...were given based on her skin color. She was good enough to raise kids/ be a nanny but she was not good enough to be in the same room as other white folks, have intelligent conversations with them or even eat or go to the bathroom like they were. In the book Minny talks more about how things need to be different and how we need to see everyone as a whole and not just based on the color of their skin. With Minny being the only one to really stick up for what she believes in she made a difference in everyone’s life as time went on. The shows that if you want to make a difference and show that you are more than just the color of your skin but you are a part of something bigger than you should do so. An article called “A Bias More Than Skin Deep” written by Charles M.Blow gives us information that deals with how mixed race people are most likely to get married. The article first talks about who is more likely to marry outside of their original race and the polls showed that less than thirty percent of any ethnic group were willing to get married to someone outside of their race. With that being said it is also known that people who are mixed race will marry someone who is also mixed race or someone who is at least one the races they are. It is also known that men will like lighter women therefore women who have notice this will want to get their skin lighter with lighting cream to show they are lighter, but also so then they would get white privilege. A movie called “Dear White...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class Submarine is designed to replace the 30 year old Oberon Submarines. The Collins Class is the first submarine to be made in Australia and is the most advanced of its time due to its software architecture. Deep Trouble addresses various issues that were faced during the design and development stages of the Collins Class project. This report will focus on the interrelationship between the three PMBOK knowledge areas of scope, procurement and quality management and the impact each had on the final project. The Collins Class submarine was prone to excessive noise signatures whilst travelling at speed and lacked the operational capability to enter conflict situations due to the an insufficient combat system. The selection process for the design of the Collins Class and the fundamental capabilities the navy required directly impacted the quality of the final product due to the scope of the design not being fully understood by the manufacturing companies. The Collins Class project was an opportunity for Australia to become a ‘technological powerhouse’ by having the Collins Class submarines built within Australia. This report addressed how certain issues discussed within Deep Trouble impacted the knowledge areas of scope, procurement and quality management within this complex project and how the interrelationship between them contributed to a submarine that has adversely weakened our national defences. ...
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...Summary, Concepts & Main points. Bibliography Clifford Geertz (1972): Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight. Daedalus, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 1-37 Summary The article by Clifford Geertz describes the explicit procedure and context in which Balinese cockfighting is performed. His first established presence in this unfamiliar country exposed him to an unwelcoming depiction of how the Balinese ignored foreigners. When fleeing with the locals upon a police raid from a cockfight, they overcame the biased expectations of the Balinese and were finally able to engage with the locals. His studies comprised primarily on cockfighting due to its diverse analogies associated to the Balinese every day life. The symbolic representation of the cock as an extension to the man, the importance of betting as a representation of their status and their approach to village rivalries through birds tearing each other apart demonstrates cockfighting is as significant a cultural expression to the Balinese as is baseball to Americans. Main Concepts Anthropological fieldwork is information collection outside of an office or laboratory where research on given subjects are conducted (Geertz, 1972, p. 2). Visitor status is social standing or perception on someone who does not come from their “home” (Geertz, 1972, p. 2). Narcissistic ego is the excessive interest in self-importance and status (Geertz, 1972, p. 3). Platonic love is a none sexual but intimate relationship with something or someone...
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...recommendations of BP After oil spill disaster in USA Table of content: Introduction 3 Executive Summary 3 Approaches 3 Background of BP 3 BP in USA 3 PESTEL analysis of BP in USA 4 Political Environment 4 Economic Environment 5 Socio-cultural Environment 6 Technological Environment 7 Legal Environment 7 Environmental Analysis 8 Summary 8 SWOT Analysis of BP 8 Strengths 9 Weaknesses 9 Opportunities 10 Threats 11 Summary 11 Strategic Recommendations 11 Porter’s Generic Competitive Strategy 11 Ansoff Model 12 Conclusion: 13 References & Bibliography: 15 Appendix: 17 Introduction: As the global business environment is turbulent and dynamic every business organisation should adopt their strategy with the changing business conditions and conduct external and internal analysis on regular basis to cope up with the changing environment. This paper will analyse the overall situation of BP in USA after the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. The oil spill creates a new condition for their operation in USA and requires considerable and serious change in the strategic decision making and positioning of the company. Executive Summary: This paper will start with a brief background of BP. A PESTEL analysis will be carried out to understand the...
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...Trading Among Farmers (TAF) and the future of the New Zealand Dairy Industry. On the 25th June 2012, farmer shareholders in the Co-Op Fonterra, voted in favour of implementing TAF. TAF allows outside capital in the form of buying units; in return for rights to dividends, but not ownership or votes. When researched; there is no agricultural co-op in the world that has taken outside capital and still primarily focused on maximising returns to the supplying shareholders, (ourco-op.co.nz) as primary focus becomes the share price and dividend, eventuating in the demise of the co-operative. A co-operative is set up by its shareholders to maximise the price for the suppliers milk. Shareholders invest their share capital into a co-operative in return they give loyal supply of the raw material (milk). Farmers will want to supply Fonterra because they own them. When you introduce outside investors you introduce different drivers to the business. Outside investors invest capital to receive a good dividend. The Directors are torn what do they do with company profits, do they retain funds to make the balance sheet strong, do they maximise the milk price or do they maximise the dividend? This divergence of interests will eventually lead to the demise of the co-op. For example Satara and EastPack in the kiwifruit industry. Historically they were both co-ops competing against one another for a number of years. Satara then listed its investor shares on the NZAX. It now had supplying...
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...gov/explorations/07philippines/welcome.html Title: Exploring the Inner Space of the Celebes Sea 2007 Date: September 27 – October 16, 2007 Mission Summary: The 2007 mission to explore the Inner Space of the Celebes Sea became an exclusive opportunity to connect explorers and scientists from America and several Philippines universities and research agencies south of the Philippines Islands in search of fishes, jellyfish, squids, and shrimp that live in the dark deep waters. The Celebes Sea was picked for the mission because this sea is located just north of equator and is called the center of the most biologically diverse area of the world’s ocean. It is 5,000 meters deep but is surrounded by much shallower ocean waters, and as a result these waters became the home for species living in isolation from other surrounding waters, and waiting to be discovered using new exploration tools. A ship Hydrographer Presbitero designed only for 40 people, gathered sixty-one, including 28 scientists and researchers. They worked together for almost two weeks to collect samples, videos, images, and data to increase our understanding of the biological composition and the nature of the deep mid-water environment of the Celebes Sea. Scientists wanted to compare the samples and all information with what is known about other deep-sea regions around the world. The expedition has begun in the Port of Manila and then continued south through the Sulu Sea to the study site, southeast of...
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...Ensco PLC Company Analysis and Sell Report Nathan Green December 2, 2010 Finance 573 Dr. John Settle Rick Watson Contents Executive Summary 4 Company Overview 5 Sale Thesis 6 Energy Industry Overview (Oil and Gas Focus) 7 The “Upstream” Oil and Gas Sub-Sector Overview (Offshore Focus) 8 Macro-Level Trends in the Oil & Gas Industry 11 Industry Attractiveness Using Porters Five Forces 13 Bargaining Power of Suppliers: Low 13 Bargaining Power of Customers: Medium 13 Threat of New Entrants: Low 13 Threat of Substitute Products: High 14 Government Action: Medium 14 Competitive Rivalry: Medium 14 Five Forces Summary 14 Ensco’s Operations & SWOT Analysis 15 Strengths & Weaknesses 15 Opportunities & Threats 16 Financial Performance 17 Revenue, Cost of Sales, Net Income, & Margins 17 Capital Expenditures 18 Return on Assets 18 Relative Valuations 19 Financial Forecast 21 Discounted Cash Flow Valuation 22 Conclusion and Recommendation 23 Table of Figures Figure 1) World-Wide Energy Consumption Growth since 1965. 7 Figure 2) Example Photograph and Diagram of "Jackup" Oil Rigs 9 Figure 3) Example Photograph and Diagram of "Semisubmersible" Oil Rigs 9 Figure 4) Comparison of the Average Size of 2009 Oil Field Discoveries: Offshore vs. Onshore 10 Figure 5) Historical WTI Oil Prices 11 Figure 6) Historical and Projected Jackup Rig Demand 12 Figure 7) EIA Projected Global Demand for Energy...
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...1. Case Summary Northern Drilling (“Northern”), an exploratory diamond drilling contractor, was invited to submit a request for proposal from Mond Nickel Company (“Mond”), one of the largest players in the Canadian mining industry. Northern only has three weeks before the proposal deadline. However, Northern currently does not have a drill or the crew necessary to work on the contract, which requires experienced drillers. Northern needs to consider whether the contract is financially feasible for the company; whether the contract is worth the risk of spoiling Northern’s relationship with their current biggest customer, Noranda Nickel (Noranda); whether the contract would help in strengthening the business; and if it would aid the growth of the business as a whole. Would Northern be able to handle these issues? 2. Problem Definition (1) How to respond to Mond’s request for proposal? Bid high or low? (2) How to secure necessary resources to implement the job? (3) How to maintain the relationship with Noranda, and a reputation in the closed mining guild? 3. Criteria Selection (1) ROI (%): Will Northern be able to generate profit in line with management requirement? (2) Labor availability: Does Northern have enough labor to handle the contract or not? (3) Noranda: How does Northern’s decision affect its relationship with Noranda? (4) Future growth: Is Mond’s contract essential for Northern’s future growth or not? 4. Alternative Development (1) Will Northern respond...
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...What’s Way Out There? Big Idea: The Hubble Space Telescope image “Hubble Ultra Deep Field” shows a variety of objects in the very distant Universe that can be systematically and scientifically counted, organized, and classified. Computer Setup and/or Materials Needed: a) Access to the image at: http:// www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0406a/ That originated from http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/html/heic0406.html b) Access to the SkyWalker website at: http://www.aip.de/groups/galaxies/sw/udf/swudfV1.0.html c) Note: There is no expectation that students have studied galaxies prior to completing this research project. Phase I: Exploration 1) Access the online Hubble Space Telescope Image at http:// www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0406a/ You might be able to make it larger and smaller by “left clicking” on the image with your mouse. Most of these objects are galaxies far, far from Earth. However, a few objects are nearby stars, as indicated by “four points” on the image, like shown at left. How many stars can you find? Seven 2) 2. Again, most of these objects are not individual stars, but actually distant galaxies—isolated collections of millions or billions of stars that look like a tiny dot or cloud. Determine how many galaxies are found in the image. One strategy to count the number of galaxies in the image is to just count the number of objects in ¼ of the image (the bottom left corner for example) and then multiply the...
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...Running head: BACTERIA FOUND DEEP UNDER ICE, OPENING ANTARCTIC WORLD 1 Bacteria Found Deep Under Ice, Scientists Say, Opening New Antarctic World: How Bacteria Lives in Cold Temperatures Nada Algamal Saunders Secondary School BACTERIA FOUND DEEP UNDER ICE, OPENING ANTARCTIC WORLD 2 Summary Researchers and scientists were able to get a first glance at a new unknown ecosystem. They discovered bacteria living under cold Antarctic ice in a bunch of lakes which could possibly open up the doors on how to possibly live on other planets and moons. They drilled through half a mile of ice and collected samples that were put under a microscope and showed that cells were alive and metabolizing energy. Every precaution was made to make sure the bacteria in the samples from the lake was only from that area and not any surrounding parts. Bacteria found under the ice had no sunlight so it had to depend on organic materials that were in the lake. Scientists had 4 days to collect sample and when they tested them, they were able to confirm that DNA was present. They also tested the samples by measuring evidence of an enzyme that is important in metabolism and a chemical called ATP, for adenosine triphosphate. Molecules of ATP are energy packets and since ATP was present in the bacteria, it proved that they were living underneath the ice. Scientists could only test the DNA when...
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...Land Act, • in regulation (e.g. Forest Planning and Practices Regulation), • through actions under authority of the Government Actions Regulation, and • through grand-parented objectives, measures and features established under the Forest Practices Code. 1.1 Overview The Government Actions Regulation (GAR) provides direction for establishment of localized land designations and features that require special management for the stewardship of wildlife, fish, water, biodiversity, visual quality, cultural heritage resources, recreation resources, and resource features. GAR regulates how government establishes features or land designations, and the measures or objectives that pertain to the designated land areas. A summary of GAR is provided in Appendix 1. The actions covered by the regulation are carried out by the specified Minister who can delegate their authority to a Delegated Decision Maker or DDM (see 1.2 below). Persons who are preparing an order for stewardship of a resource value under the GAR should consider the need for government action, and the potential interactions with other government actions, before choosing to submit orders for approval to the minister or requisite delegated authority (chapter 2.0). In this paper, references to a “minister” related to actions under the GAR will also apply to the minister’s delegate, wherever the particular action has been delegated. Forest and range tenure holders who will be affected...
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...Summary A summary is a clear concise orderly retelling of the contents of a passage or a text and is ordinarily about ⅓ or ¼ as long as the original. The student who is in the habit of searching for the main points, understanding them, learning them, and reviewing them is educating himself. The ability to get at the essence of a matter is very important. The first and the most important step in making a summary is reading the passage thoroughly. After it write out clearly in your own words the main points of the selection. Subordinate or eliminate minor points. Retain the paragraphing of the original, unless the summary is extremely short. Preserve the proportion of the original. Change direct narration to indirect whenever it is possible, use words instead of word combinations and word combinations instead of sentences. Omit figures of speech, repetitions, and most examples. Don’t use personal pronouns, use proper names. Do not introduce any extra material by way of opinion, interpretation or appreciation. Read the selection again and criticize and revise your words. Helpful expressions to use while summarizing text: At the beginning (in the beginning) of the story (passage) the author describes (depicts, dwells on, touches upon, explains, introduces, mentions, recalls, characterizes, analyses, comments on, enumerates, points out, generalizes, criticizes, makes a few critical remarks on, reveals, gives a summary of, gives his account of, makes an excursus into,...
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... “What is the nature of reality?” Philosophy Now: A Magazine of Ideas. Dec. 2015/ Jan. 2016. Web. Jan 5, 2016. SUMMARY, FOCUS, SCOPE: This information about reality is a philosophy source that describes the meaning of reality. Student begins expressing his thoughts on the subject by making claims and beliefs about his view of the reality surrounding him. TARGET AUDIENCE: The claims and beliefs that are made are targeted towards a particular audience. Based on the contents of this article, philosophy students are the intended audience. A deep explanation of reality is being made so it would connect more to people studying/interested in the field. THEMES AND CLAIMS: Reality? A question asked to intrigue the mind, allowing our undeniable perception to surface, or matter and energy, creating a physical aspect of reality. The question “What is the nature of reality?” was asked for readers to try and come to a conclusion on this difficult question. Of course several opinions would be broadcasted but a certain individual stood out. Greg Students answer stated that reality was a mental conception. We base our reality on perception and completely ignore the physicality of reality. Our conscious thoughts perceive our reality surrounding us. “If reality is mental, we might best connect with it by skillful introspection; by a pure, deep, and penetrating way of thought that would see past appearances and show reality directly to the mind.” (Student)...
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...BUSINESS PLAN INTRODUCTION SOUL -FRY AFFORDABLE BUFFETS SMOOTH MOCKTAILS LIVE- MUSIC D.J. & KARAOKE -NIGHTS , LOTS MORE.... I am planning to set up a restro-lounge in ahmedabad city which will offer deep assortment of continental variety of cuisine available under one roof. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:- * I will be starting up a novel concept of lounge in Ahmedabad city. * I have chosen to enter particularly to restaurant(lounge) segment because as per BIRD OF GOLD report by McKinsey Global Institute Indian middle class household will swell from 50million to 583 million by 2025.Implies household have more disposable income and shift towards discretion spending. * As per CII estimate 2009 because of increase of rising per capital income Food industry will grow to US$310 billion by 2015.Food Industry is growing at the rate of 13% estimate CSO (Central Statistical Organization) VISION To constantly innovate & provide the best that we can for our customers To be recognized as pioneers in the multi-brand food court management, utilizing the highest levels of corporate & with dedicated employees and partners MISSION To provide the consumer what it desire & to fill...
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...Max well aware of the consequences if they were found out, and unlike other Aryan Germans, they treat him as an equal. While Rosa does not hesitate to feed Max and clean the mess made from his vomit on their first meeting, a Nazi soldier only sees him as “[a] dirty asshole, [a] Jewish whore-dog” (514). This shows the difference in Rosa’s morals and the morals of Nazism, additionally displaying Rosa’s bravery as in spite of obvious consequences, she decides to hide a stranger, attempting to save their life. In summary, Rosa Hubermann is a complex character who in spite of her rough exterior, cares for others and often places their value above her own, and as Death says about Rosa’s heart, “[t]here was a lot of it, stored up, in miles of hidden shelving. Remember that she was the woman with the instrument strapped to her body in the long, moon-slit night. She was a Jew feeder without a question in the world on a man’s first night in Molching. And she was an arm-reacher. Deep into a mattress, to deliver a sketchbook to a teenage girl.”...
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