...Memorandum: To: Jane Allridge, CEO From: Ellen Franks, Travel Agent Date: June 12, 2014 Re: How to See the World We live in a very diverse world with a large variety of cultures. There is so much to see and so little time. What is the best way to travel to see as much as you can in a limited amount of time? The answer to that question is Cruises. Cruises have so much to offer. Your accommodations, food, and entertainment is fully provided on the ship. During the day you have the opportunity to explore on your own or to take excursions to various sites of the local areas. Each day you travel to another port and then see something new. It is possible in a 10 day cruise to see 8-10 different cities within a number of different cultures. There are cruises all over the world. Also different types of cruises. There are river cruises and ocean cruises. Another mode of travelling to see the world is travelling by rail. Especially in Europe, and Great Britain. They travel quite quickly and in a week or two, can have travelled through a number of cities and countries. They are fast and affordable. When people are talking about not sure about how they want to travel, try to find out their interests and then make some suggestions on how they could accomplish this with the various modes of travel that we have access to. If you want any further information please feel free to...
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...well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving... "I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves -- this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. The ideals that have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. Without the sense of kinship with men of like mind, without the occupation with the objective world, the eternally unattainable in the field of art and scientific endeavors, life would have seemed empty to me. The trite objects of human efforts -- possessions, outward success, luxury -- have always seemed to me contemptible. "My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human beings and human communities. I am truly a 'lone traveler' and have never belonged to my country, my home, my friends, or even my immediate family, with my whole heart; in the face of all these ties, I have never lost a sense of distance and a need for solitude..." "My political ideal is democracy. Let every man be respected as an individual and no...
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...and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving... "I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves -- this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. The ideals that have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. Without the sense of kinship with men of like mind, without the occupation with the objective world, the eternally unattainable in the field of art and scientific endeavors, life would have seemed empty to me. The trite objects of human efforts -- possessions, outward success, luxury -- have always seemed to me contemptible. "My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human beings and human communities. I am truly a 'lone traveler' and have never belonged to my country, my home, my friends, or even my immediate family, with my whole heart; in the face of all these ties, I have never lost a sense of distance and a need for...
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... The End Of The World As I See It When I started to form tiny fractions of memories, China’s booming economy, its open-door policy, and big social reforms began taking places as it leaped into the 2000 millennial. All these changes lead to a more vivid and intermixing culture where novel lifestyle, alternative thoughts, and "non-traditional" religions like Christianity can thrive. I was lucky to be standing at the crossroad where China started to embrace different cultures and various religions. Thanks to the opened-up culture atmosphere, I was exposed to the clash of cultures between western ideology and traditional Confucianism thoughts. The word “apocalypse” was not even in my dictionary previously until Hollywood introduced it to me in the most dramatic ways I could possibly imagine, and ever since my speculation of the Apocalypse never stopped evolving. From more unrealistic predictions involving in zombies, Godzilla, and DNA-modified prehistoric killer dinosaurs, to more practical speculations like nuclear war and ozone depletion, I was constantly updating my Apocalypse view. With my increasing understanding of the mechanism of how the world functions as a whole, I realized that a global hot war is imminently possible since politics can exert a strong influence on the global situation. In a sense, the transformation China experienced was a direct result from the power of politics. In this essay, I will establish the following hypothesis: The world is going to end with...
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...today’s society with collecting all the little digital creatures. In “Pokémon Go See the World in Its Splendor” the author Amy Butcher uses her persuasive style to convince the readers that have negative sentiment towards the game to give the game a try. Her style is well supported by a plethora of personal experiences and emotional attitude to the game. However, her persuasion falls flat in the absence of logistical statistics. In the article “Pokémon Go See the World in Its Splendor” Amy Butcher states her opinion on the new game Pokémon Go. She tries to convince skeptics of the game to shift their negative attitudes toward the game to a positive one. She provides her...
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...In “Our time”, John Edgar Wideman has responsibility of telling the story of the boy who went into prison. The boy is Wideman`s younger brother, Robby, who is a black sheep of the family. Wideman uses three voices tell his brother`s sad story to explain what caused Robby “went bad”. The three voices are his brother Robby, his mother and himself. Wideman has many purposes for telling the story of Robby. First of all he is trying to understand him. He tries to learn his terms. In other words tries to comprehend why his brother is very different. While he does, this he can also reflect and learn a lot about himself. Wideman has many struggles in accomplishing all of this. He is trying to tell the story of his brother from a neutral perspective. He believes if he only tells it from his point of view, he could not tell a true Robby’s story. It is very hard for him to hear his brother story without listening to himself. This struggle can be seen in this essay, “The hardest habit to break, since it was the habit of a lifetime, would be listening to Xu 2 myself listen to him. That habit would destroy any chance of seeing my brother on his terms; and seeing him in his terms, learning his terms, seemed the whole point of learning his story” (672) Because of this Wideman has to use different views to show the true story of his brother Robby includes...
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...‘We see examples of design throughout the natural world and conclude that an intelligent designer is clearly demonstrated.’ Assess whether this argument succeeds. The idea of an intelligent designer has split philosophers down the middle. Many different arguments are proposed by philosophers on each side as to why an Intelligent designer exists or doesn't exist. Arguments both from and for design present clearly that there is a god and we know this just by looking at objects around us. However it can be questionable that would an intelligent designer design diseases such as cancer , this rules out the possibility of an omnipotent designer. Examples of design are practically ever, from the printer that printed this work to the waterproofing of feathers on ducks. It is clear to us that a printer has been designed as it would be near impossible that it grew from a tree or just appeared. If I was to say a flying bee is more complex than a printer it would be hard to conceive. However the science or printers has been around for many years now and they are fairly easy to explain, but the flight of bee, a natural object, an insect, has only been understood in recent years. If a printer, which at face value seems more complex than a bee has been designed surely reason permits us to assume that a bee would have also been designed. You don't have to look very far to see evidence of design, a human eye provides a perfect example of design, it is made up of loads of tiny parts...
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...Learning multiple languages helps an individual when living in a multi-cultural society. Communication is made easier if the language is a local language. Picking up a new skill is relatively easy for children as they have high grasping power. Hence, learning a foreign language offers an insight into how people from other cultures think and see the world. Firstly, in these highly competitive days, people are expected to move around places and it’s not likely that the local language is the same as the mother tongue of an individual. So it’s quite challenging to understand the local culture and customs for a new individual. This is where famous languages acquired during school days plays a big role. Secondly, it helps a child growth if he/she is introduced with the various culture of the world. Learning a language is the first step to know one’s culture. Thirdly, schools these days are focusing a lot on learning international languages in a lot of developed countries. This practice is quickly picking up in the developing countries too. This trend paves a path for the student to go out on foreign exchange programs to other countries. Gives them great opportunity to have an exposure to unique cultures whilst in student life. Sometimes, children might get carried away with foreign languages and start to look down on their own mother tongues. Hence some language veterans argue that foreign languages should be taught in school only at a age when they are mature enough to...
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...Entrepreneurial process focuses on opportunity recognition (1) the types of entrepreneurial Including the founder of the name of the cause, the cause of type of organization (sole proprietorship, partnerships, limited companies, joint stock company), the management team (organization, the management staff, managers rewards of ownership, other investors, directors and supervisors, other shareholders rights and restrictions, of professional consultants, support and services), business projects, industrial properties, the main product (name, introduction, purpose, characteristics), technology (R & D, made of equipment, production capacity, production line of staffing, quality control, the goods, sources of raw materials), manufacturing and operating plan (select operating cycle, manufacturing and operations locations, strategies and plans), an important figure in introduction, including the positions, work experience and expertise, level of education, which is a venture the most basic content. (2) funds Refers to the venture fund sources should include the individual and the others amount of contribution ratio of bank loans ... and so on, this will affect the whole cause of the amount of shares and dividends. In addition, the proportion of total funds allocation for the entire business plan, should also be clearly documented, if you want to venture plan to apply for a loan, shall also state the specific purpose of the loan. (3) stage goal Refers...
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...the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But...
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...the fire and between them is a raised walkway, which allows people to walk through the cave. As the people walk through the cave their shadows are reflected onto the wall and their voices are cast as echoes. The prisoners assume that the echoes come from the shadows cast on the wall. This makes that prisoners believe that the shadows on the wall are real, because they are unable to see what is really happening. This means that the prisoners are unable to see the true causes of the shadows, as they are unable to see behind them. Suppose one of the prisoners is finally freed. This prisoner is forced into the real world; he feels confused and doesn’t understand what is going on. He naturally wants to go back to his familiar surroundings of the cave, if the prisoner is prevented from going back to the cave. Gradually his eyes become accustomed to the sunlight and the prisoner will start to realise that the shadows are reflections from the sun. However, due to the prisoner’s new found wisdom about the world he naturally wants to go back to the cave and share his knowledge about the reality of the world. When the prisoner goes back into the cave his eyes adjust back to the darkness, meaning that once again he cannot clearly...
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...entails the changing of the characters. Since the setting doesn’t remain static, each time it changes there should be some “turning point”, from which moment on the further development of events becomes completely different. But what exactly this turning point is, what are those “triggers” that help to create this dynamic picture, how can we trace the changes and the molding and development of characters’ personalities, the changes of their identities? The thing is that the authors of both above-mentioned novels create series of “threshold experiences” taking place at the most significant, climatic points in the lives of the protagonists, acting like triggers, indicating some transformations in the outer world of the characters that entail the changes in their inner world as well. These thresholds operate on all levels: separating the interior and the exterior, the real and the imagery, the free and the determined, the past and the present, the lost and the found, the old and the new. Further on I want to focus on two types of thresholds: the threshold separating the exterior and the interior, and the one separating the real and the imaginary. These two types of thresholds are interconnected in a way that they both are...
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...human beings living in an unrealistic manner and not knowing the truth of the world that we all live in. In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, we read a story about prisoners who live in a cave, and are forced to stare at the wall in front of them due to having their bodies chained to a wall. All they are able to see is the shadows that project onto the wall in front of them, the prisoners then begin to believe that the shadows in which they see on a day to day basis are the real world. Until one prisoner breaks free and discovers what truly is on the outside of that cave, his eyes are opened to a whole new world and at first he is in disbelief of what he is seeing, and of course his fellow prisoners do not believe the man, and think he is crazy because they are blinded by the fake images of the real world. The Matrix is a computer generated program to protect humans from the truth of the world’s reality. The Matrix is a dream world, built to keep us under control. Humans are all used as batteries, and the machine feeds off of the humans’ body heat and energy, they just don’t see it because of the dream world in which they live in. Until one man, Neo is contacted by Morphias, who soon opens Neo’s eyes to the real world, and shows him just how the Matrix works. Neo at first is in disbelief, he thinks everything is a dream, until he takes the blue pill, and after that he never goes back into the dream world. In the Allegory of the Cave, Socrates says, “here they have been from their...
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...we know about the outside world has been conveyed to us by means of our five senses: what our eyes can see, our ears can hear, our nose can smell, and our hands can touch and feel, our tongue can taste. We are limited to these senses. Everything we hold, smell, listen to, and see in the outside world is only an electrical signal in our mind; for example, we can see an eagle flying in the sky. In reality, this perception is not in the outside world but is an electrical signal in our minds. However, if the sight nerve traveling to the brain is disconnected, we do not see the eagle again. It is an electrical signal translated by the brain. The outside world is an illusion. Its existence is the image translated in our minds. When the electrical nerve signal is disconnected, then we cannot see it, and the outside world disappears from us. Our world is like a hologram: just exceptionally vivid and solid. This happens when we receive a signal in our brain that tells us that we see the material world. However, it would be ridiculous to say it is not real, or it is not there. Everything we hear is echoed back to us. It is a vibration from the empty void. The sound you hear is the electrical signal you get from the brain, it shifts into a sound wave so you can hear....
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...an Ancient Greek Philosopher who was taught by Socrates. Plato believed the world we live in a world of appearances, however he also believed that there is a world beyond, one containing forms which was the world of ideas which he the world of the forms. Forms are the general realities or ideals versions of something. Forms in Plato’s eyes where perfect versions of something, and in the world of the appearances they are many particulars which have copies or impact versions which imitate the perfect version of the form. The world of the forms is an epistemology which can only be used by tapping into the intelligible world without using your senses. For example in the world appearances they are many types of cats but in the world of the forms there is only one perfect version of that cat. Plato’s analogy of the cave is a way to interpret Plato theory of the forms and his idea about the universe. Plato’s analogy begins with the prisoners sat in the cave, chained together, and facing a wall preventing them to see or to gain any movement: a fire blazes behind them and on the other side of a passage way. Along the pass way men carrying statues and talking casting shadows on the wall which the prisoners face which made the prisoners it is a puppet because that is all they have seen all their life. When a prisoner escapes the cave, he realises that the shadows casted are real people and that they is another world with a sun outside which at first he is blinded by. When he returns to tell...
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