...person making a decision, standing on the edge of a forked road peering out at two paths and having to choose one of the two. One road leads to a path most take, and can be considered safer, or reliable; the other being “the one less traveled by,” or, essentially, making his own path outside normal expectations. Robert Frost uses these poetic devices to narrate the moment of indecision that has probably plagued us all at one point or another at some time. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,” begins Frost, as he sets up the setting and theme of the entire poem in just the first sentence. Albeit simple, this single sentence does a lot for the poem, such as indicating to us that a decision needs to be made about which path to take amongst these two roads, while the yellow wood is a powerful descriptor to give us an idea of the setting. The first line speaking of the yellow wood provides us with an idea that it is probably autumn when trees in the wood would begin to turn yellow and die for the winter. The “wood” that is mentioned is a clear symbol for someone’s life, these two paths more than likely being paths the traveler can choose for his own future. Just those two words, yellow wood, give ample detail and context for the following narrative of the poem to work upon further. Frost continues to use various devices like metaphors, symbols, and imagery to paint the whole scene of choosing between two options in vivid detail. Lines such as “In leaves no step had trodden black...
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...Literary works are often comprised of symbolisms that convey a message to the reader. In the two literary works, A Worn Path by Eudora Welty and The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, symbolism is used to capture the nature of both pieces. They both reflect a journey through imagery and metaphors. Each literary work has its unique way of expressing its message, one through the alliteration, ambiguity and visual sensation of poetry, and the other through a short, but evocative story about an elderly woman on her journey through a long, treacherous path. The Worn Path begins with an African-American grandmother that has begun her journey to get medicine for her grandson who lives in ‘town’. Her name is Phoenix Jackson and is described as an elderly woman on a mission. The beginning of the story explains that she is making her way down a long and difficult path to retrieve a much needed medicine that will help cure her grandson’s ailment. The dialect and manner in which the story is told suggests that the story takes place in the late 19th century after the ‘Surrender’ or a reference to the defeat of the Confederate army and the victory of the Union. It also makes implies that Phoenix resides in the south, or what would be the former Confederacy. Phoenix begins her path without question; only after the exposition does she glance back to where she had first begun her path. “After she got to the top she turned and gave a full, severe look behind her where she had come. "Up...
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...Buddha is one of the most famous philosophers of all time and greatly influenced all of Eastern philosophy. Saint Thomas Aquinas was one of few philosophers that believed in God and the more logical aspects of Western philosophies. Those these two philosophers seem very different upon initial inspection, similarities arise when you delve further into their beliefs. Buddha and Aquinas had some similar beliefs on actions. Thomas Aquinas believed that the intention behind a person’s action determines whether or not that action is morally good or bad. Buddha believed the same that the intention of an action determines whether or not that action is good or bad. Buddha’s belief is backed up by his eightfold path under the “Right Action” rule. Also, though they both held widely different beliefs on the afterlife and what happened once one died, they did seem to have similar thoughts on how people should behave in order to achieve the best possible afterlife possibility. Saint Thomas Aquinas believed that there was a natural law that guides us to our natural goal-happiness on earth. He thought that human law-laws created by man- should curb our selfishness and our sinfulness in order to preserve goodness. This train of thought is somewhat similar to Buddha’s thought that selfish cravings enslave people and that the only way to reach enlightenment is to deny selfish pleasures. The similarity is that both believed in denying carnal pleasures and other sensual indulgences in order to reach...
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...2005, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 A Genetic Algorithm Approach to Solve the Shortest Path Problem for Road Maps Sachith Abeysundara*, Baladasan Giritharan+, Saluka Kodithuwakku◊ *Department of Statistics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Email: sachith@email.com Telephone: (+94) 81 2374652 + Department of Statistics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Email: bgiri@pdn.ac.lk ◊ Department of Statistics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Email: salukak@pdn.ac.lk Telephone: (+94) 81 2394260 Abstract—This paper presents a new genetic algorithm approach to solve the shortest path problem for road maps. This is based on the analogy of finding the shortest possible distance between two towns or cities in a graph or a map with potential connection, which means that the path distances are always positive. Typically this is represented by a graph with each node representing a city and each edge being a path between two cities and there exist some traditional algorithms that produce solutions for the problem. A new method is found to solve the shortest path problem using GAs. The algorithm has been tested for a road map containing more than 125 cities and the experimental results guarantee to provide acceptably good solutions for the given search space. HE shortest path problem is typical in the world of combinatorial systems. This research will attempt...
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...emotion, and even setting. Symbolism which is used in most literary works such as, The Worn path, by Eudora Welty and Good country people by Flannery O’Connor which also have similar themes. Theme consistent in both works is similar due to the religious nature portrayed in, The Worn path and Good country people. Though each are similar each portray a different aspect of faith, from redemption to triumph. Perception of literary elements based on the characters within each work, are portrayed differently the overall themes are similar. Symbolism can be described as one thing meaning more than its literal meaning. (Clugston, 2014) For instance, Welty’s, The Worn path, is seen instantly like: “Seem like there is chains about my feet, time I get this far, she said, in the voice of argument old people keep to use with themselves. Something always take a hold of me on this hill-pleads I should stay.” (Saunders, 1992) The worn path itself is symbolic of the journey of life that has been traveled many times over. Even the character, Phoenix Jackson, her name alone is a symbol. Phoenix is representative of a mystical bird that rises in the air and burst into flames. A new phoenix arises from the ashes, stronger than the one before it. While, Phoenix is an old woman, consistently realizes how strong she truly is as she overcomes the different obstacles along her journey. Similar to, The Worn path by Welty, O’Connor’s’ literary work, Good Country People also uses characters names as...
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...In Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem the main character, Equality 2-2521, and the girl he’s into, Liberty 5-3000, are very similar but at the same time they have many differences. The novella focuses on Equality the whole time. It focuses on him from his younger years where he was always different from his brothers, and his later years where he transgresses a lot. He knows he’s different and when he finds a secret subway he’s able to practice experiments and learn. He then builds a light and when he shows the city council they reject it. Equality then goes to live in the uncharted forest where he and Liberty then find a house and live out their life. Equality and Liberty are similar in the fact that they both have an understanding of the world they...
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...Buddhism Versus Taoism The Asian schools of thought, Buddhism and Taoism are very similar philosophies, but differ in their thoughts of how to live their life. These two philosophies differ in how they believe to live their lives, and in their goals on what to achieve. I found these two schools of thoughts interesting because of how similar they are except for subtle differences. Taoism is a philosophy that is confusing to read about its not a philosophy with teachings like Buddhism. Taoism is about falling in line with the natural order and keeping the cycle balanced. Buddhism is about learning the dharma's or teachings, and reaching enlightenment to break the spiral and stop suffering. These philosophies over time became religions, and later in China they eventually get brought together as one religion. Buddhism believed in nirvana reaching enlightenment which meant to relieve oneself from being reborn. Buddhist believed life was suffering so they kept themselves unattached to earthly things including family. Buddhism is living in the present and centered around practice, and the four noble truths. In The Buddha and his Teachings: the four noble truths are: " life is suffering, origin, assertion, way to lead assertion." (Bercholz and Kohn 3-222)They learn from a teacher. The teachings are called dharma's. This philosophy is individualized of letting go of earthly possessions. In The Buddha and his Teachings, "it took the Bodhisattva sixteen years to learn the dharma's...
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...SYMBOLISM OF THE JOURNEY A poem and short story, no matter how different are two literary pieces where a story is told. Authors of these works use a blend of different literary elements to take simple script and turn it into something captivating. This lets the story come alive to the reader and seem like so much more than a simple story. For this paper I chose to write about “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost as it has always been a favorite poem of mine, and the short story “I Used to Live Here Once” by Jean Rhys as it was the story that spoke to me the most from our text. These two literary works both share a similar story dealing with symbolism of their journey, which have several similarities as well as some differences. I the three literary works I have chosen to discuss are; the poem “The Road Not Taken” the short story “Used to Live Here Once” and the short story “A Worn Path” all share a common theme, even though they were all differently written. The theme for all three writings shows that no matter how long or how tough life’s journey is the end of the road still depends on the choices and decisions made by the journey person. The person on life’s journey essentially finished their own story. In the poem “The Road Not Taken” there is a traveler who comes to a split in a path in the woods. The traveler is trying to decide which path to takes when he decides to take the path that has been less traveled on. In the beginning of the poem the reader knew right...
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...Buddhism contain similar beliefs and rules, but also share some major points of difference. Circa 500 BCE, a prince named Siddhartha Gautma sat under a tree discovering peace and Buddhism. The religion in which everyone is socially equivalent. On the other hand, Jesus invented Christianity which revolves around respecting your God, yourself and others. To better understand how Buddhism and Christianity are similar, you should compare the Eightfold Path and the 10 Commandments. Buddhism and Christianity both share similar concepts, such as their God(s) and morals. E.G., Buddhism and Christianity believe in one or several omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent Gods. Ergo, they are extremely loyal and respectful to that God or those Gods. In Buddhism, they believe in Buddha and some other Hindu Gods. In Christianity, they believe in Jesus (whom is practically God). Christianity is monotheistic because they only believe in one God, unlike Buddhism whom believes in several Gods. However, both of the Gods that they believe in were once mortals. Buddha was Siddhartha Gautma, until is changed his name to Buddha. Jesus once was mortal and when he died and rose, he was seen as God. People called Jesus the Messiah, which meant savior, which is like how Siddhartha was known as Buddha. Each savior had their own teachings also. Jesus' teachings were known as the Gospels while Buddha's teachings were known as Tripitaka. Correspondingly, the two religions believe in similar books and ways...
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... 2 Abstract Leading people requires a person (manager) to adapt their style to the people that they are attempting to lead. Leaders must have certain qualities in order to be considered effective by people. According to Brian Tracy, “Having a clear vision turns the transactional manager into a transformational leader” (Tracy, 2013). This paper will address three theories based on Fiedler’s Least-Preferred Coworker Theory, Likert’s Leadership Style, and House’s Path-Goal Theory as well as a connection between each theory in relation to working within a team setting or with an individual. LEADERSHIP THEORIES 3 Leadership Theories Feidler’s Least-Preferred Coworker Theory Fred Fiedler pioneered the Least-Preferred Coworker Theory. At its core, this theory speaks to the two types of leaders; one that is relationship oriented and the other that is task oriented. A relationship oriented leader typically will have low rating on the friendliness. The Least-Preferred Coworker Theory (LPC) is based on a scale of 1-8 with 1 being the lowest in friendliness, assistance, and openness. A high LPC score shows that a person tends to be relationship oriented, while a low LPC score is indicative of a task oriented person. According to Fiedler, each type of leadership can be effective based on the type of leader that...
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...experiences in life in “The Road Not Taken” the speaker is youthful, making the decision to last a lifetime metaphorically portrayed by an autumn forest. He must overcome his mentality to succumb from the more beaten path in a road, showing his uniqueness to take the other. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” where as Frost uses an older speaker, more grizzled and experienced in life. The speaker also experiencing a choice, seeking a life without struggle in isolation he then reflects upon his responsibility towards the society. In the poem “The Road Not Taken”, the speaker stumbles upon a choice that will effect him forever. The poems talk of the speaker coming to a fork in his path, whereas now he has to choose one way or the other. This intersection in the road is a metaphor to all the decisions we have to make in life, and how easily it could alter with just by starting down a new path. The speaker thinks about his choices and feels that whatever path he takes; he will have to take for good. The speaker feels strongly that he must think really hard upon what path to take, so he doesn’t end up regretting his choice. “And looked down the road as far as I could / To where it bent in the undergrowth”, the speaker has nothing but sight to tell the difference from either path. He cannot see far enough to determine what a good choice is. The speaker then takes the road that looks less travelled by most, with no assurance of what lies ahead. Either to success or to hell but the speaker...
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...paper will examine the topic of heroism in Stanley Kubrick’s films Paths Of Glory and Full Metal Jacket by comparing the visual styles and narrative structures and offer insight into Kubrick’s views on war. Paths Of Glory is a 1957 film based on the First World War focusing on the political struggles of the French army as they battle the German army. It is a study of the bravery and cowardice that exists within the ranks of the army, as well as the results of extreme amounts of fear. The focus is primarily in the barracks and the court. The plot focuses on a group of soldiers who are charged with cowardice. No man is perfect, but war magnifies qualities such as honour and deceit, and this film illustrates this phenomena in a very clean, proper way. Paths Of Glory does not show actual combat very much, unlike Full Metal Jacket. Full Metal Jacket is a study of what becomes of a soldier at war. Set in the Vietnam War, it begins with a focus on the training of a platoon of U.S. marines and continues to follow the service of Private Joker in his experiences in Vietnam as he goes about his service. Full Metal Jacket is a well paced film that studies the violence of war, portraying the physical as well as the mental dangers in a hyper realistic way. One overarching element that ultimately combines both of these films is their emotional poignancy. Both are highly engaging, yet thoroughly disturbing films. These are two demonstrations against war, revealing the subject in an ironic...
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...SPICE Netlist Simulation Using NI LabVIEW and NI Multisim Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes Introduction This tutorial demonstrates the step-by-step process to run text-based SPICE netlist simulations from NI LabVIEW. NI Multisim is used as the simulation engine and it is run in a background process connected to LabVIEW using the LabVIEW Multisim API Toolkit. The LabVIEW Multisim API Toolkit is installed by Multisim and it provides over 80 VIs to control a Multisim application instance from LabVIEW. In this tutorial, you will explore the functionality of the SPICE command line interface this toolkit offers. Tip Consult the toolkit Help to find programming guides, flowcharts and the toolkit VI reference. From LabVIEW, select Help»NI Multisim API Toolkit Help. From Multisim, select Help»Multisim help, and select the Automation API topic. Objectives Create and modify a netlist file from a Multisim circuit file Create and modify a SPICE nutmeg command file Use LabVIEW to build a VI that will execute the SPICE nutmeg command file Display results from the simulation There are multiple use-cases for this type of simulation, especially tailored for advanced SPICE users. Some of them may range from old library of SPICE files that you wish to simulate, make a batch process to run analyses on a directory of files, dynamically modify netlist files or analysis parameters to see differences, and so on. This demo script assumes...
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...the sun pulling on the planet? Does the planet orbit in a perfect circle? Is the sun at the center? Solution: Running the simulation we get the paths of the two body system as shown in the above figure. The central Object (The Sun) also moves along a closed path resembling a small ellipse. The motion of the central object must be attributed to the gravitational force acting on it by the smaller object causing smaller centripetal acceleration. No, the planet doesn’t move in a perfect circle. No, the sun is not at the center of a circular path. 2. Click Stop and then select 3 bodies. Then Start. Sketch a complete cycle (orbit). Watch the ‘funny’ object closely. What is it doing? Describe and explain. Could this be the Earth/Moon/Sun system? (Try un-checking Show Traces.) Is there anything you are uncomfortable with in the simulation? Explain. Can you explain the difference in the moon’s path when it is on the right side of the Sun compared to on the left side? (Turn Traces back on.) Solution: The smallest object which is behaving as a satellite to the second object appears to behave funny. But, it’s orbiting the planet which is orbiting the central body, that is, the sun. The relative masses of the three bodies in the simulation don’t match the actual sun-earth-moon system. Hence, the simulation yields paths that differ considerably. The planet seems to be unaffected of the gravitational pull due to its satellite which should be as shown in the part-I...
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...Symbolism of the Journey Paths and Roads Student Name ENG125 Instructor Name Date “A Worn Path and “The Road Not Taken” are literary works that take us on a literary journey exploring choices and obstacles the protagonists encounter adding dimension to the stories. The authors of “A Worn Path” and “The Road Not Taken” use different point of views to narrate their stories. Point of view is the way the author allows you to "see" and "hear" what's going on. Skillful authors can fix their readers' attention on exactly the detail, opinion, or emotion the author wants to emphasize by manipulating the point of view of the story” (Woods, 2010). Both stories use symbolism to show the hardship of life the characters endure along their journey and that how life can change along the way. The readers’ perceptions about the events are changed by the symbolism surrounding the characters and the conflicts that are presented. When it comes to literary works there’s always a deeper implication hidden behind the piece, and it’s up to the reader to dig around to find it. Both forms share a similar theme with different point of views along with several literary devices. Both of these literary pieces focus on one particular theme that is “Life’s Journey”. A theme of a story should give the reader its point of view and a reader should be able to understand the theme from the story through the characters, action, and setting that make up the story. Both show how the decisions we make...
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