arrived May 8 to take command of the military operation of the removal of the Cherokee Indians. His May 10, 1838 address to the Cherokee people basically said that the president had sent him with an army to make them obey the Treaty of 1835 to move to the other side of the Mississippi. He says that they need to leave with haste but hopefully without disorder. Scott states that his troops are coming to help “assist” the Cherokees if they are refusing or not leaving fast enough. Scott really did want them to leave without having to shed any blood or have any resistance. Scott had told his troops to be kind to the Cherokees and compatible with their removal. His intentions were humane but the larger portion of his army was state levies unaccustomed to discipline and without his professional susceptibilities. Most of the Cherokee to be removed were inhabitants of Georgia and their apprehension was conducted by Georgia militia who had long as a matter of policy been habituated to dealing harshly with Indians. Cherokee were to be herded and confined while awaiting transportation west. There was little to no likelihood of attempted resistance. Within days nearly 17000 Cherokee had been crowded into the stockades. Sanitation measures were inadequate and many inmates sickened. Many lost any will to live and lost all glimmer of hope. In the first and second weeks of June 2 detachments of some 800 exiles...
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...Both Frankenstein and Blade Runner deal with issues of science and nature, and their implications upon their respective societies. Through their contextual basis, we understand the relationship between the two, and the concerns that arise by its exploration. Their confrontation is didactic, through their warnings of things to come; the texts voice these issues as of universal concern. Singularly, both texts confront the origin of creation. This corruption of nature, of faith is possibly the greatest crime, as stated by Shelley in her introduction to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein; “those who endeavour to mock the mechanism of the creator” will suffer grave consequences. This concept is a main idea of the novel, and the graphic consequences of Victor’s hubris are evident. The monster he creates is eloquent and rational, but corrupted by his lack of compassion is ravages his friends and family. This shirking of responsibility is most evident in the creature’s biblical allusion, “I ought to be thy Adam but I am rather thy fallen angel.” By referencing Lucifer, the creature has isolated the source of his violence, the irresponsibility of his creator. This relationship between creator and creation is mirrored in Blade Runner during the meeting between Tyrell and Roy. The awkward detachment of Roy from his masterpiece is shown through formal, scientific language and biblical allusions are also used, “nothing the god of biomechanics wouldn’t let you into heaven for.” This statement...
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...When Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962, he never expected his discount store to ever become the nation’s No. 1 retailer. In May of 1971, after being officially incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Wal-Mart began selling shares as a publicly-held company and its stock experienced its first 100% split, at a market price of $47. By 1990, Wal-Mart had become the nation’s No. 1 retailer and by the end of the decade, the largest private employer in the world, with 1.14 million associates. Soon after, H. Lee Scott Jr. was appointed as the third CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. In 2005, Scott introduced the company’s new commitment to bring environmental sustainability into its business and passed his success onto his replacement as president and CEO, Mike Duke, on February 1, 2009. Today, Wal-Mart has 7,800 stores and club locations in 14 different markets, employing more than 2 million associates, and serving more than 176 million customers a year. Wal-Mart is a public corporation that runs a chain of large department stores. Three business subsidiaries comprise Wal-Mart’s operations: Wal-Mart Stores, Sam’s Club, and Wal-Mart International. The nine retail formats of the company include “supercenters, food and drug stores, general merchandise stores, bodegas (small markets), cash and carry stores, membership warehouse clubs, apparel stores, soft discount stores and restaurants” (p. 17). Studies show that the customer base for discount retailers has been...
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...An Epic Masterpiece Gladiator is set about 2000 years ago in the Roman Empire. The director, Ridley Scott, gives the audience the feeling that they are actually in the city of Rome 2000 years ago watching the gladiators battle each other to death with many different beautiful types of scenery and sets, such as the battle scene in the very beginning of the film, which is a beautiful forest covered in snow with trees lined on the outside of the Roman base, and Caesar’s palace, which is very big with tall rooms and many different pillars and marble floors. The most notable set in the film is the famous Coliseum of Rome which stands about twenty stories high, holding about 20,000 people to watch the gladiators battle to the death, looked as if it were the actual coliseum being used by the gladiators. Scott gives the film a sense of realism by showing blood and gore as it might happen if they were actually fighting in a ring. The film’s main character, Maximus (Russell Crowe), is made a slave by the new ruler of Rome, Commodus, (Joaquin Phoenix), because his father, Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), was murdered by Commodus in a jealous rage because Marcus decides to make Maximus his successor, which does not go over well with Commodus. Maximus is taken away to be executed, but escapes and sets out to find his wife and child dead and is captured by slave-traders to become a slave. He is bought by Proximo who makes him fight as a gladiator around different arenas to make money...
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...The film gladiator is a 2000 historical action/drama film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe. The film won five Academy Awards in the 73rd Academy Awards ceremony. Ridley Scott also directed other films such as Blade Runner, Legend, A Good Year, American Gangster, Alien and Thelma & Louise. Overall, Gladiator cost $145.7 million to film and promote, with much of the production cost spent on computer special effects. However, the movie grossed over $187 million in American theatres and more than $269 million overseas. The trailer to gladiator starts off with loud dramatic music and a black screen with the words ‘the General’ this gives the audience the feeling that its going to be quite an Acton packed film the next few slides show a head shot of man walking with some armour on which fades into another black screen with the words ‘who became a slave’ which fades into a line of slaves dressed in rags. That then fades into yet another black screen with ‘the slave who became a gladiator’. There are a few more like this but it ends on ‘ the gladiator that defected an empire this grabs the audiences attention and makes them think that something must happen but yet still keeps them in suspense. After the starting sequence there is a few fighting scenes showing that there will be some violence in it and that it is still action packed. As the trailer gets towards the end the fights get more intense and there are people shouting the music also gets faster showing something...
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...between the English girl and her companions. He leaves Araby feeling ashamed and upset. This epiphany signals a change in the narrator--from an innocent, idealistic boy to an adolescent dealing with harsh realities. Although he has been an adult now, we still can find a contradiction in his heart that he was failed to deal with it, which lead to the unforgettable pain he used to suffer. 5. Episodes: 1) The narrator, who remains unnamed throughout the story, lives with his aunt and uncle. He describes his block, then discusses the former tenant who lived in his house: a priest who recently died in the back room. This priest has a library that attracts the young narrator, and he is particularly interested in three titles: a Sir Walter Scott romance, a...
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...Gladiator Ridley Scott Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix Derek Westerman McDonald History 134 42/21/2014 The movie gladiator was a film that was originally intended to stay as true to history as possible, but director Ridley Scott was unable to keep that at the conclusion of the movie. The first problem with the historical accuracy of this movie is the political aspect. In this film they state that the Roman Senate was chosen from the people to speak for the people when in fact they were appointed by magistrates and emperors. This leads to the fact that in the film they were trying to state that Rome was founded as a Republic, but it was actually founded as a Monarchy in 753 BC. and later became a republic in 509 BC. The second major area of concern for historical relevance was the military. The director lead the audience to believe that the campaign against Germania was at its end when in fact it was actually part of a larger campaign to take over the whole area and Romanize the region. In the film also it shows Maximus with the identification tattoo on his shoulder which was not the proper placement of this tattoo. The soldiers were required by to law to were this symbol on their hands so it would make it harder for deserters. The attire for the military was also out of place to be true to the era. The Gladiators in this film were also misrepresented by the director. These were athletes for this era and the way they were shown being killed off was not...
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...Cedric- * Cedric is a Saxon landowner and thus, has a lot of power. * He has strong pro-Saxon views and is seen as a die-hard patriot who despises the Normans. * His sentiments go up to the extent that he disowns his own son, Ivanhoe for supporting the Norman king, King Richard. * He has a huge chip on his shoulder because he thinks he should have greater power and that this right of his is being curtailed by the Normans. * Cedric views the Normans as bullies who look down upon the Saxons and unnecessarily over tax them. * Cedric's strong pro-Saxon patriotism leads him to make prejudiced assumptions about every Norman right until the end of the novel where we see Cedric having a slight change of heart. This happens when Cedric sees how King Richard stands up against the unfair and unjust Normans despite being a Norman himself. * Also, he eventually reconciles with his son up to a great extent. Wilfred Of Ivanhoe- * Wilfred (Ivanhoe) is the protagonist of our story and thus plays a central role in the entire plot. * Being Cedric’s son, he is essentially a knight from a Saxon family. * However, he is seen as a strong supporter of the Norman king, King Richard and it is owing to this that Cedric initially disowns him. * Ivanhoe is a skilled warrior and a ladies man at the same time. He is shown to be madly in love with Rowena (whom he eventually marries). * While on one hand, Ivanhoe seems to be the ideal heroic figure, he...
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...What are the problems that Wal-Mart has faced, and what has the company done to address them? Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is an icon of American business. From small-town business to multinational, from hugely controversial to a leader in renewable energy, Wal-Mart has long been a lightning rod for news and criticism. With 2008 sales of over $405.6 billion and more than two million employees worldwide, the world’s largest public corporation must carefully manage many different stakeholder relationships. It is a challenge that has sparked significant debate. Although Wal-Mart reportedly can save the average family $3,200 annually, the company has historically received plenty of criticism regarding its treatment of employees, suppliers, and economic impacts on communities. Feminists, activists, and labor union leaders have all voiced their beliefs that Wal-Mart has engaged in misconduct in order to provide low prices. However, Wal-Mart has been turning over a new leaf. New emphases on diversity, charitable giving, and sustainability have contributed to Wal-Mart’s revitalized image. The story of Wal-Mart and its low prices includes both positive and negative impacts on society. Positively, Wal-Mart reportedly saves consumers over $287 billion annually, equating to about $950 per person. On the flip side, research shows that communities can be negatively impacted by Wal-Mart’s arrival in their areas. This analysis attempts to show both sides of the controversy. It begins by briefly...
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...Galloway A. 1988. “Estimating actual height in the older individual.” Journal of Forensic Sciences, 43: p 126-136. In this article Galloway brings up the point that the widely used formulas used to estimate stature need to be adjusted to account for the effects of age, as is well accepted and known that as humans get into their older years, they begin to lose stature. The current formula, relying on long bones, was created by Totter and Gleser and estimated that after 45 years, individuals lose about 1.6mm a year. Galloway recognizes that this formula is dated, and that people have begun to grow taller in recent years due to a more nutritional diet. She embarks in a study to see if the rates have changed. The study takes place in Arizona with 550 Caucasian individuals, with ages ranging from 50 – 92. The study found that height loss depends on a number of factors, and knowing the age is a key component. The study also found that stature loss over time is the same between females and males, however there is noticeable loss between differences height, in which the taller population loses a higher percentage of their height. They also found that bone mineral content correlates significantly with percentage of height loss, those with lower bone mineral status tend to lose more height. When reporting height, forensic anthropologists should always remember to include maximum height, as well as age adjusted height. Having both the heights can greatly help because recognition of...
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...Zaroff and Montresor, though from different time periods, share similar backgrounds. Both the men were very wealthy as well as respected in society. Zaroff was a blatantly rich man. He lived in an enormous chateau on his own private island and ate off the best china, using the best silverware. He wore clothes made by a tailor that only sewed for the elite, proof of his wealth and a glimpse of his position in society. On page 5, it says, “Ivan laid out an evening suit, and Rainsford, as he put it on, noticed that it came from a London tailor who ordinarily cut and sewed for none below the rank of a duke.” Zaroff also used to be a part of the military, revealed on page 7, when he refers to himself as an “officer of the Czar”. For him, this is a source of income and a position of respect. Montresor, also was a respected individual. He came from a great and old family and from his formal way of speaking, it can be assumed that he is of a higher status than most. He is friends with rich and respected people like Fortunato, another sign of his high class. Montresor buys expensive wine and lives in a large palace, as said on page 69. “I allowed him to hurry me to my great stone palace, where my family, the Montresors, had lived for centuries.” The similarities between the men don’t just end with their backgrounds. Their present lives were alike as well. Montresor and Zaroff were both murderers and can be labelled as mentally unstable. Montresor was a vengeful man who was so caught...
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...the cruelty of Special Circumstances especially Dr. Cable and it showed how bad Tally wanted to turn pretty even after her promise to Shay. It also represents how society brainwashes and manipulates her into thinking she’s ugly and needs to get a crazy surgical operation for her to have happiness. Also, since Tally lied and betray the people who trusted her the most ,whether it is from betraying her friends for her selfish wants or betraying her wants for her friends it shows what Tally really cares about the most. Closure/Recommendation: I definetly recommend this book whether your an avid reader or not, i reccommend it. It’s an easy to readvocabulary-fun, it is a relatable plot and message about society’s image of pretty I like how Scott Westerfeld (the author) uses relatable, relevent subjects in the book, such as plastic surgery or society’s pressure of prettiness. Plus, with it being in the future and referring to our current world and our flaws or mistakes but also the flaws and mistakes in their (future) world. As well as since the book is in the future, pretty far in the future, some stuff have to be made up, but the author did very well at creating a world with believable characteristics, community and storyline. Uglies gives a perception of what our world could become but also refers back to our present world. It shows how society and media pressures us to want ot become thin, tall and muscular with accessible plastic surgerys we can undergo to try and obtain those...
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...Carice Sasso Keller Graduate School of Management-Devry Conflict Resolution in office romance Professor: Charles Desjardins GM570- Managing conflict in the workplace 11/12/11 Conflict Resolution in office romance Conflict is inevitable. It is a normal way of life. How we as individuals perceive each other depends on our ability to effectively resolve problems and how we cope with managing change. Some of us are unable to adapt to change therefore, it is expected that conflict will occasionally occur. There are different types of conflict that occur in our daily lives as well as in the workplace. However, the topic I choose to discuss as part of this conflict resolution paper is office romance that causes conflict. As we all are aware office romance is very common today in our society. It is no secret that people often find love on the job. There is a level of comfort and closeness that we share with our subordinates that we sometimes tend to fall in love with them. Office romance is dependent on a number of factors. Office romance can have both positive and negative effects on the working environment as well as work performance. It can cause conflict in the workplace, especially if it is a supervisor-subordinate relationship. It can affect the productivity of employees and may lead to sexual harassment and other claims. It can make co-workers uncomfortable and it can be dangerous...
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